Last week I was riding my special motorbike and then stopped at a convenience store. As I was getting my wheelchair off the back, a man watched me from his car and I noticed a wheelchair in his back seat. We spoke for a moment and I asked him about the wheelchair. He answered that it was for his daughter. “Well, do you think she would like to go for a ride on my motorbike with me?” I asked. He seemed shocked that a total stranger would ask him this. He thought about it for a second and said, “OK, as long as I can follow you.”
He introduced me to Amy and he sat her on my back seat. Her father followed me for a few miles and she talked non-stop about what she wanted for Christmas.
As we came back to the convenience store, she said, “This ride is the best Christmas present I could ever receive. I have been in a wheelchair my whole life and didn’t know I could do this.” I told her about some of the other things I do (ski, travel the world by myself, etc.). As her father was taking her off my bike, she turned to him and said, “Oh Daddy, I’m going to be OK. Mr. Bryant does all kinds of things, and I will too.” Her father turned away as a tear of joy rolled down his cheek. He hugged me and said, “I was sitting here praying for a gift for Amy that would encourage her. She often felt that her life was dull compared to other children. God answered my prayer just now. Now I pray that God will bless you for your gift to Amy today.” I believed what he said. Being kind and thoughtful to others, we can be an answer to prayer.
1. How did the father feel at first when the author invited his daughter for a ride?
A. He felt surprised because he didn’t know the author.
B. He was happy because his daughter could gain excitement.
C. He was moved because the author offered to help his daughter.
D. He felt nervous because he was worried about his daughter’s safety.
2. What can we know about the author?
A. He was a disabled man.
B. He worked in a convenience store.
C. He often helped people who were in trouble.
D. He usually drove too fast.
3.According to the passage, the girl _______.
A. used to be a completely healthy person
B. was not allowed to do some fierce sports
C. was unwilling to communicate with a stranger
D. usually felt sad about life due to her disability
4.What did the author’s gift refer to according to the girl’s father?
A. The motorbike. B. The wheelchair.
C. The ride. D. The blessing.
When I was a young teenager, about 14, I was already ready to work. My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life. For him, getting up at 5 a.m. and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then more after school until there was not enough to see, were normal.
My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very . He began to show me these, not through , but through his actions. He would not a job until it was done. He put his all into everything he did. However, he showed me this not just in working, but in everything. Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to a game once, and he explained to me that I had made a and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not to play the rest of the games.
So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to . My entire was to make my father proud of me. I knew that I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it. My first job was doing for a company. As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so . When someone as young as I started working, they would either or get stronger. I got stronger. I worked the I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had. In the end, my boss was . He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents’ eyes . From that day on I have worked every job to my full , because that day defined(界定) my life. It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it in the rest of my life.
1.A. goingB. workingC. learningD. playing
2.A. timeB. chanceC. lightD. strength
3.A. ridiculousB. easyC. absoluteD. important
4.A. factsB. wordsC. practiceD. assessment
5.A. quitB. findC. doD. finish
6.A. mightB. wouldC. couldD. should
7.A. enjoyB. defeatC. skipD. take
8.A. commitmentB. improvement C. devotionD. compromise
9.A. decideB. submitC. resistD. deserve
10.A. preparedB. shockedC. delightedD. interested
11.A. stickB. leaveC. failD. play
12.A. problemB. worldC. trickD. goal
13.A. in caseB. now thatC. even ifD. as though
14.A. regulation B. construction C. communication D. reception
15.A. weakB. poorC. delicateD. young
16.A. breakB. struggleC. pauseD. object
17. A. mannerB. momentC. wayD. method
18.A. impressedB. surprisedC. inspiredD. excited
19.A. staredB. shoneC. liftedD.opened
20.A. occupationB. potentialC. spiritD. skill
These car payments are going to put me ______ again.
A. green with envy B. in the red
C. in the black D. tickled pink
Another group of Qing Tombs sits about 100 kilometres ______ of Beijing．
A. at the west B. the west
C. to west D. west
______, I think, the problems can be settled in no time.
A. A bit more efforts
B. Keep up your spirits
C. If you double your efforts
D. Making greater efforts
In a(n) _______ to help preserve history, the Greek government established a committee to undertake the professional restoration of the Acropolis.
A. order B. purpose C. aim D. gesture
