阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Night after night，she came to help me sleep，even long after my childhood years.
I don't remember 1. it first started making me a little angry—my mom's hands pushing my hair that way.But it really made me2.(comfortable)，for they felt rough (粗糙的) against my young skin.3.(final)，one night，I shouted at her，“Don't do that any more.Your hands are too rough！” She didn't say anything，4. she never did it again.
Years later，I missed my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss on my face.I'm not 5. little girl any more.My mom is6. her mid－seventies，and her rough hands are still doing 7. (thing) for my family and me.
Now my own children have grown up.It was late on Thanksgiving Eve.As I slept in my bedroom，a familiar hand ran across 8.(I) face to push the hair from my head.Then a kiss，ever so softly，touched my brow (额头)．
9.(take) my mom's hand，I told her how sorry I was for that night I shouted at her.But my mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had forgotten it long ago.
That night，I fell 10.(sleep) with a new appreciation (感激) for my mother's caring hands.And the guilt (内疚) that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
My mother was a1. (清洁工) in our school canteen (食堂) when I was in the middle school.At that time she was such an embarrassment (难堪) to me not only because of her job but also her2. (外貌)．She had only one eye.Every time I saw her in my school，I pretended (假装) not to see her and ran away.
After 3. (毕业)，I got a good job in another city.Then I got 4. (结婚) and had two kids.I told my family that my parents had been 5. (死)，so they never saw my mother，even her photo.But one year later，I got a letter，it read：
My dear son Jeff，
I'm sorry to disturb (打扰) you，but I really miss you all the time.I'm6. (恐怕) that I will have no chance to see you again.
I'm sorry that I was always an embarrassment to you when you were growing up.However，I had no 7. (选择)．When you were very young，you got into an 8. (事故) and lost your eye.As a mother，I couldn't stand that you would have to grow up with one eye.So I…
I was 9. (自豪) of my son who was enjoying his beautiful world for me with that eye.
With all my love to you!
Mom
After reading the letter，I couldn't help10. (哭)．
As a student，I was most afraid to answer questions in class，and I found that the students around were just like me.At the beginning of each class，when the teacher asked a question，I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me.
One day，in a foreign language class，Mr. Black gave us a lesson.He wanted us to be active in class，so he asked us some questions，but no one answered.“Let me tell you a story first，” he said.
“When I came to the United States to study，the university often invited famous people to make speeches.Before the beginning of every speech，I found an interesting thing.The students around me always took a cardboard folded (折叠的) in half，wrote their names in bold with the most eye－catching color，and then placed the cardboard on the seat.So when the speaker needed the answers from the students，he could see and call a listener's name directly.”
“I couldn't understand that.My classmates told me the speakers were all top people，who meant chances.When your answer was to his surprise，it meant he might give you more chances.In fact，I really saw a few students got great chances because of that.”
After listening to the story，I understood that the chance will not find you itself.You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance on the card.
1.What did Mr. Black want the students to do in his class?
A. Read loudly. B. Take notes carefully.
C. Be active. D. Listen to him quietly.
2.How did the writer's classmates behave when they were asked questions?
A. They raised their hands.
B. They shook their heads.
C. They closed their eyes.
D. They lowered their heads.
3.How did the speaker get to know the students' names?
A. He got them from the computer.
B. He saw the cardboards on the seats.
C. He asked the students for their names.
D. He got them from the name list on the teacher's desk.
4.What does the writer mainly tell us?
A. Doing as others do is necessary.
B. Answering questions bravely is easy.
C. Attracting others' attention is interesting.
D. Showing yourself bravely can win chances.
It would have been a fine Sunday if my mobile phone hadn't rung in the morning.I picked it up and the caller was my boss.He needed an urgent file (紧急文件) to be completed.It meant I had to give up my Sunday plans and rushed to the office.My boss was a very punctual man and he hated being late.
When I reached the office, my boss had already been there.He left after handing me the file.He asked me to finish it before 5 p．m.and it was already 11 a．m.
After two hours, my mobile phone rang again and it was from my boss.He asked if I could bring the file to him.He was at the airport and would catch a flight to Singapore at 7 p．m.
I worked on the file as fast as I could.By the time I completed the file, it was already 6：30 p．m.Time was running out.I rushed out of the office and called a taxi.However, the taxi driver was a really slow one, and what's more, it began raining heavily.By the time I reached the airport, it was already 7：10 p．m.I thought nothing could save me from being fired (解雇)．
Then suddenly someone put his hand on my shoulder behind me, I turned around and saw my boss.I stood there in disbelief.He said, “My flight has been cancelled because of the bad weather.Let's go home.”
1.The boss called the writer in order to ________.
A. wake him up B. praise him
C. fire him D. ask him to finish a file
2.The underlined word “punctual” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 守时的 B. 严格的 C. 诚实的 D. 外向的
3.How about this Sunday for the writer?
A. Exciting. B. Busy. C. Boring. D. Relaxing.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer didn't like his job.
B. The writer was fired by his boss.
C. The writer called his boss three times in total.
D. The boss didn't go to Singapore at last.
Peter lived with his parents and his nanny (保姆) Laura in a beautiful house in front of the park.But he never went to the park.His parents were always working.He spent much time in his home studying while Laura did the housework.
Peter was very sad because most of the day he was alone with Laura.His parents were at work all day.Laura was always trying to ask him to go out and play with other kids, but he never went out.
One day, a ball, which a group of kids were playing happily with in the park, came through the window in Peter's study (书房)．The kids knocked on the door and Peter opened it with the ball in his hand.“Can we have our ball back, please？” asked one of the kids.Peter didn't even care about the broken window and gave them the ball back and smiled.He felt lonely when he saw them leave happily.
When his parents arrived home and saw him crying, they talked to him about his feelings and knew how sad he was because nobody played with him.And so they decided to solve the problem.
From that day on, they tried to spend more time with Peter.They began to go to the park every afternoon where Peter made lots of friends and was very happy to be with his parents.
1.Peter was very sad because ________.
A. his parents were too busy to play with him
B. he had to read a lot of books every day
C. other kids didn't want to play football with him
D. Laura always prevented him from going out
2.The kids knocked on the door to ________.
A. borrow some books from Peter
B. ask for their ball in Peter's study
C. ask Peter to play with them
D. give Peter money for breaking the window
3.After knowing why Peter cried, his parents probably said, “________.”
A. Laura can play with you in the afternoon
B. Reading at home is good for you
C. We will go to the park with you tomorrow
D. We're sorry, but we have no time to be with you
4.In the end, Peter was very ________ in the park every afternoon.
A. lonely B. worried C. happy D. sad
Sometimes, you feel down or unhappy and it is hard to come back to your high spirit. So if you're having a bad day and need a boost，then help is just a click away.
A website is trying to offer people positive(积极的)messages from strangers to cheer them up. It announces to be“the nicest place on the Internet"，where happy people can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits.
The website, thenicestplaceontheinter.net, lets people post videos of themselves blowing kisses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors' spirits.
The website was created by Jeff Lam and is considered to help many people out when they feel low. The well-known artist who lives in San Francisco said he came up with the idea when he and his friend Lauren were having one of those bad days.
"We tried to become cheerful，but none of the usual methods seemed to be working. Not music. Not food. What we hoped was something positive, honest and good.So with only a camera and work-free weekend, we created‘The Nicest Place On The Internet," he explained on his website.
One user of the site, Joseph Meehan, 27, from Birmingham, said,“it's a fun and
exciting website. I visit every once in a while when I'm missing my friends or family. I think it could really be a help to people that are feeling down or sad. It may even stop them from doing something stupid. You can also post your video to the website, and they add it to the series. It's very easy to share the love.”
Mr. Lam is now working on a new project that allows people to leave positive voicemails for strangers. The idea is that strangers send an audio(声音)diary by leaving a voicemail and then anyone can listen to it.
1.The underlined word "boost" in paragraph 1 probably means
A.鼓舞 B.放松 C.休闲 D.提高
2.The website was created in order to_______
A. provide a place for those who want to post their videos
B. discover something positive, honest and good
C. recommend positive voicemails on the website to people
D. offer something positive to cheer people up
3.According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Jeff Lam is working on a new project to collect more audio diaries.
B. Jeff Lam met a lot of difficulties during the time of creating the website.
C. Joseph Meehan has got help from the website and supports it.
D. Joseph Meehan has shared his own positive videos with strangers.
