I used to work as a waitress in a little restaurant. I felt frustrated then so I had been that period. I hadn’t told anybody except my employer. Somehow a had overheard (无意中听到) my saying that I had to go to another . As I passed her table, she me a card with her phone number on it. She explained that she lived in Sydney and that I should call I needed any help.
Some weeks later, it was time for appointment(约会) in Sydney and I flew there. I was as I had never been there before and didn’t anyone else there. So I to ring the lady who had given me her number, even though I had only met her that once. I had arrived, she was very excited and came to meet me. She gave me a bed and a meal and took me to my appointment the next day and afterwards, she took me back to the .
She treated me so that I offered her a gift to express my but she refused. She said “Your to me is to offer your help to another when it is .” Over the months we kept in touch but then for some reason our communication got less and less .
I always felt I wasn’t giving enough to others as a , but she had told me that I gave her very much and the way I people was a gift. I now give a hand to others every day even if it is only a smile to those who have none to give.
A．going through B．worrying about C．wishing for D．dreaming of
A．manager B．waiter C．customer D．friend
A．restaurant B．school C．town D．city
A．showed B．handed C．lent D．returned
A．before B．after C．if D．because
A．her B．their C．my D．his
A．pleased B．tired C．scared D．honest
A．help B．know C．meet D．serve
A．decided B．promised C．refused D．expected
A．room B．hotel C．car D．phone
A．Considering B．Admitting C．Learning D．Thinking
A．secretly B．immediately C．slowly D．unwillingly
A．room B．airport C．park D．station
A．calmly B．warmly C．coldly D．poorly
A．thankfulness B．concern C．excitement D．attitude
A．advice B．question C．pay D．gift
A．needed B．tested C．appreciated D．accepted
A．frequent B．valuable C．important D．meaningful
A．nurse B．waitress C．teacher D．cook
A．laughed at B．recognized C．talked about D．treated
Farmers,as we all know,have been having a hard time of it lately,and have turned
to new ways of earning income from their land.This involves not only planting new kinds of crops,but some__55ways of making money,the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing.Yes,you heard me__56!A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis,and during the past year over 100,000 people have __57to watch the race.“I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,"one punter (赛马经纪人)told me,“and I thought I'd have a look.I didn't believe it was serious to tell you the truth."According to a regular visitor,betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses.“At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __58 ,and there are clear favourites. __59nobody has heard anything about these _60 !Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any
case."I stayed to watch the races,and I must admit that I found it quite__61 . In
a usual sheep race,half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile.Food is waiting for them at the other end of the__62just to give them so
me encouragement,I ought to add!The sheep run surprisingly fast，__63they have probably not eaten for a while.Anyway,the crowd around me were obviously enjoying
heir day out at the races, __64by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
55.A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal
56.A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly
57.A. showed off B. brought up C. turned up D. looked forward
58.A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time
59.A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
60.A.horses B. sheep C. races D. stories
61.A.exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar
62.A.race B. hill C. track D. field
63.A.if B. so C. yet D. although
64.A.observing B. judging C. considering D. inferring
My First Job
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the field
s of Eufaula Okla.__36 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture.He gave me a cent for every nail I___37 out of old boards.I got my first__38 job,at JM's Restaurant in town,when I was 12.My main responsibilities(职责)were__39tables and washing dishes, __40 sometimes I helped cook.Every day after school I would__41to JM's and work until ten.Even on Saturdays I_ 42 from two until eleven.At that age it was difficult going to work and__43my friends run off to swim or play.I didn't necessarily like work,but I loved what working__44 me to have.Because of my___45I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez.This made me__46 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__47 around town.A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账)__48I was only in seventh grade.I immediately__49 a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes.I was___50only 65 cents an hour,and I already owed the storekeeper$90!So I learned_ 51the danger of easy credit.I paid it__52as soon as I could.
My first job taught me selfcontrol,responsibility and brought me a__53of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced.As my father, __54worked three jobs,once told me,“If you__55sacrifice(奉献)and responsibility,there are not many things in life you can't have.”How right he was.
36.A.Before B. Within C. From D. By
37.A.pulled B. put C. picked D. pressed
38.A.usual B. real C. main D. particular
39.A.sweeping B. packing C. clearing D. emptying
40.A.or B. so C. but D. even
41.A.head B. turn C. change D. move
42.A.studied B. worked C. played D. slept
43.A.helping B. having C. watching D. letting
44.A.asked B. told C. promised D. allowed
45.A.study B. power C. age D. job
46.A.proud B. friendly C. lucky D. hopeful
47.A.ran B. got C. flew D. carried
48.A.although B. while C. if D. since
49.A.sold B. borrowed C. charged D. wore
50.A.keeping B. making C. paying D. taking
51.A.gradually B. greatly C. hardly D. early
52.A.out B. over C. away D. off
53.A.point B. level C. part D. sign
54.A.he B. that C. who D. whoever
55.A.understand B. demand C. offer D. fear
People do not analyse every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a__26problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without__27 ; they try to find a solution by trial and error. __28_, when all of these methods__29 , the person with a problem has to start analysing. There are six__30 in analysing a problem.
__31the person must recognise that there is a problem. For example, Sams bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must__32 that there is a problem with his bicycle.
Next the person must__33the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must__34the parts that are wrong.Now the person must look for__35that will make the problem clearer and lead to__36 solutions.For example, suppose Sam__37that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. __38 , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, __39his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.
After__40the problem, the person should have__41__suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example__42 ,his suggestions might be:tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.
In the end, one__43 seems to be the solution__44the problem. Sometimes the__45 idea comes quite__46_because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a__47way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖)stuck to a brake. He__48 hits on the solution to his problem:he must__49 the brake.
Finally the solution is__50 . Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly.In short he has solved the problem.
26.A.serious B. usual C. similar D. common
27.A.practice B. thinking C. understandingD. help
28.A.Besides B. Instead C. Otherwise D. However
29.A.fail B. work C. changeD. develop
30.A.ways B. conditions C. stages D. orders
31.A.First B. Usually C. In generalD. Most importantly
32.A.explain B. prove C. show D. see
33.A.judge B. find C. describe D. face
34.A.check B. determine C. correct D. recover
35.A.answers B. skills C. explanation D. information
36.A.possible B. exact C. realD. special
37.A.hopes B. argues C. decides D. suggests
38.A.In other wordsB. Once in a while C. First of allD. At this time
39.A.look for B. talk to C. agree with D. depend on
40.A.discussing B. settling down C. comparing with D. studying
41.A.extra B. enough C. several D. countless
42.A.secondly B. again C. also D. alone
43.A.suggestion B. conclusion C. decision D. discovery
44.A.with B. into C. for D. to
45.A.next B. clear C. final D. new
46.A.unexpectedly B. late C. clearly D. often
47.A.simple B. different C. quickD. sudden
48.A.fortunately B. easily C. clearly D. immediately
49.A.clean B. separate C. loosen D. remove
50.A.recorded B. completed C. tested D. accepted
He has been called the“missing link”.Half-man,half-beast.He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman.The__36 of the Snowman has been around for__37 .Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they__38this creature and called it the“Yeti”,and they said that they had__39 caught Yetis on two occasions__40_none has ever been produced as evidence (证据).
Over the years,the story of the Yetis has__41.In 1951,Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest.Shipton believed that they were not__42 the tracks of a monkey or bear and__43that the Abominable Snowman might really__44 .
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis.But the only things people have ever found were__45footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than__46animal tracks,which had been made__47as they melted (融化) and refroze in the snow. __48 ,in 1964,a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was__49 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans.But, __50 ,no evidence has ever__51 been produced.
These days,only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman__52.But if they ever__53_catching one,they may face a real__54 :Would they put it in a__55or give it a room in a hotel?
36.A.event B. story C. adventure D. description
37.A.centuries B. too long C. some time D. many years
38.A.heard from B. cared for C. knew of D. read about
39.A.even B. hardly C. certainly D. probably
40.A.as B. though C. when D. until
41.A.developed B. changed C. occurred D. continued
42.A.entirely B. naturally C. clearly D. simply
43.A.found B. declared C. felt D. doubted
44.A.exist B. escape C. disappear D. return
45.A.clearer B. more C. possible D. rare
46.A.huge B. recent C. ordinary D. frightening
47.A.strange B. large C. deep D. rough
48.A.In the end B. Therefore C. After all D. However
49.A.imagined B. real C. special D. familiar
50.A.so B. besides C. again D. instead
51.A.rightly B. actually C. normally D. particularly
52.A.lightly B. jokingly C. seriously D. properly
53.A.succeed in B. insist on C. depend on D. join in
54.A.decision B. situation C. subject D. problem
55.A.zoo B. mountain C. museum D. laboratory
Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't __36__drive to a store and back home. He always looks__37__ 37 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything___38such as strange cars, loud noises, __39 windows, or people gathering on street corners.
Tim__40to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group__41on the third Wednesday of every month. That's__42 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community__43. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police__44_their homes, streets, and families safe.
Tina Stedman, president of__45 neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime(犯罪) happens to other people but not__46 them. Well, it's never happened to me,” she said,“but I don't think anyone has the__47 to steal from other people or to make them feel__48 sitting in their own homes.”
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors__49_our for one another.“We__50 each other's homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a __51_ of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, then we call the__52. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for__53, or someone destroying property(财产), we report to the police.”
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups__54a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can't do __55 .”
36. A. yet B. still C. just D. rather
37. A. carefully B. clearlyC. nervously D. coldly
38. A. familiar B. unusual C. expensive D. interesting
39. A. curtained B. open C. old D. broken
40. A. attends B. belongs C. goes D .turns
41. A. meets B. quarrels C. sings D. searches
42. A. where B. why C. when D. how
43. A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety
44. A. keep B. hold C. let D. protect
45. A. its B. his C. their D. your
46. A. round B. on C. about D. to
47. A. right B. chance C. courage D. mind
48. A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged
49. A. set B. let C. hold D. look
50. A. care B. enter C. watch D. manage
51. A. group B. set C. number D. crowd
52. A. judges B. police C. firemen D. doctors
53. A. work B. burden C. service D. trouble
54. A. produce B. find C. get D. help
55. A. anything B. everything C. harm D. wrong