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Burned Toast
When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made dinner after a long, hard day at________.
On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember__________ to see if anyone noticed! __________ all my dad did was reach for his toast, ________ at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. . . I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember__________him spread butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom __________ to my dad for burning the toast. And I'II never________what he said: “Honey, I love burned toast.” Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really __________ his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said," Your Momma put_________ a hard day at work today and she's really _________. And besides, a burned toast never ________anyone! "
__________is full of imperfect things... and imperfect people. I'm not the best at anything, and I forget_________ and anniversaries just like everyone else. But what I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's _________---and choosing to__________ each other's differences---is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and________relationship where a burned toast isn't a deal-breaker!
We could extend this to any___________. In fact, understanding is the_________ of any relationship, whether it is a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!
"Don't put the key to your___________in someone else's pocket---keep it in your own.”
So please pass me a toast, and yes, a__________ one will be fine!
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A man wanted to study medicine but couldn’t make up his mind. He went to ask his friend, “Is it ___ for me to study it now? I’ll be 44 after 4 years of college.” His friend said to him, “Why not? Four years later you will be 44 whether or not you go to college.” He ____ about it for a night and got the idea. The next day he went to sign at the college.
One of my friends, Jim, did ____with somebody else a few years ago. Their ship got ____in the storm at sea and their hope, together with their goods ____ suddenly. Jim was so ____by the blow that he became low-spirited and couldn’t ____ focus his attention on his work. While his ____who suffered the same catastrophe (灾难) never ____. His day went on as colorfully as before. My friend asked him how he could ____it. He said, “When you complain, and feel sad, life goes on as usual; when you are happy and ____yourself, the world runs as usual. Which do you ____?”
That’s how a person leads his life. When you are ____and in a good mood, your future seems sunny and bright. ____, when you are worried and have something sad in your ____, your future will turn dark. The latter situation will cost you a great deal ____ you allow it to last. You will ____ the joyful things.
There is a poem that ____ “Whether you are aware or not, whether you like or dislike, show attention or ignore , flowers bloom luxuriously（怒放）all the same.” Just as flowers keep blooming, fine days are ____one after another. ____ to spend your days—joyfully or sorrowfully—will entirely depend on yourself.
A．difficult B．convenient C．comfortable D．suitable
A．cared B．thought C．worried D．complained
A．business B．research C．action D．agreement
A．absorbed B．buried C．caught D．involved
A．disappeared B．survived C．decreased D．escaped
A．embarrassed B．nervous C．upset D．amazed
A．still B．ever C．even D．yet
A．interviewer B．director C．employer D．partner
A．lost weight B．lost his way C．lost heart D．lost face
A．manage B．agree C．attempt D．understand
A．prove B．enjoy C．teach D．behave
A．choose B．suggest C．imagine D．decide
A．independent B．realistic C．negative D．optimistic
A．On the contrary B．In fact C．In other words D．In the end
A．thought B．mind C．idea D．opinion
A．if B．unless C．so that D．even if
A．remind B．keep C．lose D．remember
A．writes B．talks C．says D．speaks
A．spending B．passing C．wasting D．leaving
A．Whether B．How C．Where D．Why
All of us can give others a hand as long as we are willing to do so. Actually, there are some people doing kind things all the time. Spreading kindness, one good deed at a time, is Karla Gibson’s mission. “I wish everyone could join me. There are so many ____ things going on in the world; I mean every day,” said Karla.
Karla had the ____ and sense of duty in December of 2013.The single mother of three said she tended to get down around the holidays, so she ____ to do something to cheer others up. She started a Facebook page and ____ her good deeds each day, from feeding the homeless to giving Easter gifts to the incarcerated (囚犯). She hoped to ____ others.
“We have to do something. Our ____ can make a difference in someone’s day. You ____ know when someone might be having their worst day, and then something like buying them a coffee can change their whole attitude,” Karla ____.
Karla’s greatest ____ so far had to do with coffee. On September 27th, Karla’s birthday, she went to her local Starbucks and gave the ____ $127 to pay for other people’s drinks. She sat at the end of the drive-thru holding a ____ that read, “Have a great day.” She ended up ____ about 23 customers. “It was really fun. It was ____ one of the best birthdays ever,” she said. Her kindness that day didn’t go ____. One couple was so grateful that they surprised her with flowers and balloons to show their ___.
Karla’s acts of kindness have become a ____ affair. Her two sons are always ____ others. “Sometimes I’ll ask Kyle, ‘So, did you do anything extra nice today?’ and he’s like ‘Somebody ____ something in the hallway and I picked it up’ or ‘I held the door for someone’, that kind of thing,” said Karla.
It’s because of Mom that the boys think it’s ____ to give a hand to others. “I think it’s a great idea of hers. It’s always nice to help someone out ____ they really need it,” said Karla’s 15-year-old son Chad.
A．good B．bad C．new D．casual
A．commitment B．appointment C．preference D．success
A．managed B．agreed C．hesitated D．decided
A．did B．mentioned C．shared D．missed
A．greet B．inspire C．introduce D．remember
A．kindness B．happiness C．stories D．sadness
A．still B．often C．never D．even
A．whispered B．explained C．reported D．replied
A．surprise B．challenge C．concern D．moment
A．cashier B．customer C．beggar D．secretary
A．mark B．sign C．symbol D．flag
A．paying for B．picking up C．paying off D．picking out
A．occasionally B．usually C．probably D．hardly
A．unoccupied B．unnoticed C．unorganized D．unquestioned
A．wisdom B．existence C．generosity D．appreciation
A．society B．love C．holiday D．family
A．encouraging B．inviting C．helping D．affecting
A．dropped B．bought C．found D．stole
A．strange B．lucky C．cool D．funny
A．after B．though C．unless D．when
July 6, 1994 was a day of nightmare (噩梦) that I’ll never forget. That afternoon when I was making up my in a dressing tent at the moment, I suddenly heard someone run past shouting, “Fire!” Fire was what we circus (马戏团) people most , for there was a large audience in the tent, including many children. I rushed towards the tent with a water but I could do nothing with it since the tent was burning too high and the flames spreading .
In the burning tent was a of panic: People rushed towards the exits, and some even jumped twelve feet from the top rows of the grandstand to the ground . Some people, after , tried to reenter to help their relations or friends. Yet it was for them to get through the crowd, instead, they blocked the . I fought at one exit, shouting at the top of my voice, “Go on! Keep !” At every exit, circus people were doing the same thing. In the midst (中间) of this scene, the kept on playing the tent was on fire overhead.
City fire equipment finally arrived and the fire. All the circus people were _ though some were injured or burned during the rescue . The audience, however, were not that . In a panic, they all tried to use the regular through which they had _ the tent. As a result, 168 people had died in the —the worst circus disaster in .
A．face B．body C．dress D．story
A．defended B．feared C．fought D．destroyed
A．recorder B．container C．overcoat D．camera
A．lately B．tightly C．quickly D．suddenly
A．sense B．scene C．stage D．section
A．outside B．outdoors C．inside D．indoors
A．coming out B．taking out C．going out D．walking out
A．necessary B．successful C．natural D．impossible
A．road B．lane C．way D．street
A．moving B．sitting C．crying D．standing
A．dancers B．musicians C．painters D．firemen
A．when B．unless C．until D．because
A．picked out B．worked out C．broke out D．put out
A．safe B．busy C．tired D．nervous
A．practice B．preparation C．work D．performance
A．patient B．lucky C．hopeless D．pleased
A．entrances B．exits C．gates D．doors
A．left B．arrived C．escaped D．entered
A．fight B．tent C．fire D．water
A．history B．summer C．season D．movement
Diane Ray was completely self-centred and very spoilt（惯坏的） . Her parents gave her she wanted , knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum (耍小孩脾气) , if they did not . She would scream and kick and on the floor drumming her heels . Her parents always .
That was why she was alone on the , wearing an expensive swimsuit . It had taken a massive tantrum to her parents to buy it . They were back at the beach-house , from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving . “ Dangerous ? ” she had said . “ You just don’t want me to have . I’m going and if you try to stop me , I’ll scream . ”
“ What are you doing ? ” a voice asked . Diane jumped . She did not know that the man was there he spoke .
“ I’m going diving , ” she answered .
“ You shouldn’t swim today , ” the man “ There is a storm coming up . ”
“ You should mind your own ! ” Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves .
“ If you go out there , you’ll be , ” the man called after her . She did not bother to reply .
Diane slipped into the water and dived until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to against the current (水流) . Saltwater hit against her face , making it to breathe . Oh , why had she not listened to advice ?
Panicking , she began to . Then, just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface , she heard a voice . “ Hold on ! I’m coming. ” With , she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her . “ I hope you’ve learned a lesson. You put us both in , ” he shouted angrily , as he dragged her over the side of the . Gratefully, Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house.
A．either B．neither C．nothing D．everything
A．jump B．lie C．spin D．sleep
A．set out B．set in C．gave in D．gave out
A．beach B．bed C．floor D．ship
A．allow B．warn C．get D．prefer
A．changing B．recovering C．appearing D．traveling
A．alone B．away C．again D．aside
A．time B．money C．food D．fun
A．when B．until C．after D．once
A．decided B．intended C．advised D．repeated
A．business B．swimsuit C．friends D．parents
A．angry B．sorry C．confused D．excited
A．nervously B．sadly C．shyly D．happily
A．rise B．swim C．stop D．row
A．difficult B．easy C．comfortable D．suitable
A．speak B．sing C．sniff D．scream
A．calm B．frightening C．beautiful D．disgusting
A．regret B．relief C．interest D．ease
A．power B．safety C．danger D．thought
A．house B．wave C．beach D．boat
It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago.The old man’s beard was glazed by winter’s frost while he waited. He was waiting for a across the river. The wait seemed so that his body became numb and stiff. He watched as several horsemen rounded the bend.
He let the first one without an effort to get his attention. Then another, and another. Finally, as the last rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man caught the rider’s and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side?”
Stopping his horse, the rider , “Sure.” Seeing the old man was to lift his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse.
The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination. As they neared the tiny but cozy cottage, the horseman’s caused him to ask,“Sir, I noticed that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) to get a ride. Then I came up and you asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. I had refused and left you there?”
The old man himself slowly down from the horse, looked at the rider straight in the eyes and replied, “I’ve been here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no for my situation. It would have been even to ask them for a ride. But when in your eyes, kindness and compassion were . I knew, , that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me help in my time of need.”
Those heart-warming touched the horseman deeply.“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get busy in my own affairs that I fail to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
A．drive B．horse C．ride D．bridge
A．urgent B．freezing C．careless D．endless
A．quickly B．anxiously C．luckily D．eventually
A．come over B．get off C．pass by D．take off
A．hand B．horse C．eye D．leg
A．rejected B．hesitated C．replied D．continued
A．afraid B．eager C．unable D．sorry
A．honesty B．courage C．enthusiasm D．curiosity
A．choice B．stop C．effort D．contribution
A．immediately B．hurriedly C．friendly D．strongly
A．What about B．What if C．How come D．If only
A．lowered B．dropped C．located D．climbed
A．in B．out C．around D．beyond
A．concern B．bitterness C．chance D．interest
A．confused B．helpful C．meaningful D．pointless
A．representative B．evident C．reliable D．important
A．then and there B．for a moment C．all of a sudden D．sooner or later
A．thoughts B．complaints C．movements D．comments
A．too B．so C．very D．not
A．aim at B．respond to C．bring up D．ask for
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