Try It a Different Way
Bobby Moresco grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, a tough working-class neighbourhood on Manhattan’s West Side. By tradition he ______ have been, like his father or like most of his childhood pals, a construction worker or a policeman. But he wanted ______. Attracted by the bright lights from the time Bobby was a teen, he tried to act. “I wasn’t a ______ actor, but I had a driving need to do something ______ with my life,” he said.
He moved to Hollywood, promising to find his ______. But he didn’t make ______. For almost 10 years, he drove a taxi and worked as a waiter, ______ at an actors’ workshop that he opened in Hollywood. But Moresco kept working at his ______ career.
In 1983 his younger brother was murdered in a mob-linked killing. Moresco moved back to his ______ neighbourhood. In 1988 he finally wrote a play that was ______ to his life. Called Half-Deserted Streets, it was based on his brother’s ______ and staged at a small theater. A Hollywood producer ______ to see it and asked him to work on a screenplay.
His ______ grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. However, it was never easy. By 2003, he was _____ out of work and out of cash ______ he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. The two worked on the script but every studio ______ it down. Moresco believed so ______ in the script that he borrowed money, and sold his house. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance.
The movie, Crash, ______ into the theatres in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It won three Academy Awards---Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing.
At the age of 54, Bobby Moresco became an ______ success. “If you have something you want to do in life, don’t think about the problems,” he says, “think about the ______ to get it done.”
A．must B．should C．can D．need
A．over B．far C．out D．up
A．simple B．strict C．firm D．good
A．different B．impressive C．effective D．special
A．occasion B．treasure C．fortune D．possibility
A．it B．one C．this D．that
A．communicating B．entertaining C．practicing D．volunteering
A．afforded B．chosen C．respected D．offered
A．early B．worn C．old D．passed
A．turned B．pointed C．belonged D．related
A．arresting B．injuring C．killing D．shooting
A．advised B．happened C．intended D．planned
A．influence B．ambition C．success D．reputation
A．again B．even C．finally D．still
A．before B．when C．since D．while
A．let B．looked C．took D．turned
A．strongly B．hardly C．deeply D．bravely
A．moved B．slipped C．fell D．put
A．effortless B．enjoyable C．overnight D．optimistic
A．ways B．lines C．manners D．actions
My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time. Last spring I bought two newly-hatched(孵化) chickens for her. She got and took good care of them. , a few days later, both chickens died. She burst into tears because of .I helped her the two birds under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the of her ideas.
, I was wrong . Children are children . The failure hasn’t my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.
One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves(屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows(麻雀). My daughter and I could the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t.
So I told her to the grains on the windowsill（窗台）. A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill and pecked(啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, Mum, can we catch and the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room？ How it is for them to live outside？
“Oh, my dear. I do not think it’s a good idea. You know,” I explained to her, “the sparrow is a bird who loves .No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will quickly. They are to living outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves.
From then on, we have set up a kind of with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and them as pet birds. However, we do not need to them. We seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring morning.
A．exciting B．excited C．disappointed D．encouraged
A．Naturally B．Suddenly C．Unfortunately D．Finally
A．leaving B．their death C．the chickens D．them
A．Bury B．put C．dig D．set
A．end B．beginning C．wish D．reality
A．Thus B．Then C．However D．Therefore
A．at all B．in all C．after all D．for all
A．encourage B．upset C．help D．impress
A．look B．act C．feed D．catch
A．throw B．pour C．pile D．scatter
A．one after another B．one another C．every other D．each other
A．stay B．love C．cage D．watch
A．free B．happy C．cold D．warm
A．freedom B．spring C．flying D．trees
A．please B．starve C．suffer D．die
A．safe B．used C．proud D．happy
A．neighbor B．understanding C．friendship D．relationship
A．think B．treat C．dream D．appreciate
A．hurt B．possess C．belong to D．hatch
A．enjoy B．would like C．want D．consider
In the middle of the night, Peter's wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn't help crying, “Oh, my stomach! Get the!” Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a dream. “Stop that noise,” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to again, but his wife still cried out, “Oh, help!help! I'm sure I'mdying.”
Peter got out of bed and started but he could not find him any clothes.
“Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my stomach!”
As soon as he had put his clothes he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite certain that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait until morning, can’t you?”
“No, I can't. Go, go, go,” his wife shouted,
“ you will find me dead the morning.”
So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters he heard his wife calling him again.
“I’m again now, and I shall not want the doctor,” she said, softly.
Hearing this, he started running as as he could towards the doctor’s. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wakeeveryone around.
The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “ Er? Who’s there?”
“Oh, Doctor.” Peter called up to him, “I’ve very news for you. My wife ill with a terrible stomachache. I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly left her. So you need not come. Go back to now, and sleep well!”
A．driver B．nurse C．doctor D．child
A．terrible B．interesting C．surprising D．wonderful
A．bed B．sleep C．dream D．hospital
A．dressing B．wearing C．raising D．working
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．good B．bad C．wrong D．poor
A．down B．off C．on D．up
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．after B．in C．before D．until
A．after B．when C．before D．while
A．good B．wrong C．all right D．right
A．fast B．slowly C．hurriedly D．happily
A．good B．bad C．necessary D．ill
A．fell B．stayed C．grew D．failed
A．your home B．your bedroom C．your dream D．bed
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cell phone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital one day last year. When Jack’s rang, it was my mother calling from my . She asked if I had my mobile. I checked my purse. It was !
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Phys, it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a near his home.
Later that evening, I went to him there. I didn’t dare to go , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 30km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys .
My were gone. Phys was just a young boy. “How did you my mum?” I asked. He that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they was my mobile phone number—which didn’t . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who my house.
I was to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so to Rhys and offered him some money, but he .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
A．car B．radio C．mobile phone D．doorbell
A．home B．company C．school D．hospital
A．found B．lost C．fell D．bought
A．gone B．new C．busy D．broken
A．ignored B．returned C．answered D．got
A．because B．that C．whether D．if
A．post office B．coffee shop C．hotel D．supermarket
A．follow B．catch C．meet D．punish
A．alone B．back C．slowly D．finally
A．running B．driving C．walking D．going
A．knew about B．looked at C．heard of D．talked about
A．difficulties B．illnesses C．fears D．hopes
A．remember B．tell C．forget D．understand
A．found B．heard C．said D．felt
A．had B．noticed C．expected D．finished
A．happen B．matter C．help D．fit
A．sold B．bought C．shared D．called
A．sorry B．sad C．glad D．proud
A．useful B．grateful C．strange D．polite
A．missed B．recognized C．agreed D．refused
A group of people were in search of a home. After some time walking around, they finally found a place to down.
They needed some , and the chief (首领) sent out three groups of people to the surrounding areas. After a short discussion, the three groups went out in directions.
The first group explored the north. There, they saw large fields with crops, vegetables and fruits. They went back to report their . “We saw lots of vegetation (植物). We can be .”
The second group went southwest. There, they saw lots of . As they went back, they said, “We saw hundreds of animals. We can for our food, and rely on meat to sustain (维持) us.”
The last group went southeast. There, they reached the sea and saw hundreds of fish swimming. They returned and said, “We saw plenty of fish. We can go for our food.”
“We can eat meat alone!” shouted the second group.
“No! ! We did not see any animals at all!” said the first group.
The third group joined in, “Are you ? We did not see anything like you have . There was only water. We need to become fishermen!”
Each group got so with the others that they each went to the place they had explored. They were that they alone had the answer and that the others must have been wrong.
, each group of people only chose to believe themselves. they had chosen to learn from one another and them, they could have had the best of everything.
A．spending B．costing C．taking D．losing
A．break B．cool C．settle D．calm
A．water B．food C．energies D．information
A．explore B．clean C．measure D．cover
A．same B．a C．/ D．different
A．main B．few C．poor D．many
A．experiences B．findings C．results D．conditions
A．vegetarians B．fishermen C．hunters D．miners
A．mountains B．people C．animals D．houses
A．prepare B．hunt C．fight D．wait
A．mainly B．partly C．fully D．hardly
A．surfing B．boating C．fishing D．swimming
A．Fishes B．Crops C．Cows D．Flowers
A．going B．sleeping C．coming D．joking
A．described B．brought C．wrote D．explained
A．strict B．angry C．sad D．pleased
A．sad B．pleasant C．sure D．anxious
A．Happily B．Luckily C．Unluckily D．Hopefully
A．After B．Because C．Before D．If
A．admire B．believe C．appreciate D．understand
There is a holiday next week and I can’t decide what to do． I have a lot of
work to do and this would be a good chance ． But I don’t like the holiday in such a way． I can work at home all the rest of the year． Last year I went to the mountains． there was beautiful， but it is too cold this time of a year． And it’s really far to go for a short holiday．
I decide this isn’t a good time to the mountains．
But I to go somewhere else．
Perhaps this would be a good chance to go to the beach（海滨）．I like to go for walks the seashore the warm sunshine and watch the water． It’s only eight miles away and I could get there about two hours． After thinking it ，I am sure that this is a 39 time for the seashore than ．
Oh， here is a letter Jim． He he is going to his house in the mountains for the ，and he me to go with him． giving it some more thought， I wrote back to Jim and thanked him for that．
A．at home B．at house C．in school D．in factory
A．do it B．doing that C．to do it D．with that
A．to take B．to spend C．having D．asking
A．the north B．for north C．north D．to north
A．Nothing B．Everything C．Somebody D．Anything
A．very B．enough C．rather D．too
A．that B．what C．whether D．when
A．go B．go to C．go for D．leave
A．do want B．wanted C．shall want D．was wanting
A．on B．by C．beside D．along
A．on B．during C．in D．under
A．in B．for C．with D．after
A．about B．of C．over D．on
A．good B．fine C．better D．best
A．home B．the mountains C．big cities D．country villages
A．for B．to C．from D．by
A．says B．tells C．speaks D．talks
A．weekend B．holiday C．sunday D．trip
A．want B．wish C．hopes D．asks
A．When B．With C．Without D．As