阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Times were tough in our household.My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything for him.In addition to going to nursing school full-time,1 was working three part-time jobs to put food on the table for our family of five.
After a rather___ meal one night,I answered the ringing phone. With no ,a voice asked,’’Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.”Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our situation. It was up to us to decide whether we a voice on the telephone.
1 was desperate. With food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a ?When I uneasily got to a ranch home as ,I found there was no car in the garage. ,lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy （轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman me, not much different than our phone conversation!’’Look around. If you see what you want,_ yourself.”'He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same .This couldn't be real!
I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what we needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man.Be here next week. You’ll of the food by then “was his reply”.
Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for items and canned goods from local grocery stores and folks like us who had fallen on hard times.
I never knew what our weekly menus would be I had “shopped" in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.
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The teacher sat cross-legged in front of the gathering of fourth grade students. She asked them what kinds of things would ____ world peace. Immediately they began offering such ____ as “Get rid of all the bombs.” “There ought to be a ____ against war.” The teacher rose to note each offering on the board. Once the list was ____，she sat again with the children and asked them if there was anything ____ war in their lives.
They were ____ at first but eventually they seemed to begin to ____ that the teacher meant “war”as a metaphor(暗喻). One student said, “My brother declares a war on me when I ____ his things.”“ My Dad blows up at bad drivers，” offered one girl.____ said she did war with one of her dishonest friends.
____ the thought appeared that all violence was in conflict with the idea of ____. Through the discussion the teacher ____ the concept that they could decrease violence and increase peace in their own lives by giving up the ideas of ____ with others. She asked them to spend the rest of the week ____ track of the times when they would choose to carry out peace ____ violence.
By the end of the week the students had experienced dozens of examples ____ violence and conflict had been avoided in their ____ lives.
Eventually the class created a peace movement in the school. They helped rewrite school ____ that decreased conflict. Homework became more inventive and ____. Parent-teacher meetings always ____ activities of the students (a dance, or an art or science exhibit). Cooperation became the primary path to peace.
A．break B．ignore C．increase D．witness
A．cases B．events C．chances D．suggestions
A．law B．will C．deal D．duty
A．missing B．necessary C．simple D．complete
A．but B．like C．against D．after
A．puzzled B．frightened C．excited D．encouraged
A．state B．prove C．realize D．guess
A．receive B．bother C．collect D．reserve
A．Each B．Another C．The one D．The other
A．Luckily B．Suddenly C．Hopefully D．Finally
A．peace B．power C．culture D．wealth
A．returned B．passed C．introduced D．moved
A．joking B．fighting C．discussing D．working
A．wasting B．appointing C．keeping D．finishing
A．aside from B．away from C．regardless of D．instead of
A．that B．where C．whether D．whose
A．political B．traditional C．personal D．natural
A．rules B．decisions C．records D．introductions
A．similar B．familiar C．confusing D．interesting
A．started with B．belonged to C．put up with D．come up to
Sometimes, we tried to do one thing, but met with another thing instead: something fortunate we never would have expected. That ______ to the Myers family on a visit to Madison.
The Myers family, ______ their nicest wedding attire (盛装), decided to take a ______ photo in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Mr. Myers put down his bag, found a nice sunny ______ front of the building, told his wife and kids where to ______, set his camera on a wall and pressed the timer button. He ______ to get into the picture. Three ... two ... one ... snap! A ______ shot! The surroundings matched them so well.
Then Mr. Myers went to get his bag from where he’d left it, only to find the bag was gone. Inside were his cash, his credit cards, keys ... Mr. Myers ran around the building, ______ he didn’t see anyone with his bag. Mr. Myers glanced at all the fellows around, hoping to ______ something on their faces. Then a fellow in red caught his ______. The guy seemed to ______ Mr. Myers’ eyes. What’s more, he looked a little ______. But how could Mr. Myers ______ that he was the thief?
Then a good _____ struck him at once. He quickly ______ his camera and looked at his photo carefully again, zooming (调焦) in this time: Sure enough, there was the thief, caught in the ______ on the left. Mr. Myers shouted ______, “He is the thief!” But as he ______, the fellow in red was missing. He showed the photo to police officers. After a few minutes, they found the thief and recovered the ___ ___ bag.
If they had moved a little to their left, the thief wouldn’t have been photographed. If the timer had been set just a (n) ______later, the camera might have only caught a blur of the fleeing man. Everything had lined up so perfectly.
A．meant B．happened C．led D．passed
A．dressed in B．glanced at C．showed off D．covered with
A．cover B．passport C．family D．wedding
A．district B．house C．park D．spot
A．stand B．rest C．stay D．lie
A．waited B．rushed C．stopped D．decided
A．perfect B．simple C．bad D．common
A．and B．although C．but D．so
A．tell B．recognize C．test D．read
A．mind B．arm C．attention D．breath
A．avoid B．open C．attract D．cast
A．sad B．nervous C．curious D．worried
A．dream B．believe C．prove D．guess
A．explanation B．opinion C．excuse D．idea
A．turned on B．paid for C．passed by D．asked about
A．event B．trip C．act D．study
A．calmly B．excitedly C．coldly D．slowly
A．jumped out B．woke up C．walked out D．looked up
A．beautiful B．stolen C．expensive D．broken
A．day B．hour C．second D．minute
Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him, he taught me something _____ that changed my life.
Pete was being ______ in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's all-time hits record. Suddenly one reporter asked him, "Pete, you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest ______. How many at-bats（击球）do you think it'll take you to get the 78 hits？" Without hesitation, Pete just ______ at the reporter and said,"78." The reporter yelled back, "Ah, come on, Pete, you don't think you'll get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you？"
Mr. Rose calmly ______ his philosophy with the reporters who were ______ waiting for his reply to the claim." Every time I ______ up to the plate（击球区），I ______ to get a hit! ______ I have it in mind，I have no right to step into the batter's（击球手）box! It is ______ expectation that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place."
When I thought about Pete Rose's ______ and how it applied to everyday ______，I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person，I was hoping to increase my ______. As a father，l was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man，I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson，I was not so ______ a father，and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not ______! I wanted to be a great salesperson，a great father and a great husband. I ______ my attitude to a positive one，and the results were ______.I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips，I won Coach of the Year in my ______ baseball league，and I share a loving relationship with my wife，Karen，with whom I am ______ to enjoy the rest of my life!
______，Mr. Rose!
A．reliable B．enjoyable C．valuable D．unbelievable
A．admired B．interviewed C．watched D．trained
A．decision B．record C．level D．goal
A．stared B．shouted C．glared D．pointed
A．enjoyed B．shared C．discussed D．reviewed
A．anxiously B．nervously C．cheerfully D．impatiently
A．climb B．jump C．drive D．step
A．seem B．fail C．expect D．compete
A．Though B．Unless C．Because D．When
A．abrupt B．simple C．positive D．considerate
A．plan B．idea C．ability D．behaviour
A．agenda B．exercise C．work D．lire
A．sales B．skills C．experiences D．experiments
A．wise B．kind C．mean D．bad
A．explicit B．helpful C．enough D．practical
A．changed B．added C．devoted D．contributed
A．hopeful B．amazing C．funny D．disappointing
A．son’s B．wife’s C．friend’s D．customer’s
A．supposed B．expected C．encouraged D．determined
A．Good luck B．Best regards C．Thanks D．Congratulations
Recently，we went on a vacation for a week that involved visiting four different ports in the sunny and warm climate of the Caribbean. There were____of laughter，fun，and great food. It’s a____thing when you go away that each day of the vacation also____to the end and a return to work.
It was twelve years since we went on a vacation，so this vacation was viewed with expectation of a great break away from my daily routine. And，we weren’t____．
But there was something very different about this vacation compared to those when we worked in a cooperative____．The main____was that when we returned，when the vacation was rapidly drawing to a close，we didn’t have the same feelings of____stress and dread (恐惧)．
In this most recent vacation，it wasn’t that we____enjoy the various fun and new activities，the break away from routine，the pleasure of touring different countries and cultures，the____to do what we wanted when we wanted，or the leisurely____of each day that was significant. What was significant was that we didn’t____ dread the last day of vacation. You see，we knew that we were____what we love to do not what we had to do.
The feelings experienced in the last couple of days of vacation were viewed with the same joy as the very first days. In previous times，the last days of vacation were dreaded. We experienced a mounting(日益严重的)____ of stress____we knew that a return to our field of employment was “work” and not____that we loved and thoroughly enjoyed.
The____is this：If you do what you love，it doesn’t matter____that a vacation has to end. If you love what you do you will not____yourself wishing for even a few more days of vacation，or wishing that you could____enjoying this vacation for much，much longer. A love of what you do____you back like a magnet.
A．moments B．possibilities C．situations D．ways
A．typical B．bitter C．wonderful D．funny
A．comes up B．counts down C．gives out D．dies away
A．satisfied B．tired C．disappointed D．optimistic
A．situation B．condition C．state D．environment
A．advantage B．problem C．difference D．drawback
A．approaching B．relieving C．bearing D．overcoming
A．necessarily B．thoroughly C．abundantly D．smoothly
A．opportunity B．desire C．possibility D．right
A．pattern B．pace C．lifestyle D．atmosphere
A．yet B．still C．also D．even
A．returning to B．submitting to C．turning to D．heading for
A．number B．knowledge C．sense D．awareness
A．although B．and C．because D．if
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．lesson B．idea C．point D．solution
A．in the least B．for a moment C．after all D．at the most
A．let B．find C．make D．catch
A．maintain B．risk C．keep D．stop
A．draws B．holds C．pushes D．welcomes
Fiona Famous was a very popular girl at school. She felt ______ as no other girl had so many friends at school and in the neighborhood.
But everything ______ on National Friendship Day. On that day in class everyone had to make three presents to ______ to their three best friends. Fiona ______ the task of choosing three from among all the dozens of her friends. However, she was the only one in her class who had not ______ a present! She felt terrible, and spent hours ______. Everyone came and comforted her for a while. But each one only stayed for a _____ time before leaving. This was ______ what Fiona had done so many times to others.
She ______ that she was a good companion and acquaintance, but she had not been a true friend to anyone. She had tried not to argue with anyone, she had tried to ______ everyone, but now she had found out that was not enough to create ______ friendship.
When she got home that night, Fiona told her mother about the whole thing. “My dear, you’re a lovely girl,” said her mother, “but you can’t be a close friend to ______. It’s only possible to have a few true friends. The others will ______ be playmates or acquaintances.”
Hearing this, Fiona decided to change her ways ______ she could finally have some true friends. That night, in ______, she thought about what she could do to get them. She thought about her mother. Her mother was always willing to ______ her, she put up with all of Fiona’s dislikes and ______, she always forgave her, she loved her a great deal ... That was what makes ______!
And Fiona ______ from ear to ear, realizing that she already had the best friend that anyone could ever ______. She fell asleep and had a good dream.
A．tired B．lucky C．strange D．surprised
A．proved B．developed C．changed D．appeared
A．give B．sell C．lend D．post
A．examine B．improved C．failed D．enjoyed
A．received B．shown C．completed D．accepted
A．remaking B．thinking C．crying D．checking
A．short B．pleasant C．different D．horrible
A．surprisingly B．gradually C．honestly D．exactly
A．forgot B．realized C．doubted D．shouted
A．pay attention to B．fall in love with C．keep away from D．think highly of
A．new B．true C．long D．smart
A．anything B．nobody C．everybody D．somebody
A．never B．hardly C．sometimes D．just
A．so that B．in case C．as if D．even though
A．kitchen B．bed C．school D．sleep
A．correct B．scold C．help D．find
A．dreams B．ideas C．wishes D．problems
A．playmates B．parents C．friends D．mothers
A．smiled B．suffered C．felt D．understood
A．compare B．hate C．remember D．want