As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee. I woke up to a cup of it with some biscuits on my bedside table. This reminded me of , the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a cup of coffee. The taste is still so in my memories.
A thought hit me, "I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?"
I pinched（掐）myself, ouch... that hurt, which meant I was not . I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee, my roommate. I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES.
I was relaxed somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a that my mom prepared it for me. The whole reminded me of mom and I her at that moment.
On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my meal. I could not any single day when I slept without food. But now, I no longer the food mom cooked.
This very thought tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom. I reached the office and gave her a call.
The first thing she asked was, "Is everything all right?" I was . And I thought, "How the time has ."
When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends. In those days she asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit. My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in .
Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is who have changed.
1.A. drink B. find C. prepare D. cook
2.A. home B. comfort C. warmth D. kitchen
3.A. smelling B. cooking C. steaming D. pouring
4.A. deep B. heavy C. fresh D. recent
5.A. funny B. possible C. realistic D. sudden
6.A. thinking B. dreaming C. working D. reacting
7.A. in place of B. in favor of C. in search of D. in case of
8.A. and B. but C. or D. so
9.A. sense B. relief C. sorrow D. belief
10.A. scene B. loss C. care D. matter
11.A. hated B. expected C. missed D. questioned
12.A. last B. every C. tasty D. complete
13.A. check B. count C. remember D. cover
14.A. pack B. finish C. imagine D. enjoy
15.A. brought B. caused C. pushed D. raised
16.A. careless B. speechless C. rootless D. homeless
17.A. influenced B. passed C. flied D. changed
18.A. never B. still C. often D. almost
19.A. peace B. surprise C. trouble D. progress
20.A. my roommate B. she C. the situation D. I
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Sports should help a man to learn fairness, not only in games but also in life. If two teams play 1. game, one team must lose. If a dozen 2. (team) attend an athletic competition, one team will get the most points and all the 3. eleven teams will get 4. points. If a school team comes out last, that is no loss of face. 5. that team and that school must do is to admit that it 6. (lose). The only intelligent reaction 7. defeat must be: next year we will do our best to come out on top, because from now on we will devote 8. to a stricter course of training under competent instructors.
Lessons 9. (learn) in sports can help us in our dealing with other people. But even more 10. (value) are the lessons learned in extra-curricular activities in school: in speech, dramatic and musical contests, in “house” activities, and, especially, in the student council.
1.The smaller lake ranges from five to fourteen feet in _____(深度).
2.The dinner and the speeches ____(占据) more than three hours.
3.How to improve the quality of _____(产品) was a difficult problem to him.
4.It suddenly _____(被想起) to me that I hadn’t seen Peter all day.
5.Dad looks in the mirror while _____ (刮脸) the hair off his face.
6.The boss _____(禁止) smoking during office hours.
7.He had the wish to act quickly and _____(合情理地) in an emergency.
8.Railroad workers_____ (罢工) at the end of last year for higher pay.
9._____ (反对) to the smell of smoking, she asked me to give it up.
10.They asked her to be _____(仁慈的) to the prisoners.
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he in class.
When I took the first exam, I was to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained .
I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his .
One more test before the final exam. One more to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my did no good and everything as before.
The last hurdle (障碍) was the final. No matter what I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have with a test.
A week later, l was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”
I stared at him, that his analysis and strategy (策略) were correct. I had worked my head , as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
1.A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get
2.A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained
3.A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious
4.A. but B. so C. for D. or
5.A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved
6.A. reflected B. meant C. improved D. affected
7.A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted
8.A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view
9.A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure
10.A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned
11.A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method
12.A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed
13.A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment
14.A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject
15.A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed
16.A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks
17.A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed
18.A. valued B. imagined C. expected D. welcomed
19.A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizing
20. A. out B. over C. on D. off
