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A well-known speaker started off his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 202, he asked, “Who would 31 this $20 bill?”
Hands started 32 up. He said, “I am going to 33 this $20 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this.”
He crumpled (压皱) the 20-dollar 34 . He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 35 and started to grind (磨碎)it into the floor with his 36 . He picked it up, now crumpled and 37 .
“Now, who still wants it?” 38 the hands went into the air.
“My friends, you have all 39 a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did 40 the money, you still 41 it because it did not 42 in value. It was still worth $20.”
“Many times in our lives, we are 43 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we 44 and the circumstances (环境) that come our way. We feel as though we are worth 45 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will 46 lose your value (价值).”
“Dirty or 47 , crumpled or finely folded (折叠), you are still priceless to those who 48 you. The 49 of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.”
“You are 50 — don’t ever forget it.”
31 A. admit B. appreciate C. like D. react
32 A. going B. standing C. putting D. raising
33 A. give B. post C. send D. pay
34 A. check B. note C. paper D. notice
35 A. sofa B. chair C. ground D. table
36 A. shoe B. hand C. coat D. trousers
37 A. tidy B. fantastic C. attractive D. dirty
38 A. Thus B. Still C. Even D. Yet
39 A. known B. followed C. studied D. learned
40 A. at B. for C. to D. in
41 A. wanted B. needed C. brought D. took
42 A. raise B. fall C. increase D. miss
43 A. moved B. contacted C. dropped D. fell
44 A. imagine B. consider C. form D. make
45 A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
46 A. never B. ever C. often D. possibly
47 A. ugly B. clean C. dry D. bright
48 A. leave B. push C. hate D. love
49 A. enjoyment B. worth C. nature D. luck
50 A. common B. average C. special D. ordinary
My husband and I married in a large country town. The morning after the wedding, we were going back to my parents’ home. As my husband was packing, I noticed he’d placed my 31 in the luggage crate(大木箱) on top of the car. I said that maybe he should 32 it. He turned and said, “It’ll be 33 . Trust me! It won’t come off.”
Halfway home we had a car come racing up beside us and the driver 34 us down. She said she’d seen a red suitcase on the side of the road several kilometers back and was 35 if it was ours. We looked 36 and, to our 37 , discovered that the case had flown off.
We raced back, but the case was 38 . We visited the local police station, but as the road was a common link between several towns, we weren’t very 39 . We put it all down to our bad 40 .
Seven years later, my father got a(n) 41 from a lady asking if I’d lost a red suitcase. Her husband had 42 the case abandoned on the side of the road. He assumed he’d be able to find an address or name somewhere inside and 43 it later. On opening the case, they’d found the wedding cards, no address, and no way of 44 who we were. They’d spent seven years moving around the area, always taking the suitcase with them.
They were about to 45 again and decided to give it one more 46 before leaving. This time, on opening the jewellery box, they 47 a piece of paper folded up in it——my birth certificate. 48
that my parents were still in the district, they started to ring around. The suitcase was 49 returned to us.
This couple’s 50 and persistence(坚持) in finding us is truly admirable.
31. A. jewellery B. money C. handbag D. suitcase
32. A. close B. fasten C. pack D. lift
33. A. strong B. flexible C. safe D. heavy
34. A. took B. calmed C. led D. waved
35. A. wondering B. suggesting C. recognizing D. hesitating
36. A. around B. out C. down D. up
37. A. relief B. regret C. disappointment D. confusion
38. A. gone B. broken C. stolen D. hidden
39. A. anxious B. hopeful C. surprised D. frightened
40. A. idea B. way C. luck D. plan
41. A. call B. message C. notice D. email
42. A. fixed up B. picked up C. pulled out D. given out
43. A. use B. examine C. return D. collect
44. A. mentioning B. believing C. sharing D. telling
45. A. travel B. move C. ask D. meet
46. A. search B. chance C. try D. check
47. A. felt B. read C. got D. noticed
48. A. Expecting B. Considering C. Realizing D. Judging
49. A. finally B. gradually C. surely D. immediately
50. A. courage B. generosity C. honesty D. selflessness
Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently separated (分居), would arrive for a meeting on his failing schoolwork and 36 behavior. Neither parent knew that I had called up 37 .
Tommy, an only child, had 38 been happy, cooperative, and an excellent student. How could I make his father and mother 39 that his recent failing grades 40 a brokenhearted child’s reaction to his respected parents’ separation and possible 41 ?
Tommy’s mother came in and 42 one of the chairs I had placed near my desk. Then the father 43 and was surprised to see his wife. They pointedly ignored each other.
As I gave a detailed 44 of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the 45 words to bring these two together to help them see what they were doing to their son. 46 somehow the words wouldn’t come.
I found a crumpled (弄皱的), tear-stained 47 in the back of Tommy’s desk. Writing covered both sides, a single 48 scribbled (乱写) over and over.
Silently I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it and then without a word 49 it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face softened. He studied the scribbled words for 50 seemed a future life.
At last he folded the paper carefully and 51 his wife’s hand. She wiped the tears from her 52 and smiled up at him. I also couldn’t keep back tears, but 53 seemed to notice.
In this way I used the words to 54 that family. On the sheet of yellow copy paper 55 with the painful outpouring of a small boy’s troubled heart, it said, “Dear Mother; Dear Daddy; I love you. I love you. I love you.”
36. A. satisfying B. exciting C. disappointing D. surprising
37. A. the others B. the other C. another one D. each other
38. A. never B. rarely C. always D. usually
39. A. hope B. believe C. promise D. trust
40. A. stood for B. looked for C. cared for D. made for
41. A. happiness B. cruelty C. selfishness D. divorce
42. A. got B. took C. sat D. seated
43. A. reached B. sat C. arrived D. went
44. A. account B. record C. writing D. paper
45. A. common B. exciting C. mistaken D. right
46. A. So B. And C. But D. Then
47. A. letter B. sheet C. message D. schoolwork
48. A. word B. article C. phrase D. sentence
49. A. threw B. took C. handed D. picked
50. A. which B. as if C. what D. when
51. A. reached for B. hunted for C. kept off D. searched for
52. A. faces B. eyes C. head D. nose
53. A. both B. neither C. either D. none
54. A. reunite B. unite C. satisfy D. keep
55. A. lined B. colored C. written D. covered
A famous actor often had to travel by train. Of course, some of his fellow passengers used to 1 him on his journeys, and some of them 2 to get into conversation with him. But he was usually feeling 3 after acting until late the night before, so he didn’t 4 them to talk to him.
One day he had just got into the 5 with all his luggage when a young man came and sat down in the seat 6 him. The young man took out a book and began to read it, while the actor tried to get some 7 in this corner of the carriage.
When he opened his eyes, he found that the young man was looking 8 him with his mouth open, his book 9 . The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again, but every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same 10 look. At last he gave up the attempt to sleep, 11 a newspaper, put it up in front of him and began to 12 .
After a few moments the young man cleared his 13 and spoke. “I beg your pardon, sir, ”he said, “But haven’t I seen you 14 before?” The actor didn’t answer. He didn’t even put his newspaper 15 .
The young man said nothing more for several minutes, but then he tried 16 . “I beg your pardon, sir” he said. “But are you going to San Francisco?”
The actor put his paper down this time, looked at the young man 17 without saying a word, and then put the paper up in front of him again.
This time there was an even longer 18 before the young man spoke again. Then he said, in a last 19 to start a conversation with the great man, “I am George. P. Anderson of Wilmington, Vermont. ”
This time the actor put his paper down and spoke, “ 20 am I, ”he said.
That was the end of the conversation.
1. A. meet B. recognize C. realize D. remember
2. A. had B. decided C. tried D. required
3. A. tired B. worried C. satisfied D. excited
4. A. expect B. allow C. discourage D. encourage
5. A. way B. station C. train D. hotel
6. A. towards B. before C. behind D. opposite
7. A. sleep B. food C. rest D. drink
8. A. after B. into C. at D. for
9. A. left B. forgotten C. gone D. finished
10. A. unhappy B. limited C. pleasant D. fixed
11. A. look through B. folded up C. took out D. glanced at
12. A. read B. consider C. count D. chat
13. A. eyes B. mouth C. hands D. throat
14. A. here B. long C. sometime D. somewhere
15. A. down B. out C. up D. off
16. A. again B. finally C. also D. once
17. A. strictly B. happily C. severely D. friendly
18. A. stop B. pause C. break D. passage
19. A. effort B. hope C. struggle D. attempt
20. A. Never B. Nor C. So D. Sure
One day he had just got into the 5 with all his luggage when a young man came and sat down in the seat 6 him. The young man took out a book and began to read it, while the actor tried to get some 7 in this corner of the carriage.
When he opened his eyes, he found that the young man was looking 8 him with his mouth open, his book 9 . The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again, but every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same 10 look. At last he gave up the attempt to sleep, 11 a newspaper, put it up in front of him and began to 12 .
After a few moments the young man cleared his 13 and spoke. “I beg your pardon, sir, ”he said, “But haven’t I seen you 14 before?” The actor didn’t answer. He didn’t even put his newspaper 15 .
The young man said nothing more for several minutes, but then he tried 16 . “I beg your pardon, sir” he said. “But are you going to San Francisco?”
The actor put his paper down this time, looked at the young man 17 without saying a word, and then put the paper up in front of him again.
This time there was an even longer 18 before the young man spoke again. Then he said, in a last 19 to start a conversation with the great man, “I am George. P. Anderson of Wilmington, Vermont. ”
This time the actor put his paper down and spoke, “ 20 am I, ”he said.
That was the end of the conversation.
1. A. meet B. recognize C. realize D. remember
2. A. had B. decided C. tried D. required
3. A. tired B. worried C. satisfied D. excited
4. A. expect B. allow C. discourage D. encourage
5. A. way B. station C. train D. hotel
6. A. towards B. before C. behind D. opposite
7. A. sleep B. food C. rest D. drink
8. A. after B. into C. at D. for
9. A. left B. forgotten C. gone D. finished
10. A. unhappy B. limited C. pleasant D. fixed
11. A. look through B. folded up C. took out D. glanced at
12. A. read B. consider C. count D. chat
13. A. eyes B. mouth C. hands D. throat
14. A. here B. long C. sometime D. somewhere
15. A. down B. out C. up D. off
16. A. again B. finally C. also D. once
17. A. strictly B. happily C. severely D. friendly
18. A. stop B. pause C. break D. passage
19. A. effort B. hope C. struggle D. attempt
20. A. Never B. Nor C. So D. Sure
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