“Hi! John．” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m going to have a 16 performance tonight．I hope you’ll come．Here is the 17 ．” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people 18 ．
"Is that true?" I asked myself．She was a quite 19 girl．I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to 20 indeed．
I arrived at the 21 with the ticket, and found my seat．Her performance was the seventh one．I knew I would 22 from a hard time before her turn, for I had no 23 of art, but her performance was 24 watching, no matter how long I would wait．Time went slowly．I 25 with myself not to fall asleep．
"Let’ s welcome the next exciting dance - Latin !" 26 filled the hall at once．
I opened my eyes as large as possible, 27 to lose anything．Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage．Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully 28 in the Latin music．At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly 29 on the splendid stage．
After all the performance 30 , I waited for her at the gate．
"Hi!" She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 31 as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen．
"How do you feel?" There was not a little bit tired 32 on her face．
" 33 !" I answered．
"Thank you! I knew it would be．" She could not 34 her excitement, laughing like a child．Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I 35 that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella．
A．instrument B．dance C．music D．opera
A．address B．number C．ticket D．invitation
A．quickly B．completely C．quietly D．excitedly
A．lovely B．popular C．confident D．ordinary
A．cover up B．turn off C．dress up D．take in
A．hall B．party C．theatre D．school
A．relieve B．escape C．relax D．suffer
A．interest B．ability C．sense D．touch
A．proper B．worth C．good D．happy
A．struggled B．knocked C．supported D．controlled
A．Appreciation B．Attention C．Expectation D．Applause
A．failing B．fearing C．forgetting D．regretting
A．absorbed B．swallowed C．interested D．surrounded
A．singing B．flying C．skipping D．staying
A．stopped B．paused C．ended D．succeeded
A．talked B．dressed C．laughed D．looked
A．appearance B．excitement C．expression D．exhibition
A．Sorry B．Congratulations C．Far from D．Fantastic
A．hide B．prevent C．remove D．abandon
A．doubted B．realized C．wondered D．suggested
My dad also taught me, by example, that a healthy lifestyle is important. He was ever sick. But I don’t my dad ever even had a cup of coffee. He seldom
alcohol.
He would say, “Bonnie, your is a reflection of your overall physical well-being. So
you want to sing well, take better care of yourself.” If I became hoarse(嘶哑的)or caught a cold, he didn’t
me directly, “Well, Bonnie, you know, if you’d get to sleep a little earlier, that would probably be a good
.” When I decided to get silent about 18 years ago, he told me, “See, Bonnie, it’s so great to see you in such strong voice
.”
He just did not complain, even when he was uncomfortable towards the end, the cancer that eventually
his life. He simply made a
to be positive.
I am so glad that we had the to perform together. I was touched that he tried singing my music,
the bluesy style didn’t come
to him. Then, when I had so much Grammy(格莱美奖)
with my album Nick of Time in 1990, I
, hey, I have one of the greatest
of all time in my family. I was very
about doing The Boston Pops Show on TV with my dad. To
me, he said, “Bonnie, a beautiful song is a beautiful song. Just
it.” I looked in my dad’s
, and there we were singing Irving Berlin’s song. Of all the duets(二重唱)I’ve done, that one will always be a highlight.
A. possibly B. hardly
C. nearly D. almost
A. avoided B. banned
C. served D. touched
A. voice B. beauty
C. habit D. health
A. whether B. when
C. if D. though
A. punish B. scold
C. blame D. order
A. idea B. question
C. decision D. deed
A. all in all B. all over
C. all the time D. all right
A. from B. by
C. in D. at
A. carried B. took
C. changed D. lost
A. plan B. living
C. choice D. promise
A. time B. luck
C. energy D. chance
A. if only B. even though
C. whenever D. unless
A. happily B. fortunately
C. truly D. naturally
A. difficulty B. success
C. process D. effort
A. said B. guessed
C. meant D. realized
A. dancers B. editors
C. listeners D. singers
A. nervous B. shy
C. scared D. upset
A. teach B. train
C. calm D. praise
A. forget B. believe
C. make D. do
A. mind B. thought
C. heart D. eyes
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的)time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to
him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those opportunities. How many times have I let such moments ? I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have to me. Or what he might to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always
never hearing him put his into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said. “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That’s all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying. All I was of was the stubble(短须)on his chin as his face pressed
mine. What I had said to Daniel was . it was nothing. And yet, it was .
A．experience B．spend C．enjoy D．shape
A．show B．give C．leave D．instruct
A．last B．first C．very D．next
A．upward B．into C．down D．up
A．sign B．scene C．scenery D．sight
A．interest B．instruction C．courage D．direction
A．failed B．discouraged C．struck D．troubled
A．future B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost
A．last B．pass C．fly D．remain
A．counted B．meant C．valued D．earned
A．think B．want C．expect D．wish
A．But B．And C．Instead D．So
A．wondered B．regretted C．minded D．tried
A．views B．actions C．feelings D．attitudes
A．important B．essential C．hard D．complex
A．disappeared B．changed C．progressed D．advanced
A．sensitive B．convinced C．aware D．tired
A．by B．against C．on D．with
A．clumsy B．gentle C．absurd D．moving
A．none B．all C．anything D．everything
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! it speaks than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication(非言语交际)takes up about 50% of what we really . And body language is particularly when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.
, different societies treat the between people differently. Northern European usually do not like having contact even with friends, and certainly not with . People from Latin American countries, , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in , it may look like a Latino is a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep —which the Latino will in return regard as .
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from cultures, there’s a strong possibility of . But whatever the situation, the best is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be .
A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
A．sounds B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．well B．far C．much D．long
A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings
A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone
A．strangers B．relatives C．neighbours D．enemies
A．in other words B．on the other hand C．in a similar way D．by all means
A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following
A．closer B．faster C．in D．away
A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich
A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
A．chance B．time C．result D．advice
A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased
Every morning, before dropping her son off at school, my friend would stop on the way to work to grab a quick breakfast. They tended to frequent the restaurant every morning grabbing an egg sandwich, juice, and coffee for herself, milk for her son.
One day she an additional breakfast. When they had eaten and walked out of the door, she stopped and said good morning to a
man who was sitting alone outside the restaurant and
him the additional breakfast she had bought. He
her, grinning, telling her it was the first meal he had in a great many days. She couldn’t help but feel
and was glad she finally took action.
She told her son that she had him every day that week outside the restaurant and that no one, herself included, had
to offer him food, drink, comfort, etc. She further
that homelessness can happen to anyone, the importance of service to others and
acts of kindness were.
And so her kindness tradition… each day thereafter she and her son
to buy and supply the homeless gentleman with breakfast. The
was going on until they
several years later but the lesson was
implanted in her son by then.
She as she told me that this kindness legacy
to her son, who remembered this childhood tradition and lesson. Now a college graduate and
employed, her son stops every day at Starbucks for his morning cup of coffee and purchases a
for a homeless person nearby before commuting to the
.
What a great family legacy that she can pass along to her children as well!
A. small B. same C. crowded D. ordinary
A. received B. demanded C. expected D. ordered
A. strong B. kind C. homeless D. sick
A. handed B. bought C. supplied D. provided
A. remembered B. thanked C. respected D. paid
A. grateful B. sorry C. anxious D. good
A. helped B. seen C. disliked D. missed
A. agreed B. refused C. stopped D. appeared
A. shouted B. replied C. argued D. explained
A. what B. which C. how D. where
A. ended B. began C. met D. presented
A. hesitated B. hurried C. continued D. needed
A. moment B. life C. practice D. performance
A. moved away B. got around C. turned down D. broke up
A. hardly B. firmly C. happily D. slightly
A. smiled B. cheered C. sighed D. wondered
A. came B. occurred C. went D. belonged
A. regularly B. carefully C. entirely D. gainfully
A. chance B. tent C. shirt D. breakfast
A. city B. office C. house D. school
A 25-year-old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua, China’s most famous university, after an eight-year . Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province. He first going to college in the year 2000 he was admitted by a local school after
from a secondary technical school at age 17.
As a art student, he passed the exam again next year but ____
school due to economic pressures in September 2002. Life seemed but Li didn’t give up. He earned a by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students. But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of the Academy of Arts ＆ Design of Tsinghua University. Li
the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003. , he missed making the cut one mark last year.
In 2008, his fifth try, Li’s efforts . he finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University. Every year, Li took art in Beijing and took exams from December to March. He then took cultural courses in his school till June. The rest of the year he spent on work. Li said he hadn’t any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school. Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his through knowledge.
by his contribution, Li Jun’s university him 9,000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11,450 yuan. An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun, but a new has now begun. Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present. He wants to study well and more scholarships.
A．research B．struggle C．service D．expectation
A．talked of B．told of C．dreamt of D．knew of
A．where B．when C．that D．since
A．learning B．seperating C．dating D．graduating
A．gifted B．surprised C．interested D．easy going
A．went on with B．watched out for C．dropped out of D．looked forward to
A．unfair B．hard C．practical D．busy
A．value B．respect C．freedom D．living
A．entering B．visiting C．supporting D．pursing
A．turned to B．applied for C．called for D．adapted to
A．Instead B．At times C．However D．Besides
A．took off B．paid off C．gave off D．sent off
A．ways B．programmes C．success D．courses
A．full-time B．part-time C．out of door D．all
A．asked for B．looked for C．prayed for D．waited for
A．plan B．ideal C．fate D．opinion
A．Encouraged B．Influenced C．Accused D．Impressed
A．funded B．gave C．paid D．cost
A．challenge B．life C．case D．relationship
A．spend B．win C．care D．use
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