As we all know “ The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” and “ 26 every successful man there is a woman.” Both these 27 mean the same things. Men rule the 28__ , but their wives rule them.
Chinese people and other foreigners often say, 29_ of the American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want 30__ for themselves. They want good 31 . When they work they want to 32__ better paid. They want to be as 33__ as men.
In the 1960s, the American women’s liberation 34 was started by women who don’t want to 35 behind successful men. They want to stand beside them, with the same 36__ for success. They don’t want to be told that certain jobs or 37__ are closed to them. They refused to work side by side with men who do the 38 work for higher pay.
In America, a liberation woman must be 39 of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “ You have come a long 40 , baby”, she will 41 and answer, “Not nearly as 42 as I am going to go, baby.”
On the other hand , this movement is quite 43 and many American women do not agree. 44__ it has already made some important 45__ in women’s lives.
A．Before B．Beside C．Behind D．Near
A．writings B．words C．letters D．sayings
A．family B．world C．earth D．society
A．most B．few C．all D．none
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．jobs B．clothes C．food D．houses
A．have B．make C．receive D．be
A．good B．successful C．wonderful D．much
A．activity B．affairs C．movement D．incident
A．cooperate B．work C．help D．stand
A．work B．job C．position D．chance
A．offices B．schools C．shops D．places
A．better B．same C．less D．important
A．tired B．afraid C．proud D．fond
A．place B．walk C．way D．journey
A．smile B．cry C．sob D．laugh
A．long B．far C．soon D．much
A．new B．good C．important D．pleasing
A．So B．And C．But D．Or
A．progress B．improvement C．decisions D．changes
Today was Father’s Day. I missed you, Dad! at your photos, I thought of the happy days when you stayed with me. It seemed as if everything had happened yesterday.
I remembered how you taught me to be a person with good , such as honesty, kindness and self-respect. You taught me to enjoy and work.
You taught me about love, as you yours with all seven of us children. But, , I thought of how you taught me of God’s great for his children. You showed the way, by being at church each time the doors were open. I was you, as you led our family in prayer（祈祷）each before going to bed. Through you, I what is truly important in life. I now know that you continue to live through me and I hope I have that legacy（遗产）on to my kids.
I know that your life was not easy you lost your father when you were only two years old. I know that you had to your studies and help your mother. You your responsibilities, as you did in supporting our . Thanks, Dad!
So, parents and to all you Dads, remember that you can have a positive (积极的) influence your children by what you teach them and that they will make a difference in this world.
Children, now it’s time to your love and thanks to your Dad what he does for you. A big hug, a thank you and living a life of purpose, all of will give him more joy, are worth your doing.
A．Looking B．Laughing C．Pointing D．Shouting
A．energies B．skills C．abilities D．qualities
A．rest B．peace C．life D．success
A．bargained B．devoted C．shared D．competed
A．in all B．above all C．at all D．after all
A．pain B．love C．surprise D．beauty
A．watching B．waiting C．replacing D．persuading
A．hour B．dusk C．night D．noon
A．ordered B．advised C．searched D．learned
A．passed B．given C．offered D．depended
A．if B．though C．before D．because
A．pack up B．give up C．rely on D．leave for
A．made B．solved C．took D．doubted
A．family B．house C．team D．class
A．carefully B．wonderfully C．especially D．regularly
A．of B．for C．on D．to
A．examine B．express C．change D．explore
A．in charge of B．in search of C．in honor of D．in return for
A．hot B．warm C．strong D．heavy
A．which B．them C．that D．what
The 48-year-old American music teacher Amy Coplan took a trip to the Amazon jungle(亚马逊丛林) hoping to see animals. What she discovered was more valuable: children. “I was really moved by what I found in the villages I went down there to see the big animals,”she said.“They are , but they are very rich in such ways as family, traditions and life.”
Coplan wanted to do something to help improve the poor she saw, but he found her skills a piano teacher weren’t exactly helpful. Searching the Internet, she found little information about the people live in the village she visited in the Amazon jungle. Considering her mind, she decided she could help the children their own world.
Coplan cameras to children, aged between 12 and 16. In villages they enjoy only a few hours daily of solar-produced electricity. Coplan taught the children to use the cameras. She was by how quickly they learned to use them and by the photos they .
“Kids just get it,”she said.
The photos in showing the moments of daily life in the Amazon children’ s eyes. Coplan hopes her project will children’s attention in the Amazon and she is working hard to a small foundation(基金会).She wants the foundation to buy needed medicines, school supplies and scholarship money to the children to continue their outside the village if they choose so. “I consider myself a for these people,” Coplan said. “I don’ t wish to do anything but offer a chance for the children, and I just give them what I can give.”
A．very B．much C．quite D．too
A．though B．however C．but D．unless
A．old B．calm C．poor D．healthy
A．modern B．sad C．boring D．natural
A．condition B．chance C．stage D．Role
A．on B．for C．as D．with
A．which B．whose C．who D．what
A．scientist B．cyclist C．coach D．artist
A．review B．record C．repeat D．recite
A．handed out B．sorted out C．broke out D．dug out
A．how B．what C．whether D．why
A．devoted B．surprised C．frightened D．Relaxed
A．took B．made C．drew D．found
A．joined B．succeeded C．increased D．managed
A．at B．on C．from D．by
A．draw B．lead C．take D．help
A．make B．do C．set D．build
A．borrow B．offer C．pass D．raise
A．guidance B．discovery C．research D．education
A．friend B．teacher C．bridge D．Leader
With the help of Gloria ,his wife ,Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, stereo systems, and home appliances. Tom developed an excellent with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service. He was proud of his high percentage (百分率)of repeat .
About five years ago, Tom was by the owners of a competing company, Stereo Super Stores. They wanted him to them out. The price was very attractive. Everything looked good. Before making his final ,Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase(购买). She told him that the numbers looked good, it didn't feel to her. However, Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare , he went ahead and it. Within months he discovered that he had made a big . He had paid too much for a company. He tried as hard as he could to make it work out, but he couldn't turn things . He was forced into bankruptcy(破产). He was about to lose everything, including his business.
Tom was embarrassed, but he is a survivor. He looked at his situation. He decided to admit his mistake and, rather than getting stuck in lawsuits(诉讼), he would focus his on saving and rebuilding his original business. He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his , and that he needed to learn from this .He dealt with the crisis(危机) in a way that delighted people, who in turn respect for him. Old customers poured into his store. He and Gloria _to changes in retailing(零售) and have built an even better business than before.
In the business world, it is natural to gain and lose, of Peterson’s experience is an example. Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts and learn from them attract endless profits.
A．produce B．fame C．cause D．home
A．customers B．assistants C．friends D．visitors
A．appointed B．approved C．approached D．appreciated
A．sell B．pay C．buy D．check
A．decision B．choice C．determination D．judgement
A．as though B．now that C．even though D．in case
A．terrible B．fair C．right D．attractive
A．possibility B．occasion C．event D．opportunity
A．protect B．made C．return D．exchange
A．difference B．discovery C．commitment D．mistake
A．dying B．controversial C．casual D．tiring
A．in B．around C．down D．up
A．original B．various C．special D．precious
A．quietly B．loudly C．openly D．secretly
A．beliefs B．spirits C．attempts D．energies
A．producer B．wife C．relative D．adviser
A．experience B．progress C．process D．history
A．won B．showed C．achieved D．earned
A．belonged B．adapted C．adopted D．appealed
A．them B．what C．that D．which
Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are . But she and her husband are both currently . And their car is in great need of . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.
When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelop from the ground that $4,000 in cash. There were a of different interpretations（理解） that could be considered. Was this a kind of good ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope to someone else.
Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was . “My kid was standing right there I found it,” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be . And for me that was enough.”
Never mind the bills that were , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.
The police were able to return the money to the person who it: an old woman. And one can imagine the and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small in it. But the amount, large or small, wasn’t . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”
A．controlled B．upset C．sensitive D．grateful
A．unemployed B．appreciated C．disappointed D．removed
A．repair B．protection C．cash D．sale
A．sick B．serious C．due D．dull
A．gathering B．parking C．cleaning D．begging
A．included B．contained C．charged D．paid
A．number B．deal C．plenty D．flood
A．expense B．prize C．hope D．luck
A．pointed B．owned C．belonged D．possessed
A．demanding B．watching C．laughing D．affecting
A．before B．though C．because D．when
A．honest B．loyal C．ripe D．humorous
A．piling up B．giving away C．showing off D．passing by
A．watched B．turned C．got D．collected
A．kept B．made C．checked D．promoted
A．sent B．disliked C．lost D．generated
A．respect B．regret C．tension D．joy
A．comforting B．congratulating C．offending D．thanking
A．amount B．present C．envelope D．choice
A．enough B．acceptable C．important D．matter
One day a student was taking a walk with a professor. They were going along, when they saw a pair of old , which they thought to belong to a poor man working in a nearby field.
The student turned to the professor, saying: Let’s his shoes, and then we’ll place ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity（困惑）when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the of the poor. But you’re rich, and may give yourself a much greater by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we’ll hide ourselves and watch how the affects him.
The student did so, and they both hid somewhere nearby. The poor man soon his work, and came across the field to the where he’d left his coat and shoes. While putting on his , he put his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something , he bent down to see it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and were seen on his face. He it up, turned it round, and looked it again and again. He then looked around saw nobody. He put the money into his , and went on to put on the other shoe, but his surprise was on finding the other coin. He was so touched that he fell upon his , and let out a loud , in which he spoke of his sick wife and his children and the importance of the money to them.
The student stood there, deeply affected, and said to the professor, “You’ve taught me a lesson I will never . I’ll always try my best to help those in .”
A．glasses B．socks C．shoes D．trousers
A．hide B．throw C．buy D．borrow
A．excuse B．expense C．amusement D．speed
A．pleasure B．surprise C．amazement D．excitement
A．creation B．invention C．discovery D．witness
A．started B．finished C．found D．offered
A．way B．house C．tree D．path
A．shoes B．cap C．coat D．trousers
A．soft B．hard C．cold D．warm
A．if B．which C．that D．what
A．wonder B．happiness C．sadness D．fright
A．picked B．broke C．sped D．took
A．or B．and C．but D．when
A．bag B．shoe C．coat D．pocket
A．seen B．found C．seen D．doubled
A．knees B．head C．face D．legs
A．voice B．thanksgiving C．word D．sound
A．lost B．naughty C．hungry D．lovely
A．remember B．understand C．know D．forget
A．danger B．need C．sick D．help