Sometimes, it is easy for a mother to say “I love you”, but a father seldom does so. While I was growing up I even didn’t hear the words “ I love you” from my father.
If your father ____1__ says them to you when you are a child, it will get tougher and tougher for him to say those words as he gets ___2____.
To tell the truth, I couldn’t honestly ___3___ when I had last said those words to him either. I decided to ___4____ my ego(自尊) and make the first move. After some __5____, in our next phone conversation I ___6____ the words, “Dad…I hove you!”
There was a ___7___ at the other end and he awkwardly (笨拙地)____8__, “Well, same back at you!”
I chuckled(低声笑) and said,“Dad, I know you __9___ me, and when you are ready, I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my ____10___ called and nervously asked, “Paul, is everything ___11___?”I explained to her perfectly.
A few weeks later, Dad _____12____ our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this ___13____ and tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “____15___” the love. As I sat there in tears, I ___11____ that this special moment had taken our father-son __16___ to a new level.
A short while ___17__ this moment, my father narrowly ___18___ death following hear surgery (外科手术). Many times since, I have pondered(沉思) the thought, __19___ I had not taken the first step and Dad had not ___10__ the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
1. A. ever B. sometimes C. never D. often
2. A. stronger B. older C. slower D. taller
3. A. remember B. believe C. choose D. prepare
4. A. get down B. figure out C. take up D. set aside
5. A. research B. hesitation C. patience D. wonder
6. A. burst out B. worked on C. made up D. looked for
7. A. cry B. cough C. laughter D. silence
8. A. replied B. apologized C. shouted D. asked
9. A. respect B. miss C. like D. love
10. A. father B. mother C. wife D. brother
11. A. happy B. over C. fine D. crazy
12. A.ended B. introduced C. attracted D. made
13. A. meeting B. program C. conversation D. trip
15. A. felt B. heard C. received D. touched
11. A. realized B. noticed C. understood D. observed
16. A. communication B. distance C. challenge D. relationship
17. A. since B. at C. after D. of
18. A. avoided B. escaped C. reduced D. refused
19. A. because B. as C. if D. though
20. A. accepted B. required C. performed D. survived
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Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 1 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 2 a driving offence (犯规,犯法).
Then one day she nearly 3 her record. A police car 4 her, and the policemen in it saw her 5 a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed 6 that she would be punished. 7 Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 8 old to drive a car, and that the 9 why she had not stopped at the red 10 was most probably that her eyes had become weak 11 old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge finished what he was 12 , Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was 13 and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 14 a needle (针) with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.
When she had 15 done this, she took the thread (线) out of the needle again and handed 16 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 17 . I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the 18 and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he still didn’t 19 . The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was dismissed(不被受理), and her record 20 unbroken.
1. A. which B. when C. that D. this
2. A. about B. on C. to D. for
3. A. kept B. won C. missed D. lost
4. A. watched B. saw C. followed D. stopped
5. A. race B. go C. run D. rush
6. A. sure B. indeed C. certain D. perhaps
7. A. Before B. While C. Until D. When
8. A. so B. very C. too D. quite
9. A. cause B. reason C. matter D. trouble
10. A. light B. lamp C. sign D. one
11. A. with B. because C. as D. of
12. A. speaking B. saying C. talking D. telling
13. A. holding B. getting C. carrying D. bringing
14. A. took B. brought C. fetched D. chose
15. A. angrily B. luckily C. successfully D. slowly
16. A. both B. all C. neither D. either
17. A. time B. turn C. chance D. job
18. A. thread B. glasses C. sewing D. needle
19. A. succeed B. understand C. pass D. win
20. A. was B. held C. seemed D. remained
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Maria was a beautiful young girl. She had long blond (金黄色的) hair and beautiful blue eyes. Maria was still very insecure (没有自信的) about her looks. She often 1 that most of her friends were 2 than her. One day a new girl 3 her school. Her name was Sarah. Sarah had dark brown hair and green eyes. Maria wished she 4 her new friend. Over time she became jealous of Sarah. One day she 5 to take action.
She thought that if she looked like Sarah then she would feel much better. 6 she took her money and headed to the shopping center with her older sister Bronwyn. She visited a hair salon (理发店) and 7 some colored hair dye (染料). 8 she returned home, she told her mother what she 9 to do.
“It's your 10 ,” said her mother sadly. “But I think you look 11 as you are.”
Maria didn't pay attention to her mother's 12 and headed to the bathroom. She spent several hours dying her hair dark brown. She felt much better and went to school 13 the following day. As she reached her class she 14 a new blond girl sitting near the front. She 15 that it was Sarah. Her 16 had dyed her hair blond. It was similar to how Maria's 17 had been before. Sarah turned around and Maria spoke to her.
“ 18 did you dye your hair?” Maria asked. Sarah thought for a while.
“Well, I always 19 your hair,” Sarah replied. “I thought it would be cool if we 20 .”
Maria fell heavily in her chair and sighed .
1. A. expected B. thought C. found D. doubted
2. A. taller B. thinner C. prettier D. smarter
3. A. passed B. visited C. left D. joined
4. A. learned from B. knew about C. looked like D. cared for
5. A. decided B. remembered C. continued D. failed
6. A. But B. So C. Or D. While
7. A. saw B. made C. sold D. bought
8. A. After B. Unless C. If D. Though
9. A. forgot B. planned C. promised D. hated
10. A. rule B. feeling C. mistake D. choice
11. A. beautiful B. ugly C. healthy D. strange
12. A. secrets B. hobbies C. words D. efforts
13. A. slowly B. worriedly C. happily D. nervously
14. A. called B. noticed C. helped D. followed
15. A. realized B. hoped C. imagined D. argued
16. A. sister B. teacher C. mother D. friend
17. A. dress B. hair C. voice D. face
18. A. Why B. How C. When D. Where
19. A. brushed B. touched C. loved D. washed
20. A. matched B. agreed C. changed D. succeeded
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Do you find yourself looking at your page or watching videos instead of getting work done? Are you 1 your plans for the summer? If you do, you’re not 2. Many people do that, including me.
I am in my second year at college. In almost every 3,I find it hard to sit still and pay attention. If it’s not 4 my phone, it’s daydreaming about what my plans are for the weekend. It’s 5. I hate it. But I can’t control myself. I pick up my cellphone to 6 my emails and messages without 7 it. And I find myself 8 news on social media, 9 knowing what’s going on around me.
Yes, we live in a digital age where we even use 10 in the bathroom. Because of using digital devices, our attention span (注意力持续时间) has become much 11 than before. Yes,that’s true — a recent 12 made by Microsoft Corporation shows that people now usually 13 concentration after eight seconds. Interestingly, I usually find it 14 to study around people who are also studying. I 15 I can focus more that way.
My 16 to students reading this is that when it comes to study, you’d better turn off all digital devices. Our brain 17 to focus on things that are right in front of us. Removing out distractions altogether,especially 18 you get a lot of them, seems to be one of the best 19 of doing better in your work.
There is no easier solution to this; you must turn off digital devices, or you won’ t focus. It just takes some 20.
1. A. looking for B. asking for C. thinking about D. talking about
2. A. careful B. happy C. right D. alone
3. A. show B. lecture C. direction D. interview
4. A. letting down B. setting aside C. looking at D. looking after
5. A. natural B. interesting C. useless D. bad
6. A. improve B. check C. correct D. share
7. A. knowing B. accepting C. telling D. finishing
8. A. offering B. advertising C. reading D. writing
9. A. hardly B. slowly C. strangely D. fully
10. A. keys. B. cellphones C. cameras D. umbrellas
11. A. shorter B. better C. wider D. deeper
12. A. change B. question C. study D. debate
13. A. avoid B. need C. control D. lose
14. A. comfortable B. helpful C. hard D. necessary
15. A. feel B. wish C. mention D. wonder
16. A. attitude B. advice C. information D. worry
17. A. happens B. aims C. prefers D. dislikes
18. A. because B. unless C. though D. when
19. A. chances B. ways C. times D. places
20. A. courage B. patience C. encouragement D. confidence
现在的学生由于经常用电子设备,所以无法集中精力学习。
1. C。上文都是一些注意力不集中的表现,故选C项最好,表示“考虑”暑假计划的事情。
2. D。根据Many people do that, including me.可知,你不是唯一一个这样做的人。
3. B。作者是大二学生,故这里是指在每次“讲座”中都无法集中注意力。
4. C。作者注意力不集中,每次听讲座的时候都喜欢“看”手机。
5. D。注意力不集中这种行为作者不喜欢,所以他应该知道这是“不好的”。
6. B。根据my emails and messages可知,作者用手机“查看”邮件和信息。
7. A。作者无法控制自己,总是“不知不觉”就用手机去做那些事了。
8. C。根据news on social media可知,这里是指用手机“看”新闻。
9. A。作者用手机看新闻的时候看得入了迷,“几乎不”知道周围的事情。
10. B。根据we live in a digital age可知,我们在上洗手间的时候也会用“手机”。
11. A。我们经常注意力不集中,所以注意力持续时间也“短”了很多。
12. C。根据Yes, that’s true以及后面的made by Microsoft Corporation可推测,这应该是一项“研究”的结果。
13. D。这个研究表明,现在的人八秒钟之后就开始“失去”注意力了。
14. B。根据But可知,作者觉得跟别人一起学习时有“帮助”。
15. A。I can focus more that way.是作者“认为”的事情。
16. B。when it comes to study, you’d better turn off all digital devices是作者给出的“建议”。
17. C。我们总是喜欢使用手机,说明我们的大脑“更喜欢”把注意力集中在我们眼前的东西上。
18. D。“当”我们有很多外部干扰的时候,我们需要去除这些干扰。
19. B。这里是指这是最好的“方法”之一。
20. A。关掉电子设备,集中注意力需要“勇气”。
Jadav was born in the state of Assam in northeastern India in 1963. His childhood was as 1 as any other kid who grew up in those simple times. It was during the floods (洪水)that 2 Assam in 1979 that Jadav 3 his calling (使命感). Walking along the sandbars (沙洲) of the Brahmaputra River, Jadav saw the floods had washed many 4 onto the sandbars. The creatures 5 him, but this fun did not last long. A few days later, he found the snakes were all 6. The heat and the absence of any tree cover had killed them. The sixteen-year-old boy looked at their 7 bodies and cried, but he would not stand doing 8.
Jadav 9 the forest officials to grow trees, but they 10 his request. They said that nothing would grow in the sandbars and asked him to 11 growing bamboo trees all by himself. Although it was a (n) 12 process, Jadav started planting bamboo trees. A year later, in 1980, the Assam
Forestry Division started a (n) 13 to reforest two hundred hectares of land in one of the 14 of the Brahmaputra River, known as Aruna Chapori. Jadav 15 the activity and started planting trees for the project.
The project was completed 16 in five years, 17 Jadav had decided to stay back. Having 18 everything to live a life alone in the sandbar, Jadav has been planting more and more trees with great 19. The forest today is more than 1000 hectares in size and is known locally as Molai Forest, named after its 20,Jadav Molai Payeng.
1. A. difficult B. lonely C. unhappy D. simple
2. A. followed B. destroyed C. controlled D. covered
3. A. found B. searched C. stopped D. continued
4. A. animals B. kids C. snakes D. trees
5. A. scared B. pleased C. hurt D. annoyed
6. A. wounded B. hungry C. unfriendly D. dead
7. A. lifeless B. careless C. hopeless D. useless
8. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
9. A. ordered B. warned C. promised D. allowed
10. A. repeated B. received C. refused D. accepted
11. A. keep B. practice C. finish D. try
12. A. hard B. interesting C. natural D. gradual
13. A. war B. plan C. company D. habit
14. A. forests B. farms C. villages D. sandbars
15. A. put off B. looked for C. joined in D. escaped from
16. A. successfully B. suddenly C. disappointingly D. probably
17. A. so B. although C. but D. since
18. A. come up with B. paid attention to C. thought about D. given up
19. A. importance B. care C. power D. doubt
20. A. leader B. discoverer C. inventor D. creator
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When I was 11 years old, something just didn’t feel right. I fell on the ground while walking and was taken to a(n) 1. The doctors told my parents I 2 an operation (手术) on my brain and that I only had a 1 percent 3 of living after that. Several hospitals wouldn’t consider doing the operation4 it was so dangerous.
But I’m a risk taker. I felt like I had to 5. So my parents and I found a doctor 6 to perform the operation. On December 8, 2008, I was taken into the operating room. No one knew if I would come out 7.
I didn’t 8 anything for about two months after the operation. I couldn’t move. I didn’t even open my 9. More than once, the doctors advised my parents to consider letting me 10. But finally the feeling started in my toes and 11 worked its way to my whole body, 12 my speech and breathing. I was 13.
Even though it had been months, it seemed that just yesterday I could still 14 100 pounds in the weight room. But now I could even 15 lift my feet.
After being in hospital for nine months, I finally returned home. Coming home was 16 for me. In the hospital, I’d spent most days in bed. But at home, I could get up and 17 to the kitchen or the bathroom. 18 came slowly, with small steps. I tried walking every day. After three 19, I could walk around the house.
Now I can almost walk normally. I’ve learned that I have to keep a(n) 20 mind: You really never know how something is going to turn out.
1. A. shop B. school C. office D. hospital
2. A. refused B. tried C. needed D. feared
3. A. part B. ability. C. choice D. chance
4. A. though B. because C. unless D. if
5. A. calm down B. look away C. take action D. lose hope
6. A. lucky B. afraid C. unhappy D. willing
7. A. healthy B. alive C. alone D. energetic
8. A. remember B. study C. want D. require
9. A. heart B. hands C. eyes D. mouth
10. A. think B. sleep C. escape D. go
11. A. heavily B. slowly C. suddenly D. seriously
12. A. increasing B. showing C. improving D. explaining
13. A. keeping up B. turning up C. dressing up D. waking up
14. A. move B. lift C. own D. eat
15. A. hardly B. easily C. simply D. usually
16. A. boring B. good C. meaningless D. dangerous
17. A. drive B. cycle C. walk D. run
18. A. Luck B. News C. Experience D. Progress
19. A. days B. hours C. minutes D. weeks
20. A. positive B. free C. different D. open
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