【原创】Times were tough in our household.My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything for him.In addition to going to nursing school full-time,1 was working three part-time jobs to put food on the table for our family of five.
After a rather__ meal one night,I answered the ringing phone. With no ,a voice asked,’’Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.”Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our situation. It was up to us to decide whether we a voice on the telephone.
1 was desperate. With food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a ?When I uneasily got to a ranch home as ,I found there was no car in the garage. ,lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy （轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman me, not much different than our phone conversation!’’Look around. If you see what you want,__ yourself.”'He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same .This couldn't be real!
I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what we needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man.。’Be here next week. You’ll of the food by then “was his reply,
Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for items and canned goods from local grocery stores and folks like us who had fallen on hard times.
I never knew what our weekly menus would be I had “shopped" in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.
A．worrying B．boring C．confusing D．promising
A．just B．even C．ever D．also
A．delicious B．necessary C．simple D．ordinary
A．information B．communication C．introduction D．instruction
A．physical B．financial C．educational D．social
A．trusted B．accepted C．recognized D．satisfied
A．certainly B．originally C．actually D．barely
A．chance B．step C．decision D．measure
A．future B．possibility C．trap D．kindness
A．appointed B．directed C．guided D．requested
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．However
A．discovered B．greeted C．reminded D．examined
A．help B．enjoy C．behave D．seat
A．welcome B．supply C．assistance D．message
A．mostly B．eventually C．absolutely D．accidentally
A．leave out B．drop out C．run out D．get out
A．interesting B．worthwhile C．mysterious D．astonishing
A．usable B．additional C．acceptable D．valuable
A．recalled B．sought C．identified D．inspected
A．although B．since C．before D．until
A friend wrote me an e-mail the other day. Her letter started with the usual greetings, but then turned sour (心酸的) as she began to the pain in her heart.
My friend doesn’t have a good relationship with her parents. she is an 18-year-old high school student, her parents, ______her father, are still trying to control her life. "Obviously I haven’t ______ the level of excellence they expect," she wrote, adding, "They’re never satisfied with what I do. And every time I see them, my confidence gets ____."
I understand my friend’s _____. I know what it’s like when people reject my ____ and insist I do what they ____. I know I have to give her a __ _, and I need to be careful not to____ fuel（燃料） to the fire. Still, I have to be honest, and try to give her useful _____.
I think she needs to find it in herself to offer her parents forgiveness. I don’t think many of us truly ____ the power of forgiveness. ______forgiving, we get angry, and that ___ is often reflected in our words and actions. We want those who have hurt us to be _____ in some way.
I still remember something that happened to me in high school. A friend said something _____ about me, and I didn’t say a word to her for months. Years later I _____ that although my actions seemed reasonable (合理的) at the time, my hurt feelings were not worth losing a good _____ . I regret that I did not forgive her.
The power of forgiveness is truly ____. Learn to forgive, and when you do so you’ll find yourself _____. And you can also set yourself free to experience peace and love.
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阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In France, there once lived a famous man named the Marquis de Lafayette. When he was a little boy, his mother called him Gilbert.
Gilbert’s father and grandfather had both been ________ men in his village. He was proud of them, and he ________ that he might grow up to be like them.
Gilbert’s home was near a ________. One day word came that a cruel ________ had been seen in the woods. Men said it had killed many of the villagers’ sheep. Gilbert was only seven, but all his ________ were about the cruel animal.
“Shall we take a ________ ?” asked his mother.
“Oh, yes!” said Gilbert. “We may see that wolf in the forest. But don’t be ________.”
His mother smiled, ________ she felt quite sure that there was no ________ .
They did not go far into the woods. The mother sat down under a tree and began to ________ . Seeing Mom interested in her book, Gilbert decided to ________ the animal. He walked quietly into a wilder place. He looked ________ around, but saw only a rabbit.
Then, ________ , he heard footsteps. He stood still and ________, When the animal was very ________ to him, he jumped out of his hiding place and held it round its neck. It did not try to bite. But it threw Gilbert upon the ________ .
Gilbert was soon on his feet again. He was not ________ at all. He looked at the animal: It was not a wolf but a calf(牛犊).
The boy felt very ________ . He hurried back to his mother, tears in his eyes. He told her what had happened.
His mother said, “You were very ________ . You are my hero because you ________ what you thought was a great danger and you were not afraid.”
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One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, you can just wait until we make a quick at the grocery store. I have something to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to your question.” I put one apple of each on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a look on her face.
“People are like apples. They come in all colors, shapes and sizes. On the , some of the apples may not look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, them back on the table, but a different place.
“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of . See if that helps you which one is which. ”
She took , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are like apples! They are all different, but once you the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸(卡)上将该项涂黑。
A little boy wanted to meet God. He thought it was a long trip to where God lived, he packed his suitcase with lots of food and drinks and he started his .
When he had gone about three blocks, he an elderly man. The boy sat down next to him and his suitcase. He was about to take a drink when he noticed that the man looked , so he offered him a drink.
The man it and smiled at the boy. His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he him another one.
The man smiled at him. They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.
As it grew dark, the boy it was time to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he , ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man him his biggest smile ever.
When the boy home a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of on his face. She asked him what made him so happy.
He replied, “I had lunch with God, and God’s got the most beautiful I’ve ever seen!”
Meanwhile, the elderly man returned to his home. His son was by the look of joy on his face and asked him the question as the little boy’s mother. The elderly man replied, “I ate and drank in the park with God.” However, he , before his son responded, “You know, he’s much than I expected.”
Too often we underestimate the of a touch, a smile, a kind word, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. We should treat the people we meet ; they come into our lives for a reason. Embrace all equally!
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。
Last weekends, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car. My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of____ other people’s cars as well. It was pretty ____ outside and I had no plans to ___ being in the bright sun. She ____ wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passers-by for free. I had seen little kids ____ and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free. Although I felt ____ , I decided to help her.
Then she asked me, “What if we ____ this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold ____ my tears and ____ her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with ____ ideas. While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the group walked up to me with a(n) ____ with beautiful images of smiles. They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the ____ of their exercise was “smile”. It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5--11 years with the ____ to do something for others.
All that seemed ____ and came right from their heart. Nothing seemed to ____ to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to ____ others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional ____ to help clean cars. Passers-by were ____ and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused. A pretty heartwarming ____!
I feel blessed by being ____ by such wonderful and loving souls.
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