Check Engine Light
As I turned from the parking lot, heading for home, I noticed a yellow light on my dashboard(仪表板)had come on. The symbol indicated that I was to the engine. I noted the water temperature and the oil light quickly to see there were problems that would an overheated engine. Noticing these two gauges (仪表) were okay, I I could ignore the little yellow light that caused such great for at least the moment.
After I reread my owner manual(用户手册), I the check engine light comes on to indicate that there is a problem and that is required. Malfunctions（故障）will often be indicated by the before any problem appears, which may more serious damage to the vehicle. This system is to assist you and your technician in diagnosing any malfunction.
Reading the manual made me think of how we need in our lives to be our “check engine light”. We need to know when a(n) occurs and when service is required in our lives. We need to correct our problems before serious damage surfaces. We need a light to in our minds to help us avoid conflict, pain or disaster. We need a(n) to come on to tell us not to give in to temptation. We need to be that we shouldn’t ignore good and work to make life better for all of us.
God makes a magnificent “check engine light”. He gives you an awareness to keep your pathway . He shows you the beauty of the earth to you to him. He brings people who care about you to help your living. He has provided his word to point the . No one can deny there are many helpful people like “God” around you to lead your pathway from the problems that could damage your living.
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Several times on my way to work, I passed a gentleman who I supposed homeless．He had a lot of his possessions 36 down to his bike and held a cardboard sign that said he was a 37 who doesn’t drink or do drugs, but would 38 anything that could be given．He usually has 39 on and is listening to the radio．He is always 40 his own business, often reading 41 ．I’ve never seen him 42 “begging”.
Several times, while I was 43 him, I realized I had some food with me, so I turned 44 and offered him that food．He took off his headphones, and said, “Umm, blueberry muffins are my 45 !” with a big smile and a gleam in his 46 ．He thanked me so 47 .
The graciousness(有礼貌) and humbleness（谦逊） of his 48 makes me want to continue to stop by with “ 49 ” of food, money or other gifts．In the past, I’ve met 50 folks who 51 the food I was offering, saying that they wanted only money instead.
So this wonderful gentleman being so open to receiving has been a 52 .
It also makes me think how 53 I am to receiving in my life --- am I humble and grateful when I am 54 with something? Sometimes yes, sometimes no, but 55 as gracious, humble and sincere as this wonderful man has been in receiving.
A．tied B．pulled C．attached D．matched
A．tourist B．gentleman C．beggar D．vet
A．take B．appreciate C．refuse D．consider
A．lights B．headphones C．cardboards D．radios
A．managing B．caring C．minding D．inspecting
A．as well B．in case C．in vain D．underway
A．desperately B．frequently C．currently D．actively
A．passing B．witnessing C．concerning D．treating
A．off B．down C．about D．around
A．favorites B．tastes C．experiences D．addiction
A．business B．eyes C．sign D．life
A．warmly B．specially C．enthusiastically D．absolutely
A．protecting B．receiving C．offering D．demanding
A．love B．relief C．contribution D．surprises
A．familiar B．normal C．sensitive D．homeless
A．turned down B．threw away C．fitted in D．figured out
A．surprise B．blessing C．disguise D．honor
A．dependable B．critical C．typical D．open
A．charged B．claimed C．gifted D．satisfied
A．permanently B．commonly C．rarely D．eventually
Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems by __heart__ . There are other people who can only __remember__ things that they have said again and again.
A _good__ memory is a great help in learning a language. __Everybody__ learns his own language by remembering __what__ he hears when he is a small child. Some children __don’t_live_in their own country, and they seem to learn two languages ___almost__ as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn __a__ foreign language because students have so __little __time for it and they are busy with other lessons, too.
A man’s mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only _of_ what we see but also of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo__with__a camera, there is much to do when the photo is finished and __ready__to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work __to be done__ before we can keep a picture __forever__ in our minds.
A．easy B．easily C．interesting D．interestingly
A．heart B．mind C．memory D．attention
A．notice B．recognize C．remember D．learn
A．good B．poor C．rich D．bad
A．Nobody B．Somebody C．Everybody D．Anybody
A．that B．which C．/ D．what
A．live B．don’t live C．didn’t live D．lived
A．almost B．mostly C．nearby D．hardly
A．the B．this C．one D．a
A．much B．little C．many D．few
A．about B．at C．with D．of
A．as B．for C．of D．with
A．certain B．ready C．clear D．sure
A．to be done B．to be doing C．having been done D．being done
A．up B．on C．ever D．forever
In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, 36 that the building was 37 .
After the unforeseeable shock, he 38 the promise he had made to his son: “No matter 39 , I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to 40 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins , it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his 41 to his son. He rushed there and started 42 through the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, 43 : “It’s too late! They’re all dead!
44 , face the reality, there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with 45 : “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.
Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 46 : “Is my boy 47 or is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in 48 hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s 49 . He creamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! It’s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you’d 50 me and 51 you saved me, they’d he saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”
“What’s going on in there?” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us 52 53 33, Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building collapsed, it made 54 , and it saved us.”
“Come, out, boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 55 I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
A．only discovering B．only to discover C．only realizing D．only to realize
A．as flat as a pancake B．as high as a mountain C．as strong as an ox D．as weak as a kitten
A．memorized B．forgot C．kept D．remembered
A．what B．what happen C．which D．who
A．fill B．fill in C．come D．burst
A．picture B．promise C．present D．encourage
A．digging B．digging through C．digging out D．digging into
A．to say B．said C．and saying D．saying
A．Come out B．Come again C．Come on D．Come off
A．one word B．one sound C．one row D．one line
A．for himself B．of himself C．by himself D．to himself
A．live B．living C．alive D．lively
A．38 B．the 38 C．38 th D．the 38 th
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．tone
A．will save B．would save C．save D．would have saved
A．when B．because C．even if D．thought
A．remained B．missing C．left D．gone
A．for B．behind C．out of D．over
A．a promise B．space C．room D．a triangle
A．because B．though C．when D．even though
My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the very day and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked 31, but I couldn't find one of my husband's socks though I had looked 32 for it.
The next morning, I got ready for 33 as usual, when the bell rang , the students came in. I greeted them and told them 34 we were going to do that day. .When I 35 back to write on the blackboard, the class burst out 36 . They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was 37the headmaster would come and see all this. I asked the class to stop ,but the more I talked, the more they laughed. 38I thought I had better pay 39attention to them and 40 to write on the blackboard. As I did this, they laughed even harder. Before long, the teacher who had the room next to 41came to see what all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started laughing, too. "Good Heavens! "I said," Will 42 please tell me what is so 43 ?" "Oh, God, "said the teacher," You have a brown 44stuck to the back of your shirt." So that's 45 I found my husband's missing sock. "Oh, well," I said to the class, "Let' s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity (静电)。"
A．hard B．well C．fast D．slowly
A．nowhere B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everywhere
A．breakfast B．clothes C．school D．books
A．that B．what C．how D．why
A．turned B．looked C．came D．walked
A．smiling B．laughing C．shouting D．quarrelling
A．afraid B．angry C．sure D．surprised
A．But B．And C．However D．Finally
A．further B．more C．hardly D．no
A．want B．continue C．begin D．go
A．me B．mine C．us D．his
A．everyone B．all C．someone D．he
A．funny B．wrong C．pleasant D．unforgettable
A．handkerchief B．sock C．paper D．leaf
A．why B．when C．how D．what
You don’t mean any harm. You’re just trying to have a good time. But do you know how your overseas vacation 21 people in other countries? What’s your dream vacation? New chances are opening up all the time to 22 the world. So we visit travel agents, compare prices and pay our money. We know 23 our vacation costs us.24 unfortunately, tourism often harms the local people 25 it helps them. For example, in Zanzibar, a British company got 57 sq km of land from the government for tourist sites（旅游胜地）. They include 14 luxury hotels, three golf courses , swimming pools and an airport. The local people fear 26 their farmland and fishing rights. And most of the profits（利润） do not help the local people.27 , profits go for the tour operators in wealthier countries. When the Massey people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to city slum (贫民区), 28 now make a little money by selling small gifts. Removed from their hunting lands, the Indians have no choice 29 their culture. Problems like these were observed more than 20 years ago. Now people are working together to correct them. Tourists, too, are 30 the pressure. Though the beginnings are small, the results are 31 . The good news is that everyone, including us, can 32 in helping the local people in the place we visit. Tour operators and companies can help by 33 that local people work in good conditions and earn reasonable wages. They can make it a point to use only locally 34 hotels, restaurants and guide services. They can share profits fairly to help the local economy. And they can involve the local people 35 planning and managing tourism.
A．effect B．affect C．cause D．involve
A．exploit B．invent C．find D．explore
A．what B．how C．which D．how many
A．However B．But C．Yet D．Otherwise
A．more than B．other than C．less than D．rather than
A．losing B．missing C．disappearing D．dismissing
A．Instead B．Instead of C．In place of D．Opposite
A．the other B．others C．the others D．some other
A．but “sell” B．except “sell” C．but to “sell” D．but “selling”
A．holding on B．putting on C．lying on D．setting up
A．disappointing B．ridiculous C．apparent D．terrible
A．have an effect B．make an attempt C．be responsible D．play a part
A．subscribing B．convincing C．deciding D．making sure
A．owned B．possessing C．belonged to D．owning
A．on B．at C．in D．for