Bethany Hamilton, born on February 8, 1990, learned to surf at 7 and began her career as a surfer when she entered her first competition at age 11. ____ age 13, she was an excellent surfer and well-respected in the ____ world. Her lifelong ____ of becoming a professional surfer was ____ on October 31, 2003, as she was ____ by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. She lost her left arm ____ that did not destroy her ____. And it just made her stronger
“I know I have ____ important to say. Something that people need to hear—but sometimes they get ____ caught up in the story part, that they miss the meaning,” says Bethany Hamilton.
Bethany has chosen to use her ____ to become an inspiration and help others to overcome adversity（厄运）, no matter how ____. She says, “People I don’t even know ____ me. I guess they ____ me as a symbol of courage and inspiration. One thing hasn’t changed—and that’s how I feel when I’m ____ a wave. It’s like, here I am. I’m ____ here. It’s still me and my board—in God's ocean!”
Bethany was presented with a special courage __ __at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards and Best Comeback Awards in 2004 ESPY（卓越体育表现奖）. Bethany ____ to compete in the most challenging waves in the world and amaze everyone by achieving the ____. She dominated（支配） the 2005 National Scholastic Surfing Association Nationals Championships, taking first ____ in the Explorer Women’s division.
Her story continues to be told, with Bethany continuingly ____ to be the best at what ever God calls her to do.
A．For B．Till C．By D．To
A．sports B．sailing C．swimming D．surfing
A．dream B．task C．hope D．interest
A．damaged B．ruined C．interrupted D．destroyed
A．killed B．attacked C．shocked D．bitten
A．for B．and C．but D．so
A．life B．courage C．ambition D．profession
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．very B．too C．so D．quite
A．experience B．accident C．suffering D．misfortune
A．large B．much C．great D．serious
A．come up with B．live up to C．put up with D．come up to
A．look B．think C．refer D．see
A．surfing B．riding C．speeding D．sliding
A．even B．still C．also D．already
A．present B．reward C．prize D．award
A．continues B．begins C．hopes D．tries
A．unusual B．unfortunate C．unimaginable D．unique
A．lead B．place C．step D．action
A．struggling B．determining C．supposing D．winning
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other __that guests rarely realize that she’s __
anything.
One day, my six-year-old daughter Kayla went to play at her home.. When Kayla came home, she was very __about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was __
excited about her finger-painting project. “I learned how to __
colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle __
__ with us. She said she liked the way the paint felt through her fingers,” said Kayla.
Something about my child’s excitement caught my __, and I realized that I had never finger-painted with Kayla. As a result, my child had learned about __
from a blind friend.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never __in conversation. When I told her, she didn’t __
me at first. “But Mommy, Michelle understood exactly what was in my __
!”Kayla insisted. “Michelle told me that my picture showed joy, __
and a sense of accomplishment. She really __
what I was doing !” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger-painting was __
Michelle taught her. I knew my child was __
--Michelle had listened to Kayla when she __
her artwork. Michelle had also __
Kayla express her pride in her work, and her excitement at her __
of the way colors mix.
We were __for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __
.”
Yes, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A.ways B.methods C.talentsD.senses
A.enjoyed B.succeeded C.missed D.found
A.satisfiedB.movedC.excitedD.enjoyed
A.hardlyB.especially C.reallyD.mostly
A.mixB.drawC.findD.talk
A.cooked B.played C.stayedD.painted
A.sightB.attentionC.interestD.observation
A.colorB.art C.finger D.fun
A.come around B.come acrossC.come through D.come up
A.agreeB.accept C.believeD.approve
A.attitudeB.picture C.worldD.life
A.regretB.sorrowC.prideD.achievement
A.heard B.saw C.touched D.felt
A.untilB.after C.when D.since
A.right B.wrongC.confusedD.clear
A.createdB.described C.designed D.produced
A.heardB.seenC.madeD.imagined
A.studyB.research C.knowledgeD.discovery
A.silentB.worriedC.confusedD.sad
A.hands B.eyes C.works D.feelings
I recently returned from a trip to Walt Disney World where my wife and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. While traveling ____ at 35,000 feet I could not help but be grateful to the people who __
__ to the incredible flying machine. Looking out of the __
__ , I could see a wide expanse of both earth and sky where limits were not seen in direction or space.
Rivers, valleys, mountains, and colors entered my mind ____ I sat and gazed at a scene that most passengers missed as they either slept or __
__ what was beside them. What if they __
__ being unaware of the world around them? What if they began to gather with focused intent to make a better world, to change the air, and to find __
__ among nations? I saw out of my window nothing that __
_ conflict or strife(斗争). __
__ I saw was a world, a beautiful blue and white world, which surpassed the beauty of my wildest __
__.
I ____ the plane and saw few people take the time to look and see that wonder. Some were reading worrisome news while __
__ tended to their children. The stewardess(空中小姐) went about her duties in a(n) __
__ kind of way. “What would you like to drink?” “What kind of snack would you like?” was her world.
What if we ___ just one minute to focus on the __
of this world and its people? What if we began to remove the walls that separate us __
each other and the outside world? What if peace was the focus of our __
for just that small amount of time? Would our world change? I feel the __
are found in the questions themselves. Why not begin to use focused intent to change, and __
the world of our dreams? It will __
only a few minutes each day. What a difference that would make!
A.overB.back C.throughD.abroad
A.referredB.pointedC.used D.contributed
A.doorB.windowC.seatD.glass
A.before B.sinceC.asD.though
A.ignored B.appreciatedC.valuedD.realised
A.refused B.continued C.stoppedD.risked
A.conflictB.fault C.peaceD.wonder
A.readB.suggestedC.saidD.created
A. HowB. WhatC. WhichD. That
A.imagination B.expressionC.mindD.confusion
A.took up B.turned upC.went thoughD.looked around
A.anotherB.othersC.the otherD.the others
A.different B.automaticC.commonD.unusual
A.set asideB.set off C.set about D.take off
A.kindnessB.wildnessC.beauty D.politeness
A.off B.betweenC.withD.from
A.desire B.thoughtC.attentionD.dream
A.answers B.problems C.waysD.changes
A.increaseB.improveC.renewD.control
A.costB.spendC.killD.take
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police
have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in
. A policeman often has to control traffic, either
foot in the center of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time
up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop
motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we
the police to come and restore order. And they often have to
situation at great risk to their own
.
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, he is not a detective, will often have to help
and arrest criminals.
And do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a
, a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police.
a policeman has to be
to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the
world.
The police do an absolutely, necessary job, they do it well and I support them, but I do not envy policeman, I do not think that I could
do the job of a policeman.
A. dislike B. joinC. appreciated D. admire
A. shouldB. wouldC. couldD. must
A. a funnyB. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy
A. it B. oneC. his D. them
A. onB. byC. under D. with
A. walkingB. driving C. wandering D. searching
A. resting B. tired C. speeding D. drunken
A. peaceB. silenceC. situation D. condition
A. wait for B. call C. think of D. expect
A. turn toB. avoid C. deal with D. treat
A. safetyB. families C. future D. friends
A. althoughB. as if C. however D. even if
A. get rid of B. question C. kook forD. sentence
A. howB. where C. what D. who
A. power failure B. fire C. thunder storm D. thief
A. YetB. Then C. As D. So
A. providedB. promised C. prepared D. presented
A. futureB. modern C. real D. whole
A. extremelyB. specially C. surprisingly D. particularly
A. hardlyB. forever C. everD. never
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holiday, mother ______ me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it .On this particular morning, ______, I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the ______, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something______in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I______an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its______and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carrige.He______from one ear to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already______washing and cleaning about a dozen or more ears. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ______my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a (n) ______T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern______would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed ______with life. There he was ,working hard at his small business, ______at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then______elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of ______in the way he seemed to be doing things ----______the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it，scrubbing(擦净)the wheel and ______, standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.
It was a ______to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a______if one has good health and is willing to work hard .For a while I felt ______of myself. Young as I am ----just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the Sun appeared above the horizon.
A．forces B．allows C．causes D．forbids
A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides
A．parking lot B．bus stop C．school D．market
A．interesting B．surprising C．awful D．useful
A．noticed B．recognized C．called D．assisted
A．back B．handle C．wheel D．seat
A．searched B．left C．moved D．wandered
A．stopped B．started C．intended D．finished
A．attractive B．shiny C．simple D．expensive
A．repairmen B．businessmen C．drivers D．cyclists
A．busy B．content C．careful D．bored
A．waving B．looking C．laughing D．pointing
A．about B．for C．with D．like
A．worry B．respect C．sympathy D．pride
A．cleaning B．fixing C．replacing D．covering
A．still B．yet C．again D．soon
A．lesson B．subject C．skill D．fact
A．business B．living C．success D．right
A．tired B．doubtful C．fearful D．ashamed
My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it. She makes such good use of her other _______that she rarely gives the impression she's ________ anything.
One day,my six-year-old daughter Kayla went to play at her home. When Kayla came home, she was Very ________ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was ________ excited about her finger-painting project."I learned how to _______ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle _______ with us.She said she likes the way the paint feels through her fingers." said Kayla.
Something about my child’s excitement caught my_______, and I realized that I had never finger-painted with Kayla. As a result, my child had learned about _______from a blind friend.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation. When I told her, she didn’t ________ me at first. "But Mommy, Michelle understand exactly what was in my _______!" Kayla insisted. “Michelle told me that my picture shouwed joy, _______ and a sense of accomplishment. She really _______what I was doing!”Kayla said she had never felt how good finger-painting was _______Michelle taught her. I knew my child was ________ ---- Michelle had listened to Kayla when she _______ her artwork. Michelle had also _______ Kayla express her pride in her work, and she excitement at her _______ of the way colors blend.
We were _______ for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my ________."
Yes, she uses a special type of "vision" that all mothers coule use.
A．ways B．methods C．talents D．senses
A．enjoyed B．succeeded C．missed D．found
A．satisfied B．moved C．excited D．enjoyed
A．hardly B．especially C．really D．mostly
A．mix B．draw C．find D．talk
A．cooked B．played C．stayed D．painted
A．sight B．attention C．interest D．observation
A．color B．art C．finger D．fun
A．come around B．come across C．come through D．come up
A．agree B．accept C．believe D．approve
A．attitude B．picture C．world D．life
A．regret B．sorrow C．pride D．achievement
A．heard B．saw C．touched D．felt
A．until B．after C．when D．since
A．right B．wrong C．confused D．clear
A．created B．described C．designed D．produced
A．heard B．seen C．made D．imagined
A．study B．research C．knowledge D．discovery
A．silent B．worried C．confused D．sad
A．hands B．eyes C．works D．feelings