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A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to ________ the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned ________a pot（壶） of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some common looking; some________ , some cheap. And he told them to help ________ to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were ________ , leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is________for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root(根源) of your ________ and stress.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality (质量) to the coffee, ________ you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, _______ you consciously went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, ________ and position in society are the cups. They are just ________ to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by only paying attention ________ the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has ________ us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make ________ of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak ________ . And leave the rest to God.
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When I was young，my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in .
One hot summer afternoon, I was down the highway to New York when another car suddenly into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident. I was with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to（注意） the lane change, and he did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while，I came around a curve(弯道) and found the car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked . As there was no telephone nearby and the nearest services were twenty miles away, I decided to and see what the problem was.
The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had another tire，he had nothing to work with. I decided to him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later，I the work. I was hot and tired，but I really felt after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier my car run off the road.
You can really enjoy great from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.
A．need B．school C．danger D．summer
A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving
A．fell B．jumped C．came D．climbed
A．new B．experienced C．frightened D．cheerful
A．unhappy B．interested C．kind D．friendly
A．even B．certainly C．almost D．simply
A．quickly B．quietly C．politely D．carefully
A．new B．red C．same D．other
A．excited B．relaxed C．surprised D．worried
A．stay B．search C．stop D．hide
A．give B．train C．help D．encourage
A．began B．finished C．took D．continued
A．good B．sorry C．angry D．shy
A．kept B．made C．watched D．heard
A．friendship B．success C．excitement D．happiness
One day Daddy and I went out a walk. On the way we a lot of people. We went up and a look. Oh, dear! did we see? There a donkey(驴) in the middle of the road. It would not move. The cars and buses could not get .
Then a policeman came." donkey is this?" he asked. "It' s ," said a farmer, "but I move it." The policeman and the farmer did best to move the donkey, but it would not move. We laughed, but the of the cars and the buses were . "We can't move the donkey," the farmer and the policeman said. "What shall we do?"
"Give him a carrot," my father said. " a good idea!" said the farmer.
Soon he found a and showed it to the donkey. When the donkey saw a carrot, it jumped up and walked after the farmer. the cars and buses could get past at last.
A．for B．from C．at D．on
A．saw B．looked C．looked for D．watched
A．enjoyed B．had C．played D．gave
A．When B．Where C．What D．Which
A．is B．was C．has D．had
A．past B．to C．on D．up
A．Who B．Who's C．Which's D．Whose
A．mine B．me C．you D．my
A．can B．can't C．could D．couldn't
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．drivers B．workers C．riders D．teachers
A．worried B．happy C．glad D．pleased
A．He's B．She's C．Which is D．That's
A．carrot B．cat C．dog D．camel
A．Some of B．Little of C．All D．Few of
It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said, “ Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?”
I said , “ Of course!”
“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.
She joked, “ I’m here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, seriously,” I asked.
“ I always of having a college education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me .
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .
At the end of the semester(学期) we invited Rose to at our party. I’ll never foget what she
taught .
“We do not stop playing becasuse we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humour every_______. You’ve got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!”she said.
“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don’t have regrets for what we did, rather for things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation(毕业), she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.
A．slowly B．happily C．heavily D．badly
A．so B．this C．such D．that
A．rich B．bad C．poor D．short
A．hoped B．wished C．wanted D．dreamed
A．another B．the other C．the others D．others
A．say B．speak C．talk D．discuss
A．us B．her C．him D．them
A．young B．old C．tall D．thin
A．stories B．secrets C．seasons D．surveys
A．week B．month C．year D．day
A．lose B．have C．keep D．like
A．chance B．change C．difference D．problem
A．stand up B．grow up C．grow old D．keep healthy
A．because B．so C．though D．but
A．in B．after C．during D．before
The best gift I’ve received was from two young boys. At that time, I didn’t have a lot of money or a huge home. As a single mom with three young children of my own, life is so .
They were boys with dirty faces a bit older than my children, but they always my yard. I must feed my children who were thirsty and hungry, so I a lot of time baking so many healthy muffins（松饼）.These two boys almost grew up in our yard, and they were glad to pray with us before they would have a with my family.
We would also food, laughter, books and games with them. And a while later, they . I didn’t know where they had gone and I often wondered what had in their lives, and meanwhile I hoped for the best.
During one of the darkest times in my personal life, no one came to visit me. I felt really lonely these days. I even wondered if God had me. On Mother’s Day, my children home from school. We were sitting together talking when I heard a on the door.
I went to answer it, and there stood two clean-faced, tall, smiling boys holding two bundles of beautiful flowers I had ever seen. They said to me “Do you us? You used to feed us muffins! They were so . We wanted to come back and thank you and say Happy Mother’s Day you were really like a to us!” I was so moved that I couldn’t help crying, and thankedthem again and again.
A．boring B．exciting C．interesting D．hard
A．visited B．repaired C．cleaned D．destroyed
A．always B．never C．seldom D．hardly
A．spared B．saved C．spent D．wasted
A．meal B．rest C．drink D．bath
A．buy B．share C．collect D．pack
A．changed B．agreed C．refused D．disappeared
A．happened B．lost C．gone D．changed
A．punished B．forgotten C．blamed D．doubted
A．drove B．flew C．called D．arrived
A．shock B．voice C．noise D．knock
A．affect B．remember C．influence D．greet
A．bad B．expensive C．delicious D．salty
A．before B．if C．though D．because
A．teacher B．mom C．friend D．sister
Several weeks ago, our headmaster, Mr. Gaudi, told us that our school had been chosen to compete on Smart Aleck—a game show which my best friend Carla and I 16 love. Carla has a good imagination, and I know a lot of history, so we thought we’d be good 17 for the team.
A few days later, Mr. Gaudi held a meeting with everyone interested in the 18 . He told us that Smart Aleck uses a five-member team. He also said that three more people would be needed as backup(替补). 19 , four times that many students were at the meeting. So Mr. Gaudi said we would have a 20 and the top eight scorers(得分者) would become the team and the backup. Everybody agreed that this was a 21 way to decide.
Yesterday, all of the hopefuls went to the dining hall after school. We would have to decide the starting line-up(阵容). Mr. Gaudi acted as the host. After a few hours, all the 22 on the team were chosen except one. Carla and I tied(打成平手) for that last position. We had to hold a one-on-one competition 23 the two of us. The winner would be on the team and the loser would be the backup.
Midway through our two-person competition, I was starting to pull ahead(领先). 24 I saw the look on Carla's face. I waited for a second and knew what I had to do. As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck, Carla wanted 25 even more. So, starting with my next question, I held back and let Carla 26 , just by a little bit. She felt sorry for my not being on the team as she 27 she would be on the show. And since I will go as backup, I’ll still have the fun of 28 the show up close.
Was I cheating(欺骗) by not trying as hard as I could? I don’t think so. No one noticed, and Carla and I didn’t 29 it. It won’t hurt the team 30 Carla will be a very good competitor on the real show. I think that making my best friend happy was the right thing to do.
A．all B．both C．neither D．none
A．choices B．friends C．leaders D．fans
A．course B．work C．trip D．show
A．unluckily B．luckily C．sadly D．hopefully
A．direction B．discussion C．competition D．conference
A．special B．hard C．fair D．funny
A．members B．rules C．names D．orders
A．of B．on C．between D．among
A．Still B．Never C．Then D．Again
A．us B．it C．me D．her
A．wait B．turn C．move D．win
A．accepted B．realized C．considered D．decided
A．seeing B．refusing C．asking D．hearing
A．mean B．plan C．need D．say
A．if B．though C．unless D．because
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