Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman 36 decided to ask her boss for a 37 in salary. All day she felt 38 and worried. Late in the afternoon she summoned the 39 to approach her employer. To her 40 , the boss agreed to a raise.
The woman arrived home that evening, finding a beautiful table 41 with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home 42 and prepared a festive meal. She 43 if someone from the office had tipped him off, or ... did he just somehow know that she would not get _44 ?
She found him in the kitchen and told him the 45 news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful 46 Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It 47_ "Congratulations, darling ! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Following the supper, her husband went into the 48 to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the 49 , she read: "Don' t worry about not getting the raise! You 50 it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you. "
Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without 51 . What this man feels for his 52 is total acceptance and love, 53 she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes (抚慰，减轻) her 54 . He stands with her, no matter what life throws 55 their direction.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. "And love your friends. Love them without measure.
A．she B．who C．whom D．which
A．development B．promise C．raise D．post
A．nervous B．happy C．excited D．sorry
A．strength B．courage C．power D．tongue
A．regret B．disappointment C．horror D．delight
A．decorated B．fulfilled C．prepared D．set
A．early B．hurriedly C．happily D．angrily
A．asked B．understood C．wondered D．guessed
A．turned up B．turned over C．turned down D．turned in
A．shocking B．unimportant C．Unlucky D．good
A．discussion B．meal C．ceremony D．holiday
A．read B．wrote C．showed D．told
A．bedroom B．study C．kitchen D．garden
A．bed B．floor C．table D．plate
A．deserve B．own C．request D．remember
A．worry B．way C．method D．measure
A．employee B．wife C．friend D．colleague
A．whether B．if C．when D．how
A．happiness B．tears C．wounds D．duties
A．to B．from C．for D．in
In 1971, readers around the world were astonished by some photographs which appeared in newspapers. Hidden deep in the rainforest
s of an island in the Philippines, was an ethnic (种族的) 36 called the Tasaday. Not until that moment did anyone have any 37 of these people. They didn’t have an agricultural economy; they hun
ted animals and 38 fruit from the plants in the rainforest. They carried tools made of
stone, lived in 39 and wore clothes made of leaves. Unknown until 1971, they 40 became world famous. After that, there were TV 41 and books about them; people said their simple lives showed that human beings could be good and kind if they were not 42 by modern life. Then after 1974 the region was closed by the government and the world 43 about them.
In 1986, a Swiss journalist, Oswald Iten, decided to visit the Tasaday. The journey 44 thick rainforests and across rivers was hard and dangerous. Mr. Iten was 45 killed by the soldiers, villagers and businessmen who wanted to take the wood from the rainforest. Finally, Mr. Iten 46 and found the caves of the Tasaday 47 . The people were living in nearby huts and they were all 48 jeans and T-shirts, not leaves. He thought that perhaps they were not an ethnic minority 49 .
When he 50 to Switzerland, Mr. Iten wrote about the Tasaday people in the newspapers. He said he thought that they were just ordinary farmers, poor, but not 51 from anyone else. He believed that in 1971, the government told “the Tasaday” to 52 they were native people from thousands of years ago, so that tourists---and money---would start 53 into the region.
One group of experts said that they really were people who had no 54 with modern life before 1971; another group said they were just 55 the part. So who are these people, really? Perhaps we’ll never really be sure.
A．man B．group C．chief D．tradition
A．knowledge B．impression C．doubt D．fear
A．grew B．enjoyed C．collected D．stored
A．huts B．houses C．apartments D．caves
A．certainly B．suddenly C．absolutely D．privately
A．advertisements B．services C．stations D．programs
A．refused B．separated C．spoilt D．conquered
A．forgot B．knew C．talked D．thought
A．around B．through C．over D．along
A．once B．almost C．often D．even
A．arrived B．left C．hid D．began
A．dirty B．valueless C．accessible D．empty
A．making B．selling C．wearing D．designing
A．in all B．at all C．after all D．above all
A．returned B．went C．traveled D．drove
A．agree B．pretend C．admit D．consider
A．looking B．falling C．turning D．pouring
A．contact B．competition C．agreement D．patience
A．learning B．forming C．acting D．missing
In 1971, readers around the world were astonished by some photographs which appeared in newspapers. Hidden deep in the rainforest
s of an island in the Philippines, was an ethnic (种族的) 36 called the Tasaday. Not until that moment did anyone have any 37 of these people. They didn’t have an agricultural economy; they hun
ted animals and 38 fruit from the plants in the rainforest. They carried tools made of
stone, lived in 39 and wore clothes made of leaves. Unknown until 1971, they 40 became world famous. After that, there were TV 41 and books about them; people said their simple lives showed that human beings could be good and kind if they were not 42 by modern life. Then after 1974 the region was closed by the government and the world 43 about them.
In 1986, a Swiss journalist, Oswald Iten, decided to visit the Tasaday. The journey 44 thick rainforests and across rivers was hard and dangerous. Mr. Iten was 45 killed by the soldiers, villagers and businessmen who wanted to take the wood from the rainforest. Finally, Mr. Iten 46 and found the caves of the Tasaday 47 . The people were living in nearby huts and they were all 48 jeans and T-shirts, not leaves. He thought that perhaps they were not an ethnic minority 49 .
When he 50 to Switzerland, Mr. Iten wrote about the Tasaday people in the newspapers. He said he thought that they were just ordinary farmers, poor, but not 51 from anyone else. He believed that in 1971, the government told “the Tasaday” to 52 they were native people from thousands of years ago, so that tourists---and money---would start 53 into the region.
One group of experts said that they really were people who had no 54 with modern life before 1971; another group said they were just 55 the part. So who are these people, really? Perhaps we’ll never really be sure.
A．man B．group C．chief D．tradition[
A．knowledge B．impression C．doubt D．fear
A．grew B．enjoyed C．collected D．stored
A．huts B．houses C．apartments D．caves
A．certainly B．suddenly C．absolutely D．privately
A．advertisements B．services C．stations D．programs
A．refused B．separated C．spoilt D．conquered
A．forgot B．knew C．talked D．thought
A．around B．through C．over D．along
A．once B．almost C．often D．even
A．arrived B．left C．hid D．began
A．dirty B．valueless C．accessible D．empty
A．making B．selling C．wearing D．designing
A．in all B．at all C．after all D．above all
A．returned B．went C．traveled D．drove
A．agree B．pretend C．admit D．consider
A．looking B．falling C．turning D．pouring
A．contact B．competition C．agreement D．patience
A．learning B．forming C．acting D．missing
Seven loyal（忠实的）readers came to the Teens Office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what 36 made them excited was that they had their say.
“What most _37_ me was when I was saying something, I found all eyes were on me,” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei _38_, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors（编辑） nodded and _39_ took notes.
Students are happy to see the editors listen to their _40_. You may often _41_about being neglected（忽视） by teachers and parents. _42__ before complaining, please make sure that you have already spoken about your _43_.
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ditionally in China, teachers at school and parents were_44_ the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are _45_ to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brain and not be _46_.
A girl wrote to Teens about her family story. She _47__ to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she _48_ decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her _49__, the father _50_, saying that he didn’t realize his mistake. From then on, he really _51_.
Sometimes, we need to let our _52__ be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.
Don’t be afraid of being _53_ for what you have done. You know it is your _54_ to speak your mind. Even if your suggestions are denied, at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any _55_.
A．directly B．really C．completely D．immediately
A．disappointed B．frightened C．impressed D．horrified （恐惧）
A．refused B．disagreed C．disliked D．agreed
A．even B．yet C．already D．still
A．speeches B．opinions C．songs D．articles
A．talk B．complain C．write D．speak
A．And B．So C．But D．Instead
A．pleasure B．love C．hatred（憎恨） D．worry
A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
A．used B．reduced C．devoted D．told
A．remembered B．used C．touched D．heard
A．used B．pretended C．seemed D．had
A．sadly B．suddenly C．angrily D．finally
A．sorrow（悲伤） B．disappointment C．surprise D．satisfaction
A．apologized B．smiled C．laughed D．sighed
A．exchanged B．changed C．left D．played
A．voices B．decisions C．suggestions D．secrets
A．praised B．blamed C．beaten D．fined
A．duty B．task C．right D．pleasure
A．regret B．sadness C．trouble
One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__1___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 2___.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 3 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 4 and landed in the grass.
I ran over to him. 5 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 6 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the top student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 7 to prepare a graduation speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 8 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 9 !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 10 those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 11 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with 12 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 13 me from doing the unspeakable.”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 14 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 15 a person’s life. For better or for worse.
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I told my friend Graham that I often cycle t miles to my company, but unfortunately there is a big hill on my way. He replied, “You are 1 .” He explained that I should be thankful for the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to 2 as I approached it, but now I think that this hill will exercise my heart and lungs and it will 3 me to lose weight and get fit. This hill is my friend. I even feel sorry for those who 4 to go to a gym and sit on exercise bicycles 5 I can get the same value for free.
We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university 6 . She wrote, “Character cannot be developed 7 . Only through experiences of trial and 8 can the soul be strengthened, ambition 9 and success achieved.”
One of the main factors of success in life is our attitude towards adversity (逆境). 10 we face hardships, problems and difficulties. We cannot 11 the adversity, but we can choose our attitude towards it. Douglas Bader was twenty-one when he had both legs cut off following a flying 12 . He was determined to fly again and became one of the leading 13 in Britain. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone 14 tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Make up your mind, and you’ll succeed.”
Great people rise from adversity. Their common quality is that they did not become 15 in face of adversity. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge and they won.
A．unlucky B．smart C．lucky D．brave
A．cry B．smile C．sing D．complain
A．advise B．persuade C．help D．expect
A．decide B．manage C．seem D．pay
A．before B．while C．where D．unless
A．degree B．position C．course D．paper
A．with fear B．at work C．on purpose D．in ease
A．happiness B．travel C．learning D．suffering
A．inspired B．developed C．damaged D．formed
A．From time to time B．Day and night C．Around the clock D．For the time being
A．accept B．recognize C．stand D．choose
A．accident B．incident C．experience D．test
A．soldiers B．doctors C．pilots D．writers
A．while B．whose C．whom D．who
A．encouraged B．puzzled C．defeated D．shocked
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