Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people 21 that it’s their job to show others how their positions, statements, and points of view are 22 , and that on doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow _23 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been _24 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right”? Or, has anyone you know ever 25 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their 26 ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us 27 to be corrected. We all want our position to be 28 and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest 29 of the human heart. And those who learn to 30 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the 31 of correcting others are often resented(怨恨 ) and 32 .
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practice 33 others the joy of being right ---give them the glory. 34 correcting. When someone says, “ I really feel it’s important to …”, rather than breaking 35 and saying, “No, it’s more important to…“, simply let it go and allow their statement to 36 . The people in your life will become less defensive and more 37 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 38 . You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s 39 , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos( 自我 ). Starting today, let others be “ 40 ” , most of the time.
A．believe B．doubt C．prove D．tell
A．unimportant B．unbelievable C．incorrect D．imperfect
A．consider B．appreciate C．understand D．refuse
A．fooled B．helped C．taught D．corrected
A．thanked B．rewarded C．cared D．accepted
A．side B．price C．expense D．value
A．like B．hate C．prefer D．afford
A．admired B．received C．realized D．respected
A．shortcomings B．advantage C．desires D．wishes
A．talk B．praise C．help D．listen
A．habit B．form C．position D．purpose
A．punished B．avoided C．left D．laughed
A．letting B．lending C．allowing D．owing
A．Stop B．Continue C．Practise D．Try
A．out B．up C．in D．off
A．last B．send C．work D．stand
A．helpful B．loving C．careful D．popular
A．dreamed B．requested C．asked D．demanded
A．sufferings B．worries C．progress D．happiness
A．happy B．right C．sorry D．proud
When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your , friend, and nurse; the only person you rely on with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.
My mother suffered from problems that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could it and everything would be okay. , in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever.
Adoption is a word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to , I felt it was the worst betrayal(背叛). I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I anyone since the person I had loved more than all else had abandoned me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt even more . I could not forgive her and always how she could reject me like an old sofa.
However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how our situation had been.We had been on boxes of noodles, and at one point we lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother to try and save me from what our lives were becoming each day passed.
Only recently have I begun to understand my mother gave me to strangers. she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a in life, one she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special only because she was selfless enough to give me up.
A．hostess B．competitor C．provider D．candidate
A．mainly B．completely C．gradually D．occasionally
A．moral B．physical C．social D．legal
A．forced B．inspired C．allowed D．convinced
A．stick to B．escape from C．decide on D．get through
A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Therefore
A．familiar B．negative C．simple D．foreign
A．strangers B．cousins C．friends D．neighbors
A．understand B．support C．trust D．praise
A．worried B．innocent C．scared D．bitter
A．imagined B．wondered C．remembered D．questioned
A．ridiculous B．urgent C．desperate D．complex
A．focusing B．working C．acting D．surviving
A．also B．even C．still D．yet
A．fought B．learnt C．hesitated D．tended
A．till B．before C．as D．once
A．how B．why C．that D．what
A．In the long run B．Time and again C．For quite a while D．All at once
A．challenge B．goal C．reward D．chance
A．gift B．fact C．test D．deal
Dear dad,
Happy birthday to you! On this special day, I’d like to talk to you in a special way.
I don’t think I’m good at telling you my thought face to face with you, so I’m to show my deep love for you. You’re not a rich man or a famous person. But in my heart, you are one of the greatest in the world. I’m you. You’re interested in being famous and rich. You do things like paying for your phone on time, and working as a worker in your factory. The smile on your face shows you’re pleased with the family. You take good care of my grandparents. You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with mom on Sundays.
In the past, I didn’t care you were with me or not. Now I am sorry to say I didn’t you before. But I am thankful for what you have done for me.
I am quite lucky that I have a great father. And I feel happy that now I can let you know how much I love you. You are successful as a son, a husband, a father and a friend.
Love from,
Lydia
A．writing B．thinking C．reading D．speaking
A．kids B．adults C．men D．women
A．worried about B．proud of C．afraid of D．sorry for
A．always B．ever C．already D．never
A．common B．interesting C．wonderful D．popular
A．whether B．that C．what D．where
A．realize B．regret C．respect D．remind
A．too B．so C．very D．Such
Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman’s living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he the living room.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her.
The woman didn’t give up her . One day, she decided to find out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked .She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it, she failed.
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was .He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home．
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything .” The businessman shouted at them, “The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That’s important!”A．left B．entered C．went to
A．open B．close C．clean
A．work B．advice C．idea
A．inside B．outside C．down
A．so B．and C．but
A．lost B．open C．empty
A．at once B．at last C．at all
It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat．My , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping．I ordered a Salisbury steak．When brought to the table, it was by a plate of peas．I do not like peas now．I did not like peas then．I have always hated peas．And I was not about to eat them now．"Eat your peas," my grandmother said．
"Mother," said my mother in her voice．"He doesn't like peas．Leave him alone."
My grandmother did not reply．She in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."
I had absolutely no idea of the coming ． I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the of that five dollars．I began to force the terrible things down my ．
My mother was very angry．My grandmother had that look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）．"I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother．She glared at me.
I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat．The made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them．My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a（n） way．My mother continued to glare in silence．And the ended．Or so I thought．
My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later．That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods．Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas．She offered me some peas, and I certainly ．My mother fixed me with a cold as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate．Then came the words that were to me for years．
"You ate them for ," she said．"You can eat them for love."
What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none．I ate them that day and every other time they were thereafter．
A．grandmother B．sister C．brother D．father
A．covered B．accompanied C．replaced D．ruined
A．passively B．particularly C．sincerely D．certainly
A．warning B．pleasant C．terrific D．bored
A．came B．walked C．leaned D．waved
A．harmful B．fateful C．truthful D．grateful
A．appetite B．doom C．fortune D．criticism
A．unacceptable B．uncertain C．unimaginable D．undeniable
A．possession B．thought C．reference D．offer
A．mouth B．face C．stomach D．throat
A．interested B．surprised C．offensive D．self-satisfied
A．peas B．glares C．words D．gestures
A．floated B．faded C．escaped D．rolled
A．peaceful B．showy C．hurried D．encouraging
A．incident B．silence C．lunch D．shopping
A．hesitated B．accepted C．declined D．complained
A．hand B．voice C．look D．eye
A．push B．benefit C．trouble D．cheer
A．money B．pressure C．fun D．love
A．awarded B．refused C．served D．mentioned
At the edge of a forest, stood a big tree. Its branches spread out majestically (庄严地) and so did its roots. It people from the sun under its shady leaves, and provided to countless birds and other small creatures in its branches. It was very excited with activity all the time.
At the foot of the tree grew a little plant. The plant was tall, thin, graceful and easily , and tended to fall over at the of the slightest wind.
One day, the two neighbours were having a little chat.
“ Well, little one, ” said the tree to the plant, “ Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head in the air as I do?”
“ I see no need to do so,” the plant with a smile. “ , I think I may be safer this way.”
“ Safer!” sneered (讥讽) the tree. “ Are you that you’re safer than I am? Do you know how deep my roots are , how thick and strong my trunk is? two men hold hands they would not be able to surround my trunk. Who could possibly pull me out by the roots or my head to the ground?”
And the tree turned away from the plant in .
But the tree was to its words very soon. One evening a great hurricane in the region. It threw the trees off their roots and almost completely destroyed the forest. It uprooted the tree and it away with great force.
When the storm had passed, the villagers living nearby the damage. Strong trees that had once almost touched the sky, were now reduced to stumps (残根）or . The dead animals were found everywhere in the .
But there was one . The little plant. The plant had been moved from side to side under the hurricane, and bent completely. But when the hurricane ended, it sighed and stood upright again.
No trace remained of its powerful neighbour .
A．hide B．protect C．prevent D．defend
A．shade B．food C．shelter D．space
A．broken B．destroyed C．grown D．planted
A．reach B．blow C．touch D．knock
A．bravely B．straightly C．gratefully D．delightedly
A．explained B．shouted C．said D．whispered
A．Gradually B．Actually C．Generally D．Finally
A．concluding B．finding C．guessing D．suggesting
A．placed B．hidden C．buried D．planted
A．Even if B．Although C．Because D．When
A．put B．bow C．lead D．get
A．anger B．surprise C．belief D．relief
A．keep B．regret C．break D．follow
A．blew B．arrived C．arose D．appeared
A．turned B．pushed C．threw D．blew
A．counted B．saw C．observed D．surveyed
A．worse B．more C．less D．better
A．tree B．forest C．plant D．plain
A．plant B．example C．exception D．tree
A．then B．finally C．gradually D．Though
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