I’m exhausted after a day’s housework. “Sometimes I just want to do something ______ than all of this…”, I tell my husband Tony, who sits beside me in ______, weighing his words. Finally, he says, “What you’re doing feels really small, but it doesn’t mean that it is.” His words reminds me of the ______ that had happened on the driveway earlier that morning.
The kids lined up their scooters (滑板车) for a friendly ______. I launched the action with a wave of my hand and stepped back to watch the race. Wheels rolled. Kids cheered ______. But then, a sharp cry ended the ______.
My 10-year-old daughter fell down on the ground,______ by a group of broken scooter parts. Blood leaked from an obvious cut in her knee, and tears ______ in her blue eyes.
“What happened?” I asked as I ran to her side.
“I don’t know…” Hannah said as she ______ the scooter. “My scooter was just missing one little piece…”
She dropped her head in ______. “Something fell off my scooter right before the race began, but it was a small thing, so I didn’t think it was ______.”
As I lifted Hannah to her feet, her little brother began ______ the scattered parts in a bucket.
With a smile, he presented the pieces to his sister and ______, “I guess a small thing was really a big deal after all.”
“Who dares to ______ the day of small things…” When we prepared to ______ an old house, one small brick matters. Like the children of Judah, we, too, have a choice. We can ______ the significance of our lives by the size of our ______, or we can trust God to use our ______ offerings for his great glory.
As for me, I think I’ll ask God to renew my love for this ______ life that 1 live, because there’s a ______ scooter in my garage that reminds me of my son’s declaration.
1.A. smaller B. prettier C. bigger D. easier
2.A. anger B. silence C. delight D. doubt
3.A. beauty B. silence C. accident D. delight
4.A. discussion B. argument C. activity D. competition
5.A. happily B. angrily C. politely D. gradually
6.A. line B. fun C. part D. side
7.A. covered B. included C. surrounded D. buried
8.A. welled up B. burst out C. came up D. brought up
9.A. deserted B. rolled C. cleaned D. examined
10.A. excitement B. embarrassment C. amazement D. amusement
11.A. important B. creative C. strange D. pleasant
12.A. floating B. arranging C. gathering D. recovering
13.A. judged B. pointed C. explained D. declared
14.A. took down upon B. make most of C. look up to D. take hold of
15.A. destroy B. present C. reward D. rebuild
16.A. offer B. measure C. convince D. remind
17.A. scores B. preparations C. achievements D. failures
18.A. small B. huge C. unusual D. sharp
19.A. valuable B. wealthy C. significant D. ordinary
20.A. perfect B. broken C. harmful D. useful
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It was 1952 and my father was away at war, leaving my mother and me behind to face hardship alone. I was ten. My mother was a _________ and worked at the local clinic a few blocks from where we lived.
The bell rang and _________ of Christmas were the only thing on my mind. I raced home. The apartment was empty and a note was _________ to the refrigerator. My mother was working a double shift and _________ me instructions for the day. We had planned on making Christmas biscuits _________, but my mother_________ it.
I carefully _________through mother’s closet, finding most of the _________for Christmas wrapped in linen cloth, all but one toy, a model airplane. I was still _________ at my mother and I threw the airplane onto the floor, breaking one of its wings. I stood_________. How was I going to explain this? Then I heard my mother coming through the door. I _________ to my room.
After telling my mother the horrible _________ , I did not hear my mother _________ me. She just told me to follow her. Climbing the steps without catching our _________ , we entered the clinic. There in a bed was a boy who looked very sick.
“He is going to die, Danny,” my mother told me, “_________today, maybe tomorrow. He loves planes. I knew his mother could not _________ to buy him one. So I did. I count my blessings every night and think of this boy and how _________ I am that you are not in that bed.”
The _________ cut hard and sharp in my heart. The tears _________ down my face and I was so guilty. I ran home as fast as I could and into my room where I_________ myself to sleep.
1.A. saleswoman B. surgeon C. teacher D. clerk
2.A. thoughts B. memories C. desires D. hopes
3.A. written B. found C. attached D. sent
4.A. reminded B. provided C. saved D. left
5.A. alone B. soon C. together D. immediately
6.A. ruined B. refused C. forgot D. challenged
7.A. walked B. hunted C. broke D. got
8.A. toys B. gifts C. clothes D. supplies
9.A. anxious B. pleased C. mad D. eager
10.A. awake B. happy C. wild D. frozen
11.A. raced B. removed C. struggled D. wandered
12.A. note B. idea C. truth D. message
13.A. quarrel with B. shout at C. worry about D. cheer up
14.A. calmness B. sweat C. rest D. breath
15.A. Possibly B. Certainly C. Properly D. Regularly
16.A. encourage B. persuade C. afford D. force
17.A. wonderful B. grateful C. hopeful D. helpful
18.A. scolds B. comments C. phrases D. words
19.A. floated B. dropped C. slowed D. rolled
20.A. cried B. made C. turned D. moved
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It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves in the cool . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, listening to the sound of them. Autumn is a season and life is uninteresting. The free days always make me . But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin. I had seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t realize that I had been there for so long but my did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building. I went downstairs to watch her performance, I was the only audience. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also liked me. Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening devotedly, the sound suddenly stopped. To my , the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin, ” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me. ” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing gave me a meaningful autumn. ” I answered. “Let us be friends. ”
The girl smiled and I smiled.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure of the girl. She is like a goddess; so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful. There are many kinds of friends. Some are always you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but are close to you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
1.A. flying B. trembling C. growing D. shaking
2.A. snow B. wind C. water D. rain
3.A. lively B. lovely C. harvest D. lonely
4.A. tiring B. disturbed C. bored D. interested
5.A. fled B. floated C. rushed D. grew
6.A. active B. lost C. busy D. kept
7.A. sometimes B. usually C. often D. never
8.A. waiting B. stopping C. standing D. hearing
9.A.existence B. thought C. steps D. breath
10.A. Where B. So C. When D. But
11.A. hopeless B. moved C. meaningful D. boring
12.A. As B. However C. Even D.While
13.A. astonishmentB. sadness C. delight D. satisfaction
14.A. sad B. good C. happy D. surprised
15.A. surprised B. excited C. encouraged D. interested
16.A. it B. which C. that D. who
17.A. in B. downstairs C. out D. upstairs
18.A. against B. for C. with D. to
19.A. true B. young C. new D. old
20.A. sound B. song C. play D. violin
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A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend
him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and it.
Seeing the gift, the farmer was very , and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he felt . He didn’t know to plant it. He thought over and over and every place he could think of. he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, it. To his surprise and , the apple tree didn’t grow as he 52 . It died without sunlight and good soil.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the , passers-by (行人)would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and _ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the . No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”
“Yes,” said the friend. “But someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed(抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also have a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”
We should learn to in our life. The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.
1.A. lent B. gave C. sold D. bought
2.A. study B. keep C. plant D. develop
3.A. tired B. sad C. angry D. happy
4.A. interested B. worried C. bored D. tired
5.A. where B. how C. when D. whether
6.A. practiced B. reached C. visited D. considered
7.A. Finally B. Generally C. Suddenly D. Recently
8.A. like B. see C. move D. hurt
9.A. beautiful B. secret C. terrible D. large
10.A. watering B. watching C. correcting D. making
11.A. pleasure B. excitement C. disappointment D. disagreement
12.A. knew B. said C. expected D. heard
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I believe that we can have a big effect on anyone with whom we come into contact. Some acts that we think __ can shape someone else’s future. The right words at just the right time can __ change someone’s life.
Years ago, that was what happened to me. I was the only __ child at Blue Elementary School. From almost the first day there, the other kids __ me mainly because of my hearing aid and the way I talked. And I also had __ with most of my schoolwork. When the other kids laughed at me. I was sure that I was a __ person. I saw myself as a boy who wasn’t smart enough to __ the class.
Mrs Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, __ all of that with a simple three-word phrase. One morning, she asked the __ a question. I read her lips from my front-row seat and immediately raised my hand __ I was sure I had the right answer. But when she called my name, I was __. Here was an opportunity to impress the powerful teacher and __ her I was worthy of her love. Maybe I would even impress my classmates a little. I didn’t want to blow it. __ my fears, I took a deep __ and answered Mrs Jordan’s question.
I will never forget what __ next. Mrs Jordan enthusiastically slammed(猛击) her right foot on the __, and with sparkling eyes and a wide smile she __, “THAT’S RIGHT STEPHEN!” For the first time in my young life, I was a star. I __ a little taller in my chair.
From that day forward, my grades and speech __ greatly. My popularity among my peers increased. It was all because Mrs Jordan believed in me and wasn’t afraid to __ it.
1.A. hard B. small C. great D. meaningful
2.A. totally B. suddenly C. quickly D. simply
3.A. blind B. deaf C. lonely D. short
4.A. heard of B. talked of C. looked up to D. laughed at
5.A. skill B. relation C. difficulty D. record
6.A. clever B. natural C. dirty D. stupid
7.A. keep up with B. get along with C. put up with D. come up with
8.A. proved B. realized C. changed D. defeated
9.A. teachers B. class C. boys D. girls
10.A. although B. because C. until D. before
11.A. calm B. brave C. excited D. afraid
12.A. inform B. promise C. show D. take
13.A. Despite B. Besides C. Without D. Except
14.A. breath B. look C. step D. dive
15.A. caused B. happened C. disappeared D. mattered
16.A. book B. wall C. floor D. desk
17.A. cried B. whispered C. asked D. answered
18.A. stood B. grew C. jumped D. sat
19.A. benefited B. missed C. improved D. recovered
20.A. accept B. express C. solve D. challenge
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A good dictionary is _______important tool(工具). It will tell you_______ only what a word means but_______how it _______. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop(发展) and a good dictionary must _______these new changes.
A new English dictionary will only tell you_______most people use the language today. It won’t tell you what is right _______ wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only _______ people use a word, a dictionary will _______ tell you this or not list(编列) it.
________ dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type(用打字机打) a word and the word is too long, ________in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you________to break(拆开) a word. And they also show you how a word ________.
Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings(意思). In some dictionaries, the main(主要的) meanings are often listed first. In________, the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always________the front part. This part explains________.
Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes ________. Do you know that the word “brand”(标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because ________ years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who ________them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals ________they would not be stolen.
Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.
1.A. a B. an C. the D. very
2.A. no B. that C. not D. if
3.A. too B. either C. yet D. also
4.A. uses B. is using C. is used D. used
5.A. to show B. show C. shows D. be shown
6.A. how B. what C. why D. if
7.A. and B. or C. but D. not
8.A. a little B. many C. a few D. a lot of
9.A. neither B. nor C. both D. either
10.A. Every B. Some C. All D. Many
11.A. look up it B. look for it C. look it up D. look it out
12.A. when B. where C. why D. which
13.A. speaks B. is spoke C. be spoken D. is spoken
14.A. another B. the other C. others D. other
15.A. see B. look C. watch D. read
16.A. how use it B. to how use it C. how to use it D. to how to use it
17.A. into B. up C. by D. from
18.A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. a hundred of D. hundred
19.A. builds B. makes C. build D. made
20.A. when B. in order to C. so that D. before
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If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a reason, such as your job or your studies? perhaps you’re interested in the , films or music of a different country and you know it will help a lot to have a ________of the language.
Most people learn best using a variety of ________ , but traditional classes are an ideal (理想的) start for many people. They ________ an environment where you can practice under the ________ of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead ________ lives and learning a language takes ________ . You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a ________ . It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but knowing about it takes ________ .
Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too ________ , ” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more ________ than adults,but research has shown that you can learn a language at any ________ . And learning is good for the health of your brain too. I’ve also heard people ________ about the mistakes they make when ________ . Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes ________ you’re much less likely to make them again.
Learning a new language is never ________. But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be ________ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in ________ own language. Good luck!
1.A. practical B. physical C. political D. cultural
2.A. Though B. After C. Or D. So
3.A. agriculture B. literature C. transport D. medicine
4.A. view B. form C. database D. knowledge
5.A. principles B. methods C. paintings D. computers
6.A. respect B. protect C. provide D. change
7.A. command B. guidance C. control D. pressure
8.A. simple B. busy C. normal D. happy
9.A. courage B. energy C. place D. time
10.A. habit B. project C. business D. design
11.A. a lot less B. a lot more C. some notes D. some risks
12.A. weak B. nervous C. tired D. old
13.A. privately B. quietly C. quickly D. closely
14.A. distance B. age C. speed D. school
15.A. quarrel B. think C. worry D. debate
16.A. learning B. bargaining C. singing D. working
17.A. but B. before C. if D. and
18.A. easy B. hard C. tiresome D. interesting
19.A. devoted B. deserved C. amazed D. blamed
20.A. our B. their C. your D. His
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William just heard the news that his father had died and he was preparing to make flight arrangements. “I have to have my _______ tidy for the funeral,” thought William. “I want to get a _______ haircut.”
When he arrived at the barber’s shop, just like on any other Saturday, it was _______ . Realising he had to get to the airport on time, he _______ one of the barbers if he could get a _______ right away. And he also explained his _______ to her.
Nhanh Pham was the _______ William spoke to, and after she finished with her customer, she asked William to sit in her chair _______ . William said “thank you” to her. While William was _______ his hair cut, the other barbers came to William to ________ their condolences(慰问).
Pham finished the haircut and William prepared to ________ her. As he was pulling out his money, Pham ________ the payment. She told him the haircut was free, and she gave him some ________ that the barbers in the shop had collected. They wanted to make sure William would have some money to buy some ________ for the funeral.
“They didn’t have to do that,” William said ________. “They have done something beyond their duty.” William used the money to buy his ________ a dozen roses.
“The way I feel is that it was no big ________ ,” said Rosalie Le, one of the barbers who contributed to the ________. “We are all human and we help each other.”
As for the woman who started the day’s ________ , Pham, she said she had sympathy(同情)for William and wanted to do something ________. Pham summed up her kindness by saying, “I felt sorry for him.”
1.A. suit B. jacket C. hair D. tie
2.A. fresh B. funny C. cheap D. strange
3.A. dirty B. limited C. empty D. crowded
4.A. demanded B. asked C. waited D. followed
5.A. haircut B. ticket C. reply D. record
6.A. position B. thought C. promise D. situation
7.A. customer B. barber C. teacher D. guard
8.A. rudely B. suddenly C. politely D. seriously
9.A. changing B. keeping C. having D. checking
10.A. express B. share C. begin D. carry
11.A. stop B. thank C . return D. pay
12.A. accepted B. refused C. compared D. expected
13.A. money B. food C. wine D. water
14.A. pictures B. cakes C. clothes D. flowers
15.A. hopefully B. gratefully C. luckily D. perfectly
16.A. mother B. wife. C. father D. friend
17.A. problem B. trouble C. deal D. signal
18.A. collection B. practice C. experience D. decision
19.A. sadness B. safeness C. loneliness D. kindness
20.A. easy B. nice C. normal D. hard
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My nephew’s 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot, July weekend. I persuaded him to ____ inside and joined him in a game. After ____ for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I ____ my favorite chair to let my neck relax. He left the room and I was catching a few enjoyable ____ of peace.
“Look, Alice,” he said excitedly as he ____ over to the chair where I was sitting. “I found a kite. Could we go outside and ____ it?” Looking out of a nearby window, I noticed it was ____ outside. “I’m sorry. Tripper,” I said, sad to see his ____ expression. “The wind is not ____ today. The kite won’t fly.”
The _____10-year-old boy replied, “I think it’s windy enough. I can get it to fly,” he answered ____ he hurried out to the back door.
He ran back and forth, as ____ as his ten-year-old legs would carry him, looking back ____ at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful trying, he came back in.
I asked, “How did it ____?” “Fine,” he said, not wanting to admit (承认) the failure. “I got it to fly some.”____, I heard him say secretly, “I guess I’ll have to wait for the _____.”
At that moment I heard another voice speak to my ____. “Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way ____ waiting for the wind.”
And the voice was ____. We usually want to use our own efforts to ____ what we want to do. We must learn how to make use of “the wind” in the first place!
1.A. live B. lie C. study D. stay
2.A. fighting B. resting C. playing D. selecting
3.A. fell into B. jumped off C. cleaned up D. went through
4.A. times B. hours C. moments D. periods
5.A. sent B. climbed C. left D. ran
6.A. decorate B. fly C. hang D. drop
7.A. hot B. fine C. noisy D. still
8.A. bright B. satisfied C. dull D. unhappy
9.A. staying B. blowing C. going D. stopping
10.A. determined B. talented C. clever D. generous
11.A. as B. unless C. after D. until
12.A. hard B. hardly C. actively D. gradually
13.A. angrily B. hopefully C. doubtfully D. nervously
14.A. make B. come C. go D. settle
15.A. Therefore B. Again C. Instead D. However
16.A. news B. order C. wind D. sunshine
17.A. dream B. memory C. heart D. world
18.A. because of B. instead of C. except for D. as for
19.A. strange B. boring C. serious D. right
20.A. imagine B. complete C. fancy D. decide
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