While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had finding the keyhole. When I to open the door, I around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was installed... but no switch!
Not discouraged easily, I remembered a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage in the day. I found the bed in the and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the to find another lamp. So I my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring(拉绳)! I finally stumbled(跌跌撞撞地走)around I found a desk lamp which actually !
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world be and how necessary light is! But even more necessary than light is the light that shines from people --the light of and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you may be a beacon(灯塔) of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is a candle in a forest remember -- there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to the light of one small candle.
A.confidence B.respect C.admiration D.difficulty
A.managed B.failed C.wished D.meant
A.touched B.felt C.sensed D.looked
A.already B.never C.still D.once
A.equipping B.producing C.noticing D.removing
A.later B.earlier C.lower D.upper
A.light B.dark C.room D.corner
A.happened B.operated C.fired D.developed
A.machine B.street C.room D.car
A.wound B.forced C.made D.lost
A.after B.until C.while D.since
A.helped B.affected C.worked D.inspired
A.can B.shall C.will D.must
A.mental B.psychological C.electrical D.physical
A.existence B.love C.truth D.wisdom
A.lonely B.colorful C.friendly D.complex
A.short B.favor C.face D.need
A.make B.offer C.take D.contribute
A.not more than B.other than C.no more than D.rather than
A.putout B.giveout C.getover D.setup
There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they Socrates for advice on where happiness . But giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a first. The group of guys had to the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then together in it, singing with .
Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We be happier!” Socrates , “That’s it! you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through work and creativity.
We may have to pain in our daily life and in the process of happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our and spirit. So why not turn suffering into life, and tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.
So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of , and I you all a life of happiness.
A.led to B.stuck to C.belonged to D.turned to
A.hold B.lay C.stood D.laid
A.apart from B.other than C.instead of D.in case of
A.boat B.room C.bridge D.hospital
A.set down B.set about C.set out D.set up
A.run B.stood C.rowed D.made
A.sadness B.joy C.appointment D.hope
A.mustn’t B.shouldn’t C.needn’t D.couldn’t
A.explained B.said C.announced D.added
A.Unless B.Whenever C.Until D.However
A.never B.always C.ever D.seldom
A.careful B.limit C.hard D.effective
A.experience B.escape C.appreciate D.delay
A.seeking B.searching C.creating D.improving
A.spiritual B.good C.fresh D.material
A.body B.brain C.soul D.heart
A.blaming B.praising C.criticizing D.accusing
A.turn B.put C.divide D.draw
A.time B.energy C.fact D.choice
A.promise B.wish C.take D.demand
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we realize that those challenges are the very things that us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing the challenge isn't worth the and call it quits. Although there are certainly when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most all that is needed is and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. you can say to a friend, "I got my feeling hurt," "You hurt my feelings," you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for they are: small hurdles you need to jump or on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is to get over, and hurt only to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it to everyone, and some day you will all of this and say, "Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing."
A.seem to B.come to C.hope to D.try to
A.design B.promote C.direct D.shape
A.confidence B.pressure C.friendship D.difficulty
A.opportunities B.expectations C.choices D.aspects
A.demanding B.deserving C.predicting D.presenting
A.comment B.loss C.trouble D.expense
A.spans B.times C.dates D.ages
A.cases B.fields C.parts D.occasions
A.assessment B.commitment C.encouragement D.adjustment
A.doubtful B.shameful C.harmful D.painful
A.keep B.control C.face D.catch
A.space B.plan C.topic D.room
A.If B.As C.While D.Unless
A.other than B.rather than C.or rather D.or else
A.what B.who C.where D.which
A.pass by B.come across C.get through D.run over
A.unnecessary B.necessary C.impossible D.possible
A.serves B.means C.aims D.attempts
A.opens B.appeals C.goes D.happens
A.look down on B.look back on C.look forward to D.look up to
My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing watching him grow up.
He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be and will not stop calling out until I . He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him pick up each bead, look at it it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.
With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting . “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.
Then it suddenly me that this boy was enjoying the whole . The journey was his goal. For him the was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else .
Looking at how my son was putting beads into the box me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every of the journey.
This is what living in the NOW is all . Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with love and peace.
A.wasting B.leaving C.taking D.preparing
A.stubborn B.innocent C.helpful D.humorous
A.fell down B.turned round C.burst out D.gave in
A.highlight B.develop C.illustrate D.identify
A.gratefully B.eagerly C.carefully D.quickly
A.as if B.even though C.in case D.in that
A.fascinated B.satisfied C.impatient D.energetic
A.package B.grab C.deliver D.replace
A.confidence B.strength C.inspiration D.involvement
A.sense B.difference C.need D.value
A.excited B.helped C.struck D.encouraged
A.process B.morning C.experiment D.design
A.victory B.challenge C.difficulty D.pleasure
A.urgent B.decisive C.perfect D.dangerous
A.matters B.happens C.disappears D.works
A.successfully B.peacefully C.responsibly D.systematically
A.guaranteed B.warned C.promised D.taught
A.plan B.destination C.step D.detail
A.for B.with C.about D.from
A.complete B.available C.additional D.precious
I have been in love with China since 2010.
After one year in Zhejiang University, I got a great — to work as an assistant manager in a big hotel. The best part of this job was that I was the only , so I got a good chance to understand Chinese culture and practice my .
Actually, I have got I supposed to. I have got valuable experience, devoted friends and the feeling that I am not laowai anymore.
Guests were pleasantly surprised to see me there, because I was an interpreter, trip adviser, and guide at the same time, which made their life much . I met people from all over the world, who came to China for the first time, who knew China better than me. my Chinese colleagues, who had answers to all the questions about , I could explain why you should before you buy, why Chinese don’t let guests dinner, why it is not common to book a taxi and why it is better to catch on the street. I also had chances to the development of China.
The waiters and managers were not only my teachers, but my friends. If I needed help, they were to help me. I enjoyed our small conversations they were kind and educated. I was very proud and happy of the fact that all of them me and I don’t feel anymore.
The best part of my job was to see people coming the hotel. When they recognized me, they share their adventures, burdens, even thoughts with me. It means the world to me.
I spent there 8 months and it was a period when I was proud to be who I am.
A.scholarship B.degree C.job D.entertainment
A.manager B.stranger C.guest D.foreigner
A.judgment B.cooking C.English D.Chinese
A.more than B.as much as C.less than D.as little as
A.restaurant B.tour C.school D.family
A.tougher B.easier C.sharper D.safer
A.but B.then C.or D.so
A.But for B.Thanks to C.In addition to D.Except for
A.weather B.language C.direction D.culture
A.weep B.disappear C.pray D.bargain
A.give up B.pay for C.leave out D.take away
A.one B.them C.it D.that
A.overlook B.discuss C.design D.prevent
A.never ever B.now and then C.most of the time D.at times
A.curious B.delighted C.afraid D.lucky
A.unless B.although C.when D.because
A.trust B.envy C.ignore D.represent
A.annoyed B.embarrassed C.addicted D.amazed
A.out of B.from C.back to D.off
A.passively B.awfully C.unwillingly D.happily
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans.With each passing day everyone became more ____ waiting for the final school bell.Upon its ____ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes.I had often ____ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so ____ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves.But something made David ____.I can still remember he was always ____ a smile and willing to help.He always ____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor.We never talked much.He ____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly ____ home.
Weeks passed and the ____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of ____ before the holiday break.I smiled in ____ as the last of them hurried out the door.Turning around I saw David ____ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,” he said and ____ from behind his back a small box.____ it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it.I lifted the lid and to my ____, I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s ____.”
“Oh no it isn’t,” said David.“It’s full of love.My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes ____ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given ____ to.After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ____ the little empty box set on my desk.
A.anxious B.courageous C.serious D.cautious
A.warning B.ringing C.calling D.yelling
A.scolded B.wondered C.realized D.learned
A.modestly B.naturally C.inaccurately D.inappropriately
A.popular B.upset C.special D.funny
A.expressing B.delivering C.wearing D.sharing
A.practised B.wandered C.studied D.stayed
A.would B.should C.might D.could
A.aim at B.turn to C.put off D.head for
A.argument B.excitement C.movement D.judgment
A.school B.year C.education D.program
A.relief B.return C.vain D.control
A.weakly B.sadly C.quietly D.helplessly
A.searched B.found C.raised D.pulled
A.Holding B.Handing C.Sending D.Leaving
A.delight B.expectation C.appreciation D.surprise
A.cheap B.empty C.useless D.improper
A.as B.until C.because D.though
A.advice B.support C.attention D.command
A.from B.behind C.over D.towards
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about ____ in work and life. Offering his__ coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and ____ with a large pot of coffee and a ____ of cups---porcelain(陶瓷), plastic, glass, crystal(水晶), some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful—telling them to ____ themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said,“If you have ____all the nice-looking expensive cups have been ____, leaving behind the plain and ____ ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves , that is the ____ of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup ____ adds no quality to the coffee. ____ it is just more expensive and in some cases ____ hides what we drink.”
“____ all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, ____ you consciously went for the best cups…. And then you began ____ each other’s cups.”
Now consider this:__ __ is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. ____ are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the ____ of life we live. Sometimes , by concentrating only on the cup, we ____ to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups ____ you...enjoy the coffee instead.
A.stress B.dream C.sorrow D.truth
A.friends B.customers C.fellows D.guests
A.carried B.returned C.arrived D.reached
A.kind B.variety C.sort D.number
A.devote B.expose C.help D.apply
A.searched B.witnessed C.noticed D.discovered
A.taken up B.brought in C.sold out D.cut down
A.expensive B.cheap C.beautiful D.usual
A.point B.answer C.source D.result
A.by itself B.on its own C.for itself D.itself
A.At no time B.At times C.In no case D.In most cases
A.ever B.even C.never D.hardly
A.What B.That C.Which D.Whether
A.but B.so C.and D.for
A.looking B.liking C.envying D.looking at
A.Love B.Life C.Future D.Failure
A.They B.We C.You D.What
A.quantity B.style C.quality D.standard
A.have B.hesitate C.forget D.fail
A.force B.drive C.puzzle D.amaze
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 I was 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, “We 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
When I settled in Chicago,my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a problem and had to go to hospital for a check-up.
It seemed a small compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go right from the beginning. Not having a car or the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly got on a bus that was taking me in the direction.
I the bus and stood on the pavement(人行道) not knowing what to do, I looked into the eyes of a , who was trying to get past me. , instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was . After I explained my to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my . Sitting there waiting, I felt that someone had been willing to help. , hearing a horn (喇叭)nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a to the hospital.
Such unexpected from a stranger was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose , for all things are possible.
A.social B.traveling C.physical D.housing
A.former B.medical C.scientific D.final
A.challenge B.chance C.success D.mistake
A.ahead B.fast C.easy D.wrong
A.appreciating B.knowing C.visiting D.leaving
A.Since B.Although C.Once D.Unless
A.necessary B.strange C.important D.obvious
A.right B.same C.opposite D.general
A.got off B.ran into C.looked at D.waited for
A.gentleman B.stranger C.friend D.driver
A.Surprisingly B.Especially C.Normally D.Probably
A.OK B.dangerous C.nervous D.excited
A.aim B.idea C.situation D.excuse
A.station B.direction C.apartment D.appointment
A.disappointed B.certain C.grateful D.afraid
A.Perhaps B.Without doubt C.Right away D.Then
A.waving(招手) B.shouting C.staring(盯着) D.laughing
A.bike B.guidance C.drive D.suggestion
A.kindness B.news C.appearance D.results
A.hope B.power C.support D.heart
These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a(an) for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his . Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found job. He will soon be working in an office. He will earn much less than he used to, but he feels that his rise in is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs' 'Alf'.
A.eventually B.occasionally C.usually D.apparently
A.excited B.willing C.interested D.lucky
A.official B.manager C.salesman D.dustman
A.hopefully B.probably C.simply D.politely
A.wore B.put C.tried D.dressed
A.took B.spent C.cost D.wasted
A.mistake B.secret C.memory D.reputation
A.another B.one C.the other D.other
A.status B.look C.direction D.statue
A.in spite of B.regardless of C.instead of D.in case of
In your life,nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck.Everything to test the limits of your soul.Without these small tests,life would be like a smoothly paved, ,flat road to nowhere.Safe and comfortable but dull and pointless.
If someone you or breaks your heart,forgive them for they have helped you trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to.If someone loves you,love them back ,not only because they love you,but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and to things you would have never felt or seen without them.
Make every day count.Appreciate every and take from it everything that you possibly can,for you will never be able to experience it again.
A.takes B.occurs C.shows D.breaks
A.busy B.muddy C.straight D.enjoyable
A.wins B.interests C.influences D.hurts
A.look through B.1earn about C.watch out D.adjust to
A.unconditionally B.desperately C.intentionally D.instantly
A.arms B.mouth C.brain D.eyes
A.success B.failure C.moment D.challenge
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she _________ some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in _________ the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the _________ of her desk and sat down there.
With a gentle look on her face, she paused and said,"Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought __________ I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves...and ______ of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is a(an) _________that we must make the most out of every single day."
Her eyes beginning to__________, she went on,"So I would like you all to make me a _________...from now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see---it________ be a scent(香味)--perhaps of__________ baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the __________ the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground. Please, look for these things, and remember them.
"For, _________ it may sound silly to some people, these things are the 'stuff' of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for ________. We must make _______important to notice them, for at any time...it can all be taken away."
The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room _________ .That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what a deep _________ she made on all us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all __________.
Take notice of something _________you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. _______ as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often _______, but the things we didn't do.
A.enjoyed B.shared C.changed D.connected
A.through B.on C.across D.along
A.back B.front C.feet D.edge
A.what B.which C.when D.where
A.no one B.every C.none D.any
A.sign B.signal C.symbol D.scene
A.cry B.sweat C.run D.water
A.present B.promise C.discovery D.contribution
A.should B.must C.could D.need
A.eventually B.freshly C.gradually D.slightly
A.way B.method C.access D.process
A.because B.since C.unless D.although
A.responsibility B.granted C.fun D.pleasure
A.one B.that C.them. D.it
A.happily B.silently C.sadly D.tiredly
A.expression B.depression C.impression D.progress
A.notice B.forget C.overlook D.remember
A.special B.nice C.beautiful D.typical
A.While B.Though C.For D.If
A.like B.regret C.neglect D.remember
Every one of us, rich or poor,should at least have one or two good friends. I learned that a true friend is the most important in my life after I had gone so many terrible things. I felt
upset when I was told that I would have to the company . As I had a very big family to __ ___
and was in great need of money,what I was about was how to find another new job .In order to this problem, I rushed from place to place like crazy. I read almost all the newspapers and almost all the telephone numbers in the newspaper___ in my notebook and tried to call almost a11 the companies that needed new _ ___.Not until I found a job in a small town near Townsville had I down .My new boss ,Mr. Johnson , was one of my good friends since primary school.“Why didn’t you me until now ? Was it to do that ? Explain to me the reason ,”he said , me a cup of hot coffee. Both of us were overjoyed to see each other and we the whole afternoon talking about things and persons that we at school .John asked me to give him some advice about to enlarge his present business and he was entirely happy about my .To my great surprise,he offered me a which didn’t need much experience because I was not with this field but the pay l got was much more man .The moment I saw my ,the sum of money given by the company,I cried for the first time — that was the first time for me to do so since I grew up.
A.over B.through C.around D.for
A.leave B.desert C.choose D.operate
A.care B.protect C.love D.support
A.particular B.curious C.concerned D.excited
A.analyze B.raise C.explain D.solve
A.took down B.turned down C.looked for D.stood for
A.comments B.surveys C.reports D.advertisements
A.customers B.bosses C.clerks D.applicants
A.broken B.slowed C.sunk D.calmed
A.contact B.trust C.overlook D.find
A.desperate B.harmful C.worthy D.significant
A.awarding B.sharing C.handing D.showing
A.spent B.wasted C.spared D.saved
A.discussed B.debated C.remembered D.imagined
A.what B.how C.which D.when
A.ability B.courage C.interests D.suggestions
A.position B.chance C.fortune D.service
A.popular B.familiar C.patient D.content
A.offered B.required C.expected D.needed
A.tip B.share C.fund D.salary
Long long ago, a circle missed one piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its piece. But because it was and therefore could roll only very slowly, it the flowers along the way. It with the worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different pieces, but of them fitted. So it left them all by the side of the road and searching. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted . It incorporated the missing piece into itself and began to roll. it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, fast to notice the flowers or talk to the worms. After it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it , left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.
The of the story, I suggest, is that in some strange we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it like to nourish his soul with the dream of something . When we accept that is part of being human and when we can continue rolling life and appreciate it, we will have a wholeness that others can only desire, which , I believe, is _ God asks of us — not “Be perfect”, not “Don’t even make a mistake”, “Be whole”.
A.other B.missing C.rest D.remaining
A.incomplete B.ugly C.ordinary D.unusual
A.picked B.watered C.admired D.planted
A.played B.chatted C.sang D.danced
A.neither B.each C.all D.none
A.carried out B.put on C.worked out D.kept on
A.especially B.permanently C.perfectly D.constantly
A.Although B.Now that C.Unless D.As long as
A.very B.too C.so D.how
A.stopped B.continued C.hesitated D.cried
A.lesson B.root C.reason D.cause
A.degree B.level C.sense D.manner
A.nothing B.something C.little D.everything
A.smells B.feels C.looks D.sounds
A.better B.common C.impractical D.worse
A.strength B.kindness C.imperfection D.benefit
A.behind B.at C.of D.through
A.recognized B.searched C.achieved D.founded
A.which B.how C.that D.what
A.but B.while C.and D.otherwise
The person I admire most is not famous at all, yet in my mind his achievements are as important as those of any historical figure. Gary is a fellow classmate of mine at college, and for him this is a major .
We know that Gary suffers from a , which makes it almost impossible for him to his movements. As a result, he will his life in a wheelchair. He cannot write with a pen or a pencil, and speaks so slowly and strangely that it takes to understand what he is saying.
However, behind his appearance, Gary is a warm, fun-loving, intelligent person. His disability affects his muscles, not his mind or . He enjoys the same things as any student does—listening to music, making and so on—and he is not only the best student in our class, but also has a sense of humor and genuine interest in other people.
The main why I admire him so much is that he is determined to lead a life, in spite of his physical difficulties he has to overcome. Although his prevents him from going to school, he gives himself an education by studying at home. Being unable to himself, he uses a special typewriter to write letters to his friends and beautiful poems which the true depth of his thoughts and character. Another reason why I admire Gary is that he never feels sorry for himself. He says, for instance, that being unable to move around gives him more time to think. In fact, he always to see the bright side of any situation, so instead of needing his friends to him, he actually cheers us up when we are or depressed.
I would admire Gary he didn’t have any disability; in fact he does, and to let it spoil his life, which makes him the most remarkable person I have known.
A.problem B.impression C.achievement D.joke
A.headache B.defeat C.disability D.pain
A.control B.affect C.remove D.replace
A.spend B.save C.waste D.ruin
A.courage B.chance C.ability D.patience
A.chemical B.medical C.physical D.mental
A.personality B.behavior C.health D.method
A.neighbors B.friends C.drivers D.writers
A.terrible B.similar C.wonderful D.practical
A.problem B.need C.matter D.reason
A.dangerous B.disappointing C.normal D.careful
A.movement B.condition C.choice D.decision
A.explain B.express C.introduce D.enjoy
A.leave B.give C.bring D.show
A.just B.mostly C.hardly D.ever
A.continues B.arranges C.manages D.begins
A.comfort B.help C.forgive D.tease
A.ashamed B.regretful C.worried D.doubtful
A.even so B.ever since C.as if D.even if
A.wants B.refuses C.stops D.Loves
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