I was never very neat(整齐), while my roommate Kate was rather organized. Each of her objects had its , but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签 ) everything. I always looked for everything. time, Kate got neater and I got . She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got of each other.
One evening war . Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her shouting, "Take your away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I to my feet and started shouting. She shouted back louder.
The room was filled with . We could not have stayed together for a single but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation , I could right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she , she quickly hid under her covers, sobbing(呜咽) , that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden ,a feeling of sympathy(同情) rose up in my heart,
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, on her side. I was so buried in my work I even didn't notice Kate had sat up.
She was watching, her tears dried and her one of disbelief. Then, to my surprise, she out her hands to catch mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. "Thanks."
Kate and I stayed for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to together: giving in,cleaning up and holding on.
A.room B.place C.station D.seat
A.Over B.During C.With D.For
A.uglier B.cleaner C.messier D.lazier
A.angry B.tired C.sad D.mad
A.broke in B.took place C.set off D.broke out
A.socks B.clothes C.shoes D.trousers
A.ran B.jumped C.flew D.walked
A.angry B.concern C.sadness D.anger
A.hour B.week C.minute D.day
A.tell B.express C.forecast D.show
A.put up B.hung up C.held on D.went on
A.Surprisingly B.Clearly C.Happily D.Excitedly
A.warm B.strange C.cold D.funny
A.brought B.caught C.made D.changed
A.but B.and C.even D.so
A.that B.which C.what D.who
A.tongue B.expression C.sign D.position
A.took B.held C.reached D.threw
A.workmates B.classmates C.deskmates D.roommates
A.living B.studying C.study D.live
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阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
Our planet isn't in very good shape right now. The air is . The ocean is polluted. The problem we’re facing is really . It may seem like there’s so much we need to do, to make things right. And that’s the . We don’tneed to do more. we need to do less.
Let’s take a look at some of the we can use the power of LESS to save the planet.
Driving less, walking more. Not only will you be saving the environment, you’ll be saving your________as well.
Wanting less, appreciating more. Instead of wanting a big home you can’t afford, maybe you should live in a smaller home in a________ expensive area.
Talking less, listening more. We usually spend most of our time________ . And actually you would be ________ how much people never really hear each other at all. Think about how your life can be improved by________people better.
Spend more________ being mindful. We often________ alot of time trying to do too many things________ .We try to print a report and________ on the phone at the same time. Doing this we run the________of printing the wrong pages and saying the wrong thing.
Buy less things. The more things we________ , the more resources we take from the planet. The more we buy, the larger that________ becomes. Buying new things isn’t really a bad thing.________ is our desire to buy the newest and greatest each year or every few months that is dangerous. After all, that________ thing has to go somewhere. And it’s probably in the landfill somewhere.
How can you use the ________ of LESS to help save the planet? I would love to hear your ideas.
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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。
Once upon a time a teacher and his student lay down under a big tree near the big grass area.Then ________ the student asked the teacher,“Teacher,I’m puzzled.How do we ________ our soul mate(知己)?Could you please ________ me?”
________ for a few seconds,the teacher then answered,“Well,it’s a pretty hard and easy question.” The teacher ________ ,“Look that way.There is a lot of ________ .Why don’t you walk there? But please don’t walk ________ .On your way,try to find a blade(叶片)of beautiful grass and ________ it and then give it to me.But just one”.
The student said OK and then he walked straight ________ to the grassy field.A few minutes later,the student came back ________ .When the teacher asked the ________ , the student said,“On my journey,I found quite a ________ beautiful blades of grass,but I ________ that I would find a better one,so I didn’t pick it. ________ I didn’t realize that I was at the ________ of the field,and I hadn’t picked any because you told me not to go back,so I didn’t go back.” Hearing this, the teacher said,“That’s ________ will happen in real life”.
What is the ________ of this story? In the story,grass is the people around you;the beautiful blade grass is the people that ________ you and the grassy field is time.In looking for your soul mate,please don’t always ________ and hope that there will be a better one.By doing that,you’ll ________ your lifetime.Remember “Time Never Goes Back.”
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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,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I had just picked up my new car, a very beautiful automobile if you’re into cars. A few months later, I was involved in an ________ . That new and very beautiful car was destroyed.
It was clearly not my ________ . The other guy was so busy on his cell phone that he went right through a red light and knocked into the passenger side of my car. It was even ________ because my niece was asleep on the back seat and her father, my brother, was in the front passenger seat. He was not ________, to say the least.
The police arrived and began taking statements. I ________ that my speed had been up to about 55kmph. “So you were going about 50kmph…” he said.
“No, I said I was doing about 55kmph,” I said.
“Right, so you were doing about 50kmph…” again he ________ .
In a slightly ________ tone because I felt I wasn’t being heard, I said: “No! I was doing about 55kmph!”
“OK, if that’s ________ you want it,” this time the officer simply replied.
I didn’t ________ it at the time, but I was shooting myself in the foot. My insurance company paid me for the damages to my car. ________ , I totally missed the boat on the other driver’s insurance company.
The city speed limit is 50km. I ________ getting 50 percent less than I would have from the other guy’s insurance company because I had ________I was doing 55km.
It suddenly ________me that the traffic policeman had been trying to help me out. He hadn’t ________ about the 5kmph; he had known ________ about the insurance that I had not.
I thought about what had ________ over and over again. I might have carried on insisting that I told the ________ , but I could at least have said “Thank you” to him ________ acting so rudely. After all, he had been trying to help me out.
Sometimes the ________ thing to do is to let other people talk while you simply shut up and listen. Never forget --- to ________ , you have to be able to listen.
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完形填空,阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Once upon, there were two traveling angels who stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was impolite and to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead, the angels were given a space in the underground room. As they their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel , "Things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very , but very kind farmer and his wife. sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed________ they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in . Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "How could this ? Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had ________ , yet you watched over his house," she accused. "The second family had little but was ________ to share everything, and you did not help."
"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we ________ in the underground room, I noticed there was gold ________ in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to________ his good fortune, I asked God if I could ________ the wall so he couldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow ________. You see, things aren't always what they seem. "
Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don’t ________ the way they should. You need to ________ that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until sometime later.
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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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An__________had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great ____________ to him, so I agreed.
During the ninemile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not___________it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me___________I was a goldmedal power lifter, and I knew about____________obstacles and struggling to achieve my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he ___________ or ask, “Why__________?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and achieving his dreams.____________, he knew what he was talking about. He didn't mention that his classmates had___________him because he was different. He just talked about his___________for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me.
When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and___________out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his___________. I told him he was more of a ___________ and knew more about success and conquering difficulties than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it__________and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You____________ that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.” Last summer I received a ________ from Matthew's parents telling me that Matthew had___________away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dear Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thankyou letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don't have a__________time to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.
I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that.__________, I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my____________and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Your friend,
Matthew
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