阅读下面短文．从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。When my brother and l were growing up, we mo
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阅读下面短文．从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
When my brother and l were growing up, we mowed(割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change．Dad traded our service to neighbors and a price they could not refuse. We got $ 10 per yard．I later found out our friends $20 or more for the same amount of work.
One day we were our next-door neighbor’s yard．She always waited until the grass was knee—high to call us over． we had an old lawn mower．This particular hot afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired .I the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.
I was just about to cut off the lawn mower I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the change l was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out,“You a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing .So , 1 went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myseIf, “That one piece doesn’t anyone .Why won’t he just let it ?”
But when I reached adulthood，I understood his : When you’re running a business, the work you do much about you If you want to be seen as a businessman with ，you must deliver a quality product .That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.
The my father taught me stayed with me：if you say you are going to a job at a certain time，keep your ．Give your customers the kind of you would llke t0 receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much you take in your work.
| 小题1: | | A．kept | B．calculated | C．lowered | D．offered |
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| 小题2: | | A．charged | B．paid | C．afforded | D．spent |
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| 小题3: | | A．cleaning | B．exploring | C．cutting | D．searching |
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| 小题4: | | A．To be honest | B．Worse still | C．Believe or not | D．Above all |
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| 小题5: | | A．picmred | B．watered | C．planted | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题6: | | A．after | B．before | C．when | D．while |
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| 小题7: | | A．total | B．exact | C．loose | D．poor |
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| 小题8: | | A．hardlv | B．almost | C．never | D．merely |
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| 小题9: | | A．lost | B．1eft | C．missed | D．forgot |
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| 小题10: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．astonished | D．stubborn |
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| 小题11: | | A．attract | B．hurt | C．attack | D．comfort |
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| 小题13: | | A．action | B．instruction | C．feeling | D．message |
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| 小题14: | | A．says | B．expresses | C．explains | D．knows |
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| 小题15: | | A．fortune | B．pleasure | C．content | D．honesty |
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| 小题16: | | A．lesson | B．experience | C．skill | D．business |
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| 小题17: | | A．quit | B．find | C．create | D．perform |
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| 小题18: | | A．word | B．secret | C．mind | D．watch |
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| 小题19: | | A．dignity | B．service | C．reward | D．praise |
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| 小题20: | | A．trouble | B．surprise | C．pride | D．responsibility |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:C |
解析
试题分析：我小时候常做一些事挣零花钱。 如夏天常常给邻居家的院子除草。老爸谈好价我们去干活。后来听说别人要价格比我们高，感到不平衡。父亲要求对工作要认真，草要清理干净才算完。我们对人对事都应该以诚相待。
小题1:考动词的辨析和对语境的理解。老爸和我们的邻居谈妥，然后提供一个他们没法拒绝的价格。A. kept保持；B. calculated计算；C. lowered降低；D.offered提供。故选D。
小题2:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。后来，我发现我们的朋友相同数量的工作会要价20元或更多。A. charged要价；B. paid付款；C．afforded支付；D.spent花费。故选A。
小题3:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。一天，我们正在割我们邻居家的院子。A．cleaning打扫；B. exploring探索；C .cutting割、切；D.searching寻找。故选C。
小题4:考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。她总是等到草长到齐膝盖高时才给我们打电话。A．To be honest说实话；B．Worse still更糟糕的是；C．Believe or not信不信由你；D .Above all最重要的是。后面说：我们的割草机很破旧。故选B。
小题5:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。我用手把高高的草撑在头上，就好像喝了一杯冷饮似的凉快下来。 A .palmed用手拾起；B. watered浇水；C. planted种；D.enjoyed享受；故选A。
小题6:考查连词的辨析和对语境的理解。我正要拔掉割草机这时我看见爸爸正指着一块地。A. after在……之后；B．before在……之前；C .when当……时；D.while然而。这里是固定句式：be about to do when,正要做某事这时。故选C。
小题7:考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。我想到我因为割这么高的草而得到的那少的可怜的钱。A .total全部的；B .exact准确的；C .loose松散的；D .poor可怜的。 故选D。
小题8:考查副词的辨析和对语境的理解。草这么高几乎要把割草机弄坏了。A. hardlv几乎不；B．almost几乎；C. never从不；D. merely仅仅。故选B。
小题9:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．lost丢失；B．1eft落下；C．missed错过；D.forgot忘记。这里有一块草没有割，应该不是故意忘记。故选C。
小题10:考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。这么热的天还要我回去割那一块草，所以应该很生气。 A. angry生气的；B．happy高兴；C. astonished惊讶；D.stubborn笨的。故选A。
小题11:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。我自言自语：这么一块草不会又伤害到谁。 A .attract吸引；B. hurt伤害；C. attack攻击；D.comfort安慰。故选B。
小题12:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。 有一块草没割有什么关系，管它干什么？A．come来；B. live生活；C .go去；D. pass通过。Let it go 随它去吧。故选C。
小题13:考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。但当我长大成人时，我理解了他传达的意思。A. action行为；B. instruction指导；C. feeling感觉；D. message信息。这里是指长大了才知道父亲为什么要让“我”那样做。故选D。
小题14:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。你做的事说明了你是怎样的人。A. says说、代表；B. expresses表达；C. explains表达；D.knows知道。故选A。
小题15:考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。如果你想要做一名诚实的商人，你必须提供优质产品。 A.fortune运气、财富；B. pleasure快乐；C. content内容；D .honesty诚实。 故选D。
小题16:考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。父亲给我上的那一课一直伴随着我。A.lesson教训、课；B．experience体验；C. skill技能；D. business生意。故选A。
小题17:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。如果你说你想要去做某一个工作在某一段时间里，就一定要信守诺言。 A. quit停止；B .find发现；C．create创造；D．perform做、表演。 故选D。
小题18:考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。如果你说你想要去做某一个工作在某一段时间里，就一定要信守诺言。keep one’s word信守诺言; keep a secret保守秘密；keep in one’s mind记住；watch注意；故选A。
小题19:考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。给你的顾客你想要得到的服务。A. Dignity尊严；B．service服务；C .reward报酬；D. praise表扬。 故选B。
小题20:考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。这说明你是多么的诚实以及你对自己的工作感到多么自豪。A．trouble麻烦；B.surprise吃惊；C．pride骄傲；D .responsibility责任。故选C。 |
举一反三
It was the last day of July and the long hot summer was drawing to a close As for me．1 was out of spirits，and，if the truth must be told, out of money as well，During the past year I had not managed my finances as carefully as usual；and 1 was now limited to spending the autumn economically between my mother’s cottage at Hampstead and my own in town.
My father had been dead for some years，and my sister and 1 were the sole survivors of a family of five children. My father was a drawing-master before me He had been highly successful in his profession and my mother and sister were left economically independent after his death.
The view of London below me had sunk into the black shadow of the cloudy night, when I stood before the gate of my mother’s cottage I had hardly rung the bell．When the house door was opened violently．My worthy Italian friend，Professor Pesca，appeared in the servant’s place，and rushed out joyously to receive me．
I had first become acquainted(熟悉)with my Italian friend at certain great houses，where he taught Italian and I taught drawing What I then knew of the history of his life was that he had left Italy for political reasons and that he had been respectably established for many years in London as a teacher of languages It once happened that I saved him from certain death by drowning while we
were swimming in the sea at Brighton Afterwards he overwhelmed(淹没)me with the wildest expressions of affection and exclaimed passionately, that he would hold his life at my disposal from then on, and declared that he should never be happy again until he had had the opportunity of proving his gratitude．Little did I think that the occasion to serve me was soon to come．
Pesca dragged me in by both hands into the parlor, where my mother sat by the open window, laughing and fanning herself．Pesca was one of her especial favorites，and his wildest strange acts were always pardonable in her eyes．
“Now, my good dears．”began Pesca．“listen to me The time has come I recite my good news．I speak at last…"Hear, hear!”said my mother, humoring the joke“I go back into my life，and I address myself to the noblest of men，who found me dead at the bottom of the sea，and who pulled me up to the top. What did I say when l got into my own life and my own clothes again? I said that my life belonged to my dear friend，Walter, for the rest of my days Now,”cried the enthusiastic little mall at the top of his voice．“happiness bursts out of me at every pore of my skin．For I have found a job for you”
小题1:The first two paragraphs of the passage serve as an introduction to——| A．the financial situation the writer then faced | | B．the season that the story was set in | | C．the family members of the writer | | D．the successful profession of the writer’s father |
小题2:The underlined word‘‘sole’’in the second paragraph probably means‘‘ ”| A．main | B．only | C．lucky | D．possible |
小题3:It can be learned from the passage that Pesca | A．used to be a politician | | B．was a successful drawing-master | | C．was quite close to the mother | | D．wanted to give the writer some money in return |
小题4:According to the last paragraph，Pesca was more than happy because | A．he went back into his life | | B．he met his dear friend again | | C．his friend ever saved his life | | D．he had done something good for his friend |
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When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students smiled , and even worse, the rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be . Only geniuses can become writers.” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed, “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted ; I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years, I sold dozens of poems and letters. By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks (剪贴簿) with my published works. I never my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again because they were dream .
I had four children at the time. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months. I chose a and mailed it. A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start another book. Crying Wind, which became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became required in native American schools in Canada.
In the year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. People ask what college I , what degrees I have and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars for six years ago. I do all the housework and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there. I’ve written eight books. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve succeeded. Writing is ; it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
| 小题1: | | A．unkindly | B．happily | C．willingly | D．crazily |
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| 小题2: | | A．curious | B．depressed | C．excited | D．silly |
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| 小题3: | | A．unlucky | B．ashamed | C．moved | D．unconfident |
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| 小题4: | | A．sad | B．innocent | C．disappointing | D．puzzling |
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| 小题5: | | A．puzzlement | B．expectation | C．astonishment | D．disappointment |
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| 小题6: | | A．coldness | B．failure | C．success | D．prejudice |
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| 小题7: | | A．furnished | B．linked | C．combined | D．filled |
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| 小题8: | | A．remembered | B．concluded | C．described | D．mentioned |
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| 小题9: | | A．killers | B．makers | C．designers | D．creators |
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| 小题10: | | A．writer | B．reporter | C．publisher | D．manager |
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| 小题11: | | A．working on | B．going on | C．turning on | D．putting on |
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| 小题12: | | A．writing | B．reading | C．selling | D．buying |
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| 小题13: | | A．busiest | B．unluckiest | C．worst | D．highest |
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| 小题14: | | A．worked | B．attended | C．admitted | D．participated |
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| 小题15: | | A．easy | B．hard | C．convenient | D．practical |
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One year our family decided to have a special celebration of Mother’s Day, as a token of appreciations for all the sacrifices that Mother had made for us. After breakfast we had arranged, as a surprise, to hire a car and take her for a beautiful drive in the country. Mother was rarely able to have a treat like that, because she was busy in the house nearly all the time.
But on the very morning of the day, we changed the plan a little, because it occurred to Father that it would be even better to take Mother fishing. As the car was hired and paid for, we might as well use it to drive up into the hills where the streams are. As Father said, if you just go driving without object, you have a sense of aimlessness, but if you are going to fish there is a definite purpose that heightens the enjoyment.
So we all felt it would be nicer for Mother to have a definite purpose . Father had just got a fishing rod the day before, which he said mother could use if she wanted to. Only Mother said she would much rather watch him fish than try to fish herself.
So we got her to make up a sandwich lunch in case we got hungry, though we were to come home again to a big festive dinner.
Well, when the car came to the door, it turned out that there was not as much space in it as we had supposed. It was plain that we couldn’t all get in.
Father said that he could just stay home and put in the time working in the garden. He said that there was a lot of rough dirty work that he could do, like digging a trench for the garbage, which would save hiring a man, and so he said that he’d stay home; he said that we were not to let the fact that he had not had a real holiday for three years stand in our way. He wanted us to go right ahead and not to mind him.
But of course we all felt that it would never do to let Father stay home, especially as we knew he would make trouble if he did. The two girls, Anne and Mary, would have stayed and helped the maid get dinner, only it seemed such a pity,for the two girls were eager to show their new hats on a lovely day like this. But they said that Mother had only to say the word and they’d gladly stay home and work. Will and I would have dropped out, but unfortunately we wouldn’t have been any use in preparing the dinner.
小题1:The author’s family decided to celebrate Mother’s Day specially to _______.| A．show love for their mother | | B．show gratitude to their mother | | C．show respect for their mother | | D．to make up for a previous appointment |
小题2:According to Paragraph 2, we know that the plan was changed because________.| A．Father proposed to go fishing out | | B．we thought that driving out is boring | | C．we failed to hire a car to go out | | D．the car was not big enough |
小题3:What problem did we find when the car arrived?| A．The car was too old to drive on mountain roads. | | B．The car was larger than we expected. | | C．The car was too small to accommodate us all. | | D．The car was too plain looking. |
小题4:Why didn’t the author drop out of the activity?| A．Because his sisters didn’t join in. | | B．Because he needed to have dinner. | | C．Because he couldn’t cook the dinner. | | D．Because he hadn’t had a real holiday for three years. |
小题5:Which of the following proverbs describes the text best?| A．Everything comes to him who waits. | | B．Changes always go beyond plans. | | C．Better late than never. | | D．Once on shore, one prays no more. |
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Whenever you want to make a decision, just make sure to think twice and confirm it. This is what we learn from the following story. While two old beggars were sitting on a street corner, they watched helplessly as scores of people walked by. Some purposely them and others too caught up in their own cares didn’t even notice their . Every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the which lay in front of them.
As the crowd began to die down, they started to their things and head for their evening . Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a man—they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.
The first beggar whispered to the second with , “He’s coming our way!”
The two tried not to look at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t gazing up with anticipation he reached into his pocket and took something out.
“Thunk” was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard , wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.
“How insulting(侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are? ? There’s no way we can even eat this—we have no .” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter.
“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the second beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it , and the sugary juices will stay in my for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet！”
With that, he the white tissue paper, but to his , there was no hard rock candy inside. However, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.
| 小题1: | | A．distant | B．busy | C．broad | D．narrow |
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| 小题2: | | A．aided | B．observed | C．noticed | D．ignored |
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| 小题3: | | A．existence | B．situation | C．appearance | D．expression |
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| 小题4: | | A．hats | B．hands | C．pockets | D．bowls |
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| 小题5: | | A．put up | B．cover up | C．pack up | D．end up |
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| 小题6: | | A．party | B．flat | C．shelter | D．shadow |
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| 小题7: | | A．wealthy | B．healthy | C．poor | D．proud |
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| 小题8: | | A．confusion | B．happiness | C．excitement | D．amusement |
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| 小题9: | | A．carelessly | B．calmly | C．sadly | D．directly |
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| 小题10: | | A．help | B．escape | C．wait | D．prevent |
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| 小题12: | | A．cake | B．candy | C．coin | D．bill |
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| 小题13: | | A．quit | B．declined | C．turned | D．returned |
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| 小题14: | | A．easily | B．hardly | C．suddenly | D．finally |
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| 小题15: | | A．Babies | B．Children | C．Adults | D．Old men |
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| 小题16: | | A．hands | B．teeth | C．bowls | D．money |
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| 小题17: | | A．in a while | B．for a while | C．after a while | D．once in a while |
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| 小题18: | | A．pocket | B．hand | C．mouth | D．hat |
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| 小题19: | | A．threw | B．undertook | C．unfolded | D．wrapped |
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| 小题20: | | A．satisfaction | B．amazement | C．horror | D．disappointment |
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Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list in our past that we felt of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 38 process, but there’ s always some soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then that we find ways to people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to the past wrongdoings.
| 小题1: | | A．something | B．anything | C．somebody | D．anybody |
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| 小题2: | | A．ashamed | B．afraid | C．sure | D．proud |
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| 小题3: | | A．private | B．secret | C．interesting | D．funny |
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| 小题4: | | A．foolish | B．polite | C．simple | D．brave |
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| 小题5: | | A．expected | B．suggested | C．ordered | D．demanded |
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| 小题6: | | A．connect with | B．depend on | C．make apologise to | D．get along with |
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| 小题7: | | A．improve | B．continue | C．realize | D．keep |
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| 小题8: | | A．notes | B．list | C．plan | D．stories |
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| 小题10: | | A．part | B．game | C．trick | D．record |
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| 小题11: | | A．view | B．sign | C．attention | D．remark |
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| 小题12: | | A．also | B．even | C．still | D．ever |
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| 小题13: | | A．appears | B．considers | C．presents | D．remembers |
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| 小题14: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．doubtful | D．alive |
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| 小题15: | | A．words | B．rings | C．repeats | D．calls |
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| 小题16: | | A．cold | B．plain | C．nervous | D．lively |
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| 小题17: | | A．in case | B．so long as | C．unless | D．because |
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| 小题19: | | A．build up | B．make up | C．clear up | D．give up |
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| 小题20: | | A．regret | B．forgive | C．right | D．punish |
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