A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, " If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"
Within a few seconds Laiq 31 confidently, " Four!"
The confused teacher was expecting a（n） 32 correct answer, three．She was disappointed． "Maybe the child did not listen 33 " she thought． She 34 , "Laiq, listen carefully． If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"
Laiq had seen the 35 on his teacher' s face． He 36 again on his fingers． But within him he was also 37 the answer that would make the teacher happy． This time hesitatingly he replied, "Four． "
The disappointment stayed on the teacher' s face． Suddenly she 38 that Laiq liked strawberries．She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question．This time with an excitement in her 39 she asked, " If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?"
Seeing the teacher 40 , young Laiq calculated on his fingers again． There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher． She wanted her new 41 to succeed． 42 a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, "Three?"
The teacher now had a 43 smile． Her approach had succeeded． She wanted to 44 herself．But one last thing remained． 45 she asked him, "Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?"
Confidently Laiq answered, "Four!" The teacher was 46 "How Laiq, how?" she demanded in a little annoyed voice．
In a voice that was 47 and hesitating young Laiq replied, " Because I already have one 48 in my bag． "
The story tells us: 49 someone gives you an answer that is 50 from what you expect, don' t think they are wrong． There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet．
A．told B．added C．replied D．wrote
A．worthless B．effortless C．careless D．selfless
A．possibly B．actively C．properly D．strictly
A．repeated B．ordered C．whispered D．complained
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．punishment D．determination
A．recognized B．discovered C．calculated D．insisted
A．searching for B．waiting for C．arguing about D．talking about
A．decided B．noticed C．expressed D．remembered
A．eyes B．hands C．mouth D．nose
A．sad B．happy C．pitiful D．lovely
A．invention B．system C．reform D．approach
A．On B．In C．With D．By
A．victorious B．precious C．lasting D．appealing
A．thank B．congratulate C．help D．enjoy
A．Above all B．In vain C．On purpose D．Once again
A．astonished B．concerned C．amused D．relaxed
A．high B．low C．easy D．clear
A．strawberry B．apple C．coin D．box
A．Before B．After C．Until D．When
A．absent B．free C．different D．safe
I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I an elderly couple.
The wife and I for a long time. She told me how she was about her husband who was a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same where the husband would be going for his operation, I told her to take down my phone number and me to let me know when he was there.
She phoned a few weeks later as and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at . I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some .
Weeks turned into months and it just became my to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I'd bring a for him to read, or some food that we would share . As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the . Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often each other on holidays.
Now, ten years later, I my own family. Since our parents don’t close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.
A．few B．some C．several D．many
A．served B．loved C．met D．supported
A．searched B．fought C．worked D．talked
A．regretful B．calm C．worried D．lucky
A．giving up B．waiting for C．paying for D．turning down
A．hotel B．hospital C．restaurant D．office
A．so B．but C．though D．since
A．ask B．call C．help D．invite
A．required B．predicted C．expected D．promised
A．even B．seldom C．still D．sometimes
A．work B．school C．home D．table
A．experience B．company C．luck D．trust
A．risk B．stress C．test D．habit
A．book B．picture C．computer D．tape
A．early B．together C．alone D．everywhere
A．public B．family C．team D．group
A．missed B．followed C．knew D．visited
A．leave B．find C．have D．need
A．live B．come C．move D．drive
A．nervous B．curious C．thankful D．suitable
While I was on my way into Wal-Mart, I was greeted by a woman working at the door. Before I wanted to buy what I wanted, I had a(n) to make, and I was stopped by the woman, who wanted to my bag. Usually I would have got angry, because I knew I didn’t steal. I had just noticed someone ahead of me being not so nice. That person treated this lady as if she was . The person had just snatched(攫取) a bag back from her and stormed off even saying “thank you”. I could say that this lady looked , but she was still trying to make ends meet. I could tell this woman was by what had just happened, and no one knew how many people had been her that way all day long.
What if she was a grandmother who had to her grandchildren, because the parents had just lost their life in an accident? What if her husband was seriously and they couldn’t afford the medical expenses?
All she wanted was to do her well. All she wanted was to customers as she was trained. All she needed was to be . I wondered whether I could be someone that she needed.
I looked her in her eyes as she scanned my bag, and then I smiled and said, “Your hair is beautiful!” Her face and she told me how easy it was to manage her hair. She handed my bag back, and told me the customer service desk was straight down on my left. I said “Thank you!”
A．purchase B．difficulty C．survey D．return
A．observe B．steal C．check D．take
A．nobody B．something C．anything D．anybody
A．without B．beyond C．after D．before
A．strong B．old C．wise D．awful
A．hurt B．impressed C．moved D．ignored
A．accepting B．treating C．judging D．approaching
A．care for B．care about C．look into D．look for
A．poor B．disturbed C．disappointed D．sick
A．favor B．greeting C．job D．training
A．support B．serve C．help D．instruct
A．protected B．appreciated C．hired D．liked
A．set up B．lifted up C．lit up D．cheered up
Morning is extremely important, because it is the beginning of a day. How you choose to your morning can often be used to predict what kind of day you are going to have.
each day with love and gratitude (感激). When you get up in the morning, think of what a great luck it is to be —to see, to hear, to love, to have something to look forward to. Happiness is simply the feeling of appreciating others. Realize that it’s not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. Don’t have pressure on each new morning. yourself from the things that you didn’t yesterday and made you down. Let yesterday go. Every morning is the start of a new day with new . Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.
A．live B．enjoy C．change D．spend
A．Compare B．Treat C．Begin D．Concern
A．alive B．alike C．ahead D．awake
A．lain B．laid C．covered D．floated
A．Comfort B．Keep C．Free D．Cure
A．give out B．come out C．set out D．work out
A．views B．tasks C．difficulties D．opportunities
More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it to win a school election. I was .
As I cried in my room that evening, I took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.
I recognized that my had a lot of things in their favor. What were the that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest was the faith I had. I would not allow my appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I my election plans a whole year in advance.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal(校长) announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people the way. I had won the and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and their day.
A．remembered B．admired C．praised D．believed
A．planning B．praying C．calculating D．judging
A．took B．assessed C．provided D．meant
A．concerned B．surprised C．depressed D．confused
A．gradually B．immediately C．impatiently D．suddenly
A．participate B．enter C．join D．go
A．companions B．enemies C．schoolmates D．competitors
A．points B．cases C．methods D．examples
A．problem B．dream C．strength D．worry
A．plain B．young C．personal D．special
A．announced B．discussed C．began D．cancelled
A．recommend B．encourage C．support D．represent
A．but B．so C．then D．or
A．speech B．campaign C．ceremony D．promise
A．nodded B．cheered C．gathered D．cried
A．only B．also C．still D．almost
A．devoted B．accelerated C．accomplished D．developed
A．along B．by C．to D．in
A．appointment B．reputation C．election D．acceptance
A．rich B．bless C．expand D．brighten
Many years ago ,l was working at my job at a community college when a homeless woman came in. She began as she lay on one of the sofas in the student rest room. , she wasn't well. Without thinking too much I went next door to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find in the Lost and Found box. I up a set of clothing and went back to my office, I heard a colleague calling me. She told me that I should not this person, as it would only lead to her wanting more help. I refused her and went back to help the woman, my co-worker's warning .
Two weeks later, while I was working, a very cute elderly man entered my and asked to speak with me in private. Curiously, l gave him my full and he told me that he had happened to hear my with the co-worker about helping the woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people and that was why he wanted to give me a for $1,000. I burst into tears, because I needed the money at the time, but also because I had never been in such a way for helping someone!
We soon became good and 10 years later he called me up suddenly and told me he wanted to help me my first home! He giving me $120,000 as part payment for my dream house in my home town. I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large amount of money and he said it was because I was a " giver" and that I it ! To make a long story short, l was able to buy the perfect little home for myself, all because one day I did not to help a homeless woman.
A．smiling B．talking C．shouting D．coughing
A．Luckily B．Clearly C．Strangely D．Sadly
A．clothes B．books C．food D．medicine
A．gave B．turned C．gathered D．made
A．while B．when C．how D．why
A．ignore B．disturb C．value D．help
A．advice B．request C．plan D．offer
A．more than B．rather than C．regardless of D．apart from
A．home B．office C．classroom D．dormitory
A．energy B．love C．care D．attention
A．disagreement B．discussion C．fight D．quarrel
A．young B．old C．sick D．wealthy
A．support B．check C．tip D．promise
A．anxiously B．eagerly C．hardly D．really
A．recognized B．measured C．taught D．praised
A．colleagues B． competitors C．partners D．friends
A．build B．buy C．rent D．repair
A．came out B．ended up C．carried on D．resulted in
A．deserved B．wanted C．needed D．enjoyed
A．fear B．fail C．hesitate D．attempt
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