1 . When I was a young boy, our whole family lived in my grandma’s old house right beside a set of railroad tracks. I can remember the whole house would
Looking back on this time, I now
We all need to keep our eyes forward. We all need to look ahead with love and enjoyment for life. We all need to see with our hearts the life we want to live.
1.A.shake | B.disappear | C.fall | D.collapse |
A.trails | B.streets | C.trains | D.tracks |
A.calm | B.balance | C.support | D.save |
A.but | B.or | C.as | D.so |
A.result | B.success | C.energy | D.strength |
A.holding out | B.finding out | C.passing down | D.braking down |
A.caused | B.prevented | C.led | D.resulted |
A.where | B.how | C.which | D.that |
A.decide | B.recognize | C.realize | D.regret |
A.convenient | B.wonderful | C.curious | D.normal |
A.travel | B.mistake | C.lesson | D.choice |
A.Over | B.For | C.With | D.Down |
A.calm | B.hidden | C.disabled | D.stuck |
A.decorated | B.filled | C.comforted | D.compared |
A.light | B.slight | C.difficult | D.healthy |
2 . Steve Sanders is a dad who suffered from a serious kidney (肾) disease. Although he had been living a
One day, Chris, a local shopper,
Chris filled out the paperwork and
Once the hospital showed his kidney was a
A.busy | B.rich | C.simple | D.healthy |
A.coming about | B.going down | C.taking off | D.showing up |
A.fund | B.competition | C.search | D.plan |
A.doubts | B.responses | C.permissions | D.ranges |
A.but | B.until | C.so | D.if |
A.support | B.forgive | C.blame | D.believe |
A.agree | B.understand | C.fail | D.forget |
A.recognized | B.discovered | C.cheated | D.contacted |
A.Similarly | B.Hopelessly | C.Fortunately | D.Strangely |
A.comfort | B.panic | C.shock | D.mistake |
A.brave | B.willing | C.proud | D.lucky |
A.changed | B.heard | C.noticed | D.started |
A.examine | B.remember | C.repeat | D.practice |
A.honest | B.positive | C.caring | D.patient |
A.see | B.show | C.advertise | D.ignore |
A.character | B.blow | C.pain | D.fit |
A.secretly | B.regularly | C.immediately | D.generally |
A.reward | B.generosity | C.creativity | D.carefulness |
A.owing | B.promising | C.teaching | D.serving |
A.famous | B.successful | C.adventurous | D.difficult |
3 . A week before Christmas, my grandmother passed away. My boss
Here, my string (一串) of bad luck began: my plan was
The woman is a stranger,
A.suddenly | B.worriedly | C.kindly | D.proudly |
A.in peace | B.in surprise | C.in secret | D.in time |
A.sad | B.great | C.common | D.comfortable |
A.attracted | B.supported | C.affected | D.recorded |
A.borrow | B.check | C.find | D.book |
A.flat | B.snowy | C.busy | D.narrow |
A.came over | B.set out | C.broke down | D.showed up |
A.spare | B.good | C.full | D.strong |
A.pass | B.keep | C.take | D.change |
A.left | B.laughed | C.cried | D.jumped |
A.treatment | B.help | C.time | D.money |
A.hurriedly | B.carefully | C.quietly | D.slowly |
A.miss | B.lose | C.build | D.notice |
A.notebook | B.bag | C.keys | D.tools |
A.confusion | B.excitement | C.gratitude | D.amazement |
A.happiness | B.kindness | C.excuse | D.answer |
A.offering | B.saving | C.promising | D.sending |
A.for | B.so | C.and | D.but |
A.meet | B.forget | C.invite | D.remember |
A.believe | B.imagine | C.decide | D.doubt |
4 . Manuela got up earlier and bought two bags of cat food. She began going to the
As the two
Manuela’s eyes began to
In less than two weeks, the barber was back in
A.independent | B.familiar | C.expensive | D.ancient |
A.grateful | B.patient | C.careful | D.attractive |
A.neighbors | B.barbers | C.cats | D.customers |
A.spoke out | B.backed off | C.set off | D.finished off |
A.faded | B.froze | C.reappeared | D.accumulated |
A.rebuild | B.sell | C.lose | D.decorate |
A.dull | B.classic | C.remote | D.wide |
A.purchasing | B.feeding | C.sheltering | D.collecting |
A.glare | B.open | C.shine | D.flood |
A.promises | B.adoration | C.anxiety | D.comments |
A.in store | B.by chance | C.on purpose | D.at present |
A.review | B.letter | C.post | D.invitation |
A.suggested | B.remembered | C.reported | D.began |
A.congratulations | B.decisions | C.announcements | D.contributions |
A.return | B.secure | C.protect | D.decline |
A.when | B.and | C.but | D.so |
A.came by | B.cheered up | C.broke away | D.dropped out |
A.appointments | B.connections | C.assumptions | D.budgets |
A.comparison | B.advance | C.company | D.business |
A.normally | B.thankfully | C.naturally | D.directly |
5 . On July 20, Yu Yifei, a 26-year-old medical intern (实习医生) at People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, made his way home in a subway train on Line 5 after his first day’s training. When downpours struck the city, he
Floodwaters
As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’
As more passengers were pulled from the
That night on a subway station platform, he
A.saw | B.prevented | C.kept | D.saved |
A.record | B.height | C.point | D.depth |
A.pushed | B.made | C.burst | D.pulled |
A.rising | B.falling | C.reaching | D.disappearing |
A.uncertain | B.unable | C.unusual | D.unfortunate |
A.foolish | B.unique | C.considerate | D.desperate |
A.excitement | B.fears | C.adaptation | D.deaths |
A.managed | B.failed | C.intended | D.hesitated |
A.tried on | B.got on | C.put on | D.looked on |
A.later | B.earlier | C.further | D.former |
A.gained | B.sank | C.lifted | D.ran |
A.platform | B.air | C.boat | D.water |
A.began | B.continued | C.explained | D.refused |
A.regaining | B.refreshing | C.reminding | D.replacing |
A.bored | B.heartbroken | C.energetic | D.exhausted |
A.wasted | B.needed | C.obtained | D.spent |
A.nearly | B.obviously | C.barely | D.never |
A.left | B.approached | C.crossed | D.rescued |
A.sweat | B.medicine | C.mud | D.tears |
A.on the air | B.on the spot | C.on holiday | D.on board |
6 . Afroz Shah, a lawyer in Mumbai, hasn’t had a weekend off in four years. But he hasn’t spent this time preparing for
His mission? Saving the world’s oceans from
It’s a calling he found in 2015 after moving to a community in Mumbai called Versova Beach. He had played there as a child and was
“The whole beach was like a
In October 2015, Shah began
For Shah, the work has always been a
He’s now spent 209 weekends on this mission,
“This world talks too much. I think we must talk
A.teaching | B.court | C.housework | D.cleaning |
A.river | B.soil | C.plastic | D.oil |
A.upset | B.excited | C.delighted | D.hesitant |
A.grown | B.changed | C.reserved | D.protected |
A.pure | B.golden | C.shiny | D.visible |
A.carpet | B.curtain | C.painting | D.photograph |
A.temporary | B.permanent | C.ugly | D.pretty |
A.sticks to | B.keeps off | C.gives back | D.ends up |
A.killer | B.cleaner | C.guest | D.decoration |
A.sweeping | B.attacking | C.visiting | D.beautifying |
A.pulling | B.thinking | C.picking | D.looking |
A.came | B.failed | C.went | D.spread |
A.involved | B.lived | C.stuck | D.paid |
A.easy | B.tough | C.personal | D.general |
A.known | B.regarded | C.decided | D.honored |
A.cause | B.case | C.position | D.fame |
A.requiring | B.rejecting | C.inviting | D.inspiring |
A.originally | B.finally | C.politically | D.theoretically |
A.fewer | B.less | C.better | D.worse |
A.honor | B.beauty | C.hope | D.love |
7 . My 14-year-old son, John, and I found out the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. All the other coats drooped (低垂)
John wore the coat to school the next day and came home
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and
John and I both know we should never
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to life as it is to try on a
A.while | B.once | C.until | D.unless |
A.unreasonable | B.unbelievable | C.expected | D.acceptable |
A.adults | B.teenagers | C.women | D.strangers |
A.color | B.price | C.style | D.size |
A.taking | B.holding | C.bringing | D.wearing |
A.eagerly | B.comfortable | C.carefully | D.quickly |
A.happiness | B.change | C.smile | D.matter |
A.doubt | B.fight | C.argument | D.war |
A.thoughtful | B.handsome | C.hopeful | D.curious |
A.gradually | B.additionally | C.normally | D.entirely |
A.concluded | B.explored | C.wondered | D.discovered |
A.might | B.must | C.should | D.would |
A.this | B.them | C.it | D.one |
A.showed off | B.turned out | C.came across | D.turned up |
A.looking up at | B.looking down to | C.checking up | D.taking up |
A.trust | B.mistake | C.exchange | D.regard |
A.But | B.Though | C.Since | D.So |
A.combining | B.connecting | C.matching | D.relating |
A.hint | B.coat | C.solution | D.behavior |
A.reflect | B.figure | C.believe | D.picture |
8 . One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one cent left. He was hungry so he decided to
However, he lost his courage
“You don’t owe me anything,” she
Years later the young woman became ill seriously. The local doctors were baffled (为难). They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called
After a long
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy
A.call | B.beg | C.make | D.prepare |
A.before | B.though | C.unless | D.when |
A.thirsty | B.hungry | C.lazy | D.tired |
A.steadily | B.hardly | C.slowly | D.carefully |
A.replied | B.shook | C.doubted | D.announced |
A.reward | B.hand | C.value | D.kindness |
A.mentally | B.normally | C.physically | D.properly |
A.in | B.up | C.on | D.for |
A.famous | B.rich | C.vivid | D.poor |
A.consulted | B.filled | C.fixed | D.concentrated |
A.rose | B.run | C.got | D.left |
A.Interested | B.Dressed | C.Puzzled | D.Worn |
A.recognized | B.knew | C.spared | D.regained |
A.desired | B.decided | C.declined | D.referred |
A.normal | B.ordinary | C.special | D.no |
A.struggle | B.decision | C.preparation | D.debate |
A.taught | B.requested | C.confused | D.showed |
A.negative | B.obvious | C.amazed | D.sure |
A.preference | B.presentation | C.attention | D.arrangement |
A.covered | B.took | C.caught | D.flooded |
9 . 20-year-old Derrick Byrd doesn’t believe he’s a hero, but rushing through flames — not once, but twice — was his response to a(n)
He kicked in his sister’s bedroom door, and then he ran downstairs through flames
Although it was still
Derrick suffered second- and third-degree
A.exciting | B.senior | C.intelligent | D.horrible |
A.referred | B.applied | C.awoke | D.turned |
A.realized | B.meant | C.expected | D.doubted |
A.specifically | B.immediately | C.curiously | D.confidently |
A.but | B.while | C.so | D.if |
A.helped | B.watched | C.explored | D.exchanged |
A.rainy | B.crowded | C.dark | D.noisy |
A.touched | B.guided | C.caught | D.raised |
A.tree | B.garden | C.car | D.house |
A.topic | B.collection | C.pain | D.award |
A.select | B.rescue | C.watch | D.support |
A.face | B.legs | C.hair | D.arms |
A.gas | B.air | C.material | D.smoke |
A.happy | B.safe | C.honest | D.calm |
A.peacefully | B.suddenly | C.nervously | D.finally |
A.escaped | B.figured | C.forgot | D.gained |
A.simple | B.brave | C.common | D.easy |
A.headache | B.fever | C.marks | D.burns |
A.showing | B.covering | C.changing | D.increasing |
A.do | B.discover | C.report | D.end |
10 . One of my fellow volunteers, a girl from Tanzania, seemed a bit sad, so I asked what the problem was. She told me she had a friend back home, who was, really
So this friend of mine had done something
I was so
The woman looked at me,
I left the shop to go home with my
Imagine my friend’s face when I
A.taking | B.travelling | C.reflecting | D.struggling |
A.necessary | B.responsible | C.impossible | D.possible |
A.ridiculous | B.unbelievable | C.reliable | D.similar |
A.depend | B.support | C.search | D.supply |
A.anywhere | B.nowhere | C.wherever | D.whichever |
A.depressed | B.blessed | C.touched | D.astonished |
A.within | B.without | C.beyond | D.during |
A.left | B.felt | C.dealt | D.meant |
A.waiting | B.cleaning | C.working | D.passing |
A.eventually | B.casually | C.occasionally | D.frequently |
A.delighted | B.amazed | C.exhausted | D.determined |
A.dealing | B.filled | C.loading | D.released |
A.idea | B.treat | C.deal | D.trade |
A.regret | B.happiness | C.sympathy | D.sorrow |
A.unexpected | B.unloaded | C.unknown | D.unmoved |
A.swear | B.bless | C.hope | D.desire |
A.ignored | B.deserted | C.deserved | D.arranged |
A.in practice | B.in vain | C.in person | D.in general |
A.simple | B.selfish | C.complicated | D.remarkable |
A.impression | B.atmosphere | C.attitude | D.gratitude |