I was successful at my job.I worked very hard，but it____ me and my family a fabulous(极好的)lifestyle.I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.____，one afternoon last May，I was called to the office，and it was ____ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there____they talked on and all I could think was，“I’ve____.” I’d been so well respected；____I was of no value.
For six weeks，I was in a very ____place.I wandered around my house like a zombie(僵尸)．I could____things needed doing，but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的)in everything____ me.
Then，in late June，my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final.The year before，he’d been very sad when I ____ the same final，so he was____when I told him I’d go.Not only did they win，but the look on his face as he saw me ____him on was unbelievable.From then on，I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions(激情)．I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band—I____went to another city to watch him play.These moments were so____.My life had been so much devoted to____for so long，and I felt____that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
____，being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose—I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being____ again.Now I feel more positive about my professional____ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have.Losing my job made me realize just how ____ it is to achieve real balance in life.
A．promised B．afforded C．showed D．left
A．Therefore B．Anyhow C．Otherwise D．However
A．quickly B．gently C．partly D．easily
A．until B．after C．as D．so
A．failed B．finished C．tried D．changed
A．suddenly B．finally C．immediately D．shortly
A．secret B．quiet C．lonely D．dark
A．see B．get C．suggest D．understand
A．defended B．directed C．deserted D．disturbed
A．watched B．missed C．lost D．won
A．disappointed B．worried C．honoured D．delighted
A．cheering B．taking C．leading D．passing
A．just B．even C．still D．almost
A．hopeful B．meaningful C．difficult D．strange
A．work B．family C．matches D．performances
A．successful B．thoughtful C．thankful D．peaceful
A．Naturally B．Doubtfully C．Disagreeably D．Unexpectedly
A．employed B．comforted C．valued D．encouraged
A．education B．experience C．relationship D．future
A．important B．interesting C．simple D．surprising
Once, in a lovely garden, lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitions that she had become very . One day, the naughty cockroach (蟑螂) got fed up with her showing off, and decided to teach her a .
She went to see the butterfly, and in front of everyone she told her that she wasn’t really that and that the butterfly only won the competitions because the judges had been . In reality, the cockroach was the most beautiful.
The butterfly was and told the cockroach, “I will you in a beauty competition, with whichever judges you yourself choose.”
“OK, I . See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach, and left without waiting for a .
That Saturday everyone went to the beauty competition. The butterfly arrived completely of victory until she saw who the judges were: cockroaches, worms, beetles. All of them preferred the ugliness and bad of the cockroach.
The butterfly was left and disappointed, wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life. , the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends.
A．pleased B．kind C．proud D．friendly
A．lesson B．class C．message D．text
A．excellent B．useful C．wonderful D．beautiful
A．fooled B．paid C．threatened D．instructed
A．angry B．disappointed C．sad D．sorry
A．aid B．beat C．show D．strike
A．doubt B．object C．accept D．know
A．competition B．word C．reply D．question
A．nervous B．confident C．clear D．afraid
A．shape B．taste C．look D．smell
A．sobbing B．laughing C．trembling D．singing
A．Certainly B．Fortunately C．Surprisingly D．Immediately
The world has never faced so much trouble before. People are within themselves about natural resources, territories and especially religions. In my opinion, laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to humanity without religions. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world . The idea may sound over-ambitious, and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep that laughter and only the laughter can unite the world, holding up a sense of brotherhood and friendship.
Studies also show that laughter helps your body to do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, for those who are unable to perform exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.
A．in peace B．in difficulty C．at war D．among challenge
A．unite B．unfold C．release D．handle
A．position B．ruler C．size D．order
A．belief B．advice C．intention D．plan
A．safe B．humorous C．common D．global
A．partly B．intensively C．especially D．universally
A．mental B．heart C．physical D．morning
Maybe you know the saying, “When you point one finger, there are three fingers pointing back to you.” One wise man had a version of this when he said, “Don't focus on the dust in your brother's eye while the dirt in your own eye.” Why do we do this? Because criticisms are always ourselves. When we criticize others, we do not expose them, but expose ourselves. We our own weakness and smallness.
A story in the old tales the difference in wisdom between the good and the bad. Once a king both Nelson and Dick. The king asks Nelson to go out into the kingdom and after finding someone less qualified than himself. Then he asks Dick to go out into the kingdom and return after finding someone than himself.
When Fool Dick returns, he tells the king that he couldn't find anyone better than himself. Wise Nelson says that he was to find anyone less qualified than himself on his return.
Moral of the story is something about human . Good people always look at their own and faults and consider themselves less qualified than others. Whereas bad people always look at the shortcomings and faults of others and themselves more qualified than others.
A．problem B．wisdom C．idea D．action
A．dropping B．holding C．ignoring D．neglecting
A．centered on B．put up with C．dealt with D．moved out
A．forget B．kill C．broadcast D．express
A．cancels B．explains C．doubts D．illustrates
A．meets with B．questions about C．worries about D．looks after
A．leave B．return C．wait D．stay
A．better B．faster C．higher D．shorter
A．But B．Although C．Moreover D．Therefore
A．happy B．quick C．disabled D．unable
A．side B．life C．thought D．psychology
A．shortcomings B．excuses C．worries D．advantages
A．consider B．take C．have D．keep
My six-year-old granddaughter, who is called Caitlyn, stopped with me at a cake shop to buy some treats. As we were going out of the door, a young teenage boy was in.
This young man had hair on the sides of his head and a patch （块）of blue hair on top of it. He had a nose ring, which was to a ring he was wearing in his ear by a . He held a skateboard under one and a basketball under the other.
Caitlyn, who was walking ahead of me, when she saw the teen. I thought he’d her, and she’d frozen on the spot. I was . My angel went back to the door and opened it as wide as it would go. Now I was with the young man. I stepped and let him pass. His was a polite one, “Thank you very much.”
On our way back home, I praised Caitlyn for her in holding open the door for the young man. She didn’t seem to be troubled by his , but I wanted to . Once we had spoken I realized it was me who needed to the way I had responded.
The thing Caitlyn noticed about the teen was the fact that his arms were . He would have had a hard time the door.
I saw the partly shaved head, the strange , the rings and the chain. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading towards a closed door. In future, I hope I am as as her and not so judgmental about others.
A．looking B．rushing C．breaking D．coming
A．much B．no C．less D．more
A．joined B．added C．attached D．belonged
A．chain B．rope C．jewel D．thread
A．hand B．arm C．foot D．leg
A．cried B．ran C．shouted D．stopped
A．known B．recognized C．frightened D．attracted
A．angry B．wrong C．worried D．curious
A．hand in hand B．neck and neck C．side by side D．face to face
A．back B．aside C．over D．up
A．response B．action C．performance D．expression
A．way B．custom C．manners D．interest
A．appearance B．character C．hair D．rings
A．cheer up B．make sure C．calm down D．hold on
A．give up B．work out C．answer for D．think about
A．first B．last C．only D．simple
A．broken B．strange C．short D．full
A．closing B．opening C．knocking D．finding
A．hairstyle B．expression C．clothing D．skateboard
A．careful B．positive C．thoughtful D．patient
The other night, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I home and was brushing my teeth when I , and there on the bathroom mirror was a note in the of a heart. It said, “Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” Immediately, I cut a heart out of a piece of paper, and taped a next to hers, saying, “I Love You, too, Laurel. Love, Mom,” which she read the next morning.
Our family has that by integrating (交互式的) writing into our activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to enjoy writing and becoming a(n) writer.
While teaching in a primary school, I how influential parents can be as children learn to write. when our daughter first began to scribble (涂鸦), I became by her work．I offered praise for her efforts, for I found that scribbling is far more complex and important than I had realized. It was obvious that her scribbles, being lovely art objects, showed a lot about her of the world of writing.
Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn to read. As a matter of fact, by observing my own child and her friends and by reading professional books, I became more and more about how writing develops and how can help children become eager writers.
A．1eft B．returned C．missed D．headed
A．turned up B．turned down C．looked up D．looked on
A．size B．shade C．model D．shape
A．picture B．composition C．note D．page
A．found B．imagined C．dreamed D．doubted
A．relative B．useful C．daily D．personal
A．important B．ordinary C．fortunate D．skilled
A．learned B．regarded C．considered D．discussed
A．Yet B．Though C．But D．So
A．disappointed B．attracted C．puzzled D．worried
A．apart from B．because of C．instead of D．rather than
A．arguments B．fear C．understanding D．dislikes
A．when B．how C．where D．whether
A．particular B．clear C．anxious D．crazy
A．teachers B．friends C．books D．parents
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