After the quake hit northeast Japan on March 11, many moving stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the 41 had stopped after the earthquake. On my way home I 42 an old lady at a bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart 43 . A man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our 44 .” He was 45 his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to 46 others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you’re okay with a motorcycle, I will 47 you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place!
Then next day I drove to 48 my car with gas. There is a lack (缺乏) of 49 now and many gas stations are either closed or have very 50 lines. I got 51 , since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my 52 , the man smiled and said, “ 53 this situation, we are only giving $30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “ 54 . I’m just glad that we are all able to 55 ,” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.
I saw a man at the evacuation (疏散) center 56 when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food was brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next 57 surprised me. “I am very 58 that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t 59 any food at all. Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this 60 .
A．rescue B．life C．traffic D．business
A．missed B．caught C．noticed D．heard
A．kind B．soft C．broken D．warm
A．toilet B．hotel C．hospital D．house
A．selling B．opening C．repairing D．building
A．encourage B．change C．save D．help
A．drive B．follow C．lead D．send
A．start B．fill C．check D．wash
A．information B．gas C．food D．salt
A．direct B．fine C．long D．thin
A．worried B．lucky C．sad D．angry
A．time B．turn C．duty D．decision
A．Except for B．Together with C．Because of D．Instead of
A．Not at all B．Of course C．No way D．Never mind
A．share B．offer C．learn D．choose
A．singing B．eating C．smiling D．crying
A．words B．roles C．ways D．promises
A．sure B．grateful C．surprised D．proud
A．bought B．wasted C．prepared D．received
A．disaster B．chance C．center D．city
As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规) basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had to do while working. But after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they . And, like the child in January, they go searching for new .
A．weaker B．habit C．principle D．power
A．parties B．ages C．countries D．races
A．playing B．living C．working D．going
A．confidence B．anxiety C．interest D．sorrow
A．same B．extra C．funny D．expensive
A．well-organized B．half-filled C．newly-collected D．colorfully-printed
A．broad B．passing C．different D．main
A．gladly B．impatiently C．silently D．worriedly
A．promise B．burden C．right D．game
A．courage B．calmness C．confusion D．excitement
A．graduation B．independence C．responsibility D．success
A．children B．adults C．students D．retirees
A．carefully B．bravely C．nervously D．eagerly
A．required B．obtained C．noticed D．discovered
A．need B．learn C．start D．plan
A．great B．strong C．difficult D．correct
A．money B．time C．skills D．knowledge
A．only B．soon C．well D．even
A．lost B．chose C．left D．quit
A．toys B．pets C．friends D．colleagues
As a senior in high school, Emily Raleigh wrote a short book to her younger sister, an incoming freshman. This book taught her sister the ins and outs to surviving high school and told her to be the person she could be. Her family told her to this book, but she wanted to do something a little more. , she took a different route and an online organization for girls across the country.
Now, as a sophomore in college, Emily and owns The Smart Girls Group, a one-stop shop for the next generation of superstar women. This website provides and articles for girls aged 12-25. Once run by just eight girls, this organization has to over 300 girls, including myself. The of The Smart Girls Group is to and empower girls all throughout the world via many mediums. From the online blog and magazine classes and book clubs, The Smart Girls Group the needs of many girls, and has over 4,000 worldwide. Besides the listed above, this organization has campus chapters（分会） located throughout the US and Europe, and has become a to many girls throughout our world.
No one ever told her she start The Smart Girls Group because it was a school assignment. Rather, Emily started it because she wanted to girls across the country be better versions of themselves and help break the glass ceiling that females face in today’s society.
Without Emily, I would not be where I am today. Without the help of all the girls at The Smart Girls Group, I would not have found all the that I am now involved in. Because of this group, it has helped me decide what I want to do with my . I used to want to be a publisher, but now I becoming a lawyer for women’s rights. It brought me to a new view, and I see things in a light.
A．favorite B．best C．famous D．humorous
A．publish B．sell C．donate D．collect
A．Besides B．Anyhow C．Instead D．Therefore
A．bought B．created C．attended D．found
A．joins B．follows C．plans D．runs
A．happiness B．information C．entertainment D．value
A．developed B．formed C．succeeded D．turned
A．importance B．concern C．quality D．purpose
A．praise B．encourage C．attract D．impress
A．at B．in C．to D．for
A．meet B．require C．order D．want
A．customers B．workers C．volunteers D．readers
A．topics B．articles C．presents D．resources（资源）
A．hotel B．home C．gym D．place
A．had to B．used to C．was able to D．decided to
A．educate B．admit C．help D．affect
A．chances B．dreams C．performances D．stages
A．reality B．pain C．future D．trouble
A．are used to B．are against C．am devoted to D．pay attention to
A．difficult B．magic C．colorful D．different
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more than we realize. In fact, non-verbal（非语言）communication takes up about 50% of what we really . And body language is particularly when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. , different societies treat the between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having contact(接触)even with friends, and certainly not with . People from Latin American countries, , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in ,it may look like a Latino is a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep ---which the Latino will in return regard as_.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people .And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from cultures, there's a strong possibility of . But whatever the situation, the best is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be .
A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
A．sands B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．we11 B．far C．much D．long
A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings
A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone
A．strangers B．Relatives C．neighbors D．enemies
A．in other words B．on the other hand C．in a similar way D．by all means
A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following
A．closer B．faster C．in D．away
A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich
A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
A．chance B．time C．result D．advice
A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased
My friend Erica and I went out for lunch and on our way home we came across a paper bag near the subway station. When we it up, we found there were a bunch of checks______a woman named Stacey, and a wallet with her ID card in it. The checks about $3,000！Besides, there were three＄100 bills. Erica suddenly thought up a idea that we would simply deposit（储蓄）the for the woman without saying anything. I alsothought it an interesting and good idea, but I that we ask her to do something good ______. So we decided to go to the where Stacey had deposited her money after some . When we reached the teller（出纳），Erica said “Hey, Madam, at some point during the day a woman named Stacey with a(n) expression on her face is going to come here asking about her lost checks and some cash. her that her checks were found and the person who found them wanted her to read this .”
“Stacey, I found your checks and them to the bank,” the note read, “I don't know whether you take the subway in the morning live nearby, but there is a man that sits outside the every morning. If you would like to pass along the good ，he would love a coffee and some bread tomorrow morning. Have a great day！”
I am to say that the next morning when we came out of the subway station, the homeless man was there with a big cup of coffee and some bread. He also some the following mornings. I guess Stacey was really about having those checks placed into her account.
A．gave B．showed C．turned D．picked
A．leading to B．relying on C．belonging to D．focusing on
A．totaled B．contained C．cost D．judged
A．stupid B．wonderful C．crazy D．practical
A．checks B．cards C．wallet D．bag
A．admitted B．debated C．raised D．suggested
A．in need B．in return C．on purpose D．by hand
A．station B．restaurant C．bank D．company
A．statement B．discussion C．explanation D．introduction
A．anxious B．angry C．frightened D．disappointed
A．Warn B．Persuade C．Advise D．Tell
A．essay B．passage C．note D．notice
A．rented B．exchanged C．showed D．brought
A．or B．and C．but D．nor
A．rich B．disabled C．homeless D．lazy
A．library B．station C．office D．shop
A．deed B．problem C．message D．requirement
A．embarrassed B．delighted C．doubtful D．willing
A．understood B．offered C．had D．expected
A．curious B．worried C．careful D．happy
Once an old villager was reading the Ramayana(罗摩传) while sitting in a railway station waiting for the train to come.
A young man with his was standing nearby and said to the old man, “You old fashioned people read only the Ramayana all the time. Do you not have any other book to ? What is so great in the Ramayana?”
The old man continued to read and smiled without any to the young man. Soon, the train . Everyone, in a hurry, rushed in to get a seat. It that the old man and the young man were next to each other in the train. And the old man to read the Ramayana.
Suddenly the young man that his wife was missing! He shouted anxiously, “My wife! is she? I think she has been left behind on the platform!”
The old man said to him , “If you had read the Ramayana, you would never have made this .”
“What?” said the young man.
The old man :
“It is said in the Ramayana that when Ram Chandra, Sita and Lakshmana were standing on the of the Ganga（恒河）and the boat man came with the , Ram Chandra asked Sita to get in the boat first and only after that did he the boat himself!
“So why are you me what is good about the Ramayana when you do not even know enough to your own wife and see that she gets onto the train first?
“You see, the Ramayana tells you even this!”
True enough, any time you are and cannot decide what your duty is, just read the Ramayana and you will find the to all your doubts!
Treat with respect all the things held sacred（神圣的）to others, you understand these things or not.
A．wife B．son C．friend D．mother
A．read B．see C．hear D．write
A．key B．reply C．attention D．feeling
A．reached B．arrived C．got D．entered
A．turned on B．turned up C．turned out D．turned off
A．visited B．divided C．waken D．seated
A．continued B．decided C．wanted D．refused
A．felt B．experienced C．understood D．realized
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．luckily B．sadly C．happily D．calmly
A．mistake B．plan C．face D．progress
A．answered B．explained C．introduced D．showed
A．middle B．bank C．coast D．land
A．fish B．ropes C．boat D．goods
A．get up B．get off C．get on D．get in
A．advising B．asking C．telling D．begging
A．take charge of B．take hold of C．take care of D．take advantage of
A．confused B．surprised C．satisfied D．delighted
A．reasons B．stories C．answers D．aims
A．unless B．once C．though D．whether