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My grandfather worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates（木箱）for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage（孤儿院）in Brazil. On his way home, he found his glasses were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and fallen into one of the crates. His new glasses were heading for Brazil!
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.
“It’s not fair,” he thought as he walked home angrily. “I’ve been very faithful in giving my time and money to my work, and now this.”
Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.
He began by thanking the people for their kindness in supporting the orphanage. “But most of all, ” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, some people had just come to the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were very worried about this. Then your crates arrived. When I removed the covers, I found a pair of glasses lying on top.”
He paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, he continued, “When I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”
The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But they thought it was strange because there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
Sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized his glasses had found a good place to go.
1. We know from the text that ________.
A. the author’s grandfather got his glasses back from the director of the orphanage
B. the author’s grandfather found that his glasses were at home at last
C. the author’s grandfather’s burden of supporting his family was very heavy
D. the author’s grandfather worked as a carpenter in a school in Chicago
2. From the text we can infer that the author’s grandfather was very ________ after
hearing what the director of the orphanage had said.
A. surprised B. disappointed C. pitiful D. proud
3. The underlined word “miraculous” （Paragraph 7） can be replaced by ________.
A. practical B. wonderful C. necessary D. important
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My grandfather worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates（木箱）for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage in Brazil. On his way home, he found his glasses were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and fallen into one of the crates. His new glasses were heading for Brazil!
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.
“It’s not fair,” he thought as he walked home angrily. “I’ve been very faithful in giving my time and money to my work, and now this.”
Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.
He began by thanking the people for their kindness in supporting the orphanage. “But most of all,” he said, “ I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, some people had just come to the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were very worried about this. Then your crates arrived. When I removed the covers, I found a pair of glasses lying on top.”
He paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, he continued: “When I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me!” The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But they thought it was strange because there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
Sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized his glasses had found a good place to go.
1.The underlined word “miraculous”（Paragraph 6）can be replaced by .
| A．practical | B．wonderful | C．necessary | D．important |
2. What would be the best title for the text?
| A．The Perfect Mistake. | B．An Ordinary Carpenter. |
| C．A Careless Old Man. | D．A Pair of Glasses. |
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I am usually in a bad mood after a long day at work, but on this particular Friday afternoon I was in a high mood．I planned to have a good meal and watch Bridget Jones’s Diary.
My local supermarket is always busy．The first parking space I spotted was convenient, but I’d noticed a woman in an old car circling for a while．I let her have it．On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spot — it was a tight fit.
In record time I’d made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air．In a rush of good spirits, I emptied my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and helped a struggling woman reverse (倒车) into a parking space.
Just as I spotted my car, I saw the woman I’d let have my car spot earlier．I smiled and wished her a pleasant day.
As I got back into my car, I spotted the same lady looking in at me．“ Hello,” she said, hesitantly (犹豫地)．“ This might sound crazy but I was on my way to drop some of my mother’s things off at the charity bins.” I looked quickly at the orange bins in the corner of the parking lot, confused．“ I saw you helping those people, and you seemed so happy．My mom had a dress just like that.”
She looked at me meaningfully．I smiled at her in encouragement, hoping she wouldn’t notice that the dress she was admiring was now full of holes．“ I was going to give these away, but you are just so much like her.” She passed a box in through the window．Shocked, unthinking, I took it automatically (无意识地)．“ I think she would like you to have it.” She smiled and walked away.
After a pause, I opened the box．Inside was a beautiful gold necklace．It was the nicest gift I’d ever received, and it was from a complete stranger.
Later, I thought back on the day．I didn’t feel the usual sense of exhaustion．The necklace was around my neck, a warm reminder of human kindness. 
1.This Friday afternoon, the author ________.
A． watched a new movie
B． had trouble parking her car
C． was in the mood to help others
D． spent a long time in the supermarket
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the author?
A． She was not very wealthy actually.
B． She considered her dress beautiful.
C． She had met the lady’s mum.
D． She was living on charity.
3.What does the author mainly intend to tell us?
A． Success leads to happiness．
B． Good is rewarded with good.
C． Two heads are better than one.
D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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On my way to work every day, I drive down a street lined with pine trees．One tree in particular my attention．It must have suffered some ．Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.
Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be ．It was a reminder to me that I may not have had the best start in life, I could change in the parts of my life at any time.
I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree．But that week I was busy．After that week, I still didn’t take any action．Every time I drove by the tree I would myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I drove by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my , I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that tree had stood．I had my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too .
What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?
1.A．caught B．paid C．fixed D．escaped
2.A．experience B．influence C．defeat D．damage
3.A．change B．design C．follow D．imagine
4.A．applying B．attempting C．learning D．happening
5.A．satisfied B．interested C．encouraged D．educated
6.A．even though B．as if C．in case D．if only
7.A．habit B．direction C．plan D．purpose
8.A．review B．picture C．glance D．knowledge
9.A．call B．help C．tell D．warn
10.A．regret B．pleasure C．happiness D．surprise
11.A．cut off B．taken off C．put off D．called off
12.A．sad B．far C．good D．late
13.A．never B．ever C．surely D．almost
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On my way to work every day, I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular my attention. It must have suffered some . Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.
Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be . It was a reminder to me that I may not have had the best start in life, I could change in the parts of my life at any time.
I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was busy. After that week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I drove by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my , I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that tree had stood. I had my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too .
What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?
1.A. caught B. paid C. fixed D. escaped
2.A. experience B. influence C. defeat D. damage
3.A. change B. design C. follow D. imagine
4.A. applying B. attempting C. learning D. happening
5.A. satisfied B. interested C. encouraged D. educated
6.A. even though B. as if C. in case D. if only
7.A. habit B. direction C. plan D. purpose
8.A. review B. picture C. glance D. knowledge
9.A. call B. help C. tell D. warn
10.A. regret B. pleasure C. happiness D. surprise
11.A. cut off B. taken off C. put off D. called off
12.A. sad B. far C. good D. late
13.A. never B. ever C. surely D. almost
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Black Friday refers to the day after Thanksgiving. On this particular day, crowds of shoppers flood into stores to________ the season’s biggest holiday bargains. But the real story behind Black Friday is a bit________.
The most commonly repeated story behind the post-Thankgiving shopping-related Black Friday tradition________ it to retailers (零售商). As the story goes，after an entire year of_________ at a loss, stores would earn a profit，________ in black ink， on the day after Thanksgiving，________ holiday shoppers blew so much money on________ products. Though it’s true that retail companies used to record ________ in red and profits in black when doing their________，this version of Black Friday’s origin is not an accurate story behind the________.
The true story behind Black Friday is not as________ as retailers might have you believe. Back in the 1950s， the________in the city of Philadelphia used the term to________the chaos that happened on the day after Thanksgiving，when tens of thousands of suburban shoppers and tourists flooded into the city ________ the big Army-Navy football game held on that Saturday every year. The police would have to take extra-long________ and not be able to take the day off so as to deal with the________ crowds.
The term didn’t ________ to the rest of the country until much later. Sometime in the late 1980s， retailers found a way to turn it into something that reflected ________ on them. The result was the “red to black” concept mentioned earlier. The Black Friday story________ in shopper’s mind， and pretty soon the term’s darker ________ in Philadelphia were largely forgotten.
1.A.take care of B.take part in C.take pride in D.take advantage of
2.A.complicated B.considerable C.complete D.controversial
3.A.contributes B.links C.tells D.leaves
4.A.thinking B.operating C.applying D.falling
5.A.signed B.decorated C.painted D.marked
6.A.because B.unless C.though D.until
7.A.expensive B.fashionable C.discounted D.necessary
8.A.interests B.advantages C.costs D.losses
9.A.accounting B.designing C.selling D.marketing
10.A.habit B.vacation C.tradition D.company
11.A.sunny B.wild C.strange D.well-known
12.A.people B.shoppers C.retailers D.police
13.A.handle B.describe C.produce D.defeat
14.A.in advance of B.at the end of C.in favor of D.by means of
15.A.age B.shifts C.position D.exercise
16.A.possible B.native C.additional D.unexpected
17.A.appeal B.return C.lead D.spread
18.A.positively B.objectively C.creatively D.conservatively
19.A.shined B.whispered C.stuck D.disappeared
20.A.roots B.mistakes C.secrets D.forces
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I was shopping at my local supermarket, as I normally have for years. One particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and 36 toward the register to pay for my groceries. After the cashier had scanned my items and I had bagged them up, she stated that the 37 was $150.
I 38 into my back right pocket to grab the money to pay and noticed that there was no money there. I started to get 39 . I knew my pocket book was in the car and I was sure I had put the 40 in my back right pocket. I looked at the cashier with wet eyes and a 41 look not knowing what to do. There were people behind me on the line. She told me to speak with the courtesy counter (爱心柜台). I 42 and said, “Really? It's 43 , no one would hand that in!” But she 44 me to. “You never know…” she said.
I decided that there was no 45 in checking so I walked up to a woman behind the counter and said “I have to ask, did anyone 46 cash by any chance?” She asked “How much?" My face then 47 . “$200 in the form of one hundred dollar bills.” I replied. She said, “48 , yes, someone did!" I was so 49 ! “Who? I want to thank her.” She pointed to a young girl about 10 years old and says, “She did.”
I walked over to the mom and hugged her. She said, “It wasn't me, it was my 50 ” . I said “I know, I wanted to thank you both, 51 she found it ... it's because of you that I got this back.” I was so happy, I was almost in tears.
The next day at work, a person in another department 52 me tickets to the circus. He handed me 5 tickets. Almost 53 that young girls face popped (突然出现) in my head. After work I went back to the supermarket and stopped at the courtesy counter and asked if she had any idea who that woman was. She smiled and said, “Yes, She is a friend of mine”. Then I asked her to do me a favor and pass along these 5 tickets to her.
She told me that the family of the little girl who found my money were not rich so they would really 54 this. She also said that they had 3 children, so five was the 55 number of tickets!
1.A. showed B. retired C. hesitated D. headed
2.A. percentage B. product C. total D. luggage
3.A. reached B. searched C. checked D. looked
4.A. particular B. curious C. nervous D. serious
5.A. card B. money C. purse D. grocery
6.A. shocked B. moved C. inspired D. confused
7.A. laughed B. screamed C. cried D. blamed
8.A. reality B. evidence C. cash D. receipt
9.A. postponed B. encouraged C. discouraged D. promised
10.A. doubt B. need C. expense D. harm
11.A. work out B. turn in C. send for D. take away
12.A. broke up B. burst out C. send off D. lit up
13.A. Eventually B. Actually C. Finally D. Unfortunately
14.A. interested B. worried C. surprised D. absorbed
15.A. daughter B. husband C. mother D. friend
16.A. because B. although C. however D. besides
17.A. lent B. borrowed C. produced D. offered
18.A. simple B. constantly C. instantly D. previously
19.A. reject B. purchase C. ignore D. appreciate
20.A. unique B. perfect C. official D. typical
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My grandfather is as ______ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.
A. enthusiastic B. energetic
C. talkative D. sensitive
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My grandfather is as _______as a yong man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day .
A.enthusiastic B.energetic D.attractive D.sensitive
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Harrison Ford is thought to be one of the few movie stars ____ as a carpenter before.
| A．to work | B．to be working |
| C．to have worked | D．to have been working |
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.
Sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized his glasses had found a good place to go.