It was Mother’s Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were , we realized that only minutes earlier an woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. a lot of people stopped to help out.
we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very _______about what had happened to the elderly couple. He to me, “Mom, it’s not much fun falling over in front of .” Seeing that there was a flower stall（摊位）at the front of the supermarket, he added, “Why shouldn’t we the lady a flower? It will make her feel better.” I was__ that he’d come up with this idea. So we went over and told the flower seller we wanted. “Just take it,” she replied. “I take your money for such a wonderful .”
By now medical staff had arrived, and were the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman’s husband and I told him it was my son. At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, “You have a son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”
The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with _______in her eyes and gave him a little .
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Karen, Judy and I were the last ones back in the school room after lunch and all of the other sixth graders were already playing outside.
“Wow! How it would be to write on the blackboard while everyone is . ” Judy said.
“But Mrs. Eiffler doesn't want us writing on the ,” I responded.
“Janet, everyone is outside. No one will ever know, ” said Karen, reaching into box and drawing out a piece of . Judy also began drawing.
I reluctantly (勉强地）joined my friends, but afraid of being . Then Judy had all idea. “We’re all right-handed. Let’s see who can write their best using their left hand. ”
Judy and Karen started . I chose a piece of white chalk from the box and wrote my name.
“We’d better get this board cleaned off Mrs. Eiffier comes back, ”said Judy, but I found it wasn’t chalk at all, but a white crayon（蜡笔）! At last, Karen got a knife and scraped it. It finally, but we left an abrasion (磨损处) on the blackboard.
Mrs. Eiffler never asked about the abrasion but I always remember the lesson. “No one will ever know” is never . Even if no one else found out, I myself knew.
A．useful B．fun C．stupid D．necessary
A．asleep B．worried C．outside D．lucky
A．blackboard B．book C．desk D．floor
A．bread B．wood C．paper D．chalk
A．followed B．praised C．caught D．affected
A．address B．class C．name D．dream
A．writing B．singing C．shouting D．reading
A．until B．before C．unless D．since
A．broke down B．took off C．came off D．slowed down
A．true B．typical C．important D．Different
I was working as a consultant(顾问) in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents with something important. It was a big . At the same time, my mother was in the stages of cancer.
I worked during the day and 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My promise was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to the president with my situation. I felt someone at the company wanted to what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Hunan Resources, asking him not to the information with anyone.
A few days , the president called me into his office. I he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large , looked me in the eye and said, “I your mother is very ill.”
I was totally by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my subside(平息)，and then he said a sentence I will never forget: “Whatever you need.” That was it. His and willingness to both let me be in my pain and to offer me were qualities of compassion(同情) that I with me to this day.
A．honour B．success C．challenge D．task
A．previous B．final C．fine D．developing
A．walked B．rode C．ran D．drove
A．tiring B．exciting C．boring D．frightening
A．as if B．after all C．even though D．now that
A．help B．puzzle C．cheat D．bother
A．or B．yet C．and D．so
A．know B．realize C．hear D．announce
A．enjoy B．learn C．share D．hide
A．after B．ago C．before D．later
A．knew B．figured C．doubted D．found
A．working B．getting C．living D．going
A．room B．office C．desk D．computer
A．guess B．hear C．believe D．think
A．hit B．got C．made D．caught
A．crying B．explaining C．talking D．worrying
A．suddenly B．sadly C．gently D．carefully
A．happiness B．understanding C．excitement D．sadness
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．take B．bring C．help D．carry
It was a typical Wednesday. My wife and I were speaking in a nursing home (疗养院) about our successful recoveries from our heart attacks. Afterwards, one of the other residents(住院病人), Miriam, asked if we had a few minutes to talk.
“I’ve always thought that to be I need three things: someone to , something to do and something to look forward to,” she said. “I’ve got people here to love, and the activities to me as busy as I want, but I don’t have anything I’m looking forward to. Do you have any ?”
“What did you look forward to before you came here?” we asked.
“Oh, I used to love to laugh with others,” Miriam said.
“What did you about?” we asked.
“Everything I could see, hear, feel, taste or smell,” she said with a smile.
At that very moment, we got the idea to start our . We began looking for humor, and we used all of our .We started with a teabag with the : You are like this teabag… only in hot water do you realize how strong you are.
We continued and found cartoons and videos filled with humor. People brought us stickers, books, games and magazines. We together humor baskets with books, tapes, greeting cards and toys for children of all ages.
Of course, we a humor basket for Miriam, the woman who had us on this project – “Search for a Smile and Share it”. She told us that the of her day was sharing the of her basket with everyone she saw.
The project was so that other facilities heard of it and made special . One nursing home asked us to make a humor cart, like a shopping cart. Volunteers this down the hallways, sharing smiles and laughs with . Still another nursing home requested that we a humor room, complete with a projector showing fun videos.
What started as a simple gesture to one elderly woman turned into a lifetime project.
A．busy B．happy C．rich D．healthy
A．love B．meet C．visit D．respect
A．lead B．find C．keep D．encourage
A．ways B．opinions C．plans D．ideas
A．talk B．worry C．complain D．laugh
A．procedure B．project C．research D．preparation
A．efforts B．senses C．tools D．families
A．message B．letter C．cover D．sign
A．explaining B．searching C．exploring D．researching
A．got B．came C．joined D．put
A．paid B．made C．filled D．applied
A．started B．chosen C．persuaded D．turned
A．highlight(精彩) B．satisfaction C．project D．appointment
A．designs B．foods C．books D．contents
A．touching B．successful C．interesting D．respectful
A．gifts B．donations C．requests D．arrangements
A．walk B．push C．fix D．perform
A．nurses B．workers C．residents D．children
A．design B．organize C．decorate D．offer
A．save B．help C．thank D．satisfy
A wise gentleman retired and bought a modest home near junior high school. He the first few weeks of his retirement peace and satisfaction. Then a new school year began.The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his ，beating happily on every trash can they ．The noise continued day after day, finally the wise old man decided it was time to take some .
The next afternoon, he walked out to the young boys as they banged their way down the street. them, he said, " kids are a lot of fun. I like to see you your happiness like that. I used to do the same thing when I was your age. Will you do me a favor? I'll give you each a dollar if you'll promise to come around every day and do your thing，
The kids were and continued to do their job on the trash cans. After a few days, the old man greeted the kids again, this time he had a sad smile on his face. "I lost a lot of money in the stock market," he told them. " , I'll only be able to pay you 50 cents to beat on the cans." The troublemakers were displeased, but they did accept his offer and continued the afternoon
A few days later, the old man approached them again as they went their way down the street. "Look," he said, "I haven’t received my Social Security check yet, I'm not going to be able to give you more than 25 cents. Will that be okay?"
"A quarter?” the leader exclaimed．"If you think we are going to our time beating these cans around a quarter, you are crazy！No way，mister. We quit！"And the old man enjoyed for the rest of his days.
A．the B．a C．an D．/
A．spent B．took C．paid D．cost
A．for B．with C．in D．at
A．house B．street C．way D．school
A．made B．found C．knew D．met
A．until B．when C．since D．because
A．methods B．time C．action D．place
A．hear B．meet C．notice D．please
A．Inviting B．Calling C．Visiting D．Stopping
A．Your B．You C．Yours D．My
A．express B．use C．produce D．like
A．surprised B．excited C．interested D．satisfied
A．but B．just C．thus D．as
A．From now on B．Since then C．In the meantime D．In no time
A．merely B．obviously C．hardly D．eventually
A．shouting B．sound C．voice D．noise
A．instead B．also C．now D．so
A．use B．find C．waste D．take
A．in B．for C．within D．on
A．peace B．noise C．happiness D．suffering
One spring during the 1960s, when I was 10，my father was laid off．Money was tight and my mother was ．So I decided to cheer her up by buying a special Mother's Day
There was a boutique(精品店)，the Agins, nearby, which was known for its high-end fashions．Lots of actresses and women shopped at the store．My mother, who couldn't to shop there，occasionally mentioned the store in a voice．
One day after I rode my bike to the Agins．I told the shop I was looking for a Mother's Day gift and I had little money．
She treated me like a customer and asked me what my mother would like．I told her I wasn’t sure．She walked around the store for a few minutes and returned with a ．She opened it and took out an Italian purse made of soft ．
“How much money do you ?” she asked．
“Twelve dollars．”I said．
“You’re in luck．”she told me．“It's only $11．”
‘She wrapped the purse and thanked me for my ．
It wasn’t many years later, when I learned that the purse was worth several hundred dollars，that I just how wonderful the shop owner had been to me．Recently，I met someone at a party who knew her ，Roberta．I called Roberta, who told me her mother 22 years ago．I felt bad that I never had a chance to propdrly her mother．She comforted me, saying that her mother never wanted 38 for the things she did.
My mother，who carried the leather purse for many years until it was repair, is now 90．She can still recall(回忆)every about the purse and the amazement it brought to her．
A．frightened B．afraid C．upset D．ashamed
A．purse B．book C．flower D．gift
A．wealthy B．attractive C．proud D．political
A．afford B．refuse C．bother D．continue
A．cheering B．longing C．trembling D．worrying
A．work B．marriage C．school D．meeting
A．assistant B．guide C．guard D．owner
A．valued B．1ucky C．polite D．strange
A．box B．wallet C．wrapper D．container
A．silk B．1eather C．metal D．plastic
A．pay B．give C．have D．want
A．business B．kindness C．help D．offer
A．before B．while C．until D．after
A．remembered B．admitted C．predicted D．appreciated
A．waiter B．husband C．daughter D．servant
A．retired B．lost C．changed D．died
A．pay B．meet C．thank D．respect
A．credit B．money C．congratulation D．excuse
A．over B．beyond C．under D．above
A．use B．show C．story D．detail
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