On my way to work every day, I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular my attention. It must have suffered some . Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.
Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be . It was a reminder to me that I may not have had the best start in life, I could change in the parts of my life at any time.
I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was busy. After that week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I drove by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my , I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that tree had stood. I had my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too .
What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?
A．caught B．paid C．fixed D．escaped
A．experience B．influence C．defeat D．damage
A．change B．design C．follow D．imagine
A．applying B．attempting C．learning D．happening
A．satisfied B．interested C．encouraged D．educated
A．even though B．as if C．in case D．if only
A．habit B．direction C．plan D．purpose
A．review B．picture C．glance D．knowledge
A．call B．help C．tell D．warn
A．regret B．pleasure C．happiness D．surprise
A．cut off B．taken off C．put off D．called off
A．sad B．far C．good D．late
A．never B．ever C．surely D．Almost
One miserable rainy night, a man named Mark decided to end his life. In his mid-fifties, Mark had never been married, the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. Wet and unhappy, he walked along the streets, feeling as if there was in the entire world that cared about whether he lived or died , I was sitting in my room watching the rain hit my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I jumped from my chair and out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by , invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room．
, I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn’t understand what they were saying, but the of the man, holding his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache(胸口疼痛). I raced back to my room and stuck(伸进) my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs.
When I the door of the living room, I walked right in .The three adults looked at me in as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a , turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy.
Downstairs, Mark sat quietly with his head bowed(低着) . Tears streamed down his face as he tightly held that coin. Finally looking at my parents, he said, “It’s that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so . That is the first hug(拥抱) I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody .”
Mark’s life changed that night. When he left our house, he was to live instead of die. we never saw Mark again, we received letters from him every once in a while, letting us know that he was doing fine.
My life changed that night, too, as I witnessed the huge healing power of , even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents.
Before Mark left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Mark said that he’d walked along the streets that rainy night, helpless and ready to , he had noticed a sticker(贴纸) on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.
A．believed B．noticed C．experienced D．understood
A．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody
A．Later B．First C．Afterwards D．Meanwhile
A．looked B．raced C．spoke D．broke
A．pity B．anxiety C．guilty D．fear
A．Worried B．Curious C．Puzzled D．Annoyed
A．sense B．thought C．sight D．look
A．upstairs B．downstairs C．in D．out
A．answered B．fixed C．found D．reached
A．anger B．delight C．peace D．surprise
A．hug B．kiss C．smile D．handshake
A．down B．away C．up D．into
A．just B．still C．also D．even
A．anxious B．stressed C．lonely D．bored
A．cares B．gets C．makes D．knows
A．lucky B．proud C．hesitant(犹豫) D．ready
A．Since B．When C．Although D．Unless
A．receiving B．giving C．loving D．taking
A．if B．as C．until D．before
A．die B．cry C．leave ` D．Regret
I watch her and her mother decorate her college dormitory room. Everything is in , organized and arranged. Her room nicely accommodates not only her clothes and bric-a-brac(小摆件)，but her roommate’s as well. I begin to accept that her room at home is no longer hers. It is now ours，our room for her when she .
I myself thinking of when I held her in the cradle of my arm，in the chair alongside my wife's hospital bed. One day old. So ，so beautiful，so perfect，so dependent on her new， parents. Time marches relentlessly（不停地）.
She looks up now，catching me at her, causing her to say to her mother.” Mom, Dad’s looking at me .”
The last few days，I touch her arm，her face－anything－ that when my wife and I return home，she will not be with us and there will be nothing to . I have so much to say, but no with which to start .
My changed from the day I drove this child home from the hospital. I saw myself that day, and it has led to a lot of places that I would never have found on my own .
She says，”It'll be all right，Dad. I’ll be home from school .”I tell her she will have a great year but I say little else. I am afraid somehow to speak and I only hold on to our good-bye hug a little longer, a little .
I gaze into her eyes and to go. My wife’s eyes her as she leaves us. Mine do not. Maybe if I don’t look，I can imagine that she really hasn’t ; I know that what she is embarking upon （开始）is exciting and wonderful. I remember what the world looked like to me everything was new.
As I walk to the car with my wife at my side，my eyes are wet，my heart is sore，and I realize that my life is forever.
A．sight B．place C．search D．need
A．lives B．graduates C．separates D．visits
A．force B．leave C．find D．has
A．strong B．big C．funny D．small
A．totally B．severely C．slightly D．strictly
A．experienced B．untested C．qualified D．casual
A．laughing B．glancing C．glaring D．staring
A．funny B．frightening C．kind D．sad
A．expecting B．imaging C．knowing D．doubting
A．see B．touch C．kiss D．hug
A．sentence B．quotes C．words D．saying
A．life B．career C．day D．schedule
A．easily B．carefully C．differently D．seriously
A．swiftly B．rapidly C．instantly D．soon
A．gentler B．tighter C．softer D．warmer
A．wonder B．wander C．turn D．switch
A．catch B．follow C．watch D．keep
A．grown B．born C．gone D．found
A．when B．although C．so long as D．every time
A．destroyed B．beginning C．changing D．ended
We find different kinds of animals in the world．Some animals，such as tigers and lions live in big forest and they are called animals．Some others like sheep and dogs are by men and they are called domestic animals（家养动物）．These animals are very different from one another，but we can them into big groups： those that eat other animals and those that eat grass and leaves．Animals like the belong to the first group．
Animals are great use to human beings．Men wild animals for their fur and meat．Domestic animals are more important to men．Without them，life will be ．People make use of animals in many ．
Cows and pigs are useful to men's ．They give 80％ of the men eat every year．Skin of some animals can be into expensive overcoats and shoes，which are warm and comfortable and a long time．They are very welcome in countries．Wool，which is now one of the most important materials for textile （纺织） ，comes from some certain ． From cows， we get milk． And we shouldn’t that some domestic animals are kept for transport（运输）．Many people ride horses．Arabs ride on camels that travel in deserts for days without ．In some places animals are still used to plough field． is clear that men just can’t live without these animals．
A．terrible B．serious C．fighting D．wild
A．kept B．treated C．trapped D．sold
A．divide B．separate C．turn D．change
A．chicken B．tiger C．dog D．goat
A．with B．of C．to D．for
A．discover B．raise C．hunt D．care for
A．quite B．very C．even D．some
A．smooth B．difficult C．easy D．perfect
A．groups B．places C．ways D．kinds
A．life B．work C．family D．food
A．dinner B．meal C．meat D．animal
A．put B．turned C．made D．changed
A．cost B．dress C．take D．last
A．cool B．warm C．cold D．foreign
A．business B．factory C．workers D．industry
A．sheep B．goats C．animals D．cows
A．remember B．forget C．realize D．notice
A．hardly B．still C．always D．just
A．sleeping B．resting C．drinking D．stopping
A．that B．this C．it D．so
How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings in that museum would help him．
It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the ．
Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more ．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston him how to use paints to make stage sets．
As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man to become an artist．Many creative people there to talk about art, literature and history．From their ,Jacob learned that history books often the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He Toussaint, who had helped free his people French ruling．
Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a artist．
A．steps B．blocks C．buildings D．avenues
A．artist B．tutor C．scholar D．official
A．swinging B．existing C．hanging D．twisting
A．blank B．loose C．tough D．tight
A．lined B．decorated C．associated D．filled
A．stored B．received C．created D．remembered
A．museum B．studio C．church D．street
A．whether B．which C．that D．when
A．precious B．practical C．standard D．flexible
A．recommended B．reminded C．provided D．showed
A．hesitating B．struggling C．marching D．participating
A．settled B．wandered C．gathered D．rushed
A．experiences B．performances C． accents D．conversations
A．acknowledged B．accused C．ignored D．witnessed
A．chose B．accepted C．counted D．employed
A．against B．from C．for D．with
A．more than B．rather than C．other than D．less than
A．broke B．gave C．permitted D．took
A．award B．title C．salary D．prize
A．permanent B．popular C．positive D．professional
I got a guitar for my birthday, and since then I have been struggling. It’s kind of sad. To be honest, it is how many problems are caused by such little things in the life of a teenager .It has awakened another side of myself me. And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.
I’m a senior, I’m going to soon and I know what college I’m going to. And now I have to deal with this little voice in my head constantly me that I’m going to be a rock star, not a scientist.
A few weeks ago I was given the simple task of writing a short story. I sat down to a beautiful work of fiction that would my teacher and classmates. To be honest, this is an area I generally feel very in. I really enjoy it and such writing tasks used to take the amount of time.
So I was to write my story, and across the room lay my beautiful birthday present. “Once upon a time,” I wrote. Then I stopped, in my chair, and stared for a moment at the . Its dark red paint was and I could see my reflection in its perfect surface. And then my reflection started dancing and singing. I wasn’t , but it sure was. I’d follow its . So I seized my guitar and plucked (拨动) a string. I sat rocking with my guitar until late the night. I was sure I was preparing for the much more efficiently now that I wasn’t spending time writing stories.
Needless to say, no story was written, and many arose in my mind. Since then, I have constantly asked, “Am I for not wanting to do my work anymore?” More importantly, , I’ve learned I really am going to be a rock star.
A．interesting B．exciting C．disappointing D．surprising
A．within B．with C．before D．beyond
A．work B．write C．graduate D．retire
A．teaching B．advising C．reminding D．fooling
A．actually B．seemingly C．obviously D．partly
A．plan B．create C．carry D．continue
A．frustrate B．amuse C．astonish D．admire
A．happy B．rich C．fortunate D．strong
A．least B． most C． largest D．best
A．trying B．helping C．refusing D．learning
A．seated B．edited C．turned D．digested
A．paper B．instrument C．floor D．desk
A．running B．shining C．deepening D．fading
A．playing B．dreaming C．moving D．repeating
A．lead B．music C．speed D．rule
A．of B．at C．for D．into
A．university B．life C．future D．exam
A．doubts B．fears C．discussions D．problems
A．curious B．clever C．normal D．alone
A．therefore B．though C．otherwise D．even