I used to be a very self－centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever ____ to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really ____. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) ____. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I ____ to help. That was really a big ____ for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ， however, came when I took a part－time job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me ____ that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died, I was ____， but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much ____ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ____ these experiences. They have ____ me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．since B．before C．or D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．career C．tour D．change
A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence
A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．heartbroken C．bad-tempered D．hopeless
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
Monty owns a horse ranch(牧场) in San Sedro. Once when he was asked about his , he told the story about a young man, son of a horse trainer.
One day at high school the boy was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his dream of someday a horse ranch. He about his dream in great detail and even drew a diagram (简图) of a very large ranch, showing the location of everything important there.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to the teacher. The teacher said, “This is an impossible dream for a young boy like you. You come from a family. Having a ranch requires a lot of money. There’s no way you could ever do it.” Then he , “If you rewrite this paper with a more practical goal, I will your grade .”
The boy went home and thought about it long and . Finally, the boy turned in the same paper, making no at all. He said, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my .”
Monty then said, “I was that boy. And the best part of the story is that two summers ago that teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When he was leaving, the teacher said, ‘When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Luckily, you had enough not to give up yours.’”
A．life B．success C．family D．education
A．buying B．selling C．owning D．building
A．thought B．argued C．reported D．wrote
A．suggestion B．letter C．note D．notice
A．special B．poor C．rich D．successful
A．replied B．nodded C．explained D．added
A．remind B．react C．reconsider D．reflect
A．far B．hard C．wide D．late
A．answers B．exchanges C．changes D．mistakes
A．dream B．paper C．picture D．decision
A．same B．friendly C．rude D．familiar
A．reasons B．encouragement C．courage D．Respect
For many years the earth has been unable to provide enough food for these rapidly expanding populations, and the situation is steadily getting worse since the fertility of some of our richest ____ has been lost and vast areas that were once fertile lands have turned into____. And the trouble with deserts is that they____ to spread outwards on to the fertile soils. What is now the northern Sahara Desert much of the civilized world 2,500 years ago.
Even at this moment, many of the earth’s natural treasures are being_____, many valuable animals and plants are being killed off , and it is becoming ____difficult to grow enough food to prevent much of the earth's population from____. The situation is getting out of hand. Time is running out. ____, with your help, we may be able to reverse(逆转) the trends which____our very existence.
A．treasure B．soils C．countries D．farms
A．factories B．cities C．deserts D．forests
A．pretend B．like C．prefer D．tend
A．brought B．lived C．fed D．grew
A．lost B．protected C．increased D．destroyed
A．increasingly B．rapidly C．properly D．perfectly
A．starvation B．poverty C．suffering D．disease
A．Besides B．Moreover C．However D．Therefore
A．protect B．threaten C．benefit D．rebuild
I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check in．It had been a very busy three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the time to make my notes on what I needed to do the following day，but suddenly the announcement came that my flight had to be delayed．
As I sat waiting for my to be called，I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we the good times and the great experiences we had shared together．
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my mind what we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular of the good times in our life．I was enough to have had the chance to take a short break and look back on the good things that had happened in my life． It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful memories that take you back to times and places，and most importantly to those people who are in the ．
My flight home was finally called three hours later．I smiled as I the plane and realized that I was not at all about the delay in the flight，as I had been able to spend the time reflecting on the good times from days gone by．
A．rest B．extra C．break D．alone
A．flight B．number C．turn D．name
A．chat B．negotiation C．lunch D．gathering
A．as well as B．as far as C．as soon as D．as long as
A．reviewed B．reflected C．recalled D．restored
A．memories B．practices C．performances D．reminders
A．depressed B．embarrassed C．lucky D．proud
A．left out B．stored away C．put out D．set away
A．pictures B．cupboard C．present D．past
A．took B．boarded C．reached D．1anded
A．boring B．puzzled C．afraid D．upset
For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I managed certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being and steady(稳步的) would win the race. At other times I would like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous hoping to reach that banner a little faster. ，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any .I finally decided to and take a rest. It was then that I saw my sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their and even when I was with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be.
is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the life we think we should have and the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. It will be found your own heart，soul and mind. It will be found when you that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of with you everywhere you go. yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness，you are there.
A．to forget B．to miss C．to overcome D．to complete
A．fast B．slow C．calm D．quiet
A．act B．look C．jump D．walk
A．place B．height C．speed D．time
A．Generally B．Gradually C．Fortunately D．Firstly
A．clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller
A．settle in B．start off C．stop by D．sit down
A．happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship
A．studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked
A．laughter B．complaints C．stories D．breathing
A．lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry
A．courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength
A．Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain
A．real B．perfect C．common D．ordinary
A．enjoy B．change C．improve D．create
A．from B．on C．over D．in
A．realize B．expect C．hope D．admit
A．sorrow B．responsibility C．fortune D．joy
A．Escape B．Make C．Push D．Take
A．never B．still C．already D．ever
I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang. A strange on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I judged that it was a number. A little while later, the call came once again, so I rudely answered, “You’ve dialed the wrong number!” and then .
During the following days, I got the same call now and then. But I didn’t care much about it.
Then one day she constantly called me I didn't answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please me again, OK?” The innocent(天真的) was difficult to refuse. I made a kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you．．．Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy…”
Shortly after this, I became about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have you. My daughter has suffered from bone cancer she was born. And her father… died in an accident a short while ago. I dare not tell her this sad news. Poor baby．When she couldn’t bear (忍受) the painful chemotherapy (化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always her. I really couldn't bear it, so I gave her my phone …”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t to ask.
“She’s . You must have kissed her on the phone, because she passed away with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone…”
filled my eyes and I was so sad to hear that.
A．sound B．noise C．voice D．shout
A．bad B．different C．unlucky D．wrong
A．hung off B．turned off C．got off D．took off
A．as if B．so that C．if D．even though
A．of B．on C．in D．at
A．support B．kiss C．treat D．encourage
A．condition B．suggestion C．request D．news
A．soft B．sweet C．low D．loud
A．surprised B．curious C．interested D．shocked
A．bothered B．warned C．told D．reached
A．when B．since C．as D．after
A．encouraged B．supported C．satisfied D．praised
A．help B．wait C．expect D．want
A．survived B．passed C．gone D．lost
A．Tears B．Cries C．Anger D．Disappointment
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