I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was ___36____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some ___37____ to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38___ it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?”
The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept __39__ help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.”
My father said, “No, no, we ___40___ accept this.” The stranger replied “You don’t have __41____.”, closed the door and left.
Obviously that experience had a profound impact (深刻影响) on my life. I ___42___ myself that someday I would do well enough financially _43__ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual (习惯). I would go out ____44___ and buy enough food for one or two ___45____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the __46____ neighbourhood and just knock on a ___47____. I always __48____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience __49____ a kid. The note said, “All that I ask ___50___ is that you take good enough care of ___51____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of __52____ I’ve ever earned.
Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____ she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were __54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always do on Thanksgiving, she got excited.
We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches(蟑螂) and the smell of urine(尿). It was both an ___55____ realization that people lived this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.
A．speaking B．standing C．looking D．shouting
A．meat B．vegetables C．pans D．firewood
A．believe B．accept C．help D．refuse
A．direct B．some C．our D．any
A．may not B．needn’t C．can’t D．daren’t
A．any money B．a choice C．food D．a turkey
A．permitted B．promised C．asked D．said
A．when B．so that C．even if D．as if
A．driving B．playing C．offering D．shopping
A．people B．children C．families D．days
A．nearest B．farthest C．largest D．poorest
A．house B．door C．window D．gate
A．concluded B．included C．wrote D．took
A．like B．with C．as D．to
A．in return B．later C．in future D．for
A．others B．yourself C．your family D．the presents
A．warmth B．thanks C．money D．encouragement
A．Unfortunately B．Obviously C．Normally D．Gradually
A．stuck B．excited C．free D．delighted
A．exciting B．astonishing C．encouraging D．outstanding
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora . She wasn’t even four, but she at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my . But I do remember a sudden feeling inside me. I had always been pleased at how much my daughter noticed in her , whether it was flying or children playing. But now she was noticing and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up(登记参加). Nora was about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why to do this? , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home .
Experts call such a(n) “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?
A．did B．was C．has D．had
A．pulled B．replaced C．waved D．aimed
A．argument B．reply C．explanation D．expression
A．general B．funny C．heavy D．happy
A．web B．dream C．castle D．world
A．insects B．animals C．plants D．birds
A．coldness B．illness C．suffering D．appearance
A．sent B．returned C．devoted D．posted
A．frightened B．sorry C．worried D．excited
A．creative B．valuable C．shocking D．simple
A．warn B．stop C．allow D．push
A．back B．away C．up D．out
A．Therefore B．But C．Anyhow D．Also
A．requested B．promised C．invited D．helped
A．Although B．Once C．Because D．Though
A．in tears B．in surprise C．in reality D．in disappointment
A．stay B．visit C．reception D．challenge
A．fair B．famous C．difficult D．enjoyable
A．collect B．dress C．order D．design
A．let B．made C．watched D．affected
It surprised me—every time I saw Joe，he was smiling．It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank，and the service stopped just before he got there．Joe ___ smiled．It made me wonder why he seemed so ___ every day．
Having observed Joe with other people，I ____ something else also．Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their ____．If someone were hurting，he had ____ for him and kind words，and offered to ____ in any way he could．
It made me think．．．What if I tried to smile more？A（n） ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store．I smiled as I went up and down the aisles．．．and people I didn’t even ____ smiled back at me．Some even ____！The little kid in the cart（购物车） who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking．．．and，you guessed it．He made a shy little attempt at a smile．The man in the handicapped（残疾的） cart ____ a person to reach something．．．I could get that for him．The smile even transferred over to him，and he ____me．
As I drove home，I was smiling．I ___ what I had just learned，and when
someone passed me and gave me a（n） ____，I smiled at him．He looked puzzled．
Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how ____ I felt．Nothing in my life had changed，____ maybe it had．For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits，but those around me as well．
A．work B．happen C．matter D．last
A．order B．debt C．hand D．line
A．always B．eventually C．immediately D．still
A．naughty B．happy C．active D．Humorous
A．decided B．judged C．noticed D．considered
A．answers B．complaints C．excuses D．comments
A．guidance B．respect C．sympathy D．protection
A．perform B．attempt C．bother D．help
A．experiment B．life C．project D．program
A．meet B．touch C．know D．contact
A．glared B．greeted C．approached D．escaped
A．spare B．long C．hard D．great
A．stopped B．tried C．kept D．enjoyed
A．persuaded B．accepted C．supported D．needed
A．thanked B．changed C．encouraged D．invited
A．worried about B．thought about C．talked over D．looked over
A．gesture B．address C．call D．ticket
A．normal B．great C．reasonable D．complicated
A．so B．for C．but D．till
A．realize B．admire C．show D．Lift
We had moved from Cairo to Illinois, away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I her terribly. I was told I was her favorite ; she was my favorite “Granny.”
My heart for a long time after we went away. Mother must have noticed I wanted to see her, she would take my and me back to visit my Granny sometimes. I know Granny loved us. it was something you could feel with your . She didn’t live in a fancy(豪华的) house or have things, but I never cared.
Although she didn’t have much, did we, she did something for my brother Tommie and me. I will always remember she saved her in a glass jar, which had her since she was married. I am sure Granny could have those pennies herself but she saved them to us when we came to visit. Because I was the older, I was dividing(分) the pennies between my brother and me.
“One for you, one for me,” I would the words until the jar was empty. I don’t remember how much we collected on our and the amount(数量) wasn’t important at all. It was the idea that she remembered us and cared about us moved me. Those of my childhood still give me warm feelings when I’m sad. I often wonder if I found a penny on the ground somewhere, could it possibly be Granny tossing(扔) me pennies from heaven?
A．preferred B．missed C．wondered D．remembered
A．relative B．neighbor C．partner D．grandchild
A．touched B．felt C．ached D．flew
A．so B．but C．still D．and
A．aunt B．cousin C．sister D．brother
A．Totally B．Extremely C．Actually D．Sincerely
A．thoughts B．eyes C．mind D．heart
A．powerful B．expensive C．familiar D．large
A．either B．none C．nor D．so
A．pennies B．candies C．jewels D．sweets
A．added to B．belonged to C．stood for D．come up to
A．protected B．saved C．used D．collected
A．help B．give C．attract D．comfort
A．in charge of B．in danger of C．in search of D．in favor of
A．legally B．logically C．informally D．equally
A．ignore B．appreciate C．request D．repeat
A．visits B．holidays C．weekends D．youth
A．which B．that C．where D．what
A．performances B．sights C．memories D．accidents
A．lying B．burying C．shining D．signaling
I know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a but didn't realize how much until classes began.
I on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often, _____ finishing my homework before it was to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and the I received showed my lack of . I realized that I needed to find some sort of .
So, the next day I created a that would my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, I was only able to it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much .
So I tried another plan. This one lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then, the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time.
This is the I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is . Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.
My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I'm that I've learned to balance things and it has helped me for what is to come after graduation.
A．disaster B．trouble C．challenge D．competition
A．kept B．got C．took D．caught
A．as well as B．in order to C．not only D．instead of
A．point B．late C．ready D．time
A．seldom B．always C．hardly D．never
A．grade B．rank C．degree D．title
A．intelligence B．confidence C．exercise D．effort
A．change B．skill C．balance D．improvement
A．form B．method C．timetable D．system
A．average B．divide C．arrange D．organize
A．and B．but C．so D．then
A．accept B．collect C．follow D．insist
A．influence B．pressure C．question D．doubt
A．provided B．needed C．formed D．included
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．among B．under C．from D．with
A．method B．skill C．experience D．way
A．important B．valuable C．limited D．up
A．convinced B．glad C．sure D．ungrateful
A．prepare B．enable C．practise D．equip
If you think you are sick, you are no matter what anyone else says. On the other hand, if you believe in your , and if he tells you that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The effect of the mind upon the body and sometimes can be powerful. It exists one is aware of it or not.
Take the case of Mrs. Green, for example. She get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some things that she used to enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which prevented her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about her conditions, she felt. At last she went to see her doctor, whom she had known . The doctor listened to her and gave her a very . Then he said to her. “There is wrong with you physically, I accept the fact that you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some that should help. I want you to one after dinner and one half an hour going to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me you feel.”
The next day Mrs. Green , “Doctor, I had the first night’s sleep in two months last night. is in these pills?” The doctor said, “It’s an old formula(配方)I have for years. Just keep on taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s what a little baking soda(苏打) can do!”
A．healthy B．well C．sick D．pleasant
A．doctor B．father C．mother D．nurse
A．exist B．doesn’t exist C．never exist D．does exist
A．whether B．neither C．no matter D．either
A．was unable B．was able to C．was unable to D．could
A．uneasy B．difficult C．simple D．trouble
A．the worse B．worse C．the better D．the less
A．before long B．since years C．for years D．years ago
A．thorough study B．careful examination C．general research D．clear check
A．nothing serious B．serious nothing C．nothing seriously D．Seriously nothing
A．or B．instead C．but D．and
A．pills B．advice C．drinks D．suggestions
A．eat B．take C．drink D．use
A．when B．since C．after D．before
A．what B．whether C．how D．why
A．telephoned B．wrote C．complained D．said
A．bad B．terrible C．good D．right
A．Whoever B．Whichever C．However D．Whatever
A．sold B．written C．read D．used
A．curious B．terrible C．wonderful D．Serious