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An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to 1 the house-building business to live a more 2 life with his wife and 3 his extended family. He would miss the paycheck（工资）each week, but he wanted to retire. They could 4 .
The employer was 5 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 6 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and 7 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 8 a dedicated（献身的）career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 9 the house. Then he handed the front-door 10 to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my 11 to you.”
The carpenter was shocked!
What a 12 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.
13 it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting 14 than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we 15 we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.
But, you cannot 16 . You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone 17 said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your 18 , and the choices you 19 today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build 20 !
1. A. continue        B. start      C. leave        D. find
2. A. leisurely       B. lonely     C. orderly     D. friendly        3. A support          B. share         C. enjoy       D. care          4. A. go off         B. get by     C. pass on     D. work away      5. A. polite           B. nervous     C. proud       D. sorry
6. A. but            B. while      C. which       D. before          7. A. perfect        B. inferior  C. superior    D. tough           8. A. satisfy          B. improve     C. meet        D. end
9. A. buy           B. repair     C. inspect         D. sell            10. A. roof           B. window      C. key            D. design       11. A. gift           B. promise     C. salary        D. words
12. A. disappointment   B. shame      C. pleasure        D. success      13. A. So            B. Yet        C. As             D. Such         14. A. worse            B. more        C. rather         D. less        15. A. realize         B. explain      C. think           D. admit        16. A. step forward     B. go back      C. come out        D. look around

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I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. Coming my way from across the parking lot was 1 society would consider a bum(无业游民). From the 2 of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. He sat down in front of the bus stop but didn’t look like he could have enough money to even 3 the bus. “That’s a very pretty car,” he said. He was 4 but he had a(n) 5 of dignity around him. I said, “thanks,” and 6 wiping off my car. He sat there 7 as I worked. The 8 beg for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “ask him if he needs any help.” I was 9 that he would say “yes”. “Do you need any help?” I asked. He answered in three 10 but profound(深远的) words that I shall never 11 . “Don’t we all?” he said.
I had been feeling high, successful and important 12 those three words 13 me like a shotgun. Don’t we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I 14 my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and 15 for the day. Those three little words still ring 16 . No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have 17 , you need help too. No matter how 18 you have, no matter how 19 you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can 20 help.
1. A. that            B. what            C. which           D. how
2. A. expressions      B. manners         C. looks          D. attitudes
3. A. ride             B. buy             C. drive           D. stop
4. A. generous         B. disappointed    C. modern          D. ragged
5. A. air              B. atmosphere      C. appearance      D. figure
6. A. finished         B. stopped         C. continued      D. began
7. A. quietly         B. casually        C. aimlessly       D. eagerly
8. A. intenting        B. expected        C. boring         D. supposed
9. A. afraid          B. glad           C. doubtful       D. sure
10. A. simple         B. complex         C. strange         D. rigid
11. A. accept           B. forget         C. respond         D. choose
12. A. unless           B. after          C. until          D. when
13. A. fightened       B. moved          C. wounded        D. hit
14. A. reached in      B. searched for    C. looked up      D. exposed to
15. A. shelter         B. clothes         C. reward         D. blanket
16. A. nice             B. ridiculous     C. true            D. proper
17. A. submitted        B. devoted        C. applied        D. accomplished
18. A. few             B. many           C. little         D. enough
19. A. loaded         B. puzzled         C. angry          D. unsatisfied
20. A. receive         B. give             C. need           D. seek

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Mary had her own special kind of joy. and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from 1 into laughter，love，and belonging.
Each time she found a new 2 for a child，she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a 3 for her,and the families didn’t’ever forget it．
One evening，Mary was 4 a meeting for adoptive parents．0ne of the 5 fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke,he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 6 ，red paper rose.
“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 7 .I didn’t know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.
Then Mary 8 two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel 9 .They not only loved me 10.They opened a world of 11 that I didn’t know existed．My new parents told me，‘Reach for your dreams!’
I did, and today I’m 12 to be giving that chance to a child who 13 just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now，all of you 14 where she got it so long ago.
Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 15 a new spring，a beautiful new 1 6 for my own little girl. It 1 7 me to show her what unconditional love is，and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.
Thank you, Mary，for the special little things like roses that 18 our lives together. And thank you for all you’ve done for me and so many families over the years!”
One brief event can send our spirits soaring or 19 us in
quiet to ponder a new beginning. 20  it is also the very small
things，like Mary’s roses，that tie together the meaningful things.
1．A．poverty    B．10neliness C．misery D．suffering
2．A．home    B．place   C．school D．1ife
3．A．glory    B．favor C．habit D．tradition
4．A. organizing    B. planning C. hosting D. attending
5．A．new    B．grateful C．kind D．active
6．A．broken    B．faded C．treasured D．dried
7．A．tasteless    B．powerless C．priceless D．worthless
8．A．directed    B．introduced C．brought D．accepted
9．A．10ved    B．protected C．cared D．cheered
1 0．A. silently B. continuously
C．unintentionally D．unconditionally
1 1．A．necessities   B.possibilities C. beauties D．riches
1 2．A．eager    B．willing C．proud    D．1ucky
13．A．started out    B．came up C．turned out D．grew up
1 4．A．understand    B．guess C．tell D．know
1 5．A．replaces    B．symbolizes C．equals D．creates
1 6．A．chance    B．mystery C．challenge D．beginning
1 7．A．reminds    B．helps C．accompanies D．drives
18．A．fix    B．close C．tie D．gather
19．A．cause    B．push C．put D．1cave
20．A．Yet    B．Besides C．Otherwise D．Therefore

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A few days ago, I got a letter from a student. In his letter, he told me, “I have this friend at school. She’s one of my good friends but lately she has been ___36__ strange. When I talked to her the other day, she said coldly, ‘Do I look like I care?’ She was being all strange to me. She told me __37___ she thought I was a bad friend, but she still thinks I am her best friend. I am so confused.”
In my letter in reply, I gave him my advice:
After reading your question, I can understand why you’re confused. It sounds like your relationship with your friend is a little shaky. There could be several reasons for her __38__. For example, maybe she has a lot on her mind and is __39__ a few challenges of her own. She may not feel comfortable talking to anyone about them __40__ and may just need a little time to sort through her own feelings. Or, on the day you talked to her, she could have been having a bad day and didn’t realize she was very cold to you. I could list a few more __41__for you, but you know, __42__, the only person who knows why your friend reacted that way is your friend. My__43__ to you is to tell her how you feel. Let her know she hurt your feelings and ask why on some days she’s nice to you, and on other days she isn’t __44__ nice. It could be that your friend is making some other new friends at school and is having difficulty __45___ her old relationships. Whatever her reasons are, you should let her know that you are a unique, caring person who certainly deserves a good friendship at school, _46__ you wouldn’t have taken the time to write me. If your __47__ with this person fades a bit, it’s OK, because you will develop may other friendships.
36. A. proving                B. thinking               C. showing            D. acting
37. A. before                B. if                    C. until               D. in case
38. A. background             B. feelings              C. reaction          D. appearance
39. A. getting alone          B. going through          C. blaming for        D. standing up
40. A. already                B. too                 C. yet              D. afterwards
41. A. choices                B. questions            C. opportunities      D. excuse
42. A. last but not least        B. to conclude        C. to be honest       D. as a result
43. A. letter                B. focus             C. recommendation      D. advice
44. A. too                   B. as                  C. also                 D. such
45. A. refusing                B. finding               C. remembering        D. balancing
46. A. and                   B. otherwise           C. because          D. so
47. A. attitude              B. progress            C. hesitation           D. closeness

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Yesterday afternoon I went to Yuexiu Park. It happens that I saw         76．_____________
a touched event. At that time, some people were boating on the lake.              77．_____________
Among whom was a happy family. They were taking photos                   78．_____________
while suddenly the girl fell off the boat into the water. She was                      79．_____________
struggling but her parents cried out, “Help! Help!” It was                       80．_____________
obviously that they could not swim at all. From nearby a young man       81．_____________
immediately rushed to the lake. Without taking off his clothes, he
jumped into water and quickly swam towards the girl, who was already   82．_____________
tired out. At last he carried her to the lake bank. She was saved!                    83．_____________
How happy the parent were! Before they thought                                84．_____________
thanking the young man, he had disappeared.                         85．_____________

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