Parents’ blessing will play a great part in the growth of their children. My father wrote me a valuable letter before his death, one part of which always 36 . “I know you will do 37 great that will set you among the very best one day in the future.”
Since I first read his 38 at 12, they have lived in my heart. 39 ,I knew that my dad’s believing in me gave me permission to believe in 40 . “You will do something great.” He didn’t know 41 that would mean, but whenever I felt 42 of myself, I remember my father’s words, and 43 he were here, so I could ask, “Is this what you were 44 about, Dad?”
Many years have passed, and I believe that my father 45 have been proud when I 46 from basic training and became a rescue swimmer. Lately, I’ve come to realize he’d want me to move 47 to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in someone else.
Yes, it’s time to all of us to 48 writing our own letters to our children. They look to us with the same 49 . “Is this it, Daddy? Am I doing fine?” It’s why every child growing up says, “Watch me!” Our children don’t 50 because they are not afraid to fail. They are only afraid of failing 51___.
Remember to give your children 52 to succeed. If you don’t have children, then write a letter to someone who 53 you. They are waiting for you to believe in them. Trust me, love will be 54 real and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts: “ 55 ! You will do something great.” Not having that blessing from someone they love may be the only thing holding them back.
A．picks out B．shows out C．stands out D．turns out
A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something
A．sentences B．letter C．words D．message
A．Growing up B．Turning up C．Bringing up D．Taking up
A．himself B．myself C．itself D．themselves
A．who B．how C．which D．what
A．disappointed B．active C．proud D．upset
A．hoped B．wished C．expected D．thought
A．talking B．doubting C．dreaming D．discussing
A．might B．would C．will D．must
A．graduated B．recovered C．appeared D．survived
A．up B．on C．away D．in
A．stop B．keep C．start D．continue
A．demand B．response C．desire D．question
A．hold on B．keep on C．hold back D．take back
A．us B．him C．you D．tm
A．impression B．direction C．explanation D．permission
A．looks through B．looks down on C．looks up to D．looks forward to
A．more B．less C．much D．little
A．Watch out B．Never fear C．Take it easy D．Never mind.
In the winter vocation of 2008, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) 21 at Mr Breen’s fruit shop. The fruit shop did good business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, 22_ he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr Breen 23 them all by names and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always 24 me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly longstanding customers, and I 25 they must have stayed faithful to him because he had promised to sell good quality fruits. He had a way with them---- I had to 26 that. He called every woman “madam” for a start, 27 those who clearly were not, but when he said it, it did not sound like flattery(恭维). It just sounded 28 in an old-fashioned way. He was a great chatter 29 . If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few 30 about the weather, 31 he did, he would ask about their families or make 32 , always cutting his cloth 33 his customers. Whatever their bills came to, he 34 gave them back the few odd pence(零钱), and I was sure they thought he was very generous. But I thought he was the opposite. He never threw anything away. He was always looking for 35 for nothing.
A．operator B．assistant C．waiter D．secretary
A．so B．when C．therefore D．but
A．sold B．knew C．gave D．sent
A．making B．letting C．getting D．keeping
A．wished B．insisted C．declared D．supposed
A．admit B．expect C．announce D．promise
A．yet B．only C．just D．even
A．serious B．strange C．polite D．familiar
A．as well B．as usual C．either D．also
A．sayings B．questions C．words D．speeches
A．and then B．and so C．even if D．but if
A．preparations B．jokes C．repairs D．friends
A．according to B．due to C．instead of D．up to
A．never B．ever C．seldom D．always
A．something B．anything C．somebody D．anybody
Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 21 your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only 22 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)， a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “ 23 am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I 24 to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She 25 in a car accident and now was on her way for 26 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 27 that Kathy would not be able to 28 herself. I considered 29 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 30 to offer a service to a 31 . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 32 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 33 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 34 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart 35 , and the 36 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached 37 my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 38 flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us 39 . When we 40 to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
A．losing B．changing C．taking D．giving
A．comfortable B．suitable C．available D．favorable
A．No problem B．No way C．Nowhere D．No doubt
A．decided B．wanted C．regretted D．promised
A．was B．would be C．used to be D．had been
A．treatment B．travel C．pleasure D．business
A．know B．say C．realize D．recognize
A．eat B．feed C．choose D．support
A．offering B．needing C．stopping D．trying
A．impolite B．far C．close D．fast
A．girl B．neighbor C．passenger D．stranger
A．unusual B．direct C．important D．shameful
A．when B．although C．since D．as
A．refused B．wondered C．cried D．did
A．had warmed B．had jumped C．had broken D．had cheered
A．life B．money C．time D．energy
A．below B．through C．across D．beyond
A．seldom B．never C．hardly D．sometimes
A．separate B．independent C．silent D．upset
A．happen B．stretch C．wait D．continue
If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it 36 to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows 37 ．
I do not 38 hearing the words from my father when I was growing up． 39 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had 40 said those words to him either．
One day, I decided to 41 the ice and make the first 42 ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my 43 and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a 44 at the other end and he awkwardly 45 , “Well, same back at ya!”
I was unexpectedly 46 and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say．”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 47 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 48 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 49 ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this 50 moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new 51 ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly 52 death following heart surgery（外科手术）．Many times 53 , I have 54 if I had not taken the first step and Dad not 55 the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．
A．works out B．breaks out C．comes out D．turns out
A．wiser B．busier C．weaker D．older
A．remember B．enjoy C．mind D．regret
A．Truthfully B．Fortunately C．Naturally D．Obviously
A．only B．last C．once D．first
A．melt B．break C．strike D．build
A．complaint B．promise C．move D．impression
A．strength B．ideas C．words D．attention
A．sigh B．silence C．voice D．cry
A．refused B．shouted C．replied D．explained
A．touched B．frightened C．shocked D．annoyed
A．excitedly B．nervously C．willingly D．sadly
A．continued B．checked C．concluded D．interrupted
A．accepted B．expected C．learned D．heard
A．quiet B．difficult C．special D．different
A．level B．idea C．world D．end
A．managed B．escaped C．avoided D．faced
A．then B．ago C．before D．since
A．realized B．found C．doubted D．wondered
A．challenged B．experienced C．survived D．received
Are you still wishing your friends and partners “Happy New Year”? In the first few days of a new year, we say these three words countless times. The ___16___ is that we say them almost without thinking. The result of such a wish is that it ___17___ its meaning and power.
Last month, I ___18___ Dada J P Vaswani’s first speech after his return from the US. The ___19___ of his speech was “In 2012, all will be fine”. While sharing one of his many ___20___ ideas, he said that while “Happy New Year” is a nice greeting, there’s a more beautiful and encouraging way to ___21___ others—“Happy New You!”
Those three ___22___ words show that New Year is a time to leave behind our ___23___ and step forward. It’s the time to renew ourselves by getting rid of the negative things of the past — ___24___, pain and so on. It’s also the right time to give up thoughts of fear and failure.
For those who are ___25___ what to change, Dada has a simple suggestion: write down all the things that you don’t ___26___ about yourself… every single one. They could be small or big, easy or difficult — ___27___ write them all down. Putting them on ___28___ brings clearness of thought, which is the fi
rst step towards bringing about any chang
e.
So this New Year, let’s wish each other “Happy New You” and then ___29___ that trend all through the year. Each time you wish others, you will be ___30___ not only them but also yourself to leave behind sadness and the past — because it’s time for being Happy and New.
A．mind B．idea C．thought D．problem
A．proves B．loses C．hides D．shows
A．ruined B．remembered C．attended D．missed
A．opinion B．design C．structure D．topic
A．beautiful B．funny C．old D．normal
A．surprise B．wish C．require D．disappoint
A．short B．unusual C．exciting D．new
A．friends B．dreams C．wishes D．disappointments
A．anger B．calm C．Excitement D．desire
A．avoiding B．fearing C．forgetting D．wondering
A．like B．think C．care D．ask
A．still B．just C．sometimes D．never
A．paper B．mind C．cloth D．bed
A．explain B．continue C．improve D．check
A．helping B．replacing C．reminding D．pleasing
I stepped into my
hotel room which was surrounded by a(n) 26 king-size bed, flanked（两侧有）by overstuffed armchairs. “Wow,” I thought to myself. “Nice place.”
I 27 hotels. I love to enter a clean room, look out the window, or walk out in the morning 28 that each afternoon when I return, someone else will have made the bed.
The 29 is that unless Alison travels with me, I never sleep well in hotels. I miss my family. Even though Linus and Camille, aged 4 and almost 2, find a way to interrupt even the 30 night’s sleep at home, still, I’d rather be with them.
I’m deeply 31 by the parents who wake up too late with the realization: “My children grew up too 32 . In the busy and noisy career and life, I 33 their childhood.”
A hundred years from now, nobody will remember the car you drove or the large house you lived. The world might 34 greatly however, based on your 35 on the life of a small child. Your
life will most certainly improve, if you pay attention to your important 36 , and make the choice to put her or him first. What could you do today to let your loved ones know how much they 37 to you? What will you do tomorrow? And the next day?
Think of one specific 38 that you can take, and take it. Challenge yourself 
to find new ways to 39 your appreciation and love on a daily basis.
Room service will never kiss you goodnight! Nothing 40 family.
A．empty B．comfortable C．ordinary D．innocent
A．book B．visit C．love D．hate
A．knowing B．noticing C．expecting D．forgetting
A．surprise B．situation C．problem D．condition
A．worst B．longest C．shortest
A．troubled B．moved C．amused D．impressed
A．slow B．early C．fast D．late
A．recorded B．understood C．valued D．missed
A．end B．differ C．boom D．stable
A．attraction B．benefit C．influence D．education
A．ability B．family C．career D．future
A．mean B．do C．pay D．work
A．word B．suggestion C．thought D．action
A．express B．suggest C．explain D．introduce
A．represents B．fights C．satisfies D．beats
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