Stephanie McRae was used to driving in bad weather. Although still beat the windshield of her SUV（运动越野车）, the worst of the day's storm seemed to have passed as she her 11-year-old daughter, Maddie, home at 8:30 pm.
Maddie in front, while two young kids sat strapped into their SUV in back. Driving along the mud by a river, McRae, 39, a terrifying sight: The road just ahead had been craved in and . She stepped heavily on the brake. The SUV into a flooded hole some 6 metres below, and was washed into the , which the storm had turned into a river 30 metres wide. Rocks and fallen tree knocked into her SUV, making it upside down. The pressure blew out the window.
No one was hurt, there was no way to escape either, The SUV was being towards the middle of the river, about 400 metres away. McRae helplessly and prayed aloud with Maddie: “Please, God, please, help us!” The SUV, submerged and with water, came to a stop when it parked at an angle in a logjam（浮木阻塞）.
It was Maddie who took control. Pushing her way out of the back window, the slight but athletic Maddie onto the top of the SUV, which had righted itself, and yelled to her mother to hoist up the younger children. Soon the were crowded on the top of the SUV’s roof. to hold on as the water swept over them. McRae caught hold of the two-year-old kid to her chest while holding the three-year-old on her leg. Both children were so that MeRac wondered if they were all right. With her mother’s permission, the 11-year-old girl-Meddie got over lots of problems to ask for help in a village and fortunately they were saved.
A．rain B．snow C．wind D．mud
A．walked B．drove C．ran D．rushed
A．stood B．lay C．cried D．sat
A．belts B．backs C．seats D．toys
A．worried B．thought C．saw D．feared
A．washed away B．taken away C．gone away D．moved away
A．changed B．fell C．jumped D．knocked
A．sea B．bank C．take D．river
A．rising B．leaving C．singing D．falling
A．leaves B．branches C．skins D．flowers
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．carried B．set C．turned D．swept
A．begged B．screamed C．asked D．applied
A．filling B．burdening C．fighting D．talking
A．hidden B．closed C．broken D．covered
A．climbed B．slept C．rolled D．tied
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．losing B．trying C．finding D．getting
A．noisy B．Happy C．excited D．quiet
A．remote B．close C．crowded D．unknown
That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was learning my lines. I was having trouble my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously giving up both acting and San Francisco. had become too much for me.
As I walked down streets under tall buildings, I felt very and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned , half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. I saw was a shining streetlight. , the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run fast. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to I’d heard the noise. I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice from the inside. “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place people were willing to help each other.
A．exercise B．work C．practice D．training
A．still B．already C．yet D．only
A．to deal with B．to handle with C．handling with D．dealing with
A．of B．about C．over D．out
A．City life B．Country life C．School life D．Modern life
A．busy B．crowded C．noisy D．empty
A．proud B．confident C．small D．excited
A．fast B．immediately C．rapidly D．quickly
A．All which B．All C．That D．Which
A．Therefore B．Still C．Consequently D．Subsequently
A．Suddenly B．Gradually C．Absolutely D．Exactly
A．which B．that C．where D．what
A．Even if B．Although C．As if D．As though
A．to give in B．giving in C．to give up D．giving up
A．called B．calling C．was called D．to call
A．amusing B．amazing C．amazed D．amused
A．to hold up B．holding up C．to hold on D．holding on
A．couldn’t B．wouldn’t C．didn’t D．shouldn’t
A．still B．already C．also D．certainly
A．as far as B．as well as C．as soon as D．as long as
Are supermarkets designed to persuade us to buy more? When you enter a supermarket, the manager knows than you do how you will behave — which you will walk, where you will , what will make you one product rather than another. When customers go into a shop, they look to their left move towards the right. So supermarket entrances are usually on the left of the building, and the arrangement is to take shoppers the store ,aisle after aisle, from left to right. Then shoppers will pay attention to all the .
Fresh fruit and are displayed near supermarket entrances. This gives the that only healthy food is sold in the shop. foods that everyone buys, like sugar and tea are put near each other. They are kept in different aisles so customers are taken past other attractive foods they find what they want. In this way, shoppers are to buy products that they do not really .
People walk quickly through aisles, but they move more slowly in wide aisles and give more attention to the products. One best-selling for products is at the end of aisles, because shoppers to turn into the next aisles.
Sweets are often placed at children’s level at the checkout. While parents are waiting to pay, children the sweets and put them in the trolley.
Customers buy more when shelves are than when they are half empty because they feel there is something wrong with those products that are there.
A．sooner B．better C．more D．less
A．side B．approach C．place D．way
A．go B．look C．stop D．stand
A．buy B．enjoy C．see D．prefer
A．naturally B．simply C．easily D．hurriedly
A．or B．then C． but D．and
A．into B．along C．around D．through
A．prices B．signs C． shelves D．products
A．wines B．vegetables C．sweets D．meat
A．impression B．effect C．thought D．expression
A．Fresh B．Important C．Fast D．Basic
A．when B．unless C．before D．until
A．invited B．encouraged C．willing D．ready
A．use B． know C．need D．like
A．narrow B．short C．high D．long
A．case B．point C．example D．position
A．slow down B．hurry up C．walk down D．come up
A．hand B．eye C．head D．height
A．pay for B．care for C．look for D．reach for
A．low B．neat C．full D．high
A Love Note To My Mom
When I was a little girl, I would often follow you as you modeled (做模特) for fashion magazine. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling in your life. I know little that you were every penny you earned to go to school.
I cannot thank you enough for you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried piles of law books. I was .Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for ? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t know Moms be lawyers too. You smiled and said,“In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
Though I was young, your words kept in my ears. I watched as you faced the of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a and a Mom of five kids. I was tired just watching you . With your wise words in my mind, I suddenly felt free to dream. My whole world . I set out to live my life filled with , seeing endless possibilities for personal achievements.
Your words became my motto. I found myself in the position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) one of the few women (top medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said , “Yes, I’ll try that.”
Encouraged by your , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
A．found B．played C．kept D．provided
A．saving B．making C．giving D．receiving
A．business B．fashion C．law D．medical
A．what B．that C．which D．where
A．at B．to C．upon D．under
A．pleased B．worried C．puzzled D．disappointed
A．role B．tests C．positions D．shows
A．must B．ought to C．need D．could
A．ringing B．floating C．falling D．beating
A．choices B．chances C．challenges D．changes
A．professor B．doctor C．reporter D．model
A．in danger B．in action C．in trouble D．in charge
A．weak B．powerful C．youthful D．empty
A．came back B．closed down C．went by D．opend up
A．hope B．hardship C．regret D．sadness
A．often B．rarely C．hardly D．nearly
A．and B．but C．or D．for
A．understanding B．words C．praise D．introduction
A．secretly B．curiously C．carelessly D．confidently
A．doing B．considering C．correcting D．reading
I want to make the most of every day. And, like most people, I've that the best way to do it is (to) let go of past failures. But that's not all. One can never fully today while thinking too much about past successes, either. People never while resting comfortably on their laurels (荣誉). The is that sometimes our successes hold us back more than our failures!
I once a story about the Oscar owner, actor Clark Gable. A friend Gable one afternoon at the actor's home. She brought along her son, who was playing happily with toy cars on the floor. He he was racing those cars around a great track, which in was an imaginary circle around a golden statue. The small statue the boy played with was actually the Oscar Clark Gable for his performance in the 1934 movie It Happened One Night.
When his mother told him the time had come to , the little boy asked the actor, “Can I have this？” to the Oscar.
“Sure,” he smiled. “It's yours.”
The horrified mother . “Put that back immediately！”
Giving the child the golden statue, Clark Gable said, “Having the Oscar around doesn't mean anything to me; it does.” The actor seemed to know that past success could be a hammock (吊床) upon which he may be tempted to , rather than a springboard setting him to begin a new start.
You may have learned to let go of past and mistakes in order to free the present. But will you forget past successes and achievements in order to free the ？Will your past be a springboard or a restful hammock?
“I like the of the future better than the history of the past，” said Thomas Jefferson. I . After all, the future, not the past, is where the rest of your life will be lived.
A．discovered B．inferred C．preferred D．worried
A．spend B．live C．affect D．enjoy
A．struggle B．work C．succeed D．concentrate
A．story B．fact C．idea D．figure
A．wrote B．told C．knew D．heard
A．saw B．recognized C．met D．visited
A．careful B．small C．lonely D．clever
A．pretended B．believed C．insisted D．suggested
A．fact B．case C．turn D．need
A．cared B．asked C．won D．looked
A．act B．leave C．play D．wait
A．running B．getting C．pointing D．shouting
A．shouted B．noticed C．suffered D．breathed
A．selling B．keeping C．earning D．sharing
A．special B．comfortable C．expensive D．necessary
A．rest B．cheat C．stop D．sit
A．difficulties B．events C．failures D．achievements
A．time B．future C．body D．brain
A．idea B．meaning C．dreams D．thoughts
A．obey B．permit C．wish D．agree
Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb was and spent six years in prison in Vietnam. He survived and now about lessons learned from that experience.
One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier (航空母舰) Kitty Hawk . You were !"
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.
"I your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped（倒吸一口气） in surprise and .The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!"
Plumb assured him, "It did—if your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."
Plumb couldn't sleep that night，thinking about that man. He says, "I wondered how many times I might have passed him the Kitty Hawk. I wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you', or anything , you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a ."
Plumb thought of the many days the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels（深处）of the ship working on each chute, holding in his hands each time the of someone he didn't know.
Plumb asks his , "Who's packing your ? Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it the day." Plumb also says that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down—he needed his parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these before reaching safety. His experience reminds us all to and be kind to people who pack our daily parachutes, and strengthen us to go through times.
A．followed B．destroyed C．spied D．seen
A．released B．wounded C．captured D．killed
A．lectures B．gives C． studies D．hear
A．repaired B．made C．flew D．cleaned
A．taken down B．looked down C．set down D．shot down
A．bought B．checked C．found D．packed
A．gratefully B．suspiciously C．happily D．sadly
A．almost B．surely C．narrowly D．nearly
A．abroad B．in C．on D．at
A．so B．because C．unless D．though
A．sailor B． captain C．pilot D．technician
A．unwillingly B．immediately C．worriedly D．carefully
A．death B．fortune C．fate D．chance
A．wife B．children C．sailors D．audience
A．luggage B．bag C．parachute D．future
A．through B．to C．up to D．as
A．psychological B．physical C． imaginary D．safe
A．spirits B．emotions C．supports D．people
A．award B．recognize C．reward D．help
A．happy B．tough C．comfortable D．cosy
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