Today we spent the morning going through our personal belongings .We were looking for items to __ for free at a local park. Not just any items but things people really . Our aim was not to find things we no longer but things we use every day that would be to others.
We packed these things boxes and added some small toys. We added a list of local addresses and phone numbers of local agencies. Inside the boxes a simple letter was placed. It : “Please take these items and know that your life is important. are difficult but these days will pass. We share what we have believing that it will matter. Use the food to nurture your ; use the blankets to stay warm. Be safe and know that the human can overcome anything. Do not hold your head for having a need to stay warm. Someday please do the same when you can.”
This kind was not because the phone rang or for any reason. It was because it was the right to do. We have often seen people at the park where we left the belongings. I that my wife had put her favorite green coat into one of the boxes. I asked if she was about it and she just replied that it had a hood (兜帽) . Her answer told me why it is I who love her. She liked the coat but knew the hood could someone from the rain.
Who knows where these gifts of sympathy will ? How many uses can a blanket serve what it was designed to do? We never go back and see what happens. It is unimportant. The right things will find the right people and that is all that .
A．put off B．put up C．give away D．give up
A．needed B．collected C．produced D．searched
A．accepted B．wanted C．carried D．bought
A．wonderful B．beautiful C．hopeful D．useful
A．around B．upon C．into D．above
A．working B．parking C．delivering D．helping
A．spoke B．read C．marked D．indicated
A．Ways B．Problems C．Times D．Situations
A．body B．mind C．brain D．figure
A．imagination B．spirit C．health D．wisdom
A．forward B．aside C．around D．down
A．attempt B．manner C．act D．habit
A．suddenly B．simply C．strangely D．usually
A．aimless B．homeless C．childless D．friendless
A．believed B．dreamed C．approved D．noticed
A．sure B．sad C．worried D．anxious
A．separate B．prevent C．shelter D．hold
A．affect B．go C．use D．help
A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．better than
A．attains B．counts C．moves D．contains
Dear Seth,
You’re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can't read, much less understand what I’m going to try to tell you in this letter. But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ____ you, about my life so far as I ____ on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the ____ that you will face in the coming years.
Be thankful. You are at a wonderful ____ of life. You have still many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without their costs and ____. I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of ____ I've learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of ____. What works for me ____ not work for you.
Life can be cruel. There will be people in your life ____ won't be very nice. They'll laugh at you because you're different, or for no good ____. They might try to bully you ____ hurt you.
There's not much you can do about these people except ____ to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who ____ care about you, who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this, ____ them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them and love them.
There will be _____ when you meet with disappointment instead of success. Life won’t always ____ the way you want. This is just another thing you’ll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, _____ disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams _____ pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you’ll do much better in _____. You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face this too much, but it happens. Again there is not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you _____.
A．regardless of B．ahead of C．at the back of D．in the front of
A．reflect B．rely C．depend D．insist
A．errors B．mistakes C．truths D．trials
A．crossing B．house C．stage D．office
A．challenges B．troubles C．difficulties D．risks
A．where B．which C．that D．what
A．rice B．salt C．corn D．wheat
A．must B．can C．might D．should
A．who B．whom C．while D．whose
A．consequence B．reason C．result D．cause
A．but B．though C．or D．otherwise
A．to learn B．learn C．learning D．learned
A．exactly B．entirely C．truly D．absolutely
A．tend to B．hold onto C．turn to D．lead to
A．days B．months C．time D．weeks
A．turn out B．turn up C．turn on D．turn down
A．avoid B．reject C．refuse D．accept
A．against B．despite C．within D．beyond
A．life B．study C．career D．family
A．richer B．kinder C．cleverer D．stronger
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I worked in a large city, passing by someone experiencing homelessness wasn’t an uncommon sight. The difficult situation of those I saw touched me , and I often felt, “I would be one of them the kindness of God.”
I felt forced to do something, and as a single mom and newcomer to my field, I decided to __ a plan that fit my limited budget. I began by five to ten dollar bills each payday, and during the week, passing out to those I met on the street.
Though a dollar felt like a small , I realized how _ it was to give the gift of being seen: for me to recognize that those I passed by were people just like me. we would joke a bit and smile together. On some occasions, I was able to more. I’ll never know how and if the dollars , but I know that the connections we made did.
One day after I had started this weekly practice, I had enough to buy myself a new winter coat. With my recent purchase wrapped around my shoulders, I that my old coat could still be put to use by someone who had little or nothing to them from the cold. However, at that moment, I felt inspired to pass on this opportunity for . I turned to the salesman who had helped me, and asked if he would feel taking my old coat, walking to the corner, and offering it to someone . Slightly taken aback, he smiled. “I will as soon as I get a break,” he said. “Thanks for your .”
I can’t help but feel that my with kindness have moved me to pass it on, and in this way, I feel I’ve helped more than just those I by on the street. Kindness touches many hearts, and I am grateful for the way it has mine.
A．surprisingly B．happily C．seriously D．deeply
A．but for B．together with C．apart from D．because of
A．put up with B．keep up with C．come up with D．link up with
A．setting off B．setting aside C．setting out D．setting about
A．it B．him C．them D．that
A．amount B．tip C．quality D．guard
A．careful B．successful C．thankful D．powerful
A．Sometimes B．Never C．Hardly D．Seldom
A．accept B．receive C．refuse D．give
A．attended B．helped C．made D．afforded
A．put up B．saved up C．picked up D．held up
A．realized B．explained C．admitted D．agreed
A．prevent B．stop C．pull D．protect
A．connection B．communication C．kindness D．relationship
A．disappointed B．comfortable C．depressed D．wise
A．in need B．in doubt C．in detail D．in anger
A．compromise B．comprehension C．consideration D．ambition
A．hobbies B．experiences C．habits D．favorites
A．judge B．go C．stand D．pass
A．interested B．excited C．touched D．entertained
Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I my plans with my dad, he as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my three days now, but there was an inner going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I could make it. The other part of me was ready to to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of . It encouraged me not to .
As I listened to my artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was around me for miles. , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.
A．meeting B．party C．conversation D．lecture
A．flight B．interview C．trip D．performance
A．instructions B．maps C．magazines D．newspapers
A．walking B．biking C．flying D．running
A．shared B．compared C．prepared D．changed
A．left B．sighed C．agreed D．cried
A．stories B．hobbies C．skills D．spirits
A．home B．school C．hotel D．office
A．request B．activity C．battle D．discussion
A．certainly B．reasonably C．usually D．really
A．turn B．reply C．prove D．adapt
A．driver B．jogger C．bicyclist D．pilot
A．slowly B．alone C．patiently D．worriedly
A．humour B．direction C．satisfaction D．balance
A．calm down B．break down C．speed up D．give up
A．personal B．favourite C．professional D．successful
A．nobody B．everybody C．anything D．everything
A．Firstly B．Eventually C．Actually D．Fortunately
A．wounds B．cuts C．dots D．bites
A．boring B．difficult C．complex D．confusing
A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or done has damaged a relationship—and that you care enough about that relationship to want it ____ .
It’s never ____ to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how ____ you’ve judged roughly, said ____ things, pushed yurself ahead at the expense of a friend. Some deep thought lets us know that when ____ a small mistake has been made, your ____ will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is ____.
I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with ____ illnesses: headache, insomnia, stomachaches and so on. No physical ____ could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “____ you tell me what’s on your conscience, I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he ____ all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was ____. His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The doctor made the man write to his brother making an ____ and enclosing a ____. In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. “Thank you, doctor,” he said, “I think I’m all right now.” And he ____.
A．built B．formed C．repaired D．damaged
A．difficult B．easy C．foolish D．shy
A．long B．often C．much D．soon
A．unusual B．harmful C．worthless D．unkind
A．hardly B．even C．only D．such
A．sense B．brain C．weight D．feeling
A．apologized B．explained C．offered D．expressed
A．strange B．fatal C．various D．dangerous
A．sign B．injury C．cause D．symptom
A．Whenever B．Unless C．Suppose D．Although
A．neglected B．accepted C．seized D．wasted
A．mad B．lost C．abroad D．dead
A．order B．excuse C．agreement D．apology
A．note B．card C．check D．photo
A．should B．did C．had D．was
One of my fondest Christmas memories was also one of our family’s bleakest（最令人沮丧的）.We were just little kids, and on Christmas Day mom us all around her to tell us, , that there would be no presents because all we really wanted was to for our daddy. He was very sick. I don’t remember anything else except four little girls surrounding my mother, crying a miracle（奇迹）
At that very moment, someone loudly on the door. Behind him was a merry group of soldiers from the Army base where my father as a minister. News had that we were in trouble, and his colleagues knew we needed some .
With all the excitement ,even my dad in a blanket to keep warm , came down and sat in front of a roaring fire in our room to watch his children be by good Samaritans（乐善好施的人）. The presents were unwrapped, and we girls packages and found a doll each and four board games.
What is to me is that I don’t even remember what sickness my father was suffering from.I remember an evening of laughter and There were no expensive toys but priceless moments of friendship and fun given by young men who knew that a family was having a(n) rough time . They gave their time and their attention to little children who needed to laugh.
The most important thing in life aren’t things. And what about the true spirit of holidays? I hope we all are able to remember a thing about the holidays that stirs(搅动)our heart , that isn’t really a thing at all, but the smile on a child’s face because we take a moment to hug or wipe away a tear.
A．requested B． gathered C．commanded D． recommended
A．in tears B． in doubt C． in silence D． in surprise
A．apply B． pray C． pay D． ask
A．to B． with C． for D． in
A．knocked B． beat C． tapped D． struck
A．Fighting B． Shooting C． Following D．Running
A．charged B． existed C． worked D．governed
A．expanded B． spread C． distributed D． disappeared
A．confidence B． cheer C． trust D． wisdom
A．dressed B． attached C． trapped D． wrapped
A．persuaded B． saved C． taught D． entertained
A．discovered B． sought C． unfolded D． packed
A．strange B． frightening C． useful D． encouraging
A．seldom B． just C． even D． hardly
A．anxiety B． surprise C． doubt D． happiness
I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are _________ than others. If so, you have some ________ ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still equate(同等看待) happiness with ________. The _______ is that fun and happiness have ______ or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is ________ we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.
Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun ______ that help us relax, ________ forget our problems and maybe even ________. But they do not bring happiness, because their _______ effects end when the fun ______.
I have often thought that ______ Hollywood stars have a role to ________, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant _________ to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”.
But celebrities reveal(揭露) the ________hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.
The way people stick to the _______ that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually _____ their chances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain ______ be equated with unhappiness. But, _______, the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness _______ some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, civic or charitable work, and self-improvement.
A．luckier B．happier C．richer D．tougher
A．mistaken B．right C．desperate D．shallow
A．wealth B．fame C．fun D．pleasure
A．state B．belief C．tendency D．truth
A．a little B．some C．little D．much
A．which B．that C．what D．as
A．activities B．occasions C．periods D．games
A．gradually B．temporarily C．consequently D．thoroughly
A．change B．enjoy C．refresh D．laugh
A．special B．deep C．strong D．positive
A．comes B．ends C．lasts D．returns
A．when B．as C．once D．if
A．play B．make C．reach D．expect
A．signature B．participation C．access D．appearance
A．secrets B．unhappiness C．presentation D．disagreement
A．prejudice B．sense C．theory D．belief
A．reduces B．robs C．consumes D．increases
A．may B．must C．can D．will
A．as usual B．as a result C．in fact D．in a word
A．abuse B．involve C．cause D．equal
Most adults want to return to their childhood, because they believe how happy it is to be a child. But they forget that times have changed a great deal, and they never honestly change places with a child. Think of the years at _ __ ；the year spent living in _fear of examinations and school reports. Every movement you made was _ _ by some adults. Think of the _ _ when you had to go to bed early, you had to eat _ things that were supposed to be good for you. Remember how “gentle” _ was given to you with words like “If you don’t do what, I say, I will…”.I’m sure you will _ _ forget!
_ __ , these are only part of children’s trouble. No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often _ from some terrible and illogical fears since they can’t understand the world around them. They often have such _ __ in the dark or in the dream. _ __ can share their fears with other adults while children have to face their fears _ __ .
But the most _ __ part of childhood is the period when you begin to go out of it, the period when you go into _ _ _ .Teenagers start to be _ __ their parents and this causes them great unhappiness. There is a complete _ _ of self-confidence during this time. Adolescents pay much attention to their appearance and the _ _ _ they make on others. They feel shy, awkward and clumsy(笨拙的). _ _ _ are strong but hearts are easily broken. Teenagers __ moments of great happiness or black despair, _ _ _ through this period, adults seem to be more unkind than ever.
A．home B．school C．table D．hand
A．content B．forgetful C．absurd D．constant
A．observed B．disturbed C．stopped D．appreciated
A．pleasure B．goods C．time D．fun
A．delicious B．nutritious C．tasty D．hateful
A．pressure B．care C．issue D．exploration
A．ever B．never C．still D．somewhat
A．Thus B．As a result C．Even so D．Above all
A．suffer B．free C．die D．differ
A．views B．fears C．regrets D．spirits
A．Children B．Experts C．Adults D．Teenagers
A．regularly B．alone C．doubtfully D．comfortably
A．painful B．reliable C．inspiring D．imaginary
A．adulthood B．adolescence C．youth D．period
A．in B．through C．for D．against
A．need B．short C．lack D．abundance
A．expression B．explanation C．possession D．impression
A．Bones B．Feelings C．Wills D．Ideas
A．ensure B．indicate C．experience D．comfort
A．and B．but C．even D．instead
When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments __ he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to so many times. He said, "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just to be a 2000-step process."
Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever, her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a . For the next few years she one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to , but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.
When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, "That's an invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?" In the 1940s, another young named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 — after seven long years of rejections! - He got a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.
Character cannot be in ease and quiet. Only experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success . You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. A is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!
A．after B．before C．since D．until
A．win B．gain C．fail D．lose
A．seemed B．pretended C．appeared D．happened
A．survival B．challenge C．rescue D．illness
A．making B．leaving C．reaching D．causing
A．depended B．supported C．trusted D．believed
A．success B．achievement C．victory D．miracle
A．joined B．attended C．entered D．escaped
A．quit B．hold C．take D．refuse
A．Fortunately B．Immediately C．Unbelievably D．Eventually
A．adorable B．awkward C．amazing D．acceptable
A．inventor B．discoverer C．director D．doctor
A．supposing B．considering C．regarding D．including
A．finally B．willingly C．primarily D．casually
A．pay B．win C．sell D．purchase
A．born B．produced C．developed D．gained
A．for B．through C．due to D．across
A．achieved B．made C．caused D．left
A．when B．where C．which D．what
A．challenger B．loser C．winner D．volunteer
There was a wonderful old man who loved everything.
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man a cocoon（茧）. He to take the cocoon home to watch its from a little cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.
He softly placed the cocoon on his kitchen table and it for days.
One day the cocoon started to move. It moved quickly! The old man felt for the little butterfly inside. He watched it struggle（挣扎）and struggle! So he softly cut the cocoon with a knife so the butterfly could more quickly. The butterfly broke free from its cocoon, couldn’t move at all.
The old man didn’t know why and decided the thing he could do for the butterlfy was to place it softly back into its cocoon.
He placed a drop of honey on it to the cocoon, leaving the butterfly in its state.
The next day he noticed that the cocoon was moving . It struggled and struggled. the butterfly broke free from its cocoon. Its beautiful wings were filled with wonderful colors! It took off! It was !
That wonderful butterfly flew and flew till it was out of the old man’s sight. What a ! He shouted. But then he started to think. What did I do at first? The old man went to the library and read every he could find on butterflies and cocoons.
Finally the appeared. The butterfly has to struggle while the cocoon. That’s how it gets its strength（力量）. That’s just why they are created to in order to be strong and beautiful.
A．lost B．ate C．found D．threw
A．refused B．feared C．decided D．agreed
A．dream B．change C．mistake D．difference
A．beat B．cooked C．watched D．caught
A．ready B．good C．happy D．sorry
A．go back B．give up C．come in D．come out
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．best B．easiest C．worst D．hardest
A．create B．mend C．fill D．open
A．warm B．clean C．strange D．natural
A．again B．later C．alone D．too
A．Usually B．Generally C．Unfortunately D．Finally
A．drinking B．running C．flying D．smiling
A．never B．still C．almost D．always
A．joy B．pity C．fool D．shame
A．well B．simply C．wrong D．fast
A．letter B．diary C．picture D．book
A．news B．plan C．person D．answer
A．behind B．inside C．under D．beside
A．learn B．struggle C．work D．understand
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My took me by train or by car to a hotel by the . All day, I seem to remember, I on the sands with strange children. We made houses and gardens, and the tide (潮汐) destroy (破坏, 毁坏) them. When the tide went out, we over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the seemed to shine always brightly the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country, ruined (毁灭的) houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were in one's pockets or good places where one could ice-creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good is much the same as it was. I like the sun and warm sand and the sound of _ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make sick on too many ices.
A．teacher B．parents C．nurse D．doctor
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．forest
A．played B．slept C．sat D．stood
A．moved B．excited C．worried D．nervous
A．made B．brought C．watched D．heard
A．rolled B．jumped C．turned D．climbed
A．light B．sun C．moon D．lamp
A．and B．yet C．but D．or
A．exploring B．examining C．repairing D．measuring
A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money
A．make B．sell C．buy D．offer
A．house B．holiday C．garden D．tide
A．hardly B．almost C．still D．perhaps
A．waves B．water C．hands D．birds
A．destroy B．fix C．use D．build
A．But B．However C．Or D．Yet
A．wonder B．feel C．understand D．believe
A．strong B．weak C．young D．old
A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups
A．herself B．himself C．itself D．themselves
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was treated as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, when the boy was around two years old, the husband saw a bottle open. He was for work, so he the wife to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother, in the kitchen, totally the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and went to it and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It to be a poisonous medicine meant adults in small dosages. When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked; she was . How would she her husband?
When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. What do you think those four words were? The husband just said, "I You Darling", which is totally .
Yet, the father did the very right thing. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no in finding fault with the mother. , if only he had taken time to put the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching . She had also lost her only child. What she at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he her.
Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who's to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know and miss out on the in human relationships we could receive by giving each other support.
A．medicine B．milk C．juice D．beer
A．early B．soon C．late D．punctual
A．asked B．demanded C．begged D．forced
A．concerned B．enjoyed C．fixed D．occupied
A．remembered B．reminded C．forgot D．recalled
A．carefully B．playfully C．personally D．physically
A．occurred B．happened C．used D．seemed
A．to B．for C．by D．with
A．finally B．nearly C．possibly D．immediately
A．terrified B．encouraged C．embarrassed D．touched
A．face B．scold C．call D．inform
A．kind-hearted B．broad-minded C．heart-broken D．good-natured
A．Miss B．Hate C．Support D．Love
A．acceptable B．respectable C．unexpected D．understandable
A．point B．wonder C．use D．need
A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．praise B．sadness C．blame D．insult
A．thought B．needed C．required D．learnt
A．gave B．owed C．treated D．left
A．peace B．warmth C．coldness D．balance
My name is Margaret. I have been a professional for twenty years. I’m always how sorrow and pain can bring such wonderful gifts as wisdom, patience and love. , we often get so caught up in the daily necessities and routines that we the very things that can bring us and teach us many valuable lessons.
I was hired to a very special lady. I was to prepare meals for her, make sure she took her medicine , do light housekeeping, and provide transportation to and from the market and her doctor’s appointments. All of these were important and necessary so that she could remain . Our focus was just that - her to remain living independently.
It was on a cold rainy night. She turned her little head and smelt her
pillow after she had got into bed. I observed tears running from her eyes. She said, “It’s been such a long time since I’ve had sheets; I love the of fresh clean sheets. I couldn’t the sheets myself anymore. Thank you so much for changing my sheets. ”
Such a simple as smelling clean sheets brought such great joy to her life. That was the day I unconditional care. The next day we sat down and what was important to her, what she liked, and how she had done things all these years. I never knew how much I would enjoy and learn from her her life experiences with me. She was the sunshine in my life.
I’m so for the lessons I have learned - the lessons I almost because I forgot to slow down to look and see the beauty that was right in front of me.
A．teacher B．doctor C．coach D．caregiver
A．worried B．confused C．amazed D．interested
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Though
A．value B．admire C．acquire D．ignore
A．wisdom B．joy C．knowledge D．wealth
A．care for B．look for C．call up D．pick up
A．constantly B．happily C．properly D．immediately
A．lessons B．tasks C．meals D．gifts
A．calm B．confident C．comfortable D．independent
A．helping B．forcing C．persuading D．advising
A．also B．even C．still D．just
A．new B．clean C．expensive D．beautiful
A．style B．size C．smell D．color
A．make B．repair C．change D．buy
A．pleasure B．success C．offer D．desire
A．needed B．learned C．took D．got
A．dealt with B．took up C．carried out D．talked about
A．sharing B．comparing C．discussing D．recalling
A．famous B．sorry C．anxious D．thankful
A．accepted B．missed C．understood D．gained
I want to make the most of every day. And, like most people, I've that the best way to do it is (to) let go of past failures. But that's not all. One can never fully today while thinking too much about past successes, either. People never while resting comfortably on their laurels (荣誉). The is that sometimes our successes hold us back more than our failures!
I once a story about the Oscar owner, actor Clark Gable. A friend Gable one afternoon at the actor's home. She brought along her son, who was playing happily with toy cars on the floor. He he was racing those cars around a great track, which in was an imaginary circle around a golden statue. The small statue the boy played with was actually the Oscar Clark Gable for his performance in the 1934 movie It Happened One Night.
When his mother told him the time had come to , the little boy asked the actor, “Can I have this？” to the Oscar.
“Sure,” he smiled. “It's yours.”
The horrified mother . “Put that back immediately！”
Giving the child the golden statue, Clark Gable said, “Having the Oscar around doesn't mean anything to me; it does.” The actor seemed to know that past success could be a hammock (吊床) upon which he may be tempted to , rather than a springboard setting him to begin a new start.
You may have learned to let go of past and mistakes in order to free the present. But will you forget past successes and achievements in order to free the ？Will your past be a springboard or a restful hammock?
“I like the of the future better than the history of the past，” said Thomas Jefferson. I . After all, the future, not the past, is where the rest of your life will be lived.
A．discovered B．inferred C．preferred D．worried
A．spend B．live C．affect D．enjoy
A．struggle B．work C．succeed D．concentrate
A．story B．fact C．idea D．figure
A．wrote B．told C．knew D．heard
A．saw B．recognized C．met D．visited
A．careful B．small C．lonely D．clever
A．pretended B．believed C．insisted D．suggested
A．fact B．case C．turn D．need
A．cared B．asked C．won D．looked
A．act B．leave C．play D．wait
A．running B．getting C．pointing D．shouting
A．shouted B．noticed C．suffered D．breathed
A．selling B．keeping C．earning D．sharing
A．special B．comfortable C．expensive D．necessary
A．rest B．cheat C．stop D．sit
A．difficulties B．events C．failures D．achievements
A．time B．future C．body D．brain
A．idea B．meaning C．dreams D．thoughts
A．obey B．permit C．wish D．agree
I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang. I felt something ______ had happened. It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the ______ at once. She explained that she’d ______ my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, crying. At first, she had ______ it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she ______ something was wrong. So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, lying on the ______ floor. She had been emptying the dishwasher ______ a live wire fell and touched her.www. .com
Mary was taken to hospital. When I arrived, doctors were trying to rescue her, but there was no ______. I explained to the boys that Mum had died; I felt it was important to be ______ with them. For a year I was in a suffering ______ of mind. I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt _____. www. .com
Later, I felt I had to honor my love for Mary by not breaking ______. She married me because I was a ______ man and I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim rather than ______.
We moved to another city but two years later, I was diagnosed with cancer. The anxiety that had been gone came ______ back—would my boys be left with no parents? ______, the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.
______ everything happening to me, I realized merely thinking “why me” doesn’t ______. We have to learn to accept and adapt to the ______it has brought about. It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future. Instead, just focus on the ______.
A．amazing B．strange C．awful D．exciting
A．house B．exit C．entrance D．hospital
A．seen B．heard C．recognized D．sensed
A．ignored B．hesitated C．imagined D．confused
A．wondered B．realized C．expected D．predicted
A．bathroom B．bedroom C．toilet D．kitchen
A．while B．when C．until D．as
A．use B．doubt C．breath D．point
A．clear B．familiar C．strict D．pleased
A．situation B．condition C．state D．occasion
A．curiously B．lonely C．coldly D．lively
A．down B．up C．away D．off
A．rich B．considerate C．handsome D．strong
A．dive B．sink C．fall D．float
A．flooding B．returning C．looking D．calling
A．Gradually B．Hopefully C．Thankfully D．Eventually
A．For B．As C．With D．Through
A．matter B．affect C．count D．help
A．changes B．experiences C．disabilities D．decisions
A．activity B．honor C．present D．life
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