It was a cool October evening.Excitement and family members____the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of____. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would____all my hard work in a dance performance. Everything would be____-so I thought. I waited backstage all____in my black tights with a golden belt.In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies____that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the____. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an____move. I was concentrating so much on____the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look____I was going. I missed my partner's box altogether and____. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes.I could hear giggles(咯咯笑)coming from the audience, and I felt the____rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, "If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not____." I did my best to follow her____as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my____for the evening. I____bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face.I ran backstage, but no one could____me down.
Recently I realized I had been a____that night. I was____, but I fought the urge to run off the stage.____, I finished the routine with a smile on my face.Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
A．filled B．visited C．attended D．decorated
A．pressure B．impression C．debate D．attention
A．take over B．show off C．look after D．give up
A．reasonable B．suitable C．obvious D．perfect
A．dressed up B．folded up C．covered up D．mixed up
A．suggested B．explained C．announced D．predicted
A．music B．audience C．curtain D．stage
A．easy B．active C．adventurous D．extra
A．containing B．hiding C．sharing D．keeping
A．why B．whether C．where D．what
A．wandered B．slipped C．waved D．skipped
A．blood B．pleasure C．pride D．tear
A．leave B．cheer C．believe D．notice
A．gesture B．example C．advice D．plan
A．doubts B．hopes C．voice D．patience
A．argued B．shouted C．begged D．sobbed
A．turn B．calm C．let D．put
A．star B．pioneer C．loser D．fool
A．satisfied B．moved C．embarrassed D．confused
A．However B．Instead C．In total D．In return
On a cold winter day, two men walked along a valley.Finally, they stopped at a grave（坟墓）, which was covered with thick 1 . The gravestone looked very 2 . The older man said to the young man,“This is your mother’s grave…”The young man 3 in the snow.
This 4 took place 20 years ago. At that time the most intense 5 had occurred here. Among the soldiers was Wilson. The strong 6 had made the forces retreat（撤退）. Wilson had headed forward in the snow with the troops in front of him. 7 , he heard a baby’s cry, which came from a hole in the snow. Wilson dug into the snow, and was immediately 8 by what he had seen.
In a mother’s arms, the baby was crying aloud. What was even more shocking was that the mother was naked. It turned out that they were 9 in this valley by the heavy snow. In order to 10 her baby, the mother had wrapped all her 11 around the child while holding him tightly in her arms. Though the mother had been 12 , the baby in her arms had survived. Wilson was deeply moved by such an unexpected 13 . He buried the mother and held the 14 baby to pursue（追赶）the 15 .
After the war, he took this child to the United States to 16 . When the child grew up, Wilson told him what 17 that year and took him to the valley to 18 his mother.
Kneeling at the grave, the young man burst into tears. After a while, the young man started to clean the snow on the grave. After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, 19 the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,“Mom, how 20 you were for so many years!”
A．leaves B．snow C．dust D．grass
A．simple B．clean C．beautiful D．big
A．gave up B．stood up C．knelt down D．broke down
A．party B．strike C．accident D．story
A．speech B．whisper C．fighting D．argument
A．competition B．enemy C．disease D．storm
A．Fortunately B．Frequently C．Immediately D．Suddenly
A．shocked B．puzzled C．frightened D．annoyed
A．wounded B．trapped C．killed D．frozen
A．feed B．teach C．save D．hide
A．clothes B．blankets C．packages D．handkerchiefs
A．sick B．dead C．hungry D．lost
A．mark B．condition C．voice D．scene
A．growing B．crying C．running D．singing
A．troops B．mother C．path D．goal
A．show him in B．call him in C．bring him up D．pick him up
A．happened B．appeared C．started D．formed
A．depend on B．attend to C．care about D．look for
A．moved B．decorated C．covered D．dug
A．tired B．fearful C．lonely D．cold
“Why do we shout in anger?” a saint (圣人) asked his disciples (门徒). “Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?”
His disciples thought for a while, and one of them said, “Because we 16 our calm, we shout for that.”
“But, why do you shout when the other person is 17 next to you?” asked the saint. “Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft 18 ? Why do you shout at a person when you’re angry?”
Disciples gave some other answers but none 19 the saint. Finally he explained, “When two people are angry at each other, their 20 distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the 21 they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.”
Then the saint asked, “What 22 when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close and the distance between them is very 23 .”
The saint continued, “When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak loudly, only whisper and they get 24 closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only 25 each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
The saint said finally, “When you argue, do not let your hearts get 26 , and do not say words that distance each other more, or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not 27 the path to return!”
A．miss B．lose C．avoid D．refuse
A．already B．yet C．just D．well
A．voice B．sound C．attitude D．manner
A．excited B．satisfied C．surprised D．persuaded
A．heads B．brains C．backs D．hearts
A．faster B．slower C．louder D．earlier
A．happens B．matters C．decides D．concerns
A．short B．long C．easy D．hard
A．never B．ever C．too D．even
A．look at B．take over C．turn away D．rely on
A．empty B．distant C．cold D．lonely
A．build B．repair C．follow D．find
There is a small shop about 200 meters from where I live that sells groceries, meat and other basic necessities. About 10 years ago, there was a beggar who would go into the shop every day and ask the owner for a 36 . The owner, 37 he would love to help, simply didn’t have any jobs available, so he kept 38 the man’s request.
This situation continued 39 for a few months, until the owner 40 to give the homeless man a job which 41 sweeping outside the shop. Every single day from 5 am, the homeless man was there doing the very 42 he could for the 43 , even though it did earn him some pennies. 44 , the owner saw how good a job the man was doing and gave him a job working 45 a cashier. He was watched closely to make sure that he didn’t 46 any of the money received from the sales. He was still homeless, after all. The homeless man did a/an 47 job as a cashier for over 2 years, and did such a good job that he was promoted to 48 the finances for the whole shop.
To my 49 , this was the arrangement up until 2 years ago, when the owner 50 . In his will, he only had one 51 , to give the whole shop to the now stable, “homeless” man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him working as hard as 52 , with his own business that is still 53 and active 10 years after getting his job as a sweeper.
From this story, we can probably get the inspiration: work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn’t your 54 situation, it very well may turn out to 55 some day in the future.
A．coin B．home C．job D．meal
A．although B．unless C．because D．if
A．expecting B．considering C．accepting D．refusing
A．again B．often C．weekly D．daily
A．allowed B．agreed C．planned D．failed
A．meant B．involved C．included D．trained
A．best B．least C．better D．less
A．family B．owner C．interest D．moment
A．Suddenly B．Accurately C．Quietly D．Eventually
A．for B．with C．as D．like
A．lose B．pocket C．spend D．save
A．honest B．loyal C．fantastic D．kind
A．guard B．raise C．provide D．manage
A．knowledge B．mind C．scare D．joy
A．got tired B．became old C．passed away D．gave up
A．thought B．purpose C．request D．suggestion
A．ever B．necessary C．expected D．required
A．big B．new C．shabby D．popular
A．ideal B．current C．own D．financial
A．become B．be C．happen D．do
I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage, credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 51 chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 52 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I 53 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 54 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 55 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and 56a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, but slowly, they started teaching me the 57 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began sticking around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a 58 American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness.
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 59 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. 60 on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 61 with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into 62 . I saw many people were having a really hard time,
63 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 64a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in shelters if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about 65 we can all get bytogether.
A．separately B．equally C．violently D．naturally
A．off B．apart C．over D．out
A．crossed B．left C．toured D．searched
A．fullest B．largest C．fairest D．cheapest
A．occupied B．abandoned C．emptied D．robbed
A．turned B．approached C．cleared D．cut
A．benefit B．lesson C．nature D．art
A．wild B．real C．different D．remote
A．unique B．expensive C．rare D．necessary
A．Up B．Down C．Deep D．Along
A．cooperation B．relationships C．satisfaction D．appointments
A．reality B．society C．town D．life
A．creating B．losing C．quitting D．offering
A．put in B．turn in C．take in D．get in
A．when B．what C．whether D．how
Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．
I don't remember when it first started 26 me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and 27 against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don' t do that any more --your 28 are too rough！" She didn’t say anything in 29 ．But never again did my mother close out my day with that _30 expression of her love．
Time after time, with the 31 years, my thoughts returned to that night． I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I 32 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 33 .
Now, my own children are 34 Mom no longer has Dad．It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand35 before stealing across my face to brush the 36 from my forehead．Then a kiss, ever so _37 touched my brow．In my 38 , thousands of times, I 39 the night my young voice complained．40 Mom's hand in my hand, I said how41 I was for that night．I thought she'd remember, as I did,_42 Mom didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and43 —long ago．
That night, I fell asleep with a new44 for my gentle mother and her caring hands． And the45 I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
A．surprising B．hurting C．annoying D．amazing
A．rough B．gentle C．smooth D．strong
A．noises B．words C．feelings D．hands
A．anger B．silence C．reply D．fear
A．healthy B．familiar C．popular D．perfect
A．coming B．remaining C．following D．passing
A．often B．even C．never D．once
A．family B．neighbor C．husband D．home
A．developed B．grown C．moved D．forgotten
A．imagined B．hesitated C．regretted D．trembled
A．hair B．tears C．dirt D．kisses
A．quickly B．roughly C．gently D．slowly
A．memory B．opinion C．history D．diary
A．chanced B．missed C．hated D．recalled
A．Beating B．Picking C．Catching D．Stopping
A．happy B．sorry C．annoyed D．amused
A．and B．faded C．because D．but
A．remembered B．while C．forgiven D．apologized
A．hope B．appreciation C．thought D．approval
A．guilt B．pride C．sorrow D．failure