John: Hi, Karl. You were not in your class yesterday afternoon. What was wrong?
Karl:
John: Sorry to hear that.
Karl: Much better. The fever is gone. But I still cough and I feel weak.
John:
Karl: Yes, I have. I went to the doctor’s yesterday afternoon. The doctor gave me some medicine and asked me to stay in bed for a few days.
John:
Karl: Because I’m afraid I’ll miss more lessons and I’ll be left behind.
John: Don’t worry. Take care of yourself.
Karl: Thank you.
A. I can help you with your lessons.
B. I went to Hainan on holiday.
C. Have you seen the doctor?
D. Why don’t you stay at home today?
E. What would you like to do?
F. I was ill.
G. How about now?
With One Small Gesture
A. I just looked at him in disbelief. It was at the very moment that I realized with one small gesture you can change a person’s life.
B. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became friends. The more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him. When we began to think about college, Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke.
C. One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw my new classmate Kyle walking home from school, seemingly with all of his books.
D. Graduation day came and Kyle was selected as the speaker at the graduation ceremony. He told the story of the first day we met. He told of how he had planned to drop out of school because of loneliness at the new place and how he had cleaned out his locker so he would never come back.
E. All of a sudden, a bunch of kids crashed him, knocking down all his books and tripping him His glasses went flying and I saw terrible sadness in his eyes. As I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said thanks with a grateful look on his face.
3 . Do you know Mike, my best friend? Maybe you will say, “Yes, I know him very well. He is very
A.wise | B.shy | C.lazy | D.patient |
A.changed | B.chose | C.spread | D.repeated |
A.exactly | B.really | C.quickly | D.patiently |
A.without | B.with | C.for | D.after |
A.students | B.workers | C.parents | D.teachers |
A.sports | B.cleaning | C.homework | D.cooking |
A.school | B.family | C.study | D.health |
A.translates | B.studies | C.interviews | D.jumps |
A.trouble | B.interest | C.fun | D.worries |
A.mistakes | B.progress | C.decisions | D.friends |