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With his leg lame(瘸的)and his teeth uneven(参差不齐的), the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. ________ did he play with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always ________ his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some young trees. ________ of his children would plant a young tree and he promised, “Whoever ________his young tree best shall get a favorite gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get his father’s gift. ________ he seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, an idea ________ him: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never ________ it.
Several days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ________ to find that not only did it not die, but also grew so many fresh ________ . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his ________, bought the little boy one of his favorite ________ and said that from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding botanist(植物学家)when he grew up.
From then on, the little boy slowly became ________ and confident. One night, he suddenly ________ that his biology teacher once said that plants ________ grow at night. Why not go to see his tree?
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree! Instantly he ________ : his father had been secretly ________ his small tree! He returned to his room, with tears ________ in his eyes.
Decades passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist. ________ , he became the U.S. president. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
________ is the best nourishment(滋养品)of life. ________ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!
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Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women．Career women are _ _ than housewives．Evidence shows that _ _are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows that _ _the unemployment rate increases by 1%，the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%．All this comes down to one point：Work is helpful to health．
Why is work good for health? It is because work _ _ people busy,_ _ loneliness and solitude. Researches show that people feel unhappy，_ _and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，the happiest are those who are _ _ ．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as _ _ between man and reality．By work，people_ _ each other．By collective activity，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work _ _ the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and _ _ him liable to disease．
_ _ ，work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of _ _．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When _ _ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully _ _a patient or a teacher sees his students _ _，they are happy _ _．
From the above we can _ _ to the conclusion that the more you work, _ _and healthier you will be．Let us work hard，study well and _ _ a happy and healthy life．
A．richer B．healthier C．weaker D．worse
A．the old B．the busy C．the jobless D．the hard-working
A．whenever B．whether C．though D．since
A．keeps B．forces C．needs D．require
A．in charge of B．in lack of C．in touch with D．away from
A．interested B．joyful C．concerned D．worried
A．busy B．free C．lazy D．dull
A．a guard B．a gap C．a channel D．a bridge
A．come across B．come into contact with C．look down upon D．watch over
A．means B．stands C．helps D．matches
A．forces B．orders C．finds D．makes
A．Besides B．Then C．However D．Yet
A．disappointment B．achievement C．regret D．apology
A．a worker B．a farmer C．a writer D．a manager
A．makes friends with B．has a talk C．operates on D．deals with
A．raise B．grow C．rise D．increase
A．in a word B．without a word C．at a word D．beyond words
A．come B．reach C．arrive D．draw
A．the lonelier B．the weaker C．the stronger D．the happier
A．lead B．make C．earn D．share
I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to __ .
He the saleswoman and with a slight , possibly German, asked where the women’s shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a voice I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were?” he asked again, apparently . Clearly the old man was somewhat “Fourth floor, sir,” the friendly saleswoman replied patiently, this time so that customers turned to see what was causing the .
I continued watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a notebook and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the women’s shoes were sold. Again he asked her to the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.
He did this three more times before a department store , thinking him mad, removed him from the store. But rather than be , the old man departed with a huge smile on his face. Although the incident was , it was not until a year later, during my first year of university, that I gave it any further . I walked into my language classroom and met my professor. It was that very same man.
A．see B．notice C．neglect D．find
A．followed B．interviewed C．chose D．approached
A．doubt B．voice C．accent D．smile
A．confused B．amused C．annoyed D．tired
A．silly B．shy C．deaf D．weak
A．angrily B．loudly C．suddenly D．quickly
A．disturbance B．accident C．pleasure D．quarrel
A．put away B．passed away C．pulled away D．headed off
A．shoes B．stairs C．exit D．sign
A．confusion B．appearance C．pain D．expression
A．reply B．recite C．repeat D．retell
A．security-guard B．customer C．saleswoman D．policeman
A．excited B．embarrassed C．relaxed D．moved
A．unusual B．serious C．dangerous D．unforgettable
A．wonder B．sense C．thought D．idea
The moment happened 20 years ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had up most of the night before, laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first of the day my eyelids（眼皮）were feeling heavier and heavier and my was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a pillow. A few minutes’ nap（小睡）time before class wouldn’t , I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my beating wildly trying to find the cause of the . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish smile on his face. He had dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still . “I am glad to see everyone is . Now let’s get started. ”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was from the fascinating discussion he led. With knowledge and good he made the material come . His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he with were contagious（有感染力的）. I the classroom not only wide awake, but a little and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk your way through then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too not to live it well.
A．stayed B．took C．spent D．picked
A．stage B．image C．test D．class
A．head B．hand C．cheek D．throat
A．inspect B．hurt C．disturb D．bend
A．wrist B．mind C．heart D．forehead
A．voice B．incident C．noise D．trouble
A．purposely B．frankly C．Constantly D．appropriately
A．panicking B．sighing C．complaining D．smiling
A．loose B．awake C．curious D．committed
A．defence B．shock C．interruption D．comfort
A．instead B．beneath C．thus D．otherwise
A．design B．humor C．assumption D．comprehension
A．strange B．natural C．positive D．alive
A．spread B．associated C．instructed D．reflected
A．grasped B．enclosed C．left D．escaped
A．securer B．clearer C．stronger D．smarter
A．bothering B．obeying C．judging D．sleeping
A．joy B．religion C．Strength D．determination
A．journey B．college C．life D．work
A．hard B．short C．casual D．Independent
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old thinking that she wouldn’t live from then on.
Over the years, I and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an) trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, into my son’s room with a box of . After 16 years, I still Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she the path for those people who were less than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was . From this person that I thought would have no of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously and we moved north, but I owe Helen that I can never repay.
A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving
A．lived B．survived C．existed D．escaped
A．mind B．brain C．head D．thought
A．equally B．calmly C．quietly D．normally
A．studied B．moved C．worked D．1ived
A．suffering B．causing C．bearing D．catching
A．normally B．particularly C．necessarily D．eventually
A．up B．off C．back D．down
A．ran B．walked C．rolled D．moved
A．tissues B．presents C．pills D．candies
A．realized B．knew C．recognized D．reminded
A．her life B．her son C．her family D．her work
A．cleared B．smoothed C．cleaned D．opened
A．rich B．healthy C．strong D．fortunate
A．money B．hope C．pity D．medicine
A．small B．pitiful C．weak D．shameless
A．admitted B．beaten C．hurt D．hospitalized
A．use B．value C．meaning D．quality
A．treated B．worsened C．relieved D．recovered
A．some money B．some tissues C．a debt D．a hope
Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories centering on the individual suggest that children ____ criminal behavior before they were not sufficiently ____ for previous misbehaviors or that they have learned criminal behavior through interaction with others. Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in ____ to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status or as a rejection of middle-class values.
Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, ____ the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes for lack of adequate control from parents. All ____, however, are uncertain or unimproved and are of course challenged with criticism.
Changes in the social structure may indirectly ____ juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that ____ to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment ____ make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. This results in dissatisfaction among youths and may in ____ lead more youths into criminal behavior.
Families have also experienced ____ these years. More families consist of one parent households or two working parents; ____, children are likely to have less supervision at home than was common in the traditional family ____. This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other noticeable ____ of offensive acts include unfavorable experience or failure in school, the ____ availability of drugs and alcohol, and the growing phenomenon of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the ____ of a child committing a criminal act, although a direct cause and effect relationship has not yet been established.
A．refer to B．know about C．engage in D．learn of
A．punished B．forgiven C．forgotten D．excused
A．return B．contact C．reference D．response
A．considering B．ignoring C．highlighting D．believing
A．values B．misbehaviors C．criminals D．theories
A．affect B．reduce C．prevent D．reflect
A．point B．lead C．come D．add
A．in general B．on average C．by contrast D．at last
A．case B．short C．turn D．essence
A．failure B．miseries C．development D．changes
A．contrarily B．consequently C．similarly D．occasionally
A．education B．concept C．structure D．economy
A．suggestions B．causes C．ideas D．reports
A．increased B．restricted C．reasonable D．popular
A．knowledge B．aspect C．strength D．probability