In 1972, I returned to Miami Beach High School to speak to the drama class. Afterward I asked the drama teacher any of my English teachers are still there. Irene Roberts, he tells me, is in the class down the hall.
I was no one special in Miss Roberts’ class — just another student who did okay work. I don’t recall any one special bit of wisdom she passed on. Yet I cannot forget her for language, for ideas and for her students. I now, many years later, that she is the perfect example of a teacher. I’d like to say something to her, I say, but I don’t want to her from a class. Nonsense, he says, she’ll be to see you.
The drama teacher Miss Roberts into the hallway where stands this 32-year-old man she last saw at 18. “I’m Mark Medoff,” I tell her. “You were my 12th-grade English teacher in 1958.” She her head to one side and looks at me, as if this angle might remember me in her . And then, though armed with a message I want to in many words, I can’t think up anything more memorable than this: “I want you to know,” I say, “you were to me.”
And there in the hallway, this lovely woman, now nearing age, this teacher who doesn’t remember me, begins to weep; and she encircles me in her arms.
this moment, I begin to sense that everything I will ever know, everything I will ever pass to my students, is an inseparable part of a legacy(遗产) of our ancestors.
Irene Roberts holds me in her arms and through her tears whispers my cheek, “Thank you.” And then, with the briefest of looks into my forgotten face, she back into her classroom, to what she has done thousands of days through all the years of my .
On reflection, maybe those were, , just the right words to say to Irene Roberts. Maybe they are the very words I would like to speak to all those teachers through my life, the very words I would like spoken to me one day by some returning student: “I want you to know you were important to me.”
A．that B．if C．as D．when
A．just B．almost C．nearly D．about
A．kindness B．respect C．friendship D．love
A．know B．learn C．realize D．believe
A．selfish B．self-confident C．self-conscious D．selfless
A．call B．drag C．push D．pull
A．upset B．delighted C．interested D．annoyed
A．brings B．takes C．fetches D．introduces
A．bows B．raises C．rises D．puts
A．thought B．brain C．attention D．memory
A．announce B．speak C．deliver D．tell
A．useful B．important C．hopeful D．beneficial
A．retirement B．enjoyment C．employment D．happiness
A．Reminding B．Explaining C．Remembering D．Forgetting
A．happily B．straight C．calmly D．briefly
A．against B．with C．off D．beyond
A．escapes B．gathers C．disappears D．fails
A．longs B．continues C．goes D．returns
A．absence B．class C．work D．task
A．or rather B．in addition C．as usual D．after all
Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks（人）, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very . He always continued to work through his break time and that those old folks were wasting time, having to____ several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time. That young man and said that he had no time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to chopping trees（砍树） without re-sharpening your axe（斧子）. Sooner or later you will_____ or be so tired as you have spent too much .”
Suddenly the young man that actually during break time while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that's how they could faster than him, yet spending less time!
What we is efficiency（效率） by making use of our skill and ability . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no !
A．weak B．clever C．hard-working D．good-looking
A．admired B．complained C．reminded D．predicted
A．plan B．appear C．work D．break
A．even though B．only if C．because D．unless
A．photo B．rest C．step D．bath
A．weight B．height C．amount D．price
A．failed B．pretended C．agreed D．decided
A．marks B．results C．effects D．conditions
A．invited B．blamed C．thanked D．forgave
A．begged B．argued C．nodded D．refused
A．wrong. B．valuable C．extra D．exact
A．mind B．avoid C．practice D．keep
A．speed up B．give up C．watch out D．turn out
A．energy B．money C．life D．skill
A．warned B．expected C．realized D．announced
A．also B．hardly C．seldom D．never
A．talk B．chop C．walk D．climb
A．abandon B．introduce C．need D．teach
A．quickly B．curiously C．seriously D．intelligently
A．time B．tool C．job D．patience
The other day I was having a meal in an Italian restaurant when I got a phone call from a long lost friend. In my excitement I talked slightly than usual and in Spanish, my mother tongue. A few minutes into the the lady sitting at the table beside mine got up, seemingly , and asked the restaurant worker to find for her another as far away as possible from me. I in my seat out of embarrassment（尴尬）, feeling the to go over and apologize（道歉）.
I looked around and the lady was alone and staring out the window at the table furthest away from me. I was about to stand up when it hit me that she might prefer not to be . Right then I up my plans for a conventional（常规的） apology and decided to conduct an experiment. Seeing those Smile cards in my wallet I took one out. On signing my restaurant check I asked my waiter to charge the lady’s meal to my credit card and her a Smile card instead of her bill.
When I was I told the worker I would be back in a few hours to pick up my credit card and close the bill. I returned later as I promised, excited to learn the of the experiment. To my pleasant surprise, things the best possible way. The restaurant worker happily came up to me, telling me that for many times she had had dinner there before had they seen the old lady smile and laugh like she did receiving the Smile card and the $0 . She thanked the workers they explained that someone else did the job.
To top it off, the worker asked me about the Smile cards so as to conduct their own .
It was an interesting, fun experiment which may hopefully result in many more.
A．better B．louder C．more D．faster
A．speech B．quarrel C．fight D．call
A．tired B．worried C．confused D．annoyed
A．chair B．room C．table D．space
A．sank B．lay C．took D．got
A．urge B．pity C．anger D．force
A．heard B．recognized C．found D．told
A．attracted B．watched C．disturbed D．noticed
A．made B．gave C．developed D．had
A．useless B．funny C．ugly D．strange
A．slightly B．deliberately C．instantly D．secretly
A．hand B．draw C．buy D．drop
A．leaving B．starting C．coming D．arriving
A．effects B．result C．procedure D．rules
A．figured out B．worked out C．turned out D．went out
A．ever B．even C．never D．still
A．with B．to C．on D．at
A．gift B．check C．note D．expense
A．even though B．unless C．as though D．because
A．businesses B．restaurants C．shops D．experiments
I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They _ their meal, took a table near the window and started _ food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The man_ _ the food into two halves and carefully placed_ before his wife.
He took a sip of the drink. His wife also took one and then _ the cup down between them. “That __ __ old couple. All they can _ is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. _ _ the man began to eat his French fries, I _ to my feet, went over and said that I was _ to buy another meal for them. But he ___ refused me and said that they made it a _ to share everything.
_ , the lady didn’t take a bite. She sat there _ her husband eat, and taking turns sipping the drink. Again I _ to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was __ his face with a napkin, I _ no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time._ being politely refused, I asked the lady __ _, “Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. _ is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.
A．served B．requested C．collected D．ordered
A．carrying B．taking C．fetching D．bringing
A．divided B．cut C．changed D．formed
A．it B．this C．that D．one
A．got B．gave C．set D．turned
A．funny B．crazy C．strange D．poor
A．afford B．pay C．demand D．choose
A．While B．Since C．As D．Until
A．came B．struggled C．rushed D．rose
A．anxious B．willing C．satisfied D．quick
A．warmly B．proudly C．kindly D．seriously
A．way B．habit C．case D．model
A．Surprisingly B．Sadly C．Shockingly D．Bitterly
A．seeing B．noticing C．watching D．finding
A．wanted B．offered C．planned D．attempted
A．wiping B．touching C．bathing D．washing
A．should B．could C．might D．would
A．In B．before C．After D．With
A．curiously B．carefully C．naturally D．plainly
A．How B．Who C．Why D．What
Have you ever wished you could fly like a bird? If so, you have to think again. I learned how to fly when I was six years old, and it was not a experience at all!
It happened on the in Belgium. I was happily building a sandcastle when a lady and began to talk with my parents. I that they wouldn’t talk long, because she had a huge horrible dog on a leash! It was its owner by her feet, trying to get her to go. It seemed that even the owner was growing with her dog’s movements, as to my , she turned to me and said, “Would you like to walk my dog?”
ME? I was sure the dog would eat me whole in one bite. I looked at my parents to see if they would rescue me, but they were paying no to me.
A second later it was firmly tied to my wrist and I had no choice but to the dog. At first, it wasn’t so . The “monster” took its time, walking here and there. Then it took off like a rocket. My arm was nearly injured as I found myself being sent into the air.
In a few seconds, everyone on the beach was at me as if I had become some kind of local attraction. I tried hard to the sand with my feet.
Then the dog . And I fell onto the sand. The creature must have been , because it was walking slowly back to my parents and its owner were. When we finally got back, I noticed the looks of on their faces. My parents said, “What took you so ? Little boys shouldn’t wander away that far!” And then I began to loudly.
Is it strange that I have grown up to be a person who likes cats more than dog?
A．secret B．fun C．suitable D．creative
A．road B．radio C．beach D．platform
A．came up B．gave up C．came out D．gave out
A．planned B．pretended C．wished D．guessed
A．carrying B．watching C．cheering D．bothering
A．impatient B．impolite C．unnatural D．unclear
A．horror B．delight C．honor D．regret
A．exactly B．fortunately C．specially D．anxiously
A．money B．debt C．time D．attention
A．beat B．borrow C．follow D．forget
A．boring B．bad C．exciting D．good
A．all of a sudden B．not any more C．in other words D．on the whole
A．working B．staring C．attacking D．shouting
A．find B．move C．reach D．collect
A．appeared B．screamed C．stopped D．escaped
A．tired B．frightened C．interested D．shocked
A．when B．what C．how D．where
A．pride B．anger C．sadness D．hope
A．fast B．long C．high D．hard
A．rest B．play C．walk D．cry
It was pouring outside. We all stood there , some patiently；others annoyed nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it down a bit,” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she her Mom’s arm.
“This morning? did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through .’”
The entire crowd turned . Mom paused and thought for a moment about she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. then, we heard, “Honey, you are . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then they ran.
We all stood , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the to their cars. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your . But no one can take away your precious . So, don’t forget to make time and take the to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
A．talking B．waiting C．complaining D．expecting
A．as if B．even if C．because D．that
A．taking B．putting C．driving D．washing
A．caught B．broke C．impressed D．called
A．keeps B．comes C．pushes D．slows
A．asked B．repeated C．required D．added
A．pulled B．touched C．waved D．felt
A．Why B．How C．When D．Where
A．rain B．disease C．anything D．something
A．still B．angry C．serious D．silent
A．what B．how C．whether D．if
A．However B．But C．After D．Though
A．stupid B．wrong C．right D．clever
A．off B．along C．on D．over
A．sighing B．joking C．discussing D．watching
A．followed B．guided C．respected D．praised
A．time B．way C．same D．best
A．house B．money C．health D．time
A．children B．experience C．courage D．memories
A．possibilities B．opportunities C．risk D．challenge
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