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
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came and said that our meal was free. He stood there at me and he seemed a little to me but I couldn’t quite remember him. I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite and asked him how I’d done this.
He said that twelve years ago he a stress management class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses.
He said I listened and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I on the chair for a few moments and then I everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to how the room looked different when they changed their perspective（角度）.
Then I asked them to their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had said thank you to his boss for the to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being to his boss.
He told us his changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.
A．out B．back C．over D．on
A．smiling B．glaring C．knocking D．shouting
A．similar B．attractive C．strange D．familiar
A．Immediately B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Firstly
A．disliked B．known C．ignored D．forgotten
A．curious B．anxious C．happy D．calm
A．missed B．prepared C．attended D．heard
A．hero B．stress C．liking D．trouble
A．regretfully B．disappointedly C．doubtfully D．carefully
A．stood B．lay C．sat D．rested
A．forced B．stopped C．invited D．warned
A．work on B．think about C．look into D．fill out
A．remember B．dislike C．respect D．consider
A．qualities B．personalities C．experiences D．looks
A．meant B．refused C．chosen D．forgiven
A．still B．actually C．never D．ever
A．right B．opportunity C．solution D．ability
A．polite B．friendly C．grateful D．gentle
A．life B．job C．luck D．company
A．ordered B．taught C．allowed D．persuaded
What will happen if you put five cute, little innocent pigs into a tiger’s cave? Instead of pigs being treated as its ____, love turns nature’s enemies into friends.
In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a ___ set of three tiger babies. As this was a very unusual event, ____ at the zoo was very excited. Unfortunately, the tiger babies were born ahead of time and due to their tiny size, they ____ shortly after birth.
Although ____ she was fine after she gave birth, the mother tiger was dispirited. The mother tiger’s ____ was caused by the loss of babies. The ____ came up with an idea of making her take the place of another mother ____. After checking with many other ____ across the country, all the people were __ by the result that there were no tiger babies of the right age to introduce to the poor mother.
The veterinarians didn’t ____ the plan of improving the tiger’s situation and again they thought of another idea, which was to ___ the tigers with little babies from an entirely different species (物种). Sometimes a mother of one species will ____ the care of a different species. So they ____ five little pigs. It seemed like they could ____ the tiger, but no one knew what the tiger’s ____ would be. Would she see them as a meal, or accept them as her own? Then they came up with the ____ idea of wrapping (包裹) the pigs in tiger skins.
Everyone held their breath as they placed the pigs in with the mother tiger. ____ they felt joy when instead of ____ them as dinner the tiger accepted them as her new babies! These little pigs now have a ____ tiger mommy to look after them, and the mother tiger has a way to share her love.
A．babies B．toys C．friends D．meals
A．healthy B．rare C．pretty D．large
A．everyone B．anyone C．someone D．no one
A．left B．disappeared C．died D．grew
A．mentally B．physically C．probably D．unfortunately
A．illness B．power C．nervousness D．sadness
A．keepers B．veterinarians C．scientists D．volunteers
A．tiger B．pig C．horse D．lion
A．hospitals B．parks C．zoos D．farms
A．disappointed B．annoyed C．surprised D．encouraged
A．abandon B．change C．continue D．regret
A．organize B．compare C．supply D．replace
A．give up B．go after C．get tired of D．take on
A．examined B．discovered C．found D．trained
A．match B．cure C．please D．appreciate
A．expression B．reaction C．feeling D．expectation
A．organised B．popular C．creative D．ordinary
A．Since B．But C．Because D．Or
A．imagining B．believing C．choosing D．seeing
A．cruel B．frightening C．caring D．selfless
The story happened years ago, when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to my husband to spend the weekend in his city. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get .
I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged wandering around. Feeling about that, I asked the lady. What me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our . She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.
I was very touched by their . Being young, and probably naive(单纯的) to the potential(潜在的) of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not . Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can’t see their it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.
A．fetch B．stop C．join D．save
A．slowly B．quickly C．safely D．quietly
A．excited B．bored C．interested D．refreshed
A．daughter B．luggage C．license D．purse
A．lady B．man C．couple D．angel
A．angry B．curious C．anxious D．terrible
A．surprised B．worried C．annoyed D．upset
A．restroom B．car C．area D．destination
A．quiet B．noisy C．dangerous D．safe
A．devotion B．honesty C．bravery D．consideration
A．stops B．dangers C．mistakes D．changes
A．forgave B．asked C．thanked D．blamed
A．reached B．left C．missed D．passed
A．seen B．forgotten C．deserted D．recognized
A．kindness B．safety C．faces D．wings
This past Thanksgiving Day the boss of the company I work for decided to serve a Thanksgiving meal for the poor. I couldn't this and decided that I wanted to ! I could deliver foods and send out my smile card.
I arrived at my around 11 and found a line of families waiting outside the doors. I wasn't sure I wanted to give my card to because there were so many people there I knew I wanted to give it to a mother.
I served table plates of turkey with all the fixings and slices of pumpkin pie for desert. Everyone was so happy and honestly seemed for what my co-workers and I were doing.
At my last there was an older lady with about eight kids. She looked tired, but that her children were . Smiling at her, I exchanged a few words her and knew that she was a foster mom(养母) and that she would have liked to cook at home she couldn't it because of the size of her family. She then thanked me for time with my family to serve hers.
She a smile and gave me a hug I gave my smile card to her.
At the end of the day I didn't think about how I gave up time with my to do this because I got so out of this special and unforgettable experience, made me so incredibly thankful for I have and I now realize it is important to give back, and not just on the holidays.
A．escape B．accept C．forget D．miss
A．ignore B．sign C．help D．take
A．factory B．company C．home D．farm
A．what B．when C．who D．where
A．but B．so C．and D．while
A．an amount of B．a number of C．the series of D．the number of
A．thankful B．regretful C．confused D．amused
A．round B．table C．turn D．desk
A．surprised B．upset C．happy D．curious
A．sitting B．singing C．laughing D．eating
A．with B．for C．about D．over
A．in case B．as though C．even if D．so that
A．pay B．think C．succeed D．afford
A．putting up B．giving up C．taking up D．making up
A．turned B．forced C．pretended D．broke
A．quickly B．suddenly C．carefully D．immediately
A．family B．friend C．boss D．co-workers
A．much B．little C．many D．few
A．as B．which C．what D．it
A．something B．somebody C．everything D．everybody
As far as I can remember, it was about five o’clock _____ he arrived here.
A．when B．before C．that D．since