Lunch hour is crazy at SAME Cafe, the 40-seat restaurant my husband and I run in Denver．
A woman in a（n）_ suit stepped in． "Hi, Libby．" she said．Wow, what a ! The first time she came to the cafe two years ago, she had no money to pay． many customers, she volunteered to wash dishes and ．' Look at her now: confident and hopeful．Wasn't this what we'd hoped for?
In 2003, we'd this crazy dream: start a restaurant with a donation box instead of a cash register（收款台）． Right away we hit hurdles（阻碍）． "There is no such thing as a lunch," one potential landlord （房东） sniffed． I met brokers, bankers and suppliers, only to watch them ， shaking their heads． No bank would lend us the money to open a restaurant with no ．The only fund we could get was our individual retirement account． we rented space from a landlord on Colfax Street．We put flyers（传单） around the neighborhood, asked friends to the word, and held our breath．
Word traveled fast, stories in the papers and on TV． Soon we had more than 50customers a day．A few ate without paying or an hour of work．But most gave what they could, it was just a doilar．Those with money gave, and then more．One of our customers left a for 500 dollars．Another bought 1000 dollars in gift certificates． another donated a truck so we could transport from suppliers．
People came here partly for what our cafe —SAME: So A11 May Eat, We treat everyone with ．We hoped to develop a sense of community- so that we might one another．The woman in business suit was one of them．Our to open the cafe was worth it,
A．dinner B．evening C．business D．summer
A．change B．beauty C．fool D．coincidence
A．With B．Like C．Besides D．Towards
A．wait B．sing C．perform D．sweep
A．lived B．hatched C．ignored D．achieved
A．packed B．delicious C．free D．delivered
A．crowd together B．flood in C．walk away D．turn up
A．staff support B．regular customers C．lunch boxes D．cash register
A．Unfortunately B．Finally C．Interestingly D．Illegally
A．analyze B．read C．spread D．approve
A．thanks to B．apart from C．ahead of D．according to
A．regretting B．gaining C．donating D．balancing
A．only when B．and forever C．so that D．even if
A．reward B．check C．bill D．list
A．Still B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Thus
A．lunch B．customers C．dishes D．produce
A．stood for B．applied for C．benefited from D．depended on
A．patience B．generosity C．confidence D．dignity
A．protect B．trust C．help D．treasure
A．dream B．struggle C．management D．style
It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the 11 that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会) at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 12 in the waiting area, telling him it would be at least 40 minutes before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his 13 and decided, since I was not busy—my patient didn’t 14 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment. He said no and told me that he 15 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 16 , who had been there for a while for a special disease. I asked if she would be 17 if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not been able to 18 him for five years. I was 19 , and asked him，“And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said. “She doesn’t know me but I know who she is.” I had to hold back 20 as he left.
Now I 21 that in marriages，true love is 22 of all that is. The happiest people don’t 23 have the best of everything; they just 24 the best of everything they have. 25 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．friend B．patient C．nurse D．doctor
A．test B．chance C．shower D．seat
A．nurse B．blackboard C．watch D．doctor
A．turn up B．show off C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．curiosity B．tears C．words D．judgment
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．agreement B．expression C．acceptance D．exhibition
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1__ began when I was just a kid．I __2__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4_ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ to her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __7__. My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __9__ with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __11__ food and pay the bills. With everything __12__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my _17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __18__ my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story-a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.
A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
A．cost B．paid C．took D．did
A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
A．read B．present C．teach D．explain
A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
A．get along B．hang out C．break away D．keep in touch
A．making B．stopping C．working D．getting
A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．take B．give C．keep D．get
A．let alone B．let out C．let in D．leave alone
A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
A．little B．much C．few D．high
A．more interesting B．less important C．more important D．less interesting
All the definitions(定义) and facts in a dictionary or book do not convey what friendship is really about. It cannot be understood through 36 . The only way to understand friendship is through experience, which 37 all the senses.
Friendship can be seen. It is seen in an old couple sitting in the park holding hands. It is seen in a child freely 38 the last cookie. It is not 39 to see friendship; it is always there for eyes that can see.
Friendship can be heard. It is heard in the words of two friends squeezing in lunch together on an extremely 40 day although they have a lot of things to do. It is the way they 41 each other, not the words. Friendship can be heard by those willing to listen.
Friendship is 42 in a touch. It is a pat on the back from a teammate, a high five between classes, and the wet kiss from the family dog. The touch 43 more than words or gestures. It is 44 understood and clearly shows the feelings.
Friendship has a taste. It tastes like homemade bread: the ingredients all measured and planned, then carefully 45 , then the quiet 46 as the dough(生面团) rises. Hot from the oven, the bread tastes more than the sum of its ingredients 47 there are the thoughts of the baker as her hands mix the flour or her 48 as she waits for the dough to rise. 49 and unmeasured, this is the ingredient that 50 . Warm, fresh from the oven, the difference you taste is 51 .
Friendship has a smell. It smells like the slightly burnt cookies your brother made especially for you. It smells like your home when 52 it after being away for a long tome. Friendship has 53 smells.
Finally, more than the other senses, friendship is a(n) 54 of the heart. It is the language of the heart --- a language that, whether seen, felt, heard, or tasted, is understood by the 55 . Like air fills the lungs, friendship fills the heart, allowing us to experience the best life has to offer: a friend.
A．reading B．studying C．words D．gestures
A．expects B．involves C．affects D．expresses
A．eating B．holding C．choosing D．sharing
A．common B．formal C．difficult D．private
A．busy B．tough C．bad D．important
A．look at B．talk to C．care for D．play with
A．felt B．given C．discovered D．remembered
A．understands B．explains C．communicates D．knows
A．perfectly B．instantly C．hopefully D．thankfully
A．tasted B．prepared C．mixed D．supplied
A．waiting B．working C．change D．competition
A．and B．because C．until D．unless
A．patience B．confidence C．tolerance D．dependence
A．Unfinished B．Uncovered C．Unseen D．Unmoved
A．comes to life B．makes the difference C．makes sense D．takes effect
A．happiness B．comfort C．friendship D．hardship
A．winning back B．stepping into C．helping out D．carrying on
A．strong B．strange C．natural D．various
A．experience B．thought C．reward D．result
A．partners B．senses C．heart D．family
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 36 water to the runners, I remember being so 37 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 38 up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an 39 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. 40 , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的) 41 .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 42 because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 43 for a second.
But then I 44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 45 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 46 was only to finish.
After a minute, it 47 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself at that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 48 .
I 49 that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 50 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my 51 .
In life we all have those moments when we 52 ourselves with others. It’s only 53 . Don’t allow those moments to 54 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 55 anything you want in life.
A．bring out B．pass out C．take out D．pick out
A．excited B．worried C．concerned D．anxious
A．achievement B．encouragement C．interest D．experience
A．At times B．In time C．In all D．At all
A．victory B．decision C．moment D．conclusion
A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．moved D．thrilled
A．relaxed B．defeated C．puzzled D．inspired
A．realized B．lost C．noticed D．remembered
A．necessary B．evident C．common D．different
A．motto B．plan C．goal D．direction
A．worried B．hit C．reached D．hurt
A．attraction B．devotion C．inspiration D．expectation
A．hoped B．promised C．decided D．suggested
A．slightly B．hardly C．clearly D．properly
A．excitement B．accomplishment C．movement D．judgement
A．introduce B．relate C．present D．compare
A．important B．natural C．strange D．ridiculous
A．weaken B．wound C．amuse D．cheer
A．prevent B．deliver C．achieve D．abandon
Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.
Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4 that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11 .
That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.
Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
A．seated B．sat C．dressed D．rested
A．fact B．difficulty C．opportunity D．risk
A．actually B．occasionally C．fortunately D．eventually
A．discovered B．told C．accepted D．offered
A．joy B．trust C．horror D．pleasure
A．quickly B．personally C．generally D．innocently
A．entrance B．disappearance C．arrangement D．opening
A．shouted B．repeated C．promised D．whispered
A．turning B．bending C．rising D．handing
A．creative B．effective C．annoying D．fearing
A．addicted B．invited C．attacked D．attracted
A．abnormal B．remarkable C．unimportant D．ordinary
A．goals B．intentions C．results D．purposes
A．luckily B．truly C．slightly D．fortunately
A．overcome B．enjoy C．accomplish D．become
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