For John and Amy, birthdays have always been a big deal—a welcome excuse to celebrate life. When their son, Alex, three in 2005, they invited 20 friends to a nearby park. Not long after that the were brainstorming ways to teach Alex about giving to 1 . “We wanted to do something that would have a(n) on our community（社区）, and that our young child could in. We started wondering what fortunate kids do on their birthdays. The next day, we called a local shelter, and learnt that children typically didn’t do to celebrate at all. No cake. No gifts. No party.” The couple said.
Several weeks later, threw a party at the for the children who had birthdays that month. They decorated, served cake, and danced with 50 kids. Alex helped presents.
22 that first party, the couple have turned their simple idea Birthday Blessings, a non-profit that hosts monthly parties at 10 shelters.
To date, Birthday Blessings (birthdayblessings.org.) has thrown more than 500 at different shelters and handed out 22,000 party to nearly 4,000 homeless children in and around their community.
Birthday Blessings is entirely by volunteers. The charity（慈善）will take almost anything — toys, clothing, candy, baby items— it’s not used. “These kids never get anything new.” John said, “It makes a big to them psychologically.”
Being “part of this labor love” is making an impression on their son Alex. On his seventh birthday, his grandparents sent a check. it, the first thing he said was that he wanted to give half to the birthday kids.
A．turned B．grew C．came D．got
A．shelters B．neighbors C．friends D．couple
A．the other B．another C．others D．each other
A．impression B．influence C．permission D．limitation
A．participate B．take C．bring D．move
A．fairly B．less C．rather D．more
A．penniless B．jobless C．homeless D．hopeless
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．Alex B．John C．Amy D．the family
A．shelter B．church C．school D．community
A．make out B．pass out C．show out D．leave out
A．Before B．Until C．After D．Since
A．into B．down C．out D．off
A．birthdays B．parties C．presents D．donations
A．cakes B．honors C．favors D．surprises
A．continued B．undertaken C．operated D．performed
A．as far as B．as soon as C．as simple as D．as long as
A．difference B．surprise C．benefit D．advantage
A．never B．always C．hardly D．already
A．Realizing B．Saving C．Opening D．Folding
Recently，we went on a vacation for a week that involved visiting four different ports in the sunny and warm climate of the Caribbean. There were____of laughter，fun，and great food. It’s a____thing when you go away that each day of the vacation also____to the end and a return to work.
It was twelve years since we went on a vacation，so this vacation was viewed with expectation of a great break away from my daily routine. And，we weren’t____．
But there was something very different about this vacation compared to those when we worked in a cooperative____．The main____was that when we returned，when the vacation was rapidly drawing to a close，we didn’t have the same feelings of____stress and dread (恐惧)．
In this most recent vacation，it wasn’t that we____enjoy the various fun and new activities，the break away from routine，the pleasure of touring different countries and cultures，the____to do what we wanted when we wanted，or the leisurely____of each day that was significant. What was significant was that we didn’t____ dread the last day of vacation. You see，we knew that we were____what we love to do not what we had to do.
The feelings experienced in the last couple of days of vacation were viewed with the same joy as the very first days. In previous times，the last days of vacation were dreaded. We experienced a mounting(日益严重的)____ of stress____we knew that a return to our field of employment was “work” and not____that we loved and thoroughly enjoyed.
The____is this：If you do what you love，it doesn’t matter____that a vacation has to end. If you love what you do you will not____yourself wishing for even a few more days of vacation，or wishing that you could____enjoying this vacation for much，much longer. A love of what you do____you back like a magnet.
A．moments B．possibilities C．situations D．ways
A．typical B．bitter C．wonderful D．funny
A．comes up B．counts down C．gives out D．dies away
A．satisfied B．tired C．disappointed D．optimistic
A．situation B．condition C．state D．environment
A．advantage B．problem C．difference D．drawback
A．approaching B．relieving C．bearing D．overcoming
A．necessarily B．thoroughly C．abundantly D．smoothly
A．opportunity B．desire C．possibility D．right
A．pattern B．pace C．lifestyle D．atmosphere
A．yet B．still C．also D．even
A．returning to B．submitting to C．turning to D．heading for
A．number B．knowledge C．sense D．awareness
A．although B．and C．because D．if
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．lesson B．idea C．point D．solution
A．in the least B．for a moment C．after all D．at the most
A．let B．find C．make D．catch
A．maintain B．risk C．keep D．stop
A．draws B．holds C．pushes D．welcomes
Fiona Famous was a very popular girl at school. She felt ______ as no other girl had so many friends at school and in the neighborhood.
But everything ______ on National Friendship Day. On that day in class everyone had to make three presents to ______ to their three best friends. Fiona ______ the task of choosing three from among all the dozens of her friends. However, she was the only one in her class who had not ______ a present! She felt terrible, and spent hours ______. Everyone came and comforted her for a while. But each one only stayed for a _____ time before leaving. This was ______ what Fiona had done so many times to others.
She ______ that she was a good companion and acquaintance, but she had not been a true friend to anyone. She had tried not to argue with anyone, she had tried to ______ everyone, but now she had found out that was not enough to create ______ friendship.
When she got home that night, Fiona told her mother about the whole thing. “My dear, you’re a lovely girl,” said her mother, “but you can’t be a close friend to ______. It’s only possible to have a few true friends. The others will ______ be playmates or acquaintances.”
Hearing this, Fiona decided to change her ways ______ she could finally have some true friends. That night, in ______, she thought about what she could do to get them. She thought about her mother. Her mother was always willing to ______ her, she put up with all of Fiona’s dislikes and ______, she always forgave her, she loved her a great deal ... That was what makes ______!
And Fiona ______ from ear to ear, realizing that she already had the best friend that anyone could ever ______. She fell asleep and had a good dream.
A．tired B．lucky C．strange D．surprised
A．proved B．developed C．changed D．appeared
A．give B．sell C．lend D．post
A．examine B．improved C．failed D．enjoyed
A．received B．shown C．completed D．accepted
A．remaking B．thinking C．crying D．checking
A．short B．pleasant C．different D．horrible
A．surprisingly B．gradually C．honestly D．exactly
A．forgot B．realized C．doubted D．shouted
A．pay attention to B．fall in love with C．keep away from D．think highly of
A．new B．true C．long D．smart
A．anything B．nobody C．everybody D．somebody
A．never B．hardly C．sometimes D．just
A．so that B．in case C．as if D．even though
A．kitchen B．bed C．school D．sleep
A．correct B．scold C．help D．find
A．dreams B．ideas C．wishes D．problems
A．playmates B．parents C．friends D．mothers
A．smiled B．suffered C．felt D．understood
A．compare B．hate C．remember D．want
Longhands was the son of a pirate (海盗), the grandson of a pirate, and the great grandson of a pirate. Actually, he hadn’t yet stolen anything, nor attacked any ______; but his whole family were sure that he’d ______ to be a very good pirate.
But the idea of spending his life robbing people ______ didn’t excite young Longhands. When he was a toddler, one of his cousins ______ one of his favorite toys, and it made him really sad. He knew robbing would make people ______.
While he was growing up, Longhands ______ terribly that some day his real pirate personality would suddenly ______, and send him down the path of robbing. Every morning, when he ______, he looked in the mirror to see if the ______ change had yet occurred. But every morning he had the same pleasant sort of ______ he had had the day before.
As time went on, it became clear to everyone that Longhands wasn’t a pirate; but the family ______ was so long that no one was bold (胆大的) enough to come out and ______ it. “It’s just that he’s a ______ pirate,” they would say. And they would have kept saying it ______ Longhands had studied medicine and started to ______ the sick. However, Longhands was still worried about turning into a pirate, and he ______ looking into the mirror each morning.
One day, though, seeing that he was now a(n) ______ man, he realized that neither himself, nor ______, was ever forced to be a pirate. Everyone could do whatever they chose with their ______!
And, having chosen his own life and his own path, Longhands felt ______ happy that he never chose to be a pirate.
A．businessman B．bank C．family D．ship
A．turn around B．turn out C．stay away D．watch out
A．unluckily B．slowly C．certainly D．hardly
A．destroyed B．bought C．examined D．replaced
A．fail B．die C．change D．suffer
A．imagined B．remembered C．worried D．doubted
A．break B．appear C．move D．go
A．looked up B．showed up C．woke up D．sat down
A．normal B．necessary C．surprising D．horrible
A．fear B．face C．clothes D．dreams
A．tradition B．hope C．tree D．communication
A．repeat B．destroy C．notice D．say
A．good B．new C．funny D．stupid
A．if only B．in case C．even if D．so that
A．laugh at B．care for C．go through D．look after
A．avoid B．considered C．began D．continued
A．handsome B．honest C．old D．strange
A．anybody B．everybody C．somebody D．nobody
A．experiences B．desires C．wishes D．lives
A．slightly B．deeply C．partly D．commonly
IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always____on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them.
This particular Saturday when they met for lunch，WHEN____IF wasn’t in a great mood (心情)．After they sat at the usual table____for them，WHEN asked IF，“You don’t seem your usual____self？” IF replied，“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I___the time.”
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said，“I too saw a____and I’m going to register when I get____money.” WHEN then questioned IF，“What about the new job you were going to apply for？” IF answered，“I would have applied，but my____broke down. I couldn’t type my resume (简历)．”
“Don’t worry，I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also，____I’ll wait and when the weather gets____I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t____it anymore，he went to them and said，“I think I know____you could solve your problems.”
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the____they faced，there was no way he could help！____，IF asked the man for advice. The man said，“Your conversation reminds me of an old____：IF and WHEN were planted，and nothing____．”
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel____of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”．Finally they came to a(n)____：next time they met，there would be no “ifs” or “whens”；they would____talk about what they had____！
A．agreed B．centered C．relied D．took
A．sensed B．insisted C．declared D．guessed
A．cleaned B．made C．ordered D．reserved
A．sensitive B．honest C．cheerful D．clumsy
A．had B．spent C．seized D．valued
A．notice B．job C．course D．chance
A．lucky B．pocket C．enough D．paper
A．computer B．fridge C．camera D．recorder
A．or B．but C．for D．so
A．drier B．colder C．wilder D．nicer
A．take B．decline C．support D．watch
A．when B．where C．why D．how
A．changes B．expenses C．challenges D．possibilities
A．Anxiously B．Curiously C．Surprisingly D．Stubbornly
A．saying B．story C．habit D．fiction
A．rose B．grew C．removed D．remained
A．tired B．proud C．ashamed D．aware
A．ambition B．conclusion C．description D．agreement
A．even B．only C．still D．thus
A．discussed B．promised C．arranged D．accomplished
Our house was directly across the street from the entrance of a hospital. We rented the upstairs rooms to patients. One evening, there was a(n) ______ at the door. I opened it and saw a short man who was hardly ______ than my eight-year-old. But the worst thing was his face — it was ______ ugly. He told me he’d been ______ a room since noon but no one seemed to have one. For a moment I hesitated, not ______ to rent him a room, but his next words convinced me. He said, “I could ______in this chair. My bus leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a ______.
It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had a ______ heart in that tiny body. He fished for a living to ______ his daughter, her children and her disabled husband. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. Instead, he was ______ that no pain was caused by his disease and that he still had strength to keep going. At ______, we put a camp cot in my children’s room for him. ______ he left the next morning, he asked, “Could I please come back and ______ the next time I see my doctor? Grownups are bothered by my ______, but children don’t seem to ______.” I told him he was welcome to come again.
On his next trip, he brought a big fish and a bag of the largest oysters (牡蛎) I had ever seen. Other times we received ______ in the mail. There were oysters, fish or some fresh vegetables. ______ how little money he had and that he must walk three miles to ______ these and made the gifts much more precious. And from him we ______ what it was to accept the bad _____ complaint and the good with appreciation.
A．bell B．answer C．knock D．call
A．taller B．stronger C．healthier D．better
A．hardly B．usually C．really D．finally
A．looking at B．looking for C．turning to D．checking in
A．wanting B．knowing C．fearing D．refusing
A．sit B．sleep C．hide D．wait
A．seat B．bus C．bed D．way
A．small B．normal C．funny D．beautiful
A．surprise B．please C．feed D．support
A．thankful B．interested C．scared D．worried
A．midnight B．bedtime C．suppertime D．noon
A．If B．Once C．Before D．After
A．visit B．pay C．chat D．stay
A．face B．way C．manner D．voice
A．notice B．require C．escape D．mind
A．cards B．letters C．books D．packages
A．Knowing B．Believing C．Telling D．Doubting
A．mail B．get C．find D．make
A．remembered B．learnt C．explained D．showed
A．for B．in C．without D．under
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