Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to __16__.
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __17_ we realized we were __18_. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so __19_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on __20__ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. __21__ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I __22_ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just __23__ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t __24__ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and __25__ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I __26__ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for __27__ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why not you use the change __28__ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so __29__ of my cash now. For the next two years, whenever I was __30__ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”
I have learned two things from this __31__. Maybe I was a fool for __32__ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a __33__ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away with what you have done, your conscience will __34__ up with you.
This reflects the saying, “Coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “__35__” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only one, or maybe twice.
A．say B．talk C．share D．explain
A．as B．while C．then D．when
A．lost B．tired C．hungry D．angry
A．excited B．eager C．glad D．anxious
A．rest B．food C．travel D．drink
A．Luckily B．Finally C．Immediately D．Actually
A．thought B．recognized C．noticed D．realized
A．walked B．left C．worked D．found
A．look B．get C．turn D．think
A．ask B．pay C．apologize D．send
A．refused B．wanted C．hoped D．meant
A．hope B．surprise C．anger D．fear
A．into B．with C．for D．from
A．sure B．upset C．proud D．pleased
A．warned B．reminded C．thought D．told
A．experience B．experiment C．story D．talking
A．turning B．talking C．handing D．giving
A．free B．cheap C．plain D．delicious
A．make B．wake C．catch D．put
A．coward B．fool C．loser D．hero
I was late, as usual. A friend of mine had invited me to a conference, and I had been in the parking lot for a good fifteen minutes. My mind was .Was my husband able to find the I laid out for the kids? Did the kids eat breakfast? More importantly, would he have enough to look for a parking spot in this jungle of cars in order to meet me here with the later on?
As I was the plan in my mind, I saw a parking space. Since there was not much , I decided to back up my giant truck between the two white lines so that leaving would be after the conference ended.
As I adjusted the of my truck and started reversing(倒车),another car came out of nowhere and to take my parking spot. I signaled to the that I was about to back up into the space, but she squeezed by me and her SUV in my spot! I couldn’t believe how rude she was! It made me so that I got out of my car and stared at the lady. By the way she was dressed, I could she was on her way to the conference.
I at her, “That was not very angelic behavior!”
Much to my surprise, she completely me, and I stormed off.
After a few minutes, I found parking space...behind a smelly dustbin and about a mile away from the conference. Once I myself down and tried to view the matter from a(n) angle, the possibility entered my mind that the woman may have needed the spot I did.
Later, I noticed she was actually one of the vendors(小贩) at the conference. She must have been to get there quickly in order to set up her booth and display her merchandise.
A．suffering B．struggling C．racing D．beating
A．passports B．clothes C．jewels D．cars
A．mind B．principle C．humour D．patience
A．directors B．kids C．managers D．headmasters
A．going through B．pulling through C．breaking through D．getting through
A．wonder B．energy C．room D．material
A．easier B．happier C．harder D．lower
A．circumstance B．attitude C．weight D．direction
A．attempted B．managed C．afforded D．pretended
A．assistant B．driver C．passenger D．actor
A．raised B．lifted C．parked D．pushed
A．fixed B．touched C．reliable D．angry
A．adapt B．tell C．adopt D．receive
A．greeted B．encouraged C．cheered D．shouted
A．persuaded B．presented C．ignored D．followed
A．another B．that C．other D．others
A．turned B．calmed C．broke D．brought
A．necessary B．proper C．attractive D．different
A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than
A．desperate B．surprised C．slight D．proud
The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “ station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) with a at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly wounded,” said a(n) voice of a young woman.
“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait,” replied the .
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was . No collision, no wounded man.
“What a dirty !” said the policeman . “We must find out that and …”
They had not been able to say anything about a when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came running towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly to move on. Right then and , before the eyes of all the people , the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.
When Randolph Bruce, the , was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just the young woman had foretold (预言) on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was at last. Later the police did whatever they could to the woman who had them, but failed.
It is really that a foretelling should coincide (巧合) with the fact so .
A．Police B．Weather C．Railway D．Fire
A．train B．bus C．truck D．taxi
A．low B．anxious C．sweet D．angry
A．policeman B．official C．man D．doctor
A．began B．turned C．took D．started
A．fine B．bad C．silent D．pleasant
A．plan B．trick C．project D．idea
A．angrily B．excitedly C．sadly D．calmly
A．driver B．policeman C．boy D．woman
A．punishment B．reward C．praise D．curse
A．stopped B．continued C．refused D．began
A．where B．later C．after D．there
A．away B．present C．alive D．frightened
A．driver B．woman C．policeman D．boy
A．when B．because C．as D．if
A．alive B．awake C．dead D．saved
A．thank B．find C．meet D．punish
A．telephoned B．laughed C．visited D．repeated
A．interesting B．exciting C．surprising D．pleasing
A．carefully B．equally C．truly D．exactly
I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.
I remember that, when my mum me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was me at the same time.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was to leave its warmth and to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself .
The first thing I thought of after getting up was to . I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly , but was still too big for my appetite(食欲，胃口) that day. I kept telling myself that I eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n) day. Besides maybe it would me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the made me feel sick.
I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t , so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had time, so I thought we could practise parking. I , with the wheel hitting the pavement(人行道). After that, the little bit of confidence I had was . I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving site (地点).
I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my . I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.
The of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.
A．woke B．cried C．told D．shouted
A．up B．over C．out D．in
A．smiling at B．looking at C．worrying about D．talking with
A．sad B．eager C．willing D．unwilling
A．convenience B．comfort C．quiet D．friendship
A．into bed B．onto bed C．out of bed D．in bed
A．work B．rest C．drink D．eat
A．small B．large C．delicious D．good
A．might B．could C．hated D．should
A．ordinary B．necessary C．lucky D．important
A．like B．hurt C．stop D．calm
A．milk B．smells C．smoke D．bread
A．work B．do C．calm D．use
A．no B．plenty of C．little D．a little
A．cried B．succeeded C．failed D．left
A．back B．greater C．there D．gone
A．start B．office C．test D．race
A．try B．turn C．car D．chance
A．happiness B．Confidence C．pride D．disappointment
A．tears B．lines C．smiles D．eyes
John was very shy. He hated being with others and always kept quiet, what might happen if he opened his mouth.
One day, when some people were visiting, John felt so ashamed that he in a bedroom. Suddenly, a little elf (小精灵) came to him. The elf shouted , “Please! Stop screaming (尖叫) like that.”
The boy was . He forgot his shyness and asked, “Who screamed?”
“Is there anyone else here?”
The boy looked around. They were .
“ I never say anything,” he replied, trying to himself. “How can I shout without opening my mouth?”
Then the elf’s changed from anger to surprise. “Don’t you know? Nobody told you that your eyes, your hands and your whole body all the time?”
The elf began to that each part of the body speaks its own and does so without stopping and how each we make says something. The elf gave John a little bottle and dropped some magic water into his and told him, “Now, you’ll hear with your ears what people are saying without opening their mouth.”
It was . He could hear how everyone two or three conversations, even when completely silent. But what surprised him most was on his birthday when he met a shy girl. His magic ears could hear her loud , “I don’t want to be here! I don’t want to play with anyone!”
John wet the girl’s ears with some magic drops from his bottle. Together, they set out to which gestures to make to ensure their bodies were quieter and more pleasant. And they that smiling, looking into people’s eyes and saying “Hello” meant their bodies stopped yelling, and so they became children.
A．imagining B．fearing C．expecting D．reporting
A．hid B．played C．dreamed D．prepared
A．proudly B．nervously C．angrily D．hopelessly
A．worried B．shocked C．determined D．disappointed
A．alone B．lonely C．strange D．special
A．If B．So C．Although D．But
A．teach B．protect C．excuse D．enjoy
A．theory B．argument C．method D．attitude
A．talk B．act C．lie D．move
A．admit B．explain C．suggest D．comment
A．function B．character C．concern D．language
A．expression B．sentence C．gesture D．performance
A．ears B．eyes C．hands D．mouth
A．boring B．challenging C．surprising D．frightening
A．picked up B．moved up C．put up D．kept up
A．cries B．tears C．laughs D．jokes
A．control B．explore C．turn to D．look at
A．proved B．discovered C．promised D．remembered
A．suddenly B．clearly C．finally D．politely
A．helpful B．useful C．cheerful D．regretful
Field trips are popular with my students and as a teacher, I often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip, there will be no talking as we enter a building. This rule to entering any place, whether it is a cinema, a church, a theatre, or any other place.
Once, in New York City, I took my class to see a(n) near Times Square. When we arrived at the theatre, there were about twenty other classes outside waiting to get in. The students from the other schools were not and there was pandemonium(乌烟瘴气). I told my students to stay in a line and keep . I told them that we would not carry ourselves like those other . Soon we started to file into the theatre, and it was very disorganized. There was a lady trying to the groups and get them to their seats, students were everywhere and really knew where to go. My class, observing our rule, walked in in two single-file lines. We stood near the door behind everyone else，and we . All of a sudden, the lady who was noticed us and she walked our direction．She asked the students the teacher was for our group, and I raised my . She asked, “Very, very nice to meet you. Come this way.” We were 51 into the theatre first, and we were given front-row seats.
Sometimes for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect，especially when you no one around who is taking manners into . However，that is usually the time when such actions will be most appreciated and recognized．
A．contributes B．applies C．turns D．belongs
A．play B．lady C．teacher D．exhibition
A．sorted out B．settled down C．turned away D．lined up
A．behaving B．listening C．concentrating D．watching
A．order B．contact C．watch D．time
A．places B．seats C．classes D．teachers
A．scold B．dismiss C．attract D．organize
A．and B．but C．so D．while
A．anyone B．nobody C．everyone D．somebody
A．anxiously B．immediately C．quietly D．hurriedly
A．passed B．chatted C．rushed D．waited
A．in trouble B．on guard C．in charge D．on business
A．in B．to C．for D．under
A．how B．where C．what D．whether
A．voice B．arm C．head D．hand
A．pushed B．driven C．led D．separated
A．respect B．love C．concern D．support
A．receive B．visit C．recognize D．meet
A．practice B．effect C．account D．operation
A．urgent B．kind C．legal D．firm