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The Gift of Forgiveness
The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his old 69 Chevy Malibu convertible. What did I know about classic cars? For me, the important thing was that Hannah and I could _______ around Tucson with the top down.
Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much _______. That summer she _______ with a modeling agency, doing catalog and runway work.
A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we _______ at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries in the space between us to _______. “Let’s ride around awhile,” I said. It was a clear night, hot, full moon hanging low over the desert. Taking a curve (弯) too _______, I ran over some dirt and fishtailed. I then moved quickly through a neighbor’s landscape wall and drove into a full-grown palm tree. The front wheel came to rest halfway _______ the tree trunk.
There were French fries on the floor, the dash (仪表盘) and my lap. An impossible amount of _______ was on Hannah’s face, pieces of skin hanging around her eyes. We were taken in separate ambulances. In the emergency room, my parents spoke quietly: “Best plastic surgeon (整容医生) in the city…but it is more likely the _______ of her modeling career…”
We’d been wearing lap belts, ________ the car didn’t have shoulder belts. I’d broken my cheekbone on the steering wheel; Hannah’s ________ had split wide open on the dash. What would I say to her?
When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, preparing myself for her ________. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I drove into the back of the car of my best friend when I was your age,” she said. “I completely ________ her car and mine.”
“I’m so sorry,” I said.
“You’re both ________,” she said. “Everything else doesn’t matter.” I started to explain, and Sharon stopped me. “I ________ you. Hannah will too.”
Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay ________ throughout high school and college, to be in each other’s weddings. I think of her gift of forgiveness every time I tend to feel angry about someone for a perceived（可感知到的）________, and whenever I see Hannah. The scars (伤疤) are now ________ and no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still ________ the faint, shiny skin just below her hairline—for ________, a sign of forgiveness.
1.A.drive B.run C.wander D.march
2.A.stronger B.healthier C.taller D.smaller
3.A.competed B.chatted C.signed D.bargained
4.A.stopped B.ate C.aimed D.stood
5.A.catch B.share C.hold D.spare
6.A.fast B.seriously C.softly D.slow
7.A.across B.up C.below D.along
8.A.blood B.petrol C.water D.sweat
9.A.path B.base C.point D.end
10.A.and B.but C.or D.so
11.A.shoulders B.arms C.chest D.forehead
12.A.anger B.regret C.sorrow D.concern
13.A.attacked B.dragged C.damaged D.removed
14.A.alike B.relieved C.injured D.alive
15.A.help B.love C.understand D.forgive
16.A.sisters B.friends C.classmates D.colleagues
17.A.need B.effort C.wrong D.threat
18.A.left B.marked C.shown D.faded
19.A.touch B.see C.feel D.learn
20.A.them B.you C.me D.her
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BIG things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents ________my entire world when they told me they were getting divorced. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to ________. Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often fought, I still wanted my family to stay ________.
My life changed completely after the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment ________town, while my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a visitor ________I went to see my Dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my stepfather, Dan, ________ I showed no interest in. I was clearly sad, especially after Dan and my mother married ________ I realized that there was no way that things could change ________ the way they were.
Even though I refuse all Dan’s trying to get to know me and wasn’t very nice to him, he never gave ________on me. Gradually, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in common, especially whencame to movies and TV shows. We spent a lot of time togetherout to watch movies. That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other.
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had ________experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed ________ on school or friends. Once I began to ________ Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and ________ short trips. Eventually, I discovered that I finally had the happy family that I had always ________.
I now realize my parents were ________ about getting the divorce. Their breakup was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he ________and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I ________ an important truth –change is not always the worst thing that can happen. Sometimes, it is just what we need most.
1.A. shook B. broke C. hurt D. changed
2.A. break down B. break up C. break in D. break out
3.A. a same B. same C. the same D. at same
4.A. at B. from C. across D. over
5.A. when B. while C. that D. whenever
6.A. whoever B. which C. whom D. that
7.A. but B. and C. however D. also
8.A. back B. back to C. into D. for
9.A. up B. in C. out D. off
10.A. that B. it C. he D. we
11.A. go B. went C. to go D. going
12.A. more deeply B. much deeply C. more deeper D. very deeper
13.A. either B. too C. before D. never
14.A. suggestion B. advices C. advice D. tip
15.A. receive B. accept C. recognize D. know
16.A. went B. began C. took D. go for
17.A. wished B. hoped C. dreamed D. wanted
18.A. right B. wrong C. necessary D. good
19.A. divorced B. united C. married D. remarried
20.A. found B. discover C. learned D. Understand
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Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents ________1.________ my entire world and turned it upside down ________2.________ they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to ________3. . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often ________4.________, I still wanted my family to stay the same.
My life changed completely ________5.________ the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town, ________6.________ my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a ________7.________ whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no ________8.________ in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no ________9.________ that things could change back to the way they were.
Even though I ________10. all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very ________11.________ to him, he never gave up on me. ________12. , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in ________13.________, especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We ________14.________ a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed ________15.________ on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips. ________16. , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.
I now realize my parents were ________17.________ about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he ________18.________ and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I learned an important ________19.________ —change is not always the worst thing that can ________20.________. Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.
21. A. created B. shook C. entered D. occupied
22. A. unless B. if C. when D. until
23. A. break up B. hold up C. keep up D. show up
24.A. whispered B. fought C. talked D. competed
25.A. throughout B. beyond C. before D. after
26.A. where B. although C. while D. that
27.A. visitor B. relative C. neighbor D. stranger
28. A. confidence B. interest C. fear D. anger
29. A. doubt B. difference C. point D. way
30.A. forgot B. supported C. resisted D. valued
31. A. serious B. nice C. bad D. generous
32. A. Gradually B. Immediately C. Usually D. Regularly
33. A. mind B. trouble C. common D. order
34.A. spent B. wasted C. lost D. saved
35.A. experience B. information C. impression D. advice
36.A. However B. Besides C. Eventually D. Occasionally
37. A. wrong B. confident C. guilty D. right
38.A. remarried B. returned C. changed D. left
39. A. method B. truth C. skill D. word
40. A. exist B. remain C. continue D. happen
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When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. 1..It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 2.. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I listened to other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.[
Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. 3. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm 4. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now! 5. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A. At that moment
, a boy entered the classroom.
B. He’s living in Australia now and he loves it.
C. It doesn‘t matter because all the dar
k days have gone.
D. It was a smile.
E. That smile changed my life.
F. It’s practically impossible to make friends here.
G. As a result, no one knew who I was.
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When I was 16 years old，a boy gave me an important gift. __1.__
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was very far away.__ 2.__I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt very heart broken. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.
Then the other day, my classmates talked happily with their friends ,but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.__ 3.__I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
__4.__I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!
One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me! ________5. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.
B. He is living in Australia now and he loves it.
C. It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.
D. It was a smile.
E. That smile changed my life.
F. It’s practically impossible to make friends here.
As a result, no one knew who I was.
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---I am looking for____ gift for my father’s birthday
---How about____ tie in the shop window?
A．a; a B．a; the C．the; the D．the; a
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I am looking for____ gift for my father’s birthday
How about____ tie in the shop window?
| A．a; a | B．a; the | C．the; the | D．the; a |
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My father said he was going to the guest at the airport the next day.
A.pick up B.put up
C.turn up D.get up
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My father told me that we wouldn't go anywhere this summer holiday if I ___pass the examination.
A. hadn't B. wouldn't C. didn't D. hasn't
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I suggested to my father that we ______ to Dalian for a holiday this summer, but the expression on his face suggested that he ______ to it.
A. go; shouldn't agree B. would go; shouldn't agree
C. go; didn't agree D. would go; didn't agree
, a boy entered the classroom.
k days have gone.