阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When my father was still in his teens, his father usually took him to the church to pray (
祈祷). My grandfather had a______of keeping his change in his shirt pocket. As they______in the church side by side one day, the______fell out of his pocket and onto the floor. Obviously deep______concentration, my grandfather didn’t notice it at all______, a gentleman that was sitting nearby, as well as my father,
______the incident. The man moved quickly and picked up the coins______. Maybe he was afraid the others would have seen what he was doing. Then he______to another corner of the church. He pretended (
假装) he hadn’t done anything except praying. My father saw the man’s______and as soon as my grand- father______praying, he couldn’t______telling my grand-father what had happened. My grandfather______what had happened and stopped my father from telling him who______the money. He then told my father the following:______the man had to steal in church, then it must be because he was very______and could not support his family. "We mustn’t be so______to judge a person," he added. They______a grocery store (杂货店). My grandfather told my father to make sure that every month he would______a bag of daily things needed by a______and send it to that person without telling him whom it was from. I don’t know how______went for that man from then on, but wouldn’t this world be a better place to live in if we had that kind of kindness in our society?
A.hobby B.habit C.dream D.secret
A.sang B.walked C.existed D.prayed
A.coins B.cards C.tickets D.bills
A.in B.on C.by D.at
A.Therefore B.Besides C.However D.Instead
A.experienced B.noticed C.found D.searched
A.slowly B.bravely C.hardly D.secretly
A.put up B.set off C.went away D.ran after
A.sighting B.behavior C.evidence D.change
A.finished B.continued C.succeeded D.supported
A.keep B.imagine C. help D.stop
A.cared B.talked C.heard D.worried
A.brought B.borrowed C.earned D.took
A.Whether B.Although C.If D.Once
A.angry B.bad C.mild D.poor
A.quick B.friendly C.impolite D.clever
A.owned B.reached C.passed D.bought
A.compare B.produce C.examine D.propare
A.group B.shop C.church D.family
A.life B.luck C.time D.work
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There was a store a half hour’ s walk from my apartment, and it was the cheapest place to buy food for us students studying abroad in France, there was always a long checkout line. On a cold March day, I spent my time shopping, got what I needed and the checkout.
, the lines that day were long. There were people everywhere. I was standing . in line because I just wasn’t that my French yet. Any time that I had to with the natives, I got a little nervous.
When my came, I began to put my things on the cashier desk, hoping that the cashier wouldn’t me. With nervous energy, I was shaking back and forth, but I didn’t even notice I was continually a security alarm!
The entire store was watching me now. To my , the store manager came to me a few moments later. She started to me in French. Then she realized that I spoke no French. The next five minutes were spent me: my backpack, my coat pockets, my jean pockets. And there were hands . Everyone was looking, pointing, and .
I stood embarrassedly all the while; the was still ringing out.
Then I this had happened to me before in the States. New always equal alarms. The clothes contain small sensors (传感器) that you are supposed to before wearing. So I grabbed my shirt and turned it . There was a “Remove Before Washing” tag in it. I could say anything, the manager brought a pair of scissors and then cut off the tag.
I packed up my backpack, and marched out of the store with a strange mixture of embarrassment and pride.
A.when B.because C.so D.or
A.headed for B.looked for C.asked D.turned to
A.In fact B.Unexpectedly C.As usual D.Unluckily
A.hopefully B.thoughtfully C.fearfully D.nervously
A.interested in B.confident about C.afraid of D.strict with
A.stay B.play C.study D.communicate
A.turn B.time C.bill D.wait
A.find B.recognize C.speak to D.look at
A.setting up B.setting off C.making up D.making out
A.excitement B.surprise C.happiness D.sorrow
A.answer B.help C.question D.understand
A.searching B.catching C.watching D.greeting
A.somewhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D.everywhere
A.smiling B.whispering C.worrying D.upsetting
A.phone B.bell C.alarm D.toy
A.explained B.complained C.remembered D.thought
A.trousers B.clothes C.backpacks D.pockets
A.remove B.check C.buy D.use
A.down B.inside C.off D.outward
A.After B.Before C.As D.When
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment(预约)into the outer of Harvard’s president. But they were by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, that the couple would finally become and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a face. The lady told him, “We had a son that Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this would look like a cemetery(墓地),” “Oh, no,” the lady quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer about.
A.lab B.library C.hall D.office
A.watched B.stopped C.followed D.interviewed
A.hoping B.finding C.realizing D.imagining
A.surprised B.disappointed C.worried D.troubled
A.hopelessly B.carefully C.unexpectedly D.unwillingly
A.pleasant B.funny C.cold D.sad
A.attended B.visited C.studied D.served
A.clever B.brave C.proud D.happy
A.set about B.set up C.take down D.take over
A.satisfied B.excited C.moved D.ashamed
A.house B.part C.garden D.place
A.explained B.expressed C.refused D.admitted
A.building B.yard C.playground D.square
A.laughed B.shouted C.glanced D.called
A.suggestion B.idea C.thought D.opinion
A.bored B.astonished C.interested D.pleased
A.department B.university C.business D.club
A.Once B.While C.Since D.Though
A.name B.character C.picture D.sign
A.talked B.knew C.heard D.cared
Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year.This__ father of eight children had deeply known his share of family heartaches.A few years earlier,his sister Kedra had been shot in the____by a young man who robbed the place where she was working.The youth was caught,but Kedra ____her sight.As a result of his sister's problems,Mr.Andrews cared about blind people.
On December 20,1992,Mr.Andrews was____for a train in New York City.The train pulled into the station and stopped.Andrews was getting ready to get____the train when something____happened.An old blind man,who had____the space between two carriages for a door while____his way with a stick,suddenly fell____the train.Seeing this Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and____the blind man to safety.He impressed all the people on the spot with his____.The news rapidly spread all over the country.Messages began to pour in.Some people____sent money and food to Andrews.
Andrews had been at the station____he was returning from a job talk.He probably would have been hired,but the public praise made it a sure thing.
Andrews,however,received____attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active____to his family.Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy____,it didn't happen that way.Andrews____start his new job,but the factory____to New Jersey.Andrews didn't have any way to get to work,so he____to leave.It was not long before he was____to job hunting again.Few newspapers,however,would tell their readers what Mr.Andrews' life was like after he became a hero.
A.helpless B.careless C.friendless D.jobless
A.arm B.leg C.face D.Stomach
A.lost B.hurt C.kept D.destroyed
A.looking B.calling C.waiting D.searching
A.on B.off C.to D.down
A.disappointed B.strange C.funny D.unexpected
A.chosen B.reached C.mistaken D.forgotten
A.forcing B.feeling C.leading D.touching
A.into B.from C.under D.over
A.threw B.pushed C.drove D.pulled
A.courage B.power C.help D.speed
A.yet B.even C.still D.ever
A.though B.before C.because D.till
A.close B.little C.much D.enough
A.help B.ideas C.reading D.reports
A.stop B.journey C.beginning D.end
A.might B.could C.would D.did
A.moved B.turned C.joined D.belonged
A.promised B.refused C.had D.forced
A.back B.ready C.sorry D.Excited
The captain of a ship and a merchant(商人)were friends.The merchant had a young son,who wanted to be a sailor(水手),so the captain took him for voyages in his____.One day when the captain had come from a ___ with a lot of money,the merchant told him that the price of iron(铁) had_____ and suggested that he should buy some with his money.“I’ll ____ it for you in my storehouse _____you return from your next voyage,and perhaps you’ll get ____ money.” But while the captain was away,the price of iron went up _____ 60% ,so the merchant sold it and kept the money.When the captain came back,his____ friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had____ all the iron. The captain knew that his friend was____ lies,but he stayed ____and said,“I knew that you had problems_____mice in your storehouse.” After a few days,the captain started _____ voyage,and when he returned home,he said to the merchant,“I’m very sorry,but _____our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away.” The merchant was very____ and said,“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And _____ can mice eat iron,” answered the captain.The merchant took the captain to a_____ ,who said,“The merchant must____the captain the money which he got when he ___the iron,and then the captain must_____ the merchant’s son back to him.”
A.car B.cart C.ship D.plane
A.voyage B.travel C.business D.visit
A.fallen B.raised C.widened D.risen
A.keep B.hide C.hold D.put
A.when B.since C.after D.until
A.many B.more C.a bit D.less
A.on B.in C.to D.by
A.dishonest B.honest C.real D.former
A.sold B.borrowed C.eaten D.drunk
A.talking B.making C.telling D.saying
A.friendly B.calm C.quiet D.angry
A.about B.in C.on D.with
A.another B.next C.the other D.other
A.while B.after C.during D.before
A.boring B.puzzled C.angry D.afraid
A.yet B.neither C.so D.either
A.lawyer B.manager C.child D.judge
A.return B.give C.offer D.lend
A.kept B.bought C.sold D.stole
A.bring B.fetch C.carry D.catch
A hospital is needed by every living person at the time of birth, death, physical injuries, or sickness. It is always a place where family members can gather around the person who needs the of well trained medical doctors and nurses.
As Nicole Hagen and Ricky Beebe were born into the Hagen family in 1998, the parents were both in the delivery (分娩) room. This is a as the tradition has been for the father to be in the next room. hospitals have a birthing room where there is an extra sofa and a chair for the father to either sit or even to sleep on next to his wife. Many are taken of the new baby within a few minutes of his or her . Even a video can be made with the proud father taking pictures of the doctor, nurses, mother, and baby. A nurse may take a picture of the father, mother, and baby. Young children will not see the baby the doctor and nurses allow them into the room many hours later.
At the death of Grandma Hagen, the adult children at her bedside. As she was dying, her children talked to her, read the Bible, and even sang some of her songs. The nurses would check on her very often and the doctor came as his time . She was given pain pills her last few hours would be as as possible. When she died the family cried together in sorrow for the loss of their mother. Grandpa Hagen had died fourteen years . Grandma Hagen was 82 when she died.
Doctors operate on broken bones by accidents in factories or car accidents. Children sometimes fall down stairs where an arm is . Athletes get hurt in of football, basketball, baseball, track, and soccer. Most injuries are repaired very successfully the great skill of the doctor.
Illness from disease, alcohol, or smoking often requires a person to stay a long period in the hospital. People like to recover . However, if medical care is needed, a hospital may be the home for some patients.
A.beautiful B.big C.quiet D.nice
A.operation B.help C.check D.medicine
A.development B.fact C.question D.try
A.Modern B.New C.Many D.Large
A.things B.gifts C.people D.pictures
A.chance B.falling C.birth D.sight
A.valuable B.necessary C.family D.hospital
A.until B.as C.if D.when
A.gathered B.looked C.pointed D.smiled
A.old B.favorite C.own D.new
A.went by B.arrived C.remained D.allowed
A.so that B.even though C.as if D.that
A.happy B.pleased C.comfortable D.lucky
A.ago B.faster C.later D.earlier
A.made B.caused C.controlled D.brought
A.broken B.raised C.pained D.stretched
A.cases B.conditions C.games D.playground
A.in the form of B.thanks to C.out of D.from
A.at once B.at home C.easily D.as well
A.usual B.common C.second D.free