After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still 41 there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, 42 his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. 43 that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the 44 in his dark eyes.
“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked 45 . “I put it on your desk.”
Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift 46 to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box 47 a matchbox. As I opened it, the 48 of two beer caps surprised me. Duane 49 me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I 50 wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.
I was 51 by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. 52 birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might 53 to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I 54 to wear these precious earrings given by this 55 child?
As I placed the earrings on my ears, my 56 clapped(鼓掌), and Duane stood proudly beside me.
Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It 57 me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his 58 at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to 59 . Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having 60 reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.
A．sitting B．crying C．standing D．speaking
A．unless B．though C．so D．since
A．Wondering B．Thinking C．Finding D．Pointing
A．courage B．joy C．hurt D．determination
A．disappointedly B．angrily C．happily D．shyly
A．happened B．appeared C．used D．intended
A．as well as B．more than C．except for D．rather than
A．shape B．color C．design D．sight
A．persuaded B．fooled C．told D．encouraged
A．only B．often C．once D．never
A．frightened B．touched C．knocked D．influenced
A．Since B．Until C．Before D．Unless
A．do harm B．draw attention C．add weight D．have an effect
A．refuse B．offer C．agree D．wait
A．generous B．brave C．special D．sad
A．hands B．students C．audiences D．friends
A．convinced B．reminded C．proved D．showed
A．performance B．experience C．situation D．health
A．please B．take C．give D．accept
A．chance B．possibility C．intention D．difficulty
“Are you going shopping today?” my husband, Roy, asked when I answered the telephone. “I to,” I said. Thanksgiving was only a couple days away. My money was and I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day.
For a few seconds, Roy sat on the other end of the line. The nervousness gradually increased under the wordlessness, which I couldn’t wait to break through. “Why do you ask?” I whispered, what he might say.
“Nancy, there’s a family with six kids that will not have anything to for Thanksgiving. The little one is only five years old. While you’re at the store could you buy something for them?” My head began to spin when I was thinking about the fifty dollars I had for our family’s Thanksgiving dinner.
In the back of my mind I the hungry guests who would be coming to our house for dinner. I put my head down on my desk, already feeling . There’s no way possible, I thought. But the compassion (怜悯) I heard in my husband’s struck a nerve inside me.
I replied, “ but only if God helps.”
I finished my work and all the way to the nearest grocery store. I entered the parking lot and noticed a big in the grocery store window: Turkeys---29 cents a pound. “Thank God!” I said to myself.
I went inside, but when I read the sign my heart . “Limit one.” But I needed at least two so I decided to find the manager. I the problem. He made an exception. To my , I had enough money. I was even able to purchase a package of cookies for the five-year-old child who had 3 my heart, even though I had never met her.
Later that afternoon, Roy and I made a special delivery to a home with children of all ages. I will never forget the on the six kids’ faces.
By far, that was the greatest of my life.
A．plan B．refuse C．fail D．agree
A．private B．enough C．endless D．limited
A．nervously B．silently C．friendly D．excitedly
A．arranging B．receiving C．fearing D．blaming
A．eat B．do C．pay D．say
A．freely B．possibly C．gently D．regularly
A．lent B．pulled C．hidden D．saved
A．invited B．organized C．counted D．connected
A．affected B．defeated C．satisfied D．bored
A．voice B．face C．heart D．body
A．Bad B．Poor C．Sure D．Afraid
A．angered B．worried C．wondered D．prayed
A．flower B．sign C．book D．word
A．sank B．fell C．ended D．held
A．explained B．promised C．required D．corrected
A．horror B．sadness C．credit D．surprise
A．broken B．stolen C．operated D．supported
A．covered B．shaped C．filled D．made
A．sorrow B．loneliness C．disappointment D．smiles
A．year B．season C．Thanksgiving D．reward
In the past，people usually believed what newly born babies wanted was food and to be kept warm and dry．They thought babies were not able to ____ things until they were five or six months old．____ the researchers in the United States now believe babies begin learning on their first ____ of life．They say babies are strongly ____ by their environment and one baby will ____ if his or her mother does something that the baby likes．
A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to ____ her mother．This is how babies start to learn to ____ and communicate with other people．The researchers say this ability to learn ____ in a baby even before birth．They also ____ the idea that newlyborn babies can ____ and understand sounds they heard while they were still ____ inside their mothers．
Recently，an American study ____ 112 babies found babies learned better when they were ____．The babies appeared to learn well whether they were sitting up on their own，sitting in seats or ___ to sit up．The researchers say keeping that kind ____ had what they called a ____ effect on the babies' ability to learn about objects．They say the body position may be linked to development in the ____．One ____ says babies can pay more attention to ____ an object if they do not have to be about their balance．
A．eat B．know C．remember D．learn
A．Besides B．While C．But D．Therefore
A．hour B．day C．week D．month
A．influenced B．accepted C．disturbed D．moved
A．cry B．smile C．eat D．sing
A．annoy B．love C．notice D．please
A．live B．connect C．speak D．smile
A．disappears B．informs C．exists D．happens
A．infer B．support C．deny D．instruct
A．recognize B．realize C．receive D．record
A．sleeping B．delivering C．shaping D．developing
A．helping B．raising C．involving D．containing
A．sleeping soundly B．lying down C．awaking clearly D．sitting up
A．assisted B．forced C．asked D．mentioned
A．hobby B．gesture C．decoration D．purpose
A．negative B．unmarked C．significant D．side
A．language B．feeling C．brain D．body
A．psychologist B．mother C．doctor D．researcher
A．exploring B．finding C．feeling D．discovering
A．anxious B．confident C．worried D．curious
The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps．She _____ the driver and, using her hands to feel the _____ of the seats, walked down and found the _____ which the driver had told her was empty．Then she settled in．
It had been a year since Mary,34, ______ a medical misdiagnosis （误诊）, was suddenly thrown into a world of _____．Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart．He ______ her how to rely on her other ______, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and _____ to adapt herself to the new environment．He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could _____ for her, and save her a seat．
_____, Mary decided that she was ready to try the ______ on her own．Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their _______ ways．
On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual．As she was _______ the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I ______ envy you．” Mary had no _______what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you ______?”
The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the _____ week, a fine-looking gentleman ______a military uniform has been standing across the corner _____ you as you get off the bus．He ______ you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building．You are one lucky lady．”
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks．
A．thanked B．asked C．discovered D．paid
A．location B．shape C．size D．cost
A．ticket B．bus C．seat D．bag
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．due to
A．anger B．darkness C．happiness D．light
A．asked B．encouraged C．taught D．praised
A．feelings B．sights C．senses D．abilities
A．how B．when C．where D．who
A．make out B．watch out C．find out D．work out
A．Finally B．Luckily C．However D．Besides
A．visit B．trip C．bus D．work
A．Opposite B．separate C．difficult D．usual
A．getting on B．getting in C．getting off D．getting up
A．must B．may C．will D．do
A．idea B．opinion C．way D．thought
A．want B．mean C．say D．suggest
A．Next B．old C．past D．following
A．by B．on C．with D．in
A．Searching B．watching C．calling D．noticing
A．looks out B．takes up C．believes in D．makes sure
You may be surprised to see “making sure children never suffer” as a mistake. The following may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering weakness.
A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly to emerge from its chrysalis(蛹）. He decided to the butterfly. So he peeled the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so to watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.
Like the little boy, too often want to protect their children from struggle in the of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience , to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems. Only in this way children strengthen their emotional strength, become and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can the ups and downs of life.
However, it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents lectures(训斥), blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want.” These Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don’t lose . Be brave! You will succeed if you try again.” Then comes the tough part—no and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can his disappointment and figure out what he can do to get what he wants in the future.
A．saying B．story C．proverb D．experiment
A．damages B．burns C．experiences D．creates
A．Turning B．devoting C．struggling D．coming
A．kill B．feed C．help D．rescue
A．moved B．excited C．puzzled D．depressed
A．until B．since C．before D．as
A．power B．energy C．strength D．force
A．break away from B．do away with C．get along with D．come up with
A．teachers B．parents C．relatives D．friends
A．case B．charge C．name D．course
A．Friendships B．scholarships C．relationships D．hardships
A．should B．do C．can D．are
A．Warm-hearted B．strong-willed C．absent-mind D．cold-blooded
A．expect B．predict C．survive D．avoid
A．add B．adapt C．devote D．contribute
A．pretend B．happen C．tend D．seem
A．Inspiring B．discouraging C．interesting D．touching
A．heart B．face C．sight D．weight
A．Parking B．smoking C．drinking D．rescuing
A．get through B．get over C．get across D．get away
For many, just taking part in a single marathon is the achievement of a lifetime. But for Julie Weiss, it has become a routine. She has run 52 marathons-once a week-for the past year in memory of her dad who just 35 days after he was with pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌)．When Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010, she was to find the research for pancreatic cancer is so short of fund. "It made me feel .”she said ,“I knew I had to do something."
So this marathon queen, she calls herself, did what she did best: She went running. Having completed 25 marathons during the two years, Julie now vowed(发誓) to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks in of her father. After asking people to money for each marathon, she a website, marathon goddess.com, to collect money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN),a nonprofit organization. race every in some city across North America. leaving work at 5p,m. on Friday she would be ready to begin the next race, before she home to California on Sunday. Julie finished her l,362.4-mile journey in March 2013, more than $200,000 in the process for PANCAN.
While running, she stuck to a strict training schedule ."My body's getting used to this. I'm changing my diet, becoming more healthy and learning to run more__ ." she said. When her muscles began to , she kept her in mind. "When you do what you love, for those you love, that is where the happen. Together we can make a(n) , and pave the way for a happy, healthy, cancer free life." she said.
A．weekly B．monthly C．daily D．yearly
A．passed by B．passed away C．died off D．died out
A．connected B．diagnosed C．treated D．dealt
A．inspired B．exhausted C．interested D．shocked
A．desirable B．helpless C．hopeful D．wishful
A．while B．what C．as D．since
A．previous B．precious C．present D．precise
A．search B．need C．honor D．place
A．pay B．donate C．make D．earn
A．set up B．made up C．held up D．broke up
A．experiment B．stage C．road D．journey
A．day B．morning C．weekend D．weekday
A．At B．By C．With D．On
A．parted B．left C．headed D．missed
A．raising B．earning C．spending D．wasting
A．merrily B．efficiently C．specifically D．casually
A．swell B．stress C．burn D．ache
A．strength B．relief C．motivation D．interest
A．miracles B．accidents C．challenges D．events
A．offer B．sacrifice C．promise D．difference