Nobody should ever be turned away from a chur...

Nobody should ever be turned away from a church.I've always said that and have believed it,but I had to put it in practice the other night.It was my birthday,and we had a party at church,upstairs in the hall.My son Tim's roommate Garth sang in a great band,the Rooks,and they played for us.They performed wonderfully.

Suddenly I noticed a man I’d never really seen before.He was big,never took off his coat or hat and stood in the middle of the room,looking a bit nervous.A homeless guy had just wandered into my birthday party,I thought.And I kept thinking about the guy who hadn't been invited,I meant to head over to him and politely asked him to leave. Wait a minute,I thought.Should anybody be turned away from God's house?Of course other uncertain thoughts crossed my mind: What if he was here to make trouble?What was under that coat?What if he was a terrorist?But some higher born qualities held sway."Hi,"I said,walking over to him."I'm Rick.This is a birthday party for me. Would you like something to eat?"He nodded his head.I got him a plate of food and told him he was welcome to stay. He nodded.He stayed there in the center of the room,smiling and swaying to the music.After a long time I looked for him again,and he was gone.

I've always loved the parable（寓言）of Luke about the man who gives a big dinner and when no one comes,he sends his servants into the city streets to welcome the poor,homeless,disabled and blind.I don't know who invited this guy but I was glad he was there.I hope he had a good time.

1.What do we know about the homeless man?

A. He left the party alone on account of shame.

B. The author was first doubtful and had meant to make him leave.

C. The author would have refused him if they hadn't been in the church.

D. He was invited to the party by the author's friends.

2.What does the underlined part “held sway” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Came about slowly.

B. Became very angry.

C. Ruled or controlled.

D. Calmed down suddenly.

3.What do the author and the man Luke have in common?

A. They are willing to help those in need.

B. They are likely to be rich and popular.

C. They like to hold all kinds of parties.

D. They happened to encounter the same homeless man.

4.Which would be the best title for this passage?

A. My unforgettable birthday party.

B. An unexpected birthday guest.

C. How to show love to others.

D. What I have learnt from Luke.

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A little homeless girl stood crying near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was too crowded. “ I can’t go to Sunday school.” She cried to the priest (牧师) as he walked by. The priest took her inside. The child was very happy because they found a room for her. She went to bed that night thinking of the children who had no place to sleep or pray in.

Two years later, the girl died there. As her little body was being moved, a worn and red purse was found, which she had found in the rubbish. Inside the purse was 57cents and a note, written in childish handwriting, which read: “This is to help make the little church bigger so more children can go to Sunday school.”

After the priest tearfully read that note, he told the story of her unselfish love and devotion(热爱) to others. Soon, a newspaper reported on it. It was read by a wealthy man who offered the church a piece of land worth many thousands of dollars. When told that the church could not pay much, he offered to sell it to the little church for 57 cents. Soon, the church collected a large amount of money. Within five years, the girl’s gift had increased to $250,000. When you are in the city of Philadelphia, visit Temple Baptist Church, Temple University, and the Sunday school building. No child here is left outside on Sunday school days again. One of the rooms of the Sunday school building is hanged with the picture of the sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents made such a remarkable and real history.

1.How did the girl feel when she thought of other homeless kids?

A. Joyful.　　 　　　　 B. Lucky.

C. Sympathetic.　　　 D. Shameful.

2.The author’s purpose of writing this passage is probably to ____.

A. tell people to give money to the church mentioned in the article

B. try to make people remember that little girl and that priest forever

C. look forward to having more people to go to the church to pray for the best

D. express admiration to the little girl showing her unselfish love to others

3.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Poor and Rich.

B. What Fifty-seven Cents Can Do?

C. A New Sunday School.

D. A Red Purse.

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I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I 36  most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 37  ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 38  his family as cold. When we got into the 39  to go home, his father suddenly appeared 40  , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 41  me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 42 or inquiry about my life ,just financial instructions. This manner of his 43 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 44  morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I

45  him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 46 . For example, I always return phone calls 47  and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 48  : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger  49   as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 50  and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 51  at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 52 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their 53  expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 54  .Over the years, however, I’ve learned to  55   other persons’ love signs.

1.A. remember       B. enjoy           C. value            D. admire

2.A. excitedly        B. nervously       C. silently           D. instantly

3.A. regard          B. treat            C. take             D. think

4.A. bus            B. train            C. car              D. plane

5.A. punctually      B. carefully         C. proudly          D. coldly

6.A. visited         B. interrupted       C. warned           D. telephoned

7.A. greeting        B. meeting         C. apology           D. explanation

8.A. interested       B. angered         C. encouraged        D. surprised

9.A. long           B. short           C. warm             D. polite

10.A. praised         B. remembered     C. blamed           D. thanked

11.A. content         B. guilty          C. curious           D. disappointed

12.A. in order        B. in turn          C. without delay      D. without difficulty

13.A. feeling         B. suggestion      C. judgment          D. belief

14.A. disappeared     B. grew           C. helped           D. declined

15.A. opened         B. refused         C. hosted           D. invited

16.A. depressed       B. upset          C. fascinated(对…着迷) D. shocked

17.A. uncaring        B. dishonest       C. unhappy          D. uncooperative

18.A. unique         B. common        C. pleasant          D. familiar

19.A. opinion        B. way            C. mind            D. life

20.A. send          B. read            C. give             D. express

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I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others have their own ways of showing care.

What I ______ most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we ______ ate our meal．With so little conversation I was quick to regard his family as ____．When we got into the car to go home, his father suddenly appeared．_____, he began to wash his son’s windscreen．I could feel he is a ____man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about ______a few years later．My father often ____ me early in the morning．“Buy Xerox．It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone．No pleasant _____ or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his angered　 me and we often ____．But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his______for my financial security lay behind his short morning calls．The next time he called and told me to buy a stock，I______him．

When my social style has ______with that of my friends, I’ve often felt disappointed．For example, I always return phone calls _____ and regularly contact my friends．I expect the same from them．I had one friend who ______called, answering my messages with short e-mails．I rushed to the ______: She wasn’t a good friend! My anger grew as the holidays approached．But then she came to a gathering I _____ and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month．I was shocked at her thoughtfulness, and ____ for how I’d considered her to be uncaring．Clearly I needed to ____ my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their ____ expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my way .Over the years, however, I’ve learned to ____ other persons’ love signs.

1.A. admire　　 B. enjoy　　 C. remember　　 D. forget

2.A. excitedly　　 B. silently　　 C. nervously　　 D. instantly

3.A. cold　　 B. friendly　　 C. attractive　　 D. polite

4.A. Proudly　　 B. Secretly　　 C. Carefully　　 D. Violently

5.A. boring　　 B. caring　　 C. funny　　 D. stubborn

6.A. value　　 B. respect　　 C. love　　 D. courage

7.A. warned　　 B. telephoned　　 C. visited　　 D. interrupted

8.A. excuse　　 B. meeting　　 C. apology　　 D. greetings

9.A. fought　　 B. encouraged　　 C. quarreled　　 D. laughed

10.A. concern　　 B. blame　　 C. regret　　 D. pride

11.A. thanked　　 B. ignored　　 C. held　　 D. praised

12.A. associated　　 B. conflicted　　 C. agreed　　 D. linked

13.A. in order　　 B. in turn　　 C. without delay　　 D. without doubt

14.A. rarely　　 B. regularly　　 C. usually　　 D. normally

15.A. judgment　　 B. suggestion　　 C. decision　　 D. condition

16.A. opened　　 B. refused　　 C. hosted　　 D. invited

17.A. depressed　　 B. regretful　　 C. fascinated　　 D. pitiful

18.A. develop　　 B. own　　 C. find　　 D. change

19.A. pleasant　　 B. common　　 C. unique　　 D. familiar

20.A. give　　 B. read　　 C. write　　 D. send

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I've always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I _________ most about visiting my boyfriend's parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we _________ ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to _________　 his family as cold. When we got into the _________ to go home, his father suddenly appeared.

_________, he began to wash his son's windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often　 _________me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It's a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant　 _________ or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his _________　 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father's success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his　 _________ morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I　 _________ him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I've often felt _________　 . For example, I always return phone calls _________ and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the _________ : She wasn't a good friend! My anger _________　 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I _________ and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was　 _________at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I'd considered her to be _________　 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their　 _________　 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my　 _________ . Over the years, however, I've learned to_________　 other persons' love signs.

1.A. remember　　　　 　　 B. enjoy　　　　　　　 C. value　　　　　　　　 D. admire

2.A. excitedly　　　　　　 B. nervously　　　　 C. silently　　　　　　 D. instantly

3.A. regard　　　　　　　　 B. treat　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　 D. think

4.A. bus　　　　　　　　　　 B. train　　　　　　　 C. car　　　　　　　　　　 D. plane

5.A. Punctually　　　　 B. Carefully　　　 C. Proudly　　　　　　　 D. Coldly

6.A. visited　　　　　　　 B. interrupted　　　 C. warned　　　　　　 　 D. telephoned

7.A. greeting　　　　　　 B. meeting　　　　 　 C. apology　　　　　　　 D. explanation

8.A. interested　　　　　 B. angered　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　　 D. surprised

9.A. long　　　　　　　　　 B. short　　　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　　　　 D. polite

10.A. praised　　　　　　 B. remembered　　　　 C. blamed　　　　　　　　 D. thanked

11.A. content　　　　　　 B. guilty　　　　　　 C. curious　　　　　　　 D. disappointed

12.A. in order　　　　　　 B. in turn　　　　　　 C. without delay　　 D. without difficulty

13.A. feeling　　　　　　 B. suggestion　　　　 C. judgment　　　　　　 D. belief

14.A. disappeared　　 　 B. grew　　　　　　　 C. helped　　　　　　　　 D. declined

15.A. opened　　　　　　 B. refused　　　　 C. hosted　　　　　　　　 D. invited

16.A. depressed　　　 　　 B. upset　　　　　　 C. fascinated　　　　　 D. shocked

17.A. uncaring　　　　 B. dishonest　　　　 C. unhappy　　　　　　　 D. uncooperative

18.A. unique　　　　　　　 B. common　　　　　　 C. pleasant　　　　　　 D. familiar

19.A. opinion　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　 C. mind　　　　　　　　　 D. life

20.A. send　　　　　　 　 B. read　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　　　　 D. express

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I've always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed，but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I remember most about visiting my　　　　　 parents is the loud tick of the　　　　　 in the dining room as we　　　　　 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to　　　　　 his family as cold. When we got into the　　 　　 to go home，his father suddenly appeared.　　　　 , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he is a　　　　　 man through the glass.

I　　　　 another lesson about love a few years later. I always return phone calls　　　　　 and regularly contact my friends. I　　　　 the same from them. But I had one friend who　　　　 called，answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the　　　　 : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger　　　　 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I hosted and　　 　　 me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was　　　　 at her thoughtfulness，and regretful for　　　 I'd considered her to be uncaring. Clearly I needed to　　　　　 my expectations of friends.

Far too often，I ignored their unique　　　　　 , eagerly expecting them to do things in my　　　　 . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to　　　　 other persons’ love signs.

1.A. own    B. boyfriend’s    C. girlfriend’s    D. father’s

2.A. clock    B. table    C. plates    D. dishes

3.A. excitedly    B. nervously    C. silently    D. instantly

4.A. regard    B. treat    C. get    D. have

5.A. bus    B. train    C. car    D. plane

6.A. Punctually    B. Carefully    C. Proudly    D. Coldly

7.A. cold    B. strange     C. tough    D. caring

8.A. understood    B. learned    C. taught    D. tried

9.A. in order    B. in turn     C. without delay    D.without difficulty

10.A. expect     B. consider    C. intend    D. ask

11.A. regularly    B. still     C. even    D. rarely

12.A. faith    B. suggestion    C. judgment    D. approval

13.A. remained    B. failed    C. grew    D. quit

14.A. handed    B. bought    C. helped    D. offered

15.A. depressed    B. upset    C. fascinated    D. shocked

16.A. how    B. what    C. why    D. whether

17.A. make    B. change    C. appreciate    D. draw

18.A. expectations    B. experiences    C. adventures    D. expressions

19.A. manners    B. skill    C. means    D. way

20.A. send    B. read    C. give    D. express

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She and her roommate silently warred over matters _______ from when the lights should be turned off to how the furniture should be arranged.

A. ranging　　　　 B. exchanging

C. transforming　 D. varing

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An old gentleman who lives a few doors away from me can always be seen with a bag. He goes out by himself and picks up plastic bottles, plastic bags and pieces of paper everywhere. He does it all carefully and never complains.

The children in the nearby school are probably responsible for some of that litter（废弃物）. “There will come a time when they know better ,” he said . “ It’s just not yet . So, I’ll do it for them.”

Well, this morning I was out walking my neighbor’s dog when I saw another neighbor, a much younger man , out doing the same thing ! He had his two little sons with him and they were having good fun trying to pick up the litter.

When I commented（评论）on what a good job he was doing, he said , “ Well , an older fellow in our street does this . And my friend and I thought it wasn’t fair that he had to do it all the time , so now we take turns .”

Not only was he taking a turn , not only did he have a friend join in as well , but he was passing on the lesson to the next generation（代）！

By the time I had returned the dog to my neighbor I looked again and his children’ s friends had joined in !

This man was teaching a whole group of young children to keep their own street sanitary. An older man had set an example for him and now he was passing it on — the next generation is doing what he did and the generation to come after that !

1.The old gentleman picks up the litter _______.

A. to make money.

B. to keep the environment clean.

C. to set an example to children.

D. to help the cleaners.

2.The underlined word “ sanitary ” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_______”

A. polluted 　　 B. crowded

C. straight　　　 D. clean

3.What can we learn from the text ?

A. Two heads are better than one.

B. Like father , like son .

C. The power of example is endless.

D. No pains , no gains .

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Students should always remember theory and should not at all be ___ from practice.

A. divided               B. stopped          C. separated            D. operated

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My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I've always loved going biking with my dad . 　　　 as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 　　　 .Suddenly, it was important to do things with 　　　　　 　 .I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to 　　　 　 my Sundays to all day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference (冷漠) hurt him, my father kept 　　　 , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 　　　 　 I wanted to come.

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low　　　 　 .Two of my friends had gone to the movies without　 inviting me. Just then my father　　　 my room." It's a beautiful day. Want to go for a 　　　 , today, Beck?" "Leave me alone!" I impatiently 　　　 　 . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 　　　 　 .

Several hours later, the police called us,　　　 　 us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father's injuries　 were serious. It took several days before he could 　　　 　 speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently 　　　 of hurting him.　 "Daddy...I'm sorry...""It's okay, sweetheart. I'll be okay."

"No, " I said, "I 　　　 　 what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?"

"Sweetheart, I don't　　　 anything about that day. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though." He 　　　 a weak smile. I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 　　　 　 , wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 　　　 　 have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the　　　 to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1.A. Therefore    B. However    C. Besides    D. Instead

2.A. sight    B. attention    C. effort    D. energy

3.A. Dad    B. teachers    C. friends    D. brothers

4.A. start    B.　 devote    C. save    D. waste

5.A. asleep    B. busy    C. silent    D. awake

6.A. unless    B. so that    C. in case    D. as if

7.A. conditions    B. spirits    C. states    D. hopes

8.A. left    B.　 entered    C. checked    D. knocked

9.A. picnic    B. walk    C. ride    D. game

10.A. whispered    B. shouted    C. announced    D. warned

11.A.　 morning    B. afternoon    C. evening    D. moment

12.A. convincing    B. informing    C. reminding    D. phoning

13.A. generally    B. finally    C. strictly    D. broadly

14.A. tired    B. aware    C. afraid    D. sorry

15.A. mean    B. think    C. care    D. discuss

16.A. hate    B. remember    C. forget    D. like

17.A. managed    B. expressed    C. exchanged    D. got

18.A. often    B. even    C. never    D. once

19.A. apologies    B. promises    C. words    D. smiles

20.A. experience    B.　 power    C. honor    D. desire

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