A Toronto man is offering a free roundworld air to the right woman. But _____ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallahgher and have a Candian ________ .
Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their _________ ended and he did not want her ticket to __________. The ticket had a strict no-transfer(不可转让)__________, but since passport information was not required when _________ , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can __________ it.
“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to ________ a lot of joy,” said Axani. He posted his _______ on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallagbers with the _______ passports, “More _______ , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in ________ their name to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of _______ , thousands of e-mails, people around the world _____ their stories of travel.”
Axani wrote in his post that he is not ______ anything in return and that the woman who uses the ______ticket can choose to either travel with him or _____ the ticket and travel on her own.
The ______ is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before ______ in Toronto on January 8. He said the ______ woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.
1.A. benefits B. deposits C. retrictions D. examinations
2.A. orgin B. passport C. accent D. firend
3.A. holiday B. marriage C. dream D. relationship
4.A. go to waste B. come to mind C. go no sale D. come into effect
5.A. policy B. order C. parment D. schedule
6.A. applying B. booking C. checking D. bargaining
7.A. use B. borrow C. choose D. buy
8.A. sacrifice B. express C. experience D. provide
9.A. answer B. advice C. offer D. comment
10.A. same B. right C. now D. real
11.A. interesting B. annoying C. satisfying D. convincing
12.A. writing B. giving C. lending D. changing
13.A. touch B. question C. date D. control
14.A. admiring B. advertising C. sharing D. doubting
15.A. leaving B. looking for C. losing D. dealing with
16.A. leaving B. looking for C. losing D. dealing with
17.A. return B. take C. reserve D. hide
18.A. interview B. program C. trip D. meeting
19.A. ending B. calling C. repeating D. staying
20.A. honored B. lovely C. intelligent D. lucky
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Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a ____ place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They ____ various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was______that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more ____ to her than mountain of gold. The books are in every language — new books, ancient books, ____ a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.
She had asked the government for______to move the books to a _____place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. _____, she brought books home every night,______her car late after work. Her friends came to _____her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant ___ to hide some books. All through the_____ , Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, _____them over the seven-foot wall and _____them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war______. Then nine days laters, a fire burned the______to the ground.
One day, the bombing stopped and the_____ left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be ____ again while the city was _____. So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and ____ peace and a new library.
1.A. meeting B. working C. personal D. religious
2.A. raised B. handled C. reported D. discussed
3.A. worried B. angry C. doubtful D. curious
4.A. practical B. precious C. reliable D. expensive
5.A. then B. still C. even D. rather
6.A. permission B. confirmation C. explanation D. information
7.A. large B. public C. distant D. safe
8.A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Seriously D. Secretly
9.A. starting B. parking C. filling D. testing
10.A. stop B. help C. warn D. rescue
11.A. intended B. pretended C. happened D. agreed
12.A. war B. night C. building D. way
13.A. put B. opened C. passed D. threw
14.A. hid B. exchanged C. burnt D. distributed
15.A. approached B. erupted C. continued D. ended
16.A. restaurant B. library C. city D. wall
17.A. neighbours B. soldiers C. friends D. customers
18.A. sold B. read C. saved D. moved
19.A. occupied B. bombed C. quiet D. busy
20.A. dreamed of B. believed in C. cared about D. looked for
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Whenever we hear about "the homeless", most of us think of the developing world. But the _____ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a_______country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making_______ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first_______ one long hot summer when most Germans were_______ on holiday. Kurt Muller and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, _______ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't _______. “What these people also need is warmth and______, ” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t _______to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita _______ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always_______ to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon_______all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to_______ donations. Today, over thirty companies _______donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to_______them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer_______ new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no______ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t_______ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary. Though Rita admits she often gets_______. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a_______ in the world.
1.A. result B. truth C. reason D. idea
2.A. traditional B. developing C. typical D. wealthy
3.A. preparations B. houses C. meals D. suggestions
4.A. began B. met C. called D. left
5.A. asleep B. alone C. across D. away
6.A. brought up B. set up C. put aside D. gave away
7.A. enough B. necessary C. helpful D. expensive
8.A. fame B. freedom C. courage D. caring
9.A. hesitate B. agree C. pretend D. intend
10.A. made sense B. found out C. made sure D. worked out
11.A. open B. crowded C. noisy D. near
12.A. costing B. wasting C. taking D. spending
13.A. pay for B. ask for C. look into D. carry out
14.A. completely B. calmly C. regularly D. roughly
15.A. advertise B. sell C. deliver D. lend
16.A. donates B. produces C. designs D. collects
17.A. permission B. payment C. direction D. support
18.A. borrow B. raise C. save D. expect
19.A. surprised B. excited C. tired D. amused
20.A. profit B. difference C. decision D. rule
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When Meghan died in a car accident at the age of sixteen, Colleen Keefe together with another friend wrote the following to remember her:
When I heard the news of you __________ us so soon, all I could do was hug my blanket to me. On my way down to __________ your mom and dad, I realized I needed to give you a __________ of me. I could not cut out my heart, even though it is __________ at this time. So I give to you, my friend, a piece of my blanket in the __________ of a heart. Attached to it is a(n) __________ of the three of us—you, me and Shauna.
Now, I have to __________ that this blanket was given to me by my grandfather, who is in heaven with you. He will __________ the blanket. He might not recognize my picture, as he has been gone for over fourteen years. But don’t be __________--he’s really a teddy bear. Give him a big hug and a kiss __________ me, and tell him I said to take care of you. He will __________.
Now that we know you are being taken __________ of, we can move on with our lives. We found out that one who received your organ donation is doing __________. Even in your __________ you have helped others. We will be seeing your family soon, and staying in __________ with everyone.
Good-bye, my friend, we__________ you already. You will never be __________ from our thoughts. Give us courage when we are heading in the __________ direction and, of course, keep “dancing”.
Every time I __________ my blanket around me I will __________ your presence. Stay warm.
1.A. expecting B. leaving C. seeing D. separating
2.A. comfort B. help C. advise D. introduce
3.A. piece B. block C. part D. lot
4.A. moved B. read C. hardened D. broken
5.A. shape B. size C. number D. length
6.A. email B. description C. picture D. letter
7.A. order B. warn C. know D. explain
8.A. use B. recognize C. hide D. catch
9.A. afraid B. mistaken C. satisfied D. careless
10.A. to B. from C. for D. with
11.A. never B. anyway C. possibly D. hardly
12.A. care B. advantage C. possession D. charge
13.A. badly B. quickly C. faithfully D. well
14.A. life B. work C. death D. study
15.A. line B. touch C. agreement D. time
16.A. miss B. love C. find D. forget
17.A. far B. long C. beneficial D. alone
18.A. right B. same C. new D. wrong
19.A. hold B. wrap C. cover D. tie
20.A. drop B. stop C. feel D. mention
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Still Good
Having grown up during the Depression (经济大萧条时期),Dad was not one to throw anything out,certainly not_____something was "still good" and his grey coat was one.
One cold evening,a man my father _____ called "Old Joe" passed our house.He was wearing _____boots with the soles (鞋底) flapping as he walked in the snow.Dad called out,"Wait,Joe,wait﹣I have some boots for you."
And then…I really shouldn't have been _____when Dad took off his warm coat and handed it to Old Joe,too. I was_____of admiration for my dad.
Every time I saw Old Joe wearing that grey coat,my heart would fill with _____.
My father _____many years later,but I would see Old Joe _____wearing his coat when I went to visit Mom and that always made me _____. It brought back such warm _____of my dad, and who he was as a person, and how he _____his life.
Then,one winter evening I was leaving Mom's house and keeping a(n) _____out for Joe as usual.Well, _____ for the coat, really.I hadn't seen Joe for a while, _____ I was happy when I saw that old grey coat _____.Feeling a sudden burst of warmth,I strained to see Joe's face, not _____him to look up. Suddenly he did!
But it wasn't Old Joe's face.I smiled, _____ that my dad's old coat had once again found a new _____,in a new owner.I was _____with emotion as I thought about how _____ Dad would be to know,that even after all these years,his old coat was "still good."
1.A. though B. if C. unless D. until
2.A. affectionately B. unwillingly C. considerately D. cautiously
3.A. plain B. expensive C. shabby D. cozy
4.A. confused B. ashamed C. depressed D. surprised
5.A. aware B. guilty C. jealous D. full
6.A. warmth B. pity C. concern D. satisfaction
7.A. set out B. passed away C. cheered up D. broke away
8.A. never B. already C. still D. only
9.A. complain B. sigh C. suffer D. smile
10.A. inspiration B. appreciation C. memories D. comforts
11.A. lived B. challenged C. saved D. lost
12.A. look B. eye C. greeting D. track
13.A. less B. better C. worse D. more
14.A. for B. but C. so D. or
15.A. disappearing B. coming C. lying D. falling
16.A. expecting B. advocating C. convincing D. reminding
17.A. forgetting B. imagining C. doubting D. realizing
18.A. approach B. experience C. aim D. life
19.A. combined B. satisfied C. overcome D. concerned
20.A. happy B. anxious C. curious D. polite
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It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the ________ of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due in a few minutes. On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam—then on to graduation and ________.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they ______ get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take ______ of the world.
The approaching exam, they knew, would be an easy task. The professor had said they could bring _____books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not ____ each other during the test.
____they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles______on the students' faces as they noticed there were only five essaytype questions.
Three hours had passed______the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a _____ expression. Paper in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the _____faces before him, and then asked,“How many completed all five questions?”______a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?”still no hands.
“Three? Two?”The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class _______ silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I _____,”he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, ______you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the______you don't know. These questions you could not answer are relatively______in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added,“You will all ______this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just______.”
The years have_______the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
1.A. rooms B. steps C. tops D. lights
2.A. entertainment B. discussion C. education D. jobs
3.A. would B. must C. had to D. used to
4.A. hold B. control C. charge D. place
5.A. no B. either C. any D. all
6.A. listen to B. look at C. refer to D. talk to
7.A. Nervously B. Joyfully C. Quickly D. Curiously
8.A. appeared B. changed C. froze D. stopped
9.A. then B. as C. before D. after
10.A. disappointed B. fantastic C. frightened D. curious
11.A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
12.A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
13.A. left B. got C. remained D. caught
14.A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
15.A. right now B. as though C. now that D. even though
16.A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
17.A. valuable B. difficult C. common D. strange
18.A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
19.A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
20.A. lost B. remembered C. strengthened D. weakened
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“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I______picking them up. _______later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I _____ ,“Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper silently floating ______ from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.
“Stop making a mess.” “It’s not a mess. They’re______.” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn’t heard him clearly.
He didn’t answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and_______answers a question, especially when he’s _______attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked,_______around. Every time Paul _______five or more words together, my heart says a _______of thanks. But lately he seems to _______that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are________of the effort.
Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to_______them from the garbage,_______them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them________again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his_____ down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.
That day Paul _______me to look up at ______instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces (杰作) do I miss because I’m too caught up in my _______to take time to appreciate what’s right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It’s ______ we look at it. Now, I look up.
1.A. laughed B. shouted C. amazed D. sighed
2.A. Moments B. Years C. Days D. Weeks
3.A. got in B. turned up C. called out D. added to
4.A. up B. away C. down D. off
5.A. planes B. butterflies C. leaves D. papers
6.A. frequently B. rarely C. willingly D. eagerly
7.A. devoted B. depended C. addicted D. focused
8.A. showing B. playing C. looking D. drawing
9.A. spells B. puts C. pushes D. accumulates
10.A. prayer B. remark C. report D. sound
11.A. refuse B. realize C. mind D. hear
12.A. worthy B. aware C. fond D. typical
13.A. hide B. rescue C. destroy D. remove
14.A. tore B. cut C. dusted D. seized
15.A. throw B. flow C. land D. fly
16.A. schoolwork B. masterpieces C. inventions D. imagination
17.A. permitted B. forced C. intended D. reminded
18.A. beauty B. weaknesses C. mistakes D. scenery
19.A. amusement B. homework C. communication D. housework
20.A. when B. how C. where D. whet
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“The biggest obstacles (阻碍) in our lives are the barriers our mind creates...” The quote I saw in an old friend’s house when I was about eleven has got me through the ____ parts of my life, which has actually been based on it. When I ____ for the basketball team, not ____ it became what I was worried about most. I went to the tryouts but simply sat on the sidelines and ____. I missed out on making the team, not for lack of ____, but because of the rather too big barriers I bore in my head preventing me getting around and then ____ the ball.
The year continued, and at that age I hadn’t overcome the fears ____ in my mind. Football season came and yet again I had to try out for the team, ____ to display myself to the full. Once again the barrier in my head kept me from doing something I loved.
From that moment on I knew that God wouldn’t make barriers if somebody could ____ them. I started training, mentally, ____, and emotionally.
I went to a small ____ in the county where the teachers didn’t care whether you succeeded. I went to practice daily and competed as if it was my ____ day outing on a helmet. Later that week I made the football team. But it was simply ____. In my eyes this wasn’t good enough, and I could do much better. In the middle of the season, the coaches said I was ____ to play with the big boys, and before I knew it I was starting as a(n) ____.
I’d come a long way from the little boy that was scared from his own ____ I had ____ in whatever I did. I tried out for wrestling and made the team, the AAU basketball team and made that ____. I then realized I was a(n) ____ athlete, and that the obstacle course started to become smaller. I chose to ____ myself and let nothing get in the way.
1.A. slowest B. largest C. toughest D. easiest
2.A. dropped out B. set off C. showed off D. tried out
3.A. making B. playing C. helping D. challenging
4.A. shouted B. watched C. cheered D. remarked
5.A. skills B. courage C. support D. fame
6.A. chasing B. rolling C. kicking D. shooting
7.A. lacked B. selected C. created D. handled
8.A. falling B. spoiling C. planning D. failing
9.A. turn down B. go over C. get over D. put down
10.A. patiently B. physically C. excitedly D. hopelessly
11.A. school B. farm C. courtyard D. shelter
12.A. dull B. last C. own D. free
13.A. informal B. contemporary C. junior D. passive
14.A. energetic B. willing C. strong D. ready
15.A. freshman B. grown-up C. champion D. graduate
16.A. shyness B. shadow C. figure D. shade
17.A. freedom B. wisdom C. achievement D. confidence
18.A. too B. instead C. together D. either
19.A. professional B. all-around C. ordinary D. curious
20.A. hide B. protect C. better D. limit
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I didn’t understand the power of forgiveness until I caused a serious car crash.
It was a clear night, oven-warm, full moon hanging low over the desert. On the way back from a party, Hannah and I decided to go for a ________ . Hannah was my best friend, younger but much taller. “Hannah is a real ________ ,” My mom used to say. And ________ enough, that summer she ________ with a modeling agency(模特公司).
Taking a turn too fast, I ________ a block of rock and, ________ the car. We were seriously injured I cracked my cheekbone on the steering wheel; Hannah’s forehead was ________wide open on the dash. There is a(n) ________ amount of blood on Hannah’s ________ , a piece of skin hanging into her eyes. In the emergency room, my parents spoke _________; Best plastic, surgeon(整容医生)in the city. ________ of her modeling career.
What would I ________ to her? It is all my fault.
What her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, ready for her ________. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I nearly killed my best friend when I was your age, she said with a soft, ________ voice.
“I’m so sorry,” I said.
“You’re both ________,” she said. “The rest is window dressing. I ________ you. Hannah will too.”
Sharon’s forgiveness ________ Hannah and me to get back in the ________ together that summer. And we were able to ________ friends throughout high school, college and the rest of our lives. I think of Sharon’s gift of forgiveness every time I feel like ________ someone for his wrong doing.
1.A. holiday B. walk C. ride D. picnic
2.A. beauty B. friend C. angel D. hero
3.A. well B. surprisingly C. strangely D. sure
4.A. consulted B. dealt C. signed D. chatted
5.A. hit B. picked C. thrown D. missed
6.A. lost confidence in B. lost interest in C. lost sight of D. lost control of
7.A. pushed B. torn C. kept D. held
8.A. increasing B. small C. impossible D. limited
9.A. seat B. clothes C. arm D. face
10.A. quietly B. angrily C. loudly D. clearly
11.A. Burden B. Peak C. Basis D. End
12.A. hand B. say C. treat D. donate
13.A. judgment B. comments C. disappointment D. anger
14.A. deep B. weak C. comforting D. cheerful
15.A. lucky B. alive C. precious D. innocent
16.A. love B. understand C. forgive D. admire
17.A. allowed B. forced C. reminded D. required
18.A. party B. performance C. car D. hospital
19.A. win B. find C. make D. stay
20.A. apologizing to B. blaming C. shouting at D. threatening
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Until a few years ago, I was a calm person. If you were going to ______ me I almost never lost it ______; of course I felt hurt, but I didn't show it.
Then, one day, I met my husband and I fell ______ in love with him, a proud Italian who loudly discusses things ______ with himself when he's not happy. Things got worse for me when we started ______ on things. He seemed really angry and loud, while I seemed detached and polite. Truth is that I was ______ too. Fight after fight, he always acted as if nothing had happened a few minutes after each quarrel, while my moments of ______ discontent started to ______ more and more in time until they became hours, sometimes even days.
I felt this had to change and the conversation went ______ like this:
Me: “Either you change your ______ when we fight or I will start avoiding any discussion, and this will ______ our relationship.”
Him: “Did you ______ the Mpemba Effect? If you put two ______ containers filled with the same amount of water into the fridge except that one has boiling water in it while the other one has water at ambient(周围的)______, the boiling water will ______ faster than the ambient water. Baby, you got to boil first, to cool down faster. That's why the Italians live ______ than Canadians.”
The connection he suggested is to be ______. but I have learned a fact I didn't know, one that has ______ me to understand that if I'm angry about something or someone, for that anger to disappear, it has to be towards the ______ or otherwise it is like hiding the dust under the ______: your house might look clean, but it is not.
1.A. cheat B. offend C. impress D. defend
2.A. in return B. in place C. in public D. in time
3.A. hopelessly B. steadily C. hurriedly D. blindly
4.A. always B. ever C. even D. seldom
5.A. working B. disagreeing C. operating D. trying
6.A. boiling B. struggling C. controlling D. preparing
7.A. possible B. abrupt C. extra D. inner
8.A. spread B. withdraw C. recover D. expand
9.A. more or less B. sooner or later C. by and by D. up and down
10.A. vision B. viewpoint C. attitude D. attention
11.A. compensate B. sacrifice C. mend D. clarify
12.A. hear about B. worry about C. learn from D. hear from
13.A. mobile B. relevant C. solid D. similar
14.A. level B. temperature C. heat D. environment
15.A. burst B. deposit C. explode D. freeze
16.A. longer B. shorter C. wealthier D. simpler
17.A. practiced B. proven C. inspected D. created
18.A. informed B. reminded C. inspired D. required
19.A. outside B. inside C. public D. personal
20.A. dustpan B. broom C. roof D. carpet
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