It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just . A pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of .
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their wooden floor, that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was than that, for I felt I had become a part of their .
Freda stayed at home with the kids, I would often see her in the morning them to school. And I’d be there when they home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had them grow up. Now I was fired, but the thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I them? As a matter of fact, I’m an employee—the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.
A．stepping B．coming C．jumping D．moving
A．hanging B．making C．wearing D．changing
A．cleaned B．washed C．swept D．brushed
A．duty B．money C．work D．pay
A．already B．seldom C．never D．yet
A．regret B．surprise C．fear D．loss
A．started B．developed C．improved D．broken
A．why B．what C．that D．which
A．but B．and C．or D．for
A．less B．least C．more D．most
A．life B．story C．activity D．experience
A．as B．so C．since D．however
A．taking B．bringing C．meeting D．calling
A．left B．returned C．went D．marched
A．found B．noticed C．watched D．realized
A．possible B．great C．proper D．strange
A．meaning B．nature C．result D．importance
A．for B．to C．with D．at
A．hardly B．certainly C．probably D．merely
A．member B．person C．relative D．companion
Money was a constant source of tension and stress when I was growing up. My parents were , well-educated and hard-working, but they lived from paycheck to paycheck. When I was 13, they split up. Then my mom to raise three kids, often relying on free lunch tickets and food stamps. As my mother retirement age, she was filled with over the fact that she hadn’t saved enough for her golden retirement years, she often sighed. My father had always been to work—we had always he’d work less and spend more time with us . But he is just a workaholic(工作狂).
My parents were trying so hard to make ends meet, so I couldn’t become a on them. As a result, I college and spent the next couple of years drifting from one minimum wage job to another. I my broken-down car, went to work on foot, reduced my by sharing a one-bedroom apartment with three other women, and got free food during Happy Hour at our local bar. I learned to do whatever it took to .
One night, while I was working at a donut shop and 34 coffee for a homeless customer, I that I was one paycheck away from being homeless myself. That was my wake-up . Motivated by fear of an uncertain , I opened the Yellow Pages(电话黄页), professional dog trainers and negotiated an unpaid apprenticeship(学徒工作). Less than a year later, I was by a dog trainer, and I loved the work. A couple of years later, I started my own dog-training school, which luckily turned out to be . My efforts paid off.
Though I didn’t have rich parents to rely on, I discovered the power of asking for what I want.
A．clever B．careful C．greedy D．powerless
A．hoped B．struggled C．attempted D．refused
A．counted B．imagined C．mentioned D．approached
A．curiosity B．disagreement C．anxiety D．happiness
A．if B．so C．but D．because
A．addicted B．similar C．related D．familiar
A．believed B．guessed C．said D．wished
A．though B．yet C．instead D．too
A．danger B．burden C．challenge D．threat
A．dropped out of B．was admitted into C．went in D．went through
A．paid for B．cleaned out C．gave away D．fixed up
A．clothes B．dinner C．weight D．rent
A．survive B．work C．play D．pay
A．buying B．making C．tasting D．smelling
A．recalled B．promised C．feared D．realized
A．sign B．hit C．call D．period
A．future B．job C．mood D．family
A．searched B．phoned C．invited D．persuaded
A．honored B．reminded C．hired D．moved
A．hard B．tiring C．efficient D．successful
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big for the kids was the fun of Christmas .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for to share by all five of us.
The big arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, to be angry again. This is what she told me：
“I was looking thinking of what to buy, and I to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so as I did that day.
A．roof B．hat C．sky D．star
A．little B．less C．enough D．more
A．busy B．serious C．strict D．kind
A．effort B．room C．time D．money
A．improvement B．problem C．surprise D．excitement
A．shopping B．travelling C．parties D．greetings
A．the other B．each other C．one by one D．every other one
A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills
A．day B．chance C．cheque D．tree
A．forced B．reminded C．invited D．begged
A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet
A．including B．besides C．except D．regarding
A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．ashamed
A．since B．after C．while D．until
A．waiting B．ready C．hoping D．afraid
A．out B．over C．forward D．around
A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated
A．wanted B．did C．got D．played
A．made B．searched C．bought D．fetched
A．angry B．rich C．patient D．bitter
After the birth of my second child. I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced ______ for a few days, I was _____ to wait tables on my own. All went______ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily ______ the tables not far from the kitchen. ______, I still felt a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).
Before I knew it, the ______ was full of people. I moved slowly，______ every step. I remember how _____ I was when I saw the tray stand (架子) near the tables. It looked different from the one I was ______ on. It had nice handles, which made it ______ to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to ______ I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved ______ you work. It seems your stray stand has been very ______ to you, but we are getting ready to______ now, and my wife needs her ______ back.”
At first his ______ did not get across. “What was he talking about?” Then I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was _____. I wanted to get into a hole and ______.
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just ______. I have learned to be more ______ and not to be too sure of myself.
A．manager B．assistant C．cook D．waitress
A．promised B．invited C．allowed D．advised
A．well B．quickly C．safely D．wrong
A．left B．given C．brought D．show
A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Finally
A．kitchen B．street C．restaurant D．table
A．minding B．changing C．taking D．saving
A．angry B．calm C．sad D．happy
A．fixed B．trained C．loaded D．waited
A．slower B．lighter C．quieter D．easier
A．believe B．agree C．regret D．pretend
A．letting B．making C．watching D．having
A．useful B．familiar C．unusual D．interesting
A．rest B．order C．eat D．leave
A．bag B．walker C．tray D．coat
A．idea B．praise C．message D．need
A．cold B．full of joy C．pale D．on fire
A．lie B．hide C．defend D．stay
A．repeated B．discovered C．corrected D．described
A．careful B．patient C．honest D．practical
If it is possible to see red(get angry) about not seeing red, that is what I was doing. We had the timing of our autumn trip to see the changing in the Great Lakes States, and I was really . No matter how I strained my eyes(尽力注视), I couldn’t spot red anywhere. Not a bit of golden yellow broke through the dull greenery.
This vacation was a complete . I sat alone in the backseat of our rented car and got . as we drove north through the dull, dark green. In the seat my brother and my father chatted merrily, obviously .
Then a motto came to mind: “Happiness is a decision.” It must have been something my mother said. She was always passing on words of . When I was a child, She gave me a black book with pages. On the flyleaf(扉页) she had written, “Look for a beautiful thing and you’ll find it.” I was supposed to a record of the most beautiful thing I saw each day.
I remembered spending hours discussing what I’d . A baby’s smile? A stone shining with fool’s gold? Pictures in the clouds, or tulips tipping their heads? I found so many beautiful things that it was to pick just one.
Now, on the road, I played Mother’s game again. I took in the all-green . Thick forests lined both sides of the highway. The long hill pines and spruce were seen . Maple leaves danced in the gentle wind. I felt like a little girl again--- by beautiful things.
Later in the , after we crossed the Upper Peninsula and drove into Canada, I found the bright plants I had been looking for. But by then I’d already seen a million shades of , the infinite variety and beauty that only our heavenly Father can . And that we can always find---if we look closely enough.
A．kept B．missed C．misjudged D．seized
A．situation B．weather C．plants D．leaves
A．upset B．excited C．happy D．sorry
A．yet B．even C．still D．ever
A．success B．time C．waste D．pleasure.
A．sleepy B．mad C．patient D．angry
A．front B．back C．right D．left
A．unconcerned B．disappointed C．worried D．surprised
A．order B．advice C．apology D．help
A．nice B．common C．missing D．empty
A．set B．break C．keep D．put
A．brought in B．put down C．got through D．referred to
A．impossible B．valuable C．necessary D．strange
A．forests B．leaves C．hills D．scenery
A．nowhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．somewhere
A．wondered B．surrounded C．waken D．treated
A．trip B．autumn C．course D．game
A．leaf B．hill C．highway D．fall
A．red B．trees C．green D．plants
A．observe B．produce C．discover D．provide
For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I managed certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being and steady(稳步的) would win the race. At other times I would like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous hoping to reach that banner a little faster. ，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any .I finally decided to and take a rest. It was then that I saw my sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their and even when I was with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be.
is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the life we think we should have and the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. It will be found your own heart，soul and mind. It will be found when you that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of with you everywhere you go. yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness，you are there.
A．to forget B．to miss C．to overcome D．to complete
A．fast B．slow C．calm D．quiet
A．act B．look C．jump D．walk
A．place B．height C．speed D．time
A．Generally B．Gradually C．Fortunately D．Firstly
A．clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller
A．settle in B．start off C．stop by D．sit down
A．happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship
A．studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked
A．laughter B．complaints C．stories D．breathing
A．lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry
A．courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength
A．Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain
A．real B．perfect C．common D．ordinary
A．enjoy B．change C．improve D．create
A．from B．on C．over D．in
A．realize B．expect C．hope D．admit
A．sorrow B．responsibility C．fortune D．joy
A．Escape B．Make C．Push D．Take
A．never B．still C．already D．ever
I used to be a very self-centered 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 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, two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a 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 make me feel good, too, when she died, I was , but I was 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．after C．before D．unless
A．famous B．different C．simple D．skilled
A．education B．career C．change D．tour
A．balance B．homework C．interest D．degree
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．lonely B．alone C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defense
A．dared B．happened C．hesitated D．offered
A．problem B．step C．duty D．dream
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．idea B．attitude C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．strange C．happy D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．heartbroken B．heart breaking C．bad-tempered D．hopeless
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．analyze B．face C．improve D．forget
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
A Leap（跳跃）to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木）is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola 21 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive, she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift（移动） constantly. She often sees double and can’t how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom that even though she couldn’t see , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fal the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her attitude.
Lola never thinks about . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids she grows up.
Lola is of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her for others is “just believe in yourself”.
A．runs B．teaches C．trains D．dances
A．since B．unless C．after D．though
A．tell B．guess C．assume D．predict
A．deeply B．well C．ahead D．closely
A．task B．sport C．event D．show
A．boring B．enjoyable C．difficult D．satisfactory
A．talent B．quality C．nature D．condition
A．doubt B．advantage C．challenge D．progress
A．examine B．express C．open D．trust
A．fearful B．harmful C．unfair D．inconvenient
A．to B．on C．off D．against
A．greeted B．treated C．served D．paid
A．pains B．stresses C．injuries D．problems
A．positive B．friendly C．flexible D．cautious
A．defending B．quitting C．winning D．bargaining
A．standard B．range C．view D．goal
A．until B．as C．when D．before
A．proud B．tired C．ashamed D．confident
A．plan B．advice C．reward D．responsibility
After 28years, my wife is still the one who owns my heart, because of one single, powerful moment when I realized our love began.
After several dates, we knew our feelings ran deep. What Mary I had enough to give. And what was missing in my life, she had plenty to . One evening she called . She wanted to come over and see me. I was because our dates were usually planned. She asked for to my place, but instead of replying, I asked where she was. She was using a payphone outside our favorite .
With more persistence(坚持),she again. I offered the name of the main street－but with no further detail. Sensing the awkwardness of the moment, she the call. Fear settled over me. I was of two things; (1) I had made her angry; (2) she would try to find out where I lived.
I raced to my car and drove to the place I thought Mary had called from. Maybe she was having dinner or waiting to see if I would . When I arrived, she wasn’t there. There were no cellphones in 1984, so my best was to drive back and call her. She wasn’t at home. Panic had now the fear. I walked outside to see if Mary was trying to find me.
She found me quickly replaced panic. When she saw me and the apartment building where I lived with my parents, I knew she why I didn’t want her to come.
Mary had a(n) house. She came from affluence (富裕) and I came from a two-bedroom apartment. I thought if she discovered my secret it would end the .
She rushed toward me with the kindest smile I had ever seen. Without any , she told me what was that she loved me, not where I lived, She we could share a life together, and if that happened, our home would always be a beautiful place to live.
At that moment, love arrived and my heart her forever. Holding onto this memory is a good reminder on the days when we forget about love’s beautiful grace.
A．cared B．preferred C．refused D．lacked
A．support B．offer C．try D．select
A．unfriendly B．unexpectedly C．unnaturally D．unhappily
A．interested B．encouraged C．worried D．surprised
A．directions B．opinions C．forgiveness D．permission
A．restaurant B．store C．park D．club
A．smiled B．asked C．walked D．sat
A．developed B．planned C．ended D．repeated
A．glad B．lucky C．angry D．afraid
A．drive B．like C．come D．find
A．option B．wish C．guess D．intention
A．released B．changed C．formed D．replaced
A．Concern B．Shame C．Curiosity D．Sadness
A．Wondered B．believed C．understood D．predicted
A．ordinary B．shabby C．beautiful D．traditional
A．relationship B．conversation C．requirement D．discussion
A．recognition B．expectation C．consideration D．disappointment
A．happened B．mattered C．depended D．faced
A．hoped B．allowed C．doubted D．argued
A．led to B．compared to C．belonged to D．objected to
Some people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality. But when we research it, happiness actually ______every single business and educational outcome for the brain. How did we ______ this? Why do we have these social misunderstandings about happiness? Because we assumed you were ______.
When we study people, scientists are often interested in what the average is.
Many people think happiness is genetic. That's only half the story, because the average person does not fight their ______. When we stop studying the average and begin ______ positive outliers(离群值) -- people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence -- a ______ different picture appears. Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and ______.
______, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world. If you scan for the ______ first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded（嵌入） in your work. But if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an ______advantage.
I wrote the cover story for the Harvard Business Review magazine on "Happiness Leads to Profits." Based on my article called "Positive Intelligence" and my research in The Happiness Advantage, I ______ our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a ______ and busy workforce.
A decade of research in the business world ______ that happiness raises nearly every business and educational ______: increasing sales by 37%， productivity by 31%， and ______ on tasks by 19%， as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements.
A．rises B．arises C．raises D．realizes
A．think B．miss C．know D．understand
A．usual B．single C．unique D．average
A．bodies B．faces C．genes D．fates
A．researching B．discovering C．finding D．observing
A．mildly B．hardly C．crazily D．wildly
A．interest B．success C．safety D．failure
A．Scientifically B．Fortunately C．Gradually D．Strangely
A．active B．passive C．negative D．positive
A．interesting B．embarrassing C．annoying D．amazing
A．Talked B．summarized[来 C．thought D．underlined
A．silly B．funny C．common D．happy
A．means B．proves C．wishes D．hopes
A．outcome B．answer C．cause D．reality
A．behavior B．mistake C．accuracy D．possession
My friend BJ Gallagher once worked as a training manager for a large newspaper, which was more than a hundred years old. The company’s past had blinded the authorities to the need for change, and they new ideas and would say “This is the way we’ve always done it.”. As the years went by, BJ grew more and more with their short-sightedness. Finally, she left the company. But she found that she hadn’t left her behind when she resigned. She carried it with her, like “rocks in the stomach”.
“I finally decided to about my experiences and my feelings. I it would be a good mental health . I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all. So I wrote and wrote. It wasn’t just a story that poured out — it was a whole ! My resentment (怨恨) my writing. The whole world would know how they were!”
“What when the book came out?” I asked BJ.
“Not much,” she replied, “The newspaper kept doing what it had done. My feelings didn’t them one bit, but it took me several more years to finally my negative emotions. Finally, the time came when I decided to make amends (修正) for the angry things I had said about the company. I my former boss to dinner and made my . I told him I was sorry for being so resentful. It was a great healing process for me.”
“What was the outcome?” I asked her.
“Gratitude,” she replied, “Not only wasn’t I resentful any more, but I was grateful to the company. If I hadn’t had those experiences, I never would have written a book. And the book became hugely successful — now in 21 languages. In short, my resentment gave way to gratitude.”
She smiled, “I owe them a debt of thanks for giving me such a great tale to tell.”
Trading resentments for gratitude isn’t always easy. But it’s worth it, gratitude is a far happier feeling than resentment.
A．skill B．management C．success D．business
A．resisted B．got C．broke D．shaped
A．moved B．frustrated C．excited D．surprised
A．sadness B．worry C．doubt D．anger
A．think B．care C．write D．talk
A．proved B．figured C．concluded D．agreed
A．exercise B．suggestion C．lecture D．theory
A．diary B．lesson C．accident D．book
A．prevented B．delayed C．fueled D．corrected
A．sensitive B．successful C．greedy D．stupid
A．happened B．reported C．received D．resulted
A．sometimes B．always C．recently D．already
A．forgive B．reward C．bother D．cheat
A．think of B．get over C．pass on D．look through
A．invited B．called C．persuaded D．followed
A．promise B．apology C．plan D．decision
A．only B．natural C．direct D．final
A．useful B．funny C．painful D．shameful
A．finished B．edited C．read D．published
A．for B．though C．but D．and
Everyone needs friends. A friend can give us help and share our sadness and happiness. When there is a friend with us, ___ But how to make friends?
____ To make friends, you must be nice to others. Smile at others and you are sure to get a smile in return. The more you smile, ____ Wearing a smile usually means you are approachable, and you should try to make a stranger feel at home wherever he happens to be. Think more of others than of yourself and never judge a person by his appearance and clothes.
Be fun to be around. In order to make friends, you don’t have to be a superstar. __ During the conversation you have with someone, you should use body language to convey(传达) that you are approachable, laugh often and make eye contact. If you want other people to like you, make them feel important and do it sincerely.
Be trustworthy (值得信任的). One of the main things about having a friend is that you have someone with whom you can talk about anything, even secrets that you hide. ___ Before people feel comfortable opening up to you, however, you need to build trust. Be honest about yourself and your beliefs.
In conclusion, a great secret to have good relationship with other people is to understand that everyone has their shortcomings. A friend is our small world and it is in our hands, as long as you open your eyes to look at the beauties.
A．Learn to smile. B．Be ready to help your friends. C．the more natural your smile will be. D．we feel secure, happy, and comfortable.
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
Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. ,he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was and ill.
My father was a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started about life, and I told them about one of my . I said that we must very often give things up we grow—our youth, our beauty, and our friends— but it always that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn't think of anything to say. , he answered his own question: “I the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also by his words. After that，when I began to feel irritated（愤怒的）at someone, I remember his words and become . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be to give up my small irritations. In this , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one .
A．Afterwards B．However C．Therefore D．Meanwhile
A．tired B．poor C．weak D．slow
A．already B．still C．only D．once
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．impossible B．difficult C．stressful D．hopeless
A．worrying B．caring C．talking D．asking
A．decisions B．experiences C．ambitions D．beliefs
A．as B．since C．before D．till
A．seems B．promises C．suggests D．requires
A．cheered B．turned C．spoke D．opened
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．Surprisingly B．Immediately C．Naturally D．Certainly
A．had B．gained C．accepted D．enjoyed
A．moved B．amazed C．attracted D．warned
A．should B．could C．would D．might
A．quiet B．relaxed C．calm D．happy
A．ready B．able C．free D．likely
A．case B．form C．method D．way
A．doubt B．wonder C．know D．guess
A．award B．word C．lesson D．gift
As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had to do while working. But after retirement , the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they . And , like the child in January, they go searching for new .
A．weaker B．habit C． principle D．power
A．ages B．races C．countries D．parties
A．working B．playing C．living D．going
A．confidence B．sorrow C．anxiety D．interest
A．same B．extra C．funny D．expensive
A．well-organized B．half-filled C．newly-collected D．colorfully-printed
A．broad B．different C． passing D．main
A．silently B．impatiently C．worriedly D．gladly
A．promise B．burden C．right D．game
A．excitement B．calmness C．confusion D．courage
A．graduation B．independence C．responsibility D．success
A．children B．students C．adults D．retirees
A．carefully B．bravely C．nervously D．eagerly
A．required B．obtained C．noticed D．discovered
A．need B．learn C．plan D．start
A．great B．strong C．difficult D．correct
A．knowledge B．money C．skills D．time
A．only B．well C．soon D．even
A．lost B．chose C．quit D．left
A．pets B．toys C．friends D．Colleagues
My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it. She makes such good use of her other ____, including her "sixth Sense", that she rarely gives the impression she's ______ anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, ________ that she doesn't push too hard on them, ________ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often ________ don't realize she's blind.
I ________ this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very ________ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was _______ excited about her finger-painting project.
"Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles "I learned how to ________ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle ________ with us."
To my great ________, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued. "Michelle told me my ________ showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really ________ what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt _______ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation.
When I told her, she was _______ for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla _______. And I knew my child was ________ because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's ________ in her work,
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did 'see' my picture. She just used my ________."
Indeed, she uses a special type of "vision" that all mothers have.
A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses
A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．seen
A．and B．except C．even D．but
A．who B．it C．she D．which
A．guests B．family C．children D．friends
A．realized B．witnessed C．recognized D．regretted
A．excited B．sad C．satisfied D．enjoyed
A．especially B．not so C．a little D．not at all
A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix
A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．watched
A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise
A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper
A．touched B．got C．saw D．understood
A．after B．since C．until D．when
A．referred to B．turned out C．come up D．thought about
A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．disappointed
A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed
A．right B．wrong C．worded D．uncertain
A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description
A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes
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