Dine with General St. Amour
General St. Amour was famous for his bravery, but he was born into the family of a poor peasant. Even when he became a general, he never his humble origin（卑微的出身）.
While his was stationed in his hometown, he invited some of his principal officers to a dinner party at a . They had just sat down at the table when his father to drop in on him. When the guard it to the general, he rose and told his guests that his father had .
He said that he knew the he owed to them, but at the same time he hoped they would excuse him he withdrew (退出) because he would like to with his father in another room.
Hearing what he said, all the guests present that the father should be introduced to them, that they would be very pleased to see one who was so closely to him. But to their , General St. Amour replied, “Ah, no, gentleman. You are wrong. I mean my father would find himself so in company with so many people who are unsuited to his rank. , it would deprive(剥夺) us both of the only pleasure of the ——the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”
He then himself from the table and spent the evening dining with his father.
The moral of the story is: you can’t give people , but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes people keep their pride.
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A．family B．army C．company D．organization
A．park B．school C．restaurant D．cinema
A．agreed B．promised C．decided D．happened
A．explained B．whispered C．reported D．shouted
A．strongly B．immediately C．simply D．suddenly
A．resigned B．started C．left D．arrived
A．respect B．understanding C．support D．love
A．before B．until C．if D．unless
A．chat B．dine C．walk D．dance
A．demanded B．commanded C．stressed D．requested
A．saying B．complaining C．admitting D．reminding
A．used B．opposed C．related D．devoted
A．joy B．disappointment C．excitement D．surprise
A．terribly B．completely C．slightly D．partly
A．embarrassed B．frightened C．disturbed D．disappointed
A．Above all B．After all C．In addition D．In time
A．party B．interview C．appointment D．discussion
A．defended B．allowed C．introduced D．excused
A．time B．money C．pride D．confidence
Chocolate, one of the most popular foods in the world，has a history as rich as its flavor. Hi e Aztecs(阿芝特克人)of Mexico about chocolate a long time ago. It comes from the beans of a special tree, a(n) having grown in the American countries for at least four thousand years. They made it a drink. Sometimes they mixed hot peppers with chocolate. They called the " xocoatl"， meaning " bitter juice". This is the word “ chocolate ” comes from. As long ago as century，Indian families drank chocolate at wedding parties other important ceremonies. , chocolate was not known in Europe until 1528, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez brought it from Mexico to his own country. Drinking chocolate soon became in Spain and quickly to the rest of Europe. The Spanish did not like peppers，so they sugar to chocolate. Three hundred years later, a scientist in Holland who loved chocolate learned to make chocolate into sweets. After 1850, people who liked chocolate could eat it as well as drink it. the years passing, people in other countries began to make many kinds of chocolate. Today the making of chocolate has become a very big . The Aztecs believed that chocolate can make people . Today, we do not believe this. There are many reasons why chocolate has become so popular. People like its rich, delicious flavor. Some people think that chocolate is even more delicious when it is made with other things, fruit and nuts. Also, chocolate makers can chocolate into different shapes that are pleasing to And also, eating chocolate has a helpful physical effect. The sugar and fat in chocolate give people quick energy.
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A．plant B．flower C．fruit D．animal
A．into B．of C．from D．up of
A．drink B．beans C．chocolate D．peppers
A．which B．that C．whose D．/
A．why B．which C．what D．where
A．twelve B．twelfth C．the twelfth D．the twelve
A．and B．on C．with D．of
A．However B．Besides C．For example D．Though
A．why B．when C．then D．because
A．famous B．popular C．important D．useful
A．sent B．spread C．turned D．made
A．added B．turned C．changed D．made
A．why B．how C．what D．who
A．With B．As C．For D．Because
A．industry B．agriculture C．custom D．factory
A．healthy B．strong C．fat D．clever
A．as well as B．so that C．such D．such as
A．make B．take C．put D．change
A．find B．look at C．enjoy D．notice
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He her Inky.
“ I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats playmates,”Kruger,
The sevevty-year-old man,says. “My hearing was damaged by the of farm epuipment , so I learned to connect with . They react to what they see and what you do. ”
Inky was a gentle cat, the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did that would set her apart from cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help , his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their
bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda, ” Krugger said to Inky.
Inky to the bedroom door and scratched until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the . Brenda found her husband the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months there,”
Says kruger . “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has Left Krhger’s side.
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A．like B．as C．except D．among
A．sound B．alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B．friends C．farmers D．neghbors
A．sharing B．visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B．lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B．shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B．flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B．hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B．Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B．itself C．him D．himself
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．Thus B．Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B．ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B．suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．bedroom B．basement C．yard D．house
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B．resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B．ever C．still D．Already
My First Trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my . On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and their man-made . me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something . Since I couldn't speak a single word of English, I couldn't tell the what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some , but he didn't understand me. Finally, I ordered the thing as the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to .
A．took off B．landed C．dropped D．reached
A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool
A．look B．listen C．enjoy D．mind
A．home B．hotel C．office D．school
A．first B．one C．last D．only
A．satellites B．lakes C．beauty D．parks
A．Helped B．Helping C．Had helped D．Being helped
A．Before long B．Shortly after C．Soon D．Then
A．restaurant B．shop C．supermarket D．pub
A．to drink B．to read C．to eat D．to listen
A．boss B．cook C．waiter D．waitress
A．voices B．suggestions C．sounds D．gestures
A．similar B．different C．same D．right
A．looking B．ordering C．picking D．eating
A．until B．when C．before D．after
A．tired B．stopped C．determined D．continued
A．anything B．everything C．something D．some things
A．asleep B．awake C．afraid D．alive
A．noise B．voices C．streets D．places
A．drive a car B．cook meals C．teach Chinese D．speak English
Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台).
She noticed an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his _ . This went on day after day. The woman felt very . In order to punish him, she decided to add to the bread she prepared for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the windowsill. , the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally unaware of the anger in the heart of the woman.
That evening, there was a on the door. As she opened it, she was to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him.
Looking at his mother he said weakly, “Mom, it is truly that I’m here. My business failed so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, “This is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your is greater than mine! ”
As the mother heard those words, her face turned pale. She remembered the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have lost his life!
A．cut B．taste C．place D．sell
A．appreciation B．concern C．regret D．sympathy
A．strange B．sad C．satisfied D．angry
A．sugar B．salt C．poison D．milk
A．agreed B．hesitated C．accepted D．understood
A．As usual B．On the way C．As a result D．On earth
A．message B．key C．knife D．knock
A．curious B．surprised C．nervous D．disappointed
A．assess B．spend C．seek D．bring
A．normal B．amazing C．terrible D．necessary
A．kind B．smart C．unique D．mean
A．strength B．job C．help D．need
My First Trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my . On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and their man-made . me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something . Since I couldn't speak a single word of English, I couldn't tell the what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some , but he didn't understand me. Finally, I ordered the thing as the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to .
A．took off B．landed C．dropped D．reached
A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool
A．look B．listen C．enjoy D．mind
A．home B．hotel C．office D．school
A．first B．one C．last D．only
A．satellites B．lakes C．beauty D．parks
A．Helped B．Helping C．Had helped D．Being helped
A．Before long B．Shortly after C．Soon D．Then
A．restaurant B．shop C．supermarket D．pub
A．to drink B．to read C．to eat D．to listen
A．boss B．cook C．waiter D．waitress
A．voices B．suggestions C．sounds D．gestures
A．similar B．different C．same D．right
A．looking B．ordering C．picking D．eating
A．until B．when C．before D．after
A．tired B．stopped C．determined D．continued
A．anything B．everything C．something D．some things
A．asleep B．awake C．afraid D．alive
A．noise B．voices C．streets D．places
A．drive a car B．cook meals C．teach Chinese D．speak English