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One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 41 you can just wait until we make a quick 42 at the grocery store. I have something 43 to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we 44 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to 45 your question.” I put one apple of each 46 on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a 47 look on her face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 48 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 49 , some of the apples may not 50 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was 51 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 52 them back on the table, but 53 a different place.
“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I 54 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 55 . See if that helps you 56 which one is which. ”
She took 57 , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are 58 like apples! They are all different, but once you _ 59 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally 60 it. I d
idn’t need to say or do anything else.
A．although B．so C．because D．if
A．stop B．start C．turn D．stay
A．expressive B．encouraging C．informative D．interesting
A．bought B．counted C．saw D．collected
A．check B．mention C．answer D．improve
B．type C．shape D．class
A．worried B．satisfied C．proud D．curious
A．ordinary B．normal C．different D．regular
A．outside B．whole C．table D．inside
A．still B．even C．only D．ever
A．examining B．measuring C．drawing D．packing
A．keeping B．placing C．pulling D．giving
A．on B．toward C．for D．in
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．each one B．each other C．the other D．one another
A．admit B．consider C．decide
A．big bites B．deep breaths C．a firm hold D．close look
A．just B．always C．merely D．seldom
A．put away B．get down C．hand out D．take off
A．made B．took C．got
The Sweetest Sight
I was in the most beautiful city in the world, yet I only wanted home.
It was an amazing week for my husband and me –the trip of a lifetime. Months ago, when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London. I expressed my to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to our two children and started off.
During the week’s time, visited London and Paris –as much as we could, Big Ben, the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.
On our last night in Paris, we enjoyed the night view(夜景) of the Eiffel Tower, my husband called home. His mother the phone. In a second, my husband’s face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something happened.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
He didn’t answer and continued to listen. A few minutes later, he said to me that Tony, our seven-year-old son, had fallen off his bike and his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.
At that moment, Paris suddenly lost its charm(魅力).
“I don’t want to be here! I shouldn’t be here! I should be home my kids!”
We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport …
Finally, we got home. We rushed into our children’s bedroom. Seeing our two children, I suddenly realized the truth: there is no sight(风景)in the world than your children’s faces that greet you at home.
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Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a _____ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d ____ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he ___ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his ____ into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” ___ a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of ___ . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no ___ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “___ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. But I think it is a very important ___ for you.”
Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same paper, making ___changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”
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My mother’s loving hands
Night after night, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years.
I don’t remember it first started making me a little angry 一 my mom’s hands pushing my hair that way. But it really made me uncomfortable, for they rough（粗糙的）against my young skin. Finally, one night, I her, ‘‘Don’t do that any more. Your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything, she never did it again.
Years later, I missed my mother’s and her goodnight kiss on my face. I’m not a little girl any more. My mom is her mid-seventies, and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me.
Now my own children have . It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my brow（额头).
Taking my mom’s hand, I told her how I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it long ago.
That night, I with a new appreciation（感激）for my mother’s caring hands. And the guilt（内疚）that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
A. when B. where C. why
A. looked B. felt C. seemed
A. nodded at B. shouted at C. seemed
A. so B. or C. but
A. hands B. words C. smiles
A. on B. in C. at
A. stayed up B. woken up C. grown up
A. nose B. face C. mouth
A. sorry B. tired C. relaxed
A. left home B. kept working C. fell asleep
For most children, the most useful way of spending their time is playing a game. It doesn’t matter ____ the game is. Things become better when they need a (n) ____ to play with. On the one hand, it is quite ____ for the development of a child’s personality (个性) to win and to _____ the best ways to get that. On the other hand, if a child only cares about ____ , then for him, playing a game is funny only when he wins. Or if he finds a better partner, he will get ____ and he doesn’t want to go on playing.
It’s parents’ ____ to make their children know that: you can’t always win and there are many unpleasant moments ____ when you have to learn how to lose. The idea is to compete, to prove you are good, not only to win.
In a word, playing a game is not funny only when you win. It is funny ____ you enjoy it and try your best to win. If you are just a little bit unlucky, don’t ____ a lot. You will surely prove your abilities some other day.
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Before Father’s Day, I found my father was unhappy because he was out of work. I decided to cheer him up by buying him a special Father’s Day gift.
One day after school I to the Agins which was known for fashions and styles. I told Agins that I was looking for a Father’s Day present.
“ Do you think he’d like a ?” she asked. “I think he might.” I told her.
She a Swiss watch and I told her that would like it.
“ How much money do you have?” she asked.
“ dollars.” I replied.
“You’re so lucky!” she told me. “It’s only $11. You still have $1 for the . “ She packed the watch and I thanked for my business, and I rode off home with the gift under my arm.
When my father opened the gift, he asked . “Where did you get it?”
“I bought it at the Agins. I cost me $11.” I said. My father was shocked into silence.
Many years later, I did learn that the watch was worth several hundred dollars, I appreciated(赞赏) how wonderful Agins had been to me. I always felt that I never had chance to thank her.
“What really amazes me to this day…my daughter.” My father said, “Letting you have the watch for 11 dollars was enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch(触动) of . I’ll never forget it.”
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