When I was small, my mom used to give the family a funny special treat from time to time.
One evening, my mom a plate of eggs, sausage and very burnt toast in front of my dad. But my dad just took his toast,
at my mom and asked me how my
at school had been. ①I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember
him put butter and jelly (果冻甜品)on that toast. He ate it up as usual, every single bite!
After dinner, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for the toasts. And I will never
what he said, "Honey,I love burned toasts."
Later that night, I went to kiss daddy good night and I asked him he really liked his toasts burned. He
me in his arms and said, "Your mommy worked very hard today and she is really
. And besides, a bit of burnt toast never
anyone!"
Life is full of imperfect things. Nobody is either. I'm not the best at anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries (周年纪念)just like everyone else, but I have
something important over the years. We need to accept each other's
. We need to tolerate each other's differences. These two things are the keys to
a healthy, growing and lasting relationship.
This rule any relationship-friends, family, workmates, the people you meet on the bus.
is the basis of everything, whether between a husband and wife,a parent and child or just between two friends.
Don't put the key to your in someone else's pocket.
it in your own. And don't get
if the toast gets burnt. Remember, burnt toast never hurt anyone. ② It's the kind thoughts that
, and the people with those kind thoughts who make life worth living.
A. dropped B. threw C. carried D. placed
A. laughed B. stared C. smiled D. shouted
A. score B. action C. homework D. day
A. finding B. watching C. spying D. recording
A. burning B. making C. having D. eating
A. forgive B. miss C. forget D. lose
A. how B. whether C. what D. when
A. took B. brought C. hid D. carried
A. careless B. tired C. helpful D. angry
A. influence B. kill C. hurt D. defeat
A. believable B. practical C. worthwhile D. perfect
A. learned B. remembered C. researched D. studied
A. gifts B. faults C. similarities D. ideas
A. discovering B. creating C. opening D. deciding
A. accounts for B. applies for C. goes for D. pays for
A. Discussing B. Competing C. Admiring D. Understanding
A. happiness B. future C. life D. confidence
A. Keep B. Lock C. Make D. Feel
A. excited B. impressed C. proud D. upset
A. succeed B. puzzle C. matter D. balance
Despite the great progress in medical science, human beings are constantly attacked by cancer, which means death. A woman named Bonnie suffered a 36 of discomforts caused by the treatment of cancer. She didn’t regard cancer as a 37 disease, but a laughing matter. She treated it in a humorous way. To put it in 38 way, she is teaching people that even though cancer isn't 39 , we can treat it in a humorous way.
Her second child was going to be born three months away 40 she was diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly, a 41 mother turned into a helpless woman afraid for her own 42 . It was after she had had her baby 43 that she had an operation. 44 came chemo(化疗)and her life seemed to be made up of fears and 45 . But the 46 moment in her life came after she lost all her hair and a free wig(假发) arrived. She 47 it on as her older son Kyler watched.
“That was when I decided how to 48 it: crying over this bad wig or laughing about it. 49 way would make 50 remember it.” Bonnie said. She spent a lot of time looking for anything funny from cancer patients. She got a lot out of collecting 51 stories. She started laughing a lot, finding it the perfect medicine. Using herself as a bald (光头) model, Bonnie 52 to design her own greeting cards and calendars, making fun of the sufferings of chemo.
"To have joy, we badly 53 to laugh," she said.
Clearly, you can increase your confidence to 54 over any disease and trouble 55 laughing.
A.set B.way C.series D.pack
A.deadly B.seriously C.terribly D.fearfully
A.the other B.another C.other D.others
A.serious B.painful C.fierce D.fun
A.before B.when C.while D.until
A.happy B.sad C.fortunate D.sick
A.son B.illness C.life D.operation
A.made B.delivered C.attended D.opened
A.Here B.Later C.Thus D.Then
A.failures B.loneliness C.tears D.wonders
A.highest B.lowest C.great D.ugly
A.wore B.carried C.fastened D.tried
A.deal with B.do with C.go with D.meet with
A.All B.Any C.Either D.Both
A.myself B.my son C.everyone D.my husband
A.set out B.get down C.set about D.set down
A.need B.ought C.want D.long
A.think B.get C.run D.take
A.in terms of B.by the way of C.through the method of D.by means of
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 36 you , but don't understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only 37 friends leave footprints. (脚印).
I shall always remember the girl with the 38 .
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 39in the cool 40 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 41 the sound of them.
Autumn is a 42 season but to me life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 43 . But one day, the sound of a violin 44 into my ears. I saw a young girl was 45 in playing her violin.
I had 46 seen her before. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been 47 there for so long.
Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 48 I went downstairs to watch her performance. The 49 seemed no longer lonely and life became interesting. 50 we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, When I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 51 . To my surprise, the girl came over to me and a__52 expression appeared on her face.
" I am leaving. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 53 me” She said.
“In fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn." I answered.
The girl smiled, and 54 did I.
I never heard her play again. She is like a 55 — so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
A.with B.for C.against D.To
A.kind B.true C.new D.old
A.sound B.song C.play D.violin
A.shaking B.hanging C.jumping D.floating
A.wind B.snow C.air D.rain
A.watching B.listening to C.seeing D.hearing
A.lively B.lovely C.harvest D.lonely
A.up B.off C.down D.over
A.flowed B.grew C.entered D.ran
A.lost B.active C.busy D.interested
A.once B.never C.often D.usually
A.waiting B.stopping C.standing D.hearing
A.because B.so C.when D.but
A.autumn B.music C.girl D.leaves
A.But B.However C.Even D.Though
A.stopped B.began C.gone D.changed
A.surprised B.happy C.strange D.sad
A.upset B.excited C.encouraged D.interested
A.so B.nor C.such D.neither
A.song B.dream C.drink D.picture
Family is the most important part of human life. There, we 16 and learn to show 17 like: love, fondness, responsibility and friendship. We 18a lot of time with our family members—in a daily life and during 19 days like festivals or something like that. In our century the model of one-child family began to be fashionable. 20 there are many extended families, too, where grandmother, grandfather, uncles, aunts, nieces, daughters, sons etc. live under the same 21 .
That situation, when children live with their parents, has both advantages and disadvantages. Grandparents can help their 22 children with looking after and bringing up their grandchildren. Grandparents may read fairy tales, talk fascinating stories about the past, 23 cards or chess with one another, walk a dog, help in the 24 ...
It is very good, when a family is full of love. Sometimes living together makes many serious25 . Teenagers, who are very naughty and quarrel with each other and 26 unpleasant situations and atmosphere(气氛) at home. They often 27 loud or strong music, 28 annoys the elders.
A lot of people nowadays rent even a small flat to save some 29 , which they lacked living with their parents. 30 , mother-in-law can teach her daughter-in-law many necessary things, but 31 she does not interfere with(干涉) her marriage affairs.
I think that living together with family 32 be very enjoyable and cheerful, but only in case when we 33 our elders and we look in the future. 34 should be safe and feel comfortable in their home. It should be a place where we 35 and where we spend a lot of our leisure time.
A.use up B.grow up C.stand up D.stay up
A.skills B.thoughts C.ideas D.feelings
A.spend B.waste C.take D.cost
A.common B.difficult C.special D.important
A.Therefore B.So C.Although D.However
A.room B.cloud C.sky D.roof(屋顶)
A.adult B.young C.own D.unmarried
A.living room B.sitting room C.garage D.kitchen
A.goals B.problems C.contributions D.friends
A.make B.bring C.produce D.cause
A.feel like B.talk about C.listen to D.look for
A.what B.which C.that D.who
A.privacy B.time C.face D.money
A.Such as B.And so on C.That is to say D.For example
A.so that B.now that C.on condition that D.with that
A.must B.can C.might D.will
A.have a gift for B.have pity on C.have patience for D.have respect for
A.Someone B.Everyone C.Anyone D.No one
A.work B.study C.relax D.play
“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a typical _36__ of Chinglish.
Obviously it is a word-by-word literal(字面上的)translation of the Chinese greetings with a 37 English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American 38 .I was too delighted to believe her. Her words could not 39 me at all. So I did a 40 on Google. Com.. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages 41 “Long time no see”. This sentence has been 42 used in emails, letters, newspapers, moves, or any other possible place. Though it is 43 informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. 44 , if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the 45 will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the 46 of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 47 a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom 48 quoting (引用) Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon “Long time on see” became a49 phrase in America 50 the popularity of these movies.
Some people 51 America to a huge melting pot (熔炉). All kinds of culture are 52 in the pot together, and they 53 the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic group in the United States, is also 54 some changes to be 55 in the mixed pot.
A.example B.sign C.word D.change
A.damaged B.perfected C.learned D.ruined
A.custom B.greeting C.habit D.proverb
A.persuade B.encourage C.convince D.believe
A.job B.research C.survey D.search
A.containing B.printing C.publishing D.expressing
A.widely B.hardly C.seldom D.search
A.lots of B.plenty of C.lots of D.sort of
A.Unfortunately B.Luckily C.However D.Suddenly
A.hardware B.software C.operator D.speaker
A.use B.origin C.expression D.meaning
A.created B.published C.did D.discovered
A.by B.in C.with D.of
A.ordinary B.rare C.modern D.popular
A.because B.as to C.thanks to D.but for
A.compare B.add C.join D.owe
A.joined B.mixed C.compiled D.done
A.improve B.change C.lower D.promote
A.owing B.putting C.taking D.contributing
A.influenced B.mentioned C.used D.considered
I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was 26 to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go 27 together. I’d stopped at a 28 to get some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat 29 our swim. I was driving along a high road on the way. 30 my road was another road which was built like a 31 . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples 32 me and started to eat one. 33 I saw the cars in front of me start to 34 from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had 35 wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I 36 the car and at the same moment the road 37 onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the __38 . I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All round me was 39 But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been 40 an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of 41 , so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people 42 towards me. A team of people had come to 43 if anyone was under the 44 road. I called out, “I’m here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you 45 ?”He asked. “Not too bad,”I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.
A.driving B.leading C.walking D.running
A.farm B.shop C.park D.school
A.after B.during C.since D.once
A.Under B.Along C.Over D.Beside
A.bridge B.roof C.cover D.top
A.under B.along C.inside D.beside
A.move B.roll C.burst D.jump
A.been B.broken C.gone D.done
A.parked B.started C.moved D.stopped
A.put B.ran C.fell D.jumped
A.dark B.afternoon C.sun D.car
A.noisy B.dusty C.quiet D.blood
A.on B.at C.by D.in
A.food B.sandwiches C.apples D.bread
A.climbing B.shouting C.moving D.driving
A.know B.tell C.understand D.see
A.falling B.broken C.breaking D.dirty
A.sleeping B.feeling C.eating D.going