December 24 arrived along with a heavy snow. It was my first Christmas Eve without my mother, and the day’s usual  36  had disappeared.

The telephone rang. I  37  it and went to my bedroom to bury the continuous 38 , knowing it must be my friend Rebecca calling. How could I be  39  ? I wanted to be left  40 .

My heart felt as  41  as the falling snow.  42  can I stop missing my mother?

I  43  the window. Seeing Rebecca’s car parked out front, I went back to my bed and drew the covers over my head.

“Lucy!” she shouted. “I know you’re in there. Answer the door!”

“Leave me alone!” I  44  back. I heard paper rustling(沙沙作响) as she slid  45   under the door.

“Merry Christmas, ” she called out.

Not answering the  46  made me even 47 . It wasn’t fair to my best friend. Her father and sister  48  in a car accident when she was eight years old.  49 , her mother had to return to  50 , and Rebecca was left to look after herself.

When she left, I carried the small package, sat down and  51  it. Inside was a golden pen and a journal. When I opened the journal’s front cover, out fell a bookmark with a(n)   52   written on it:

Dear Lucy,  

My words won’t heal（治愈）the  53  . But your own words can.

                                                  Love,

                                                  Rebecca

As I stared at the journal’s blank pages, a single tear fell on the page which quickly absorbed it.

That night, I  54  the phone and dialed her number.

“Looks like the snow is melting(融化), ” I said. “Spring was just ___55____the corner.”

1.A. excitement       B. disappointment C. fright             D. pity

2.A. answered         B. covered        C. picked             D. ignored

3.A. pleasure         B. puzzled        C. sadness        D. interest

4.A. regretful        B. joyful         C. comfortable    D. careful

5.A. alive            B. active         C. alone          D. crazy

6.A. light            B. white          C. heavy          D. clear

7.A. Why              B. Where          C. Whether        D. How

8.A. looked through B. looked into C. looked out D. looked up

9.A. brought          B. shouted        C. took           D. turned

10.A. anything        B. something      C. everything     D. nothing

11.A. phone           B. question       C. letter         D. door

12.A. more helpful B. more attractive C. worse            D. better

13.A. survived    B. escaped    C. lived                  D. died

14.A. As a whole B. As a result C. In all                 D. In general

15.A. work            B. wash         C. repair           D. learn

16.A. closed          B. folded       C. opened           D. painted

17.A. article         B. poem         C. notice           D. message

18.A. failure   B. pain        C. wish                    D. shame

19.A. picked up  B. picked out C. pushed back             D. put away

20.A. around     B. over        C. on              D. at

 

I was 15 when I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at ___1___ on the shelves, the man behind the counter, ___2___, asked if I’d like ___3___. I needed to start ___4___ for college, so I said yes. I ___5___ after school and during summers for the lowest wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most ___6___. One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost ___7___ we had at that time ___8___ and found other books we could order. She left the store less ___9___. I’ve always remembered the ___10___ I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a ___11___ in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born with his fingers connected, webline. His family could not ___12___ a corrective operation, and the boy lived in ___13___, hiding his hand in his pocket.

I ___14___ my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the ___15___ for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his ___16___ hand and say, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of ___17___.

In the past, while I was ___18___, I always sense I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the same. NBC News pays my salary, ___19___ I feel as if I work for the ___20___, helping them make sense of the world.

1. A. maps       B. titles         C. articles                  D. reports

2. A. the reader     B. the college student   C. the shop owner      D. the customer

3. A. a book         B. a job        C. some tea                D. any help

4. A. planning          B. saving      C. preparing          D. studying

5. A. read           B. studied          C. cooked            D. worked

6. A. boring           B. surprising        C. satisfying          D. disappointing

7. A. anything         B. something        C. nothing         D. everything

8. A. in need         B. in all          C. in order          D. in store

9. A. worried        B. satisfied        C. excited          D. puzzled

10. A. pride        B. failure           C. regret          D. surprise

11. A. doctor        B. store owner     C. bookseller        D. TV reporter

12. A. pay         B. cost         C. afford         D. spend

13. A. shame              B. honour         C. horror            D. danger

14. A. advised       B. forced        C. persuaded      D. permitted

15. A. action        B. program    C. treatment         D. operation

16. A. repaired       B. connected             C. injured           D. improved

17. A. pleasure        B. sadness        C. interest            D. disappointment

18. A. at the TV station               B. in the Students Union

C. at the U. S. Forest Service          D. at McCarley’s Bookstore

19. A. so           B. and           C. but            D. because

20. A. readers       B. viewers     C. customers    D. passengers

I was 15 when I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at ___1___ on the shelves, the man behind the counter, ___2___, asked if I’d like ___3___. I needed to start ___4___ for college, so I said yes. I ___5___ after school and during summers for the lowest wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most ___6___. One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost ___7___ we had at that time ___8___ and found other books we could order. She left the store less ___9___. I’ve always remembered the ___10___ I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a ___11___ in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born with his fingers connected, webline. His family could not ___12___ a corrective operation, and the boy lived in ___13___, hiding his hand in his pocket.

I ___14___ my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the ___15___ for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his ___16___ hand and say, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of ___17___.

In the past, while I was ___18___, I always sense I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the same. NBC News pays my salary, ___19___ I feel as if I work for the ___20___, helping them make sense of the world.

1. A. maps      B. titles   C. articles     D. reports

2. A. the reader      B. the college student   C. the shop owner  D. the customer

3. A. a book    B. a job   C. some tea     D. any help

4. A. planning B. saving C. preparing   D. studying

5. A. read       B. studied       C. cooked       D. worked

6. A. boring    B. surprising   C. satisfying   D. disappointing

7. A. anything B. something  C. nothing      D. everything

8. A. in need   B. in all   C. in order      D. in store

9. A. worried  B. satisfied     C. excited       D. puzzled

10. A. pride    B. failure C. regret  D. surprise

11. A. doctor   B. store owner       C. bookseller  D. TV reporter

12. A. pay      B. cost    C. afford D. spend

13. A. shame   B. honour       C. horror D. danger

14. A. advised B. forced      C. persuaded   D. permitted

15. A. action   B. program     C. treatment    D. operation

16. A. repaired       B. connected   C. injured       D. improved

17 A. pleasure B. sadness     C. interest       D. disappointment

18. A. at the TV station  B. in the Students Union

C. at the U. S. Forest Service       D. at McCarley’s Bookstore

19. A. so B. and     C. but    D. because

20. A. readers B. viewers      C. customers   D. passengers

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    I was 15 when I walked into McCarley's Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  1 on the shelves, the man behind the counter, the shop owner, asked if I'd like  2 . I needed to start  3 for college, so I said yes. I worked after school and during the summer for the lowest wages, and the job helped  4 my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students Union during college, I was a hotel maid and  5 made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most  6 .

    One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything we had at that time  7 and found other books we could order. She left the store less  8 , I've always remembered the  9 I felt in having helped her.

    Years later, as a  10 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born  11 his fingers connected, weblike. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in  12 , hiding his hand in his pocket.

    I  13 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the  14 for free.

    I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his  15 hand and say, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of  16 .

    In the past, while I was  17 , I always sensed I was working for the customers , not the store. Today it's the  18 . NBC News pays my salary,  19 I feel as if I work for the  20 , helping them make sense of the world.

1．

[　　]

A．maps	B．titles
C．articles	D．reports

2．

[　　]

A．a book	B．a job
C．some tea	D．any help

3．

[　　]

A．planning	B．saving
C．preparing	D．studying

4．

[　　]

A．pay for	B．fit for
C．run for	D．enter for

5．

[　　]

A．so	B．yet
C．even	D．still

6．

[　　]

A．boring	B．surprising
C．satisfying	D．disappointing

7．

[　　]

A．in need	B．in all
C．in order	D．in store

8．

[　　]

A．worried	B．satisfied
C．excited	D．puzzled

9．

[　　]

A．pride	B．failure
C．regret	D．surprise

10．

[　　]

A．doctor	B．store owner
C．bookseller	D．TV reporter

11．

[　　]

A．in	B．with
C．by	D．for

12．

[　　]

A．shame	B．honor
C．horror	D．danger

13．

[　　]

A．advised	B．forced
C．persuaded	D．permitted

14．

[　　]

A．action	B．program
C．treatment	D．operation

15．

[　　]

A．repaired	B．connected
C．injured	D．improved

16．

[　　]

A．pleasure	B．sadness
C．interest	D．disappointment

17．

[　　]

A．at the TV station	B．in the Students Union
C．at the U. S. Forest Service	D．at McCarley's Bookstore

18．

[　　]

A．difference	B．same
C．usual	D．request

19．

[　　]

A．so	B．and
C．but	D．because

20．

[　　]

A．readers	B．viewers
C．customers	D．passengers

I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  1  on the shelves，the man behind the counter，the shop owner, asked if I'd like  2  .I needed to start preparing for college， 3   I said yes. I worked after school and during the summer for the lowest wages，and the job helped pay for my freshman year of   4  . I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students Union during college; I was a hotel maid and   5  made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most   6  .

       One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything we had at that time   7  and found other books we could order. She left the store less 8  . I’ve always remembered the  9  I felt in having helped her.

       Years later，as a   10  in Los Angeles，I heard about an immigrant child who was  31   with his thumb attached, weblike, to the other fingers. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 12        ，hiding his hand in his pocket.

I      13    my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast，a doctor and a nurse called，offering to perform the  14   for free.

       I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his       15  hand and say; "Thank you." I felt a sense of   16          .

       In the past，17   I was at McCauley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customers，not he store. Today it’s the   18   . NBC :News pays: my salary, and I   19  as if I work for the viewers, helping them make  20  of the world.

1．A．maps                    B．titles                    C．articles                D．reports

2．A．a book                  B．a job                   C．some tea             D．any help

3．A．but                       B．so                       C．thought            D．because

4．A．life                       B．education             C．family                 D．college

5．A．so                        B．yet                      C．even                   D．still

6．A．boring                   B．surprising            C．satisfying            D．disappointing

7．A．in need                B．in all                    C．in order               D．in stock

8．A．worried                 B．satisfied               C．excited                D．puzzled

9．A．pride                     B．failure                 C．regret                  D．surprise

10．A．boss                   B．storeowner         C．bookseller         D．TV reporter

11．A．forced                 B．born                    C．made                  D．operated

12．A．shame                 B．honor                  C．horror                 D．danger

13．A．hoped                 B．promised             C．persuaded            D．suggested

14．A．action                 B．program              C．treatment           D．operation

15．A．repaired           B．connected            C．injured             D．improved

16．A．pleasure              B．sadness               C．interest                D．disappointment

17．A．because               B．while                   C．since                   D．even if

18．A．difference            B．same                   C．usual                   D．request

19．A．think                   B．hope                   C．feel                     D．believe

20．A．sense                  B．use                     C．record              D．feeling