Check Engine Light
As I turned from the parking lot,heading for home,I noticed a yellow light on my dashboard(仪表板)had come on.The symbol indicated that I was to ____ the engine.I noted the water temperature and the oil light ___ to see if there were problems that would ____ an overheated engine.Noting these two gauges(仪表)were okay,I ____ I could ignore the little yellow light that caused such great ___ for at least the moment.
After I retrieved my owner manual(用户手册),I ____ the check engine light comes on to indicate that there is a problem and that ____ is required.Malfunctions will often be indicated by the ____ before any problem is apparent,which may ___ more serious damage to the vehicle.This system is ___ to assist you and your technician in ____ diagnosing any malfunction.
Reading the manual made me think of how we need ____in our lives to be our “check engine light”.We need to know when a(n) ____ occurs and when service is required in our lives.We need to correct our problems before serious damage surfaces.We need a light to ____ in our minds to help us avoid conflict,pain,or disaster.We need a(n) ____ to come on to tell us not to yield to temptation.We need to be ____ that we shouldn't ignore good and work to make life better for all of us.
God makes a magnificent “check engine light”.He gives you an awareness to keep your pathway ____.He shows you the beauty of the earth to ____ you to him.He gives people who care about you,to help ____ your living.He has provided his word to point the ____.Lean on God to lead your pathway from the problems that could damage your living.He can repair malfunctions before they destroy your being.
1.A.replace B.heat C.repair D.check
2.A.quickly B.gradually
C.luckily D.approximately
3.A.cool B.cause C.protect D.hide
4.A.wondered B.reasoned
C.imagined D.appreciated
5.A.strength B.difference C.anxiety D.risk
6.A.found B.sensed C.required D.believed
7.A.balance B.patience
C.service D.performance
8.A.sight B.situation C.system D.event
9.A.generate B.prevent
C.accumulate D.increase
10.A.charged B.arranged C.achieved D.designed
11.A.truly B.simply C.correctly D.slowly
12.A.anyone B.someone C.everyone D.no one
13.A.problem B.question C.argument D.accident
14.A.run away B.work out
C.come on D.turn up
15.A.cube B.alarm C.flash D.light
16.A.reminded B.applied C.recognized D.assured
17.A.similar B.straight C.tough D.changeable
18.A.adapt B.apply C.rush D.lead
19.A.guide B.finish C.make D.affect
20.A.use B.time C.way D.sign
—Is that Dec.21,2012 is the end of the world true?
—Definitely not,but ________ must be paid to global climate change.
A.contact B.care
C.attention D.influence
—These days,he has stayed up late into night in order to get good marks in the following monthly test.
—It's no ________ that he seems tired and asleep in class every day.
A.wonder B.problem
C.doubt D.question
I sent a big bunch of flowers to the nurse as an ________ of thanks for her taking good care of my grandpa in the nursing home.
A.attitude B.impression
C.appreciation D.expression
The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ________ to the digital resources of the library.
A.access B.passage
C.way D.approach
Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health.It may also be good for ________ building.
A.respect B.friendship
C.reputation D.character