There are many kinds of friends. Some are always ( 1 ) you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only ( 2 )friends leave footprints. I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the ( 3 ). She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend. It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves ( 4 )with the cool ( 5 ). In such a season, I liked walking alone on the roads covered with leaves, ( 6 )to the sound of them. Autumn is a ( 7 )season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me ( 8 ). But one day, the sound of a violin ( 9 )into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was ( 10 )in playing her violin. I had ( 11 )seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t know that I had been ( 12 )there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin at the corner of the building ( 13 )I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became ( 14 ). ( 15 )we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me. Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly ( 16 ). To my astonishment, the girl came over to me. “You must like music from the violin.” she said. “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop” I asked. Suddenly, a ( 17 )expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that ( 18 )me.” she said. “In fact, it was your playing ( 19 )gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let’s be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I. I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen to her. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a ( 20 )―so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that makes the autumn beautiful.
A. watching
B. listening
C. seeing
D. hearing
Sometimes we have specific problems with our mother; sometimes, life with her can just be hard work. If there are difficulties in your (1) , it’s best to deal with them, (2) remember that any (3) should be done (4) person or by letter. The telephone is not a good (5) because it is too easy (6) either side to (7) the conversation.Explain to her (8) you find difficult in your relationship and then (9) some new arrangements that you think would establish a (10) balance between you. Sometimes we hold (11) from establishing such boundaries because we are afraid that doing (12) implies we are (13) her. We need to remember that being (14) from our mother does not (15) mean that We no longer love her. If the conflict is (16) and you cannot find a way to (17) it, you might decide to give up your relationship with your mother for a while. Some of my patients had (18) "trial separations". The (19) allowed things to simmer down, enabling (20) . 3()
A. contradiction
B. estimation
C. confrontation
D. immersion
When I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in a toy store, a nicely dressed little girl, with some money in her little hand, was looking at some beautiful dolls. When she saw a doll she liked, she would ask her father if she had enough money. He usually said yes. At the same time, a boy, with old and small clothes, was looking at some video games. He, too, had money in his hand, but it looked no more than five dollars. Each time he picked up one of the video games and looked at his father, he shook his head. The little girl had chosen her doll, a very beautiful one. However, she noticed the boy and his father. She saw the boy give up a video game with disappointment(失望) and walk to another corner of the store. The little girl put her doll back to the shelf and ran over to the video game. After she talked to her father, she paid for the video game and whispered(耳语) to the shop assistant. So the boy got the video game that he wanted for free―he was told it was a prize from the store. He smiled happily, although he felt it was so incredible. The girl saw all this happen. She smiled, too. When I walked out of the store to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. I would never forget their short talk. “Daddy, didn’t Grandma want me to buy something that would make me happy” He said, “Of course, she did.” “Well, I just did!” With that, the little girl started skipping(蹦跳) towards their car happily. The boy_______ .
A. wore new and nice clothes
B. had much money in his hand
C. was from a poor family
D. wanted to get a doll very much
A: Spot Dictation Direction: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. Stocks, bonds, land people invest in different things and (1) . But all investors (2) They want to get more money out of their investment than they put into it. The money they invest today (3) for future growth in the economy. But people can watch their own (4) take a wild ride as markets rise and fall. So investors have to decide (5) they are willing to take and for how long. One choice for people who want a (6) is the money market. Usually individuals do this through money market mutual funds. Mutual funds are investment pools. They (7) many investors. Money market mutual funds earn interest from (8) loans to government and businesses. But the return to investors is low because little risk is involved. (9) are loans, too. They have terms from (10) . The longer the term of a loan, the greater the risk that the investment will not be (11) . So notes and bonds usually pay higher interest rates than short-term bills or (12) . Millions of people invest in bonds and other debt-based products. This is true especially as people (13) and want to reduce the level of risk in their investments. But over time, debt-based investments have (14) provided lower returns than stocks. Stock is a share of (15) in a business. Common stock gives investors a vote on company (16) . It might also pay a small percentage of (17) , a dividend, one or more times a year. Not all stocks pay dividends. Some are valued more (18) . Investing in stocks of individual companies can be very risky. Bad news can quickly (19) Instead, many people invest in stock mutual funds so their money goes into many different stocks. (20) mix stocks and bonds to spread risk--and capital--even more.