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For long, a little boy was wondering why his deskmate could rank 1st in the class whenever he wanted to, while he himself failed to: he only ranked 21st.
At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more than others? I feel I am as obedient and as careful as him, but I always fall behind? ” Hearing the words, Mom was aware that her son began to the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the ranking system. at him, she went wordless, not knowing to explain.
In another test, the son ranked 17th, while his deskmate remained 1st. Back home, he the same question. Mom really wanted to inform her son that differs, which means that students ranking 1st are supposed to be cleverer than normal ones. , was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.
How to answer her son’s question? There were times when she felt an urge to say, “You are too lazy. You are not as hard-working as others…” but she stopped imagining her son suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.
Time passing swiftly, the son primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give out an answer.
Now, the son no longer worries about his , and there are no boring guys who would inquire his grades in primary school, because, the 1st ranking, he is admitted to Tsinghua University. Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to the students and parents in his high school. In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, “…When my mother and I were lying on the , she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the seabirds struggling for food over there? When the waves come near, little birds can rise while awkward seagulls would take more time to complete the process. However, have you noticed birds that finally fly the endless ocean are none other than awkward seagulls? ’” The speech many mothers present to tears, including his mother.
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When Julio Diaz stepped off the subway after work one night, he was simply planning to go to his favorite local diner for a meal. But when a teenage boy ________him with a knife, Diaz knew the evening was _______ to take a more dramatic(巨大而突然的) turn.
The young man demanded Diaz’s wallet, and Diaz passed it over ______ objection(异议). But just as he turned to walk away, Diaz called, “Hey, wait a minute. You forgot _______.”
The young man turned around, _________.
“If you’re going to rob people for the rest of the night, you ______as well take my coat to keep warm.”
The teenager looked at Diaz in disbelief, and asked ______ he would do such a thing. Diaz replied, “If you’re willing to ________ your freedom for a few dollars, I guess you _______ really need the money.”He said he was heading out for ________, and that he would be happy to take someone with him.
The young man decided to take Diaz up on his_______. As they were sitting at the table, the manager, dishwashers and waiters all stopped over to say hello to Diaz, and the young man was amazed at his________.
“Haven’t you been _______ that you should be nice to everybody?”Diaz asked him.
“Yeah, ________ I didn’t think people actually behaved that way,” the teenager replied. ________ Diaz, he was beginning to see that _______ wasn’t so strange, after all.
When the ________came, Diaz told the teen that he’d have to get the check.______, he still had Diaz’s wallet.
But the teenager put the wallet on the table without a moment’s thought, and Diaz_______ him to dinner. Diaz also gave the would-be robber a $20 bill — in ________ for his knife. “I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right,” Diaz said.
A．approached B．met C．beat D．asked
A．going B．willing C．about D．supposed
A．for B．with C．on D．without
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．surprised B．amused C．excited D．terrified
A．must B．need C．might D．should
A．when B．why C．who D．where
A．set B．fight C．risk D．throw
A．might B．could C．need D．must
A．work B．dinner C．home D．shop
A．thought B．service C．offer D．report
A．learned B．asked C．reminded D．taught
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．Thanks to B．According to C．Judging from D．Apart from
A．behaviour B．kindness C．world D．case
A．meal B．waiter C．manager D．bill
A．Above all B．At all C．After all D．in all
A．invited B．treated C．introduced D．advised
A．place B．need C．face D．exchange
Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. The airline had her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She said, “Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.” They kissed and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to him, but he welcomed me in by , “Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?”
“Yes, I have,” I replied. “Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” “I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead, and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my ___ ” he said.
“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough’. May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been for many generations within my family. My parents used to say it to everyone.”
He for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, and then he smiled and the following:
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to all that you possess.
I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you enough the final ‘Good-byes’.”
Then he walked away, leaving me lost in thought.
A．reported B．declared C．informed D．announced
A．in general B．in turn C．in particular D．in public
A．help B．interrupt C．destroy D．frighten
A．showing B．saying C．asking D．waving
A．funeral B．stories C．trips D．jobs
A．handed over B．handed in C．handed down D．handed out
A．talked B．stopped C．paused D．cried
A．talked B．cried C．shared D．declared
A．worst B．smallest C．sweetest D．best
A．understand B．devote C．appreciate D．praise
My oldest child, Emma, just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of ______. These days, friends and family have begun _____ me with one question: What is she going to do after _____?
The job market is, after all, awfully ______. Just this month the Federal Reserve Bank _____ a study showing that “recent graduates are ______ working in low-paid jobs or working part-time.” The ______ spot, according to the study, is for students who majored(主修) in STEM— science, technology, engineering and ______— areas in which recent graduates “have______ to do relatively well”.
But Emma is a student of the humanities(人文) at a small college. She’s an American Studies major with a（an） ______ on the politics and culture of food. For quite a while, I think her field of study is so fashionable right now that I’m not the least bit ______ she will find a good job. Yet the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve decided to be honest. “I’m not sure what Emma is going to do,” I now say. “But she’s gotten a great education and has really found her ______. — and I know those things will serve her well over the _____ of her life.”
Nowadays, more and more universities and colleges are being ______ by the salaries of their recent graduates. In this climate, ______ your kid to study the humanities, seems, at best, unwise or, at worst, unconcerned with ______ a living. But a college is not a vocational(职业) school. And promoting STEM subjects should not be society’s only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world.
From the beginning, we never urged Emma to ______ a college or a major with an eye on its expected return on money, ______ more and more families are doing. To Emma, what really ______ will be something that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time: Emma’s ______ to the world and how happy she is in it.
A．work B．college C．training D．project
A．filling B．covering C．flooding D．meeting
A．class B．school C．lunch D．graduation
A．tough B．fair C．exciting D．mild
A．wrote B．published C．came out D．printed
A．surprisingly B．doubtfully C．jokingly D．increasingly
A．dark B．useful C．bright D．weak
A．mathematics B．literature C．philosophy D．humanities
A．intended B．tended C．decided D．pretended
A．interest B．attitude C．focus D．point
A．worried B．astonished C．pleased D．touched
A．skill B．potential C．wish D．interest
A．program B．chance C．course D．way
A．decided B．measured C．depended D．attracted
A．discouraging B．forcing C．reminded D．encouraging
A．earning B．raising C．providing D．achieving
A．search B．consider C．get D．pick
A．while B．though C．as D．when
A．works B．matters C．attaches D．fixes
A．contribution B．enthusiasm C．desperation D．creativity
It was her giggling(咯咯的笑)that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
Walking over to the offender, I asked for the . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet between teacher and student. When she finally it over, she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
It was a hand-drawn of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, , was working angrily as I struggled not to . I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself .
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how this was for me. I told them there must be a reason and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom.
As I the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of my students, I had begun commanding them to . Where I thought I was driving them to success, I was driving them away.
I had some apologies to make. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the .
A．note B．advice C．reason D．help
A．battle B．competition C．argument D．conversation
A．took B．thought C．turned D．handed
A．statue B．graph C．picture D．poster
A．otherwise B．however C．therefore D．besides
A．leave B．cry C．explain D．argue
A．good B．harm C．favor D．punishment
A．amused B．controlled C．uninterested D．relaxed
A．meaningful B．forgetful C．regretful D．hurtful
A．aside B．above C．beneath D．behind
A．wrote B．finished C．read D．collected
A．proud B．fond C．afraid D．ashamed
A．figured B．promised C．concluded D．saw
A．talkative B．mean C．clumsy D．considerate
A．forcing B．encouraging C．comforting D．teaching
A．appreciate B．apologize C．compromise D．achieve
A．actually B．normally C．immediately D．generally
A．decorated B．offered C．signed D．bought
A．thankfulness B．forgiveness C．compensation D．communication
A．friendship B．education C．knowledge D．future
My tire was flat. And I was on a country road. When I with the tire, a car pulled off the road behind me. I saw a male and said, “Hey, do you need any help?”
I literally was . This young guy was dressed in black. Nearly everything imaginable was tattooed(纹身). When he asked to give me a , I someone sitting in his car. That me. Thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind.
Then, it began to . It hit like a waterfall and made it to finish the tire change. With the car jacked(千斤顶托起) up, I was to get in my car. “Get in my car” he insisted, “We’ll wait with you until the rain stops.” “No. I don’t need your help.” I said. “Come on. Get in.” he said as he my arm and pulled me toward his car. “Oh, God, protect me!” I to myself.
As I settled into the back seat, suddenly a delicate came from the front seat of the car. “Are you all right?” “Yes, I am,” I replied with much seeing an old woman there. “My name is Beatrice and this is my neighbor John. John takes me to visit my husband in a nursing home every day. He is a really nice guy.”
“John, I had thought you were, well, ah, you know I…” Embarrassment my words. John laughed, “I often experienced reaction. I actually thought about changing the way I look. then I saw it as an opportunity to see others.”
He was right. What he wore outside was just a of the world as he saw it, but what he wore was the spirit of giving and caring the world he wanted to see. I never believed that I should people by the way they dressed. I was with myself for what I did.
The rain stopped and John and I changed the tire. As we shook hands I apologized for my stupidity.
A．waited B． repaired C． struggled D． continued
A．turned B． approached C． boarded D．[ stopped
A．delighted B． calm C． frightened D． excited
A．look B． aid C． fine D． hand
A．recognized B． met C． noticed D． watched
A．amazed B． attracted C． confused D． concerned
A．pour B． start C． fall D． break
A．possible B． necessary C． unnecessary D． impossible
A．ready B． eager C． unable D． unsuitable
A． touched B． grasped C． placed D． controlled
A． thought B． expected C． replied D． cried
A． tone B． voice C． sound D． alarm
A． relief B． shock C． ease D． sorrow
A． blocked B． stuck C． choked D． struck
A． helpful B． shameful C． abnormal D． unfriendly
A． And B． So C． But D． Or
A． reflection B． conclusion C． concern D． meaning
A． around B． along C． through D． inside
A． decide B． appreciate C． judge D． sniff
A． angry B． grateful C． strict D． content
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