Bonnie and her husband,Tyrone, were very fond of going on short holidays to new places.
Once, they decided to take a trip in their own car to a nearby which was famous for its historical sites. They started on their journey early in the morning and late evening they had entered the town and checked in at a hotel.
The next morning, they started their new discovery with a road of the town and its suburbs. there were many places to see, it took them the whole day to finish their sightseeing.
By now, they had a suburb with shops selling handmade items. Bonnie was most interested in shopping. Tyrone her to finish before it started getting dark. They were so in their shopping that they forgot about the time until the shops began to .
They took the same route back to their hotel but somehow got on the way and realized they were around in circles. They had to stop the car, their map, and started again but no use. They decided to ask someone for help but no one was out at late hour.
They waited at a street corner for some time, and then decided to try again. Tyrone the car but it wouldn’t move. He got down and but could not find any fault. He sat back , feeling more and more worried about their , while Bonnie was calm saying she was sure they would get help.
They sat , Bonnie praying calmly and Tyrone getting panic. Finally a man walked towards them. It was that he was a car mechanic returning home. With his help, the car was repaired and ready to go. The couple were very grateful and thanked the man . They reached their hotel safely after being directed by the mechanic.
“Trust” and “Faith”helped create a small wonder.
A．city B．town C．village D．district
A．in B．till C．by D．after
A．remark B．instruction C．guide D．map
A．Since B．Unless C．Although D．Once
A．visited B．passed C．reached D．left
A．allowed B．ordered C．persuaded D．warned
A．rich B．rooted C．interested D．absorbed
A．operate B．close C．open D．fall
A．lost B．hurt C．stuck D．rained
A．going B．looking C．hanging D．showing
A．turned over B．brought up C．referred to D．looked down
A．even B．that C．quite D．much
A．pulled B．started C．repaired D．pushed
A．fixed B．checked C．looked D．tested
A．touched B．shocked C．exhausted D．depressed
A．difficulty B．future C．wish D．experience
A．sadly B．noisily C．quietly D．anxiously
A．inferred B．reminded C．learnt D．informed
A．briefly B．orally C．totally D．extremely
A．helpful B．generous C．honest D．active
Yesterday I had a walk with a friend in the street. When we were passing by a house, I 36a BlackBerry cell phone. I picked it up and it still 37 ! I started checking the contact list and calling numbers. I wanted to see 38 I could get some information about the owner of the phone. 39 , only one person answered and she didn’t recognize the 40 that I was calling from. In the end, she said,” It is just so nice that you are trying to 41 whose phone it is.”
Since that lady didn’t know whose phone it was, my friend 42 me to go back to the street. I 43 . We went back to the street and to the house 44 which we had found the BlackBerry cell phone. I 45 the door. Two college students 46 and said they hadn’t lost their phones. But when I told them the story and 47 some names on the contact list, one of them said that he 48 had those names so it must be the phone of one of his 49 .
They said it was 50 that I too the time to find the 51 .I really didn’t have anything to say because in my mind I was just doing the 52 thing. I never considered 53 the phone----it wasn’t mine. I immediately tried to find the owner because that is exactly what I would want 54 to do if any of my family members 55 their phones.
A．bought B．dropped C．repaired D．found
A．rang B．sang C．worked D．shook
A．that B．if C．what D．how
A．Probably B．Interestingly C．Finally D．Unluckily
A．number B．street C．man D．name
A．talk about B．think of C．find out D．care about
A．advised B．pushed C．helped D．showed
A．laughed B．understood C．argued D．agreed
A．at the back of B．in front of C．on the top of D．far away from
A．turned to B．looked for C．knocked on D．broke into
A．answered B．shouted C．ran D．passed
A．spelled B．wrote C．mentioned D．remembered
A．sometimes B．also C．hardly D．always
A．kids B．parents C．students D．friends
A．exciting B．necessary C．wonderful D．impossible
A．phone B．information C．buyer D．owner
A．important B．right C．strange D．brave
A．giving B．borrowing C．mending D．keeping
A．them B．him C．someone D．myself
A．lost B．described C．needed D．lent
Let me take you back a couple of years. Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and 36 me yet. We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware 37___ . No automatic door, not a computer in the building. It was one that I went to fairly often. As we entered the door, two sounds 38 us. The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the door. The other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our 39 .
“Good afternoon, Ryan,” 40 the cheerful greeting. Andy was a very 41 sort of owner. He was of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us.
We walked across the old wood floor. Andy asked us what he could help us with. I told him we were 42a spring(弹簧). He very patiently replied, “l have lots of springs. You’re going to need to be more specific.”
“Just a spring for an old-fashioned screen door.”
“That’s it. A screen door spring, right down there. ” We 43 where he was pointing, and sure enough, there they were. And knew his store, and his products. That was why I came here instead of Meijer. The service couldn’t be beaten. The price; Yes. But service and44 ;No.
I picked up one and followed him to the 45 .
He figured up the price, doing the math in his head, “ $1.88,with tax comes to $1. 99. ”
“ Put it on my dad’s account. ”
He nodded and smiled, “ Good dad’s account. ” He smiled. “I don’t know what you boys would do 46 dad’s account! ”
He handed me the ticket and as I 47 it, I asked, “You really trust my signature?”
His reply surprised,_ 48 delighted me. “ When I can’t trust Jerry Hoover’s boys, I can trust nobody! ”
We left, and the brain immediately started to forget things, in order of importance. But what Andy said that day rang in my ears. And it rings in my ears today. That’s a tall order to live up to. It’s a high standard of 49 .My father made a fame for that name, and I get to enjoy the benefits. But on account of this, I must maintain that fame. And that’s 50 business.
A．inspires B．excites C．shocks D．amazes
A．restaurant B．store C．park D．factory
A．hugged B．greeted C．heard D．sensed
A．presence B．dependence C．importance D．absence
A．shouted B．said C．went D．came
A．special B．ridiculous C．friendly D．appropriate
A．looking up B．looking for C．looking into D．looking after
A．turned to B．got to C．stuck to D．referred to
A．description B．determination C．satisfaction D．imagination
A．corner B．counter C．bank D．door
A．without B．within C．by D．for
A．saw B．wrote C．signed D．touched
A．yet B．still C．even D．also
A．honesty B．fortune C．consideration D．devotion
A．serious B．optimistic C．silent D．successful
Learning is natural. It begins as soon as we were born. Our 36 teachers are our families. At home we learn to talk and to 37 and feed ourselves.
Then we go to school. A teacher tells us 38 to learn and how to learn. Many teachers teach us, and we pass many 39 .Then people say we are 40 .
Are you really educated? Let’s think about the real meaning of 41 .Knowing facts does not 42 being able to solve(解决) problems. Solving problems 43 creativity(创造性),not just a good44 .Some people who don’t know many 45 are good at solving problems.
Henry Ford is a good 46 .He left school at the age of 15. Later when his company could not build cars 47 enough, he solved the problem. He48 of the assembly line(装配线).
What does a good teacher do? Does he give students facts to 49 ? Well, yes, we must remember facts. But a good teacher 50 how to find answers. He brings us to the 51 of knowledge so we can drink for ourselves. When we are thirsty, we know where to go.
True learning combines(结合) intake(输入) and output. We take information 52 our brains. Then we use it. Think of a 53 —it stores a lot of information, but it can’t think. It only obeys commands. A person54 only remembers facts hasn’t really learned. Learning takes 55 only when a person can use what he knows.
A．first B．good C．normal D．helpful
A．wear B．put on C．run D．dress
A．what B．when C．that D．who
A．stations B．people C．pencils D．exams
A．cared B．educated C．exchanged D．passed
A．talking B．growing C．answering D．learning
A．suggest B．say C．mean D．show
A．needs B．is C．brings D．gets
A．word B．thing C．memory D．condition
A．people B．facts C．tongues D．ways
A．learner B．teacher C．example D．driver
A．well B．fast C．beautiful D．cheap
A．replace B．heard C．talked D．thought
A．catch B．understand C．follow D．remember
A．knows B．shows C．gives D．compares
A．plenty B．pile C．stream（小溪） D．much
A．of B．for C．about D．into
A．radio B．computer C．record D．machine
A．\ B．who C．which D．what
A．place B．service C．notes D．time
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview（面试）. He felt so 36 that he didn’t know what to do with37 .The person who had gone in 38 him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. 39 James. He felt 40 that she had already got the 41 . The problem was that he wanted this job 42 .It meant43 to him. He had 44 it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself45 brilliantly at the interview and 46 the job immediately. But now here he was feeling 47 .He couldn’t48 all those things he had 49 to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and 50 .But no—he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t 51 like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened . The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very 52 with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment James 53 her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly 54 that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs 55 and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
A．healthy B．nervous C．careless D．confident
A．the managing director B．the woman C．himself D．the situation
A．by B．with C．before D．after
A．Not like B．So did C．Do as D．Do like
A．doubtful B．sure C．angry D．astonishing
A．reward B．first C．prize D．job
A．hopelessly B．naturally C．easily D．so much
A．everything B．happiness C．difficulty D．nothing
A．dreamed of B．learned of C．thought about D．talked about
A．explaining B．performing C．answering D．performed
A．offered B．asked for C．being offered D．being asked for
A．crazy B．excited C．probable D．terrible
A．depend on B．afford C．believe in D．remember
A．kept B．been taught C．planned D．been supplied
A．leave B．go in C．prepare D．practise
A．take back B．put off C．give up D．put down
A．ugly B．pleased C．sad D．pretty
A．noticed B．loved C．missed D．hated
A．thought B．hoped C．wished D．regretted
A．shaking B．bending C．walking D．stopping
When I was a little girl, my father loved to play the game of “catch the ball” with me. I wasn’t good at it21 he didn’t mind at all. He was always telling me to22 my eyes on the ball; otherwise I would not be able to23 it when he threw it to me.
As I got older, we didn’t play the game as24 as before. If I had a 25 , I would go to my father and 26 his advice. He would try to make a joke and say, “Keep your eyes on the ball.” We would both laugh 27 that advice was not usually able to 28 the problem, but he would just try to make me 29 .
My father became 30 in 1995 when I was 23. There were not any more conversations, as he was 31 from a terrible disease. He couldn’t 32 ; he could only move his 33 without making a sound, which was sometimes 34 to understand. I seemed to be 35 good at reading his lips after a while, even better than the nurses that were 36 him.
During one of our last 37 I was telling him about a difficulty I was 38 . Once again, I could read his lips. “Keep your eyes on the ball,” he said. We both smiled. That was the last time I saw my father 39 he passed away.
Sometimes now, all those years later when I get into a 40 situation, I just tell myself, “Keep your eyes on the ball.”
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．keep B．leave C．find D．hold
A．watch B．feel C．move D．catch
A．quick B．much C．many D．little
A．surprise B．wound C．danger D．problem
A．pay for B．send for C．look for D．ask for
A．because B．unless C．if D．when
A．settle B．produce C．drop D．realize
A．worry B．smile C．study D．talk
A．advice B．ill C．busy D．wealthy
A．recovering B．thinking C．suffering D．preventing
A．eat B．see C．speak D．jump
A．lips B．face C．hands D．eyes
A．interesting B．boring C．easy D．hard
A．quite B．nearly C．hardly D．still
A．waiting for B．thinking about C．caring for D．worrying about
A．impressions B．experiences C．games D．conversations
A．looking through B．going through C．coming up D．getting along
A．before B．after C．until D．as
A．shocking B．puzzling C．frightening D．troubling