Jasmine Harman，a famous TV presenter, was sunny and active. Nothing seemed to her down. But nearly a decade on, Jasmine spent the first years of her TV life a secret about her background—one she couldn’t to be made public.
“When I started out in TV, I lived in fear of someone discovering about my ,” she admitted. Because her mother had a illness called hoarding Disorder(囤积症). “Mum would keep batteries, old speakers, broken dolls and baskets she in the street. Nothing would be thrown away. And she’d be if you ever tried to clear them up,” Jasmine recalled. Eventually, the entire family couldn’t have a life.
Two years ago, Jasmine did something . She made a documentary called My Hoarder Mum and Me about her family’s battle to fight against her mum’s disease. “I do our program will shine more light on the issue,” said Jasmine. Then a second program, Britain’s Biggest Hoarders
Luckily, there are diagnostic criteria(诊断标准)now and experts that can help. Jasmine has become a(an) herself in a way. She runs a website to help sufferers and their . “It’s incredible. I spent most of my childhood being ashamed, but now I’d like to make it . People like my mum need help, but not to be made to feel .”
“We hadn’t been able to have Christmas dinner at Mum’s for , because you couldn’t get people into the house . But we had one last year, and it was amazing,” Jasmine said. “The still isn’t perfect, and Mum isn’t perfect either. She’s still with it. But I’m so proud that she’s come this far, and I want to tell other people it’s possible.”
A．settle B．take C．beat D．calm
A．making B．discovering C．hiding D．mixing
A．wait B．plan C．cover D．bear
A．work B．mum C．illness D．memory
A．mental B．physical C．final D．social
A．new B．used C．round D．expensive
A．put away B．made out C．picked up D．dug out
A．terrible B．grateful C．OK D．crazy
A．rich B．normal C．simple D．hard
A．special B．dangerous C．hopeless D．impossible
A．hope B．wonder C．fear D．doubt
A．ended up B．broke down C．kept away D．came out
A．patient B．expert C．example D．role
A．friends B．bosses C．families D．mistakes
A．fair B．safe C．false D．public
A．better B．younger C．prouder D．worse
A．years B．months C．centuries D．weeks
A．hardly B．actually C．luckily D．regularly
A．dream B．way C．house D．study
A．struggling B．filling C．turning D．begging
What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not enough.
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there is someone else who can do it much better.
I have always enjoyed music and it is to me that every musician has a of their own. My father several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own sound.
I read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, " else can make the sound that you make." The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's but who is to say which is . It is said that, " is in the eye of the beholder, perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ".
Every person has a different tone of voice that only to them, we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.
Each person has a（an） on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it the same way that you do it. The next time you feel , remember "Nobody else can make the sound that you make. "
A．challenging B．worthy C．simple D．good
A．because B．although C．when D．if
A．seldom B．frequently C．never D．sometimes
A．satisfying B．interesting C．inspiring D．convincing
A．talent B．song C．life D．sound
A．played B．designed C．created D．possessed
A．turn down B．pick out C．call up D．give off
A．loudly B．powerful C．soundable D．special
A．once B．yet C．even D．still
A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Nobody D．Everybody
A．bigger B．deeper C．better D．lower
A．beauty B．interest C．patience D．honesty
A．speaker B．listener C．receiver D．observer
A．subscribes B．submits C．adapts D．belongs
A．but B．yet C．and D．for
A．speaking B．walking C．jumping D．behaving
A．must B．might C．would D．shall
A．alternative B．prospect C．duty D．impact
A．exactly B．obviously C．cautiously D．seriously
A．annoyed B．puzzled C．bothered D．discouraged
My little angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!
My wife called, “How long will you be with that ? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and to the place. My daughter, Sindu, sat there, tears welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.
I the bowl and persuaded: “Sindu, why not take a few mouthfuls of this rice?”
“Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls, the whole lot of this. But…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this entire rice, will you give me I ask for?”
“Promise.” I .
After eating the rice painfully, Sindu came to me, her eyes wide with . Now I became a bit . “Dear, you shouldn't insist on a computer or any such things. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.” , “I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!” was her demand(要求), which was far my belief.
On Monday morning, I Sindu at her school and watched her walking towards her classroom. She turned around and . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!” What me was the hairless head of that boy.
“Sir, your daughter is indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “That boy is my son, who lost all his because of a disease. He to come back to school fearing the unintentional(无意的)but teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for my son!”
A．bowl B．newspaper C．book D．food
A．rushed B．pulled C．jumped D．shouted
A．took out B．picked up C．broke down D．gave out
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．what B．where C．which D．how
A．moved B．doubted C．agreed D．disbelieved
A．expectation B．confidence C．worry D．attraction
A．nervous B．bored C．excited D．relaxed
A．making B．selling C．getting D．studying
A．valuable B．useful C．wonderful D．expensive
A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Anyway
A．to B．beyond C．of D．within
A．met B．helped C．dropped D．collected
A．shouted B．smiled C．waved D．stared
A．interested B．frightened C．pleased D．surprised
A．careful B．hard-working C．graceful D．great
A．friends B．hair C．hope D．face
A．refused B．wished C．dreamed D．decided
A．kind B．hurtful C．harmless D．funny
A．usually B．ever C．never D．nearly
We always try to include some kind of Smile Card activity during my monthly with my daughter Rachel. The other hot night, after dinner we went to an ice cream shop. When for our ice cream we told the cashier that we would like to buy ice cream anonymously (匿名地) for the person who came to the counter as a random act of . Puzzled but excited, she our money and a Smile Card. We sat down at the table near the counter—Rachel wanted to spy on our one.
About five minutes later the cashier told us, “Oh, good! Someone's coming!” It was a woman with two little kids. As the woman reached for her , the cashier, handing her the , told her that wanted to, anonymously, buy her family's ice cream. She couldn't it. “Seriously?” she asked. Rachel and I not to notice. It was great. The cashier, aware that we wanted to remain anonymous, came over to “wipe off our table,” leaving our change on our table. She was about as as we were.
After enjoying our ice cream, we took a napkin(纸巾) and wrote a to the cashier thanking her for her assistance. We until she went to the back room, quickly the note, a nice tip, and a second Smile Card on the , and ran out before we were seen.
I treasure every date night with my daughter and the world through her eyes is always for me.
A．date B．game C．dinner D．travel
A．preparing B．looking C．asking D．paying
A．nice B．next C．poor D．last
A．responsibility B．politeness C．understanding D．kindness
A．refused B．changed C．took D．borrowed
A．warm-hearted B．unfortunate C．lucky D．curious
A．quietly B．quickly C．loudly D．slowly
A．wallet B．glasses C．ice cream D．phone
A．money B．napkin C．Smile Card D．change
A．no one B．anyone C．none D．someone
A．accept B．believe C．follow D．doubt
A．decided B．hoped C．pretended D．intended
A．secretly B．seriously C．openly D．friendly
A．nervous B．embarrassed C．surprised D．happy
A．notice B．note C．check D．paragraph
A．ate B．waited C．wrote D．left
A．placed B．gave C．handed D．passed
A．newspaper B．chair C．counter D．floor
A．changing B．seeing C．hearing D．exploring
A．difficult B．funny C．distant D．fantastic
It was silent in Mom’s hospital room. Only the sound of her heart monitor interrupted the moments of what seemed to be a peaceful sleep. It had been several hours since her operation. I wanted her to wake up. I needed to to her. Last night, I shouted at her because she had allowed my sister to visit her when she had our mom for years.
“Shame on you!” she had said firmly. “Moms don’t stop their children just because one of them chose to leave her. A mother always loves more than she’s loved .”
I thought, “Shame on you! When I do something wrong or when a friend is to her, that’s all she will ever say. How about standing up for you for once, Mom?”
My mom’s groaning（呻吟）broke my . she couldn’t speak, her eyes were moving, looking for something. She her notebook and pen next to her bed. I gently handed them to her. She slowly, and then turned the notebook around for me to read.
“I forgive you,” it .
Tears ran down my face. I felt . As I began to speak, I was by the loud arguing of two seemingly angry nurses on the opposite side of the room. My mom suddenly began writing on her notebook, and then stopped to the piece of paper. She handed it to me, signaling me to give it to the nurses. They read it, looked at my mom and quietly left the room.
“What did you write, Mom?” I asked.
She smiled sweetly but said nothing. , I knew what she had written on that piece of paper. How those three little words are!
I kissed my mom goodbye and to find my sister.
A．quiet B．long C．sweet D．important
A．explain B．agree C．refer D．apologize
A．selfish B．poor C．weak D．jealous
A．attacked B．hurt C．abandoned D．criticized
A．helping B．missing C．loving D．protecting
A．in place B．in turn C．in time D．in return
A．unkind B．special C．strange D．new
A．family B．children C．rights D．freedom
A．promise B．sleep C．words D．concentration
A．and B．but C．since D．so
A．pointed to B．picked up C．looked through D．reached for
A．said B．wrote C．read D．moved
A．wrote B．said C．told D．suggested
A．annoyed B．worried C．ashamed D．confused
A．kept B．frightened C．angered D．interrupted
A．check over B．stare at C．tear off D．take out
A．proudly B．gratefully C．coldly D．carefully
A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Gradually D．Clearly
A．easy B．typical C．exact D．powerful
A．left B．tried C．called D．expected
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves falling with the cool wind. For others, it is a/an season, while for me, it is an annoying season. Tired from preparing for Postgraduate Entrance Examination, I decided to have a along the Yanjiang Road in my university.
“Autumn is a lonely season and life is . The days in this season always get me down ”, I was in deep thought when the sound of a guitar into my ears, like a stream flowing from the mountains. I was so surprised that I ran to see what it was. A young girl, sitting on the lawn, was in playing her guitar. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly.
Lost in the music, I did not realize that I had been standing for so long. But my _ __ did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day when I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her guitar. During the rest of the days in the season, life became interesting and I could __ the courses carefully. Though we did not know each other, I thought we were always good friends.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening __, the sound suddenly stopped. To my astonishment, the girl came to me.
“You must like the music,” she said.
“Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a ___ expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here just to have a rest because I failed in the college entrance examination. I felt very disappointed. And it was your listening every day __ encouraged me,” she said, “and I have to go tomorrow.”
“____, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn and helped me believe that I have the ability to pass the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.” I answered, “I think it was God who gave us the chance to know each other and we should be good friends
She smiled and I smiled.
Since then, I have never seen her again. I no longer passed by that ___. Only thick leaves were _ behind. But I will always remember the ___ of the girl. It was her appearance that helped me passed the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.
We may encounter many people in our lives. Some are like a shooting star, but so much light that they guide you in the correct _ ; some are like _ in you, they are always with you, but do not understand you. Just as a famous saying, many people in your life, but only true friends leave footprints.
I shall always ____ the autumn, the girl and the sound of her guitar. I know she will always be my best friend.
A．irrigation B．harvest C．rainfall D．adventure
A．walk B．nap C．rest D．glance
A．stressful B．aimless C．uninteresting D．desperate
A．flowed B．floated C．flew D．fled
A．devoted B．addicted C．engaged D．absorbed
A．exposure B．movement C．existence D．enthusiasm
A．get over B．take over C．pull over D．go over
A．casually B．devotedly C．roughly D．thoroughly
A．along B．down C．over D．back
A．strange B．happy C．special D．sad
A．when B．which C．that D．what
A．In consequence B．In reality C．In addition D．In detail
A．mountain B．stream C．road D．lawn
A．left B．thrown C．fallen D．piled
A．figure B．face C．hair D．eyes
A．give away B．give up C．give in D．give off
A．direction B．destination C．position D．situation
A．clothes B．shadows C．footprints D．wrists
A．broke B．stepped C．approached D．participated
A．remind B．review C．remain D．recall
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