The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to____the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of_____ Susan’s husband Mark watched her____into hopelessness and he was____to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to____to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too____to get around the city by herself. Mark____to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening____she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark____Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other____, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new____.
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip____. Monday morning arrived.
Before she left, she hugged her husband____, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their____ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took____of Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work____. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure____you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver____.
“You know, every morning for the____week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than____. That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
1.A.touch B.feel C.count D.grab
2.A.weakness B.sickness C.darkness D.sadness
3.A.run B.step C.jump D.sink
4.A.determined B.inspired C.honored D.pleased
5.A.adjust B.return C.contribute D.stick
6.A.sacred B.astonished C.frightened D.depressed
7.A.struggled B.attempted C.continued D.volunteered
8.A.until B.as C.when D.after
9.A.drove B.accompanied C.directed D.sent
10.A.feelings B.organs C.senses D.skills
11.A.position B.role C.status D.environment
12.A.on her own B.in person C.to her benefit D.on foot
13.A.politely B.tightly C.briefly D.calmly
14.A.opposite B.fixed C.separate D.secure
15.A.charge B.place C.advantage D.hold
16.A.as usual B.as a consequenc e C.as a rule D.as well
17.A.respect B.envy C.defend D.support
18.A.what B.how C.why D.who
19.A.next B.same C.first D.past
20.A.sight B.virtue C.courage D.wisdom
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Chase and Nicole McKeown are both police officers in Elizabeth town in Kentucky. One night, the two off-duty officers _______a robbery at a restaurant chain.
When they were eating dinner in the restaurant, a man came in _______a mask and went up to the counter.
“I think we both saw him at the same time,” Nicole said during a news conference. _______, she thought the man may be sick, given _______season, but soon she knew the mask was for a less innocent _______, according to CNN. Nicole added they saw the employees behind the counter _______their hands and that’s when we both _______what was happening.
The monitor video _______what happened next. The officers drew their weapons and _______the suspect. On the video, the suspect can be seen ________his weapon and running out of the door, CNN reported. The couple ________to pursue (追赶) him a few blocks away from the restaurant and ________him at gunpoint (枪口) until the Louisville Metro Police arrived and ________him.
“It is my belief that if not for the ________actions of these two officers, the robber’s actions inside the ________would have escalated (升级). They acted ________,” said Deputy Dan Mason of the LMPD’s robbery unit.
The couple said the officer instinct (本能) just kicked in as the situation ________. “We both looked at each other and said ‘Let’s go,” Chase said. “When it ________people’s life in danger, any other officer would have done the ________thing,” Nicole said.
The suspect is now in ________in Louisville, according to the police.
1.A.acted B.made C.found D.prevented
2.A.waving B.wearing C.holding D.carrying
3.A.Later on B.Right away C.At first D.Once more
4.A.flu B.peak C.harvest D.holiday
5.A.aim B.result C.victim D.reason
6.A.put up B.drew back C.took off D.turned over
7.A.decided B.feared C.realized D.wondered
8.A.spread B.showed C.copied D.changed
9.A.left B.asked C.seized D.chased
10.A.hiding B.ruining C.dropping D.returning
11.A.agreed B.started C.continued D.offered
12.A.held B.killed C.punished D.searched
13.A.hurt B.arrested C.examined D.threatened
14.A.heroic B.extra C.sudden D.final
15.A.game B.fight C.business D.situation
16.A.crazily B.luckily C.surprisingly D.honorably
17.A.developed B.improved C.changed D.worsened
18.A.goes for B.comes to C.deals with D.fights against
19.A.same B.opposite C.common D.different
20.A.mercy B.prison C.silence D.hospital
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Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, but people in the streets _______ him, especially those who are _________.
For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg. How did he get that _______? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase(公文箱). But he’s _______. His briefcase always has some gloves(手套).
In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not _________ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk(人行道) and _______ the street. He looks around at _________. He stops when he _________ someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he _________, looking for more people with cold ____________.
On winter days, Mr. Greenberg ______________ gloves. During the rest of the year, he ____________ gloves. People who have heard about him ____________ him gloves, and he has many in his apartment(公寓).
Mr. Greenberg ______________ doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and ______________ his behavior(行为). But people who don’t know him are sometimes ____________ him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them ____________.
It runs in the ____________. Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the ____________. A pair of gloves may be a __________ thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
1.A.know about B.learn from C.cheer for D.look after
2.A.old B.busy C.kind D.poor
3.A.job B.name C.chance D.message
4.A.calm B.different C.crazy D.curious
5.A.act B.sound C.feel D.dress
6.A.cross over B.drive along C.hurry down D.keep off(不接近)
7.A.cars B.people C.street numbers D.traffic lights
8.A.helps B.chooses C.greets D.sees
9.A.holds up B.hangs out(闲逛) C.moves on D.turns around
10.A.hands B.ears C.faces D.eyes
11.A.searches for B.stores up(储存起来) C.gives away(赠送、分发) D.puts on
12.A.borrows B.sells C.returns D.buys
13.A.call B.send C.lend D.show
14.A.delayed(推迟) B.remembered C.began D.enjoyed
15.A.understand B.dislike C.study D.excuse
16.A.sorry for B.satisfied with C.proud of D.surprised by
17.A.smart B.rich C.special D.happy
18.A.city B.family C.neighborhood D.company
19.A.honor B.pain C.same D.cold
20.A.small B.useful C.delightful(高兴的) D.comforting
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My father is funny, smart, hardworking and loving. But ______ for most of my teen years, he didn't speak to his ______. I didn’t know why my father was so ______ with him. They spent many festivals seated at opposite ends of the table. It was simply something we all ______.
When I was nineteen, my dad had a serious disease. My mom and grandmother ______ me up so I could be there when he was ______ to a better hospital.
That ______, when approaching my dad’s room, we saw a man with his back toward us. Casually, my mom ____ how nice it was for the doctor to come by to see my dad so early. But something ______ struck me. The man was standing quietly and still, but he was ______ my dad’s both hands in his own. Not typical doctor ____.
I knew immediately it was my uncle. But little did I know I' d constantly ______ that moment in the following years and it’d be the ______ of something truly wonderful.
During those days, my uncle stayed with us. When thinking back on those uncertain days, I ______ two things: being scared, and my uncle by our side.
Thankfully, my dad ______ beautifully. After that, he and his brother became as _____ as they could be. It was wonderful to watch them become the best of friends. ______, my dad even went to work for my uncle.
The ______ on that morning always flashes through my ______, reminding me of the importance of ______ and that all things are possible with love.
1.A.somehow B.instead C.anyway D.still
2.A.uncle B.cousin C.father D.brother
3.A.disappointed B.concerned C.angry D.strict
4.A.accepted B.doubted C.declined D.approved
5.A.cheered B.picked C.backed D.dressed
6.A.submitted B.permitted C.led D.sent
7.A.afternoon B.night C.morning D.noon
8.A.explained B.remarked C.described D.admitted
9.A.strange B.important C.vivid D.interesting
10.A.holding B.examining C.shaking D.waving
11.A.guidance B.advice C.behavior D.relationship
12.A.meet with B.react to C.focus on D.reflect on
13.A.beginning B.replacement C.meaning D.symbol
14.A.miss B.remember C.obtain D.admire
15.A.went out B.came back C.pulled through D.got away
16.A.similar B.close C.considerate D.kind
17.A.Obviously B.Generally C.Luckily D.Eventually
18.A.treatment B.argument C.scene D.response
19.A.heart B.mind C.imagination D.sight
20.A.honesty B.bravery C.generosity D.forgiveness
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Several weeks ago, my grandfather was explaining his favorite expression, “Nothing is ever easy.” The following day, as I was working, I happened to _______ a large hairy bee on the skylight (天窗). The skylight was particularly _______, but I thought removing the bee would take _______ several minutes. An hour later, the bee still _______. All that had changed was that the living room was _______ and that I was dizzy from _______ for a long time. I did not _______ to waste an hour on such a tiny insect, but by doing so, I understood my grandfather’s _______.
It is not only time that we tend to underestimate(低估) — we don’t _______ unexpected costs. In fact we seldom ________ negative things that could affect us. It is of ________, however, to remember that your ________ might not go as planned, and that is normal. It is ________ to feel challenged—even at a simple task – because that is part of life.
If you can ________ that nothing is ever easy, then life might seem slightly more manageable. I found myself with a more ________ attitude.
Of course, there should be preparations made to consider ________ or time. Doing so can help you realize your ________ in a better way. However, there is no need to ________ ourselves when something stands in our path. Maybe we cannot see a bee appearing in our ________, but we can always give ourselves the ________ time to catch it.
1.A.catch B.notice C.ignore D.watch
2.A.high B.light C.hot D.dirty
3.A.even B.about C.only D.still
4.A.breathed B.flew C.hesitated D.remained
5.A.bright B.tidy C.warm D.messy
6.A.looking up B.working out C.cleaning up D.hanging out
7.A.decide B.manage C.expect D.intend
8.A.idea B.meaning C.plan D.arrangement
9.A.consider B.afford C.tolerate D.pay
10.A.deal with B.forget about C.write down D.think of
11.A.importance B.help C.intelligence D.interest
12.A.study B.work C.time D.research
13.A.awful B.acceptable C.embarrassing D.cruel
14.A.find B.predict C.admit D.agree
15.A.formal B.generous C.positive D.casual
16.A.expenses B.relaxation C.adjustment D.service
17.A.identity B.goal C.position D.situation
18.A.develop B.improve C.blame D.praise
19.A.school B.travel C.way D.life
20.A.free B.extra C.same D.enough
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The other day we went on a trip to our community’s new fountain(喷泉). My oldest daughter, Tea, was super _______ and eagerly explored the attractions. There I was happy to see Lily, who was of Tea’s age. They didn’t know each other well, _______ they had met at gymnastics before. I was _______ that Tea would have someone to enjoy the _______ with. However, my daughter was about to _______ an important social lesson.
I watched Tea run _______ after Lily and her other friends. I was saying something to my husband when I heard a loud “No!” I turned to see Tea’s face full of _______ and shock as Lily _______. I went over to see what had happened and Tea said Lily didn’t want to _______ with her. Thinking that there must be a(an) __________, I told Tea that she should just ask Lily __________ if she could play with her. Generally speaking, this would __________. But Tea’s quiet request to play was shot down by another loud “No!”
I gave her a(an) __________ and told her it was __________,and that Mommy, Daddy and her little sister would play with her. Later that day as I was talking about the fun we’d had, she asked me __________Lily didn’t play with her.
I said not everyone wanted to play with us and that if one person didn’t want to be __________ you, that didn’t mean you were not __________ or important to others. I thought I had __________ it clearly. She didn’t mention it any more and I haven’t seen my lasting side effects. However, I can’t __________ it. I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of the memory of her __________ at that moment. My heart has been forever wounded on her behalf.
1.A.shocked B.worried C.excited D.moved
2.A.but B.so C.if D.because
3.A.curious B.glad C.proud D.afraid
4.A.water B.meal C.toy D.trip
5.A.give B.show C.review D.learn
6.A.early B.badly C.happily D.safely
7.A.sympathy B.smile C.fear D.disappointment
8.A.ran off B.sat down C.broke in D.looked around
9.A.share B.play C.discuss D.meet
10.A.decision B.interest C.misunderstanding D.congratulation
11.A.quickly B.constantly C.shyly D.nicely
12.A.advance B.come C.work D.start
13.A.hug B.award C.letter D.ticket
14.A.suitable B.okay C.obvious D.lucky
15.A.where B.when C.how D.why
16.A.against B.beyond C.around D.behind
17.A.loved B.praised C.doubted D.ignored
18.A.reported B.explained C.prepared D.proved
19.A.observe B.believe C.change D.forget
20.A.quarrel B.face C.illness D.mistake
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It was a freezing day when I came across her at some point on my life course. She was a small woman,_______to catch the bus at a deserted bus stop.
“Where are you going now?” the woman asked.
Well, I don’t know. I just want to see what it will be like at the___________. You know I ___________it all. We were going to get ___________after four years’ ups and downs. And he came one day, with nothing to say, just to show me a ___________on his finger.”
The woman gave a ___________of sympathy. She seemed to well understand my pain. “Now, do you want to _______my life story while we’re waiting for the bus?” the woman asked me in a low voice. I gave her a(n) _______ look and nodded my head.
“Exactly thirty five years ago, my husband took me and my three children to America. The moment we arrived, he left us ___________with a wish for good luck, to ____________his own happiness. Yet how could I ________my three children in a strange land, with no money, no relatives and a(n)____________ heart? Then I took the kids to the beach one afternoon. However, the kids were scared and they cried ____________. Their desperation suddenly woke me up from a long nightmare. How____________ I was!”
She continued, “I hugged them tightly, feeling a sudden strength ____________me. Then, I did all the things that brought me ____________a penny. Days in, days out, we ____________each other to gather enough encouragement to go ahead. My kids grew up into good, responsible citizens. Later, I found a man with the same pain. I feel ____________ has paid me off.”
The woman stopped for a while. She ____________my eyes and whispered in my ears, “Now stand up, little girl. Don’t go to the terminal because there’s nothing to see. Why don’t you get cheered up and enjoy the __________on the way?”
1.A.pretending B.designing C.waiting D.trying
2.A.stop B.road C.place D.terminal
3.A.lost B.made C.abandoned D.ruined
4.A.paid B.married C.promoted D.deserted
5.A.flower B.gift C.ring D.necklace
6.A.touch B.whistle C.reply D.sigh
7.A.tell B.hear C.cover D.make
8.A.blank B.cold C.innocent D.fresh
9.A.out B.off C.over D.behind
10.A.rescue B.seek C.share D.own
11.A.shelter B.educate C.command D.survive
12.A.delighted B.frightened C.broken D.excited
13.A.deliberately B.wildly C.causally D.occasionally
14.A.curious B.proud C.brave D.selfish
15.A.inside B.alongside C.beneath D.over
16.A.also B.almost C.even D.still
17.A.fought against B.argued with C.complained to D.depended on
18.A.life B.career C.friendship D.money
19.A.glared at B.looked into C.searched for D.saw through
20.A.conversation B.vehicle C.scenery D.love
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My family has narrowly made ends meet all the time. This January, things went worse for our family, _______ us from just poor to homeless and losing everything except for our _______.
It was a cold winter and we had no choice but to move south. By some good _______, my grandma and I were able to _______ a house to hold my two dogs. _______, after living there for a week, all funds were gone, and my dog food was _______. Nobody would even consider doing a charge _______ to sell dog food to me, and nobody were willing to help us.
I started _______ my dogs on the very little human food I had in the house! I was so scared that they weren’t _______ enough nutrition. In addition, the female dog was ________ and needed extra nutrition. I couldn’t even begin to tell others the ________ I felt. I was even having nightmares about losing her and the new lives.
Then, a ________ came finally. We called a small farm equipment and animal supply store in town. There, a kind lady ________ it. She checked if I was ________ to get credit but I couldn’t. However, this sweet lady ________ me she had extra money, and she would buy the dog food for me. She didn’t even ask to be ________ back.
When I heard that, I started crying. My fear was ________, my dogs would be fed properly, all because this young woman paid for it out of her own pocket. She didn’t know me and I could have been anybody. But she said, “I just feel so ________ about your dogs. I know what it’s like, especially after just having ________. I knew since I had a bit of extra money, I just had to do something.”
This young woman, whose name I don’t even know, will always be my ________, and my dogs’ as well.
1.A.saving B.taking C.preventing D.ensuring
2.A.pets B.crops C.business D.reputation
3.A.figures B.luck C.imagination D.conditions
4.A.purchase B.invent C.find D.offer
5.A.Unexpectedly B.Undoubtedly C.Unreasonably D.Unfortunately
6.A.running into B.running out C.giving away D.giving up
7.A.exchange B.explanation C.account D.accomplishment
8.A.feeding B.tricking C.controlling D.comforting
9.A.undertaking B.producing C.digesting D.absorbing
10.A.pregnant B.energetic C.sensitive D.lovely
11.A.hope B.excitement C.fear D.ache
12.A.wonder B.result C.coincidence D.procedure
13.A.hang B.answered C.received D.identified
14.A.taught B.forced C.remembered D.allowed
15.A.persuaded B.reminded C.told D.warned
16.A.kept B.called C.looked D.paid
17.A.improved B.relieved C.reserved D.expanded
18.A.ashamed B.appropriate C.anxious D.amused
19.A.moved B.succeeded C.returned D.appeared
20.A.model B.example C.gift D.hero
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A second lifetime
Although in 1947 we were still very new to the atomic age, we knew about mushroom clouds. A huge _______ spread across the library wall upstairs, sending teachers and students screaming down the hall.
_______ , our young science teacher quickly _______ us for a fire drill. We huddled(蜷缩) in little _______ on the school grounds and watched the _______ cloud darken the sky.
Rumors _______ every which way. One was that the Texas City Chemical plant had blown up; children whose parents worked there began to weep.
I _______ — that was where my father was working that day.
We were dismissed to find our way home. I’d walked a quarter of my _______ when a car horn startled (使吓一跳) me to _______ . Uncle Barney pulled up alongside me. The instant I saw him, I knew my father was gone. Otherwise, Papa would have come for __________ himself.
Uncle Barney motioned(打手势) for me to get in. __________ with grief, I crawled into the __________ seat. I barely took notice of the man __________ there, and didn’t recognize Papa until he reached for me.
Tragedy would one day come to our __________ , as it inevitably comes to all, but on that day, it miraculously passed us by. Because he lost his keys on that April morning, as he __________ , my father lived for another 32 years---we were to have a second lifetime forever.
1.A.cloud B.shake C.noise D.crack
2.A.Pale-faced B.High-spirited C.Warm-hearted D.Bad-tempered
3.A.directed B.requested C.organized D.reminded
4.A.lines B.groups C.classes D.steps
5.A.spreading B.crowding C.rising D.darkening
6.A.floated B.flew C.wandered D.flooded
7.A.wept B.frustrated C.froze D.hurt
8.A.distance B.length C.trip D.road
9.A.sight B.halfway C.life D.attention
10.A.salary B.school C.me D.work
11.A.Annoyed B.Quiet C.Numb D.Disappointed
12.A.back B.front C.usual D.favorite
13.A.lying B.sitting C.smiling D.talking
14.A.family B.home C.life D.people
15.A.remembered B.explained C.described D.exposed
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Who do you think came up with the idea for the Paralympics (残奥会)? The man who organized the sporting events which became the Paralympics Games_______was a doctor, Ludwig Guttmann.
In his teens, Ludwig was always interested in medicine and worked as a _______in a hospital. Then he_______ from medical school and became a doctor when he was 25 years old.
Guttmann _______ a successful career for the next few years._______ , because Guttmann and his family were Jews, in Germany was becoming very _______ for them. In 1938 Guttmann _______ to the UK with his family where he continued his research _______ the best way to treat patients.
The Second World War was going on and there were a lot of soldiers_______in the fighting. Often they __________ the use of their legs and needed __________ and help. The disabled soldiers were often __________ and angry for they couldn’t really live a normal, useful life. Guttmann used his new __________ to look after their injuries but he also tried to give them emotional strength.
Guttmann __________ taking part in sport could help a person’s body as well as their mind and began to use __________ as a treatment to help his patients. He wanted to give them back their self-respect and dignity and __________ them to take part in sports.
In 1948 the hospital held a sporting event called “The International Wheelchair Games”. By 1952 the event began to __________bigger with disabled athletes from other countries attending. By 1960 the games were called the International Stroke Mandeville Games and they were held in Rome alongside the __________ Summer Olympics. By 1968 there were 750 athletes from 29 different countries. Guttmann himself died in 1980, even__________ the games were called “Paralympics”, but there is no __________ that he is the founder and father of the Paralympics Games. It’s thanks to his hard work that we are all able to enjoy the Paralympics.
1.A.gradually B.eventually C.temporarily D.compulsorily
2.A.doctor B.steward C.volunteer D.director
3.A.excited B.benefited C.suffered D.graduated
4.A.enjoyed B.accepted C.designed D.explored
5.A.But B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise
6.A.ambiguous B.difficult C.apparent D.diverse
7.A.moved B.poured C.submitted D.flooded
8.A.of B.over C.about D.into
9.A.dying B.sacrificing C.wounded D.destroyed
10.A.made B.lost C.reduced D.lacked
11.A.treatment B.movement C.development D.achievement
12.A.exhausted B.challenged C.depressed D.astonished
13.A.materials B.experiments C.models D.methods
14.A.knew B.denied C.allowed D.approved
15.A.music B.medicine C.sport D.magic
16.A.forced B.encouraged C.allowed D.drove
17.A.seem B.go C.run D.get
18.A.yearly B.local C.independent D.official
19.A.before B.after C.until D.since
20.A.evidence B.wonder C.doubt D.problem
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