爱华网一
It was a lazy morning during the Christmas week. We were enjoying breakfast when the doorbell rang. It was a little girl, standing at the doorway with a piece of paper and a face that carried an expression of want,rather a common ___1___ during Christmas.
She murmured that the paper was her booklist and that she was going around ___2___ money to buy her schoolbooks. My children went inside and brought some __3____ for her, This kind of incident happens very often in my hometown, __4___ during Christmas.
From where I was seated I could see her clearly. She looked about ten years old and she wore a dress too big for her. She spoke in a __5__voice and looked at me straight in the eye. Something made me get up and __6__ her.
In answer to my questions,she said that her mother made hoppers and she __7__them before going to school. But the hopper money was not adequate to __8__the list; therefore, she was going from house to house asking for help.
Her voice told me the story; her eyes told me that it was __9__. I said I'd buy her what was in the list.
We drove to a nearby bookstore. She sat __10__, with a strange look on her face.When the clerk was taking all the things on the list, the little girl kept staring as if confused. Perhaps she had never __11__so many new things before. They were merely exercise books,pencils,pens and such things. She whispered her __12__to us. Strange, I hadn't been aware that giving such __13__ things to one in need,could bring me such a lot of happiness.
As we drove back I could see the little girl in the mirror. All the gifts I had given in my life never __14__ a face so much. She was grasping the parcel, smiling to herself. The total event made us all very _15__. Our Christmas became more meaningful.
1. A. sight B. appearance C. moment D. experience
2. A. borrowing B.begging C. receiving D.lending
3. A. coins B. books C. food D. clothes
4. A. absolutely B. especially C. casually D. hardly
5. A. strange B. loud C. serious D.polite
6. A. speak to B. care for C.smile at D.hold to
7. A. needed B. sold C. collected D. used
8. A.buy B.make C. control D. cover
9. A.painful B.interesting C.moving D.true
10. A. silently B.eagerly C. Anxiously D.happily
11. A.seen B. bought C. possessed D. accepted
12. A. surprise B. satisfaction C.pleasure D. thanks
13. A. wonderful B.simple C.expensive D. useful
14. A. made up B. lit up C. put up D. shut up
15. A.comfortable B.amazed C.happy D.relieved
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Today it is 39 degrees and supposed to be raining. It will be the __1__ day for me to act upon my kindness idea.
I was the lucky __2__ of the December Kindness Idea's Contest on Helpothers.org--where they give you $100 to __3__ your kindness idea. My idea was to purchase some __4__for shelter on a rainy day and some small towels to wipe someone's face and __5__ bring a little 1
smile into someone's day and hand them out to folks caught out (陷入困境的) in the weather unprepared.
I still remember how __6__ I was when I received the $100. I ran right out and bought umbrellas and towels. I washed the towels, put them around the umbrellas and branded them with a smile card. I placed them in plastic bags to __7__ them from wet and dirt! Then I waited for the rain! Lately we had plenty of snow but no rain.
Yesterday rain was __8__ steadily! But where were the umbrellas? At my __9___. Where was I? At home,over 20 miles from the office.
I don't remember ever wishing for rain before! But at this moment I am---I'm eager to start my _10___activity! Yesterday it rained all day long.
Today the forecast is for a mix of rain. What do we have now? Cloudy skies. But not one drop of rain. No one __11__ shelter today!
I recently left four umbrellas with the receptionist (传递员) so that she could hand them out readily to customs in need. I loved letting her __12__ the fun.
The skies hold the __13___ of showers; so I stick several in my bag just in case I should find someone in need, but no luck. Oh how I want someone to be __14__.
But I am ready! It may take me several rainy days before my supply __15___, but I'm up for the kindness challenge!
1. A.perfect B.terrible C.tiring D.ready
2.A.participant B.winner C.member D.organizer
3.A.put out B.make out C.carry out D.turn out
4.A. articles B. food C.clothes . D. umbrellas
5.A.accidentally B.particularly C. specially D. hopefully
6.A.enthusiastic B.shocked C.excited D. satisfied
7.A.forbid B.refresh C.bring D.protect
8.A.coming B.drawing C.moving D. falling
9.A.house B.office C.factory D.school
10.A.class B.group C.kindness D.competition
11.A.brings B.satisfies C.stays D.needs
12.A.enjoy B.have C.know D.share
13.A.cloud B.thunder C.promise D.mark
14.A.unknown B.unprepared C.homeless D.acceptable
15.A.drops over B.holds up C.cuts off D.runs out
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The first moment came when I was in the local dollar store. There was an older __1__ in front of me just wrapping(包裹) up her purchases. When she came to pay for them she __2__ that she was seventeen cents short.
Before I could even offer to help, the young cashier gave her a big smile.She said,"Oh,don't __3___it," and sent the woman on her way.
As I came up she said, "It's only a few cents. I can't make a big deal out of it." I __4__, "Here's the seventeen cents. You did a __5__ nice thing. In this way your cash won't be __6__." The second __7___ came when I was walking along with my young son in a big and busy mall. We passed a young man whose arms and face were covered in tattoos (纹身)。 He wore __8___ clothes and sat on the sidewalk with a sign that said "Homeless -- Hungry --Sick." 2
Now as we passed I was __9__, "Drugger." It was an automatic reaction. But, as we went a little further, I said to myself, "Who am I to judge?" I should just put something in his paper _10__."
At the same moment my son said, "That man is homeless, hungry and sick. His __11__ says he needs medicine. I want to help him."
I gave him some money and told him he could put it in the cup. I __12__ the young man give my son a big smile and say, "Thank you !" My son told him, "No problem." When my son came back to me he said, "That was good. Now he can get __13__."
Just two little moments, but they __14___ me not to let my preconceptions(先人之见) get in the way of my good intentions. And, once again, I learned that children are often our best role models for the __15__ of others.
1. A.woman B.thief C.saleswoman D.relative
2. A.agreed B.discovered C.quarreled D.admitted
3. A.give for B.disagree with C.worry about D.argue for
4. A.insisted B.responded C.questioned D.complained
5. A.naturally B.rarely C.strangely D.really
6. A.lost B.short C.full D.enough
7. A.chance B.customer C.moment D.man
8. A.valuable B.fashionable C.shabby D.unique
9. A.shouting B.thinking C.suggesting D.smiling
10. A.cup B.sign C.bag D.hat
11. A.paper B.health C.face D.sign
12. A.watched B.predicted C.passed D.listened
13. A.more convenient B.more vivid C.happier D.better
14.A.encouraged B.guided C.taught D.persuaded
15. A.appreciation B.forgiveness C.tolerance D.acceptance 四
I love it when life blesses us with bright, shining opportunities to help others. Sometimes, however, these opportunities come with __1___. And they are the ones that __2___ us the most. I just arrived at the grocery store the other day. My shopping list was __3___ but my cash was short. It looked like there was no way that I could get all the food I needed for my family that week with the money I had. As I walked in the store I __4___ a big, blue barrel(桶)。 On the side was a plea(请求) for __5___ donations for the local charity to help the needy. I glanced inside it . It was completely empty. __6___, I wasn't the only one struggling to make ends meet that week.
As I walked through the store, though, I couldn't get that barrel out of my __7___. With each food item I put in my cart. I thought of all the people who couldn't even __8___ to feed their own children right now. Finally, I picked up some extra boxes of __9___ and put them in my cart. I prayed they would fill at least a few empty bellies that week. I knew if I had to I could __10__ something of my own to make a difference. I paid for the groceries and had just enough to get them all. I smiled and walked to the barrel with a(n) __11___ wallet,but a full heart. As I dropped the boxes of noodles in the barrel, I noticed too that it was slowly starting to fill up. I wasn't the only one who had __12___ to help the hungry that day.
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Every __13___ to help others is a gift from life. Every time we do help others, we are
becoming __14___ and more loving people. We are here, after all, to love each other and to
help each other. We are here to __15___ both empty barrels and empty hearts
1. A.failure B.disappointment C.difficulties D.encouragement
2. A.challenge B.question C.defeat D.discourage
3. A.full B.long C.poor D.great
4. A.noticed B.ignored C.bought D.ordered
5. A.shoes B.clothes C.money D.food
6. A.Apparently B. Doubtfully C. Disappointedly D. Luckily
7. A.sight B.control C.way D.mind
8. A.intend B.attempt C.afford D.design
9. A.cookies B.items C.lists D.noodles
10. A.put back B.make up C.take over D.turn to
11. A.empty B.old C.cheap D.small
12. A.refused B.concluded C.expected D.decided
13. A.possibility B.determination C.opportunity D.contribution
14. A.healthier B.better C.taller D.stronger
15.A.buy B.fill C.enjoy D.satisfy 五
Dr John Varallo spent two weeks in the South American country of Guyana in October 2006 as a volunteer with the nonprofit Omni Med to continue his work to help a national medical program. Dr Varallo __1__ his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed his Master of Public Health at George Washington University. Since 2004 he has__2__ to Guyana eight times. In the future he plans to take two-week trips to Guyana four times a year.
Guyana __3___ one of the highest cervical cancer (宫颈癌) rates in the world, and the rates are even higher among women in remote villages. In a(n) __4___ to reduce the suffering of these women, Dr Varallo worked with his Guyanese colleagues to develop an effective and sustainable cervical cancer prevention program. As a __5__, the Guyana Cervical Cancer Prevention Program(GCCPP) was created and Dr Varallo became its first director.
An important part of the GCCPP program is the __6___ of mobile clinics to bring treatment to remote villages, which __7___ improves access to care for women. These mobile clinics almost entirely __8___Guyanese health workers, who were trained by Dr Varallo and other volunteers with Omni Med.
When the positive results of these efforts became __9___, at the request of Guyana's Minister of Health, Dr Varallo drafted a national policy for cervical cancer prevention. Dr Varallo is currently working with the Government to rapidly expand the __10___of local health workers, who will provide a solid foundation upon which to build a national GCCPP.
Dr Varallo says that the __11__ in the work of Omni Med drew him to volunteer with the organization. What keeps him returning to Guyana, he adds, is the __12___ relationship he has built there, as well as the __13___personal and professional rewards he receives while volunteering.
"The volunteer experiences in Guyana have __14___ my life," said Dr Varallo. " I can't imagine not being involved. In fact, I have changed my work so that I can __15___ more time to these causes in Guyana and elsewhere around the world."
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1. A.picked B.fetched C. admitted D.received
2. A.traveled B.turned C.attended D.adapted
3. A.raises B. owns C.suffers D.takes
4. A.hurry B. effort C.way D.emergency
5. A.result B.hobby C. method D.symbol
6. A. search B. request C.discovery D.use
7. A.slightly B. greatly C.merely D.occasionally
8. A.made up B. made of C.consisted of D.consisted in
9. A.clear B. direct C. unexpected D.unknown
10. A.house B.health C.salary D.training
11. A.payment B.values C.rules D.friendship
12. A.equal B.exact C.deep D.different
13. A.rich B.attractive C.popular D.expensive
14. A.continued B.risked C.saved D.changed
15.A.spend B.devote C.cost D.pay
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It is a beautiful sunny day in Seela, Tanzania. When I'm playing with the children outside, a little boy, probably about 7 years old, gestures to me to __1__him. He has a shy smile on his face and he speaks quickly and with a look of determination. I __2__ the Swahili words "njoo (come)" and "nyumbani ( at home )", " You want me to come to your house?" I ask.
He __3___. So we go hand in hand to his home.
He shows me where the cabbages are growing. "Piga picha ( Take a picture), he says. By now, all of the children here have been __4__ with the magic of my camera. I take a photo, show him the photo on the camera, and he nods.
We walk closer to his house. He introduces me to his brother and we exchange __5___.
The little boy stands by the coffee tree where his brother is picking red, ripe coffee berries. "Piga picha," he says again. I take the picture, __6___ as he is with these photo opportunities. Piga picha" again as he stands by a goat, and then in the doorway of his home.
Each time, he __7__ the camera to make sure I have taken the photos.
He then __8__ me by the hand around to the back of the house. I am not __9__ for what I will see. My hand goes to cover my mouth as I am shocked by the __10__ in front of me. He brings me to his __11__ grave.
"Mama Sue," he says __12___, almost a whisper, "Piga picha."
As he stands there next to the rough wooden cross on which his mother's name is painted, I __13___ obey his simple request, "Piga picha."
A picture of a little boy at his mother's grave. That must have been how I _14___ as a child, standing at my own mother's grave ---40 years earlier ---when I was 7 years old.
The __15___of Mother will never change, regardless of at any corner in the world.
1. A.invite B.convince C.follow D.amuse
2. A.pick out B.pick over C.take out D.take over
3. A.signs B.nods C.admits D.accepts
4. A.curious B.pleased C.satisfied D.familiar
5. A.news B.greetings C.information D.ideas
6. A.astonished B.comfortable C.enthusiastic D.delighted
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7.A.demands B.observes C.checks D.searches
8. A.pulls B.pushes C.catches D.brings
9. A.ready B.tensed C.accustomed D.frightened
10. A.view B.sight C.disaster D.trouble
11. A.father's B.sister's C.mother's D.friend's
12. A.happily B.seriously C.nervously D.anxiously
13. A.silently B.eagerly C.proudly D.properly
14. A.regarded B.worked C.considered D.looked
15.A.love B.influenced C.memory D.impression
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You join Facebook and "friend" your old classmates. You might not ever talk about anything serious with them but they are there.
A classmate from twenty years ago was one of my Facebook friends. A few random comments he __1___ gave me the impression that something was __2___ so I tried to make him call me. He did call and I found out that he, his wife and eight children had just moved into a(n) __3___motel room. He had used the very last of their money to pay for a week's __4___ there. He had no job and they had lost their __5___.
I bought a few groceries and took them to the motel room. After the visit I __6___ to do something a bit extreme. I messaged all of our mutual Facebook friends from our graduating class. What happened next was just __7___. Soon I was getting responses. Classmates, some of whom had __8___ been barely friendly started calling me for information or sending donations for the family.
Someone told me they knew someone else in a nearby town with a(n) __9___house. The home owners donated the house rent free, only asking them to __10__ the fees of water and electricity and mow (修剪) the lawn when it was needed. Soon this family had volunteers from our class delivering furniture, groceries, toys, even job __11___!
There are still many things we are __12___ for this family. They have yet to get a vehicle for work and he hasn't found a job, but everyone is __13___ smiles now. And, let me tell you, the hugs from his lovely children speak louder than any words ever could!
I became the __14___ between this family's needs and people who could help them. It still amazes me how wonderfully it all __15___, just because of me and my Facebook friends!
1. A.made B.took C.expressed D.wrote
2. A.awkward B.wrong C.horrible D.disgusting
3. A.expensive B.comfortable C.cheap D.worthless
4. A.sleep B.rest C.play D.stay
5. A.money B.food C. clothes D.home
6. A.agreed B.declared C.decided D.managed
7. A.unbelievable B.interesting C.funny D.ridiculous
8. A.previously B.occasionally C.frequently D.deliberately
9. A.big B.beautiful C.useless D.empty
10. A.cost B.spend C.buy D.pay
11. A.descriptions B.applications C.conditions D.newspapers
12. A.hoping B.asking C.looking D.answering
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13. A.wearing B.having C.giving D.sending
14. A.relationship B.partner C.bridge D.witness
15. A.gave out B.picked out C.made out D.worked out
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My father-in-law and my cousin had died and a colleague had committed suicide. But during one of the __1__ weeks of my life I had the chance to experience surprising grace (恩典).
I was in my __2__, between teaching classes when a young man came by. He was __3__ very upset and close to tears. He was an older student and always __4__ like a tough guy, never showing emotion.
He had told me earlier, that he was __5___ some difficult family issues. He was a caregiver for his younger sister who was very __6__.
He sobbed some more while I sat and patted(轻拍) his back. He told me how he had been up all night in the hospital with his sister and that's why he couldn't take my __7__ that morning. I told him not to worry about it at all. He was __8___ in no shape for an exam. I told him to go home to have a sleep and he could take it a few days later. I promissed him that I would do everything I could to help him __9___ the class. He was a serious student, very bright and I knew he was __10___ about the exam.
I just sat there while he sobbed. "I think she might __11___," he sobbed. "What am I going to do?" It was clear to me that he had never expressed this __12___ out loud to anyone. It was as if a dam had just burst in him. I just listened, fully focused on him, his pain,and how he could cope and tried to __13___ some soft words of compassion and encouragement.
After quite some time he managed to __14___ himself. I told him again that it didn't matter to me when he took his exam and that I would help him through.
Afterwards, I felt like his __15___ was a blessing. To enable me to help him while I was in pain was the most incredible gift.
1. A.toughest B.busiest C.slowest D.shortest
2. A.house B.classroom C.place D.office
3. A.generally B.especially C.obviously D.merely
4. A.appeared B.pretended C.compared D.felt
5. A.thinking about B.dealing with C.bounding to D.providing for
6. A.sad B.ill C.young D.lovely
7. A.class B.exam C.note D.homework
8. A.clearly B.unexpectedly C.slightly D.constantly
9. A.catch up B.stick to C.answer for D.get through
10. A.concerned B.ashamed C.pleased D.patient
11. A.cry B.recover C.die D.regret
12. A.news B.prediction C.fear D.expectation
13. A.offer B.remember C.record D.write
14. A.control B.blame C.refresh D.remind
15. A.life B.sob C.visit D.exam
九
While we are alive and well on this Earth, we should always strive to make the best of every situation that comes our way. It is __1__ to complain (抱怨) about the difficulties in our life, but if we __2___ our thinking and see the many blessings that we possess, we will quickly find 7
how much we have to be __3__ for. We should never expect to have "__4___ arrived in life". We are all in progress and when we __5___ our full potential in one area, there are many more areas that need __6___. That is why I believe we should be happy with where we are today. We can be happy even though we are facing difficulties in our finances, our health, our relationships or whatever the situation may be. __7___ is not a destination, but it is a state of being.
If you don't think you can be happy or thankful today, I challenge you to cover your __8__ so that you cannot see for just one hour and __9__ to do what you were doing before. Many times we don't see our blessings until we __10___ them, but when we recognize it is the simple things in life that make life __11___ living, we can be thankful with what we have right now. There's a saying I think of often that says "I heard of a man who complained about not having any __12__ until he met a man who had no feet". Sometimes we have to look at those who are less __13__ before we can see our blessings. When we __14___ our plight (困境) only, it is easy to have a pity party. But when we look at the greater difficulties of those around us, we will quickly find how much we have to be thankful for. Be encouraged to __15__ all that you have. Do not focus on the difficulties, but rather be thankful that you have enough.
1. A.hard B.good C.easy D.impossible
2. A.promote B.build C.change D.hold
3. A.thankful B.prideful C.painful D.hopeful
4. A.easily B.fully C.proudly D.surely
5. A.develop B.reach C.show D.offer
6. A.appreciation B.attention C.encouragement D.improvement
7. A. Happiness B. Success C. Appreciation D. Freedom
8. A.face B.eyes C.ears D.nose
9. A.decide B.expect C.try D.intend
10. A.ignore B.memorize C.lose D.notice
11. A.worthwhile B.worth C.worthy D.valuable
12. A.money B.clothes C.future D.shoes
13. A.rich B.healthy C.powerful D.fortunate
14. A.stick to B.focus on C.take over D.believe in
15. A. recognize B.refuse C.develop D.preserve
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I was at he grocery store one evening. I had finished shopping and was looking for a line to get in to. I __1__ a line that had one woman who was just about to pay, and another woman behind her who didn't have lots of goods.
As I was standing there waiting for my turn, I noticed the woman __2__ in front of me. She looked as if she had just had some kind of __3__ treatment. Her face looked as if she had known a lot of __4__ and was tired of everything. She had a backpack to carry her groceries in and she had bought everything that one would need to __5___ oneself at home. She kept __6___ her groceries and kept counting the money in her hand. With __7___ money, I kept thinking about what I could do to help her out.
To my __8__, at these thoughts were going through my head, the woman ahead of her ( in the front of the line) __9__ whispered to the woman who didn't look well,"Put your money away;this one is on me."
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The woman shook her head a few times and the front woman kept __10__ until it happened. As I walked outside the woman who didn't feel well was right there, putting her groceries in her backpack. I gently __11___ her,introduced myself, told her the __12__ I was heading in and asked if she would like a ride. She said it wasn't __13___. I told her I had plenty of __14___ in my car and she was more than welcome if she wanted to come along.
She introduced herself and __15___ the offer. As she got out of my car she said to me,"God bless you," and I said the same. I just kept thinking, each of us could help others in need in different ways as long as we wanted.
1. A.drew B.chose C.made D.dropped
2. A.directly B.accidentally C.suddenly D.excitedly
3. A.vain B.failing C.mental D.medical
4. A.people B.information C.pain D.happiness
5. A.live for B.care for C.dress up D.bring up
6. A.glancing at B.smiling at C.pointing at D.shouting at
7. A.enough B.damaged C.little D.illegal
8. A.shame B.surprise C.disappointment D.expectation
9. A.softly B.angrily C.patiently D.sadly
10. A.refusing B.insisting C.requesting D.discussing
11. A.reminded B.approached C.watched D.supported
12. A.car B.store C.home D.direction
13. A.convenient B.right C.necessary D.proper
14. A.medicine B.water C.food D.room
15. A.accepted B.cried C.left D.hesitated
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I read a piece of news today that the richest people were paying 736,000 dollars for watches at present. As I was __1__ my head at their craziness, I glanced at my own 8-dollar watch. It told me the time just fine. I guessed that about 735,992 dollars were __2__ from buying such a cheap watch. With that I could send 18 kids to college for four years each with the room,board,and books included. With that I could sponsor ___3__ 200 needy children overseas into adulthood. With that I could buy __4___ for 2.5 million starving people around the world. With that money I could do so much good, help so many souls, and still know the __5___ whenever I looked down at my wrist.
When did our society become so __6__ that anyone would think they needed a 736,000-dollar watch? When did people become so __7___ that they would believe a one-million-dollar __8___ is essential? My first car cost me only 500 dollars and it still gets me where I need to go. When did 50-million-dollar yachts (游艇) and 100-million-dollar houses become so __9___ to a person's happiness? My tiny home has more __10__ in it than the biggest mansion in the world and I can walk on the shore of the local lake here and __11__ in its beauty for free.
I pray that at some point our society says "Enough!" and __12__ from this horrible dream of materialism. Each of us only has one life. Let's not __13__ it on the watches we wear and the cars we drive. Each of us only has one soul. Let's not __14__ it trying to gain the whole world. Life put us here to love each other, and to make this world a better place. Help others whenever you can. Life is brief and no watch will sell a(n) __15__second of it to you.
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1. A.hiding B.nodding C.raising D.shaking
2. A.made up B.got back C.left over D.put off
3. A.nearly B.hardly C.wisely D.easily
4. A.meals B.houses C.books D.clothes
5. A.watch B.world C.people D.time
6. A.rich B.crazy C.generous D.prideful
7. A.shallow B.well-dressed C.annoying D.enthusiastic
8. A.watch B.boat C.flat D.car
9. A.accessible B.vital C.uncommon D.powerful
10. A.members B.furniture C.joy D.sorrow
11. A.delight B.interest C.include D.fit
12. A.wakes up B.puts up C.comes out D.stands out
13. A.spend B.waste C.hold D.consume
14. A.own B.hurt C.ignore D.lose
15. A.quick B.precious C.extra D.simple
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My son was breathing with difficulty. I had never seen him so __1__. His face was pale and his irregular breathing pattern was very frightening. I got worried and started to __2__. I didn't even call the doctor's office for an __3__-- no time to waste!
I just bundled up (裹好) my son, David, and __4___ him to the doctor's office. All that was __5___ my mind was "I have to get the doctor to see my son __6___."
When we reached the doctor's office, I was not happy because there were so many other people waiting to see the doctor. The nurse __7___ my son and said he 'll be OK--- you'll just have to"wait" for your __8___. Easy for her to say ---David wasn't her own __9__. So, I did wait ( I had to ). My son still looked not well.
Finally, I took a deep breath and started looking at the __10__ of the other moms and dads in the waiting room. I could see a calm, relaxed and peaceful look on their faces. I __11___ they all knew that they were at the doctor's office and that their turn would come, and they had faith that the doctor could heal (治愈) their child, or at least make them feel __12___.
When I realized that, I said my prayers, and I immediately started to feel much __13___ too. Just knowing I was in the "waiting room" at the doctor's office, whom I believed could make David __14___, made me feel better and relieved my __15___. I knew that everything was under control, and even my son looked like he was getting better.
In the same way, if we are worried and impatient because of other uncontrollable problems in our life, we should rush to the " waiting room" of our heart.
1. A.sick B.lovely C.tiny D.naughty
2. A.burst B.cry C.panic D.annoy
3. A.agreement B.appointment C.opportunity D.examination
4. A.sent B.directed C.rushed D.delivered
5. A.going through B.making up C. putting in D.setting to
6. A. carefully B.thoroughly C.patiently D.immediately
7. A.checked B.treated C.abandoned D.ignored
8. A.chance B.time C.turn D.date
9. A.son B.patient C.customer D.doctor
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10. A.babies B.faces C.dress D.impatience
11. A.observed B.doubted C.admired D.guessed
12. A.calmer B.happier C.quieter D.better
13. A.more cheerful B.more excited C.more peaceful D.more delighted
14. A.refresh B.recover C.cheer D.change
15 .A.sorrow B.pain C.anxiety D.anger 十三
Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to __1___ himself so that he could one day find a better paying job. Except for Sundays, he __2___ ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with a(n) __3__ life.
Whenever the family complained（抱怨）that he was not spending enough time with them, he __4___ that he was doing all this for them. But he often desired to spend more time with his family.
The day came when the examination results were announced. To his __5___, he passed! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor (管理人)。
However, the family still did not get to see Father for most of the week. He ___6__ to work very hard., hoping to be promoted to the position of manager. In fact, to make himself a(n) __7__ candidate for the promotion, he did another __8___ at the open university.
His hard work __9__ and he was promoted. Happily, he decided to hire a maid to relieve his wife from her housework. He also felt that their three-room flat was no longer __10__ enough, and it would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy a larger flat. Having __11__ the rewards for his hard work many times before, he decided to further his __12__ and work at being promoted again. The family still did not get to see much of him.
As expected, Father __13__ a beautiful flat overlooking the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening at the new home, he declared to his __14__ that he had decided not to take any more course or to pursue any more promotions. From then on he was going to devote more __15__ to his family. But Father did not wake up the next day.
1. A.support B.teach C.improve D.help
2. A.hardly B.usually C.regularly D.only
3. A.exciting B.good C.common D.successful
4. A.admitted B.argued C.explained D.declared
5. A.joy B.surprise C.tension D.convenience
6. A.wanted B.promised C.continued D.tried
7. A.obvious B.possible C.unique D.worthy
8. A.job B.course C.position D.reward
9. A.paid off B.turned up C.came true D.made up
10. A.useful B.perfect C.valuable D.big
11. A.imagined B.experienced C.believed D.reminded
12. A.interests B.requirements C.studies D.ambitions
13. A.bought B.found C.built D.received
14. A.friends B.boss C.staff D.family
15. A.money B.houses C.time D.freedom
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十四
This story has been going on and on in my head for an entire week so I figure it's high time to share the story here.
I was told as a kid that I was __1__. Other kids in my neighborhood used to __2__ me because my skin was too dark, my lips too thick, my eyes too big and I had lots of mosquito bites on me. As a result, living by my __3__ just wasn't a good choice. Looking back on my growing-up, that was not really a __4__ thing because it helped me develop so many other __5__. Now I am very smart, hardworking,elegant, enthusiastic, athletic, friendly, charming, caring,willing to__6__ and learn from my mistake. I am kind-hearted and very often keep in tough with my spirit. Because of this, my confidence and strength __7__ my inside and have little to do with the outside world. My teacher and friends make such __8__ on me," You're so nice"," You're such a hard worker"or"You're so positive!"
Somehow, as I got older, people began to __9__me for my physical feature as well. They'd say to my mom, "Your daughter is attractive!" And my peers would say, "You have a great body!" or " I love your eye brows!" However, I still don't __10__ recognize these qualities. And this is why I have __11__ the story of the ugly ducking till now. It doesn't even __12__ when it turns into a swan.
Anyway, in my view, my past helped me develop something that's so much more __13__ than external(外在的) attractiveness. Also, it helped me become much more refined（优雅的), just like gold in the fire. My inner beauty shines so much and it offers me __14__. Physical beauty will disappear just like flowers fade and die __15__. But the inner is lasting and provides a solid foundation for me to build on.
1. A.lovely B.beautiful C.ugly D.boring
2. A.think highly of B.pay attention to C.come up with D.make fun of
3. A.experience B.knowledge C.looks D.expressions
4. A.good B.perfect C.bad D.stupid
5. A.skills B.qualities C.abilities D.interests
6. A.apologize B.forgive C.refuse D.admit
7. A.stick to B.come from C.turn to D.wake up
8. A.imagination B.understanding C.comments D.voices
9. A.praise B.tease C.blame D.envy
10. A.certainly B.evidently C.obviously D.really
11. A.remembered B.reviewed C.discussed D.recited
12. A.announce B.explain C.realize D.desire
13. A.painful B.successful C.meaningful D.comfortable
14. A.reward B.support C.lesson D.appreciation
15. A.gradually B.regularly C.generally D.unfortunately
十五
I was said to be the worst student and my family thought it would be a wonder if I ever passed the exam, and I believed it. I was repeating class six when, Miss Sadia __1__ our school. She was only 20 years old, but her intelligence was far beyond her actual __2__.
One day I was sitting in my classroom during our lunch break, as I was used to staying alone. Miss Sadia __3__ that and she called me over to her desk and began to talk to me. It was just a __4__ conversation. After that day she gave particular __5__ to me and it made me feel special. 12
My grades started to __6__ and I began to feel happier. It gave me the __7__ that someone believed in me. With her constant support, I came second in the class and was __8__ to monitor. However, after class seven she started to slowly drift away（疏远）but did keep a constant check on me. By the time I was in class nine we __9__ spoke to each other but by then I had changed for the better. I passed the exam and left my school. I was out of her __10__ but I studied harder and harder. I knew I could do it as she had implanted（灌输）her __11__ and confidence deep inside me.
One fine day, I met her at a wedding. I ran to her and __12__ her with tears in my eyes like a child. I could not help asking her,"Why did you stop __13__ me?"
She held my hand and said,“I wanted you to be __14__ and to take control of your life, to be a tree standing on your own roots, not relying on others, and today I am __15__ you. You are your own inspiration and do not look for a shoulder.
I could not say anything but smiled as I knew that she was my inspiration, and would always be.
1. A.left B.visited C.joined D.found
2. A.age B.appearance C.figure D.strength
3. A.realized B.learnt C.noticed D.got
4. A.normal B.serious C.long D.familiar
5. A.food B.attention C.advice D.hope
6. A.show B.come C.improve D.catch
7. A.attitude B.feeling C.idea D.reason
8. A.confirmed B.considered C.changed D.promoted
9. A.hardly B.never C.always D.sometimes
10. A.trouble B.touch C.sight D.control
11. A.knowledge B.love C.trust D.honesty
12. A.thanked B.told C.met D.hugged
13. A.answering for B.believing in C.cheering up D.talking to
14. A.realistic B.independent C.shocked D.surprised
15. A.strict with B.fond of C.proud of D.anxious about
十六
Love and time, those are the only two things in all the world and all of life, which cannot be bought, but only spent.
My work and interests __1__ me to spend probably too much time in front of my computer, at least according to my wife's view. She and I were talking one day about __2__ and funerals. And I asked,"What will you do with my body? Buria? Cremation （火葬）?"
She answered, "I think I'll just have you stuffed （制作标本）and put in your chair by the __3__. In that way when I walk through the room I won't even notice that you __4__."
I got the point---too much computer time. And how I spend my time and my love is of great importance.
The question I ask myself is this, "Do I generously and freely give love and time away, __5__ to those closest to me?"
Charles Francis Adams was the United States __6__ to Great Britain during the Lincoln administration. He had the habit of __7__ a daily diary. He also taught his son Brooks the value of journaling his activities in a diary.
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One __8__ day, eight-year-old Brooks recorded,"Went fishing with my father, the most splendid day of my life." It must have been a splendid day, for the next forty years Brooks __9__ mentioned it in his diary. It became a life-long __10__.
As usual, his father also __11__ about the fishing trip. His own diary on that vital day for his son reads,"Went fishing with my son; a day __12__."
He didn't get it that one single day he generously and freely gave love and time away to Brooks may have been one of the most __13__ days of his son's life. Did he feel that, as a United States ambassador, his time was too __14__ to be "wasted" with his children? History seems to show that a fishing trip with his son __15__ Brooks a lot.
I only hope I will spend love and time so well.
1. A.allow B.forbid C.encourage D.require
2. A.death B.interests C.children D.possessions
3. A.bed B.television C.computer D.window
4. A.waked up B.walked out C.came around D.passed away
5. A.sincerely B.willingly C.especially D.really
6. A.visitor B.ambassador C.fisherman D.journalist
7. A.reading B.keeping C.publishing D.collecting
8. A.ordinary B.tiring C.special D.lucky
9. A.hardly B.deliberately C.secretly D.frequently
10. A.memory B.hurt C.regret D.aim
11. A.knew B.wrote C.thought D.quarreled
12. A.treasured B.lost C.wasted D.enjoyed
13. A.unfortunate B.comfortable C.important D.regretful
14. A.urgent B.valuable C.worthless D.wasteful
15. A.comforts B.annoys C.worries D.benefits
十七
My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we put a lot of time and energy to the yard to get it looking like it does today. We live on a corner which is higher than street level, and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock __1__. Yet the front of the house is another story, because instead of a wall along the sidewalk the __2__ appear to be just thrown around as if someone were in (a)__3__ to finish. So we called this area our "rock garden".
I do all of my own yard work, even the weed--pulling.
Last summer I reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny plant that I could not __4__ identify. I knew I didn't plant it and Denise claimed that she didn't either. We __5__ to let it continue growing until we could __6__ what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery plant, it appeared to be a(n) __7__. It was spindly(细长的) with a tall skinny stalk and only one head on it. I decided to __8__ it and weed around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something __9__. The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin. It __10__ had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.
That's when I__11__ that if a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we are __12__ to do the same thing as well. Once our environment begins to see that we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can __13__ the same nourishment（营 14
养）and nurture as well.
Stand tall like the sunflower and be __14__ of who and what you are and the environment will begin to __15__ you. You will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires.
1. A.house B.road C.wall D.garden
2. A.fruit B.rubbish C.flowers D.rocks
3. A.patience B.hurry C.danger D.anxiety
4. A.gradually B.likely C.immediately D.probably
5. A.decided B.declined C.refused D.promised
6. A.pick out B.figure out C.settle down D.make up
7. A.apple B.sunflower C.rose D.pine
8. A.get rid of B.make fun of C.take care of D.think highly of
9. A.unusual B.real C.wrong D.useful
10. A.possibly B.naturally C.merely D.actually
11. A.realized B.wrote C.doubted D.quarreled
12. A.acceptable B.eager C.able D.convenient
13. A.balance B.obtain C.lose D.offer
14. A.anxious B.aware C.modest D.proud
15. A.support B.change C.suit D.encourage
十八
Once I heard a wonderful story about a bright young man who was an excellent Standford student. To __1__ him for having done so well in school, his parents gave him a(n) __2__to Asia for the summer.
While there he met a rabbi (法师) who said to him,"Don't you see how you are __3__ your soul with this success-oriented way of life? Your idea of happiness is to __4__ all night studying for an exam so you can get a better grade than your best friend. Your idea of a good __5__ is not to find the woman who will make you whole, but to __6__ the girl that everyone else wants."
"That's not how people are supposed to live," the rabbi advised."Join us in an atmosphere where we all __7__ and love each other."
The young man had completed four years at a high school with __8__ competition to get into Stanford. He was experienced in this sort of way to gain success. After hearing the rabbi's advice, he called his __9__ from Tokyo and told them he would not come home immediatly, and decided to lived in a temple to look for the real meaning of success before continuing his study.
Six months later, his parents got this __10__ from him:
"Dear Mom and Dad,
I know you weren't __11__ with the decision I made last summer, but I want to tell you how happy it has made me. For the first time in my life, I live __12__. Here there is no competing and no trying to get ahead of anyone else. Here we are all __13__ and we all share. This way of life is so much in harmony with the inner essence（精髓） of my soul that in only six months I've become the number two student in the entire __14__, and I think I can be number one by June!"
I am __15__ about some people's narrow and dangerous ideas about success. Achieving more, 15
getting more, becoming number one. Not that there is anything wrong with healthy achievement. It's just that there is a difference between earning well and living well.
1. A.reward B.thank C.encourage D.appreciate
2. A.trip B.ticket C.advice D.course
3. A.improving B.obeying C.emptying D.polluting
4. A.work up B.work out C.stay up D.stay out
5. A.family B.student C.marriage D.celebration
6. A.win B.love C.abandon D.please
7. A.work B.compete C.share D.learn
8. A.necessary B.fierce C.positive D.less
9. A.teachers B.classmates C.masters D.parents
10. A.tip B.congratulation C.letter D.notice
11. A.happy B.comfortable C.sensitive D.surprised
12. A.peacefully B.hopeful C.generously D.fortunately
13. A.honest B.modest C.hardworking D.equal
14. A.university B.school C.temple D.competition
15. A.caring B.worrying C.knowing D.speaking
十九
As I have moved into my forties now, I have begun to see that body age has very little to do with soul age. My body __1__ telling me again and again that I am getting older. My soul, however,seems to __2__ the thought.
Just this morning I awoke to find my __3__ aching and walked into the bathroom. I stretched my back as much as I could and then looked in the __4__. My thinning hair was becoming grey. My forehead was lined with deep wrinkles and my frowning face made me look like a tired, middle-aged man.
This __5__ me but only for a few seconds. Then I remembered that whether I grow young or grow old mainly __6__ myself. I said"Good morning" to God, thanked Him once again for my life and smiled in the mirror. __7__, the wrinkles in my forehead disappeared while the laugh lines around my eyes smiled widely with joy. My __8__ eyes began to shine brightly and I watched as fifteen years __9__ from my face in a second.
No matter how old this body of mine may get, my soul remains young. This is __10__ for all of you as well. When it comes to eternity (永恒), age is a number and the body is a liar.
Before you lose the way to look for the fountain of __11__, take a look inside yourself. You may find that your spirit is still young, vital, and wrinkle-free. You may see that the __12__ to give love and share joy knows no __13__. You may realize that when it comes to eternity our lives are here for only a(n) __14__ moment in time. God created your soul and created the body that carries it around. One is temporary but the other is forever. Don't spend too much time __15__ the one that won't last when you can be living for the other one that will.
1. A.enjoys B.keeps C.refuses D.bothers
2. A.believe in B.agree with C.laugh at D.cheer on
3. A.stomach B.head C.back D.legs
4. A.room B.photo C.mirror D.scene
5. A.discouraged B.angered C.embarrassed D.astonished
6. A.results from B.sticks to C.gives up D.depends on
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7. A.Amazingly B.Nervously C.Curiously D.Proudly
8. A.sharp B.sleepy C.painful D.wet
9. A.started B.reflected C.recovered D.disappeared
10. A.good B.valuable C.true D.easy
11. A.wealth B.healt C.youth D.happiness
12. A.ability B.patience C.hope D.approach
13. A.secret B.age C.chance D.possibility
14. A.wonderful B.upset C.busy D.brief
15. A.bringing up B.relying on C.worrying about D.adjusting to 二十
"Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge." I saw this wonderful old saying again in a book recently. It got me thinking about all the times that I have been __1__ to forgive others in my life and all the joy that it has brought me. One __2__ stands out particularly well.
I was a young boy at a summer camp. I was having a great time and __3__ everything about it except for another young boy about my age. To say we didn't __4__ would be a statement that made the situation less serious than it really was. We spent most of the week irritating（惹怒), insulting,and picking on each other. __5__ finally came to blows on the next to last day of camp. We got into a fist fight which I lost. __6__ older boys broke it up before I was hurt too much. I spent the rest of the day alone, refusing to speak and stewing (思考) in my own __7__.
The next day my spirits were __8__ when Mom brought the boys in our cabin some of her delicious homemade __9__. I was enjoying a few slices of it when I saw the other boy sitting by himself at the bottom of the steps outside. He seemed very __10__ right then. I am not sure what moved me to do so, but I took my pizza down and __11__ it with him. It made all the anger and pain inside me __12__. We became friends after that. I never got into another fist fight either. I had found out that sharing and forgiving were way more fun and a lot less painful. Forgiveness is __13__ the sweetest revenge. It can turn an enemy into a friend. It can __14__ a heart from the chains of anger, hatred,and pain. It can open a soul to the sweetness of love and joy once again. May of your life always be __15__ of sweet forgiveness.
1. A.disappointed B.satisfied C.unwilling D.able
2. A.memory B.lesson C.incident D.week
3. A.struggling B.exploring C.enjoying D.remembering
4. A.get across B.get along C.hold on D.hold up
5. A.Thoughts B.Words C.Friends D.Conflicts
6. A.Surprisingly B.Thankfully C.Unexpectedly D. Regretfully
7. A.fight B.regret C.luck D.anger
8. A.sunk B.broken C.lifted D.shown
9. A.pizza B.hamburger C.pie D.sandwich
10. A.angry B.proud C.ashamed D.lonely
11. A.presented B.shared C.distributed D.divided
12. A.go away B.go on C.crowd in D.build up
13. A.nearly B.merely C.truly D.hardly
14. A.keep B.cure C.comfort D.free
15. A.full B.aware C.confident D.certain
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During a recent business trip there was an electrical fault on the trains to the airport. Many people were __1__, had to buy new tickets for flight and also arrange __2__ for the night. I was traveling alone and like everyone else I had to stand in a very long queue.
I had queued for about 30-40 minutes and was __3__ when I saw a lady with a small __4__ in her arms standing near the back of the queue. I knew she had at least another 30-40 minutes to wait just to reach my __5__ and maybe 10 more minutes from there as I was quite __6__ to the front of the queue. I could also see that she was quite __7__ and the child was heavy and asleep on her shoulder.
I looked back until I caught her attention. Once I got her attention I __8__ her forward and asked the people who were behind me whether they minded if I __9__ my position in the queue with that lady's. So I let the lady into my position and went to the back of the queue __10__. At first she said nothing as I know she was very surprised by this __11__, but when she got to the front of the queue and had __12__ her hotel she looked back and found me in the queue.Her look of relief and __13__ made the rest of my wait very easy indeed as I felt very good for the little gesture I had made.
What touched me too was that other people in the queue close to me had seen what I did and __14__ it was a nice thing to do. I hope I inspired the idea to do similar things for others in them.
But I know I made that lady's day just a tiny bit __15__ and allowed her to get her child to a bed sooner and that was more than enough for me.
1.A.limited B.interrupted C.persuaded D.delayed
2. A.trips B.restaurants C.hotels D.seats
3. A.turning up B.claming down C.watching over D.looking around
4. A.pet B.child C.luggage D.package
5. A.level B.agreement C.position D.situation
6. A.ready B.close C.strange D.eager
7.A.cold B.tired C.awkward D.nervous
8. A.told B.advise C.waved D.whispered
9. A.remained B.improved C.traded D.exchanged
10. A.slowly B.directly C.hopefully D.carefully
11. A.convenience B.permission C.gesture D.approach
12. A.left B.cancelled C.booked D.found
13. A.appreciation B.determination C.understanding D.encouragement
14. A.supported B.discovered C.acknowledged D.recommended
15. A.busier B.shorter C.quicker D.easier
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