My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He could not read, but if he heard a tune several times, he could play it. Occasionally, he ______ play for the local radio station.
Dad loved playing the mandolin for his family. He knew we enjoyed his playing. If he could give _____ to others, he would, especially for his family. He was always _____ his time and efforts to making sure his family had enough in their life.
Later, I matured into a man and had my own children. Whenever coming home, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin, for nobody played the mandolin like him. He could _____ your soul with tunes coming out of that old mandolin. He seemed to ______ when playing, taking pride in his ability to play so well.
Unfortunately, in 1977. Dad was _____ in an accident, leaving his third finger of his left hand wounded seriously. _____ he didn’t lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, it did affect his ______ to play the mandolin. After the accident, he was ______ to play and felt unable to play as well as before. Every time we asked him to play, he would make excuses. _____, we could persuade him and he would say “Okay. But I can’t hold down on the strings and play as well as before.” For the family it made no ______. When he played the old mandolin, it would carry us back to a cheerful, happier time.
In August 1993, Dad was ______ with serious disease. He chose not to receive any chemotherapy（化疗）treatments ______ he could live out his rest life in dignity(尊严). A week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for his family. First he made the usual ______ again but later said “Okay.”, ______ it was likely to be the last chance for us to hear him playing. He tuned up the old mandolin and played. ______, I found everyone in the family ______. We saw before us a quiet humble man with an inner ______ that lives with him in his life.
Dad would never play the mandolin for us again, but we still _____ the most valuable gift we gained from him, ____ he had done all his life, giving.
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As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规) basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had to do while working. But after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they . And, like the child in January, they go searching for new .
A．weaker B．habit C．principle D．power
A．parties B．ages C．countries D．races
A．playing B．living C．working D．going
A．confidence B．anxiety C．interest D．sorrow
A．same B．extra C．funny D．expensive
A．well-organized B．half-filled C．newly-collected D．colorfully-printed
A．broad B．passing C．different D．main
A．gladly B．impatiently C．silently D．worriedly
A．promise B．burden C．right D．game
A．courage B．calmness C．confusion D．excitement
A．graduation B．independence C．responsibility D．success
A．children B．adults C．students D．retirees
A．carefully B．bravely C．nervously D．eagerly
A．required B．obtained C．noticed D．discovered
A．need B．learn C．start D．plan
A．great B．strong C．difficult D．correct
A．money B．time C．skills D．knowledge
A．only B．soon C．well D．even
A．lost B．chose C．left D．quit
A．toys B．pets C．friends D．colleagues
As a senior in high school, Emily Raleigh wrote a short book to her younger sister, an incoming freshman. This book taught her sister the ins and outs to surviving high school and told her to be the person she could be. Her family told her to this book, but she wanted to do something a little more. , she took a different route and an online organization for girls across the country.
Now, as a sophomore in college, Emily and owns The Smart Girls Group, a one-stop shop for the next generation of superstar women. This website provides and articles for girls aged 12-25. Once run by just eight girls, this organization has to over 300 girls, including myself. The of The Smart Girls Group is to and empower girls all throughout the world via many mediums. From the online blog and magazine classes and book clubs, The Smart Girls Group the needs of many girls, and has over 4,000 worldwide. Besides the listed above, this organization has campus chapters（分会） located throughout the US and Europe, and has become a to many girls throughout our world.
No one ever told her she start The Smart Girls Group because it was a school assignment. Rather, Emily started it because she wanted to girls across the country be better versions of themselves and help break the glass ceiling that females face in today’s society.
Without Emily, I would not be where I am today. Without the help of all the girls at The Smart Girls Group, I would not have found all the that I am now involved in. Because of this group, it has helped me decide what I want to do with my . I used to want to be a publisher, but now I becoming a lawyer for women’s rights. It brought me to a new view, and I see things in a light.
A．favorite B．best C．famous D．humorous
A．publish B．sell C．donate D．collect
A．Besides B．Anyhow C．Instead D．Therefore
A．bought B．created C．attended D．found
A．joins B．follows C．plans D．runs
A．happiness B．information C．entertainment D．value
A．developed B．formed C．succeeded D．turned
A．importance B．concern C．quality D．purpose
A．praise B．encourage C．attract D．impress
A．at B．in C．to D．for
A．meet B．require C．order D．want
A．customers B．workers C．volunteers D．readers
A．topics B．articles C．presents D．resources（资源）
A．hotel B．home C．gym D．place
A．had to B．used to C．was able to D．decided to
A．educate B．admit C．help D．affect
A．chances B．dreams C．performances D．stages
A．reality B．pain C．future D．trouble
A．are used to B．are against C．am devoted to D．pay attention to
A．difficult B．magic C．colorful D．different
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more than we realize. In fact, non-verbal（非语言）communication takes up about 50% of what we really . And body language is particularly when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. , different societies treat the between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having contact(接触)even with friends, and certainly not with . People from Latin American countries, , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in ,it may look like a Latino is a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep ---which the Latino will in return regard as _.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people .And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from cultures, there's a strong possibility of . But whatever the situation, the best is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be .
A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
A．sands B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．we11 B．far C．much D．long
A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings
A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone
A．strangers B．Relatives C．neighbors D．enemies
A．in other words B．on the other hand C．in a similar way D．by all means
A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following
A．closer B．faster C．in D．away
A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich
A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
A．chance B．time C．result D．advice
A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased
My friend Erica and I went out for lunch and on our way home we came across a paper bag near the subway station. When we it up, we found there were a bunch of checks______a woman named Stacey, and a wallet with her ID card in it. The checks about $3,000！Besides, there were three＄100 bills. Erica suddenly thought up a idea that we would simply deposit（储蓄）the for the woman without saying anything. I alsothought it an interesting and good idea, but I that we ask her to do something good ______. So we decided to go to the where Stacey had deposited her money after some . When we reached the teller（出纳），Erica said “Hey, Madam, at some point during the day a woman named Stacey with a(n) expression on her face is going to come here asking about her lost checks and some cash. her that her checks were found and the person who found them wanted her to read this .”
“Stacey, I found your checks and them to the bank,” the note read, “I don't know whether you take the subway in the morning live nearby, but there is a man that sits outside the every morning. If you would like to pass along the good ，he would love a coffee and some bread tomorrow morning. Have a great day！”
I am to say that the next morning when we came out of the subway station, the homeless man was there with a big cup of coffee and some bread. He also some the following mornings. I guess Stacey was really about having those checks placed into her account.
A．gave B．showed C．turned D．picked
A．leading to B．relying on C．belonging to D．focusing on
A．totaled B．contained C．cost D．judged
A．stupid B．wonderful C．crazy D．practical
A．checks B．cards C．wallet D．bag
A．admitted B．debated C．raised D．suggested
A．in need B．in return C．on purpose D．by hand
A．station B．restaurant C．bank D．company
A．statement B．discussion C．explanation D．introduction
A．anxious B．angry C．frightened D．disappointed
A．Warn B．Persuade C．Advise D．Tell
A．essay B．passage C．note D．notice
A．rented B．exchanged C．showed D．brought
A．or B．and C．but D．nor
A．rich B．disabled C．homeless D．lazy
A．library B．station C．office D．shop
A．deed B．problem C．message D．requirement
A．embarrassed B．delighted C．doubtful D．willing
A．understood B．offered C．had D．expected
A．curious B．worried C．careful D．happy
Once an old villager was reading the Ramayana(罗摩传) while sitting in a railway station waiting for the train to come.
A young man with his was standing nearby and said to the old man, “You old fashioned people read only the Ramayana all the time. Do you not have any other book to ? What is so great in the Ramayana?”
The old man continued to read and smiled without any to the young man. Soon, the train . Everyone, in a hurry, rushed in to get a seat. It that the old man and the young man were next to each other in the train. And the old man to read the Ramayana.
Suddenly the young man that his wife was missing! He shouted anxiously, “My wife! is she? I think she has been left behind on the platform!”
The old man said to him , “If you had read the Ramayana, you would never have made this .”
“What?” said the young man.
The old man :
“It is said in the Ramayana that when Ram Chandra, Sita and Lakshmana were standing on the of the Ganga（恒河）and the boat man came with the , Ram Chandra asked Sita to get in the boat first and only after that did he the boat himself!
“So why are you me what is good about the Ramayana when you do not even know enough to your own wife and see that she gets onto the train first?
“You see, the Ramayana tells you even this!”
True enough, any time you are and cannot decide what your duty is, just read the Ramayana and you will find the to all your doubts!
Treat with respect all the things held sacred（神圣的）to others, you understand these things or not.
A．wife B．son C．friend D．mother
A．read B．see C．hear D．write
A．key B．reply C．attention D．feeling
A．reached B．arrived C．got D．entered
A．turned on B．turned up C．turned out D．turned off
A．visited B．divided C．waken D．seated
A．continued B．decided C．wanted D．refused
A．felt B．experienced C．understood D．realized
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．luckily B．sadly C．happily D．calmly
A．mistake B．plan C．face D．progress
A．answered B．explained C．introduced D．showed
A．middle B．bank C．coast D．land
A．fish B．ropes C．boat D．goods
A．get up B．get off C．get on D．get in
A．advising B．asking C．telling D．begging
A．take charge of B．take hold of C．take care of D．take advantage of
A．confused B．surprised C．satisfied D．delighted
A．reasons B．stories C．answers D．aims
A．unless B．once C．though D．whether
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