I used to be a very selfcentered person, but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people ____ I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a ____ person.
I think my ____ started when I was at Palomar College.At first, I just wanted to get my ____ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever ____ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester, I was really ____.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n) ____.I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I ____ to help.That was really a big ____ for me.By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ____ are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ____， however, came when I took a parttime job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my ____.Every time I came into her room, she was so ____ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never ____ her, so I took her place.She let me ____ that making others feel good made me feel good too.When she died, I was ____， but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much ____ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ____ these experiences.They have ____ me to care about other people more than about myself.I ____ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．since B．before C．or D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．career C．tour D．change
A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence
A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．heartbroken C．badtempered D．hopeless
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
It is a true story behind a wellknown piece of art.
In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their ___ condition, two of the children had a dream to seek their talent for ____ but they knew well their father would never be able to send ____ of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
The two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss (扔) a coin. The ____ would work in the nearby mines to support his brother. Albrecht ____ the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, ____ work at the academy was almost a(n ) ____ success. Albecht's woodcut and oils were much ____ than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees ____ his works.
When the young ____ returned home, the family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, “Now, Albert, it is your ____ to seek your dream and l will support you”．
All heads turned to the far end of the table, where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, while he ____ and repeated, “No...no.” Finally, Albert rose and ____ the tears from his cheeks. He said softly, “I ____ go to Nuremberg, brother. It is too late for me. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to ____ your toast.”
Today, Albrecht's masterful works ____ in every great museum in the world, but chances are great ____ you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. Albrecht drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and the ____ stretched skyward. He called it simply “Hands”， but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and ____ his tribute (敬意) of love “The Praying Hands”．
Next time you see that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it ____！
A．hopeful B．lucky C．disappointed D．hopeless
A．music B．art C．mining D．farming
A．all B．both C．each D．either
A．painter B．loser C．winner D．failure
A．lost B．got C．won D．beat
A．who B．his C．whom D．whose
A．random B．immediate C．attractive D．ordinary
A．smaller B．worse C．faster D．better
A．for B．to C．in D．at
A．miner B．worker C．artist D．professor
A．luck B．turn C．move D．moment
A．sobbed B．nodded C．smiled D．laughed
A．recovered B．swept C．wiped D．handed
A．can't B．shouldn't C．can D．should
A．hold B．return C．move D．turn
A．hang B．represent C．present D．visit
A．when B．that C．which D．as
A．figures B．hands C．fingers D．arms
A．said B．loved C．renamed D．called
A．yet B．out C．alone D．before
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I worked at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter.
I went to work feeling . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It’s the same thing over and over again, with customers who complain about their food and where they are is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to a lot of us but we manage to deal with them.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very near where I keep the dirty in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and running all over the house, it was crazy. these elderly women were watching I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what I was in and what I planned to do in the future.
they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a and gentle voice, “You are going places. ”And that was it. They left the and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me to believe in myself. They my spirit from being down and gave me a to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in until I had a degree. I’m now a co-anchor(联合主持人)of a student-produced television . And the best thing is: I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
A．tired B．excited C．up D．down
A．dealing B．helping C．talking D．meeting
A．sat B．seated C．laid D．dressed
A．attract B．avoid C．adjust D．annoy
A．employees B．customers C．bosses D．employers
A．table B．box C．spot D．kitchen
A．dishes B．rooms C．clothes D．chairs
A．men B．women C．waiters D．bosses
A．And B．Otherwise C．But D．So
A．what B．how C．where D．why
A．finished B．completed C．ordered D．got
A．place B．grade C．mark D．position
A．Before B．While C．As D．After
A．confident B．loud C．low D．pleasant
A．kitchen B．house C．restaurant D．table
A．ability B．courage C．imagination D．time
A．put down B．picked up C．took over D．pointed out
A．cause B．reason C．present D．permission
A．television B．government C．school D．restaurant
A．company B．station C．show D．advertisement
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) injury. I had whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, for the 3, 000-meter run.
“Ready. . . set. . . ”The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed me. I felt as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray! ”shouted the crowd. It was the loudest I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should , ”I thought as I moved on. , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran and decided not to in track next year. It wouldn’t be it, even if my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer— than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and enough, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys. ”I was leaving several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage! ”one of them told me.
“Courage? I just a race! ”I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap, ”said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us? ”
Suddenly I regained . I decided to track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always in medals and victories, but in the we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, the people who don’t give up when they lose.
A．slighter B．worse C．earlier D．heavier
A．expected B．supposed C．imagined D．doubted
A．late B．eager C．ready D．thirsty
A．from behind B．ahead of C．next to D．close to
A．ashamed B．astonished C．excited D．frightened
A．cheer B．shout C．cry D．noise
A．slow down B．drop out C．go on D．speed up
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．However
A．with delight B．with fear C．in pain D．in advance
A．play B．arrive C．race D．attend
A．worth B．good C．valuable D．close
A．weaker B．longer C．lower D．louder
A．well B．sure C．surprisingly D．strangely
A．while B．when C．as D．since
A．finished B．won C．passed D．lost
A．cheer B．hope C．interest D．experience
A．hold on B．turn to C．begin with D．stick with
A．measured B．praised C．tested D．increased
A．sadness B．struggles C．diseases D．tiredness
A．or B．nor C．and D．but
My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery was to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it so many times on television, now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle home one unforgettable point—the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building—it 4.5 million pounds—and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small of hundreds of portable radios all tuned to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts . The first things you see are large white clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way . Thousands upon millions of pounds of can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle picks up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital .
And that’s exactly how success : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However, you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
A．advised B．hoped C．scheduled D．reminded
A．rise up B．come up C．step up D．go up
A．but B．and C．as D．therefore
A．universe B．world C．nature D．air
A．gets B．drives C．runs D．jumps
A．costs B．weighs C．measures D．sells
A．smaller B．greater C．bigger D．smoother
A．rockets B．workers C．speakers D．actors
A．off your mouth B．out of your stomach C．off your mind D．out of your chest
A．blow B．follow C．glow D．flow
A．gas B．smoke C．mist D．steam
A．downward B．upward C．forward D．outward
A．pull B．lift C．push D．pressure
A．distance B．degree C．height D．speed
A．ordinary B．absolute C．apparent D．present
A．attitude B．altitude C．route D．rail
A．puts off B．pays off C．takes off D．drops off
A．hardest B．easiest C．simplest D．biggest
A．while B．if C．unless D．until
A．useless B．careless C．wireless D．priceless
My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery was to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it so many times on television, now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle home one unforgettable point—the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building—it 4.5 million pounds—and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small of hundreds of portable radios all tuned to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts . The first things you see are large white clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way . Thousands upon millions of pounds of can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle picks up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital .
And that’s exactly how success : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However, you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
A．advised B．hoped C．scheduled D．reminded
A．rise up B．come up C．step up D．go up
A．but B．and C．as D．therefore
A．universe B．world C．nature D．air
A．gets B．drives C．runs D．jumps
A．costs B．weighs C．measures D．sells
A．smaller B．greater C．bigger D．smoother
A．rockets B．workers C．speakers D．actors
A．off your mouth B．out of your stomach C．off your mind D．out of your chest
A．blow B．follow C．glow D．flow
A．gas B．smoke C．mist D．steam
A．downward B．upward C．forward D．outward
A．pull B．lift C．push D．pressure
A．distance B．degree C．height D．speed
A．ordinary B．absolute C．apparent D．present
A．attitude B．altitude C．route D．rail
A．puts off B．pays off C．takes off D．drops off
A．hardest B．easiest C．simplest D．biggest
A．while B．if C．unless D．until
A．useless B．careless C．wireless D．priceless
I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, customers to carry as many packages as they could. I also needed to have my own package . The queue moved very slowly. My patience and I got annoyed. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.
“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move to make room for me to get to the .
I stepped out, about the service conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very . I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a but I was a stranger. So I did what I could in a minute she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat . Then her face softened and her shoulders . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people’s and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that every day to let it me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.
A．found B．disliked C．kept D．avoided
A．hoping B．welcoming C．requiring D．ordering
A．paid B．received C．weighed D．bought
A．died out B．faded out C．burst out D．ran out
A．business B．duty C．turn D．part
A．on B．about C．in D．aside
A．counter B．office C．exit D．car
A．talking B．complaining C．worrying D．hearing
A．headed B．looked C．pulled D．turned
A．way B．time C．direction D．course
A．slow B．stable C．light D．heavy
A．rough B．dull C．smooth D．bright
A．smile B．hug C．bag D．touch
A．until B．though C．before D．since
A．excited B．frightened C．cheered D．confused
A．trembled B．raised C．relaxed D．tightened
A．what B．that C．how D．when
A．appearances B．reactions C．behaviors D．expressions
A．treatment B．awareness C．conclusion D．achievement
A．remind B．warn C．convince D．tell
Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces. Each of us must choose which we want to our future and our expectations. We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or . It’s our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in or down in desperation? I believe in the upward look. I choose to the positive and skip right over the negative.
An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a(n) . The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. , negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy (预言). Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live.
Years ago, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “How do you feel?” That seemed like a(n) question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don’t look well,” he replied. This me completely by surprise. A little confidently, I told him that I had felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.
By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little . About a block away, I over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was I affected with jaundice(黄疸)? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver? Had I some rare disease?
On another beautiful day, when I went into that gas station, feeling again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright, distasteful , and the light reflecting the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis（肝炎）! I wondered how many other folks had the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single observation had a great effect on the way I felt and acted.
The only thing more powerful than negativism is a word of optimism and hope. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished.
A．shape B．decide C．preview D．transform
A．forgive B．curse C．praise D．regret
A．vain B．anger C．action D．hope
A．highlight B．analyze C．evaluate D．introduce
A．necessity B．opportunity C．quality D．identity
A．Actually B．Consequently C．Accordingly D．Contrarily
A．rely on B．feed on C．go on D．take on
A．familiar B．ordinary C．odd D．easy
A．got B．took C．stopped D．made
A．more B．less C．quite D．too
A．never B．ever C．once D．always
A．uneasy B．unconcerned C．unsatisfied D．unaffected
A．got B．came C．took D．pulled
A．come up B．brought up C．picked up D．put up
A．fine B．upset C．sick D．calm
A．gray B．blue C．yellow D．red
A．in B．over C．off D．through
A．quit B．adapted C．answered D．reacted
A．liar B．onlooker C．attendant D．stranger
A．positive B．negative C．careful D．rigid
Each morning during fifteen- minute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out it had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep , an outward expression of happiness from within!
Let’s see how the smile muscles me during the day. I would think of the things I had to be for, work up a big smile and then enter. It people when I passed them on the street to give them a smile. Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have smiled in your life, and see how much better you feel and look. It’s one of the best ways to worrying, and start living. When I began to do this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.
A．outside B．upward C．inside D．forward
A．helped B．upset C．satisfied D．disappointed
A．ready B．eager C．thankful D．famous
A．greeted B．pleased C．puzzled D．welcomed
A．cheerful B．forced C．strange D．bitter
A．never B．just C．already D．ever
A．keep B．stop C．hate D．protect
The Little Angel
Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon(外科医生） come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”
The surgeon said, “I’m ____. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t ____ it.”
Sally ____into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the ____?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers ____ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock（一撮）of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to ____ his body to the university for study. He said it might ____ somebody else. “I said no at first, ____ Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”
“My Jimmy had a heart of ____, always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.
Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s ____ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was ____. It was even harder to enter the ____ house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room ____ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, ____ herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally ____. Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,
“Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to ____ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more ____ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to ____a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.
Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all ____. I don’t have to stand that ____any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”
A．worried B．sorry C．happy D．grateful
A．make B．pass C．win D．like
A．knocked B．looked C．sank D．got
A．house B．church C．hospital D．university
A．anxiously B．lovingly C．patiently D．angrily
A．donate B．move C．show D．lend
A．affect B．help C．protect D．impress
A．for B．and C．so D．but
A．gold B．stone C．wisdom D．bravery
A．toys B．clothes C．belongings D．letters
A．long B．smooth C．difficult D．dangerous
A．empty B．familiar C．big D．old
A．roughly B．exactly C．especially D．possibly
A．put B．sent C．cried D．buried
A．wrote B．spoke C．slept D．awoke
A．understand B．forgive C．leave D．miss
A．with B．around C．on D．in
A．save B．host C．visit D．adopt
A．lost B．gone C．cured D．spotted
A．depression B．sadness C．pain D．stress
One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow. the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I the bird before I saw it.
“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.
“It’s coming from the .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little .”
I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s I saw the sparrow. It was flying just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head the ceiling.
I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet it could get outside, but that only seemed to it more.
“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”
We went back into the house, where we to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was and our uninvited guest was gone.
I’ve that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much .
A．Still B．Somehow C．Instead D．Perhaps
A．heard B．caught C．searched D．observed
A．house B．backyard C．garage D．basement
A．birds B．guests C．cats D．kids
A．when B．how C．why D．whether
A．quickly B．anxiously C．cautiously D．slowly
A．deciding B．hesitating C．trying D．choosing
A．up B．backward C．forward D．down
A．against B．off C．along D．into
A．free B．small C．wide D．dark
A．in case B．even if C．as though D．so that
A．puzzle B．confuse C．frighten D．disturb
A．suggested B．explained C．insisted D．demanded
A．attempted B．continued C．refused D．failed
A．fierce B．empty C．safe D．silent
A．looked after B．worried about C．thought about D．brought up
A．forced B．determined C．born D．urged
A．idea B．possibility C．challenge D．problem
A．progress B．peace C．decisions D．efforts
A．panic B．pressure C．loss D．trouble
Love is a telephone which always keeps silent when you are ________ a call, but _______ when you are not ready for it. As a result, we often ________the sweetness from the other end.
Love is a telephone which is seldom program-controlled or directly dialed. You cannot get an __________answer by a mere "hello", _______ go deep into your lover's heart by one call. Usually it had to be relayed by an operator, and you have to be _________ in waiting. Destiny(命运) is the operator of this phone, who is always irresponsible and fond of playing practical ___________ to which she may make you a lifelong victim intentionally or unintentionally.
Love is a telephone which is always busy, When you are ready to die for love, you only find, to your _________, the line is already occupied by someone else, and you are greeted only by a busy line. This is an/a _________ regret handed down from generation to generation and you are only one of those who languish for（因…受煎熬） followers.
Love is telephone, but it is difficult to __________ the center time for dialing, and you will let the opportunity slip if your call is either too early or too late.
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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。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I ’m left . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other ？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, children from different races and religions played and studied in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone s from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and Iwas an Indian Hindu——we just our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail s family later returned to their village, and I touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I my destination. The driver acknowledged my but did not move off. Instead, he looked at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something to describe.
If we can allow our children to be without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be their side through' thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, 44we happy few, we band of brothers".
A．interested B．pleased C．puzzled D．excited
A．parties B．cities C．villages D．races
A．why B．which C．how D．when
A．together B．around C．alone D．apart
A．drop B．throw C．move D．roll
A．refused B．made C．sought D．accepted
A．paid B．meant C．preserved D．treated
A．explore B．search C．discover D．desert
A．get through B．deal with C．come across D．take away
A．arrival B．choice C．effort D．company
A．lost B．gained C． developed D．missed
A．stated B．ordered C．decided D．chose
A．attempts B．instructions C．opinions D．arrangements
A．anxiously B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．fixedly
A．familiarly B．strangely C．fully D．coldly
A．departures B．months C．years D．decades
A．possible B．funny C． hard D．clear
A．them B．themselves C．us D．ourselves
A．from B．by C． with D．against
A．still B．otherwise C．then D．instead
Yesterday, I met a delightful woman at a work event. As we talked, she told me about her in Manila, Philippines. She spoke about the her culture values their elders,and she explained that children are from the time of birth to respect and people older than themselves.
It was to hear that,so I enjoyed listening and learning. Here is her memory I found so beautiful:
When she was growing up, her father had three jobs to his family. She said her dad never , and though he worked very hard, he always had for them. One day, her father was at his full-time job. For several months, he was mailed temporary disability checks he was recovering.
When her father was able to return to his full-time job, he took all those disability that were sent to him while he was recovering and handed them back to the . He told them that he had two good legs and arms, and did not need this money. He told them to give the money to people who could not work, to people who needed it.
The woman telling the story was a little girl at that time. She had her father that very day when he went back to his company all those unopened checks. "My father is my hero," she . Lowering her voice, she said she would never forget what he did, and what an and influential mentor(导师) he was on how to live a life.
From my communication with her, it was that her father's same sweet spirit had been to this woman, and to her family. Hearing this story was so refreshing to my soul. I hope it is for you too.
A．study B．childhood C．friendship D．hobby
A．way B．pattern C．memory D．skill
A．adopted B．brought C．attended D．educated
A．greet B．admire C．honor D．welcome
A．surprising B．refreshing C．convincing D．puzzling
A．that B．what C．it D．this
A．depend on B．watch over C．take in D．care for
A．explained B．apologized C．complained D．regretted
A．food B．clothing C．space D．time
A．defeated B．injured C．fired D．punished
A．while B．though C．because D．since
A．presents B．goods C．checks D．awards
A．company B．committee C．community D．charity
A．frequently B．regularly C．actually D．normally
A．observed B．accompanied C．supported D．reminded
A．on B．about C．for D．with
A．remarked B．reported C．sighed D．announced
A．advanced B．effective C．inspiring D．honest
A．possible B．necessary C．strange D．obvious
A．given in B．passed down C．held on D．handed out
My grandfather went to high school in the 1920s. While in school, he became in the drama program, acting in various productions. He in touch with his drama teacher.
My father went to high school in the 1960s. Like his before him, he acted in high school. He, too,stayed in touch with his drama teacher for the rest of the teacher's I graduated in 1997. When Hoover, my drama teacher, was in Alaska, I didn't want her to feel like she was ending her life , so I sent her many packages, including Drama Club yearbook photos from each year she there in order that she could see the students whose lives she forever .
Her nickname for our group of Drama Club was "the Throwaway Kids". , no? She described us as that we were nonconformists (不墨守成规者) that other teachers didn't know what to do with. She simply us for who we are, and that was exactly what we needed.
We have all become members of society: reporters, lawyers, and singers, soldiers, doctors and, you guessed it, teachers. Every member of my family is a teacher. This year the 73rd year we have taught in Alaska altogether.
me, teaching the course is only one important part of the job. As I returned to my classroom just before the final bell on the last day of school in May, I thought how the most emotional part of the experience will not be seeing the recent return to say "hello" at Christmas. That was how the of keeping in touch with our teachers our whole life long began in my family. Honestly, learning a lifetime.
A．famous B．active C．anxious D．attractive
A．lost B．provided C．kept D．shared
A．teacher B．classmate C．mother D．father
A．life B．job C．space D．season
A．dying B．singing C．acting D．playing
A．Poor B．angry C．anxious D．alone
A．taught B．constructed C．ordered D．demanded
A．protected B．developed C．scolded D．affected
A．Interesting B．Exciting C．Shocking D．Encouraging
A．because B．if C．But D．although
A．purely B．exactly C．obviously D．basically
A．entertained B．accepted C．disliked D．noticed
A．consuming B．contributing C．confirming D．connecting
A．fills . B．marks C．covers D．deals
A．After B．With C．To D．By
A．natural B．simple C．entire D．casual
A．fel1 B．rang C．broke D．rolled
A．classmates B．soldiers C．adults D．graduates
A．tradition B．culture C．custom D．behavior
A．wastes B．puts C．takes D．pulls
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