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Family Picture
I was sitting in my favorite chair, studying for my doctoral degree, when Sarah – my five-year-old daughter – came and asked, “Daddy, do you want to see my family picture?” “Daddy’s busy. Come back in a little while, Honey.”
10 minutes later, she rushed back. “Daddy, let me___________you my picture.” The heat went up around my collar. “Sarah,” I shouted, “come back later. I’m busy now.”
Then I___________I might have hurt her feelings, so I called, “Sarah, could you come back inside a minute, please? Daddy would like to see your picture.”
She ran back happily. “Look, here is Mommy, here is me standing by Mommy, here is our dog, Katie, and here is Mike (her little brother).”
“I love your picture, Honey.” I told her. “I'll hang it on the wall so that I can see it whenever I come back home.”
She took me at my word and went outside to play. I went back to my books, but Sarah’s picture was making me _______– something was missing. I asked Sarah to come back.
“Honey…there are Mommy, Sarah, Mike and Katie in the picture. But…where is your daddy?” “You’re at the library,” she said. With that simple statement, my little princess stopped time for me. I felt I was hurt badly by her words, so I went to Barbara, my wife, for help.
“I know how much it___________you, Gary.” She said.
“Barb…I want to come home. Can I do it?”
20 seconds of___________followed. It seemed like I held my breath for an hour. “Gary,” Barb said___________, “you know, we love you very much. But you haven’t been here. I’ve felt like a single parent for years.”
The words looked cold in print, but she said them gently. It was just the___________. My life had been busy, my family was on their own, and I had a long road ahead of me if I wanted to_________ them back. And I had to. Now that the fog had lifted, it suddenly became the most important thing in my life.
1.A.draw B.award C.send D.show
2.A.considered B.realised C.imagined D.decided
3.A.uneasy B.ungrateful C.tired D.bored
4.A.wounded B.troubled C.taught D.offered
5.A.performance B.complaint C.silence D.challenge
6.A.cheerfully B.carefully C.quickly D.privately
7.A.truth B.value C.honour D.belief
8.A.lead B.keep C.win D.drive
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At 9:40p.m. yesterday, I 1. （sit）in my chair, listening to a strange made me scared This was the 2. （three）time I heard the sound. I didn’t know who or what made the sound. It sound like someone was knocking at my window, but I lived on the ninth floor!
I hid 3. （I）under the quilt. I was too scared 4. （open）my eyes until the stopped. I thought about asking for help, but I was sure people would laugh at me. "There are no such things as ghosts（鬼）," they'd say.
"There it is again! "I shouted. My mom came upstairs and asked me what was going on. Then she heard the strange noise too. She went into the bathroom. I wanted to stop my mom because I was afraid that something bad would happen to her. But she started laughing. "It's OK, dear. It was just a strong wind making your curtain shake, and of course the window 5. （knock） from time to time."
I was very 6. （surprise）. Since then, I have started thinking more scientifically（科学地）. There are no ghosts. I don’t need to be afraid. If such things happen again, I will do like what my mom did and find out the 7.（true）.
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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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In the doctor’s waiting room, sick men and women were sitting on the chair. Bob, a school boy, was among them. They all looked very sad Bob. He lost himself in an story in a magazine. Just then the doctor came in and said he was ready the next person. Bob jumped up and the doctor's room. “What’s your trouble?” asked the doctor. Before Bob could say a word, the doctor made him on the bed. “Now I’ll listen to your heart beat.” Bob tried to speak, but the doctor told him not to anything.
“I’ll your temperature.” Bob tried , but the doctor stopped him. After a moment, the doctor said, “Well, boy, don’t . There is with you.” “I know,” said Bob. “I just come to fetch(取) some medicine for my father.”
1.A. except B. and C. or D. so
2.A. excited B. interest C. interesting D. interested
3.A. with B. for C. at D. in
4.A. ran into B. run in C. walk into D. entered into
5.A. to lay B. lied C. lying D. lie down
6.A. say B. said C. talking D. speaking
7.A. make B. let C. bring
D. take
8.A. sit up B. to sit up C. and sit up D. to sit down
9.A. afraid B. worry C. happy D. laugh
10.A. wrong nothing B. wrong anything C. nothing wrong D. anything wrong
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As a child，one of my favorite things to do was to go to the river and sit on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet. Watching the river, listening to the chirps（鸟鸣 ）of the birds and the sound of moving leaves in the tress relaxed me after a hard day at school.
I noticed that the bamboo trees would bend(弯曲) in the wind. However, after the wind had died down they would stand up again.
When I think about the bamboo tree’s ability. the word “resilience” comes to mind. This word means the ability to overcome shock, low spirits and other difficult situations quickly.
Have you ever felt like you are about to break suddenly? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived(幸免) such an experience.
During the experience you probably had mixed emotions(情感). You felt very tired.
Life is a mixture of good times and bad things, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are having a bad time or unhappy moment, bend but don’t break. Try your hardest not to let the situation take control of you.
Hope will get you through the unhappy times. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be.
If life gets hard and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don’t break!
1.Why did the author like to sit on the river bank when he was young?
A. Because he liked to play in the water.
B. Because he did not want to go to school.
C. Because he wanted to enjoy some peace and quiet there.
D. Because he thought it was more fun than staying at home.
2.What does the word “resilience” mean?
A. Being able to forget things quickly.
B. Being able to deal well with problems.
C. Never letting yourself get into trouble.
D. Being at the breaking point.
3.According to the story, Which of the following situations is acceptable(可以接受)？
A. Allen failed in the exam yesterday and he was too afraid to tell his parents.
B. William failed to win the contest prize, so he gave up after that and never tried again.
C. Nancy has good grades in every subject, so she thinks she is better than everyone.
D. Grace lost in the last game, but she kept practicing and finally won next time.
4.What’s the main idea of this story?
A. Life is short. Enjoy the moment, and enjoy the day.
B. An inch(英尺) of time is worth an inch of gold.
C. Never break down, even when things seem to be at their worst.
D. God helps those who help themselves.
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I was reading a book in my chair in the living room_________my son was watching a show on TV. Suddenly, I heard someone in the show shout out happily, “Go to your happy place!" I looked up and saw that my son was laughing. After hearing those words and seeing my son's happy face, I _______all my happy places.
When I was a little boy, my happy place was my mother's lap(大腿). I could sit there and_______ shared a piece of cake. When I was in elementary(小学) school, my happy place was a tree. I could sit under it and watch the leaves_________golden in the fall. When I was a teenager, my happy place was my bedroom. There I could lie on my bed and listen to my favorite songs._______ a young man, my happy place was an old rocking(摇) chair. There I could hold my boy in my arms and rock him to sleep.
When I got older, I realized that the happiest place was deep down in my own heart. It was there that I learned my happiness was in my own hands.
When you have your own heart as your happy place, then your happy place is wherever you decide to_________. When your happy place lives in your heart, you can share it with almost_______you meet. When your happy place is the life you live, then you make the world around _______ a happier place as well.
What about the happy places that you _______over the past years?____________your own happy place. Fill your heart with love. Fill your days with joy.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.A.while B.however C.but
2.A.thought twice B.thought hard C.thought of
3.A.two of us B.we two C.both us
4.A.turn B.change C.grow
5.A.Like B.As C.Including
6.A.leave B.miss C.go
7.A.everyone B.someone C.no one
8.A.yours B.you C.yourself
9.A.had B.have C.have had
10.A.Create B.Invent C.Search
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--What do you think of maths?
--My favorite. It’s ______ for me to study of all the subjects in school.
| A．more difficult | B．the most difficult |
| C．less difficult | D．the least difficult |
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One day a Chinese student went to study English in England.His family name was Sun,it was the name of the English w 1. “sun”.
England is a country with bad w 2. .It is often cloudy,and it r 3. very often,so the people there don’t get m 4. sunshine in the whole year.
When the Chinese student got to London,a tall p 5. with a long face opened his passport(护照) and l 6. at it.The policeman became very glad to f 7. the Chinese name “Sun” in the passport.He thought it was just l 8. the English word “sun”,so he said to the Chinese student, “See your name is Sun.We n 9. you here!”The Chinese student was greatly s 10. .But after a moment the policeman began to smile, “Mr Sun,you come to England with the sunshine!So we don’t want you to go away.”
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Steve was born in a poor family with alcoholic(酗酒的)parents, and didn’t like studying at school．He was often late for class and could not get on well with his deskmate, Jim．
That new term, Miss White, a new teacher, worked as the head teacher for him．Her classes were very interesting and she was kind to the students. So they loved her very much．
One day，Steve went to school without having breakfast, he was very hungry．He stole the money in Jim’s pencil case and bought something to eat．The next morning, Jim told Miss White it was Steve that stole his money in class．Hearing this，Steve dared(敢于)not to look up Miss White’s eyes with the red face．However，Miss White said，“I don’t believe Steve has done that， because he’s a good student．” After a while, she took the same number of money from her pocket and said，“A student in Class Two picked it up beside the gate of our classroom just now and gave it to me，and it is yours，Jim?’’ Jim said“yes，”with“sorry”to Steve．The poor boy could say nothing to his dear teacher with tears in both eyes．
After that，Steve did his best to study hard and got good grades．Later，he became a famous doctor．He would never forget the kind head teacher in his middle school．
1.Steve _______ at school before Miss White was his head teacher．
A. studied hard
B. got on well with Jim
C. was often late for class
2.Miss White______________ the students and they’ll liked her very much.
A. was friendly to
B. was tired of
C. was strict with
3.Steve was very hungry and he ________．
A. borrowed some food from Miss White
B. stole Jim’s money and bought something to eat
C. ate a lot of food
4.Miss White gave some money to Jim because _________．
A. Jim lost his money
B. it was actually Jim’s money
C. she wanted to give Steve some self-esteem(自尊)
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. A Meaningful Lesson at School
B. A Kind Head Teacher, Miss White
C. Steve and His Classmates
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A doctor in the family!
After studying for a long time, my brother has now graduated and we are very 1.(luck) to have a doctor in the family! My mom and dad, my sister and I are all interested in arts and languages. No one in the family has ever studied medicine before—it's so difficult and takes such a long time 2.(study). So we're all very proud of him. As well as this, we have a doctor of our own to ask 3. any medical problems we have! How good is that?
I think Micky will make 4. excellent doctor. He's patient and understanding, and he 5.(care) a lot about people. He 6.(help) at car accidents and done some small operations. I admire him very much.
I can't stand the sight of blood, so I could never do what he does!
Micky says he wants to work in hospitals where he can help people with different 7.(ill). Though he knows doctors in hospitals work very long hours, he doesn't mind. In 8.(I) opinion, it's wonderful if you can have a job that you 9.(real) enjoy and Micky has found one. I just hope he isn't 10. busy that the rest of us have to make an appointment (预约) to say hello.
D. take