Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more ____ waiting for the final school bell．Upon its ____ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often ____ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so ____ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David ____．I can still remember he was always ____ a smile and willing to help．He always ____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He ____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly ____ home.
Weeks passed and the ____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of ____ before the holiday break．I smiled in ____ as the last of them hurried out the door．Turning around I saw David ____ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，” he said and ____ from behind his back a small box．____ it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my ____, I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s ____.”
“Oh no it isn’t，” said David．“It’s full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes ____ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given ____ to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ____ the little empty box set on my desk.
A．anxious B．courageous C．serious D．cautious
A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling
A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．inappropriately
A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny
A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing
A．practised B．wandered C．studied D．stayed
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．aim at B．turn to C．put off D．head for
A．argument B．excitement C．movement D．judgment
A．school B．year C．education D．program
A．relief B．return C．vain D．control
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled
A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving
A．delight B．expectation C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．attention D．command
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children，a boy and a girl. John had a good ____ and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was ____ that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They ____ a reliable woman to care for the children and made the ____，returning home a little earlier than they had planned.
____ they drove into their hometown，they found a home in flames. Mary said，“Oh well，it isn't our fire；let's go home.”
____ John drove closer and exclaimed，“That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn't be ____ work yet. Maybe there is something we could do.”
John drove up and stopped and they were both ____ to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics ____，“The children！Get the children！They are in the basement.”
____ Mary's protests，John grabbed the water hose and soaked（浸湿）his clothes，put his wet handkerchief on his head and ____ for the basement which was full of ____.He found two nearly suffocated（窒息的）children and after carrying them to safety，he asked how many more children were ____ there. They told him two more and Mary ____ his arm and screamed，“John！Don't go back！It's ____！That house will cave in any second！”
But he shook her off and went back by ____ his way down the smoke-filled hallway and into the room. It ____ a long time before he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the ____ and fresh air，he found that he had just ____ his own children.
It turned out that the babysitter had ___ them at this home while she did some shopping.
A．job B．family C．wife D．boss
A．known B．believed C．decided D．hoped
A．asked B．hired C．intended D．reminded
A．preparations B．promise C．decision D．trip
A．Before B．As C．Once D．Since
A．And B．So C．Now D．But
A．off B．on C．out of D．at
A．heartbroken B．consciencestricken C．horrorstricken D．povertystricken
A．coughing B．screaming C．whispering D．laughing
A．Apart from B．In case of C．Instead of D．In spite of
A．reached B．searched C．dashed D．sent
A．smoke B．darkness C．children D．danger
A．up B．away C．out D．down
A．pulled B．took C．grabbed D．held
A．dangerous B．useless C．over D．stupid
A．pushing B．feeling C．jumping D．moving
A．meant B．spared C．spent D．seemed
A．shade B．sunlight C．shadow D．crowd
A．helped B．found C．recognized D．rescued
A．left B．charged C．removed D．forgotten
Many teenagers feel ______, as if _____ one understands them and the changes they are ______. Day by day, everything seems different, ______ the same. Life never ______ to be going very fast enough; yet, in other ways, like a race car, life seems to be _____ too fast and even going out of ______. Has anyone else ever felt this way?
These feelings are a ______ part of adolescence--the time of life between child and adult. And, ______ it may sometimes be difficult to believe, you are not alone--every adult has gone through adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now with you. It is ______ for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. These feelings can be thought of as growing ______ --the difficulties that teenagers face ______ they grow to adults.
A．happy B．lonely C．excited D．angry
A．no B．some C．any D．the
A．going through B．putting through C．doing D．imaging
A．however B．yet C．and D．so
A．seems B．looks C．sounds D．tastes
A．rushing B．rushed C．to rush D．to be rushed
A．protect B．challenge C．control D．limit
A．strange B．common C．well D．good
A．if B．because C．since D．though
A．unbelievable B．strange C．good D．common
A．pains B．happiness C．wisdom D．sadness
A．as B．and C．if D．upon
A little boy wanted to meet God．He knew it was a long trip to the place where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of beer and started his ．When he had gone three blocks, he met an old woman．She was sitting in the ，just staring at some pigeons(鸽子)．The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase．He was about to take a drink from his beer he noticed that the old lady looked , so he offered her some chips．
She them and smiled．Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it ，so he offered her some beer．Again, she smiled at him．The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling a word．
As evening came，the boy realized how he was and he got up to leave．But before he had gone more than a few steps，he turned ，ran back to the old woman, and gave her a ．She gave him her biggest smile ever．When the boy went back，his mother was surprised at his look．She asked him, "What made you so happy?" He replied, "I had lunch with ." But before his mother could respond, he added．"You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever !"
Meanwhile, the old woman returned home．Her son was at the look of peace on her face and asked, "Mother, what made you so happy?" She replied, "I ate chips in the park with God." , before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's much than I expected."
Too often we don't care too much about the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear or the smallest act of ，all of which have the potential(潜力)to turn a life around．People come into our lives for a season, or a lifetime．
Embrace(拥抱)all ! If you want to have lunch with God, bring ．
A．business B．flight C．adventure D．journey
A．in B．about C．out D．off
A．wild B．park C．public D．street
A．while B．since C．when D．therefore
A．thirsty B．pale C．shy D．hungry
A．forgave B．accepted C．refused D．received
A．over B．too C．ever D．again
A．with B．in C．without D．beyond
A．tired B．bored C．excited D．surprised
A．aside B．behind C．around D．down
A．hand B．hug C．smile D．chance
A．joyful B．thankful C．painful D．hopeful
A．a stranger B．God C．a woman D．a grandma
A．expected B．known C．met D．seen
A．surprised B．afraid C．sorry D．glad
A．But B．However C．Even D．Thus
A．handsome B．taller C．cleverer D．younger
A．enjoying B．joking C．caring D．watching
A．equally B．normally C．formally D．totally
A．beer B．chips C．smiles D．suitcases
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to them but I still needed to write them, I until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was happy to have Marc back. Since I was making lunch for his younger brother, I one for Marc, too. Imagine my when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, his lunch.
“Did I do something ? Don’t you love me ,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
A．carried B．found C．included D．held
A．difficult B．special C．comfortable D．separate
A．congratulation B．improvement C．explanation D．encouragement
A．loved B．answered C．wrote D．examined
A．lately B．by the way C．by the time D．gradually
A．received B．understood C．enjoyed D．collected
A．copy B．read C．take D．send
A．held up B．gave up C．followed D．continued
A．out B．home C．to college D．to Sacramento
A．organizing B．planning C．comparing D．completing
A．hopefully B．finally C．particularly D．certainly
A．Because of B．Instead of C．Except for D．As for
A．especially B．immediately C．equally D．generally
A．once B．again C．still D．even
A．packed B．fetched C．bought D．filled
A．fear B．surprise C．anger D．disappointment
A．waiting for B．worrying about C．caring for D．asking about
A．wrong B．funny C．strange D．smart
A．any more B．enough C．once more D．better
A．interestingly B．bitterly C．politely D．Laughingly
Tom with his friend Jack went to his favorite newspaper stand. Jack the salesman selling the newspapers gently, but in return he received poor . The salesman never even looked up at his customer when he the late-night edition. Accepting the , Jack politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend. The salesman made an unclear sound and seemed that the two men had completed their business. As the two friends walked down the street, Tom asked, “Does he always treat you so ?”
“Yes, , he does,” Jack responded. “And are you always so and friendly to him?” “Yes, I am!” Jack as they turned a corner. “Why are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?” Jack , “Because I don’t want him to decide how I am going to .”
Who how you are going to act? Is it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your ? When we allow our conflicts to us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority. , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example, we’ll say, “This is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising , self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let him know how I am because of his action.”
We forget our difficulties will eventually weaken. But the way we handle conflicts will influence our for a long time. Will you only respond to the momentary crisis or will you be more concerned about the of what kind of person you are becoming? Who decides how you will behave when the pressure is on?
A．praised B．paid C．greeted D．invited
A．harvest B．service C．instructions D．scores
A．asked B．completed C．requested D．printed
A．newspaper B．record C．radio D．food
A．relieved B．disappointed C．encouraged D．worried
A．separately B．seriously C．rudely D．quickly
A．strictly B．unfortunately C．originally D．finally
A．content B．smart C．polite D．energetic
A．struggled B．hesitated C．watched D．continued
A．ordered B．explained C．advised D．wondered
A．behave B．work C．arrive D．write
A．imagines B．decides C．answers D．doubts
A．growth B．appearance C．responses D．printed
A．control B．wound C．cheat D．kill
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Again D．Besides
A．exam B．trip C．person D．enemy
A．pressure B．patience C．duty D．power
A．proud B．angry C．glad D．fearful
A．team B．experiments C．friendship D．lives
A．time B．value C．use D．nationality