When 24-year-old Hannah Brencher moved to New York after college，she was hit by loneliness. One day she felt so that she want to reach out to someone. And so she put pen to paper and started writing letters-letters to complete .
But these weren’t letters about how she was feeling. There were happy letters，all about the other person，not her. She would write messages for people to have a “ day " and tell strangers how brilliant they were， they thought no one else had noticed. Brencher began dropping the all over New York，in cafes，in library books，in parks and on the subway. It made her letter，knowing that she might be making somebody’s through just a few words. It gave her to focus on. And so，The Word Needs More Love Letters was born.
The movement is all about letters—not emails，but handwritten letters. Not love letters，written to a real beloved，but letters for strangers. They don’t necessarily say “I love you”，but they are . kindness—telling people they are remarkable and 15 and all-round amazing. It’s the sort of stuff that most people don’t really say out loud even to the people they ，let alone a total stranger.
Brencher’s initiative(初衷) has now .There are more than 10,000 people who join in all over the world. Last year，she gave a talk. In it，she talked about a university student who dropped letters around her campus，only to suddenly everyone was writing them and there were love letters hanging from the trees.
It’s a very cute idea. I know that if I was on the end of a letter like that，it almost certainly would put a on my face. So I decided to give it a try and see if I could do the same for someone else.
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In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer’s conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n) might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I .
Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I to catch a taxi to my and settle in. Next morning, I took another to the shopping center to buy a few souvenirs. I went to a cafe to have lunch, but all the tables were . Then I heard a friendly voice saying, “You can my table.”
I gratefully sat down with the lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the drew to a close, she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn’t a car, and hadn’t realized how taking taxis would be. After a while she said, “My dear, don’t use any more taxi. I’m retired and it would be my pleasure to you wherever you wish.” I told her that I couldn’t put her to that . but she brushed aside my protests(反对). She asked me where I was and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to alone. At the end of the day, she to take me back to my accommodation. I offered her money, she refused to take any.
I’ll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her , filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.
A．holiday B．ceremony C．operation D．experiment
A．kept B．went C．dropped D．knocked
A．intended B．promised C．managed D．deserved
A．hospital B．company C．accommodation D．university
A．bus B．truck C．train D．taxi
A．Instead B．First C．Later D．Once
A．classified B．occupied C．decorated D．painted
A．share B．reserve C．set D．possess
A．old B．poor C．innocent D．stubborn
A．journey B．meal C．speech D．interview
A．donated B．repaired C．hired D．guided
A．convenient B．worthwhile C．unfortunate D．expensive
A．inspire B．entertain C．call D．drive
A．business B．argument C．trouble D．challenge
A．working B．staying C．moving D．shopping
A．appointed B．limited C．favourite D．regular
A．digest B．explore C．perform D．calculate
A．forgot B．refused C．returned D．preferred
A．so B．and C．but D．owed
A．confidence B．dignity C．curiosity D．kindness
On my first day in a college classroom, I felt like an overgrown child returning to civilization after having been lost in the forest for thirty years. There I sat, — enough to be a father to most of the students in the room, unconfident enough to be their baby brother. We were crowded elbow (肘部) to elbow, listening to a who looked even younger than the students. I felt uncomfortable and out of place as the professor carefully what she expected us to learn. As I listened, I couldn’t help but of my own oldest daughter who was now beginning her first year in , just like me. I remembered how hard I had tried to help build self-confidence in her and my other children. So why did I suddenly feel like a scared myself? When I walked out of that classroom, I had serious about my ability to make it college. Not until late that night did my thinking . It was a long-distance from my daughter, my fellow college freshman, that did the trick (起作用). She spoke on the phone about the doubts, worries and anxieties she was . She was certain that she’d never at college. How her worries sounded. In my most confident parental , I said, “Doing your best is all the world .” The next day in class, those words still repeated in my head. When the professor raised a for the class, nobody, including me, to answer. When I looked around at the and uncertainty on the young faces in that room, I knew what I had to do: my best. That’s all the world asks. So I raised my hand, and the professor called my name. I spoke.
A．big B．tall C．old D．strong
A．and B．so C．or D．yet
A．professor B．teacher C．lecturer D．instructor
A．showed B．explained C．designed D．offered
A．think B．speak C．talk D．hear
A．school B．office C．classroom D．college
A．father B．parent C．child D．son
A．fears B．doubts C．opinions D．ideas
A．over B．on C．with D．through
A．stop B．turn C．change D．continue
A．call B．talk C．report D．discussion
A．obtaining B．gaining C．experiencing D．feeling
A．fail B．succeed C．win D．pass
A．common B．ordinary C．regular D．familiar
A．sound B．whisper C．word D．voice
A．hopes B．asks C．wants D．expects
A．request B．problem C．question D．demand
A．dared B．preferred C．tried D．prepared
A．sorrow B．joy C．fear D．anger
A．exactly B．roughly C．gradually D．certainly
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was than him, he felt disappointed. So he hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started for land.
He that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could by walking through the land before sunset. He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the , he could have it.
The farmer became very when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of without paying anything. He came the next morning and started running, not walking, he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued . Without eating, or drinking, or resting he just got very . When he came back to the head in the evening, he right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.
Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will 60 everything finally.
A．careful B．pleased C．bored D．busy
A．healthier B．stronger C．richer D．cleverer
A．thought B．learned C．tried D．worked
A．borrow B．spend C．make D．save
A．waiting B．looking C．preparing D．caring
A．explained B．hoped C．noticed D．guessed
A．see B．follow C．help D．cheat
A．chance B．result C．condition D．purpose
A．promise B．request C．suggestion D．order
A．for B．by C．without D．before
A．cover B．farm C．buy D．have
A．year B．month C．week D．day
A．interested B．sad C．happy D．calm
A．land B．crop C．experience D．knowledge
A．quietly B．early C．finally D．suddenly
A．so that B．even if C．because D．whether
A．dreaming B．walking C．speaking D．running
A．nervous B．excited C．tired D．worried
A．refused B．died C．appeared D．rested
A．lose B．face C．change D．defeat
My classmates called me “the alien”，and they avoided me like the plague(瘟疫). As a young boy, I from a serious skin disease, which filled my arms with scars (疤痕). The true of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.
Doctors predicted (预言) that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that my difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a/an role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal had led to this improvement. I regained selfconfidence and made many friends at school.
Years later， my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about by overcoming difficulties.
I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group. So I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my . While preparing for our first presentation, I was with my team members and often rejected (拒绝) their . I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback （挫折） me, and I spoke of it to the club's director. She responded that she my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with ， for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members. they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were and eager to devote time to the program, and I learned what true leadership is.
My experiences improved my ability to handle challenging situations.
A．judged B．suffered C．prevented D．separated
A．pain B．sign C．value D．meaning
A．important B．different C．leading D．active
A．developed B．removed C．increased D．improved
A．joy B．goal C．will D．life
A．over B．for C．like D．in
A．ability B．leadership C．quality D．friendship
A．taught B．found C．followed D．managed
A．method B．mistake C．effort D．right
A．satisfied B．strict C．patient D．familiar
A．ideas B．talents C．desires D．tasks
A．help B．guide C．show D．remind
A．disturbed B．discouraged C．encouraged D．educated
A．adopted B．admired C．trusted D．tested
A．pride B．delight C．surprise D．hope
A．As B．If C．Because D．Although
A．deleted B．considered C．regretted D．changed
A．birth B．hand C．gift D．rise
A．crazy B．successful C．happy D．independent
A．instantly B．undoubtedly C．unusually D．probably
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents ______ the necessities of life but couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself.” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t ______ them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.
When I ______ from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp (新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S.C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily ______. These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock (模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully ______ discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t ______ whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the ______ of the company.
I went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academic and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I ______ most was the consulting (咨询) meetings I ______ with the family members of the men and women in my ______, trying to help them deal with the long periods of ______. These proved popular and word of them spread. Before long I was being asked to give encouraging ______ to business groups, educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real ______, and my life is still guided by the ______ lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to ______ it.
A．provided B．got C．made D．bought
A．pay B．find C．produce D．afford
A．came B．returned C．escaped D．graduated
A．drills B．tasks C．exercises D．reports
A．included B．asked C．required D．met
A．matter B．mean C．exist D．work
A．good B．staff C．rest D．right
A．took B．hated C．enjoyed D．did
A．ended B．began C．continued D．held
A．charge B．situation C．position D．choice
A．lessons B．meetings C．training D．separation
A．gifts B．descriptions C．speeches D．performances
A．vacation B．place C．job D．travel
A．important B．bitter C．normal D．difficult
A．gain B．achieve C．show D．match
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