A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was treated as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, when the boy was around two years old, the husband saw a bottle open. He was for work, so he the wife to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother, in the kitchen, totally the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and went to it and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It to be a poisonous medicine meant adults in small dosages. When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked; she was . How would she her husband?
When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. What do you think those four words were? The husband just said, "I You Darling", which is totally .
Yet, the father did the very right thing. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no in finding fault with the mother. , if only he had taken time to put the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching . She had also lost her only child. What she at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he her.
Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who's to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know and miss out on the in human relationships we could receive by giving each other support.
A．medicine B．milk C．juice D．beer
A．early B．soon C．late D．punctual
A．asked B．demanded C．begged D．forced
A．concerned B．enjoyed C．fixed D．occupied
A．remembered B．reminded C．forgot D．recalled
A．carefully B．playfully C．personally D．physically
A．occurred B．happened C．used D．seemed
A．to B．for C．by D．with
A．finally B．nearly C．possibly D．immediately
A．terrified B．encouraged C．embarrassed D．touched
A．face B．scold C．call D．inform
A．kind-hearted B．broad-minded C．heart-broken D．good-natured
A．Miss B．Hate C．Support D．Love
A．acceptable B．respectable C．unexpected D．understandable
A．point B．wonder C．use D．need
A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．praise B．sadness C．blame D．insult
A．thought B．needed C．required D．learnt
A．gave B．owed C．treated D．left
A．peace B．warmth C．coldness D．balance
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small _____in the cocoon, He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make______body through that little hole .Suddenly it stoped.
So the boy _______ to help the butterfly ,thinking the butterfly might be_____ _He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole______.The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it________a little different .It had a weak body and small, thin________.The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact ,the butterfly spent the rest of its life like crawling around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with _______but he didn’t understand why it could be like this .When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon,it must struggle. The hard work of ______out of the cocoon makes the fluid from the butterfly’s body into its wings It helps the butterfly be________to fly If the butterfly never has squeeze itself out of the cocoon,its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
_________struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow .We would not be _______we could have been and we would never fly .
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even______growth ,without it ,there’s no way of life .We can’t avoid ______or problems .So ,next time you are _______a problem or difficult ,remember the butterfly .Struggle a little ----then fly！
A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake
A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as well as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with
Even as I write this story, I am still smiling. The past few weeks have been rather , but when a large number of smile cards arrived in my mailbox the other day, having traveled from the United States to my home in the Netherlands, I knew things were about to .
I where to leave the cards: the train, benches at the station, libraries, mailboxes—the possibilities were .
I woke up, went to work, and , I went to the shop to buy some candy bars, to leave them as anonymous (匿名的) gifts for people on the train. , my train home was extremely and I couldn’t find a place to leave the gifts. An elderly man must have me searching for a place to leave them, because he asked me if I was something.
Right then I that my first smile card would not be anonymous. With a big smile, I told him that I found what I was looking for, him the candy bar and a card. He had only just finished reading the card I arrived at my and got off the train, but he was still smiling and his candy as I waved at him from the .
Despite having worked for a full day, I bounced (跳) home. Before I entered my , I delivered a few more smile cards and candy bars to people’s mailboxes. I added a(n) candy bar for a neighbor who was in a difficult financial situation, but worked hard every day to get the very best for his young son. I figured they both a tasty little treat.
A．joyous B．simple C．tough D．colourful
A．turn away B．turn around C．turn up D．turn in
A．required B．realized C．declared D．wondered
A．small B．important C．specific D．endless
A．otherwise B．afterwards C．instead D．sometimes
A．stopping B．continuing C．agreeing D．planning
A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Anyway
A．special B．common C．crowded D．modern
A．prevented B．seen C．heard D．left
A．picking up B．caring about C．looking for D．referring to
A．advised B．decided C．wished D．ordered
A．buying B．posting C．sending D．handing
A．when B．while C．until D．once
A．hometown B．company C．country D．stop
A．receiving B．enjoying C．finding D．dividing
A．entrance B．office C．platform D．bench
A．tiredly B．excitedly C．fortunately D．carefully
A．apartment B．farm C．city D．classroom
A．extra B．perfect C．typical D．ordinary
A．rejected B．deserved C．afforded D．forgot
Do you have a Teddy Bear? The lovable teddy bear _____be found all around the world. You can find _____not only in toy stores, _____ on T-shirts, posters and more. Do you know _____ the teddy bear got its name?
On November 14, 1902, US President Theodore Roosevelt went to Mississippi to ____ a problem. After a day's work, Roosevelt went hunting. However, he was unhappy ______ he couldn't find ___ big game to shoot during the hunt.
Legend has it _____ his host wanted the hunting trip to be _______, so he went out and found a bear cub and _____ it to a tree for Roosevelt to shoot. But Roosevelt _____and asked him to _____ it free.
After _____ about this, artist Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon of Roosevelt and the bear. He then _______ the cartoon in The Washington Post.
A few days _____, a shopkeeper saw the cartoon and had his wife _____ many toy bears _______ the bear in the cartoon. They named them _____ Roosevelt’s nickname Teddy. ____ early 1903, they sold these teddy bears in the shop and many people came to buy them. Now it is _____with a lot of people.
A．should B．can C．must D．will
A．it B．them C．its D．it’s
A．and B．however C．but also D．although
A．what B．how C．why D．however
A．answer B．make C．solve D．solving
A．because B．so C．but D．though
A．some B．every C．all D．any
A．that B．what C．which D．/
A．successful B．succeed C．success D．succeeded
A．tie B．tied C．to tie D．tying
A．accepted B．received C．refused D．agreed
A．put B．set C．leave D．making
A．being heard B．hearing C．heard D．hear
A．came out B．made C．gave D．published
A．lately B．before C．later D．late
A．to make B．made C．to be made D．make
A．to be based on B．based on C．basing on D．are based on
A．because B．according C．before D．after
A．In B．On C．Between D．Among
A．loved B．sold C．popular D．bought
When growing up, I hadn't the slightest curiosity about the authors of books I read; it was the _ that was important. My mother, and sometimes my father. read _ to us every night. I could hardly wait I could read and write my own books. But in the first grade,
I would sit with a group of while the teacher turned over large sheets of paper. had been written in crayon and seemed to have something to do with in one corner-a cat or dog or a tree in autumn. One by one the other children read aloud those black while I sat unhappy. One day I decided that perhaps was just making stories up. So the next time when the teacher to the words, I eagerly _ a story about a dog attacking a cat a tree in autumn. The teacher looked sad and-shook her _ , and I knew that I still had not discovered the magic secret.
By the time I fifth grade, "writing books" was still my favorite hobby. I rushed home from school each day to write down had been forming in my head. At sixteen my first story was in a church magazine. In college, where I was studying to be a psychologist, was able to pay my by writing stories. When I got my bachelor's degree, I decided to write more than anything else, so I began writing . I have since published books for both children and _ . I'm not happy unless I spend some time writing. Usually I write about six hours each day. I spend three months to a year on a children's book. how well I know the before I begin. A neovel for adults takes a year or two. When my work is going well. I wake early in the mornings, hoping it is time to get up.
A．experience B．story C．process D．class
A．aloud B．loudly C．loud D．widely
A．before B．after C．until D．though
A．teachers B．parents C．children D．writers
A．Lectures B．Rules C．Meanings D．Sentences
A．words B．news C．pictures D．promises
A．pages B．marks C．dots D．grades
A．reading B．listening C．speaking D．playing
A．turned B．picked C．pointed D．intended
A． set up B．told up C．made up D． put up
A．beneath B．over C． above D．inside
A．arm B．head C．leg D．ruler
A．arrived B．finished C．reached D．managed
A．whichever B．however C．whatever D．wherever
A．rewarded B．published C．recalled D．received
A．family B．work C．child D．tuition
A．part-time B．full-time C．sometime D．in time
A．adults B．men C．women D．students
A．figuring out B．carrying on C．depending on D．bringing out
A．readers B．characters C．topics D．chapters
I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet , which gave me motivation and ambition.
There were several years that have left an extremely bitter taste in my mouth .The first few months after my mother’s remarriage were sweet: baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things . Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were by days Emily and I spent lonely in our rooms under our stepfather’s . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had a war field. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation. Then one evening, after another argument had , we were left homeless . And later a friend of my mother let us stay with her. Instead of focusing on our economic problem, my mother pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a life. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills. , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the of perseverance (坚持不懈) and education.
And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.
A．behavior B．adventure C．activity D．experience
A．continued B．changed C．ruined D．disappeared
A．concerned B．associated C．provided D．replaced
A．sympathy B．offers C．orders D．efforts
A．separated B．interrupted C．harmed D．prepared
A．turned into B．turned up C．turned down D．turned on
A．broke B．caused C．erupted D．delayed
A．mistakenly B．obviously C．selflessly D．unwillingly
A．important B．difficult C．dangerous D．comfortable
A．Instead B．Otherwise C．Meanwhile D．Therefore
A．value B．cost C．price D．theme
A．mistakes B．appointments C．arrangements D．achievements