It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 36 .
I worked in a 37 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 39 home and my husband, being the 40 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 41 I hurried, I could still make it home.
I was heading inside to 42 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 43 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 44 a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be 45 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 46 . One of them was 47 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 48 ?”
A look of 49 crossed the woman’s face.
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 50 since I had just made up my mind to do 51 that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 52 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s 55 to be late.”
A．break B．fever C．cold D．headache
A．foreign B．common C．busy D．noisy
A．earlier B．later C．easier D．simpler
A．getting B．cooking C．calling D．working
A．tough B．punctual C．generous D．careful
A．as B．since C．while D．if
A．pay B．change C．wait D．search
A．opinions B．trouble C．directions D．money
A．reached B．visited C．called D．left
A．skilled B．helpful C．experienced D．active
A．comments B．promises C．jokes D．offers
A．only B．still C．even D．ever
A．station B．office C．hospital D．hotel
A．panic B．relief C．sadness D．peace
A．duty B．fact C．reason D．lie
A．partly B．properly C．exactly D．perfectly
A．across B．before C．beside D．behind
A．go up B．die down C．speed up D．turn down
A．teased B．shouted C．burst D．laughed
A．possible B．special C．good D．safe
Isn't it amazing how one person，sharing one idea，at the right time and place can change the course of your life's history？This is certainly what happened in my life. When I was 14，I was a high school dropout (辍学学生) with learning disabilities.
One day I met an old man，a bum (流浪汉)．He asked me if I was running away from home，because I looked so ____.Then he told me he had something grand to show me and ____ with me. We walked to the downtown library.
The bum first brought a couple of old ____ and then started with a few statements that were very special and that changed my life. He said，“There are two things I want to ____ you. Number one is to never ____ a book by its cover，for a cover can fool you”．
He followed with，“I'll bet (打赌) you think I'm a bum，don't you？”
“Yes，I ____ so，sir.”
“Well，young man，I've got a little ____ for you. I am one of the ____ men in the world. I have probably everything any man could ever want. But a year ago，my wife ____，and since then I have been deeply reflecting on（思考）life. I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life，one of ____ was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. For the past year，I have been going from city to city doing just that. So，you see，don't ever judge a book by its cover，for a cover can fool you.
“Number two is to learn how to read. For there is only one thing that people can't ____ away from you，your wisdom.” He ____ my right hand and put it upon the books he'd ____ from the shelves，the writings of Plato and Aristotle's everlasting（永恒）____ from ancient times. His ____ request was for me to never forget what he taught me.
A．tired B．young C．familiar D．old
A．share B．remain C．agree D．talk
A．drinks B．stories C．novels D．books
A．teach B．remind C．scold D．confuse
A．read B．open C．judge D．start
A．guess B．hope C．did D．wanted
A．enjoyment B．shock C．surprise D．pleasure
A．strongest B．healthiest C．happiest D．wealthiest
A．died away B．passed away C．went out D．gave out
A．them B．that C．where D．which
A．take B．run C．get D．work
A．shook B．grabbed C．examined D．checked
A．bought B．sold C．lent D．pulled
A．artists B．treasure C．classics D．words
A．parting B．strict C．supportive D．special
When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my , I found people queuing some paces away from the at the savings deposit (存款) window.
Why so? Each did his business in turn but the line never a step nearer .I was very curious, so I walked to the window to the cause. There was a on which was written “ Thank you for your respect for other's privacy”—a polite to keep people away from nosing into other's affairs (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries).I was deeply by the sight and stayed a while to watch: they were so calmly at a distance that they seemed quite to the practice. The thing happened at a public telephone box. Those waiting for their always kept their distance—enough to be out of .It's another typical example! From then on I to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment shown towards . I found the Germans always mindful of other's privacy（隐私）. They not to put others in an embarrassing (窘迫) situation. For instance, they never about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, nor would they talk about the others or others wore on their necks. Their laws reading diaries or opening letters without . It’s obvious that it shows matters are not allowed to be disturbed.
A．joy B．anger C．thought D．surprise
A．man B．person C．letter D．document
A．stood B．broke C．moved D．skipped
A．find out B．depend on C．apply for D．come to
A．picture B．character C．warning D．sentence
A．disappointed B．impressed C．affected D．supported
A．disappearing B．waiting C．performing D．looking
A．used B．familiar C．comfortable D．polite
A．interesting B．strange C．same D．different
A．money B．arrangement C．challenge D．turns
A．trouble B．sight C．touch D．question
A．took care B．went on C．paid attention D．carried on
A．myself B．them C．others D．another
A．supposed B．ordered C．told D．tried
A．asked B．heard C．worried D．learned
A．smiles B．cloth C．jewelry D．stockings
A．appreciate B．stop C．hate D．forbid
A．permission B．glasses C．help D．alarm
A．public B．personal C．small D．important
Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks（人）, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very . He always continued to work through his break time and that those old folks were wasting time, having to____ several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time. That young man and said that he had no time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to chopping trees（砍树） without re-sharpening your axe（斧子）. Sooner or later you will_____ or be so tired as you have spent too much .”
Suddenly the young man that actually during break time while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that's how they could faster than him, yet spending less time!
What we is efficiency（效率） by making use of our skill and ability . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no !
A．weak B．clever C．hard-working D．good-looking
A．admired B．complained C．reminded D．predicted
A．plan B．appear C．work D．break
A．even though B．only if C．because D．unless
A．photo B．rest C．step D．bath
A．weight B．height C．amount D．price
A．failed B．pretended C．agreed D．decided
A．marks B．results C．effects D．conditions
A．invited B．blamed C．thanked D．forgave
A．begged B．argued C．nodded D．refused
A．wrong. B．valuable C．extra D．exact
A．mind B．avoid C．practice D．keep
A．speed up B．give up C．watch out D．turn out
A．energy B．money C．life D．skill
A．warned B．expected C．realized D．announced
A．also B．hardly C．seldom D．never
A．talk B．chop C．walk D．climb
A．abandon B．introduce C．need D．teach
A．quickly B．curiously C．seriously D．intelligently
A．time B．tool C．job D．patience
The other day I was having a meal in an Italian restaurant when I got a phone call from a long lost friend. In my excitement I talked slightly than usual and in Spanish, my mother tongue. A few minutes into the the lady sitting at the table beside mine got up, seemingly , and asked the restaurant worker to find for her another as far away as possible from me. I in my seat out of embarrassment（尴尬）, feeling the to go over and apologize（道歉）.
I looked around and the lady was alone and staring out the window at the table furthest away from me. I was about to stand up when it hit me that she might prefer not to be . Right then I up my plans for a conventional（常规的） apology and decided to conduct an experiment. Seeing those Smile cards in my wallet I took one out. On signing my restaurant check I asked my waiter to charge the lady’s meal to my credit card and her a Smile card instead of her bill.
When I was I told the worker I would be back in a few hours to pick up my credit card and close the bill. I returned later as I promised, excited to learn the of the experiment. To my pleasant surprise, things the best possible way. The restaurant worker happily came up to me, telling me that for many times she had had dinner there before had they seen the old lady smile and laugh like she did receiving the Smile card and the $0 . She thanked the workers they explained that someone else did the job.
To top it off, the worker asked me about the Smile cards so as to conduct their own .
It was an interesting, fun experiment which may hopefully result in many more.
A．better B．louder C．more D．faster
A．speech B．quarrel C．fight D．call
A．tired B．worried C．confused D．annoyed
A．chair B．room C．table D．space
A．sank B．lay C．took D．got
A．urge B．pity C．anger D．force
A．heard B．recognized C．found D．told
A．attracted B．watched C．disturbed D．noticed
A．made B．gave C．developed D．had
A．useless B．funny C．ugly D．strange
A．slightly B．deliberately C．instantly D．secretly
A．hand B．draw C．buy D．drop
A．leaving B．starting C．coming D．arriving
A．effects B．result C．procedure D．rules
A．figured out B．worked out C．turned out D．went out
A．ever B．even C．never D．still
A．with B．to C．on D．at
A．gift B．check C．note D．expense
A．even though B．unless C．as though D．because
A．businesses B．restaurants C．shops D．experiments
I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They _ their meal, took a table near the window and started _ food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The man__ the food into two halves and carefully placed_ before his wife.
He took a sip of the drink. His wife also took one and then _ the cup down between them. “That ____ old couple. All they can _ is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. __ the man began to eat his French fries, I _ to my feet, went over and said that I was _ to buy another meal for them. But he ___ refused me and said that they made it a _ to share everything.
_ , the lady didn’t take a bite. She sat there _ her husband eat, and taking turns sipping the drink. Again I _ to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was __ his face with a napkin, I _ no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time._ being politely refused, I asked the lady ___, “Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. _ is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.
A．served B．requested C．collected D．ordered
A．carrying B．taking C．fetching D．bringing
A．divided B．cut C．changed D．formed
A．it B．this C．that D．one
A．got B．gave C．set D．turned
A．funny B．crazy C．strange D．poor
A．afford B．pay C．demand D．choose
A．While B．Since C．As D．Until
A．came B．struggled C．rushed D．rose
A．anxious B．willing C．satisfied D．quick
A．warmly B．proudly C．kindly D．seriously
A．way B．habit C．case D．model
A．Surprisingly B．Sadly C．Shockingly D．Bitterly
A．seeing B．noticing C．watching D．finding
A．wanted B．offered C．planned D．attempted
A．wiping B．touching C．bathing D．washing
A．should B．could C．might D．would
A．In B．before C．After D．With
A．curiously B．carefully C．naturally D．plainly
A．How B．Who C．Why D．What