A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with 36 . As they drive past 37 they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acceptance. The only fame they have is making a nuisance of themselves to the local police station by 38 music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other pretty 39 gripe (把柄).
On moving into this neighborhood, I was 40 of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a 41 to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some 42 or other.
I 43 answered politely and made sure I 44 as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I 45 to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their 46 remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to 47 these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their 48 . Imagine my 49 when two days later they 50 at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stockings on their gate, and they 51 me a bunch of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters , do not 52 on your random（随意的） gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this 53 to others, nor how many broken or 54 hearted people you may just change with a simple act of 55 .
A．nobody B．someone C．anyone D．nothing
A．ladies B．neighbors C．friends D．relatives
A．composing B．requesting C．reporting D．explaining
A．important B．easy C．interesting D．little
A．accused B．warned C．reminded D．convinced
A．challenge B．job C．task D．matter
A．jokes B．advice C．explanation D．complaint
A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
A．waved B．stared C．noticed D．laughed
A．started B．continued C．mentioned D．decided
A．smile B．attitude C．decision D．anger
A．add B．recommend C．reduced D．drove
A．place B．roof C．gate D．fence
A．interest B．smile C．surprise D．face
A．whispered B．stopped C．shouted D．wandered
A．brought B．wished C．threw D．expected
A．take in B．take up C．give in D．give up
A．refers B．means C．relates D．contributes
A．kind B．light C．hard D．warm
A．sorrow B．hope C．imagination D．kindness
As I entered womanhood，mom told me that no matter what happened and no matter what I did，I could always come home. Because of what those words meant to me，I said the same thing to my .
My childhood was filled with —a lot of kisses，lots of hugs，and lots of spoken “I love you”．Because of what those meant to me，I my sons the same things.
My mom came from a family and had a difficult childhood，yet she never about how unlucky she was my mom，I saw love’s ability to forgive.
I saw my sweet mom love my Grandpa， he had abandoned her and my Grandma and failed to them with basic necessities；I never saw mom treat Grandpa any way but lovingly，even though he was far from . I learned how love behaves and forgives.
I watched my mom my 100yearold grandma who，in her blindness，deafness and feebleness(虚弱)，needed almost care. When I was in her home，I heard what I’ve heard all my life，“I love you，mom.” They would each other this at least five times a —when mom got Grandma up，made her comfortable in bed，or prepared her . And I would hear love’s when Grandma said，“And I love you too.”
Love forgives and not focusing on what has happened ，love’s focus is on what needs to be done and on doing it the we can.
My mom taught me to love；she told me to it on to my children，and she forgiveness herself.
A．children B．friends C．classmates D．neighbors
A．confusion B．imagination C．happiness D．attraction
A．gave B．ordered C．paid D．bought
A．famous B．peaceful C．rich D．broken
A．thought B．complained C．learned D．wondered
A．With B．Like C．In D．Before
A．although B．because C．so D．if
A．prepare B．run C．hope D．provide
A．special B．kind C．normal D．smart
A．wait for B．laugh at C．turn to D．look after
A．little B．free C．early D．total
A．call B．tell C．ask D．encourage
A．year B．month C．day D．second
A．books B．money C．meal D．travel
A．response B．question C．solution D．measure
A．walks on B．moves on C．falls behind D．runs away
A．Besides B．Therefore C．Also D．Instead
A．quickest B．least C．best D．longest
A．look B．pass C．put D．write
A．showed B．expected C．remembered D．doubted
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I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest , my mother is telling me, “Don’t watch the when you say ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look the person in the , so he’ll know you it.”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) apology: it must be direct. You must never to be doing something else. You do not a pile of letters while apologizing to a person in position after blaming（责备） him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your . You do not apologize to a hostess(女主人), whose guest of honor you treat , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad .
One of the important things you should do for an apology is readiness to the responsibility(责任) for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no for the other person to us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling about themselves. That, after all, is the of every apology. It little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault: answering for(对……负责) one’s encourages others to take their share of the blame.
A．provided B．mixed C．compared D．treated
A．dreams B．courses C．memories D．ideas
A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom
A．mind B．soul C．face D．eye
A．imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret
A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic
A．pretend B．forget C．refuse D．expect
A．hold on B．put away C．look through D．pick up
A．poorer B．weaker C．worse D．lower
A．fault B．reason C．result D．duty
A．cruelly B．freely C．roughly D．foolishly
A．manners B．excuses C．efforts D．roles
A．active B．effective C．extra D．easy
A．raise B．perform C．admit D．bear
A．situation B．need C．sign D．room
A．advise B．forgive C．warn D．blame
A．wiser B．warmer C．better D．cleverer
A．purpose B．method C．end D．advantage
A．cares B．matters C．depends D．remains
A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions
One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done and allowing you to skip a grade, but you’ll have to your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large apartment, I became how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on family and work. difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a attitude.
Back home , I myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable .
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the has really taught me. Sacrifices in the end. The separation between us has proved to be for me.
A．attract B．surprise C．promote D．praise
A．well B．much C．little D．wrong
A．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive
A．explaining B．wandering C．regretting D．wondering
A．poor B．timely C．final D．tough
A．politely B．eagerly C．nervously D．curiously
A．presence B．patience C．intelligence D．Influence
A．Comfortable B．Empty C．Expensive D．Modern
A．satisfied with B．Interested in C．doubtful D．aware of
A．when B．that C．which D．where
A．abandoning B．comparing C．balancing D．mixing
A．Depending on B．Faced with C．supplied with D．Insisting on
A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general
A．reminded B．informed C．warned D．criticized
A．expected B．offered C．attempted D．managed
A．grateful B．energetic C．independent D．practical
A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals
A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion
A．pay off B．come back C．run out D．turn up
A．failure B．gathering C．blessing D．pleasure
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Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to something from herself. Could her go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was in another loving mother’s chest.
A．change B．danger C．disorder D．pain
A．matched B．replaced C．controlled D．cooperated
A．finding B．interrupting C．touring D．phoning
A．rolling B．running C．walking D．jumping
A．corner B．bed C．man D．nurse
A．put B．support C．pass D．make
A．save B．recycle C．donate D．separate
A．heart B．brain C．husband D．spirit
A．informed B．warned C．congratulated D．reminded
A．give up B．carry out C．search after D．put off
A．noticed B．predicted C．found D．declared
A．praying B．begging C．decorating D．singing
A．funeral B．operation C．performance D．anniversary
A．passed away B．left behind C．woke up D．dressed up
A．active B．alive C．necessary D．changeable
With the help of Gloria, his wife, Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, stereo systems, and home appliances. Tom developed an excellent with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service. He was proud of his high percentage of repeat .
About five years ago, Tom was by the owners of a competing company, Stereo Super Stores. They wanted him to them out. The price was very attractive. Everything looked good. Before making his final Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase. She told him that the numbers looked good it didn't feel to her. However, Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare , he went ahead and made the . Within months he discovered that he had made a big . He had paid too much for a company. He tried as hard as he could to make it work out, but he couldn't turn things .He was forced into bankruptcy (破产). He was about to lose everything, including his business.
Tom was embarrassed, but he is a survivor. He looked at his situation. He decided to admit his mistake and, rather than getting stuck in lawsuits (诉讼), he would focus his on saving and rebuilding his original business. He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his , and that he needed to learn from this . He dealt with the crisis in a way that delighted people, who in turn respect for him. Old customers poured into his store. He and Gloria to changes in retailing (零售) and have built an even better business than before.
In the business world, it is natural to gain and lose, of Peterson’s experience is an example. Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts and learn from them attract endless profits.
A．popularity B．reputation C．cause D．foundation
A．customers B．assistants C．friends D．visitors
A．appointed B．approved C．approached D．appreciated
A．sell B．pay C．buy D．check
A．decision B．choice C．determination D．judgment
A．as though B．now that C．even though D．in case
A．terrible B．fair C．right D．attractive
A．possibility B．occasion C．event D．opportunity
A．profit B．purchase C．reservation D．appointment
A．difference B．discovery C．commitment D．mistake
A．dying B．controversial C．clumsy D．tiring
A．in B．around C．down D．up
A．original B．various C．unique D．precious
A．quietly B．loudly C．openly D．secretly
A．beliefs B．spirits C．attempts D．energies
A．producer B．wife C．relative D．adviser
A．experience B．enterprise C．process D．history
A．won B．showed C．achieved D．earned
A．belonged B．adapted C．adopted D．appealed
A．them B．what C．that D．which
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