I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang. A little girl’s voice on the other end , “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” Instinctively（本能地）, I knew it was a(n) number, so I rudely , “You’ve dialed the wrong number!” and then .
During the following days, I got the same call . But I didn’t care much about it. Then one day she constantly called me, I didn’t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a torpid （有气无力的） voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m in so pain! Mom said you were too busy to take of me. But, dad, please me again, OK?” The innocent was difficult to reject. I made a loud kiss on the phone and heard the voice say, “Thank you ... Dad, I am so ... happy, so ... happy ...”
Shortly after this, I became about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have you. My daughter has suffered from bone cancer she was born. And her father died in an a short while ago. I not tell her this news. Poor baby. When she couldn’t with the painful chemotherapy (化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always her, so I gave her a random (任意的) number...”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to ask.
“She has . You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone ...”
Tears filled my eyes. Little help may make big effect.
A．shouted B．cried C．screamed D．called
A．unfit B．unfriendly C．wrong D．false
A．replied B．responded C．reflected D．reacted
A．hung on B．held on C．held up D．hung up
A．from then on B．now and then C．right away D．at once
A．even if B．as if C．so D．because
A．few B．little C．much D．many
A．charge B．control C．notice D．care
A．hug B．kiss C．touch D．pat
A．demand B．command C．request D．require
A．low B．deep C．soft D．weak
A．curious B．interested C．surprised D．amazed
A．confused B．bothered C．displeased D．upset
A．until B．when C．while D．since
A．incident B．event C．accident D．affair
A．must B．dare C．need D．should
A．put up B．come up C．bear D．stand
A．encouraged B．comforted C．persuaded D．beaten
A．room B．QQ C．phone D．house
A．gone by B．passed by C．passed D．gone
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 1 he thought he was able to be so much more 2 than the average person.
He responded that it all came from a(n) 3 with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to 4 milk from the fridge when he 5 the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in, 6 shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful 7 you have made! I have 8 seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been 9 . Would you like to get down and 10 in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a 11 experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two 12 hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 13 .” The little boy learned that if he 14 the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful 15 !
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be 16 to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 17 for learning something new, which is, 18 , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't 19 ,” we usually learn something 20 from it.
A．why B．what C．when D．how
A．capable B．able C．creative D．original
A．coincidence B．experience C．incident D．conflict
A．carry B．bring C．remove D．fetch
A．fell B．lost C．escaped D．dropped
A．rather than B．instead of C．other than D．in place of
A．picture B．mass C．map D．mess
A．rarely B．happily C．frequently D．angrily
A．got B．suffered C．done D．received
A．jump B．play C．enjoy D．lay
A．failed B．successful C．fantastic D．painful
A．strong B．tiny C．thin D．weak
A．get it B．put it C．try it D．make it
A．controlled B．possessed C．occupied D．grasped
A．example B．teaching C．lesson D．instruction
A．anxious B．nervous C．fearful D．afraid
A．situations B．opportunities C．occasions D．turns
A．after all B．above all C．first of all D．in all
A．do B．finish C．go D．work
A．worthy B．costly C．valuable D．interesting
Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to 46 in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment. His 47 was next to the room's only window. The other man 48 spend all his time flat on his back. Every 49 when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he 50 pass the time by describing(描述) to his 51 all the things he could see outside the window. The window overlooked（远眺） a 52 with a lovely lake. Ducks played on the water while children 53 their model boats. Young lovers walked 54 among flowers. As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and 55 the scene.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 56 body of the man by the window, who had died 57 in his sleep. She was sad and 58 the hospital attendants (服务员) to take the body away. 59 it seemed appropriate (合适的), the other man asked if he could 60 next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch（调换）, and after 61 he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his 62 look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the 63 of seeing it for himself. He strained (紧张地) to slowly turn to 64 the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to 65 those wonderful things outside this window. The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”
A．stand up B．lie down C．sit up D．sit down
A．room B．table C．seat D．bed
A．had to B．would rather C．prefer to D．rather than
A．morning B．evening C．afternoon D．dawn
A．will B．would C．should D．might
A．nurse B．workmate C．roommate D．doctor
A．park B．street C．farm D．field
A．played B．made C．started D．sailed
A．face to face B．shoulder to shoulder C．arm in arm D．back to back
A．describe B．tell C．hear D．imagine
A．strong B．warm C．sick D．lifeless
A．peacefully B．sadly C．secretly D．completely
A．looked B．found C．called D．saw
A．Before B．As soon as C．Although D．As far as
A．changed B．sit C．be moved D．be taken
A．making sure B．depending on C．making up D．accounting for
A．next B．first C．last D．another
A．surprise B．feeling C．try D．joy
A．look out B．look at C．glare at D．stare at
A．remember B．describe C．write D．talk
Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show 36 at a party but the song you’d practised so many times suddenly 37 more difficult?
I've had both these 38 .As a Senior 3 student, I have to 39 many exams. Each time I enter one thinking “I 40 fail this time.” , I get a low mark.
But don't be surprised --- it's not 41 we don't try, or do enough preparation, or take it 42 . On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much 43 . It is thinking ‘I must…’ that makes us taste the terrible flavor of 44 .
We often 45 to our friends, “Don't be too hard 46 yourself!”. But when we 47 our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice.
In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult.
So why not 48 thiscrazypursuit(追求)togetthebest? Just face the problem 49 before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed.
In my opinion, 50a calm state of mind is a skill for life. For people who want to succeed, 51 this is a very important lesson.
So 52 time when you're trying to draw a straight line or 53 a performance, tell yourself, “If I can just do it better than last time, it's a 54 . ”
Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy 55 you succeed or fail.
A．up B．off C．out D．in
A．assumes B．appears C．listens D．becomes
A．experiences B．chances C．times D．reviews
A．finish B．measure C．take D．join
A．shouldn't B．may C．can't D．haven't
A．why B．since C．when D．because
A．necessarily B．seriously C．personally D．sharply
A．care B．power C．pressure D．attention
A．exams B．difficulty C．marks D．failure
A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk
A．off B．on C．to D．for
A．share B．achieve C．weigh D．set
A．throw away B．get away C．take away D．let away
A．waiting B．sitting C．lying D．laying
A．staying B．keeping C．remaining D．making
A．trying B．realizing C．using D．training
A．last B．what C．next D．high
A．put on B．play on C．give on D．show on
A．success B．task C．lesson D．trial
A．if B．either C．neither D．whether
It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 36 .
I worked in a 37 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 39 home and my husband, being the 40 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 41 I hurried, I could still make it home.
I was heading inside to 42 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 43 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 44a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be 45in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 46 . One of them was 47 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 48 ?”
A look of 49 crossed the woman’s face.
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 50 since I had just made up my mind to do 51 that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 52 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s 55 to be late.”
A．break B．fever C．cold D．headache
A．foreign B．common C．busy D．noisy
A．earlier B．later C．easier D．simpler
A．getting B．cooking C．calling D．working
A．tough B．punctual C．generous D．careful
A．as B．since C．while D．if
A．pay B．change C．wait D．search
A．opinions B．trouble C．directions D．money
A．reached B．visited C．called D．left
A．skilled B．helpful C．experienced D．active
A．comments B．promises C．jokes D．offers
A．only B．still C．even D．ever
A．station B．office C．hospital D．hotel
A．panic B．relief C．sadness D．peace
A．duty B．fact C．reason D．lie
A．partly B．properly C．exactly D．perfectly
A．across B．before C．beside D．behind
A．go up B．die down C．speed up D．turn down
A．teased B．shouted C．burst D．laughed
A．possible B．special C．good D．safe
My husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___36___, but the commercial aspects (方面) of it. Knowing he felt this ____37__, I decided one year to__38__the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something __39_just for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was____40__at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match___41____a team sponsored（资助） by a church.
These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so____42___that shoestrings(鞋带) seemed to be the only thing holding them together,___43_____our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was___44___to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet(头盔) designed to___45____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not____46___ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ____47__up from the mat(垫子), they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit___48____.
Mike, seated beside me, shook his head___49___, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential(潜力), but___50___like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved__51____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the __52____for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and ___53____some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his____54___from me. His smile was the____55___ thing about Christmas that year.
A．the gift B．an envelope C．the wrestling D．Christmas
A．way B．joy C．music D．fear
A．buy B．avoid C．wear D．give
A．beautiful B．expensive C．special D．new
A．wrestling B．weightlifting C．shooting D．boxing
A．at B．against C．for D．on
A．big B．small C．worn D．cheap
A．because B．if C．so D．while
A．frightened B．disappointed C．pleased D．surprised
A．cover B．surround C．protect D．hide
A．carry B．afford C．design D．expect
A．got B．dressed C．turned D．cheered
A．defeat B．evidence C．charge D．mistake
A．gently B．sadly C．nervously D．gladly
A．running B．winning C．losing D．shaking
A．workmates B．parents C．friends D．kids
A．invitation B．idea C．care D．money
A．return B．sold C．bought D．left
A．gift B．warning C．praise D．love
A．brightest B．funniest C．ugliest D．darkest