I was standing in line behind a woman in her ...

I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the shop owner greeted 　 16　 and asked how she was doing.

The woman looked down, shook her head and said, “Not so 　 17　 , my husband just lost his job. I don’t know how I can 　 18　 the holidays.”

Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps（食品券）for poor families.

My 　 19　 hurt, I wanted to help but didn’t know 　 20　 . Should I offer to pay for her food, or ask for her husband’s resume（简历）？

　 21　 I walked towards my car, I met the woman again. I remembered something in my wallet. It wasn’t any money or an offer of a job, but 　 22　 it would help.

“Excuse me,” I said, “I heard what you said to the shop owner. It sounds like you’re going through a really 　 23　 time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”

I 　 24　 her the small card from my wallet.

When the woman read the two 　 25　 on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said, “You have no idea how much this 　 26　 to me.”

To tell the truth, her reply was a little 　 27　 , Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what could happen. All I could say was, “Would it be OK to give you a hug?”

After that, I walked into my car and began to 　 28　 too.

The words on the card?

“You Matter.”

A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar 　 29　 as encouragement for my work. When I read it, I　 really felt 　 30　 . So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.

1.A. him　 B. her　　　　　 C. me　　　　　　　 D. us

2.A. bad　　　　　　 B. busy　　　　 C. funny　　　　　 D. good

3.A. get through　　　 B. give up　　　 C. put off　　　　 D. talk about

4.A. hand　　　　　　 B. head　　　　　 C. heart　　　　 D. leg

5.A. how　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　 C. where　　　　 D. why

6.A. After　　　　　　　 B. Although　　　 C. As　　　　　　 D. Once

7.A. again　　　　　　　 B. instead　　　　　 C. maybe　　　　 D. often

8.A. dull　　　　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　 C. pleasant　　　　 D. special

9.A. handed　　　　　　 B. lent　　　　　　　 C. read　　　　　　 D. sold

10.A. expressions　　　　 B. letters.　　　　　 C. sentences　　　　 D. words

11.A. explains　　　　　　 B. introduces　　　　 C. means　　　　　 D. suggests

12.A. boring　　　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　　 C. relaxing　　　　 D. surprising

13.A. chat　　　　　　　　 B. cry　　　　　　　 C. drive　　　　　　 D. shake

14. A. card　　　　　　　　 B. resume　　　　　 C. stamp　　　　　　 D. wallet

15.A. silly　　　　　　　　 B. sorry　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　 D. warm

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I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the shop owner _____ her and asked how she was doing.

The woman looked down, shook her head and said, “Not so _____. My husband just lost his job. I don’t know how I can _____ the holidays.”

Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps(食品券) for poor families.

My _____ hurt. I wanted to _____ but didn’t know how. Should I offer to pay for her food, or ask for her husband’s resume(简历)？

_____ I walked towards my car, I met the woman again. I remembered something in my wallet. It wasn’t any money or an offer of a job, but _____ it would help.

“Excuse me,” I said. “I heard what you said to the shop owner. It sounds like you’re going through a really _____ time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”

I handed her the small card _____ my wallet.

When the woman read the two ______on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said, “You have no idea ______ this means to me.”

To tell the truth, her reply was a little ______. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what could happen. All I could say was, “Would it be OK to give you a hug?”

After that, I walked into my car and began to______ too.

The words on the card：

“You Matter.”

A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar______ as encouragement for my work. When I read it, I really______warm. So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.

1.A. learned　　 B. greeted　　 C. expressed　　 D. invited

2.A. bad　　 B. busy　　 C. funny　　 D. good

3.A. get through　　 B. get up　　 C. get off　　 D. get into

4.A. hand　　 B. head　　 C. heart　　 D. leg

5.A. help　　 B. laugh　　 C. act　　 D. ask

6.A. After　　 B. Although　　 C. As　　 D. Once

7.A. again　　 B. instead　　 C. maybe　　 D. often

8.A. dull　　 B. hard　　 C. pleasant　　 D. special

9.A. from　　 B. to　　 C. with　　 D. for

10.A. expressions　　 B. letters　　 C. sentences　　 D. words

11.A. how far　　 B. how soon　　 C. how much　　 D. how often

12.A. boring　　 B. exciting　　 C. relaxing　　 D. surprising

13.A. chat　　 B. cry　　 C. drive　　 D. shake

14.A. card　　 B. resume　　 C. stamp　　 D. wallet

15.A. discovered　　 B. reflected　　 C. looked　　 D. felt

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This is a true story . One evening a woman was 36 home when she saw a truck close behind her . She drove more quickly to be far away from the truck ,  37 when she sped up (加速），the truck did ，too. The 38she drove , the faster the truck drove . The woman felt afraid , so she drove onto a main street , hoping to 39the truck in a traffic . But the truck jumped a 40light and went on running after her .

Finally the woman drove her car into a service station ,and got out of her car ,shouting for  41.  The truck driver didn' d leave , instead he went out of his car .  He 42 the back door , and pulled out a man hidden (藏）in the back seat . The woman was running from the wrong person .the woman was 43  at last .

From the place where the woman stopped her car , the driver  44 a criminal (罪犯）in the woman' s car . The driver drove after her not to 45  her but to help her .

1.A. running         B. walking       C. driving.

2.A. but             B. though        C.  or.

3.A. bigger          B. faster         C. happier.

4.A. lose            B. look          C. come

5.A. black           B. red           C. green.

6.A. advice          B. suggestion     C. help

7.A. cleaned         B. opened        C. bought.

8.A. safe            B. healthy        C. free

9.A. forgot          B. found          C. put.

10.A. harm          B. visit.        C. save.

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏). Finally, there was only one family between the ticket counter and us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants, and other acts they would see that night.

The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as they could be. When the ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife lowered her head. The father`s lip began to quiver and he leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?”　 The ticket lady again quoted(报价) the price. The man didn`t have enough money.

How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn`t have enough money to take them to the circus? Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said ,“Excuse me, sir. This fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn`t begging for a handout but certainly appreciated(感激) the help in a heartbreaking and embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad`s eyes, took my dad`s hand in both of his, holding the $20 bill, and with a tear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family .”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn`t go to the circus that night, but we didn`t go without.

1.If eight children`s father couldn`t afford the tickets to the circus, ____________.

A. he would lose his children`s love

B. the children wouldn`t forgive their father

C. he would feel sad and sorry for them

D. nothing would happen

2.The writer`s father didn`t give the money to the man directly, because__________.

A. he didn`t want to let the man feel embarrassed

B. the money wasn`t his

C. he wanted to show what a kind man he was

D. he son would stop him

3.What do you think of the writer`s father?

A. brave and rich　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. funny and patient

C. kind and wise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. loving and strict

4.From the underlined sentence, we can infer that________.

A. they didn`t have more money to see the circus and felt upset

B. though they failed to see the circus, they got something meaningful

C. they didn`t want to go to the circus at all

D. the writer didn`t understand his father`s behavior

5.What is the best title for this passage？

A. Father`s love　　　　　　　　　 B. Money is important

C. A happy family　　　　　　　　 D. The $20 bill on the ground.

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.

There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.

The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady told him the price.

The man’s wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man’s face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady again told him the price.

The man obviously didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?

Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.”

The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. “Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn’t go without.

1.Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean” ( Paragraph 2)?

A. To show the children were well looked after.

B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.

C. To show how hard the mother worked.

D. To show how rich the family were.

2.Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?

A. He had lost his money.                     B. His children were noisy.

C. The tickets were sold out.                        D. The tickets were too expensive.

3.Who did the $20 note belong to?

A. The poor man                .                           B. The writer’s father.

C. The poor man’s wife.                                 D. The ticket lady.

4.Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?

A. He found the money he lost.                   B. He wanted others to help him.

C. He made his children unhappy.               D. He was thankful for the kindness.

5.Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?

A. The poor mans saw the circus that night.

B. The two families became close friends.

C. The writer’s father earned some money.

D. The writer saw the circs that night.

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. This is about the family standing ahead of us.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean.

The children were well-behaved. They stood in line, two by two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. You could tell that they had never been to the circus before.

The tickets lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly replied, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets please, so I can take my family to the circus”.

The ticket lady quoted(报）the price. The man stopped holding his hand. The man’s lips started to quiver(颤抖). He leaned toward her and asked again, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady quoted the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t take them to the circus.

My dad put his hand into his pocket, pulling out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground, though we weren’t rich. Then he reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t get to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.

1.The children were talking about　 ________ .

A. clowns　

B. other acts they would see that night　

C. elephants

D. all the above

2.The underlined word ‘well-behaved’ in the third paragraph means ________.

A. holding hands　　

B. talking excitedly

C. showing good manners　

D. showing bad manners

3.How many tickets would the man buy altogether?

A. six　　　　 B. eight

C. ten　　　　 D.twelve

4.Which of the following is NOT True?　

A. The family didn’t go to the circus that night.

B. The writer and his father helped the family.

C. The father couldn’t afford the tickets.

D. The writer didn’t go to the circus that night.

5.From the passage we know that the big family was poor ________.

A. and they felt very sad

B. but they were very happy

C. and they often asked for help from others

D. but worked very hard

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏表演）．_______1._____．This family made a big impression（印象） on me．

There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12． ______2._____．Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean．The children talked excitedly about the clowns（小丑）．It was clearly a very important day out for them．The fat her and mother seemed happy as they could be．

The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus．” The ticket lady told him the price．

The man’s wife lowered her head．There was no longer a smile on the man’s face．He quietly asked, “How much did you say?” ___3.______．The man obviously didn’t have enough money．But how could he tell his kids the bad news? Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground．（We were not rich ourselves at all!） He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this．”

_______4._____．He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied．“Thank you．This really means a lot to me and my family．”

My dad and I went back to our car and drove home． _____5._______．

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏团)performance. Finally, there was only one family standing ahead of us. The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean. The children were ____, standing in line, two by two behind their parents, and holding hands. They were ____ talking about the clowns elephants and other acts they would see that night. You could tell that they had never been to the circus before. And the father and mother seemed as happy as they could be.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets ____. He proudly replied, "I want eight children's tickets and two adult tickets please, so I can take my family to the circus." The ticket lady told him the price. The man's wife ____ her head. There was no longer a smile on the man's face. He quietly asked again, "How much did you say?" The ticket lady told him the price again. The man didn't have enough money. How was he supposed to tell his kids that he couldn't take them to the circus.

_______ what was happening, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled our a $20 bill and _____ it on the ground. (And we weren't rich!) Then he picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, this ____ your pocket." The man knew what was going on. He certainly appreciated the help in this heartbreaking and embarrassing situation. He looked into my dad's　 eyes, held my dad's hand and took the $20 bill. ____ a tear in his eyes, he replied, "Thank you, sir. This really ____ a lot to me and my family." My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn't get to see the circus that night, but we didn't ____

1.A. kind-hearted B. easy- going C. good-looking D. well-behaved

2.A. sadly B. excitedly C. confidently D. nervously

3.A. he wants B. does he want C. he wanted D. did he want

4.A. . touched B. moved C. nodded D. lowered

5.A. Hearing B. Seeing C. Wondering D. Predicting

6.A. hid B. searched C. handed D. dropped

7.A. fell out of B. fell down C. fell over D. fell into

8.A. In B. With C. On D. At

9.A. makes B. describes C. means D. marks

10.A. care B. know C. wait D. return

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A young woman in a small German town was going to give a piano concert．Her posters said she was a p1. of Franz Liszt，the great Hungarian pianist．

This was not true．

One day the woman l2. that Liszt himself was in town．Now people would find out that she would never be able to give a concert again．What would she do？

Finally，she went to see the famous man herself．She told him everything．Her parents were dead and she was alone．She had to make a l3.．She decided to give piano lessons to rich children．But who would s4. their children to an unknown young woman？So she told people Franz Liszt was her teacher．

"I believe you, "Liszt said. “You've done w5., but I can see you are truly sorry about it．That's e6.．Now let me hear you play．"

The young woman was shy at first．But then she saw Liszt s7.．It made her feel better．

Now she wasn't afraid any more．She started playing．She put her heart into it and she played wonderfully．Liszt was quite pleased．

When she finished，she turned to look at Liszt．There was a smile on his face．She could see he was pleased. Then Liszt gave her some advice．After he f8.，he said，"Now you really are my pupil．Go ahead with your concert．And you can add a n9. to the posters．Say that your teacher himself will be there．He will play the last p10.．"

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I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store. 1.　 I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy. 2. I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 3.

By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas. 4.

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. 5. Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.

B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.

C. I ended up selling a record amount of cosmetics.

D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.

E. My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.

F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

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