I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuseme too... I wasn't 36 watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went 37 our way after saying goodbye.
But at 38 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I 39 our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I 40 knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart 41_ . I didn't realize how harshly(苛刻地) I had spoken.
That night, when I lay 42 in bed, God's quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 43 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite... Go look around on the kitchen floor, you'll find some flowers there by the 44 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 45 them herself-- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you never saw the 46 in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her 47 : “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree. I 48 them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you'd like them, especially the 49 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today... And I 50 have fussed（慌乱）at you that way.”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that's okay... I still love you 51 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the 52 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave _53 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 54 than into our families--an unwise investment indeed.
Remember that 55 =" (F)ATHER" -- (A)ND--(M)OTHER -- (I)--(L)OVE--(Y)OU.
A．ever B．just C．even D．right
A．to B．on C．in D．for
A．school B．home C．work D．office
A．cooked B．had C．ate D．took
A．nearly B．hardly C．rudely D．already
A．lost B．missed C．beaten D．broken
A．awake B．asleep C．afraid D．alive
A．dealing B．meeting C．going D．talking
A．floor B．kitchen C．door D．window
A．grew B．bought C．picked D．fetched
A．joy B．expressions C．smiles D．tears
A．desk B．knees C．body D．bed
A．wrapped B．covered C．put D．help
A．pink B．yellow C．blue D．black
A．shouldn't B．needn't C．mustn't D．can't
A．indeed B．anyway C．anything D．besides
A．country B．company C．place D．state
A．for B．behind C．with D．to
A．stranger B．loss C．meal D．work
A．RESPECT B．WARMTH C．FRIEND D．FAMILY
"Efficiency is the by-product of comfort," says Dr. Erwin Tichauer of New York University. To prove this____, Dr. Tichauer uses his capability to find_____ways to do things. _____, he felt that the traditional kind of pliers(钳子）______a better design. The usual____limited hand movement and used unnecessary force because it bent the_____. So he designed a pair of pliers to allow the wrist to remain in a comfortable position.
To improve the design of______and then make work easier, Dr. Tichauer____the old tools. He asks such questions as: why ____a stepladder have four legs____three are more stable? Why dose a screwdriver (螺丝刀) have to be made with straight handles? After testing his____, he has invented a new tool that causes less muscle injury and is more efficient.
Tichauer is not interested in getting ____ from his inventions. In fact, he says, "We _____ people to steal from us. At New York University, we do not patent(注册专利）knowledge or invention."__ __companies have adopted some of his inventions.
As a biochemist, as well as inventor, Dr Techauer____the effect of stress on areas of the body. Even easy______work may put heavy stress on small areas of body and____causes a serious disease. Thus his studies of workers in factories who use the____tool all day long are extremely____in learning about the damage on human body? Dr. Techauer knows that he can not redesign the ____ so he redesigns the tool!
A．argument B．impression C．statement D．expectation
A．unusual B．easier C．new D．correct
A．Especially B．What's more C．Meanwhile D．For example
A．followed B．showed C．needed D．proved
A．design B．habits C．materials D．work
A．body B．finger C．hand D．wrist
A．pliers B．a tool C．a stepladder D．screwdrivers
A．tests B．uses C．fixes D．destroys
A．could B．will C．would D．must
A．if B．because C．when D．once
A．inventions B．theories C．tools D．questions
A．recognized B．famous C．excited D．rich
A．encourage B．prevent C．warn D．forgive
A．Modern B．Research C．Commercial D．Industrial
A．teaches B．studies C．produces D．discovers
A．physical B．daily C．office D．research
A．in time B．in addition C．immediately D．commonly
A．wrong B．old C．same D．heavy
A．suitable B．valuable C．logical D．practical
A．work B．study C．labor D．body
My daughter Julie and I went shopping this morning. A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line. This one had the shortest queue, there was only one guy in it, but he was in a ______ and there seemed to be some complications going on.
Well, I stamped on that little part, and we stepped in _______him. At first, he seemed to be having _____ getting his groceries onto the conveyor belt(输送带). But after a while, I _____ that what he was actually doing was dividing them into two lots.
Still, getting the stuff up there was no_______ task in itself. I ____to help, but he and the checkout lady had it under_____. He asked Julie if she would ______ putting his empty basket away. Then he ______for his wallet which was in a pouch(小袋子)on one side of his chair. The way he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable______ made this quite a stretch for him, so I helped there.
What must it be like, I ________, to be so dependent on other people like that?
The checkout operator came around and gave him his _______ and the items he needed to have to hand. I offered to get ________bigger bag and he said, “ No. but you could do me a favor. Take that lot along to the entrance and give it to Angela.”
I _____did that, leaving Julie with our shopping. Angela, it turned out, was collecting food for people who might otherwise go ___! I hadn’t even noticed her before.
This guy, despite the limitation that his ________condition imposed(强加于) on him, had bought more than twice as much shopping as he needed. He may have been _________ physically, but his heart was more than capable of ________ all that. And it changed my idea of _______ when I realized that the help he had given was ________ the help he had received.
A．taxi B．wheelchair C．grocery D．bench
A．before B．behind C．near D．beyond
A．difficulty B．potential C．doubt D．ability
A．regretted B．recognized C．requested D．realized
A．special B．obvious C．easy D．necessary
A．struggled B．offered C．forced D．preferred
A．control B．consideration C．repair D．attack
A．mind B．finish C．enjoy D．escape
A．hoped B．chose C．reached D．begged
A．leg B．knee C．foot D．arm
A．warned B．wondered C．feared D．insisted
A．change B．bill C．note D．coin
A．more B．another C．other D．the other
A．desperately B．faithfully C．sadly D．Gratefully
A．thirsty B．tired C．hungry D．crazy
A．mental B．natural C．official D．physical
A．admired B．limited C．forgotten D．accepted
A．overcoming B．keeping C．passing D．destroying
A．pride B．patience C．dependence D．bravery
A．other than B．more than C．less than D．rather than
Our teacher asks us to keep a diary in English. I enjoy doing so because I keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to our English writing ability.
Compared with forms of writing, it is shorter and less time. It can help us to the habit of thinking in English. we persist in (坚持) this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, can use the important phrases and sentences we’ve in or out of English classes to describe our , and this way we can master and use freely we’ve learned, which will do good us in English learning. But we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, it often happens that we have finding proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there many idiomatic(惯用的) ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them English properly.
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is that we always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever beats （难倒）us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then look it up in our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for , if necessary.
In short, I believe that it is of use to keep a diary in English for the development of our skills.
A．think B．stand C．practice D．finish
A．get B．gain C．improve D．prove
A．other B．the others C．another D．others
A．spends B．takes C．pays D．spares
A．pick B．make C．give D．develop
A．Before B．If C．After D．While
A．they B．he C．she D．we
A．learned B．forgotten C．thought D．listened
A．eyes B．feelings C．texts D．books
A．that B．which C．what D．when
A．to B．across C．between D．along
A．at a time B．at one time C．all the time D．at times
A．chance B．time C．trouble D．choice
A．is B．has C．are D．have
A．of B．into C．at D．on
A．can B．shall C．should D．may
A．nothing B．anybody C．somebody D．something
A．money B．dictionary C．question D．help
A．great B．much C．very D．more
A．speaking B．writing C．listening D．reading
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．since B．or C．before D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．change C．tour D．career
A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest
A．reported B．wrote C．lied D．talked
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．experiment B．game C．argument D．defence
A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．them C．which D．whom
A．hope B．hobby C．attitude D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．see C．declare D．guess
A．homeless B．hopeless C．bad-tempered D．heartbroken
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．improve B．face C．forget D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．like B．miss C．wonder D．expect
I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings…love for a dog. For at least ten years my had been suggesting that we get a dog．There were several reasons why the idea . We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the of a Formula 1(一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house, from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the , where my wife washed him with motherly . From that day on, the invisible(看不见的) for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had for him with greater care than those for me…he didn’t look at.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom one evening, when, tired from work, I the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the which had disturbed(干扰) his sleep. I meekly(乖乖地) that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes .
Now we finally know who’s the at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.
A. wifeB son C．husband D．daughterA
A．came up with B．came out C．came up D．came onC
A．kept B．rose C．carried D．invitedA
A．if B．unless C．since D．beforeC
A．speed B．shape C．cost D．raceA
A．climbed B．jumped C．covered D．stopped
A．yard B．street C．bathroom D．kitchen
A．worry B．care C．identity D．power
A．signal B．work C．war D．truth
A．doubt B．understand C．wonder D．dislike
A．reached B．searched C．looked D．prepared
A．even B．still C．ever D．yet
A．while B．because C．until D．as
A．gave in B．gave up C．gave away D．gave out
A．broke B．woke C．picked D．packed
A．water B．heater C．cooker D．light
A．hoped B．considered C．admitted D．decided
A．enough B．good C．bad D．true
A．plans B．mistakes C．decisions D．faces
A．boss B．member C．adult D．child