Everyday on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular ______ my attention. It must have suffered some ______. Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to _____ its own course of life. The trunk took a 90-degree turn ______ to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.
This tree became a ______ for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be ______. It was a reminder to me that ______ I may not have had the best start in life, I could change ______ in the parts of my life at any time.
I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect ______ of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同) tree. But that week I was ______. After that busy week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would ______ myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I ______ by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my ______, I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that symbolic tree had stood. Gone. I had ______ my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too ______.
A picture of a tree is not of great ______. But my lesson rang through clearly ______ I found out one of my colleagues had been ______ with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many ________.
What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would _______ have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?
A．paid B．caught C．fixed D．escaped
A．damage B．influence C．experience D．defeat
A．continue B．design C．change D．imagine
A．applying B．attempting C．happening D．learning
A．shelter B．Signal C．sign D．symbol
A．interested B．satisfied C．encouraged D．educated
A．even though B．as if C．in case D．if only
A．purpose B．plan C．habit D．direction
A．glance B．view C．picture D．knowledge
A．busy B．free C．worried D．bored
A．call B．help C．tell D．see
A．wandered B．drove C．rode D．ran
A．surprise B．pleasure C．regret D．happiness
A．taken off B．cut off C．put off D．called off
A．cold B．far C．sunny D．late
A．value B．achievement C．fun D．disappointment
A．when B．before C．because D．unless
A．linked B．combined C．provided D．diagnosed
A．lives B．tomorrows C．lessons D．opportunities
A．surely B．almost C．ever D．never
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When I stopped by to get a newspaper，a tall，sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions.With a printout of Google maps，he was looking for a ________ on the main street，but just couldn’t find it.After checking out his written directions，I mapped it ________ my phone and showed him ________ where he needed to go.
He，in ________ , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel．I ________ it again for him．He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand，and ________ ．I got into my car and he got into his, and we ________ ways．As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed ________ wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and________ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away！
________it had been several minutes, the chances of finding him miles away－where he was surely still looking around－were________ ．But I thought I'd give it a（an）________ and set off in that direction．I'd ________ noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up．I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－________ , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still ________ about where the hotel was．
When I ________ next to him, he couldn't believe it: " ________ did you find me？！" he asked．"I'm not sure, but I ________ that you are in the wrong city！" I showed him the right directions, and after more ________and a handshake, we ________．Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more sweet．
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡)．It's impossible for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people．In fact, they're hard to spot, ________ they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.
This grouse came into our lives in ________ ．Tom was working out in the field when he________ her walking around at the edge of the field．She was ________unafraid and seemed to be curious about what he was doing.
Tom saw the ________bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him．We quickly grew ________of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.
One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch．Tom ________ he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.
Apparently, she didn't like to be ignored．She'd run up and peck (啄) at Tom's hands, then________off to see what he would do．This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the ________and left.
As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to________ more and more often．________ Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a picture of the two of them together．This friendly grouse soon felt________ not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.
When hunting season opened, we put a ________at the end of our driveway asking ________ not to shoot our pet grouse．My father, who lived down the road, ________warned people not to shoot her．In fact, hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In many countries，people eat rice every day．________ they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper．They can ________it, fry（煎）it or ________ it into rice noodles．They usually eat it ________meat，fish and vegetables．
Some people do not eat some kind of ________． Muslins，for example，do not eat pork，and Hindus do not eat beef．
The Japanese eat a lot of fish．Japan is an island and its ________go all over the Pacificlooking for fish to ________．The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish, and they also eat a lot of rice.
In ________such as Britain，Australia and the United States，the most important food is ________or potatoes．People there usually make their bread from wheat flour．They ________potatoes in different ways．They can boil them，fry them and roast（烤）them．
In Africa，maize（玉米）is the most important food．________rice and wheat，maize is a kind of cereal（谷物）.African people make the maize________flour．From this flour they make________kinds of bread and cakes．Many Africans are very________and they can’t afford to eat much________with their cereal．
Cereals are a very important kind of food________we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh________．
Some people eat ________fruit and vegetables．They do not eat meat or fish or ________that comes from animals．They eat only food from________．Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat．
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The two teachers were sitting in the teacher's room．For a moment there was_____．Then one of them, Miss Smith said, "I'm afraid I'd have to fail him．"
"Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs．Jackson, "is he _____ terrible student?"
"That's just the______,”the other woman replied．"Tom is my best student．The problem is that he's now so lazy that he never gets his______done．He hasn't handed me______of his homework_______ three weeks and I'd be surprised if he did now．"
____before had Mrs．Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy．" Have you______with him about it?" she asked．
"Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework．I_____that clear the first day for class．When the course started he did so_____that I considered ____ the school to give him a scholarship (奖学金) ．But now he even _____ in class! I've never seen such a ______in a student!"
"You should have a______with him．Give him a chance to tell his side of the story．"
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and ______all about it．He was studying all day and______most of the night in a factory to pay for his education．Of course he was tired in the______and sometimes could hardly keep______．Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a_______and he was able to give up his________and concentrate(集中精力) on his studies．
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阅读下面短文，从短文后面各题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C 和 D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dawson was an old grouch (脾气坏的人), which everyone in town knew. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious , even off the ground, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun.
One Friday, 12-year-old Jane and her friend Amy were on the way to Amy’s house, but as they got close Jane saw Dawson sitting on his front porch (前廊) and they cross over to the other side of the street. She was of the old man because of the stories she’d heard about him.
Amy said not to worry, Mr. Dawson wouldn’t hurt anyone. , Jane was growing more nervous with each step to the man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown (皱眉), but when he saw Amy, a broad changed his entire face as he said, “Hello, Miss Amy. You’ve got a little friend with you today.”
Amy smiled back and told him Jane was staying overnight and that they were going to play games. Dawson said that sounded fun, and them each a fresh apple off his tree. They gladly accepted. Dawson had the best apples in town.
When they got Dawson’s earshot (听力范围), Jane asked, “Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town. he was so nice to us?”
Amy explained that at first he wasn’t friendly and she was afraid of him, but she he was wearing an invisible (看不见的) smile, so she always smiled at him. It took a while, but one day he -smiled back at her.
After some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started to her. Just a “hello” at first, then more, and now always plus an apple.
“An invisible smile?” Jane.
“Yes. My grandma said if I pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back, sooner or later he would really smile. Grandma says are contagious (传染的).”
We’re always trying to accomplish so much, getting groceries, cleaning the house, mowing the lawn… It’s so easy to get in everyday life that we forget how it can be to bring cheer to ourselves and others. Giving a smile away so little effort and time. Let’s make sure that we are not the one that have to pretend is wearing an invisible smile.
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