Barefoot and dirty，the girl just sat and watched the people go by．She never tried to speak．Many people passed，but never did one person stop．
The next day I decided to go back to the park，curious to see if the little girl would still be there．Right in the very spot as she was yesterday，she sat with the saddest look in her eyes．
Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl．As we all know，a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone．
As I began walking towards her，I could see the back of the little girl’s dress indicated a deformity（畸形）．I smiled to let her know it was okay，I was there to help，to talk．I sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”．I smiled and she shyly smiled back．We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty．I asked the girl why she was so sad．The little girl looked at me and with a sad face said，“Because I’m different．”
I immediately said “That you are!” and smiled．The little girl acted even sadder．She said，“I know．” She looked at me and smiled．Slowly she stood to her feet，and said，“Really?”
“Yes，dear，you’re like a little guardian angel sent to watch over all those people walking by．” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled，and with that she spread her wings and said with a twinkle in her eye，“I am．I’m your guardian angel．”
I was speechless，sure I was seeing things．She said，“For once you thought of someone other than yourself，my job here is done．”
Immediately I stood to my feet and said，“Wait，so why did no one stop to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled，“You’re the only one who could see me，and you believe it in your heart．”…and she was gone．
And with that my life changed dramatically．So，when you think you’re all you have，remember，your angel is always watching over you．Mine is!
People just passed by the girl because _______．
A．they pretended not to see her B．she pretended to be poor C．they never thought of helping her D．they knew the author would help her
A．Considerate． B．Patient． C．Helpful． D．Powerful．
A．He was shocked． B．He didn’t manage to help the girl． C．He thought he was cheated． D．He was in despair．
A．The author smiled because he saw the girl was shy． B．The author had known that the girl was a real angel． C．The author believed that an angel was always watching him． D．The author decided to go back to the park because he was sure that the little girl would be there．
A．You are ugly． B．You are alone． C．You are strong． D．You are rich．
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a in the waiting area, him it would be at least 40 minutes someone would be able to see him. I saw him his watch and decided I would examine his wound, since I was busy – my didn’t come at the appointed hour. While taking care of his wound, I asked him he had another doctor’ s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his . He told me that she had been for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be if he was a bit late. He replied that she knew who he was, and that she had not been able to him for five years now. I was , and asked him, “And you go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back as he left.
Now I that in marriages, true love is acceptance of all that is. The people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just the best of everything they have. is not about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．breath B．seat C．test D．break
A．telling B．promising C．understanding D．persuading
A．if B．after C．since D．before
A．taking off B．fixing C．looking at D．bringing
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．patient B．doctor C．nurse D．friend
A．when B．where C．why D．whether
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．interested B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．imagination B．tears C．words D．excitement
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．happiest B．richest C．most healthy D．most responsible
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Have you ever had a wonderful teacher who helped change your life? I was blessed with such a teacher．Here is my praise to a very teacher, Mr.O’Connor．
I was fortunate to have gone to one of the public high schools in our region．It won awards for its education．I had many good teachers，but one of them helped me realize the potential(潜力)that I had inside of myself．His is Mr.O’Connor．He taught English classes．Mr．O’Connor was not a guy．I remember he had a very wide face with little hair and but bright eyes．However, he expected the best from his in their studies and morality(道德)．He me with his personality．His teaching style was attractive．He made me want to be ．As a result．I studied hard for better grades．I believe it was his that helped me succeed in being on the roll(名单)．I enjoyed my high school experience．It was because of Mr．O’Connor that I that I had huge goals that I wanted to reach．I graduating from high school early and I wanted to be a high school English just like Mr. O’Connor．As you can see，I continued to study．I gave up on my love for reading and writing，the most amazing gift from Mr. O’Connor．
I would Mr．O’Connor for being the teacher that he was．I would thank him for me as a student，and for giving me the confidence to realize my ．He helped a lot not only in my education ，but also in shaping the person that I was to become．A good teacher can make a ．Thank you, Mr. O’Connor．
A．funny B．special C．famous D．common
A．biggest B．newest C．best D．oldest
A．really B．finally C．generally D．mainly
A．career B．sign C．position D．name
A．handsome B．friendly C．social D．positive
A．dirty B．weak C．cold D．small
A．friends B．partners C．students D．family
A．impressed B．pushed C．pressed D．urged
A．harder B．better C．wiser D．prettier
A．influence B．information C．explanation D．emotion
A．class B．honor C．lesson D．project
A．reminded B．accepted C．realized D．held
A．set out B．dealt with C．got on D．ended up
A．assistant B．representative C．teacher D．master
A．always B．never C．sometimes D．often
A．remember B．understand C．agree D．thank
A．1ooking after B．finding out C．believing in D．depending on
A．plan B．future C．business D．dream
A．choice B．quality C．problem D．ability
A．change B．difference C．result D．passion
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora . She wasn’t even four, but she at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my . But I do remember a sudden feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her , whether it was flying or children playing. But now she was noticing and beggary.
A fewdays later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. walking inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home .
Professionals call such a(n) “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I often serve meals to needy people and 54 clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?
A．was B．did C．has D．had
A．aimed B．replaced C．waved D．pulled
A．settlement B．explanation C．reply D．expression
A．heavy B．funny C．general D．imaginative
A．web B．dream C．castle D．world
A．birds B．animals C．plants D．insects
A．coldness B．suffering C．illness D．appearance
A．represented B．returned C．sent D．posted
A．concerned B．sorry C．excited D．worried
A．creative B．valuable C．shocking D．simple
A．push B．stop C．allow D．warn
A．back B．away C．up D．out
A．Therefore B．However C．But D．Also
A．requested B．invited C．promised D．helped
A．By B．For C．At D．On
A．in surprise B．in tears C．in reality D．in amazement
A．stay B．reception C．visit D．challenge
A．attractive B．famous C．difficult D．enjoyable
A．design B．make C．order D．collect
A．let B．made C．watched D．suggest
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ____. All day, I seem to remember, I ____ on the sands with strange ____ children. We made houses and gardens, and ____ the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we ____ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ____ seemed to shine always brightly ____ the water was always warm. Sometimes we ____ beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ____ in one’s pockets or good places where one could ____ ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ____ is much the same as it was. I ____ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ____ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ___ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ____, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I ____ what my ideal holiday will be like when I am ____. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ____ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves ____ on too many ice creams.
A．teacher B．friends C．parents D．younger sister
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．river
A．stood B．slept C．sat D．played
A．moved B．nervous C．anxious D．excited
A．watched B．brought C．made D．heard
A．collected B．jumped C．turned D．climbed
A．light B．moon C．sun D．lamp
A．yet B．and C．but D．or
A．came to B．left C．stood by D．played by
A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money
A．make B．sell C．offer D．buy
A．house B．tide C．garden D．holiday
A．hardly B．almost C．still D．perhaps
A．hands B．tides C．waves D．feet
A．destroy B．fix C．build D．use
A．But B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides
A．feel B．wonder C．understand D．believe
A．strong B．old C．young D．weak
A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups
A．happy B．tired C．sick D．sad
One day when I was about nine years old, I ran into my mother’s bedroom and opened the dresser(梳妆台). Then in the top drawer, was a small jewelry box. I was fascinated by its treasures. Then I saw there was something under the piece of red cloth. the cloth, I found a little white chip of china(瓷器). Why did my mother keep this thing? Shining slightly in the light, no answers. Some months later，I was setting the dinner table when my neighbour Marge knocked at the door. Coming in and the table, Marge said, "Oh, you are expecting company. I’ll another time."
"No, come on in."Mom replied ."We are not anyone."
"But isn't that your good china?" Marge asked. "I'd trust kids to handle my good dishes！"
Mom laughed."Tonight's my family's favorite meal. If you set your best table for a(n) ____meal with guests, why not for your own ?A few broken plates are a small to pay for the joy we get using them" Then she added ." _____ every chip and crack has a story to tell."
Mom went to the cupboard and took down a plate. She said, "Seeing this on the edge here ? It happened when I was 17".
Her voice , "One day my brother invited a young man to dinner and sat him next to me. I was so that when I look the plate, it and knocked against the fork. As the young man was leaving, he a piece of broken china in my hand without saying a word."
I couldn't forget about that plate with the chip. I went up to take out the little wooden jewelry box again. I examined the chip .The chip mother had saved with care belonged to the plate she broke on the day she met my father.
A．silver B．gold C．wooden D．china
A．hidden B．drawn C．removed D．fixed
A．Covering B．Lowering C．Spreading D．Lifting
A．useful B．broken C．beautiful D．valuable
A．found B．invented C．selected D．offered
A．watching over B．glaring at C．glancing at D．sweeping up
A．go by B．pass by C．stand by D．stop by
A．expecting B．inviting C．scolding D．celebrating
A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never
A．family B．relative C．neighbour D．ancestor
A．value B．attention C．price D．visit
A．common B．special C．ordinary D．especial
A．However B．Besides C．Though D．Otherwise
A．break B．flower C．color D．design
A．hardened B．raised C．softened D．sharpened
A．excited B．nervous C．surprised D．pleased
A．jumped B．escaped C．left D．slipped
A．laid B．threw C．examined D．picked
A．required B．remaining C．missing D．replaced
A．secretly B．carefully C．gratefully D．proudly