While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I noticed a man coming toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to his family.
First he moved to his youngest son as he laid down his bags. They gave each other a long, loving hug. they separated, I heard the father say, “It’s so good to see you, son. I missed you so much!” His son smiled somewhat shyly and replied softly, “Me, too, Dad!”
Then the man stood up, gazed in the of his oldest son and said, “You’re already quite the young man. I love you very much, Zach!” They too hugged a most loving, tender hug.
After several , he turned to his wife and declared, “I’ve saved the best for last!” and to give his wife the longest, most passionate kiss I remember seeing.
For an instant they me of newlyweds(新婚夫妇), but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be. I puzzled about it for a moment and gathered my courage to ask, “Wow! How long have you been married?”
“Almost twelve years.” he replied, breaking his gaze from his lovely wife’s face. “Well then, how long have you been away?” I asked. The man turned and looked at me,. “Two whole days”
Two days? I was . By the intensity of the greeting, I had he’d been gone for at least several weeks — if not months. I know my expression me. Hoping to stop our conversation politely and continue with my for my friend, I said almost immediately, “I hope my is still that passionate after twelve years!”
The man suddenly smiling. He looked me straight in the eye, and with power that burned right into my soul, he told me something that left me a person. He told me, “Don’t , friend …decide!” Then with wonderful smile, he and his family turned and left together.
I was still watching that special family walk just out of sight when my friend to me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without , and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “ My future!”
A．greet B．hug C．comfort D．appreciate
A．As B．Before C．Because D．Since
A．mind B．eyes C．heart D．head
A．months B．hours C．moments D．weeks
A．proceeded B．managed C．pretended D．promised
A．never B．already C．ever D．almost
A．remembered B．reminded C．warned D．informed
A．nervously B．strangely C．casually D．excitedly
A．on B．after C．without D．by
A．directly B．finally C．cautiously D．deliberately
A．shocked B．frightened C．delighted D．discouraged
A．assumed B．planned C．realized D．decided
A．discovered B．overlooked C．betrayed D．withdrew
A．research B．control C．search D．reach
A．marriage B．relatives C．family D．friends
A．continued B．kept C．stopped D．tried
A．different B．reliable C．wonderful D．perfect
A．remark B．imagine C．hope D．quit
A．called on B．dropped in C．came up D．waved at
A．hesitation B．decision C．difficulty D．intention
“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It’s Friday, and we don’t have any .Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I’m so sorry, James,” she said.
“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in .
“I know it’s for you,” Mum said softly. “But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange. And then they would make fun of you.”
“No, they wouldn’t, Mum,” James protested. “We’re not at all. We’re just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy . And your poor father ---he doesn’t feel . He really needs a rest.”
“I can help, Mum!” James said. “ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?”
“Well…”Mum began.
“Great! Thanks, Mum!” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and what he needed ---two spanners(扳手). “Hang on, Mum,” he said. “This won’t take a second.” After some , James was finished. With a smile of on his face he said, “There! How does that feel?” “Oh, James,” Mum said. “That’s a much better! How did you do it?”
“Easy,” James said .” Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about you father? Can you him?” asked Mum.
“I’ll try,” James replied. He up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. Then he turned the on. Dad opened his eyes and immediately. “He just let his run too low, that’s all,” James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”
“I guess so,” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!”
A．chance B．message C．difficulty D．homework
A．reading B．alone C．asleep D．standing
A．see B．explain C．agree D．doubt
A．terror B．surprise C．silence D．tears
A．hard B．fair C．easy D．good
A．normal B．popular C．strange D．anxious
A．loss B．headache C．task D．day
A．ill B．well C．funny D．sorry
A．As B．Since C．Before D．If
A．found B．kept C．controlled D．returned
A．requests B．repairs C．thoughts D．instructions
A．sympathy B．bitterness C．politeness D．satisfaction
A．embarrassedly B．proudly C．gratefully D．impatiently
A．collected B．produced C．adjusted D．covered
A．greet B．accompany C．help D．ask
A．caught B．lifted C．gave D．filled
A．television B．light C．gas D．power
A．grew up B．lay down C．sat up D．broke down
A．battery B．food C．temperature D．blood
A．prove B．expect C．accept D．suspect
The train had started moving. It was with people of all ages, mostly with the middle-aged workers and young students. Near the sat an old man with his thirty-year-old son. As the train moved by, the son was overjoyed with the outside. “See, dad, the scenery of green trees moving is very beautiful.”
This behavior from a son made the other people feel strange about him. Everyone was about the son. “This person seems to be ,” a newly-married man whispered to his wife.
Suddenly it started . Lots of drops fell on the travelers through the open window. The son excitedly said to his father, “See, dad, how the rain is, too.” The man’s wife was annoyed by the rain drops spoiling (弄坏) her suit. The young man said to the father, “Can’t you see it raining yourself? Your son be mentally ill. Get him to a hospital!”
The old man at first, feeling rather hurt and then replied, “We are on the way back from the . My son was from birth. He just recovered from an eye operation yesterday. The rain and nature are all new to his eyes. Please us for the inconvenience that we may have caused.”
The things we see may be right from the outside we know the truth, the lesson learnt may be too late. Imam Ali once said: A fool’s mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man’s tongue is under the control of his . So try to understand the problem better before taking a(n) action. As the saying goes, “It is better to light up a candle instead of blaming the .”
A．covered B．crowded C．concerned D．bored
A．baggage B．bed C．people D．window
A．view B．people C．hills D．cities
A．forward B．away C．hurriedly D．slowly
A．naughty B．handsome C．grown-up D．curious
A．whispering B．shouting C．thinking D．worrying
A．young B．clever C．lovely D．mad
A．frosting B．snowing C．winding D．raining
A．hard B．beautiful C．heavy D．cold
A．cheap B．dirty C．new D．worn
A．should B．can C．must D．need
A．hesitated B．cried C．laughed D．jumped
A．factory B．home C．school D．hospital
A．deaf B．blind C．troublesome D．crazy
A．offer B．thank C．forgive D．leave
A．after B．though C．if D．until
A．but B．or C．for D．while
A．hands B．eyes C．tongue D．mind
A．emotional B．important C．rude D．necessary
A．doctors B．darkness C．manners D．Patients
We live in a fast-paced and anxiety-filled world that oftentimes seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember I had struggled with anxiety. After I left university, I made friends with a Moroccan woman at work. One day she invited me to her and her family back home. I wanted to, but I would have to travel there and I knew we would be in a very rural area. How would I cope with my ?
Then one day it to me that I had a life to live. I could choose to let anxiety me or I could go to Morocco and something different. I was 23 years old and had never been out of the UK alone. The journey to Morocco something inside me. I managed to cope with my anxiety. The sense of was overwhelming and still to this day when I get afraid of going somewhere alone, I remember how it felt when I arrived in Morocco.
Upon arrival I was so for the generous welcome I received. My friend’s family had arranged a welcome party. The people were so loving toward me. As a moment of felt in a faraway village, this reminded me that I was “good enough”, which helped to my anxiety.
Waking up the next day, in the morning light, I saw the area where we were. I was by how rural it was – and the realization that these people had very few .
In the days afterwards, I traveled around Morocco. We went to Marrakesh and the Atlas mountains. We had the most amazing food – lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
At the end of my something inside me had changed. I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.
Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life, what really and with that my anxiety . When I returned home I was much more active in my anxiety. Working with people, helping them their anxiety, is how I can share the love I found in Morocco.
A．send B．consult C．call D．visit
A．alone B．soon C．free D．safe
A．work B．curiosity C．homesickness D．worries
A．appeared B．hit C．struck D．occurred
A．impress B．control C．reach D．persuade
A．enjoy B．experience C．take D．experiment
A．changed B．moved C．supported D．impressed
A．achievement B．fear C．disappointment D．embarrassment
A．good B．ashamed C．afraid D．proud
A．sorry B．confused C．confident D．thankful
A．doubt B．luck C．love D．surprise
A．improve B．hold C．protect D．reduce
A．inspired B．moved C．pleased D．shocked
A．lands B．difficulties C．resources D．Friends
A．discovered B．explored C．examined D．recognized
A．opportunity B．rush C．stay D．life
A．rules B．exists C．matters D．hurts
A．disappeared B．expanded C．remained D．removed
A．expressing B．challenging C．forgetting D．remembering
A．drop B．notice C．pass D．overcome
You may be surprised to see “making sure children never suffer” as a mistake. The following may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering weakness.
A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly struggling to from its chrysalis. He decided to the butterfly. So he peeled the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so to watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.
Like the little boy, too often want to protect their children from struggle in the of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience , to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems. Only in this way can children their emotional strength, become and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can the ups and downs of life.
However, it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents lectures(训斥), blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want.” These words should be avoided.
Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don’t lose . Be brave! You will succeed if you try again.” Then comes the tough part—no a no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can get over his disappointment and what he can do to get what he wants in the future.
A．story B．proverb C．saying D．Experiment
A．damages B．burns C．creates D．experiences
A．hear B．suffer C．date D．emerge
A．kill B．feed C．help D．rescue
A．excited B．moved C．puzzled D．depressed
A．as B．since C．before D．until
A．power B．energy C．strength D．force
A．come up B．do away with C．get along with D．break away from with
A．teachers B．parents C．relatives D．friends
A．case B．charge C．name D．course
A．friendships B．scholarships C．relationships D．hardships
A．strengthen B．require C．get D．achieve
A．warm-hearted B．strong-willed C．absent-mind D．cold-blooded
A．expect B．predict C．survive D．avoid
A．add B．adapt C．devote D．contribute
A．pretend B．happen C．tend D．seem
A．discouraging B．inspiring C．interesting D．touching
A．heart B．face C．sight D．weight
A．parking B．smoking C．drinking D．rescuing
A．figure out B．carry out C．rule out D．drop out
The Fish I didn't Catch
I still remember my first fishing experience as if it were but yesterday. I have been many times in my life (like when I got admitted to the best school), but never more intensely sothan when I received that first fishing from my uncle.
My uncle, who knew by long where pickerel（梭鱼）would gather, placed me at the most favorable point. I threw out my line and waited anxiously for a bite, the float up and down rapidly on the surface of the water. But nothing came of it. "Try again," said my uncle. Suddenly the float out of sight. "Now for it," thought I; "here is a fish at last."
I made a strong pull, only to bring up a tangle of weeds. Again and again I cast out my line with aching arms, and drew it back empty. I looked at my uncle ．"Try once more," hesaid；"we fishermen must have
Suddenly something tugged at my line, and swept off with it into deep water. Pulling it up quickly, I saw a fine pickerel wriggling in the sun. "Uncle！”I cried, looking back in uncontrollable , "I've got a fish!”"Not yet," said my uncle. Just then, I saw the scared fish shooting into the middle of the stream, my hook hung from the line. I had lost my prize.
My heart sank with it and I felt like a failure. We tend to speak of the of childhood as matters of little importance those of grown-ups. Controlled by reason and self-respect, the sorrows of grown-ups the social customs and rules of conduct the sorrows of childhood are a complete abandonment to the passion. The doll's nose is broken, and the whole world with it.
So, overcome with my bitter disappointment, I refused to be ，even by my uncle's guarantee that there were more fish in the river. He refitted my bait, and, putting the pole again in my hands, told me to try my luck once more.
"But remember, boy," he said, with a smile, "it's no use to boast of（自夸）anything before it's done, nor then, either, it speaks for itself."
How often I have been reminded of the fish that I did not catch ！When I hear people talking about their distant aims as if they had already been achieved, I call to mind that by the riverside, and the wise caution of my uncle takes the form of a proverb of application: "NEVER BOAST OF YOUR FISH BEFORE YOU CATCH HIM."
A．happy B．confident C．curious D．optimistic
A．basket B．pole C．net D．boat
A．casually B．desperately C．considerately D．unexpectedly
A．sank B．bounced C．flew D．extended
A．understandingly B．appealingly C．seemingly D．approvingly
A．affection B．imagination C．competence D．patience
A．amusement B．disappointment C．excitement D．astonishment
A．separate B．heavy C．empty D．dull
A．achievements B．sorrows C．remarks D．commitments
A．in comparison with B．in favour of C．in response to D．on account of
A．reform B．keep C．violate D．establish
A．if B．since C．when D．while
A．goes ahead B．takes off C．breaks up D．comes out
A．criticized B．teased C．comforted D．protected
A．for B．once C．if D．though
A．just then B．ever since C．ever after D．only now
A．view B．location C．conflict D．scene
A．liberal B．potential C．artificial D．universal