阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, for ＄500.“Send the money telegram(电报),” he wrote,“ to the Fisher Bank in P…”
After a week he began at the Fisher bank. He showed his passport（护照）. “ has come for you.”He was told. This went on for two weeks, and Mr. Frank got very .He sent a telegram to his brother, asking the money was. There was no reply, no money arrived for him.
In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for to pay his hotel bill. His passport and baggage were him. He tried to the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for sixty days.
When he came , he went immediately to the Fisher Bank. The he spoke to was a new man. “Have you ＄500 for me?”he asked.“My name is Jackson Frank.”
The clerk his books. “Yes, Mr. Jackson, it’s here. It by telegram—let me see—oh, more than two months ago. We where you were. ”He showed Mr. Frank the order.
The order read: “Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of ＄500…”
“But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.”
“Oh, that’s all right, sir. It was in our books the letter‘j’,but it’s your money.” The clerk laughed.“A human , sir! We’re all human beings, aren ’ t we? we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.”
Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit 55 .At last he said,“A human mistake—is that what you call it? I think some humans need kicking.”
A．sending B．asking C．calling D．caring
A．by B．to C．for D．on
A．looking B．arriving C．calling D．shouting
A．Something B．Everything C．Nothing D．Anything
A．excited B．worried C．sorry D．ashamed
A．how much B．how C．what D．where
A．but B．and C．or D．yet
A．refusing B．wanting C．failing D．willing
A．taken from B．sent to C．arrived for D．drought to
A．explain B．solve C．discuss D．say
A．in B．out C．over D．along
A．manager B．customer C．banker D．clerk
A．received B．accepted C．found D．seen
A．looked B．examined C．checked D．searched
A．came B．reached C．sent D．went
A．guessed B．knew C．asked D．wondered
A．after B．under C．below D．with
A．mistake B．being C．language D．wrong
A．Although B．But C．Because D．And so
A．everybody B．anybody C．somebody D．nobody
I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had 36 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 37 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 38 afford a dream.
My dream was to be a 39 . When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball. I was also 40 : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 41 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular 42 with him changed my life forever.
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 43 . This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 44 of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 45 at it.
Then I realized I would have to 46 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was 47 about this.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 48 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your 49 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”
I stood before him with my head 50 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 51 his disappointment in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded.
“$ 3.25 an hour,” I replied.
“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a 52 ?” he asked.
That 53 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to 54 that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the 55 of my dreams.
A．some B．little C．no D．much
A．happy B．lovely C．angry D．noisy
A．only B．ever C．still D．almost
A．teacher B．coach C．doctor D．sportsman
A．lucky B．satisfied C．hopeful D．surprised
A．taught B．asked C．told D．trained
A．match B．story C．moment D．incident
A．job B．camp C．holiday D．course
A．cause B．start C．need D．amount
A．stand B．call C．look D．jump
A．take out B．cut off C．put on D．give up
A．excited B．curious C．anxious D．disappointed
A．mad B．puzzled C．regretful D．discouraged
A．working B．playing C．learning D．shining
A．shaking B．hanging C．holding D．nodding
A．feeling B．suffering C．facing D．expressing
A．dream B．game C．chance D．life
A．offer B．price C．question D．order
A．study B．sports C．homework D．business
A．clothes B．bike C．house D．Goods
The afternoon on December 25 in the waiting room, I was the nurse on duty. When I felt sad about having to 1 on Christmas Day, a woman and four small children showed up at my desk.
“Are you all sick?” I asked. “Yes.” the woman said 2 and lowered her head. But when it came to telling me about their 3 , things got a little surprising. They all seemed to be well and there was nothing 4 with their body.
Why did they tell a 5 that they were all sick? I did not say anything but 6 that it might be a little time before a doctor could 7 them . The mother said, “Take your time. We can8 here. It’s so warm.” When she finished the register chart, I noticed she didn’t write down their address----were they 9 ?
I looked at the 10 around the Christmas tree. The children were excited and 11 to be healthy. The littlest one was pointing at the Christmas tree and said something to the mother. Then I was sure that they came here not because of 12 but only for warmth.
I went back to the nurses’ station and 13 the homeless family. The nurses, 14 about working on Christmas Day like me, turned to feel sorry for the family and decided to 15 .We bought delicious food in the hospital restaurant and 16 a big dinner for our guests. We needed 17 . So we put apples in a basket and collected candies and clothes. Just as we were seriously prepared to meet the physical needs of the 18 , our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be 19 on Christmas Day.
Later, as the family was to 20 , the youngest child ran to me and said, “Thank you very much. Good bye. ”
A．choose B．work C．shop D．clean
A．angrily B．joyfully C．weakly D．loudly
A．plans B．jobs C．habits D．problems
A．wrong B．new C．special D．strange
A．story B．lie C．joke D．secret
A．explained B．agree C．promised D．replied
A．visit B．educate C．see D．encourage
A．sleep B．eat C．dance D．wait
A．careless B．homeless C．impolite D．unhappy
A．family B．team C．class D．police
A．seemed B．wanted C．decided D．happened
A．fun B．hunger C．illness D．tiredness
A．introduced B．mentioned C．reported D．greeted
A．writing B．learning C．worrying D．complaining
A．leave B．stop C．watch D．help
A．prepared B．cooked C．ordered D．started
A．vegetables B．materials C．presents D．fruits
A．doctors B．patients C．leaders D．nurses
A．satisfied B．excited C．warm D．full
A．watch B．sing C．win D．Leave
You are mistaken if you think all Chinese people speak in the same way. Have you ever seen a person from Shanghai try talking to 1________ from Guangzhou? It is quite likely 2________ both of them may feel puzzled! The Chinese language, 3________ a whole, uses the same set of characters, but even the same characters can have 4________ pronunciations. That is 5_______ it is difficult for people to understand each other. Luckily, the widespread use of Putonghua in China has made a great contribution 6________ people’s communication, though people from different areas tend to speak with various accents.
People in Northern Europe are much luckier. Even though people from Sweden, Denmark and Norway have their own official languages, it is very convenient for them to communicate with one another. Do you know 7______? That is because their languages are quite similar, though not 8________ small distinctions. Thus, they can communicate easily in their mother tongues.
One big difference between British and American English is in vocabulary. For example, the British use the word “autumn” 1. ________ the Americans use the word “fall”. In this case, the older word is “autumn”. However, about four hundred years ago, the word “autumn” was 2. ________ with “fall”. Later, the British returned to “autumn”, while the 3. ________ still use “fall”.
Of course, people from many different countries came to America and made their 4. ________ to American English. Indeed, in American English there are words from every major 5. ________ spoken on Earth. Many of these words are absent in British English.
6. ________ big distinction between American and British English is spelling. After the Americans defeated the British in 1781 and 7. ________ independence, they wanted to make their spelling of English words 8. ________. Therefore, Americans write “color” 9. ________ “colour”.
Finally, the pronunciations and accents are different. Both countries have slowly 10. ________ the way they say the same words, but in different ways. This process is continuing even today.
There was once a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She 31_everyone, except her boyfriend. He was 32 there for her. The blind girl said that if she could see the world, she would marry him.
One day, someone donated a pair of 33 to the blind girl. She could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now you can see the 34 , will you marry me? ” The girl was surprised when she saw that her boyfriend was 35 ！ So she refused to 36 him. Her boyfriend walked away sadly, and later wrote a letter to the girl saying, “Just take care of my eyes, dear.”
This is how human changes when situations change. Only 37 people remember what life was like before. Only few remember the people who were always there for them.
Hold every person close to your heart because you 38 wake up one day and realize that you have lost a diamond( 钻石) while you were too 39 in collecting stones. You learn to love, not by finding a perfect person, 40 by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
A．loved B．hated C．helped D．missed
A．always B．never C．seldom D．hardly
A．hands B．heads C．eyes D．faces
A．future B．world C．dream D．gift
A．selfish B．foolish C．deaf D．blind
A．marry B．invite C．visit D．teach
A．many B．a lot of C．few D．some
A．need B．might C．have to D．shall
A．excited B．fond C．full D．interested
A．and B．or C．but D．So