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who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every morning. He always 2 behind the driver. No one
ever paid much 3 to him.
But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and 4 at others. The driver nodded. The rest
of us were 5 as usual.
The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, "A very good 6 to you all!" Some of
us looked up, 7 , and said "Good morning". From then on, he said good morning to us every day and we
began to 8 to each other.
One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around 9 and asked:"Have you got
yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?" We never got to know if his name was really "Charlie", 10 he nodded shyly
and said 11 . People whistled and clapped at him. Charlie bowed and waved the flowers before he sat down
on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always 12 a flower.
The summer went by, and autumn was closing in until one morning Charlie wasn"t 13 at his usual stop.
And he wasn"t there the next day and the day after that. What might have 14 to him? When we came nearer
to the centre for senior citizens, a woman 15 the driver to wait a moment. We all 16 our breath when she
went to the door.
Yes, the staff said, they knew 17 we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was fine, but one of his
very close friends had died at the weekend. They 18 him back on Monday.
The next Monday Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought 19 to in that summer sat with a
20 in our hands.
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| My younger sister Joy was fighting her final battle against cancer. I wanted Joy to go into a nursing home (疗养院), but she didn"t want to spend her final days there. I couldn"t be with her all the time, and she had no other family. God, who would watch over her? Joy and I had come from a medical family. Mom died when my sister was four. Dad was a small-town general doctor in Glenview. His concern for his patients was wholehearted. Sometimes Joy and I had felt overlooked, expecting the attention he seemed to reserve (保留) for his patients. But no matter how busy he"d been all week, Dad would stand on the stairs every Sunday morning, polishing (擦亮) his shoes for church. I called Dr. Croghan, Joy"s doctor, hoping she could persuade (劝说) Joy to move into the nursing home. "Your father also called," she said. The signal of her phone went off, and the doctor suddenly hung up before I could correct her. Three days later, Joy died at home. I called Dr. Croghan to thank her for all she"d done. Then I mentioned the phone call. "It had to be someone else who called you," I said. "He said he was Joy"s father clearly," Dr. Croghan insisted. "He talked about her case and understood all the medical details." Who could it be? My dad died three years ago; it couldn"t have been him. Maybe it was one of the neighbours or my father"s former patients, many of whom were grateful to my father. Who could it be? I wonder. | |||
| 1. Why did the author want Joy to go to a nursing home? | |||
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| A. Because Joy didn"t want to stay at home. B. Because Joy"s doctor advised her to do so. C. Because no one looked after her at home. D. Because it was Joy"s father"s advice. | |||
| 2. From the passage, we can learn that the writer"s father _____. | |||
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| A. was generous (大方的) and popular in Illinois B. worked hard and cared about his patients C. didn"t go to church when he was very busy D. was a famous doctor and cured many patients | |||
| 3. Sometimes the writer and his/her sister felt as if their father _____. | |||
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| A. had forgotten them B. was cold-hearted C. didn"t like them at all D. never looked after them | |||
| 4. If the doctor hadn"t hung up, the writer would have told her _____. | |||
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| A. to save his/her sister as soon as possible B. the man who called her wasn"t his/her father C. his/her father would need to be watched over D. to persuade his/her sister to go to hospital | |||
| 语法填空。 | |||
| One day a father and his rich family 1______ (take) his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him 2______ poor people can be. They spent a day and a night on the farm of a very poor family. When they got back 3______ their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "Very good Dad!" "Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked. "Yeah!" "And 4______ did you learn?" The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool 5______ reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a creek (小溪) that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden; they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard; 6______ have a whole horizon. " When the little boy was finished, his father was 7______ (speech). His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how "poor" we are!" Isn"t it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? 8______ you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude towards life-you"ve got everything! You can"t buy 9______ of these things. You may have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc.; 10______ if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! | |||
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| A Narrow Escape Shortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days" holiday with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country, although he hardly spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture in it. Many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked, making the whole house wet. On our first evening, we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories our uncle told of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed; but I could not bear to miss any of my uncle"s exciting stories, He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had once had when there was a loud crash from the bedroom above, the one where my brother and I were going to sleep. When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door, a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had fallen right on to the pillow of my bed. | |||
| 1. The uncle disliked the rented cottage for the reason that _____. | |||
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| A. there were no beds in it B. the windows were broken and the roof leaked C. it was too old for him to live in D. it was very rainy in the area | |||
| 2. On the first evening, the writer was very sleepy, _____. | |||
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| A. but he did his best not to miss any stories B. so he had to go to bed early C. because he was tired of his uncle"s stories D. and he was gradually falling asleep while listening | |||
| 3. If the writer had not been able to stay up late, _____. | |||
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| A. his uncle would have stopped telling stories B. his uncle would have been very happy C. he would have been injured or killed D. his brother wouldn"t have been, either | |||
| 4. A narrow escape means _____. | |||
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| A. A person runs away from a danger through a narrow door B. A person escapes a danger by luck C. A person escapes a danger easily D. A person runs away from a danger easily | |||
| 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 | |||
| Once upon a time,there was an island where all the feelings lived. Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. 1_____ On hearing this, they all made boats and left, except for Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment. 2_____ Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,"Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can"t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat.There is no place here for you." Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!" "I can"t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered. Sadness was close by so Love turned to him and asked, "3_____" "Oh, Love. I am so sad and I need to be alone." Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her. Suddenly,there was a voice, "Come, Love.I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land,the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "4_____" "It was Time." Knowledge answered. "Time?" asked Love." But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "5_____" | |||
| A. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink B. When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help C. They help each other usually D. Sadness, let me go with you E. Who helped me? F. Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is G. Time is so kind to give a hand to anybody | |||
| 完型填空。 | |||
| As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were looking 1 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with 2 -beautiful and dangerous. The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 3 the top, using the southern route (路线). But no one had ever dared to try a winter climb up the 4 side. But now one man was daring to try the 5 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy. For two days he had climbed. The village people had 6 him anxiously (焦急地). Now 7 were waiting to see his signal (信号). If he planned to go on the next day, he would light a 8 signal. A red light would mean that he was 9 . A tiny green light 10 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people 11 . The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so 12 ! But he would not 13 . Again that night he lit the green light. In the morning, Bonatti 14 . He could not see the top, but he knew he was surely there. Though the climb was 15 , he moved up. Bonatti had spent months 16 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength (力量) and skill to climb to the top? He was finally at the 17 ! News about his 18 was radioed to the world. The trip along the southern route was easy. He was warmly 19 in the village. He had done the " 20 ", and would be well remembered as a climber of all time. | |||