My best friend is Cocoa, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment. Cocoa is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady, so you can see we both qualify as 1 citizens.
He is a 2 companion. He does many amusing things that make me 3 , and when that happens, he is so delighted 4 he just keeps it up.
But one afternoon, Cocoa started acting strangely. I was sitting on the floor playing with him, 5 he started pawing and smelling at the right side of my 6 . He had never done anything like this ever before, and I told him, “No.” To Cocoa, one “no” is usually 7 , but not that day. He stopped briefly, and then 8 ran toward me, throwing his entire weight at the right side of my chest. He crashed into me and I cried in 9 , falling down to the floor. Soon after this, I felt a lump (肿块). I went to my doctors, and after X-rays 10 and lab work were done, they told me I had cancer.
When cancer starts, a 11 of calcium (钙) builds. Then the lump or cancer attaches itself to this wall. When Cocoa jumped on me, the force of the impact broke the lump away from the wall. This made it possible for me to 12 the lump.
I had a complete mastectomy (乳房切除术) and the cancer has not 13 to any other part of my body. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone undetected even six more months, it would have been too 14 .
Was Cocoa 15 of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do know is that Cocoa not only shares his life with me, he has also made sure that I will be around to share my life with him!
A．good B．standard C．senior D．great
A．wonderful B．tiring C．hungry D．bad
A．leave B．cry C．laugh D．jump
A．as B．when C．and D．that
A．when B．then C．though D．as
A．chest B．body C．shoulder D．arm
A．right B．good C．enough D．unexpected
A．hurriedly B．rudely C．slowly D．suddenly
A．pain B．surprise C．trouble D．danger
A．experiments B．researches C．tests D．papers
A．wall B．cancer C．body D．number
A．watch B．have C．get D．notice
A．ran B．kept C．entered D．spread
A．common B．late C．much D．early
A．ashamed B．aware C．afraid D．tired
As a kid I loved everything about school. I loved books， ，tests and homework．Most of all I longed to someday march down the aisle(通道)to receive my ．That seemed more appealing even than getting married．But at 15，I had to because my parents afford tuition. My hope of getting a diploma was dead．
Pretty soon，I married. I had three Children，and I thought：“There my diploma．”
Even so，I wanted my children to be educated．But Linda，our youngest child，had juvenile arthritis(幼年型关节炎)inher and knees，which made it her to function(活动)in a normal classroom．
One day，I saw an ad in the newspaper for evening courses．
“That’s the answer，” I said to myself．Linda always feels in the evening，so I’11just sign her up for night schoo1．
Linda was busy out enrollment(入学)forms when the secretary said：“Mrs Schantz，why don’t you come back to ?”
I ：“There’s no way! I’m 55!”
he insisted，and before I knew what I had done，I was enrolled for classes in English and crafts．“This is only an experiment,”I him，but he just smiled．To my surprise，both Linda and I thrived(茁壮成长)in evening school. I went back again the next semester，and my grades improved．
It was going to school again，but it was no game．Sitting in a class full of kids was awkward， most of them were respectful and encouraging．During the day，I still had loads of housework to do，But when I was down，Linda encouraged me．“Morn，you can’t now!”And when she was down，I her．Together we saw it through．At last，I got my diploma． ，my classmates voted unanimously(一致地)for me to be class speaker，and I got a ＄3，000 college scholarship．
Yes，Mom，I was late for school，but I got there ．
A．parents B．teachers C．trees D．flowers
A．job B．present C．certification D．diploma
A．drop out B．watch out C．keep out D．find out
A．wouldn’t B．couldn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．goes B．comes C．exists D．breaks
A．hands B．head C．eyes D．stomach
A．1ikely B．frequent C．easy D．impossible
A．Worse B．excited C．better D．annoyed
A．giving B．taking C．filling D．sending
A．work B．school C．home D．office
A．1aughed B．told C．argued D．shouted
A．And B．But C．Although D．So
A．informed B．asked C．warned D．convinced
A．regularly B．happily C．steadily D．naturally
A．interesting B．disappointing C．concerned D．exciting
A．as if B．even if C．in case D．if only
A．continue B．rest C．quit D．hesitate
A．raised B．discouraged C．cheered D．defeated
A．To my surprise B．To my satisfaction C．To my relief D．To my credit
A．naturally B．frequently C．constantly D．eventually
Xinxin，a 12-year-old student from Beijing，enjoyed his winter vacation with his father in Singapore．During their visit，he even had the chance to some of Singapore’s sights by himself his father was busy with other things．
Xinxin’s first adventure in Singapore was at a water park near their hotel．He enjoyed swimming and into the water by himself and then returned to the hotel before a time in the evening that was by his father．
The boy also made a trip to Universal Studios Singapore a guardian(监护人)．He had already been to the park with his father two times during the trip．Xinxin volunteered to make his trip by himself．His father gave him some pocket money to buy lunch，and then Xinxin rode the shuttle from their hotel to the studios．He spent a whole day there and had a time．
In an interview with Beijing Evening News，Xinxin’s father said that he was too busy to spend all his time with his son，he decided to give him the opportunity to develop a sense of ．Had Xinxin’s mother been there，she would not have let Xinxin out of her sight，the father commented．
A．study B．explore C．test D．measure
A．while B．until C．before D．unless
A．along B．alive C．alone D．lonely
A．floating B．surfing C．driving D．diving
A．made B．set C．decided D．asked
A．under B．behind C．with D．without
A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
A．terrible B．miserable C．fantastic D．flexible
A．though B．since C．if D．when
A．independence B．daring C．pride D．diligence
I wished I had known earlier the fact that I was a low achiever because there was a reason beyond my control. Then I have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties. But I just didn’t that. I was writing and writing. I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me.
Most people who university read at least twice as fast as I do. I can never tell my left my right. I avoid dialing a telephone if I can help it, because I sometimes have to try three times before getting the number . I hear that recording “The number you have reached is not ” more than any man on earth.
Despite my I view my dyslexia(difficulty in reading) as a gift, not a curse(诅咒). Many dyslexics are good at right brain, namely abstract thought ,and that is my king of creative writing is. I’m starting with and coming up with something that didn’t exist before. That’s my strong point. I my career to Ralph, Salisbury, my writing instructor at the university of Oregon, who looked past my misspellings and gave me and hope. I just carried on and never looked . I’m also very“visual”(视觉的).This means nothing in school, but when I write books or scripts, I’m seeing everything in my imagination. I write . I go like the wind and can up to 15 pages a day. Writing is not the . I have no problem downloading; it is inputting things get messed up.
The real I have for dyslexics is not that they have to with messy input, but that they will quit on themselves before they finish school. Parents have to create victories whenever they can, it is music, sports or the arts. You want your dyslexic child to be able to say, “Yeah, reading is . But I have these other things I can do.”
A．can’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．oughtn’t
A．notice B．understand C．know D．recognize
A．get over B．go for C．get along D．go through
A．from B．between C．to D．on
A．well B．down C．right D．clear
A．in service B．in need C．on line D．on duty
A．mistakes B．weaknesses C．faults D．difficulties
A．when B．why C．how D．what
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．attach B．devote C．owe D．thank
A．adjustment B．acknowledge C．requirement D．encouragement
A．ahead B．out C．back D．forward
A．frequently B．regularly C．neatly D．quickly
A．get B．do C．live D．pick
A．point B．problem C．reason D．purpose
A．where B．that C．how D．what
A．experience B．story C．fear D．advice
A．compete B．struggle C．handle D．go
A．whether B．unless C．either D．until
A．necessary B．easy C．wonderful D．hard
A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living among more concrete and fewer trees. Such tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic(流行病) began in the 1980s, and many people believe increased portion sizes and inactivity are to , but that can't be everything. Fast foods and TVs have been us for a long time. "Most experts agree that the changes were to something in the environment," says social epidemiologist Thomas Glass of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That something could be a of the green.
The new research, in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isn't the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us close identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood means more places for kids to play – which is since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates(相关的事物) of children's activity levels. But green space is good for the mind : research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive（认知的） for children with attention-deficit disorder. In one study, just reading in a green setting improved kids' symptoms.
to grassy areas has also been linked to stress and a lower body mass index (体重指数) among adults. And an of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater longevity (长寿) among senior citizens.
Glass cautions that most studies don't prove a causal link between greenness and health, but they're nevertheless helping spur action. In September the U. S. House of Representatives the delightfully named No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives aimed at exposing kids to the outdoors.
Finding green space is not easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you live in a suburb or a city with good parks, take of what's there. Your children in particular will love it – and their bodies and minds will be to you.
A．findings B．essays C．assumptions D．abstracts
A．scold B．blame C．charge D．criticize
A．among B．along C．beside D．with
A．glued B．related C．associated D．opposed
A．scratching B．denying C．depressing D．shrinking
A．published B．contributed C．illustrated D．circulated
A．at B．to C．for D．over
A．fully B．simply C．seriously D．uniquely
A．vital B．casual C．fatal D．mental
A．still B．already C．too D．yet
A．benefits B．profits C．revenues D．awards
A．outward B．apart C．aside D．outside
A．Solution B．Reaction C．Exposure D．Addiction
A．much B．less C．more D．little
A．article B．expedition C．analysis D．option
A．curiously B．negatively C．necessarily D．comfortably
A．relieved B．appointed C．approved D．performed
A．merely B．always C．mainly D．almost
A．advantage B．exception C．measure D．charge
A．regretful B．merciful C．joyful D．grateful
Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started me -----her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: ―Don’t do that any more –your are too rough! She didn’t say anything in . But never again did my mother close out my day with that expression of her love．
Time after time, with the years, my thoughts returned to that night. I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my .
Now, my own children are . Mom no longer has Dad. It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand before stealing across my face to brush the from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so touched my brow. In my , thousands of times, I the night my young voice complained. Mom’s hand in my hand, I said how I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did, Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
A．surprising B．hurting C．annoying D．amazing
A．rough B．gentle C．smooth D．strong
A．noises B．words C．hands D．feelings
A．anger B．silence C．fear D．reply
A．healthy B．familiar C．popular D．perfect
A．coming B．remaining C．following D．passing
A．often B．even C．never D．once
A．family B．neighbor C．husband D．home
A．developed B．grown C．moved D．forgotten
A．imagined B．hesitated C．regretted D．trembled
A．hair B．tears C．dirt D．kisses
A．quickly B．roughly C．gently D．slowly
A．memory B．opinion C．history D．diary
A．chanced B．missed C．hated D．recalled
A．Beating B．Catching C．Picking D．Stopping
A．happy B．annoyed C．sorry D．amused
A．and B．while C．because D．but
A．remembered B．faded C．forgiven D．apologized
A．hope B．appreciation C．thought D．approval
A．guilt B．pride C．sorrow D．failure