I was very shy when I was little. One day in class, my teacher asked me a . I didn’t know the answer to it. Then I said something that sounded very to my classmates. They all laughed. From that day on, I always to be quiet in class.
When I was thirteen years old, my family moved to a city, so I went to a new school. On the first day, my dad and I our house late. When I arrived at the school, the class had begun. I walked in and found the entire class was me. This frightened me. For the next couple of classes I just sat .
Mrs Smith, a kind-hearted teacher in my new class, noticed I was quiet. She decided to me. The next day in her class, she handed out a piece of to everyone. What I saw on the paper made my heart beat ; it was an activity where you had to people if they had or did any of those things listed on the paper. This meant that I had to talk to those strangers I wanted to finish it. At first, I just stood there not what to do, but then I thought, “What if I actually tried to to people? Then maybe I would make some at this school.” I encouraged myself and finally talking with other students. Sure enough, those “strangers” turned out to be really and helpful. They invited me to with them after class. These people are my friends today. We often hang out together.
If you’re just like I used to be, don’t be afraid to talk to others. They can be very nice and may become your friends.
A．suggestion B．favor C．secret D．question
A．boring B．strange C．funny D．fancy
A．wanted B．started C．chose D．dreamed
A．beautiful B．new C．good D．small
A．left B．came C．found D．rebuilt
A．looking at B．looking for C．laughing at D．shouting at
A．quietly B．nervously C．happily D．straight
A．forget B．attract C．surprise D．help
A．plastic B．paper C．cake D．rubber
A．better B．slower C．faster D．later
A．explain B．show C．tell D．ask
A．though B．if C．unless D．so
A．knowing B．thinking C．studying D．noticing
A．lie B．talk C．run D．walk
A．plans B．differences C．friends D．changes
A．finished B．enjoyed C．continued D．started
A．naughty B．brave C．nice D．clever
A．live B．play C．fight D．study
A．also B．never C．hardly D．still
A．shy B．calm C．active D．selfish
As China faced up to a battle against bird flu, the government announced a range of control measures it believed would bring the disease under control.
This bird flu more than 16 people across Asia and was made certain in China in late January, 2004. No cases had been found in the mainland but at least 13 of the country’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions(自治区) and municipalities had the disease in poultry(家禽).
“It a difficult task for China to prevent and control the disease, the government is confident in the fight,” said a Vice-Minister of Agriculture. He gave details of a range of measures designed to the disease spreading. Poultry within 3km of infected farms was to be killed and those within 5km vaccinated(接种疫苗). , there would be constant monitoring(监控) and daily on the disease across the country, and production of bird flu vaccines.
Among the 11 Asian countries and regions by bird flu in animals, only Viet Nam and Thailand had reported human cases. The people infected were reported to have the disease from poultry.
While the World Health Organization said there was proof of human transmission(传播) of bird flu, it admitted that two sisters who died of bird flu in Viet Nam have caught it from their brother.
The big was that the disease could combine with a human flu virus(病毒) to create a deadly disease that would kill millions of people across the . Many Asian farmers live closely with their animals and sell chickens on the market. This greatly increases the of human being infected with bird flu.
An official from WHO said Asian countries affected by bird flu should introduce a more way of raising and selling chickens. They have to completely their lifestyle and attitude towards animals.
A．hurt B．hit C．struck D．killed
A．animal B．bird C．human D．poultry
A．shown B．reported C．struck D．said
A．remains B．leaves C．stays D．continues
A．but B．and C．while D．so
A．fight B．control C．keep D．stop
A．However B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．Instead
A．controls B．treatments C．reports D．vaccines
A．started B．improved C．increased D．attempted
A．affected B．destroyed C．connected D．introduced
A．held B．covered C．carried D．caught
A．some B．much C．no D．more
A．should B．might C．must D．need
A．accident B．problem C．task D．flu
A．new B．strange C．serious D．bad
A．country B．area C．mainland D．globe
A．killed B．many C．dead D．live
A．speed B．possibility C．introduction D．experience
A．healthy B．useful C．simple D．gentle
A．stop B．change C．form D．keep
Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming ____ the hill towards the frontier, ____ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike ____ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and ____ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very ____ to see ____ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets ____ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always ____ to find gold or other valuable things ____ in the straw, he never found ____. He was sure the man was ____ something, but he was not ____ to think out what it could be.
Then one evening, after he had looked ____ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets ____ usual, he ____ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things ____ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the ____. Tomorrow I’m going to ____. I promise I shall not tell ____ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for ____. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”
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A．filling B．pulling C．pushing D．carrying
A．arrived B．appeared C．came D．reached
A．ask B．order C．make D．call
A．carefully B．quickly C．silently D．horribly
A．that B．where C．how D．whether
A．before B．after C．first D．so
A．lucky B．hoping C．thinking D．wondering
A．had been B．hidden C．hiding D．have been
A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．taking B．smuggling C．stealing D．pushing
A．possible B．strong C．able D．clever
A．through B．thoroughly C．upon D．up
A．like B．more C．then D．as
A．told B．cried C．ordered D．said
A．cross B．past C．across D．into
A．thing B．work C．job D．duty
A．rest B．back C．retire D．retreat
A．everyone B．anyone C．no one D．someone
A．moment B．long time C．sometime D．some time
【原创】Times were tough in our household.My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything for him.In addition to going to nursing school full-time,1 was working three part-time jobs to put food on the table for our family of five.
After a rather__ meal one night,I answered the ringing phone. With no ,a voice asked,’’Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.”Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our situation. It was up to us to decide whether we a voice on the telephone.
1 was desperate. With food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a ?When I uneasily got to a ranch home as ,I found there was no car in the garage. ,lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy （轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman me, not much different than our phone conversation!’’Look around. If you see what you want,__ yourself.”'He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same .This couldn't be real!
I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what we needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man.。’Be here next week. You’ll of the food by then “was his reply,
Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for items and canned goods from local grocery stores and folks like us who had fallen on hard times.
I never knew what our weekly menus would be I had “shopped" in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.
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A．just B．even C．ever D．also
A．delicious B．necessary C．simple D．ordinary
A．information B．communication C．introduction D．instruction
A．physical B．financial C．educational D．social
A．trusted B．accepted C．recognized D．satisfied
A．certainly B．originally C．actually D．barely
A．chance B．step C．decision D．measure
A．future B．possibility C．trap D．kindness
A．appointed B．directed C．guided D．requested
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．However
A．discovered B．greeted C．reminded D．examined
A．help B．enjoy C．behave D．seat
A．welcome B．supply C．assistance D．message
A．mostly B．eventually C．absolutely D．accidentally
A．leave out B．drop out C．run out D．get out
A．interesting B．worthwhile C．mysterious D．astonishing
A．usable B．additional C．acceptable D．valuable
A．recalled B．sought C．identified D．inspected
A．although B．since C．before D．until
Just off La Rambla Street in Barcelona, I skimmed through The Saints (圣人) of Spain in a bookstore. It would be a good read for the home. At that moment, I couldn’t help thinking of my own personal saint, the angel who’d my trip.
It was the first time for me to travel abroad and I called it a “spiritual journey”. I hadn’t a hotel before setting out I thought I could find a cheap one when I arrived. , it turned out to be a(n) .
I knew Spanish, but the quick, sad of each hotel owner’s head was easily understood — no room at the hotel. The sun had just gone down below the horizon (地平线)，I didn’t know what to do and began to . Just then, an old man came with a hat covering his white hair. He asked me if I needed any help. I supposed maybe he the worried look on my face.
After explaining why I was there, he asked me to him. At first, I whether the stranger did that out of kindness. However, considering my situation, I had no other choice but to him. I walked behind him and passed through a narrow, dark side street. Finally he rang the bell on a door. “You will stay here,” he said. “It is a place.”
He was . My room was huge —with a bed, a desk and even a bath. I wanted to him, but he’d gone away. “This man can be trusted,” I thought.
Now , at the , I felt a tap (轻拍) on my shoulder. It was him ! So he was . “I want to thank you. What’s your name ? ” I said.
“Raphael,” he said. “You’re very welcome.” With that, he went away into the crowd on La Rambla. “He was not an angel but just a kind ,” I thought.
On the planet, I turned to a page in The Saints of Spain by chance. “Raphael,” it read, “is known as the supporter of travellers. He helps guide spiritual journeys.’’ Yes, he does.
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In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer’s conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n) ____might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I____.
Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I____to catch a taxi to my____and settle in. Next morning, I took another____to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs.____I went to a caf to have lunch, but all the tables were____. Then I heard a friendly voice saying，“You can___my table.”
I gratefully sat down with the ____lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the____drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn’t____ a car, and hadn’t realized how____taking taxis would be. After a while she said，“My dear, don’t use any more taxis. I’m retired and it would be my pleasure to____ you wherever you wish.” I told her that I couldn’t put her to that____， but she brushed aside my protests (反对). She asked me where I was____and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the____time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to____alone. At the end of the day, she____to take me back to my accommodation. I____her money but she refused to take any.
I’ll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her____， filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.
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