Justin’s bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated（瘪掉的）basketballs, and games with missing pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents pleaded with him to clean out his room.
“What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?” his father asked. But Justin simply smiled and repeated his motto, “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”
When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack--a smaller version of his bedroom--a place to store the many objects that he collected. It was so worn and stretched that it hardly resembled a backpack anymore.
Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors sought him out when they needed help with a problem. On the first day of school, his friend Kenny, came looking for Justin.
“Do you think you have something in your bag that could help me remember my locker combination?” he asked. “I lost the piece of paper it was written on. I have a science class in two minutes and if I'm late on the first day it’ll make me look bad for the rest of the year.” Kenny looked really worried.
“Relax,” Justin said, taking his backpack off and unzipping the top. “Remember how you borrowed my notebook in homeroom to write the combination down? Well, I know how we can recover what you wrote.”
He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his bag. The page that Kenny had written on had left faint marks on another page in the notebook. Justin held the pencil on its side and rubbed it lightly over the marks. Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker combination appeared in white, set off by the gray pencil rubbings.
“That's amazing!” Kenny said. “I owe you one.” And he dashed off to open his locker.
It was just another day in the life of the boy whose motto was “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”
1.Why is Justin's room such a mess?
A. He always forgets to clean it. B. He shares the room with his brother.
C. He has no time to clean it. D. He never throws anything away.
2.In what way is Justin’s backpack a smaller version of his bedroom?
A. He uses it as a place to store objects.
B. He uses it to carry his books and sports equipment.
C. His parents tell him to clean it all the time.
D. He's had it for as long as he can remember.
3. The underlined phrase "pleaded with" means
A. ignored B. asked C. pushed D. Ordered
4.How does Kenny feel toward Justin?
A. Annoyed. B. Disinterested. C. Grateful. D. Angry.
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In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 36 a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to 37 him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 38 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 39 the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 40 played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 41 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 42 me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 43 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 44 ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 45 to me. Or what he might want to face in the years 46 . Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 47 as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 48 never hearing him put his 49 into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 51 , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 52 of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed 53 mine. What I had said to Daniel was 54 . It was nothing. And yet, it was 55 .
1.A. experience B. spend C. enjoy D. shape
2.A. show B. give C. leave D. instruct
3.A. last B. first C. very D. next
4.A. upward B. into C. down D. up
5.A. sign B. scene C. scenery D. sight
6.A. interest B. instruction C. courage D. direction
7.A. failed B. discouraged C. struck D. troubled
8.A. future B. embarrassing C. obvious D. lost
9.A. last B. fly C. pass D. remain
10.A. counted B. meant C. valued D. eared
11.A. forward B. before C. ago D. ahead
12.A. But B. And C. Instead D. So
13.A. wondered B. regretted C. minded D. tried
14.A. views B. actions C. feelings D. attitudes
15.A. important B. essential C. complex D. hard
16.A. disappeared B. changed C. progressed D. advanced
17.A. sensitive B. convinced C. aware D. tired
18.A. by B. against C. on D. with
19.A. clumsy B. gentle C. absurd D. moving
20.A. none B. all C. anything D. everything
______ the Venice Film Festival, we are to include high-quality films, ______ who makes them.
A. In defence of; regardless B. In the defence of; regardless
C. In defence of; regardless of D. In the defence of; regardless of
______ it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the sports meeting.
A. Were B. Should C. Would D. Will
By the time I saw the angry expression on his face, I ______ exactly what I was having to face. But not for a
moment ______ I should quit.
A. had known; I thought B. have known; had I thought
C. would know; I would think D. knew; did I think
After his first book of poetry was published, he ______ and became famous nationwide overnight.
A. was to be transformed B. was transformed
C. would transform D. transformed
