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I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age.
One fairly interesting event happened when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and __31__ around upside down from the rafters (房梁) of our house. So, it __32__ to no surprise for my dad to __33__ me at the top of a 30-foot tree swinging back and forth. Without realizing the tree could break or I could get __34__, I just thought it was__35__ to be up so high.
My cousin, Tammy, was in the same tree. She was hanging on the first big __36__ about ten feet below me. Tammy’s mother also __37__ us at the exact time my dad did. About that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree and I could feel the tree begin to sway. I remembered my dad’s __38__ over the wind yelling, “Bart, __39__ on tightly.” So I did.
The next thing I know, I heard Tammy __40__ at the top of her lungs, __41__ flat on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree.
I came down the tree to __42__. My dad later told me why Tammy fell and I didn’t. __43__, when Tammy’s mother felt the wind, she yelled out, “Tammy, don’t __44__!” And Tammy did do that.
My dad then __45__ to me that the mind has a very __46__ time dealing with a negative image. In order to deal with the __47__ of not falling, Tammy’s brain had to first imagine falling, and then tell the brain not to do what it just imagined. However, my eight-year-old brain __48__ had an internal image of hanging on tightly.
This “Self-Talk” is especially useful when you are __49__ to break a habit or set a goal. You can’t imagine not doing something in your mind. The only way to accomplish it is to find a word for what you want to do.
I’m now a pretty good football player, because all my internal dialogue is __50__ and encourages me to win. All this I owe to my dad.
A．walking B．hanging C．fooling D．playing
A．got B．turned C．came D．led
A．meet B．admire C．forbid D．find
A．trapped B．hurt C．teased D．scolded
A．fun B．tense C．scaring D．dizzy
A．root B．trunk C．branch D．tree
A．warned B．joined C．watched D．noticed
A．sound B．voice C．wave D．laughter
A．hold B．come C．go D．insist
A．whispering B．laughing C．screaming D．singing
A．lying B．sitting C．standing D．looking
A．anxiety B．safety C．thrill D．sympathy
A．Apparently B．Unbearably C．Vividly D．Unbelievably
A．move B．jump C．fall D．sway
A．apologized B．admitted C．referred D．explained
A．difficult B．awesome C．precise D．special
A．fear B．command C．reward D．possibility
A．deliberately B．constantly C．gradually D．instantly
A．failing B．attempting C．managing D．hoping
A．negative B．subjective C．positive D．vague
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any , sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all ?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were .The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our .We needed presents. We from different departments candies, fruits and other things that could be presents. As seriously as we met the needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
, as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
A．customers B．patients C．workers D．doctors
A．showed up B．took in C．came out D．looked on
A．tired B．hungry C．sick D．warm
A．descriptions B．comments C．instructions D．results
A．accompanied B．adjusted C．acknowledged D．affected
A．therefore B．otherwise C．however D．moreover
A．after B．since C．before D．when
A．shyly B．happily C．calmly D．politely
A．lonely B．greedy C．clever D．homeless
A．family B．holiday C．woman D．Christmas
A．operating B．interrupting C．managing D．working
A．present B．warm C．relief D．approval
A．beneficial B．friendly C．medical D．different
A．rewarded B．offered C．allowed D．ordered
A．neighbors B．relations C．brothers D．guests
A．borrowed B．received C．collected D．bought
A．expensive B．useful C．convenient D．available
A．healthy B．physical C．tragic D．mental
A．Soon B．Later C．Next D．Gradually
A．to run B．run C．running D．and ran
My daughter performed（表演） on behalf（代表） of her class in the annual（每年的） school concert today. She played so that I could not help cheering her. The very reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great , she began learning it. However, when she was no longer , she became sick of （厌烦）it. , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine（常规）of .
When her first teacher left, my friend me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some comments（评论）, and then point out what should be . Every time she came, beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some . She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the of playing, but more importantly, to the music and love it.”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she would like to a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.
Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel when you are on the way. When you look from where you are, you will realize that you have been making . But if you , you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.
A．regularly B．smoothly C．carefully D．happily
A．music B．arrangement C．scene D．praise
A．unwillingness B．pressure C．regret D．excitement
A．young B．free C．anxious D．curious
A．After all B．Above all C．In all D．First of all
A．practice B．cost C．education D．show
A．led B．sent C．introduced D．directed
A．usual B．good C．interesting D．humorous
A．explained B．changed C．stopped D．improved
A．as with B．except for C．instead of D．thanks to
A．jokes B．music C．games D．sports
A．skills B．levels C．training D．secrets
A．feel B．follow C．create D．read
A．once B．even C．still D．then
A．make up B．get back C．show off D．give away
A．nervous B．excited C．afraid D．lucky
A．tired B．easy C．afraid D．excited
A．ahead B．down C．up D．over
A．mistakes B．choices C．progress D．time
A．move B．continue C．do D．stop
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought，“What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd ？” Just when I started to that there would not be a Christmas that year，three women at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't .Somebody had thought of me to bring me a gift. Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my . Christmas there special and memorable, I _ remembered the woman’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of for as many children as I could possibly.
So I a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿)at the Christmas party. For every child，we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys，clothes，and school supplies， with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were .Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts，I them that they couldn't open their presents every child had come forward. Finally the they had been waiting for came as I called out，“One，two，three. Open your presents！” As the children opened their packages，their faces beamed and their bright smiles up the room. The in the room was obvious，and wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling —the feeling I knew that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．Found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．suggest D．accept
A．broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off
A．relief B．loss C．achievement D．justice
A．blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．affected
A．highly B．little C．poorly D．enough
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．independence C．importance D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．some D．each
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promised
A．after B．until C．when D．since
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．it B．such C．something D．everybody
A．by B．till C．for D．From
Anthony is 80 years old. He lives by himself in his own home. He spends most of his time in front of the TV his favorite programs like, football, baseball, and car racing. I’ve him for about six years and his breaks my heart. Anthony reminds me of my own grandfather.
Anthonhy is from the isalnd of Malta, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. He came to the United States, like of us, to look for a better future for his family. He eight kids and they live in the United states but of them live near him in Florida and nor do they visit him. I him once a day to check on him and spend some time with him.
I even watch TV with him that I don’t even , but the is that he feels someone is there him company. When he gets sick, or does not feel enough to cook, I will cross my fence and start for him. I will run some errands (跑腿) for him. When he has an appointment with his _ , I will drive him too. I’ll fix his remote control when it is not , etc…If something breaks or stops working, he calls me because he knows he can me anytime.
It is important to care about someone, it isn’t your own family. You would be of yourself when you do help someone. I am pretty sure there are many Anthonys out there facing the same loneliness. Please a difference in someone’s life.
A．forming B．playing C．watching D．attending
A．known B．noticed C．realized D．admitted
A．matter B．pain C．fact D．situation
A．few B．much C．most D．number
A．taught B．helped C．raised D．brought
A．none B．all C．some D．any
A．find B．visit C．call D．miss
A．work B．waste C．quality D．sleep
A．agree B．share C．hate D．like
A．point B．theme C．problem D．answer
A．keeping B．talking C．making D．using
A．good B．happy C．busy D．well
A．cleaning B．cooking C．reading D．playing
A．All the while B．Once in a while C．After a while D．In a while
A．teacher B．doctor C．repairman D．child
A．operating B．sounding C．using D．working
A．agree with B．deal with C．count on D．learn about
A．as if B．since C．when D．even if
A．proud B．fond C．ahead D．short
A．make B．feel C．force D．explain
Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of . When Joshua was born, the doctor us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet. , we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.
Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach. , if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.
When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally with the children, was appointed to be the .
On the day of the contest, I made my through the crowded parents to see Cf’s picture, it was likely to be hung there, but Joshua's class pictures were not yet up and I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture leaving the building. You see, I had no expectation that Joshua would win; it was for me to know that he was able to draw a picture and have it with those of the other children.
Well, when I returned to the kids, you can image my when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class! Proud and excited, he told everyone, “I won the contest! I it! ”
CJ kept insisting that she had won too and it was certainly a feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his sister had not. After that I decided to keep my expectations . It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them. Why should Joshua be any ?
A．inspiring B．frustrating C．encouraging D．exciting
A．expectation B．love C．education D．instruction
A．suggested B．hoped C．persuaded D．advised
A．due to B．as long as C．so far as D．in case
A．However B．Besides C．Thus D．Therefore
A．charged B．prepared C．engaged D．ran
A．familiar B．similar C．friendly D．close
A．host B．teacher C．headmaster D．judge
A．effect B．way C．force D．Struggle
A．where B．as C．when D．that
A．after B．during C．before D．once
A．excited B．enough C．amazing D．pleased
A．displayed B．hanged C．taken D．replaced
A．take up B．keep up C．get up D．pick up
A．surprise B．expectation C．joy D．amusement
A．got B．drew C．made D．defeated
A．special B．extraordinary C．curious D．mixing
A．on B．high C．great D．easy
A．difficult B．upset C．disappointed D．different
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