Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked old. We decided it was time to 1 the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing 2 colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together: “Not the measuring stick.”
“No,” I 3 them. “Not the measuring stick..”
The measuring stick isn’t a (an) 4 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we’ve 5 each child’s growth by making a mark showing his or her 6 on every birthday. Over the years so many colored pens, pencils and markers have been used, that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract painting.
Names and dates show different 7 , and I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured me. At the parties, when this door 8 back and forth frequently, friends stop to 9 the names and dates. When we ask if they would like to be always remembered, they usually smile 10 and go back right up into place, 11 to be measured.
Many of those listed on the door are still 12 ; some have stopped. Some remain with us only in 13 . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her too. It was her last visit to our home.
We haven’t 14 the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the back of the kitchen door will always remain 15 , with lots of names and dates in various colors.
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Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. However, he did not teach me acceptance(接受) when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 1 and ill.
My father was once a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 2 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 3 One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about life, and I told them about one of my 4 . I said that we must very often give things up as we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always 5 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 6 up. He said, “But, Peter. I gave up 7 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 8 , he answered his own question.
“I 9 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness. I was also 10 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(激动的) at someone, I would remember his words and become 11 . He could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 12 to give up my small irritations. In this 13 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 14 what other things I cold learn from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful（感谢的）for this 15 .
A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．impossible B．difficult C．helpless D．hopeless
A．decisions B．experience C．dreams D．beliefs
A．suggests B．promises C．seems D．requires
A．spoke B．turned C．got D．opened
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．had B．accepted C．gained D．enjoyed
A．touched B．surprised C．attracted D．warned
A．quiet B．calm C．relaxed D．happy
A．ready B．likely C．free D．able
A．case B．form C．method D．way
A．doubt B．wonder C．know D．guess
A．award B．lesson C．gift D．word
We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home．As years went on, these events took on a 41 meaning for me: A traditional birthday party for Dad, and thanking for all that he had been doing to me in my life．When we knew it might be his 42 birthday, the whole family decided to 43 together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home．
Dad was a good story-teller and here was the 44 he had had．During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s 45 to listen to stories for a change．I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him．The room became 46 ．Then one after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad 47 with tears in eyes．People 48 kinds of stories—stories about when they were little, stories about when Dad was young, and stories that shared family treasures．
The stories 49 ． Everyone seemed to
have more than one story．Even the little grandchildren couldn’t 50 to tell Dad why they loved him．For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our 51 to celebrate him．A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we more fully realized what we had 52 Dad that night．Those are the stories people 53 tell at a funeral after a loved one is no longer 54 to hear the words．They tell stories, full of 55 ．But we had given those memories to Dad in his 56 , and we had told them through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joys．He had them to 57 and roll over in his mind during his last days and months．
Words do 58 , and they are enough．We just need to say them or to speak them 59 to the ones we love．That’s the way to 60 love and ou
r chance to celebrate a person in his or her life．
A．special B．valuable C．double D．complex
A．another B．last C．important D．gather
A．unite B．arrange C．move D．gather
A．career B．pride C．happiness D．audience
A．choice B．wish C．turn D．right
A．lively B．still C．cosy D．noisy
A．understood B．invented C．recalled D．discussed
A．flowed B．passed C．unfolded D．differed
A．stop B．stand C．afford D．wait
A．responsibility B．situation D．desire
A．returned B．left C．given D．owed
A．sincerely B．gently C．normally D．regularly
A．available B．happy C．eager D．alive
A．tears B．feelings C．joy D．peace
A．mind B．life C．world D．work
A．hold B．share C．consider D．continue
A．suit B．fail C．survive D．matter
A．willingly B．publicly C．actually
A．get back B．call up C．give back D．keep up
People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __36__ 300 years, there were so many___37__ in both places that now people can easily___38__ an English person from an American in the___39__ he or she talks.
Many old words___40__ in England but were kept in America．For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they__41__either a“faucet”,“spigot”,or a“tap”.All these words are___42__ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap”is still___43_ in England．Americans often make___44__ new words or change old ones. “Corn”is one kind of plant in America and__45__ in England．
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has___46__ thousands of new words for things that weren’t___47__ before. And often, American and Eng
lish people used two__48__ names for them. A tin can is called“tin”for short in English, but a “can”in America．The word “radio”is__49__all over the world, including America．But many English people call it a “wireless”.And almost anything___50__ something to do with cars, railroads, etc．has different___51__ in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be___52__ closer together. One thing is that__ 53_ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in___54__, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans___55__ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic．
A．past B．recent C．oldest D．latest
A．citizens B．inventions C．changes D．advances
A．pick B．tell C．take D．judge
A．voice B．place C．language D．way
A．disappeared B．stayed C．returned D．formed
A．said B．talked C．spoke D．called
A．then B．hardly C．clearly D．still
A．necessary B．native C．common D．lively
A．of B．into C．up D．out
A．another B．the other C．none D．something
A．discovered B．added C．improved D．learned
A．accepted B．known C．introduced D．understood
A．new B．short C．different D．surprising
A．produced B．made C．developed D．used
A．having B．bringing C．getting D．making
A．types B．names C．degrees D．parts
A．putting B．staying C．living D．growing
A．British B．American C．educated D．ordinary
A．families B．buses C．movies D．newspapers
A．need B．expect C．seem D．happen
Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one．
I had seen an agency （中介机构） advertised in a local newspaper．I rushed out of the __41_ in search of it．I was wildly excited, and as _42_ as if I were going on the stage．Finding the ___43__ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please．”
The simple atmosphere of the office __44__ me．The woman looked carefully at me __45_ through her glasses, and then 46 me in a low voice．I answered softly．All of a sudden I started to feel rather 47 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 48 I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 49 to get a job without 50 I wondered whether I ought to leave, 51 the telephone on her desk rang．I heard her say:
“52 , I’ve got someone in the 53 at this very moment who might 54 ．” She wrote down a 55 and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady．She wants a 56 immediately．In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people．”
“Oh yes,” said I ---- 57 having cooked for more than four in my life．I 58 her again and again, and rushed out to the 59 telephone box．I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number．I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for．
I spent the next few hours 60 cook books．
A．bed B house C．agency D．office
A．proud B．please C．nervous D．worried
A．family B．door C．place D．stage
A．calmed B．excited C．frightened D．disturbed
A．as usual B．for a while C．in a minute D．once again
A．advised B．examined C．informed D．questioned
A．encouraged B．dissatisfied C．hopeless D．pleased
A．place B．job C．advice D．help
A．difficult B．helpless C．possible D．unusual
A．ability B．experience C．knowledge D．study
A．after B．since C．until D．when
A．Above all B．As a matter of fact C．As a result D．In spite of that
A．family B．house C．office D．restaurant
A．hire B．accept C．suit D．offer
A．letter B．name C．note D．number
A．cook B．help C．teacher D．secretary
A．almost B．never C．nearly D．really
A．answered B．promised C．thanked D．told
A．outside B．local C．closest D．nearest
A．borrowing B．buying C．reading D．writing
How to Release Anger the Right Way
Anger is a feeling that many of us know all too well. Some of us experience it daily, 36 others hold on to it for years at a tim
e. As you likely know, angry is not a healthy emotion. Over time it can become self-destructive, 37 relationships and
even your health.
This is not to say that anger is always a 38 thing—anger is a natural part of living；it is a 39 that something is wrong. If anger is not a incompletely normal and natural human emotion, it is, however，important to learn and understand how to 40 anger the right way.
You can release anger the right or the wrong way. 41 whether you have an anger problem yourself or not, it is 42 for everyone to understand what the right 43 of releasing anger are. Transforming （转换、变换）anger is a powerful 44 to take that will create positive changes in our relationships. One of the best ways to 45 anger is to give yourself the permission to express anger. In fact, it is quite 46 to express your anger as long as you do it 47 .
Remember that anger management 48 both on mental and physical effort. Although mental treatment alone will help you 49 for releasing your anger, it can only take you so far. The same 50 for exercise too. However, if you combine both mental treatment and exercising, you will then have 51 to an unbelievable positive solutio
n. Do a particular physical activity 52 the mental intention of releasing your anger.
It might be 53 but the most important things of all to 54 is to never hurt others when you release your anger. Make sure you give yourself the 55 to express safely your anger, without hurting anyone else .
A．when B．while C．but D．However
A．reflecting B．ruining C．limiting D．satisfying
A．bad B．good C．ordinary D．especial
A．appearance B．mark C．signal D．gesture
A．release B．relax C．obsorb D．influence
A．Instead of B．Except for C．Regardless of D．As a result of
A．important B．common C．hard D．easy
A．answers B．messages C．ways D．actions
A．step B．right C．attitude D．chance
A．shift B．change C．transfer D．transform
A．painful B．happy C．healthy D．succeeful
A．confidently B．correctly C．gradually D．separately
A．requires B．relies C．lacks D．refuse
A．attentively B．specially C．absolutely D．greatly
A．arranges B．reaches C．prepares D．applies
A．access B．approach C．admission D．contact
A．in charge of B．rather than C．along with D．in place of
A．simple B．obvious C．unrealistic D．proper
A．answer B．remember C．repeat
A．opportunity B．necessity C．possibility D．reality
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