When I was growing up I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father.When your father____says them to you when you are a child，it gets tougher and tougher for him to say those words as he gets____．To tell the truth，I could not honestly remember___I had last said those words to him either.I decided to____my ego (自尊) and make the first move.After some____，in our next phone conversation I____the words，“Dad ...I love you！”
There was a____at the other end and he awkwardly (笨拙地)____，“Well，same back at you！”
I chuckled and said，“Dad，I know you____me，and when you are ready，I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my____called and nervously asked，“Paul，is everything____？” I explained to her perfectly.
A few weeks later，Dad____our phone conversation with the words，“Paul，I love you.” I was at work during this____and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally“____”the love.As I sat there in tears，I____that this special moment had taken our fatherson____to a new level.
A short while____this moment，my father narrowly____death following heart surgery.Many times since，I have pondered (沉思) the thought，____I did not take the first step and Dad did not____the surgery，I would have never “heard” the love.
A．ever B．sometimes C．never D．often
A．stronger B．older C．slower D．taller
A．when B．how C．why D．where
A．get over B．figure out C．take up D．set aside
A．research B．hesitation C．struggle D．wonder
A．burst out B．worked on C．made up D．looked for
A．cry B．cough C．laughter D．silence
A．replied B．apologized C．shouted D．asked
A．respect B．love C．like D．miss
A．father B．mother C．wife D．brother
A．happy B．over C．OK D．crazy
A．concluded B．introduced C．attracted D．interrupted
A．meeting B．program C．conversation D．trip
A．felt B．heard C．received D．touched
A．realized B．noticed C．understood D．observed
A．communication B．distance C．connection D．relationship
A．since B．at C．after D．of
A．avoided B．escaped C．reduced D．refused
A．because B．as C．if D．though
A．survive B．require C．perform D．accept
I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune（不幸）. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge 1 and hardly any income. 2 , I stopped giving and became very bitter（痛苦）.
Several years later, things started to3 . I became 4 enough to have a home, and5 a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the6 , “ Will work for food. ” I 7. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in 8 . I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for9 or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was10 to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside 11 me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I 12 into my ashtray and 13 enough, there was three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this14 , I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He 15 with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it 16 for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is 17 right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best18 in life giving. It also19 me that nothing is a coincidence（巧合）,20 everything has meaning.
A．debt B．duty C．income D．pressure
A．In fact B．In a word C．As a result D．All in all
A．develop B．worsen C．show D．change
A．unfortunate B．rich C．generous D．unsuccessful
A．even B．still C．yet D．only
A．word B．expression C．sign D．letter
A．got to B．walked to C．passed in D．passed by
A．emergency B．danger C．need D．panic
A．food B．alcohol（酒） C．medicine D．music
A．driving B．jogging（慢跑 C．wandering D．cycling
A．prevented B．challenged C．permitted D．drove
A．reached B．turned C．broke D．searched
A．jokingly B．strangely C．happily D．naturally
A．accident B．condition C．state D．coincidence
A．put out B．turned out C．broke out D．burst out（大声喊）
A．necessary B．difficult C．possible D．suitable
A．lining B．leaving C．getting D．operating
A．gift B．time C．favor D．honor
A．thinks B．informs C．persuades D．reminds
A．or B．and C．so D．however
I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I approached(走近) my 36 , I saw one of my 37 standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and besides, it was 38 cold to be standing outside on the coldest 39 in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was 40 I would be able to find my way back.
We 41 about our work as I drove and before we knew it, we arrived at 42 house. I started driving back. 43 looked familiar, but at first that didn’t bother me. But soon I 44 something wrong. I 45 nothing. But I told myself to stay 46 .
I was beyond neighborhoods, streets and 47 streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my 48 . It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I 49 the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, 50 . Then I raised my head and 51 a shadow down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little 52 , got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man 53 rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove 54 him. Finally I recognized a(n) 55 street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I pulled into my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.
A．car B．bike C．bus D．train
A．classmates B．patients C．workmates D．students
A．not B．exactly C．too D．hardly
A．morning B．night C．noon D．afternoon
A．happy B．afraid C．sorry D．sure
A．cared B．worried C．explored D．talked
A．my B．her C．your D．his
A．Nothing B．Everything C．Something D．Anything
A．existed B．escaped C．realized D．imagined
A．mistook B．came C．missed D．recognized
A．calm B．quiet C．brave D．silent
A．accurately B．briefly C．even D．illegally
A．engine B．wheel C．seat D．watch
A．deserted B．drove C．stopped D．washed
A．excited B．helpless C．delighted D．satisfied
A．begged B．saw C．impressed D．adopted
A．nervously B．faster C．back D．closer
A．slowly B．unlikely C．equally D．carefully
A．under B．before C．above D．behind
A．cautious B．particular C．ordinary D．familiar
I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs．What set him so far apart from others?
He 1 that, in his opinion, it all came from an 2 from his mother that happened when he was about 2 years old．He had been trying to 3___a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his 4 on the slippery bottle and it 5 , making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floor．
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of 6 at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what a 7 and wonderful mess you have made! I have8 seen such a huge pool of milk．Well, the damage has already been done．Would you like to9 down and play in the milk for a few minutes 10 we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did．After a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert, 11 you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and12 everything to its proper order．So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge （海绵）, a towel, or a mop．Which do you13 ?” He chose the sponge and together they14 the milk．
His mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is a 15 experiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two 16 hands．Let’s go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 17____ a way to carry it without dropping it．” The little boy 18 that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it．
This scientist then 19 that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make 20 ．
Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?
A．added B．advised C．responded D．commented
A．experience B．accident C．experiment D．inspiration
A．send B．cool C．bring D．remove
A．hold B．control C．balance D．way
A．fell B．rolled C．turned D．burst
A．crying B．staring C．shouting D．laughing
A．powerful B．great C．touching D．sarcastic
A．shortly B．always C．already D．rarely
A．put B．get C．take D．lie
A．when B．until C．before D．after
A．however B．whatever C．wherever D．whenever
A．recover B．restore C．recollect D．replace
A．like B．prefer C．take D．decide
A．cleaned up B．swept off C．sucked out D．took apart
A．finished B．shared C．failed D．valued
A．tiny B．clever C．smooth D．wet
A．invent B．discover C．imagine D．make
A．knew B．thought C．convinced D．learned
A．argued B．sensed C．remarked D．criticized
A．mistakes B．assumptions C．decisions D．differences
Long long ago, human beings used to walk barefoot. A king happened to travel 16 into the countryside. He was greatly troubled by the17 roads where gravel(砾石) and broken stones pricked(使刺痛) and numbed(使麻木) his 18 . When he returned to his palace he issued an order that all the roads be 19 with cattle hide(牛皮). He thought it was beneficial not only to 20 but also to his people and hoped 21 would no longer be a painful thing
But 22 all the cattle in the kingdom were killed there 23 not be enough hide to get the work done. Evidently it was a stupid 24 . As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and 25 . At this juncture a clever servant in the palace 26 to make a suggestion. "Your Majesty, why don't take an easier way? You don't have to mobilize（调动）so many people, to have so many oxen killed, nor so much money 27 . What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide." Surprised and28 , the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 29 .
This is said to be the origin of using 30 to make shoes. Though it sounds 31 and strange, it inspires us to think. It is much easier to change oneself than to change the world. 32 it will be much better for one to change oneself before one 33 an attempt to change the outer world. Why don't try to put yourself on the 34 of the person you deal with? You will find it easier to solve a problem 35 you change your way of thinking.
A．much B．near C．far D．a lot
A．smooth B．rough C．long D．busy
A．body B．arms C．feet D．legs
A．crowded B．filled C．covered D．put
A．others B．himself C．them D．themselves
A．walking B．swimming C．singing D．shopping
A．as well B．even if C．as long as D．when
A．would B．should C．must D．may
A．comment B．chance C．attempt D．opinion
A．sigh B．sign C．cheer D．weep
A．wanted B．ventured C．planned D．hoped
A．wasted B．borrowed C．saved D．loaned
A．moved B．excited C．pleased D．bored
A．decision B．plan C．suggestion D．measure
A．leather B．silk C．plastic D．cloth
A．odd B．funny C．amusing D．surprising
A．Or B．But C．So D．However
A．makes B．tries C．takes D．gives
A．direction B．situation C．occasion D．position
A．before B．if C．while D．until
When my daughter Kelsey was a child, she loved to join me in the garden. To 36 chaos(混乱)in my own garden beds, I provided her with a space of her own, so Kelsey’s Corner was born. There she was 37 to dig and plant as she wished. Over time, that small piece of land grew into a favorite place in the 38.
As she approached high school, Kelsey took her 39 off the garden. I didn’t 40 to accept this change. It seemed acceptable that something as boring as working in the dirt gave way to the mystery of a(n) 41 social life, so I began to take care of the space. Even so, I knew it always would be Kelsey’s Corner.
Now my daughter is eighteen and is in the 42 weeks of her high school career. Our mailbox is filled with college admission materials, 43 me that the world has come for this young lady and that she will soon answer its 44. Kelsey is looking forward to her wonderful college life 45 her mother and I are anxious about the coming life 46 our daughter around.
Kelsey’s Corner seems extremely deserted in this early spring 47 Kelsey’s leaving. One morning, when I 48 past Kelsey’s Corner, I noticed some green seedlings had 49 at the foot of some dead stalks(秆).
It’s 50 that life is a cycle. Kelsey’s leaving is 51 one point on the cycle. Now the life wheel will roll with Kelsey as she 52 into her adult life.
Let her live as she will and let her 53 when she can, and whether she comes alone or in 54, she will be welcome home. I’ll take care of Kelsey’s Corner faithfully. It will also cycle annually, rolling on towards a 55 stage of our lives, one that promises a rich harvest.
A．defend B．avoid C．cover D．tolerate
A．willing B．sorry C．free D．sure
A．garden B．family C．corner D．area
A．emotion B．awareness C．mind D．expectation
A．wonder B．support C．realize D．refuse
A．attractive B．peaceful C．complex D．changeable
A．latest B．last C．beginning D．former
A．reminding B．introducing C．promising D．ordering
A．letter B．cry C．notice D．call
A．since B．while C．because D．unless
A．beyond B．except C．besides D．without
A．in spite of B．in case of C．because of D．instead of
A．imagined B．wandered C．performed D．examined
A．existed B．planted C．appeared D．exposed
A．doubtful B．informal C．probable D．true
A．only B．rarely C．always D．seldom
A．looks B．moves C．breaks D．pulls
A．return B．recover C．compete D．join
A．time B．person C．need D．company
A．strange B．proper C．different D．common