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The story happened ages ago, when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to my husband. I wanted to reach my destination before supper time, I quickly for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became and needed to stop for a(n) to get refreshed.
I found a rest area. It was mostly , in a quiet area of the highway. I the car and carried my daughter into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged couple around. Feeling about that, I asked the lady . What surprised me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our car. She informed me that sometimes rest areas be a dangerous place for a young lady like me. I was very by their being so to a stranger. Being young, and probably inexperienced to the dangers of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any of something going wrong. I them for their kindness and continued the journey, reaching our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have and the memory of their kindness is still rooted in my mind. Sometimes angels(天使) come in make-up and just because you can’t see their it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.
A．attend B．join C．force D．encounter
A．Since B．while C．when D．before
A．walked B．ran C．flew D．drove
A．worried B．pleased C．tired D．frightened
A．rope B．confusion C．break D．advantage
A．empty B．pleasant C．elegant D．romantic
A．booked B．ordered C．parked D．bought
A．warning B．whistling C．wandering D．disturbing
A．anxious B．curious C．obvious D．nervous
A．why B．how C．where D．when
A．told B．guaranteed C．reminded D．explained
A．should B．need C．could D．must
A．confused B．affected C．impressed D．moved
A．tough B．kind C．essential D．grateful
A．lost B．hidden C．raised D．declared
A．need B．demand C．chance D．duty
A．complained B．asked C．thanked D．blamed
A．died B．passed C．gone D．disappeared
A．finally B．widely C．originally D．deeply
A．kindness B．fitness C．faces D．wings
The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “ 1 station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a 2 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance(救护车)，too. A man is badly wounded,” said a(n) 3 voice of a young woman.
“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait.” Replied the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 4 off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was 5 . No collision, no wounded man.
“What a dirty 6 !” said the policeman angrily. “ We must find out that mischievous (恶作剧) 7
and…”
They had not been able to say anything about a 8 when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came 9 towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly 10 to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver , was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had foretold (预言) on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was 11 at last. Later the police did whatever they could to 12 the woman who had 13 them, but failed.
It is really 14 that a prophecy(预言) should agree with the fact so 15 .
A．Weather B．Railway C．Fire D．Police
A．bus B．truck C．taxi D．train
A．sweet B．anxious C．beautiful D．low
A．turned B．took C．started D．walked
A．bad B．satisfied C．pleasant D．fine
A．call B．lie C．trick D．plan
A．policeman B．boy C．woman D．driver
A．reward B．praise C．thanks D．punishment
A．turning B．running C．starting D．passing
A．continued B．refused C．began D．stopped
A．saved B．dead C．awake D．alive
A．find B．meet C．punish D．thank
A．laughed B．telephoned C．repeated D．visited
A．exciting B．surprising C．pleasing D．interesting
A．equally B．truly C．exactly D．carefully
When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher if I grew up, simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard! My teacher seemed to be the __26___ printers, curving their letters just so, and I wanted to do it 27__! Now, after “higher education”, and three__28__ career paths, I have come back to want to be a ___29____, but my reasons have changed. I was __30___ in my years of high school, to have teachers that really ___31__ me as an individual, and I want to___32___this back.
A teacher’s gentleness needs to be shown when___33__ or encouraging the students. It is important to make the corrections in order for the students to learn. ___34___, this needs to be done in a ___35____ that will help to ___36____ the student to make the changes necessary, ___37___ discouraging them from learning. Being patient is also extremely important, because the class needs to know what to ____38____from the teacher. This will also help to build a better agreement with the students, and help both the teacher and students to learn more about each other.
If a teacher exhibits a true love of ___39___ and helping students learn, many of the qualities___40___above will just fall into place. The teacher that had the most ___41___on me had the best fame in the school. She was strict, and she did demand a lot, but she was able to show us it was ____42___ she cared for us. She knew each of us was worth it, and she knew we each could do it. She ___43___ knowledge, firmly, patiently, respectfully, and most effectively. She gently encouraged us to make ___44___ when we needed to, and ___45___ us when we did. She was a true teacher, not just someone who taught, and this is the kind of teacher I hope to be.
A．funniest B．greatest C．strangest D．cleverest
A．too B．either C．also D．hard
A．ordinary B．familiar C．difficult D．different
A．teacher B．doctor C．lawyer D．secretary
A．diligent B．active C．successful D．fortunate
A．cared about B．believed in C．longed for D．thought about
A．talking B．working C．correcting D．stressing
A．Besides B．Moreover C．However D．Otherwise
A．sense B．class C．means D．manner
A．prevent B．motivate C．force D．forbid
A．beyond B．through C．without D．towards
A．result B．hear C．suffer D．expect
A．teaching B．learning C．considering D．treating
A．discussed B．referred C．mentioned D．engaged
A．goal B．impact C．affect D．duty
A．while B．although C．since D．because
A．passed on B．pulled on C．kept on D．turned on
A．decisions B．choices C．changes D．attempts
A．blamed B．ignored C．helped D．praised
I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet 36 , which gave me motivation and ambition.
There were several years that have left a(n)37 bitter taste in my mouth —those when my mother married a man and moved my sister, Emily, and me several states away from our hometown. The first few months were38 : baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things changed. Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were39 by days Emily and I spent isolated (孤立的) in our rooms under our stepfather’s 40 . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always 41 dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had42 a war zone. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation . Then one evening, after another argument had erupted , we left home. I was 14, my sister 11, and we were43 .A friend of my mother let us stay with her.
Instead of focusing on our economic instability, my mother selflessly pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a more44 life than hers. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills. 45 , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the46 of perseverance (坚持不懈) and education. We finally settled in Texas. And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making47 , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.
A．behavior B．habit C．activity D．experience
A．hardly B．extremely C．potentially D．Gently
A．sweet B．bitter C．boring D．terrible
A．concerned B．associated C．accompanied D．replaced
A．sympathy B．reminder C．orders D．requests
A．separated B．interrupted C．harmed D．Adjusted
A．turned into B．turned up C．turned down D．turned on
A．homeless B．lucky C．educated D．wealthy
A．interesting B．comfortable C．simple D．typical
A．Instead B．Otherwise C．Meanwhile D．Therefore
A．value B．cost C．price D．theme
A．emotions B．expectations C．fortunes D．achievements
A businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). Please be 1 your seat belt is fastened.”
As the businessman looked around in the aircraft, it became obvious that many passengers were becoming a bit 2 . Later, the voice said, “We are so sorry that we are unable 3 the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”
Lightning 4 the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a _ 5 moving around on an ocean. One moment the airplane was 6 on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. All the passengers were upset and scared. Some were praying. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would 7 it through the storm.
Then, he suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously the storm meant 8 to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was 9 and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would 10 again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her 11 . All the adults were scared half to __12___, but the great child wasn’t afraid at all.
The businessman could hardly believe his eyes. When the plane finally 13 its destination, he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied, “Because my Daddy’s the pilot, and he’s flying the plane to take me home.”
There are many kinds of storms that 14 us physically, mentally and financially. And many storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and 15 out planes into uncontrollable movement.
Let us remember: Our Father is the pilot. He is in control and taking us home. So don’t worry!
A．quick B．sure C．true D．worried
A．excited B．curious C．happy D．nervous
A．to serve B．to take C．to finish D．to produce
A．broke out B．lit up C．came across D．gave off
A．bird B．boat C．plane D．person
A．lifted B．squeezed C．knocked D．dropped
A．make B．get C．carry D．finish
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．funny B．easy C．moving D．calm
A．lie B．read C．play D．smile
A．book B．world C．story D．body
A．death B．cry C．smile D．madness
A．came B．arrived C．got D．reached
A．wound B．warn C．trouble D．kill
A．reduce B．throw C．make D．destroy
The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors. One day, __36__, a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and a short time, all kinds of furniture were __37__ on the pavement. A small car arrived, out of which came seven people , a man a woman and five children of __38__ ages. The children rushed out and began laughing__39__ as the whole family moved into the house. Windows were __40__ open; furniture was put into__41__; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared. It was our first__42__ to the Robinsons.
Though we became firm__43__ with our neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them. Our garden became an unsafe place: little boys __44__up as cowboys or Indians would jump up from somewhere, __45__wooden guns at us and __46__ us to put up our hands. Sometimes our lives were __47__; at others, we were killed with a __48__ “Bang, Bang!”. Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing __49__ the garden fence.
But we did not __50__ go in fear for our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for our holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear __51__our neighbors were around. We understood what it was like to have __52__ in the long, dull winter evening __53__ Mr Robinson would __54__ in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr. Robinson would __55__ over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems.
A．so B．but C．however D．therefore
A．unloaded B．loaded C．moved D．bought
A．the same B．various C．same D．young
A．delightedly B．angrily C．sadly D．friendly
A．forced B．broken C．kicked D．pushed
A．interview B．introduction C．arrangement D．management
A．strangers B．enemies C．friends D．relatives
A．pretending B．looking C．dressing D．making
A．put B．take C．throw D．point
A．lead B．order C．ask D．make
A．wasted B．saved C．devoted D．spared
A．fast B．soft C．sharp D．slow
A．in B．on C．over D．under
A．always B．often C．even D．then
A．though B．unless C．so long as D．even if
A．cheers B．fun C．discussion D．company
A．as B．when C．while D．since
A．drop B．jump C．slip D．break
A．fall B．swim C．lean D．lie