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In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The1is that countries around the world have growing mountains of2because peopleare throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we3a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to4an object than to spend time and money to repair it.5modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and6.
Another cause is our7of disposable (一次性的) products.As8people,we are always looking for9to save time and make our lives easier. Companies10thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also11to the problem. We are12buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that13is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we14useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the15of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To16the amount of rubbish and to protect the17, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.18, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions19throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about20. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
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A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful 1 , and knowing her husband could 2 it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the 3 , her husband told her how 4 he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He 5 her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and 6 a Bible.
7 , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so 8 that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very 9 in business. She owned two large companies. She 10 her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to 11 him. But before she could, she 12 a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and 13 things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness 14 her heart. She saw the still new
15 , just as she had left it years before. With 16 , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring 17 from the Bible to the floor and a 18 could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.
19 your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the 20 .
A．watch B．ring C．coat D．box
A．afford B．like C．design D．guess
A．holiday B．performance C．birthday D．meeting
A．proud B．kind C．sorry D．brave
A．lent B．asked C．gave D．moved
A．carried B．found C．missed D．held
A．Politely B．Lightly C．Patiently D．Angrily
A．calm B．upset C．grateful D．careless
A．failing B．lonely C．successful D．poor
A．wondered B．hoped C．realized D．explained
A．visit B．understand C．catch D．help
A．passed B．wrote C．sent D．received
A．take care of B．pay for C．look for D．give away
A．covered B．broke C．left D．filled
A．car B．Bible C．letter D．table
A．smiles B．laughter C．tears D．interests
A．hid B．dropped C．disappeared D．made
A．book B．pen C．flower D．card
A．If B．But C．Although D．So
A．hand B．eye C．face D．heart
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s 36 rang, it was my mother calling from my 37 . She asked if I had 38 my mobile. I checked my purse. It was 39 !
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, 40 it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but 41 it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a 42 near his home.
Later that evening, I went to 43 him there. I didn’t dare to go 44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 45 10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys 46 .
My 47 were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you 48 my mum?” I asked. He 49 that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they 50 was my mobile phone number—which didn’t 51 . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who 52 my house.
I was 53 to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so 54 to Rhys and offered him some money, but he 55 .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
A．electric car B．mobile phone C．radio D．doorbell
A．hospital B．company C．school D．home
A．found B．changed C．lost D．bought
A．gone B．new C．busy D．broken
A．accepted B．returned C．got D．answered
A．before B．because C．after D．if
A．coffee shop B．post office C．hotel D．supermarket
A．follow B．meet C．catch D．punish
A．slowly B．back C．alone D．finally
A．driving B．running C．walking D．riding
A．talked about B．looked for C．heard of D．knew about
A．difficulties B．fears C．diseases D．hopes
A．remember B．know C．tell D．understand
A．realized B．repeated C．explained D．believed
A．had B．noticed C．expected D．finished
A．happen B．matter C．help D．fit
A．called B．visited C．shared D．sold
A．sorry B．glad C．sad D．proud
A．useful B．strange C．grateful D．polite
A．missed B．appeared C．agreed D．refused
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous. Late in the afternoon she gathered the 36 to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a 37 . The woman arrived home that evening to find a beautiful table 38 with their best dishes. Candles were softly burning. Her 39 had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had given him the information 40 , or··· did he just somehow know that she would not get the request 41 ?
She found him in the kitchen and 42 him the good news. They happily sat down to enjoy the wonderful 43 . Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered card which was her husband's 44 of writing. It read “Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you.” 45 The supper, her husband went into the kitchen to 46 . She noticed that a second 47 had fallen from his pocket. 48 it up off the floor, she read, “Don't worry about not getting the raise! But you 49 it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you.”
Someone has said that the 50 of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total 51 and love, whether she succeeds or 52 . His love celebrates her victories and 53 her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throw in their direction..
Upon receiving the Nobel for 54 , Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to 55 to the world peace? Go home and love your family.” And love your friends. Love then without measure.
A．strength B．courage C．curiosity D．power
A．remove B．cut C．raise D．leave
A．decorated B．designed C．filled D．set
A．mother B．father C．husband D．boss
A．secretly B．intentionally C．accidentally D．publicly
A．turned over B．turned down C．turned out D．turned on
A．told B．said C．spoke D．added
A．conversation B．night C．news D．meal
A．color B．design C．style D．detail
A．After B．During C．Before D．with
A．bring up B．clean up C．cut up D．throw up
A．letter B．book C．card D．bill
A．Picking B．Turning C．Getting D．Standing
A．reserve B．preserve C．deserve D．conserve
A．quality B．measure C．quantity D．depth
A．tolerance B．expectation C．decoration D．acceptance
A．fails B．suffers C．neglects D．regrets
A．relieves B．heals C．cures D．covers
A．Literature B．Physics C．Peace D．Chemistry
A．occur B．lead C．attach D．contribute
On the night of my birthday, I went with my mom to the nearest drug store to buy vitamins. Even though it was my birthday, I was feeling 11 and a bit lonely. Maybe I missed my dad who died four years ago, I just wanted him to be beside me that day.
On my way to the drug store, I was crying. When I arrived there, I cleaned my 12 up from the tears and tried to 13 when I ordered the vitamins my mom wanted to buy. While I was waiting, I looked around the building and I 14 sight of a beggar next to the door. She was with her son, a cute little boy. They were sitting on the street. Although it was in winter at the moment and I still felt 15 with my coat, I noticed that the child was just wearing an old T-shirt. I felt sorry for them. When I 16 for my vitamins, I glanced at them and had an idea. “Why don’t I contribute some of my smaller clothes to them? Today is my 17 .” I thought to myself. I had to 18 something with someone else that day. Yeah, I 19 that I had to do that. I went home in a hurry and I felt so excited as I looked for some of my smaller 20 .
At home, I told my mom my 21 and told her my idea. My mom 22 with me. I found a few clothes and went back to the drug store. When I got there, I didn’t hand the clothing over myself. I wanted it to be a 23 , so I asked someone to hand the clothes over, then I left. As I left, I 24 someone saying “thank you!” and I hoped it was for me.
On the road, my heart was full of 25 and warmth. I felt glad that I could share something on my birthday and that was a big gift for me.
A．happy B． sad C． glad D． delighted
A．hand B． cheek C． head D． shoulder
A．smile B． ask C． run D． cry
A．put B． caught C． kept D． held
A．warm B． cloudy C． cold D． hot
A．paid B． answered C． accounted D． applied
A．Sunday B． holiday C． Monday D． birthday
A．share B． discuss C． support D． send
A．expected B． managed C． failed D． decided
A． clothes B． books C． medicine D． caps
A． experience B． practice C． experiment D． discovery
A． discussed B． agreed C． argued D． debated
A． secret B． wonder C． news D． pride
A． touched B． heard C． smelt D． felt
A． sadness B． happiness C． coldness D． worry
A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I decided to go for a 11 in the country. On the way back home，my car stopped. It was out of 12 on a lonely road far from a town. I decided to walk until I found someone who could 13 me a gallon（加仑） or two of petrol. I had 14 almost a mile before I finally found a big house near the road. I was 15 to see it because it was starting to get dark. I 16 at the door and a little old lady with long white hair answered. She said, “I have been 17 for you a long time. Come in. Tea is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some petrol.” I answered. I couldn’t 18 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Petrol? You used to 19 tea.”
I quickly 20 that I needed some petrol, but she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Alfred and talking about how long it had been since she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was 21 to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could. 22 , there was another house down the road and I was able to buy several gallons of petrol. When I told the man about my 23 . He said,“Oh, that is Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s 24 but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago. The day before their 25 he left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．walk B．holiday C．drive D．picnic
A．work B．petrol C．order D．sight
A．buy B．borrow C．sell D．send
A．rested B．stopped C．stepped D．walked
A．amazed B．pleased C．surprised D．tired
A．beat B．stood C．knocked D．struck
A．waiting B．searching C．longing D．looking
A．order B．hear C．imagine D．remember
A．like B．have C．drink D．make
A．explained B．realized C．noticed D．discovered
A．excited B．anxious C．worried D．amazed
A．Fortunately B．Lately C．Immediately D．Personally
A．expression B．idea C．schedule D．experience
A．kind B．funny C．strange D．angry
A．marriage B．journey C．plan D．wedding
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