It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said, “ Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?”
I said , “ Of course!”
“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.
She joked, “ I’m here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, seriously,” I asked.
“ I always of having a college education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me .
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .
At the end of the semester(学期) we invited Rose to at our party. I’ll never foget what she
taught .
“We do not stop playing becasuse we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humour every_______. You’ve got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!”she said.
“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don’t have regrets for what we did, rather for things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation(毕业), she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.
A．slowly B．happily C．heavily D．badly
A．so B．this C．such D．that
A．rich B．bad C．poor D．short
A．hoped B．wished C．wanted D．dreamed
A．another B．the other C．the others D．others
A．say B．speak C．talk D．discuss
A．us B．her C．him D．them
A．young B．old C．tall D．thin
A．stories B．secrets C．seasons D．surveys
A．week B．month C．year D．day
A．lose B．have C．keep D．like
A．chance B．change C．difference D．problem
A．stand up B．grow up C．grow old D．keep healthy
A．because B．so C．though D．but
A．in B．after C．during D．before
A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to _ _ the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned_ _a pot（壶） of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some common looking; some_ _, some cheap. And he told them to help _ _ to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were_ _， leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is_ _for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root(根源) of your _ _ and stress.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality (质量) to the coffee, _ _you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, _ _ you consciously went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, _ _ and position in society are the cups. They are just _ _to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by only paying attention _ _the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has _ _us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make _ _of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak _ _. And leave the rest to God.
A．think of B．thank for C．complain about D．drop out
A．for B．at C．in D．with
A．expensive B．ordinary C．strong D．serious
A．them B．themselves C．him D．everyone
A．mixed up B．left C．taken up D．refused
A．normal B．important C．impossible D．necessary
A．thoughts B．failure C．questions D．problems
A．Who B．How much C．What D．That
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．money B．age C．health D．purpose
A．cups B．tools C．bags D．bowls
A．on B．in C．at D．to
A．taught B．provided C．returned D．bought
A．fun B．interest C．the best D．the worst
A．kindly B．sadly C．rudely D．seriously
Children all around the world are familiar with fairy tales ,such as “The Little Mermaid”, “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s new clothes”. The colourful characters from the stories made us laugh and throughout our childhood.
The stories are the of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a poor family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His early life was not . His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He very little education. As a child he was very emotional(情绪化) and was at for being feminine(女性化) and tall.
In 1816 his father died and Anderson was forced to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and then at a tobacco factory. At the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years he had to leave the theater when his voice broke in 1822.
, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was allowed to go to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in1835.They in small volumes（量）until his death.
Anderson lived a hard life, but he tried to make people laugh in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a sad childhood as he did. The works Anderson famous all over the world , but he was still a lonely man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson passed away on August 4, 1875 at the age of 70. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.
A．tell B．speak C．smile D．cry
A．discoveries B．inventions C．creations D．feelings
A．hard B．easy C．excited D．bad
A．bought B．found C．received D．lost
A．spoken B．talked C．smiled D．laughed
A．career B．hobby C．performance D．trip
A．since B．after C．until D．still
A．Even so B．Afterwards C．Since then D．Otherwise
A．turned out B．sold out C．came out D．went out
A．found B．brought C．made D．let
There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before he was sent away, the boy was the student in his class. He was at the top in every exam.
But the boy changed after home and studying in the boarding school. His grades started to . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀). All of this was because he felt no one loved him.
His parents started to the boy. But they even did not know what was wrong with him. So his father decided to go to the school and talk with him.
They sat by the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and . After some time his father said, "Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"
"To my grades," the boy replied back.
"No, no," his father said. "I'm here to tell you that you're the most person for me. I want to see you . I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You're my life."
These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged(拥抱) his father. They didn't say to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply. And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him .
A．laziest B．cleverest C．calmest D．worst
A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．going
A．drop B．increase C．rise D．turn down
A．look for B．learn from C．worry about D．shout at
A．friends B．family C．study D．grades
A．find B．teach C．check D．hear
A．famous B．important C．outstanding D．interesting
A．happy B．serious C．excellent D．honest
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．ill B．pleasant C．pleased D．Sad
As we know, everyone has problems. And we don’t deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy. So how do we deal with our problems? Here are some ways.
By learning to forget
Most of us have probably been with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn't like, or you felt unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may .
Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide to each other. However, this usually does not. for long. This is an important. for us: we can solve a problem learning to forget.
By regarding problems as challenges
Many students often complain about . They might feel they have work to do sometimes, or think the school rules are too We must learn how to change these "problems" into "challenges". Education is an important part of our development. young adults, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education the help of our teachers.
By thinking of something worse
By comparing. to other people, you will find your problems are not so terrible. Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist, regards his many physical problems as unimportant. He can't walk even speak, but he has become very famous and successful. Don’t worry about problems. Let's face the challenges instead.
A．unless B．when C．if D．while
A．pleased B．interested C．relaxed D．angry
A．be founded B．lost C．be lost D．find
A．don’t talk B．to talk C．not to talk D．to not talk
A．happen B．last C．finish D．stop
A．book B．lesson C．subject D．magazine
A．as B．in C．by D．for
A．teachers B．friends C．classmates D．parents
A．lots of B．much too C．many too D．too many
A．relaxing B．strict C．boring D．interesting
A．As B．Like C．For D．So
A．to B．under C．with D．for
A．your B．ourselves C．yourself D．us
A．what B．who C．which D．whose
A．and B．but C．while D．or
Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around, looking for its piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll ( 滚 ) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on for the lost piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit . The circle put the piece into . It could be whole with nothing lost. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled very slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who everything is poor in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better. He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he was always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect. But we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always have a wonderful time in our life.A. miss B. lose C. missing
A. none B. all C. each
A. look B. looking C. to look
A. perfectly B. perfect C. part
A. it B. itself C. them
A. which B. whether C. that
A. own B. has C. owned
A. kindness B. sadness C. happiness
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