One day I got into a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were on the right side when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of . My taxi driver stopped at once and missed the other by just inches ( 英寸)!
The driver of the other car turned his head quickly and started shouting at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really . So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost broke your car and sent us to the !” This is when my taxi driver me what I now call “The Law of the Rubbish Truck”.
He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around of rubbish, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their rubbish grows, they need a place to empty it and they’ll empty it onto you. Don’t it personally, just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take the rubbish and it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
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Even before my father left us, my mother had to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, "Mom, I can't peel potatoes. I have only one 1 ."
"Get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes," Mom said, without looking up. "And don't use that as a (n) 2 for anything again!"
One day, our teacher had each of us race 3 the monkey bars ( 攀爬架 ), swinging from one rung ( 横杠 ) to the next. When it was my 4 , I shook my head. Some kids behind me 5 , and I went home crying.
Hearing my story, Mom hugged me. The next afternoon, she took me 6 to school. At the empty playground, Mom looked carefully at the rungs. "Now, 7 up with your right hand," she advised. She stood by as I tried hard to lift myself with my right hand 8 I could hook ( 勾住 ) the rung with my other elbow ( 肘 ). Day after day we practiced and she praised me for every rung I 9 .
I'll never forget the next time, crossing the rings, I looked 10 at the kids standing there with their mouths 11 .
One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I 12 myself into the bed, crying. I could hear Mom come in, "Mom," I said sadly, " 13 of the boys would dance with me."
It was a long 14 before Mom said, "Oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat." Her voice was so 15 that I could hardly get it. I could see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she had suffered ( 遭受 ) in bringing me up. She had never let me see her tears.
Mother's tears are always there in my heart. I will beat any difficulty off with one hand.
1.
| A． | foot |
B． | hand |
C． | arm |
D． | leg |
2.
| A． | cause |
B． | explanation |
C． | excuse |
D． | result |
3.
| A． | onto |
B． | through |
C． | over |
D． | across |
4.
| A． | turn |
B． | place |
C． | order |
D． | side |
5.
| A． | smiled |
B． | nodded |
C． | cheered |
D． | laughed |
6.
| A． | away |
B． | back |
C． | off |
D． | around |
7.
| A． | pull |
B． | push |
C． | raise |
D． | jump |
8.
| A． | after |
B． | since |
C． | until |
D． | unless |
9.
| A． | made |
B． | touched |
C． | reached |
D． | put |
10.
| A． | up |
B． | about |
C． | out |
D． | down |
11.
| A． | open |
B． | closed |
C． | full |
D． | wide |
12.
| A． | relaxed |
B． | threw |
C． | lay |
D． | set |
13.
| A． | all |
B． | none |
C． | neither |
D． | some |
14.
| A． | break |
B． | rest |
C． | hour |
D． | silence |
15.
| A． | weak |
B． | clear |
C． | lovely |
D． | high |
Long ago there lived a wise man who worked hard.（1） ，his son was lazy and did nothing at all.
The wise man was（2） about his son's future.One day，he asked his son to go to a faraway place to find some treasure.Then he （3） his son a map.
The next day the son left（4） the map.Along the way，he met lots of（5） ，but he overcame them.After a long year，he （6） the place his father said.He spent a week （7） the treasure everywhere，but didn't find （8） .
He was disappointed and decided to return home.On his way （9） ，he experienced the same scenery.Sometimes，he（10） to enjoy the beauty of nature.He also learned to hunt（11） make meals.He was now able to tell（12） by the position of the sun during a day.He met those（13） people who had helped him earlier.This time，he stayed and helped them.
When he got home，he said（14） to his father for finding nothing.
"There wasn't any treasure in that place，my dear son，" the father said （15） ，"But I think you have found you own future path."
（1）
| A． | Besides |
B． | Therefore |
C． | However |
D． | Then |
（2）
| A． | worried |
B． | bored |
C． | excited |
D． | relaxed |
（3）
| A． | sold |
B． | handed |
C． | mailed |
D． | stole |
（4）
| A． | on |
B． | in |
C． | about |
D． | with |
（5）
| A． | mistakes |
B． | difficulties |
C． | interests |
D． | thoughts |
（6）
| A． | bought |
B． | called |
C． | left |
D． | reached |
（7）
| A． | looking for |
B． | giving up |
C． | throwing away |
D． | putting away |
（8）
| A． | nothing |
B． | anything |
C． | something |
D． | everything |
（9）
| A． | there |
B． | here |
C． | before |
D． | back |
（10）
| A． | seemed |
B． | failed |
C． | stopped |
D． | refused |
（11）
| A． | and |
B． | as |
C． | but |
D． | so |
（12）
| A． | front |
B． | time |
C． | right |
D． | weight |
（13）
| A． | noisy |
B． | shy |
C． | bad |
D． | kind |
（14）
| A． | sorry |
B． | thanks |
C． | hello |
D． | goodbye |
（15）
| A． | easily |
B． | sadly |
C． | quietly |
D． | loudly |
Have you ever noticed that your fingers are wrinkled （有皱纹的） when you've just finished swimming or（1） cloths？It seems（2） your hands have aged 30 years in a short time.But is this an accident？Or is it something that nature has built into our bodies？
The wrinkles looked a bit（3） the patterns on the bottom of the running shoes.So （4） made a guess that wrinkles on fingers might be able to help the hands hold things better.
To test this，researchers asked 20 people to pick up marbles （弹珠） from water（5） their hands.But（6） they started to pick up the marbles，half the people had to keep their hands in water for half an hour.
The researchers discovered the people who had wrinkled fingers completed the task faster that those whose hands were dry.But when they（7） to move dry marbles，all the people performed the same，no matter whether（8） had the wrinkled fingers or not.
Our ancestors might not play with marbles，but wrinkled fingers could make（9） easier for them to climb around in the wet forests and catch fish from（10） .
Similarly，our feet （11） get wrinkled in water.This may develop from our ancestors' need to run（12） the wet ground.
But the question is，if wrinkled fingers are so helpful， （13） don't our hands just stay that way all the time？In fact，there（14） several disadvantages about wrinkled fingers.They make us feel（15） .And wrinkled fingers don't have enough sense of touch.
（1）
| A． | making |
B． | washing |
C． | folding |
（2）
| A． | that |
B． | which |
C． | what |
（3）
| A． | after |
B． | like |
C． | into |
（4）
| A． | science |
B． | scientific |
C． | scientists |
（5）
| A． | with |
B． | by |
C． | from |
（6）
| A． | after |
B． | before |
C． | while |
（7）
| A． | ask |
B． | are asked |
C． | were asked |
（8）
| A． | we |
B． | they |
C． | you |
（9）
| A． | this |
B． | that |
C． | it |
（10）
| A． | rivers |
B． | roads |
C． | skis |
（11）
| A． | also |
B． | too |
C． | either |
（12）
| A． | under |
B． | on |
C． | in |
（13）
| A． | how |
B． | which |
C． | why |
（14）
| A． | are |
B． | have |
C． | is |
（15）
| A． | powerful |
B． | enjoyable |
C． | uncomfortable |
Last Saturday, Du Juan came to a park with her red chair and tools as usual. She put a sign saying " 21 Haircuts" on the ground. Then a man, about 60 years old, came and sat down.
Du Juan took the 22 in her hands and began to work. They talked 23 like old friends. Du Juan spoke of some funny things in her life. The old man 24 his old days and shared his present life with her. He said that he was going to 25 his son's graduation ceremony the next Tuesday. Twenty minutes later, "OK, done," said Du Juan. The old man looked at 26 in a mirror. "I look good. Thank you!" he said.
So far Du Juan has 27 30 such free haircuts to people around the city. All began because of an illness. It made her ever thick hair 28 terribly. After that, she didn't dare to have her hair cut until a professional barber （理发师） appeared. "He talked with me and didn't regard me 29 a patient. I felt cared about and less 30 . He changed my appearance and more importantly, he changed me," Du Juan said.
" I learned the haircut 31 and later became a barber. I enjoyed 32 to people's stories of sadness and happiness," she added. During her spare time, she not only gave people free haircuts, 33 also made them feel the way she'd felt that day. In 2018, she 34 the Red Chair Project to help more people. "I can't fix their problems, but I can help them feel less alone for a moment," she said.
Du Juan believes simple acts of 35 , such as a free haircut, can make a difference. "The way you show up in the world is important," she said.
21 ．
| A． | Free |
B． | Cheap |
C． | Expensive |
D． | Strange |
22 ．
| A． | notebooks |
B． | phones |
C． | keys |
D． | tools |
23 ．
| A． | angrily |
B． | happily |
C． | nervously |
D． | painfully |
24 ．
| A． | spent |
B． | recalled |
C． | wasted |
D． | changed |
25 ．
| A． | excuse |
B． | cancel |
C． | attend |
D． | order |
26 ．
| A． | himself |
B． | herself |
C． | yourself |
D． | myself |
27 ．
| A． | given |
B． | taught |
C． | told |
D． | lent |
28 ．
| A． | long |
B． | black |
C． | thin |
D． | curly |
29 ．
| A． | to |
B． | for |
C． | with |
D． | as |
30 ．
| A． | excited |
B． | alone |
C． | friendly |
D． | humorous |
31 ．
| A． | skills |
B． | goals |
C． | reasons |
D． | signs |
32 ．
| A． | writing |
B． | listening |
C． | turning |
D． | getting |
33 ．
| A． | but |
B． | or |
C． | nor |
D． | so |
34 ．
| A． | woke up |
B． | cut up |
C． | set up |
D． | dressed up |
35 ．
| A． | luck |
B． | fairness |
C． | interest |
D． | kindness |
Dear daddy,
How's everything going? It has been so many days since you went to Wuhan. Do you still remember the 21 before you left? You looked worried, and I saw the luggage （行李） in your bedroom. I asked you, "Are you going to leave 22 ?"You smiled and put your hand on my head saying, "I'm just tidying up some clothes."
Later that night, I learned that you and mom had asked to be sent to Wuhan and were waiting for a 23 . At that moment, I really hoped that 24 of you would get the call 25 , your phone still rang. I almost cried out in fear as if I were going to Wuhan myself.
The next morning, I got up 26 . During the breakfast, you smiled and asked me if I would miss you. I pretended （假装） it was no big deal and said, "I 27 send you a message whenever I miss you."
You left even before the sun rose. I waved （挥手） to you until I couldn't see you any more. And my eyes were filled with 28 . I later realized it was Lantern Festival. I wrote down "Waiting for you to 29 "in my notebook. I knew the people of Wuhan needed you more than I did.
At night, Mom sent me some photos. I found you in the photos at once, "Hey, this is my daddy!" I was so 30 of you!
Daddy, we all miss you. I love you, forever and ever.
Yours,
Kathy
21 ．
| A． | day |
B． | month |
C． | year |
22 ．
| A． | on vacation |
B． | on business |
C． | for pleasure |
23 ．
| A． | letter |
B． | ticket |
C． | call |
24 ．
| A． | either |
B． | neither |
C． | both |
25 ．
| A． | Besides |
B． | Also |
C． | However |
26 ．
| A． | slowly |
B． | early |
C． | happily |
27 ．
| A． | can |
B． | must |
C． | should |
28 ．
| A． | surprises |
B． | smiles |
C． | tears |
29 ．
| A． | go away |
B． | come back |
C． | work out |
30 ．
| A． | tired |
B． | afraid |
C． | proud |
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