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A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奮力）with a large box. It was half in and half 1______ of her car. He was a helpful kind of man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 2______.”
“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of 3______ with it. I think it’s struck（卡�。�.”“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. He 4______ into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I’m ready.” And he began to 5______ hard.
For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were 6______ in the fact. “Let’s rest for a minute,” the man said. “I’m sorry, but it 7______ stuck.” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again. Are you ready?” 8______ of them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.
At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are 9______. It really is stuck. I don’t think there’s 10______ we can get it out of the car.”“Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in!”
1. A. in        B. out         C. on         D. off
2. A. heavy     B. strong      C. dear        D. new
3. A. trouble    B. questions    C. matter      D. accidents
4. A. got       B. stepped     C. came       D. walked
5. A. pull       B. carry       C. push       D. lift
6. A. white     B. tired        C. red        D. hurt
7. A.goes      B. falls         C. grows     D. seems
8. A. Every     B. All         C. Either      D. Both
9. A. ready     B. right        C. clever      D. sure
10. A. anything  B. anywhere   C. any one     D. any way

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 There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she    nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always     to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the     , I would marry you .”

    One day, someone donated (捐贈(zèng)) a pair of    to her. When the bandages (繃帶) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the     time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you     me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was     . She had never expected that. She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she     to marry him.

    Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a      to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes.    they are yours, they are mine.”

    This is how the human brain (大腦) often works when our status (地位) changes. Only a very few remember what      was like before. And we ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the     of your food, think of someone who has nothing to   . Before you complain about life, think of someone who went to heaven (天堂) too early. Before you complain about your old     , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So      what you have and don’t forget your past. 

1.A. forgot         B. loved          C. disliked         D. thanked

2.A. ready         B. unhappy        C. angry           D. sad

3.A. sight          B. world          C. earth           D. people

4.A. shoes         B. glasses         C. trousers         D. eyes

5.A. first          B. second          C. next           D. last

6.A. follow        B. love            C. marry          D. see

7.A. ugly          B. sick            C. short          D. blind

8.A. decided       B. agreed          C. refused         D. wanted

9.A. diary         B. note             C. song          D. story

10.A. Before       B. After            C. Once           D. Since

11.A. mind         B. work           C. school          D. life

12.A. taste         B. size             C. color           D. shape

13.A. do           B. wear            C. eat            D. make

14.A. food         B. house           C. clothes          D. bus

15.A. forget        B. spend           C. enjoy           D. Pay

 

---Where is Grace?

---She __in the yard.

A. reads  B. read    C.is reading  D.was reading

 

    It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework,   16   newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see   17   do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful   18   she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked   19   she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:

    I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite   20  . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world   21   you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as   22   as you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to   23   . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at   24   tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.

    Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to   25   the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

1.A. look              B. read            C. see             D. watch

2.A. her           B. him                 C. other           D. others

3.A. than              B. since           C. though          D. because

4.A. what              B. why             C. who             D. how

5.A. early             B. dear            C. easy            D. late

6.A. under             B. around          C. above           D. between

7.A. soon              B. busily          C. hardly          D. often

8.A. place             B. song            C. school          D. dance

9.A. buying            B. losing          C. sending         D. playing

10.A. follow           B. give            C. make            D. bring

 

One day, a boy found the cocoon(繭) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small     in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make    body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy  to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be      .He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole    .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it    a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin      . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

The boy acted with        but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of       out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液體) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be       to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(擠壓) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

    struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be        we could have been and we would never fly.

In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even         growth, without it , there's no way of life. We can't avoid        or problems. So, next time you are     a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

1.A. hole              B. worm          C. tall           D. snake

2.A. it                B. it's             C. itself         D. its

3.A. decided          B. asked          C. showed      D. ordered

4.A. afraid            B. interested     C. surprised     D. grateful

5.A. slimmer         B. bigger         C. shorter       D. smaller

6.A. touched         B. sounded       C. looked       D. smelt

7.A. wings            B. feet            C. eyes          D. head

8.A. success          B. excitement    C. kindness      D. humour

9.A. get              B. getting         C. to get         D. got

10.A. ready           B. quiet           C. glad           D. used

11.A. Somewhere    B. Something     C. Some time    D. Sometimes

12.A. as helpful as   B. as weak as    C. as strong as    D. as creative as

13.A. repeats        B. recommends   C. requires      D. represents

14.A. happiness     B. difficulties     C. pleasure       D. hope

15.A. served with   B. growing into    C. bringing in    D. faced with