One day a woman was walking down the street when she saw a beggar sitting on the corner. As he sat there, passers-by walked by him giving him dirty looks. But when she saw him, the woman was willing to help him.
She stopped and looked down, asking him whether he was all right. The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly used to the finer things of life. She looked like that she had never missed a meal in her life. His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before. “Leave me alone,” he said angrily.
To his surprise, the woman continued standing and smiled. “Are you hungry?” she asked.
"No," he answered. "I've just come from dining with the president. Now go away."
The woman's smile became even broader. Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm. "What are you doing, lady?" the man asked angrily. "I said to leave me alone." However, the woman insisted on getting him something to eat in the restaurant across the street. She even asked a passer-by to help grab his other arm and lift him up. Finally, Jack was taken into the restaurant. The woman explained to the manager that she would buy him something to eat.
"Not in here!" the manager replied angrily. "Having a person like that here is bad for business."
Old Jack smiled. "See, lady. I told you so. Can I leave now?"
The woman turned to the manager and smiled. "Sir, are you familiar with E&A, the banking firm down the street?"
"Of course I am," the manager answered impatiently. "They hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms."
"And do you make a good profit from that?"
"It’s none of your business."
"I am Penelope Eddy, CEO of the company."
1.When the beggar first saw the woman, he thought _______.
A. she would laugh at him
B. she would have meals with him
C. she might be fond of him
D. she wanted to give him a hand
2.The beggar mentioned his dining with the president to _______.
A. show his pride
B. prove he was full
C. refuse the woman
D. pretend to be rich
3.What did the manager probably feel after hearing what the woman said?
A. Satisfied. B. Embarrassed.
C. Excited. D. Disappointed.
4.From the article we can know the woman was _______.
A. kind and honest
B. helpful and generous
C. funny and warm-hearted
D. modest and hard-working
It was a cold day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she had insisted that I come to see something at the ________ of the mountain.
So here I was ________ to make the two-hour journey through ________. By the time I saw how thick it was near the top, I’d gone too far to turn back.
“I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m heading back down as soon as the fog lifts,” I ________ when I arrived.
“But I need you to drive me to the garage to pick up my car,” Carolyn said. “Could we at least do that?”
“How ________?” I asked.
“About three minutes,” she said. “I’ll drive—I’m used to it.”
After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her ________. “I thought you said three minutes.”
She smiled. “This is a different route.”
Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and ________ out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black-green pines ________over us. Gradually, the peace and silence of the place began to ________ my mind.
When we stopped, I took a deep breath in _______.
From the top of the mountain were rivers of flowers in bloom. A mix of _____from white to lemon to red — unfolded like a carpet before us. At the center was a waterfall of purple flowers and here and there were coral-colored ones. And western bluebirds flew ________ the heads of the flowers happily.
A series of ________ came to my mind. Who created such beauty? How? When?
As we approached home, we saw a sign that read: “I ________ Answers to Your Questions.”
The first answer was: “One Woman—Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “One at a Time.” The third: “________ in 1958.”
As we drove home, I was so ________ by what we had seen, I could hardly speak. “She changed the world,” I ________ said, “one flower at a time. She took her first step almost 60 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.”
“Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a(n) ________ like her and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have ________?”
Carolyn looked at me, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said. “ ________ yet, start today.”
1.A. back B. bottom C. top D. corner
2.A. unwilling B. unable C. unlucky D. unfit
3.A. rain B. snow C. storm D. fog
4.A. announced B. criticized C. suggested D. complained
5.A. much B. many C. fast D. far
6.A. excitedly B. calmly C. nervously D. anxiously
7.A. checked B. looked C. got D. dropped
8.A. floated B. streamed C. towered D. skipped
9.A. empty B. fill C. disturb D. control
10.A. embarrassment B. amazement C. disappointment D. amusement
11.A. materials B. patterns C. colors D. shapes
12.A. over B. through C. within D. along
13.A. predictions B. decisions C. imaginations D. questions
14.A. Understand B. Know C. Doubt D. Forget
15.A. Started B. Continued C. Finished D. Quitted
16.A. troubled B. moved C. encouraged D. confused
17.A. frankly B. seriously C. frequently D. finally
18.A. promise B. story C. idea D. challenge
19.A. gained B. required C. regretted D. remembered
20.A. more B. better C. harder D. later
More Chinese senior citizens 1. (become) active users of WeChat in recent years, according to a recent study. The study aims to learn about the digital life of people above the age of 55. The report showed that elderly users spend around 1.37 hours 2.WeChat every day and have 104 WeChat friends on average. The report said 50.3 percent of elderly users learned how to use WeChat from their children or grandchildren, 3. (suggest) that family members should be more 4. (patience) when they introduce new technology to elderly people.
We are calling on people around the world to create a “Million Acts of Blue” — actions to push retailers, corporations and businesses to reduce single-use plastic. That is, we are going to take actions to deal with the current plastic pollution. Every action to reduce single-use plastics 1. (send) a message to the industry that it’s time to change. We can no longer allow products that 2. (use) for a few seconds to pollute 3. (we) planet for a lifetime.
One of my favourite1. (hobby) is hiking. When I go hiking, I wil1 wear proper clothing and hiking shoes for the current weather conditions. And I will let my family and friends know where I will go and when I will return. Also, I will carry a compass and GPS unit,2.can guide me and locate my position. What's more, I will take enough food and water3. (keep) me energetic, and emergency supplies to survive dangerous situations.
最近，董卿主持的《朗读者》掀起一股全民读书热潮．你校决定也借此机会鼓励同学们开展读书周（Reading Week）活动．假如你是某学校学生会主席李华，为配合学校的这次活动，你打算倡议同学们多读书，读好书．根据以下提示给同学们写封倡议信．
1读书周活动的目的； 2． 读书的好处； 3． 你的建议．
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯．
Dear friends，
I'm Li Hua，president of the Students' Union.____________________________________________________
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Yours，
Li Hua
