I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to _. From the airport, my friend and I a taxi to my . On the way I saw the skyline（天际线） of Manhattan（曼哈顿） for the _time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers （摩天大厦）and their man-made . Helping me unpack（卸下包裹） at the hotel, my friend left and to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something to eat. Since（因为） I couldn’t speak a single of English, I couldn’t tell the what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to English.
A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool
A．look B．listen C．enjoy D．mind
A．sat B．took C．rode D．used
A．home B．hotel C．office D．school
A．first B．one C．last D．only
A．satellites B．lakes C．beauty D．parks
A．advised B．liked C．Promised D．hoped
A．Before long B．Shortly after C．Soon D．Then
A．restaurant B．shop C．supermarket D．pub
A．letter B．word C．sentence D．phrase
A．boss B．cook C．waiter D．waitress
A．voices B．suggestions C．sounds D．gestures
A．looking B．ordering C．picking D．eating
A．until B．when C．before D．after
A．tried B．stopped C．decided D．continued
A．anything B．everything C．something D．some things
A．came B．went C．returned D．arrived
A．asleep B．awake C．afraid D．alive
A．noise B．voices C．streets D．places
A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、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。
Once upon a time, Margaret came home from school with a drawing in her hand and very big tears in her eyes. She had _ a picture of Tippity's garden with flowers and a boy__ of it.
“But it is good," said Margaret's Mother.” Let's_ it to Tippity and see what she thinks."
Tippity looked at the picture and__ ,"What a lovely drawing! You are a fine _ .”Margaret felt a little better. “It's a picture of your garden," she said. “But a boy at a school said it was _ ．”
“Nonsense!" said Tippitiy. "We all_ things in different ways and we all find our own 4_ to show people what we see. Everybody is__ and art is for everybody." "Let's go to see Uncle Dot and I'll show you what I mean."
Uncle Dot was _ a picture of two fishermen who were working on their boat.
“Well, this is__ ！”Uncle Dot studied the drawing and said,“I like the way you showed all the _ in Trippity's garden, and that's a very cheerful sun in the sky. Art is such great 53 ，isn't it?"
Everyone agreed that it was good fun.
“Why don't all of us sit down and _ with me for a while? I have lots of art supplies. Use _ you like."
When they were _ ,they hung their picture up and stepped back to look at them. Each piece was different. Everyone had seen the_ things: a boat, two freshmen, the sea, the sky and the sun, _ person drew those things in his or her own way.
"See? You are all artists!" said Uncle Dot.
From that day on, Margaret and her mother _drawing and all kinds of art. They didn't_ whether others thought their work was "good" or not, because they knew that didn't matter at all.
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Bill, my friend, had wild hair and wore a T-shirt with holes in it, blue jeans and no shoes. I________once saw Bill wear a pair of shoes.
He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street from the campus was a ________full of well-dressed, middle-class people.
One day, Bill decided to worship there. He walked into the church, with his wild hair, T-shirt, blue jeans and ________feet. The church was completely ________, and the________ had already begun. Bill started down the aisle (走廊) to find a place to sit. By now the people were looking a bit ________, but no one said anything.
As Bill ________ closer and closer to the pulpit (圣坛), he realized there were no ________ seats. So he sat down on the carpet right up ________ By now, the tension in the air was ________.
Right about the time Bill took his“seat”，an elderly man began slowly making his way ________the aisle．He was in his eighties with silver gray hair．He was a godly man—elegant and dignified．He walked with a stick and，as he neared the boy，church members thought，“How can you expect a man of his age and background to ________ some college kid on the floor?’’
It took a ________ time for the man to reach the boy．The church was ________except for the clicking of his ________．All eyes were on the ________．
________then they saw the elderly man ________ his stick on the floor．With great difficulty，he sat down on the floor next to Bill and worshipped with him．Everyone in the church ________ up with emotion．When the minister gained control，he told the people，“What I am about to preach(讲道)，you will never remember．What you’ve just seen，you will never ________”．
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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。
My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string ___players in our town. He could not ____music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it.
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his ____for he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, ____his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to grow into a man and have children of my own ____I realized how much he had sacrificed.
I joined the United States Air __ in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home ____ , I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could ____your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his __ in his ability to play so well for his family.
In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was __in an accident. On that particular day, Dad got the third index finger of his left hand _____ by the machine. He didn't lose enough of the finger ____ it would stop him picking up anything, but it did ________ his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, When I came home and asked him to play, Dad would make _________ for why he couldn't play. For the family it didn't make any ________that Dad couldn't play as well.
In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life ________ dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the________time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few ________. When I looked around, there was not a ________eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life,—________. As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!
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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 June 25, two days after our kidney transplant （移植） surgeries, my daughter-in-law, supported by her nurse and my son, walked into my hospital room in Seattle．There she was, the of my kidney, smiling at the foot of my bed．That's when I realized the full _ of "to give is to receive．"
This February, her kidney function continued to decline, my daughter-in-law needed a kidney transplant to ．1 told her that it would be a（n） to me to be able to donate a kidney to her．Immediately I was found compatible （相匹配的）, my as a kidney provider began． After some tests and exams with my personal physician, I flew to Seattle for testing． Whenever I "passed" one , I became more relieved．Then I received the phone call telling me I was ． which made me very happy．,the day arrived．Before the surgery, I truly wasn't afraid; I just wanted the transplant to be ．
I woke that evening, my son telling me that my left kidney was in my daughter-in-law．A strong sense of washed over me．It was one of the most _ moments of my life．A later, I got an e-mail from my daughter-in-law, saying: "Happy One-Month Anniversary!" We did have something to:1 wasn't affected much by the surgery, and more importantly, she felt like she had her back．
Up to now, being able to see my daughter-in-law one of my kidneys has been one of the greatest gifts 1 have received．
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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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was ____ for a ride across the river. The wait seemed ____. His body became stiff(僵硬的) from the cold north wind.
He heard the ____ of approaching hooves(马蹄) running along the frozen path. Anxiously, he ___ as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one pass by ____an effort to get his attention. Then another passed by, and another. ____, the last rider drew near. The old man caught the rider’s eyes and said, “Sir, would you ____ giving an old man a ride to the other side?”
Reining (勒住) his horse, the rider replied, “Sure thing. Hop____.” The horseman got off and helped the old man onto the horse. He took the old man not ____ across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy cottage, the horseman’s ____ caused him to inquire, “Sir, I noticed that you let several other riders pass by. I’m curious ___ you would wait and ask the last rider. What if I had ____ and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I looked into the eyes of the other ___ and immediately saw there was no concern for my situation. It would have been ____ even to ask them for a ride. But when I looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were ____. I knew your gentle spirit would _____ the opportunity to help me.”
Those heartwarming comments ____ the horseman deeply. “I’m most ____ for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I ___ get too busy in my own affairs so that I fail to ____ to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.” with that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
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