On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us．Regardless of his , he greeted us in a friendly way.
Once inside, my daughters whispered, "Mom, he . " After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look the dirt. We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many him. Seeing this rudeness truly upset me. The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good to my children. Yet sometimes when things didn't go right, being a good example was . When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck．With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I myself from the meal and went to get them.
Just then, the "doorman" was opening the door for a couple. They rushed past him without even acknowledging his . Letting them in first, I said a loud "thank you" to him as I .
When I returned, we talked a bit. He said he was not allowed inside he purchased food. I went back and told my family his .Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich.
The kids looked as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the "doorman", they smiled. When it was time to our trip, I found the "doorman" enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily. He then out his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted. I suddenly the tears in his eyes—tears of gratitude. What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the " doorman" a . He pulled away, with tears down his face.
Back in truck, I fell into deep thought．While we can't choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude．I said thanks to a man who had held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that to teach my children by example.
A．messy B．clean C．pretty D．bright
A．service B．state C．appearance D．attitude
A．smokes B．smells C．sighs D．smiles
A．around B．over C．beyond D．into
A．ignored B．hated C．missed D．refused
A．target B．rule C．record D．example
A．stressful B．accessible C．awkward D．tough
A．excused B．refreshed C．prevented D．forgave
A．company B．presence C．challenge D．attack
A．quitted B．marched C．exited D．approached
A．before B．unless C．though D．since
A．story B．deed C．desire D．demand
A．concerned B．puzzled C．excited D．bored
A．make B．start C．continue D．take
A．waved B．washed C．raised D．reached
A．watched B．inspected C．witnessed D．noticed
A．hug B．nod C．lift D．strike
A．slipping B．rushing C．rolling D．breaking
A．firmly B．simply C．constantly D．politely
A．journey B．wisdom C．community D．opportunity
When you are learning English, you find wrong to translate a sentence word by word into your language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an. If you look each word in the , one at a time, what is your ? It must be a sentence in your native language. Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also in many other ways. It is very to master the rules of word in the study of English, too. If the puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t the speaker’s sentence easily.
Another thing we must always is that there are a lot of in the English language. ，when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we mean “Be careful!”
When people are parting, they often say “Good—bye” “Bye—bye!” But sometimes they say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!” or “Good night!” to one another “Good—bye!” In fact, few people know that “Good—bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”
A．it B．that C．you D．yourself
A．second B．spoken C．native D．foreign
A．advice B．example C．article D．answer
A．up B．at C．after D．down upon
A．sentence B．book C．phrase D．dictionary
A．idea B．meaning C．answer D．translation
A．wrong B．interesting C．puzzled D．strangely
A．same B．different C．similar D．alike
A．important B．easy C．simple D．hard
A．place B．stress C．order D．formation
A．speaker B．listener C．reader D．writer
A．read B．repeat C．translate D．understand
A．remember B．say C．do D．deal with
A．letter B．words C．phrases D．idioms
A．Such as B．For example C．Because of D．According to
A．hardly B．nearly C．really D．clearly
A．and B．or C．instead D．as well
A．don't B．must C．should D．may
A．without B．instead of C．unless D．more than
A．today B．tomorrow C．in future D．in the past
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
According to legend, a young man while roaming the desert came _____a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so ____, he filled his leather canteen（水壶） so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his ____.
After a four-day journey he ____ the water to the old man who took a deep drink and _____his student lavishly(大量地) for the water he offered. The young man returned to his village with a _____heart.
Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It _____ had become stale because of the old leather______
The student ______ his teacher: "Master, the water was foul(腐臭的). Why did you pretend to like it?"
The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the _____. The water was simply the container for a (n) _____of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter."
I think we understand this lesson best when young children give _____innocent gifts of love. ____it's a tray or a bracelet, the natural and proper _____ is appreciation and expressed _____thankfulness because we love the ____within the gift.
__ __doesn't always come naturally, _____ most children and many adults _____only the thing given rather than the feeling in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the____and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
A．through B．out C．across D．around
A．valuable B．rare C．cool D．sweet
A．father B．teacher C．neighbor D．leader
A．presented B．bought C．showed D．introduced
A．paid B．blamed C．thanked D．apologized
A．regretted B．firm C．unpleasant D．happy
A．obviously B．accordingly C．hardly D．simply
A．container B．case C．belt D．package
A．stared B．challenged C．informed D．respected
A．student B．surprise C．truth D．gift
A．act B．matter C．purpose D．hope
A．back B．away C．off D．out
A．Though B．Neither C．Whether D．No matter
A．reward B．return C．response D．treatment
A．ever-lasting B．good-willed C．honey-mouthed D．heart-felt
A．idea B．dream C．expectation D．memory
A．Faith B．Confidence C．Gratitude D．kindness
A．however B．therefore C．otherwise D．because
A．value B．choose C．receive D．prefer
A．beauty B．freedom C．optimism D．generosity
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。[来Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You needn’t worry if you money.
This is how I with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store in my mind, I step in and make the to the storekeeper. If an accident takes place, the of which I think the local police could use, I him up and tell him about it, though I am not in here. I found a rule about this world is to give getting something back, though the often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special letter to my home, though it was to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was . I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long list. As I was about to be , the postmaster appeared in the . “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering an __ delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office we ke one specifically for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get but complaints.”
A．difference B．research C．speech D．discovery
A．earn B．lack C．spend D．steal
A．experienced B．connected C．cooperated D．experimented
A．strikes B．flashes C．happens D．attempts
A．appeal B．request C．suggestion D．demand
A．story B．damage C．challenge D．material
A．call B．hold C．cheer D．pick
A．possession B．trouble C．place D．charge
A．plus B．without C．for D．before
A．process B．goal C．return D．concern
A．replied B．addressed C．driven D．brought
A．invitation B．apology C．complaint D．appreciation
A．discussing B．providing C．applying D．starting
A．enough B．extra C．no D．other
A．admitting B．relating C．buying D．waiting
A．positive B．shocked C．discouraged D．optimistic
A．doorway B．window C．home D．yard
A．unfamiliar B．unexpected C．unknown D．uncertain
A．in case B．now that C．even if D．rather
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd ?" Just when I started to that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't . Somebody had thought of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my Christmas there special and memorable, I remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were. . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I them that they couldn't open their presents every child had come forward. Finally the they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles up the room. The in the room was obvious, and wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．suggest D．accept
A．broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off
A．relief B．loss C．achievement D．justice
A．blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．affected
A．highly B．little C．poorly D．enough
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．independence C．importance D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．some D．each
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promised
A．after B．until C．when。 D．since
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．it B．such C．something D．everybody
A．by B．till C．for D．from
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. And he was given a slingshot（弹弓） to play with out in the woods. He in the woods, he could never hit the . And getting a little discouraged, he headed back to dinner．
As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse（冲动）, he aimed at it, hit it on the head, and killed it. He was shocked and sad. In panic, he hid it, , only to see his sister ．Sally had seen all this, but she said nothing．
After lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, it’s your to wash the dishes．” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the today, didn't you, Johnny?" And then she whispered to him, “Remember, the duck?"
So Johnny the dishes. Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, and said, " I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make ．"But Sally and said, “Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help," and she whispered ,“Remember the duck?" So Sally went fishing and Johnny ．
After several days of Johnny doing his housework and Sally's, he couldn't stand it any longer．He came to Grandma and that he killed the duck．She bent down, gave him a , and said, “Sweetheart, . You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the thing. But because I love you, I forgave you．But I was just wondering how you would let Sally make a slave of you."
A．walked B．played C．practiced D．aimed
A．or B．and C．so D．but
A．bird B．target C．duck D．woods
A．dead B．square C．dying D．living
A．surveying B．noticing C．observing D．watching
A．choice B．fun C．turn D．role
A．toilet B．kitchen C．living-room D．fields
A．watched B．dropped C．did D．made
A．Grandma B．Grandpa C．Johnny D．Sally
A．cook B．lunch C．supper D．breakfast
A．laughed B．smiled C．cried D．wept
A．again B．only C．twice D．loudly
A．followed B．stayed C．remembered D．boated
A．all B．either C．neither D．both
A．secondly B．firstly C．finally D．thirdly
A．lied B．denied C．admitted D．spoke
A．beat B．pet C．surprise D．hug
A．I know B．you know C．he knows D．she knows
A．other B．whole C．funny D．dull
A．/ B．much C．many D．long