In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer’s conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n) might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I .
Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I to catch a taxi to my and settle in. Next morning, I took another to the shopping center to buy a few souvenirs. I went to a cafe to have lunch, but all the tables were . Then I heard a friendly voice saying, “You can my table.”
I gratefully sat down with the lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the drew to a close, she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn’t a car, and hadn’t realized how taking taxis would be. After a while she said, “My dear, don’t use any more taxi. I’m retired and it would be my pleasure to you wherever you wish.” I told her that I couldn’t put her to that . but she brushed aside my protests(反对). She asked me where I was and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to alone. At the end of the day, she to take me back to my accommodation. I offered her money, she refused to take any.
I’ll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her , filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.
A．holiday B．ceremony C．operation D．experiment
A．kept B．went C．dropped D．knocked
A．intended B．promised C．managed D．deserved
A．hospital B．company C．accommodation D．university
A．bus B．truck C．train D．taxi
A．Instead B．First C．Later D．Once
A．classified B．occupied C．decorated D．painted
A．share B．reserve C．set D．possess
A．old B．poor C．innocent D．stubborn
A．journey B．meal C．speech D．interview
A．donated B．repaired C．hired D．guided
A．convenient B．worthwhile C．unfortunate D．expensive
A．inspire B．entertain C．call D．drive
A．business B．argument C．trouble D．challenge
A．working B．staying C．moving D．shopping
A．appointed B．limited C．favourite D．regular
A．digest B．explore C．perform D．calculate
A．forgot B．refused C．returned D．preferred
A．so B．and C．but D．owed
A．confidence B．dignity C．curiosity D．kindness
A man and his girlfriend got married. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.
A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a proposal, “I read in a magazine about how we can our marriage. Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit with the other. Then, we can talk about how we can them together and make our lives happier together.”
The husband . So each of them went to a(n) room and thought about the things that annoyed them about the other for the rest of the day.
The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their .
“ I’ll start,” offered the wife. She her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill 3 pages. After the wife had read all three pages to her husband, the husband seated, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think that you are perfect the that you are. I don’t want you to anything for me.”
The wife, touched by his honesty by his depth of his love for her and his of her, turned her head and wept.
In life, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don’t really have to go for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time seeking the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wonderful things before us?
A．enrich B．strengthen C．lengthen D．deepen
A．annoying B．surprising C．satisfying D．inspiring
A．fix B．do C．find D．set
A．smiled B．refused C．agreed D．hesitated
A．spare B．separate C．empty D．special
A．dishes B．magazines C．lives D．lists
A．put away B．handed in C．took out D．wrote down
A．disappointedly B．unluckily C．bitterly D．quietly
A．appearance B．way C．situation D．position
A．change B．accept C．decide D．drop
A．advice B．warning C．acceptance D．pride
A．leaving B．waiting C．asking D．looking
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I __ you.” I did not ___ what to say, and I just stood there, looking ____ at him. My first ____ was that he _____need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all ___?”
“Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and ____ what they say.”
The next day I called his teacher to __ more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted（ 反应 ）. “Most of the fathers had the ___ response as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first _____ that we try this, I asked the children ____ they thought their parents ____ say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”
Then the teacher ____ , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of _____. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express (表达) our feelings. A boy _____ tell his father or mother he loves him or her.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is_____ for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.
That evening when my son___ to me, I took him in my arms and held ___ for a longer moment, saying, “Hey, I love you, ____.” I don’t know if saying that made ____ of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.
A．hate B．love C．like D．enjoy
A．realize B．recognize C．know D．find
A．away B．for C．down D．on
A．thought B．meaning C．news D．reason
A．must B．should C．could D．would
A．for B．with C．around D．about
A．test B．know C．understand D．see
A．talk to B．chat with C．find out D．do with
A．same B．different C．usual D．unusual
A．allowed B．agreed C．planned D．suggested
A．how B．whether C．when D．what
A．would B．will C．could D．can
A．explained B．prepared C．informed D．developed
A．study B．work C．health D．body
A．might B．can C．should D．need
A．easy B．difficult C．crazy D．silly
A．turned B．shouted C．went D．came
A．on B．to C．in D．out
A．either B．too C．also D．again
A．all B．either C．none D．neither
阅读下面短文，从短文后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。
On the first day of your Senior High you must meet many new classmates. Do you want to make friends with them? Do you know how to make friends with them? The following article will tell you how to do it.
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves practice. If you want to meet people and make friends you must be to take action. You must first go to places where there are people. You won’t make friends at home alone. Join a club or group, for talking with those who the same experience as you is easier, and them in some activities.
Many people are when talking to strangers. After all, meeting strangers means facing , and it’s human nature to a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.
Most of our fears about dealing with strange people from doubts about ourselves. We other people are judging us, thinking us too tall or too short, too this or too that. , don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You’ll feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confidently you don’t feel that way you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk straight, look at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to , say something. Don’t wait for the other people to a conversation.
Just meeting someone doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person. Friendship is on mutual（相互的）liking and “give and take”. It takes time and effort to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.
A．with B．on C．of D．to
A．able B．sure C．certain D．willing
A．lying B．going C．staying D．leaving
A．get B．have C．make D．like
A．join in B．take part in C．join D．enter
A．afraid B．happy C．nervous D．familiar
A．the newcomer B．the enemy C．the failure D．the unknown
A．feel B．fall C．cover D．suffer
A．bring B．come C．get D．move
A．find out B．believe in C．doubt D．imagine
A．Besides B．But C．However D．Therefore
A．what B．who C．that D．as
A．all B．both C．exactly D．never
A．even if B．because C．so long as D．as if
A．when B．while C．that D．in which
A．well B．immediately C．highly D．directly
A．refer to B．love C．speak to D．smile
A．start B．stop C．show D．hold
A．humorous B．new C．good D．old
A．depended B．based C．taken D．laid
When I was about 6 years old I lived in Kenya. There was a lot of and there were always street children on the roads asking for money. There was such a big divide between those children and me and I grew up very aware of being so .
We had a wonderful and very kind driver, John, who had been working with my for decades. He used to take us to and from school. One day while we were stopped in traffic a young street child, probably no more than 10 years old, with a friendly greeting, “Hi, John!”
He the car and shook John’s hand,. John then gave him a little bit of money and waved him off with a smile before we carried on our way to school.
I had watched the whole incident completely . John had a large family himself and had to work very hard to make ends .I knew that he didn’t have any spare money. So, of course, at that age I couldn’t understand why he would be giving money to the child.
“Who was that?” I asked. “My friend,” he replied. “I see him every morning on my way to work and I give him a little bit of money.” Unable to comprehend, I asked, “Why do you have to give him money every morning?” John replied, “So he can use it to buy some food.”
It was probably at that that I understood what kindness really was. A person who was in a difficult situation himself still found some money to for a child who needed it. Even at the age of 6 that had such a great impact on me. I didn’t have any money, but I wanted to too. So when my grandfather gave us a chocolate bar after dinner every Friday, I would mine up so I could give it to John to give to his friend.
A．kindness B．violence C．poverty D．excitement
A．fortunate B．intelligent C．guilty D．unfair
A．college B．company C．family D．team
A．passed by B．got in C．got back D．called out
A．stopped B．approached C．examined D．followed
A．annoyed B．surprised C．satisfied D．touched
A．meet B．leave C．move D．turn
A．Even B．Merely C．Yet D．Still
A．sight B．degree C．spot D．moment
A．spare B．spend C．supply D．raise
A．belong B．contribute C．change D．interfere
A．keep B．divide C．save D．add
Being on the road at 3:15 a. m. to drive 450 kms wasn’t in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of ____ days to prepare myself for the following busy ___ .
My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the ___ . Due to the last- minute issue with transportation, I __ my car to ensure that everyone could get to the point so that they could get together and enjoy their week’s ____ by snowboarding and skiing.
The only thing that ____ to me on my journey was that no sooner had I ____ and said goodbye than I would make the trip ____，in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, __ as I was looking forward to relaxation
Simon and I ___，on our way，a little about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we ____ spent five continuous hours together，other than when we played Saturday cricket (板球).
On my return trip, I ____a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning ____. Within an hour it ____. I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was refreshed and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a(n) ____ sleep that evening.
A change ____ your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to _ something from different angles, as well as to be refreshed and energized
Now I’m looking forward to my next event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.
A．surprising B．exciting C．moving D．relaxing
A．hour B．week C．day D．month
A．hotel B．beach C．snowfield D．school
A． fueled B．offered C．parked D．lent
A．drop-off B．kick-off C．get-off D．take-off
A．freedom B．break C．adventure D．excitement
A．occurred B．happened C．appeared D．appealed
A．rested B．started C．arrived D．left
A．back B．forward C．out D．away
A．even B．just C．particularly D．mostly
A．talked B．quarreled C．complained D．argued
A．constantly B．rarely C．frequently D．usually
A．developed B．showed C．lost D．kept
A．smoke B．dust C．fog D．snow
A．turned B．shone C．froze D．cleared
A．greatly B．mentally C．immediately D．completely
A．sound B．uneasy C．uncomfortable D．light
A．about B．from C．in D．for
A．give up B．look at C．find out D．carry on
A．planned B．discussed C．prepared D．unexpected