It's not always easy to discover oneself. From a young age, I had a strong sense of who I was to become, ___37___ an accident made me redefine ( 重审 ) myself.
To me, skating was above all. There was ___38___ in this world that filled my heart with such joy ( 快乐 ). I spent twenty-four hours a week practicing my ___39___ . It's helpful. It brought me first place medals in nearly every ___40___ .
Unluckily, in one show, I fell down and hurt myself badly. After several checks, the ___41___ told me that I couldn't return to my sport any more.
As my passion ( 激情 ) was ___42___ , I had little sense of who I was to become. And I became silent. I was afraid to speak in public. After eight months of suffering, something had to ___43___ . Instead of wasting my days sitting around painfully, I began to put my energy into local community service projects. By working ___44___ a swimming teacher and summer reading helper for kids in my spare time, I got an idea of who I wanted to become. After a few months, I spent time on my interest in the arts. Little by little, I ___45___ out of the shadow ( 阴影 ) and rebuilt my confidence.
Sometimes, some large rocks block ( 阻碍 ) our way. We can choose to stay behind or try to climb over. My accident was a rock ____46____ failed to stop me from reaching success. Today I'm a very confident person.
37.
| A． |
and |
B． |
but |
C． |
or |
D． |
so |
38.
| A． |
everything |
B． |
something |
C． |
nothing |
D． |
anything |
39.
| A． |
skills |
B． |
feelings |
C． |
thoughts |
D． |
habits |
40.
| A． |
meeting |
B． |
exam |
C． |
concert |
D． |
competition |
41.
| A． |
waiter |
B． |
doctor |
C． |
teacher |
D． |
driver |
42.
| A． |
found out |
B． |
brought back |
C． |
written down |
D． |
taken away |
43 
.
| A． |
change |
B． |
remain |
C． |
leave |
D． |
arrive |
44.
| A． |
to |
B． |
as |
C． |
in |
D． |
at |
45.
| A． |
ran |
B． |
sang |
C． |
stood |
D． |
stepped |
46.
| A． |
who |
B． |
what |
C． |
that |
D． |
whom |
For five months l walked past a homeless man on my way to work. He was his late twenties, a little older than me. Every time I saw him I wanted to do something to him. Then, one day, I finally walked to him.
I introduced myself first and then I offered him two .I said, “I could either give you a laptop, and teach you how to write computer code, or give you $100 in cash." He was surprised, but I could see there was in his eyes. He wasn't sure what coding is so I that it's the language of computer programs. He told me his name was Leo, and accepted my offer. I agreed every day for two months to him for an hour.
I do believe in the power of . I was home-schooled by my mother, herself a software engineer, and she planted in me the joy of learning. By the age of 12,I had my own business designing websites and had earned $3,000. I was sure that 4 Leo learned how to write computer code, it could be a way for him to turn things around. Later, I've learnt that Leo became homeless after he his job in 2011.I hope Leo will be offered a job one day after he has learnt how to write computer code.
A．at B．in C．with D．on
A．educate B．surprise C．help D．protect
A．rights B．duties C．choices D．decisions
A．joy B．worry C．suffering D．sadness
A．imagined B．explained C．proved D．shouted
A．show B．teach C．guide D．search
A．love B．competition C．imagination D．education
A．set up B．cared about C．put up D．given up
A．unless B．though C．before D．if
A．lost B．found C．refused D．got
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need fortune(运气), ” his father said. “But you work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no .You will never be a pianist.” As an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly . He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t , but waited.
Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he he could show other people that he had ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.
He started competitions in the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition. When it was announced that Lang Lang had won, he was too to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang again, this time to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到) him, and lets him shine.
A．if B．unless C．when D．since
A．piano B．knowledge C．fortune D．talent
A．hurt B．ill C．broken D．scared
A．hear B．push C．eat D．sleep
A．realized B．explained C．forgot D．noticed
A．argue B．dance C．study D．interview
A．winning B．beating C．watching D．refusing
A．annoyed B．mad C．tired D．excited
A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
A．helpful B．meaningful C．successful D．useful
One day I found that my computer disappeared(消失). I looked for it everywhere. I asked, “Where is my computer?” Dad rushed into my room and shouted at me , “Your computer? I sold it! I found you were spending too much time playing online games!”
I was very unhappy, but I knew it was to beg(乞求) him for my computer. All day long, I did but sit in front of my desk. Thinking of my homework and reports, I was even more . I couldn’t look up information on the Internet. What was more, getting used to typing(打字) on the computer, I wrote so just like a primary school student. I usually spent more than four hours talking with my friends online. But what could I do now?
I to go out and talk a walk. I walked into a park. I saw kids playing or doing exercise in the park and having fun. I suddenly felt . “How long ago did I last come to this park?” I asked myself. I used to play in the park every afternoon with my classmates. We played basketball and had a lot of fun. What happened to me? can I choose to lock myself in a room in front of a computer, wasting my time, doing nothing useful? I am a .
A．angrily B．sadly C．happily D．carefully
A．So B．If C．Although D．Because
A．useful B．useless C．helpful D．possible
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．happy B．unhappy C．angry D．worried
A．quickly B．slowly C．well D．happily
A．forgot B．decided C．helped D．hated
A．angry B．disappointed C．relaxed D．unhappy
A．How B．What C．When D．Who
A．fool B．guest C．leader D．wiser
Mr Jones went to the sea for a holiday one summer.He in a cheap hotel he was not a rich man.At 7:00 am the first morning a woman came and said,”Please get up.”Mr Jones hated getting up .”I’m still tired.”The woman went away,but at 8:00 am one came and said to Mr Jones,“ please get up.We need the sheets(床单) your bed.”Mr Jones still wanted to sleep,so he answered ”Why?”“ Because breakfast is starting,”answered the woman,“ and we need them on our tables. They are our tablecloth, .”
A．stay B．stayed C．stays D．staying
A．because B．when C．and D．or
A．for B．from C．on D．at
A．early B．late C．later D．last
A．even B．any C．very D．some
A．same B．different C．another D．the other
A．in B．from C．with D．up
A．angry B．happy C．angrily D．more angry
A．putting B．putted C．to put D．puts
A．too B．also C．either D．as well
I was a student of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me. I’m __ this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me.
I know I __ be very quiet in your class, and you never said much to me. But you did something that made a big _____ in my life. You see, all through my first year in schools, I hated to read. Books were just words that had ____ to do with me, and I felt bored while reading them. I’ll never ____ the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick book and began to read the story to our class. It ____ that your voice changed with the people in the story, and you drew pictures in my mind as you read ____ . Since that day, I always waited for the time that you read to the class. You ___ us all kinds of wonderful stories.
During the summer after my year in your class, I ____ the stories you read. So one day I picked up a book and read it all by myself. I found out that I could make the words ____ , too. Now, I love to read! Thank you for opening the world of books for me.
Yours,
Linda
A．watching B．reading C．writing D．getting
A．used B．used to C．was used D．was used to
A．difference B．mistake C．decision D．progress
A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything
A．remember B．know C．forget D．understand
A．liked B．looked C．looked like D．seemed
A．loudly B．quiet C．aloud D．quietly
A．told B．read C．borrowed D．taught
A．finished B．practiced C．missed D．kept
A．boring B．patient C．interesting D．necessary