It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to that shirt away, but gave it to her .”I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s was something greater.
The next morning she with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So mom decided to a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are __ , aren’t you? I think I have a for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of .” Mom accepted the opportunity very .
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal __ _ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard – working over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle situations and never give up.
A．noise B．voice C．sound D．tune
A．get B．take C．carry D．throw
A．otherwise B．anyhow C．instead D．actually
A．settled B．pushed C．stored D．stuck
A．teacher B．employer C．director D．adviser
A．purpose B．encouragement C．achievement D．victory
A．went B．met C．worked D．stayed
A．visit B．continue C．attend D．prepare
A．serious B．fortunate C．careful D．responsible
A．career B．duty C．position D．part
A．learning B．judging C．obeying D．imagining
A．patiently B．eagerly C．successfully D．skillfully
A．upset B．frightened C．guilty D．ashamed
A．looked up B．went up C．took up D．showed up
A．believe B．protect C．treat D．receive
A．spirit B．intention C．action D．attempt
A．must B．would C．might D．should
A．At B．During C．On D．With
A．worthless B．thoughtless C．hopeless D．helpless
A．challenging B．different C．dangerous D．strange
Each one of us is a wonderful being. Encouragement can the hidden ability and wonder in an individual. Telling others constantly that they are the useless, stupid, and uncreative only the possibility of their improvement. But if we were to the encouragement technique in our praises, chances are that we would make others realize their .
An old man was picking fish from the shore and throwing them back into the sea. A young man this and said, “For the past two hours you are throwing fishes into the sea. But there are so many fishes around. Can you make a difference to all of them?” The old man smiled, yet another fish, threw it into the sea and said, “I have made difference to this fish.”
Constantly encourage yourself and encourage others. Let this be your and duty. Believe in them, and life will have meaningful . With such a purpose you will have no time to be depressed. The act of yourself and others will be a source of joy.
“But I am so . Can I make a difference to the world?” asked the man. It is said, “What a little lamp can do, the great Sun cannot; it can shine in the .”
A pilot while flying realized that he direction. It was dark and difficult for him to land. The was running out. There was a great . Suddenly he saw a heavy truck on the expressway; its headlight beam him to make out the path. Using expressway as runway, he . He said to himself, “I am sure the truck driver would not have realized that the truck’s headlights many lives”.
In the same way, we may not know how we can to others. What is important is our intention to contribute.
A．lose B．lack C．inspire D．appreciate
A．destroys B．adds C．creates D．gains
A．discover B．study C．employ D．improve
A．goal B．dream C．fault D．potential
A．sure B．busy C．worth D．foolish
A．observed B．praised C．opposed D．heard
A．really B．specially C．quickly D．frequently
A．set up B．ran up C．picked up D．went up
A．progress B．habit C．result D．benefit
A．stories B．tasks C．friends D．purposes
A．encouraging B．trusting C．enjoying D．appreciating
A．helpful B．meaningful C．unimportant D．unlucky
A．morning B．night C．sky D．hole
A．missed B．found C．mistook D．lost
A．fuel B．money C．strength D．patience
A．comfort B．surprise C．pleasure D．danger
A．advised B．helped C．taught D．requested
A．escaped B．failed C．landed D．appeared
A．killed B．saved C．risked D．cost
A．turn B．contribute C．point D．prefer
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for ____ hands. Most people were reluctant（不情愿） to work on _____ along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful _____that raged across the Atlantic， wreaking havoc（浩劫，灾难） on the buildings and crops. As the farmer __ applicants for the job， he ______ a steady stream of refusals.
____， a short， thin man， well past middle age， approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand？” the farmer asked him.
“Well， I can ___ when the wind blows，” answered the ____ man.
Although ____ by this answer， the farmer， desperate（不顾一切的） for _____， hired him. The man worked well around the farm， ______ from dawn to dusk， and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. ____ out of bed， the farmer grabbed（抓起） a lantern and ____ next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He ____ the little man and yelled， “Get up！ A storm is coming！ Tie things down before they blow away！”
The little man ____ in bed and said ____， “No sir. I told you， I can sleep when the wind blows.”
Enraged by the response， the farmer was tempted to ___ him on the spot. Instead， he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his ___， he discovered that all of the haystacks（干草垛） had been covered with tarpaulins（油布）. The cows were in the barn， the chickens were in the coops（鸡笼）， and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand ____， so he returned to his bed to also sleep ____ the wind blew.
A．took B．applied C．hired D．got
A．field B．farm C．garden D．park
A．winds B．flood C．hurricane D．storms
A．visited B．trained C．saw D．interviewed
A．accepted B．offered C．refused D．received
A．Surprisingly B．Finally C．Obviously D．Luckily
A．sleep B．do C．work D．help
A．strong B．young C．kind D．little
A．pleased B．puzzled C．surprised D．satisfied
A．work B．pleasure C．man D．help
A．busy B．sad C．tired D．happy
A．Coming B．Leaving C．Going D．Jumping
A．rushed B．ran C．went D．moved
A．beat B．stroke C．shouted D．shook
A．rolled over B．put on C．got up D．sat
A．delightly B．happily C．Firmly D．angrily
A．kill B．instruct C．fire D．inform
A．regret B．joy C．surprise D．sadness
A．expected B．prepared C．meant D．offered
A．when B．while C．after D．as
One day I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my . Then he said, “Excuse me too ... I didn’t even you.” We were very , the stranger and I. Then we went on our ways after saying .
But at home, a different is told. How we treat our ones, the young and the old. Later, in the kitchen, as I cooked our supper, my entered, very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I at her. She left, with her little heart broken. I didn’t how hard I’d spoken.
That , as I lay awake in bed, God’s quiet voice to me and said, “While with strangers, you are polite, with those you love, you didn’t do it properly. Go and look right now on the floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she for you. She picked them herself--pink, yellow and blue.”
By this time, I felt and small and now my own fell. I quietly went to her bed, “ up, my dear daughter.” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them on the tree. I knew you’d like them, the blue.” I said, “I’m so that I missed them today ... And I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way.” She whispered(低声说), “Mommy, that’s okay. I still you anyway.” I hugged her and said, “I love you too and love your flowers, especially the blue.”
A．rule B．reply C．step D．truth
A．see B．tell C．get D．take
A．nervous B．alike C．polite D．confident
A．welcome B．thanks C．hello D．good-bye
A．story B．message C．notice D．activity
A．crazy B．loved C．blind D．brave
A．mother B．husband C．daughter D．son
A．smiled B．looked C．shot D．shouted
A．lie B．care C．attack D．realize
A．noon B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．looked B．sang C．spoke D．listened
A．when B．but C．unless D．besides
A．kitchen B．office C．dinning-room D．library
A．brought B．bought C．stole D．sold
A．excited B．sad C．happy D．great
A．leg B．head C．tears D．feelings
A．Look B．End C．Dress D．Wake
A．especially B．specially C．except D．except for
A．brave B．lazy C．sorry D．excited
A．hate B．love C．miss D．beat
Our holidays were coming to an end but we had not yet realized our plan to drive to Dalat. Our about Dalat with its shining cherry blossoms (花) and scenic views were us to start our journey.
Then one morning our dream . We hired a car and drove to Dalat early in the morning. Splendid landscapes on either side of the road before us. The refreshing morning breeze was caressing (抚摸) our skin and in spirits we were singing merrily.
When we reached Blao Pass, we saw a white in front of us. We down the pass. It seemed to us that the young girl in the white car did not want to be as she was driving at full speed. Suddenly she lost of her car; it turned to the left and crashed into the slope and .
Quite frightened, we braked and jumped out of our car. We turned her car over and pulled out the girl who was in the car. The girl had narrowly escaped death. She was shivering like an aspen (白杨) leaf. In spite of her , she looked very beautiful, just like an angel. When she had from her panic, she timidly (胆小地) thanked us for having rescued her, then she looked at her flat in despair.
Reading her thoughts, we took off our shirts and began to the punctured tyre. We then put on the wheel for her. As soon as the work had been done, we started our again and followed Da Huong Lan—the girl we had helped.
A．thoughts B．ideas C．suggestions D．stories
A．promising B．telling C．urging D．refusing
A．came true B．woke up C．took place D．broke out
A．back B．again C．slowly D．straight
A．at dusk B．at night C．at dawn D．at noon
A．disappeared B．unfolded C．grown D．developed
A．strange B．fresh C．high D．low
A．bus B．car C．dog D．cat
A．walked B．ran C．climbed D．sped
A．overtaken B．beaten C．discovered D．known
A．anger B．control C．life D．memory
A．left B．stopped C．returned D．overturned
A．highly B．successfully C．hard D．hardly
A．trapped B．locked C．thrown D．found
A．pleasure B．death C．shock D．wake
A．came B．recovered C．learned D．turned
A．tyre B．chair C．car D．leg
A．repair B．remove C．throw D．check
A．other B．new C．second-hand D．spare
A．journey B．voyage C．passage D．umbrella
As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规) basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had to do while working. But after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they . And, like the child in January, they go searching for new .
A．weaker B．habit C．principle D．power
A．parties B．ages C．countries D．races
A．playing B．living C．working D．going
A．confidence B．anxiety C．interest D．sorrow
A．same B．extra C．funny D．expensive
A．well-organized B．half-filled C．newly-collected D．colorfully-printed
A．broad B．passing C．different D．main
A．gladly B．impatiently C．silently D．worriedly
A．promise B．burden C．right D．game
A．courage B．calmness C．confusion D．excitement
A．graduation B．independence C．responsibility D．success
A．children B．adults C．students D．retirees
A．carefully B．bravely C．nervously D．eagerly
A．required B．obtained C．noticed D．discovered
A．need B．learn C．start D．plan
A．great B．strong C．difficult D．correct
A．money B．time C．skills D．knowledge
A．only B．soon C．well D．even
A．lost B．chose C．left D．quit
A．toys B．pets C．friends D．colleagues
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