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
A story is told about a soldier who finally came home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from ____ “Mom and Dad, I ____ home ,but I’ve a favor to ask .I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “ ____ ,” they replied, “We’d love to meet him.” “There’s something you should know,” the son continued , “he was ____ in the fighting. He ____ on a land bomb and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go ,and I want him to ____ us.” “I’m sorry to hear that ,son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “No, Mom and Dad ,I want him to live with us.” “Son,” said the father , “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such ____ would be ____ on us. We have our own lives to live ,and we can’t let something like this ____ with our lives. I think you should just come home and __25__ about this guy . He’ll find a way to live ____ his own.
At that point, the son ____ the phone. The parents heard ____ more from him. A few days later , ____ ,they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building .The police believed it was a ____.They grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco to ____ the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had ____.
The parents in this story are like many of us .We find it ____ to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around ,but we don’t like people who are ___ to us or make us feel uncomfortable. Thankfully, there’s someone who loves us with an ____ love that welcomes us into the forever family.
A．Chicago B．San Francisco C．Boston D．London
A．am leaving B．was coming C．am coming D．was leaving
A．Sure B．Sorry C．possible D．No way
A．fairly good B．very healthy C．very well D．hurt badly
A．sat B．slept C．stepped D．lay
A．live with B．keep with C．work with D．play with
A．disadvantages B．disabilities C．advantages D．shortcomings
A．a happy family B．pleasant company C．deadly disease D．a terrible burden
A．disturb B．stop C．improve D．strengthen
A．bring B．forgive C．forget D．remember
A．of B．on C．at D．in
A．hung on B．hold on C．hung out D．hung up
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．otherwise B．however C．besides D．and
A．suicide（自杀） B．accident C．murder D．coincidence
A．bring B．take C．identify D．fetch
A．only one arm and one leg B．one arm and two legs C．no arm and no leg D．two arms and one leg
A．simple B．easy C．difference D．difficult
A．friendly B．familiar C．smart D．inconvenient
A．unconditional B．precious C．unique D．valuable
Billy，a hardworking student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a parttime job that ____ him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still sound ____ .He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5∶15 to go to the ____ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were ____ to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon(小推车) to ____ them.
In the winter it is still dark ____ he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is ____.Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his___ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊) where it will be ____ from wind，rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips，____ him very excited.
Billy earns about $70 per month through hard ____，and he is saving some of the money to go to ____，where he has always been longing to go. Besides that，he ____ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month，he has to collect the ____at night since many of them work during the day. That is when he is ___ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily，he gets ____ supported by his family. Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver(递送) the newspapers for him. Once，his father was too ____ to help.
Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn`t feel ____ about the number.
He dreams that he will get ____ customers as possible some day.____，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.
A．wakes B．takes C．gets D．picks
A．asleep B．awake C．wake up D．sleepy
A．corner B．street C．room D．department
A．given B．addressed C．handed D．delivered
A．carry B．bring C．send D．load
A．which B．while C．that D．when
A．short B．black C．light D．long
A．road B．way C．route(投递路线) D．path
A．protected B．stopped C．kept D．prevented
A．making B．letting C．leading D．causing
A．attempt B．job C．work D．struggle
A．abroad B．school C．college D．hospital
A．costs B．spends C．pays D．uses
A．paper B．money C．newspapers D．records
A．depressed B．energetic C．satisfied D．moved
A．very B．great C．greatly D．a lot of
A．likely B．reluctant C．tried D．willing
A．satisfied B．pleasant C．contented D．happy
A．many more B．as much C．as many D．much more
A．If that B．If so C．Besides D．What’s more
When I was young, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this — One begins to look at people very and he no longer puts others in order to feel good about himself.
Living in China me with many wonderful chances to put this principle into practice. China is quite and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to a lot about the culture and about where many of their came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and from them.
I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian. “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else. I decided to smile at my every attempt to and ask for information that would me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my were met with more smiles. I learned that is to be found everywhere even I cannot communicate, and that people will depending on what I give.
Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most people. You will be surprised at what they can you!
A．method B．plan C．principle D．reason
A．Doubtfully B．differently C．anxiously D．excitedly
A．away B．out C．up D．down
A．helps B．combines C．provides D．impresses
A．special B．modern C．powerful D．beautiful
A．create B．measure C．ignore D．understand
A．origins B．beliefs C．habits D．behaviors
A．escape B．suffer C．learn D．hear
A．managed B．needed C．refused D．failed
A．leaving for B．pointing to C．looking for D．setting up
A．Instead of B．As for C．According to D．Except for
A．Yet B．Or C．Besides D．Thus
A．Communicate B．relax C．explain D．discuss
A．force B．transport C．lead D．follow
A．smiles B．signs C．questions D．thanks
A．illness B．weakness C．happiness D．kindness
A．before B．after C．when D．because
A．react B．gain C．bargain D．benefit
A．familiar B．unexpected C．pleasant D．frightened
A．confirm B．require C．charge D．teach
Have you ever had a wonderful teacher who helped change your life? I was blessed with such a teacher．Here is my praise to a very teacher, Mr. O’Connor．
I was fortunate to have gone to one of the public high schools in our region．It won awards for its education．I had many good teachers，but one of them helped me realize the potential(潜力)that I had inside of myself．His is Mr. O’Connor．He taught English classes．Mr.．O’Connor was not a guy．I remember he had a very wide face with little hair and but bright eyes．However, he expected the best from his in their studies and morality(道德)．He me with his personality．His teaching style was attractive．He made me want to be ．As a result．I studied hard for better grades．I believe it was his that helped me succeed in being on the roll(名单)．I enjoyed my high school experience．It was because of Mr.．O’Connor that I that I had huge goals that I wanted to reach．I graduating from high school early and I wanted to be a high school English just like Mr. O’Connor．As you can see，I continued to study．I gave up on my love for reading and writing，the most amazing gift from Mr. O’Connor．
I would Mr.．O’Connor for being the teacher that he was．I would thank him for me as a student，and for giving me the confidence to realize my ．He helped a lot not only in my education ，but also in shaping the person that I was to become．A good teacher can make a ．Thank you, Mr. O’Connor．
A．funny B．special C．famous D．common
A．biggest B．newest C．best D．oldest
A．really B．finally C．generally D．mainly
A．career B．sign C．position D．name
A．handsome B．friendly C．social D．positive
A．dirty B．weak C．cold D．small
A．friends B．partners C．students D．family
A．impressed B．pushed C．pressed D．urged
A．harder B．better C．wiser D．prettier
A．influence B．information C．explanation D．emotion
A．class B．honor C．lesson D．project
A．reminded B．accepted C．realized D．held
A．set out B．dealt with C．got on D．ended up
A．assistant B．representative C．teacher D．master
A．always B．never C．sometimes D．often
A．remember B．understand C．agree D．thank
A．1ooking after B．finding out C．believing in D．depending on
A．plan B．future C．business D．dream
A．choice B．quality C．problem D．ability
A．change B．difference C．result D．passion
It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn’t even four, but she ____ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, ____ we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden ____ feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her ____, whether it was ____ in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing ____and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and ____ it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I ____ us up. Nora was ____ about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how ____ our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to ____ myself to leave the house. On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn ___. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? ____, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She ____ us right over.
The building was in a sad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. ____ inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a(n) ____ “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities. I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have opportunity to do something ____ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and ____ clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve ____ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has ____ more?
A．pulled B．glanced C．waved D．aimed
A．would B．can C．need D．must
A．general B．true C．heavy D．curious
A．area B．part C．eyesight D．world
A．insects B．dogs C．animals D．birds
A．coldness B．illness C．suffering D．ignorance
A．delivered B．returned C．devoted D．posted
A．held B．hurried C．signed D．lined
A．casual B．sorry C．astonished D．excited
A．creative B．valuable C．shocking D．simple
A．warn B．stop C．allow D．push
A．back B．away C．up D．out
A．Therefore B．Obviously C．Still D．Also
A．called B．promised C．invited D．helped
A．As B．Once C．Because D．Though
A．stay B．visit C．adventure D．challenge
A．fair B．famous C．difficult D．enjoyable
A．collect B．make C．order D．wear
A．let B．made C．watched D．noticed
A．improved B．benefited C．tried D．seized