When studying in a middle school，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right. ”It made a deep 36 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 37 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， 3 8 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 39 ，I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be 40 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 41 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， 42 only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was 43 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 44 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die. I 45 with that diagnosis all day. 46 ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is 47 with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
48 wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all 49 . No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 50 . It is life’s change agent. It clears out the old to 51 for the new. Right now the new is you. But someday not too 52 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true.
Your time is 53 ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife. Don’t be 54 by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 55 . And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.
A．joke B．impression C．curse D．decision
A．1ost B．seen C．looked D．found
A．could B．would C．should D．might
A．row B．hurry C．1ine D．moment
A．frustrated B．successful C．rich D．dead
A．choices B．apologies C．fortune D．impressions
A．telling B．proving C．leaving D．confirming
A．round B．diagnosed C．cured D．treated
A．at B．on C．for D．in
A．1ived B．met C．got D．did
A．So B．However C．But D．Therefore
A．changeable B．incurable C．curable D．fatal
A．Everyone B．Anyone C．Someone D．No one
A．escape B．want C．avoid D．share
A．disease B．destination C．1ife D．science
A．make way B．make up C．make for D．make our
A．away B．distant C．short D．long
A．1ost B．1imited C．rare D．enough
A．trapped B．wasted C．cheated D．excited
A．confusion B．voice C．love D．direction
When I was in seventh grade, I volunteered at a local hospital during the summer. I spent most of the time there with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any , and nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there his hand and talking to him, helping with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, Mr. Gillespie was in a coma (昏迷).
I left for a week, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was . I didn't have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for they might tell me he had died.
So with many questions , I continued to volunteer there.
Several years later, I was at a gas station when I noticed a face. When I realized who it was, my eyes filled with tears. He was alive? I got up the to ask him if his name was Mr. Gillespie, and if he had been in a about 5 years ago. With an uncertain look on his face, he yes. I explained how I knew him. His eyes were with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug.
He began to tell me when he there comatose (昏迷的), he could hear me talking to him and could me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an , not a person, who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie firmly believed that it was my and touch that had kept him alive.
Then he told me about his life and what happened him to put him in the coma. We both cried for a while, said our goodbyes and our separate ways.
Although I have not seen him since then, he fills my heart with joy every day. I know that I made a between his life and his death. More , he has made a very big difference in my life, too. I will never forget him and what he for me: he made me an angel.
A．visitors B．employees C．doctors D．relatives
A．touching B．breaking C．holding D．shaking
A．if B．although C．when D．since
A．dead B．lost C．puzzled D．gone
A．fear B．terror C．convenience D．insurance
A．undone B．unanswered C．uncovered D．unaccepted
A．blank B．kindly C．familiar D．strange
A．support B．principle C．memory D．courage
A．coma B．position C．conversation D．situation
A．expected B．replied C．thought D．considered
A．kept B．put C．filled D．came
A．climbed B．sat C．stood D．lay
A．feel B．attack C．imagine D．send
A．animal B．angel C．interviewee D．assistant
A．noise B．shout C．voice D．suggestion
A．to B．on C．over D．off
A．ran B．checked C．escaped D．went
A．living B．difference C．mistake D．turn
A．importantly B．carefully C．frequently D．actually
A．decorated B．headed C．did D．allowed
Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening. Say the thing and the parents might get mad. But, say , and they’ll think you weren’t friendly. So, can you talk with adults?
It’s __ __. Just ask them questions about themselves. “Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living,” suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny.
Kids can also talk to grown-ups about . Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties “ ” when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says. If a grown-up is Harry Potter, it’s OK to talk about your love for Harry. It’s a(n) __ topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead.
But the topic of video games. “Adults don’t want to hear about your video game they play it,” Ursiny explains.
Adults also don’t want to hear slang(俚语). Don’t use language they don’t . Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language.
most adults aren’t into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid. Ursiny recommends asking adults what __ __ was like when they were your age. “It might be a fun discussion if you your 10th-grade experience with theirs.” you chat with your parents in advance to find out which topics are off-limits (禁区).
Also, don’t chat about the things that make your parents feel guilty. Don’t mention stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says. And don’t complain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast.
, Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents’ . Learning how to that type of understanding might help you out in the future. “The most successful people can develop a sympathetic feeling for others,” he says.
A．exact B．serious C．unfortunate D．wrong
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．how B．whatever C．why D．when
A．important B．interesting C．hard D．easy
A．movies B．meals C．parties D．hobbies
A．look up B．light up C．make up D．keep up
A．in B．on C．into D．onto
A．safe B．special C．helpful D．general
A．hold out B．walk out C．go ahead D．turn around
A．neglect B．avoid C．prevent D．ignore
A．when B．unless C．but D．because
A．believe B．accept C．understand D．agree
A．While B．As C．If D．Since
A．family B．school C．society D．nature
A．show B．compare C．balance D．match
A．Make sure B．Pay attention C．Watch out D．Take care
A．incredible B．terrible C．embarrassing D．personal
A．However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Yet
A．shoes B．clothes C．condition D．location
A．produce B．shape C．raise D．develop
Cold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.
Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.
If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pet’s water. Sometimes owners don’t realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can’t get anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them.
What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1?
A．They are often forgotten by their owners. B．They are used to living outdoors. C．They build their own shelters. D．They like to stay in warm places.
A．To know when to bring them inside. B．To keep them from eating bad food. C．To help them find shelters. D．To keep them company.
A．run short of clean water B．dig deep holes for fun C．dirty the snow nearby D．get lost in the wild
A．To solve a problem. B．To give practical advice. C．To tell an interesting story. D．To present a research result.
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak; and when you start using them again, they will slowly become strong again. knows this, but nobody would think of the fact.
Yet there are many people who to know that the memory works in the same way. When someone says that has a good memory, he means that he keeps his memory in practice exercising it very , either consciously or unconsciously. When someone else says that his memory is , he means that he does not give it enough to become strong. The position is exactly the same as that of people, one of exercises his arms and legs by playing ball, while the other in a chair or a car all day. If a friend of yours says that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own , But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just , and few of us realize that it is just as it was his arms or legs that were weak. Not all of us can become very strong in body or very clever in mind, all of us can improve our strength and our memory by the same means that .
Have you ever that people who cannot read or write usually have memories than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because they cannot write down something in a little notebook or something else. They have to remember names, places, songs and stories; so their memory is always being exercised.
In a word, if you want to have a good memory, do practice things。
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Nobody D．Each one
A．proving B．questioning C．describing D．indicating
A．want B．have C．seem D．need
A．she B．he C．it D．one
A．always B．nearly C．really D．almost
A．with B．in C．to D．by
A．often B．fast C．quickly D．soon
A．bad B．useless C．helpless D．poor
A．time B．chance C．space D．places
A．two B．four C．three D．five
A．them B．that C．whom D．which
A．lies B．sits C．hides D．stands
A．business B．interest C．story D．fault
A．few B．some C．many D．several
A．unfortunate B．unhappy C．unthinkable D．miserable
A．because B．but C．for D．since
A．study B．rest C．play D．work
A．noticed B．thought C．believed D．realized
A．stranger B．poorer C．worse D．better
A．remember B．remembering. C．to remember D．remembered
The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.
Dad felt it was his to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.
The child stood up, put out his hands, and as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_ and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don't they well?”
“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices them what they are.”
“ choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when we choose the things.”
“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.
Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son's . He reached down and began to with the snow. He the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.
“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.
The child looked at both sides but answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.
“It’ s a snowman! The side made me snowman!” the boy replied with
Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n) to build up mankind,” Dad said.
The child then stood up and an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can't work together. They have a(n) .”
Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right
and learn to build the best snowman ever.”
A．different B．similar C．freezing D．special
A．challenge B．responsibility C．trouble D．position
A．private B．associated C．unique D．isolated
A．inspected B．watched C．glanced D．glared
A．beautiful B．effective C．comfortable D．significant
A．cheer up B．take care C．get along D．break up
A．remain B．appear C．become D．make
A．Though B．However C．So D．While
A．exact B． Wrong C．fortunate D．coincident
A．interest B．concern C．worry D．faith
A．communicate B．mix C．work D．relate
A．separated B．divided C．distinguished D．parted
A．couldn' t B．shouldn' t C．wouldn' t D．needn' t
A．that B．what C．how D．when
A．disappointment B．frustration C．enthusiasm D．humour
A．power B．effort C．organization D．attempt
A．gathered B．sorted C．threw D．formed
A．agreement B．debate C．war D．negotiation
A．trembled B．swung C．pulled D．held
A．steps B．turns C．choices D．points
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