Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and full of burn holes.
Tired and defeated, I 31 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 32 . He often got almost everything in the house out of 33 . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking 34 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 35 Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett a 36 as possible, but inside I was shouting. “I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t 37 him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued 38 him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping 39 teens.
At the 40 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had 41 the most to him or her. Brett spoke 42 to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter 43 . My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you, 44 troubled enough by me, always 45 me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”
46 , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me 47 .
At that moment, tears 48 in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 49 . Although I had struggled with silent 50 toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.
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A．sat B．sank C．bent D．dropped
A．ruined B．lost C．torn D．broken
A．danger B．place C．trouble D．order
A．off B．in C．up D．away
A．pain B．injury C．damage D．harm
A．patiently B．willingly C．strictly D．rudely
A．forgive B．educate C．stand D．control
A．parenting B．pardoning C．comforting D．feeding
A．lazy B．troublesome C．disappointing D．careless
A．opening B．official C．victory D．graduation
A．afforded B．meant C．supplied D．owed
A．lovingly B．sadly C．proudly D．nervously
A．where B．how C．what D．who
A．unless B．although C．because D．when
A．cost B．lent C．taught D．showed
A．Astonished B．Puzzled C．Encouraged D．Interested
A．surely B．roughly C．tightly D．fiercely
A．fell B．flowed C．moved D．gathered
A．pity B．happiness C．luck D．success
A．love B．anxiety C．anger D．care
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。该项中有两项为多余选项。
Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.
______ Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones (荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. ______
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
______ They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “______ Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. ______
A．In general the person feels excited and ready to act B．They say that laughter is much healthier than anger. C．Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it D．Anger may cause you a cancer.
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
A motto is a sentence or a phrase _____ can inspire us especially when we are __
__ (face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help ___
__.” Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to make efforts ___
___(work) hard, ___
___ the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself to what I am doing. I write my motto ___
___ I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much ___
___(confident). My motto also makes me become ___
___ independent person. That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily.
My friends, what is your motto? If you still haven’t got a motto, please choose _____ because a motto can have a great effect ___
___ you.
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
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