Whenever we hear about “the homeless,”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first one long hot summer when most Germans were on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t . “What these people also need is warmth and ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita make sure there was somebody at home to the phone and their home was always to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to ask for . Today, over thirty companies contribute food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no for their hard work. “ We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets . She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a in the world.
A．result B．reason C．truth D．idea
A．traditional B．developing C．typical D．wealthy
A．preparations B．meals C．houses D．suggestions
A．began B．met C．called D．left
A．asleep B．alone C．across D．away
A．brought up B．set up C．put aside D．gave away
A．helpful B．necessary C．enough D．expensive
A．caring B．freedom C．courage D．fame
A．intend B．agree C．pretend D．hesitate
A．make B．repair C．answer D．wait
A．open B．crowded C．noisy D．near
A．costing B．wasting C．taking D．spending
A．jobs B．donations C．money D．advice
A．completely B．calmly C．regularly D．roughly
A．advertise B．deliver C．sell D．lend
A．donates B．produces C．designs D．collects
A．permission B．payment C．direction D．support
A．borrow B．raise C．save D．expect
A．surprised B．excited C．tired D．amused
A．difference B．profit C．decision D．rule
Because conflict and disagreements are part of all close relationships, couples need to learn strategies for managing conflict in a healthy and constructive way. Some couples just__50__ and deny the presence of any conflict in a relationship. __51__ ,denying the existence of conflict results in couples _52___ to solve their problems at early__53__ ,which can then lead to even greater problems later on .Not surprisingly, expressing anger and disagreement leads to lower marital (婚姻的)satisfaction at the beginning. However, this pattern of behavior _54___ increases in marital satisfaction over time. Research suggests that working through conflicts is an important predictor of marital satisfaction.
So, what can you do to manage conflict in your own relationships? First, try to understand the other person’s point of view__55__ put yourself in his of her place. People who are _56___ to what their partner thinks and feels _57___ greater relationship satisfaction. For example, researchers found that among people in dating relationships 58____ marriages, those who can adopt their partner’s perspective show more positive emotions, more relationship-enhancing attributes and more constructive responses _59___ conflict.
Second, because conflict and disagreements are an __60__ part of close relationships，people need to be able to apologize to their partner for wrongdoing and __61__ forgiveness from their partners for their own acts. Apologies minimize conflict, lead to forgiveness, and serve to restore relationship closeness. In line with this view, spouses（配偶） who are more forgiving show higher mental quality over time. Increasingly, apologizing can even have _62___ health benefits. For example, when people reflect on hurtful __63__ and grudges(怨恨)，they show negative physiological(生理的) effects, including __64__ heart rate and blood pressure, compared to when they reflect on sympathetic perspective-taking and forgiving.
A．resolve B．regret C．abandon D．avoid
A．Besides B．Therefore C．Moreover D．However
A．trying B．declining C．failing D．striving
A．ages B．years C．stages D．intervals
A．prescribes B．protests C．proves D．predicts
A．so B．while C．but D．and
A．sensitive B．superior C．exclusive D．efficient
A．expose B．experience C．explore D．exploit
A．as long as B．as far as C．as well as D．as soon as
A．to B．against C．at D．toward
A．absolute B．inevitable C．essential D．obvious
A．require B．inquire C．receive D．achieve
A．creative B．positive C．objective D．competitive
A．prospects B．concepts C．memories D．outlooks
A．added B．toughened C．strengthened D．increased
One of my next-door neighbors is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back home from a trip. As I was 1 my clothes in my room, I heard a(n) 2 ,violent knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and 3 the peephole（猫眼）, and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.
I quickly 4 the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept 5 , “please help me, I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I 6 told her that everything would be okay, and 7 her to her house to see what was going on 8 the fire alarm.
She 9 that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently for the past two hours, and that her 10 to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table, 11 it, and looked at the fire alarm.
After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes 12 causes it to make strange noises. She seemed 13 but was exactly shaking out of fear. I asked her 14 she was okay, and she said she was 15 , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her _16_ for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.
We then 17 and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay, and safe to sleep. She was so generous with 18 for being with her, but I thanked her for 19 me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n) 20 hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.
A．collecting B．designing C．unpacking D．setting
A．continual B．flexible C．rhythmic D．impressive
A．looked through B．made out C．cut up D．turned to
A．closed B．moved C．locked D．opened
A．thinking B．repeating C．complaining D．screaming
A．frequently B．briefly C．immediately D．roughly
A．required B．accompanied C．inspected D．observed
A．for B．to C．by D．with
A．predicted B．warned C．mentioned D．proved
A．attempt B．suggestion C．responsibility D．permission
A．pressed B．revolved C．crashed D．climbed
A．power B．dust C．paper D．switch
A．determined B．terrified C．relieved D．devoted
A．when B．how C．why D．if
A．afraid B．tired C．sleepy D．pleased
A．casually B．tightly C．automatically D．abruptly
A．broke down B．sped up C．sat down D．turned around
A．suffering B．regret C．shame D．gratitude
A．advising B．reminding C．encouraging D．advocating
A．simple B．special C．official D．sudden
What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 16 Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 17 flock （群集） to Beijing after 18 university，describes the graduates，like ants，as smart but 19 as individuals，drawing strength from living together in communities.
The book，which is based 20 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing， 21 in mid-September，about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 22 by Sept．1.
The book’s chief editor，Lian Sir，tells that piece of statistic says23 about the real situation for many of these graduates．“I am always 24 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said．“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates，whose stories are __25 known.”
The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts （市郊） of Beijing，where a large 26 of college graduates 27 ．Most of these graduates work for 28 or medium-sized businesses， 29 less than 2,000 Yuan a month．They live together because it’s 30: The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month．Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.
Tangjialing，a small 31 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square，has around 3,000 32 villagers，but has become a 33 for more than 50,000 migrants （移民），most of whom 34 from universities or colleges all over the country．Lian describes the students’ 35 as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed （挤） together in each room of about 10 square meters．Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.
A．film B．story C．book D．magazine
A．who B．what C．which D．whose
A．leaving B．entering C．visiting D．enjoying
A．necessary B．meaningless C．important D．strong
A．in B．on C．at D．for
A．came up B．came on C．came along D．came out
A．fired B．interviewed C．employed D．trained
A．much B．little C．some D．more
A．wondering B．researching C．studying D．telling
A．seldom B．well C．always D．often
A．deal B．plenty C．amount D．number
A．work B．go C．relax D．live
A．small B．big C．famous D．unknown
A．earning B．thinking C．shopping D．paying
A．expensive B．comfortable C．cheap D．convenient
A．city B．town C．community D．village
A．original B．young C．rich D．poor
A．school B．hotel C．home D．company
A．come B．differ C．graduate D．suffer
A．lives B．dormitories C．buildings D．restaurants
I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. It left me wondering what was going to happen to us now.
I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. That’s 36 I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could 37 where it was coming from. 38 the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying, and not underestimating (低估) the power within yourself. The way she was singing 39 me a bit. I stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must 40 to perform alone in the middle of a crowded place.
She must have felt my 41 because she would 42 look in my direction. Then I walked over and put some 43 in her carriage and she said, “Thank you”. Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been 44 a rough time lately, but you’ve made me 45 again.”
“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”
“Well, my mum told me she had got 46 from her job, and that made me sad. I’m not so sure what to do …”
“You see, here’s the problem,” she explained. “While you were 47 , your head was down. Don’t look 48 , because 49 comes in different ways and if your head were down, you might lose it.”
She also explained to me that she saw a lot of 50 people in the world and she tried to bring more 51 by sharing motivational (鼓舞人心的) music. She told me that when she wasn’t making music she studied 52 . So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.
I 53 a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after we 54, my heart was 55 and lightened by a musical soul!
A．where B．why C．which D．when
A．turn out B．take in C．find out D．get in
A．Across B．Through C．Between D．Above
A．comforted B．annoyed C．scared D．reminded
A．take time B．take turns C．take action D．take courage
A．absence B．performance C．presence D．regret
A．angrily B．occasionally C．generally D．faithfully
A．cards B．food C．books D．money
A．going through B．getting up C．taking over D．running towards
A．curious B．eager C．sad D．hopeful
A．hired B．promoted C．paid D．fired
A．running B．driving C．walking D．riding
A．proud B．defeated C．absorbed D．puzzled
A．opportunity B．trouble C．difficulty D．dream
A．positive B．active C．energetic D．negative
A．records B．poverty C．positivity D．indifference
A．politics B．psychology C．biology D．art
A．smiled B．changed C．influenced D．sighed
A．responded B．parted C．agreed D．understood
A．hit B．sunk C．tied D．touched
Life became hard when I was 14. My mother and I moved to New York to 36 my father, who’d moved there to find 37 work when I was three years old. He had a job at a restaurant and only visited us 38 every couple of years.
Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But honestly, I didn’t stop to analyze the 39 when I was 40 to leave. Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn English in a few weeks.
When I 41 in the US and started 8th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was speaking a(n) 42 language I couldn’t understand. I 43 that life had subtitles, like in foreign movies. School was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always 44 my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the worst thing was having to read 45
46 after almost seven months of complaining about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things. 47 just made my life worse. If I was going to 48 in this new concrete jungle, I had to 49 . I began to learn English by reading newspapers on my own 50 school. After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers 51 my improvement and moved me into a more 52 English class. I could go to the store and ask for things that I wanted to buy without 53 frustration. For the first time I felt like I was living on earth again 54 I didn’t hear foreign talk. I 55 understand people.
A．find B．join C．see D．help
A．good-looking B．well-dressed C．better-paying D．highly-thought
A．once B．other C．each D．only
A．case B．condition C．situation D．state
A．packing B．trying C．managing D．arranging
A．reached B．entered C．got D．arrived
A．strange B．unusual C．standard D．foreign
A．hoped B．wished C．expected D．demanded
A．staring B．looking C．checking D．watching
A．texts B．newspapers C．English D．poems
A．Although B．Even if C．But D．Since
A．It B．They C．I D．Things
A．live B．study C．survive D．continue
A．adapt B．adopt C．adore D．admire
A．for B．in C．after D．at
A．made B．noticed C．concerned D．remember
A．modern B．advanced C．difficult D．convenient
A．even B．ever C．some D．any
A．if B．though C．ever D．because
A．could B．should C．would D．might
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