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Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good of the city of London, from the street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service(服务) of all kinds of passengers(乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is for him to stop two or three times for some food.He said, “I never________when I’m working, otherwise, I’d lose my license (驾驶执照).”
He usually goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning.
There are times he has to stay________ and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to ________ it to you. ” London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor ________ from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! Their rides are ________ by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the ________ and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
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A successful man said, “Find a dream and do whatever it takes to make it come true.”
A young man didn’t know how to face his work. One day he was sitting in a park watching squirrels(松鼠) run in the trees. Suddenly, a squirrel jumped from one high tree to another. It seemed to for a branch(树枝) so far out of reach that the jump looked impossible. And sure enough, the squirrel . But it still landed safely on a branch several feet lower. Then it just climbed up a little higher and reached the branch it really .
An old man sitting near the young man said, “It’s . I have seen a lot of squirrels jump like that. A lot of them miss, but I have never seen one of them get hurt. I guess they have got to risk(冒险) it if they don' t want to spend their whole life one tree. ” Then the young man thought, "If a little squirrel is to take a chance, do I have less than a squirrel?"
At that moment he decided to take a risk he had been thinking about. And sure enough, he landed safely in a position he thought possible.
Shoot(飞奔) for the moon. you miss, you will land among the stars, and you will still end up higher and better than you are now. Since life is short and time goes by so fast, why not make it the best one possible?
A．search B．care C．aim D．stand
A．succeeded B．fell C．missed D．appeared
A．rested B．liked C．discovered D．wanted
A．dangerous B．funny C．exciting D．boring
A．in B．on C．at D．by
A．afraid B．ready C．nervous D．lucky
A．chance B．time C．sense D．courage
A．never B．always C．still D．sometimes
A．As if B．Even if C．As long as D．As soon as
A．how B．who C．where D．what
When I was in high school, I didn’t do well in my schoolwork at first. I wanted to go to college. I went to talk with my favorite teacher. He told that there might be no chance for me to go to college. It made me very .
But I didn’t give up (放弃). I might not be able to get into . But I wouldn’t stop . Then I found that my in the past was spending too much time on science. I was not good at my schoolwork, because I wasn’t working hard on all .
So for the following semesters I my plan. I spent more time in studying English, math and other subjects. I worked hard by to the teachers carefully in class and doing more exercises after class. Now I am studying at college.
If you are not doing well at school at the moment, don’t . Forget the past years and restart (重新开始) now! I believe all your dreams can come true.
A．Or B．And C．But D．So
A．her B．him C．them D．me
A．sad B．tired C．glad D．relaxed
A．hospital B．college C．trouble D．water
A．speaking B．spending C．trying D．paying
A．hope B．opinion C．answer D．problem
A．sports B．subjects C．dreams D．chances
A．changed B．kept C．followed D．realized
A．looking B．talking C．agreeing D．listening
A．give up B．pick up C．look up D．keep up
Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me ____ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have _____ many ideas. _____ important idea is that I want to be a better man.
Many things make human beings（人类） different ____ or better than or even superior (优越于)to animals. One of the most important things is ____ . If I fail to receive higher education, my education _____. As I want to be a fully _____ man, I must get a well-rounded(全方位的) education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to ______. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are ____ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated（良好教育的）, will I be a better man and _____ serve (为服务) the people .
A．quite B．so C．such D．another
A．come up with B．agreed with C．been fed up with D．got on well with
A．Most B．The most C．More D．Much
A．to B．around C．between D．from
A．education B．weather C．temperature D．science
A．finished B．don’t finish C．will not finish D．has finished
A．develop B．developed C．developing D．experience
A．improve B．graduate C．hear D．provide
A．between B．among C．inside D．outside
A．can good B．may better C．be able to D．be able to best
Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you ____.
I wanted to do something very ___ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ____ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ___ it looked almost new. I was so ____ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.(一套服装)
I could ____ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I hardly slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to start the coffee, tea, and morning food. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a __: “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so __. It had been a long-standing (长期存在的) joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ____ lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one.” was my husband’s response.(反应)
I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ____ this expensive gift.
Of course, the house awoke, and my son was excited with my reaction. Many kisses were ____, and I immediately wanted him to ___ my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ____ what I was expecting. Then I ____ that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still exists(存在) and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to __ this story with me.
Yours,
Hilary
P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.
A．an example B．advice C．support D．courage
A．polite B．similar C．special D．private
A．played B．studied C．traveled D．worked
A．after B．before C．unless D．until
A．sure B．fond C．proud D．confident
A．perhaps B．really C．almost D．hardly
A．note B．notice C．word D．sign
A．disturbed B．frightening C．surprised D．surprising
A．give B．take C．draw D．teach
A．present B．afford C．find D．order
A．exchanged B．happened C．helped D．lost
A．tear B．open C．check D．receive
A．purely B．basically C．obviously D．exactly
A．realized B．remembered C．imagined D．supposed
A．send B．publish C．share D．write
On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. We were dressed warmly, and I was feeling a little as I was carrying our shopping bag, I decided to something away. I was walking towards a dustbin I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the and some bread over to him, which surprised him .The man looked at me and took what I gave him. A huge smile on his face. I felt I couldn’t be happier with . But then he said, “Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”
With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm inside. I now understand what it by the saying “Giving is getting”.
it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world help. Everyone can give help and everyone can be helped.
The look of that man’s happiness appears in my mind I have the chance to do something nice. This is the power of .
A．worried B．interested C．surprised D．tired
A．throw B．put C．give D．keep
A．and B．but C．so D．when
A．nervous B．happy C．sorry D．proud
A．money B．toys C．drink D．clothes
A．in silence B．in surprise C．in anger D．in excitement
A．turned B．appeared C．went D．ran
A．myself B．ourselves C．yourself D．himself
A．still B．once C．even D．ever
A．idea B．welcome C．word D．feeling
A．aims B．means C．looks D．offers
A．If B．Though C．Because D．While
A．needs B．gives C．takes D．brings
A．whichever B．however C．whatever D．whenever
A．kindness B．friendship C．knowledge D．feeling