From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to them but I still needed to write them, I until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was happy to have Marc back. Since I was making lunch for his younger brother, I one for Marc, too. Imagine my when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, his lunch.
“Did I do something ? Don’t you love me ,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
A．carried B．found C．included D．held
A．difficult B．special C．comfortable D．separate
A．congratulation B．improvement C．explanation D．encouragement
A．loved B．answered C．wrote D．examined
A．lately B．by the way C．by the time D．gradually
A．received B．understood C．enjoyed D．collected
A．copy B．read C．take D．send
A．held up B．gave up C．followed D．continued
A．out B．home C．to college D．to Sacramento
A．organizing B．planning C．comparing D．completing
A．hopefully B．finally C．particularly D．certainly
A．Because of B．Instead of C．Except for D．As for
A．especially B．immediately C．equally D．generally
A．once B．again C．still D．even
A．packed B．fetched C．bought D．filled
A．fear B．surprise C．anger D．disappointment
A．waiting for B．worrying about C．caring for D．asking about
A．wrong B．funny C．strange D．smart
A．any more B．enough C．once more D．better
A．interestingly B．bitterly C．politely D．Laughingly
I remember as a smart child when we met with either family or friends. Someone would come up and mention my high “ ” and ask, “What are you going to be when you ?”
Well, it started out being a teacher or a hero. it was a fireman, artist…As I grew older my dreams of the future . When I was in college, I was asked, “What will you major in?” Another question was to find out what I would be when I “grew up”.
By then I had set about becoming a programmer. So I studied and prepared for that. I was studying software full-time for much of my life. I am that I could realize my dream that affords me the opportunity to have a positive on someone’s life. However, for many, there is a “ ” which goes around stealing our dreams and robbing us of the mental state to attain our . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, a friend or a co-worker, the greatest thief is just ourselves.
We find ourselves just about the aim, and this “small” voice inside says, “You’ll never .” “Very few have ever done this successfully.’ And on and on the “small” voice some kind of failure.
Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are . It is one of the most important we have, because it teaches us lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for , which is probably just around the corner.
There are no “overnight” successes, but with perseverance(毅力), it will come. So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone steal it from you. You can do anything you want to do, so don’t .
A．attitude B．resolution C．intelligence D．quality
A．get up B．pick up C．set up D．grow up
A．Before B．Later C．Recently D．Instead
A．kept B．formed C．changed D．continued
A．imagined B．designed C．supposed D．guessed
A．car B．computer C．radio D．satellite
A．satisfied B．surprised C．tied D．devoted
A．purpose B．resource C．instruction D．influence
A．partner B．thief C．writer D．worker
A．same B．exact C．stubborn D．necessary
A．results B．disasters C．promises D．goals
A．but B．so C．while D．because
A．leaving B．reaching C．selecting D．removing
A．lose B．fail C．succeed D．beat
A．fears B．predicts C．hears D．reports
A．achieved B．survived C．admitted D．replaced
A．cases B．methods C．steps D．tools
A．hopeless B．logical C．valuable D．technological
A．failure B．reality C．success D．responsibility
A．take apart B．care about C．suffer from D．give up
Helen Keller was born in America in June, 1880. was all right when she was born. when she was nineteen months old, and attack of fever her blind and deaf for the rest of her life. She became blind so that as she grew older, she did not being able to see; and she became deaf she had any idea of the importance of human speech. She in darkness and silence.
As she grew older, she, too, wanted to express her ideas and .But she understood that she was from others.
Her greatly worried. How could anyone get in touch with Helen’s mind, intelligence in darkness and silence without ? Helen was seven before a teacher was .Her name was Sullivan.
Miss Sullivan had a lot of in teaching Helen Keller. As the child could neither see nor hear,she had to use manual alphabet(手语).But Helen’s energy, intelligence and strong spirit, with Miss Sullivan’s skill and patience (耐心), all the difficulties. As Helen grew up, she became an able student, passed examinations and finally took a university degree English literature. She then all herself to helping the blind and the deaf. Her personal , together with the work she has done for others, made her one of the greatest women in modern times. She many books and The Story of My Life is a remarkable(不寻常的) one.
A．Something B．Nothing C．Everything D．Anything
A．And B．But C．Or D．So
A．had B．let C．gave D．left
A．young B．sudden C．early D．quick
A．mind B．remember C．remind D．seem
A．as B．when C．after D．before
A．lived B．stayed C．remained D．played
A．views B．opinions C．feelings D．thoughts
A．cut out B．cut off C．given up D．sent away
A．teachers B．friends C．parents D．neighbours
A．help B．knowledge C．sound D．speech
A．nearly B．likely C．totally D．quietly
A．brought B．appeared C．came D．found
A．difficulty B．ways C．work D．stories
A．agreed B．combined C．dealt D．corresponded
A．won B．beat C．overcame D．overturned
A．at B．in C．on D．with
A．devoted B．took C．set D．enjoyed
A．ideas B．experience C．life D．success
A．read B．bought C．wrote D．borrowed
It was a stormy Saturday afternoon when my mother took my five-year-old brother, Christopher, and me to a new toy store．
“Christina! I’m going to find the Lego section!” Christopher ran off excitedly．
I was studying a Barbie when I suddenly heard from the storm outside．I jumped the noise, dropping the toy to the floor．Thunder continued to shake the sky．Oh no! Where’s Christopher? I up and down the aisles（通道）, filling my small chest and making it difficult to ．I continued to run, calling Christopher’s name．I to know he was all right．I found Christopher in the Lego aisle．He was standing alone, perfectly , holding tightly to a toy ship．I threw my arms around him and hugged him he couldn’t breathe．
Years later, on a Tuesday morning, when I was driving to work, the radio my ears with horrible news: A plane had crashed into the Pentagon（五角大楼）．My first was of Christopher．
He had joined the Air Force and was in Washington．I was overcome with the need to make he was all right．I over to the nearest pay phone and dialed my grandmother’s number．Christopher would call her to let the family know what was happening．I felt the panic steal my breath as I waited for a connection．Finally, I heard my grandmother’s voice．
“He’s Okay．He called and told us he was fine．” As I hung up the phone, I began to cry from ．It was silly of me to about Christopher．I blamed myself．He was an adult and could take care of himself． I realized at that moment that there is still a of my heart that will always run to try to him, no matter how big he might be or where he is．That same piece will remember the five-year-old boy standing in the toy store with the toy ship held to his chest, saying, “I if I just waited here, Christina, you would find me．”
A．voice B．sound C．thunder D．rain
A．for B．by C．of D．at
A．looked B．ran C．found D．called
A．sadness B．panic C．anger D．pain
A．speak B．beat C．breathe D．think
A．needed B．seemed C．happened D．used
A．healthy B．still C．upset D．alarmed
A．until B．when C．before D．since
A．provided B．connected C．covered D．filled
A．person B．plan C．thought D．telephone
A．over B．up C．certain D．sense
A．pulled B．took C．got D．handed
A．regular B．secret C．complex D．familiar
A．shock B．relief C．disappointment D．concern
A．talk B．think C．worry D．complain
A．So B．Though C．As D．But
A．piece B．part C．corner D．point
A．help B．love C．advise D．protect
A．seldom B．hardly C．always D．even
A．wondered B．doubted C．hoped D．Knew
My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life .He's usually all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends．Sometimes he stays for two weeks at a time. I don't get to see him as often as I wish，we remain very .
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you up anything that you start．When I was eleven，my father bought me a piano．At first I was so about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play．Then it got .I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop．Much as I tried，he me to go on．Now I have been playing for almost five years．I love it and I'm glad I my dad's advice.
My dad is talented，for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years．Under his influence，I also like now．Sometimes my dad can be my biggest .He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show sometimes he can be my biggest critic （批评家）.He ignore the small mistakes I make．He encourages me never to lose because he thinks that all my dreams will one day.
My dad is generous.E very Thursday night，he to read to the children at a children's club．When he reads，their light up with curiosity about what will happen next． feel of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to .
I love my dad with all my heart．He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
A．on B．with C．out D．in
A．away B．home C．inside D．alone
A．In case B．Even though C．If only D．As if
A．polite B．kind C．different D．close
A．give B．put C．take D．speed
A．nervous B．anxious C．crazy D．familiar
A．rough B．difficult C．disappointing D．boring
A．promised B．persuaded C．reminded D．suggested
A．received B．challenged C．took D．listened
A．physically B．typically C．musically D．exactly
A．composing B．dancing C．writing D．drawing
A．director B．supporter C．scholar D．sponsor
A．however B．so C．and D．still
A．ever B．often C．never D．even
A．aim B．dream C．strength D．heart
A．come true B．take risks C．pay off D．let out
A．rejects B．likes C．intends D．offers
A．bodies B．arms C．hands D．faces
A．jealous B．optimistic C．proud D．happy
A．help B．read C．work D．Drive
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town saying that he had the most beautiful heart. A large crowd gathered and his heart for it was perfect. There was not a scar（伤疤）in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Your heart is not as as mine.”
The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart. It was full of , and it had places where pieces had been taken out and other pieces in, but they didn’t fit quite right. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were .
The young man laughed. “ your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is full of scars.” “Yes,” said the old man, “Yours is perfect but I would never with you. You see, every scar stands for a person to whom I have given my . I tear（撕） out a piece of my heart and give it to them, often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish（珍惜）, because they show me the love we . Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart , but the other person hasn’t a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps — giving love is taking a chance. gaps stay open, they make me remember the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and the space. So now do you see what true beauty is?”
The young man walked up to the old man, his perfect heart, and tore a piece out. He it to the old man. The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old heart and placed it in the young man’s heart. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart into his.
How sad it must be to a life with a whole untouched heart!
A．hated B．disliked C．admired D．broke
A．beautiful B．ugly C．dusty D．giant
A．items B．scars C．details D．tips
A．set B．added C．brought D．put
A．hurting B．leaving C．missing D．boiling
A．Comparing B．Considering C．Conquering D．Connecting
A．argue B．discuss C．trade D．bury
A．opinion B．power C．respect D．love
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．perfect B．empty C．entire D．equal
A．wanted B．spent C．shared D．ignored
A．in B．away C．off D．up
A．lent B．returned C．passed D．introduced
A．Although B．Because C．If D．When
A．widen B．pull C．fill D．damage
A．went through B．reached into C．gave up D．watched over
A．employed B．packed C．rewarded D．offered
A．scarred B．different C．perfect D．exciting
A．bent B．burst C．escaped D．flowed
A．go through B．pack up C．give up D．blow away
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