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
stop wasting your time on the wrong mountain
I have two friends who are backpackers. There is a portion of New York’s Adirondack Mountains called the High Peaks region. It is made up of 46 mountains with a____of over 4,000 feet.
The Adirondack Mountain Club gives special honor and a patch to __ who climbs all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this_. It took them several years to accomplish it.
My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains. The left one was the farthest, much effort. A hiking trail led past the base of the mountain, from that point they were on their own.
Early one morning they left their and walked 5 miles on the hiking trail to the base of a of mountains. One of the mountains in this chain was the last one they _ for their patch.
When they reached the base of the mountain chain they that they had left their compass and map back in the camp. returning to the camp, they decided to go on without them.
For hours they uphill suffering heat and black flies. Finally, late in the afternoon, they themselves on the top of a mountain. They were tired but .
The excitement was short-lived however. When they the valley, they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the hill! It was too late that weekend to correct their . They had to wait another 4 months to climb the right mountain.
This story that often in life we make effort toward a but without the right map and personal compass it is easy to get .
Knowing your life purpose gives you a personal map and compass. And that makes sure you are always climbing the right mountain.
A．length B．height C．width D．depth
A．something B．someone C．anything D．anyone
A．fame B．award C．medal D．gift
A．requiring B．making C．wasting D．paying
A．and B．even C．so D．but
A．village B．house C．camp D．cottage
A．series B．lot C．chain D．kind
A．needed B．prepared C．looked D．hunted
A．understood B．thought C．forgot D．discovered
A．Instead B．Rather than C．In case of D．In spite of
A．rushed B．rolled C．walked D．ran
A．relaxed B．congratulated C．enjoyed D．found
A．excited B．surprised C．disappointed D．puzzled
A．looked for B．looked across C．looked on D．looked through
A．high B．right C．wrong D．small
A．direction B．wrong C．decision D．error
A．provides B．brings C．offers D．proves
A．choice B．goal C．promise D．result
A．hurt B．separated C．lost D．bothered
A．beautiful B．famous C．expensive D．powerful
It was a Sunday afternoon and, unlike the past few weekends, the four of us did not sit at the kitchen table playing cards.
That evening, my parents ___ my sister Emily and me down in the living room because they said that they ___ to talk to us.
My father began slowly, as if he was ___ something back. Lines grew ___ in his forehead ___ he told us that he and my mother were getting a divorce(离婚). Tears began to ___ in my mother’s eyes.My father went over and ___ out beyond the view of the backyard.
I always ___ of my parents as being in love, ___ they fought all the time.I saw them as in ___ every way.I looked up to them ___ anyone else,and now they destroyed their ___.I think the ___ came from not having anyone to look up to.
Now I see my father about once a week, and it is ___.I can talk to him more ___ and I have learned to appreciate the time I get to spend with my father. ___ my mother it has changed in a different way.I have come to ___ her more.She works so hard to ___ the family.
It took lots of time for me to know that what they did was for the ___ and to ___ them for it.I now know that parents are not perfect and also make mistakes.
A．sat B．seated C．were sitting D．were seated
A．decided B．ought C．had D．meant
A．getting B．holding C．taking D．stopping
A．deeply B．light C．hard D．deep
A．before B．as C．after D．since
A．build B．fall C．drop D．pile
A．found B．glared C．saw D．stared
A．knew B．heard C．learned D．thought
A．as if B．even though C．so that D．now that
A．perfect B．happy C．confused D．puzzled
A．as much as B．no more than C．not more than D．more than
A．dream B．mind C．image D．figure
A．effect B．thought C．idea D．pain
A．different B．difficult C．distant D．delicious
A．often B．seriously C．openly D．kindly
A．On B．Like C．At D．With
A．respect B．expect C．hope D．refuse
A．help B．afford C．support D．supply
A．best B．better C．most D．more
A．admire B．forgive C．thank D．praise
Thirty years ago, I began my first year of teaching in Grade Two. One of the most ____ things was a little boy who had a serious ADD(多动症). I had no ____ in dealing with such a case, and I ____ a year studying how to help him become a successful ____. There were many disappointing moments, but there was something ____ about the boy who moved excitedly around my classroom.
____ the end of the school year came near, I heard a talk. The Grade Three teachers were ____at the thought of having Stephen next year. I considered it a lot, and I ____ that I would be the best person to ____ Stephen into Grade Thee. My principal(校长) looked at me in ____ , but he agreed to my plan.
I will never forget that day when Stephen came to ask ____ he was in my class again. I looked him in the eye and said, “Well, Stephen, you’re in my ____ because I asked for you.” The little boy looked surprised. “____ did? Why? ” he asked. “Because I like you and want to keep ____ with you,” I answered.
Stephen just ____ at me. After a few moments, he ____ and walked back to his seat. We never spoke of it again, but the two of us had many ____ learning breakthroughs(突破) that year. I believe those ____ were a result of Stephen’s knowing that I had put his previous year’s mistakes behind him.
Now people ____ for you and cry for you, they can purify your soul. Each season is a new beginning, a new way of thinking. Many students desire a ____ start and are determined to act upon it. We need to think of even the smallest sign that students are looking for help.
A．memorable B．miserable C．forgettable D．available
A．knowledge B．training C．interest D．patience
A．wasted B．took C．cost D．spent
A．adventurer B．actor C．learner D．competitor
A．important B．dangerous C．romantic D．pleasant
A．As B．Because C．Since D．For
A．excited B．worried C．pleased D．satisfied
A．judged B．imagined C．realized D．dreamed
A．drive B．send C．force D．follow
A．surprise B．silence C．honor D．wonder
A．how B．why C．when D．what
A．school B．office C．class D．rome
A．We B．I C．They D．You
A．playing B．talking C．teaching D．working
A．stared B．laughed C．pointed D．shouted
A．cried B．smiled C．agreed D．refused
A．professional B．attractive C．unbelievable D．valuable
A．prizes B．awards C．failures D．successes
A．care B．hunt C．prepare D．wait
A．precious B．fresh C．unforgettable D．beautiful
I was a single parent with my son. Two jobs allowed me an apartment, food, and child care payment. Little money was left over for clothes, ___ I kept us nicely dressed. Loving ___, I bought for myself beautiful reds and oranges, and greens and pinks. And quite often I wore them in mixtures, which, against the usually correct way, brought___ to the eyes of people who could not avoid ___ me.
I went to my son’s ___ frequently. And he would always come and greet me and my colorful clothes. ___, when my son was six, he told me ___ that he had to talk to me.
“Mother, do you have any sweaters that ___?”
I said, “No, I don’t.”
“Oh, I wish you did. ___ you could wear them to my school.” Then he continued, “Mother, could you please ___ come to school when they call you?” Then I realized that my dress was a(n) ___ to him.
I learned to be a little more careful to ___ causing him displeasure. As he grew older and more confident, I gradually ___ to my particular way of dressing. I was happier when I chose and created my own ___.
I have lived in this body all my life and know it much ___ than any fashion designer; I think I know what looks good ___ me.
___ is important to mention because many people are imprisoned（禁锢）by powerful principles on the ___ way of dressing. Those decisions made by ___ are not truly meant to make your life better. Seek the fashion which truly suits you. You will always be in fashion if you are ___ to yourself.
A．but B．and C．or D．because
A．shapes B．styles C．colors D．tastes
A．envy B．appreciation C．disappointment D．Surprise
A．recognizing B．admiring C．accepting D．noticing
A．office B．home C．school D．lab
A．proudly B．jokingly C．seriously D．curiously
A．cost B．work C．fit D．match
A．Even if B．As if C．So that D．In case
A．only B．still C．once D．ever
A．wonder B．surprise C．embarrassment D．honor
A．practice B．remember C．mind D．avoid
A．turned B．returned C．escaped D．took
A．fashion B．sweater C．color D．tradition
A．better B．worse C．more D．less
A．in B．on C．with D．of
A．Dress B．Money C．Principle D．Designers
A．experienced B．proper C．formal D．simple
A．me B．yourself C．others D．ones
A．true B．serious C．practical D．responsible
After I married，we honeymooned (度蜜月) in Hawaii．Both of us ____ the tenday stay—the islands are wonderful；the people are loving and kind．We returned to one ____ several times because I loved the dining room，the service and the ____ tables where I could enjoy the breeze and the ocean view．
I ____ a waitress who symbolized the Hawaii people：she was ____，honest and middleaged，each time ____ us with a huge，warm smile．She was quite chatty ____ so am I，so we developed a good relationship ____．She would like to share some of her ____ with us when she was free，which were so ____：husband left，supporting several children，____ parents，working several jobs to make ends meet．But the ____ did not remove her joy of life and her positive attitude．I ____ liked her and looked forward to seeing her each morning．
On our ____ day on that island，I decided to surprise her with a huge ____．I left her $100 partially hidden under a plate and a letter of ____ to let her know I appreciated her service and warmth．Then we left．I ____ told my husband as he used to laugh at me about being a “soft touch” and always too ____．
I was not able to see her reaction，but I can ___ it in my mind—her surprise and ____at the huge tip and the letter! When I do，I smile and my heart expands! Helping others is to help ourselves：this act of giving made the honeymoon in Hawaii more memorable
A．enjoyed B．hated C．shared D．passed
A．island B．shop C．restaurant D．hotel
A．lovely B．broken C．indoor D．outdoor
A．took care of B．got in touch with C．made fun of D．made friends with
A．careful B．friendly C．thin D．poor
A．serving B．hosting C．answering D．inviting
A．or B．but C．and D．nor
A．surprisingly B．quietly C．quickly D．carefully
A．lessons B．stories C．dreams D．thoughts
A．interesting B．common C．sad D．exciting
A．healthy B．sick C．hardworking D．warmhearted
A．chances B．possibilities C．jobs D．challenges
A．hardly B．nearly C．slightly D．truly
A．best B．worst C．first D．last
A．tip B．meal C．gift D．smile
A．advice B．request C．thanks D．apology
A．gladly B．later C．never D．once
A．modest B．honest C．generous D．mean
A．picture B．play C．practice D．face
A．astonishment B．anger C．eagerness D．delight