I was reading a notice at the entrance to my college dormitory, when a girl came up to me and said, “Do you _26_ a quarter? I’m one short of putting my laundry(刚洗好的衣物) in the dryer(烘干机). ”
I _27_ to think about it for a few seconds and considered whether I’d be _28_ to give a quarter away. I found myself _29_ her, thinking about why she didn’t _30_ four quarters down from her room with her, as if she had _31_ to be one short so she could ask someone else for it. (Later I knew _32_ that was not the case.)
But I didn’t have any reason to _33_her. Then I responded, “Yeah, I think I have the only one,” though fully _34_ that I had three. “Here you go,” I said with a smile. “Thanks,” she responded, _35_ that she could have clean clothes to wear the next morning.
A few moments later the girl _36_ and gave a dollar bill to me. “Why are you giving this to me?” I asked, _37_. “Oh, because you were kind to me, so I’m just giving back the _38_.”
It’s just a dollar, but I felt it was _39_. More so because I hadn’t given that quarter with such nice _40_, the way she gave that dollar to me. I felt like it was the first time I ever _41_ something greater in return for something so_42_ that I had given. I saw the power of kindness and generosity in a _43_way.
I thought it was so worth giving that quarter away. Giving and _44_ don’t usually happen hand-in-hand, _45_ when it does, like it did this time, it makes one think about why generosity is so powerful in the first place.
A．lose B．have C．find D．pay
A．stopped B．agreed C．tried D．continued
A．anxious B．satisfied C．willing D．quick
A．disliking B．loving C．trusting D．judging
A．borrow B．collect C．fetch D．bring
A．needed B．prepared C．managed D．planned
A．actually B．obviously C．strangely D．possibly
A．help B．refuse C．believe D．doubt
A．ashamed B．aware C．uncertain D．concerned
A．hoping B．worrying C．choosing D．mentioning
A．left B．finished C．called D．returned
A．excited B．surprised C．angry D．embarrassed
A．benefit B．change C．favour D．interest
A．valuable B．enough C．attractive D．reasonable
A．results B．thoughts C．memories D．manners
A．met B．provided C．saw D．received
A．expensive B．important C．small D．difficult
A．short B．new C．normal D．strange
A．getting B．rejecting C．supporting D．appreciating
A．then B．or C．but D．thus
Last weekend I was out walking with my dog. She loves wandering around and seeing we meet, so it becomes a social walk rather than an exercise.
Then we 0ur neighbour who was preparing to sell her house. She was busy getting ready for her open house（看房时间）that afternoon . After talking a little we went our separate ways .I could tell it was a(n) day for her.
After I got home, I quickly some of the wonderful lavender（薰衣草) in my garden
Wonderful! They smelled good and the purple were so pretty. I wrapped some packing paper around the bunch and it to my neighbor for her open house. I loved her expression she saw me there with a bunch of lavender! It made me happy. It made her stop and take a deep and maybe reduced her stress for a second
The next day I had a note in my mailbox from my neighbor thanking me for my . She said everybody commented on how wonderful her house smelled She said the 0f kindness I showed helped some of the stress she was feeling. Her note was like a big hug to me.
Never that it's the gift from the heart that is the most .I think sometimes we hesitate（犹豫) to do the acts of kindness because we may think they aren't anything but actually they are probably the best gift
A．dogs B．people C．scenes D．food
A．came across B．came up C． came to D． came into
A． exciting B．natural C． active D． difficult
A．bought B．cut C．raised D．buried
A．leaves B．grass C．flowers D．roots
A．took B．posted C．placed D．moved
A．because B．when C．until D．if
A．hardly B．probably C．merely D．completely
A．breath . B．sigh C．look D．step
A．idea B．kindness C．activity D．matter
A．form B．desire C．act D．service
A．Lose B．realize C．warn D．remove
A．forget B．consider C．change D．mention
A．honest B．friendly C．valuable D．expensive
A．total B．true C．easy D．simple
Even though Danish students have equal access to education, their choice of studies is still influenced by social class. Young people from working class backgrounds are by studies with a clear job profile侧面，半面，外形，轮廓and high income, prestige and studies with a strong identity interest young people of parents with university degrees when choosing which studies to . This is what researchers from the University of Copenhagen in a new study. Students who have chosen to study medicine, architecture, economy and sociology often come from homes where the parents have higher education, whereas business studies and pharmacy often young people with a working class background. This is by a research team from the University of Copenhagen and Aalborg University in a new study.
“There is a between the studies chosen by young Danes and their background. Even for the young people who have very good grades in their A-level exams, and who could successfully admission to a large variety of studies, the parents’ of education and social class play an important role in their choice,” says Education Sociologist Jens Peter Thomsen, who is one of the researchers behind the study.
The study “The Educational Strategies of Danish University Students from Professional and Working-Class Backgrounds” is 60 interviews with Danish students from six different university level study programmes: Medicine, architecture, sociology, economy, pharmacy and business studies.
The young people bring with them the they get from their families. If you grow up in a home with parents who are doctors or architects with a strong professional , it is an obvious choice to follow the path as your parents when you grow up.
“For young people whose parents are university educated, such as fame and mastery of expert knowledge are important. They are by an educational culture in which you are a diligent student, and where leisure activities are to the identity that lies within your studies. These young people have also grown up with discussions around the dinner table which also prepare them for their lives as students,” says Jens Peter Thomsen.
He also added, “Young people who come from a working class background, and have good grades have to the full range of opportunities they have. But the effort to reach this goal must start early”.
A．monitored B．motivated C．motioned D．multiplied
A．while B．although C．when D．if
A．pursue B．engage C．involve D．conduct
A．calculate B．suspect C．conclude D．achieve
A．required B．confirmed C．refused D．completed
A．subscribes to B．caters to C．sticks to D．appeals to
A．inquired B．proved C．extended D．acquired
A．connection B．comparison C．difference D．contradiction
A．educational B．political C．social D．professional
A．balance B．develop C．identify D．seek
A．situation B．judgment C．level D．preference
A．connected with B．based on C．committed to D．combined with
A．resources B．experiences C．finance D．memory
A．degree B．identity C．success D．responsibility
A．perfect B．usual C．common D．same
A．changes B．problems C．factors D．characters
A．disturbed B．moved C．puzzled D．attracted
A．tied B．accustomed C．transferred D．copied
A．practical B．topical C．physical D．medical
A．take charge of B．take control of C．take advantage of D．take care of
Bowen was grown-up, and for his birthday that year his father gave him a without any pictures in it!
Bowen’s father found he was not about it, and told him, “Son, this isn’t just any book; it’s a magic (有魔力的) book. But to discover its magic you’ll have to it.”
Well, that was better. Bowen liked to do with magic. He started reading it, he wasn’t very willing to.
The next morning, his asked him, “Have you found the magic ?”
So… there was a key to find! Bowen flicked through (快速翻阅) the book, but there was no of the key.
And then his father him, “You won’t find it like that. You have to read the book. ”
Bowen didn’t have much patience (耐心) , thinking his father just told a .A little later, his little sister, Rainer, asked him the book. After several days, she shouted, “I’ve found the key! ” And she wouldn’t stop all the places she had visited using the magic key.
This made Bowen read the book again. At first it was a ; there wasn’t even one single in the book. But, gradually, Bowen became the adventurous (冒险的) prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there.
The book was the key!
It was true that every time he it, he felt going to its valleys and seas, and he lived the adventures of the prince.
From then on, with every new book, Bowen never being attracted by the letters and words inside.
A．diary B．book C．box D．bag
A．sad B．surprised C．happy D．angry
A．ordinary B．special C．new D．famous
A．keep B．take C．read D．value
A．somebody B．everything C．nothing D．anybody
A．though B．so C．and D．or
A．uncle B．father C．mother D．aunt
A．key B．page C．word D．stick
A．mark B．signal C．sign D．way
A．asked B．praised C．told D．followed
A．will B．story C．joke D．lie
A．for B．of C．to D．back
A．badly B．happily C．slowly D．quickly
A．working out B．turning down C．talking about D．looking for
A．pity B．pleasure C．success D．pain
A．note B．picture C．text D．title
A．interested in B．busy with C．tired of D．good at
A．it B．yourself C．itself D．himself
A．put B．opened C．threw D．covered
A．stopped B．tried C．felt D．began
My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at __. As for me, I __ both well before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really __ . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and __ Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the __ __ lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a wind came all of a sudden. The boat was _ _ violently(猛烈地). Dad was always at his best in any __, but at this moment he __ .
“John! __ !” he shouted in a trembling(颤抖的) voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any __. He was the one I always __ __ for strength and security. Before I could respond, a _ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller it was too late. Anther huge wall of water the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely of him.
I swam to Dad and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was still a little frightened. “It’s all right, Dad. We are __ __ now,” I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency(紧急情况). More importantly, I found it was my turn to start __ of my father.
A．boating B．running C．swimming D．teaching
A．enjoyed B．desired C．hated D．learned
A．unforgivable B．unforgettable C．cheerful D．regretful
A．sent B．ordered C．invited D．allowed
A．calm B．icy C．stormy D．thundery
A．finished B．went C．seemed D．sounded
A．strong B．gentle C．cold D．hot
A．pulled B．broken C．sailed D．hit
A．danger B．place C．sport D．job
A．suffered B．fell C．froze D．forgot
A．Look B．Help C．Run D．Jump
A．problem B．relationship C．machine D．boat
A．turned to B．lived with C．argued with D．objected to
A．fountain B．stream C．shower D．wave
A．before B．or C．after D．but
A．turned on B．turned into C．turned over D．turned up
A．ashamed B．protective C．tired D．afraid
A．hopelessly B．quickly C．slowly D．helplessly
A．painful B．dangerous C．safe D．tired
A．catching sight B．getting fond C．getting tired D．taking care
Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog (博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very .So, what makes blogging different from writing in diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of that she does not want to .
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog a diary will probably write nearly the same information. I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. I was at her age, I wrote about the same things, but in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was that my sister might read it!
The biggest with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something about her in my diary, she would never know. , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend read her blog and get angry.
There are also to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me.” would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would respond and tell her how much they her. Blogs help people stay in with their friends and to hear what the people around them are doing.
A．the same B．troublesome C．difficult D．daily
A．familiar B．special C．similar D．different
A．a personal B．an ordinary C．a common D．a traditional
A．attractive B．public C．convenient D．quick
A．thoughts B．puzzles C．mysteries D．secrets
A．tell B．share C．publish D．solve
A．instead of B．as well as C．in favour of D．in spite of
A．blog B．diary C．report D．web
A．Although B．Since C．When D．Because
A．only B．already C．still D．never
A．angry B．hopeless C．glad D．worried
A．problem B．doubt C．trouble D．mistake
A．hard B．wrong C．mean D．funny
A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Then
A．should B．will C．must D．might
A．reasons B．disadvantages C．shortcomings D．advantages
A．everyone B．no one C．anyone D．someone
A．happily B．especially C．quickly D．immediately
A．like B．miss C．need D．help
A．friendship B．touch C．debate D．mind
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