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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected that his father had bought the gift. , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his own . His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He 46 his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, and somewhat , the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Bible，with the young man’s name written in gold. Angry, he his voice to his father, and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him. he could make arrangements, he received a telegram him his father had passed away and willed all of his to his son.
When he arrived at his father’s, sudden sadness and regret his heart. He began to 56 his father’s important papers and saw the still new gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully a verse(诗),Matthew 7-11,“And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?”
As he read those words, a car key from the back of the Bible. It had a tag(标签) with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the of his graduation, and the words: PAID IN FULL.
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It doesn't impress like George Washington's plantation on the Potomac, but Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield,Illinois, 36 （prove）irresistible to visitors since it opened tothepublic.Beautifullyrestored（修复）to its 1860 appearance,the house was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's home for 17years.In 1844 they bought it 37＄1,200 and some land from Charles Dresser, who performed their 38 ( marry)ceremony in 1842.
When the house was built,it was much 39 （small）thanit is today.Mary's niece wrote,"The little home 40 (paint) white .It was sweetand fresh. Mary loved it. She was extremely pretty, andher house was a reflection of 41 （she）,everything in good taste and inperfect order.
Although Mary loved flowers, 42 shenor her husband was known as a gardener.Along-time neighbor said they never planted trees and only kept a garden for one year. Mary's sister,Frances Todd Wallace,often came over 43 （plant）flowers in the front yard.
44 Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of their growing family. Three ofthe four Lincoln sons were born here. After Lincoln was elected President of the US in 1861, they rented the house and 45 （sell）most of their furniture.
My mother is 92.Unless I have to be out of town,each week I take my mother to do her 16 andvisit the doctor,providing 17 and transportation.During the week,however,she likes
to go to a nearby store to 18 some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store,but when she went to pay for her groceries,she was 19 about three dollars.The only 20 topayforthegroceries was to take off the 21 she coulddo without:a bottle of rubbing alcohol（医用酒精）and a bar of soup.By taking of these,she was able to 22 the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store,people 23 andthen go off to the side to 24 theirown groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a 25 came up to her and said,"Here are the things that you 26 ." handingher the rubbing alcohol and the 27 .My mother,who is never speechless,was speechless.She 28 forthe woman's name and address so that she could 29 her.The woman told her it was her 30 .
My mother was so 31 byher gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier（收银员）a five-dollar bill to keep on hand 32the same happened to someone else if they didn't have enough 33 forall of their groceries.
So,whoever you are,thank you for the random act of 34that not only helped my mother out,but 35 too.
16.
| A． |
exercise |
B． |
housework |
C． |
cooking |
D． |
shopping |
17.
| A． |
reward |
B． |
medicine |
C． |
company |
D． |
shelter |
18.
| A． |
return |
B． |
collet |
C． |
order |
D． |
buy |
19.
| A． |
shot |
B． |
cautious |
C． |
wrong |
D． |
concerned |
20.
| A． |
aim |
B． |
way |
C． |
advice |
D． |
reason |
21.
| A． |
weight |
B． |
things |
C． |
mask |
D． |
glasses |
22.
| A． |
raise |
B． |
add |
C． |
bring |
D． |
switch |
23.
| A． |
show up |
B． |
call in |
C． |
check out |
D． |
sit down |
24.
| A． |
store |
B． |
select |
C． |
deliver |
D． |
bag |
25.
| A． |
stranger |
B． |
cashier |
C． |
friend |
D． |
doctor |
26.
| A． |
looked for |
B． |
talked about |
C． |
threw away |
D． |
put back |
27.
| A． |
receipt |
B． |
soap |
C． |
cash |
D． |
bottle |
28.
| A． |
asked |
B． |
waited |
C． |
cared |
D． |
searched |
29.
| A． |
repay |
B． |
trust |
C． |
recognize |
D． |
help |
30.
| A． |
luck |
B． |
chance |
C． |
gift |
D． |
turn |
31.
| A． |
surprised |
B． |
amused |
C． |
touched |
D． |
convinced |
32.
| A． |
in case |
B． |
even if |
C． |
as though |
D． |
so that |
33
| A． |
energy |
B． |
money |
C． |
space |
D． |
time |
34.
| A． |
faith |
B． |
courage |
C． |
kindness |
D． |
honor |
35.
| A． |
made her day |
B． |
changed her mind |
C． |
caught her eye |
D． |
met her demand |
You've got mail…and it's a postcard
Paulo Magalhaes,a 34-year-old Portuguese computer engineer, loves to open his mailbox and find a brightlycolored picture of Rome's Colosseum. Or Africa's Victoria Falls. Or China'sGreatWall. 11
"I often send postcards to family and friends."he says to China Daily,"but you can imagine that after a while, you never receive as many as you send, and you realize that not everyone is into it. 12 " Seekingother like-minded souls,however, Paulo started looking in a somewhat
unlikely place :online .Many would say the Internet is a place for people who have given up on the traditional postal service,but Paulo's hunch（直觉）paid off.
Today his hobby has developed into the website postcrossing.com,a social network that has grown to 575 217registered users in 214 countries and regions since he started it 10 years ago. 13 Runningthe website has almost turned intoa full-time job.
Languageis certainly a harrier for many people. For postcrossing to work worldwide, a common communication language is needed so that everyone can understand each other. As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese,the concept doesn't work if one doesn't understand it. 14 So a commonlanguage is required and in postcrossing that's English since it's widely spoken.
"Many people in China have limited exposure to English. 15 That said,we know of many
postcrossing members,including Chinese,who have actually improved their English skills through their use of postcrossing,"Paulo says.
| A． |
And that'stotallyfine |
| B． |
That makesitextrahardto learnandpractice it |
| C． |
He likes to think of sending postcards as a family-friendly hobby |
| D． |
Manylove tomake aconnectionwith someonefromacross theworld. |
| E． |
On August 5,the number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million. |
| F． |
Similarly,if you speak only Chinese,receiving a card in Swedish takes part of the fun away. |
| G． |
In short,he loves postcards,and the excitement of getting a hand-written note from someone far away. |
Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact ( 影响)travel to undisturbed places .It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become 4 1 (educate )about the areas -both in terms of geographical conditions and cultural characteristics, and often provides money for conservation and benefits the 4 2 (develop)of the local areas.
Ecotourism has 4 3 (it) origin with the environmental movement of the 1970s. It was not widely accepted as a travel concept 4 4 the late 1980s. During that time,increasing environmental awareness made it desirable.
Due to 4 5 growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel,various types 4 6 trips are now being classified as ecotourism. Actually, a true eco-friendlytrip must meet thefollowing principles:
Minimize the impact of 4 7 (visit) the place.
Build respect for and awareness of the environment and cultural practices.
Provide 4 8 (finance)aid and other benefits for local peoples.
Make sure that the tourism provides positive experiences for both the visitors and the hosts.
Komodo National Park,officially recognized in 1980,is popular for ecotourism because of its unique biodiversity. 4 9 (activity)there range from whale watching to
hiking ( 远足 )and accommodations aim 5 0 (have )a low impact on the natural environment.
Simplysayingthankyoudoesn'tseem enough in certain situations.I was considering this while working as a 21 Just a few weeks ago.And it came to me then how
much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different 22 ofgratitude (感谢).
My thoughts were soon 23 .Wehad a woman patient who was 24 froma knee replacement operation. One afternoon,while 25 to get into bed she collapsed(倒下) from what was 26 discoveredto be a heart attack.The collapse was disastrous, 27 the emergency medical team and good teamwork. But she recovered,though 28 ,and was ready for discharge (出院)after four weeks.
She was 29 for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her.On her day of discharge,we shared in her 30 at her recovery.As she was
31 she was eager to say 32 to each of us in the nursing team.When she 33 one nurse, she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand. My colleague 34 to accept it, saying that we were all just 35 our job. The patient looked puzzled, and then 36 : "Oh this isn't for the 37_ I had. Itake that as a 38_ .No,this is for setting my hair yesterday.''
And there you have it. To many people, 39 lives is part of the job but styling hair is an 40_ and should be rewarded.
21.
| A． |
cleaner |
B． |
chemist |
C． |
nurse |
D． |
doctor |
22.
| A． |
grades |
B． |
meanings |
C． |
needs |
D． |
expectations |
23.
| A． |
brushed aside |
B． |
put to the test |
C． |
brought under discussion |
D． |
taken into account |
2 4.
| A． |
departing |
B． |
escaping |
C． |
retiring |
D． |
recovering |
2 5.
| A． |
attempting |
B． |
choosing |
C． |
pausing |
D． |
promising |
26.
| A． |
eventually |
B． |
fortunately |
C． |
casually |
D． |
secretly |
2 7.
| A． |
assessing |
B． |
requiring |
C． |
forming |
D． |
proving |
2 8.
| A． |
slightly |
B． |
accidentally |
C． |
slowly |
D． |
happily |
2 9.
| A． |
grateful |
B． |
thoughtful |
C． |
sorrowful |
D． |
fearful |
3 0.
| A． |
surprise |
B． |
delight |
C． |
curiosity |
D． |
disappointment |
31.
| A． |
operating |
B． |
thinking |
C． |
hesitating |
D． |
leaving |
32.
| A． |
sorry |
B． |
hello |
C． |
goodbye |
D． |
yes |
33.
| A． |
reached |
B． |
consulted |
C． |
introduced |
D． |
persuaded |
34.
| A． |
wished |
B． |
pretended |
C． |
failed |
D． |
refused |
35.
| A． |
enjoying |
B． |
doing |
C． |
securing |
D． |
starting |
36.
| A． |
repeated |
B． |
recited |
C． |
replied |
D． |
reported |
37.
| A． |
courage |
B． |
patience |
C． |
duty |
D． |
care |
38.
| A． |
goal |
B． |
given |
C． |
push |
D． |
greeting |
3 9.
| A． |
risking |
B． |
changing |
C． |
saving |
D． |
building |
40.
| A． |
honour |
B． |
ability |
C． |
opening |
D． |
extra |