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I was 14 years old． I was angry and rebellious, with regard for anything my parents had to say, if it had nothing to do with me． Like so many , I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t my picture of the world． As a “ brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I rejected any obvious of love． In fact, I got angry at the of the word “love”．
One , after an extremely difficult day, I into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily． As I lay down in the privacy of my , my hands placed under my pillow． There was an envelope．I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, “To when you’re alone．”
I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not．So I opened it． It said，“Mike， I know life is right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right． I also know that I love you and nothing you do or say will ever change that．I am here for you if you ever need to talk． If you don’t, that’s also ．Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be that you are my son． I’m here for you and I love you-that will never Love you, Mom．”
Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my , and I remember the I felt every time I got a letter． During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved my anger and rudeness．Just before I fell I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed．
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The following story is from my friend, Peter. His job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier（边境） to make sure that they were not smuggling （走私）anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming ____ the hill towards the frontier, ____ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw（稻草）on it. When the bike ____ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and ____ him take the straw off and untie（解开） it. Then he would examine the straw very ____ to see ____ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets ____ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always ____ to find gold or other valuable things that ____ in the straw, he never found ____. He was sure the man was ____ something, but he was not ____ to think out what it could be.
Then one evening, after he had looked ____ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets ____ usual, he ___ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things ____ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my ____day on the job. Tomorrow I’m going to ____. I promise I shall not tell ____ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for ____. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”
A．up B．down C．to D．towards
A．filling B．pulling C．pushing D．carrying
A．arrived B．reached C．came D．appeared
A．ask B．order C．let D．call
A．carefully B．quickly C．silently D．horribly
A．That B．where C．how D．whether
A．before B．after C．first D．so
A．lucky B．hoping C．thinking D．wondering
A．had been hidden B．hidden C．hiding D．were hidden
A．Nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．taking B．smuggling C．stealing D．pushing
A．possible B．strong C．able D．clever
A．through B．thoroughly C．upon D．up
A．like B．more C．then D．as
A．told B．cried C．ordered D．said
A．cross B．past C．across D．into
A．first B．last C．second D．third
A．die B．back C．leave D．return
A．everyone B．anyone C．no one D．someone
A．sometimes B．some times C．sometime D．some time
I live in a big city．It is noisy and dirty and I always feel very______．At the weekends, I like to leave the city and get some ______air and have a good rest．A few weeks ago, I decided__43___ to see my_______ ．I was really looking forward to ________ them as soon as possible．
My parents live a long way away．I went to see them with James, a friend of________．And we drove there_______ Friday night．In the middle of the road it began to rain．
The roads became very wet and it was difficult to________．We _____ home just after midnight, feeling very tired．The next morning it was still______．James took his car to a garage（汽车修理厂）________ was very good．
In the afternoon the_______ got better．We wanted to go for a drive．My parents______ us their car．But their car was not very good．It didn’t______on the way．How ______ we were! We had to call up the garage．“Oh”, they said, “your car won’t ______ until tomorrow．” So it wasn’t ______for us to go for drive．We had to stay at my parents’ home all day．On Sunday my mother ______ a heavy box on her foot and we had to hire（雇佣）a taxi _____ her to hospital．When James and I drove back home on Sunday afternoon, we got stuck in a car accident．Oh, my God! Next time if I want a rest, I will stay in the_____．
A．exhausted B．energetic C．amazed D．happy
A．cold B．dry C．fresh D．cool
A．to go B．going C．gone D．to be going
A．comrades B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．to meet B．met C．meeting D．being met
A．mine B．I C．my D．me
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．ride B．drive C．walk D．run
A．arrived at B．arrived C．got to D．arrived in
A．blowing B．snowing C．raining D．shining
A．that B．where C．whose D．who
A．sky B．earth C．water D．weather
A．lent B．borrowed C．sold D．bought
A．move B．run C．work D．start
A．lucky B．amused C．unlucky D．pleased
A．be repaired B．repaired C．been repairing D．repair
A．easy B．possible C．necessary D．right
A．put B．threw C．dropped D．fell
A．to bring B．to take C．bring D．take
A．country B．city C．mountain D．village
Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, then he sold he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had schooling, for being so poor, how could they school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt for himself. How he to have the same chance ！ He decided to study by In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he during the day. He worked hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he a regular student of the school.
Robeson rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the of some university professors. They admired his talent his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and him free guidance. Robeson felt ，for he was sure that before him there was a broad road success.
A．whether B．which C．that D．what
A．many B．few C．little D．much
A．buy B．afford C．send D．read
A．as B．like C．for D．by
A．angry B．ashamed C．proud D．sorry
A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted
A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates
A．could B．ought to C．should D．would
A．had learned B．has been taught C．has heard D．had been written down
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste
A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused
A．worst B．only C．last D．laziest
A．had been B．has been C．is D．was
A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled
A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention
A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of
A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent
A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed
A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know you think you are a person or a coward （儒夫）. But you'll never really know the answer to this question you are tested in real life. Some people they are brave but when they come face to face with real ，they act like cowards. Other people think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like Lenny Sputnik had always thought of himself as a person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. ，on January 15th，1982，a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into the Potomac， to the woman, and kept her head the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny Sputnik, it was not .
When you are in a very situation and feel afraid, the body automatically（自动地）produce a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin（肾上腺素）. adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are to fight or run away. However, when you're absolutely（完全）terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this ，the muscles （肌肉）become very hard and you find you move at all. You are then paralyzed （瘫疾）with fear. That is when we're very frightened, we sometimes say we're " petri——fied". This word comes from the Greek word "petros"，which means"stone". We are frightened that we become stonelike.
A．how B．why C．if D．either
A．brave B．real C．hard D．certain
A．when B．until C．after D．once
A．realize B．find C．think D．agree
A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger
A．soldiers B．mice C．heroes D．cowards
A．useless B．brave C．nervous D．dangerous
A．So B．Therefore C．Then D．Actuall
A．fresh B．poisonous C．warm D．ice-cold
A．nervous B．calm C．frightened D．excited
A．go B．helped C．spoke D．swam
A．in B．under C．above D．from
A．an accident B．a mistake C．seventy-eight D．seventy-nine
A．dangerous B．comfortable C．different D．favourable
A．With B．Without C．For D．Like
A．afraid B．unable C．ready D．anxious
A．gets B．disappears C．happens D．goes
A．needn't B．cannot C．mustn't D．shouldn't
A．so B．how C．because D．why
A．really B．very C．such D．so
After 10 months in office, Barack Obama pardoned （赦免）a bird from the National Turkey Federation （全国火鸡联盟）. It is a holiday tradition that back to 1947. It is said the Obama pardoned that day， "Courage"，weighed 20 kg. Be-cause of his pardon，" Courage" would the Thanksgiving dinner. "But I heard that Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson pardoned their turkeys, they ate them in fact，" Obama said，" I understand them; the turkey looks really . "
On the Thanksgiving holiday, the Thursday in November, many Americans have turkey for lunch or dinner. Obama joked about also wanting to the tradition and eat "Courage". "If my daughters hadn't me, I would have tasted ‘Courage’.”he said.
Obama said he all the American people at home and abroad a happy Thanksgiving Day. He also talked about the first family's to celebrate the coming festival. " Just like millions of other families across our country, we'll give our thanks to God for the we have，" Obama said. "We also remember that many members of our American family are still . "
Obama noted that President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a（n） in the midst of the Civil War in the 1860s. "Today we are facing many new risks and difficulties，" he added. " So on this American holiday, as we give thanks to God for what we've ，let's also give a hand to those who are less . "After his speech，" Courage " was lifted to a table and Obama his hand over the turkey's head, pretending to be very ，and said，"You are pardoned. " Because of Obama, s pardon，"Courage" would spend the rest of its life at a Disney-land amusement park.
A．turns B．holds C．dates D．looks
A．duck B．pig C．cow D．turkey
A．named B．told C．ordered D．believed
A．forget B．stop C．enjoy D．survive
A．since B．although C．if D．because
A．jokingly B．secretly C．suddenly D．surprisingly
A．strong B．fat C．ugly D．delicious
A．first B．second C．fourth D．last
A．break B．exchange C．follow D．remember
A．frightened B．disappointed C．supported D．prevented
A．gave B．wished C．sent D．passed
A．question B．explanation C．solution D．plan
A．happiness B．energy C．excitement D．surprise
A．moving B．working C．hurting D．dreaming
A．honor B．record C．holiday D．exception
A．thought B．got C．borrowed D．given
A．successful B．beautiful C．fortunate D．popular
A．raised B．washed C．warmed D．found
A．glad B．serious C．calm D．handsome
A．alone B．safely C．quickly D．patiently