Less is more. This is why we say reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junks instead of piling them up, slow down instead of .
When you concentrate on one task, you find you have that you didn’t even know you had. The pressure at work is on the rise. In the past, the expectations were among all the family members. But now, in the family, the expectations are now concentrated on the individual(个体) partner. If you feel 24 hours per day are not enough, it is not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. The is very simple: Refuse to accept so much work. People tend to forget that one who can deal with stress well is given more work—until one day he .
Pay careful attention to the that tell you that you are under more stress than you can handle. They may come from various areas of life. You weak, or your work efficiency decreases. If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and reduce some work.
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Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get involved” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody .
Several days later I was still about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Was that these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey the US without any money, just on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?
The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.
The week I 37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy. I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly I went. I was by people’s readiness to help a stranger.
In Oregon, a house painter named Mike the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I refused, but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the to give often gave the most.
I’m to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was . I was proud to live in a country where people were still willing to help. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the of strangers.
A．thumb B．finger C．foot D．hand
A．that B．where C．which D．when
A．in danger B．in need C．in trouble D．in favor
A．worrying B．considering C．bringing D．thinking
A．off B．on C．away D．from
A．interesting B．possible C．necessary D．important
A．across B．through C．in D．over
A．basing B．relying C．insisting D．relating
A．seemed B．got C．became D．turned
A．But B．So C．And D．Howeve
A．jobs B．supplies C．helps D．offers
A．nowhere B．everywhere C．anywhere D．somewhere
A．frightened B．annoyed C．disappointed D．amazed
A．noted B．saw C．felt D．sensed
A．simple B．rich C．delicious D．interesting
A．supplied B．offered C．shared D．provided
A．fewest B．most C．least D．best
A．careful B．grateful C．hopeful D．helpful
A．created B．reminded C．renewed D．returned
A．kindness B．happiness C．fairness D．brightness
The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky.The poor men held on to any bit of ____ they could find. They called to the Marie for but she was far the reach of the human voice. At one o’clock in the morning suddenly some were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The of the ship that had arrived at the scene to save their lives was Ellen. What had her to the exact spot the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known of the wreck and had, indeed, to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.
“ I was forced by the wind to change my course, a small bird flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face. I of this until exactly the same thing happened a second time, caused me to think it rather . While I was this , the same bird, for the third time, made its appearance and flew in the same way as before. I was then to change my course back to the original one. I had not gone far I heard a strange voice; and when I tried to where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.”
A．land B．grass C．hope D．wood
A．food B．help C．rest D．stop
A．off B．out C．beyond D．from
A．people B．lights C．ships D．houses
A．sailors B．captains C．rescuers D．swimmers
A．name B．owner C．captain D．finder
A．ahead of time B．at times C．on time D．in time
A．brought B．carried C．kept D．caused
A．in B．on C．through D．around
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．Anything
A．attempted B．managed C．allowed D．demanded
A．Just as B．In case C．Only because D．Even though
A．paid no attention B．took good care C．took no notice D．kept close watch
A．which B．what C．that D．this
A．Interesting B．funny C．friendly D．unusual
A．searching B．expecting C．considering D．studying
A．back B．about C．up D．down
A．forced B．decided C．persuaded D．forbidden
A．when B．until C．then D．while
A．listen to B．search for C．make sure D．look out
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ____ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do, she began crying. After a while，she____ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and ____ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the ____. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl's parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy ____ that his mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped ____ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ____ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ____ into the air, the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ____ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ____ , he saw his mistress's blue shirt in the distance. He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, "you me, Laddy," and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of . That night Laddy had a hero's supper: a huge meal of steak
A．as B．since C．while D．before
A．forgetting B．wondering C．remembering D．regretting
A．decided B．expected C．failed D．preferred
A．If B．Until C．When D．Because
A．cautiously B．carelessly C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．woods C． bushes D．grasses
A．house B．rock C．tree D．stream
A．found B．heard C．sensed D．smelt
A．at B．through C．in D．onto
A．familiar B．strange C．pleasant D．terrible
A．missed B．discovered C．ignored D．followed
A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．travelled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．climbed B．jumped C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．abandoned C．asleep D．available
A．said B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．disturbed B．rescued C．comforted D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．relief D．sorrow
It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to celebrate it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely . I looked around but not table was free. One of the waiters me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly . ”
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to , ” he said, “Just hold on and you’ll a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people the corner table paid their , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had for us. a little sorry, he told us that there was left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !”
A．quiet B．calm C．busy D．silent
A．hard B．often C．hardly D．always
A．necessary B．possible C．important D．certain
A．as before B．as a matter of fact C．as usual D．as is known to all
A．empty B．full C．free D．quiet
A．all B．every C．a single D．a double
A．realized B．recognized C．comforted D．settled
A．watch B．care C．try D．manage
A．start B．leave C．end D．pay
A．find B．find out C．wait D．see
A．by B．beside C．at D．near
A．money B．bill C．food D．drinks
A．Luckily B．Fortunately C．Generally D．Unluckily
A．whom B．which C．he D．who
A．were kept busy B．was busy with C．kept busy with D．were busy with
A．exciting B．tired C．pleased D．disappointed
A．dishes B．food C．order D．menu
A．good presents B．good news C．bad news D．bad presents
A．Looking B．Seeing C．Looked D．Found
A．no meat or fish B．no meat and fish C．meat and fish D．not meat or fish
Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill.He had to spend all day in bed, unable to ____.Because other children weren't allowed to come near him, he ____ greatly, and spent his days feeling sad and ____.
There wasn't much he could do ____ look out of the window.Time passed, and his feeling of ___ just grew.Until one day he saw a strange ____ in the window.It was a penguin ____ a sausage sandwich.The penguin squeezed in ____ the open window, said “good afternoon” to the boy, ____ around, and left.
Of course, the boy was very ____.He was still trying to ____ what had happened, and as more crazylooking characters appeared out the window, he burst out ____ and found it hard to stop.
The little boy didn't tell anyone about this because who would have ____ him? Even so, those strange characters ended up putting ____ back in his heart, and in his body.Before long, his ____ had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.
There he got to talk to his ____， and tell them all the ____ things he had seen.While he was talking to his best friend he saw something ___ out of his friend's school bag.The boy asked his friend what it was, and he was so ____ that finally his friend had to show him what was in the bag：
There, inside, were all the fancydress suits and disguises(假扮的东西) that his friends had been using to try to ____ the little boy up!
And from that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.
A．move B．speak C．walk D．leave
A．shouted B．suffered C．sighed D．prayed
A．red B．yellow C．green D．blue
A．until B．than C．except D．because
A．despair B．fear C．anxiety D．curiosity
A．voice B．sign C．shape D．frame
A．taking B．getting C．eating D．spitting
A．by B．over C．along D．through
A．turned B．looked C．got D．hung
A．surprised B．disappointed C．frightened D．crazy
A．pick out B．check out C．work out D．help out
A．talking B．laughing C．crying D．jumping
A．believed B．invited C．remembered D．welcomed
A．sorrow B．joy C．memory D．honor
A．score B．recovery C．effort D．health
A．friends B．relatives C．teachers D．parents
A．fierce B．strange C．useful D．interesting
A．running B．bringing C．sticking D．standing
A．special B．violent C．insistent D．emotional
A．force B．pull C．lift D．cheer
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