When I was a child, my mom liked to prepare food for dinner, every now and then. And I remember one night in 41 when she made dinner after a long, hard day at work.

That Monday evening so long ago, my mom 42 a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burnt toast (土司) in front of my dad. I remember 43 to see if dad noticed! 44 all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was 45 . I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him 46 butter and jelly (果冻) on that toast and eat every 47 !

When I got up from the 48 that evening, I remember hearing my mom 49 to my dad for burning the toast. And I’ll never forget what he said: “Baby, I love 50 toast.”

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy goodnight and I asked him if he 51 liked his burnt toast. He 52 me in his arms and said, “Son, your mum put in a 53 day at work today and she’s very 54 . Besides, a little burnt toast never 55 anyone!”

Actually, life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. We can’t be 56 at everything we do. What I’ve learned over the years is that learning to 57 each other’s faults and choosing to celebrate each other’s 58 is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting 59 .

If you learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life as they are, you can 60 your life to the fullest.

41. A. particular　　　　　　 B. general　　　　　　　　　　 C. brief　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. detail

42. A. supplied　　　　　　　 B. placed　　　　　　　　　　　 C. managed　　　　　　　　　 D. offered

43. A. longing　　　　　　　 B. standing　　　　　　　　　 C. waiting　　　　　　　　　　 D. sitting

44. A. And　　　　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

45. A. at school　　　　　　 B. at home　　　　　　　　　 C. at work　　　　　　　　　 D. at church

46. A. cover　　　　　　　　 B. spread　　　　　　　　　　 C. extend　　　　　　　　　　 D. deliver

47. A. egg　　　　　　　　　　 B. sausage　　　　　　　　　　 C. bite　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. toast

48. A. chair　　　　　　　　　 B. bed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sofa　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. table

49. A. apologize　　　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whisper　　　　　　　　　 D. report

50. A. frozen　　　　　　　　 B. burnt　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fresh

51. A. exactly　　　　　　　 B. certainly　　　　　　　　　 C. really　　　　　　　　　　　 D. specially

52. A. raised　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　　　　 C. surrounded　　　　　　　 D. touched

53. A. hard　　　　　　　　　 B. comfortable　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　　　　　　　　 D. plain

54. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. impatient　　　　　　　　　 D. careless

55. A. damages　　　　　　 B. destroys　　　　　　　　　 C. hurts　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bothers

56. A. ready　　　　　　　　 B. clever　　　　　　　　　　　 C. skillful　　　　　　　　　　 D. good

57. A. accept　　　　　　　　 B. receive　　　　　　　　　　 C. admit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. allow

58. A. tempers　　　　　　　 B. differences　　　　　　　 C. characters D. personalities

59. A. circle　　　　　　　　 B. scholarship　　　　　　　 C. company　　　　　　　　 D. relationship

60. A. love　　 B. adapt　 C. enjoy D. devote

A lady 1 a long novel. She sent it 2 a well-known editor. After several week the novel 3 to her. The lady was 4 . She wrote back to the editor:

“Dear sir，yesterday you sent back a novel of 5 . How 6 you know that the novel was not good？You 7 read it. 8 I sent you the novel，I pasted(粘)9 18, 19 and 20 together. This was 10 test to see whether you 11 the novel. When the novel came back yesterday，the pages 12 together. Is this the way you read 13 that are sent to you？”

The editor wrote back, “Dear madam, 14 breakfast when I have an egg, I 15 eat the whole egg in order to test that it is bad.”

(　)1. A. write 　　　　    B. writes 　　　　　　  C. wrote 　　　　　　　　　　 D. written

(　)2. A. out 　　　　　　   B. to 　　　　　　　　    C. for 　　　　　　　　  D. from

(　)3. A. would return B. returns 　　  　　 C. were return 　　  D. was returned

(　)4. A. angry 　　　　    B. angrily 　　　　　　 C. angrily 　　　　　　 D. anger

(　)5. A. yours 　　　　    B. me 　　　　　　　　  C. my 　　　　　　　　  D. mine

(　)6. A. don’t 　　　　    B. would 　　　　　　  C. did 　　　　　　　　  D. done

(　)7. A. couldn’t 　　    B. doesn’t 　　　　    C. didn’t 　　　　　　  D. hasn’t

(　)8. A. After 　　　　　　 B. Before 　　　　　　 C. While 　　　　　　  D. Since

(　)9. A. the page 　　    B. page 　　　　　　    C. pages 　　　　　　  　　D. from page

(　)10. A. a 　　　　　　    B. an 　　　　　　　　   C. the 　　　　　　　　  D. no

(　)11. A. read 　　　　    B. have read 　　　　 C. would read 　　  D. will read

(　)12. A. still pasted 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. were still pasted

C. was still pasted 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would be pasted

(　)13. A. all stories 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the whole stories

C. the all stories 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. all the stories

(　)14. A. at 　　　　　　   B. on 　　　　　　　　   C. for 　　　　　　　　  D. in

(　)15. A. have not to    B. have not 　　　　  C. not have to 　　  D. don’t have to

 

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　　One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 1 a great climbing plant that had grown 2 a roof beam (房梁), so that we could repair the roof and 3 the walls.

　　When my husband was taking the plant away, he found the 4 of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then 5 something 6 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 7 , saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet(手镯). He ran into the house to 8 me.

　　“You won’t believe that the 9 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we 10 to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to 11 in a cradle of gold!”

　　When my daughter came over on the eve of the 12 , we told her about this 13 occurrence(发生的事).

　　“Don’t you remember ,mother?”she said with a loud 14 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 15 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”

　　As the bracelet no longer 16 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.

　　In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized(受洗礼). Among the 17 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 18 . I hope that if my grandson 19 loses it, one of the 20 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.

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All kids need to be motivated to learn while some kids have to be tricked into learning.

I taught kids in high school for the past ten years. The first couple of years, I 36 as if I was knocking my head 37 a wall. Nobody cared about learning and a lot of anger was 38 .When I left school,I found my car with flat tires. I was still 39 not to give up. The next week, my car was 40 with eggs that would not come off. This type of behavior was common and 41 .

Then one day, I decided to motivate the kids. I made a 42 that if everyone in the class 43 the semester with an 80% or better, I would 44 them to egg my car all they wanted to one day. If the class 45 a 90% or better, they could cut its tires 46 they turned into rubber bands. The kids took the 47 and left my car alone for the whole semester. They studied hard and helped each other to learn.

The last day came, and to my excitement, every student 48 above 90% for the semester. Then the kids 49 out twelve boxes of extra large eggs. Ten minutes later, the car was 50 trapped in eggs. The tires looked like rubber bands !

I thought it was 51 . The kids learned, and I only had my car 52 twice a year. I have made this bet for the past ten years with no 53 and 100% success. The moral of the story is that you must find what motivates the students at all 54 . I still drive my Camaro, and I was never able to fully clean the eggs off. It’s a 55 of their success!

36. A. believed 　　　　　　　　 B guessed 　　　　 C. felt　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. imagined

37. A. against　　 　 B. into　　　 　　 C. on　　　 　　　 D. beyond

38. A. brought up　 　 B. taken up　 　　 C. built up　 　　　 D. made up

39. A. determined　 　 B. angry　　 　　 C. cautious　 　　　　　　 D. excited

40. A. filled　　　 　 B. struck　　 　　 C. painted　 　　　　　　 D. covered

41. A. expected　　 　 B. funny　　 　　　 C. troublesome 　　　　　 D. humorous

42. A. decision　　 　 B. deal　　　 　　 C. plan　　　 　　　　　　 D. suggestion

43. A. achieved　　 　 B. got　　　 　　　 C. ended　　 　　　　　 D. reached

44. A. allow　　　 　　　　　 B. attempt　 　　　 C. encourage　 　　　　　 D. approve

45. A. made　　　 　　　　　 B. scored　　 　　 C. performed　 　　　　　 D. kept

46. A. when　　　 　　　　　 B. as　　　　 　　 C. once　　　 　　　　　 D. until

47. A. challenge　 　 B. belief　　 　　 C. promise　　 　 　　　 D. record

48. A. averaged　 　　　　　 B. equaled　　 　　 C. dreamed　 　　　　　 D. realized

49. A. carried　　 　 B. pulled　　 　　 C. held　　　 　　　　　　 D. dug

50. A. extremely　 　 B. especially　 　　 C. completely 　　　　　 D. largely

51. A. shameful　 　　　　　 B. worthwhile 　　 C. terrible　　 　　 　　　 D. valuable

52. A. played　　 　　　　　 B. rebuilt　　 　　 C. added　　 　　　　　 D. suffered

53. A. regrets　　 　　　　　 B. exceptions　 　 C. wishes　　 　　　　　 D. objections

54. A. costs　　　 　　　　　 B. means　　 　　 C. interest　　 　　　　　 D. games

55. A. signal　　　 　 B. sign　　　 　 C. reminder　 　　　　　 D. present

　

A lady 1 a long novel. She sent it 2 a well-known editor. After several week the novel 3 to her. The lady was 4 . She wrote back to the editor:

“Dear sir，yesterday you sent back a novel of 5 . How 6 you know that the novel was not good？You 7 read it. 8 I sent you the novel，I pasted(粘)9 18, 19 and 20 together. This was 10 test to see whether you 11 the novel. When the novel came back yesterday，the pages 12 together. Is this the way you read 13 that are sent to you？”

The editor wrote back, “Dear madam, 14 breakfast when I have an egg, I 15 eat the whole egg in order to test that it is bad.”

(　)1. A. write 　　　　    B. writes 　　　　　　  C. wrote 　　　　　　　　　　 D. written

(　)2. A. out 　　　　　　   B. to 　　　　　　　　    C. for 　　　　　　　　  D. from

(　)3. A. would return B. returns 　　  　　 C. were return 　　  D. was returned

(　)4. A. angry 　　　　    B. angrily 　　　　　　 C. angrily 　　　　　　 D. anger

(　)5. A. yours 　　　　    B. me 　　　　　　　　  C. my 　　　　　　　　  D. mine

(　)6. A. don’t 　　　　    B. would 　　　　　　  C. did 　　　　　　　　  D. done

(　)7. A. couldn’t 　　    B. doesn’t 　　　　    C. didn’t 　　　　　　  D. hasn’t

(　)8. A. After 　　　　　　 B. Before 　　　　　　 C. While 　　　　　　  D. Since

(　)9. A. the page 　　    B. page 　　　　　　    C. pages 　　　　　　  　　D. from page

(　)10. A. a 　　　　　　    B. an 　　　　　　　　   C. the 　　　　　　　　  D. no

(　)11. A. read 　　　　    B. have read 　　　　 C. would read 　　  D. will read

(　)12. A. still pasted 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. were still pasted

C. was still pastted7