He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many boys were after her, but nobody paid any to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised. In order not to rude, she went along.
they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too to say anything. Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”
The girl stared at him. His face turned red, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. , she asked, “Why salt with coffee?”He ,“When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing on the sea…I could its taste—salty, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I think of my and my hometown. I miss it and my parents, who are still there.”
She was deeply . A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and about his family. He must be .
She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood and her . That was the start to their love story.
They continued to date( 约会) each other. She found that he met all her . He was kind, warm, and careful. And to think she would have missed the if it had not been for the salty coffee.
So they and lived happily together. Every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, the he liked it.
After 40 years, he away and left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my life-long . Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt instead of sugar. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.”
1.A. money B. attention C. visit D. respect
2.A. show B. suggest C. present D. appear
3.A. As B. Because C. Since D. Though
4.A. eager B. proud C. nervous D. anxious
5.A. lift B. take C. carry D. bring
6.A. Mysterious B. Moved C. Curious D. Excited
7.A. explained B. argued C. stated D. claimed
8.A. taste B. feel C. smell D. touch
9.A. boat B. friend C. playmate D. childhood
10.A. touched B. hurt C. pressed D. interested
11.A. mind B. care C. know D. attend
12.A. smart B. intelligent C. responsible D. honest
13.A. family B. school C. relatives D. house
14.A. bills B. requirements C. fares D. situations
15.A. sight B. train C. man D. home
16.A. settled B. married C. harvested D. gathered
17.A. memory B. belief C. trick D. way
18.A. moved B. passed C. died D. walked
19.A. benefit B. debt C. lie D. scene
20.A. as if B. now that C. even if D. so that
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Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was than him, he felt disappointed. So he hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started for land.
He that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could by walking through the land before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the , he could have it.
The farmer became very when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of without paying anything. He came the next morning and started running, not walking, he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued . Without eating, or drinking, or resting, he just got very . When he came back to the head in the evening, he right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.
Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will everything finally.
1.A. careful B. bored C. busy D. pleased
2.A. richer B. healthier C. stronger D. cleverer
3.A. thought B. learned C. tried D. worked
4.A. borrow B. spend C. save D. make
5.A. looking B. waiting C. preparing D. caring
6.A. explained B. hoped C. guessed D. found
7.A. follow B. visit C. help D. cheat
8.A. chance B. result C. condition D. purpose
9.A. promise B. wish C. suggestion D. order
10.A. for B. without C. by D. before
11.A. farm B. buy C. cover D. have
12.A. year B. month C. day D. week
13.A. interested B. sad C. happy D. calm
14.A. crop B. experience C. knowledge D. land
15.A. quietly B. early C. finally D. suddenly
16.A. so that B. even if C. because D. whether
17.A. dreaming B. walking C. speaking D. running
18.A. nervous B. excited C. tired D. worried
19.A. refused B. died C. appeared D. rested
20.A. lose B. face C. change D. defeat
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I am the only person who has reached senior middle school in my family. So, I am the “best educated”. But I also used to be the most ________ because I never thought about my manners. As a busy ________ , I always come home from school late. When I get home at ________ , it is time for my meal. After eating, I go to school again. But one day, when I was ready to go to school after lunch as usual, Dad stopped me. “Could you ________ me some time?” he asked, “just one ________ .” I looked at the time and found I didn’t have much time left. “OK, Dad, but please make it ________ .” “All right, I know you are ________ , so I will just ask you two questions. Could you ________ how many things you have done for our ________ ? And, could you tell me how often you say hello to your family members when you get home?”
That day, when I was at ________ , I thought about the questions without understanding why Dad had ________asked them. Then, my friend, a girl from a rich family, asked me what was ________ me. I told her. After listening, she laughed. “Hey! That’s nothing ________ ! You know, I never do anything or say hello to anybody when I am at home, either.” Then she added, “As far as I know, 90 percent of our ________ have never done these things.” Really? At that moment, I ________ why my dad had asked me those questions. It was because it is good ________ to say hello to your family. However, most of us students don’t know, or even ________ this. How sad we are! I finally realized how I should answer my dad’s questions. First, I would do all those things that are called good manners. Second, I would ________ my classmates to be aware of their manners as soon as possible. That night I told these things to Dad. “Good,” he said, “Better late than never.” The next afternoon, when I got home, I saw Mum in the kitchen cooking. “Hi, Mum, I’m ________ ,” I said. She looked at me and gave me a big ________ .
1.A. shy B. impolite C. angry D. anxious
2.A. senior student B. shop assistant C. school teacher D. housewife
3.A. time B. night C. noon D. spare time
4.A. spend B. take C. spare D. lend
5.A. thing B. hour C. question D. minute
6.A. easy B. happy C. quick D. simple
7.A. impolite B. polite C. patient D. busy
8.A. look about B. make sure C. find out D. take out
9.A. family B. members C. house D. promise
10.A. bed B. school C. table D. home
11.A. suddenly B. obviously C. clearly D. simply
12.A. surprising B. paining C. puzzling D. delighting
13.A. dangerous B. normal C. valuable D. important
14.A. family B. class C. neighbor D. town
15.A. wondered B. understood C. knew D. noticed
16.A. way B. exercise C. chance D. manners
17.A. think about B. care about C. call for D. hunt for
18.A. force B. remind C. allow D. ask
19.A. home B. late C. sorry D. hungry
20.A. cake B. suggestion C. smile D. chance
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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.
In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not _________ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk 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.
Mr. Greenberg _________doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and _________ his behavior. 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. calm 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
7.A. cars B. people C. street members D. traffic lights
8.A. helps B. chooses C. greets D. sees
9.A. holds up B. hangs out C. moves on D. turns around
10.A. hands B. ears C. faces D. eyes
11.A. searches for B. stores up C. gives away D. puts on
12.A. borrows B. sells C. returns D. buys
13.A. call B. send C. lend D. show
14.A. delayed 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 D. comforting
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The day when I would go off to college was around the corner.Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board(烫衣板) and said,“Pay attention: I’m going to teach you to iron.”
Mom clearly explained her ______ for this lesson.I was going to be ______ and needed to learn this _____ skill.Also,I would be meeting new people,and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good _____.“Learn to iron a shirt,” Mom said,“and you can iron _____.”
But ironing shirts was not ______ work.It didn’t make use ______long muscles we used to throw a baseball,and it wasn’t a ______ operation like iceskating.Ironing was like driving a car on a street that has a stop ______ every 10 feet. What’s more,an iron produced steam and it carried a possibility of ______.If you touched the wrong part of it,you’d get ______.If you forgot to turn it off when you ______,you might burn down the house.
As for technique,Mom ______ me to begin it, ______ sounded easy but skilful .Mom said it looked very simple ,but you must do it with your______ .Over the years,I’ve learned to iron shirts skillfully,which gives me a sense of ______.
____ failures I suffer in my life,an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something. ______,through ironing I’ve learned how to find out the ______ to working out even the most troublesome problems.“______ wrinkles one at a time,” as Mom might have said,“and before long everything will get ironed out.”
1.A. emotions B. rules C. reasons D. methods
2.A. helpful B. confident C. powerful D. independent
3.A. patient B. necessary C. energetic D. frightening
4.A. conclusion B. suggestion C. impression D. observation
5.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. none
6.A. useful B. easy C. special D. suitable
7.A. of B. in C. for D. from
8.A. direct B. single C. smooth D. strange
9.A. advertisement B. sign C. symbol D. mark
10.A. doubt B. pressure C. surprise D. danger
11.A. burnt B. warm C. excited D. ill
12.A. jumped off B. fell down C. went away D. set sail
13.A. taught B. chose C. forced D. persuaded
14.A. who B. it C. that D. which
15.A. attraction B. design C. intelligence D. strength
16.A. honesty B. freedom C. justice D. pride
17.A. Whichever B. Whoever C. Wherever D. Whatever
18.A. Instead B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However
19.A. collection B. lesson C. way D. solution
20.A. Make up B. Deal with C. Ask for D. Rely on
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The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history. It came at graduation, several minutes before I left Miramonte High School.
I was rather shy back then, content to ________ around with my few friends and to concentrate on my ________I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough ________to go to college.
But my good record soon became a ________to my well-being. In early June of senior year, the headmaster called me into his office. He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation. I looked at him, my heart ________ fast. This was the________ for my hard work? I said something, but not very clearly, and hurried away from the office.
I was ________ about the decision, finally agreeing to compromise. I wasn’t the only speaker — I would ________ the honor with five other students. Still, it was doubtful whether the task was ________me. How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?
Graduation day soon arrived and, as ________, I was nervous. I’d been practicing my speech for days, and I had it________. But I had never been so ________ in my life. The first half hour of the ceremony passed, and then my ________ came. My name was announced. I managed to reach the platform without falling down. But within minutes, I finished my speech, ________ back to my seat and feeling unsatisfied with my performance.
Now I still have the ________of that speech. My voice trembled a little, but 56 it was clear and strong. I’m proud of that tape. I achieved something I’d never________ — I spoke in front of hundreds of people. ________ I didn’t realize it at the time, the successful completion of that speech gave me the ________to participate in class at college, to give oral reports, and to eventually break free of my ________ .
I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation. But I am glad I did. I know it may well turn out to be one of my shining moments.
1.A.hang B. look C. turn D. run
2.A. characters B. interests C. games D. subjects
3.A. money B. credits C. time D. standards
4.A. 1uck B. benefit C. fear D. solution
5.A. burning B. breaking C. aching D. beating
6.A. punishment B. reward C. arrangement D. sympathy
7.A. doubtful B. optimistic C. generous D. hesitant
8.A.share B.bring C. spare D. give
9.A.about B. for C. upon D. beyond
10.A.known B. hoped C. expected D. planned
11.A.thrown B.printed C.memorized D. completed
12.A.interested B.terrified C.excited D.disappointed
13.A. moment B. clay C. chance D. decision
14.A. passing B. handing C. heading D. returning
15.A.picture B. tape C. paper D. word
16.A. partially B. immediately C. frankly D. mostly
17.A. dreamed B. made C. decided D. requested
18.A. Because B. When C. Although D. Unless
19.A. respect B. confidence C. freedom D. excuse
20.A. shyness B. pride C. stupidity D. courage
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The Internet is an ocean of knowledge. It can be helpful to people all over the world. This is, in fact, why it has been ____ for so long. But there are some parts of the Internet that make it disadvantageous for certain____ groups.
As a huge database (资料库) of ____ , the Internet can be used to draw facts about anything. And it keeps you up-to-date with all the events that are____ throughout the world in the form of news, ________ and videos. Newspapers are certainly a(n) ____ part of this process, but the Internet gets updated with the _________ news much faster than newspapers get ____. So the news that you get is much ________ . The Internet is also a great way to ____with your friends and family members who live far away. ____ family and friends, the Internet also forms a perfect medium (媒介) for business meetings that are held across countries, which has become very_______ these days.
However, there are also a few ________ in using the Internet. The first one is the exposure to some unhealthy contents. This is a major problem that ________ parents of all teenagers. The Internet is also a readily available source of video games, _______ violent games. Children who are at the age of experimenting may ________getting addicted to some of the games. And the Internet is a source of computer viruses which can be a ________ to your computer, and _______ your system in the end. ________ , it is important to have an antivirus program on your computer. These are some of the things worrying people about the ________ of the Internet. So you may think twice before making your own choice.
1.A. amusing B. confusing C. popula r D. difficult
2.A. age B. sex C. family D. income
3.A. opinions B. language C. instructions D. information
4.A. running out B. taking place C. breaking out D. coming true
5.A. books B. letters C. pictures D. diaries
6.A. important B. different C. missing D. unusual
7.A. local B. great C. biggest D. latest
8.A. lost B. printed C. signed D. collected
9.A. fresher B. longer C. funnier D. better
10.A. get along well B. come up C. keep in touch D. put up
11.A. As for B. Along with C. Apart from D. Instead of
12.A. puzzling B. common C. similar D. disappointing
13.A. adventures B. challenges C. improvements D. disadvantages
14.A. concerns B. interests C. changes D. encourages
15.A. probably B. especially C. finally D. suddenly
16.A. stop B. remember C. worry about D. end up
17.A. lie B. solution C.danger D. surprise
18.A. damage B. develop C. perfect D. support
19.A. Anyhow B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover
20.A. future B. value C. history D. Use
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One day, I was teaching my daughter how to paint. I saw that a lot of her energy went into ______ her brush into the paint, and then into a bowl of water. But then most of the paint that was on the ______would just disappear in the water. As an ______ mother, I was thinking, “I am trying to teach you how to paint on paper and what are you doing? This is not what you are ______ to do. You have to do this way.”
But she is three years old so she is probably not going to ______ doing it the right way. She had so much ______dipping the brush in the paint and in the water bowl. Pretty much within an hour, most of the paint was all over the room and I just sat there with my hands ______my head thinking, “Oh my god, this girl is hopeless.” Soon after, however, she shouted, “Mama, when I ________pink and blue, it turns purple!”
I was surprised. ______I was thinking that she was wasting perfectly good paint and paper, she ______learned something. What would have been a very theoretical (理论的) experiment turned into a very ______experiment.
I am a designer and work with software like Photoshop and Illustrator. When my daughter sees me work on the ______, she is always very curious and she wants to work with me on the same thing that I do. She starts to ______with buttons, and in that process sometimes ends up ________me things! There will be many times when she will find______ new. I will ask her ______, and she will tell me, “I pressed this, and I pressed this, and then this happened.”
One of the things I realized from this is that everyone has a(n) ______way of learning things. When I was growing up, I ______to literature very well, so everything that was turned into a story became my way of learning and ______different concepts. Some kids understand through art, some understand through math and games, and it’s the job of a parent or a teacher to watch and ________how children learn and try their best to make these experiences educational.
1.A. dipping B. throwing C. breaking D. sweeping
2.A. plate B. brush C. paper D. bowl
3.A. optimistic B. impatient C. energetic D. independent
4.A. supposed B. allowed C. intended D. tricked
5.A. keep B. consider C. bother D. remember
6.A. regret B. fun C. disappointment D. trouble
7.A. beside B. over C. below D. on
8.A. add B. combine C. mix D. take
9.A. While B. Because C. If D. Before
10.A. accidentally B. immediately C. fortunately D. actually
11.A. interesting B. practical C. beneficial D. new
12.A. phone B. desk C. computer D. calculator
13.A. mess B. cooperate C. go D. live
14.A. telling B. awarding C. teaching D. giving
15.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
16.A. when B. why C. where D. how
17.A. different B. effective C. quick D. strange
18.A. came B. referred C. related D. turned
19.A. accepting B. using C. appreciating D. understanding
20.A. disturb B. teach C. respect D. discover
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I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was ______ and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still ______ a dream.
My dream was to be a(n) _____. When I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and ______ anything that moved on the field. I was also ______:My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me ______ to believe in myself. He ______ me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular ______ with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the ______ of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realised I would have to _______up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was ______ as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,”he said. “Your ______ days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head ______, trying to think of the ______ that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his ______ in me. “How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked.“3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied. “Well,” he asked,“is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?” That simple question made ______ for me the difference between ______ something right now and having a ______. I decided myself to play sports that summer and ______ the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was ______ a $20,000 contract. At last, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1.A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest
2.A. live B. afford C. make D. need
3.A. athlete B. musician C. businessman D. artist
4.A. kick B. play C. pass D. hit
5.A. fight B. popular C. lucky D. confident
6.A. how B. why C. when D. whether
7.A. gave B. taught C. brought D. asked
8.A. accident B. matter C. problem D. experience
9.A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose
10.A. keep B. end C. give D. pick
11.A. mad B. mournful C. frightened D. shameful
12.A. living B. playing C. working D. learning
13.A. moving B. nodding C. shaking D. hanging
14.A. answers B. excuses C. words D. ways
15.A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment
16.A. direct B. clear C. straight D. bare
17.A. wanting B. changing C. dreaming D. enjoying
18.A. wish B. goal C. score D. desire
19.A. by B. for C. over D. within
20.A. paid B. got C. offered D. presented
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I sat in my seat as my new grade six classmates found theirs. At the front of the class our new math teacher stood ____ us. The bell rang.
“Welcome to a new school year. I’m Mr. Stevens and I’m sure I’ll learn all your names in no time.” He walked around the class____ math books. When he was done, he ____ to the front of the class and looked at us. “What are you waiting for? Get started?” he said.
We looked at him, ____. Wasn’t he going to teach us?
“Is there something wrong with your ____? You’re not all deaf, are you?”
A ____ boy at the back of the class asked what we all wanted to know. “Mr. Stevens, aren’t you going to teach us?”
Mr. Stevens____, “You’re smart kids. Open your books and get down to it. If you have any ____ or any questions, raise your hand, and I’ll help you.”
We opened our books. Mr. Stevens helped anyone ____ had questions. He would stop to teach all the students _____ when we all had the same question. It was a ____ method of teaching, but it was very useful.
It was a____ point in my life. Mr. Stevens made me____ I was good at math and also able to reach the____ of any class I attended. I studied with his help until I graduated from middle school.
Monty Python’s Flying Circus was a popular television show back then. The actors____ the best British humour (幽默) into our Canadian lives. Mr. Stevens would often act out one of their funny scenes (场景) in front of the class. Some thought he was strange, and I guess he was, ____ he knew how to make a math lesson interesting.
I’ve carried his ____ with me all my life. Whenever I am faced with a new ____, I think of my first day in grade six math. ____ sitting and staring at the challenge, I just get ____ . Before I know it, the challenge has been settled.
1.A. waiting B. watching C. looking D. revising
2.A. picking up B. picking out C. handing in D. handing out
3.A. returned B. waved C. exchanged D. jumped
4.A. frightened B. bored C. puzzled D. relaxed
5.A. ears B. hearts C. eyes D. body
6.A. clever B. exhausted C. lucky D. brave
7.A. doubted B. replied C. explained D. agreed
8.A. secret B. trouble C. promise D. event
9.A. which B. when C. where D. who
10.A. even B. still C. only D. since
11.A. popular B. strange C. disappointing D. scientific
12.A. turning B. similar C. moving D. embarrassing
13.A. decide B. realize C. wonder D. remember
14.A. top B. bottom C. strongest D. busiest
15.A. reported B. impressed C. brought D. admitted
16.A. but B. however C. so D. and
17.A. dream B. lesson C. interest D. discipline
18.A. chance B. challenge C. survey D. job
19.A. Besides B. in other words C. as a result of D. instead of
20.A. amazed B. encouraged C. started D. organised
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