Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the week end with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we've both always ___1___ the few times a year when we can see each other.
.Over the ___2___, we spent hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was ___3__ around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with ___4___ and was into other ___5___ behavior. I was blown away! She told me how she had been ___6___ to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this guy because they didn't want her ___7___ him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she ___8__ better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.
I tried to ___9___ her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. I felt like I was getting ___10___. I just couldn't believe that she really thought it was ___11__ to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and ___12___ by the experience. It had been so frustrating, I had come ___13___ to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to ___14___ our friendship - but I didn't. I put the power of ___15___ to the ultimate test. We'd been friends for far too long. The chance was that she ___16___ me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could ___17___ anything.
A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our ___18___, and then she told me that she had ___19___ with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the truly ___20___ moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend.
1. A. worried about B. looked forward to C. paid attention to D. think of
2. A. weekend B. months C. years D. days
3. A. working B. falling in love C. hanging D. keeping in touch
4. A. books B. girls C. friends D. drugs
5. A. self-destructive B. self-respecting
C. self-confident D. self-defensive
6. A. explaining B. reasoning C. declaring D. lying
7. A. on B. beside C. around D. to
8. A. did B. deserved C. had D. got
9. A. told B. convince C. force D. warn
10. A. somewhere B. everywhere C. nowhere D. anywhere
11. A. acceptable B. believable C. reliable D. admirable
12. A. exhausted B. surprised C. satisfied D. terrified
13. A. almost B. nearly C. close D. over
14. A. stop B. continue C. start D. make
15. A. love B. friendship C. truth D. justice
16. A. thought B. remembered C. valued D. hated
17. A. mean B. conquer C. tell D. prove
18. A. friendship B. relationship C. quarrel D. conversation
19. A. broken away B. broken down C. broken up D. broken out
20. A. demanding B. challenging C. frustrating D. rewarding
When I was 17,I read a quote that went something like:“If you live each day as if it were your last,someday you’11 most certainly be right.”It made a deep on me.and since then, for the past 33 years,I have in the mirror every morning and asked myself:“If today were the last day of my life, I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a ,I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death, only what is truly important
About a year ago I was with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs order,which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die.I with that diagnosis all day. ,at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is with surgery.I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
wants to die.Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all .No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be,because death is very likely the single best invention of .It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to for the new.Right now the new is you, but someday not too from now,you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Sorry to be so dramatic,but it is quite true.
Your time is ,so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife.Don’t be by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner .And most importantly,have the courage to follow your heart
A.impression B.curse C.decision D.joke
A.seen B.looked C.found D.1ost
A.would B.should C.might D.could
A.hurry B.1ine C.moment D.row
A.successful B.rich C.dead D.frustrated
A.apologies B.fortune C.impressions D.choices
A.proving B.leaving C.confirming D.telling
A.diagnosed B.cured C.treated D.round
A.on B.for C.in D.at
A.met B.got C.did D.1ived
A.However B.But C.Therefore D.So
A.incurable B.curable C.fatal D.changeable
A.Anyone B.Someone C.No one D.Everyone
A.want B.avoid C.share D.escape
A.destination B.1ife C.science D.disease
A.make up B.make for C.make our D.make way
A.distant B.short C.long D.away
A.1imited B.rare C.enough D.1ost
A.wasted B.cheated C.excited D.trapped
A.voice B.love C.direction D.confusion
A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an urgent .He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes and went directly to the operation block.He found the boy's father in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the dad , "Why did you take all this to come? Don't you know that my son s life is in danger? Don't you have any sense of ?"
The doctor smiled and said, "I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital and I as fast as I could after receiving the call...And now, I wish you'd calm down work." I can do my work.”
“Calm down? What if your son is in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son is now what will you do?” said the father .
The doctor smiled again and replied," I will say what Job said in the Bible 'From dust we came and to dust we return, blessed by the name of God'. cannot extend lives. Go and for your son.we will do our best by God's grace."
"Giving advice when we re not is so easy." murmured the father.The operation took some hours which the doctor went out happily.
"Thank goodness! Your son is saved ! " And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his running. “If you have any question, ask the nurse!"
"Why is he so ? He couldn't wait some minutes so that I could ask about my son's ?" commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left. The nurse answered, coming down her face, "His son died yesterday in a road accident.He was in the funeral when we called him for your son's operation. now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's funeral."
Never anyone...because you never know how their life is and what they're .
A.meeting B.career C.operation D.travel
A.calling B.running C.jumping D.pacing
A.admitted B.expressed C.whispered D.shouted
A.time B.cost C.love D.turn
A.humor B.responsibility C.pride D.honor
A.worked B.left C.came D.moved
A.in case B.so that C.until D.even if
A.dying B.lying C.missing D.dropping
A.sadly B.cheerfully C.hopefully D.angrily
A.God B.Teachers C.Friends D.Doctors
A.speak B.spell C.pray D.think
A.worried B.concerned C.lost D.tired
A.after B.for C.before D.with
A.way B.spirit C.trust D.dream
A.patient B.proud C.powerful D.absent
A.position B.medicine C.state D.life
A.sweats B.cold C.clouds D.tears
A.And B.But C.Or D.While
A.ignore B.judge C.explain D.believe
A.doing B.loading C.experiencing D.reducing
I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives, We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the . People walked in, between the cars newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar in most poor developing' countries.
While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the outside of our car. Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change. However, with his-superior sense of touch, he quickly his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's . It was the exact change. T he cars behind us were really getting out of control, we decided to go on our way.
I and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in ,trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He our sympathy. Life hasn't been to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what is all about . facing life bravely.
A.signs B.crossroads C.stations D.theatre
A.giving B.buying C.selling D.throwing
A.scene B.play C.activity D.street
A.watching B.asking C.waiting D.changing
A.blocks B.crossings C.turns D.cars
A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
A.expensive B.fashionable C.ragged D.splendid
A.pushed B.drove C.cleared D.felt
A.eventually B.quickly C.frequently D.happily
A.curiosity B.sympathy C.thirsty D.politeness
A.impatiently B.casually C.naturally D.carefully
A.keep B.return C.borrow D.count
A.searched for B.went through C.turned over D.looked for
A.hand B.arm C.face D.lap
A.still B.yet C.so D.but
A.gave up B.set off C.held on D.broke down
A.pain B.poverty C.sadness D.loneliness
A.refused B.enjoyed C.doubted D.cheated
A.rich B.unfair C.kind D.bad
A.kindness B.courage C.experience D.challenge
How many of us can really ever thank our mothers for what they do for us? I am now 40 years old, so it's been a lot of years that I've had my mom's loving and direction behind me pushing me gently when I need it.
When I was ill, mom would take care of me . When I had a terrible dream, she would never me for stealing into her bed. When I graduated from college, she took in me as I walked across that stage. When life would get me down, she would tell me that ,it's always dark the down ,She's always been my greatest keeping-me up when life tried to defeat me. She never told me that anything was impossible or that I set my goals too high. With a gentle guiding hand she got me back on the right:, if I faltered (摇晃) .
A thank you will never be enough for the kindness and love she has shown to us over the years. My mom _ more than flowers, candy or other gifts. There isn't a gift in the world that could ever my thanks for everything she has done for me over the years.
A.guidance B.respect C.criticism D.punishment
A.regularly B.happily C.unconditionally D.occasionally
A.turn to B.yell at C.hold up D.look after
A.interest B.comfort C.pride D.pity
A.after B.behind C.through D.before
A.belief B.challenge C.concern D.support
A.track B.attitude C.sense D.choice
A.special B.worthwhile C.funny D.simple
A.expects B.appreciates C.deserves D.receives.
A.replace B.express C.contribute D.cover
It was one of the happiest Saturday mornings I had spent with my daughter, Gigi. That was, until two strangers threw her into their car and sped away. It seemed like a bad dream.I could ____ speak when the police questioned me.
After that, the policeman asked me to go home to wait. My friend Gloria came to ____me. She took my hand and gave me ____. It was a picture of a little girl ____asleep in her bed, standing by the bed was a tall, blond(金发的)__ __. We prayed and waited by the phone until sunset. The ____ never rang.
Suddenly,the front door swung open. I looked up and ____. There stood Gigi. I cried, throwing my ____ around her. Gigi said:“I was scared. We were going really fast on an old ____ road I'd never seen before. But then a tall man walked out ____ the car,and they ran off the road and hit a tree. Then the tall man ____ the car door and pulled me out. He was really nice,and said I would be okay. I must have gone to ____, because when I woke up it is in front of our house. He must have brought me home.” “But who...how did he know..., where to bring you?”My voice broke. Gigi ____ her head. Just then Gigi noticed Gloria's picture. “That's him!” she ____ at the picture. “Mommy,that's the man who pulled me out of the car!” Gloria and I turned ____. “Are you sure that's the man?” Gloria asked. “Yeah, that's him ____ that he didn't have wings,and he was wearing blue jeans.”
Later that night, the police found the____kidnappers. When questioned, the driver remembered turning away to ____ hitting a tall blond man.
Twenty years have gone by. We have never heard from any one claiming to have ____Gigi. There have been no logical explanations for her ____. But from that day on, I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, are given to us for our strengthening and learning.
A.hardly B.hard C.fully D.full
A.sympathize B.support C.comfort D.calm
A.a map B.a picture C.a bag D.a book
A.healthy B.sound C.reliable D.reasonable
A.angel B.man C.maid D.servant
A.phone B.door bell C.clock D.radio
A.yelled B.screamed C.whistled D.whispered
A.cheeks B.shoulders C.arms D.hands
A.rocky B.smooth C.hard D.flat
A.in back of B.at the bottom of C.on the top of D.in front of
A.shut B.fastened C.opened D.loosened
A.rest B.sleep C.break D.yawn
A.shook B.nodded C.rolled D.trembled
A.referred B.aimed C.pointed D.signaled
A.sunburnt B.light C.weak D.pale
A.rather than B.including C.except D.other than
A.injured B.dead C.harmed D.hurt
A.stop B.avoid C.forbid D.keep
A.released B.relieved C.delivered D.rescued
A.escape B.breakout C.disappearance D.flow