My wife Julie and I were out on the road that______around where we live, when we saw a（n）______ worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked __38____to the dog and patted it. I______ and there was a collar with a phone number. I called ______ no one answered.
The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s ______ while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk ______ our new friend made short work of the food. ______we got her home.
After trying for many times we got a ______from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She ______ that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was ______returned home.
Here is the _____of the story:
Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to______me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing ______ that made that sound likely.
I was ______ to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more______than our problem to worry about. There was a creature ______ right before us and we had to work together to help it.
We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.
In the______ “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, ______ God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”
Sometimes angels come ______ as dogs.
A．flows B．reaches C．runs D．walks
A．young B．old C．tired D．ugly
A．gently B．carefully C．angrily D．slowly
A．comforted B．touched C．tested D．checked
A．or B．and C．but D．so
A．clothes B．food C．toys D．basket
A．while B．when C．until D．though
A．Gradually B．Successfully C．Eventually D．Surprisingly
A．letter B．phone C．note D．response
A．explained B．declared C．suggested D．insisted
A．happily B．safely C．quickly D．loudly
A．secret B．point C．truth D．background
A．advise B．allow C．urge D．persuade
A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
A．going B．about C．supposed D．used
A．important B．influential C．effective D．foolish
A．in order B．in danger C．in need. D．in use
A．song B．story C．film D．book
A．should B．may C．would D．could
A．treated B．regarded C．worked D．disguised.
In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no 36 for stillness.
And when we are 37 to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often 38 something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, other will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re 39.
This comes at a 40 : we lose that time for 41 , for observing and listening. We lose peace.
And 42 yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get 43 done.
Take a moment to think about 44 you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering 45 checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always 46 through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your 47 ? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be 48 . Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. 49 be in the moment.
Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d 50 it to be. See your life with less move anent, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more 51 .
Then be that vision.
It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. 52 you’re gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too 53 . slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of 54 for it.
A．place B．chance C．freedom D．time
A．forced B．ordered C．invited D．told
A．have B．find C．buy D．get
A．familiar with B．curious about C．used to D．interested in
A．cost B．risk C．moment D．danger
A．play B．food C．sleep D．consideration
A．further B．worse C．farther D．deeper
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．how B．where C．why D．whether
A．questions B．problems C．phones D．messages
A．walking B．rushing C．stepping D．going
A．school B．youth C．work D．life
A．silent B．patient C．still D．quiet
A．Nearly B．Ever C．Just D．Already
A．like B．decide C．choose D．need
A．activity B．research C．study D．peace
A．Because B．Until C．Once D．Unless
A．frequently B．slowly C．fast D．quickly
A．asking B．sending C．calling D．waiting
A．Value B．Miss C．Owe D．Hold
Haddy’s parents are different than the average（普通人）. While she was 36 up they required her to 37 . First of all she had to work around their home. Later on Haddy worked for other people.
When Haddy was 14 years old her mother and father told her that they were no 38 going to buy her clothes. Sure, they would continue to buy shoes for her and also the special clothes 39 suits, but 40 else was her responsibility. Some people thought that they were 41 . But they wanted to teach Haddy some 42 lessons. One thing she learned was
that nothing is cheap or 43 . She learned how to deal with her money 44 . Another thing she learned was how to keep from 45 out her clothes too fast.
Also, even 46 Haddy went to school she was 47 to work. All through her high school and 48 years she worked as well as studied. Haddy’s parents had plenty of 49 but they felt she would 50 her education more if she had to 51 it. And strange 52 it may seem, they had heard that students who worked part-time generally got 53 grades than students who did no work.
Now Haddy is a mother herself. She requires her 54 to do the same 55 she did, especially working part-time as they go to school.
A．going B．bringing C．growing D．getting
A．study B．play C．learn D．work
A．longer B．sooner C．less D．fewer
A．and B．or C．as D．like
A．what B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．responsible B．lazy C．poor D．careless
A．difficult B．daily C．valuable D．useless
A．free B．expensive C．useful D．proper
A．quickly B．slowly D．suddenly
A．working B．wearing C．giving D．taking
A．when B．as C．until D．since
A．permitted B．required C．ordered D．forced
A．school B．work C．primary D．college
A．time B．children C．money D．work
A．value B．have C．use
A．enjoy B．pay C．pay for D．work for
A．if B．as C．although D．though
A．worse B．better C．more D．less
A．husband B．mother C．parents D．children
A．as B．what C．which D．that
I once had a friend who grew to be close to me. Once when we were sitting on the edge of a swimming pool, she 21 the palm (手掌) of her hand with some water and 22 it before me, saying, “You see the water 23 contained in my hand? It stands for love.”
This was how I saw it: 24 you keep your hand carefully open and allow it to 25 there, it will always be there. However, if you 26 to close your fingers round it and try to 27 it, it will spill through the first cracks（缝隙） it 28 .
Now I see this is the biggest 29 that people make when they meet 30 …they try to possess（拥有，占用） it, they demand, they 31 …and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will 32 from you. For love is meant to be free, you cannot 33 its nature even in your lifetime. If there are people you love, allow them to be 34 beings.
Give, but don’t expect. Advise, but don’t 35 . Ask, but never demand.
It might sound 36 , but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to 37 . It is the secret to true love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel 38 expectations from those who you love.
If you love something, set it free; if it 39 , it’s yours; if it doesn’t, it 40 was.
A．washed B．painted C．filled D．wetted
A．constantly B．carefully C．hurriedly D．nervously
A．Though B．Before C．Once D．If
A．leave B．remain C．stand D．fall
A．attempt B．fail C．refuse D．agree
A．watch B．protect C．possess D．drink
A．loses B．digs C．breaks D．finds
A．choice B．decision C．joke D．mistake
A．love B．hope C．trouble D．failure
A．give B．expect C．suggest D．allow
A．escape B．suffer C．learn D．hear
A．test B．observe C．keep D．change
A．order B．imagine C．remind D．invite
A．possible B．important C．simple D．complex
A．express B．describe C．think D．practice
A．other B．no C．many D．some
A．comes back B．stands up C．drops in D．leaves off
A．seldom B．often C．never D．always
When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible and it can be surprisingly 36 to your physical and 37 health.
"People who forgive 38 less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness," says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., 39 of Forgive for Good. "So it can help 40 on the .wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune system and 41 people to feel more vital."
So how do you start the forgiveness? Try 42 these steps:
Calm yourself. To defuse (缓解) your 43 and try a simple stress-management technique.
"Take a couple of breaths and think of 44 that gives you pleasure: a 45 scene in nature, someone you love," Luskin says.
Don’t 46 an apology. "Many times the person who hurt you has no 47 of apologizing," Luskin says. "They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same 48 . So if you wait for people to apologize ,you could be waiting a(n) 49 long time. "Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean 50 to the person who upsets you.
Take the control away from your offender. Mentally replaying your 51 gives power to the person who caused you pain. " 52 of focusing on your hurt feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness 53 you," Luskin says.
Try to see things from the other person’s perspective (立场；视角). If you empathize (有同感) with that person, you may 54 that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear even love.
Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. Research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better 55 and better sleep patterns. Don’t forget to forgive yourself. "For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge," Luskin says.
"But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it. "
A．beneficial B．harmful C．helpless D．suitable
A．chemical B．wealthy C．technical D．mental
A．own B．show C．direct D．prove
A．author B．owner C．professor D．publisher
A．insist B．save C．wait D．depend
A．require B．wish C．invite D．allow
A．forgiving B．turning C．following D．counting
A．sadness B．anger C．hunger D．energy
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．thoughtful B．dull C．beautiful D．still
A．call for B．hunt for C．bid for D．wait for
A．invention B．invitation C．intention D．attention
A．way B．means C．method D．approach
A．helpfully B．carefully C．patiently D．awfully
A．giving in B．giving away C．giving up D．giving out
A．wound B．hurt C．cut D．damage
A．Because B．In honour C．Instead D．In search
A．around B．above C．beneath D．below
A．forget B．realize C．announce D．doubt
A．housing B．salary C．safety D．appetite
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 41 into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was 42 with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t 43 fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 44 I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. “I guess we all have to 45 something,” Mother said quietly. I could 46 her pain and the tension of 47 the strong feeling that were interrupted by my 48 . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 49 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 50 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was 51 . At that moment, feeling Mother’s 52 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to 53 . She was still my mother, 54 she was something 55 : a person like me, capable of fear, 56 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought57 in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station __58 .
“It’s a job I can do, though.” She said simply. But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very 59 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her 60 away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
A．fooled B．tricked C．puzzled D．shocked
A．crying B．smiling C．thinking D．whispering
A．write B．type C．grasp D．glance
A．seldom B．adequately C．little D．much
A．fail B．win C．forgive D．gain
A．realize B．understand C．sense D．recognize
A．holding back B．putting away C．holding on D．coming out
A．attitude B．attempt C．arrival D．admission
A．by B．upon C．beside D．against
A．tightly B．attentively C．gently D．cheerfully
A．enough B．little C．all D．nothing
A．forehead B．face C．fingers D．back
A．content B．break C．conquer D．control
A．therefore B．although C．yet D．however
A．more B．excellent C．strange D．huge
A．wound B．pride C．success D．hurt
A．kindness B．memory C．comfort D．support
A．supplied B．offered C．paid D．contributed
A．different B．distinct C．pleasant D．sympathetic
A．crying B．striking C．tapping D．sewing