Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list in our past that we felt of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 38 process, but there’ s always some soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then that we find ways to people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to the past wrongdoings.
A．something B．anything C．somebody D．anybody
A．ashamed B．afraid C．sure D．proud
A．private B．secret C．interesting D．funny
A．foolish B．polite C．simple D．brave
A．expected B．suggested C．ordered D．demanded
A．connect with B．depend on C．make apologise to D．get along with
A．improve B．continue C．realize D．keep
A．notes B．list C．plan D．stories
A．any B．most C．none D．all
A．part B．game C．trick D．record
A．view B．sign C．attention D．remark
A．also B．even C．still D．ever
A．appears B．considers C．presents D．remembers
A．angry B．happy C．doubtful D．alive
A．words B．rings C．repeats D．calls
A．cold B．plain C．nervous D．lively
A．in case B．so long as C．unless D．because
A．around B．out C．on D．away
A．build up B．make up C．clear up D．give up
A．regret B．forgive C．right D．punish
The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great in the world in the 20th century. It works for us not only at home, in the offices, in big shops, but at schools. Today it is used in many ways. It really brings the world large wealth(财富）and .
The first computer in the world was Enid. It was built in America in 1946. It was and heavy. Since it was born, it has been developing very fast. Until now it has four periods and changed a lot. There're many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. It becomes more and more .
The computer can do most of the things for people. It can help us to know about the real more quickly, to learn what we want to learn and to think for ourselves. As a student in the twenty-first century, you must work hard at it.
A．inventions B．discoveries C．robots D．foundations
A．sadness B．worries C．feelings D．happiness
A．founded B．contacted C．called D．invested
A．loose B．large C．tiny D．light
A．gone out B．gone through C．gone on D．gone away
A．serious B．harmful C．dangerous D．useful
A．world B．space C．universe D．knowledge
A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she would play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. she loved her parents and her family*she desired to live in such a house and all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.
At the age when she gained some skill and sensibility (识别力)，she her mother for a bike ride outside the garden. The little girl knew where she was heading! Down the hill and across the valley, she rode to the of the golden house.
As she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she that all the windows were and rather dirty.
So and heart-broken, she didn't go any further. She and all of a sudden she saw an amazing . There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!
A．Unless B．Although C．Since D．But
A．dreamed B．worried C．asked D．shouted
A．different B．scientific C．musical D．basic
A．begged B．blamed C．invited D．paid
A．madly B．rapidly C．exactly D．possibly
A．windows B．steps C．center D．gate
A．getting B．introducing C．leading D．moving
A．felt B．learned C．concluded D．found
A．anxious B．angry C．serious D．sad
A．turned around B．cheered up C．settled down D．dropped in
A．hill B．valley C．background D．sight
A．imagined B．decided C．realized D．guessed
At the end of my high school, I got a part-time job working at a coffee shop. I had that the job would be easy but this wasn't true.
One day, one of my regular customers came in looking sad. I asked what the problem was, but he wouldn't tell me. He just said he going to bed. Before he left, I handed him a along with his iced coffee. He looked at me，20，because he hadn't ordered anything but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw that I had given him his favourite type of doughnut (炸面圈）. He thanked me before returning around and heading back out into the rain.
The next day, it was still raining and everyone in my town seemed to be using the drive-thrn window(免下车窗口）. I spent my afternoon handing people their and waiting as they slowly counted their pennies. I tried to as the customers complained(抱怨）the weather.
Around seven o'clock that evening, however, my day took a for the better. I was in the middle of making coffee when the customer from the day before up to the window. But instead of ordering anything, he handed me a rose and a note. He said that not too many people took the time to others. I was speechless. I waited until I saw his Jeep left. Then I opened the note, which ：
Christine，
Thanks for being so kind yesterday. I was really by you. Have a great day ！Hank From then on, when I complaining customers，! Thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile.
A．doubted B．guessed C．knew D．dreamed
A．cloudy B．snowy C．windy D．rainy
A．felt like B．thought about C．went on D．gave up
A．raincoat B．pill C．rose D．bag
A．upset B．worried C．puzzled D．bored
A．umbrellas B．orders C．pennies D．keys
A．smile B．prevent C．listen D．agree
A．turn B．chance C．break D．look
A．rode B．drove C．walked D．ran
A．learn from B．believe in C．care about D．think of
A．read B．argued C．meant D．explained
A．touched B．hurt C．shocked D．understood
A．found B．realized C．met D．wanted
Who designed the first helicopter (直升机)？ Who painted the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ？There is an answer to all these questions — Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius(天才) have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500，but many of his seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn't a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonardo wasn't just an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master painter, and as he got older he became more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo's wonderful paintings are still with us today. You may know one of his most famous works the woman known as the Mona Lisa.
A．artists B．doctors C．painters D．people
A．paintings B．inventions C．experiences D．traditions
A．draw B．fly C．imagine D．build
A．less B．no C．even D．very
A．before B．after C．because D．when
A．interesting B．crying C．smiling D．surprising
You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little , but it is not enough for most plants. Still we can see some plants in the desert.
There is in some places in the desert. We these places oases (绿洲). In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow different kinds of in the fields there.
People live outside the oases. They have camels. sheep and other animals. These animals on the desert plants for their food and do not need water.
The animals are to the desert people in many ways. They eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use the camels for carrying water, food, tents and something else.
The people of the desert have to keep moving from place to place. They must always look grass or desert plants for their animals. When there is no more food for their animals, they move to place. The desert people are . No man in the desert would ever to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.
A．rain B．cloud C．wind D．snow
A．rise B．die C．grow D．raise
A．stones B．plants C．wood D．water
A．say B．tell C．call ‘ D．find
A．animals B．crops C．trees D．oases
A．also B．too C．either D．still
A．feed B．live C．depend D．knock
A．a little B．few C．much D．any
A．careful B．beautiful C．wonderful D．useful
A．at B．for C．up D．after
A．other B．the other C．others D．another
A．outgoing B．hard-working C．friendly D．enjoyable
A．reduce B．encourage C．agree D．refuse
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