When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right” It made a deep 1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 2 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， 3 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 4 ，I know I need to change something．
Remembering that I’ll be 5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 6 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， 7 only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was 8 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 9 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I 10 with that diagnosis all day． 11 ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is 12 with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
13 wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all 14 ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 15 ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 16 for the new．Right now the new is you．But someday not too 17 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true.
Your time is 18 ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be 19 by dogma (教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 20 ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.
A．joke B．curse C．decision D．impression
A．looked B．seen C．found D．1ost
A．might B．should C．would D．could
A．hurry B．1ine C．row D．moment
A．successful B．dead C．rich D．frustrated
A．choices B．fortune C．impressions D．apologies
A．proving B．confirming C．leaving D．telling
A．treated B．cured C．diagnosed D．round
A．on B．for C．at D．in
A．met B．1ived C．did D．got
A．But B．However C．Therefore D．So
A．incurable B．fatal C．curable D．changeable
A．No one B．Someone C．Anyone D．Everyone
A．want B．avoid C．escape D．share
A．destination B．science C．1ife D．disease
A．make up B．make way C．make our D．make for
A．distant B．long C．short D．away
A．enough B．rare C．limited D．1ost
A．wasted B．cheated C．excited D．trapped
A．love B．voice C．direction D．confusion
A young and successful executive was traveling down a street , going a bit too fast in his new car; He was for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
his car passed a brick the car’s side door, He pressed hard the and spun the car back to the from where the brick had been thrown,.
He jumped out of the car, a kid and pushed him up a parked car,shouting,”what was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?” more and more angry, he wen on “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna a lot of money, Why did you do it?””Please ,mister,please,I’m sorry, Ididn’t know what else to do!” the youngster, “It’s my brother”,he said ,”He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t him up”,Sobbing ,the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?”He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”
beyond words, the driver tried to the rapidly swelling lump(块)in his throat, He the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his and wiped the scrapes (擦伤)and cuts, to see that everything was going to be okay.
“Thank you ,sir, And God bless you,”the child said to him ,The man then watched the little boy bis brother to the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long slow walk back to his car, He never did the side door ,He kept the dent(凹痕)to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your .
A．looking B．watching C．caring D．waiting
A．Before B．After C．as D．while
A．hit B．blocked C．dropped D．scratched
A．hit B．brakes C．brick D．wheel
A．spot B．which C．that D．this
A．saw B．found C．stopped D．grabbed
A．on B．in C．against D．towards
A．Remaining B．Growing C．Building up D．Making up
A．cost B．spend C．use D．take
A．begged B．required C．asked D．wondered
A．get B．pick C．lift D．put
A．Worried B．Depressed C．Moved D．Surprised
A．chew B．melt C．spit D．swallow
A．helped B．pulled C．held D．took
A．medicine B．handkerchief C．belt D．money
A．demanding B．expecting C．checking D．wanting
A．delighted B．sad C．helpless D．grateful
A．push B．bring C．hand D．raise
A．recovery B．repair C．reform D．record
A．information B．help C．attention D．notice
Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it. He loves us and doesn’t say it. Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering. A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. Getting a little , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was _ back, he saw Grandpa’s pet duck. Just out of , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it. In a panic, he the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister Sally be watching him. Sally had seen all this, but she said _ _ . After lunch that day Grandma said, “Sally, it’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” And then she spoke _ to him, “Remember the duck？” So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he was too to help you. And she whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny to help make supper. After several days of doing both his and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t it any longer. He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .Grandma smiled and gave him a big __ . “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was watering the flowers at the window I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally _ of you.”
In reality, no matter how __ or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to it and work it through instead of running away from it. Hard as it is, it us and makes us who we are.
A．promoted B．exercised C．practiced D．consumed
A．delighted B．upset C．amazed D．scared
A．running B．rushing C．heading D．leaving
A．sympathy B．pride C．impulse D．politeness
A．hung B．presented C．protected D．hid
A．should B．shall C．must D．might
A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything
A．loudly B．softly C．guiltily D．innocently
A．Sally B．Johnny C．the children D．Grandma
A．reluctant B．willing C．curious D．cautious
A．kept up B．held back C．left behind D．stayed behind
A．chores B．homework C．games D．sports
A．accept B．stand C．withdraw D．allow
A．hug B．blow C．reward D．award
A．whereas B．as C．while D．when
A．appreciate B．admire C．forgive D．Force
A．put the blame B．make friends C．put pressure D．make a slave
A．doubtful B．grateful C．harmful D．painful
A．reject B．control C．face D．witness
A．develops B．shapes C．ruins D．prepares
I will have a holiday next week and I can’t decide what to do． I have a lot of work to do and this would be a good chance ． But I don’t like the holiday in such a way． I can work at home all the rest of the year．Last year I went to the mountains . there was beautiful， but it is too cold this time of a year. And it’s really far to go for a short holiday． I decide
this isn’t a good time to the mountains．But I to go somewhere else．Perhaps this would be a good chance to go to the beach（海滨）．I like to go for walks the seashore the warm sunshine and watch the water． It’s only eight miles away and I could get there about two hours． After thinking it ，I am sure that this is a time for the seashore than .Oh， here is a letter Jim． He he is going to his house in the mountains for the ，and he me to go with him． giving it some more thought， I wrote back to Jim and thanked him for that．
A．at home B．at house C．in school D．in factory
A．do it B．doing that C．to do it D．with that
A．to take B．to spend C．having D．asking
A．the north B．for north C．north D．to north
A．Nothing B．Everything C．Somebody D．Anything
A．very B．enough C．rather D．too
A．that B．what C．whether D．when
A．go B．go to C．go for D．leave
A．do want B．wanted C．shall want D．was wanting
A．on B．by C．beside D．along
A．on B．during C．in D．under
A．in B．for C．with D．after
A．about B．of C．over D．on
A．good B．fine C．better D．best
A．home B．the mountains C．big cities D．country villages
A．for B．to C．from D．by
A．says B．tells C．speaks D．talks
A．weekend B．holiday C．sunday D．trip
A．want B．wish C．hopes D．asks
A．When B．With C．Without D．As
As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious(叛逆)on the outside, on the inside I wanted people to .
Once I left home to hitchhike(搭便车)to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t , and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was different—not so outwardly sure of myself.
I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was with us, was wearing my clothes. And my seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could me. I pointed out, “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful , but I was the only person who could fill my . She made me realize that even with my , —and they were many—I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.
I became a searcher, who I was and what made me unique. My of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist pressure to in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I who I really was. I came to feel much more that no one can ever take my place.
Each of us a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So about being replaced. You be.
A．and B．but C．as D．for
A．leave B．replace C．receive D．like
A．easy B．hard C．fun D．long
A．made B．kept C．left D．forced
A．playing B．eating C．staying D．travelling
A．family B．friends C．relatives D．neighbors
A．loved B．mentioned C．cared D．missed
A．since B．as C．while D．unless
A．scold B．compare C．replace D．match
A．qualities B．girls C．people D．times
A．character B．role C．task D．form
A．faults B．advantages C．manners D．pities
A．looking at B．looking back C．seeking out D．giving up
A．picture B．view C．sense D．advice
A．think B．learn C．change D．act
A．hated B．celebrated C．wished D．expected
A．sure B．doubtful C．happy D．lonely
A．takes B．catches C．seizes D．holds
A．talk B．forget C．care D．argue
A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．needn’t
My father died in December. He had spent the last several years in hospital, and my mother spent a lot of her time him. That is without doubt, a situation for any family. And the was a team of fairly frustrated family members.
My biggest frustration was trying to why he didn’t make choices that would him to be involved more fully in the lives of his grandchildren. Yet he each and every one of them. Every morning he asked my mother which of his grandbabies was going to that day. He had frequent visits from his collection of loving grandkids. Kids would have the place up instantly—toys everywhere, cushions off the couches and the TV channel to their station. Every visit was a kid invasion into his space. Interestingly, he was not at all bothered by the or chaos at all. He was never with them and he certainly never shouted at any child. Visits ended with and kisses.
I felt that relationship wasn’t good enough because he didn’t actually do anything my children. My dad didn’t read to the children, and certainly played a board game or did a puzzle with them. He didn’t take them out for or do any of the other things I saw active grandparents doing with their grandchildren. It made me sad that he was to get on with the kids.
A couple of weeks after his death, my 9-year-old daughter turned up in my bedroom at midnight to share a
of him done by herself. Included in the picture were several messages and —one for each day since he had died. The most striking one to me was“I loved EVERYTHING about you, Grandpa”.
Apparently, I was . All that time I thought he wasn’t doing anything with his grandchildren, but he was very actively doing the thing that was most to them. He loved them. And it was all they needed.
A．preparing for B．taking care of C．believing in D．looking forward to
A．personal B．boring C．difficult D．dangerous
A．result B．solution C．reward D．review
A．explain B．describe C．accept D．understand
A．expect B．allow C．force D．persuade
A．respected B．ignored C．loved D．blamed
A．leave B．cry C．visit D．perform
A．set B．messed C．given D．lit
A．introduced B．switched C．pointed D．checked
A．impression B．alarm C．expression D．noise
A．careful B．intelligent C．inconvenient D．impatient
A．tears B．quarrels C．tricks D．hugs
A．to B．with C．at D．on
A．frequently B．always C．never D．occasionally
A．walks B．books C．jokes D．interests
A．hoping B．offering C．failing D．promising
A．dream B．plan C．story D．drawing
A．statements B．photos C．suggestions D．problems
A．guilty B．rude C．wrong D．firm
A．honest B．important C．normal D．equal
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