In 1972, I returned to Miami Beach High School to speak to the drama class. Afterward I asked the drama teacher any of my English teachers are still there. Irene Roberts, he tells me, is in the class down the hall.
I was no one special in Miss Roberts’ class — just another student who did okay work. I don’t recall any one special bit of wisdom she passed on. Yet I cannot forget her for language, for ideas and for her students. I now, many years later, that she is the perfect example of a teacher. I’d like to say something to her, I say, but I don’t want to her from a class. Nonsense, he says, she’ll be to see you.
The drama teacher Miss Roberts into the hallway where stands this 32-year-old man she last saw at 18. “I’m Mark Medoff,” I tell her. “You were my 12th-grade English teacher in 1958.” She her head to one side and looks at me, as if this angle might remember me in her . And then, though armed with a message I want to in many words, I can’t think up anything more memorable than this: “I want you to know,” I say, “you were to me.”
And there in the hallway, this lovely woman, now nearing age, this teacher who doesn’t remember me, begins to weep; and she encircles me in her arms.
this moment, I begin to sense that everything I will ever know, everything I will ever pass to my students, is an inseparable part of a legacy(遗产) of our ancestors.
Irene Roberts holds me in her arms and through her tears whispers my cheek, “Thank you.” And then, with the briefest of looks into my forgotten face, she back into her classroom, to what she has done thousands of days through all the years of my .
On reflection, maybe those were, , just the right words to say to Irene Roberts. Maybe they are the very words I would like to speak to all those teachers through my life, the very words I would like spoken to me one day by some returning student: “I want you to know you were important to me.”
A．that B．if C．as D．when
A．just B．almost C．nearly D．about
A．kindness B．respect C．friendship D．love
A．know B．learn C．realize D．believe
A．selfish B．self-confident C．self-conscious D．selfless
A．call B．drag C．push D．pull
A．upset B．delighted C．interested D．annoyed
A．brings B．takes C．fetches D．introduces
A．bows B．raises C．rises D．puts
A．thought B．brain C．attention D．memory
A．announce B．speak C．deliver D．tell
A．useful B．important C．hopeful D．beneficial
A．retirement B．enjoyment C．employment D．happiness
A．Reminding B．Explaining C．Remembering D．Forgetting
A．happily B．straight C．calmly D．briefly
A．against B．with C．off D．beyond
A．escapes B．gathers C．disappears D．fails
A．longs B．continues C．goes D．returns
A．absence B．class C．work D．task
A．or rather B．in addition C．as usual D．after all
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant her life was in constant 36 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that 37 Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 38 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Ma
ria had trouble 39 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a corner of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospit
al with a brain disease and wouldn’t 40 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 41 something from herself. Could her heart go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 42 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 43 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was declared dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 44 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 45 with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 46 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 47 in another loving mother’s chest.
A．change B．danger C．disorder D．pain
A．matched B．replaced C．controlled D．cooperated
A．finding B．phoning C．touring D．interrupting
A．rolling B．running C．walking D．jumping
A．put B．support C．pass D．make
A．save B．recycle C．donate D．separate
A．informed B．warned C．congratulated D．reminded
A．give up B．carry out C．search after D．put off
A．praying B．begging C．decorating D．singing
A．funeral B．operation C．performance D．anniversary
A．passed away B．woke up C．left behind D．dressed up
A．active B．alive C．necessary D．changeable
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father . 41 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 42 and ill.
My father was 43 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 44 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is45 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 46 about life, and I told them about one of my 47 . I said that we must very often give things up 48 we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 49 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 50 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 51 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 52 , he answered his own question: “I 53 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 54 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 55 remember his words and become 56 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 57 to give up my small irritations. In this 58 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 59 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 60 .
A．Afterwards B．Therefore C．However D．Meanwhile
A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow
A．already B．still C．only D．once
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．impossible B．difficult C．violence D．Hopeless
A．worrying B．caring C．talking D．asking
A．decisions B．experiences C．devotion D．beliefs
A．as B．since C．before D．till
A．suggests B．promises C．seems D．requires
A．spoke B．turned C．proved D．opened
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．Surprisingly B．Immediately C．Naturally D．Certainly
A．had B．accepted C．gained D．enjoyed
A．touched B．amazed C．attracted D．warned
A．should B．could C．would D．might
A．quiet B．calm C．relaxed D．happy
A．ready B．likely C．free D．able
A．case B．form C．tip D．way
A．recognize B．wonder C．know D．guess
A．award B．gift C．lesson D．word
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping 36 he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in 37 . He knows what he wants, and his goal is to find it and 38 it. All men 39 walk into a shop and ask the shop assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock(库存), the deal can be done and 40 is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat to everyone’s 41 .
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop doesn’t have what he wants. In that 42 , the salesman tries to sell something else—he 43 the nearest to the article required. A good salesman brings out such a substitute(替代品) 44 , and he may say, “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It 45 to be the color you mentioned.” Few men have 46 with this treatment, and the usual response is “This is the right color and may be the right size, but I shouldn’t be 47 my time and yours by trying it on.”
For a woman, buying clothes is always done in the 48 way. Her shopping is not often 49 on need. She has never fully decided what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She is always 50 to persuasion, willing to try on any number of things. Deep in her mind is the thought of finding something that 51 thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value and are always on the look-out for the unexpected 52 . Faced with a roomful dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another 53 selecting the dress she wants to try on. It is a tiresome process, but apparently a(n) 54 one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting 55 .
A．until B．unless C．because D．while
A．detail B．advance C．hurry D．mind
A．try B．choose C．buy D．want
A．simply B．immediately C．soon D．quickly
A．finally B．constantly C．normally D．often
A．confidence B．satisfaction C．amusement D．surprise
A．time B．event C．case D．condition
A．offers B．gives C．sells D．delivers
A．carefully B．attentively C．actively D．skillfully
A．happens B．occurs C．comes D．gets
A．experience B．interest C．expectation D．patience
A．losing B．spending C．wasting D．giving away
A．same B．opposite C．clever D．similar
A．based B．relied C．done D．related
A．happy B．ready C．close D．open
A．nobody B．somebody C．anybody D．everybody
A．deal B．bargain C．surprise D．luck
A．before B．after C．as D．by
A．exhausting B．boring C．enjoyable D．graceful
A．customers B．assistants C．husbands D．wives
A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted it immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. So she went to an older, wiser woman in the village and 21 advice.
Listening to her, the older woman 22 the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her. She also knew she could 23 ease her pain, but she could teach.
Then, she said. “There are 24 things you need to do. The first is extremely difficult. Tonight, Take your best 25 pillows and open a small hole in each one. Then, 26 the sun rises, you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town. When you are through, 27 to me. If you’ve done the first thing 28, I’ll tell you the second.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for her chore, 29 the pillows were very 30 to her and very expensive.
All night long, she went from doorstep to doorstep. Her fingers were 31. The wind was so sharp that it caused her eyes to water, but she ran on through the 32 streets, 33 there was something she could do to put things 34 the way they once were. Finally she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman.
She was exhausted but 35 ,thinking that her efforts would be rewarded.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and 36 your pillows. Then everything will be as it was before.”
The young woman was stunned, “You know that’s impossible! The wind 37 each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps! You didn’t say I had to get them back! If this is the second 38, then things will never be the same.”
“That’s true,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once 39, no amount of effort, 40 how heartfelt or sincere, can ever return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and guard them most of all in the presence of those you love.”
A．asked about B．asked for C．asked to D．ask around
A．witnessed B．touched C．guessed D．sensed
A．ever B．almost C．never D．seldom
A．one B．two C．three D．four
A．feather B．leather C．woolen D．cotton
A．when B．after C．as D．before
A．come back B．go back C．put back D．draw back
A．promptly B．absolutely C．completely D．unfortunately
A．so as to B．even though C．now that D．in spite of
A．hard B．rare C．nice D．
A．freezing B．freezingly C．froze D．frozen
A．brightened B．widened C．darkened D．broadened
A．amazing B．lucky C．thankful D．surprising
A．on B．up C．off D．back
A．tired B．relieved C．grateful D．nervous
A．refill B．get C．purchase D．seek
A．blew up B．blew on C．blew away D．blew over
A．requirement B．situation C．consequence D．circumstance
A．speak B．spoken C．speaking D．being spoken
A．however B．whatever C．although D．regardless
My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week．And my first real job，when I was six years old，was 36 the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me 37 to do it efficiently，telling me to 38 to re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t 39 .
Working in the restaurant was a cause of great 40 because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father 41 that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I 42_ to be punctual(守时的)，hard-working，and polite to the 43 ．
I was 44 paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he 45 give me $10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And 46 the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He 47 I owed him about $40 a week．
I remember returning to Seattle after being 48 in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the 49 thing Dad said was，“How about your 50 up tonight?” I couldn’t 51 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t52 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just 53_ member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a _54 is above all．It has nothing to do with 55 that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．
A．cleaning B．shining C．removing D．keeping
A．why B．what C．when D．how
A．offer B．refuse C．love D．learn
A．interested B．annoyed C．relaxed D．satisfied
A．fun B．pride C．trouble D．effort
A．got it right B．kept it a rule C．made it clear D．took it for granted
A．had B．tended C．hated D．managed
A．family B．workers C．customers D．friends
A．never B．always C．seldom D．ever
A．must B．should C．might D．could
A．at B．before C．around D．for
A．worked out B．found out C．put out D．thought out
A．alone B．away C．outside D．off
A．usual B．last C．next D．first
A．washing B．taking C．cleaning D．moving
A．ignore B．follow C．believe D．understand
A．happen B．care C．go D．matter
A．no B．other C．some D．another
A．team B．family C．leader D．restaurant
A．why B．whether C．when D．how