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One day I was sitting on my bike outside of a little store. A _______ with an old man and three kids pulled up. This old man was about _______ his late 70s. The _______ got out and went into the store. A minute later, the old man got out and came over and started a _______.
I asked what he was doing here and he said that his wife had just passed away(去世)." I saw that he was getting sad. I put my hand on his shoulder and asked _______ he was OK.
The whole time we talked, I _______ he was looking up into the sky. I thought he was looking into his past as he talked. He said when he and his wife got _______ they bought a bike and at that time he worked _______ an airline(航空公司). They would fly to different countries with the bike. He also said that he and his wife _______ around the world over the years together by plane or by bike.
By this time 1 had tears running __________ my face. He then said that the last word his wife said to him was that she lived a(n) __________ life with him. He looked at me and suddenly he turned and __________ to his car and showed a box of his wife’s ashes(骨灰) through the window and walked back to me.
He told me that he asked his grandsons to take __________ to his home village, a beach village. He would like to live there __________. Now he was taking his wife on the last ride. He looked at me for a second and then he reached over my bike to shake my hand and said, "My name is Leon. Thanks for __________ an old man."
“Listening is a good way to help others.” That is what I want to tell you.
1.A.bike B.car C.train D.bus
2.A.on B.at C.of D.in
3.A.adults B.kids C.women D.girls
4.A.story B.game C.celebration D.conversation
5.A.when B.if C.that D.why
6.A.wondered B.noticed C.forgot D.heard
7.A.surprised B.worried C.excited D.married
8.A.for B.with C.on D.to
9.A.rode B.travelled C.flew D.dreamed
10.A.on B.away C.down D.up
11.A.careful B.difficult C.happy D.empty
12.A.swam B.drove C.flew D.walked
13.A.us B.them C.her D.him
14.A.alone B.happily C.asleep D.carefully
15.A.listening to B.talking to C.looking after D.helping
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I will never forget one day in my first year in high school. I was sitting on the stairs, putting my head in my hands and crying out to my parents because I would never be able to save enough money for college. My parents tried to comfort me, but it seemed impossible to save＄64,268, the cost for the private college that I wanted to enter.
Now let me tell you the amazing story of how I saved this sum of money. It all began with a newspaper route in Ankeny, IA. I hated delivering newspapers that route, but decided to continue for six months until my family moved to Wausau. With a few dollars from my newspaper route, a small nest egg began to develop. My next job was working in an athletic company. The money continued to grow very slowly. Half a year later, I worked for a fruit store. Then, when I was in junior high school, I began to be a waitress at Denny’s restaurant. It was hard work, but the money began to roll.
By the time my senior year arrived, I had saved a large sum of money. This was encouraging, but I knew that I would also need some help, so I began to apply for scholarships. Sometimes I got upset because I was rejected again and again. Then, my first scholarship offer came in,＄2,000 a year to play tennis. This is only a small sum of money at a school that costs about＄14,000 a year, but it was a start. Several other scholarships also came and soon I was up to have＄9,050 in scholarships. With scholarships and savings, I saved enough money for my first year.
Several years later, I was off to college. Because of careful saving, I did not have to work during the school year.
1.How much should the writer pay for college?
A. ＄2,000 B. ＄14,000
C. ＄64,268 D. ＄9,050
2.Which is the writer’s first job?
A. Serving as a waitress.
B. Delivering newspapers.
C. Working at a fruit shop.
D. Working in an athletic company.
3.Why did the writer want to get scholarships?
A. Because he needed some help.
B. Because he liked playing tennis.
C. Because he didn’t want to pay for college.
D. Because he hated to work in an athletic company.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Different Jobs B. My First Scholarship
C. Save Money for College D. Make Money to Be Rich
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A boy was one day sitting on the steps of a door. He had a broom in one hand, and in the other a large piece of bread and butter, which somebody had kindly given him. While he was eating it, and happily singing a song, he saw a poor little dog quietly sleeping not far from him. He called out to him, "Come here, poor fellow!"
The dog, hearing himself kindly spoken to, rose, pricked up his ears, and wagged his tail. Seeing the boy eating, he came near him. The boy held out to him a piece of bread and butter. As the dog stretched out (伸出) his head to take it, the boy quickly drew back his hand and hit him a hard rap on the nose. The poor dog ran away, howling (嚎叫) dreadfully, while the boy sat laughing at what he had done.
A gentleman, who was looking from a window on the other side of the street, saw what the boy had done. Opening the street door, he called him to cross over. At the same time, he held up a sixpence between his finger and thumb.
"Would you like this?"
"Yes, if you please, sir, "said the boy, smiling, and he quickly ran over to seize the money.
Just at the moment that he stretched out his hand, he got so hard a rap on his hand, from a stick which the gentleman had behind him, that he roared (咆哮) out like a bull!
"What did you do that for?" said the boy, making a very long face, and rubbing his hand. "I didn't hurt you, nor ask you for a sixpence."
"What did you hurt that poor dog for just now?" said the gentleman. "He didn't hurt you, nor ask you for your bread and butter. As you served him I have served you. Now, remember: 33 .
1.How did the dog probably feel at the end of Paragraph 2?
A.Curious and amazed. B.Surprised and angry.
C.Nervous and stressed. D.Relaxed and happy.
2.Why did the gentleman pretend (假装) to offer the boy a sixpence?
A.Because he wanted to help the poor boy.
B.Because he wanted to protect the poor dog.
C.Because he wanted to teach the boy a lesson.
D.Because he wanted to let the boy make friends with the dog.
3.What did the gentleman most probably say at the end of the story?
A.Like me, like my dog.
B.You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
C.Don't do to others what you don't want others do to you.
D.Never give your bread or butter to dogs, because they don't like it.
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One day, while I was sitting in my car in a parking area, I f___1.____ a young boy in front of my car. "What is the boy doing?" I asked myself and looked closely. "Oh, he is p__2.___up a coin(硬币) from the ground. " When he s___3.______up, we saw each other clearly , He was not o___4._____ than ten and was wearing one blue glove(手套) and one brown glove. His coat was too small for him.
As he walked away, I saw his shoes which were too old to w___5.____, I rolled down my window and called him over.
1 asked him if (是否)he n___6.____some money. He r_7.____, "No. That's okay. "
The parking area was wet, 1 could tell that his f___8._____were cold because he kept moving his weight from one foot to the other,
"Please," 1 held out a five-dollar bill(钞票). "It's not much, but when the money is shared, it is much more useful. " I said.
He took off one of his gloves and took the money from my hand. His small hand was red and cold.
He smiled and went away after saying"Thank you!" to me. That smile made me feel warm in the cold winter.
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I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.
One day, while I was on the street, I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.
She was singing songs about love, yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there , watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be enough to perform in front of so many people.
She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her sounded. "Thank you." she said.
"I have been going through a hard time recently, you've made me hopeful again." I said to her.
"I’m glad that I could help," she replied. "Why are you so ?”
"Well, my mum has lost her job, and I’m not so sure what to do... "
"Did you notice the you were walking? Your head was down." she said. "Don’t be upset, because comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should more ... lift your head up. "
I looked her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. " are you playing the piano here?"
I asked her with a smile.
She that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer up by playing music.
I smiled a little wider, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.
1.A. driving B. riding C. running D. walking
2.A. find out B. send out C. take out D. get out
3.A. dressing B. believing C. hurting D. losing
4.A. nervously B. rudely C. angrily D. quietly
5.A. brave B. shy C. bored D. honest
6.A. advice B. idea C. music D. interest
7.A. or B. but C. so D. and
8.A. dirty B. busy C. sad D. lazy
9.A. way B. time C. reason D. station
10.A. opportunity B. health C. pain D. life
11.A. complain B. rest C. smile D. pay
12.A. like B. after C. for D. at
13.A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
14.A. dreamed B. hoped C. guessed D. explained
15.A. us B. them C. me D. her
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完形填空。（10分）
I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.
One day, while I was on the street, I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at piano.
She was singing songs about love, losing herself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there , watching her playing on such a crowded New York square . I thought that she must be enough to perform in front of so many people.
She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her music sounded. “Thank you.” She said.
“ I have been going through a hard time recently, you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.
“ I’m glad that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so ?”
“ Well, my mum has lost her job, and I’m not so sure what to do…”
“ Did you notice the you were walking ? Your head was down.” She said. “ Don’t be upset, because opportunity（机遇）comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should smile more… lift your head up.”
I looked her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “ are you playing the piano here ?” I asked her with a smile.
She explained that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer up by playing music.
I smiled a little wider, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.
1.A. driving B. riding C. running D. walking
2.A. find out B. send out C. take out D. get out
3.A. nervously B. rudely C. quietly D. angrily
4.A. brave B. shy C. bored D. honest
5.A. or B. but C. so D. and
6.A. dirty B. busy C. sad D. lazy
7.A. way B. time C. reason D. station
8.A. like B. after C. for D. at
9.A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
10.A. us B. her C. me D. them
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I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.
One day, while I was _____ on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to ______ where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano. She was singing songs about love, ‘Believing yourself and keeping on trying’. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there _________, watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be __________ enough to perform in front of so many people.
She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her_________ sounded.“Thank you.”she said.
“I have been going through a hard time recently, _______ you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.
“I’m glad that I could help,”she replied,“Why are you so sad ?”
“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do.”
“Did you notice the ___________ you were walking? Your head was down.”she said. “Don’t be upset, because___________ comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should smile more, and lift your head up.”
I looked at her, amazed at how she was encouraging me.“__________ are you playing the piano here?”I asked her with a smile.
She ____________ that she saw a lot of unhappy people like me around and she tried to cheer us up by playing music.
I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.
1.A. driving B. riding C. running D. walking
2.A. find out B. send out C. take out D. get out
3.A. nervously B. Rudely C. angrily D. quietly
4.A. brave B. shy C. bored D. honest
5.A. advice B. idea C. music D. interest
6.A. or B. but C. so D. and
7.A. way B. time C. reason D. station
8.A. opportunity B. health C. pain D. life
9.A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
10.A. dreamed B. hoped C. guessed D. explain
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I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.
One day, while I was_____ on the street, I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to _____ where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.
She was singing songs about love, _____ yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there _____， watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be _____ enough to perform in front of so many people.
She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her _____ sounded. “Thank you，” she said.
“I have been going through a hard time recently, _____ you've made me hopeful again，” I said to her.
“I'm glad that I could help，” she replied. “Why are you so_____？”
“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I'm not sure what to do…”
“Did you notice the _____ you were walking? Your head was down，” she said. “Don't be upset, because ______ comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should ______ more and lift your head up.”
I looked ______ her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “______ are you playing the piano here？” I asked her with a smile.
She ______ that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer _______ up by playing music.
I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.
1.A. driving B. riding C. running D. walking
2.A. find out B. send out C. take out D. get out
3.A. dressing B. believing C. hurting D. losing
4.A. nervously B. rudely C. angrily D. quietly
5.A. brave B. shy C. bored D. honest
6.A. advice B. idea C. music D. interest
7.A. or B. but C. so D. and
8.A. dirty B. busy C. sad D. lazy
9.A. way B. time C. reason D. station
10.A. opportunity B. health C. pain D. life
11.A. complain B. rest C. smile D. pay
12.A. like B. after C. for D. at
13.A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
14.A. dreamed B. hoped C. guessed D. explained
15.A. us B. them C. me D. her
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Father and son
The other day, I was sitting in the study and working on my website, a cup of tea on the table and old songs from my computer. It was a special pleasure to have such a _________ day after weeks of hiking, snowboarding and going crazy.
“Hi dad! Want some orange juice, graybeard?” Coyote yelled (叫喊) to me much louder than_________“No, just bring me some chips!” I shouted back.
One time, when I misheard what he said three times in a row, he ___________that I had become too old and started to hear worse. Since then, yelling at me has become a kind of family joke.
Pushing everything to the limit was the basis of Coyote's character. On one hand, it helped him to achieve tasks he had to do on his own, and he did great, making me proud of him. On the other hand, this brought him___________, as he did not know when to stop. At such moments, I would behave super⁃fatherly, and give him advice and warnings that he usually ignored (忽视). When he wore a green haircut, I would try to convince (说服) him to paint it black. When he got a tattoo (纹身), we had a / an _________ . All these surely drove me mad, and the big fights started. It is strange but when I was a teenager, my father would act exactly the same and it took me a long time to understand him.
“Dad, let me show you something,” Coyote said as he was getting back. “Don't get too _________ , okay?” I sighed (叹气), because I was almost sure of what I was about to see.
When he ___________his T-shirt, I saw a new tattoo: some Buddhist symbol, I guess.Coyote has been interested in Asian culture for a long time.
“Control yourself, graybeard,” I said to myself, trying not to yell something like,“Why the hell would you need another tattoo after you already made that huge first one?”
The next moment I realized that my yelling would not _________ anything; the tattoo was already on Coyote's skin.
And then I thought: “Hey, what if I get a tattoo myself?”
1.A. busy B. blue C. strange D. peaceful
2.A. needed B. expected C. accepted D. imagined
3.A. complained B. realized C. joked D. shouted
4.A. tiredness B. honors C. happiness D. troubles
5.A. agreement B. argument C. decision D. discussion
6.A. mad B. curious C. excited D. nervous
7.A. hid B. showed C. lifted D. hung
8.A. interrupt B. change C. test D. cost
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I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.
One day, while I was ______ on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to _______ where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano. She was singing songs about love, ‘Believing yourself and keeping on trying’. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there _________, watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be _________ enough to perform in front of so many people.
She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her _________ sounded.“Thank you.”she said.
“I have been going through a hard time recently, _______ you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.
“I’m glad that I could help,”she replied,“Why are you so sad ?”
“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do.”
“Did you notice the ___________ you were walking? Your head was down.”she said. “Don’t be upset, because ____________ comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should smile more, and lift your head up.”
I looked at her, amazed at how she was encouraging me.“___________ are you playing the piano here?”I asked her with a smile.
She ____________ that she saw a lot of unhappy people like me around and she tried to cheer us up by playing music.
I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.
1.A. driving B. riding C. running D. walking
2.A. find out B. send out C. take out D. get out
3.A. nervously B. Rudely C. angrily D. quietly
4.A. brave B. shy C. bored D. honest
5.A. advice B. idea C. music D. interest
6.A. or B. but C. so D. and
7.A. way B. time C. reason D. station
8.A. opportunity B. health C. pain D. life
9.A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
10.A. dreamed B. hoped C. guessed D. explain