I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked ____at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say. ____ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and ____ down at him . My first thought was that he must need ____ with his homework or he was trying to __5 __ me for some news.
Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”
“Nothing,”he said. “My teacher said we should____ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s ____
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had ____.
“Most of the fathers had the___ reacting as you did,”the teacher said. “When I first ___ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The _ is,”the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of ___It is something all people__. What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too ___ we don't all express those feeling. A boy should be ____ to tell his dad he loves him.
The teacher, a middle - aged man, understands how ____ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for ____second. And just ____ he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children said “I love you”, it would not take me a whole ____to think of the right ____.
A．down B．away C．out D．up
A．After B．For C．At D．On
A．sit B．get C．look D．knock
A．rest B．time C．help D．paper
A．report B．prepare C．answer D．excuse
A．help B．tell C．ask D．make
A．a matter B．an experiment C．a word D．a sentence
A．said B．reacted C．done D．explained
A．same B．different C．usual D．common
A．suggested B．agreed C．allowed D．planned
A．point B．idea C．way D．cause
A．body B．health C．life D．study
A．have B．know C．take D．need
A．bad B．good C．late D．early
A．fit B．ready C．worth D．able
A．easy B．much C．often D．difficult
A．a more B．after C．an exact D．an extra
A．before B．after C．because D．if
A．day B．week C．afternoon D．night
A．answer B．result C．reason D．experiment
________ she was invited to the ball made her very happy.
A．Whether B．That C．Because D．What
________ our foreign policy, we now have multiple threats, very few of which involve the traditional battles of the past.
A．In honour of B．In terms of C．In the form of D．In defence of
We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____，one by one.“There is my grandmother's house，” I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing(追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ___，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.
We soon ___ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide(潮水)．
Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ____ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ____ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____；where I belong.”
She has ___ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is “to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us；learn the ___ of “I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.
A．appearing B．moving C．exposing D．expanding
A．referring B．travelling C．pointing D．coming
A．shared B．short C．fresh D．treasured
A．passed B．raised C．moved D．sent
A．home B．duty C．reality D．relief
A．built B．lived C．remained D．explored
A．catch up B．pull up C．step down D．come down
A．falling B．turning C．rushing D．bringing
A．yard B．village C．room D．house
A．adapts to B．appeals to C．belongs to D．occurs to
A．across B．through C．along D．past
A．lay B．played C．stood D．sat
A．marching B．looking C．breaking D．pouring
A．between B．with C．near D．behind
A．wonders B．listens C．reacts D．agrees
A．began B．grew C．studied D．stayed
A．deepened B．recognized C．accepted D．found
A．heart B．rights C．interest D．behaviors
A．one B．its C．that D．every
A．meaning B．expression C．connection D．background
“It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new！”says Englishtown _____ Ellen Rema.Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50，and in just a few years，she has made ____ progress!
Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were ____ in the German countryside where she lives.At Englishtown，she joins ____ classes online and speaks with live native Englishspeaking teachers.
“Englishtown is a wonderful place to ____，”she says.“My son always says，mom，you are a bit ___.He cannot understand why I spend so many hours studying，____ love it，I do it for myself.”
In 2001，Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly ____.“I spent hours and hours studying.”she said.“Maybe I wanted too much in a short time.I finished all my ___ after 2 years，but noticed I still had ____ difficulties.”
Instead of ____，she chose to press on.After four years at Englishtown，she's still studying in the online classroom，but now to perfect her already ____ English，she has set new ____ for herself and ___ understanding grammar points.
“Studying online is never ____，but you need selfdiscipline，selfmotivation and staying power，”she says.“If you really want to learn，never quit even when you notice difficulties or when you think there is no____.Practice，practice，practice！”
Ellen says studying English isn't all about hard work.It should also be ____！“I really like the online conversation classrooms，”she says.“I have learned so much about other cultures and traditions.I'm open for all____.”
Ellen has been able to ____ her English to use by visiting England five times！“I'm very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here，”Ellen says.“My life has ____ with Englishtown.”
A．professor B．friend C．student D．reporter
A．amazing B．challenging C．discouraging D．disturbing
A．satisfied B．offered C．attended D．represented
A．conversation B．composition C．listening D．reading
A．live B．eat C．entertain D．study
A．crazy B．tired C．worried D．attractive
A．though B．but C．while D．when
A．dropped B．brushed C．awarded D．progressed
A．channels B．schedules C．courses D．papers
A．comprehending B．reading C．grammar D．vocabulary
A．fighting back B．giving up C．turning away D．looking around
A．significant B．shabby C．broken D．excellent
A．goals B．decisions C．means D．conclusions
A．turns off B．gets off C．focuses on D．puts up
A．interesting B．boring C．shocking D．unwilling
A．vision B．success C．struggle D．tendency
A．fun B．waste C．weakness D．wonder
A．measures B．topics C．timetables D．fashions
A．take B．set C．make D．put
A．ruined B．started C．changed D．turned
One sunny afternoon，a sevenyearold girl went for a walk.She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ____ she realised that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do，she began crying.After a while，she ___ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark，she saw a small，dark wooden house.She opened the door and ____ stepped in.Suddenly，she heard a strange noise，and she ran out the door and back to the ____.Cold and tired，she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl's parents were out and her dog，Laddy, was at home.Laddy ____ that his mistress(女主人) was in danger.He jumped ____ a window，breaking the glass.He looked in the fields，but he couldn't find his mistress anywhere.However，from the ground came a ___ scent(气味)as he lowered his head.He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland.Barking ____ into the air，the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ___.But the girl was not there，so he headed back to the woods.Much to his ____，he saw his mistress'blue shirt in the distance.He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream，where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and ____ her dog standing beside her，the girl said，“You ____ me, Laddy.”and she kissed him several times.Seeing their daughter and dog coming back，the parents burst into tears of ____.That night Laddy had a hero's supper：a huge meal of steak.
A．before B．since C．while D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．When B．Until C．If D．Because
A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt
A．at B．through C．in D．onto
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．travelled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief