The best example of universally understood body language may be the smile. A smile can open doors and tear down walls among 41 .
I have organized and reorganized an 42 with the dentist for months. I also 43 it twice and called the day before to 44 all the paperwork would be ready for the x-rays.
Then I arrived. It wasn’t 45 at all. The lady there even had no 46 what I was talking about. I 47 felt my blood boil. I was getting so 48 . I didn’t yell at her but I may as well have because the 49 I was talking to her was not nice. I spoke down to her like she was a child and incapable. It was not a good moment. The whole time she smiled and was 50 to me.
Only when everything was finally 51 was I nice. I sat down in the waiting area and 52 it all. How can I make it better? How can I make up for my 53 behavior a moment ago? I couldn’t. I could 54 her a chocolate bar I had on me, but this needed more than that. It needed an honest 55 . And that is exactly what I gave.
I apologized for the way I had spoken to her and told her it was wrong of me. She 56 . Again with a 57 . God help me be that woman who smiles and forgives so 58 . I don’t get it right every time. I can be rude and when I am, I almost 59 myself for it. I am not that person, not anymore. Yet I continue to grow and continue to 60 . It’s true that smile vanished my anger and opened a door to understanding.
41.A.friends B. strangers C. patients D. relatives
42.A.interview B. operation C. experiment D. appointment
43.A.confirmed B. arranged C. discussed D. admitted
44.A.conclude B. approve C. ensure D. apply
45.A.crowded B. ready C. open D. busy
46.A.plan B. thought C. idea D. mind
47.A.mildly B. roughly C. privately D. immediately
48.A.mad B. sad C. humorous D. curious
49.A.habit B. way C. accent D. tune
50.A.rude B. attached C. friendly D. devoted
51.A.figured B. added C.made D.sorted
52.A.reflected on B.worked at C.called at D.went through
53.A.unnecessary B.impolite C.impossible D.unfair
54.A.post B.assist C.press D.gift
55.A.comment B.promise C.apology D.suggestion
56.A.refused B.agreed C.ignored D.accepted
57.A.smile B.hope C.doubt D.belief
58.A.slowly B.easily C.frequently D.tightly
59.A.teach B.forgive C.hate D.see
60.A.expand B.react C.overcome D.learn
41〜45 BDACB 46〜50 CDABC 51〜55 DABDC 56〜60 DABCD
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 |