Will you put other’s needs before your own?What will you get if you do?Here is an experience of mine.
It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more，I went out without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.
When I finshed my work，I to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy .Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5：00 p.m.
As I was halfway home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift（搭便车）home. My mind said，“I will get him I get the meal.”But my mouth said，“All right,I’ll give him a .”
He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the stopped him from making that journey.
Traffic was a . A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.
Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But，in fact，he is a friend of a friend.
I wonder if I will ever see this person again but I feel glad I was there when he
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So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you more about others.
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I had never noticed her. She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She was not tall and just looked . In class, she liked sitting at the back, reading or taking notes. One day I asked her to read aloud the text. When I heard her standard American pronunciation, I looked at her with new eyes. And I her name—Kelly. Later on, the National College Speech Competition would be held. One student in our school was allowed to attend. I thought it over and filled in name.
Kelly practiced hard for the competition. However, I was a little worried because she was always too . Could she do well in the competition?
On the night of the competition, I sat in the front row of the hall very early. I told her to take it easy. Her face turned red and she said nothing. It seemed she was really . I felt upset, but I just patted her on the shoulder and let her go to draw lots（抽签）. As a result, she drew No. 9 while No. 8 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches.
Sure enough, No. 8 was very . The whole audience made a warm applause （鼓掌）almost every 30 seconds and was still talking about his speech with until Kelly appeared on the stage. I sat there with no to look at her. It was her first time to go up the stage, so I couldn’t be angry with her for any small mistakes. But at that moment, I found I was so afraid of her .
The strong spotlight and large hall made her so small that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage. I felt hopeless.
But the moment that me came. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on（聚焦于）me.”
Three times in all, louder and louder.
The whole audience fell silent.
I could believe that loud voice came from the girl, who was usually soft-voiced and didn’t attention at all. She gave a perfect speech.
I think I will never forget this touching lesson that my student taught me — never underestimate（低估）the power of the silent people.
A．beautiful B．ordinary C．popular D．strange
A．mentioned B．called C．remembered D．wrote
A．her B．his C．my D．your
A．different B．lazy C．slow D．quiet
A．strict B．nervous C．angry D．bored
A．careful B．thankful C．successful D．cheerful
A．patience B．confidence C．pride D．excitement
A．courage B．interest C．excuse D．effort
A．decision B．expression C．appearance D．failure
A．upset B．saved C．surprised D．changed
A．simply B．hardly C．surely D．deeply
A．catch B．need C．pay D．show
When our children were younger, it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and _____ a few animals there.
One of our new neighbors ____ some ducks. They seemed very lovely. However, they were ____ to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards -- ____ ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and wonder ____ there wasn’t a fence to keep them.
One day, I asked her if she ____her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her ____ and he was away traveling. My attitude (态度) to her was bad.
We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a ____, so our son built one. The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn’t see my neighbor again ____ months later.
A women’s church group asked me to ___ at their mother and daughter’s party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my ____, the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn’t been ____with my neighbor. So I walked ____to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave me and then we talked a lot.
Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me ____ you, if at all possible, to clear the ____between you.
A．put B．keep C．send D．take
A．bought B．sold C．dropped D．showed
A．made B．allowed C．forced D．chosen
A．except B．but C．without D．including
A．what B．why C．if D．when
A．saw B．understood C．thought D．realized
A．husband’s B．daughter’s C．wife’s D．grandma’s
A．fence B．house C．nest D．room
A．after B．before C．until D．while
A．speak B．talk C．say D．tell
A．excitement B．joy C．glad D．surprise
A．nice B．patient C．friendly D．annoyed
A．up B．along C．towards D．down
A．offer B．lift C．encourage D．afford
A．air B．difficulty C．pleasure D．trash
Last summer, my mother and I went to her hometown, Guilin. The city is very ___ in the world ____ it has beautiful rivers and hills. Many ____from different countries around the world go to _____ it every year. My motherwasborn _____ a small village near the Li River. When she ____a little girl, she studied at the village school ____ only five classes and seven _____. Some children were very ____ and didn’t like to study at school, ____ my mother was well-behaved. The teachers were very strict but very friendly.
A．big B．new C．cold D．famous
A．because B．so C．why D．but
A．men B．women C．people D．person
A．visit B．see C．look at D．watch
A．on B．in C．at D．from
A．were B．was C．is D．are
A．with B．in C．of D．has
A．classmates B．friends C．teachers D．visitors
A．good B． clever C．naughty D．well-behaved
A．so B． and C．but D．or
Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn't smoke and never . She didn't eat chocolate. She didn't eat sweet and fatty food, . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said," Good morning! Lovely day ,isn't it?"
He had a wide smile his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
"Good morning! "replied Alicia. "Yes, it is a lovely day. "
Alicia thought he very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the of a happy old age.
"I hope you don't me asking, "she said, "but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do I am your age. "
The man in the rocking chair said, "My secret for ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day. " "
Alicia was . She didn't expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did wrong. She thought he should be and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe ,she thought, people could live a long happy life eating well or doing lots of exercise.
"How old are you ?” she asked.
A．lunch B．breakfast C．dinner D．supper
A．exercised B．drank C．worked D．slept
A．too B．also C．either D．still
A．man B．woman C．boy D．girl
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．in B．with C．at D．on
A．saw B．looked C．listened D．found
A．secret B．dream C．plan D．future
A．stand B．mind C．allow D．enjoy
A．when B．since C．though D．for
A．health B．success C．happiness D．life
A．surprised B．worried C．excited D．relaxed
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．angry B．serious C．quiet D．sick
A．through B．from C．without D．by
Coke(可乐)is one of __ drinks in the world. A lot of people enjoy __ it. But now people begin to believe that it’s not a good drink for health. There is lots of _ __ __ in the coke. Having much sugar is __ _ for people. And it also has some caffeine(咖啡因)in it. The caffeine can get people into the habit(习惯)of drinking more coke when they feel __ . If they don’t drink coke they __ bad. And __ __ thing is some people can’t work or study __ drinking several cups of coke every day. More and more people want to cut down the coke they drink and ask _ __ help from the doctors. If you like drinking coke very much, I think you must have the Coke Habit. In fact drinking more fruit and vegetable juice is __ __ for you.
A．more popular B．most popular C．popular D．the most popular
A．drink B．drinking C．to drink D．drinks
A．salt B．pepper C．sugar D．juice
A．good B．well C．tired D．bad
A．hungry B．fine C．thirsty D．excited
A．will feel B．are feeling C．felt D．feel
A．bad B．worse C．the worst D．the worse
A．not B．without C．with D．after
A．to B．for C．on D．at
A．good B．well C．best D．better
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