A wise gentleman retired and bought a modest home near junior high school. He the first few weeks of his retirement peace and satisfaction. Then a new school year began. The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his ，beating happily on every trash can they ．The noise continued day after day, finally the wise old man decided it was time to take some .
The next afternoon, he walked out to the young boys as they banged their way down the street. them, he said, " kids are a lot of fun. I like to see you your happiness like that. I used to do the same thing when I was your age. Will you do me a favor? I'll give you each a dollar if you'll promise to come around every day and do your thing，
The kids were and continued to do their job on the trash cans. After a few days, the old man greeted the kids again, this time he had a sad smile on his face. "I lost a lot of money in the stock market," he told them. " , I'll only be able to pay you 50 cents to beat on the cans." The troublemakers were displeased, but they did accept his offer and continued the afternoon .
A few days later, the old man approached them again as they went their way down the street. "Look," he said, "I haven’t received my Social Security check yet,
I'm not going to be able to give you more than 25 cents. Will that be okay?"
"A quarter?” the leader exclaimed．"If you think we are going to our time beating these cans around a quarter, you are crazy！No way，mister. We quit！"And the old man enjoyed for the rest of his days.
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I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of 36 my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet 37 . Bob often came with me and almost every time he'd 38 to go off and look for something special. I'd always see him walking down the walkway 39 the three yellow roses in his hands. Bob knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart 40 with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for the 41 small steak and remembered how Bob had loved his steak.
Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was in a soft green dress. I 42 as she picked up a large pack of T-bones, 43 them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but 44 , at these prices, I don't know."
"My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. "Buy him the steaks. And value every 45 you have together."
She smiled and I saw the feeling in her 46 as she placed the package in her basket and 47 away. I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes later I saw first the green suit and then 48 the pretty lady coming to me. In her arms she carried something. On her face was the 49 smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held and 50 welled down. "These are for you, " she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what the roses 51 , but still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my 52 . I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost 53 . How did she know?
Suddenly the 54 seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. "Oh, Bob, you haven't 55 me, have you?" I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.
A．losing B．leaving C．passing D．failing
A．flowers B．roses C．memories D．thoughts
A．decide B．happen C．refuse D．pretend
A．by B．with C．during D．between
A．full B．filled C．pleased D．crowded
A．very B．beautiful C．pretty D．perfect
A．watched B．saw C．found D．glared
A．fell B．carried C．dropped D．took
A．exactly B．generally C．usually D．honestly
A．moment B．dinner C．time D．year
A．hands B．eyes C．voice D．basket
A．left B．ran C．slipped D．wheeled
A．realized B．recognized C．received D．thought
A．saddest B．funniest C．brightest D．strangest
A．words B．tears C．feelings D．sweats
A．stood B．described C．meant D．designed
A．sight B．cart C．roses D．package
A．unknown B．uncommon C．unreal D．unlike
A．question B．answer C．case D．puzzle
A．missed B．disappointed C．hated D．forgotten
Everyone in the village knew who Ugly was. Ugly was a_1_with many injuries. His left foot appeared to have been badly broken .Ugly only loved two things in this world: eating garbage and ,shall we say ,__2 __.However, every time someone saw Ugly there was the__3__reaction. All the children were warned not to___4_him, and the adult threw rocks at him when he tried to follow them. Whenever he found children, he would come running and putting his head against their hands. If you ever _5___him up he would immediately begin suckling（允吸）.on your shirt, fingers, whatever he could find . One day, Ugly shared his love with the neighbour’s___6_dog . They did not respond __7__,and Ugly was badly treated . Even from the end of the__8_I could hear his screams, and I tired to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was __9__,it was clear Ugly’s life was almost at an end. It must be_10__him terribly, I thought . Then I felt a familiar sucking feeling on my _11__. Ugly, in so much ___12_, was trying to suckle my ear. I pulled him closer to me , and he_13___suckled my fingers and watched me .Even in the greatest pain, that ugly cat was asking only for a little love ,perhaps some ___14_.At that moment I thought Ugly was the most 15____and loving creature I had ever seen .Never once did he bite me, or even try to get away from me. He just _16___me completely trusting in me to relieve his pain. Ugly died in my __17__before I could get inside. He taught me more about __18__than a thousand books, lectures, or talk show ever could . He had been __19__on the outside ,__20 I was on the inside .To give my pity and love to those I cared for.
A．cat B．dog C．child D．bird
A．running B．food C．love D．playing
A．interesting B．funny C．immediate D．same
A．touch B．own C．buy D．feed
A．warmed B．brought C．picked D．lifted
A．lovely B．fierce C．gentle D．big
A．politely B．foolishly C．rudely D．kindly
A．village B．house C．street D．woods
A．lying B．sleeping C．playing D．fighting
A．handing B．hurting C．treating D．hitting
A．weakly B．softly C．warmly D．gladly
A．care B．comfort C．garbage D．pity
A．beautiful B．brave C．curious D．miserable
A．waited for B．tore for C．looked up at D．glanced at
A．arms B．room C．car D．mind
A．life B．giving C．bravery D．struggle
A．deserted B．injured C．destroyed D．damaged
A．and B．so C．but D．or
One day Jack broke his mother’s mirror. When she saw the broken___41___ she cried. “Jack, you are too careless and because of that, father is going to punish you.”
“I’m too angry to ___42___ him a beating now,” said Jack’s father as he examined the broken mirror, “I’ll do it after supper.”
When supper was over, his father took ___43____ to the garden. “I’m going to ___44___ a branch that is just the right size,” he said. They looked everywhere but found___45___.
Then Jack had ___46___. “Father, I think your walking stick will be just __47____.”
“Yes, that’s a good idea. Now come along to my room and we’ll try it.”
Up in his room Jack’s father took ___48___ his coat. Jack was __49____. But to Jack’s great surprise, his father turned to his bed and hit it again and again with the walking stick. He hit it like this for a while and then stopped. “Well, I think that’s enough,” said his father. “You must be careful in future. You will be a good boy, won’t you?” Jack __50____ he would be and never forget it because it was such an unusual punishment.
A．glass B．cup C．bottle D．glasses
A．get B．have C．hit
A．it B．him C．that D．them
A．buy B．make C．cut D．do
A．no one B．none C．a big one D．a small one
A．a stick B．an idea C．an act D．a mind
A．long B．short C．right D．thing
A．up B．away C．off D．with them
A．happy B．pleased C．satisfied D．worried
A．promised B．allowed C．was told D．hoped
In the first week after arriving in the new city for further study, I fell and broke my leg. I was really 36 by the kindness of my new roommate. “We are family now,” she said when she 37 me lying in my room with a swollen(浮肿的) 38 , unable to move. She took me to the nearest 39 by taxi to get my leg examined. The driver was so 40 that we arrived there very quickly. After that, my 41 didn’t stop helping me though I told her I could do things on my own.
So many blessings(幸事) I had never 42 came to me when I was alone and helpless. Bus drivers picked me up 43 anywhere they saw me. Many people 44 the door for me. Such things were small but 45 for a person on walking sticks.
46 people’s kindness, I did whatever I could to make people 47 . I made many jokes about my two 48 and the bad fall. And I tried not to 49 even a single time about what had happened. I also tried to be kind to 50 students who were injured. I took time to 51 with a girl in a wheelchair who always ate lunch alone.
I soon realized that pain can be 52 by mental (精神上的) power. I could see that 53 I was using physical sticks, there were hundreds of mental sticks I could depend on. I also saw that sometimes 54 situations could be good. Einstein once said, “You can live your life seeing nothing as a miracle( 奇迹 ) 55 seeing everything as a miracle.”
A．amazed B．saved C．loved D．supported
A．heard B．left C．found D．remembered
A．head B．stomach C．arm D．leg
A．museum B．hospital C．playground D．library
A．patient B．angry C．nice D．funny
A．driver B．doctor C．family D．roommate
A．listed B．expected C．given D．accepted
A．before B．from C．through D．with
A．cleaned B．moved C．opened D．guarded
A．hard B．rare C．easy D．weak
A．Instead of B．In place of C．Except for D．In return for
A．believe B．laugh C．talk D．think
A．hands B．books C．sticks D．stories
A．complain B．advise C．miss D．enjoy
A．both B．no C．other D．few
A．study B．discuss C．practise D．eat
A．reduced B．seen C．caused D．doubted
A．since B．because C．whether D．although
A．boring B．unpleasant C．dangerous D．tiring
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling. Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. Inoneof the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to 36 , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank！” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t37 , as I knew, but all the time 38 his foot against mine.
My39 raced back more than thirty years to the 40 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The41 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
42 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to43 each other very well. Frank West44 me because he wasn’t 45 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had46 of a mind than a baby has. His “ 47” consisted of rough sounds—sounds of pleasure or anger and 48 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 49 on her entirely. He needed all the 50 of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She 51 nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the52 ones. So before we53 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 54 my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his 55 to me was always the same.
A．work B．stay C．live D．expect
A．answer B．speak C．smile D．laugh
A．covering B．moving C．fighting D．pressing
A．minds B．memories C．thoughts D．brains
A．better B．dark C．younger D．old
A．cave B．place C．sight D．scene
A．Discussing B．Solving C．Sharing D．Suffering
A．learn from B．talk to C．help D．know
A．needed B．recognized C．interested D．encouraged
A．normal B．common C．unusual D．quick
A．more B．worse C．fewer D．less
A．word B．speech C．sentence D．language
A．not B．no C．something D．nothing
A．fed B．kept C．lived D．depended
A．attention B．control C．treatment D．management
A．lost B．needed C．destroyed D．left
A．troublesome B．unlucky C．angry D．unpopular
A．separated B．went C．reunited D．returned
A．pushed B．tried C．showed D．measured
A．nodding B．greeting C．meeting D．acting