One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to 1 a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.
The next day she told her students: “From today on, for every person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person's name and the date 2 it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students' bags were very 3 . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4 , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them 5 students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time 6 they wouldn't forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and 7 nasty(恶心). They all tired to get rid of them.
Too often we think of tolerance（宽容）as a gift to 8 people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred（仇恨）in our 9 , we will have to
carry them around all our lives.
Do you think you have got 10 from the wise teacher and what she asked her students
to do?
A．take B．bring C．put D．show
A．in B．at C．on D．with
A．heave B．strong C．light D．big
A．in the morning B．in the afternoon C．during the day D．at night
A．kept B．made C．asked D．allowed
A．as soon as B．since C．so that D．until
A．sounded B．tasted C．smelt D．felt
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．hands B．eyes C．stomachs D．hearts
A．anything B．nothing C．somebody D．Anybody
It seems that there’s a good reason why dogs are always seen as man’s best friend. Scientists have found that dogs are the only animals that can read emotion(情感)in faces much like humans. The finding suggests that like an understanding friend, dogs can see if we are happy, sad, pleased or angry.
When humans look at a new face, their eyes usually look across the left, falling on the right hand side of the person’s face first. A possible reason for this is that the right side of the human face is better at expressing emotions.
Scientists have now shown that pet dogs also have “left gaze bias(左视偏好)”, but only when looking at human faces. No other animal has been known to do like this before. Dr. Kun Guo showed 17 dogs pictures of human, dog and monkey faces as well as something else with his team. The dogs’ eyes and heads show a strong left gaze bias when the animals see human faces. But this did not happen when they were shown other pictures, including those of dogs.
Guo suggests that over thousands of years living with humans, dogs may have developed the left gaze bias as a way to guess our emotions.
“Recent studies show that the right side of our faces can express emotions better than the left. If true, then it makes sense for dogs and humans to see the right hand side of a face first.”
Why are dogs seen as man’s best friend according to the passage?
A．Because dogs are the closest animals to humans. B．Because dogs can read the emotions in humans’ faces easily. C．Because dogs can understand us better when we feel sad. D．Because dogs are good at expressing emotions.
A．get along well with humans B．express emotions quickly C．have more understanding friends D．remember more new faces
A．dogs have been man’s best friends for thousands of years B．humans have a “left gaze bias” C．the “left gaze bias” works on all animals D．dogs can read emotions the same as humans
I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology（社会学）. It was asked to go out and smile at three people.
I am a very person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to away, and then even my husband did.
As I turned around I a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor men. As I looked down at the short man, he was smiling. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he stood there. He said, “Good day” as he ____ the few coins he had been holding.
The young lady at the counter asked him they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all， Miss” because that was all they could . He just wanted to be warm.
Then I really felt it—the compulsion（冲动）was great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man ___ the blue eyes.
That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判断) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on tray（托盘）.
I then walked around the corner to the that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed man’s hand. He looked up at me, with in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
I with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.
A．friendly B．healthy C．proud D．lucky
A．treated B．served C．welcomed D．greeted
A．give B．put C．move D．throw
A．sounded B．tasted C．looked D．smelled
A．happy B．careless C．homeless D．pleasant
A．counted B．discovered C．made D．found
A．what B．how C．why D．who
A．save B．share C．afford D．drink
A．such B．too C．very D．so
A．of B．in C．with D．for
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
A．window B．door C．kitchen D．table
A．warm B．clean C．dirty D．cold
A．fear B．tears C．hope D．unhappiness
A．began B．stopped C．graduated D．filled
When one door of happiness closes, another opens. However, we often look at the door so long that we can’t see the one that has been opened for us. It’s true that we don’t know we’ve got until we lose it, and it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been until it goes away.
Giving someone all your doesn’t mean that they’ll love you back. Don’t expect love in return. Just for it to grow in their hearts.
There are many moments in life when you miss someone so much that you want to bring them into your and hug them for real! Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, and what you want to be, you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
Happiness lies in those who have cried, those who have been hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can understand the of their lives. The future will always be based on a forgotten past. You can’t go on well in your life until you let your past failure and heartaches go.
A．open B．same C．closed D．broken
A．when B．what C．why D．where
A．missing B．seeing C．looking for D．working
A．love B．time C．money D．food
A．care B．look C．mean D．wait
A．hearts B．dreams C．lives D．chances
A．do B．be C．get D．turn
A．when B．because C．unless D．though
A．importance B．purpose C．difference D．answer
A．easiest B．happiest C．worst D．brightest
Jennifer was sitting on the bench. ‘It’s getting _ ,’ she thought. ‘I should go home.’ She wanted to know her parents’ reactions (反应) when she___ home after the three days she was missing. It was really dark when she finally got to home’s front door. It was different _usual. _looked after the outside garden for _days. It was so strange because her father usually worked hard to keep everything___ and tidy. She couldn’t understand what was going on. She walked into the _. First, she went into the kitchen__ she saw a note written by her father. He said, ‘Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am looking for her out.’ Ellen was her mother, but ___is she? She went to her parents’ room. She saw her there. Her___ was lying on the bed and was sleeping. Her face looked so tired as if she wasn’t asleep for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up. However, she looked too tired, _ Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.
When Jennifer _ , something was different: She wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t _the old clothes she ran away in. She was on her own bed. It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she _ __ a voice, ‘Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __ us all very, very afraid.
A．early B．late C．warm D．angry
A．got B．get C．gets D．will get
A．to B．from C．with D．as
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．many B．lots of C．a few D．much
A．clean B．dirty C．quiet D．busy
A．school B．room C．house D．library
A．if B．or C．what D．and
A．when B．who C．where D．what
A．mother B．father C．friend D．sister
A．and B．so C．but D．though
A．got up B．woke up C．put up D．cleaned up
A．putting on B．dressing C．wearing D．taking
A．heard B．listened C．sounded D．listened to
A．had B．told C．made D．gave
I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my ____. At first, my parents said“no”to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this, ____ it didn’t work.
As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become ____. To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!
One evening, I was doing some ____ on my computer while Mike was listening to music. ____, I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I ____. He was using my computer to play games. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program ____ saving it－all I had done had disappeared! I ____ him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.
Then I did my homework ____. At 10:00 p.m., I finished it. When I was going to turn off the ____, I saw the photo of my ____ that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how ____ he was when my mom beat him. I really felt ____. I went to see what he was doing. I found he was ____ in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said,“I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”
I was so moved and said,“From now on, my room is not only mine. It is ____!”That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.
A．clothes B．food C．room D．toys
A．because B．but C．or D．so
A．dirty B．empty C．quiet D．tidy
A．business B．homework C．reading D．shopping
A．Later B．Instead C．However D．Sometimes
A．danced B．fell C．returned D．slept
A．after B．by C．for D．without
A．agreed with B．heard from C．looked after D．shouted at
A．as well B．for ever C．in the end D．once again
A．computer B．fan C．radio D．TV
A．brother B．cousin C．father D．grandfather
A．clever B．happy C．sad D．silly
A．bored B．excited C．proud D．sorry
A．jumping B．sleeping C．sitting D．singing
A．his B．hers C．ours D．theirs