My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, an endless pursuit for expression, skill, and experience. was only a background to the great delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics.
Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my , injured my youthful happiness: “That girl, what a pity she is blind.” Blind! A(n) word that implied everything dark, blank and helpless. I turned and called out, “Please don’t feel sorry for me, I’m having lots of fun.” the fun was not to last.
In college years, I began to struggle with the problem of earning a living. Part-time teaching of piano and occasional giving concerts proved only sources of economic support. In terms of time and effort involved, the financial return was . Self-doubt and dark moods sparked within me. to my misery was the repeated experience of knowing my sisters and friends dating excitedly. How I was to my piano, I could dissolve my frustration, accompanied by Chopin, Brahms, and Beethoven.
Then one day, I met a girl, an army nurse, whose faith was to change my life. As our acquaintance into friendship, she sensed my . She said, “Stop knocking on closed doors. I know your opportunity will come. You’re trying too hard. Why don’t you relax? And have you ever tried ?” The idea was strange to me. I had always believed that if you wanted , you had to go and get it for yourself. Yet, my sincerity and hard work had yielded poor returns, so I was to try anything else. Self-consciously, I performed the daily practice of prayer. I said, “God, show me the for which You sent me to this world.
In the years to follow, the answers began to arrive, satisfying my most optimistic expectation. One of the answers was Enchanted Hills, where my friend and I had the privilege of seeing blind children come alive in God’s out-of-doors. are the sources of pleasure and comfort I have found in friendship, and most important of all, I closer to God and, through Him, to immortality (永生).
A．School B．Society C．Family D．College
A．mind B．direction C．eyes D．ears
A．rude B．ugly C．dirty D．strange
A．quickly B．slowly C．gently D．quietly
A．Thus B．And C．But D．Though
A．adequate B．partial C．full D．rich
A．discouraging B．uninspiring C．encouraging D．convincing
A．Referring B．Contributing C．Adapting D．Adding
A．grateful B．excited C．proud D．sensitive
A．who B．which C．what D．where
A．jumped B．ran C．grew D．became
A．joy B．depression C．pleasure D．pity
A．practicing B．nursing C．praying D．volunteering
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．able B．willing C．eager D．devoted
A．destination B．purpose C．meaning D．answer
A．with B．off C．beyond D．from
A．doctor B．teacher C．nurse D．prayer
A．Other B．Others C．Another D．Either
A．draw B．arrive C．drag D．pull
Several months ago I volunteered at a hospital. One day I was assigned to discharge (安排出院) a patient. She happened to be a physically and mentally young woman who was limited to a wheelchair. She was in her late twenties or early thirties, but it was difficult to .
As I was her off the floor, down the elevator, and out of the front hall, I couldn’t thinking,” Oh, my God, her parents must be so . She is in really bad shape. What a ! She must need constant , and will likely require it for the rest of her life.” If I were her father, I would be terribly frustrated.
Then, as I came to the area where family and friends discharged patients, I saw a man who noticed us and began walking quickly towards us. As he got closer, his eyes became bright and he , saying , “Patricia, you look so lovely today! You are coming home. We can’t 12 to have you back home! We miss you so much!” He carefully placed his daughter in his car, said thank you, and drove off.
I was . My eyes began to fill with tears and I just stood there for a few minutes, trying to process what had just . Then I began to think ,”What had I there ? How could I have been so about the father? Why did he and I have such different about his daughter?”
It took me days to comprehend what I’d failed to understand when I was the young woman and her father. Now I know the true of unconditional love, and whenever I deal with other children’s , I will think of Patricia and her dad.
A．healthy B．talented C．disabled D．tired
A．obviously B．probably C．extremely D．absolutely
A．accept B．express C．overcome D．tell
A．leaving B．stopping C．wheeling D．running
A．help B．admit C．allow D．mind
A．happy B．bored C．disappointed D．proud
A．surprise B．shame C．coincidence D．mess
A．discussion B． hope C．direction D．care
A．look after B．deal with C．see off D．pick up
A．cried B．smiled C．shouted D．jumped
A．finally B．suddenly C．hurriedly D．slowly
A．prepare B．afford C．wait D．expect
A．satisfied B．astonished C．pleased D．frightened
A．arrived B．required C．disappeared D．happened
A．wasted B．got C．missed D．done
A．wrong B．worried C．curious D．serious
A．opinions B．attitudes C．forms D．impressions
A．evaluating B．comforting C．helping D．serving
A．importance B．strategy C．meaning D．ability
A．adventures B．achievement C．processes D．shortcomings
用方框中所给词的适当形式填空
| exercise stay contain include touch |
He _____ calm in time of danger, which saved him from a bad accident.
The bottle_____ poison should be placed out of children's reach
The whole village went out to welcome the visitors,_____ children
The players _____on the playground at the moment are going to have a match with those from Italy.
We were _____ to find that no one was hurt in such a bad accident.
用“介词+关系代词”完成下列各句 I'11 never forget the day _______ _______ for the first time.
The boy _______ _______ I took a photo turned out to be our English teacher's son.
The place _______ _______ I wish to pay a visit is of course the Great Wall.
I've some money _______ _______ I will buy my mother a watch for her birthday.
You'd better put a pen in your bag _______ _______ you can take notes anytime.
This is an accident_______ _______ the car driver should take full responsibility.
The person _______ _______ I owe a lot is my father.
The girl is only 8 years old, an age_______ _______ many others are still taken care of by their parents.
He is the person _______ _______ you can turn for help.
He is the man _______ _______ you can depend.
Jack is a popular teacher,_______ _______ help many students have made great progress.
The English play _______ _______ my students acted will be put on next week.
I have many friends, _______ _______ some are teachers.
用方框中所给词或词组的适当形式填空
| local dangerous in case touch suppose expect common understand choose worry |
You'd better visit the _______ people if you want to know the exact position of the cave.
They killed the calf which_______ to grow fat to treat us.
You'd better take some money with you_______ something unexpected happens.
_______it is true, what shall we do?
We were all moved by the _______story.
You shouldn't make such a mistake. This is_______ sense.
Laws that punish parents for their little children's actions against the laws got parents_______.
Don't you think it _______ to go swimming alone?
He couldn't _______but give up the chance.
I spoke slowly to make myself_______.
用方框中所给词或词组的适当形式填空
| prepare on average experience challenge earn |
Climbing Mount Qomolangma is a task for all people.
Many of today's travellers are looking for an unusual.
I am to travel to China with my parents next summer.
There are 20 people here every day.
She gave all her to her parents to support her brother to go to school.