John Thomas was a student, but he had been a famous champion(冠军). Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was . People all over the country about John Thomas and often asked, “Will he ever jump again?”
John's mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his leg. Then she looked into his . She knew what her son would . “You're going to jump again, John, I know it,” she said. “ will be all right.”
If John hoped to jump again, he would have a to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed, John started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his looked like a machine shop!
It was May when John the hospital. “Is it all right if I go camping this summer?” he asked the doctors.
“Yes,” the doctors said. “But take care of that foot.”
John took only walks at first. He was taking care of his foot, but not of anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little . In late summer John went back to . He asked if he could practise with the football team. Football wasn't his favorite, but he had to get that leg again! He worked hard. “No one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself,” said one of his friends. “To a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch.”
A．sorry B．afraid C．alone D．tired
A．thought B．talked C．heard D．moved
A．broken B．lost C．missing D．dead
A．arms B．feet C．eyes D．legs
A．make B．use C．agree D．do
A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something D．Everything
A．little B．lot C．few D．bit
A．chair B．classroom C．home D．bed
A．reached B．called C．left D．found
A．short B．long C．quick D．fast
A．after B．if C．before D．when
A．later B．better C．more D．less
A．school B．hospital C．shop D．church
A．thick B．strong C．straight D．hard
A．look B．hear C．know D．see
I was walking down the road one day when my phone rang. voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong number. A short while later, the call came once again, so I rudely, “You’ve called the wrong number!” and then hung up.
During the days, I often got the call. But I didn’t care much about it. Then one day she kept calling me, I didn’t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m in so much ! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please me again, OK?” It was to refuse the innocent(天真的, 无邪的) ask. I made a kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you…Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy….”
Shortly after this, I became curious(好奇）about had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to you. My daughter has had bone cancer(癌症) since she was born. And her father…died in a car two weeks ago. I didn’t want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldn’t the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad because her dad encouraged(鼓励) her. I really don’t know what to do, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number…”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to ask.
“She has died. You must have her on the phone, because she died with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone….” Tears full of my eyes….
A．A boy’s B．A child’s C．My daughter’s D．My son’s
A．spoke B．told C．returned D．answered
A．following B．front C．other D．coming
A．different B．same C．wrong D．funny
A．so that B．and C．as if D．though
A．danger B．trouble C．pain D．difficulty
A．look after B．kiss C．help D．support
A．easy B．sad C．happy D．difficult
A．soft B．sweet C．low D．loud
A．that B．what C．who D．how
A．trouble B．ask C．stop D．reach
A．experiment B．event C．accident D．activity
A．receive B．fight C．stand D．face
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．seldom
A．kissed B．taught C．shouted D．told
Tina was a seventeen-year-old girl who always wore a bright smile. She suffered from a disease and had to use a walker most of the time. Maybe it was because she looked and people didn’t know how to come near toher. Tina usually broke the ice with people she met with a big “ ”
In one class, I gave the students an assignment (作业) to a poem. I only made the assignment worth a very small part of their total grade since I knew most of my would not do it anyway. In the class, one by one each student to correctly recite (背诵) the poem. Finally, angry and half joking, I said that the next student who recite the poem had to do three push-up (俯卧撑). To my , Tina was next. She used her walker to move to the front of the class. she recited, she made a mistake. Before I could say a word, she her walker and started doing push-ups. I wanted to say, “Tina, I was just !”But she , continued the poem and she finished the rest perfectly.
When she finished, a student asked, “Tina, why did you do that? It’s not an important assignment!”
“Because I want to be like you guys! To be .” Tina said.
Silence fell on the whole room when another student cried out, “Tina, we’re not normal! We are teenagers!
We get in all the time.”
“I know,” Tina said as a big spread across her face. The rest of the students laughed, too.
Tina got only a few that day, but she got the love and respect of her classmates. To her, that was
worth a lot more than a grade.
A．different B．strong C．short D．young
A．Sorry B．Bye C．Hi D．Thanks
A．recite B．copy C．find D．read
A．friends B．students C．teachers D．parents
A．started B．planned C．continued D．failed
A．shouldn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t
A．surprise B．surprised C．excitement D．excited
A．Because B．When C．After D．Though
A．raised B．changed C．threw D．checked
A．wondering B．tricking C．doubting D．joking
A．woke up B．gave up C．stood up D．made up
A．happy B．social C．normal D．fair
A．attention B．thought C．touch D．trouble
A．cry B．smile C．sadness D．joy
A．points B．chances C．mistakes D．successes
When I was a young child, my parents often told me that a positive heart brought man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why ______ has such a big influence on a person. And now, although I’m just a middle school student, I’d like to ______ my own opinions on this saying.
Once I read a sentence— “To make this world a ______ place to live in, rather than the whole world, you’d better change your ______.” It made me lost in thought. There are so many things around us that go ______ our will(意志). We can’t force(强迫) life to follow our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning ______ we accept it or not.
What we can do is just to make ourselves suit the world. I think we should learn to ______ welcome whatever life gives us, the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to get ______ from it.
I have tried to catch every pleasant thing in my life, but I ______ catch most of the pleasant moments, such as being hugged by mother when in fear, being ______ by the teacher when in trouble, being helped by a stranger when ______. I realize that I don’t just live alone and that there are others around me I should ______. They all pay attention to my growing up, and are proud of my achievements ______ it is just a little progress. It is their care and love ______ often remind me I live in a warm and happy world.
Different people may have different ______ towards life. But there is one rule should be followed and that is to make the world better.
A．it t B．he C．she D．they
A．hold B．make C．get D．show
A．nice B．terrible C．rich D．boring
A．job B．heart C．taste D．smell
A．above B．along C．against D．for
A．whether B．if C．since D．when
A．casually B．politely C．lovely D．warmly
A．friendship B．success C．pleasure D．surprise
A．won’t B．can’t C．needn’t D．mustn’t
A．invited B．trained C．cheered D．stopped
A．in line B．in danger C．in agreement D．in silence
A．think of B．hear of C．dream of D．think up
A．as for B．now that C．even though D．as if
A．who B．that C．whom D．what
A．Plans B．habits C．hobbies D．Attitudes
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager came over and said that our meal was free. He stood there at me, he seemed to know me. I asked if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably him, but I had changed his life. He said that twelve years ago he was in stress management class. I asked the group what their number one stress was and of them, including him, said it was their .
He said I listened carefully and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I on the chair for a few minutes and then I invited everyone to do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to think about how the room looked 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? Do they remember how happy they were to be for the job? 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 opportunity to make a living. He answered no.
He told me his changed that night. He went back to work with a card to his boss. He had been the manager for 8 years. He said he owed it all to me: I had taught him to look at life from different perspectives and I had taught him to express gratitude.
A．shouting B．smiling C．looking D．knocking
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Finally D．Firstly
A．remembered B．seen C．disliked D．forgotten
A．their B．our C．his D．my
A．more B．most C．few D．fewer
A．teachers B．wives C．bosses D．children
A．stood B．sat C．walked D．rested
A．down B．right C．left D．up
A．special B．different C．strange D．same
A．miss B．consider C．like D．thank
A．qualities B．tastes C．looks D．skills
A．found B．refused C．chosen D．trained
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．ever
A．life B．luck C．salary D．job
A．sorry B．post C．thank-you D．greeting
Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason a salesman. One day Jason could not stand it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not hard-working employees, but only raised those tried to please him. He thought that it was really .
In order to help Jason to realize the between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good ."
Jason was and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?
A．made B．became C．remained D．kept
A．enjoy B．meet C．treat D．value
A．which B．that C．who D．whom
A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．meaningless
A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance
A．following B．finding C．shopping D．searching
A．offer B．answer C．retell D．repeat
A．familiar B．difficult C．same D．simple
A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard
A．look B．quality C．condition D．shape
A．moved B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged
A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking
A．time B．depth C．need D．common
A．while B．though C．unless D．since
A．see B．think C．know D．win