阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago and suddenly her husband died of a heart attack. One day, about a week after her husband’s , the teacher said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a (n) in life that is unrelated to this class, but I feel it is very .”
“Each of us is put here on to learn, share, love and appreciate. None of us knows when this fantastic will end. It can be at any moment. Perhaps we must make the most out of every single .” Her eyes beginning to , she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a(n) . From now on, on your way, find something beautiful to . It doesn’t have to be something you see—it could be a sweet smell or it could be the sound of the leaves. Please look for these things, and cherish (珍视) them.”
The class was completely quiet. We all our books and got out of the classroom . That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from than I had that whole term. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and what she had said, and I try to appreciate all of those things that we all ignore.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to an ice cream. For as we get , it is not the things we did that we often feel , but the things we didn’t do.
1.A. death B. illness C. news D. birthday
2.A. plan B.answer C. lesson D. suggestion
3.A. clear B.sweet C. different D. important
4.A. foot B.earth C. business D. holiday
5.A. game B.experience C. story D. party
6.A. taken away B.worked out C. put off D. held up
7.A. place B.word C. bill D. day
8.A.dry B.open C. water D. roll
9.A.exam B.promise C. date D. trip
10.A.notice B.eat C. learn D. carry
11.A.dead B.dirty C. growing D. falling
12.A. turned over B.brought in C. picked up D. passed on
13.A. carefully B.quietly C. patiently D. happily
14.A. school B.hospital C. factory D. church
15.A. hear B. write C. remember D. understand
16.A. finally B. never C. unusually D. sometimes
17.A. Walk B. Live C. Work D. Study
18.A. spare B. get C. make D. smell
19.A. closer B. taller C. older D. stronger
20.A.excited B. surprised C. proud D. sorry
The doctor came up and asked me _____the day before.
A. what I had eaten B. what had I eaten
C. that what I had eaten D. that what had I eaten
Livemocha.com is a free site ______visitors can not just learn various languages but also chat online.
A. where B. which C. that D. what
Frank, with his two sisters, _____London by train which _____at 8:30 next morning.
A. is leaving for; will leave B. are leaving for; leaves
C. is leaving for; leaves D. will leave for; will leave
It is this kind of exciting trip _____most of my classmates only dream about.
A. when B. while C. as D. that
The engineers are so busy that they have zero time for outdoor sports activities, _____they have the interest.
A. wherever B. whenever C. even if D. as if