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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I had just picked up my new car, a very beautiful automobile if you’re into cars. A few months later, I was involved in an ___ . That new and very beautiful car was destroyed.
It was clearly not my __ . The other guy was so busy on his cell phone that he went right through a red light and knocked into the passenger side of my car. It was even _ because my niece was asleep on the back seat and her father, my brother, was in the front passenger seat. He was not _____, to say the least.
The police arrived and began taking statements. I __ that my speed had been up to about 55kmph. “So you were going about 50kmph…” he said.
“No, I said I was doing about 55kmph,” I said.
“Right, so you were doing about 50kmph…” again he __ .
In a slightly ___ tone because I felt I wasn’t being heard, I said: “No! I was doing about 55kmph!”
“OK, if that’s _ you want it,” this time the officer simply replied.
I didn’t ___ it at the time, but I was shooting myself in the foot. My insurance company paid me for the damages to my car. __ , I totally missed the boat on the other driver’s insurance company.
The city speed limit is 50km. I ___ getting 50 percent less than I would have from the other guy’s insurance company because I had _______I was doing 55km.
It suddenly ______me that the traffic policeman had been trying to help me out. He hadn’t ______ about the 5kmph; he had known _____ about the insurance that I had not.
I thought about what had ____ over and over again. I might have carried on insisting that I told the _____ , but I could at least have said “Thank you” to him _ acting so rudely. After all, he had been trying to help me out.
Sometimes the ____ thing to do is to let other people talk while you simply shut up and listen. Never forget --- to ____ , you have to be able to listen.
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Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year.This__ father of eight children had deeply known his share of family heartaches.A few years earlier,his sister Kedra had been shot in the____by a young man who robbed the place where she was working.The youth was caught,but Kedra ____her sight.As a result of his sister's problems,Mr.Andrews cared about blind people.
On December 20,1992,Mr.Andrews was____for a train in New York City.The train pulled into the station and stopped.Andrews was getting ready to get____the train when something____happened.An old blind man,who had____the space between two carriages for a door while____his way with a stick,suddenly fell____the train.Seeing this Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and____the blind man to safety.He impressed all the people on the spot with his____.The news rapidly spread all over the country.Messages began to pour in.Some people____sent money and food to Andrews.
Andrews had been at the station____he was returning from a job talk.He probably would have been hired,but the public praise made it a sure thing.
Andrews,however,received____attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active____to his family.Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy____,it didn't happen that way.Andrews____start his new job,but the factory____to New Jersey.Andrews didn't have any way to get to work,so he____to leave.It was not long before he was____to job hunting again.Few newspapers,however,would tell their readers what Mr.Andrews' life was like after he became a hero.
A.helpless B.careless C.friendless D.jobless
A.arm B.leg C.face D.Stomach
A.lost B.hurt C.kept D.destroyed
A.looking B.calling C.waiting D.searching
A.on B.off C.to D.down
A.disappointed B.strange C.funny D.unexpected
A.chosen B.reached C.mistaken D.forgotten
A.forcing B.feeling C.leading D.touching
A.into B.from C.under D.over
A.threw B.pushed C.drove D.pulled
A.courage B.power C.help D.speed
A.yet B.even C.still D.ever
A.though B.before C.because D.till
A.close B.little C.much D.enough
A.help B.ideas C.reading D.reports
A.stop B.journey C.beginning D.end
A.might B.could C.would D.did
A.moved B.turned C.joined D.belonged
A.promised B.refused C.had D.forced
A.back B.ready C.sorry D.Excited
The captain of a ship and a merchant(商人)were friends.The merchant had a young son,who wanted to be a sailor(水手),so the captain took him for voyages in his____.One day when the captain had come from a ___ with a lot of money,the merchant told him that the price of iron(铁) had_____ and suggested that he should buy some with his money.“I’ll ____ it for you in my storehouse _____you return from your next voyage,and perhaps you’ll get ____ money.” But while the captain was away,the price of iron went up _____ 60% ,so the merchant sold it and kept the money.When the captain came back,his____ friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had____ all the iron. The captain knew that his friend was____ lies,but he stayed ____and said,“I knew that you had problems_____mice in your storehouse.” After a few days,the captain started _____ voyage,and when he returned home,he said to the merchant,“I’m very sorry,but _____our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away.” The merchant was very____ and said,“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And _____ can mice eat iron,” answered the captain.The merchant took the captain to a_____ ,who said,“The merchant must____the captain the money which he got when he ___the iron,and then the captain must_____ the merchant’s son back to him.”
A.car B.cart C.ship D.plane
A.voyage B.travel C.business D.visit
A.fallen B.raised C.widened D.risen
A.keep B.hide C.hold D.put
A.when B.since C.after D.until
A.many B.more C.a bit D.less
A.on B.in C.to D.by
A.dishonest B.honest C.real D.former
A.sold B.borrowed C.eaten D.drunk
A.talking B.making C.telling D.saying
A.friendly B.calm C.quiet D.angry
A.about B.in C.on D.with
A.another B.next C.the other D.other
A.while B.after C.during D.before
A.boring B.puzzled C.angry D.afraid
A.yet B.neither C.so D.either
A.lawyer B.manager C.child D.judge
A.return B.give C.offer D.lend
A.kept B.bought C.sold D.stole
A.bring B.fetch C.carry D.catch
A hospital is needed by every living person at the time of birth, death, physical injuries, or sickness. It is always a place where family members can gather around the person who needs the of well trained medical doctors and nurses.
As Nicole Hagen and Ricky Beebe were born into the Hagen family in 1998, the parents were both in the delivery (分娩) room. This is a as the tradition has been for the father to be in the next room. hospitals have a birthing room where there is an extra sofa and a chair for the father to either sit or even to sleep on next to his wife. Many are taken of the new baby within a few minutes of his or her . Even a video can be made with the proud father taking pictures of the doctor, nurses, mother, and baby. A nurse may take a picture of the father, mother, and baby. Young children will not see the baby the doctor and nurses allow them into the room many hours later.
At the death of Grandma Hagen, the adult children at her bedside. As she was dying, her children talked to her, read the Bible, and even sang some of her songs. The nurses would check on her very often and the doctor came as his time . She was given pain pills her last few hours would be as as possible. When she died the family cried together in sorrow for the loss of their mother. Grandpa Hagen had died fourteen years . Grandma Hagen was 82 when she died.
Doctors operate on broken bones by accidents in factories or car accidents. Children sometimes fall down stairs where an arm is . Athletes get hurt in of football, basketball, baseball, track, and soccer. Most injuries are repaired very successfully the great skill of the doctor.
Illness from disease, alcohol, or smoking often requires a person to stay a long period in the hospital. People like to recover . However, if medical care is needed, a hospital may be the home for some patients.
A.beautiful B.big C.quiet D.nice
A.operation B.help C.check D.medicine
A.development B.fact C.question D.try
A.Modern B.New C.Many D.Large
A.things B.gifts C.people D.pictures
A.chance B.falling C.birth D.sight
A.valuable B.necessary C.family D.hospital
A.until B.as C.if D.when
A.gathered B.looked C.pointed D.smiled
A.old B.favorite C.own D.new
A.went by B.arrived C.remained D.allowed
A.so that B.even though C.as if D.that
A.happy B.pleased C.comfortable D.lucky
A.ago B.faster C.later D.earlier
A.made B.caused C.controlled D.brought
A.broken B.raised C.pained D.stretched
A.cases B.conditions C.games D.playground
A.in the form of B.thanks to C.out of D.from
A.at once B.at home C.easily D.as well
A.usual B.common C.second D.free
Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the mentality(心态)people need in sports.
have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. , I was at my younger brother’s baseball game the other night and his team was by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their for heroics, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so about the loss and he said it was because some kid’s mom brought really good snacks.
Some parents have a with coaches shouting at their child. If a child makes a mistake, it is the coach’s to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to the team, problems . Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don’t it.
With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the . More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in . While having fun is important, skills and a mentality is worth more in the world of sports.
A. fun B. dignity C courage D. patience
A.social B.competitive C.healthy D.responsible
A.Coaches B.Parents C.Experts D.Headmasters
A.As a result B.In addition C.For example D.On the contrary
A.up B.below C.above D.down
A.scores B.goals C.spirits D.dreams
A.chew B.spit C.count D.swallow
A.worried B.happy C.serious D.casual
A.joke B.problem C.contact D.compromise
A.duty B.experience C.awareness D.turn
A.dismiss B.unite C.handle D.assess
A.stand out B.break out C.work out D.come out
A.say B.guidance C.response D.reward
A.protect B.defend C.excuse D.discourage
A.assist B.motivate C.please D.blame
A.want B.deserve C.value D.appreciate
A.way B.decline C.go D.rise
A.offer B.require C.seek D.preserve
A.academics B.sports C.exams D.competitions
A.risking B.controlling C.winning D.cooperating
Dinah Shore said, “There are no hopeless situations — only people who are hopeless about them.” Some 30 years ago, when he was only 11 years old, Morgan Rowe lost his left arm and much of the use of his right arm. It happened when he off a tractor at his father’s fence company, and was dragged under the machine.
Young Morgan was from the hospital after three and a half months. The first thing he to do was to help pay the bill — $30,000 worth. For a boy of 11 to such a task, the situation seemed .
For five years Morgan roadsides picking up cans and bottles. He thousands of cans and picked up and old newspapers. He never gave up . First, he paid off the $455 ambulance bill. He was still a long way off his parents raised another $9,000 toward the debt.
People began to the injured boy and poured in, totaling $25,000. The bill was paid !Morgan set aside the money for future education.
What then? Morgan his projects and collected money for the hospital so he could others though the bill was paid up.
Maybe someone to tell the boy he was too injured for that kind of work. Maybe someone neglected to inform him that the was hopeless. Somehow young Morgan didn’t that an 11-year-old boy could never pay off a hospital bill so large.
Martin Luther once said, “Everything that is done in the world is done by the hopeful.” Without hope, is possible.
A.ran B.fell C.drove D.lay
A.released B.dismissed C.removed D.liberated
A.set about B.set up C.set out D.set down
A.understand B.complete C.arrange D.cancel
A.hopeless B.different C.meaningful D.dangerous
A.searched B.controlled C.explored D.examined
A.purchased B.recorded C.collected D.prepared
A.delivered B.sold C.gave D.bought
A.courage B.challenge C.hope D.adventure
A.though B.so C.but D.because
A.hear about B.learn from C.worry about D.benefit from
A.invitations B.applications C.suggestions D.donations
A.exactly B.fully C.deeply D.partly
A.voluntary B.useless C.additional D.present
A.ended B.kept C.began D.paused
A.help B.comfort C.affect D.move
A.attempted B.managed C.forgot D.remembered
A.situation B.life C.illness D.devotion
A.realize B.discuss C.argue D.expect
A.everything B.anything C.something D.nothing