Basketball can be fun, or it can be trouble. People gather around a ball, but their reactions often go ______ the object.
It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us______ on the basketball court. Silently, we teamed up and played, as always. The sun was a big “squeezer”, as it not only squeezed out of us sweat and _______but also our unhappy feelings. Body contact became more and more often, and we could all _______ the attacks of elbows. After another round of game, one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time. From his burning eyeballs, I could see a ______ was almost unavoidable.
It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground, about an inch away from me. “Buddy, hot down here. What about a _______?” I said to him. ________ I rolled one to him, looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression. “I guess I'm quite fine. Lucky no _______ bones or we'll end up in the hospital!” I said.
Other players watching nearby all laughed. I could clearly see some movement on his face. My _______ did work! He picked the Cola up, tried _______ it, and walked over. As he passed by my side, he ______ his left hand, and smiled at me. I smiled back, took his hand, and gave him a _______ shake.
A gentle wind caught me on the face______ I returned to the basketball court. The sun continued to provide ______ for us. What could be better than a group of school students ______ basketball skills on a warm, sunny afternoon?
Word Bank
reaction 反应 squeeze 挤压者
elbow 肘部 sweat 汗水 rolled 滚动
1.A.towards B.about C.beyond D.for
2.A.appeared B.jumped C.allowed D.carried
3.A.time B.energy C.health D.pride
4.A.accept B.afford C.smell D.feel
5.A.match B.fight C.touch D.risk
6.A.game B.talk C.drink D.ball
7.A.Angrily B.Wisely C.Slowly D.Carefully
8.A.lazy B.hidden C.medical D.broken
9.A.humor B.chance C.advice D.trust
10.A.open B.to open C.opening D.opened
11.A.looked at B.thought of C.put away D.held out
12.A.light B.strong C.heavy D.sudden
13.A.since B.if C.until D.as
14.A.worry B.warmth C.stress D.peace
15.A.protecting B.encouraging C.exchanging D.comparing
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父亲的生日
There wasn't much food in the house, but somehow the mother managed to find enough to make a cake.
Her three children spent the afternoon cutting pictures from a magazine and_______ a wonderful birthday card for their father. They loved him very much. He worked hard in the woods every day and_______ came home, cheerful and smiling.
Most children simply went to the store and_______ a birthday card for their fathers. This family had hardly enough food in the cupboards._______ they made a card and wrote a lovely little message to their father.
When everything was_______, they sat down quietly and waited for their father to get home. Soon, they heard him coming. As he came in, they all jumped up and began to sing Happy Birthday. The father was surprised. All the children wondered what their father's_______ would be.
The mother lit the candles and the father closed his eyes. His children watched, imagining what his wish might be. Then, he drew in a big breath and_______ all of the candles on the cake. The children asked him what he wished for. “Surely it will come true now that you have blown out all of the birthday candles!”
The_______ looked around at his family. He saw his wife and knew how hard she had worked to find enough food for the cake. The homemade birthday card_______ his children was better than any from the store. He knew that he was very________ to have a family like this.
“I wished that every father in the world could have a family as wonderful as mine.” he said. “Now let's dig into this birthday cake. It sure looks good!”
1.A.sending B.making C.taking D.drawing
2.A.never B.seldom C.always D.nearly
3.A.borrowed B.cheated C.stole D.bought
4.A.So B.If C.But D.Unless
5.A.ready B.tidy C.light D.quiet
6.A.time B.love C.wish D.mind
7.A.looked out B.took out C.blew out D.gave out
8.A.father B.mother C.brother D.daughter
9.A.at B.with C.from D.about
10.A.lucky B.busy C.tired D.poor
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Valuable Gifts
When my mother told my father she was pregnant (怀孕), the first thing he did was to buy a TV. It was 1957 and TVs were new technology. He thought that with a baby, they would go out less and he would need to find entertainment at home.
That was the first _______ he gave me.
But when I think of other gifts my father has given me, the first would be a love of _______. He is always found reading in our study. He has been totally deaf in one ear since he was two, so we rarely listened to music. In my childhood, storybooks were king, not songs.
The second is _______ all. He treats everyone the same—CEO or cleaner, child or adult. Even when I was little, the conversation around the dinner table was noisy but adult-level. He always said my age didn't matter. If I voiced an opinion, I had to argue the case and give evidence (证据).
The greatest gift to me, however, was that he took interest in my _______ and never my looks. Most successful women had fathers who_______ their intelligence. My father said that my mother was the most intelligent person he had ever met. He still says that.
They met at a dance in the early 50s when she was a teacher. Wanting to show off, he told her she reminded him of Jane Austen's Emma, then misquoted (错误地引用) the book. My mother _______ corrected him and he was in love from that moment.
Over the years, my father taught me never to stand _______ and never to accept the way things are; I should find for change. I will continue to follow his _______.
1.A.book B.toy C.doll D.gift
2.A.writing B.reading C.singing D.dancing
3.A.respecting B.choosing C.changing D.facing
4.A.hope B.hobbies C.success D.brains
5.A.required B.accepted C.valued D.dreamed
6.A.hopefully B.nervously C.politely D.proudly
7.A.still B.quiet C.silent D.calm
8.A.idea B.lead C.plan D.advice
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社交机器人Nexi和Autom
Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It moves on wheels and can pick up objects. _____ robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.
Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), can _____ human emotions.
Roboticists at MIT call Nexi a “social robot”, which is a robot that can communicate like a human. It can become sad, mad, and even _____. Some social robots can also “read” our facial(面部的) expressions. For example, Nexi can see that we are sad and say something to make us _____.
Autom is another social robot developed at MIT. Autom is a robot health coach. It has a screen where you enter _____ about what food you ate that day or how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that move. It speaks with a synthesized (合成的) voice. Autom gives you _____ about your diet and exercise and encourages you to do better.
_____ a test, Autom helped people lose weight better than other ways of recording diet information. Breazeal thinks this is because Autom _____ facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom behaved _____ like a person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a name and ______ it.
The robot of the future will be not just a machine. It may also be your coach helper, or friend. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!
1.A.So B.And C.But D.Or
2.A.express B.repeat C.choose D.hide
3.A.noisy B.bored C.hopeful D.safe
4.A.crazy B.angry C.awful D.happy
5.A.information B.action C.direction D.exhibition
6.A.notes B.researches C.tests D.advice
7.A.On B.In C.At D.With
8.A.meant B.planned C.forgot D.used
9.A.really B.slowly C.quietly D.quickly
10.A.talked to B.turned to C.referred to D.led to
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I have received many Christmas gifts over these years. The best gift I ever received was _______ by a stranger. I even never knew his name, and I only had contact with _______ for less than 60 seconds. His Christmas gift to me changed the way I think about people and Christmas.
I hate Black Friday sales. It's often a gathering of people who are there for many different reasons. Some are ______ one item for their loved one, or perhaps for themselves. Their intentions are completely unrelated to the happy time of a year, and can only be summed(总结) up with one word, “Cheap!”.
Several years ago, my mother asked me to meet her at the _______ market on Black Friday morning. She _______ to buy a bike for my brother. Many people were waiting for the selling. As the number of the bikes reduced, I knew I need to take one for my brother. I lifted up the box and _______ felt some mild resistance(阻力). A gentleman with Tattoos(纹身) made me feel _______.
I started to put the box back but he gently pushed it back into my _______ and directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled and said, “Merry Christmas.” My mother and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home.
On the way home I was thinking that this _______ was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received. The kindness of a stranger ________ all preconceived(预想的) ideas. I will never forget it.
1.A.given B.gotten C.accepted D.let
2.A.you B.them C.him D.me
3.A.leaving for B.asking for C.standing for D.caring for
4.A.full B.local C.special D.dirty
5.A.wanted B.allowed C.reminded D.solved
6.A.silently B.quickly C.politely D.suddenly
7.A.frightened B.interested C.relaxed D.bored
8.A.legs B.arms C.eyes D.hands
9.A.minute B.moment C.trouble D.advice
10.A.took B.fixed C.made D.changed
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My wife, Megan, and I went out to dinner with an old friend who we had not seen in a while. There had been some talk of COVID-19 in the news, but it was early in the outbreak and people were still going about their daily routines. Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly _______, we took precautions(预防措施): We washed our hands with hand sanitizer(洗手液), did not _______ food, and had no close contact. A few days later, our friend called and told us that she had _______ positive(阳性) for the coronavirus. She had felt some symptoms(症状) for a day or so _______ the dinner and was able to be tested because she is a doctor. _______ we took precautions that night, the virus was also passed to me and another friend who had joined us.
Megan and I quarantined(隔离) ourselves at once when we heard that our friend had tested positive. We also _______ everyone we had been in contact with to let them know that I had tested positive. It was the _______ thing to do. It is hard to tell people we might have given them a virus, but not telling anyone anything would have been cowardly(懦弱) and irresponsible. It wasn’t a(n) _______ for us, and it shouldn’t be a choice for anyone in our situation.
While we have not been out of our house in over six days — and will be here for another eight or nine at least, we have felt such love and _______ from those around us. Our kids watch movies online with their friends, and my office has daily video calls to keep everyone ________. We’ve made an effort to spend time together as a family, too. Although Megan and the kids and I can’t be in the same room, the four of us still play online games together.
1.A.cruel B.brave C.fine
2.A.eat B.share C.buy
3.A.tested B.described C.developed
4.A.during B.before C.after
5.A.Since B.Although C.Because
6.A.called B.found C.visited
7.A.independent B.responsible C.professional
8.A.option B.chance C.opportunity
9.A.anger B.doubt C.concern
10.A.separated B.safe C.connected
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When the phone rings and somebody says, "Fire!", the firemen move fast.
The big, red fire truck goes through the streets on its way to a fire.
When the fire engine arrives at the burning building, the firemen roll out the fire hose and _______ the ladders (梯子). Firemen take the hose as _______ to the fire as they can. Special clothes _______ them from the heat.
A man is trapped (困住) high up in the building. The stairway is on fire. He can't go down the stairs. The firemen try to reach the man with a ladder—but the window is too high. Rapidly the firemen spread a rescue net. The man _______.
Before a man becomes a fireman, he goes to a special school to learn why fires begin, what keeps them _______, and how to put them out. Firemen learn to work together as a _______ to put out a fire. Day and night at the station house, they are always ready to answer the fire bell.
1.A.put out B.put on C.put off D.put up
2.A.tight B.long C.thin D.early
3.A.protect B.hurt C.offer D.pack
4.A.disappear B.returns C.is saved D.is hidden
5.A.shouting B.burning C.crying D.boiling
6.A.leader B.decision C.line D.team
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According to IBM, computers will see, taste, smell, feel and hear things better in the next few years.
Can you feel your clothes on your computer when shopping online? This could be _______ in five years. But that's just one of the _______ that computers can do. It can also do other things that you can't even _______ .
It is amazing. IBM says computers will _______ be able to give us information about the sounds they hear. For example, a new computer may tell the parents why their baby is crying. From the baby's sounds, you know whether your child is sick or just feels _______. That kind of information will be _______ to parents.
It has other functions. For example, computers will also help to_______ your health in another way. If you blow on your computer, it will _______ your breath. Then it can tell you whether you need to see a _______. IBM scientists are also developing a computer that can give good________ on what you should eat. It will be able to help make better food. It can also be the best for your health.
1.A.possible B.difficult C.beautiful D.active
2.A.things B.ways C.opinions D.ideas
3.A.achieve B.forget C.imagine D.succeed
4.A.ever B.nearly C.never D.already
5.A.relaxed B.lonely C.pleased D.excited
6.A.careful B.friendly C.useful D.peaceful
7.A.know about B.give away C.take away D.worry about
8.A.recognize B.prevent C.create D.bring
9.A.teacher B.doctor C.artist D.magician
10.A.plan B.advice C.work D.smile
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You should try to have a good relationship with your neighbours, because you never know when you may need their help. If they do something to annoy (让……不高兴) you, it is better to discuss it in a polite _____ than to have an argument (争论) about it.
For example, if your neighbours are playing loud music that you do not like, ask them politely to _____ the music instead of calling the police directly for help.
Trees and fences (围栏) can also be a _____ of disagreement between neighbours. My grandmother likes _____ outside in the sun after lunch. But her neighbours has put up a high fence that _____ sunshine from going into her yard in the early afternoon. My grandmother does not want to be _____ with him. _____ he gave her a lot of support when my grandfather died last year. So she went to talk with the neighbour in a _____ way.
Then her neighbour lowered the fence just enough to give her some sunshine _____ losing his privacy (私人空间). My grandmother cut down the tree that was above his ______ and dropped leaves all over his lawn (草坪) in the autumn. Finally, they reached an agreement which made both pleased.
1.A.movie B.way C.manner D.key
2.A.turn down B.turn up C.turn off D.turn on
3.A.corner B.cause C.result D.message
4.A.running B.playing C.sitting D.painting
5.A.stops B.opens C.shows D.steals
6.A.lonely B.silly C.angry D.awful
7.A.Since B.If C.Although D.Because
8.A.terrible B.friendly C.stupid D.impolite
9.A.with B.without C.out D.above
10.A.garden B.school C.hospital D.family
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Once when I was a young boy, I boasted that I made my mind to win the first place at the coming piano competition, but I knew this goal was_____ impossible. Every year, the best players from all over the state took part in this _____. It was a huge deal, especially _____ a beginner like me.
My mom was my number one_____. Every day after school, she would sit down right next to me while Miss Green was giving me piano lessons or I was _____ my piano piece. When I couldn't and wouldn't play any longer, she would always say, "If you make up your mind to win, then act like it. Don't _____." After every practice, my whole body was in pain for numb fingers and stiff back. However, I didn't want to disappoint my mom, so I kept on practicing _____I finally slept on the piano keys.
Finally, the big day_____. Right before my _____ to perform, my mom said, "I know you want to win, but listen to me: Be there for the _____ not for the success, okay?" I managed to nod.
When I walked onto the stage, I was_____ that the judges would hear the beating of my heart instead of the music. Carefully, I took a _____ before the piano and began to play. Slowly, I began to _____ the world around me. I just let _____ fall deeper and deeper into the music.
Naturally I really won the first place. The experience made me realize that determination is not just saying that you will win. As my mom always said, "It's _____ to beat the person who is the best, but it is harder to beat the person who never gives up."
1.A.nearly B.mainly C.hardly D.exactly
2.A.competition B.exam C.concert D.test
3.A.with B.of C.for D.from
4.A.teacher B.director C.actor D.reader
5.A.writing B.making C.singing D.practicing
6.A.give off B.give away C.give up D.give out
7.A.until B.since C.after D.though
8.A.followed B.came C.reached D.left
9.A.way B.method C.turn D.task
10.A.praise B.record C.purpose D.experience
11.A.afraid B.interested C.excited D.surprised
12.A.look B.seat C.rest D.break
13.A.understand B.love C.forget D.visit
14.A.itself B.herself C.myself D.himself
15.A.wise B.easy C.common D.difficult
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