School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired, I sat at the very front of the bus because of 1 to get home．Sitting at the front makes you 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies．
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 3 ．
I try to mind my manners and 4 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day．On this day, however, her conversation was worth listening 10．
"My father’s sick," she said to no one in 5 ．I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes．With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, "What’s wrong with him?"
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 6 the tears, she responded, "Heart trouble．" Her eyes 7 as she continued．"I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can 8 losing him．”
I couldn’t respond．I was 9 ．My heart ached for her．I sat on [he old, smelly seat thinking of the great 10 my own mother was thrown into when my father died．
I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her．I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that．Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver．That was just her job．She had a _ 11_ world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as anything but a driver．I suddenly felt very 12 ．I realized I had only thought of people as 13 as what their purposes were in my life．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．1 had judged her by her job and regarded her as unimportant．
For all I know, I’m just another person in someone else’s world, and may not even be important．I should not have been so selfish and self-centered．Everyone 14 a place to go to, people to see and appointments to 15 ．Understanding people is an art．
1． A．determination B．decision C．attempt D．anxiety
2． A．make B．stand C．think D．find
3． A．topic B．message C．discussion D．conversation
4． A．devotedly B．carelessly C．politely D．sincerely
5． A．common B．silence C．particular D．surprise
6． A．avoiding B．clearing C．keeping D．fighting
7． A．widened B．closed C．lowered D．opened
8． A．mind B．regret C．bear D．miss
9． A．angry B．interested C．curious D．shocked
10．A．pain B．pity C．disappointment D．mercy
11 A．dark B．narrow C．whole D．bright
12．A．selfish B．confused C．worried D．sad
13．A．long B．much C．far D．well
14．A．takes B．has C．finds D．needs
15．A．stay B．remain C．keep D．put
Imagine if SpiderMan came down from the ceiling to save Yao Ming or Shaquille O'Neal every time they injured their ligaments(韧带)on court.Though this ____ will have to remain a daydream，spider silk may really be able to cure their ____，scientists say.
Thought to be the strongest ____ fiber on the planet，spider silk could be used to rebuild injured ligaments.Randolph Lewis at the University of Wyoming in Laramine has been ____ the idea.
Spider silk has interested scientists for centuries.A(n)____ European folk story at least 2,000 years old tells of the possible medical ____ of spider webs.It said they could help in fighting infections，stopping bleeding and healing wounds.
Researches have found no ____ so far that spider webs can kill germs.But studies on animals have shown that spider silk helps ____ the rejection of medical implants.So Lewis' lab and others are changing spider silk into fibers that they hope might be ____ in medicine.
Researchers have found that spider webs could be used to rebuild ligaments ____ in one of the world's common knee injuries.“We're also ____ spider silk in artificial tendons(腱)．” Lewis said.
Scientists are also ____ spider silk to be used for stitching up(缝合)wounds which will help them heal without scarring(伤痕)．
A．hope B．idea C．expectation D．opinion
A．wounds B．diseases C．colds D．patients
A．manmade B．valuable C．natural D．chemical
A．working on B．carrying out C．thinking of D．laughing at
A．terrible B．ancient C．funny D．unbelievable
A．care B．research C．value D．examination
A．evidence B．value C．experience D．sense
A．reduce B．increase C．prevent D．produce
A．helpless B．useful C．harmful D．important
A．ruined B．disabled C．born D．damaged
A．looking at B．looking after C．looking into D．looking over
A．proving B．developing C．helping D．training
“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When the baby was placed in her arms, she was . The baby had been born without ears. Time that the baby’s hearing was perfect. It was only his that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, that he would have many heartbreaks in his life. He grew up and became a(n) with his classmates. He might have been class president, but for that. The boy’s father with the family physician in secret. “Could be done?” the father asked. “I believed I could on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” the doctor answered. So the began for a person who would make such a for a young man. Two years went by. Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need. it’s a secret,” said the father. The operation was very , and a new person appeared. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who so much to me? I could never do enough for him.” “I do not believe you could,” said the father. The secret was for years till he stood with his father over his mother’s coffin(棺材). Slowly and , his father raised his mother’s thick brown hair to that his mother had no outer ears. “Mother said she was she never let her hair be cut,” he whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought she was less , did they?”
A．angry B．disappointed C．surprised D．curious
A．proved B．seemed C．told D．saw
A．figure B．face C．ear D．appearance
A．got B．put C．sent D．took
A．knowing B．guessing C．doubting D．wondering
A．enemy B．stranger C．favorite D．friend
A．ever B．also C．even D．still
A．asked B．spoke C．chatted D．said
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．transplant B．operate C．set D．fix
A．operation B．search C．interview D．examination
A．devotion B．effort C．sacrifice D．contribution
A．Therefore B．But C．Though D．Otherwise
A．normal B．useful C．difficult D．successful
A．changed B．worked C．gave D．did
A．discussed B．hidden C．spread D．kept
A．carefully B．sadly C．excitedly D．tenderly
A．see B．find C．show D．tell
A．proud B．glad C．worried D．regretful
A．beautiful B．ugly C．respectable D．fashionable
Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched(伸出的). Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes ____. She never ____ to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting.
On the last day of our ___, I found myself ____ on a busy corner across the street from our hotel. Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me. We had been advised to walk __ through the heavy traffic without looking right or left. Let them ____ us. But tonight I was by myself and felt ____ to face the stream of vehicles. ____ I hesitated on the sidewalk, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. She nodded her head toward the street, ____ that she would take me across. Together, we moved slowly into the chaos.
Then we moved on ____ the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then walked away, still smiling and waving back to me. I had not given her a single coin. We had ____ something vastly more important—a warming of hearts in friendship.
Traveling in poorer nations, I have __ a variety of ways to deal with beggars. The most ___ response of tourists faced with those extremely poor people is to ____ them and focus their eyes elsewhere. I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in ____. A few may hurriedly drop a few coins, and then make a quick getaway in hopes that another 20 ragged beggars won’t immediately appear on the ____.
For many reasons, giving money is not the best ____ to an outstretched hand. The greatest gift is time and respect. To look beggars in the eye and smile, thus acknowledging their existence, is a small thing. Putting your hand into another’s outstretched hand and grasping it ____ for a moment is also a small thing. But these are important. Everyone needs ____, to be seen as worthy of being ____, to feel appreciated and loved. And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing.
A．met B．opened C．turned D．dropped
A．attempted B．wanted C．managed D．failed
A．work B．visit C．camp D．festival
A．free B．alone C．lost D．exposed
A．away B．off C．straight D．about
A．avoid B．stop C．lead D．direct
A．unwilling B．inadequate C．inappropriate D．unfit
A．Since B．Although C．As D．Before
A．hoping B．considering C．concluding D．indicating
A．across B．off C．along D．towards
A．earned B．shared C．expected D．undertaken
A．changed B．followed C．possessed D．witnessed
A．initial B．automatic C．aggressive D．common
A．ignore B．oppose C．tolerate D．scold
A．anxiety B．desperation C．annoyance D．sadness
A．street B．corner C．way D．scene
A．result B．response C．reward D．reply
A．firmly B．casually C．cautiously D．eagerly
A．recognition B．encouragement C．motivation D．commitment
A．liked B．trusted C．accepted D．known
Have you ever heard of the saying , "if you want a friend, be "? What does it ? There are many different things that you can do to friends. You may find out what they are if you someone make friends.
Here is one new teacher made friends with the in her class on the first day of the school. When the bell , the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, "Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you my class this year! I want to each of you very much. I am sure we'll enjoy working together."
The teacher smiled, used a pleasant , and acted a friendly way. She told the students her and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to and hoped to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked many of the same things they liked. Everyone felt that she what she said. Each of them wanted to know her and be
her friend. Then she let the students tell something about . So they felt that the teacher knew them. Could you make friends as the teacher ?
How do you know and like your classmates? One is to find out more about them. During the you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the schools they went to last year. As you , the others may be thinking "I like to do the same things you do. It should be fun to be friends with you."
Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends.
A．it B．one C．that D．careful
A．mean B．want C．have D．show
A．make B．meet C．have D．get
A．look B．hear C．listen D．watch
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．teachers B．students C．workmates D．parents
A．rang B．got C．sang D．spoke
A．on B．in C．with D．about
A．reach B．learn C．know D．like
A．sound B．sentence C．phrase D．voice
A．on B．by C．in D．to
A．family B．father C．work D．name
A．do B．eat C．get D．play
A．was B．liked C．meant D．forget
A．less B．better C．enough D．still
A．themselves B．their names C．the teacher D．the school
A．was B．did C．got D．saw
A．way B．day C．teacher D．class
A．room B．class C．break D．day
A．speak B．say C．tell D．talk
There’s always been a debate on whether human beings are born good or bad.Depending on how you view the world，you can think of all the crimes and injustice and conclude that we’re bad，so we need a system of laws to keep us in check.However，there are also a lot of stories of good deeds.I think we’re all born good.
Today，I took a trip to South Bend to attend my friends’ wedding reception.I had____the night before at the forecast and it said we were going to get about 3 inches of snow，so I thought，“That’s not so____”I set out on my journey and it was completely clear until I____to get towards Niles，M1...
I was____with this ominous (不祥的) cloud，I thought to myself，“Hmm，this can’t be a good____.” Soon enough，the highway became a snowpacked wall of white.I should have remembered that such severe changes in____are common in this part of America.I then tried to get to the populous area of South Bend and got____in the snow，____to turn left onto a street，I____for 20 minutes to dig myself out with only a scraper (刮刀)．
It wasn’t a very____street，so I didn’t see many people.Just as I was starting to give up，a few people stopped by my car and then helped push me out of the snow bank.It was one person at first，and then a few others.
Then，on the way to my destination，another lady got stuck.____，I got out and was____to offer the same help that I had received.At least five others joined me in my____to get her car unstuck.It is kind of storm that makes roads undrivable.South Bend____up getting over 3 feet of snow.
In these____of kindness though，I was once again____of my belief that all people are born good.These people didn’t have to stop and help me out.They ran the____of having their own cars stuck.Even for myself，it was a(an)____reaction to get out and push the lady’s car out too.I didn’t think about it____a second.
I believe these situations really helped remind me that this world is a good place.Real life situations can____good deeds.It happened today，and it will happen again and again.
A．spent B．checked C．observed D．looked
A．late B．cold C．bad D．far
A．hoped B．stopped C．started D．planned
A．concerned B．met C．involved D．pointed
A．way B．event C．result D．sign
A．weather B．direction C．position D．system
A．frozen B．stuck C．hurt D．lost
A．attempting B．needing C．realizing D．having
A．waited B．stayed C．insisted D．struggled
A．long B．smooth C．busy D．quiet
A．Immediately B．Carefully C．Eventually D．Obviously
A．requested B．attracted C．inspired D．convinced
A．efforts B．group C．donation D．spirits
A．made B．ended C．came D．grew
A．attitudes B．characters C．manners D．acts
A．informed B．reminded C．warned D．told
A．favor B．course C．caution D．risk
A．automatic B．generous C．valuable D．accurate
A．with B．by C．for D．in
A．find B．produce C．admire D．judge