Twenty years ago I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I 21 -，I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor 22
I walked to the door and knocked “Just a minute” answered a weak elderly 23
After a long pause the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood 24 me by her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the car and then 25to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked 26 toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing” I told her. “I just try to 27 my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.” “Oh you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi she gave me an address and then asked“Could you drive 28 downtown”
“It’s not the shortest way” I answered quickly.
“Oh I’m 29 ” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice临终医院. I don’t have any 30 left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and 31 the meter计价器.
For the next two hours we drove through the city. She 32 me the building where she had once worked the neighborhood where she had lived and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone 33 as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a 34 building and would sit staring into the darkness saying nothing.
At 35 she suddenly said” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the 36 she had given me. “How much do I 37 you” she asked. “Nothing.” I said. “You have to make a living” she answered. “Oh there are other 38 ” I answered. Almost without thinking I 39 and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
I walked into the 40 morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.
A．waited B．stopped C．arrived D．wandered
A．window B．house C．door D．glass
A．sound B．whisper C．sign D．voice
A．beneath B．before C．behind D．over
A．walked B．left C．returned D．stepped
A．calmly B．hurriedly C．quietly D．slowly
A．receive B．collect C．treat D．drive
A．through B．from C．to D．towards
A．out of work B．in no hurry C．on no purpose D．out of danger
A．hope B．money C．time D．family
A．turned on B．shut off C．switched over D．covered up
A．showed B．pointed C．indicated D．forgot
A．working B．growing C．playing D．dancing
A．memorial B．significant C．particular D．similar
A．dawn B．sunset C．noon D．night
A．house B．address C．direction D．destination
A．pay B．owe C．promise D．save
A．cars B．buildings C．passengers D．chances
A．nodded B．landed C．swung D．bent
A．dim B．colorful C．bright D．black
Once there lived a rich merchant and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor, the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with , whenever he saw the boots and shoes . Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he knew how much wealth he had. He was always his gold and silver coins far into night. Even in bed his uneasiness about his riches kept him . When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an early . It continued all day and was a(n) to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired for lack of . He asked a wise friend of his how he could an end to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in . Simply give him money.” The merchant the advice.
When the shoemaker the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was to find shining coins. “I must hide the money from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought . “I will it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he his neighbors as much as he could. His wife, who had been the best to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to on his work with diligence (勤奋). He could not sing merrily now. he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.
A．For B．thus C．while D．however
A．poorest B．happiest C．richest D．saddest
A．smile B．sorrow C．sadness D．delight
A．having repaired B．repair C．to repair D．to be repaired
A．hardly B．always C．completely D．definitely
A．hiding B．making C．accumulating D．counting
A．alive B．aware C．awake D．asleep
A．riser B．raiser C．starter D．beginner
A．encouragement B．fault C．trouble D．alarm
A．sympathy B．sleep C．understanding D．treatment
A．come B．put C．meet D．reach
A．trouble B．need C．turn D．return
A．refused B．followed C．asked D．agreed
A．stole B．received C．opened D．carried
A．amazed B．frightened C．ashamed D．disappointed
A．throw B．keep C．give D．put
A．avoided B．thanked C．helped D．protected
A．companion B．company C．fellow D．assistant
A．base B．turn C．focus D．depend
A．Wherever B．Whatever C．However D．Whenever
Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a . One of her colleagues needed a full-time _ “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centers would not him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium（平衡）problems. He couldn’t or run properly. I was if I was to take the job when my mother , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the .”
Then I told her I was for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy’s face up. How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be to get a child to go down a slide（滑梯）. Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he it to the top of the slide. With my arms holding him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his . After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big and asked, “May I go down again, alone?”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children for granted.
This child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A．relaxation B．course C．project D．grade
A．favour B．service C．business D．trade
A．guide B．waitress C．guard D．nurse
A．protect B．assist C．attend D．comfort
A．normal B．naughty C．clever D．happy
A．admit B．accept C．receive D．adopt
A．speak B．play C．walk D．stand
A．wondering B．hesitating C．questioning D．doubting
A．suggested B．argued C．challenged D．commented
A．courage B．energy C．faith D．time
A．eager B．sorry C．grateful D．ready
A．balance B．awareness C．knowledge D．control
A．delighted B．cheered C．shut D．lit
A．demanding B．simple C．interesting D．flexible
A．worries B．fears C．chances D．situations
A．climbed B．made C．managed D．got
A．reaction B．laughter C．answer D．greeting
A．surprise B．clap C．welcome D．kiss
A．take B．do C．play D．enjoy
A．miserable B．smart C．brave D．special
I think I’m one of the luckiest people in the world because of the time I’m able to spend with young people who are not afraid to show their excitement and zest for life. , I would prefer a person with passion and enthusiasm to a person with and talent any day of the week. You can teach and develop skills, you cannot develop a love of life and an optimistic attitude. These are of a person and appear at all times during work or play. Furthermore, they are traits that one is born with and they will never them.
As a and an Independent Education and Career Planning Advisor, I too many children and young adults who are on a road to despair unless someone can find a way to change their attitude towards and indeed life itself!
, society has turned out too many children and young people that are unwilling to put much or thought into their work. Whenever I come across such people— or old, I’m reminded of a boy who went with his mother on a blueberry picking hike into the . The boy filled his mostly with moss(苔藓) and then covered the moss with a thin layer of blueberries so that it looked . But the next morning, he found the blueberry pie which his mother for him was moss.
So , whether you are in school or , if you have enthusiasm and if you are to put in consistent effort along with passion, you will receive the . If, on the other hand, you are and prefer to take short-cuts, you should not expect to achieve the same results.
A．Obviously B．Personally C．Luckily D．Quickly
A．skills B．ideas C．kindness D．courage
A．or B．for C．but D．if
A．choices B．requests C．appearances D．characters
A．use B．deserve C．lose D．cherish
A．journalist B．doctor C．colleague D．teacher
A．search for B．come across C．care about D．depend on
A．learning B．donating C．speaking D．greeting
A．Eventually B．Unfortunately C．Hopefully D．Perfectly
A．equipment B．information C．effort D．possession
A．innocent B．young C．poor D．stupid
A．woods B．corner C．park D．market
A．mouth B．pan C．basket D．hand
A．delicious B．beautiful C．clean D．full
A．collected B．baked C．kept D．bought
A．promise B．guess C．remember D．look
A．in danger B．in distance C．in hospital D．at work
A．willing B．confident C．proud D．careful
A．crop B．trust C．votes D．rewards
A．lazy B．busy C．curious D．stubborn
A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles（弹珠）, everywhere. I tried to use a broom, with each swipe（猛击）they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered（破碎）. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble his new surroundings and the of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
A．drink B．vegetable C．fruit D．meat
A．slipped B．walked C．ran D．moved
A．rubbed B．rolled C．grew D．existed
A．so B．and C．although D．but
A．kitchen B．living room C．bedroom D．storeroom
A．turning up B．getting up C．taking up D．using up
A．left B．ate C．found D．planted
A．presents B．cans C．vegetables D．peas
A．woman B．child C．man D．boy
A．for B．of C．with D．in
A．wife B．life C．son D．friend
A．adjusting to B．leading to C．turning to D．adding to
A．thank B．loss C．help D．love
A．close B．near C．down D．wide
A．get it B．leave it C．take it D．make it
A．grew B．bought C．frozen D．collected
A．specially B．fortunately C．properly D．eventually
A．both B．all C．either D．each
A．move on B．put on C．bring on D．call on
A．while B．because C．or D．since
That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man, I remember the small child with .
Our cat was to give birth. And like all young children, my son was very interested in the birth of the babies. During the following week, he never stopped me for a chance to witness it. At last, I agreed. I answered all his questions and prepared him the best he might not be shocked or frightened.
That when my son arrived home, one baby cat had been born. He was so at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies . When the mother cat began to very loudly, it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son but never said a word. Then he asked me, “Mum, why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes?” I that it was not a hurtful pain but a pain of great pleasure the mother.
When the of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat, my son hugged (拥抱) me with tears his face, saying, “Mum, I’m sorry for the I brought you to have me.” My heart almost stopped. With a(n) choice of words, I told him that his birth had brought me but smiles, and that I would like to it 100 times.
Now my son is a grown man, but he always that night, for it was on that night that he finally what the word “love” meant.
A．smiles B．tears C．interest D．care
A．willing B．determined C．ready D．upset
A．begging B．searching C．thanking D．commanding
A．unless B．until C．as if D．so that
A．morning B．afternoon C．noon D．night
A．amazed B．frightened C．angry D．sad
A．jumping B．sleeping C．moving D．growing
A．laugh B．cough C．cry D．shout
A．watched B．noticed C．found D．responded
A．realized B．explained C．expressed D．added
A．in B．with C．on D．for
A．loss B．birth C．performance D．protection
A．suddenly B．peacefully C．actually D．naturally
A．calming down B．rolling down C．setting down D．turning down
A．pain B．trial C．cruelty D．violence
A．hopeful B．careful C．useless D．informal
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．join in B．suffer from C．dream of D．go through
A．regrets B．remembers C．ignores D．prefers
A．understood B．decided C．admitted D．doubted