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完形填空。 One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a 20-dollar bill. He asked, "Whowould like this $20 bill" Hands were raise阅读理解。 I'm a 20-year-old boy, and the following is my story.A month after I graduated from high school in August, 2007, I was coming home from swim practic语法填空。 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为1-5的相应位置上。 A阅读理解。 When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in d阅读理解。 Lisa was running late. Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. B阅读理解。 A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day. "Did you notice," she started, "how he didn't wait for me to get my salad befo完形填空。 In Twain, many people know what a "motorpool" means. It is1known as a place for the maintenance (维修) of official business and government cars.2i完形填空。 In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would beflying to France to 1a different life. It was 完形填空。 "It's my own fault." Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the abnormal bite of cold morning wind."The rest of the family is home, where完形填空。 Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more1waiting for th短文填词。 A couple of months ago, I asked to go to Wuxi. With my parents' 1.________ (许可), I went there by bus and visited lots of beautiful parks. 2.___短文填词。 A man had to go to court (法院) after he broke the law. He asked his lawyer 1. w________ judge would be hearing his case. His lawyer asked, "What 完形填空。 Love in a BoxWhen I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I1at the dinner table, "My teacher完形填空。 When I was in middle school, I was one of the smaller players on the basketball team. In our first gameof the season, we were1to face a good team, al阅读理解。 That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home atone in the morning after a tiring practice at the完形填空。 Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen1his flowers all the time. They were so well-tendHeisuniversitystudent.[ ]A.\B.anC. a完形填空。 On a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the co完形填空。 I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled (searched) in my pockets to see ifthere were any cigarettes, which1their se阅读理解。 Mr. Andrews was waiting for a subway train in the city. The train pulled into the station and stopped. As Andrews was getting ready to board the tr完形填空。 Sarah came running in. "Look what l found." Over the top of the paper I was reading came a long objectthat caused me to1. It was a snake skin."阅读理解。 Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath.完形填空。 One misfortune led to another, and that's how Alexandra came to live with my family. Within days, she packed and1her family behind to live with us.完形填空。 Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his1and traveling. Then, after r阅读理解。 My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been 阅读理解。 Mr. Fitzpatrick has given much attention to his "Weight reduction" (减轻体重) programs. Just last year,for example, when he was the main speaker a阅读理解。 The man from the west stopped and drew back his arm. "You're not Jimmy Wells," he said in a quick and angry way, "Twenty years is a long time, bu完形填空。 One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, "1would an完形填空。 I have been blessed with the opportunity in my life. It took the near-death experience of my dad to makeme realize that my purpose in life is to1othe短文填空。在短文的空白处填入合适的单词，使短文意义完整，逻辑通顺。 Zhou Yang is a new journalist. He always says he will never forget his first assignment. On 阅读理解。 When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I've lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the t阅读理解。 It was a warm April day when a big fat envelope came in the mail from the only college I had ever imagined attending. I tore open the packet. My eye完形填空。 I believe in miracles (奇迹) because I've seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. "Ther短文填词。 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求阅读理解。 Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30, and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, t完形填空。 "My name's Jim Shelly and I am an addict…"With these words I began to face the problem, the problem of my1addiction. I used to call people2, from 阅读理解。 Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronautsknew there was only a small chance of coming bac阅读理解。 Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had no legs but stumps (残肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots. People stared at him with c阅读理解。"You don't say!" A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized (强调) the importance againand again. But soon, th完形填空。Wings of Angel I used to hate myself becauseI wasn't "normal". Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride ona bicycle, but not1 . I had 完形填空。 Nearly two decades has passed,I still remember my favourite professor, James Schwartz. Whenever he smiles, it's as if you'd just been told the funn阅读理解。 Eddie's father used to say he'd spent so many years by the ocean, breathing seawater. Now, away from that ocean, in the hospital bed, his body bega阅读理解。 The PillowAt the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad.I went on my First volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arriv阅读理解。 Angus MacLeod was fifty and he had spent his entire life as a shepherd in the remote mountainous regionof northwest Scotland. He had never owned a ra完形填空。 Scottsdale was a typical American suburb in the 1950s, with children going to each other's houses to play, or riding their bikes around the neighbour完形填空。 Recently divorced in my 30s, I had no job and was on my way downtown on a rainy day to go to the employment offices. I had no umbrella, for my old on语法填空。 It was a very cold evening, an old man was waiting for a ride across the river. He saw several horsemen pass by but he didn't ask for any help. The阅读理解。 The HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT will deliver unbreakable soccer balls to kids who, all too often, see things horrible, broken and not survive the s阅读理解。 Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The littleheadline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE.完形填空。 I can still remember when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to1me. I hid behind my完形填空。 One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so1that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was2for her.Then a pretty girl rushed towards完形填空。 It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favoriteshirt on.A1came, "Nice shirt," I smiled from 阅读理解。 Eight-year-old Jesse Arbogast was playing in the sea late one evening in July 2001 when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse'阅读理解。The TouchstoneWhen the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuablebook; and so a poor man, who 完形填空。 As a music teacher, I have always known that music touches the soul. It can1all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be阅读理解。 Theodore, the mamger of the Paradise Hotel, told a middle-aged couple that they would have to leave the hotel after just one night. The couple, visit完形填空。 A1ice, my frierld's daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is ona full scholarship at this school. Jane has阅读理解。Saving the Planet with Earth-Friendly Bamboo ProductsJackie Heinricher's love affair with bamboo started in her backyard. "As a child, I remember pl完形填空。 I have learned to expect gifts from God in the form of people. People who I meet for a few seconds, a few hours or even for1 .My wife and I2a short 完形填空。 A mother and daughter living in my communlty are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever comeacross in my life. They are totally separated, mix阅读理解。 It had been a long time since I had been to Jacksonville, Florida. I had driven to town hoping to see the old barber shop where my hair had been cut 完形填空。 Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. However, I was not thinking about thegolden chain when I had to help people who1theiCloze test. This is a true story about something that happened between a customer of General Motors and its Customer-Care Executive (客服主管). The following c阅读理解。 A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and loved the boy very much. When the boy was around two years 完形填空。 John had been on the road visiting clients (客户) for more than three weeks. He1wait to get back toOhio to see his wife and children. It was coming Direaions: Read the following Passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passageand required words limit. Imagine eating the dish阅读理解。 Until quite rccently, I knew only three things about my father: I knew his name, David S. Johnson, Jr. I knew he was an only child, and I'd been to完形填空。 My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the1shelter to pick out a dogto keep her2. Grandma decided on a little dog wit完形填空。 Mr. Dawson was an old bad-tempered man, and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into hisyard to pick apples, because old Dawson, they said完形填空。 In my dual (双重的) profession1an educator and health care provider, I have worked with many children infected with HIV. They have taught me so many 阅读理解。 One day the employees of a large company in St Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The si完形填空。 Life is like potato salad; when it's shared it becomes a picnic.When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, andI were very1 ."Can we go o完形填空。 The night started out ordinarily enough. Jack and Tara, our1, were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals. My husband, Pat, andI went to slee完形填空。 Recently, I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out counter said, "That'll be fiv阅读理解。 It was graduation day at the university whereI work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation. I attended as a young professor. On that 阅读理解。 Many people hate the idea of having to sleep on a plane. But Swedish entrepreneur Oscar Dios thinks they can be persuaded otherwise and he has create阅读理解。 The old man walked slowly into the restaurant. With head tilted, and shoulders bent forward, he leaned onhis trusty stick with each unhurried step. 阅读理解。Bernice Gallego sat down one day this summer, as she does pretty much every day, and began listing items on eBay.She dug into a box and pulled out a b阅读理解。 Maja Kazazic looked closely down into the aquarium (水族馆). For two years, she'd been watching theinjured dolphin named Winter swim around the tankCloze test. Mrs. Pillar was one of my second grade teachers. She was a great teacher. However, I will always remain grateful to her for what she did for me m完形填空。 One summer in college,I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp.I first1a boy under the tree on the first day of camp. His Cloze test. Lulu is a brave pet in our shelter. As you know, there are a lot of forest fires during the summer season. Many forests are badly damaged by fire 阅读理解。 Chen Yurong, 55, an average woman in Wuhan, Hubei province, who was diagnosed with a fatty liver (肝), walked10 kilometers a day for seven months, desCloze test. When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student. I believed I could1tough subjects and really learn sometReading comprehension. My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into完形填空。I wouldn't ask for a dressing room. My mom always asked for me.The evening before I had1risen from my seat and piled on excess (过量) noodles. Then完形填空。 Tina and Thomas Sjogren were the fourth and fifth people to reach the earth's three poles. Years ago, the couple were1across the North Atlantic on t阅读理解。 It was a cold grey day in late November. The weather had changed overnight, when a backing wind brought a pale sky and a muzzling rain with it, and a完形填空。 One night I was sitting in my kitchen half-listening as my 15-year-old son, Tommy quarreled with his 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn't pay attenti阅读理解。 Tess, eight, always heard her parents talking about her brother, Andrew. He was very sick and they were completely out of money. Only a very costly 完形填空。 The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition (过渡期) for me.1is probably true with many people, I got quite homesick and2thought 阅读理解。 "Susan, I'll miss you. Don't forget me," a girl wrote to me on the first page of a notebook. It was a present given by one of my students when I完形填空。 It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn't healed (痊愈) from a(n)1injury. I had2whetheror notI should attend the meet. But thereI was,完形填空。 Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges-a speech impediment (语言障碍), dyslexia (诵读困难), and auditory problems.1today h阅读理解。 In l921, Lewis Lawes became the warden (监狱长) at Sing Sing Prison of New York State. No prison was tougher than Sing Singg during that time. But w阅读理解。 Rome had the Forum. London has Speaker's Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their e完形填空。 My mom only had one eye. She cooked for students to1the family.One day during elementary school, my mom came. I was so2 ."Your mom only has one e完形填空。 A few days ago I got on a bus and took a window seat. The bus1was by the seashore and I was watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus got 完形填空。 One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyedhome. A little boy stood beside her with his h完形填空。 Once a family of three (husband, wife, and their young daughter) were so poor that they had nothing to eat. Being desperate (绝望的), the husband wen
阅读理解。 Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. "Therailway owes me ￡12." she said to Harry J完形填空。 Robert enjoys watching football matches. One day he wanted to1quickly. There was a football programme on TV at 7:30.2time, he decided to take a sh完形填空。 Several years ago I started riding a bike. At first, I thought it was only a1ride. But as I built up strength, my friends encouraged me to try some 语法填空。 At 3:42 a.m. everything began to shake. It seemed l_____ the world was 2_____ an end! Eleven kilometers 3_____ (direct) below the city the greatest阅读理解。 That cold January night,I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at th完形填空。 Some years ago I took on a job in a village to work with people on public welfare (福利). What I neededto do was to1that everybody had a dream and co完形填空。 One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even if they are different in color?"I thought for a minute, and then I said, "I'll完形填空。 The books in David's schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric,1his mother told hi完形填空。 My mom passed away on April 22, 1991. I was the last person she had spoken with. I didn't have a great life, but I had what I1so I was very angry w阅读理解。 It was a cool, rainy day and it was the day before Thanksgiving-the first one my three children and I would be spending without their father, who pass阅读理解。 One day, when we had been riding in the burning sun for five hours, we came to a narrow, shaky bridge where a railway crossed a stagnant (发臭的) pond阅读理解。 I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language-the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex 完形填空。 Steve and Mark were good friends. They decided to spend their vacation in Haiti. Since they1no French, they took a French word book with them and ho阅读表达。 One bright sunny day our class went out to the schoolyard. Miss Brown told us to look for something onthe ground that belonged to us. We looked and 完形填空。 It took George quite a while to find a1place for his car and in the end he had to leave it in a narrow street,2from the dentist's. As he got out, he阅读理解。 Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a完形填空。 The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break. She seemed so small as she pushed he完形填空。 Why did I come today? I wondered. My Christmas1contained several people that claimed they wantednothing, but I knew their feelings would be hurt2I d阅读理解。 When his young son was ill, Mr Wei took him to a clinic (诊所). They were the first of the day and did not have to wait long. The nurse took the boy阅读理解。 Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida'sweather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, 阅读理解。 I made a pledge (发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally完形填空。 Sometimes, I doubted if there was any love between my parents. Every day they were1earning money. They didn't2 in the romantic13that I read in book完形填空。 One stormy night, many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby (休息室) of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the1 阅读理解。 Anna arrived far too early. Usually she left things to the last minute, but today was a very special occasion(场合). It was almost as if by getting 阅读理解。 David Brown and Anne are two patients in the Adult Day Care program at Merey Hospital. David Brown is seventy-two years old. He's friendly and like完形填空。 My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet (宠物) for a long time.Last spring I bought two newly-hatched chickens for her. She got1and took good完形填空。 It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the 完形填空。 Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good1and always has something2tosay.If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was 阅读理解。 A sense of humor is just one of the many things shared by Alfred and Anthony Melillo, 64-year-old twin brothers from East Haven who made history in Fe完形填空。 It was a beautiful spring day, and a sense of peace stayed with me as I left the cathedral (大教堂) on Easter Monday morning. I1for a moment on top o完形填空。 Few days ago, I went to school with tons of books, hoping to get a locker. All of a sudden, it started raining1 . I hurried to pay for my locker, bu完形填空。 I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18, when the1rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles home. On the2was Marty阅读理解。 Many years ago, whenI was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas完形填空。 I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd, and my car started to choke and then died.I barely managed阅读理解。 High school was wonderful, but I had always felt uncomfortable as one of the taller members of my class,standing a head above the other girls and stoo阅读理解。 It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two sm完形填空。 Todd was working at his gas station (加油站) at night when he heard over the radio that a1in Long Island had been2by an armed man who had killed the n阅读理解。 The dog, called Prince, was a clever animal and a slave to Williams. From morning till night, when Williamswas at home, Prince never left his sight.阅读理解。 Some time ago, I discovered a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair that had a broken leg. I阅读理解。 Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterdaywhen it landed upside down in three feet of wa阅读理解。 After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he was interested in mee阅读理解。 "BANG!" the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.We were both阅读理解。 July 16th was a bad day for Mr. Arthur Johnson. In the morning, he set out from his home in Santa Barbara, Califomia. It was the start of his summe阅读理解。 My husband hasn't stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It's funny now but it wasn't at that time.Last Friday, after doing al阅读理解。 Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn (旅馆) at the foot of a hill. One year,阅读理解。 Mr. Scott has worked at a police station since he left army five years ago. He's brave and has already caught many thieves. He was promoted (提升)根据短文内容及提示完成短文。 I lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands 1._______ World War II. My family was Jewish, so we had to hide away 2._______ a year and阅读理解。 Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, "Mom, I can't p完形填空。 One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door foundthat he only had one dime (一角银币) left. He was完形填空。 A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful1in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well2it, he t完形填空。James's New BicycleJames shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully1the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle h完形填空。 The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat (喉咙) operation. His throat1, and he was afraid. However, the young nurse2by阅读理解。Native TongueAt first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English. Nadia would not replyto anything Kate said. Kate was in 阅读理解。 Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. "The railway owes me￡12," she said to Harry Je阅读理解。 The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, sothat the audiences could see his hero and heroin完形填空。 I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a1village called Mijas, on condition that I t阅读理解。 I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn't say a word. But I knew he was going to say a litt阅读理解。 Peter was mad on mountains. Climbing was the love of his life. Church towers, seaside cliffs, rock faces, ice mountains, anything-"If it's there,"完形填空。 It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members1the hall. I was only a 7-yearold girl, but I was the center of2 . Finally, after weeks阅读理解。Secret SantasOn Christmas morning, Linda wakes up, and tries to imagine the wide-eyed surprise of children in another household as they unwrap the pres完形填空。 In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of the complete damage and d完形填空。 What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed in to their nightclothes. Mary had1them a story and finally they were asleep. "Babysit根据短文内容用适当的关系代词或副词填空。 The time l. ________ Elias first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period in his life. Mandela wasthe black law完形填空。 There are many kinds of friends. Some are always1you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people 完形填空。 This year I decided to do something to regain my good name as a kindly uncle. My1Tony; had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as 阅读理解。 I got my first driver's license in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in charlotte, North Carolina. Four years 完形填空。 In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困), and only the rich could manage without great1. Three of those rich men and their阅读理解。 "Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton (骨骼) in the closet (衣橱)?" Jessica asked. "A skeleton in the closet?阅读理解。 In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, butmy mother fought strongly against it. When 完形填空。 I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as happy wife and business woman. When Mum1in October 2007, I was a cook. In 阅读理解。 Most dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard to please their owners. One of my favo语法填空。 阅读下面的短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的 要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Thomas and Inger, who live in Swede完形填空。 My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would gosailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not goo阅读理解。 There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used twobuckers. One was a shiny and new bucket. The oth完形填空。 I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all1 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesd阅读理解。 Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York-he in computers, she in special education. "Teaching means ever阅读理解。 In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court be完形填空。 In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory1course about 20 阅读理解。When milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name waReading comprehension. The teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as it happened, my aunt. She was Myrtle C. Manigault, the wife of my mother's brothe阅读理解。 Adrian's "Amazing Race" started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn't hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special sch完形填空。 From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I1a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be阅读理解。 There was a story many years ago of a school teacher-Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the firstday that she loved them all the same. But tha完形填空。 Although I love my life, it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years.Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when 完形填空。 One of my father's favorite sayings as I was growing up was "Try it!" I couldn't say I didn't like1 , whatever it might be,2I tried it. Over the阅读理解。 It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for "Six days shall you labor and all your work" was takenseriously back then. Outside, Father and 完形填空。 The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end, all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We1the阅读理解。 I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn't be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an eld阅读理解。 I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps (快照), maybe occasionally for magazines. Being the cautious type, I 阅读理解。 When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia thesummer it all happened. I was a second grader,阅读理解。 Four people in England, back in 1953, stared at photo 51. it wasn't much-a picture showing a black X. But three of these people won the Nobel prize阅读理解。 When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called "Brownie". My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. O完形填空。 When I began planning to more to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of job and cultural differences, ignoring there1, I got there i阅读理解。 They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives. If one fails the other is there to catch him.They are Wellman,完形填空。 Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort-and at maximum speed. That1learning a newlanguage, completing two certificates and opening a store.W语法填空：阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 One Sunday morning in August I went to l阅读理解。 In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakne完形填空。 I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be1Christmas gifts because there was not enough money.完形填空。 I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself. And1otherwise assigned (指定) a seat by the teache阅读理解。 A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though severa
阅读理解。 After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes and viewers have gone home and the televisionaudience has switched off, another group of ath完形填空。 On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets1and the subway system almost came to a stop.Unfort阅读理解。 It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plan for the future. "I'm going to c完形填空。 When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could1tough subjects and really learn somethin阅读理解。 Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building w完形填空。 One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been1me to play chess (完形填空。 After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced1for a few days, I was2to wait tables on my own. A阅读理解。 Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved therea few years ago, and I was eager to see his new p语法填空。 Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult 1______was to choosea suitable Christmas present for her father. She wishe阅读理解。 Lisa was running late. Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. B阅读理解。 We once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class."You could win prizes," our teacher told US as she wrote the poster information on th阅读理解。 A few years ago I had an "aha!" moment regarding handwriting.I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of完形填空。James's New BicycleJames shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully1the coins that lay on the bed.＄24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he阅读理解。 How I Turned to Be OptimisticI began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that 完型填空。 "It's no use, Mum," said Johnny. "I'm just no good at dancing.""You've got to keep trying. Tonight will be1, dear. Try a turn with that pr阅读理解。 Eddie McKay, a once-forgotten pilot, is a subject of great interest to a group of history students in Canada.It all started when Graham Broad, a prof完形填空。 There was a very special teacher who made a far -reaching difference in my life.Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High Schoo阅读理解。 My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe.阅读下面短文，根据第1至第3小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。 A long time ago, Milton S. Hershey, the creator of the popular chocolate bars, was dipped in warmchocol阅读理解。 It was the first mow of winter-an exciting day for every, child but not for most tether. Up until now,I had been able to dress myself for recess (课间完形填空。 The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin (海豚) was swimming. Despite her fear, shefelt strong wearing her new leg. In her second g阅读理解。 Honesty, my mum always used to tell me, is the best policy. Of course, this didn't include her when shetold me that if I didn't eat all my vegetabl完形填空。 Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more1to阅读理解。 Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby t完形填空。 A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he had1a beautiful sportscar in a dealer's showroom, and2his father could we完形填空。 A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branchesof an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence.完形填空。You Are Going PlacesOne day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurantin town as a cashier, seat阅读理解。 Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the 阅读理解。 "I didn't hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about thatexciting moment on national television whe完形填空。 Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since childhood, spent the weekend with me. Since I moved to a new tow完形填空。 My 8-year-old daughter is experimenting with kindness and smiles. She has been making her own colourful smile cards and1packs her pockets with them w阅读理解。 Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. With a social worke阅读理解。 Slowly I climbed into the driver's seat of the old brown pontiac. "Hi, Miss Caroline!" cried the three passengers, my friend Annie and her two chi完形填空。 It was half an hour before midnight on December 24th last year. I was a ticket-counter supervisor (主管) for a major airline and was looking forward 完型填空。 When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I 阅读理解。 Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mum, you must come and see the daffodils (水仙花) before they are over." I wanted to go, but it w完型填空。 It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen1in almost a month. Every day, my husband would2about the hard process of trying to阅读理解。 Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a "boy" Boys are found everywhere-on top of, u完形填空。 One Saturday, I got a phone call about electrical problems. Since I am not an electrician, I quickly1that the woman on the line had the wrong number.阅读理解。 After Maggie Doyne graduated from high school, she decided to spend a year traveling the world before starting college. The journey changed her life 完形填空。I'm an operating engineer, running crane in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had1the World Tra阅读理解。 Rising above the names I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice."Mom, come here! There's this lady here my size!"The mother ru完型填空。 Last weekend, I helped my friend Alex get money for poor children at Crossroads Mall. He1needed volunteers, especially of the female. I decided that阅读理解。 Ataxi driver taught me a million dollar lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation. Inspiring speakers charge thousands of dollars to give his k阅读理解。 Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainySunday and my father had recently died. I完形填空。 A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There lay my house,1 to waist-high ruins, smelly and dirty.Before the trip, I'd ha阅读理解。 A four-year-old boy has become pen pals with Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Tom Stancombe started exchangingletters with the queen after he set free a b完形填空。 When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to1water to the runners. I remember being so2to see 阅读理解。 If I were writing a history of my family, some of the darkest moments recorded would be those about Christmas trees. One would certainly think otherw完形填空。 In 2004, I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England, holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate. After nervousl完形填空。 One night last summer, my neighbor Debbie came over and knocked on my door. "I'm leaving for1, Jim," she said. "Would you mind dropping by my ho完形填空。 When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed Icould1tough subjects and really learn something.阅读理解。 John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girlwhose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and阅读理解。 Though we were poor and struggling, my sister managed to buy me a pair of "magic shoes" that changed my life.Anne is six years older than me. Grow阅读理解。 Reading about history is nice, but finding ties to long-ago historical events in your own back yard is reallyexciting.In their heavily populated area完形填空。 Teaching college is often a mixed bag of rewards. Sometimes my class feels more like a cafeteria, where students come and go,1in the middle of my lec完形填空。 Cats have no emotions. At least, that's what my husband once claimed. I1that my two cats experienceemotions. They feel anger, fear, and2 . He agr阅读理解。 The key to happiness is how quickly you can get back your focus on what's important. -AnonymousSixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back o完形填空。 Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton, a social worker, alwaystried to seek help for one or two poor families. Th完形填空。 Last weekI was sitting in the lobby of a medical building when I heard an elderly woman talking on thephone about her husband. His name was Ed and he完形填空。 Nancy Volk operated a sidewalk cafe in Anoka, Minnesota to support her family.Dan Heins, one of the cafe's regular customers, had a1kidney dialysis 完形填空。 Tess was an eight-year-old girl when she heard her parents talking about her sick brother, Andrew. Only a1surgery could save him now and no one would完形填空。 Bob Richard shares with us a moving story about a skinny young boy who loved football with all his heart. Practice1practice he eagerly gave everythin阅读理解。 After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeeze完形填空。 As long as I can remember I was overweight. Actually that isn't entirely true because I can1remember one summer when I was "normal". After that i完形填空。 Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after1thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head2his walking stick. McKay's阅读理解。 One day in January, my uncle, my cousin and I decided to go hunting. We left by car in the afternoon. It was a Range Rover with four-wheel drive. I阅读理解。 I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointe阅读理解。 I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents form and carry out their new planning projects. It 完形填空。 After years of marriage, I started to go out with another woman."You love her," my wife said. "I love you," I1. "But you also love her."The 完形填空。 One day my math teacher asked me to help him save back-up copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to1the grades for all of his阅读理解。 Once Dr. Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his students. The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, ag完形填空。 Shortly after my daughter Julia-Ann was born, I started a loving tradition that I know others (with whom I have subsequently shared this special plan)阅读理解。 In March 2008, Joe Ryan got a notice from a billing agency for a hospital near Denver, Colorado. The hospital wanted payment for surgery totaling ＄41阅读理解。 Laura Edmonds has a look of horror on her face as she turns to look out the airplane window. It's not the threat of terrorism that worries her, but 完形填空。 The story I'm going to tell truly happened in my life.The other day, I met a man outside the gym who1a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. Hi阅读理解。 A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking (搭便车) on a very dark night in the middle of a terriblerainstorm, with no cars on the road. The storm阅读理解。 When 47-year-old volunteer Susan Boyle stepped onto the stage of Britain's Got Talent and announcedshe was unemployed, had never been married and "n阅读理解。 I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn't invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to mak完形填空。 There was once a young ballerina (芭蕾舞演员) who had taken ballet lessons all through her childhood. She wanted to be a leading ballet dancer, but s阅读理解。 On a cold January morning in a Washington, DC Metro Station, a man with a violin played for about anhour. During that time approximately 2,000 people阅读理解。 If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, "Hey, Butterfly Man," his face would break into a smile. The title suits him, And he loves it.Art完形填空。 I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I searched in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had1their search.完形填空。 Recently, my husband and I had the opportunity to do something good for two people who were completestranger to us. It made us feel so good to be abl完形填空。 Last nightI was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a1of about eighty miles. It was late and I wasin a hurry. However, if anyone asked me how fast阅读理解。 When 47-year-old volunteer Susan Boyle stepped onto the stage of Britain's Got Talent and announced she was unemployed, had never been married and "完形填空。 A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's1 , she said she would go. This2be the fir完形填空。 It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance,1for the train to take me to my2in Boston. The world was 阅读理解。 Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, one's relationship with one's grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed? I've been aware of th完形填空。 I grew up poor-living in the housing projects (住房) with six brothers, three sisters, a varying assortment(各式各样东西的混合) of foster kids (养子),完形填空。 I can still remember it like it was yesterday. I was a college freshman and had1up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now j阅读理解。 That summer an army of crickets (蟋蟀) started a war with my father. Dad didn't care for insects much more than Mamma, but he could tolerate a few l完形填空。 Recently, I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out1said. "That'll be five dolla阅读理解。 It was getting dark and snow was coming down. Joe was driving home. He'd been unemployed since the factory closed. Most of his friends had left, b完形填空。 Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a1of about eighty miles. It was late and I wasin a hurry. However, if anyone asked me how fas完形填空。 "Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I1disappointment. "If you can carry on, one day something2will happen. And you'll rea阅读理解。 When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I've lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the t阅读理解。 My daughter Kelsey was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫). Because of her cerebral palsy, Kelsey has verylittle use of the fingers on her left hand. Wh完形填空。 The next week, the man called Jimmy Calkins next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: While making my list, I remembered an incident from
阅读理解。 I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge o根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behin阅读理解。 Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card (信用完形填空。 On the next-to-last day of school when I got on the bus I realized the tin (锡) heart a small girl gave me was gone. "Does anyone know what happened阅读理解。 We always celebrated Dad's November birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on, these events took on a dou完形填空。 One of my father's favorite sayings as I was growing up was "Try it!" I couldn't say I didn't like1 , whatever it might be,2I tried it. Over the完形填空。 Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more 1wthting for t阅读理解。 Ayear ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local schoo完形填空。 One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even if they are different in color?"I thought for a minute, and then I said, "I'll完形填空。 After finishing working at the hospital that day, I was driving home after a particularly busy night call. In front of me was a public bus, with coll阅读理解。 It was the first snow of winter-an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now,I had been old enough to dress myself, but to阅读理解。 Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts,a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. 完形填空。 The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He1me with a puzzle-all because he waved tReading comprehension. Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard."I'll be the first millionaire in Coleford!" Richar阅读理解。 I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language-the way it can evoke (唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex阅读表达。阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart (购物手推车). The完形填空。 I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it1me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I'd worked for the same company for twenty y完形填空。 My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow1. Helen was in her 30s a阅读理解。 July 21st 2007 was a typical English summer's day-it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home fromwork at midday to check on the house. Nothing 阅读理解。 I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked bo阅读理解。 A few days ago I asked my sons' governess (女家庭教师) Julia to come into my study. "Be seated, Julia," I said, "Let's settle our accounts. I g完形填空。 The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end, all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We1the阅读理解。 I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn't be late for! I foundmyself at a checkout counter behind an elde完型填空。 He lost his arms in an accident that caused the death of his father. Then his 1became his shadow, neverleaving him alone for years.2writing with his阅读理解诶。 "Good evening, everybody!" said the teacher, Donna. "Where is everybody?" That was sort of a dailyjoke by Donna. Usually the class started wi阅读理解。 In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh (法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, i完形填空。 In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory1course about 20 阅读理解。 When milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to ourdoorstep. His name wa完形填空。 It was freezing outside my car. I did not want to get out of it when we passed by a small grocery shop. Suddenly I1a tiny figure, bent and covered w阅读理解。 I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him seve阅读理解。 The host poured the tea into the cup and placed it on the small table in front of his guests, who were a father and his daughter, and put the lid on t完形填空。 The D-word, it's most people's worst fear, but, in a bittersweet way, it was my greatest joy. In divorce, you gain something and you1something.I'完形填空。 On a cold November afternoon, my mother andI were walking home from a1. We were dressed2 .I was feeling a little3asI was carrying our shopping,and d完形填空。 The rain was coming down in sheets andI was bound to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a cab,1that would be fast完形填空。 A few weeks ago I was having a very1day and was ready to start looking elsewhere for a2that was not so stressful. Something3to me that day and it4my5完形填空。 Mr. smith taught eighth-grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a(an)1about a creature called the cattywampus, an animal that2during th阅读理解。 I always felt sorry for the people in wheelchair. Some people, old and weak, can not get around bythemselves. Others seem perfectly healthy, dressed完形填空。 A while ago, I didn't think I had a passion.I would sit in front of the TV all day and not think about anything except the next1. At that time, I d阅读理解。 During my elementary school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany's mom.Tiffany's mom always gave her lots of money to buy th完型填空。 Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith and me. So I asked him, "Keith, have I done anything that really 1 y完形填空。 I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.I was on my lunch break and had1the office to get something to eat. On the way,阅读理解。 There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.One day, feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through 阅读理解诶。 Buster Brown was a thief-and a good one, too, he thought. He'd never been caught by the police because he never took chances. He was always prepa阅读理解。 When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing person-"Information Please" and there was nothing she did 完形填空。 A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little "gift" in its mouth-a dead animal of some sort. Taking a c完形填空。 My mother and I were walking home from a pizza store on a cold December morning. We were1warmly and carrying the video that we wanted to watch. I wa阅读理解。 The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of goldwrapping paper. Money was tight and he became inf阅读理解。 We could all see the Murray River slowly moving back, but now all the water was gone. I couldn't believe that the Murray had dried up, not one drop 阅读理解。 I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen.It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy完形填空。 It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves1on the cool2 . In such a season, I liked walkingalone in the leaves, listening to the sound Cloze test. My friend had mentioned that her father had a lot of children's toys that he was looking to give away. She knew I had a three-year-old daughter so语法填空。 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为1-10的相应位置上。 Reading comprehension. I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chairDirections: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers阅读理解。 My family lived in Baltimore. One summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly terrible-looking 完型填空。 In a class I teach adults, I recently did something "unpardonable (不可饶恕的)" I gave the class homework! 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God, she was beautiful!阅读理解。 In 1988, Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with herhusband when she was told she wouldn't be able to ch完形填空。 When I was 14, my family went on our first trip to the United States. My uncle moved there several years ago to work in the1 industry in California.完形填空。 Far out in the sea lived three Sirens,the three sisters of magic song. Half human and half bird,the Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers, 1 in voi阅读理解。 I have been employed by a charity organization for less than a year now and I have the privilege of finding foster homes for abandoned children. It h完形填空。 When I was eight, I attended school in Bath, England. It was a 1 school made up of four classrooms altogether,2 about 25 children in each one. For t 阅读理解。 Being the head of a high school for many years, I grew tired of budget meeting, funding cuts, and many other administrative chores (杂务). I started完形填空。 My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time. It was hanging at a (an)1 clothingstore. The coat had a black velvet collar, deli阅读理解。 There was room for all of us, and the sleeping bags kept the night coldness away. We would listen to thesound of the river, and hear the coyotes (土狼完形填空。 My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I've always loved going biking with my dad. 1 , as I became a teenager, other things began t完形填空 。 Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother. I was nine years old when sh阅读理解。 Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. 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He is a2boy阅读理解。 One Sunday a few of us decided to take advantage of the first sunny day we'd have for ages to take a trip down to the coast to visit the penguins aga完形填空。 I am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a figure th at really struck terror into my heart.I1 it was a cold moon 阅读理解。 Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raff阅读理解。 Jean - Gilles was a millionaire. But Tuesday night, he was sleeping in his car.Jean - Gilles was the owner of the Peace of Mind Hotel in Jacmel, Hai阅读理解。 One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce.Lawyer was very puzzle完形填空。 Robert was 11years old when his mother ( a single mom) dropped his off for his first piano lesson. I prefer student begin at an earlier age, which I 完形填空。 The three superstars were arriving at the airport and a large crowd of young people had already gatheredthere to welcome them.The police found it1 to阅读理解。 On Jan. 3, a netizen (网民) nicknamed "Programmer Humor" published a short story on his micro-blog.It said that there was an old lady who swept ne阅读理解。 A year ago. I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized (强调) the importanceagain and again. But soon, the importance of En阅读理解。 Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house.No card came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were阅读理解。 Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation (请帖) on his desk. It was from sever完形填空。 William Franklin came to my class half a year ago. But from his first day here, he1himself in his own world and he never spoke to others. As his tea阅读理解。 On Christmas morning, I went to the Cockhedge Mall. People there were all busy buying their last minute requirements. I needed to buy a birthday car阅读理解。 NewYork Tuesday April 12-Dustin Hoffman fan Pamela Crack got the shock of her life when themovie star telephoned her as she was doing her housework..完形填空。 One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to doorfound that he only had one dime left. He was hungr完形填空。 A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent parent meeting. To the littleboy's1 ,she said she would go. This2be th阅读理解。 It was my first day at school in London and I was half-excited and half-frightened. On my way to school I wondered what sort of questions the other b阅读理解。 I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham'sfor the first fortnight of the January sale. I can完形填空。 Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trains, or even cars can be a terrible trouble-especially when theyare insects. As for this, there is a great1 完形填空。 The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn't until October 26 that Vice-Admiral(海军中将) Collingwood was 1 to send off his rep阅读理解。 Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I' m not a football commentator (评论员),though--just an English teacher in Japan.I came t