Wallet Back
This is a story about a learning experience that had a big effect on the way I live my life.The ______in the story did not give me tests or even grade me on my work.I was taught by one of the most effective______ of teaching,one that only people with lots of love can do.
“My wallet! Where is it?” were my first words______I found my wallet was missing.I ______ my memory for a few good seconds, then realized that I had left my precious wallet in the library’s public ______ ! Because the library was now ______, I had to wait until the next morning to look for it.When I got there the next day, all I found was a clean restroom.This was the first time I could remember ever______to see a clean restroom.As I walked out,I looked at myself in the mirror and shook my head at the ______ fool in front of me.
I politely ______ the librarian at the front desk and asked her if a wallet had been found in the restroom yesterday.“No.”That was that.I walked off with a sense of ______.
I ______ what I would do if I had found a wallet with sixty dollars,a phone card and other irreplaceable ______things.Finally,I ______ accepted the fact that my wallet was gone.
A week later,I received a ______ in the mail.It was my wallet! And most ______ ,nothing was missing! But there was a letter folded up in one of the wallet pocket that had not been there before.I slowly unfolded the letter,which ______something like this:
When we continue to help people around,we will live in a larger and more rewarding world.
This person didn’t even leave a return address.So I couldn’t ______ whoever it was.But from that day on,I ______ myself that l will follow this ______ and help others and make them as ______as I was when I opened that parcel!
A couple of years ago, I decided it was time to take a break. I was about to ,and I wanted to reward myself for all those college years.
As I was curiously different websites and guidebooks, getting ready for my little adventure, I that besides getting all the necessities, I also needed to get a sun .
When I got to the shop, it occurred to me that in the middle of planning my ,I somehow hadn’t paid much attention to the calendar. It was Feb.14, and Valentine’s fever had the whole shopping center.
I finally a rack(货架) with summer hats hanging on it .I walked over and tried on a couple. I really liked one .I just couldn’t decide whether I wanted to get the one with a pink ribbon or a blue ribbon decoratively around it.
“You looked really great on those hats, ”a middle-aged man there waiting to be helped…and said to me.
“Oh, thank you.” I answered and increased my pace. I was in no mood to have a with a stranger. I stopped by a sale rack and looked through colorful shirts.
“Excuse me.” A voice suddenly my dreamy state of mind. I turned around and that man was standing right behind me. He looked but determined.
Before I could do or say anything, he continued with what he wanted to say. “I’m sorry to you, but those hats looked really nice on you. You see, I don’t anybody to buy a Valentine’s gift for this year, so I got you one of the hats. I you don’t mind.” he said while handing me a plastic bag and disappeared immediately.
“Thank you!” I finally breathed out ,feeling quite surprised. Who would imagine that a would walk up to you and give you a present?
I do hope the man found his Valentine .And most of all--I no longer feel blue on Valentine’s Day, even when I’m alone, because I remember my hat story.
A.retire B.speak C.defeat D.graduate
A.searching B.searching for C.looking D.looking for
A.announced B.suggested C.realized D.declared
A.hat B.glass C.shirt D.bag
A.proudly B.suddenly C.curiously D.patiently
A.study B.reward C.trip D.present
A.handed over B.taken over C.given out D.turned out
A.bought B.made C.kept D.saw
A.on business B.in particular C.at work D.in danger
A.formed B.tied C.collected D.torn
A.lying B.stopping C.standing D.following
A.angrily B.politely C.unhappily D.sadly
A.bargain B.trade C.cooperation D.conversation
A.continued B.interested C.attracted D.interrupted
A.tired B.shy C.surprised D.sorry
A.bother B.satisfy C.meet D.fit
A.catch B.ask C.have D.advise
A.think B.consider C.find D.hope
A.lover B.patient C.teacher D.stranger
A.in time B.on time C.at times D.over time
Mr. and Mrs. Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year. They their car outside and went in. Mr. Moore had never got drunk (醉) before, so he was not to drink too much, his friends asked him to drink more .
During the party, Mrs. Moore found that she had to bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and it for her. He so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn(喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought might be in need of help and went over to the car with the . He found a small black bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn.
When Mr. Moore the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to that his story was , he found that the car with the in it had gone. There were so many____about Mr. Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement(广告) in the newspaper;“If anyone saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”
Two days later Mrs. Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet (宠物) bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that he had blown the horn.
Mrs. Richards did not to think there was anything about that.“Our bear likes blowing car horns,”she said,“and we don't when we are not driving the car.”
A.pulled B.stayed C.left D.hid
A.polite B.careful C.glad D.afraid
A.whether B.until C.Or D.though
A.all along B.once again C.just then D.for ever
A.learned B.known C.remembered D.forgotten
A.buy B.get C.send D.return
A.said B.went C.did D.thought
A.on B.someone C.his wife D.the bear
A.noise B.voice C.cry D.shout
A.was sent to B.was seated at C.got rid of D.got back to
A.show B.notice C.require D.promise
A.interesting B.correct C.true D.exciting
A.horn B.bear C.bag D.driving-seat
A.laughs B.shouts C.smiles D.calls
A.for B.at C.in D.on
A.the B.a C./ D.some
A.quickly B.completely C.maybe D.almost
A.mean B.have C.know D.seem
A.useful B.strange C.common D.bad
A.agree B.like C.mind D.worry
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were to show that we all have “a body clock” us, which controls the and fall of our body energies, us different from one day to the next.
The of “a body clock” should not be too since the lives of most living things are controlled the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel and fall asleep at night and become and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is , most people experience unpleasant . For example, people who are not to working at night can find that of sleep causes them to badly at work.
the daily cycle of sleeping and , we also have other cycles which longer than one day. Most of us would that we feel good on some days and not so good on ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they do not exist.
A.anxious B.able C.careful D.proud
A.inside B.around C.between D.on
A.movement B.supply C.use D.rise
A.showing B.treating C.making D.changing
A.invention B.opinion C.story D.idea
A.difficult B.exciting C.surprising D.interesting
A.from B.by C.over D.during
A.dull B.tired C.dreamy D.peaceful
A.regular B.excited C.lively D.clear
A.disturbed B.shortened C.reset D.troubled
A.moments B.feelings C.senses D.effects
A.prevented B.allowed C.expected D.used
A.miss B.none C.lack D.need
A.perform B.show C.manage D.control
A.With B.As well as C.Except D.Rather than
A.working B.moving C.living D.waking
A.repeat B.remain C.last D.happen
A.agree B.believe C.realize D.allow
A.other B.the other C.all other D.others
A.just B.only C.still D.yet
A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or done has damaged a relationship—and that you care enough about that relationship to want it ____ .
It’s never ____ to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how ____ you’ve judged roughly, said ____ things, pushed yurself ahead at the expense of a friend. Some deep thought lets us know that when ____ a small mistake has been made, your ____ will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is ____.
I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with ____ illnesses: headache, insomnia, stomachaches and so on. No physical ____ could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “____ you tell me what’s on your conscience, I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he ____ all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was ____. His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The doctor made the man write to his brother making an ____ and enclosing a ____. In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. “Thank you, doctor,” he said, “I think I’m all right now.” And he ____.
A.built B.formed C.repaired D.damaged
A.difficult B.easy C.foolish D.shy
A.long B.often C.much D.soon
A.unusual B.harmful C.worthless D.unkind
A.hardly B.even C.only D.such
A.sense B.brain C.weight D.feeling
A.apologized B.explained C.offered D.expressed
A.strange B.fatal C.various D.dangerous
A.sign B.injury C.cause D.symptom
A.Whenever B.Unless C.Suppose D.Although
A.neglected B.accepted C.seized D.wasted
A.mad B.lost C.abroad D.dead
A.order B.excuse C.agreement D.apology
A.note B.card C.check D.photo
A.should B.did C.had D.was
Remains of ancient civilization are places which were designed and built as a lasting tribute(致敬)to some individuals or events. By visiting these ______ monuments, you are sure to be amazed by how ____ the ancient civilization that existed centuries before you was. Some of the facilities which could be dated back hundreds of years ago are still in use today. Besides, you will also ______ at the mysterious stories behind it. The Great Wall, _____, is probably the best-known monument of China, which consists of a network of walls and towers through which the attack warnings could be received within minutes. _____ then had enough time to prepare. Estimates (估算)of the total length of the monument ______, depending on which sections are included and how they are measured. One of the _____ mysteries is that, although some of the wall is _____ in special radar images taken by satellites, astronauts have confirmed that the existing wall is not several thousand years old, nor is it, as many people had _____ visible to the human eye form outer space.
Even older than the Great Wall of China is the Great Pyramid(金字塔)of Giza. Over a 20-year period, thousands of workers made the vision become ____ with numerous blocks, each weighing more than two tons. It’s still a(n) _____ to modern people how ancient men handled_____ of these giant stones in a time when cars or boats never existed some 4500 years ago. The pyramid served not only as a tomb for King Khufu, but also a place of _____ activity. The number of the God’s servants at that time showed the importance of such activities. After Khufu died, his body was carefully treated with various medicines and materials and was wrapped in order to be ____ for long. According to ancient Egyptian belief, the pyramid, where the mummy was placed, provided a place for the king to pass into the afterlife. Then his servants performed rituals(仪式)to bring _____ to the dead king’s soul, removing all the unrest and pain from his next life.
A.modern B.historic C.official D.commercial
A.advanced B.technical C.overlooked D.energetic
A.stare B.wonder C.aim D.call
A.in addition B.in other words C.however D.for example
A.Mechanics B.Workers C.Astronauts D.Soldiers
A.extend B.remain C.vary D.progress
A.long-standing B.widely-used C.carefully-chosen D.clearly-stated
A.recognizable B.reasonable C.reliable D.responsible
A.proved B.claimed C.threatened D.requested
A.reality B.tradition C.mansion D.civilization
A.burden B.secret C.solution D.fortune
A.finance B.storage C.transportation D.production
A.sports B.religious C.fighting D.family
A.preserved B.recovered C.buried D.restored
A.leadership B.peace C.honour D.inspiration