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It was Christmas Eve 1881. I was 15 years old and feeling like the world was ________ for me because there hadn't been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted that year.
Pa came back in and there was ice in his beard. “Come on, Matt,” Pa said. “Dress warmly. It’s cold outside. We’re going to Widow Jensen’s. They are ________ wood.” Widow Jensen lived about two miles down the road. Her husband had died a year or so before and ________ her with three children, the oldest being eight.
I ________ went out with Pa and we ________ the sled high with wood. ________ we went to the store and Pa took down a big ham, some bacon, a sack of flour and some shoes, which were put into a smaller sack. We rode the two miles to Widow Jensen’s in ________ . I tried to think through what Pa was doing. I knew we didn’t have much money and Widow Jensen had ________ neighbors than us. It shouldn’t have been our ________ .
Widow Jensen opened the door and let us in. She had a blanket wrapped around her ________ . The children were wrapped in ________ and were sitting in front of the fireplace by a very small fire that ________ gave off any heat at all. “We brought you a few things , Ma’am，” Pa said and set down the sack of flour. I put the meat on the table. Then Pa handed her the sack that had the shoes in it.
She ________ and took the shoes out one pair at a time. I watched her carefully. She bit her lower lip to keep it from ________ and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her cheeks. She looked up at Pa like she wanted to say something, ________ it wouldn’t come out. “We brought a load of wood too, Ma’am,” Pa said. Then he turned to me and said，“Matt，go bring some in. ”
I wasn’t the ________ person when I went back out to bring in the wood. I choked and as much as I hate to ________ it, there were tears in my eyes too. In my mind I kept ________ those three kids huddled (蜷缩)around the fireplace and their mother standing there with tears running down her cheeks with so much ________ in her heart that she couldn’t speak. Just then the rifle seemed very ________ . Pa had given me the best Christmas of my life.
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Not too long ago, a story that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 46 out of our Polynesian Village resort(度假胜地) at Walt Disney was asked how she 47 her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a(n) 48 vacation, but was heartbroken about 49 several rolls of Kodak color film(胶卷) she had not yet 50 . At that moment she was particularly 51 over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, 52 this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now, please understand that we have no written service rules 53 lost photos in the park. 54 , the clerk at the front desk 55 Disney’s idea of caring for our 56 . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 57 film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a 58 at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, 59 signed by each performer. There were also 60 of the public procession(游行队伍) and fireworks in the park, taken by the front-desk clerk in her own
61 after work. I happened to know this 62 because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that 63in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent 64 does not come from policy(政策性的) handbooks. It comes from people who 65 —and from a culture that encourages and shapes that attitude.
A．working B．checking C．trying D．staying
A．expected B．realized C．paid D．enjoyed
A．disappointing B．wonderful C．uncomfortable D．important
A．taking B．dropping C．losing D．breaking
A．developed B．taken C．washed D．loaded
A．silly B．nervous C．calm D．sad
A．when B．where C．as D．which
A．covering B．finding C．making D．keeping
A．Excitedly B．Fortunately C．Therefore D．Quietly
A．understood B．reminded C．created D．discovered
A．workers B．guests C．managers D．clerks
A．printed B．shot C．unused D．recorded
A．film B．card C．camera D．packet
A．frequently B．personally C．alone D．actually
A．rules B．pictures C．handbooks D．performances
A．case B．work C．time D．position
A．story B．place C．photo D．show
A．only B．almost C．never D．nearly
A．advice B．experience C．quality D．service
A．care B．explain C．like D．know
People always say that if God closed a door in front of you, there must be a window opened for you. Yes, people always say that, but 31 is the window for me?
I’m not disappointed, just a little worried 32 as my roommate said, “Why are you angry with yourself once you 33 to do anything?” I had no idea. I just can’t 34 myself if I can understand some easy things. Now, I just feel 35 with myself because I couldn’t finish the assignment(任务) on the lab, and what was 36 worse was that actually I didn’t understand what the 37 was! Fiona asked me why I didn’t 38 for help. The problem is that if I have to ask some silly questions, I will feel 39 .
Before I came here, I was confident. But I have totally 40 it. Sometimes I can’t even find the right words: sometimes I am too shy to 41 others. I have to admit that I am 42 .
The wisest people are always 43 who can take advantage of others’ wisdom. But I was so stupid as to close myself and 44 a lot of time soaking inside the workbook, 45 made me more confused. Why can’t I follow the sentence? I am 46 to get help the next time I have any questions. I can 47 I am not smart, But I shouldn’t hide it. I must 48 it as soon as possible. 49 I will have to waste much more time on it ---just like tonight.
Difficulties always go with me. Go 50 ! I can make it.
A．which B．what C．where D．why
A．or B．and C．but D．while
A．want B．decide C．fail D．like
A．believe B．like C．delight D．forgive
A．unsatisfied B．satisfied C．happy D．worry
A．very B．even C．quite D．fairly
A．lab B．assignment C．problem D．question
A．look B．thank C．search D．ask
A．shamed B．upset C．comfortable D．sorry
A．forgot B．made C．lost D．took
A．disturb B．help C．greet D．communicate
A．smart B．clever C．wrong D．stupid
A．these B．those C．ones D．the ones
A．spend B．cost C．kill D．waste
A．that B．what C．which D．as
A．determined B．willing C．content D．ready
A．say B．announce C．explain D．admit
A．answer B．solve C．work out D．finish
A．However B．Thus C．Otherwise D．Hopefully
A．ahead B．on C．down D．up
The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “ 1 station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a 2 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance(救护车)，too. A man is badly wounded,” said a(n) 3 voice of a young woman.
“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait.” Replied the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 4 off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was 5 . No collision, no wounded man.
“What a dirty 6 !” said the policeman angrily. “ We must find out that mischievous (恶作剧) 7
and…”
They had not been able to say anything about a 8 when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came 9 towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly 10 to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver , was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had foretold (预言) on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was 11 at last. Later the police did whatever they could to 12 the woman who had 13 them, but failed.
It is really 14 that a prophecy(预言) should agree with the fact so 15 .
A．Weather B．Railway C．Fire D．Police
A．bus B．truck C．taxi D．train
A．sweet B．anxious C．beautiful D．low
A．turned B．took C．started D．walked
A．bad B．satisfied C．pleasant D．fine
A．call B．lie C．trick D．plan
A．policeman B．boy C．woman D．driver
A．reward B．praise C．thanks D．punishment
A．turning B．running C．starting D．passing
A．continued B．refused C．began D．stopped
A．saved B．dead C．awake D．alive
A．find B．meet C．punish D．thank
A．laughed B．telephoned C．repeated D．visited
A．exciting B．surprising C．pleasing D．interesting
A．equally B．truly C．exactly D．carefully
When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher if I grew up, simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard! My teacher seemed to be the __26___ printers, curving their letters just so, and I wanted to do it 27__! Now, after “higher education”, and three__28__ career paths, I have come back to want to be a ___29____, but my reasons have changed. I was __30___ in my years of high school, to have teachers that really ___31__ me as an individual, and I want to___32___this back.
A teacher’s gentleness needs to be shown when___33__ or encouraging the students. It is important to make the corrections in order for the students to learn. ___34___, this needs to be done in a ___35____ that will help to ___36____ the student to make the changes necessary, ___37___ discouraging them from learning. Being patient is also extremely important, because the class needs to know what to ____38____from the teacher. This will also help to build a better agreement with the students, and help both the teacher and students to learn more about each other.
If a teacher exhibits a true love of ___39___ and helping students learn, many of the qualities___40___above will just fall into place. The teacher that had the most ___41___on me had the best fame in the school. She was strict, and she did demand a lot, but she was able to show us it was ____42___ she cared for us. She knew each of us was worth it, and she knew we each could do it. She ___43___ knowledge, firmly, patiently, respectfully, and most effectively. She gently encouraged us to make ___44___ when we needed to, and ___45___ us when we did. She was a true teacher, not just someone who taught, and this is the kind of teacher I hope to be.
A．funniest B．greatest C．strangest D．cleverest
A．too B．either C．also D．hard
A．ordinary B．familiar C．difficult D．different
A．teacher B．doctor C．lawyer D．secretary
A．diligent B．active C．successful D．fortunate
A．cared about B．believed in C．longed for D．thought about
A．talking B．working C．correcting D．stressing
A．Besides B．Moreover C．However D．Otherwise
A．sense B．class C．means D．manner
A．prevent B．motivate C．force D．forbid
A．beyond B．through C．without D．towards
A．result B．hear C．suffer D．expect
A．teaching B．learning C．considering D．treating
A．discussed B．referred C．mentioned D．engaged
A．goal B．impact C．affect D．duty
A．while B．although C．since D．because
A．passed on B．pulled on C．kept on D．turned on
A．decisions B．choices C．changes D．attempts
A．blamed B．ignored C．helped D．praised
I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet 36 , which gave me motivation and ambition.
There were several years that have left a(n)37 bitter taste in my mouth —those when my mother married a man and moved my sister, Emily, and me several states away from our hometown. The first few months were38 : baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things changed. Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were39 by days Emily and I spent isolated (孤立的) in our rooms under our stepfather’s 40 . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always 41 dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had42 a war zone. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation . Then one evening, after another argument had erupted , we left home. I was 14, my sister 11, and we were43 .A friend of my mother let us stay with her.
Instead of focusing on our economic instability, my mother selflessly pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a more44 life than hers. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills. 45 , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the46 of perseverance (坚持不懈) and education. We finally settled in Texas. And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making47 , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.
A．behavior B．habit C．activity D．experience
A．hardly B．extremely C．potentially D．Gently
A．sweet B．bitter C．boring D．terrible
A．concerned B．associated C．accompanied D．replaced
A．sympathy B．reminder C．orders D．requests
A．separated B．interrupted C．harmed D．Adjusted
A．turned into B．turned up C．turned down D．turned on
A．homeless B．lucky C．educated D．wealthy
A．interesting B．comfortable C．simple D．typical
A．Instead B．Otherwise C．Meanwhile D．Therefore
A．value B．cost C．price D．theme
A．emotions B．expectations C．fortunes D．achievements