It was one of the happiest times of my life. I was 29 and had just received my bachelor’s degree, graduating with honors ______ working two jobs and being a wife and mother. My ______ and five-year-old son were in the audience when I walked onto the stage at Ashland University to get my diploma. I was so excited and ______ to be starting a teaching career and contributing more to my family’s well-being.
But when I got back home that evening, there was a ______ from my husband. It basically said he’d come to get his clothes and wouldn’t be ______. We’d been having trouble, but the finality of that note still came as a shock. He had ______ our bank account. We were horribly in debt. I had ______ my previous jobs in expectation of interviewing for a teaching position. ______, I was eight months pregnant.
Most young women have an______ picture of the happy-go-lucky life they’re going to live. But no one ever sits you down and says that’s not ______ and sometimes life is just extremely ugly. It all caved in for me that night. I was embarrassed, scared, and angry and felt I had ______ .
But I had my son, and I was about to bring a new life into the world, so despite my deep______ , I had to go on. The next morning, I woke up, put my feet on the floor, took a deep breath, prepared breakfast, and basically did ______ I always did. I used my ______ to keep me moving. After being in the military for six years, I guess you can say I fell back on my training, like all good ______ do in tough situations.
And in the past seven years, I’ve continued moving ______. I got a job as a kindergarten teacher, earned a master’s degree in education, and ______ my babies grow to twelve and seven. I certainly would never have chosen to ______ them through this, but in review, I’m glad it happened to me when it did. It helped me to ______ my voice and myself a lot sooner. It helped me ______ independent, and confident — things I’m hopefully implanting(灌输) now in my children.
A．through B．for C．by D．despite
A．parents B．daughter C．husband D．family
A．pleasant B．proud C．surprised D．worried
A．letter B．message C．note D．mail
A．out B．off C．back D．away
A．emptied B．stolen C．opened D．erased
A．obtained B．quitted C．offered D．found
A．Thus B．Therefore C．Nevertheless D．Moreover
A．impressive B．ideal C．exciting D．intelligent
A．reality B．practice C．possibility D．fact
A．died B．declined C．failed D．finished
A．sympathy B．feeling C．love D．sadness
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．routine B．rule C．mind D．story
A．workers B．soldiers C．teachers D．mothers
A．backward B．downward C．forward D．outward
A．saw B．watched C．noticed D．found
A．look B．let C．break D．put
A．find B．lose C．lower D．raise
A．stay B．grow C．remain D．keep
It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly(集会)．The headmaster was the students on important things in life and about ourselves to what is important to us．This is the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London．He would wake up every morning and go to the and would get the train right to Central London，and then sit at the street corner and beg．
He did this every single for almost 20 years．His house was dirty and a stench(恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly．The neighbors could not stand the any-more，so they asked the police officers to clear the place．The officers the door and cleaned the house．There were small bags of all over the house that he had collected over the years．The police the money，and soon realized that the old man was a(n) ．They waited outside，expecting to share the good news with him．
When he arrived home that evening，he was by one of the officers who told him that
there was no need for him to beg any more he was a rich man now. He said ,went into his house and locked the door．The next morning he woke up ,went to the subway, got into the train，and sat at the street comer and to beg.
, this old man had no great plans，dreams or anything for his life．We learn nothing from this story staying focused on the things we enjoy doing，commitment. We should remain to our course. Just keep it in mind that commitment wealth
A．scolding B．consulting C．addressing D．advising
A．exposing B．committing C．comparing D．connecting
A．how B．why C．where D．when
A．market B．office C．subway D．shelter
A．hour B．day C．week D．month
A．smell B．house C．man D．police
A．knocked at B．knocked over C．broke up D．broke into
A．money B．waste C．food D．fish
A．kept B．took C．counted D．presented
A．beggar B．thief C．officer D．millionaire
A．caught B．met C．warned D．questioned
A．though B．unless C．until D．as
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．as well B．as early C．as usual D．as much
A．determined B．continued C．managed D．hesitated
A．Eventually B．Fortunately C．Generally D．Obviously
A．precious B．complex C．available D．significant
A．rather than B．other than C．more than D．less than
A．honest B．open C．true D．equal
A．attracts B．keeps C．loses D．possesses
Beware of those who use the truth to deceive(欺骗). When someone tells you something that is , but leaves out important information that should be , he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, “I just a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, ? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred , and only one was a winner. He’s really a big !
He didn’t say anything that was , but he deliberately left out some important . That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically , but they are just as not .
Untrustworthy candidates in campaigns often use this tactic(手段). Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, the state lost one million jobs and three million jobs. Then she another term. One of her opponents runs an ad , “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!”That’s true. , an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of million jobs. ”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the . An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples. ”It to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
A．false B．true C．interesting D．boring
A．included B．contained C．ignored D．referred
A．lost B．found C．donated D．won
A．changed B．took C．turned D．made
A．right B．well C．really D．though
A．books B．papers C．tickets D．balls
A．winner B．loser C．fighter D．thinker
A．true B．real C．doubtful D．false
A．details B．information C．mistakes D．errors
A．stories B．truth C．messages D．lies
A．pleasant B．exciting C．honest D．clever
A．political B．commercial C．personal D．public
A．stopped B．found C．avoided D．gained
A．seeks B．gets C．achieves D．searches
A．writing B．telling C．saying D．speaking
A．Otherwise B．However C．Meanwhile D．Because
A．one B．two C．three D．four
A．for B．to C．against D．in
A．words B．facts C．data D．truth
A．fails B．tries C．manages D．plans
I’m a straight-A student and have been my whole life. When you come from a family of educators, it just seems .
With high academic standards and a competitive , I don’t just like losing and I also can’t it. I need to beat the students, perfectly in everything. I’ve even gone so far as to define myself by my , saying how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I then I am lost.
Today I was sitting in class trying to the last minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks. the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen while still glancing at my study sheet . When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and . And then I found myself wishing she would be so I could study. After a while, she said, “You know, you’re a really good . You’re so easy to talk to. ”I froze.
I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it . But inside, I knew it wasn’t true. She’d made every effort to have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to .
I passed the test excellently despite my of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what to me most? What I have is all about my personal and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is enough sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me—sympathy.
A．usual B．helpless C．unfortunate D．natural
A．spirit B．sport C．school D．market
A．take B．recommend C．stand D．help
A．ordinary B．top C．handsome D．strong
A．strength B．appearance C．grades D．tricks
A．invent B．expect C．copy D．hide
A．save B．spend C．collect D．cost
A．When B．After C．Because D．Before
A．rudely B．bitterly C．excitedly D．politely
A．in no time B．on time C．for a long time D．now and then
A．refused B．worked C．agreed D．waited
A．quiet B．gentle C．pretty D．safe
A．talker B．listener C．lecturer D．teacher
A．angrily B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．gladly
A．alarm B．gather C．participate D．shout
A．fear B．joy C．worry D．possession
A．given up B．focused on C．complained of D．dreamed of
A．happens B．matters C．appeals D．devotes
A．success B．failure C．depression D．health
A．always B．ever C．much D．never
Dear son,
The day that you see me old, have patience and try to understand me. If I get when eating, if I can not dress, have patience. Remember the hours I spent it to you. If, I speak to you, I repeat the same things thousand and one times, do not me. Listen to me . When you were small, I had to read thousand and one times the story until you get to sleep. When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my on new technologies, give me the necessary time and not me by mocking smiles. I taught you how to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to life. . . When at some moment I lose the in conversation with you, do not become annoyed, as the most important thing is not my but surely to be with you and to you listening to me. When my legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hand, the same way I when you gave your first steps. And when someday I say I do not want to live any more and that I want to die, do not get angry. Try to understand that my age is not lived but .
Some day you will discover that, my mistakes, I always wanted the thing for you and tried to prepare the way for you. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, son!
Your father
A．angry B．satisfied C．tidy D．dirty
A．teaching B．mentioning C．warning D．talking
A．before B．when C．unless D．until
A．disturb B．interrupt C．upset D．break
A．finally B．soon C．instead D．too
A．good B．interesting C．difficult D．same
A．or B．nor C．and D．but
A．invented B．realized C．spotted D．imagined
A．view B．prejudice C．favor D．ignorance
A．look down on B．look into C．look up D．look through
A．overcome B．confront C．defeat D．challenge
A．sight B．theme C．memory D．touch
A．narration B．conversation C．statement D．thought
A．have B．make C．get D．force
A．exhausted B．broken C．folded D．injured
A．made B．worked C．did D．tried
A．wasted B．spent C．counted D．survived
A．in spite of B．regardless of C．rather than D．other than
A．worst B．least C．most D．best
A．mercy B．support C．enthusiasm D．patience
I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier , my mother was telling me“Don’t watch the when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the , so he’ll know you it. ”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) apology: It must be direct. You must never to be doing something else. You do not a pile of letters while apologizing to a person in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad .
One of the important things we should do for an apology is a readiness to the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no for the other person to us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling about themselves. That, after all, is the of every apology. It little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s encourages others to take their share of the blame.
A．provided B．mixed C．compared D．treated
A．dreams B．courses C．memories D．ideas
A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom
A．mind B．soul C．face D．eye
A．imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret
A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic
A．pretend B．forget C．refuse D．expect
A．hold on B．put away C．look through D．pick up
A．poorer B．weaker C．worse D．lower
A．fault B．reason C．result D．duty
A．cruelly B．freely C．roughly D．foolishly
A．manners B．excuses C．efforts D．roles
A．active B．effective C．extra D．easy
A．raise B．perform C．admit D．bear
A．situation B．need C．sign D．room
A．advise B．forgive C．warn D．blame
A．wiser B．warmer C．better D．cleverer
A．purpose B．method C．end D．advantage
A．cares B．matters C．depends D．remains
A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions
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