Allen followed his customer across the yard and stood on the step of the house, ________ two shopping bags.
A. lifted B. having lifted C. to lift D. lifting
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Allen followed his customer across the yard and stood on the step of the house, ________ two shopping bags.
A. lifted B. having lifted C. to lift D. lifting
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A gust of wind blew a canvas chair across the yard. My eyes followed the circling dirt out to the road and down toward the school bus stop. I was going to miss walking down the road to catch the big school bus that took us into town to school. I enjoyed being with the teachers and the other students. Now that I was finished with school I seemed to have lost some of the excitement from my life.
As I was folding the canvas chair, Chatita Chávez drove into our yard in her father’s old truck. It made short loud sounds and sent out a trail of black smoke out of its tailpipe. She got out smiling as usual and excitedly pointed toward the storm that seemed to be moving toward us.
“I can’t stay long, Nilda. There’s a storm coming and I need to beat it home.” I was glad to see her. “Yes, I think we’re in for some bad weather. Come on in and have a cup of coffee at least,” I said as I took her into our kitchen.
“I’m so excited, Nilda! You’ll never guess what I just did!” I stopped pouring the coffee and turned and looked at her.
“I just went over to Edinburg and registered for junior college,” she said and looked at me and smiled. “Don’t you want to go take classes with me?”
I was astonished. I didn’t know what to say. How could I go to college? I didn’t have any money. I gave Chatita a cup of coffee. “I don’t know. I don’t think I can. Isn’t college expensive?”
Chatita sat down at the table and began adding sugar to her coffee. “Not really, and I’m working part-time at the packing shed(棚)on Canal Road. You could work there, too.”
The wind began to gust causing the house to occasionally make sounds and shake. The lightbulb hanging over the table flashed off and on and I heard a low roll of thunder in the distance.
I hesitantly asked, “Do you think I could get a job at the packing shed?”
“Sure. My cousin is the boss. He’ll give you a job.” Mamá came into the kitchen and exchanged greetings with Chatita. She must have heard our conversation.
“I think it’s nice that you’re going to go to college, Chatita. What will you study?” my
mother asked as she joined us at the table.
“I want to be a teacher.”
“A teacher! How nice!” Mamá said as she patted Chatita’s arm.
“A teacher?” I asked. “Don’t you need a degree?”
“You can start teaching before you get your degree. Clarence Duncan has been teaching in Brownsville since last year and I think Zulema will start this year.”
The lightbulb blinked again and went out. Mamá quickly arose from the table. “I’m going to have to bring in the lanterns. I knew I shouldn’t have packed them away.”
“Well, Nilda, do you want to go? Because, if you do, you can go over to Edinburg with me tomorrow.”
I hesitated, then said, “Yes. I want to go.” My heart was beating fast. I couldn’t believe how happy I was feeling.
“But I have to talk to Mamá and Papá. What if they won’t let me?”
“You can at least go with me tomorrow and find out what it’s all about. I’ll come by for you around eight.”
Chatita left me sitting at the table staring at my cup of coffee. It seemed so unreal, this idea of me going to college. My parents had never had the opportunity for much education. Juana had quit school to get married and Roberto and Zeke had graduated from high school as I had. But college? I would be the first one in my family to go to college. Yes, college was exactly what I wanted.
The day had turned dark and the rain had started. My mother came back into the kitchen with two lanterns.
“Mamá, I need to ask you something.”
She picked up a cloth and began to clean the dust from the lanterns. She looked at me and smiled.
“Mamá, if I could find a way to pay, could I take classes at the junior college?” I asked, trying to control my excitement.
She stopped cleaning and raised her eyebrows. “What would you study, my daughter?”
“I think I want to be a teacher,” I quietly replied.
Mamá sat down at the table across from me. “Then, I would like for you to go to college,” she said in a serious tone.
“What about Papá? Do you think he will allow me to go?”
“Your father wants you to be happy. If going to college and being a teacher makes you happy, then he will probably allow it,” she answered.
I didn’t say anything. I was enjoying the feeling of happiness and sense of wonder that had come over me. The two of us sat in the darkened room without speaking until I saw my mamá rubbing her eyes with the edge of her apron.
“What’s wrong, Mamá.”
“Nothing,” she replied. “I probably got some dust in my eyes. That’s all.”
1.This story is told from the point of view of___________.
A. Chatita B. Mamá C. Nilda D. Papá
2.Chatita responds to Nilda’s hesitancy about going to college with___________.
A. acceptance B. disappointment
C. encouragement D. indifference
3.According to the underlined sentence from the story, what feeling does this realization create for Nilda?
A. Sympathy. B. Frustration.
C. Annoyance. D. Satisfaction.
4.The real reason for Mamá’s tears is most likely because she is___________.
A. proud that Nilda wants to become a teacher
B. concerned about missing Nilda once she leaves
C. worried her husband will stop Nilda from leaving
D. happy that Nilda can work at a job with her friend
5.How does Nilda most show respect for her parents?
A. She picks up a chair from their yard.
B. She seeks their approval to go to college.
C. She sits with her mother without speaking.
D. She tells her mother she plans to become a teacher.
6.Which sentence from the story best supports Nilda’s sense of fulfillment?
A. “Now that I was finished with school I seemed to have lost some of the excitement from my life.”
B. “I haltingly asked, ‘Do you think I could get a job at the packing shed?’ ”
C. “ ‘Mamá, if I could find a way to pay, could I take classes at the junior college?’ ”
D. “I was enjoying the feeling of happiness and sense of wonder that had come over me.”
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The little pupil took his grandma the arm and walked her across the street.
A. on B. by
C. in D. at
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The little pupil took his grandma the arm and walked her across the street.
A. on B. by C. in D. at
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Overcome the Fear for Your Dream
I stood nervously behind the red curtain and glanced out across the stage. A girl about my age sat at a piano; I could see her fingertips moving over the black and white keys in front of her. The beautiful melody (旋律) was so relaxing, ________ my body tensed with anxiety.
My body ________ when the girl stood up from the bench. It was finally my turn. A part of me wanted to run home and ________ under my bed, but I knew I had chosen to ________. When the girl onstage walked toward me, I could hear my heart beating ________. The girl had a proud smile on her face and when she passed me, I heard her say “Good ________”!
“Well, here goes nothing.” I said to myself.
I stepped onto the ________ and walked slowly toward the piano. The bright lights nearly ________ me, making it difficult to see the audience. When I reached the ________, I automatically slid onto the bench into position. The sounds of whispering and people walking around gave way to complete silence. I stared at my ________ fingers and for a moment my mind went ________. Closing my eyes, I imagined the music sitting in front of me and tried to recall every tiny detail.
Finally, I took a deep breath and began to play Beethoven’s Moonlight sonata（协奏曲）. The rich tones of the piano rang out. One by one, each muscle in my body loosened and relaxed. I sat on the bench and my ________ danced over the row of black and white keys as if they had a mind of their own.
All the practice and ________ I put in for six months showed this was what my teacher was pushing for. I tried to ________ all the things she reminded me to do. “Keep your wrists up, relax your arms, don’t raise your shoulders… ” I remembered feeling slightly annoyed hearing these things continuously, but I never realized until now how it really ________.
When I reached the end of the piece, the audience started ________. I rose from the bench and gave a deep bow. A proud smile ________ up my face. Inside I felt ________ that it was over and that I had done so well. As the applause died down, I turned and walked to the other side of the stage. I saw a young boy standing nervously behind the red curtains staring ______out at the stage. When I walked by, I passed to him the two words that were given to me for______: Good luck!
1.A. but B. and C. for D. so
2.A. ached B. bent C. froze D. moved
3.A. drink B. sleep C. play D. hide
4.A. run B. perform C. stand D. escape
5.A. happily B. loudly C. weakly D. lightly
6.A. guy B. music C. luck D. performance
7.A. chair B. bridge C. path D. stage
8.A. hurt B. blinded C. killed D. frightened
9.A. entrance B. curtain C. light D. piano
10.A. shaking B. waving C. unfolding D. crossing
11.A. blank B. wild C. awake D. wrong
12.A. fingers B. feet C. arms D. legs
13.A. excuse B. support C. effort D. service
14.A. recall B. forget C. ignore D. grasp
15.A. started B. helped C. stopped D. formed
16.A. joking B. blaming C. clapping D. leaving
17.A. burned B. lit C. dried D. lifted
18.A. confused B. worried C. embarrassed D. relieved
19.A. confidently B. excitedly C. fearfully D. angrily
20.A. reward B. sympathy C. appreciation D. encouragement
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Young sunflowers face the sun as it rises in the east and follow it across the sky until it sets in the west. Why does this happen? A team of scientists has finally been able to figure 1. how and why young sunflowers move.
Older sunflowers always face east. However, as it 2.(turn) out, an internal（内部的）clock helps young sunflowers track the sun so that they can grow better. US biologist Stacey Harmer and her colleagues had it 3. (explain) in a recent paper published in the journal Science on Aug. 5.
4. (depend) on the time of day, certain growth genes seem to work to different degrees on different 5. (side) of young sunflowers’ stems（茎）. The east side of their stems grows faster during 6. day, causing the stems to 7. (gradual) bend from east to west. The west side grows faster at night, preparing them for the next morning.
All this move is highly 8. (benefit) to sunflowers. The team found that flowers kept away from the sun had leaves 9. were 10 percent smaller on average. According to Harmer, sunflowers which 10. (face) with the sun receive more bees and other insects because they like warm flowers.
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On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. the music was great, few people slowed down their and put some money into his .
The next day, he came again. But this time he a piece of paper on the ground. It , “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat . Please come to get it back soon.” Then he the violin and began playing. He was soon with people. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, you did come here. I knew you’re true-hearted…”
The violinist asked , “Are you Mr. George Sang?”
The man nodded.
“Did you lose ?”
“Lottery(彩票). It’s lottery...”
The violinist then a lottery ticket, on which George Sang’s name was seen.
George the lottery ticket and kissed it.
The story to be this: George bought the ticket several days ago and $500,000 yesterday. He was with joy and took out 50 dollars for the violinist. , the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist would fly to Vienna that morning. But he the flight and returned where he’s given the lottery.
When asked “Why didn’t you take it for yourself you are in need of money?” the violinist said: “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose I won’t be happy forever.”
1.A. So B. If C. Because D. While
2.A. beats B. hearts C. paces D. shoes
3.A. pocket B. box C. violin D. hat
4.A. laid B. lay C. built D. bought
5.A. said B. wrote C. talked D. betrayed
6.A. on the contrary B. by chance C. by mistake D. on principle
7.A. adapted B. adjusted C. mended D. mastered
8.A. filled B. coated C. occupied D. surrounded
9.A. felt B. pulled C. rushed D. wound
10.A. calmly B. carelessly C. coldly D. proudly
11.A. one B. something C. anything D. it
12.A. signed B. provided C. produced D. marked
13.A. robbed B. seized C. obtained D. acquired
14.A. made out B. turned out C. figured out D. stood out
15.A. won B. defeated C. achieved D. completed
16.A. shabby B. generous C. mad D. cautious
17.A. Luckily B. Unwillingly C. Properly D. Unfortunately
18.A. canceled B. postponed C. delayed D. stopped
19.A. in that B. now that C. for fear that D. what if
20.A. trust B. belief C. honesty D. glory
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John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.
His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.
During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was starting Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.
When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting —7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.
I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I stared at her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way , sailor?” she murmured.
Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.
And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.
This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. "I'm Lieutenant John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?"
The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. "I don't know what this is about, son," she answered, "but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!"
It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. "Tell me whom you love," Houssaye wrote, "And I will tell you who you are． "
1.How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?
A. They lived in the same city．
B. They were both interested in literature．
C. John knew Hollis's name from a library book．
D. John came across Hollis in a Florida library．
2.Hollis refused to send Blanchard a photo because .
A. she was only a middle - aged woman
B. she wasn't confident about her appearance
C. she thought true love is beyond appearance
D. she had never taken any photo before they knew
3.How could Blanchard recognize Hollis?
A. She would be wearing a rose on her coat．
B. She would be holding a book in her hand．
C. She would be standing behind a young girl．
D. She would be wearing a scarf around her neck．
4.What was the real Miss Hollis Maynell like?
A. She was a plump woman with graying hair．
B. She was a slightly fat girl, with blonde hair．
C. She was a middle - aged woman in her forties．
D. She was a young, pretty girl wearing a green suit．
5.When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was ．
A. satisfied and confident
B. disappointed but well - behaved
C. annoyed and bad - mannered
D. shocked but inspired
6.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. A Test of Love B. The Symbol of Rose
C. Love is blind D. Don't Judge a Book by its Cover
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Cohn Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.
His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.
During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was starting Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.
When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting —7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.
I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I stared at her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way , sailor?” she murmured.
Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.
And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.
This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment."I'm Lieutenant John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?"
The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. "I don't know what this is about, son," she answered, "but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!"
It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. "Tell me whom you love," Houssaye wrote, "And I will tell you who you are． "
1.How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?
A. They were both interested in literature．
B. John knew Hollis's name from a library book．
C. John came across Hollis in a Florida library .
D. They lived in the same city．
2.Hollis refused to send Blanchard a photo because .
A. she thought true love is beyond appearance
B. she had never taken any photo before they knew
C. she was only a middle - aged woman
D. she wasn't confident about her appearance
3.How could Blanchard recognize Hollis?
A. She would be wearing a scarf around her neck．
B. She would be holding a book in her hand．
C. She would be standing behind a young girl．
D. She would be wearing a rose on her coat．
4.What was the real Miss Hollis Maynell like?
A. She was a middle - aged woman in her forties．
B. She was a young, pretty girl wearing a green suit．
C. She was a plump woman with graying hair．
D. She was a slightly fat girl, with blonde hair．
5.When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was ．
A. shocked but inspired B.annoyed and bad - mannered
C. disappointed but well - behaved D. satisfied and confident
6.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Love is blind B. Don't Judge a Book by its Cover
C. A Test of Love D. The Symbol of Rose
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Because Jack was sure of the fact, he his opinion.
| A．led to | B．insisted on | C．stuck to | D．stood for |
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