Whatever misfortune you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! I got to know this from a musical soul.
The other day I was feeling quite 41 , having just been laid off from my job. With so many 42 to pay, I was wondering what was going to happen to my family.
I got off the bus when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the 43 . I walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. Through the 44 I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.
She was singing songs about love and her sweet voice 45 me a bit. Then I stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take 46 to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didn’t know.
She might have felt my 47 for she occasionally looked in my direction.
By now I was telling myself that I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked 48 and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.
I asked her 49 , “Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”
She explained to me that she sees so many 50 people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by 51 motivational (激励的) music.
Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a 52 time lately, but you’ve made me 53 again.”
“I’m happy that I could be 54 to you,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”
I told her my story and said, “I’m not so 55 about what to do….”
“You see, here’s the 56 ,” she responded. “When you were walking, your head was down.” She looked me in the eyes and went on, “Don’t look defeated, because 57 comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. You should 58 more … lift your head up.”
I was really 59 by what she said! I did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time.
So 60 in trouble, just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later.
41. A. lonely B. relaxed C. frustrated D. breathless
42. A. fare B. bills C. fines D. prices
43. A. listeners B. background C. instrument D. traffic
44. A. trees B. crowd C. buildings D. street
45. A. shocked B. amused C. excited D. comforted
46.A. energy B. courage C. patience D. technique
47. A. presence B. mood C. thought D. appreciation
48. A. aside B. down C. over D. off
49. A. quietly B. eagerly C. seriously D. curiously
50. A. negative B. unhealthy C. positive D. elderly
51. A. sharing B. creating C. enjoying D. teaching
52. A. tense B. wonderful C. crazy D. rough
53. A. enthusiastic B. emotional C. hopeful D. energetic
54. A. helpful B. worthwhile C. useful D. available
55. A. ashamed B. sure C. particular D. anxious
56. A. problem B. situation C. conflict D. condition
57. A. success B. aid C. opportunity D. happiness
58. A. focus B. look C. fight D. smile
59. A. impressed B. moved C. inspired D. satisfied
60. A. however B. whenever C. whoever D. wherever
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Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
| 26. A. keep fit | B. rise early | C. earn money | D. collect money |
| 27. A. magic | B. romantic | C. fantastic | D. attractive |
| 28. A. simple | B. easy | C. relaxing | D. luxurious(奢侈) |
| 29. A. the question | B. question | C. reach | D. control |
| 30. A. feeling | B. love | C. quarrel | D. smile |
| 31. A. raised | B. shook | C. lifted | D. bowed |
| 32. A. hurt | B. injured | C. wounded | D. harmed |
| 33. A. in great surprise | B. in a great embarrassment | ||
| C. with delight | D. in great astonishment | ||
| 34. A. happens | B. comes about | C. appears | D. occurs |
| 35. A. warm and soft | B. hot and hard | ||
| C. thin and cool | D. strong and durable (耐用的) | ||
| 36. A. somewhere and sometime | B. anywhere or anytime | ||
| C. more or less | D. everyhere and everywhere | ||
| 37. A. inside | B. outside | C. faraway | D. nearby |
| 38. A. could believe | B. couldn’t understand | ||
| C. wouldn’t recognize | D. might know | ||
| 39. A. got sick | B. got stuck | C. threw up | D. became disabled |
| 40. A. quite healthy | B. very pale | C. fairly red | D. much surprised |
| 41. A. jump high | B. go hurriedly | C. run fast | D. walk slowly |
| 42. A. think about | B. talk with | C. worry about | D. laugh at |
| 43. A. Reading | B. Listening | C. Speaking | D. Writing |
| 44. A. fresh roses | B. gold ring | C. sweet kisses | D. beautiful jewelry |
| 45. A. a thread | B. a needle | C. the cloth | D. the cotton |