At midnight, Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and looked at his , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting at this time,” he to himself, and rolled over.
Then, a knock followed. “Aren’t you going to it?” said his wife.
So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man
at the door. It didn’t take long to the man was drunk.
“Hi, there, ” slurred (嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”
“No, . It’s half past one. I was ,” Peter said and slammed（猛关） the door. He went back to bed and told his wife what had happened.
She said, “That wasn’t very of you. Remember that night we had a in the pouring rain on the way to the kids and you had to knock on a man’s door to get our car
___ again? What would have happened if he’d told __ to go away? ”
“But the guy was ,” said Peter.
“It doesn’t matter,” said the wife. “He needs help it would be the Christian thing to help him.”
So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a __ ?”
And he heard a , “Yeah, please.”
So still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ are you?”
The drunk replied, “Over here, on the swing(秋千).”
A．door B．wife C．clock D．window
A．into trouble B．out of the house C．down to work D．out of bed
A．complained B．explained C．thought D．replied
A．louder B．weaker C．longer D．angrier
A．stand B．stop C．refuse D．answer
A．knocking B．lying C．standing D．looking
A．remember B．realize C．show D．doubt
A．go out B．go away C．go ahead D．go up
A．in bed B．in surprise C．at home D．at work
A．down B．in C．inside D．up
A．foolish B．nice C．typical D．generous
A．look B．quarrel C．fight D．breakdown
A．put up B．pick down C．pick up D．put down
A．united B．refreshed C．started D．delighted
A．us B．them C．the man D．others
A．mad B．drunk C．different D．dangerous
A．but B．though C．and D．because
A．push B．rest C．room D．lift
A．lady B．gentleman C．sound D．voice
A．where B．how C．who D．what
The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan
The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boy in my class often about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.
All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.
But how could I help her in with us? There had to be a .
One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) copy.
I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had . “Why, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough . Could you help me, Suzy?”
On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s were everywhere — all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.
“And finally,” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (n) award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students them.”
I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw well?”
Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a , too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student — Suzy Khan!”
Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you,” she cried.
I , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never anything in her whole life.
Everyone started to their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.
A．joked B．cared C．trains D．worried
A．reported B．decided C．complained D．questioned
A．rich B．proud C．tiny D．popular
A．come B．fall C．fit D．tie
A．manner B．pattern C．choice D．way
A．read B．taken C．opened D．put
A．free B．perfect C．final D．extra
A．art B．talk C．quiz D．talent
A．colored B．written C．carved D．drawn
A．at B．after C．for D．around
A．room B．time C．paper D．interest
A．gifts B．books C．photos D．posters
A．special B．academic C．national D．royal
A．painted B．found C．printed D．collected
A．very B．that C．quite D．too
A．If B．Though C．Unless D．Since
A．prize B．rank C．rest D．place
A．replied B．realized C．remembered D．regretted
A．offered B．valued C．owned D．controlled
A．clap B．wave C．raise D．shake
Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched(伸出的). Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes __41__. She never ____ to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting.
On the last day of our ___, I found myself ____ on a busy corner across the street from our hotel. Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me. We had been advised to walk ____ through the heavy traffic without looking right or left. Let them ____ us. But tonight I was by myself and felt ____ to face the stream of vehicles. ____ I hesitated on the sidewalk, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. She nodded her head toward the street, ____ that she would take me across. Together, we moved slowly into the chaos.
Then we moved on ____ the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then walked away, still smiling and waving back to me. I had not given her a single coin. We had ____ something vastly more important—a warming of hearts in friendship.
Traveling in poorer nations, I have ____ a variety of ways to deal with beggars. The most ___ response of tourists faced with those extremely poor people is to ____ them and focus their eyes elsewhere. I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in ____. A few may hurriedly drop a few coins, and then make a quick getaway in hopes that another 20 ragged beggars won’t immediately appear on the ____.
For many reasons, giving money is not the best ____ to an outstretched hand. The greatest gift is time and respect. To look beggars in the eye and smile, thus acknowledging their existence, is a small thing. Putting your hand into another’s outstretched hand and grasping it ____ for a moment is also a small thing. But these are important. Everyone needs ____, to be seen as worthy of being ____, to feel appreciated and loved. And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing.
A．met B．opened C．turned D．dropped
A．attempted B．wanted C．managed D．failed
A．work B．visit C．camp D．festival
A．free B．alone C．lost D．exposed
A．away B．off C．straight D．about
A．avoid B．stop C．lead D．direct
A．unwilling B．inadequate C．inappropriate D．unfit
A．Since B．Although C．As D．Before
A．hoping B．considering C．concluding D．indicating
A．across B．off C．along D．towards
A．earned B．shared C．expected D．undertaken
A．changed B．followed C．possessed D．witnessed
A．initial B．automatic C．aggressive D．common
A．ignore B．oppose C．tolerate D．scold
A．anxiety B．desperation C．annoyance D．sadness
A．street B．corner C．way D．scene
A．result B．response C．reward D．reply
A．firmly B．casually C．cautiously D．eagerly
A．recognition B．encouragement C．motivation D．commitment
A．liked B．trusted C．accepted D．known
They say after a parent dies, the surviving children can take on some of their parent’s characteristics. I becoming anything like my dad for years I wanted to be me, not him; but there I sat at his memorial service several months ago, telling myself, “ You’ve __ a lot more of your dad in you than you think.”
There is this phrase my dad , and I know I’m going to sound to complain about it, but it used to me. “ I am so proud of you,” he told us kids, whether we’d won a race or helped others. That should be a (n) thing, but here’s what always __ my mind: “ You are taking credit for what isn’t really yours. You can be proud, but the _ is mine.
Your parent is doing his best to give you , but you do not it. “ I’m so proud of you.” It came out of my dad’s mouth , on those calls where I might have _____ something that happened at work or when he and Mom came to visit and we the talents of our two boys. I knew the feeling of parental well, especially when my boys achieved in ways that were my comprehension and ability, but I looked for other ways to __ it. “ That’s an extremely good story you’ve written!” I would say about the composition. I thought that by making my praise , it would feel like I was claiming their achievement less as mine and more as one they could own themselves.
So just the other day when my older son sent me an email about his scholarship, I searched for things to say, but finally he doesn’t need my cleverness. They just want what my dad gave me. “ I’m so proud of you,” I wrote. Just like the old man to me.
A．insisted B．resisted C．considered D．meant
A．if B．until C．though D．because
A．remembered B．explained C．missed D．got
A．used B．created C．changed D．translated
A．interesting B．funny C．silly D．rude
A．worry B．harm C．bother D．reward
A．basic B．good C．difficult D．important
A．opened up B．went through C．tested out D．broke down
A．adjustment B．enjoyment C．achievement D．assignment
A．praise B．comment C．support D．information
A．win B．offer C．accept D．hear
A．in no time B．ahead of time C．all the time D．for a time
A．complained B．written C．forgotten D．mentioned
A．showed off B．depended on C．found out D．drew out
A．control B．choice C．responsibility D．pride
A．beyond B．near C．below D．about
A．feel B．express C．take D．analyze
A．scientific B．reliable C．specific D．logical
A．personal B．powerful C．clever D．secure
A．believing B．realizing C．proving D．suggesting
I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight(货运) yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can slightly the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but can do strange things to people.
It to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been . I believe in life now. I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so , otherwise. I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my . I simply mean that the loss of them made me the more what I had left.
Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of ___ to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never easy. The hardest I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was , If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have and become a chair rocker on the front perch(门廊) for the rest of my life.
It took me years to discover and this believe. It had to start with the most elementary things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was at me and I was hurt. "I can't use this," I said. " it with you," he urged me, "and roll it around." The words stuck in my head. "Roll it around!" By rolling the ball I could hear it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought : playing baseball. At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of . We called it ground ball.
All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my . It was no good to try for something I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of . I would fail sometimes anyway but on average I made progress.
A．forget B．see C．ignore D．remember
A．happiness B．fortune C．misfortune D．wealth
A．occurred B．happened C．agreed D．applied
A．clever B．blind C．foolish D．luckily
A．hardly B．quickly C．roughly D．deeply
A．hands B．arms C．eyes D．legs
A．appreciate B．arrive C． believe D．accept
A．employments B．investments C．settlements D．adjustments
A．meaningful B．painful C．fearful D．careful
A．pleasure B．lesson C．enjoyment D．trouble
A．unnecessary B．horrible C．unpractical D．essential
A．broken out B．broken through C．broken down D．broken off
A．strengthen B．weaken C．shorten D．darken
A．smiling B．laughing C．wondering D．glaring
A．Bring B．Borrow C．Take D．Lend
A．where B．when C．why D．how
A．possible B．potential C．probable D．impossible
A．basketball B．baseball C．football D．volleyball
A．conversations B．limitations C．congratulations D．educations
A．achievement B．process C．success D．failure
A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, my teacher said again and again that it was important．
One day, I happened to __ _ an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to __ ．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was _ , I thought, perhaps this is not a __ topic．Well, I’d __ change the topic．So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? _ _ the way, have you ever ____ there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will __ __ me if I leave China without seeing __ ．It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world．It is a place of ．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ __ !” I couldn’t ___ asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do ____ ”, he answered, gently surprised．
I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”
Hearing this, the Englishman _ __ to tears．He began to __ ___ ,“‘You don’t say actually means ‘really?’．It is an ___ of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention _____ English idioms．”
Then I knew I had made a fool of ____ ．Since then I have been more _____ with idioms．
A．though B．when C．if D．as
A．look B．meet C．pick up D．find out
A．walk B．talk C．play D．go
A．pleased B．angry C．afraid D．surprised
A．proper B．strange C．safe D．polite
A．to B．better C．not D．like
A．On B．In C．All D．By
A．gone B．visited C．seen D．been
A．look at B．think of C．send for D．laugh at
A．it B．them C．anything D．something
A．interesting B．interest C．interests D．interested
A．Really B．Good C．You don’ t say D．You are right
A．be B．help C．think D．do
A．this B．so C．anything D．me a favor
A．laughed B．cried C．moved D．came
A．explain B．shout C．prove D．say
A．experience B．expression C．explanation D．example
A．for B．to C．at D．in
A．me B．myself C．him D．himself
A．helpful B．popular C．careful D．satisfied