Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time.
A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been _______ free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started _______ his car to the young people. Wilson has _______ an astonishing 64, 000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous _______ with the students he transports to and from school. The students who he’s _______ have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they’ve also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students _______ call him “Grandpa”.
Tina Stern _______ rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free _______. “It’s not just a ride; you’re not just sitting there in _______ silence or with your headphones on.” Stern said. “He asks you questions and actually ________ the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he’ll ________ those things.”
Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organisation. On Point for College. Although the ________ asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes ________ to ensure the welfare and safety of the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to ________ them. If they run out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what’s needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never ________ to buy them a meal.
For many students, Wilson’s help is not only appreciated, it’s also entirely ________ for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don’t have a reliable car, while others have to ________ vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has ________ them to complete their education — but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the ________. “I just love driving and I love these kids, ” Wilson said. “It’s such a(n) ________ to be a part of these kids’ lives, even just for a few hours, getting to know them and hearing their stories.”
1.A. linking B. sending C. offering D. distributing
2.A. donating B. lending C. delivering D. volunteering
3.A. paved B. covered C. measured D. wandered
4.A. arguments B. interviews C. negotiations D. conversations
5.A. met B. driven C. addressed D. greeted
6.A. even B. ever C. once D. already
7.A. earned B. received C. assessed D. demanded
8.A. transportation B. style C. time D. communication
9.A. forced B. awkward C. ridiculous D. suspicious
10.A. selects B. recites C. guesses D. remembers
11.A. act on B. settle on C. check on D. agree on
12.A. club B. league C. college D. programme
13.A. far B. around C. beyond D. forwards
14.A. assist B. watch C. urge D. warn
15.A. expects B. attempts C. manages D. hesitates
16.A. extra B. unusual C. necessary D. adequate
17.A. share B. fuel C. repair D. exchange
18.A. required B. allowed C. reminded D. convinced
19.A. experience B. arrangement C. appreciation D. employment
20.A. effort B. ambition C. privilege D. convenience
It’s about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers’ home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting. Ehlers _______about the small dog he had seen _______ alongside the road. He had _______ to coax(哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had _______.
Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that _______ dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove _______. After a long and careful _______, Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving _______ away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with _______. It just started licking(舔) Ehlers’ face.
A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one ________ as lost in the local paper. The ad had a ________ number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers ________ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had ________ their dog.
Jeff had ________ in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched ________ for Rosie in the next four days.
Ehlers returned to Minnesota, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “It’s good to know there’s still someone out there who ________ enough to go to that kind of ________,”says Lisa of Ehlers’ rescue ________.
“I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as ________ to it as I am to my dogs,” says Ehlers. “If it had been my dog, I’d hope that somebody would be ________ to go that extra mile.”
1.A.read B.forgot C.thought D.heard
2.A.fighting B.trembling C.eating D.sleeping
3.A.tried B.agreed C.promised D.regretted
4.A.calmed down B.stood up C.rolled over D.run off
5.A.injured B.stolen C.lost D.rescued
6.A.home B.past C.back D.on
7.A.preparation B.explanation C.test D.search
8.A.cautiously B.casually C.skillfully D.angrily
9.A.surprise B.joy C.hesitation D.anxiety
10.A.predicted B.advertised C.believed D.recorded
11.A.house B.phone C.street D.car
12.A.called B.copied C.counted D.remembered
13.A.fed B.adopted C.found D.cured
14.A.hunted B.skied C.lived D.worked
15.A.on purpose B.on time C.in turn D.in vain
16.A.cares B.sees C.suffers D.learns
17.A.place B.trouble C.waste D.extreme
18.A.service B.plan C.effort D.team
19.A.equal B.allergic C.grateful D.close
20.A.suitable B.proud C.wise D.willing
Where do you go when you want to learn something？
School？ A friend？ A tutor？These are all _________ places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want _________ somewhere else instead. I had the _________ of seeing this first hand on a _________．
My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so _________ a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some _________ experiences on Saturday as they played against teams _________ trained. Through the first two games, her _________ did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I _________ seeing my daughter playing her best，____________ still defeated.
It seemed that something clicked with the ____________ between Saturday and Sunday. When they ____________ for their Sunday game, they were ____________ different. They had begun to integrate (融合) the kinds of play and teamwork they had ____________ the day before into their ____________．They played aggressively and ____________ scored a goal.
It ____________ me that playing against the other team was a great ____________ moment for all the girls on the team.I think it is a general principle.____________ is the best teacher.The lessons they learned may not be ____________ what they would have gotten in school，but are certainly more personal and meaningful，because they had to work them out on their own.
1.A.public B.traditional C.official D.special
2.A.passes B.works C.lies D.ends
3.A.dream B.idea C.habit D.chance
4.A.trip B.holiday C.weekend D.square
5.A.won B.entered C.organized D.watched
6.A.painful B.strange C.common D.practical
7.A.less B.poorly C.newly D.better
8.A.fans B.tutors C.class D.team
9.A.imagined B.hated C.avoided D.missed
10.A.if B.or C.but D.as
11.A.girls B.parents C.coaches D.viewers
12.A.dressed B.showed up C.made up D.planned
13.A.slightly B.hardly C.basically D.completely
14.A.seen B.known C.heard D.read
15.A.styles B.training C.game D.rules
16.A.even B.still C.seldom D.again
17.A.confused B.struck C.reminded D.warned
18.A.touching B.thinking C.encouraging D.learning
19.A.Experience B.Independence C.Curiosity D.Interest
20.A.harmful to B.mixed with C.different from D.applied to
It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be______, but in vain. My panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the______of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was______inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your______ ! We are going on a journey."
____ , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly ______ , put it in the machine and played it.
Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and ______. When the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were ______ . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their ______slowly so that we could share our musical journey.
At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to ______ . The music allow me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the _____ and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that ______in the classroom could have.
1.A. glad B. safe C. kind D. quiet
2.A. end B. aim C. rule D. plan
3.A. guessing B. shaking C. responding D. laughing
4.A. eyes B. mouths C. books D. doors
5.A. Punctually B. Importantly C. Amazingly D. Obviously
6.A. passed one on B. gave one back C. turned one in D. took one out
7.A. slept B. nodded C. waited D. continued
8.A. talking B. singing C. dancing D. listening
9.A. legs B. heads C. arms D. shoulders
10.A. teach B. imagine C. play D. understand
11.A. unprepared B. unspoken C. unknown D. unforgotten
12.A. games B. music C. tears D. knowledge
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The ___ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of ___ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we ___ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to ___ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. ___ modern manufacturing(制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and ___.
Another cause is our ___of disposable(一次性的)products. As ___ people, we are always looking for ___ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ____ thousands of different kinds of disposable products:paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also ____ to the problem. We are ____ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ____ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ____ useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the ____ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ____ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ____, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ____, this is not enough to solve(解决)our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ____ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ____. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
1.A. key B. reason C. project D. problem
2.A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products
3.A. face B. become C. observe D. change
4.A. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw
5.A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of
6.A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful
7.A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division
8.A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy
9.A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends
10.A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve
11.A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes
12.A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for
13.A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger
14.A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away
15.A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences
16.A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure
17.A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands
18.A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
19.A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of
20.A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now ____ on their way to impressive careers. By society’s ____, they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a ____ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and ____ out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine ____ a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have ____ that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some ____ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they ____. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and ____. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the ____ to which they have so quickly become ____.
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and ____ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they ____ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s ____. They have loans, bills, a mortgage (抵押贷款) to ____, retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something ____ in their lives, but it’s ____ to step off the track.
In a society that tends to ____ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our ____ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs ____ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
1.A.much B.never C.seldom D.well
2.A.policies B.standards C.experiments D.regulations
3.A.last B.least C.second D.best
4.A.cycled B.moved C.slid D.looked
5.A.shared B.paid C.equaled D.collected
6.A.advertised B.witnessed C.admitted D.demanded
7.A.complain B.dream C.hear D.approve
8.A.distribute B.hate C.applaud D.neglect
9.A.calm B.guilty C.warm D.empty
10.A.family B.government C.lifestyle D.project
11.A.accustomed B.appointed C.unique D.available
12.A.yet B.also C.instead D.rather
13.A.let out B.turn in C.give up D.believe in
14.A.fundamental B.practical C.impossible D.unforgettable
15.A.take off B.drop off C.put off D.pay off
16.A.missing B.inspiring C.sinking D.shining
17.A.harmful B.hard C.useful D.normal
18.A.measure B.suffer C.digest D.deliver
19.A.disasters B.motivations C.campaigns D.decisions
20.A.assessed B.involved C.covered D.reduced
