The train wasn't overcrowded when I was on it． Though the four-hour journey was ______， the experience would be remembered ______ in my memory．
A mother was sitting with her kid exactly ______ me． Both of us were sitting beside the window． A window seat is a（n）______， isn't it？ The mother seemed very young and her kid looked ______ with two bright and big eyes． After a moment， the kid started staring at me，and I asked her name but got no answer．She just smiled looking at me．Instead，her mother replied．And then I asked them why they were travelling．The mother ______ and replied she was going for the kid's ______ course．Being a doctor，it was my instinct （本能） to ask about the ______．I could notice a little sadness on her face．Maybe because she knew her baby's condition was ______， she told me her girl ______ the mental disorder and couldn't speak out a word after she was born．I said I was sorry． To ______ the moment， I said， "Your daughter looks exactly like you - beautiful．" I had never spoken as such to any ______ but I was happy I said that． The mother smiled． Then I asked if there were some complications （并发症） during pregnancy． She gave a small laugh and said， "I don't know． I don't give ______ to her．" I was shocked． She ______ my confusion and said she ______ her when she was three． I was ______ and knew it was the love that made her adopt the girl no matter what condition the baby was in - love has no ______!
We didn't speak anything special later on． We were ______ enjoying our peace of mind． I was smiling at the girl while saluting the mother in my head．______， the train stopped for us to get off． I waved good-bye to them and I thought the journey ______ my day．
1.A.boring B.exciting C.frightening D.surprising
2.A.rarely B.backward C.slowly D.forever
3.A.under B.opposite C.behind D.over
4.A.dream B.adventure C.blessing D.challenge
5.A.foolish B.strange C.ugly D.lovely
6.A.nodded B.sighed C.complained D.cried
7.A.culture B.art C.treatment D.diet
8.A.condition B.budget C.expense D.environment
9.A.common B.ridiculous C.shameful D.obvious
10.A.dealt with B.got through C.suffered from D.passed on
11.A.last B.lighten C.sense D.enjoy
12.A.stranger B.doctor C.friend D.partner
13.A.care B.hope C.help D.birth
14.A.imagined B.noticed C.denied D.evaluated
15.A.protected B.adopted C.developed D.controlled
16.A.moved B.relaxed C.disappointed D.puzzled
17.A.gifts B.boundaries C.problems D.choices
18.A.even B.also C.ever D.only
19.A.Particularly B.Directly C.Eventually D.Immediately
20.A.made B.finished C.built D.formed
For much of our life, my mother and I hated each other. I spent most of my childhood ______ with her – or trying to avoid her, as well as her bitterness, unhappiness and endless smoking. I learned how to defend myself with ______ designed to hurt her. In turn, she vowed(发誓) I would have a ______ who would feel the way about me that I felt about her.
Many years later when my husband and I decided to have a child, I was ______ to have a girl. I couldn’t ______ the thought of a daughter who might not love me – or who would want to ______ me. As soon as I became pregnant, I was convinced I was having a boy. In the delivery room, on my doctor putting my baby into my arms, I couldn’t wait to tell my mother I had a ______, while “he” was a girl. At that moment, I couldn’t imagine wanting anyone but her.
____I couldn’t forget my mother’s teasing(耻笑的) vow, even after she died, I felt a little relived about it.______ my daughter got older, whenever we argued, I worried we were ______ the same awful path that my mother and I had gone down.
Last summer, my daughter ______ 18, the same age when my mother threw me out of her apartment for ______. However, I was with her, planning for her first year at college. When my husband and I dropped her off at her school in New York, I finally ______ to her my biggest fear that we would end up like me and my mother. “That will never happen.” she _______ me, kissing me goodbye. Six weeks later, my husband and I returned to the campus. I ______ myself arguing with my daughter about her messy room, not using the library and her mistake of choosing the room near the bathroom. I couldn’t stop myself. And then ______ came: “You’re just like your mother,” my daughter screamed. “I hate you.” And then she ______.
I finally heard the words I had always dreaded. But maybe that was because I ______ them. I had always worried the bond I shared with my daughter would ______. Later that evening, we picked my daughter up to a restaurant. We ate ______. But when we separated, I hugged her. The next morning, she called telling she loved me. There wasn’t anything to be afraid of anymore. There was just a relationship we should work on with each other.
1.A.fighting B.playing C.sharing D.communicating
2.A.weapons B.activities C.actions D.words
3.A.husband B.daughter C.child D.friend
4.A.uncertain B.unlucky C.afraid D.willing
5.A.have B.afford C.hold D.bear
6.A.love B.obey C.escape from D.keep from
7.A.daughter B.son C.baby D.life
8.A.But B.Furthermore C.And D.Or
9.A.When B.As C.While D.With
10.A.in B.on C.at D.along
11.A.became B.grew C.turned D.went
12.A.all B.nothing C.my good D.good
13.A.admitted B.informed C.presented D.told
14.A.reflected B.referred C.pardoned D.promised
15.A.wanted B.asked C.found D.forced
16.A.they B.she C.it D.that
17.A.stormed away B.gave away C.looked away D.walked away
18.A.deserved B.demanded C.equaled D.appreciated
19.A.break B.tear C.last D.crash
20.A.in vain B.in brief C.in general D.in silence
Jake and Max Klein are twin brothers who have a passion for volunteering. Their family have always done community _______ .At a young age, they chose to _______ family's gifts at their birthday parties, but asked them to donate money to a charity. When they were seven, Jake and Max were interested in _______ with a family friend at the local homeless shelter to help cook. _________， he turned them down because they were too _______ and they had to be fourteen to cook. This led them on an endless _______ to come up with a way to help other kids who were also facing a _______ challenging: wanting to help but _______ because of their age.
So, Kids That Do Good was _______ to "show ways to kids or adults, at any age, they could join the community and make a ________ .The small ________ has grown into a large website that brings thousands of ________ visitors each year. Jake and Max say that their website brings 35,000 unique viewers, of those viewers, Kids That Do Good has ________ kids to 16,000 organizations.
Jake and Max are ________ with school and after-class activities and other community service promises. Kids That Do Good also has blog posts that advise kids on ________ their own charitable event.
1.A.surveys B.services C.duties D.businesses
2.A.sort out B.play with C.give up D.put away
3.A.travelling B.volunteering C.cooking D.recycling
4.A.Unfortunately. B.Happily C.Honestly D.Gratefully
5.A.shy B.awkward C.weak D.young
6.A.task B.ability C.chance D.determination
7.A.public B.similar C.sharp D.direct
8.A.joked B.blamed C.denied D.praised
9.A.advised B.allowed C.named D.created
10.A.judgment B.difference C.comment D.decision
11.A.plan B.effort C.project D.experiment
12.A.pleased B.satisfied C.amazed D.interested
13.A.connected B.exposed C.contributed D.attracted
14.A.familiar B.patient C.busy D.content
15.A.remembering B.describing C.celebrating D.building
As the night drew near, gunshots came into a pause at last, and the sun was selling on a country _______ of farm buildings, a main road and a big farm. A fierce battle had lasted a whole day _______ our soldiers made a breakthrough. _______ our army _______ to occupy the enemy's front line, _______ a mile and a half.
Now, we had taken _______ the trench that the enemy had dug as a last line of defense. We could _______ that the enemy were digging a _______ trench from where they could fight against us in the morning. They dug in the stony soil all night, and by the morning we could see only the tips of their caps and their spades (铲子) as they threw the soil out.
Our soldiers, after _______, were trying to find ____________ and games, since the enemy showed no sign of launching an attack. Some chose to drink ____________ a moment of peace and rest. ____________ soldiers decided to shoot at the enemy's caps and spades to see if they could hit any of them. Beyond our ____________, one of the enemy soldiers, who seemed to be a(n) ____________, joined us in our game. He ____________ suddenly put his spade up, ____________ it there for a few seconds to see if one us could hit it, and then pull it down quickly again. A good many of our soldiers fired at it whenever it came up, but ____________ seemed to succeed in hitting it.
However, a time came when die spade ____________ down much longer than usual. The soldier, we thought, might have left for a meal or ____________ else. We were feeling quite disappointed when the spade came out ____________ once again, for the last time, with a bandage around it.
1.A.view B.scenery C.scene D.sight
2.A.until B.before C.when D.till
3.A.Eventually B.Nearly C.Absolutely D.Quickly
4.A.got B.tried C.succeeded D.managed
5.A.improving B.advancing C.fleeing D.developing
6.A.over B.up C.away D.back
7.A.see B.guess C.sense D.hear
8.A.deep B.new C.big D.strong
9.A.dawn B.dusk C.midnight D.argument
10.A.imagination B.work C.fun D.emotion
11.A.by B.for C.to D.with
12.A.Another B.The other C.More D.Other
13.A.expectation B.curiosity C.question D.order
14.A.officer B.actor C.soldier D.sportsman
15.A.did B.would C.had D.could
16.A.kept B.remained C.left D.pushed
17.A.nobody B.all C.none D.any
18.A.remained B.hid C.kept D.fell
19.A.anything B.someone C.something D.nothing
20.A.suddenly B.frequently C.quickly D.slowly
Two Texas football players have gone viral （走红） after they knelt together in prayer（祈祷）． And it couldn't have come at a more_____moment． The final whistle sounded after a（n）_____ game that saw Sherman High School completely defeat West Mesquite High 56﹣55． What happened next left the crowd_____： Sherman's Gage Smith， instead of_____with his team， went over to Mesquite's Ty Jordan and the two took a knee together．
The_____was that Smith recently learned that Jordan's mother， Tiffany， was battling stage 4 cancer， and that was_____the two players knelt in prayer for Jordon's family．
As the two_____， the wife of Smith's coach snapped a picture of the heartwarming moment． And then Jordan's aunt_____the image on Facebook， obtaining more than 100，000_____in just an hour．
The moving_____made Tiffany cry． It's been a hard time for Tiffany， who was diagnosed （诊断） with lung and bone cancer last winter． The_____hospital stays cost Tiffany her job earlier this month， and_____， her health insurance． And she now has to_____the high cost of treatments herself． Smith's_____prayer lifted her spirits．
Smith said he and Jordan had played on a summer football team together before becoming_____ this last game． However， Smith won't let this break their_____． "During the game，we're gonna play and try to_____， but you still have that_____for the other opponent，" says Smith． "I wanted to do that prayer for him．"
"He's such a true leader and he is so_____that a lot of the guys on the team_____him，" said head coach J．D． Martinez． "I'm glad that other people are having the opportunity to see it， too．"
1.A.important B.difficult C.touching D.entertaining
2.A.amusing B.tough C.educational D.nation﹣wide
3.A.embarrassed B.confused C.frustrated D.annoyed
4.A.celebrating B.praying C.practicing D.fighting
5.A.truth B.problem C.news D.secret
6.A.when B.where C.how D.why
7.A.whispered B.hugged C.shook hands D.stood up
8.A.posted B.found C.scanned D.polished
9.A.rewards B.copies C.votes D.likes
10.A.game B.reunion C.gesture D.spirit
11.A.temporary B.over﹣night C.long D.secret
12.A.in turn B.in a way C.for a moment D.without exception
13.A.look forward to B.forget about C.cover D.estimate
14.A.frequent B.daily C.unexpected D.unconditional
15.A.acquaintances B.enemies C.players D.captains
16.A.hearts B.routines C.promise D.bond
17.A.compromise B.cooperate C.learn D.win
18.A.respect B.passion C.blame D.sorrow
19.A.enthusiastic B.ambitious C.aggressive D.sympathetic
20.A.inspired B.followed C.instructed D.understood
I have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I’m still in the middle of it. This habit ______ people around me. Often my ______ wouldn’t be confined(局限) just to the books I read but also to what others were ______ as well. Finally, one day my daughter told me with a little _______. “Dad, please just read a book one page at a time like everyone else!”
At times I didn’t ______ this bad habit to just reading books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my life and _____ what to do months and even years from now instead of ______ each day as it is intended. I knew that the book of my life wasn’t done yet and that I had many ______ left to go.________, that didn’t stop me from trying to write the ______ half-way through. Time and again, I would ______ jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it ______ so I could reach that storybook happily ever after ending. Life, however, doesn’t ______ like that. It loves to ______ us, and you never know what new problem or opportunity each new day will bring.
Life has often had to ______ me to slow down. Recently, when I found myself ______ to that bad habit of rushing ahead and living in the ______ again, I felt a special voice gently telling me, “ Live one day at a time.” Then I smiled, and turned the book of my life back to the ____ page. Each of us has to live the book of life one page and one day at a time. Each of us has to write it ______ and moment by moment. We have to trust that it will bring our ______ to its perfect end.
1.A.concerned B.annoyed C.frightened D.embarrassed
2.A.impatience B.difficulty C.influence D.effort
3.A.demanding B.carrying C.writing D.reading
4.A.interest B.excitement C.anger D.sadness
5.A.extend B.spread C.limit D.devote
6.A.bring out B.let out C.try out D.figure out
7.A.fearing B.enjoying C.doubting D.imagining
8.A.pages B.things C.reports D.novels
9.A.Indeed B.Still C.Surely D.Finally
10.A.ending B.plot C.outline D.passage
11.A.happily B.carefully C.unwillingly D.foolishly
12.A.counted B.left C.happened D.backed
13.A.start B.finish C.work D.change
14.A.touch B.amuse C.worry D.surprise
15.A.allow B.force C.remind D.encourage
16.A.admitting B.returning C.responding D.referring
17.A.present B.memory C.dream D.future
18.A.right B.first C.new D.blank
19.A.more or less B.line by line C.one by one D.now and then
20.A.story B.job C.plan D.hope
