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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night when she had made dinner after a long, hard day at .
On that evening so long ago, my mom a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember to see if anyone noticed! all my dad did was reach for his toast, at my mom and ask me how my day was at school… I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember him spread butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom to my dad for burning the toast. And I’II never what he said: “Honey, I love toast.”
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really his toast burned. He me in his arms and said, “Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she’s really . And besides, a burned toast never anyone!”
is full of imperfect things... and imperfect people. I’m not the best at anything, and I forget and anniversaries just like everyone else. But what I’ve over the years is that learning to accept each other’s – and to celebrate each other’s differences – is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and relationship where a burned toast isn’t a deal-breaker!
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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。
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.
Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they for a long time. They discussed the they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（奔驰经销商）send a to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t very well. I met a businessman who had a parrot that can recite many . It took him 12 years to it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother her thank-you notes, which read, “Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. It’s a （an） job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to . I stay home and have others work for me, so I’ll use the car. The was good, although not realistic. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for many people to plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you are the son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
A．fought B．talked C．studied D．slept
A．gifts B．chances C．wishes D．challenges
A．warm B．big C．safe D．lonely
A．book B．bike C．car D．bag
A．station B．museum C．library D．theater
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．listen B．feel C．see D．walk
A．stories B．words C．poems D．lyrics
A．protect B．beat C．raise D．train
A．but B．so C．unless D．although
A．shocked B．impressed C．frightened D．embarrassed
A．sent out B．put up C．took out D．picked up
A．enjoyable B．delightful C．tiring D．amusing
A．learn B．work C．exercise D．drive
A．never B．often C．regularly D．sometimes
A．future B．hobby C．idea D．program
A．create B．enjoy C．bring D．record
A．lost B．admired C．remained D．discovered
A．same B．last C．next D．only
A．strange B．unpleasant C．terrible D．delicious
One very cold wet night, there was a knock on my front door. A young man, wet from to foot, explained that he had run out of petrol and had left his wife and two children behind in his car.
After I had a can with petrol, I drove him back to his car. Once his car had started, I suggested he me. Back to the gas station, I turned on the heater so that it is nice and . While the young man was drying his wet clothes, the little ones played and ran around. I prepared bread for the children and hot coffee for the . Before they left, the young man asked me how much he owed me and I told him that the petrol pump (加油泵) had ＄15. He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month , I received a from a large bus company. turned out that the young man was its general manager, the most person in the company. In his letter, he thanked me again and me that, from then on, all their buses would be filled with petrol at my station. his case, a little kindness was rewarded with a huge benefit.
A．finger B．shoulder C．head D．hand
A．supplied B．poured C．equipped D．filled
A．following B．follow C．followed D．to follow
A．neat B．warm C．hot D．cool
A．drivers B．guests C．customers D．adults
A．shown B．appeared C．exhibited D．asked
A．late B．latter C．later D．lately
A．call B．e-mail C．check D．letter
A．It B．That C．What D．Which
A．generous B．successful C．powerful D．serious
A．advised B．praised C．suggested D．informed
A．In B．At C．On D．With
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。
While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, for ＄500.“Send the money telegram(电报),” he wrote,“ to the Fisher Bank in P…”
After a week he began at the Fisher bank. He showed his passport（护照）. “ has come for you.”He was told. This went on for two weeks, and Mr. Frank got very .He sent a telegram to his brother, asking the money was. There was no reply, no money arrived for him.
In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for to pay his hotel bill. His passport and baggage were him. He tried to the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for sixty days.
When he came , he went immediately to the Fisher Bank. The he spoke to was a new man.“Have you ＄500 for me?”he asked.“My name is Jackson Frank.”
The clerk his books. “Yes, Mr. Jackson, it’s here. It by telegram—let me see—oh, more than two months ago. We where you were. ”He showed Mr. Frank the order.
The order read: “Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of ＄500…”
“But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.”
“Oh, that’s all right, sir. It was in our books the letter‘j’,but it’s your money.” The clerk laughed.“A human , sir! We’re all human beings, aren ’ t we? we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.”
Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit 55 .At last he said,“A human mistake—is that what you call it? I think some humans need kicking.”
A．sending B．asking C．calling D．caring
A．by B．to C．for D．on
A．looking B．arriving C．calling D．shouting
A．Something B．Everything C．Nothing D．Anything
A．excited B．worried C．sorry D．ashamed
A．how much B．how C．what D．where
A．but B．and C．or D．yet
A．refusing B．wanting C．failing D．willing
A．taken from B．sent to C．arrived for D．drought to
A．explain B．solve C．discuss D．say
A．in B．out C．over D．along
A．manager B．customer C．banker D．clerk
A．received B．accepted C．found D．seen
A．looked B．examined C．checked D．searched
A．came B．reached C．sent D．went
A．guessed B．knew C．asked D．wondered
A．after B．under C．below D．with
A．mistake B．being C．language D．wrong
A．Although B．But C．Because D．And so
A．everybody B．anybody C．somebody D．nobody
Bonnie and her husband,Tyrone, were very fond of going on short holidays to new places.
Once, they decided to take a trip in their own car to a nearby which was famous for its historical sites. They started on their journey early in the morning and late evening they had entered the town and checked in at a hotel.
The next morning, they started their new discovery with a road of the town and its suburbs. there were many places to see, it took them the whole day to finish their sightseeing.
By now, they had a suburb with shops selling handmade items. Bonnie was most interested in shopping. Tyrone her to finish before it started getting dark. They were so in their shopping that they forgot about the time until the shops began to .
They took the same route back to their hotel but somehow got on the way and realized they were around in circles. They had to stop the car, their map, and started again but no use. They decided to ask someone for help but no one was out at late hour.
They waited at a street corner for some time, and then decided to try again. Tyrone the car but it wouldn’t move. He got down and but could not find any fault. He sat back , feeling more and more worried about their , while Bonnie was calm saying she was sure they would get help.
They sat , Bonnie praying calmly and Tyrone getting panic. Finally a man walked towards them. It was that he was a car mechanic returning home. With his help, the car was repaired and ready to go. The couple were very grateful and thanked the man . They reached their hotel safely after being directed by the mechanic.
“Trust” and “Faith”helped create a small wonder.
A．city B．town C．village D．district
A．in B．till C．by D．after
A．remark B．instruction C．guide D．map
A．Since B．Unless C．Although D．Once
A．visited B．passed C．reached D．left
A．allowed B．ordered C．persuaded D．warned
A．rich B．rooted C．interested D．absorbed
A．operate B．close C．open D．fall
A．lost B．hurt C．stuck D．rained
A．going B．looking C．hanging D．showing
A．turned over B．brought up C．referred to D．looked down
A．even B．that C．quite D．much
A．pulled B．started C．repaired D．pushed
A．fixed B．checked C．looked D．tested
A．touched B．shocked C．exhausted D．depressed
A．difficulty B．future C．wish D．experience
A．sadly B．noisily C．quietly D．anxiously
A．inferred B．reminded C．learnt D．informed
A．briefly B．orally C．totally D．extremely
A．helpful B．generous C．honest D．active
Leaving for work one morning, I noticed that my newspaper hadn’t been delivered yet. Since I always took it to work, it me that I would have to stop at the store and pick one up. I was already running late, but figured I could make it if I hurried. It was putting me in a mood.
As I pulled into the parking lot of the to get a newspaper, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to be with his wheelchair. “I’m sure he’s all right”, I thought, “or if he’s not, someone else will help him.”
by the customers and cars that were passing him by, I guessed they were thinking the thing. I got out and walked over to see what the was.
“Is there anything I can do?” I asked. I noticed he wasn’t able to , and was still struggling with the wheelchair.
I at the wheelchair and noticed that the clamp(夹锁) holding the electronic keyboard and chair controls had loosened, causing the equipment to slip down, out of his reach.
I pulled it back into . His hand pulled over to the keyboard and he hit a single key. An electronic voice said, “Thank you.”
I felt a wave of gratitude come over me. I was truly blessed to have the physical that allowed me to live a normal life. The young man helped me gain a new way of thinking in life.
A．annoyed B．ignored C．permitted D．avoided
A．guilty B．curios C．bad D．good
A．office B．store C．library D．station
A．comparing B．living C．struggling D．playing
A．Judging B．Waiting C．Attracted D．Interrupted
A．particular B．happy C．same D．strange
A．accident B．trouble C．comment D．surprise
A．share B．deliver C．move D．speak
A．look up B．look down C．come down D．hold up
A．gradually B．luckily C．suddenly D．obviously
A．space B．form C．place D．shape
A．gratitude B．attitude C．manner D．ability