I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left ____.Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other ____？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early1960s，____ children from different races and religions played and studied ____ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's _ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just ____ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well ____ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd ____ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to ___ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __ _.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I ____ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in1983, I stopped a taxi inKuala Lumpur. I ____ my destination. The driver acknowledged my ____ but did not move off. Instead, he looked ____ at me.“Raddar？”he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号)．I was astonished at being so ____ addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ____ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ____ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be ____ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be ____ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and ____ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote，“we happy few, we band of brothers”．
A．interested B．pleased C．puzzled D．excited
A．parties B．cities C．villages D．races
A．why B．which C．how D．when
A．together B．around C．alone D．apart
A．drop B．throw C．move D．roll
A．refused B．made C．sought D．accepted
A．paid B．meant C．preserved D．treated
A．explore B．search C．discover D．desert
A．get through B．deal with C．come across D．take away
A．arrival B．choice C．effort D．company
A．lost B．gained C．developed D．missed
A．stated B．ordered C．decided D．chose
A．attempts B．instructions C．opinions D．arrangements
A．anxiously B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．fixedly
A．familiarly B．strangely C．fully D．coldly
A．departures B．months C．years D．decades
A．possible B．funny C．hard D．clear
A．them B．themselves C．us D．ourselves
A．from B．by C．with D．against
A．still B．otherwise C．then D．instead
As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee. I woke up to a cup of it with some biscuits on my bedside table. This reminded me of , the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a cup of coffee. The taste is still so in my memories.
A thought hit me, "I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?"
I pinched（掐）myself, ouch... that hurt, which meant I was not . I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee, my roommate. I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES.
I was relaxed somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a that my mom prepared it for me. The whole reminded me of mom and I her at that moment.
On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my meal. I could not any single day when I slept without food. But now, I no longer the food mom cooked.
This very thought tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom. I reached the office and gave her a call.
The first thing she asked was, "Is everything all right?" I was . And I thought, "How the time has ."
When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends. In those days she asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit. My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in .
Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is who have changed.
A．drink B．find C．prepare D．cook
A．home B．comfort C．warmth D．kitchen
A．smelling B．cooking C．steaming D．pouring
A．deep B．heavy C．fresh D．recent
A．funny B．possible C．realistic D．sudden
A．thinking B．dreaming C．working D．reacting
A．in place of B．in favor of C．in search of D．in case of
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．sense B．relief C．sorrow D．belief
A．scene B．loss C．care D．matter
A．hated B．expected C．missed D．questioned
A．last B．every C．tasty D．complete
A．check B．count C．remember D．cover
A．pack B．finish C．imagine D．enjoy
A．brought B．caused C．pushed D．raised
A．careless B．speechless C．rootless D．homeless
A．influenced B．passed C．flied D．changed
A．never B．still C．often D．almost
A．peace B．surprise C．trouble D．progress
A．my roommate B．she C．the situation D．I
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he in class.
When I took the first exam, I was to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained .
I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his .
One more test before the final exam. One more to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my did no good and everything as before.
The last hurdle (障碍) was the final. No matter what I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have with a test.
A week later, l was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”
I stared at him, that his analysis and strategy (策略) were correct. I had worked my head , as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
A．take B．discuss C．cover D．get
A．sought B．presented C．exchanged D．obtained
A．shocked B．worried C．scared D．anxious
A．but B．so C．for D．or
A．unchanged B．unpleasant C．unfriendly D．unmoved
A．reflected B．meant C．improved D．affected
A．quarreled B．reasoned C．bargained D．chatted
A．attitude B．mind C．plan D．view
A．choice B．step C．chance D．measure
A．memorized B．considered C．accepted D．learned
A．ambition B．confidence C．effort D．method
A．stayed B．went C．worked D．changed
A．grade B．answer C．lesson D．comment
A．scholarship B．course C．degree D．subject
A．helped B．favored C．treated D．relaxed
A．fun B．luck C．problems D．tricks
A．happened B．proved C．pretended D．seemed
A．valued B．imagined C．expected D．welcomed
A．remembering B．guessing C．supposing D．realizing
A．out B．over C．on D．off
I have learned a lot from being a taxi driver. I’ve been in the for many years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so . Taxi drivers have to be tough to the New York traffic eight hours a day. Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the wrong that they are bad. However, you can read in the almost every week that taxi drivers the things people left in their cabs. If they weren’t , you wouldn’t read those moving stories in the papers.
In 1913, I bought my own cab. It was difficult at that time so I had part of my money for something unexpected. I did pretty well, in those days. Once in Brooklyn, I found a in my cab. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of baggage that day, so I went back to where I had her off. It took me almost two days to find her so as to the ring. I didn’t get as much as “ ”. Still, I felt good because I had done what was right.
People ask me about the . As far as I know, everyone will give you something. You know most Americans are pretty . I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they tip or not. In all my years of driving a cab, I have never had any with the public. I try to others the way I want to be treated. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the it gets. Up till now, I still hold the view that is one of the greatest qualities of people.
A．project B．department C．business D．organization
A．good B．helpful C．bad D．advisable
A．cut B．fight C．avoid D．enjoy
A．fact B．truth C．theory D．impression
A．book B．magazine C．newspaper D．advertisement
A．take out B．bring in C．set aside D．turn in
A．funny B．nice C．polite D．wise
A．left behind B．kept back C．put away D．given away
A．even B．yet C．still D．just
A．bag B．dress C．diamond D．ring
A．seen B．dropped C．knocked D．set
A．buy B．return C．repair D．find
A．Thank you B．I’m sorry C．It doesn’t matter D．With pleasure
A．roads B．passengers C．places D．tips
A．actually B．certainly C．gradually D．especially
A．successful B．generous C．serious D．independent
A．agreement B．connection C．trouble D．relationship
A．pay B．follow C．treat D．entertain
A．easier B．harder C．smaller D．clearer
A．curiosity B．confidence C．modesty D．Honesty
As I entered womanhood，mom told me that no matter what happened and no matter what I did，I could always come home. Because of what those words meant to me，I said the same thing to my .
My childhood was filled with —a lot of kisses，lots of hugs，and lots of spoken “I love you”．Because of what those meant to me，I my sons the same things.
My mom came from a family and had a difficult childhood，yet she never about how unlucky she was my mom，I saw love’s ability to forgive.
I saw my sweet mom love my Grandpa， he had abandoned her and my Grandma and failed to them with basic necessities；I never saw mom treat Grandpa any way but lovingly，even though he was far from . I learned how love behaves and forgives.
I watched my mom my 100yearold grandma who，in her blindness，deafness and feebleness(虚弱)，needed almost care. When I was in her home，I heard what I’ve heard all my life，“I love you，mom.” They would each other this at least five times a —when mom got Grandma up，made her comfortable in bed，or prepared her . And I would hear love’s when Grandma said，“And I love you too.”
Love forgives and not focusing on what has happened ，love’s focus is on what needs to be done and on doing it the we can.
My mom taught me to love；she told me to it on to my children，and she forgiveness herself.
A．children B．friends C．classmates D．neighbors
A．confusion B．imagination C．happiness D．attraction
A．gave B．ordered C．paid D．bought
A．famous B．peaceful C．rich D．broken
A．thought B．complained C．learned D．wondered
A．With B．Like C．In D．Before
A．although B．because C．so D．if
A．prepare B．run C．hope D．provide
A．special B．kind C．normal D．smart
A．wait for B．laugh at C．turn to D．look after
A．little B．free C．early D．total
A．call B．tell C．ask D．encourage
A．year B．month C．day D．second
A．books B．money C．meal D．travel
A．response B．question C．solution D．measure
A．walks on B．moves on C．falls behind D．runs away
A．Besides B．Therefore C．Also D．Instead
A．quickest B．least C．best D．longest
A．look B．pass C．put D．write
A．showed B．expected C．remembered D．doubted
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest , my mother is telling me, “Don’t watch the when you say ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look the person in the , so he’ll know you it.”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) apology: it must be direct. You must never to be doing something else. You do not a pile of letters while apologizing to a person in position after blaming（责备） him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your . You do not apologize to a hostess(女主人), whose guest of honor you treat , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad .
One of the important things you should do for an apology is readiness to the responsibility(责任) for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no for the other person to us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling about themselves. That, after all, is the of every apology. It little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault: answering for(对……负责) one’s encourages others to take their share of the blame.
A．provided B．mixed C．compared D．treated
A．dreams B．courses C．memories D．ideas
A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom
A．mind B．soul C．face D．eye
A．imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret
A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic
A．pretend B．forget C．refuse D．expect
A．hold on B．put away C．look through D．pick up
A．poorer B．weaker C．worse D．lower
A．fault B．reason C．result D．duty
A．cruelly B．freely C．roughly D．foolishly
A．manners B．excuses C．efforts D．roles
A．active B．effective C．extra D．easy
A．raise B．perform C．admit D．bear
A．situation B．need C．sign D．room
A．advise B．forgive C．warn D．blame
A．wiser B．warmer C．better D．cleverer
A．purpose B．method C．end D．advantage
A．cares B．matters C．depends D．remains
A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions