Mrs. Jones was very interested in singing. She had a good , except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate, which someone had forgotten to . Mrs. Jones was very aware of this , and took every she could find to practise these high . As she lived in a small house where she could not practise without the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practised her high notes there. Every time she heard a or a person coming along the , she stopped and until she could no longer be heard before she started practising again, because she was a person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.
One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious suddenly come over its driver’s face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, he jumped out and began to all his tires carefully.
Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as as he had been when he stopped.
A．voice B．noise C．sound D．note
A．close B．open C．repair D．oil
A．strength B．sickness C．weakness D．advantage
A．time B．chance C．person D．place
A．notes B．songs C．signs D．sounds
A．preventing B．harming C．disturbing D．damaging
A．train B．car C．noise D．driver
A．path B．avenue C．street D．road
A．waited B．expected C．confused D．puzzled
A．brave B．shy C．ordinary D．unique
A．carefully B．gently C．quickly D．silently
A．beautiful B．tiring C．difficult D．energetic
A．expression B．conclusion C．impression D．action
A．wash B．observe C．repair D．examine
A．calm B．upset C．puzzled D．pleased
His first booknext month is based on a true story.
A．published B．to publish C．to be published D．being published
The power of encouragement is great. You may draw some inspiration from the following story.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a famous 19th-century poet and artist, was once ______ by an elderly man. The old man had some sketches (素描) and drawings that he ______ Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed_____ talent.
Rossetti looked them____carefully. After the first few, he knew that they were worthless, showing not the least ____of artistic talent. But Rossetti was a_____ man, and he told the elderly man as gently as possible that the pictures were of little ______ and showed little talent. He was sorry, but he could not ____ to the man.
The visitor was ____, but seemed to expect Rossetti’s ____. He then apologized for ______ Rossetti’s time, but would he just ____a few more drawings—these done by a(n) ____ art student? Rossetti looked over the____ batch (一批) of sketches and immediately became enthusiastic over the talent they_____. “These,” he said, “oh, these are good. This young student has great talent. He should be given every____and encouragement in his career as an artist. He has a____future if he will work and stick to it.”
Rossetti could see that the old man was ______ moved. “Who is this fine young artist?” he asked. “Your son?” “No.” said the old man sadly. “It was I who painted the pictures 40 years ago. ____ I had heard your praise then! For you see, I got discouraged and___ drawing—too soon.”
A．helped B．visited C．inspected D．requested
A．hoped B．made C．had D．wanted
A．potential B．commercial C．official D．spiritual
A．up B．on C．over D．down
A．sign B．mark C．chance D．view
A．rude B．kind C．talented D．creative
A．help B．price C．value D．quality
A．speak B．apologize C．listen D．lie
A．disappointed B．annoyed C．delighted D．puzzled
A．achievement B．adjustment C．statement D．judgment
A．taking up B．turning up C．making up D．looking up
A．aim at B．glare at C．look at D．stare at
A．old B．young C．famous D．talented
A．first B．second C．third D．last
A．reviewed B．exposed C．showed D．rejected
A．help B．time C．chance D．work
A．charming B．booming C．promising D．touching
A．slightly B．smoothly C．simply D．deeply
A．If only B．Only if C．Now that D．As long as
A．insisted on B．gave up C．headed to D．led to
I learned all about taking responsibility from my mother’s tough love. My mom had a wonderful way of helping you up and realize that your life is going to be what you make it.
She had this circular way of you took responsibility for your decisions and the person you would . She would say,“ It' s your .” “What you want and what you get are sometimes two different things.” And then, “No one ever said life was fair.” And she would these comments together in such a way that you could never an argument, and yet, the was that you realized your life is going to be what you make it.
So I might go to my mom and say, “I’d like to football”. And she would say, “Well, it's your life. If you want to go out there and get and hurt and break your knees and limp around the rest of your life, that' s fine.” That is I would say, “Well, you know, that won’t . I' m really fast.” And she would reply, “Well, we don’t really have the money.” And then I would , “Yes but that' s not fair.” And she would reply, “ Well, life isn’t .” Then I would say, “But I’ve been itching to." And she would reply, “Yes, but what you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things.”
It was the combination of these that allowed my mother to lead me down the right path under her but let me feel as if I was making the decisions my own. The sum total of that was, in the end, you’re for the life you lead. That' s the best advice I’ve ever gotten.
A．light B．open C．grow D．keep
A．promising B．ensuring C．ignoring D．noticing
A．protect B．envy C．refuse D．become
A．fault B．life C．progress D．turn
A．Then B．But C．Now D．However
A．increasingly B．approximately C．completely D．occasionally
A．combine B．remind C．answer D．publish
A．lose B．doubt C．win D．raise
A．belief B．reason C．mistake D．result
A．quit B．play C．buy D．watch
A．beaten up B．dressed up C．divided D．closed up
A．what B．how C．when D．which
A．fail B．work C．last D．happen
A．take B．go C．make D．catch
A．fair B．cosy C．hard D．special
A．comments B．descriptions C．techniques D．messages
A．temper B．influence C．activity D．success
A．for B．on C．over D．beyond
A．mind B．account C．deal D．advice
A．famous B．responsible C．sorry D．thankful
When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’11 most certainly be right．”It made a deep on me．and since then, for the past 33 years，I have in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a ，I know I need to change something．
Remembering that I’ll be soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， only what is truly important
About a year ago I was with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I with that diagnosis all day． ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to for the new．Right now the new is you, but someday not too from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true．
Your time is ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart
A．impression B．curse C．decision D．joke
A．seen B．looked C．found D．1ost
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．hurry B．1ine C．moment D．row
A．successful B．rich C．dead D．frustrated
A．apologies B．fortune C．impressions D．choices
A．proving B．leaving C．confirming D．telling
A．diagnosed B．cured C．treated D．round
A．on B．for C．in D．at
A．met B．got C．did D．1ived
A．However B．But C．Therefore D．So
A．incurable B．curable C．fatal D．changeable
A．Anyone B．Someone C．No one D．Everyone
A．want B．avoid C．share D．escape
A．destination B．1ife C．science D．disease
A．make up B．make for C．make our D．make way
A．distant B．short C．long D．away
A．1imited B．rare C．enough D．1ost
A．wasted B．cheated C．excited D．trapped
A．voice B．love C．direction D．confusion
A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an urgent ．He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes and went directly to the operation block．He found the boy's father in the hall waiting for the doctor． On seeing him, the dad , "Why did you take all this to come? Don't you know that my son s life is in danger? Don't you have any sense of ?"
The doctor smiled and said, "I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital and I as fast as I could after receiving the call．．．And now, I wish you'd calm down work．" I can do my work.”
“Calm down? What if your son is in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son is now what will you do?” said the father ．
The doctor smiled again and replied," I will say what Job said in the Bible 'From dust we came and to dust we return, blessed by the name of God'． cannot extend lives． Go and for your son．we will do our best by God's grace．"
"Giving advice when we re not is so easy．" murmured the father．The operation took some hours which the doctor went out happily．
"Thank goodness! Your son is saved ! " And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his running． “If you have any question, ask the nurse!"
"Why is he so ? He couldn't wait some minutes so that I could ask about my son's ?" commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left． The nurse answered, coming down her face, "His son died yesterday in a road accident．He was in the funeral when we called him for your son's operation． now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's funeral．"
Never anyone．．．because you never know how their life is and what they're .
A．meeting B．career C．operation D．travel
A．calling B．running C．jumping D．pacing
A．admitted B．expressed C．whispered D．shouted
A．time B．cost C．love D．turn
A．humor B．responsibility C．pride D．honor
A．worked B．left C．came D．moved
A．in case B．so that C．until D．even if
A．dying B．lying C．missing D．dropping
A．sadly B．cheerfully C．hopefully D．angrily
A．God B．Teachers C．Friends D．Doctors
A．speak B．spell C．pray D．think
A．worried B．concerned C．lost D．tired
A．after B．for C．before D．with
A．way B．spirit C．trust D．dream
A．patient B．proud C．powerful D．absent
A．position B．medicine C．state D．life
A．sweats B．cold C．clouds D．tears
A．And B．But C．Or D．While
A．ignore B．judge C．explain D．believe
A．doing B．loading C．experiencing D．reducing
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