I walked into the Huddle House Restaurant in Brunswick, Georgia and sat down at the table. I picked up the menu and was to order something for breakfast.
“Excuse me,” suddenly a soft voice came into my ear.
I looked up and a nice-looking woman standing before me.
“Is your name Roger?” asked.
“Yes, ” I answered, feeling rather confused(困惑的) as I had never seen her before.
“My name’s Barbara and my is Tony,” she said, pointing to a middle-aged man sitting alone at the table by the window. He was and weak.
“Tony White, from Landon School in Jacksonville, Florida.” She added.
I looked at that man for a few seconds I didn’t recognize(认识) him.
“I’m really sorry. The name doesn’t ring the bell(听起来不耳熟), ”I said.
She walked back, began with her husband and once in a while I saw her turn around and look directly at me.
I ordered breakfast and a cup of , sitting there, trying to remember who this Tony was. “I know him, ” I thought to myself. “He recognizes me for some reason.” I picked up the coffee cup. Suddenly it came to me like a flash of lightning.
“Tony, the bully(横行霸道者), the bad boy!” I could believe my eyes. “Jesus! He’s so thin now. Not the big boy that I from back in 1977.”
Everything came up to my mind. The time this boy had made fun of my big ears in front of the girls in my class, and the time this big bully had pushed me against the walls in the hallway just to make himself a big man to all other students.
“I am sorry, Roger,” Tony rolled by me in the wheelchair, being pushed by his wife, raising his thin trembling hand. “I am so sorry for that I did to you.”
“I’m…I’m er…” I didn’t know to say to him.
A few months later, I received a letter from Barbara. Tony was . Tony had been a fireman and had been seriously wounded in a task.
How I regretted(后悔) for not saying something to him but I no longer had the chance!
A．heard B．saw C．felt D．told
A．you B．we C．he D．she
A．husband B．father C．brother D．son
A．fat B．thin C．strong D．young
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．listening B．writing C．talking D．playing
A．tea B．juice C．coffee D．milk
A．needn’t B．need C．mustn’t D．must
A．hardly B．really C．almost D．always
A．protect B．remember C．love D．miss
A．clever B．shy C．bad D．friendly
A．look after B．look for C．look at D．look like
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．when B．why C．what D．where
A．healthy B．dead C．famous D．blind
Math is one of the most boring classes for many students. But recently, at the University of California in the US, a class got 400 students interested. There were even another 35 from behind windows.
could make a boring subject so interesting? Terence Tao, the 31-year-old university teacher, is known as “the Mozart of Math”. Tao, born in Hong Kong, spent his childhood in Australia. He showed his great in math when he was very young. At the age of two, he could read. At nine, he went to college math classes. At twenty, he got his doctor’s degree(博士学位). Last summer, Tao a Fields Medal which is known as the “Noble Prize of Math”. he was talented, Terence Tao didn’t go to college until he was fourteen. “In my opinion, it’s not to go to college too young. ” said Tao. He added, “ , studying is like building a large tower. It must have a strong base(基础). Then it can be built higher. ”
People don’t think Tao is the rest of us. He wears a T-shirt and an old pair of sports shoes. He reads Japanese comic books, too. But he loves math. “In many ways, my work is my hobby. ” he said.A. math B. music C. Japanese
A. passing B. watching C. shouting
A. What B. Which C. Who
A. talent B. importance C. need
A. made B. won C. found
A. If B. Although C. Because
A. necessary B. convenient C. difficult
A. So far B. At times C. In fact
A. the same as B. different from C. similar to
A. even B. also C. still
There are many problems between parents and their children. Some parents don’t understand their, and many of them even argue with each other. If I am a parent, how will I my child? Well, I think there are many ways.
, I’ll encourage my child to do things he or she likes. The things should be good him or her. If it is not good for my child, I’ll talk to him or her about the disadvantage of the thing in a way.
Second, I will always take pride in everything good that my child . For example, if he or she gets good grades, I’ll say something like , “Well done ! I’m very proud of you. ” These words will both make my child and me very .
Third, I will spend time staying with my child than my parents did with me. I’ll chat and go shopping with my child.
I am these things will make parents and their kids get on well.A. classmates B. kids C. friends
A. give lessons to B. get along with C. talk to
A. First B. Next C. Later
A. for B. about C. before
A. silent B. lazy C. patient
A. will do B. is doing C. has done
A. it B. this C. them
A. happy B. strange C. sad
A. little B. less C. more
A. afraid B. sureC. surprised
When I was about six years old, my brother David and I visited our aunt, Mary. We stayed in her house for a night. David was only 4 years old, and was still of the dark., so Mary left the hall light on when we slept.
However, David the grey moths(蛾) flying around the hall light. He asked Mary to make the moths go away. When she asked , she simply said, “Because they are ugly and scary, I don’t like them.” Mary laughed and said, “Being ugly outside doesn’t not being beautiful inside. In fact, moths are one of the most beautiful animals in the animal world.
“Once, the angels (天使) were . They were sad because it was raining heavily. The little moths hated to see others so sad. They decided to make a rainbow(彩虹) to cheer up the angels. They thought if the butterflies(蝴蝶) , they could make a beautiful rainbow together.
“Then one of the moths went to ask the butterflies for help. But the butterflies didn’t want to any of their colors, so the moths decided to make a rainbow themselves. They beat their wings very hard and the colors on them made a rainbow. They kept giving a little more and a little more the rainbow went across the sky. They had given away all their colors except grey, which didn’t match the beautiful rainbow.
“Then the once-colorful moths became . The angles saw the rainbow and smiled…” My brother went to sleep with that story and hasn’t feared months since then.
A．afraid B．sure C．proud D．happy
A．liked B．hated C．let D．killed
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．mean B．make C．know D．hope
A．laughing B．playing C．crying D．talking
A．kind B．angry C．ugly D．sad
A．refused B．advised C．helped D．left
A．give up B．pick up C．turn up D．look up
A．unless B．until C．after D．since
A．red B．yellow C．green D．grey
Friends play an important role in our life. Most people hope that their friends will always be there. They _____ friendship to last forever. ____, even the best friendship can end.
As time goes by, many friendships end because of a(n) ______ in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses importance and finally_______.
Tommy wrote, “I didn’t even know the friendship was over until I caught myself thinking of Alan as a former friend.”
Peter explained. “We _____ seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over.”
Sometimes friendships______ suddenly from a disagreement or move to another place.
Alice said, “The end of our friendship was a gradual thing. I moved from one side of the city to the other. Since then we _____ made a phone call. We met less and less. At last our friendship ended.”
Jack said, “ When I moved to Seattle after college, our friendship died. Both of us were always____ with new jobs, so we didn’t keep _____ touch with each other. Our friendship was so dead that I didn’t call him_____ I went home.”
Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is change. Lillian Rubin in her book Just Friends say, “Generally it’s______ that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met, or change in similar directions. If they change or grow in different ways, the friendship most likely______ lost.”
No matter why, when, or how friendships end, there is always_____ pain of loss. When nothing can be____ to keep the friendship, it is important to forget the pain. Then move on_____ new friendships.
May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!
A．hope B．expect C．decide D．prefer
A．Unfortunately B．Luckily C．Then D．So
A．interest B．experience C．change D．Suggestion
A．forgets B．disappears C．appears D．improves
A．finished B．practiced C．continued D．started
A．break down B．break away C．break off D．break in
A．often B．seldom C．always D．never
A．struggling B．satisfying C．pleased D．fed
A．at B．by C．on D．in
A．even if B．while C．before D．since
A．strange B．true C．false D．impossible
A．will be B．is C．will D．to be
A．little B．some C．any D．no
A．thought B．checked C．carried D．done
A．to ask for B．forming C．to build D．beginning
Adam Lee is a very popular man in Ottawa. He is not famous in sports or the arts, people in the streets know about him, especially the .
For those people, he is “Gloves Lee”. How did he get that ? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文包). But he’s . His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr. Lee walks in the streets, looking around at people. He stops when he someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he moves on, looking for more people with cold .
On winter days, Mr. Lee gloves. During the rest of the year, he buys gloves. People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Lee began doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor people in the city know him and his behavior. But people who don’t know him are sometimes surprised by him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them happy. A pair of gloves may be a thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
A．or B．so C．but D．and
A．old B．young C．rich D．poor
A．job B．name C．chance D．message
A．calm B．different C．crazy D．honest
A．helps B．chooses C．greets D．sees
A．hands B．feet C．faces D．ears
A．searches for B．picks up C．gives away D．puts on
A．call B．send C．lend D．show
A．understand B．dislike C．study D．excuse
A．big B．good C．small D．useful