A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my ...

A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The_______was displaying a serious case of impatience, _______her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash（绳子）, her mother would have been_______to it as a means of pulling her along to_______the rush of other shoppers.

I walked over and asked_______I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a_______on a piece of paper._______rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to_______with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her_______for a moment. As we walked along the back of the store, I________its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and________conversation.

I said to her daughter, “________some advice?” “Of course not,” said the daughter. “Cherish（珍爱）________,” I said. “When she’s gone, it’s the little________that come back to you. Times like this. I know.” It was________.I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her________.

Together they made their way toward the store's resting area. They sat there for a moment, side by side, ________the holiday crowds. Then the daughter glanced over and immediately________her mother lovingly. And slowly she placed her arm with________unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and________guided her back into the crowd.

1.A. mother　　 B. daughter　　 C. merchant　　 D. waitress

2.A. checking　　 B. fixing　　 C. adjusting　　 D. removing

3.A. accustomed　　 B. fastened　　 C. applied　　 D. devoted

4.A. get along with　　 B. break away from　　 C. keep pace with　　 D. make way for

5.A. why　　 B. when　　 C. how　　 D. if

6.A. receipt　　 B. ticket　　 C. title　　 D. tip

7.A. Rather than　　 B. Regardless of　　 C. Apart from　　 D. As to

8.A. jog　　 B. trade　　 C. walk　　 D. communicate

9.A. company　　 B. time　　 C. stay　　 D. holiday

10.A. corrected　　 B. described　　 C. appreciated　　 D. blamed

11.A. attractive　　 B. convincing　　 C. serious　　 D. casual

12.A. Offer　　 B. Lack　　 C. Mind　　 D. Prepare

13.A. me　　 B. her　　 C. yourself　　 D. it

14.A. chances　　 B. feelings　　 C. moments　　 D. presents

15.A. true　　 B. appropriate　　 C. reasonable　　 D. possible

16.A. puzzled　　 B. astonished　　 C. desperate　　 D. upset

17.A. observing　　 B. expecting　　 C. approaching　　 D. evaluating

18.A. watched　　 B. recognized　　 C. attended to　　 D. brought back

19.A. basically　　 B. apparently　　 C. gradually　　 D. suddenly

20.A. smoothly　　 B. accidentally　　 C. randomly　　 D. gently

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One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some 21  for the night. “Could you give us a 22  here?” the husband asked.

The waiter, a 23  man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and  24  that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “ 25  I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be 26  to sleep in my room? It’s not 27  a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you 28  for the night.”

When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple  30  . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best  31   in America. Maybe someday I’ll   32  one for you.” The waiter looked at them and 33  .Then they drove away.

Two years passed. The waiter had almost 34  it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that  35  night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.

The old man 36  knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose 37  him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34^th Street. He 38   to a great new building there.

“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.

“You must be 39  ,” the young man said.

“I’m not,” said the elderly man.

The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first  manager was George Boldt.

1.A.food                    B.shelter                    C.light                  D.space

2.A.room        B.help           C.bed              D.chair

3.A.serious       B.patient             C.friendly       D.careful

4.A.decided      B.thought         C.suggested      D.explained

5.A.So          B.And            C.But                     D.If

6.A.ready            B.glad                C.grateful        D.natural

7.A.clearly       B.nearly              C.exactly         D.simply

8.A.calm             B.special             C.successful      D.comfortable

9.A.easily        B.politely              C.give             D.know

10.A. left          B.agreed           C.complained     D.happened

11.A.hotel        B.shop                C.school         D.restaurant

12.A.build            B.keep                 C.find           D.invent

13.A.checked        B.excused              C.smiled         D.changed

14.A.expected     B.realised             C.discovered            D.forgotten

15.       A.bright        B.warm                     C.cloudy              D.stormy

16.本题有误A.ticket             B.map                    C.form                 D.travel

17.本题有误A.met                   B.thanked                  C.missed              D.watched

18.A.waved                  B.pointed                   C.moved             D. returned

19.A.laughing     B. arguing         C.joking         D.reporting

20.A.small        B. common        C. simple        D.beautiful

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A few years ago，my friend Al won the lottery. It changed his life. He did not have a rich family. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Instead，my friend was always hard up for cash. He did not have much money. And the money he did earn was chicken feed — very little.

Sometimes Al even had to accept handouts，gifts from his family and friends. But do not get me wrong. My friend was not a deadbeat. He was not the kind of person who never paid the money he owed. He simply pinched pennies. He was always very careful with the money he spent. In fact，he was often a cheapskate. He did not like to spend money. The worst times were when he was flat broke and had no money at all.

One day，Al scraped together a few dollars for a lottery ticket. He thought he would never strike it rich or gain lots of money unexpectedly. But his combination of numbers was chosen and he won the lottery. He hit the jackpot. He won a great deal of money.

Al was so excited. The first thing he did was buy a costly new ear. He splurged on the one thing that he normally would not buy. Then he started spending money on unnecessary things. He started to waste it. It was like he had money to burn. He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket so he spent it quickly.

When we got together for a meal at a restaurant，Al paid every time. He would always foot the bill，and pick up the tab. He told me the money made him feel like a million dollars. He was very happy.

But，Al spent too much money. Soon my friend was down and out again. He had no money left. He was back to being strapped for cash. He had spent his bottom dollar, his very last amount. He did not even build up a nest egg. He had not saved any of the money.

I admit I do feel sorry for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king. Instead，he is back to living on a shoestring—a very low budget. Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish. He is wise about small things，but not about important things.

1.The underlined word “pinched” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “___________”.

A. took 　　 B. carried

C. squeezed D. spent

2.How did Al feel at first after he bought a lottery ticket?

A. He expected to win the lottery.

B. He was excited to wait for the money.

C. He didn’t think he could win the lottery.

D. He regretted spending money for a lottery ticket.

3.Why did A1 live a poor life again after he won the lottery?

A. Because he lost a lot of money he had won.

B. Because he spent much money freely on unnecessary things.

C. Because his friend borrowed much money from him.

D. Because he gave away a lot of money to others.

4.What can we learn from the story of Al?

A. Keep on and you will succeed one day.

B. Do not pick up the sesame seeds but overlook the watermelons.

C. It is no use crying over spilt milk.

D. No pains, no gains.

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A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting.

I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting, and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year, maybe two, and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.

It was a very important event in the computerization of life---a sign that the informal, friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters and we recognized one another’s handwriting the way we know voices or faces.

As a child, visiting my father’s office, I was pleased to recognize, in little notes on the desk of his staff, the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge---except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW’.

All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen.

I don’t buy it.

I don’t want to see anyone cut off from expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.

What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16^th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand---as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems.

1.Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?

2. People working together in an office used to __________.

3. According to the author, handwritten notes ___________.

4. We can learn from the passage that the author _____________.

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A few weeks ago I went on a short vacation with my boyfriend to visit his elder brother who lives about 300 miles away from us. I had never _______ the man before, so I was a bit anxious.

I knew that the fellow had lost his wife several years before, but what I didn’t _______ was that he had nearly completely shut down (完全封闭). Although still _______to work, he was completely unable to look _______the house. _______ of his wife still haunted (萦绕于脑际) him every day.

It is my habit to do my best to help _______ I go. I helped with dishes after a meal and to offer help whenever I was visiting someone, and I _______had the opportunity to do those kinds of things! Probably because I was a _______ to him, this man opened up to me about his wife as he hadn’t to his　 family and friends. After listening to his story, I _______to make some sense of “her” kitchen as it had been left __________ pretty much since her death. He would enter the kitchen long enough to make something to eat and leave again, __________ the dishes dirty. There were ____________ ornaments (装饰物) around the house that had not been cleaned for many years.

Here was my chance to __________ this man. I spent most of the day __________　 and sorting things in the house.

When we finally left, my boyfriend’s brother gave me a very big __________, thanked me, and said that finally he thought he should hire a housekeeper. What a gift it was to be able to assist someone and see the result of my cleaning work!

1.A.met B.liked C.helped D.reminded

2.A.present B.realize C.know D.think

3.A.ready B.able C.glad D.eager

4.A.up B.at C.after D.through

5.A.Changes B.Memories C.Experiences D.Manners

6.A.whenever B.whoever C.wherever D.whichever

7.A.always B.never C.ever D.hardly

8.A.friend B.stranger C.helper D.cleaner

9.A.expected B.forgot C.asked D.offered

10.A.uncovered B.untouched C.unsolved D.unused

11.A.leaving B.making C.noticing D.finding

12.A.expensive B.new C.beautiful D.useless

13.A.help B.show C.instruct D.persuade

14.A.designing B.cleaning C.planning D.buying

15.A.hug B.help C.scold D.house

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A few years ago, I was with a close friend in a grocery store in California. As we walked along the aisle (过道), we became __________of a mother with a small boy going in the opposite direction. The woman don’t noticed us because she was so _______ with her child, who _______ to eagerly pull items off the lower shelves. As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to ________ at her son and progressed to shaking him by the arm.

At this point my friend spoke up. A wonderful mother of three, she had probably _______ in her life_______ any child so harshly(严厉地). I ________ my friend would give this woman a serious_________ about the effect of this kind of behavior on the boy. However to my __________, my friend said, “What a(n) _________ little boy. How old is he?” The woman answered, “He’s three.” My friend went on to say how _______ he seemed and how her own three children ________in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves. “He seems so bright,” my friend said. A(n) _________smile came to the woman’s face. She said, “Yes, he’s very smart, ______ sometimes he wears me out.” My friend responded, “ They can do that; they’re so _________.”

As we _______ away, I heard the mother speaking more________ to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner. “We’ll have your favorite foods,” she told him.

How _______my friend achieved harmony in the situation! Really, although sometimes it’s necessary to _______someone physically from hurting another person, more often it is helpful that we show love and ________to those lost in anger, allowing them to remember their own tenderness(温柔).

1.A. proud　　 B. careful　　 C. tired　　 D. aware

2.A. controversial　　 B. cross　　 C. considerate　　 D. strict

3.A. seemed　　 B. failed　　 C. happened　　 D. pretended

4.A. stare　　 B. seize　　 C. knock　　 D. shout

5.A. never　　 B. ever　　 C. sometimes　　 D. forever

6.A. educated　　 B. hit　　 C. treated　　 D. judged

7.A. expected　　 B. suggested　　 C. discovered　　 D. doubted

8.A. report　　 B. explanation　　 C. talk　　 D. introduction

9.A. delight　　 B. surprise　　 C. frustration　　 D. embarrassment

10.A. awesome　　 B. rough　　 C. annoying　　 D. beautiful

11.A. serious　　 B. worried　　 C. curious　　 D. patient

12.A. talked　　 B. behaved　　 C. worked　　 D. shopped

13.A. honest　　 B. ready　　 C. sad　　 D. shy

14.A. and　　 B. but　　 C. so　　 D. or

15.A. dynamic　　 B. sophisticated　　 C. humble　　 D. innocent

16.A. drove　　 B. ran　　 C. walked　　 D. put

17.A. proudly　　 B. kindly　　 C. loudly　　 D. excitedly

18.A. clearly　　 B. conventionally　　 C. wonderfully　　 D. comfortably

19.A. prevent　　 B. protect　　 C. free　　 D. separate

20.A. respect　　 B. friendship　　 C. courage　　 D. understanding

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I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago. 16 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 17 them.

My aunt and I were 18 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 19 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 20 nearby and the other one was 21 . So, I decided to sit down. While I was 22  my own thing there, I 23 that the family were not in front of the 24  anymore. I saw the girl 25 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 26, crying.

I knew that she 27 her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 28 big before and we all know that feeling. 29 I went up to her and asked what was 30 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 31 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 32 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 33 them what happened. People there promised to 34 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the35. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

1.A. Luckily       B. Usually          C. Sadly            D. Surprisingly

2.A. help          B. encourage        C. join             D. support

3.A. answering     B. looking          C. preparing        D. calling

4.A. chairs         B. children         C. signs            D. toys

5.A. friends        B. book             C. family           D. bags

6.A. clean         B. large            C. empty            D. beautiful

7.A. studying       B. carrying        C. buying           D. doing

8.A. noticed        B. believed         C. doubted          D. understood

9.A. shop          B. gift             C. girl             D. lady

10.A. get up            B. come up          C. give up         D. make up

11.A. return            B. detail          C. vain            D. tears

12.A. hated             B. raised           C. lost             D. lived

13.A. somewhere     B. something        C. everywhere      D. everything

14.A. If                B. As               C. So               D. Or

15.A. important         B. wrong            C. strange          D. different

16.A. lent          B. gave             C. sent             D. posted

17.A. smile             B. hope             C. puzzle           D. worry

18.A. reminded         B. warned           C. asked            D. told

19.A. look out for     B. take care of     C. wait for      D. call up

20.A. courage           B. money            C. explanation     D. card

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I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.  36 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.

My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41 . So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42  my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the 44  anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.

I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

1.A. Luckily            B. Usually              C. Sadly         D. Surprisingly

2.A. help              B. encourage            C. join          D. support

3.A. answering          B. looking              C. preparing       D. calling

4.A. chairs             B. children            C. signs         D. toys

5.A. friends            B. book                C. family        D. bags

6.A. clean              B. large                C. empty        D. beautiful

7.A. studying           B. carrying            C. buying        D. doing

8.A. noticed            B. believed              C. doubted        D. understood

9.A. shop              B. gift                  C. girl           D. lady

10.A. get up           B. come up              C. give up       D. make up

11.A. return           B. detail                C. vain           D. tears

12.A. hated          B. raised                C. lost          D. lived

13.A. somewhere       B. something            C. everywhere    D. everything

14.A. If             B. As                  C. So            D. Or

15.A. important        B. wrong               C. strange        D. different

16.A. lent             B. gave                 C. sent           D. posted

17.A. smile          B. hope                C. puzzle         D. worry

18.A. reminded        B. warned            C. asked                D. told

19.A. look out for      B. take care of         C. wait for             D. call up

20.A. courage        B. money              C. explanation     D. card

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I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago. 36, I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.

My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41. So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42 my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the 44  anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.

I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself. Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

1.A. Luckily       B. Usually          C. Sadly                D. Surprisingly

2. A. help              B. encourage        C. join                 D. support

3.A. answering     B. calling              C. preparing            D. looking

4.A. chairs             B. children             C. signs            D. toys

5.A. friends            B. book             C. family           D. bags

6. A. clean             B. large            C. empty            D. beautiful

7.A. studying           B. carrying             C. buying               D. doing

8. A. noticed           B. believed         C. doubted              D. understood

9. A. shop              B. girl             C. gift                 D. lady

10.A. get up            B. come up          C. give up              D. make up

11. A. return           B. detail          C. vain                 D. tears

12. A. hated            B. lost                 C. raised           D. lived

13. A. somewhere        B. something        C. everywhere           D. everything

14.A. If                B. As               C. So                   D. Or

15. A. important        B. wrong            C. strange              D. different

16.A. lent              B. gave             C. sent                 D. posted

17.A. smile             B. hope             C. puzzle               D. worry

18.A. reminded          B. warned           C. asked                D. told

19.A. look out for     B. take care of         C. wait for             D. call up

20.A. courage           B. money            C. card            D. explanation

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After nearly 50 years of separation，an elderly woman has been reunited with the family that she feared was lost to her forever.

Celestine Thompson left Mississippi when she was 14 years old and eventually settled in New York，where she spent more than 30 years of her life，according to WLOX 13News. After surviving a fire in 1992，Thompson was in a coma（昏迷）for two years and has since experienced memory loss. The 90-year-old found it difficult to recall details about her family.

But later she remembered the name of her nephew Clarence Woodway. Then another woman who knows Thompson in Mississippi was able to track Woodway down and help reunite Thompson with her large family.

“In our minds，my brother and I were talking that she wasn’t here anymore，because we hadn’t heard from her for a very long time，”Donald Davis，another one of Thompson’s nephews，told the media.“You know，we were overjoyed when we found out that we had gotten in contact with her.”

A few of Thompson’s relatives visited her in New York，and then arranged a larger reunion which was held this past Saturday in Gulfport，Mississippi，the Associated Press reported.

Thompson now lives in Greensboro，Alabama，with a caretaker，and，although she is yet to meet them all，she has regained quite a sizeable family of 23 nieces and nephews，64 grand nieces and nephews，66 great-grand nieces and nephews and 34 great-great-grand nieces and nephews，according to the Associated Press.

1.What can we know about Thompson?

A. She suffered memory loss and forgot everything about herself.

B. She lives with a caretaker and her relatives in Alabama at present.

C. She’s lost contact with her family since she left her hometown

D. She had a larger reunion with her family members in Mississippi.

2.Who helped Thompson get contact with her family?

A. A woman who knows her.

B. People from WLOX 13 News.

C. The Associated Press.

D. The caretaker she's living with.

3. How many generations are there in Thompson’s large family?

A. "Three.　　　 B. Four.　　 C. Five.　 D. Six.

4.What can we learn from Thompson’s story?

A. Great hopes make a great woman.

B. Time and tide wait for no man.

C. Life wonders can really take place.

D. Misfortune will tell what fortune is.

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