1 . It surprised me — every time I saw Joe, he was smiling. It didn't
Having observed Joe with other people, I
It made me think. What if I tried to smile more? A(n)
As I drove home, I was smiling. I
Now I know a smile is a small thing, but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day? Nothing in my life had changed, but maybe it had. What I had learned was that such a small thing could
A.work | B.matter | C.happen | D.last |
A.line | B.debt | C.hand | D.order |
A.naughty | B.humorous | C.happy | D.active |
A.considered | B.judged | C.noticed | D.decided |
A.answers | B.comments | C.excuses | D.complaints |
A.sympathy | B.protection | C.guidance | D.respect |
A.perform | B.attempt | C.help | D.bother. |
A.life | B.experiment | C.project | D.programme |
A.meet | B.touch | C.know | D.contact |
A.greeted | B.escaped | C.approached | D.glared |
A.spare | B.long | C.hard | D.great |
A.stopped | B.enjoyed | C.kept | D.tried |
A.worried about | B.thought about | C.talked over | D.looked over |
A.address | B.gesture | C.call | D.ticket |
A.realize | B.lift | C.show | D.admire |
2 . Working at a hotel, I had the pleasure of welcoming a family of five one Friday. As they entered, the youngest child greeted me with a cheerful “hi”. I always
During the check-in process with the parents, the youngest child
The mother
I delivered the
After my shift ended, I didn’t work until Monday. Upon my return, I found a(n)
A.observe | B.imagine | C.appreciate | D.meet |
A.Going along | B.Growing up | C.Dropping in | D.Getting out |
A.behaviors | B.struggles | C.ambitions | D.dreams |
A.requires | B.permits | C.forces | D.encourages |
A.gradually | B.proudly | C.uncertainly | D.confusedly |
A.replied | B.appeared | C.left | D.remarked |
A.worried | B.insisted | C.argued | D.explained |
A.arrange | B.host | C.revise | D.discover |
A.song | B.note | C.wish | D.design |
A.toys | B.orders | C.gifts | D.machines |
A.thrilled | B.puzzled | C.shocked | D.frightened |
A.ceased | B.beat | C.broke | D.melted |
A.touching | B.interesting | C.bothering | D.convincing |
A.relief | B.anger | C.sorrow | D.joy |
A.willing | B.diverse | C.simple | D.flexible |
In a small community located at a suburb of Exeter, a disheartening issue had been troubling the neighborhood for years. The once pleasant surroundings were ruined by piles of waste that seemed to multiply with each passing day. Residents were growing tired of the worsening environment, leading many to abandon their homes in search of cleaner neighborhoods. It was in this terrible situation that two young students, Emma and Mia, decided to take matters into their own hands.
Emma and Mia were classmates and best friends from Phillips Exeter Academy, both passionate about environmental preservation and deeply concerned about the pollution crisis their community was facing. Witnessing more and more neighbors’ leaving, they knew they couldn’t stand by any longer. Determined to bring about a change, they undertook a mission that would soon catch the attention of the entire community.
Their journey began with thorough research and planning. The two girls searched carefully on the Internet for information on environmental initiatives and connected with local environmentalists. They organized meetings with residents to understand the issues at hand, collecting data on the types of waste, the sources, and the areas most affected. Armed with this knowledge, Emma and Mia worked out a comprehensive plan and announced it to ask for opinions from the residents. Surprisingly it was strongly supported.
Their strategy was twofold. First, they initiated a waste classification and recycling program. They distributed recycling bins(回收箱) to every household and educated the community about the importance of responsible waste management. Soon, the streets began to show signs of improvement as the volume of garbage inappropriately thrown away decreased gradually.
The second part of their plan was more ambitious. Emma and Mia gathered volunteers from their school and the neighborhood to take part in a massive clean-up campaign. Armed with gloves and trash(垃圾)bags, they began systematically clearing the waste from the streets, parks, and even the local bodies of water. Their firm commitment and hard work inspired others to join the cause.
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Half a year later, the changes were significant.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Emma and Mia received recognition and honors for their work.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . After thinking it over for several weeks, I finally decide to say yes to a big life decision. The woman (me) who hasn’t
Anyone who knows me will think this is just
I have
Now it is the perfect time to
A.touched | B.bought | C.borrowed | D.acquired |
A.run | B.walk | C.cycle | D.drive |
A.talk | B.comfort | C.curiosity | D.recreation |
A.celebrating | B.approaching | C.expecting | D.considering |
A.clarify | B.arrange | C.achieve | D.confirm |
A.due to | B.apart from | C.as for | D.along with |
A.never | B.actively | C.partly | D.sometimes |
A.searched for | B.ran after | C.cared about | D.cheered on |
A.innocence | B.honesty | C.fairness | D.likelihood |
A.admiration | B.doubt | C.surprise | D.concern |
A.relief | B.belonging | C.security | D.pride |
A.practical | B.effective | C.beneficial | D.remarkable |
A.pity | B.urge | C.honour | D.joy |
A.seize | B.donate | C.taste | D.invest |
A.fortunate | B.content | C.qualified | D.determined |
Brad Howard, a Texas father, had enough of his son’s disruptive (扰乱性的) behavior in physics class. Despite multiple warnings and complaints from the teacher about his son’s excessive (过多的) talking, the situation didn’t improve.
So, Brad decided to take matters into his own hands and gave his son, Bradley, a final warning. Brad made a bold promise to his son, saying, “Hey, if we get another call, I’m going to show up in school and sit beside you in class. ”
The 17-year-old Bradley probably thought his dad was just bluffing (唬人) and continued his chatty (爱闲聊的) ways. But when Brad received another email from the teacher, he knew he had to follow through with his threat.
On the morning of the important day, Brad’s wife woke him up and said, “Brad, it’s time for you to go to school. ” It struck him what he had said. He just couldn’t but a bit regret, “Oh, no, what have I done? ”
Despite his unwillingness, Brad was determined to keep his word and headed to his son’s high school.
The sight of Brad sitting next to Bradley in class was a source of amusement for Bradley’s friends, who found the situation ridiculous. Bradley, on the other hand, was less than thrilled.
He couldn’t believe that his dad had actually gone through with his threat, The embarrassment of having his own father sitting beside him in class was enough to make him regret his behavior. As the class started, Bradley could feel all eyes on him and his dad. He could sense the judgment and the whispers from his classmates.
“Hey, Bradley, it looks like your dad is really serious about this, ” one of his friends whispered across the hallway, trying to hold back a laugh.
“Yeah, this is so embarrassing, ” Bradley whispered, his cheeks turning a deep shade of red.
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But as the class progressed, something unexpected happened.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________After school, Bradley hesitantly approached his dad with newfound appreciation.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Another school year was beginning. I had thirteen excited first graders eager to learn and ready to fill my classroom with laughs, tears, and everything. I realized that I had a small class size and got excited about the special projects we could do. One project that I had been particularly interested in was finding a doctor in Doctors Without Borders as a pen pal for my students, which could definitely broaden my students’ horizons.
I began by sending out an e-mail to our school district employees asking for names and contact information of any doctor in Doctors Without Borders which they knew of. I sent an e-mail to each one asking if we could communicate with them, but only one reply came: Dr. Denisar, who was in Africa for humanitarian medical work. Since six-year-olds’attention spans were short and many of the students were just learning how to read and write, I thought it would be the best to correspond through e-mail. Dr. Denisar quickly became a reward system. If students practiced and could read a book fluently, I would record it and e-mail it. If they finished a writing assignment, I would scan it and e-mail it. If students were misbehaving, I caught myself saying, “What would Dr. Denisar think about that?”
We also used the information Dr. Denisar included in his e-mails as learning opportunities. As we communicated with him, we learned more about him, as well as his missions from disease outbreaks to malnutrition of the locals. We started to lighten things up by recording songs and jokes, and sending art projects and care packages. He appreciated the communication. After Dr. Denisar returned, we continued to communicate with him, as my students had got quite attached. He promised that he would make a trip to our small town in Illinois to meet my class when he could.
The school year was beginning to wrap up when he contacted me in April about coming up to visit in May. For the first time, we began talking on the phone about his visit.
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As the day of his visit approached, the kids began to get nervous.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________A whole morning had passed before we knew it.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 . “I’m sorry, but visiting hours are over,” The nurse said
The nurse handed me a piece of paper. “That’s my cell number. You can
I
When I had checked into the hotel, the clerk said, “We have a cabinet full of books and games in the corner. We’ll feel
I made it to the hall to
The next morning, when
A.angrily | B.eagerly | C.apologetically | D.worriedly |
A.guidance | B.negotiation | C.comment | D.emotion |
A.believe | B.remind | C.assess | D.reach |
A.promise | B.update | C.exchange | D.prediction |
A.physically | B.spiritually | C.practically | D.typically |
A.lightened | B.melted | C.broke | D.touched |
A.invited | B.visited | C.emailed | D.texted |
A.worry | B.duty | C.sympathy | D.anger |
A.matter | B.work | C.count | D.show |
A.air | B.nutrition | C.rest | D.advice |
A.awkward | B.natural | C.annoyed | D.honored |
A.find | B.purchase | C.donate | D.publish |
A.introduced | B.enjoyed | C.behaved | D.regarded |
A.carefree | B.guilty | C.positive | D.careful |
A.giving up | B.waking up | C.pulling through | D.checking out |
8 . Every June, we have a tradition at our house. Our children are given bowls and asked to collect pieces of summer nature. They leave those bowls on the front doorstep and we go for a walk. When we return, we find fairies (仙女) have transformed the bowls’ contents into ice cream.
“When are the fairies coming?” Six-year-old Anna had been asking last June with expectation. Meanwhile, Joshua, nine, was getting wise to fairies and such silly things. As the evening arrived, the children collected leaves, grass and dead insects. We put their bowls on the front doorstep and we were on our walk. After a while, I said that I had forgotten my keys and needed to go back, but then I said I found them. Joshua smiled knowingly, and then was beginning to get a bit confused.
Back near our house, I warned that the fairies might not have arrived—we might need to walk a bit longer. Joshua seemed relieved. “Yes,” he said, “they probably hadn’t come.” Yet when we reached the front door, the bowls were in the same place we had left them—filled with ice cream.
Anna accepted all this with complete innocence. She felt happy, excited and eager to eat. But Joshua was astonished, speechless. He looked up at me, at his dad, then gazed around the neighborhood in amazement. “The fairies must have come,” he whispered as we all sat down to feast. “But was this really magic?”
I kissed Anna and Joshua good night, but at 2:00 a. m., Joshua crawled into bed next to me, whispering, “Mummy, how did you do it?”
I told my nine-year-old boy the truth. I had asked a neighbor to help us. Shortly after we left on our walk, she had slid over to our house and switched the bowls. Joshua smiled in relief and thanked me for telling him. Then he fell asleep. Just at that moment, I believed in magic, too.
1. What’s the author’s family tradition in June?A.Lining up to greet the fairies. |
B.Filling the bowls with charity food. |
C.Attracting kids to nature with ice cream. |
D.Teaching the kids to make ice cream. |
A.She felt grateful neighbors are so kind. |
B.She was pleased fairies had prepared them. |
C.She was aware her mother had made them. |
D.She felt relieved she finally went back home. |
A.His appreciation of a neighbor’s kindness. |
B.His excitement from the outdoor experience. |
C.His strong desire to stay with his mother. |
D.His curiosity about the source of the ice cream. |
A.Collecting Fruit from Nature in Summer |
B.Watching the Magic of Making Ice Cream |
C.Revealing the Secret of Nature to Children |
D.Growing up with the Ice Cream Fairy Tradition |
9 . Sumiel, a 71-year-old, was no stranger to the struggles of kidney (肾) disease. He was on the transplant list (移植名单), but no matches had yet
One day, he took a taxi home after his
Letts was
Fourteen months after they ended up in the same taxi by
A.happened | B.appeared | C.proved | D.showed |
A.argument | B.agreement | C.promise | D.appointment |
A.drive | B.walk | C.chance | D.march |
A.bargaining | B.complaining | C.chatting | D.reasoning |
A.struggling | B.volunteering | C.competing | D.wandering |
A.usually | B.basically | C.extremely | D.normally |
A.searching for | B.picking out | C.preparing for | D.getting through |
A.partner | B.game | C.pair | D.match |
A.predict | B.think | C.learn | D.work |
A.fair | B.strange | C.true | D.certain |
A.contacted | B.connected | C.abandoned | D.launched |
A.decision | B.operation | C.practice | D.process |
A.solutions | B.results | C.purposes | D.evidences |
A.arrangement | B.design | C.chance | D.invitation |
A.success | B.task | C.responsibility | D.glory |
10 . I believe we can have a big effect on anyone with whom we come into contact. Some acts that we think
Years ago, that was what happened to me. I was the only
Mrs Jordan, my 5th grade teacher,
I will never forget what
From that day forward, my grades and speech
A.hard | B.small | C.great | D.meaningful |
A.completely | B.originally | C.generally | D.simply |
A.blind | B.deaf | C.lonely | D.short |
A.heard of | B.talked of | C.looked up to | D.made fun of |
A.attempt | B.capability | C.difficulty | D.eagerness |
A.wise | B.intelligent | C.unfortunate | D.stupid |
A.proved | B.realized | C.changed | D.defeated |
A.professionals | B.class | C.staff | D.boys |
A.pleased | B.curious | C.satisfied | D.frightened |
A.challenge | B.promise | C.impress | D.move |
A.breath | B.look | C.step | D.dive |
A.worked | B.happened | C.disappeared | D.mattered |
A.cried | B.whispered | C.asked | D.replied |
A.stood | B.grew | C.walked | D.sat |
A.benefited | B.missed | C.improved | D.recovered |