A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally , mixing with nobody. As they drive past neighbors they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of . The only fame they have is making a nuisance (讨厌的人) of themselves to the local police station by music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other petty (琐碎的) little .
On moving into this neighborhood, I was of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some or other. I answered politely and made sure I as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the Kindness Rock Give, Maureen and I decided to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to these two unhappy ladies to our list and a packet of cookies on their gate. Imagine my when two days later they at my gate and jokingly said they were hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they brought me a bunch of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters, do not on your random gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this to others, nor how many broken or hearted people you may just change a simple act of kindness.
A．protected B．depressed C．separated D．equipped
A．enthusiasm B．acknowledgement C．excitement D．entertainment
A．discussing B．requesting C．reporting D．rejecting
A．events B．issues C．incidents D．affairs
A．accused B．warned C．reminded D．convinced
A．challenge B．project C．task D．matter
A．quarrels B．opinions C．explanations D．complaints
A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
A．waved B．stared C．noticed D．laughed
A．difference B．account C．gesture D．remark
A．smile B．attitude C．decision D．anger
A．add B．recommend C．reduced D．drove
A．shared B．took C．left D．fixed
A．interest B．anxiety C．surprise D．doubt
A．whispered B．stopped C．shouted D．wandered
A．imagining B．intending C．considering D．approaching
A．take in B．take up C．give in D．give up
A．refers B．means C．relates D．contributes
A．kind B．light C．hard D．warm
A．on B．over C．by D．with
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 36 a few of them are very 37 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 38 language. Many millions are 39 to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 40 Have you ever 41 ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your 42 back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes 43 you master your English in a month. 44 the first day your 45 will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never 46 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 47 that we all learned our own language well when we were 48 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. 49 what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 50 in it all the time. Just imagine how much 51 that gets!
So it is 52 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 53 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 54 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 55 . But they cannot do the student's work for him.
A．not B．quite C．only D．very
A．difficult B．important C．helpful D．easy
A．native B．foreign C．useful D．mother
A．learning B．enjoying C．trying D．liking
A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．answers
A．found B．watched C．noticed D．known
A．knowledge B．time C．money D．English
A．make B．help C．let D．allow
A．From B．On C．Since D．After
A．spelling B．grammar C．English D．pronunciation
A．happened B．looked C．seemed D．felt
A．know B．remember C．understand D．think
A．students B．children C．babies D．grown-ups
A．Imagine B．Mind C．Do D．Think of
A．using B．thinking C．trying D．practicing
A．time B．money C．language D．practice
A．hard B．easy C．funny D．silly
A．depends B．tries C．has D．takes
A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs
A．do B．work C．help D．master
Somebody might say, “I want to be a big fish, as big as Bill Gates, in a big pool, as large as Microsoft.” However, we all know it is 36 for a green hand(新手) in the field. Then you have to 37 the question carefully. No matter 38 side you choose to take, you have your chance to succeed. Now the problem is which can provide you more 39 .
I choose to be a big fish in a small pool. A big company may provide you a 40 starting point, but a small company offers you opportunity to practice various 41 . During the 42 , you may 43 yourself, recognize your 44 points and find your potentiality(潜力). What’s more, 45 so many limitations and rules in a small company, if you are competent you have 46 chances to climb to a higher point. Finally, being a big fish (although) in a small pool, gives a green hand 47 self-confidence which is quite important for 48 .
49 , you should not be confined(使局限) to your small pool, and be 50 with being a big fish there. You should always dream of being a big fish in a big pool!
A．impossible B．uninteresting C．unnecessary D．uncorrectable
A．think B．recognize C．consider D．realize
A．what B．whether C．how D．which
A．help B．chances C．advice D．money
A．high B．proper C．rich D．practical
A．jobs B．tools C．skills D．topics
A．success B．perform C．products D．process
A．increase B．improve C．impress D．encourage
A．weak B．reasonable C．strong D．amazing
A．without B．because of C．except for D．with
A．less B．equal C．no D．more
A．various B．serious C．precious D．former
A．succeed B．success C．successful D．succeeded
A．Personally B．Certainly C．Immediately D．Generally
A．satisfied B．proud C．relaxed D．regretted
One winter term during college, I took a history class to fulfill a requirement.
The professor was a 1 fellow with red hair. He would walk shyly into the room wearing his hooded (带帽的) winter coat, once not even 2 the hood during the lecture. He was terribly nervous in class and lowered his head 3 looking up through his glasses at his students.
So I 4 a little game for myself. I would try to find something in his lecture to ask him an intelligent question about, 5 me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close. He was obviously 6 to have a question to answer. In fact, his answers were always interesting.
I continued to do this every day of the course and found myself actually enjoying the subject. The professor seemed to become a bit more 7 and some of the other students even 8 from time to time. My little game had saved me from being bored, as it was 9 to do. And, I learned quite a bit about ancient world history. Except for all of his strange __10 , he was indeed quite an expert in his field.
On the last day of his class, we gathered our 11 and headed out the door. The shy, red-haired professor 12 directly in front of me, with obvious efforts, as I reached the door, and put out his hand. He said, “I want to thank you for making this class so interesting.” As he shook my hand and 13 for the first time, I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to 14 the time. I had no idea that all of my question asking had any 15 on him or the others at all.
Each of us, through the things we say and do, can have a great effect not just on our own experiences, but those of others.
A．strange B．patient C．popular D．proud
A．cleaning B．noticing C．removing D．wearing
A．hardly B．simply C．absolutely D．quickly
A．played B．continued C．created D．bought
A．reminding B．forcing C．allowing D．telling
A．angry B．surprised C．sad D．pleased
A．relaxed B．traditional C．reasonable D．concerned
A．gave up B．fell behind C．look back D．joined in
A．designed B．permitted C．challenged D．forbidden
A．explanation B．appearance C．secret D．hobby
A．collection B．friends C．game D．books
A．waited B．apologized C．greeted D．stepped
A．regretted B．smiled C．cried D．required
A．pass B．save C．fix D．waste
A．guidance B．result C．mercy D．effect
Have you ever wondered what you’d do in a moment of danger and how you’d 36 to a terrorist on the plane or a guy wearing a mask and waving a gun while you’re standing 37 at the bank?
Stephanie Davies 38 .
The 21-year-old girl 39 such a moment last week in a 40 in Aurora, Colo., where she went to a late night showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” with her 41 , Allie. All of a sudden, a gas can flew by close to the two girls. 42 , Allie stood up and was shot in the 43 by a gunman. Stephanie saw Allie fell down in the aisle(过道), blood pouring out of her neck. 44 she moved on her knees to her friend, pulled her out of the aisle and pressed the wound with her fingers 45 the gunman moved around, firing into the 46 crowd. When the gunman again walked past the aisle, they played dead until he 47 .
Heroic? Well, clearly heroic.
“ 48 Stephanie’s timely actions, I just talked with Allie, who is going to be fine,” said President Barack Obama after meeting the two girls in the hospital.
And Stephanie wasn’t the 49 hero in the theater that dark night in Aurora. Three young men---Jon,26, Matt,27 and Alex, 24---used their own 50 to protect their respective(各自的) girlfriends from the gunman’s bullets. Jon took a bullet for his girlfriend. The stories were 51 for Matt and Alex. The three men were among the 12 who didn’t come out of the theater alive.
“The 52 actions of these young Americans,” President Obama said, “represent what’s best in us, and they 53 us that out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come. I have the greatest 54 for people like Stephanie, Jon, Matt and Alex who don’t 55 to do what the situation demands, bringing heroic light to the darkest of dark nights.”
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A．in turn B．in silence C．in time D．in line
A．knows B．appears C．wonders D．imagines
A．missed B．faced C．expected D．enjoyed
A．street B．restaurant C．theater D．stadium
A．friend B．sister C．aunt D．cousin
A．Tired B．Annoyed C．Frightened D．Puzzled
A．leg B．wrist C．arm D．neck
A．Madly B．Suddenly C．Secretly D．Hurriedly
A．since B．as C．until D．because
A．waiting B．chatting C．staring D．screaming
A．passed B．stopped C．hid D．escaped
A．In spite of B．Regardless of C．Because of D．In terms of
A．typical B．unique C．usual D．only
A．methods B．bodies C．tools D．hands
A．common B．strange C．similar D．different
A．brave B．immediate C．generous D．active
A．warn B．show C．promise D．inform
A．hope B．concern C．pity D．respect
A．hesitate B．regret C．pretend D．refuse
Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold__36__he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had__37__schooling, for being so poor, how could they__38__school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked__39__a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom，he felt__40__for himself. How he__41__to have the same chance! He decided to study by__42__.In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__43__stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he__44__during the day. He worked__45__hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater__46__he showed in his lessons. A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and__47__him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the__48__one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he__49__a regular student of the school.
Robeson__50__through six long years with his study of math and wrote several articles which captured the__51__of some university professors. They admired his talent__52__his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and__53__him free guidance. Robeson felt__54__, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road__55__success.
A．whether B．which C．that D．what
A．many B．few C．little D．much
A．buy B．afford C．send D．read
A．as B．like C．for D．by
A．angry B．happy C．proud D．sorry
A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted
A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates
A．could B．ought to C．should D．would
A．had learned B．has been taught C．has heard D．had been written down
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste
A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused
A．worst B．only C．last D．laziest
A．had been B．has been C．is D．was
A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled
A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention
A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of
A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent
A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed
A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with
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