There are many kinds of friends. Some are always ________ you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only ________ friends leave footprints (脚印).
I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the ________.She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves ________ with the cool ________. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, ________to the sound of them.
Autumn, for others, is a/an ________ season, while for me, it is an annoying season.The free days always get me ________.But one day, the sound of a violin________ into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains.I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was ________ in playing her violin.
I had ________ seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been ________ there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day ________ I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her violin. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became ________. ________ we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly ________. To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a ________expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that ________ me.” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing ________ gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”
The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a ________—so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
1.A.with | B.for | C.against | D.to |
A.good | B.true | C.new | D.old |
A.sound | B.song | C.play | D.violin |
A.shaking | B.hanging | C.floating | D.falling |
A.wind | B.snow | C.air | D.rain |
A.watching | B.listening | C.seeing | D.hearing |
A.lively | B.lovely | C.harvest | D.lonely |
A.up | B.off | C.down | D.over |
A.flowed | B.grew | C.entered | D.ran |
A.interested | B.active | C.busy | D.lost |
A.once | B.never | C.often | D.usually |
A.waiting | B.stopping | C.standing | D.hearing |
A.because | B.so | C.when | D.but |
A.interesting | B.moving | C.encouraging | D.exciting |
A.But | B.However | C.Even | D.Though |
A.stopped | B.began | C.gone | D.changed |
A.happy | B.sad | C.strange | D.surprised |
A.surprised | B.excited | C.encouraged | D.interested |
A.that | B.which | C.it | D.who |
A.song | B.dream | C.fire | D.sister |
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Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about begin. “Who,” I asked a senior, “is Mrs McNamara, my 10th grade English teacher?” He just __1___ and said something about my being in __2__. Soon, I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of ___3___that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for_4__. The next day, when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard ____5____ to the homework reading. We were_____6__to write an in–class essay about one of the topics. The following day, she would ___7__the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called ___8__ to stand in front of the class and to _____9____ his/her essay. The class were required to criticize (评论) that essay, ___10__the grade of everyone in class would be reduced
The first time that I 11__her read–write–criticize method, I had not ___12____ to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant. _____13___the extreme embarrassment I suffered, standing before my classmates, _____14____myself. No one laughed at me, no one would be ___15_____enough, or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara’s class. The embarrassment came from ___16_____and along with it came a strong ____17____not to let it happen again
Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files, it was easy to see the ____18____in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamar______19_____me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I _____20__. Thank you, Mrs. McNamara.
1.A.nodded | B.laughed | C.apologized | D.shouted |
A.trouble | B.sorrow | C.danger | D.anger |
A.behavior | B.evaluation | C.activity | D.thought |
A.review | B.performance | C.practice | D.homework |
A.added | B.related | C.contributed | D.advised |
A.expected | B.persuaded | C.allowed | D.advised |
A.collect | B.return | C.send | D.receive |
A.on purpose | B.at first | C.by chance | D.in turn |
A.talk through | B.hand over | C.read out | D.show off |
A.so | B.and | C.but | D.or |
A.tried | B.adopted | C.examined | D.experienced |
A.undertaken | B.attempted | C.bothered | D.hesitated |
A.Remember | B.Predict | C.Bear | D.Imagine |
A.playing jokes on | B.making a fool of |
C.setting a trap for | D.taking advantage of |
A.brave | B.careless | C.proud | D.selfish |
A.above | B.within | C.behind | D.below |
A.tendency | B.preference | C.determination | D.sense |
A.improvements | B.pains | C.difficulties | D.advantages |
A.trusted | B.invited | C.forced | D.permitted |
A.did | B.could | C.had | D.would |
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Then two months later, I went back to visit my mom. While I was there, I went to the bank to ______ a check. The bank manager, who had known me, called me into her office, showing me the coins for all the states my dad had ______.
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A.Delivered | B.sold | C.discovered | D.issued |
A.pack | B.Roll | C.bunch | D.pile |
A.Tradition | B.memory | C.decision | D.interest |
A.Missed | B.disappeared | C.died | D.dropped |
A.guidance | B.promise | C.expectation | D.belief |
A.watching over | B.bringing up | C.waiting for | D.listening to |
A.concerned | B.devoted | C.embarrassed | D.relaxed |
A.delight | B.confusion | C.astonishment | D.relief |
A.from | B.but | C.with | D.for |
A.raised | B.brought | C.grown | D.played |
A.spend | B.sign | C.pay | D.cash |
A.ordered | B.collected | C.received | D.shared |
A.boring | B.adventurous | C.precious | D.extraordinary |
A.complicated | B.nervous | C.disturbed | D.tough |
A.strange | B.annoying | C.satisfying | D.hard |
A.money | B.Grandpa | C.toy | D.belief |
A.proud | B.comfort | C.success | D.inspiration |
A.thought | B.explained | C.accepted | D.consulted |
A.result | B.praise | C.message | D.need |
A.change | B.gain | C.improve | D.Smile |
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A.culture | B.custom | C.tradition | D.manner |
A.beaten | B.praised | C.read | D.inspired |
A.treat | B.entertain | C.recognize | D.thank |
A.acting | B.learning | C.feeding | D.supporting |
A.consult | B.abandon | C.admire | D.acquire |
A.turned | B.referred | C.moved | D.settled |
A.But | B.Because | C.While | D.Although |
A.experiences | B.movements | C.positions | D.benefits |
A.take back | B.give back | C.look back | D.call back |
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A.independent | B.important | C.necessary | D.clear |
A.ever | B.forever | C.before | D.once |
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A.witness | B.explain | C.tell | D.announce |
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A.Tasting | B.Touching | C.Smelling | D.Hearing |
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A.check | B.forecast | C.test | D.provide |
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A.tried on | B.decided on | C.relied on | D.focused on |
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A.water | B.mud | C.dust | D.frost |
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A.complained | B.smiled | C.suffered | D.doubted |
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