基础篇
When I was in Grade Seven, I volunteered at a hospital. I usually stayed with Mr. Gillespie-a patient in a coma（昏迷）.He never had any visitors, and 1 emed to care about him. As a volunteer, I spent many days2his hand and talking to him even though he slept all the time.
Once I needed to be out of town for3a week, but when I came back ten days later, 1 foundMr. Gillespie was gone. I guesd he had4. I was very sad.
Several years later,51 was at a gas station, I noticed a familiar face. It was Mr. Gillespie!
He was alive! I went up to ask if he knew me and6how I knew him in the hospital. He wasvery7and then gave me the wannest hug（拥抱）I had ever received. He told me he could
feel me holding his hand while lying in bed. But he thought it was （an）8from the heaven.
Then I realized that it was me who helped his life, I made a difference between his life9hisdeath. More10, he made a big difference in my life.
I will never forget his words, "You're an angel!"
1. A. nobody | B. somebody | C.anybody |
2. A. shaking | B. holding | C. waving |
3. A. more than | B. at most | C. fewer than |
4. A. escaped | B. slept | C. died |
5. A. why | B. when | C. what |
6. A. asked | B. wondered | C. explained |
7. A. disappointed | B. surprid | C. nervous |
8. A. angel | B. nur | C. doctor |
9. A. but | B. and | C. or |
10. A. importantly | B. confidently | C. carefully |
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King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles （迷语和谜题）to his people. He often asked1which were strange. His people had to u words in a2way to answer thequestions.
Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people.3he looked, one by onethe heads began to hang low in arch of an answer. It was at this moment that Birbal entered the palace. Birbal 4 the habit of the king. He understood the5at once and asked /'May
I know the question so that I can6for an answer?"Akbar said, "How many crows （乌鸦）are there in the city?"
7even a moment's thought, Birbal replied, "There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty- nine crows, My Lord.
"How can you be so8" asked Akbar.
Birbal said, "Make your men9My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have cometo visit their relatives （亲戚）here. If you find10crows it means some have gone to visit
their relatives somewhere el."Akbar was plead very much by Bridal's wi answer.
1. A. questions | B. help | C. promis | D. advice |
2. A. common | B. friendly | C. clever | D. silent |
3. A. Though | B. Becau | C. If | D. As |
4. A. knew | B. developed | C. hated | D. doubted |
5. A. order | B. information | C. danger | D. situation |
6. A. ask | B. wait | C. try | D. reach |
7. A. Before | B. Without | C. Through | D. In |
8. A. smart | B. brave | C. funny | D. sure |
9. A. catch | B. discuss | C.count | D. visit |
10. A. fewer | B. large | C. faster | D. older |
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拔高篇
When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was worried about everything. Five years later, our little girl, Becky,1our family. I wanted everybody (o be2and happy. I workedhard to e that they were.
As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other3childhood illness. I didn't like it when (he boys spent time "wanning (he bench(板凳)"during Little League football games. I worried about Becky when she4the ball while playing
baball. Before long, the children were in thirteens. I stayed5late the night wailing fbr theboys to return home. Many times the6that I would call the police crosd my mind if they
weren't home on time. Luckily, they always arrived home safe and sound before I had to do (hat.
The day the boys moved away to college was a sad day indeed. I worried about their being able to take care of themlves. A few months after the boys left college, our7rang in the middleof the night. Il siartled(惊醒)us when we looked at (he clock. It was 3 o'clock in the morning. "8must be wrong,“ I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up. We ran to the door,
opened it, and there9a police officer.
"You need to 10 your sons,“ he riously announced. I picked up the telephone, butunfortunately, it was11. A line outside had been accidentally cut. Roy and I jumped into the
car and12to the nearest telephone. My stomach ached. My husband was13so badlythat he could hardly dial the number.
On the first14, Chad answered the telephone. "What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver.
"We were worried about you." Chad told him. "Wc'vc been trying to call you all night, but you didn't answer. We called the police and asked (hem to go and15you.^^For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us. And they were the ones who actually had (o call the police.
1. A. completed | B. tested | C. visited | D. appreciated |
2. A. smart | B. comfortable | C. healthy | D. outgoing |
3. A. rious | B. common | C. unusual | D. terrible |
4. A. hit | B. threw | C. got | D. misd |
5. A. down | B. up | C. out | D. in |
6. A. plan | B. advice | C. worry | D. (houghl |
7. A. phone | B. clock | C. alarm | D. doorbell |
8. A. Something | B. Anything | C. Everything | D. Nothing |
9. A. stood | B. greeted | C. turned | D. came |
10. A. call | B. email | C. e | D. educate |
11. A. gone | B. uless | C. dead | D. stolen |
12. A. rushed | B. headed | C. went | D. moved |
13. A. looking | B.shaking | C. suffering | D. eing |
14. A. night | B. arrival | C. try | D. ring |
15. A. call on | B.check on | C. turn on | D. talk on |
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