I believe in miracles because I’ve seen so many of them.One day,a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old.“There’s a 36 in my upper jaw,”she said.“I told my own dentist it’s nothing,but he 37 I come to see you.”
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her.He would 38 to add something,but she stopped him.She wanted to tell everything hereslf.I found a large cancer that spread over much of the 39 of her mouth.A careful examination later 40 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment,I explained to her the 41 of the problem.She clasped my hand in hers and said,“I know you’re worried about me,but I’m just 42 .”
I thought otherwise.After considerable 43 on my part,and kindness on her part because she wanted to 44 me,she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon.She saw him,but as I expected, 45 treatment.
About six months later she retarned to my office,still energetic and 46 .
“How are you?”I asked.
“I’m just fine,honey,”she responded 47 high spirits.“When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”
Surprised to see her at all,I answered 48 ,“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”
I couldn’t believe my eyes.The cancer that had 49 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness 50 .
I had read of such things happening,but had 51 seen them with my own eyes.That was my first miracle.Since then I’ve seen many others,because they keep getting 52 to see.In fact,miracles are daily events for me now.And people are a miracle, 53 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 54 the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle,I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it.
A．pain B．wound C．cut D．cancer
A．declared B．promised C．insisted D．suspected
A．manage B．continue C．keep D．attempt
A．corner B．roof C．bottom D．surface
A．considered B．convinced C．confirmed D．concluded
A．possibility B．seriousness C．importance D．resolution
A．old B．sick C．glad D．fine
A．permission B．effort C．approval D．support
A．persuade B．encourage C．please D．astonish
A．received B．provided C．refused D．required
A．to B．in C．with D．by
A．worriedly B．patiently C．confusedly D．confidently
A．reached B．covered C．spread D．grown
A．left B．faded C．expanded D．remained
A．ever B．also C．never D．already
A．easier B．rarer C．happier D．closer
A．for B．so C．yet D．or
A．read B．keep C．see D．make
A．whatever B．wherever C．whoever D．whichever
When it comes to friends, people always know this old saying——A friend in need is a friend indeed. The best friend a man has in the world may him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good reputation, may our faith. A man may the money he has. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man’s reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are ready to fall on their knees to do us when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of hatred when settles its cloud upon our heads. The one unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never him, the one that never proves or distrusted, is his dog.
A man’s dog stands by him in richness and in , in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the cold wind blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to ; he will lick the wounds and sores that come from encounter with the roughness of the world. He will guard the sleep of his master he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he . When wealth and reputation fall to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journeys through the heavens.
If fortune drives the master forth, a deserted person in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of him, to guard him against danger, to fight against his . And when the last of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace, and his body is in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends their ways, there by the grave will the dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even in death.
A．turn to B．submit to C．turn against D．look up
A．brought up B．come up C．grown up D．catch up
A．restore B．betray C．keep D．strengthen
A．gain B．lose C．earn D．donate
A．honor B．favor C．credit D．good
A．shadow B．success C．failure D．depression
A．accurately B．deliberately C．equally D．absolutely
A．appreciates B．envies C．admires D．deserts
A．ungrateful B．unfortunate C．faithful D．considerate
A．poverty B．progress C．welfare D．wealth
A．host’s B．master’s C．landlord’s D．chief’s
A．serve B．fetch C．offer D．order
A．only if B．in case C．even if D．as if
A．flees B．remains C．ignores D．persists
A．serving B．protecting C．spoiling D．accompanying
A．enemies B．masters C．friends D．acquaintances
A．sight B．scenery C．scene D．view
A．buried B．hung C．thrown D．laid
A．force B．lose C．pursue D．find
A．mean B．general C．selfish D．Noble
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss，or an insensitive employee your day?
One day I was in a taxi and we headed the airport. We were driving in the right lane suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes，slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and narrowly the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car looked around and started at us.
My taxi driver just and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really . So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！”This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”．
He that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of ，full of frustration，full of anger，and full of disappointment. As their garbage up，they need a place to dump (倒) it and sometimes they’ll dump it on . Don’t take it personally. Just smile，wave，wish them well，and move on.
Believe me. You’ll be more . Don’t take their garbage and it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets, Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s in your life. Roy Baumeister，a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories rather easily, and you them more frequently.
So...Love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you it!
When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by go of the bad. Have a Garbage Free Day！Have a marvelous，garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today the harvest you reap tomorrow.
A．injure B．ruin C．hurt D．harm
A．through B．from C．in D．for
A．while B．when C．since D．as
A．knocked B．overtook C．missed D．left
A．laughing B．throwing C．glancing D．yelling
A．wondered B．smiled C．ignored D．guessed
A．friendly B．angry C．frightened D．disappointed
A．showed B．suggested C．explained D．hated
A．expectation B．passengers C．garbage D．goods
A．turns B．pushes C．holds D．piles
A．roads B．children C．you D．dustbins
A．healthy B．happy C．pitiful D．wealthy
A．spread B．share C．explain D．contribute
A．surprise B．pleasure C．doubt D．regrets
A．funny B．important C．strange D．embarrassing
A．remember B．forget C．value D．appreciate
A．enjoy B．exchange C．recall D．imagine
A．inspire B．take C．mend D．notice
A．letting B．consisting C．making D．dreaming
A．distinguish B．deserve C．deliver D．determine
Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength． the story of this boy for example．He decided to study judo(柔道) he had lost his left in a car accident．
The boy began lessons an old Japanese judo master．The boy was doing well， he couldn’t understand why，after three months of training，the master had him only one move．
“Sensei，”the boy said to his master，“shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”
“This is the only move you’11 ever to know，”the sensei replied．
Not quite understanding，but believing in his teacher，the boy training．
Several months later，the sensei the boy to his first tournament．
To his , the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more ，but after some time，his opponent(对手)became impatient and charged；the boy skillfully his one move to win the match．Still amazed by his ，the boy was now in the finals．
This time，his opponent was bigger，stronger，and more ．For a while，the boy appeared to be defeated． that the boy might get ，the referee called a timeout(暂停)．He was about to stop the match when the sensei ，saying，“No，let him continue．”
Soon after the match began again，his opponent made a big :he dropped his guard．The boy won the tournament．
When asked，“how did I win with only one move ? ”，the sensei answered, “First，you’ve almost one of the most difficult throws in all of judo．Second，the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grasp your left arm．”
A．Take B．Give C．Tell D．Make
A．because B．though C．before D．until
A．1eg B．eye C．arm D．hand
A．with B．as C．beneath D．1ike
A．for B．since C．so D．or
A．promised B．taught C．allowed D．delivered
A．honestly B．finally C．impatiently D．rapidly
A．need B．fail C．agree D．demand
A．avoided B．stopped C．kept D．regretted
A．applied B．kept C．carried D．took
A．embarrassment B．encouragement C．disappointment D．astonishment
A．difficult B．awkward C．frightening D．unique
A．sacrificed B．suggested C．quitted D．used
A．competitor B．master C．success D．challenge
A．responsible B．experienced C．casual D．stressed
A．Concerned B．Threatened C．Disappointed D．Delighted
A．tired B．defeated C．hurt D．fined
A．sighed B．added C．approved D．interrupted
A．discovery B．difference C．mistake D．decision
A．created B．mastered C．exposed D．watched
A black car rushed around the busy street corner, towards the courthouse. The dark window rolled down and a semi-automatic stuck out.
Pauly Gillespie, a government protected witness (目击者), stood , seeing death walking toward him. Pauly’s FBI bodyguards themselves on top of him, but two were fired and Pauly was hit the shoulder.
The car across two lanes (车道) of traffic. Then it turned left down a path and got __ behind a large truck. The two men in the car out and raced away --- into the arms of four policemen.
Special agent (特工) Brown was new to the police unit and was told to __ the car out of the path so that the traffic could return to . Brown changed the position of the rearview (后视) mirror _ and drove it around to __ his boss was questioning the two men.
Brown stood and watched. One of the men was tall and thin, and _ was five inches shorter, about Brown’s .
Agent Fordney asked the two men who had done the shooting. They __ to tell him. Then Brown smiled and said, “I know who the shooter was.” His boss was surprised. How could Brown know that without getting any answer from the two men?
When Brown got into the car, he had to adjust the rearview mirror. That meant the previous driver had been of a height. Since the shorter man was close to Brown’s height, he knew the taller man must have been the _. Therefore, the shorter man had done the .
A．driver-side B．passenger-side C．right-hand side D．left-hand side
A．hand B．camera C．handgun D．knife
A．frozen B．calm C．quiet D．still
A．put B．rushed C．jumped D．threw
A．bullets B．shots C．guns D．shoots
A．on B．at C．over D．in
A．sped B．rolled C．moved D．went
A．damaged B．destroyed C．stuck D．injured
A．came B．hurried C．walked D．crawled
A．suddenly B．right C．quickly D．immediately
A．clear B．ride C．carry D．push
A．common B．ordinary C．usual D．normal
A．up B．down C．in D．out
A．where B．there C．which D．what
A．another B．other C．the other D．one
A．size B．length C．age D．height
A．decided B．refused C．had D．pretended
A．same B．large C．different D．small
A．murderer B．shooter C．driver D．killer
A．killing B．shooting C．driving D．murdering
That morning, I stepped into the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with seventy-five students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in for seventeen years, I had no about my ability to hold their attention and toimpress on them my for the literature of my mother tongue.
As I entered the room, I was when the monitor shouted: “Stand up!” The entire class rose, and I was somewhat about how to get them to sit down again. Once that awkwardness was over, I quickly my calmness and began what I thought was an informed lecture, sure to gain their respect — perhaps their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.
I asked my students to keep as homework. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a theme. “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical for all the works we’ll study in class,” I complained. “How they say I didn’t teach them anything?”
It was a long term, and it became clear that my ideas about were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise questions and provide enough background so that students could their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!
, I benefited a lot, for my experience with my Chinese students has made me a American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.
A．England B．America C．China D．Australia
A．worry B．idea C．doubt D．skill
A．profession B．admiration C．explanation D．expression
A．attracted B．embarrassed C．amused D．shocked
A．puzzled B．sure C．worried D．curious
A．reminded B．returned C．regained D．recovered
A．more B．even C．yet D．still
A．discussions B．notes C．compositions D．diaries
A．replaced B．frightened C．troubled D．moved
A．Later B．Perhaps C．Somehow D．Indeed
A．common B．strong C．similar D．strange
A．happenings B．characters C．development D．background
A．should B．need C．will D．must
A．immediately B．certainly C．simply D．gradually
A．admiration B．question C．education D．conclusion
A．difficult B．interesting C．essential D．general
A．draw B．find C．search D．offer
A．special B．standard C．exact D．serious
A．Therefore B．However C．Then D．Though
A．richer B．happier C．friendlier D．better