Flood damage cleanup is an unforgettable experience for me. I have seen a number of news reports on television showing houses that have been by natural flooding and how the different there are coping and starting their flood damage cleanup. I have always felt for the families that have become victims of flooding however I couldn’t imagine what they were because I have never experienced flooding or flood damage cleanup at first until two years back.
My experience happened when I woke up early one morning because of the of water. As I started to get out of bed to turn on the light, I felt cold muddy water at my . I then realized that the power was . This probably happened due to the heavy and strong wind that were brought by a hurricane during the .
As the rains stopped, I decided to do my flood damage cleanup . Because I had only moved in the house and had only a few belongings, the amount of damage was . It involved only washing shoes and bags soap and water.
It was a good thing that most of my things were inside plastic buckets and most of the furniture that I bought was made of and plastic. This made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier. My cleanup work only the removal of mud from the apartment floors. It was also a good thing that the had hardwood floors. Had the apartment been covered with carpet, I would have had to a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one.
A．drowned B．washed C．affected D．removed
A．citizens B．householders C．owners D．residents
A．sorry B．worried C．excited D．glad
A．feeling B．doing C．speaking D．thinking
A．view B．hand C．thought D．sight
A．cleanup B．flooding C．earthquake D．landslide
A．smell B．shape C．taste D．sound
A．head B．neck C．feet D．breast
A．out B．in C．on D．down
A．rain B．snow C．frost D．fog
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．slowly B．gradually C．quickly D．frequently
A．unfolded B．unpacked C．uncovered D．unloaded
A．great B．big C．small D．tiny
A．with B．by C．through D．in
A．thrown B．dipped C．displayed D．stored
A．wood B．metal C．paper D．leather
A．undertook B．began C．involved D．engaged
A．bedroom B．kitchen C．building D．apartment
A．spend B．cost C．pay D．take
Surfing: It's Not Just for Boys Anymore
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would : surfing. But isn't that a boy thing? Some people . Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my , there's nothing like it. It involves body, , and soul. There's sand between my toes and cool, salt water all us. The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that , becoming one with the , is like I'm weightless.
The one thing I can from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the "best surfer" because the ocean an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it from any other sport.
I've to tell every girl I know to do something that people don't think girls can do. It's part of being human to advance to new , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start the limits of things boys and men used to dominate（主宰）？
There're women side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to , and they will.
A．tell B．answer C．give D．realize
A．wonder B．understand C．reply D．believe
A．stayed B．came C．dropped D．fell
A．wave B．storm C．sail D．boat
A．bring B．connect C．compare D．tie
A．work B．study C．holiday D．life
A．mind B．effort C．health D．time
A．along B．above C．around D．by
A．beach B．water C．board D．lake
A．sky B．world C．earth D．ocean
A．take B．get C．make D．keep
A．catches B．includes C．offers D．collects
A．sharp B．great C．hard D．calm
A．known B．right C．far D．different
A．chosen B．tried C．learned D．promised
A．levels B．points C．steps D．parts
A．reaching B．accepting C．pushing D．setting
A．sitting B．walking C．fighting D．working
A．of B．from C．on D．with
A．think B．succeed C．perform D．feel
My mother and I started our morning by rushing into the local grocery store. I waited in line at the Starbucks counter while she around to pick up a few things.
As I was there I noticed an elderly woman, wearing layers (层) layers of old torn clothing, moving behind me in line.
She had a few toiletries(化妆品)and seemed to want the Starbucks cashier to since our queue was shorter than the grocery store queues were.
At some point I became of her moving closer behind me –it was than I was comfortable with! I instinctively (本能地) a hand over my purse and drew it closer to me. My fear and imagination raced creating wild about this homeless woman who might try to from me.
Then it was my to order. As the cashier rang up my total I discovered I was 37 cents . I called to my mother but she is hard of hearing. She asked me to what I said but she still couldn't me out.
At that point, a long grey arm, with in its sleeves, over from behind me. She laid 37 cents out on the counter, saying, "Here, We all need some sometimes."
I was ! Here was a woman who clearly had very little to and in great need herself. I had judged her and she had reached out, voluntarily, to help me!
What an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about others. Thank You, God!!
A．travelled B．shopped C．flew D．searched
A．sitting B．lying C．resting D．standing
A．upon B．after C．of D．in
A．ring up B．make up C．put up D．take up
A．ashamed B．afraid C．aware D．embarrassed
A．further B．slower C．quicker D．closer
A．hid B．placed C．cleaned D．opened
A．jokes B．stories C．lies D．problems
A．rob B．catch C．steal D．pick
A．turn B．advice C．decision D．hope
A．lost B．short C．missing D．enough
A．replay B．rewrite C．repeat D．record
A．break B．put C．drop D．make
A．designs B．colors C．lines D．holes
A．pushed B．threw C．stopped D．reached
A．care B．concern C．help D．attitude
A．frightened B．shocked C．encouraged D．excited
A．give B．send C．report D．take
A．wrongly B．naturally C．sensitively D．clearly
A．offering B．accepting C．judging D．thanking
Each morning during fifteen- minute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out it had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep , an outward expression of happiness from within!
Let’s see how the smile muscles me during the day. I would think of the things I had to be for, work up a big smile and then enter. It people when I passed them on the street to give them a smile. Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have smiled in your life, and see how much better you feel and look. It’s one of the best ways to worrying, and start living. When I began to do this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.
A．outside B．upward C．inside D．forward
A．helped B．upset C．satisfied D．disappointed
A．ready B．eager C．thankful D．famous
A．greeted B．pleased C．puzzled D．welcomed
A．cheerful B．forced C．strange D．bitter
A．never B．just C．already D．ever
A．keep B．stop C．hate D．protect
My good friend and neighbor is dying. She has more health problems through the years than anyone should have to tolerate. Now as she approaches her 57th birthday she knows that it will be her last. She has started a lot of her things. She has given all of us around her much more than just her things though. She has also given us her friendship, her kindness, and her joyful smile. She has given us her shining spirit that has made all of our lives so much . When a local dog was killed by a bear, my friend welcomed it into her home and nursed it back to . When any of us needed anything she was there doing all that she could with a full of love and a soul full of goodness.
She did all of this too while her health to grow worse and worse. My friend, , is not afraid of death. She has told me several times that she believes it will only be like a brief and then she will awaken in Paradise. I am as well that she will fit right in there because she already has a lot of paradise within herself. It is the paradise within her that she has so freely and beautifully given to us all.
We all have a bit of paradise within ourselves. She has shown me that the best way to enjoy that paradise is to it with everyone you meet. I wish my friend only joy in her days here and endless love and life in her coming days in Paradise.
A．asked B．battled C．raised D．checked
A．probably B．temporarily C．unbelievably D．hardly
A．collecting B．purchasing C．consuming D．donating
A．tougher B．stranger C．brighter D．heavier
A．nearly B．accidentally C．suddenly D．cruelly
A．death B．health C．happiness D．heaven
A．story B．purpose C．heart D．friend
A．refused B．stopped C．intended D．continued
A．however B．therefore C．instead D．also
A．report B．sleep C．journey D．account
A．sure B．doubtful C．afraid D．pleased
A．charge B．create C．provide D．share
A．terrifying B．remaining C．coming D．interesting
A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. , before we took off, we heard the pilot’s voice throughout the plane, “sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to the engines with it. We will in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”
See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to ！” There were sighs of desperation and spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn’t even yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are , so we are. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”
There was crying we had walked into grave. But, the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.
Although I do sincerely like to have a plan “see what happens”, which really isn’t such a bad life strategy, all too often, I would see people pursuing their goals with inaction just because they don’t have success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.
If you are planning to learn a new skill, get up in the air, and see what happens! It might not be as as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought. It could be ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no of guaranteed success.
A．Hopefully B．Excitedly C．Unfortunately D．Thankfully
A．service B．power C．water D．fuel
A．shut B．fix C．change D．start
A．get up B．pack up C．light up D．speed up
A．wait B．delay C．crash D．suffer
A．rumor B．anxiety C．disease D．smoke
A．looked over B．gone out C．got across D．taken off
A．sitting B．checking C．watching D．boarding
A．puzzled B．patient C．desperate D．embarrassed
A．even if B．as if C．what if D．only if
A．comment B．complaint C．promise D．plan
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．escaped B．cheered C．sighed D．praised
A．less than B．other than C．better than D．more than
A．frozen B．annoyed C．concerned D．satisfied
A．realistic B．organized C．potential D．guaranteed
A．same B．common C．best D．last
A．interesting B．challenging C．surprising D．encouraging
A．fun B．pain C．sorrow D．trouble
A．meaning B．sigh C．action D．reward
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