A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been
39 lessons at age 54! I told her that it was very 40 that she was pursuing （追求） her passion to play the piano. . .
Then she asked me 41 question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she 42 .I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she 43 me of our musical “ 44 _”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 45 asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46 and decided to play David Lantz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 47 ,and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions __48 into it as possible. She loved it. 49 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”
I turned around. And there was an old lady 50 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 51 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 52 my bed, but your music made me feel good ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53 back to her room.
I was deeply 54 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 55 for peace and joy.
A．observed B．watched C．noticed D．caught
A．on B．at C．over D．against
A．player B．teacher C．composer D．starter
A．giving B．attending C．teaching D．reviewing
A．interesting B．wonderful C．moved D．impressive
A．another B．a different C．the same D．other
A．advised B．ordered C．demanded D．requested
A．warned B．reminded C．asked D．required
A．course B．task C．discussion D．deal
A．and B．but C．as a result D．what’s more
A．for the moment B．at the moment C．for a moment D．at a moment
A．music B．songs C．the piano D．vitamins
A．dropping B．falling C．pouring D．running
A．Since B．As C．While D．Because
A．taking B．making C．having D．giving
A．thank B．praise C．admire D．owe
A．get on B．get up C．get off D．get down
A．quietly B．calmly C．happily D．slowly
A．shocked B．touched C．delighted D．disturbed
A．world B．heart C．brains D．dreams
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Mr. Jackson was blind from birth. He owned a fruit ____ on a very busy street. ____he was visually disabled, he ran his business pretty handsomely. He could see nothing and he could only ____ the things within his reach. ____, he was able to handle it and was content with everything he had.
One day his son came to him. He told Mr. Jackson in ____ that he read in the newspaper of a __46__ who could operate on his eyes and allow him to see. The father and the son traveled to the doctor and paid for the ____.
After the operation, the doctor asked Mr. Jackson, “What is the first thing you are ____ to see when I take the bandages off?” He replied, “I really want to see my beautiful ____ on my stand!”
The doctor and the son ____Mr. Jackson down to the busy street where his fruit stand had been located for so many years. The doctor ____ unwrapped the bandages ____ he could lay his eyes on the beautiful fruit! Mr. Jackson was so full of ____ that he could finally see his life’s work—taking care of his fruit! After a few hours of ____ his beautiful fruit stand, he looked down the street both ways and saw there were quite a few fruit stands in both directions. He looked ____ the street and saw many other fruit stands. He spent so much time looking at other people’s fruit stands and ____ the competition that soon his own business ____.
From Mr. Jackson’s failure, we should know that everyone is a ___ individual with different fingerprints, DNA and thinking. What we need to do is just be ourselves and ____everyone else to be who they are. Mind our own business and we should never be afraid of ____.
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Teaching second grade is always a challenge．Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties．One year a student called Billy me with his behavior as well as his academic requirements．He struggled daily with his .emotions and often became angry or violent．I knew that，to make .progress，his emotions needed controlling．
One I tried to help Billy was to have him come directly into the classroom when he arrived at school．Billy’s mom would me to alert (警告) me to a particularly emotional morning at home．Then，I would focus on his anger and calming him down before the other students arrived.
One week our class was studying ．I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day.
That day began as normal．I was preparing activities focused on dog themes . I was told that Billy had a morning at home and I might need to get him ．As I was talking to his mom，Billy into the classroom．To Billy’s ，Rocky immediately ran up to his new ，wagging his tail and licking Billy’s face with doggy affection．Billy couldn’t Rocky’s charm (魅力) and began laughing as his anger melted away．
Throughout the day，Billy never left Rocky’s side，feeding him，being gentle with him and even the other students while Rocky was sleeping．
Billy was known for doing anything he could to avoid ，but on this day he found a good dog story，“Clifford’s Puppy Days，” and read it to Rocky．How . I was at the sight of Billy reading happily！My little dog was able to Billy’s day from one of anger and frustration to one of laughter，gentleness and .
That day Rocky more than helped me with my ；he helped to change the life of a child! After that Billy’s behavior definitely improved.
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My heart beat with that feeling, like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys．As the piece neared the end, I up to take my final bow．For a second, the room was ．Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to whether I had done perfectly．Then, , the applause (掌声) came.
“Thank you… so much,” I said, to the person standing on my other side．Olga, my piano teacher for six years, smiled back at me．“You’ve been an student all these years,” she said, “I hope that whatever you do, you never stop .”
I leaned forward, I would keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.
As it , the promises weren’t as meaningful as I’d hoped． Right after the , I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day． , it began slipping away from me．The reason I had stopped taking was because of my busy schedule with homework．Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether．It was not to have to stress about piano anymore．But something was inside of me．I was empty inside.
One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga.
“Are you taking lessons from Olga?” she asked.
“Actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied.
“That’s a ,” she responded, “I remember your performance a year ago; it was .”
Two days after talking to Michelle, I was at a what to do．I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously, but in fact I knew what I was doing.
As the music , a familiar feeling rose inside me.
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Teenage years can be confusing for both teenagers and parents．At about 15, many teens start thinking about how they feel about themselves and out how this matches or mismatches what others think of them．Most teens work through this by the age of 16 or 17.
Often teenagers are treated like bigger children, but they will never become and responsible if they are not allowed to make some decisions for themselves．If parents forbid their children from doing something, chances are that they will do it without permission anyway．The role of a parent must, therefore, change from that of protector and keeper to that of friend and ．
Yet even the most caring parents misunderstand their children sometimes, and some think of teenagers as insecure, stubborn and ．As a result, teenagers always keep their .from their parents．Teens often that their parents repeat the same things over and over again and never listen to them．Parents must understand that teens need to be allowed to their side of any problem and express their point of view．
Thus, more private and level-headed communication is needed for the parents．Every parent should try to schedule time to be with their child, like taking a short trip together．This time allows parents to talk and listen without from work or other family members．It might also be good to encourage teens to important issues at dinner．Discussion time shows teens that parents are interested in them and their lives．
A person’s teenage years are a key time for them to identify their own ,like distinguishing good from evil．Handling and improving communication with teenagers is not easy, but success will be for parents and teens alike．
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Air travel makes some people very nervous．The crowds，the noise and flying itself can cause_______．But there are classes people can take to help them_______the fear of flying．And there is_______training for service dogs that suffer the same problem．
Service dogs almost never______the side of the people they care for．You will see them working on buses，trains and other public_______systems．But the busy environment found at an airport can_______even the best trained working dog．
People with disabilities depend on their dogs．They want the animals to safely_______them through security areas．They also need the dogs to remain_______on duty on the airplane，even when the flying is not_______．This takes special_______．The Air Hollywood K9 Flight School is one place where such help can be found．
The school has a piece of equipment that provides the sights，sounds and even the feel of an airplane in flight．Dog trainers say_______training is based on a simple rule: preparation．Dogs need to be exposed gradually and_______to the environment，to loud noises，to sounds and other dogs so that when this experience happens to them on a daily basis，they're able to act in a way that they're used to acting and that they don't get_______．
Dog owners who_______the training at Air Hollywood K9 Flight School say they now feel much more at ease about future_______．Their dogs also seem ready for take off．
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