We convince ourselves that life will be better once we are married, have a baby, then another. Then we get frustrated because our children are not old enough, and that __1__ will be well when they are older. Then we are frustrated __2__ they reach adolescence and we must deal with them. Surely we’ll be __3__ when they grow out of the teen years.
We tell ourselves our __4__ will be better when our spouse(配偶)gets his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a __5__， when we finally retire. The truth is that there is no better time to be happy than __6__.If not, then when? Your life will always be full of challenges. It is better to admit as much and to decide to be happy __7__it all. For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start—real life.
But there were always some obstacles along the way, an ordeal(苦难) to __8__， some work to be finished, some time to be given, a bill to be __9__.Then life would start. It finally dawned on me that those __10__ were part of life. Little by little, that point of __11__ also helped me see that there isn’t any road to happiness.
Happiness is the road. So, enjoy every moment. And bear in mind that __12__ waits for no one. So stop __13__ school to end, for a return to school, to lose ten pounds, to __14__ ten pounds, for work to begin, to get married，...before deciding to be happy.
Happiness is a voyage, not a destination. There is no __15__ time to be happy than...NOW! Live and enjoy the moment.
A．we B．they C．all D．nothing
A．because B．but C．so D．and
A．luckier B．happier C．older D．healthier
A．life B．study C．children D．condition
A．rest B．bath C．breath D．vacation
A．before B．ever C．just then D．right now
A．instead of B．in addition to C．in spite of D．up to
A．meet with B．go ahead C．turn to D．get through
A．paid B．got C．asked D．printed
A．achievements B．obstacles C．duties D．opinions
A．view B．life C．position D．condition
A．happiness B．time C．age D．road
A．asking for B．supposing C．waiting for D．hoping for
A．gain B．reduce C．weigh D．enjoy
A．worse B．better C．more D．less
What will happen if you put five cute, little innocent pigs into a tiger’s cave? Instead of pigs being treated as its ____, love turns nature’s enemies into friends.
In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a ___ set of three tiger babies. As this was a very unusual event, ____ at the zoo was very excited. Unfortunately, the tiger babies were born ahead of time and due to their tiny size, they ____ shortly after birth.
Although ____ she was fine after she gave birth, the mother tiger was dispirited. The mother tiger’s ____ was caused by the loss of babies. The ____ came up with an idea of making her take the place of another mother ____. After checking with many other ____ across the country, all the people were __ by the result that there were no tiger babies of the right age to introduce to the poor mother.
The veterinarians didn’t ____ the plan of improving the tiger’s situation and again they thought of another idea, which was to ___ the tigers with little babies from an entirely different species (物种). Sometimes a mother of one species will ____ the care of a different species. So they ____ five little pigs. It seemed like they could ____ the tiger, but no one knew what the tiger’s ____ would be. Would she see them as a meal, or accept them as her own? Then they came up with the ____ idea of wrapping (包裹) the pigs in tiger skins.
Everyone held their breath as they placed the pigs in with the mother tiger. ____ they felt joy when instead of ____ them as dinner the tiger accepted them as her new babies! These little pigs now have a ____ tiger mommy to look after them, and the mother tiger has a way to share her love.
A．babies B．toys C．friends D．meals
A．healthy B．rare C．pretty D．large
A．everyone B．anyone C．someone D．no one
A．left B．disappeared C．died D．grew
A．mentally B．physically C．probably D．unfortunately
A．illness B．power C．nervousness D．sadness
A．keepers B．veterinarians C．scientists D．volunteers
A．tiger B．pig C．horse D．lion
A．hospitals B．parks C．zoos D．farms
A．disappointed B．annoyed C．surprised D．encouraged
A．abandon B．change C．continue D．regret
A．organize B．compare C．supply D．replace
A．give up B．go after C．get tired of D．take on
A．examined B．discovered C．found D．trained
A．match B．cure C．please D．appreciate
A．expression B．reaction C．feeling D．expectation
A．organised B．popular C．creative D．ordinary
A．Since B．But C．Because D．Or
A．imagining B．believing C．choosing D．seeing
A．cruel B．frightening C．caring D．selfless
The story happened years ago, when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to my husband to spend the weekend in his city. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get .
I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged wandering around. Feeling about that, I asked the lady. What me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our . She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.
I was very touched by their . Being young, and probably naive(单纯的) to the potential(潜在的) of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not . Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can’t see their it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.
A．fetch B．stop C．join D．save
A．slowly B．quickly C．safely D．quietly
A．excited B．bored C．interested D．refreshed
A．daughter B．luggage C．license D．purse
A．lady B．man C．couple D．angel
A．angry B．curious C．anxious D．terrible
A．surprised B．worried C．annoyed D．upset
A．restroom B．car C．area D．destination
A．quiet B．noisy C．dangerous D．safe
A．devotion B．honesty C．bravery D．consideration
A．stops B．dangers C．mistakes D．changes
A．forgave B．asked C．thanked D．blamed
A．reached B．left C．missed D．passed
A．seen B．forgotten C．deserted D．recognized
A．kindness B．safety C．faces D．wings
This past Thanksgiving Day the boss of the company I work for decided to serve a Thanksgiving meal for the poor. I couldn't this and decided that I wanted to ! I could deliver foods and send out my smile card.
I arrived at my around 11 and found a line of families waiting outside the doors. I wasn't sure I wanted to give my card to because there were so many people there I knew I wanted to give it to a mother.
I served table plates of turkey with all the fixings and slices of pumpkin pie for desert. Everyone was so happy and honestly seemed for what my co-workers and I were doing.
At my last there was an older lady with about eight kids. She looked tired, but that her children were . Smiling at her, I exchanged a few words her and knew that she was a foster mom(养母) and that she would have liked to cook at home she couldn't it because of the size of her family. She then thanked me for time with my family to serve hers.
She a smile and gave me a hug I gave my smile card to her.
At the end of the day I didn't think about how I gave up time with my to do this because I got so out of this special and unforgettable experience, made me so incredibly thankful for I have and I now realize it is important to give back, and not just on the holidays.
A．escape B．accept C．forget D．miss
A．ignore B．sign C．help D．take
A．factory B．company C．home D．farm
A．what B．when C．who D．where
A．but B．so C．and D．while
A．an amount of B．a number of C．the series of D．the number of
A．thankful B．regretful C．confused D．amused
A．round B．table C．turn D．desk
A．surprised B．upset C．happy D．curious
A．sitting B．singing C．laughing D．eating
A．with B．for C．about D．over
A．in case B．as though C．even if D．so that
A．pay B．think C．succeed D．afford
A．putting up B．giving up C．taking up D．making up
A．turned B．forced C．pretended D．broke
A．quickly B．suddenly C．carefully D．immediately
A．family B．friend C．boss D．co-workers
A．much B．little C．many D．few
A．as B．which C．what D．it
A．something B．somebody C．everything D．everybody
As far as I can remember, it was about five o’clock _____ he arrived here.
A．when B．before C．that D．since
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One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the _, the couple went to the front desk hoping to _ for the night.
“Could you _ give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a _ man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and _ that there were three conventions(大会) in town.
“All of our _ are taken,” the clerk said. “But I can’t send a _ couple like you _ into the rain at 1 o’clock in the morning. Would you please be _ to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite（套房）, but it will be good enough to make you _ for the night.”
The couple said no politely.
“Don’t _ me. It is just fine with me,” the clerk told them.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, “You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel. Maybe someday I’ll build _ for you.” The three of them had a good _ .
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten it _ he received a letter from the old man. It recalled(使回忆) that stormy night and contained a round-trip（双程的） _ to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit. The old man met him in New York, and _ him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.
He then pointed to a great new _ there， a palace of reddish stone. “That,” said the old man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to ___.”
“You must be _ ,” the young man said.
“I am sure I am not,” said the old man, the name of _ was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk, George C. Bolt became its first manager.
A．rain B．anger C．snow D．hunger
A．leave B．go C．stay D．look
A．surely B．possibly C．really D．freely
A．lazy B．bored C．nervous D．friendly
A．shouted B．explained C．believed D．agreed
A．hotels B．desks C．streets D．rooms
A．nice B．famous C．rich D．common
A．beyond B．off C．out D．under
A．kind B．glad C．good D．generous
A．enjoyable B．helpful C．grateful D．comfortable
A．worry about B．take care of C．make use of D．come up with
A．one B．it C．them D．those
A．sleep B．meal C．laugh D．walk
A．after B．before C．while D．when
A．ticket B．bill C．check D．questionnaire
A．made B．told C．treated D．led
A．building B．car C．bedroom D．place
A．live B．sell C．manage D．rent
A．lying B．joking C．dreaming D．cheating
A．whose B．which C．whom D．who
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