It is the season of weddings for Hindu families. Also, because the demand is so great, it is likely that several weddings take place in the same temple. So perfect timing is stuck to there is no confusion; but , as I found out, there is.
When I Kalyani's invitation to her wedding, I made a note of it in my diary. She had been my schoolmate and we had got along well, so I was happy to attend her wedding. l decided to for it and borrowed an Indian style shirt. On the day of the wedding, I arrived at the temple in good time and started to anyone I knew. I saw no one and went to sit cross-legged quietly in a corner, waiting. Kalyani was escorted (簇拥) in. From where I was sitting, I could not see but I thought she had a little since she left school. She looked a little fat now and wore glasses. I my head. Anyway I down to wait for the long ritual. As soon as the wedding was over, a line formed to the couple and I joined in. When I arrived and handed her the , she looked up and a beautiful smile and only then did I realize that the was entirely mine: it was not Kalyani at all. I had just attended the wedding. To my shock, I smiled broadly. , I was treated like a guest: the couple each have thought I was the other's guest.
Then I went to look for the correct wedding party in the area. Sure enough there stood Kalyani. As I was walking up to her, I realized I was in deep : I had just given the present meant for her to a complete stranger.
A．in case B．even if C．so that D．as if
A．fortunately B．frequently C．impossibly D．hardly
A．kept B．took C．expected D．received
A．finally B．immediately C．suddenly D．naturally
A．pay B．call C．dress D．wait
A．talk to B．look for C．say hello to D．shake hands with
A．carefully B．clearly C．completely D．easily
A．experienced B．learned C．suffered D．changed
A．shook B．nodded C．bent D．covered
A．slowed B．looked C．calmed D．settled
A．watch B．meet C．welcome D．congratulate
A．note B．invitation C．present D．diary
A．flashed B．forced C．wore D．pretended
A．regret B．Happiness C．pleasure D．surprise
A．noisy B．wrong C．strange D．splendid
A．get B．hide C．prove D．stop
A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．Therefore D．Anyway
A．should B．must C．could D．need
A．waiting B．standing C．open D．quiet
A．thought B．trouble C．sorrow D．doubt
Michel is a young girl who works for the police a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already interested in the differences in her friends' that she would spend hours them. After college she went to France for a two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is for people to hide their handwriting. She can of what she needs to know simply looking at the writing with her own eyes, she also has machines help her make different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good of what kind of person the is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be , however.
A．with B．by C．like D．as
A．search B．follow C．catch D．judge
A．so B．too C．quite D．extra
A．books B．letter C．tongues D．handwriting
A．writing B．studying C．settling D．uncovering
A．attending B．finishing C．starting D．stepping into
A．powerful B．natural C．special D．common
A．main B．safe C．easy D．impossible
A．most B．nothing C．little D．sight
A．with B．by C．of D．about
A．so B．for C．thus D．but
A．they B．in which C．that D．those
A．up B．out C．for D．into
A．of B．to C．with D．for
A．test B．sign C．means D．habit
A．thief B．criminal C．writer D．policeman
A．whether B．unless C．if D．after
A．adds B．tells C．repeats D．cries
A．before B．after C．so D．and
A．necessary B．all right C．important D．quite easy
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had a large , from Picasso to Van Gogh. They would often sit together and the paintings of great artists. When the Vietnam conflict , the son went to war. he died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was in deep .
A month later, a young man came with a large in his hands. He said, “Sir, I am the soldier for whom your son his life. He often talked about your love for . So please accept it as a gift.” The father opened the package and saw a of his son. The father was so drawn to the picture that his eyes welled up with tears.
A few months later, the wealthy man died. There was to be a great auction (拍卖) of his
. Many people gathered, over having an opportunity to one painting. The auctioneer said, “We will start the bidding (竞拍) with this picture of the son. Who will bid for it?” There was . Then a voice shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. Just
it.” “The son! Who’ll take the son?” the auctioneer continued.
Finally, a came from the very back. It was the gardener of the old man. “I’m poor and can only $10 for that.” The auctioneer asked the crowd to bid more. , they still kept silent. So he pounded the gavel (小锤). “SOLD for $10!” A man shouted, “Go on with the collection!” The auctioneer said, “I’m sorry, the auction is . According to will, only the picture of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that picture would be with all of the possessions, including the paintings.”
A．library B．collection C．house D．garden
A．admire B．process C．sell D．arrange
A．broke away B．broke up C．broke out D．broke off
A．Unwillingly B．Surprisingly C．Generally D．Unfortunately
A．mood B．sorrow C．pressure D．nerve
A．package B．book C．box D．case
A．cost B．gave C．assessed D．concluded
A．music B．smoking C．clothes D．art
A．watch B．picture C．gift D．letter
A．house B．garden C．paintings D．son
A．disappointed B．excited C．puzzled D．stressed
A．buy B．search C．steal D．adopt
A．noise B．shout C．delight D．silence
A．ignore B．defeat C．divide D．tolerate
A．seller B．painter C．voice D．scream
A．spend B．sponsor C．contribute D．afford
A．Thus B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．over B．on C．apart D．alongside
A．the gardener’s B．the son’s C．the young man’s D．the old man’s
A．supplied B．appointed C．presented D．equipped
It was a busy morning, about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a in the waiting area, him it would be at least 40 minutes someone would be able to see him. I saw him his watch and decided, since I was busy—my patient didn’t at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound，I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his .He told me that she had been for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be if he was a bit late. He replied that she knew who he was，that she had not been able to him for five years now. I was , and asked him，“And you go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back as he left.
Now I that in marriages，true love is of all that is. The happiest people don’t have the best of everything；they just the best of everything they have. isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．breath B．test C．seat D．break
A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling
A．if B．before C．since D．after
A．taking off B．fixing C．looking at D．winding
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．turn up B．show off C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．curiosity B．tears C．words D．judgment
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．agreement B．expression C．acceptance D．exhibition
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again brother and me around before the ship was out of , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of in with the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my brother and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while some type of part-time job. Leaving a career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. While she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, somehow, managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and comfortable.
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a to rearrange furniture, make curtains and pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my heroine.
A．leave behind B．leave out C．leave off D．leave for
A．living B．staring C．standing D．going
A．range B．shape C．sight D．control
A．adapting B．suiting C．matching D．fitting
A．names B．jobs C．addresses D．directions
A．performing B．seeking C．waiting D．applying
A．pleasing B．boring C．depressing D．promising
A．generally B．actually C．especially D．unfairly
A．desert B．develop C．affect D．limit
A．lifestyle B．value C．journey D．opportunity
A．acquire B．explore C．occupy D．realize
A．load B．sadness C．result D．challenge
A．hang B．draw C．take D．sell
A．changeable B．cautious C．positive D．negative
A．experienced B．admirable C．patient D．respectful
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 him.”
“Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs. Jackson, “is he such a 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 done. He hasn’t handed me of his homework for three weeks and I’d be surprised 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 asking the 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 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 .
A．distance B．silence C．pleasure D．delight
A．fail B．teach C．beat D．tell
A．lesson B．thing C．trouble D．boy
A．homework B．housework C．cleaning D．washing
A．some B．plenty C．any D．lots
A．even B．if C．though D．when
A．Long B．Until C．Ever D．Never
A．quarreled B．talked C．dealt D．discussed
A．said B．thought C．required D．made
A．quickly B．often C．much D．well
A．school B．class C．others D．parents
A．talks B．sleeps C．laughs D．walks
A．matter B．change C．habit D．way
A．lesson B．look C．talk D．meeting
A．studied B．got C．learned D．understood
A．sleeping B．working C．spending D．staying
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．silent B．clean C．warm D．awake
A．scholarship B．room C．teacher D．position
A．education B．sleep C．job D．pay