Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __ . Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __ and had to wait __ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __ , so he went to the door and opened it __ . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __ . “What a nuisance(麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __ this time she was __ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __ by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __ in life. It was his __ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
A．complaining B．telling C．hoping D．pretending
A．looking B．turning C．coming D．tidying
A．went on B．went down C．went out D．went through
A．candles B．matches C．lights D．flashlights
A．happily B．patiently C．hopefully D．helplessly
A．steps B．words C．knocks D．screams
A．dark B．quiet C．noisy D．crowded
A．newcomer B．stranger C．guest D．settler
A．called B．disturbed C．watched D．offered
A．surprisingly B．delightedly C．impatiently D．willingly
A．gently B．kindly C．politely D．violently
A．lend B．sell C．harness D．borrow
A．And B．But C．So D．For
A．holding B．hiding C．fetching D．lifting
A．suggested B．commanded C．sent D．forced
A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．surprised
A．failure B．success C．complaint D．determination
A．warmth B．coldness C．kindness D．nearly
A．doubtfully B．hardly C．actually D．sympathy (同情)
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the of the restaurant came over and said our meal was free. I was . He stood there smiling at me and there was an air of . Finally I asked him if he knew me. He said I had forgotten him, but I had his life. My friend was quite and asked him how I had done this.
He said twelve years ago I was teaching a stress management class and he was one of the . I asked the group what their number one was and most of them said it was from their bosses.
I listened to everyone, then a chair and invited everyone to stand on it. I wanted them to look at the room from there. After that, I asked the group to think about how the room looked when they changed their perspective (角度).
Then I asked them to their bosses. Was this the same person who had their good qualities and hired them? Do they remember how they were to be chosen for the job?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had ever thanked his boss for the to earn a living and him new skills and to be a better employee.
He said he went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his . He learned to stress in a smart way. Now he has been the manager of the restaurant for eight years. He said I had taught him to life from different perspectives and to express .
A．waiter B．manager C．cook D．owner
A．satisfied B．excited C．surprised D．moved
A．familiarity B．understanding C．importance D．dignity
A．hardly B．rarely C．specially D．probably
A．changed B．Planned C．Built D．noticed
A．Patient B．anxious C．curious D．doubtful
A．employers B．students C．organizers D．teachers
A．joy B．stress C．danger D．pride
A．removed B．broke C．held D．took
A．down B．outside C．up D．inside
A．natural B．different C．funny D．strange
A．consider B．ask C．visit D．watch
A．seen B．predicted C．chosen D．improved
A．puzzled B．touched C．happy D．calm
A．ability B．chance C．process D．luck
A．allowing B．advising C．encouraging D．teaching
A．colleague B．customer C．boss D．parent
A．leave behind B．deal with C．suffer from D．bring about
A．look at B．talk about C．work on D．take over
A．apology B．regret C．appreciation D．Sympathy
When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad on what people are curious about.
Curiosity is silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is because they are not at all important. It is none of their to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it to small talk which often brings , shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt their feelings.
On the other , there is a noble curiosity—the curiosity of the wise, who at all the great things and try to find out all they about them. Columbus could have found America if he had not been . James Watt would not have made the steam engine his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid(水壶盖). All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made a result of curiosity. the curiosity is never about unimportant things, which have or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．works B．puts C．takes D．depends
A．always B．sometimes C．seldom D．neither
A．full B．fond C．proud D．lack
A．angry B．worried C．pleased D．anxious
A．how B．when C．why D．where
A．silly B．necessary C．possible D．funny
A．work B．homework C．duty D．business
A．both B．anything C．something D．everything
A．refers B．leads C．causes D．results
A．pride B．harm C．nervousness D．selfishness
A．face B．side C．way D．hand
A．expect B．like C．wonder D．doubt
A．need B．dare C．must D．can
A．never B．ever C．probably D．finally
A．famous B．careful C．curious D．hard
A．for B．without C．in D．from
A．before B．as C．after D．during
A．So B．And C．But D．Or
A．much B．little C．some D．few
Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do，mine．Her name was Mrs. White．And I thinking she must be some older relation of Walt Disney’s Snow White， she had the same bright blue eyes，short dark hair，red lips and fair skin．
I don't remember much about what we in her class，but my mother once told me that we used to a lot. And I would bring back what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many ．But no red corrections．And always a star．Sometimes a Good!But it my mother，so one day when she met Mrs．White at a Parent-Teacher meeting，she asked her why she never my mistakes．Why she never red-pencilled in the right of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
And Mrs．White said“The children are just beginning to get about using words，about forming sentences．I don't want to dampen that enthusiasm with ink．Spelling and grammar can wait but the wonder of words …”I grew up learning to use words with loving like that．
I now and think she must have been a rather teacher—to exercise such red-pen restraint(克制)，to the joy，wonder and excitement of expression to flower— however faultily—like that，because to bloom is better than not to bloom.
I used to beautiful a lot．Never could quite remember that the e went the a．Eventually the e and a settled into their right places．I am glad I didn’t wait on them though. Pretty is easier to spell but it doesn’t hold as much as you sometimes.
And thanks to Mrs．White I felt no about writing what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out．Because Life isn’t Pretty．It’s Beautiful．
A．regret B．remember C．consider D．suggest
A．because B．unless C．whether D．until
A．admired B．believed C．collected D．1earned
A．analyze B．count C．write D．eat
A．delays B．escapes C．exercises D．mistakes
A．even B．still C．ever D．never
A．relieved B．worried C．1imited D．mentioned
A．measured B．minded C．corrected D．improved
A．spellings B．positions C．replies D．reports
A．examined B．disappointed C．excited D．punished．
A．red B．extra C．colour D．heavy
A．should B．will C．mustn’t D．won’t
A．independence B．calmness C．knowledge D．confidence
A．1ook up B．1ook away C．1ook back D．1ook over
A．calm B．careful C．thorough D．extraordinary
A．allow B．arrange C．remind D．require
A．mistake B．misunderstand C．misspell D．misuse
A．before B．after C．for D．without
A．deserve B．mean C．obtain D．plan
A．wonder B．difficulty C．intention D．choice
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the past，people usually believed what newlyborn babies wanted was food and to be kept warm and dry．They thought babies were not able to ____ things until they were five or six months old．____ the researchers in the United States now believe babies begin learning on their first ____ of life．They say babies are strongly ____ by their environment and one baby will ____ if his or her mother does something that the baby likes．
A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to ____ her mother．This is how babies start to learn to ____ and communicate with other people．The researchers say this ability to learn ____ in a baby even before birth．They also __ _ the idea that newlyborn babies can ____ and understand sounds they heard while they were still ____ inside their mothers．
Recently，an American study ____ 112 babies found babies learned better when they were ____．The babies appeared to learn well whether they were sitting up on their own，sitting in seats or ____ to sit up．The researchers say keeping that kind ____ had what they called a ____ effect on the babies' ability to learn about objects．They say the body position may be linked to development in the ____．One ____ says babies can pay more attention to ____ an object if they do not have to be about their balance．
A．eat B．know C．remember D．learn
A．Besides B．While C．But D．Therefore
A．hour B．day C．week D．month
A．influenced B．accepted C．disturbed D．moved
A．cry B．smile C．eat D．sing
A．annoy B．love C．notice D．please
A．live B．connect C．speak D．smile
A．disappears B．informs C．exists D．happens
A．infer B．support C．deny D．instruct
A．recognize B．realize C．receive D．record
A．sleeping B．delivering C．shaping D．developing
A．helping B．raising C．involving D．containing
A．sleeping soundly B．lying down C．awaking clearly D．sitting up
A．assisted B．forced C．asked D．mentioned
A．hobby B．gesture C．decoration D．purpose
A．negative B．unmarked C．significant D．side
A．language B．feeling C．brain D．body
A．psychologist B．mother C．doctor D．researcher
A．exploring B．finding C．feeling D．discovering
A．anxious B．confident C．worried D．curious
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were . Every day, my husband and his brothers would go about the hard of trying to get water to the fields. If we didn’t see some rain soon, we would lose everything.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of sharing and a miracle﹙奇迹﹚. I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He wasn’t walking as usual, but with a serious purpose. He was obviously walking with great effort, trying to be as as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the , he came running out again, toward the house.
Moments later he was once again walking in those slow purposeful steps towards the woods. He kept doing this for about an hour. Finally I decided to him on his journey.
He was cupping﹙使成杯形﹚ both hands in front of him as he walked, being very not to spill the water he held in them. Then I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, suffering from dehydration（脱水）, lift its head with great effort to lap up(舔食) the water cupped in my boy's hands.
When the water was , Billy jumped up to ran back to the house. I was there in front of him. His eyes just filled with . "I'm not wasting water" was all he said and I hugged him tightly.
As the tears that my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops… more drops… and more. I looked up at the sky. It was raining!
Some will probably say that this was nothing but a huge . All I can say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy saved another.
A．dying B．growing C．reducing D．changing
A．situation B．belief C．conclusion D．process
A．attempted B．inspected C．witnessed D．announced
A．patient B．gentle C．cheerful D．steady
A．woods B．corner C．crowds D．house
A．catch B．follow C．describe D．ask
A．practical B．funny C．familiar D．careful
A．gradually B．naturally C．obviously D．suddenly
A．spilt B．gone C．bad D．cold
A．joy B．sympathy C．tears D．courage
A．rolled down B．rolled off C．rolled from D．rolled out
A．incident B．coincidence C．possibility D．matter
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