About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children. Instead, I often heard the parents yelling __26__ at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a __27__ one.
We often __28__ in the hallway. I always greeted them, but the only __29__ I ever got was a “hello” from the eightyearold girl. I usually __30__ to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just __31__ their apartment and the little girl was __32__ the outside door open for the others. I __33__ in the car doing __34__ things because I wasn't eager to be snubbed(冷落) again. Finally, I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling their daughter to hurry and get into the car, __35__ the little girl was still holding the door, __36__ me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.
I forgot to tell her how __37__ I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had __38__ an old man's heart.
The next day there was a __39__ on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite __40__ of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother standing there too. Her parents __41__ me.
From then on when we met in the hallway we always greeted each other，in a friendly __42__.
Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and __43__ how I was going to keep my doctor's __44__ because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.
Isn't it __45__ that the small kind act of an 8yearold girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good things come from small acts.
A．quietly B．strangely C．quickly D．angrily
A．frightening B．exciting C．sincere D．kind
A．quarreled B．met C．chatted D．argued
A．present B．result C．reply D．return
A．went out B．set out C．took out D．gave out
A．decorating B．cleaning C．returning D．leaving
A．breaking B．operating C．holding D．unlocking
A．kept B．remained C．insisted D．continued
A．favorite B．irrelevant C．unnecessary D．curious
A．but B．and C．so D．then
A．hunting for B．asking for C．waiting for D．calling for
A．beneficial B．influential C．anxious D．grateful
A．strengthened B．broken C．touched D．saved
A．note B．knock C．invitation D．picture
A．proud B．aware C．afraid D．sure
A．admitted B．recognized C．praised D．thanked
A．manner B．appearance C．sound D．announcement
A．found B．ignored C．remembered D．wondered
A．promise B．appointment C．suggestion D．attention
A．amazing B．confusing C．scaring D．challenging
The hardest arithmetic(算术) to master is how to count our blessings.
According to legend, a young man while crossing the desert a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was sweet that he filled his leather canteen he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.
After a four-day journey he the water to the old man who took a deep , smiled warmly and his student greatly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a heart.
Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He , saying it was awful. It had become sour because of the old leather container.
The student his teacher: “Master, the water was . Why did you pretend to like it?”
The teacher replied, “You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was only the container for an act of loving-kindness and could be sweeter.”
I think we understand this lesson best when we receive innocent gifts of from young children. it’s a greeting card or a bunch of flowers, the natural and proper is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we treasure the idea the gift.
Gratitude doesn’t always come . Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given the feeling reflected in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
A．went through B．came across C．fell into D．watched over
A．very B．too C．enough D．so
A．so that B．for fear that C．in case D．on condition that
A．provided B．sent C．presented D．threw
A．drink B．bite C．look D．breath
A．comforted B．forgave C．blamed D．thanked
A．frightened B．satisfying C．happy D．grateful
A．drank it up B．let it out C．brought it up D．spat it out
A．apparently . B．probably C．immediately D．eventually
A．doubted B．replied C．challenged D．charged
A．delicious B．sweet C．terrible D．clear
A．obviously B．simply C．entirely D．certainly
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．sympathy B．love C．respect D．care
A．Either B．Neither C．If D．Whether
A．response B．conduct C．behavior D．performance
A．beneath B．within C．beyond D．about
A．naturally B．normally C．commonly D．universally
A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than
A．expression B．attraction C．possession D．explanation
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Americans prefer to try every way to have fun, for example, they drive their own cars, some even tow a small boat after vehicle. They start from Los Angeles, California under sun, through four or five hundred miles to go to La Fulin, Colorado to spend weekends while Chinese people are still with work, and have dinner at home together with families in weekends or time watching TV.
The difference is mainly due to cultural customs and traditions the two countries. It is said that Chinese people are living for others, while Americans are for . When Chinese people come to the United States, they fight for first, and then desperately make money after they are recognized by others. It seems that, the purpose to earn money is not to enjoy life, for their following generations sons and daughters and even grandchildren. Chinese people prefer to save money emergency, such as illness. Although Chinese people with in the United States don’t need to worry about their own social welfare and health insurance, they work still very hard, as they hope that they can more money.
Chinese people’s interest is in the amount on the passbook（存折）, so they spend money usually. Most of Chinese are very thrifty（节约的）, and they are to spend money, but there are exceptions. They are willing to spend money on their . Many Chinese people think that, they endure（容忍） many , so they wish that their children could live much better. Therefore, in the United States elementary schools, you can see that those who the best, with more pocket money are Chinese students. In contrast, American children dress very simply, with just a little pocket money.
Chinese, Americans believe in living for themselves. They do everything for their own. , they earn money to enjoy a life, and pursue a higher quality of life. As for their own parents or children, they think that parents have their own pension and social welfare, and children should live a(n) life when they are 18’ years old. So they could boldly spend money on themselves. , Americans save little money. In the street, it is easy for Chinese to take out 300-400 dollars, but it is hard to say for Americans.
A．running B．driving C．going D．walking
A．boring B．pleasant C．busy D．angry
A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay
A．through B．for C．among D．between
A．themselves B．theirs C．them D．others
A．survival B．remainder C．existence D．material
A．or B．nor C．but D．and
A．in possession of B．on account of C．in spite of D．in case of
A．identity B．force C．fame D．power
A．borrow B．give C．use D．save
A．large B．few C．much D．little
A．easy B．reluctant C．willing D．happy
A．children B．relatives C．parents D．friends
A．hardships B．problems C．difficulties D．sufferings
A．match B．decorate C．dress D．wear
A．Different from B．Interested in C．Similar to D．Thanks to
A．Otherwise B．However C．Therefore D．Since
A．better B．well C．good D．rich
A．single B．independent C．different D．comfortable
A．In that case B．As a whole C．In this way D．As a result
For many years, my parents had a fortune from a fortune cookie that , “You and your wife will be happy in your life together.” They it in a framed picture of themselves smiling near a beach in Cuba. I always enjoyed seeing the picture and the fortune; it gave me a of stability(稳定). I would say that they had a wonderful twenty-six-year . There were, of course, good times and times, but they were able to work together to make the life they wanted. In my opinion, there is not much more than one can ask .
When my mother was fifty-one, she got a cancer（癌症）on her tongue. Operating would have bad effects on her voice, and she would have been required to use a feeding tube for the of her life. She chose radiation treatment（化疗）. More than one year later she was forced to have a tracheotomy(气管切开术), which meant that she her voice and had to start using a tube. She decided with my father not to go through any more treatments and to at home. During this difficult time, I married my husband. We moved in with my parents to my father and to be with my mother. Five weeks after my wedding, my mother at home with the whole family present.
The day after her death, my family went out to – we really weren’t up to cooking a big family meal. My father chose a Vietnamese(越南) . We ate our dinner, talking about my mother and memories. It was a bittersweet . We had all loved her so much, but at the same me we were that her suffering was over. After dinner, we our fortune cookies. My husband’s fortune read, “You and your wife will be happy in your life together.” We .
A．wrote B．read C．told D．talked
A．kept B．left C．forgot D．liked
A．emotion B．safety C．sense D．happiness
A．life B．family C．home D．marriage
A．wonderful B．strange C．bad D．poor
A．for B．of C．with D．over
A．other B．last C．rest D．first
A．lost B．raised C．lowed D．started
A．flowing B．feeding C．medicine D．water
A．work B．lay C．stay D．arrive
A．possibly B．especially C．probably D．extremely
A．offer B．help C．command D．swap
A．recovered B．suffered C．died D．passed
A．walk B．picnic C．visit D．eat
A．hotel B．restaurant C．cinema D．museum
A．sharing B．remembering C．collecting D．packing
A．meal B．place C．moment D．dusk
A．sad B．upset C．determined D．glad
A．made B．found C．opened D．cooked
A．laughed B．smiled C．cried D．preferred
We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the ___ was a small old man who took the bus to the health center every morning. He always chose to ___ behind the driver. No one ever paid much ___ to him.
But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and ____ at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were ___ as usual.
The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good___ _ to you all!” Some of us looked up, ___ , and said, “Good morning!” From then on he said good morning to us every day and we began to ___ to each other.
One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around ____ _ and asked, “Are these for me, Charlie?” We never got to know his name was really “Charlie”, ____ _ he waved(挥动) the flowers and said ____ _. People laughed. Every morning after that Charlie always ___ a flower.
Until one morning Charlie wasn’t _____ at his usual stop. And he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. What might have ____ to him? When we came nearer to the health centre, a woman ____ _ the driver to wait a moment. We all held our ___ _ when she went to the door.
She said she knew ____ _ we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. They ____ _ him back on Monday.
The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought ____ to in that summer sat with a ____ _in our hands.
A．friends B．drivers C．passengers D．workers
A．sit B．hide C．shout D．sleep
A．attention B．energy C．interest D．expectation
A．called B．laughed C．smiled D．pointed
A．upset B．crazy C．silent D．bored
A．trip B．morning C．holiday D．time
A．worried B．surprised C．moved D．scared
A．introduce B．admit C．write D．talk
A．politely B．proudly C．carefully D．smilingly
A．because B．so C．until D．but
A．sorry B．yes C．thanks D．hello
A．bought B．found C．wore D．brought
A．waiting B．arriving C．greeting D．walking
A．happened B．sent C．spoken D．regarding
A．ordered B．invited C．asked D．promised
A．tears B．breath C．hands D．flowers
A．where B．when C．who D．what
A．kept B．expected C．looked D．got
A．happiness B．luck C．concern D．power
A．letter B．ticket C．card D．flower
I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to _. From the airport, my friend and I a taxi to my . On the way I saw the skyline（天际线） of Manhattan（曼哈顿） for the _time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers （摩天大厦）and their man-made . Helping me unpack（卸下包裹） at the hotel, my friend left and to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something to eat. Since（因为） I couldn’t speak a single of English, I couldn’t tell the what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to English.
A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool
A．look B．listen C．enjoy D．mind
A．sat B．took C．rode D．used
A．home B．hotel C．office D．school
A．first B．one C．last D．only
A．satellites B．lakes C．beauty D．parks
A．advised B．liked C．Promised D．hoped
A．Before long B．Shortly after C．Soon D．Then
A．restaurant B．shop C．supermarket D．pub
A．letter B．word C．sentence D．phrase
A．boss B．cook C．waiter D．waitress
A．voices B．suggestions C．sounds D．gestures
A．looking B．ordering C．picking D．eating
A．until B．when C．before D．after
A．tried B．stopped C．decided D．continued
A．anything B．everything C．something D．some things
A．came B．went C．returned D．arrived
A．asleep B．awake C．afraid D．alive
A．noise B．voices C．streets D．places
A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell
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