You Are Going Places
I work at a local restaurant in town as cashier, seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling . And to make things worse, I was busy that evening.
It’s the same thing over and over again. with customers who complain about their
food and where they are is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to
a lot of us but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very
near where I keep the dirty in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables,
customers leaving and coming in and running all over the house, it was crazy.
these elderly women were watching I was working to make sure every table was clean
and ready for the next customers.
When they their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me
for a while about school, how I was doing, what I was in and what I planned to do in
the future.
they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a
and gentle voice, “You are going places. And that was it.” They left the and I had tears
in my eyes, because they gave me to believe in myself. They my spirit from
being down and gave me a to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in until I had a degree. I’m now
a co-anchor(联合支持人)of a student-produced television . And the best thing is:
I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
A．tired B．excited C．up D．down
A．Dealing B．Helping C．Talking D．Meeting
A．sat B．seated C．laid D．seating
A．attract B．avoid C．adjust D．annoy
A．employees B．customers C．bosses D．employers
A．table B．box C．spot D．kitchen
A．dishes B．rooms C．clothes D．chairs
A．men B．women C．servers D．people
A．And B．Or C．But D．So
A．what B．how C．where D．why
A．finished B．completed C．ordered D．got
A．place B．grade C．mark D．position
A．Before B．While C．As D．After
A．confident B．loud C．low D．pleasant
A．kitchen B．house C．restaurant D．table
A．ability B．courage C．imagination D．time
A．put down B．picked up C．took over D．pointed out
A．cause B．reason C．present D．permission
A．television B．government C．school D．restaurant
A．company B．station C．show D．advertisement
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was waking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark down and helped the boy pick up these articles. _ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _ the boy’s name was Bill, that he computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _ with his other subjects and that he had just
broken with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed _ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They _ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before , Bill asked Mark if they talk.
Bill _ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day ?” asked Bill. “You see, I _ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess (脏乱) anyone else. I had panned to run away and I was going home to my things. But after we spent some time together and laughing, I realized that_ I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.
So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day you did a lot more. You __my life.”
A．fell B．sat C．lay D．knelt
A．Although B．Since C．After D．until
A．discovered B．realized C．said D．decided
A．played B．loved C．tried D．made
A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
A．up B．out C．off D．away
A．called B．helped C．invited D．allowed
A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered
A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked
A．ever B．usually C．even D．never
A．checked B．took C．cleared D．put
A．over B．into C．with D．for
A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold
A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost
A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. _____，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long over the hills. They had been this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert （9） that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of “What’s that ?”he asked “That’s the treasure “ said the boy Robert suddenly something of an adventure story in the boy’s While the rain was pouring ,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate（海盗）?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to such a man in a story Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was
So thanks to a .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．jib
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure
Kindness at fast-food restaurant It was summer and I had gotten one of the few jobs a 14-year-old can find—working at Burger King, a fast-food restaurant. It wasn't a good job, but it meant money， was something I needed.
One day, I was working behind the front counter, taking . The customers were coming and goingand the woman who didn't seem any different from most others.
She ordered her meal and I told her the total. As she searched her purse to find some change, the woman soon that she was about a dollar short.“I'm to say this, but I guess I won't be able to make my purchase ，"she said sadly. That's when I had the idea of paying the difference for her. She re-fused at first, but after I ，she agreed. She thanked me and moved to the end of the counter to her order. I continued with my work and thought more of it. About an hour later had slowed down and I was waiting for my next customer. Then I glanced over towards the and saw the same woman whom I'd helped with the money entering again. I recognized her.
She walked straight up to me and said，“I want to thank you again for what you did. You see, I'm a diabetic(糖尿病患者），and I need to eat some-thing right away. That's I came in earlier. If you hadn't helped me as you did, I have fain-ted. Thank you. ”
She handed me two dollars， I'd given her. the woman walk away, I realized that God had used me to help me. In the end, I was not onlywith money but also with the satisfaction of knowing that I'd helped someone out of a tight spot.
A．firstly B．roughly C．certainly D．strictly
A．which B．what C．that D．it
A．menus B．orders C．service D．food
A．reached B．moved C．presented D．approached
A．through B．for C．about D．across
A．recognized B．realized C．admitted D．said
A．above all B．first of all C．in all D．after all
A．insisted on B．insisted C．stuck to D．stuck
A．pick up B．pick out C．carry out D．bring out
A．none B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．customers B．orders C．pressure D．business
A．entrance B．restaurant C．counter D．window
A．suddenly B．immediately C．surely D．completely
A．at a time B．at time C．sometime D．sometimes
A．when B．where C．why D．how
A．shall B．may C．might D．need
A．twice that B．twice what C．that twice D．what twice
A．Watching B．Looking C．Observing D．Noticing
A．awarded B．honored C．returned D．rewarded
My grandfather is now 88 years old. He is still very active, and his active life makes his wife-my grandmother-healthy and active. My grandparents' case is not in Japan now. Life expectancy is rising higher and higher and has now 88 years for women and 83 years for men.
I think there are some to living longer. One is being active. My grandfather very well—at least 12 hours a day—but when he was ，he likes outdoor activities. He is so busy that my grandmother has to him. He has had three car accidents since he 65. She is afraid that he will an accident again, so she is always with him， when he travels. They depend on each other. your life with someone is another secret to living a long life.
There are some other of people who have lived a long, healthy life because they shared their life with someone. My mother's teacher, who died one year ago at age 86 ，was always healthy and. She used to walk to my house. She always lived with her elder sister and had to her. She died of cancer three months after her sister died. her sister's death, she got worse day by day.
I think there are many reasons that people live a long time keeping healthy and eating food, but the most important one is having a good. People who share their lives can help each other and talk to each other, sometimes each other. all the elderly people whom I know have good partners. This is true in the case of my grandparents!
A．common B．ordinary C．special D．strange
A．arrived B．reached C．got D．gone
A．reasons B．causes C．secrets D．f actors
A．sleeps B．rests C．lives D．does
A．woken B．waked C．awake D．awoken
A．worry about B．care about C．talk about D．think about
A．became B．went C．turned D．changed
A．make B．take C．set D．have
A．even B．ever C．still D．instead
A．Living B．Spending C．Sharing D．Taking
A．Cases B．situations C．problems D．examples
A．or so B．or rather C．at all D．after all
A．warm-minded B．absent-minded C．clear-minded D．broad-minded
A．take notice of B．take charge of C．take advantage of D．take care of
A．Before B．Unless C．After D．Until
A．that is B．such as C．which is D．for example
A．natural B．favorite C．caloric D．vegetarian
A．friend B．Husband C．wife D．partner
A．argue with B．argue for C．argue against D．argue over
A．At least B．At most C．At first D．At present
I'm simple when it comes to clothes. I never wear skirts or shorts which end above my knees. That is my .
The other day, I went shopping with my mother. At a shop, I saw a fashionable ，too short to cover the knees, specially designed for young girls. It looked like something one of those schoolgirls would wear.
The skirt cost $ 10. I4 my purse, and I had enough money. I walking into school and my friends' jaw dropping. Boys would ask me out, and it would make me Then I showed it to my mother. She got very but said it was my decision. I could buy it—no, I should buy it.
So, I went into the room to try it on. I was so sure that the skirt would me, somehow making me not what I was what I wished to be. I took my jeans off and put the skirt on. I looked in the . There I was—a funny girl in a superman T-shirt and sports shoes. My glasses fogged(变得模糊） up as I started to .
The skirt did not change me anyway. it fit well and might make me look in the eyes of today's world, it was not me. I am not a girl who cool clothes just to fit in.
I took the skirt off and my own jeans. My mom knocked on the. “Emily, are you okay?” she asked.
I my tears away and said，"I'm fine. ” When I looked in the mirror ，I saw a beautiful slim girl with old-fashioned glasses and a ponytail (马尾辫）. I knew for sure it was the me.
A．dream B．purpose C．choice D．life
A．skirt B．shirt C．coat D．hat
A．gentle B．cool C．ugly D．clever
A．lost B．picked C．took D．checked
A．imagined B．kept C．enjoyed D．hated
A．angry B．happy C．sad D．scared
A．disappointed B．surprised C．excited D．interested
A．chatting B．reading C．waiting D．dressing
A．change B．follow C．shock D．satisfy
A．nor B．but C．and D．or
A．curtain B．face C．mirror D．corner
A．cry B．laugh C．shout D．whisper
A．Unless B．When C．Since D．Though
A．silly B．good C．strange D．young
A．makes B．buys C．wears D．washes
A．put on B．put away C．threw away D．got on
A．window B．door C．glass D．counter
A．wiped B．brushed C．put D．hid
A．last B．first C．again D．once
A．different B．great C．false D．real