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During the years when I was a teacher, I learned a lot of things. Perhaps the most important one was the life-changing 16 of encouraging words.
I 17 what Leo Buscaglia had done with his students in University of Southern California. In one class Leo Buscaglia and his students had made two lists of 18 , one positive and one negative. Then they 19 the negative words in the trash and tried to use only the 20 words for one month. They were 21 at how much better their lives became just by using words full of 22 .
I decided to try this as well by 23 something good to write on each paper my students 24 . No matter how many mistakes a student’s paper 25 , there was always a 26 sentence, beautiful thought, or a great idea that I could 27 on. I remember glancing over my desk and 28 some of the students reading those encouraging words 29 . It was a joy seeing their eyes shine a little brighter, their 30 sit up a little straighter, and their learning climb a lot 31 .
I recently saw one of my 32 students and we talked for a while. He has got married, and has two children now. As I was saying goodbye, he said, “You know I 33 have a few of those old papers. I look at them from time to time. I just 34 my kids have a good teacher like you.” I was amazed at the 35 those few positive words had on his life.
May your own life be forever full of encouraging words in your ears, from your lips and in your heart.
A．method B．ability C．power D．approach
A．improved B．learned C．wondered D．used
A．books B．words C．ideas D．tasks
A．threw B．collected C．stored D．wrote
A．familiar B．standard C．common D．positive
A．curious B．disappointed C．amazed D．confused
A．astonishment B．encouragement C．friendship D．advantage
A．buying B．finding C．asking D．wishing
A．took down B．put away C．looked through D．handed in
A．contained B．created C．avoided D．reduced
A．complete B．strange C．simple D．meaningful
A．agree B．comment C．bring D．depend
A．keeping B．having C．seeing D．1eaving
A．again and again B．now and then C．little by little D．step by step
A．1egs B．waists C．backs D．shoulders
A．further B．higher C．deeper D．wider
A．present B．clever C．careful D．former
A．ever B．never C．still D．merely
A．hope B．admit C．complain D．remember
A．result B．strength C．effect D．importance
There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so .
The mother decided that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” They wondered. He said anything; what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew where the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book .
Ben later went on to the of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben had grown up, he learnt something about his mother that he did not know as a . She, herself, had never learned how to read.
A．played B．got C．took D．made
A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick
A．notice B．message C．book D．question
A．class B．room C．office D．lab
A．looked B．gave C．took D．put
A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak
A．always B．even C．quickly D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．threw
A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．end C．back D．side
A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher
Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16, her father ____ her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and ___ education, the ____ didn’t look bright for Lilly.
Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who ____ took “no” for an answer.He ___ Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining ____， each day she would just ride to the city, walk ____ about and return home at dusk.
On one of her ____， Lilly saw a sign at a big company.____， she knocked on the very first door.In her ____ English, Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager ____ to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter, and then ____ .Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11：40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for ____ at noon, when she could ____ away in the crowd.But she knew she should ____ the letter.
On her first try, Lilly ____ one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock: 11: 55 — five minutes to ____ .Just then, the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly, read the letter and said, “Lilly, you’re doing ____ work！”
With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her ____ began to grow.Lilly thought, “Well, if he thinks it’s good, then it must be good.I think I’ll stay！” Lilly did stay — all because someone had given a ____ and uncertain girl the gift of selfconfidence when she knocked on the door.
A．reminded B．helped C．encouraged D．forced
A．good B．formal C．poor D．modern
A．advice B．future C．promise D．change
A．always B．never C．sometimes D．usually
A．warned B．begged C．allowed D．told
A．employment B．experience C．judgment D．independence
A．carefully B．happily C．aimlessly D．rapidly
A．steps B．trips C．purposes D．choices
A．Bravely B．Proudly C．Calmly D．Cautiously
A．broken B．perfect C．written D．fluent
A．refused B．decided C．pretended D．failed
A．stopped B．continued C．left D．sighed
A．lunch B．life C．fun D．luck
A．break B．run C．pass D．drive
A．read B．write C．attempt D．deliver
A．went over B．picked up C．gave away D．got through
A．freedom B．success C．discussion D．reward
A．terrible B．excellent C．honest D．easy
A．belief B．patience C．confidence D．strength
A．shy B．lonely C．selfless D．modest
I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to grade six. at that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.
One day after class, she that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a conversation. After that day, she gave me particular and it made me feel special(特别). I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that believed me , and my started to improve(提高) in her subject.
Months later, she moved into a house near my . We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不断的 ) support helped me, in my studies, as I knew she would my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally second in my class.
Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away（疏远） still kept a constant(不断的) check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we spoke, but by then I had become the in my class. When I left my school, I was with her, as she never answered the when I called her.
Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths（路） again. I met her at a wedding. I could not asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"
"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree on your own roots, not depending on (依靠)others. Now here you are and I feel of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I'll always thank her .
A．jump B．attend C．copy D．repeat
A．heard B．noticed C．learned D．sensed
A．stupid B．useless C．normal D．secret
A．attention B．attraction C．explanation D．examination
A．everyone B．someone C．anyone D．nobody
A．words B．objects C．classes D．grades
A．home B．school C．hotel D．company
A．generally B．actually C．especially D．usually
A．change B．look C．improve D．check
A．received B．came C．caught D．held
A．but B．as C．or D．so
A．ever B．often C．once D．hardly
A．oldest B．strongest C．best D．cleverest
A．out of touch B．in common C．out of reach D．in touch
A．road B．schoolyard C．phone D．machine
A．separated B．formed C．added D．crossed
A．finish B．help C．prevent D．keep
A．standing B．flying C．growing D．sitting
A．sad B．proud C．good D．ashamed
A．give up B．get on C．look for D．take up
Over the course of a few days when I was in a nursing home to recover, I started to really appreciate the housekeeper, an elderly lady who didn’t speak English. Every morning at 6:30 she would try to get into my room so she wouldn’t disturb me. However, every time I would and see her. She would try to and at the same time gave an amazing smile. , I would be just waiting to see her come in and give that wonderful .
I from a nurse that there was an employee rewards program. I asked her to write a(an) card for my housekeeper and put it up. About ten minutes later, another nurse came into my room and told me that the housekeeper was out in the hall her eyes out. Had I done something wrong or inappropriate ? Then the nurse to tell me that the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never a rewards card.
It me like a ton of bricks. Just a few simple words made such a .
From that day forward I tried to admire someone every day for the good things they showed. The results were . People came in with smiles, they talked more, they laughed more, and they life more. , it seems the more I tried to praise others, the I got.
I’m out of nursing home now and almost recovered. I thank my housekeeper for helping me see just how unbelievably life is.
Do a favor and tell your loved ones just how much they to you. It can make the world of difference with both them and you.
A．quickly B．quietly C．happily D．slowly
A．wake B．stand C．sit D．go
A．leave B．hide C．explain D．apologize
A．Eventually B．Gradually C．Suddenly D．Occasionally
A．greeting B．apology C．smile D．word
A．knew B．learned C．found D．got
A．invitation B．congratulation C．appreciation D．appointment
A．laughing B．shouting C．screaming D．crying
A．went on B．came up C．set out D．got up
A．accepted B．received C．created D．afforded
A．beat B．knocked C．hit D．touched
A．difference B．profit C．mistake D．contribution
A．disappointing B．interesting C．amazing D．embarrassing
A．understood B．valued C．enriched D．enjoyed
A．However B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Otherwise
A．less B．more C．worse D．better
A．barely B．fully C．really D．rarely
A．dangerous B．beautiful C．tough D．enthusiastic
A．yourself B．you C．themselves D．them
A．bring B．take C．give D．mean
Albert Roussel is one of the most famous French musicians. The composing of Albert Roussel got off with a (n) start, but received one of its biggest successes from a lie.
At the age of eight, Roussel lost his parents and he had to live with his grandfather. He built on the music learned from his mother by reading through the family music and playing classics and popular songs on the.
Three years later, Roussel was taken in by his mother’s sister. She helped young Albert to continue to the professional piano courses. The summer vacations at their beach house added a second love to Rouseel’s life—the sea. He studied to be a navel (海军)man, still spared much time to study music.
In the French Navy, while he was at a training base, he and two of his friends found the time to play the piano trios （三重奏）of Beethoven and other . Roussel also began composing . At a church nearby on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first performance as a composer with a beautiful piano trio. Everyone in church was pleased with the new piece.
That encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march. One of his fellow naval officers offered to show to an influential conductor, Edourad Colonne. When Roussel’s friend with the composition , he reported to Roussel and other people that Colonne advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.
Then at the age of 25, Roussel did just that he had spent seven years in the navy.He the self-discipline and his sense responsibility that he had developed in the to his composing and became a force in the 20th century French music. As for Edourad Colonne’s advice that Roussel devote his life to music —Roussel’s navy friend later admitted that he had that advice and he had never even shown Roussel’s to the conductor.
A．sound B．career C．failure D．courage
A．difficult B．ideal C．direct D．normal
A．collection B．tradition C．contribution D．communication
A．DVD B．piano C．stage D．concert
A．take B．write C．make D．teach
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．relaxing B．fighting C．driving D．serving
A．friends B．composers C．soldiers D．officers
A．historically B．successfully C．rapidly D．informally
A．day B．church C．success D．audience
A．it B．that C．him D．them
A．left B．brought C．returned D．arrived
A．before B．unless C．after D．until
A．applied B．received C．refused D．enjoyed
A．of B．for C．in D．with
A．future B．navy C．childhood D．church
A．peaceful B．military C．meaningful D．majo
A．threatening B．inspiring C．criticizing D．satisfying
A．set out B．picked up C．come out D．made up
A．idea B．interest C．composition D．talent