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My grandfather was probably the toughest man I’ve ever known. _____ , as a child I didn’t realize it. To me, he was just a(n) _____ grandfather. But his _____ changed the way I thought about him and it is the event that has had the most _____ effect on me in my life.
He died on Thanksgiving Day. At his funeral, his brothers began to _____ stories about their lives. They recalled their childhood, when they were poor and _____ in the countryside, their hunting adventures in the woods and their happy family get-togethers _____ festivals. In their eyes, my grandfather was understanding and kind-hearted. He was always there, _____happiness to the family. They drank and continued telling stories, and then I noticed the _____ ; not polite smiles, but loud laughter.
_____ laughed. The louder their laughter was, the more _____ I felt. I pulled my mother aside.
“Grandfather is dead. How can they laugh?” I said in _____ .
“What is the most important thing you _____ about your grandfather?” my mother asked. “ He wouldn’t want us to be _____. That’s not how he would want to be remembered. He would have wanted _____ this kind of party.”
I _____ . Out of all the things I remember about him, the most _____ thing is his laughter. He _____ all the ups and downs in his life. No matter how hard something was in his life, he always _____ it with laughter.
I don’t know what _____ looks like, but I believe it is filled with his laughter.
1.A. Nevertheless B. Therefore C. However D. Besides
2.A. optimistic B. ordinary C. humorous D. young
3.A. life B. death C. mind D. story
4.A. successful B. meaningful C. wonderful D. respectful
5.A. gather B. arrange C. read D. tell
6.A. stayed B. lived C. traveled D. stood
7.A. during B. between C. beyond D. through
8.A. carrying B. comparing C. referring D. bringing
9.A. mood B. sorrow C. laughter D. tears
10.A. Everybody B. Nobody C. One D. Both
11.A. interested B. embarrassed C. uncomfortable D. discouraged
12.A. delight B. relief C. regret D. anger
13.A. complain B. discuss C. mention D. remember
14.A. sad B. glad C. annoyed D. pleased
15.A. scarcely B. hardly C. exactly D. slightly
16.A. explained B. understood C. answered D. murmured
17.A. acceptable B. tolerable C. impressive D. expensive
18.A. knocked off B. left off C. laughed off D. showed off
19.A. treated B. forgot C. forgave D. cherished
20.A. heaven B. prison C. space D. universe
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My teenage son Blair became withdrawn after his father passed away. As a single parent, I tried every ________ to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he ________ . During his junior year when his ________ card arrived, it said that he had been absent 99 times from classes and had six ________ grades for the year. At this rate he would ________ graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing________ .
One night I felt so ________ that I got down on my knees and prayed for help. “Please God, I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing of my son ________to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the ________ . “I want to talk to you about Blair’s absences.” Before he could say ________ word, I choked up and all my disappointment and________ over Blair came ________ out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son very much. I’ve tried everything to get my boy back to school ________ nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was ________ on the other end of the ________ . The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time,” and ________ .
Blair’s next academic record showed a big improvement in his ________ . Finally, he even made himself top ten students. In his fourth year, I ________ a parent-teacher meeting with Blair. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really ________ me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you ________ .”
1.A. means B. methods C. direction D. time
2.A. pulled on B. pulled down C. pulled away D. pulled up
3.A. student B. credit C. sport D. report
4.A. falling B. accelerating C. promoting D. aging
5.A. even B. eventually C. almost D. never
6.A. possessed B. worked C. consumed D. bargained
7.A. joyful B. fearless C. powerless D. shameless
8.A. down B. up C. without D. beneath
9.A. headmaster B. teacher C. adviser D. classmate
10.A. other B. holy C. more D. another
11.A. belief B. compromise C. sadness D. recognition
12.A. pouring B. leaving C. pumping D. figuring
13.A. so B. though C. if D. but
14.A. disguise B. amazement C. worship D. silence
15.A. rope B. line C. room D. block
16.A. held on B. hung up C. broke in D. cut in
17.A. grades B. class C. reference D. conservation
18.A. joined B. confirmed C. attended D. appeared
19.A. destroyed B. injured C. hit D. harmed
20.A. scared B. proud C. disappointed D. nervous
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John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War II.
His family never ________ a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not ________ trips to the laundry(洗衣店) several miles away. Keeping clothe________ became a problem for young John’s household.
A family friend joined the army, and his wife ________ to go with him. John’s family________ to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s________ , the friends suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they ________ the washer.
Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he ________ a love for the old, green Bendix. But ________ the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly ________ . His mother ________ him and said, “You must remember, that machine________ belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken ________ , let’s use this ________ to be grateful that we had it at all.”
The lesson turned out ________ .Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia(白血病). Though he ________ for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the ________ until he remembered the old Bendix.
His daughter was a ________ . When he realized that simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to ________ for a time. He felt________ . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.
1.A. required B. owned C. repaired D. saw
2.A. take B. have C. afford D. ride
3.A. clean B. warm C. nice D. good
4.A. agreed B. managed C. desired D. prepared
5.A. offered B. decided C. expected D. promised
6.A. disappointment B. astonishment C. sadness D. regret
7.A. bought B. got C. borrowed D. used
8.A. achieved B. produced C. developed D. reduced
9.A. finally B. obviously C. immediately D. peacefully
10.A. frightened B. upset C. hopeless D. confused
11.A. explained B. encouraged C. comforted D. taught
12.A. once B. already C. hardly D. never
13.A. out B. down C. away D. up
14.A. chance B. success C. event D. treasure
15.A. important B. necessary C. reasonable D. invaluable
16.A. thought B. missed C. struggled D. forgot
17.A. lesson B. loss C. illness D. difficulty
18.A. death B. washer C. gift D. loser
19.A. share B. spend C. live D. earn
20.A. grateful B. energetic C. relaxed D. happy
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Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to .
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph________we realized we were .Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $20 bill. I was so because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on ________ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. ________ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About half way through the meal, I ________ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just ________ out, and nobody had noticed, I felt terrible.
My conscience( 良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t________ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and ________ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I ________to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for ________ that someone would say, “ Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change ________ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so ________ of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was ________ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “ Don’t think about it...”
I have learned two things from this ________ . Maybe I was a fool for ________ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a ________ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience ________ up with you.
This reflect the saying, “ A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “________ ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
1.A. say B. talk C. share D. explain
2.A. as B. while C. then D. when
3.A. lost B. tried C. hungry D. anxious
4.A. excited B. eager C. satisfied D. encouraged
5.A. rest B. food C. travel D. drink
6.A. Luckily B. Finally C. Immediately D. Actually
7.A. thought B. recognized C. noticed D. realized
8.A. walked B. left C. worked D. found
9.A. look B. get C. turn D. think
10.A. ask B. pay C. send D. apologize
11.A. refused B. wanted C. hoped D. meant
12.A. hope B. surprise C. anger D. fear
13.A. into B. with C. for D. from
14.A. sure B. upset C. proud D. pleased
15.A. warned B. reminded C. thought D. told
16.A. experience B. experiment C. story D. mistake
17.A. turning B. taking C. handing D. giving
18.A. free B. cheap C. plain D. delicious
19.A. make B. wake C. catch D. put
20.A. coward B. fool C. loser D. hero
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Footracing(竞走) is a popular activity in the United States. It is not only seen as a compe- titive sport, but also as a _________ to exercise. Though_________ runners may spend months training to compete, other runners and walkers_________ not train at all. _________not competing to win might run in an effort to beat their own time, or _________to enjoy the fun and exercise. People of all _________ , from those less than one year old to those in their 80s, _________ into this sport. The races are held on city streets, on college campuses, _________ parks, and in suburban areas, and commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in _________ .
The largest footrace in the world is the 12-kilometer Bay to Breakers_________ that is held in San Francisco every spring. This race_________ on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on the _________ side at the Pacific Ocean. In 1993 there were 80,000 people _________ in this race through the streets and hills of San Francisco. In the _________ are the serious runners who compete to win, and_________ might finish in as little as 34 minutes. Behind them _________ the thousands who take several hours to finish. In the back of the race are those who wear various clothing just for_________. There was a group of firefighters who were all _________in a long line and were carrying a fire—hose(消防水龙带). One year there was a wedding _________ , in which the bride dressed in a long white gown and the groom wore a tuxedo(晚礼服). They _________ flowers to by-standers, and were actually married at some point along the route.
1.A. plan B. design C. way D. approach
2.A. serious B. amateur C. famous D. ordinary
3.A. must B. might C. could D. should
4.A. Others B. These C. Those D. Ones
5.A. simply B. finally C. partly D. certainly
6.A. walks B. ages C. sorts D. nations
7.A. turn B. enter C. break D. look
8.A. across B. over C. through D. on
9.A. size B. length C. depth D. height
10.A. ground B. city C. race D. ceremony
11.A. holds B. goes C. begins D. carries
12.A. north B. west C. east D. south
13.A. singing B. helping C. watching D. running
14.A. beginning B. course C. front D. process
15.A. who B. what C. which D. as
16.A. stay B. are C. fall D. is
17.A. medal B. fun C. win D. prize
18.A. wrapped B. followed C. separated D. tied
19.A. party B. dinner C. day D. invitation
20.A. threw B. presented C. sold D. donated
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My father sold everything we owned, took all the money and disappeared from our lives. My mother suddenly found herself _________ to care for five boys. I worried about the situation, but my mother stayed _________ , and assured us that she would keep us together as a _________ and safe from harm. Although small in size, she could _________ heavy horse-drawn plows（犁）. Besides, she _________ found time to help us with homework.
As Christmas approached, my mother didn’t seem to smile as much. I _________ She had no money to buy us presents. Considering myself practically grown, I hid my _________ .
One day, my mother took a saw(锯) into the forest and _________ with some tree branches. She left them in the barn(畜棚) and didn’t tell her _________ children what they were for. She worked on her project _________ I was in school, but I looked _________ into the barn when I had a chance. Several days later, I still couldn’t _________ her purpose. When later I saw she used nail and paint, I _________ that she must be making presents.
By Christmas week, my mother was her _________ happy self again. Her project was apparently _________ , and she obviously kept it secret because I’d looked everywhere without _________ .
On Christmas Eve, I lay awake for a long time, _________ Christmas morning.
The next morning, my mother handed out the handmade presents happily in front of her delighted kids. Many difficult years would follow that particular Christmas, but I never again doubted my mother’s _________to care for us. We were never hungry, and she make sure we got a(n) _________ in school. She taught us to have faith in our own abilities. That faith _________ me still.
1.A. alone B. hopeful C. responsible D. unable
2.A. active B. positive C. depressed D. devoted
3.A. team B. promise C. secret D. family
4.A. maintain B. handle C. repair D. take
5.A. just B. yet C. ever D. even
6.A. witnessed B. complained C. remembered D. realized
7.A. puzzlement B. excitement C. disappointment D. embarrassment
8.A. returned B. departed C. injured D. escaped
9.A. naughty B. lovely C. curious D. nervous
10.A. while B. after C. before D. because
11.A. casually B. secretly C. occasionally D. anxiously
12.A. pick out B. bring out C. figure out D. point out
13.A. swore B. concluded C. suggested D. admitted
14.A. normal B. regular C. typical D. unique
15.A. creative B. challengeable C. complete D. awkward
16.A. difficulty B. success C. delay D. hesitation
17.A. supposing B. avoiding C. scheduling D. expecting
18.A. determination B. decision C. belief D. ability
19.A. education B. welcome C. recognition D. praise
20.A. comforts B. supports C. guarantees D. surprises
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Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found away to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first ________ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an ________ , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn’t afford the________ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done ________ his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities________ he didn’t have the time or the ________ . He had only one good suit. He tried ________ the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too ________ . During this period Dale was slowly ________ an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could ________ him from achieving his real potential. She 51 that Dale join the debating team, believing that ________ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts ________ made it. This proved to be a________ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the________ he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in ________. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, ________, were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to ________ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to ________ an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And, ________ it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.
1.A. admitted B. filled C. supplied D. recognized
2.A. assignment B. education C. advantage D. instruction
3.A. training B. board C. teaching D. equipment
4.A. between B. during C. over D. through
5.A. while B. when C. because D. though
6.A. permits B. interest C. talent D. clothes
7.A. on B. for C. in D. with
8.A. light B. flexible C. optimistic D. outgoing
9.A. gaining B. achieving C. developing D. obtaining
10.A. prevent B. protect C. save D. free
11.A. suggested B. demanded C. required D. insisted
12.A. presence B. practice C. patience D. potential
13.A. hopefully B. certainly C. finally D. naturally
14.A. key B. breaking C. basic D. turning
15.A. progress B. experience C. competence D. confidence
16.A. horse-riding B. football C. speech D. farming
17.A. in return B. in brief C. in turn D. in fact
18.A. convey B. overcome C. understand D. build
19.A. express B. stress C. contribute D. repeat
20.A. besides B. beyond C. like D. with
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Feeling hopeless, Jack wandered on the streets, knowing he came to the end of life. In his mid-fifties, Jack had never got or experienced the joy of having children. On this rainy night, he felt as if there was in the entire world who cared whether he lived or died.
Meanwhile, I was sitting in my room watching the rain my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I from my chair and raced out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, feeling ，invited the man inside.
，I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn’t understand what they were saying, but the sight of the man, his head in his hands and crying, made me sad. I raced back upstairs to my room and my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs.
The three looked at me in as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a , turned and ran back upstairs. I felt excited.
Downstairs, Jack sat quietly with his head .Tears streamed down his face as he held that coin. Finally looking up at my parents, he said, “It’s just that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so . That is the first hug I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody .”
Jack’s life changed that night. When he left our house, he was to live instead of die. Although we never saw Jack again, we received letters from him , letting us know that he was doing fine.
My life changed that night, too, as I the hug healing(治愈) power of giving, even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents. Before Jack left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Jack said that he’d walked along the streets that rainy night, and ready to die, he had noticed a sticker on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.
1.A. employed B. understood C. managed D. married
2.A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody D. everybody
3.A. approach B. beat C. break D. cover
4.A. jumped B. ran C. looked D. settled
5.A. fear B. anxiety C. guilty D. pity
6.A. Curious B. Annoyed C. Excited D. Worried
7.A. shaking B. nodding C. holding D. resting
8.A. adjusted B. reached C. presented D. pushed
9.A. strangers B. neighbors C. visitors D. adults
10.A. anger B. delight C. fun D. surprise
11.A. hug B. smile C. kiss D. handshake
12.A. raised B. bowed C. ignored D. turned
13.A. calmly B. tightly C. impatiently D. privately
14.A. anxious B. lonely C. stressed D. bored
15.A. makes B. figures C. cares D. deserves
16.A. flexible B. likely C. disappointed D. ready
17.A. occasionally B. at once C. hardly D. never
18.A. hid B. informed C. assisted D. saw
19.A. as B. before C. until D. unless
20.A. weak B. ashamed C. helpless D. regretful
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My holiday was about two months long and the first thing I wanted to do is to get my driving license, so I called the driving school to make sure of my ________ time, after that, I booked a room to make sure my friend and I have a place to stay when we ________ there.
So everything went on well ________ the test-day finally arrive! I’m both excited and ________ . I took the school bus and when I got there I went to the ________ first. Something happened when I came out of the restroom. I ________ over and broke my right foot.
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G! I didn’t know what to do so I called my mom and she ________ me up and we went to the hospital at once. ________ the doctor said, “It is fine. You didn’t hurt the ________ , but it will take almost two months to recover.” That was disappointing, and I was totally ________ .
Through those painful days I had nothing to do but ________ the Internet and read books about some disabled persons who are not ________ by their physical problems. These books would help me________ sooner. It was so amazing! After reading the books my ________ seemed to become better, and better, day after day! And I began to feel better ________myself and about my foot. I started to use the________ “thank you” more often than before, and most importantly, I started to think ________.
Things do change when your ________ changes. I soon recovered and could walk again. After coming back from my trip, I went to ________my driving test, and it went very well. I ________ it without any difficulties. I’m a driver now!
1.A. training B. graduation C. beginning D. test
2.A. play B. arrive C. live D. work
3.A. because B. unless C. until D. since
4.A. disappointed B. puzzled C. worried D. inspired
5.A. restroom B. office C. field D. car
6.A. enjoyed B. devoted C. slipped D. knocked
7.A. looked B. picked C. turned D. pulled
8.A. Luckily B. Honestly C. Seriously D. Kindly
9.A. skin B. bone C. muscle D. head
10.A. frightened B. embarrassed C. frustrated D. confused
11.A. attacking B. connecting C. building D. surfing
12.A. limited B. harmed C. endangered D. shocked
13.A. succeed B. recover C. drive D. learn
14.A. grade B. mood C. foot D. skill
15.A. about B. for C. with D. off
16.A. awards B. words C. praises D. gestures
17.A. quickly B. carefully C. fairly D. positively
18.A. body B. image C. attitude D. health
19.A. give B. take C. study D. analyze
20.A. passed B. accepted C. prepared D. organized.
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On Wednesday afternoon Annie took the bus into town to shop in the market. For an hour or so she would walk up and down between the stalls（售货台） looking at everything, buying here and there, and ___________ a sharp lookout for the bargains that were something to be had．And then, with all the ___________ she needs bought ,she would leave the market for the ___________ of the town to spend another hour ___________ she liked best, looking in furniture-shop windows.
One Wednesday she found a ___________ shop full of the most delightful things, with a ___________ inviting anyone to walk in and look round without ___________they had to buy something. Annie hesitated a moment ___________ stepping through the doorway where, almost at once, she stopped ___________ before a green armchair. There was a card on the chair which 30 ,“This fine chair is yours for less than a pound a week,” and very small at the bottom, “Cash price eighty-nine pounds fifty.” A pound a week …Why, she could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never ___________it!
A voice at her shoulder made her ___________ .“Can I help you, Madam?” She looked ___________at the assistant who had come softly to her ___________ “Oh, well, no,” she said, “I was just ___________ .”
“We have chairs of all kinds in the ___________ . If you'll just come up, you will find something to ___________ you.”
Annie, worried at the thought of being ___________ to buy something she didn't ___________ , left the shop ___________ .
1.A．taking B．making C．fixing D．keeping
2.A．chairs B．furniture C．things D．bargains
3.A．shops B．streets C．delightful things D．bus station
4.A．in the way B．by the way C．in a way D．in one way
5.A．new B．noisy C．large D．strange
6.A．message B．notice C．note D．flag
7.A．arguing B．knowing C．frightening D．feeling
8.A．when B．before C．after D．while
9.A．doubted B．encouraged C．puzzled D．delighted
10.A．wrote B．told C．informed D．said
11.A．lose B．miss C．pass D．make
12.A．jump B．run C．laugh D．surprise
13.A．round B．straight C．front D．up
14.A．place B．back C．side D．front
15.A．thinking B．looking C．walking D．passing
16.A．doorway B．storehouse C．showroom D．market
17.A．suit B．fit C．serve D．match
18.A．advised B．made C．persuaded D．cheated
19.A．like B．afford C．pay D．need
20.A．slowly B．thoughtfully C．hurriedly D．carefully
pensive D. fresh
G! I didn’t know what to do so I called my mom and she