The journey of water on the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Like a river that flows within the boundaries of its banks, we are born with certain characteristics that _ __ our identity. We move through life, _ __ many twists, turns, and barriers along the way just as a river does.
Water shows us how to move through the world with grace, bravery, determination, and __ __. Water is brave and does not waste time sticking to its past, but flows onward without looking back. When there is a hole to be filled, water does not run away from it in fear of the dark; _ _, water modestly and bravely fills the empty space. Similarly, we can face the dark moments of our life rather than run away from them.
_ _, a river will empty into the sea. Water does not hold back from joining up with a larger body, nor does it fear a loss of _ __ or control. It gracefully and modestly falls into the vastness by contributing its energy without hesitation. Each time we move __ _ our personal characters to become part of something bigger, we can try our best to _ _ the lead of the river.
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Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, Iheard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I told a lie. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you please tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was quite . The pressure was hard to .Then I struggled for days wondering what to write. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I compete in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter(拒绝信), I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in .
Ms. Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is . Yet we need some more relevant(相关的) materials. Please 52 those and return the article immediately. We would like to publish your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to get better. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this experience, I’ve learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
A．voice B．joy C．smile D．speech
A．in B．on C．to D．with
A．proud B．moved C．satisfied D．active
A．visited B．emailed C．interviewed D．phoned
A．refused B．agreed C．hesitated D．stopped
A．explained B．discovered C．knew D．replied
A．seriously B．nervously C．patiently D．quietly
A．fooling B．telling C．inviting D．thanking
A．the other B．the others C．others D．another
A．reduce B．believe C．understand D．stand
A．landed B．gave C．dropped D．hold
A．disappeared B．improved C．spread D．returned
A．face B．send C．forget D．receive
A．moving B．repairing C．leaving D．cleaning
A．anxiety B．disbelief C．fright D．trouble
A．strange B．normal C．awful D．fantastic
A．increase B．change C．add D．mix
A．show B．appear C．write D．read
A．energetic B．enjoyable C．boring D．endless
A．afford B．try C．expect D．pretend
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you have. But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom, and that even though you both are excited about that new puppy, it doesn’t for all the time we’ve been apart. I know I’ve missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I’d my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never to fill my heart and light up my day.
I want all our children to go to schools of their potential—schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill (灌输) in them a sense of about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college their parents aren’t rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own and retire with dignity.
I want us to the boundaries of discovery so that you’ll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer. And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach the divides of race and region, gender and religion that us from seeing the best in each other.
That was the your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean .
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the work of perfecting our union falls to each of us.It’s a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to we know America should be.
These are the things I want for you, to in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach. And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have. That’s why I’ve taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, self-confidence, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
Love, Dad
A．play B．fun C．pain D．gain
A．take up B．pick up C．make up D．put up
A．how much B．how many C．how soon D．how long
A．lose B．make C．take D．walk
A．world B．family C．position D．place
A．succeed B．come C．tend D．fail
A．worth B．worthless C．worthwhile D．worthy
A．humor B．happiness C．wonder D．sadness
A．even if B．as if C．as D．now that
A．friends B．kids C．boys D．girls
A．rush B．catch C．push D．pull
A．to B．in C．into D．beyond
A．keep B．let C．make D．warn
A．way B．method C．means D．lesson
A．quantity B．quality C．equality D．quarter
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．unfinished B．finished C．unfinishing D．finishing
A．which B．who C．what D．that
A．wake up B．grow up C．come up D．get up
A．rather than B．other than C．less than D．more than
Friends are very important in our everyday life. When in trouble, we need friends to us encouragement and help. As a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend, life without friends will be a lonely voyage in the vast dark sea . Everyone friends. We all like to feel close to someone. is nice to have a friend to talk to, laugh, and do things . , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people . But we would feel lonely if we had a friend.
A person should make as many friends as he can. The more friends he has, the meaningful his life will be. No two people are . Friends don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 33 . We miss them very much, but we can them and write to them. And we can new friends. It is encouraging to find out how we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just done that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take care of .
A．bring B．take C．offer D．buy
A．for B．so C．but D．yet
A．loves B．hates C．needs D．becomes
A．It B．He C．There D．Someone
A．at B．in C．on D．with
A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
A．ever B．never C．just D．really
A．more B．much C．little D．less
A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
A．always B．sometimes C．often D．usually
A．friendly B．good C．pleased D．friends
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
A．call B．ask C．tell D．talk with
A．look for B．find C．make D．know
A．long B．much C．far D．many
A．Longer B．shorter C．slower D．faster
A．Smelling B．Being C．Sounding D．Making
A．less B．better C．little D．no
A．you B．your C．yours D．yourself
One miserable rainy night, a man named Mark decided to end his life. In his mid-fifties, Mark had never been married, the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. Wet and unhappy, he walked along the streets, feeling as if there was in the entire world that cared about whether he lived or died , I was sitting in my room watching the rain hit my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I jumped from my chair and out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by , invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room．
, I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn’t understand what they were saying, but the of the man, holding his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache(胸口疼痛). I raced back to my room and stuck(伸进) my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs.
When I the door of the living room, I walked right in .The three adults looked at me in as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a , turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy.
Downstairs, Mark sat quietly with his head bowed(低着) . Tears streamed down his face as he tightly held that coin. Finally looking at my parents, he said, “It’s that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so . That is the first hug(拥抱) I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody .”
Mark’s life changed that night. When he left our house, he was to live instead of die. we never saw Mark again, we received letters from him every once in a while, letting us know that he was doing fine.
My life changed that night, too, as I witnessed the huge healing power of , even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents.
Before Mark left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Mark said that he’d walked along the streets that rainy night, helpless and ready to , he had noticed a sticker(贴纸) on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.
A．believed B．noticed C．experienced D．understood
A．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody
A．Later B．First C．Afterwards D．Meanwhile
A．looked B．raced C．spoke D．broke
A．pity B．anxiety C．guilty D．fear
A．Worried B．Curious C．Puzzled D．Annoyed
A．sense B．thought C．sight D．look
A．upstairs B．downstairs C．in D．out
A．answered B．fixed C．found D．reached
A．anger B．delight C．peace D．surprise
A．hug B．kiss C．smile D．handshake
A．down B．away C．up D．into
A．just B．still C．also D．even
A．anxious B．stressed C．lonely D．bored
A．cares B．gets C．makes D．knows
A．lucky B．proud C．hesitant(犹豫) D．ready
A．Since B．When C．Although D．Unless
A．receiving B．giving C．loving D．taking
A．if B．as C．until D．before
A．die B．cry C．leave ` D．Regret
I watch her and her mother decorate her college dormitory room. Everything is in , organized and arranged. Her room nicely accommodates not only her clothes and bric-a-brac(小摆件)，but her roommate’s as well. I begin to accept that her room at home is no longer hers. It is now ours，our room for her when she .
I myself thinking of when I held her in the cradle of my arm，in the chair alongside my wife's hospital bed. One day old. So ，so beautiful，so perfect，so dependent on her new， parents. Time marches relentlessly（不停地）.
She looks up now，catching me at her, causing her to say to her mother.” Mom, Dad’s looking at me .”
The last few days，I touch her arm，her face－anything－ that when my wife and I return home，she will not be with us and there will be nothing to . I have so much to say, but no with which to start .
My changed from the day I drove this child home from the hospital. I saw myself that day, and it has led to a lot of places that I would never have found on my own .
She says，”It'll be all right，Dad. I’ll be home from school .”I tell her she will have a great year but I say little else. I am afraid somehow to speak and I only hold on to our good-bye hug a little longer, a little .
I gaze into her eyes and to go. My wife’s eyes her as she leaves us. Mine do not. Maybe if I don’t look，I can imagine that she really hasn’t ; I know that what she is embarking upon （开始）is exciting and wonderful. I remember what the world looked like to me everything was new.
As I walk to the car with my wife at my side，my eyes are wet，my heart is sore，and I realize that my life is forever.
A．sight B．place C．search D．need
A．lives B．graduates C．separates D．visits
A．force B．leave C．find D．has
A．strong B．big C．funny D．small
A．totally B．severely C．slightly D．strictly
A．experienced B．untested C．qualified D．casual
A．laughing B．glancing C．glaring D．staring
A．funny B．frightening C．kind D．sad
A．expecting B．imaging C．knowing D．doubting
A．see B．touch C．kiss D．hug
A．sentence B．quotes C．words D．saying
A．life B．career C．day D．schedule
A．easily B．carefully C．differently D．seriously
A．swiftly B．rapidly C．instantly D．soon
A．gentler B．tighter C．softer D．warmer
A．wonder B．wander C．turn D．switch
A．catch B．follow C．watch D．keep
A．grown B．born C．gone D．found
A．when B．although C．so long as D．every time
A．destroyed B．beginning C．changing D．ended