Most people need hear those “three little words”—I love you. Once in a while, they hear them just in time.
I met Connie the day she was to the ward(病房), where I worked as a(n) . Her husband, Bill, stood nearby as she was transferred to the hospital bed. Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight cancer, she was alert(机敏的) and cheerful. We got her . I finished marking her name on all the hospital supplies she would , and then asked if she needed other things.
“Oh, yes,” she said, “Would you please me how to use the TV? I enjoy the soaps so much and I don’t want to get behind on what’s happening.” As we became , she told me how 44 it was to be married for 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman”.
“Oh, I know Bill loves me,” she said, “but he has been one to say he loves me, or send cards to me.” She . “I would give anything if he’d say ‘I love you,’ but it’s just not in his .”
Bill visited Connie every day. In the , he sat next to the bed while she was the soaps. Later, when she began more, he paced up and down the hallway outside her room. Soon, when she no longer watched television and had waking moments, I began spending more of my volunteer time with Bill.
A few days later, when I knew from the head nurse that Connie , I went into the room to say my own to Connie. There, on the table, was a large Valentine card from Bill that says, “To my wonderful ... I love you.”
A．admitted B．entered C．forced D．asked
A．partner B．volunteer C．doctor D．assistant
A．excitedly B．nervously C．calmly D．hurriedly
A．for B．with C．against D．of
A．settled up B．settled on C．settled for D．settled in
A．be used B．be useful C．be using D．make use
A．give B．show C．make D．take
A．peaceful B．familiar C．strange D．happy
A．frustrating B．warm C．happy D．angry
A．never B．ever C．always D．seldom
A．read B．sighed C．smiled D．cried
A．nature B．characteristic C．feature D．quality
A．first B．end C．beginning D．top
A．watching B．using C．making D．talking
A．watching B．talking C．sitting D．sleeping
A．little B．less C．few D．fewer
A．was dying B．had died C．was dead D．died
A．goodbye B．hello C．sorrow D．missing
A．bedside B．above C．behind D．front
A．friend B．son C．wife D．Teacher
There was a little boy his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot（弹弓）to play with, out in the woods. He in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little , he headed back to dinner. Then, he saw Grandma’s pet duck, so he let it fly, hit the duck in the head, and it. He was shocked and upset. In , he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister __ ___.Sally had seen it all, she said nothing.
lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to in the kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?” And then she said to him in a(n) _ ___ voice, “Remember, the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need ___ ___ to help make supper.”
Hearing this, Sally said with a smile, “Well, that’s but Johnny told me he wanted to help.” the duck, Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.
After several days of Johnny doing both his and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he __ ___ the duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug（拥抱）,and said,“Sweet heart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. But I was just how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”
A．helping B．visiting C．attending D．respecting
A．practised B．played C．worked D．hunted
A．exhausted B．tired C．pleased D．discouraged
A．caught B．injured C．killed D．bothered
A．surprise B．disappointment C．anger D．fear
A．watching B．crying C．laughing D．avoiding
A．so B．and C．instead D．but
A．At B．After C．Before D．Cooking
A．work B．stay C．help D．get
A．high B．low C．angry D．friendly
A．the children B．Sally C．Johnny D．Grandma
A．all of you B．one of you C．Johnny D．Sally
A．easy B．all right C．amusing D．impossible
A．Searching B．Hiding C．Remembering D．Loving
A．homework B．housework C．farm work D．cooking
A．stand B．change C．like D．cover
A．boiled B．hated C．loved D．killed
A．knew B．heard C．saw D．understood
A．missed B．excused C．congratulated D．punished
A．wondering B．saying C．imaging D．expecting
_______ I get a job will I have enough money to go to university.
A．Only if B．Only C．If only D．So long as
Graduation day is a major accomplishment for anyone in high school. After your whole life in classrooms, though, what will be next? For some people, graduation is the time they ever want to see a again. For others, it is the next step in their education. And the few that are not either way yet will most likely either go on to college or go into the military. There are always a few people in every class that don't know what to do, if you make a good choice, you will not be one of them.
Some of those people that decide that they never want to a classroom again will most likely some sort of simple jobs. Others will either find a way aside from school to better themselves, through travel or giving back to the community.
High school graduates that already have their futures 0ut are pretty rare. They are the who have been preparing for college from the first day that they high school. They most likely applied early to the schools that they were interested and have already dedicated themselves to the career they want. Most of them will become doctors, lawyers, and business people, etc.
The last group of people is the biggest. It is the students who _ know that they want to do something but have no idea what. Some of them will _ the military and proudly serve our country. Others will go on t0 , take basic courses, and then decide what they want to major in. There will be some students even to a technical school to learn a specific that they can contribute to the workforce. is a stepping stone that can lead you on to better things if you will let it.
A．costing B．spending C．taking D．paying
A．last B．first C．only D．special
A．classmate B．teacher C．classroom D．blackboard
A．worried B．afraid C．glad D．sure
A．learning B．graduating C．training D．cooking
A．but B．and C．or D．then
A．notice B．look C．watch D．see
A．set up B．turn up C．take up D．look up
A．either B．neither C．both D．all
A．decided B．chosen C．planned D．realized
A． parents B． students C． teachers D． friends
A．retumed B．reached C．went D．entered
A．in B．on C．for D．with
A．who B．that C．what D．where
A．even B．ever C．only D．very
A．join B．take C．need D．attend
A．factory B．office C．shop D．college
A．working on B．going on C．keeping on D．tuming on
A．ability B．talk C．skill D．job
A．Imagination B．Education C．Learning D．Graduation
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There are many kinds of friends. Some are always you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the . I know she will always be my best friend. I could see the yellow leaves in the cool wind. In such a , I liked walking alone in the leaves, to the sound of them. Autumn is a harvest season. However, is uninteresting. The free days always get me . But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin. I had seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been _ there for so long but my existence(存在) did not seem to disturb（打扰）her.
Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building I went downstairs to watch her performance. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . Though we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good .
One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly . To my surprise, the girl came over to me. “You must like violin，” she said. “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked. Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave, I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me,” she said. “In fact, it was your playing gave me a meaningful autumn，” I answered, “Let's be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. But I will always remember the fine figure(身影) of the girl. She is like a －so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off much light that makes the autumn beautiful.
A．with B．for C．against D．to
A．good B．true C．reliable D．stubborn
A．sound B．song C．partner D．violin
A．shaking B．hanging C．rising D．floating
A．season B．situation C．day D．weather
A．watching B．listening C．seeing D．hearing
A．journey B．work C．life D．view
A．bored B．determined C．excited D．concerned
A．flowed B．grew C．entered D．ran
A．lost B．active C．busy D．interested
A．once B．never C．frequently D．usually
A．waiting B．stopping C．standing D．hearing
A．because B．but C．when D．before
A．interesting B．moving C．boring D．tiring
A．partner B．listeners C．players D．friends
A．stopped B．began C．gone D．changed
A．happy B．sad C．strange D．calm
A．surprised B．excited C．encouraged D．interested
A．that B．which C．it D．who
A．song B．dream C．wind D．sister
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
One evening after dinner, Mr. And Mrs.Bond called a family meeting. " We've had to make a _______decison," Mr. Bond announced. " You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. However, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we've ________ that the right decision is to move to Chicago."
Marc looked ________, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving. " It's surprising but exciting!" she said. Marc simply said, " I can't leave my _______. I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!"
The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more ________ the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision, refusing to __________ his belongings.
_______ the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyons' house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly anxious while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so ________.
What they didn't know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy's house with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons' attic(阁楼) for a few days. But as he walked along, all the _______ landscape of his neighbourhood _________ him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to climb while playing hide- and- seek; the park where he and his father often took walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn't take the _____ to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, ______ if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.
A．different B．quick C．wise D．final
A．known B．recognized C．concluded D．insisted
A．shocked B．puzzled C．disappointed D．excited
A．classmates B．friends C．neighbours D．parents
A．delighted at B．pleased with C．accustomed to D．worried about
A．pack B．abandon C．tie D．pile
A．Before B．In C．On D．During
A．rudely B．irregularly C．irresponsibly D．naughtily
A．beautiful B．familiar C．splendid D．modern
A．recalled B．convinced C．warned D．reminded
A．time B．courage C．strength D．patience
A．looking B．wondering C．asking D．expecting