I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely(模糊地) 　1　 the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see things again, 　2　 a disaster can do strange things to people. It happened to me the other day that I might not have come to love 　3　 as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not sure that I would believe in it so 　4　. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I 　5　 mean that the loss of 　6　 made me enjoy more of 　7　 I have now.

Life asks us to keep making 　8　 to reality. If a person is able to get ready for anything changeable his world will 　9　 more meaningful. I became blind, but I was 　10　. My parents and my teachers saw 　11　 in me－a potential(潜力) to live, you might call it－which I didn’t see, and they make me fight it out with blindness.

The hardest 　12　 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was what I had to do at least. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would become a chair rocker for the 　13　 of my life. When I say I believe in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase 　14　. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: A belief that I could deal with anything alone; that somewhere in the 　15　 there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

1. A. imagine       B. find             C. remember     D. guess

2. A. but           B. though               C. so           D. because

3. A. myself        B. life             C. eyes         D. blindness

4. A. that          B. therefore            C. happily      D. deeply

5. A. seldom        B. just             C. hardly           D. always

6. A. them      B. it                   C. blindness        D. light

7. A. that          B. what             C. which            D. where

8. A. moments       B. encouragements       C. improvements D. changes

9. A. become        B. change               C. look         D. end

10. A. brave        B. lucky                C. sad          D. wise

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

12. A. problem      B. experience           C. difficulty       D. lesson

13. A. rest     B. whole                C. need         D. last

14. A. lonely       B. alone                C. self         D. person

15. A. company  B. group                C. society  (社会)   D. family

 

Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.

To pass the time, they began talking to each other.

At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"

The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.

“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time.”

“That's very interesting.” Paul said.

With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”

“I'll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”

Then he laughed, "I might even end up (以……而告终) world champion.”

“Now it's your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”

“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”

1.The three men were talking _____________.

A. in the post office  B. in the waiting room

C. on the train        D. on the chairs

2.The man called ________ answered the question first.

A. Carl B. Allan C. Erik D. Paul

3.The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.

A. didn't know anything new

B. wanted to pass the time quickly

C. had nothing to do

D. were very interested in each other's work

4."I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ___in Chinese.

A.名人 B.赛车手 C.大款 D.冠军

5.Which sentence is right according to the passage?

A. The train didn't arrive on time.

B. Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much.

C. Allan was the second man to answer the question.

D. Carl didn't like traveling at all.

 

 _____ warm idea came to me that I might use ______ pocket money to buy a gift for my mother on Mother’s Day.

         A. A, the          B.  The; the        C. The, /      D./,the

 

 _____ warm idea came to me that I might use ______ pocket money to buy a gift for my mother on Mother’s Day.

A．A, the            B．The; the           C．The, /             D．/,the

 

 Yesterday I was shopping for a few items(物品).With nothing to do at home, my son, who just left university, was ready to go together with me.
As I pushed the basket towards the register(收银机),I checked my items to see how many I had, thinking I might go to the Express Line(快速通道)where the sign said“Ten items or less”.
I started to go to that line and my son said,“Mon, you have twelve items!”I said,“You know, but they’re close.” He said,“Why are you in such a hurry to get home? You should go to the Regular Line because you have over ten items.”
Knowing he was right. I agreed and then pushed the basket to the next line. So I was waiting for my turn there and I was just removing my items from the basket to pay for them when a young man came up behind me in line with two items.
I just left the Express Line because I had too many and now I really wanted to get finished. Again, my son came up.“Mom, he has only two items and the Express Line is very long now. Won’t you just let him go first?”I agreed, and the young man smiled widely and thanked me several times.
It felt good to be with my son and have him remind me not to live a hurried life. Do what’s right and also be kind. I really take pride in him.
【小题1】 The writer ________ when she was pushing the basket towards the register.

A．lost something she liked best	B．found her favourite item
C．checked her handbag	D．counted the items she had

【小题2】The writer went to the Regular Line because _______.

A．she had 2 items	B．she had 12 items
C．she was in a hurry to get home	D．she wanted to wait for her son

【小题3】Of the following, which order is right according to the story?
①prepare to remove the items from the basket
②let the young man behind go first
③walk towards the Express Line
④return to the Regular Line

A．②①④③

B．④②③①

C．③④①②

D．①③④②

【小题4】 If you pay for your items at the Express Line,_____.

A．you need to help others

B．you must wait for a long time

C．you can get finished more quickly

D．you should buy more than ten items

【小题5】What did the writer learn from her son that day?

A．Enjoy your life and be kind.

B．Don’t buy too many at a time.

C．Try to be friendly to your family.

D．Never waste time waiting in line.