The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree.Not __1____ with life, I was down.A young boy out of breath __2___me, all tired from play.He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的)down, __3__ with great excitement, “Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a __4__ sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn-not enough rain, or too little light.__5__ him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I __6__ a small smile and then shifted away.But instead of __7_ he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with __8_, “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too.That’s why I __9__ it; here, it’s for you.”
The flower before me was dying or dead.But I knew I __10__ take it, or he might never leave.So I reached for the flower, and __11__, “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he __12__it mid-air without reason.It was then that I __13__ for the very first time the boy was __14__.
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun __15__ I thanked him for picking the very best one.He smiled, and then ran off to play, __16__ of the effect he’d had on my day.
I sat there and _17_ how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree.How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的) _18_ ? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true __19_.
__20__ the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me.And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.
1.A.excited B.inspired C.content D.disappointed
2.A.approached B.overlooked C.understood D.recognized
3.A.telling B.saying C.informing D.talking
4.A.unique B.rough C.bothering D.pitiful
5.A.Wanting B.Demanding C.Persuading D.Inviting
6.A.presented B.adjusted C.forced D.delivered
7.A.declining B.accepting C.panicking D.quitting
8.A.surprise B.embarrassment C.sympathy D.sorrow
9.A.took B.pulled C.attained D.picked
10.A.should B.can C.may D.must
11.A.announced B.replied C.declared D.whispered
12.A.grasped B.held C.caught D.seized
13.A.observed B.confirmed C.noticed D.concluded
14.A.strange B.blind C.deaf D.unimaginable
15.A.once B.after C.as D.since
16.A.unaware B.unbelievable C.regretful D.regardless
17.A.doubted B.felt C.found D.wondered
18.A.embarrassment B.depression C.hopelessness D.effort
19.A.sense B.hearing C.sight D.ability
20.A.In B.From C.Before D.Through
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A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025