It was 6 p. m. on 24 January 2001, the first day of Chinese New Year. As I drove along the road, a small car flew across the centre double amber lines(双黄线) from the ____ direction and crashed into my car head-on. I was ____ and was awakened by the ringing of my mobile phone. It was a travel agent, asking me ____ I had arrived at the Mandarin Oriental for my work.
I was ____ to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. But the hospital staff was too ____to attend to me, so I called a friend and told him about the ____. Some friends arrived very soon after and sent me to a private hospital nearby.
I was given ten months’ medical leave and then I was ____. My heart ____, knowing that it meant I couldn’t work. As a tour guide and tour leader, I only got paid if I took on more work. I felt completely ____, but a lot of unexpected blessings came my way. Friends and relatives ____ me with my banking, insurance or simply came to cheer me up.
But I was only 30, and wanted to see the world. When the casts were removed, I did not let the sight of my weak legs ____ me. I worked hard at my physiotherapy(物理疗法) with only one aim: I must ____ again. ____five months of tiring therapy up to three sessions a week, I was back on my feet. After eight months, I was walking ____ the aid of walking stick. By February the following year, I ____ my job again.
The accident made me____ how lives can change in a split second. I recall the Chinese family drove me to the hospital ____ my bloodied condition on Chinese New Year. The kindness I’ve experienced taught me never to ____ hope. I value life ____ , not only my own but also everyone I know, and will always try to help when I know of someone ____.
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The sun was shining when I got on No.151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the36 rules, which we take for granted(对…不予重视). 37 we see the same faces every day, we prefer to 38 behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their39 .
As the bus came near the Mile, a40 suddenly rang out “ 41 ! This is your driver speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The 42 came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go__43 .”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).I saw her44 every day. Our eyes met .We waited for the next45 from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor!”
Our voice were46 .For many of us, these were the47 words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like48 , to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help 49 .There was the feeling of relief, that we were not being held up（抢劫）. But more, there was the sense of ice being50 . “Good morning, neighbor.” It was not so 51 after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands, many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t52 to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in53 .
When I reached my stop, I said 54 to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was55 off better than most.
A．unwritten B．strict C．bus D．city
A．As B．Because C．Although D．When
A．read B．hide C．talk D．sit
A．ways B．methods C．respect D．distance
A．voice B．warning C．suggestion D．message
A．Attention B．Minding C．Help D．Listen
A．driver B．passengers C．papers D．tears
A．on B．round C．ahead D．down
A．still B．nearly C．even D．hardly
A．turn B．talk C．order D．remark
A．loud B．neat C．slow D．weak
A．first B．last C．best D．only
A．passengers B．citizens C．patients D．schoolchildren
A．smiling B．crying C．shouting D．wondering
A．formed B．heated C．broken D．frozen
A．sad B．hard C．ordinary D．shy
A．need B．want C．like D．begin
A．my life B．other words C．public D．Bus 151
A．good morning B．good-bye C．hello D．thanks
A．starting B．seeing C．taking D．turning
A 25-year-old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university，after an eight-year
36 ．Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province．He first 37 going to college in the year 2000 38 he was admitted by a local school after 39 from a secondary technical school at age 17．As a（n） 40 art student，he passed the exam again next year but 41 school due to economic pressures in September 2002．Life seemed 42 but Li didn’t give in．He earned a 43 by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of 44 the Academy of Arts＆Design of Tsinghua University．Li 45 the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003． 46 ，he missed making the cut one mark last year．
In 2008，his fifth try，Li’s efforts 47 ．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University．Every year，Li took art 48 in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June．The rest of the year he spent on49 work．Li said he hadn’t 50 any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his 51 through knowledge．
52 by his contribution，Li Jun’ s university 53 him 9,000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11，450 yuan．An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun，but a new 54 has now begun．Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and 55 more scholarships．
A．research B．struggle C．service D．expectation
A．talked of B．told of C．dreamt of D．knew of
A．where B．when C．that D．since
A．learning B．separating C．dating D．graduating
A．gifted B．surprised C．interested D．easy going
A．went on with B．watched out for C．dropped out of D．looked forward to
A．unfair B．hard C．practical D．busy
A．value B．respect C．freedom D．living
A．entering B．visiting C．supporting D．pursing
A．turned to B．applied for C．called for D．adapted to
A．Instead B．At times C．However D．Besides
A．took off B．paid off C．gave off D．sent off
A．ways B．programmes C．success D．courses
A．full-time B．part-time C．out-of-door D．all
A．asked for B．looked for C．payed for D．waited for
A．plan B．ideal C．fate D．opinion
A．Encouraged B．Influenced C．Accused D．Impressed
A．funded B．gave C．paid D．cost
A．challenge B．life C．case D．relationship
A．spend B．win C．care D．use
Even though the son was always on the bench(候补选手), his father was always in the stands cheering. The young man loved 36 and determined to try his best at every practice. But he 37 remained a bench all four years in high school.
One day as he ran onto the practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the basketball coach met him with a 38 . The young man read the telegram and he became 39 . The coach put his arm 40 around his shoulder and said, “Take the rest of the week off, son. And don’t even plan to come back to the 41 on Saturday.” Saturday arrived, and the game was not going 42 .
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind, a silent young man ran onto the sidelines, the 43 and his players were astonished to see their 44 teammate back so soon.
“Coach, please let me 45 . I have just got to play today,” said the young man.
The coach pretended not to 46 him. Never would he let his 47 player in this close playoff game. But the young man 48 , and finally feeling sorry for young man, the coach 49 . This little unknown, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposite team could not 50 him. His team began to win. 51 , the coach came to him and said, “Young man, 52 did you do it?”
With 53 in his eyes he said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?” The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, 54 today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to 55 him I could do it!”
A．tennis B．volleyball C．basketball D．football
A．eventually B．again C．still D．naturally
A．warning B．telegram C．signal D．present
A．slient B．active C．tired D．cool
A．rudely B．gently C．lonely D．proudly
A．exam B．class C．training D．game
A．loose B．popular C．well D．wrong
A．coach B．judge C．director D．boss
A．honest B．faithful C．skillful D．angry
A．leave B．speak C．rest D．play
A．blame B．shape C．hear D．hurt
A．worst B．best C．slimmest D．smallest
A．raced B．called C．shook D．insisted
A．cut in B．gave in C．got down D．held up
A．amuse B．accept C．stop D．envy
A．Finally B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Luckily
A．where B．when C．why D．how
A．sigh B．care C．tears D．anger
A．since B．but C．and D．so
A．show B．tell C．fool D．trouble
One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “ 11 would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 12 .” As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 13 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went 14 and landed in the grass.
My heart went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 15 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 16 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the 17 student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 18 to prepare a graduation speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 19 . So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be great!” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 20 those who helped you make it through those 21 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 22 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 23 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 24 me from doing the unspeakable.”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 25 of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person’s life. For better or for worse.
A．How B．When C．Why D．Where
A．stupid B．clever C．wonderful D．anxious
A．throwing B．knocking C．taking D．snatching
A．lost B．sending C．broken D．flying
A．While B．As C．Because D．Once
A．passed by B．came up C．went on D．turned out
A．top B．hardest C．favorite D．luckiest
A．pride B．honor C．pleasure D．chance
A．excited B．nervous C．proud D．crazy
A．reward B．remember C．thank D．congratulate
A．happy B．exciting C．old D．tough
A．chance B．gift C．help D．favor
A．kill B．enjoy C．test D．hurt
A．protected B．freed C．warned D．saved
A．price B．use C．power D．meaning
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little ___1______ All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 2 mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, "Only a miracle（奇迹） can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 3 her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.
"It’s for my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 4 . His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my 5______says only a miracle can save him."
"We don’t sell miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling6 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 7 customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother need?"
"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 8 . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 9 ."
"How much do you have?" asked the man.
"One dollar and eleven cents, _____10 ____I can try and get some more," she answered quietly.
"Well, what a coincidence（巧合）," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents? The 11 price of a miracle for little brothers. Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents."
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without 12 and it wasn’t long before __13__________was home again and doing well.
The little girl was____14______. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 15 of a little child.
A dog B sisterC brother.D father
A．tearful B．helpless C．hopeful D．kind
A．followed B．made C．took D．found
A．favor B．doctor C．hope D．miracle
A．gently B．sadly C．strangely D．coldly
A．well-dressed B．kind-hearted C．well-behaved D．good-looking
A．a doctor B．a surgeon C．an operation D．a kindness
A．suggestions B．wishes C．ideas D．savings
A．same B．exact C．proper D．necessary
A．difficulty B．delay C．charge D．result
A．cleverness B．faith C．courage D．devotion