The story happened years ago，when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to ____ my husband. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove ____ for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get ____．
I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my ____ into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middleaged __ _ wandering around. Feeling ____ about that, I asked the lady. What ____ me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our ____. She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a ____ place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.
I was very touched by their ____. Being young, and probably naive to the potential ____ of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I ____ them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and ____ our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not ____. Sometimes angels come in makeup and just because you can't see their ____ it doesn't mean they aren't angels.
A．desert B．stop C．join D．save
A．slowly B．quickly C．safely D．quietly
A．excited B．bored C．interested D．refreshed
A．daughter B．luggage C．license D．car
A．lady B．man C．couple D．angel
A．angry B．curious C．jealous D．terrible
A．surprised B．worried C．annoyed D．upset
A．room B．car C．area D．park
A．quiet B．noisy C．dangerous D．safe
A．devotion B．honesty C．potential D．consideration
A．stops B．dangers C．mistakes D．changes
A．forgave B．asked C．thanked D．blamed
A．reached B．left C．missed D．passed
A．seen B．forgotten C．deserted D．recognized
A．kindness B．safety C．faces D．wings
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 36a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve （勇气）when a lovely young woman opened the door. 37a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I 38 you?”
“You don’t owe me 39 ,” she replied. “My mother has taught me never to accept money for 40 of kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he felt stronger 41 , but it also increased his faith in the human race.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled (被难住). They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists were called in to study her 42 disease. Dr Howard Kelly, now famous was 43 for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, he immediately 44 from the chair and went down 45 the hospital hall towards her room.
46 his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room 47 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.After a long struggle, the 48 was won. Dr Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval . He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The 49 was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 50 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the 51 of the bill 52 her attention. She read these words.Fix pay.“Paid 53 with a glass of milk.”Dr Howard Kelly Tears of joy ___54___ her eyes as she saw it. She was grateful 55 love could spread abroad through human hearts and hands.
A．pay for B．intend for C．seek for D．beg for
A．on top of B．instead of C．in addition to D．in spite of
A．own B．owe C．cost D．spend
A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．acts B．behavior C．sake D．benefit
A．mentally B．physically C．thoroughly D．intellectually
A．rare B．different C．infected D．casual
A．taken in B．come in C．called in D．sent in
A．raised B．rose C．stood D．aroused
A．cross B．over C．through D．beneath
A．With B．Wore C．Having on D．Dressed in
A．decided B．concluded C．determined . D．tried
A．battle B．game C．disease D．treatment
A．doctor B．bill C．approval D．patient
A．positive B．uncertain C．negative D．unsure
A．back B．front C．side D．page
A．paid B．fixed C．caught D．made
A．in turn B．in return C．in full D．in vain
A．flooded B．floated C．blew D．flew
A．what B．that C．which D．whose
The Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 36 . American officials believed they should 37 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 38 . “The 39 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 40 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
After the World War Ⅱended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 41 had to be changed, 42 the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 43 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early days VOA began adding something new to its Broadcast that was 44 “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know _ 45 English to completely understand its 46 English broadcast. So VOA 47a simpler kind of English, 48 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 49 . Of course, it is special English.
In the 50 of most VOA listeners, the most 51 program is the news report. News from around the world 52 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 53 cities and also from other 54 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 55 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
A．business B．culture C．support D．information
A．reply B．answer C．join D．interrupt
A．time B．short C．English D．German
A．news B．problems C．effects D．opinions
A．programs B．news C．announcers D．officials
A．home B．position C．purpose D．result
A．if B．considering C．supposing D．in order that
A．reach B．satisfy C．attack D．support
A．known B．reported C．called D．printed
A．poor B．excellent C．standard D．enough
A．normal B．fast C．good D．exact
A．stopped B．discovered C．taught D．invited
A．it B．which C．who D．that
A．slowly B．rapidly C．normally D．loudly
A．please B．course C．opinion D．advice
A．difficult B．important C．various D．common
A．past B．send C．deliver D．fly
A．all B．major C．American D．news
A．broadcasts B．forms C．newspaper D．countries
A．broadcast B．announce C．translate D．prepare
To my family and friends,
I have just started my tour of the area badly affected by the war.Everything is going really well, so no 16 .The land is beautiful but unfortunately it has a lot of 17 too.Let me 18 .
Last week, 120 school girls were 19 by a gas leak（泄漏）.Most have recovered but six are still in 20 .Even though the local government speaks about the 21 of education, most of the kids here only attend school for four hours a day if they are lucky.They are so excited and 22 to learn, but then have to 23 things like being attacked.Most of these kids are 24 and can’t afford a pencil or even paper.So I’m planning a trip to several schools to talk about 25 and to give these kids some of the 26 they need.That is where all of you can help.If you can 27 whateverschool supplies you have available, that would be 28 appreciated.
I know how busy you are so thank you for taking the 29 to do this and I will post pictures of this 30 after I return.
Thank you again.
Todd Tucker
A．wonder B．worries C．doubt D．way
A．surprises B．attractions C．problems D．stories
A．forget B．expect C．explain D．retell
A．surprised B．confused C．discouraged D．poisoned
A．hospital B．school C．prison D．ruin
A．beauty B．importance C．future D．lack
A．afraid B．likely C．unable D．willing
A．receive B．challenge C．suffer D．respect
A．lazy B．clever C．poor D．healthy
A．information B．education C．communication D．medicine
A．things B．clothes C．knowledge D．money
A．send over B．hand up C．give off D．look for
A．actually B．usually C．recently D．greatly
A．time B．chance C．responsibility D．lead
A．advertisement B．email C．party D．trip
Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been __36__ a couple of times, but I could hardly __37__ to know my ways around the continent. __38__, my knowledge of foreign languages was __39__ to a little college French.
I __40__. How would I, unable to speak the language, __41__ familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do __42__? It seemed impossible, and with considerable __43__ I sat down to write a letter rejecting the __44__. Halfway through, a __45__ ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don’t try. So I __46__ the assignment.
There were some bad __47__. But by the time I had finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most __48__ places, without guides or __49__ advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will __50__.
The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition __51__. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning _52_, the world opens to you.
I’ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a (n) __53__. And I know I’ll go on doing such things. It’s not because I’m braver or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept worry as another name for _54_and I believe I can 55_ wonders.
A．aboard B．abroad C．away D．out
A．claim B．declare C．hope D．deny
A．Somehow B．However C．Instead D．Moreover
A．accustomed B．added C．limited D．suited
A．resigned B．hesitated C．trembled D．suspected
A．only too B．more than C．apart from D．far from
A．operations B．experiments C．research D．business
A．regret B．doubt C．terror D．disappointment
A．request B．job C．trust D．assignment
A．reaction B．thought C．meaning D．conflict
A．accomplished B．received C．accepted D．resisted
A．exchanges B．conditions C．trips D．experiences
A．remote B．accessible C．interesting D．crowded
A．still B．ever C．even D．yet
A．do B．manage C．make D．fit
A．astonishing B．frightening C．fascinating D．exciting
A．comes up B．shows up C．piles up D．steps up
A．airplane B．motorboat C．surfboard D．balloon
A．goal B．opportunity C．struggle D．challenge
A．work B．own C．win D．achieve
Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I give up first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies and always speak the truth.” The man 36 to do so and went home.
At night, the man was about to go out to steal. Before 37 , he 38 for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out stealing? No, I can’t say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will start 39 me and call me a thief. I would be 40 for stealing.” So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he wanted to drink wine. He was 41 to do so when an idea stopped him. “What shall I say to the wise man if he asks me what I did during the day? I can’t tell a lie.” And so he dropped the idea of drinking wine.
42 , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth 43 . One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very good person.
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you always speak the truth, you can 44 yourself from a lot of trouble and become a person everyone likes and favors.
Make a promise: I 45 always speak the truth.
A．decided B．promised C．settled D．agreed
A．setting out B．putting out C．giving out D．looking out
A．stopped B．remembered C．thought D．forgot
A．hating B．catching C．disliking D．recognizing
A．noticed B．hurt C．ignored D．punished
A．thought B．plan C．about D．expected
A．In a way B．In this way C．In many ways D．On the way
A．at times B．in time C．at all times D．at a time
A．save B．take C．bring D．draw
A．may B．have to C．need D．shall