My husband, a simple man, has a favorite saying: “A bargain is really a bargain when you don’t buy it”. ___21___ he sets aside his simple ways when we dine out. Unlike his relatives who enter a restaurant armed with calculators to make sure they never ___22___, my husband___23___ 5 percent each time the accepted tip standard increases. He hasn’t analyzed why he tips so generously, but I think the habit ___24___ from his high school years, when he worked as a busboy(饭店打杂工) and got tips from people he served.
Over the years, out growing boys would suggest that Dad let them ___25___ dessert rather than tip so much. He stood firm ___26___ their strong demands. Our sons and I have __27___ to accept his habit. We recently ___28___ our son’s girlfriend to seafood. We chose a restaurant near Cocoa Beach. Our server, a grandmotherly woman ___29___ at the artof service, flew around the restaurant serving dishes and drinks ___30___ treating customers enthusiastically. She remembered their special ___31___, likes and dislikes. She didn’t serve us ___32___ food. She served us the best food. She made sure the kitchen gave her fresh produce. At the end of the meal, our waitress ___33___ the bill, then went to ___34___ to the growing crowd of other diners. My husband paid with a credit card and added her tip. When we left, “Mr. Goldsmith!”she called waving a receipt(发票)at him, “Thank you.” “What did you give her?”I asked, wondering if he had done something ___35___ or made acalculation error. “She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a big ___36___ in tips.It wasn’t until later when I overheard our son retelling the story of the grateful waitress that I realized she had given my family something ___37___ a thank you. She showed our son the __38___ of recognizing hard work. Her show of gratitudehelped a dad earn a bit more ___39___ from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I married this ___40___, caring man.
A．Therefore B．Yet C．Instead D．Besides
A．overtip B．overspend C．overcharge D．overwaste
A．adds B．supplies C．refuses D．provides
A．developed B．resulted C．appeared D．changed
A．order B．choose C．book D．ask
A．for B．to C．against D．upon
A．decided B．agreed C．come D．happened
A．helped B．requested C．treated D．cooked
A．quick B．familiar C．weak D．skilled
A．sothat B．after C．with D．while
A．characters B．features C．tastes D．favorites
A．cheap B．special C．average D．delicious
A．presented B．took C．delivered D．settled
A．turn B．talk C．wait D．attend
A．demanding B．ashamed C．unreasonable D．puzzling
A．rise B．reward C．pay D．prize
A．littlemorethan B．morethan C．ratherthan D．otherthan
A．importance B．situation C．meaning D．effort
A．attention B．care C．praise D．respect
A．easy-going B．thoughtful C．tough D．serious
People in the US thought Ebola was only a disease, accompanied with fever and found in Africa at the beginning. then a man from west Africa died from Ebola at a hospital in Dallas, Texas. And two nurses for him became infected(感染) with the virus, which made the US government publish new guidelines to health workers．
Top American have repeatedly said that most people have little chance of being infected．Experts have that Ebola can only be spread through infected person’s body fluids — like blood．But it many Americans are what they have heard．
A recent survey found more than 80 percent of Americans believe that Ebola can be spread in many , including air forced through the nose or mouth. The Harvard School of Public Health the findings. The study also showed that most adults fear there will be a(n) of Ebola in the United States soon.
survey found that more than 70 percent of Americans would support calls to travel to and from Ebola-affected parts of Africa.
Thomas Frieden heads the U.S．Centers for Disease Control and Prevention．When asked whether officials had considered a travel ban, Mr．Frieden had to say：“We won’t be able to check travelers for when they leave or when they arrive. We won’t be able, as we do , to take a detailed history to see if they were when they arrive. When they , we wouldn’t be able to impose quarantine（强加隔离）as we now can if they have high-risk touch.”
Last week, President Barack Obama urged Americans not to what he called “ panic or fear ”.
This week，the administration announced that all travelers reaching the United States from some African nations are to pass through one of five airports.
A．Just B．Yet C．So D．Even
A．arranging B．caring C．searching D．standing
A．treat B．attend C．inspect D．protect
A．officials B．officers C．physicists D．doctors
A．stated B．suggested C．considered D．regretted
A．proves B．happens C．says D．appears
A．studying B．discussing C．questioning D．determining
A．means B．areas C．organs D．countries
A．announced B．received C．admitted D．rejected
A．increase B．income C．decrease D．outbreak
A．The other B．Another C．The same D．One
A．forbid B．expect C．require D．allow
A．foreign B．royal C．African D．federal
A．that B．this C．nothing D．those
A．change B．money C．fever D．crime
A．immediately B．previously C．presently D．regularly
A．examined B．searched C．explored D．exposed
A．leave B．arrive C．live D．stay
A．look forward to B．pay attention to C．give in to D．add up to
A．persuaded B．required C．advised D．guided
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town claiming(宣称) that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole country. A large crowd gathered，and they all agreed that his heart was because there was not a single scar(疤痕) in it. The young man was very proud.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as .”The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s . It was strongly, but full of scars. It had places pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps(缺口) where whole pieces were missing.
The young man laughed. “ your heart with mine, anyone with his eyes can see mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours looks perfect but I never trade with you. You see, every represents a person I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they _ me a piece of their heart that fits into the _ place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I treasure, because they remind me of the love we .
“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart , and the other person hasn’t returned a _ of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return where I have been waiting and fill the space. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’
Tears running his cheeks, the young man walked up to the old man, his own perfect heart, and tore out a piece. He it to the old man with trembling hands.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It , but not perfectly, as there were some rough edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.
They hugged and walked away side by side.
A．ugly B．perfect C．good D．hurt
A．mine B．his C．theirs D．ours
A．coat B．appearance C．face D．heart
A．knocking B．striking C．beating D．hitting
A．that B．which C．where D．whose
A．smooth B．rough C．broken D．pretty
A．Comparing B．Compared C．Compare D．Compares
A．might B．would C．could D．should
A．one B．heart C．piece D．scar
A．on whom B．in whom C．with whom D．to whom
A．take B．give C．lend D．pass
A．empty B．full C．red D．first
A．had B．gave C．shared D．owned
A．in B．away C．off D．up
A．lot B．sheet C．piece D．pile
A．taking B．making C．keeping D．bringing
A．last B．cut C．come D．stay
A．carried away B．reached into C．took out D．brought up
A．returned B．took C．offered D．served
A．fit B．hit C．beat D．set
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother．All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left．When she heard her daddy say to her mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “ a miracle（奇迹）can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank．She all the change out on the floor and counted carefully．Then she her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）．
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist．
“It’s my little brother,” the girl answered back．“He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a ．His name is Andrew and he has something growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t miracles here, child．I’ m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling at the little girl.
In the shop was a customer．He stooped （弯腰）down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother ?”
“I don’t know,” she replied．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs ．But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man．
“One dollar and eleven cents, I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man．“A dollar and eleven cents — the price of a miracle for little brothers． me to where you live．I want to see your brother and your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）．The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long Andrew was home again and doing well.
The little girl was ．She knew exactly how much the miracle ．one dollar and eleven cents ..．plus the faith of a little child.
A．tearful B．hopeful C．hopeless D．kind
A．Simply B．Just C．Only D．More than
A．drew B．pulled C．took D．poured
A．walked B．made C．brought D．felt
A．to B．as C．for D．on
A．hope B．doctor C．favor D．miracle
A．bad B．small C．extra D．impossible
A．give B．offer C．sell D．store
A．seriously B．sadly C．strangely D．coldly
A．well dressed B．kind hearted C．well behaved D．good looking
A．have B．need C．care D．like
A．a doctor B．a medicine C．an operation D．a kindness
A．savings B．wishes C．ideas D．suggestions
A．since B．as C．after D．but
A．same B．exact C．wrong D．necessary
A．tell B．Help C．Take D．Follow
A．save B．encourage C．persuade D．meet
A．that B．until C．before D．after
A．sad B．angry C．well D．happy
A．worth B．cost C．paid D．spend
One night, Lottie Williams was walking alone through a park in Tulsa. Suddenly she saw a huge high up in the sky. She was surprised at that very moment. She thought she'd just a shooting star. Less than thirty minutes later, that surprise turned to .
"I was walking through the park when I felt a tap on my ." Williams explained. As a result of being , she started to run, thinking a stranger had appeared out of . Then she heard something hit the ground behind her. "The was similar to an empty glass jar, " Williams recalled. " Then I and found it looked like a piece of fabric (织物) , it sounded like metal. " Williams felt that she was just fine.
Excited by her , she took the fallen piece of sky to her local library where she was advised to the National Weather Service, who told her about that had entered the earth ' s atmosphere the night before. After what had happened, Williams took the piece to the University of Tulsa where Dr Winton Cornell it with an electron microscope.
"It had been partly when flying down at high speed. It appeared to be the kind of material used t0 fuel tanks," Williams said. She then sent it to a research center, where they did further analysis the material to be part of the fuel tank of a US spacecraft, the 0f which is to make sure fuel tanks can not be damaged easily. Lottie Williams has become perhaps the only person in history to ever get hit by falling space rubbish.
A．bird B．fireball C．star D．moon
A．drawn B．caught C．photographed D．witnessed
A．fear B．hope C．worry D．excitement
A．once B．ever C．still D．again
A．head B．back C．neck D．shoulder
A．frightened B．annoyed C．disturbed D．ashamed
A．breath B．danger C．anywhere D．nowhere
A．height B．weight C．shape D．strength
A．jumped up B．bent down C．showed off D．turned around
A．but B．80 C．or D．since
A．nervous B．proud C．lucky D．guilty
A．invention B．discovery C．expectation D．prediction
A．join B．start C．run D．consult
A．a rocket B．an alien C．a UFO D．a planet
A．admitting B．explaining C．realizing D．remembering
A．repaired B．studied C．improved D．recovered
A．valued B．settled C．furnished D．melted
A．protect B．fill C．decorate D．examine
A．wishing B．imagining C．confirming D．announcing
A．result B．function C．future D．Source
Every day as I drove through town, I saw a one-legged man going through the dustbins next to McDonalds looking for food. It was only a month Christmas, starting to get cold and I could not help him.
So I bought a brush, loads of bread, cans of fish, and added a blanket and sweatshirts. I made a box up like a present and went this man. I saw him hobbling (蹒跚) away from the dustbins. I pulled over, took the box and to him. I said, “I would like to give you a Christmas present, and there are some food here and some things you might be able to use.”
He sidestepped around me and said, “No, thank you, I just had lunch. I don’t need .”Then he hobbled on down the sidewalk, me standing there in tears. I took the box down to a little shop that gave things out to the and homeless and told them what had happened and asked that they should give the to someone who could use it. The person there told me not to be and they thought my feelings were hurt as I was crying. I told her I was not crying for me but for him because what I had done his dignity(尊严) by treating him like a person in need. I was so .
A few years later I was able to in St. Anthony’s Dining Room in San Francisco. These people had to stand in for up to 6 hours to receive the food they could get. We took one tray of food at a time, and treated them they were in a restaurant ordering a meal they were paying for and when we took our , we would sit down with one of them and talk and our food with someone if we had too much.
From my own experience, I have learned a great lesson. help is sometimes harder than giving it.
A．when B．until C．before D．since
A．thinking about B．sending for C．talking about D．calling for
A．in honor of B．in need of C．in case of D．in search of
A．went up B．called off C．went out D．called down
A．things B．items C．events D．presents
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．making B．finding C．keeping D．leaving
A．poor B．rich C．good D．bad
A．box B．shirt C．food D．blanket
A．angry B．upset C．worried D．surprised
A．still B．even C．just D．ever
A．put away B．took away C．put out D．took out
A．ashamed B．desperate C．scared D．disappointed
A．visit B．volunteer C．sponsor D．donate
A．line B．group C．team D．crowd
A．rest B．little C．only D．other
A．even if B．as if C．only if D．if only
A．break B．time C．order D．money
A．share B．exchange C．supply D．enjoy
A．Receiving B．Offering C．Expecting D．Accepting
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