Being positive is very important. So I often my son to be positive. But one day I was caught not doing what I often tell him to do.
My son is 7 years old and he was a show to be put on at his school. He was playing the role of an angel. On the evening before the show, he asked me, “Mom, can we ___angels?” As usual, I seized(抓住)the _____to teach him to be positive and I said, “Yes, but only those who are perfect, and think and talk positively can.” He asked, “You must have seen them then?”
I was ____for a few seconds, not knowing what to say. I was touched by his ___that his mother was a perfect person. He looked into my eyes, __ a positive answer. I chose to be _______with him and told him, “No. I’ve not been a good person all the time.” I was almost____to admit this to him. I thought that his____of a perfect mother would now surely be torn into pieces. But he ___it positively and said, “It’s all right. You know to try to be better from now on.” I smiled as I replied, “ That’s ____. Sometimes, we might make a _____, but when we do, we must always try to do better.”
My son’s _____struck me right in my heart and are always with me. I learned a good lesson that day “to always try to be better.” This will always___ me in all situations where I’ll need to be positive.
A．show B．refuse C．worry D．encourage
A．going through B．preparing for C．turning to D．looking for
A．describe B．draw C．invite D．see
A．feeling B．attitude C．chance D．method
A．pleased B．quite C．calm D．quiet
A．thought B．behavior C．dream D．story
A．making B．expecting C．trying D．choosing
A．patient B．angry C．strict D．honest
A．glad B．surprised C．relaxed D．embarrassed
A．description B．speech C．picture D．idea
A．finished B．took C．caught D．changed
A．right B．fine C．impossible D．unnecessary
A．change B．decision C．difference D．mistake
A．words B．performances C．idea D．progress
A．teach B．protect C．help D．Find
I was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A man was seeking his community votes, and people 36 wanted to know why they should give him their 37 . He took them to his house and on every 38 in his house was the word “Faith” pasted. People raised lots of 39 to find out why the word was pasted on his mirrors. He said, “My dad often 40 me to believe that as long as you have 41 , you should have faith. Every time you look in to the mirror, you’re looking at yourself and see ‘Faith’. ”
The 42 I learned from this is simple — faith is a living thing and in the same way we’re all 43 given 24 hours a day and we’re all given the same measure of faith. Faith keeps us going when things get 44 ! Why is some people’s faith stronger than that of others? Exercise! If we choose to exercise our faith, it will 45 ; but if we choose not to, it remains weak. Some people might 46 that they don’t have faith, but we all practice faith every day even if we don’t 47 it was faith. Daily 48 , such as studying, investing or reaching for a dream, take faith.
Faith 49 hearing and doing. I made a decision yesterday — to 50 reading the newspaper full of too much sad and 51 news. Why? Because I 52 there was a drop of my mental state after reading the newspapers.
Faith, when it’s put to 53 , becomes a beautiful thing, It lifts your mental state to a higher place that 54 you to raise yourself up and declare, “Yes we can.” So make the decision today to strengthen your faith by 55 it.
A．mostly B．briefly C．bravely D．finally
A．support B．instruction C．pity D．information
A．wall B．mirror C．picture D．book
A．questions B．voices C．rules D．standards
A．teaches B．permits C．forces D．promises
A．friendship B．breath C．wealth D．success
A．view B．lesson C．choice D．example
A．extremely B．freely C．equally D．frequently
A．strange B．difficult C．funny D．different
A．stay B．return C．slow D．grow
A．realize B．argue C．understand D．predict
A．agree B．appreciate C．admire D．acknowledge
A．services B．steps C．tasks D．experiment
A．comes from B．dreams of C．feels like D．keeps on
A．consider B．delay C．stop D．risk
A．various B．genuine C．negative D．latest
A．heard B．noticed C．declared D．explained
A．check B．list C．sleep D．work
A．warns B．causes C．orders D．forbids
A．forming B．exercising C．obtaining D．thinking
The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different 36 about the foods they eat on this 37 day. In Northern China, people 38 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the 39 and the beginning of time. According to historical 40 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps 41 the areas in Southern China 42 more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly 43 to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. 44 , the most common foods for the first 45 are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle 46 long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which 47 the hope of improvement in 48 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of 49 according to the Chinese.
To 50 a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to 51 a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. 52 , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have 53 new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. 54 , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into 55 .
A．word B．habits C．meanings D．stories
A．usual B．unforgettable C．common D．special
A．seldom B．usually C．always D．hardly
A．end B．future C．result D．effect
A．reasons B．records C．notes D．stories
A．as long as B．though C．when D．because
A．caused B．took C．produced D．brought
A．understood B．knew C．made D．began
A．Besides B．Therefore C．Consequently D．Usually
A．subject B．title C．program D．meal
A．symbolizes B．reveals C．shows D．indicates
A．transports B．represents C．fetches D．takes
A．health B．family C．life D．work
A．reunion B．luck C．happiness D．harmony
A．do B．pay C．get D．carry
A．express B．describe C．establish D．define
A．Luckily B．Unfortunately C．However D．Besides
A．given away B．made out C．got into D．taken up
A．Instead B．Fortunately C．Moreover D．Furthermore
A．fashion B．effect C．sight D．power
Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people __1 don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “ 2 of conversation” — events 3 individuals sit in pairs with persons they don’ t know for three hours of 4 talk designed to help people know better about each other.
Mr. Zeldin heads Oxford Muse, a l0-year-old foundation based on the _5 that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks 6 at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes 7 fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of _8 ” includes topics like “How have your concerns changed 9 the years?” Or, “What have you done against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite _10 communications like QQ and MSN in a globalized age, issues of human heart 11 . Many people are lonely, or occupied in dealing with their daily businesses that discourage knowing the _ 12 _ of one another. “We are trapped in _ 13 _ conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,”he says. “But 14 _ interaction is what separates us from other species, __15 maybe dogs that do have interactions with humans.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t 16 _ with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of people of different ages, in sun hats, ties and __17_, looked to see 18 they would talk with for hours. 19 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
Some said they felt free to talk on 20 topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”
A．still B．already C．even D．yet
A．topic B．subject C．idea D．feast
A．what B．when C．that D．where
A．free B．organized C．guided D．random
A．theory B．idea C．opinion D．fact
A．not B．not only C．never D．ever
A．but B．and C．or D．with
A．talk B．speech C．conversation D．communication
A．during B．over C．for D．within
A．convenient B．accessible C．immediate D．instant
A．leave B．appear C．disappear D．remain
A．depth B．well C．truth D．good
A．small B．daily C．deep D．shallow
A．thinking B．talking C．communicating D．lecturing
A．with B．besides C．except D．from
A．talk B．pair C．involve D．sit
A．dresses B．skirts C．T-shirts D．coats
A．which B．whom C．who D．that
A．So B．And C．But D．Then
A．hot B．popular C．sensitive D．private
Children and young people tend to have certain role models – people they want to be like when they grow 1 . Though at first children would have wished to copy their mother, father or a (n) 2 relative, gradually these role models are thought of as famous people or popular 3 . People have different opinions about whether popular stars or other famous people are good role models for children. Charming models, such as Katie Price, are often 4 and thought highly of by young girls. This is the biggest worry of parents and teachers. They wish to 5 their children to have the concept that success is achieved through hard work and 6 rather than an attractive looking.
Most people tend to grow up to be those 7 are close to home — their parents or family friends. Some decide to be like their favorite teacher. A child who loves to 8 may want to grow to be the next Picasso or Van Gogh; Someone who loves to 9 might imagine themselves as a famous writer; if a child enjoys dancing, he or she 10 well admire a famous dancer, but this is not the case. A lot of dance students wish to be like their 11 teacher.
Therefore, the job of a teacher is 12 just providing knowledge of a given subject. They should be able to 13 their students’ trust and 14 them well. Helping youngsters to learn from models, to learn how to accept 15 with grace(优雅) and losing with respect, is central to any parent’s or teacher’s job. Manners are very important and a dance teacher can make use of his or her position and influence(影响) to introduce good behaviors to youngsters.
A．younger B．stronger C．older D．taller
A．generous B．favorite C．ordinary D．humorous
A．fans B．stars C．singers D．dancers
A．awarded B．admired C．admitted D．afforded
A．encourage B．receive C．hold D．ignore
A．luck B．imagination C．effort D．effect
A．what B．which C．it D．who
A．read and write B．sing and dance C．listen and speak D．draw and paint
A．write B．read C．travel D．think
A．should B．may C．must D．need
A．dance B．music C．art D．piano
A．better than B．less than C．more than D．rather than
A．receive B．lose C．gain D．accept
A．communicate with B．keep up with C．come up with D．catch up with
A．challenging B．falling C．failing D．winning
"Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the 36 things or did something foolish．
Dad 37 drinking exactly one year before I was born．He 38 a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I 39 the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more 40 to him than I was．But with my 41 coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you 42 it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He 43 , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"
Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling 44 for myself．Dad started to leave, then 45 and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are 46 ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week 47 so much。
After we arrived, Dad announced the 48 of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm 49 seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most 50 gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has 51 seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．
Later, a man called Dave also told his 52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and 54 with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so 55 of him．
A．wrong B．kind C．careful D．serious
A．considered B．enjoyed C．quitted D．practiced
A．encouraged B．joined C．respected D．mentioned
A．forgot B．explored C．regretted D．hated
A．important B．funny C．successful D．helpful
A．exam B．chance C．fortune D．birthday
A．change B．replace C．miss D．finish
A．declared B．promised C．continued D．refused
A．sorry B．ready C．good D．guilty
A．parked B．paused C．doubted D．wondered
A．surprised B．prepared C．welcome D．excited
A．benefited B．required C．offered D．mattered
A．theme B．result C．origin D．secret
A．facing B．performing C．celebrating D．suffering
A．precious B．expensive C．generous D．attractive
A．Ever B．never C．nearly D．seldom
A．joke B．puzzle C．response D．story
A．value B．result C．purpose D．reason
A．living B．meeting C．arguing D．moving
A．tired B．proud C．fond D．ashamed
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