One day my 5-year-old daughter, Mini, ran to the window crying: "A Cabuliwallah(喀布尔商贩)!A Cabuliwallah!" In the street below was Rahmun,a Cabuliwallah passing slowly along. Mini called him 21 ,but when he looked at her she ran away scared. As time went by, they got to know each other and started to 22 together,
laughing and talking all the way. Rahmun would give her grapes and strawberries,spending the Iittle money he had23 her. The two often enjoyed jokng together.Rahmun 24 say: "Well, little one, when are you going to the father-in-law's house?"Mini did not understand this and was 25 .
One morning,l saw Rahmun being led away by the police. There was some blood on his clothes .I 26a neighbor had owed Rahmun money but denied it,and that in the course of the 27 Rahmun had struck him. On a charge of murderous attack, Rahmunwas 28 to prison.
Time passed. Mini grew up and we were making arrangements,for her 29 .I was sitting in my study 30 someone entered. It was Rahmun, his face pale and dirty and I could 31 recognize him! He said all those years ago Mini -had reminded him of his own daughter in Kabul. It was his belief that Mini was 32 the same. Hehadonce 33 Mini running to him calling 66 A Cabuliwallah!" and pictured them laughing and talking together.
The two were now reunited. But when he made 34 once more, Mini's face turned red. They could not recover their old 35 .When Rahmun left, l gave him a bank note, 36 : "Go back to your own daughter, and may the happiness of your meeting bring good 37 to my child!"
Having made this present,I had to 38 the electric lights and the music band I had intended for the wedding and the ladies in the house were 39 .But to me the wedding was all the 40 for the thought that in a distant land a long-lost father met again with his child.
A.loudly B.proudly C.seriously D.firmly
A.work out B.run out C.hang out D.stand out
A.in B.on C.to D.at
A.would B.should C.must D.could
A.concerned B.frightened C.puzzled D.ashamed
A.insisted B.doubted C.announced D.heard
A.escape B.quarrel C.communication D.bargain
A.punished B.admitted C.dropped D.sentenced
A.wedding B.birthday C.graduation D.promotion
A.while B.after C.unless D.when
A.nearly B.actually C.hardly D.simply
A.even B.still C.just D.yet
A.caught B.imagined C.avoided D.kept
A.jokes B.comments C.suggestions D.requests
A.belief B.impression C.friendship D.energy
A.reading B.writing C.telling D.saying
A.fortune B.treasure C.support D.comfort
A.put off B.give up C.turn to D.care about
A.moved B.delighted C.worried D.disappointed
A.clearer B.easier C.brighter D.quieter
阅读下面短文,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。
Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).
The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.
The next morning when he woke up, he was to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”
He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg, was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you for the rest of your life. me and I will always make delicious food for you.”
“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.
“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”
“I promise,” Malcolm said.
And so they got married. For many years they lived great happiness. His wife brought him , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so that he was not with what he had. He quarreled with his . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And he was alone again, living in his hut, his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.
He understood that he had been to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.
A.boating B.fishing C.hunting D.swimming
A.caught B.removed C.bitten D.held
A.way B.fur C.poster D.shade
A.took up B.picked up C.put up D.added up
A.wait B.help C.imagine D.expect
A.exciting B.secure C.amazed D.lively
A.smelt B.looked C.sounded D.tasted
A.which B.whose C.who D.that
A.intelligent B.happy C.attractive D.popular
A.Follow B.Accept C.Admit D.Marry
A.sister B.daughter C.mother D.son
A.doubt B.respond C.select D.promise
A.in B.at C.under D.beyond
A.sheep B.pigs C.cattle D.chicken
A.puzzled B.greedy C.magical D.upset
A.satisfied B.surprised C.popular D.certain
A.daughter B.mother C.wife D.grandfather
A.in peace B.in a flash C.in danger D.in a way
A.wearing B.having C.preparing D.replacing
A.informal B.artificial C.severe D.mistaken
I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of 1 my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet 2 . Bob often came with me and almost every time he'd 3 to go off and look for something special. I'd always see him walking down the walkway 4 the three yellow roses in his hands. Bob knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart 5 with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for the 6 small steak and remembered how Bob had loved his steak.
Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was in a soft green dress. I 7 as she picked up a large pack of T-bones, 8 them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but 9 , at these prices, I don't know."
"My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. "Buy him the steaks. And value every 10 you have together."
She smiled and I saw the feeling in her 11 as she placed the package in her basket and 12 away. I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes later I saw first the green suit and then 13 the pretty lady coming to me. In her arms she carried something. On her face was the 14 smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held and 15 welled down. "These are for you, " she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what the roses 16 , but still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my 17 . I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost 18 . How did she know?
Suddenly the 19 seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. "Oh, Bob, you haven't 20 me, have you?" I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.
A.leaving B.losing C.passing D.failing
A.flowers B.roses C.thoughts D.memories
A.pretend B.happen C.refuse D.decide
A.by B.between C.with D.during
A.full B.pleased C.filled D.crowded
A.perfect B.beautiful C.pretty D.very
A.saw B.watched C.found D.glared
A.fell B.carried C.took D.dropped
A.honestly B.generally C.usually D.exactly
A.dinner B.moment C.time D.year
A.hands B.voice C.eyes D.basket
A.wheeled B.ran C.slipped D.left
A.realized B.thought C.recognized D.received
A.saddest B.funniest C.strangest D.brightest
A.words B.feelings C.tears D.sweats
A.stood B.described C.designed D.meant
A.cart B.sight C.roses D.package
A.unknown B.uncommon C.unlike D.unreal
A.question B.case C.answer D.puzzle
A.forgotten B.disappointed C.hated D.missed
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. And he was given a slingshot(S单弓) to play with out in the woods. He _ in the woods, he could never hit the .And getting a little discouraged, he headed back to dinner.
As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse (冲动), he let fly, hit the duck square in the head, and killed it. He was shocked and felt very sorry.In a panic, he hid the duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister .Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the today, didn't you, Johnny?" And then she whispered to him, “Remember, the duck?"
So Johnny the dishes. Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, and said, " I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make ." But Sally and said, “Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help," and she whispered ,“Remember, the duck?" So Sally went fishing and Johnny .
After several days of Johnny doing his various small tasks and Sally's, he .couldn't stand it any longer.He came to Grandma and that he killed the duck.She bent down, gave him a , and said, “Sweetheart, . You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the thing. But because I love you, I forgave you. But I was just wondering how you would let Sally make a slave you."
A.walked B.played C.practiced D.aimed
A.or B.and C.so D.but
A.bird B.target C.duck D.woods
A.dead B.square C.dying D.living
A.surveying B.noticing C.observing D.watching
A.toilet B.kitchen C.living-room D.fields
A.watched B.dropped C.did D.made
A.Grandma B.Grandpa C.Johnny D.Sally
A.cook B.lunch C.supper D.breakfast
A.laughed B.smiled C.cried D.wept
A.again B.only C.twice D.loudly
A.followed B.stayed C.remembered D.boated
A.all B.either C.neither D.both
A.secondly B.firstly C.finally D.thirdly
A.lied B.denied C.admitted D.spoke
A.beat B.pet C.surprise D.hug
A.I know B.you know C.he knows D.she knows
A.other B.whole C.funny D.dull
A./ B.much C.many D.long
A.of B.for C.from D.into
Lily , a girl , always thought of losing weight . Although she was twenty-one years old , she stayed at home and did nothing instead of looking for a job . Last year , her father , who was a , made a to go to Guangzhou to do trade with the local people . Lily had never been to Guangdong, so she asked her father to go with her . Lily was only one child in his family , so his father loved her very much . He couldn’t stand her requests and eventually he was forced to show his by smiling .
Lily her father to Guangdong . Several days later , A friend of her father her to work in a . Lily had never thought of being a barber , but she was tired of staying at home all days , she wanted to have a try .
When firstly arriving in the new barbershop, Lily felt it hard to herself to the environment, especially in the of others’ help. Realizing this, her workmates encouraged Lily to practice more in her spare time so that she could . Lily kept to her belief--nothing is impossible, and she cheered herself up the difficulties. She finally adjusted herself to the barbershop one month later and all her workmates her on her success. To put it simply, Lily’s adjustment is the process of helping each other.
A.tall B.strong C.stout D.weak
A.teacher B.merchant C.driver D.professor
A.decision B.suggestion C.friend D.program
A.peaceful B.powerful C.hopeless D.endless
A.idea B.approval C.suggestion D.plan
A.accompanied B.left C.found D.joined
A.refused B.hired C.recommended D.admitted
A.cinema B.bookshop C.supermarket D.barbershop
A.adjust B.make C.enjoy D.help
A.appearance B.front C.absence D.back
A.on air B.on purpose C.on his own D.in purpose
A.get ahead B.get on C.get off D.get ready
A.however B.therefore C.because D.but
A.regardless of B.except C.as well as D.except for
A.wished B.hit C.celebrated D.congratulated
Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance.He thought the car would _____, as the lights had turned red. _____, the car was going too ____ and Tom soon _____ that it couldn’t stop in time.He _____ to move out of its _____ but it was too late.Tom was ____ down by the red car and lay _____ dead on the road. Passers-by ______ went to him and an ambulance(救护车)was _____for.The driver of the red car didn’t stop, ____one of the men had written down the _____ of the car, which he _____ to the police who arrived at the site(现场).
At the same time, Tom was taken to the ____ and his parents were called for.They were very _____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his ___.For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he _____ die.But on the fourth day Tom ____ and spoke softly.His parents were _____.The police by then had _____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.
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Insight Without Sight
At the age of eighteen I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit.One day I was dropped off by my parents at the
, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits.Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk by myself.Then the doctor began the .He looked into my eyes with a bright light.“I your parents take you to an eye specialist,”he said,“I suspect you have a retinal(视网膜) disease.If you do, you’ll never a day in your life…”
My parents did take me to specialists.After much time and money spent seeking an result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly a person of sight.But still, during daylight, I could walk without .I could read, but not for hours.My eyes began to
and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages.However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading.I knew the of great writers as well as I knew the most popular music stars.Their words were powerful, which me to try writing.Soon writing brought me a lot of each time I completed a paper.
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life.An article I .appeared in a local newspaper.The newspaper, to my , continued to print my work.Next, a book series published several of my essays.I got interested in writing and up with each acceptance.On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness I chose to present it.For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I so many years ago.Now, I have numerous essays and articles in .
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my into success.He set the bar too .and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do.Yet I proved what I could do.
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There are many brands of chocolate.If you love it,you can’t forget DOVE --the most famous chocolate brand.But do you know what the meaning of DOVE is?
Dove chocolate is born because of.One day in 1919 Princess Bazaar of Luxembourg's royal family first met the royal kitchen helper Leon.Many nights Leon slipped into the kitchen and various ice creams for Bazaar.They soon fell in love.Unfortunately owing to their quite different social ,both of them had to the deep feelings in heart.
Afterwards Bazaar was made to an arranged royal marriage against her wishes.For many days Leon could not see Bazaar,and he was burning with .Finally Bazaar turned up at the table a month later.While serving desserts,Leon the letters "DOVE" which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar's ice cream.Leon that Bazaar could understand his feeling.
A few days later,Bazaar got.Leon,broken-hearted,could not the mental suffering and left for America,where he and his own family a candy store years later but lived unhappily.
Many years later,they met again before Bazaar’s death.Bazaar that she did eat the ice cream that afternoon but didn't see the letters and also didn't receive any promise from Leon and she had to to her fate and missed him all her lifetime.
Hearing this,Leon broke down in tears.If that chocolate had been,those letters would never have melted and he would not have lost his last.Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can a long time.
After lots of research,he succeeded and each piece of chocolate was engraved(刻) with the letters –DOVE.It is a of the love between Leon and Bazaar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate.Giving someone DOVE means sending the of love DO YOU LOVE ME?
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large ________ across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would________his taxi on the road. I________ why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home ________ work, leave his taxi and go out for his ________ affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was ________ .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I ________ to be outside one evening two weeks later, when the garage door was ________ and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely ________ I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But deep inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n) ________ . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. For him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n) ________ .
We go to bed every night and ________ every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a party as close friends or go for a vacation as a ________ . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we ________ the social ladder(梯子)And we never use our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on ________ we are than what we do!
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阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I was in a parking lot when a sincere man came to me asking for help with directions. He had a printout of Google maps from the airport to a ________ on the main street, but couldn’t ________ it. He clearly didn’t have a phone, so after confirming his written directions, I mapped it on my ________ and showed him exactly where he needed to go.
He mentioned that he had ________ going there, but there was no such street number and he couldn’t locate his hotel. I ________ it again for him, he thanked me with a big ________, shook my hand, and took off. I got into my car and he got into his, and we ________ ways. As I drove to the next store and went in, I found something wasn’t right about the ________ so I Googled again and ________ that he was looking for the right ________ but in a city a half hour away!
Unfortunately it had been several minutes, and in the peak rush hour time, the ________ o f finding him was slim to none. But I decided to give it a ________ and took off in that direction. I had barely ________ what his car looked like, and was just about to________ . I parked my car and wa________what else I could do when the man drove right by and ________ over into a nearby parking spot, still ________ about where he was.
When I pulled in next to him, he couldn’t believe it. “________ did you find me? ” he asked. “ I’m not sure, but I ________that you are in the wrong city! ” I showed him the right directions, and after more smiles, laughs and a handshake, we parted ways again. Probably we’ll never ________ again, but that makes it all the more sweet.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his time, he likes to get out in the country and take some of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which to his uncle in the afternoon. They the night there, so that they could out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember he was. He turned over and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he that he was at the and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the . Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk , because they didn’t want to up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle hot coffee and took some sandwiches Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera and started out.
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Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk,Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.
However,her _________ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere.The last thing she ________ was a blinding flash of light.In hospital,when told she would never ________ again,she couldn’t believe it.Three months later,she was _______ out of hospital on a wheelchair.Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’s storybook.A bookmark in it made her ________ to page 117.The name of the ________ was‘The Day Clara Walked’.She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost.
_________,after a year’s hard exercise,Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics.While she was sitting on the green bench ________ the Athens Stadium,memories ________:first,the pain and the tears,the book under her pillow,the words of relatives full of advice and comfort,and the pity in those eyes that had once held _________for her talent.Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on________,their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder,______she could balance the hoop(健身圈)as well as her teammates.She registered for 2004 Olympic Games,and finally she received________from the Olympic Committee.
Her _________was interrupted by the attendant who said,“It’s time”,two words that she had been_______ to hear for so long.Smoothing her dress,she walked into the stadium,each_________firm and steady.Everything was_________,and the applause rang loud in her ears,her heart________violently against her chest.
Later that night,Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old _________on the shelf,which opened to page 117,to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’,tears________her vision.
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Arthur Ashe, an African American, was a great tennis player. In his autobiography (自传)Days of Grace, Arthur Ashe an incident that occurred when he was 17years old. He was playing in a match in West Virginia. As was often the case, he was the only of color in the match.
One night, some of the kids broke a gate. They completely it and then decided to say that Authur was . The incident was reported in the newspapers; Arthur his involvement, but the boys would not change their story. The part for Arthur was worrying about what his father would say and do. He made a phone call.
As he imagined, his father had already learned of the . his father’s tone was severe. He asked Arthur only one question. “Arthur Junior,” he asked, “all I want to is--- were you mixed up in that ?”
Author answered, “No, Daddy, I wasn’t. ” his father asked about it again. Arthur learned on that day why he had always been encouraged to tell the . There would come a time when he must be , and this was such a time. Because he had already earned his trust and , he knew his father believed him. From that day on he was , above all else, to live a life of honesty.
, we find examples of modern leaders in every field who have less honesty. we do not need saints(圣人)---we need people like you; people who will be known for their ; people who earn the trust and respect of others, their age or status in life; people who the importance of character. Our world does not need another saint. But it needs you.
A.avoids B.imagines C.relates D.plans
A.competitor B.judge C.passenger D.teacher
A.purchased B.repaired C.discovered D.destroyed
A.cruel B.responsible C.serious D.greedy
A.denied B.forgot C.reported D.kept
A.strangest B.worst C.funniest D.least
A.quietly B.usually C.eventually D.frequently
A.theft B.operation C.tour D.incident
A.promise B.show C.know D.announce
A.mess B.game C.project D.career
A.even B.never C.sometimes D.often
A.truth B.joke C.secret D.news
A.rewarded B.praised C.moved D.believed
A.interest B.strength C.respect D.attention
A.afraid B.unable C.ashamed D.determined
A.Hopefully B.Financially C.Unfortunately D.Traditionally
A.But B.If C.In case D.As if
A.knowledge B.honesty C.humor D.generosity
A.other than B.but for C.because of D.regardless of
A.forget about B.insist on C.turn down D.give away
I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new , and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his .
So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without knowing it? What I finally came to was one day, several months before, when some students were reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke , and to encourage her to raise her voice, L had said, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, more, and became happy. And it was all because he to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
A.cleaner B.reporter C.teacher D.monitor
A.Or B.And C.So D.But
A.abilities B.courage C.feelings D.dream
A.desperate B.responsible C.unsuitable D.unprepared
A.In spite of B.Because of C.Apart from D.As for
A.envied B.loved C.pleased D.criticized
A.gradually B.constantly C.obviously D.recently
A.self-doubt B.self-respect C.self-pity D.self-defence
A.imagining B.observing C.regretting D.wondering
A.even B.also C.always D.still
A.remember B.expect C.believe D.accept
A.writing B.reviewing C.giving D.editing
A.repeatedly B.quietly C.quickly D.firmly
A.lucky B.lonely C.likely D.only
A.entrance B.middle C.back D.front
A.smiled B.slept C.shouted D.quarreled
A.intended B.pretended C.happened D.refused
A.praise B.change C.thanks D.visits
A.difficult B.painful C.enjoyable D.valuable
A.slowly B.early C.frequently D.occasionally
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good made me feel good, too, when she died, I was , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A.since B.before C.or D.unless
A.famous B.simple C.different D.skilled
A.education B.career C.tour D.change
A.balance B.homework C.degree D.interest
A.talked B.wrote C.lied D.reported
A.careful B.lonely C.curious D.guilty
A.argument B.game C.experiment D.defence
A.dared B.offered C.hesitated D.happened
A.dream B.problem C.duty D.step
A.us B.which C.them D.whom
A.attitude B.hobby C.hope D.luck
A.friend B.partner C.guide D.guest
A.polite B.happy C.strange D.confident
A.bothered B.answered C.visited D.trusted
A.explain B.guess C.declare D.see
A.homeless B.heartbroken C.bad-tempered D.hopeless
A.quieter B.busier C.better D.richer
A.forget B.face C.improve D.analyze
A.forced B.preferred C.ordered D.taught
A.miss B.like C.wonder D.expect