One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head 36 . Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wide with 37 and fear.
With growing 38 I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely 39 ours. This would be a good opportunity to 40 my children, so I explained their difficult 41 to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.
“We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “we’ll 42 what we have with them.”
I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously 43 the boys and I filled one box with canned food.
While I 44__ our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and 45 some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched 46 as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.
“I’ll help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her.
The boys placed the toys they had 47 to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll 48 tightly to her chest. She 49 in front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucy’s face, gave her a 50 kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys.
“Oh, honey,” I said. “You 51 to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. 52 she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”
I stared at Meghan for a long moment, 53 how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.
It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but 54 to let go of things we cherish, isn’t it? 55 , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.
A．off B．up C．down D．round
A．smile B．confusion C．joy D．anger
A．happiness B．friendship C．puzzle D．interest
A．matched B．equaled C．compared D．suited
A．help B．complain C．change D．teach
A．experience B．problem C．situation D．process
A．give B．share C．send D．spare
A．as B．since C．though D．because
A．came through B．broke through C．sorted through D．got through
A．donate B．leave C．keep D．sell
A．hopefully B．anxiously C．depressingly D．quietly
A．separated B．chosen C．bought D．confirmed
A．hugged B．tied C．grasped D．caught
A．settled B．regretted C．paused D．cried
A．precious B．final C．hearty D．lovely
A．wouldn’t like B．ought not C．had better not D．don’t have
A．Also B．Yet C．Maybe D．Though
A．knowing B．wondering C．realizing D．expecting
A．available B．necessary C．important D．hard
A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Moreover
Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest _ out of our Polynesian Village resort（度假胜地）at Walt Disney was asked how she her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n) vacation, but was heartbroken about several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet developed. At that moment she was particularly over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, as this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now, please understand that we have no written service rules lost photos in the park. , the clerk at the front desk understood Disney’s idea of caring for our . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, signed by each performer. There were also of the public procession（游行队伍）and fireworks in the park, taken by the front-desk clerk in her own after work. I happened to know this story because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent does not come from policy (政策性的)handbooks. It comes from people who care —and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.
A．working B．checking C．trying D．staying
A．expected B．realized C．paid D．enjoyed
A．Disappointing B．wonderful C．uncomfortable D．important
A．taking B．dropping C．losing D．breaking
A．silly B．nervous C．calm D．sad
A．covering B．finding C．making D．keeping
A．Excitedly B．Fortunately C．Therefore D．Quietly
A．workers B．guests C．managers D．clerks
A．printed B．shot C．unused D．recorded
A．film B．card C．camera D．packet
A．frequently B．personally C．alone D．actually
A．rules B．pictures C．handbooks D．performances
A．case B．work C．time D．position
A．only B．almost C．never D．nearly
A．advice B．experience C．quality D．service
Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was than him, he felt disappointed. So he hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started for land.
He that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could by walking through the land before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the , he could have it.
The farmer became very when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of without paying anything. He came the next morning and started running, not walking, he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued . Without eating, or drinking, or resting, he just got very . When he came back to the head in the evening, he right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.
Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will everything finally.
A．careful B．bored C．busy D．pleased
A．richer B．healthier C．stronger D．cleverer
A．thought B．learned C．tried D．worked
A．borrow B．spend C．save D．make
A．looking B．waiting C．preparing D．caring
A．explained B．hoped C．guessed D．found
A．follow B．visit C．help D．cheat
A．chance B．result C．condition D．purpose
A．promise B．wish C．suggestion D．order
A．for B．without C．by D．before
A．farm B．buy C．cover D．have
A．year B．month C．day D．week
A．interested B．sad C．happy D．calm
A．crop B．experience C．knowledge D．land
A．quietly B．early C．finally D．suddenly
A．so that B．even if C．because D．whether
A．dreaming B．walking C．speaking D．running
A．nervous B．excited C．tired D．worried
A．refused B．died C．appeared D．rested
A．lose B．face C．change D．defeat
It was one of the hardest days of my young life. My 110-pound body had been knocked to the ground more times than I could . It had become as the practice went on that there was no way I was ever going to be able to compete against the taller and stronger boys. My of being a football star had been crashed to the ground along with my bruised (擦伤的) body.
I made it home, .
My mom me at the door. From my expression, she could see that I was and had me sit at the kitchen table. I thought she had known what had happened that day. She me up with a bowl of soup. While I had the soup, I felt her hand rubbing my aching back. We said no word, but by the time the soup was done I was feeling again. I knew I was loved and that was all that .
I have kept that in my heart all of these years. Even today, no matter what life throws at me, a bowl of soup always lifts my spirits. Sometimes I can even feel Mom’s gentle hand rubbing my back from Heaven and see her beautiful face smiling at me with .
In this world, all of us have had our dreams crashed to the ground at one time. Sometimes it takes a lot of dreams until we find our true purpose in life, too. are always there, though, to comfort us and to remind us that we are loved.
A．write B．count C．report D．explain
A．clear B．easy C．natural D．possible
A．order B．habit C．dream D．request
A．fearful B．stupid C．hungry D．sad
A．helped B．invited C．met D．taught
A．troubled B．shocked C．warned D．praised
A．brought B．warmed C．kept D．caught
A．gently B．tightly C．sharply D．properly
A．hotter B．better C．greater D．smarter
A．happened B．passed C．appeared D．mattered
A．information B．lesson C．memory D．record
A．schedules B．secrets C．results D．difficulties
A．respect B．purpose C．love D．patience
A．broken B．colored C．pleasant D．strange
A．Relatives B．Teachers C．Parents D．Friends
The Canadian people are made up of different national races.The first ____ settlers of the country were the Indians.
It was said that the Indians entered this continent ____ the Bering Strait(白令海峡) and Sea from eastern Asia at most 10,000 years ____.When Europeans first ____ the country，Indians were living in most of areas ____ forests.There were only ____ Indians in the provinces near the Atlantic Ocean.
The second group of people to enter Canada ____ the Eskimos.They ____ the Bering Strait from Asia less than 3,000 years ago.There are few ____ of their early movements.The first white settlers in Canada were the ___.They came in greatest ____ to Quebec，but also to Nova Scotia，___ they cleared farms on the southern side of the Bay of Fundy.The French built their castles at Quebec City，and cleared farms out of the forests in the area.____ the time of the British conquest(征服) in 1763，there had been about 60,000 Frenchmen in Canada，____ chiefly between Quebec and Montreal.There were not many British in Canada ____ American Revolution drove large numbers northward.
Throughout the 19th century，____ British people came to Canada.The descendants(后代) of these people ____ England，Scotland and Ireland now make ____ about half of the population.Around the ____ of the century people came in increasing numbers from Europe and the largest numbers came ___ Central and EasternGermans，Czechs，Poles，Rumanians and Ukrainians.
A．famous B．wellknown C．known D．news
A．through B．into C．on D．across
A．early B．more C．ago D．long
A．reached B．left C．flew to D．shipped
A．protected B．covered by C．like D．covering
A．few B．packs of C．a number of D．a few
A．are B．is C．were D．was
A．crossed B．walked C．passed D．swam
A．notes B．records C．signs D．speeches
A．British B．Indians C．French D．American
A．deal B．members C．areas D．numbers
A．who B．which C．whom D．where
A．By B．In C．At D．On
A．to live B．living C．lived D．live
A．when B．after C．until D．since
A．thousand of B．thousands of C．thousands D．thousand
A．in B．to C．near D．from
A．up B．of C．from D．by
A．year B．change C．turn D．day
A．from B．in C．over D．up
Could the Internet be totally free and should it be? Should the Internet be regulated? The recent disorder in the Arab world ____ by a disputed video damaging the image of Prophet Muhammad shows the United States, which is busy ____ global Internet freedom, has paid a huge price ____ the lives of its diplomats。
In an unregulated Internet world, cheating, violence or rumors can ____ serious consequences. Many countries across the world are periodically suffering from “rumors” ____ by the Internet and social media.
The US-led West always promotes Internet freedom and ____ any regulation as investigation, but it should think twice if it calculates the heavy price that has been and has to be paid for “____”. Moreover, ____ the Internet in the West ____ to be free, with no obvious ____ and no limited sites, isn’t the structure of the main pages already hand-controlled, with selected press agencies and ____ occupying clearly dominating positions?
The Internet has helped fight injustice, ____ corruption in places so far apart as Indonesia, India and Latin America. But the Internet could be extremely ____ as well. Various racist or separatist organizations are using their Internet sites to fan ____. Those who are spreading hate are frequently using the Internet as their tool. No country can ____ to make the Internet absolutely free.
The question is how to keep free flow of information ____ while protecting children from unhealthy works, common citizens from ____ rumors and countries from unfair and damaging propaganda (宣传) attacks. And who sets the limits?
The ____ is that there will never be a perfect system. Every country will have to ____ its own system, based on its culture, social ____ and the degree of danger it’s facing.
A．led B．caused C．damaged D．attacked
A．helping B．processing C．promoting D．improving
A．for B．at C．with D．off
A．bring B．reach C．fetch D．take
A．spread B．exposed C．delivered D．passed
A．supports B．follows C．opposes D．dislikes
A．free B．accessible C．available D．healthy
A．as if B．even if C．so that D．in that
A．happens B．intends C．offers D．appears
A．interruption B．interference C．defense D．preference
A．programs B．substances C．channels D．sources
A．uncover B．strike C．prevent D．avoid
A．beneficial B．useful C．sensitive D．destructive
A．expressions B．impressions C．passions D．affections
A．refuse B．afford C．fail D．attempt
A．unpolluted B．unskilled C．unoccupied D．uninterrupted
A．evil B．meaningful C．untrue D．effective
A．importance B．conclusion C．description D．possibility
A．develop B．invent C．change D．study
A．trends B．structure C．surroundings D．factors