When I stopped by to get a newspaper, a tall, sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions. With a printout of Google maps, he was looking for a on the main street, but just couldn't find it. After checking out his written directions, I mapped it on my phone and showed him where he needed to go.
He, in , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel. I it again for him. He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and . I got into my car and he got into his, and we ways. As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and _ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!
it had been several minutes, and in the peak rush hour time, the chances of finding him a mile away－where he was surely still looking around－were . But I thought I'd give it a（an） and set off in that direction. I'd noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up. I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－ , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still about where the hotel was.
When I next to him, he couldn't believe it: " did you find me?!" he asked. "I'm not sure, but I that you are in the wrong city!" I showed him the right directions, and after more and a handshake, we . ' Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more _ .
A．museum B．parking spot C．hotel D．grocery store
A．constantly B．exactly C．absolutely D．completely
A．relief B．panic C．delight D．puzzlement
A．confirmed B．evaluated C．analyzed D．adjusted
A．took off B．took up C．took down D．took over
A．lost B．parted C．fought D．pushed
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．realized B．considered C．determined D．acknowledged
A．Hopefully B．Unbelievably C．Consequently D．Unfortunately
A．big B．vital C．slim D．Obvious
A．beginning B．end C．change D．try
A．hardly B．merely C．regularly D．occasionally
A．while B．before C．when D．since
A．at a loss B．at a risk C．at ease D．at peace
A．put out B．put up C．pulled down D．pulled in
A．Where B．Why C．When D．How
A．tried out B．figured out C．burst out D．carried out
A．luck B．smiles C．greetings D．praise
A．left together B．returned home C．waved goodbye D．rushed away
A．useful B．sweet C．common D．wrong
As China’s economy grows rapidly and more people choose to raise one child, it is very ____ for young men or young women to care for the aging（年纪大的）______. Young people always complain that they _______too much pressure with caring for the _______. How the aging people can be cared well is a _____topic in recent years. In my opinion, we, our government and our society can do _____ as follows:Firstly, our government should adopt more_____ measures to make the elders have enough pensions（养老金）. Then the elders will_____that they can support themselves and needn’t _____their living expenses.Secondly, I think that every young people should take ____to care for their old parents. Young parents have taken great efforts to bring you ______. So when they get old, you should let your parents know _____ you care about them and you can do something for them. The most important is not to make your parents feel _____.
Thirdly, the whole society should be ______ elders’ activities. The society should provide necessary ______ for the elders to take part in activities. _____the activities, they can enjoy the happy time with their friends and other elders.
In conclusion, I want to ______ that elders are very important to our society. They have done ____ contributions to our society. When they grow old, they ______ more respect from us, especially youth. Let’s _______ more attention to elders’ life.
A．difficult B．urgent C．important D．easy
A．grandchildren B．grandparents C．children D．parents
A．put B．face C．produce D．create
A．youngsters B．children C．babies D．elders
A．hot B．warm C．cool D．nice
A．simply B．hardly C．completely D．smoothly
A．accurate B．immediate C．direct D．effective
A．hope B．feel C．fear D．doubt
A．think about B．worry about C．quarrel about D．talk about
A．advantage B．attempt C．requirement D．responsibility
A．up B．out C．in D．down
A．that B．how C．why D．when
A．happy B．guilty C．lonely D．lovely
A．in need of B．in honor o C．in favor of D．in memory of
A．time B．space C．plan D．permit
A．After B．By C．Through D．Before
A．note B．expect C．review D．promise
A．much B．negative C．passive D．considerable
A．deserve B．have C．take D．show
A．attract B．pay C．try D．Seek
It was the beginning of the school year a few .years ago. l had a little boy in my class who was very quiet and _ . I wasn't sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially that he just stood by himself at _ time and did not play. If l tried to talk to him, he would turn away and _ shut his eyes to from me.
After a couple of days, I decided to seek _ from one of my outgoing and little girls. I called her over and asked her if she would get him to , and I started talking about all the . on how she could start communication with him I she could try this idea or that .She my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that _ _ way that only a six-year-old can, and said, "Don't _ , I speak kid". And she ran off.
I stood there all alone, watching her. It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off, hand in hand, _ joining a game of tag.
I often think of that small _ . about what I learned and how _ it is for all teachers to speak kid. I know-my _ should be on teaching students how to think and how to _ solutions. We must be ready to learn from our a because those "teachable moments" during the school days are for us. the teachers, as well as our kids.
A．slow B．clever C．shy D．lazy
A．concerned B．curious C．doubtful D．disappointed
A．lunch B．break C．school D．sports
A．closely B．suddenly C．slightly D．tightly
A．hide B．keep C．flee D．separate
A．advice B．help C．confidence D．technique
A．brave B．casual C．friendly D．hard-working
A．change B．study C．move D．play.
A．suggestions B．opinions C．problems D．possibilities
A．knew B．understood C．realized D．explained
A．caught B．felt C．touched D．pulled
A．special B．good C．strange D．effective
A．care B．talk C．hurry D．worry
A．anxiously B．seriously C．silently D．excitedly
A．quietly B．carefully C．hopefully D．happily
A．boy B．girl C．moment D．difficulty
A．interesting B．important C．awkward D．funny
A．focus B．lesson C．advice D．problem
A．look for B．get in C．make up D．figure out
A．friends B．students C．teachers D．parents
An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. The way you look at life will determine how you , how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. , pessimism creates a sad and hopeless place where no one wants to live. thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed on themselves.
Years ago, I into a service station to get some gas. It was a day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “You don’t look well.” This took me completely by . A little less confidently, I told him that I had never felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared .
By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little . About a block away, I pulled over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Did I look that ? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little . Had I picked up some rare disease?
The next time I went into that gas station, feeling again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright but disgusting yellow, and the light reflecting off the walls made everyone inside as though they had hepatitis(肝炎)! I wondered how many other folks had reacted the way I did. I had let one short with a total stranger change my for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single negative observation had a(n) effect on the way I felt and acted.
A．learn B．exercise C．behave D．feel
A．Certainly B．Additionally C．Contrarily D．Actually
A．Negative B．Impractical C．Sensitive D．Indifferent
A．drove B．walked C．rushed D．ran
A．common B．beautiful C．busy D．dull
A．accident B．mistake C．surprise D．chance
A．rough B．pale C．hurt D．yellow
A．tired B．uneasy C．bored D．angry
A．well B．ugly C．strange D．bad
A．upset B．sad C．sorry D．sick
A．ill B．fine C．regret D．lost
A．behave B．believe C．look D．pretend
A．conversation B．visit C．bargain D．stay
A．work B．confidence C．health D．attitude
A．reasonable B．serious C．temporary D．slight
One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times，it ____ several obstacles in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10 mm wide. After some ____ thoughts，the ant laid the feather over the crack，walked across it and picked the feather up on the other side，then continued on its way. I was ____ by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect，lacking ___ yet _______with a brain to reason，explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the other twolegged creatures ____ on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant finally reached its destination—a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its ____ home. It was there that the ant met its __ How could that large feather possibly fit such a small hole? ____, it couldn't. So the ant, after all this ____ and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through before it began its journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a____. Isn't our ____ like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the ____ of money and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all unfavorable heavy weights—the things we pick up along life's path，and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to ____ that at the destination they are ____ and we can't take them with us.
A．brought about B．got over C．came across D．dealt with
A．brave B．tiring C．magic D．short
A．frightened B．attracted C．annoyed D．satisfied
A．size B．height C．depth D．length
A．filled B．provided C．equipped D．given
A．working B．sleeping C．existing D．walking
A．underground B．lonely C．comfortable D．small
A．partner B．match C．parent D．friend
A．Doubtfully B．Definitely C．Suspiciously D．Deliberately
A．decision B．pleasure C．trouble D．matter
A．loan B．gift C．burden D．harvest
A．life B．aim C．dream D．study
A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger
A．assume B．illustrate C．imagine D．find
A．priceless B．worthless C．practical D．splendid
I drove to a local supermarket the other day. My shopping list was and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a week’s worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could it all.
As I the door, I saw a man with kind eyes and a gentle . He said he was collecting for a local food bank that helped to the hungry in my area. He handed me a second shopping list of things they could use and asked me to if I could. I smiled back, took the and walked into the store. I really wanted to help, but wasn’t sure if I could this time.
I walked through the store, picking up vegetables, soup, spaghetti, bread, milk, cereal, macaroni, bananas, and a dozen other things. I slowly each item off my list until I was done. When I looked down at my full cart I again if I even had enough to pay for it all. Then, as I put my own list back into my pocket, I saw the food list under it. I smiled and decided to trust my heart.
With the food bank in mind, I went over and two of the biggest boxes of rice the store had and put them in my cart. It took six dollars out of my wallet to pay for them, my heart felt six times larger when I did. And when everything was , I had just enough to pay for it all.
It so little to make our world a better place. A few dollars can help to fill a child’s belly(肚子). A smile and hug can help to a hurting heart. An encouraging word can inspire someone else to live and to love. A random of kindness can change another’s day and life. It is up to us, . If we can a few dollars on rice , then we can share a love that will last forever.
A．heavy B．short C．frequent D．long
A．afford B．offer C．exchange D．accept
A．painted B．approached C．cleaned D．left
A．attitude B．smile C．anger D．manner
A．share B．train C．protect D．feed
A．help B．write C．advertise D．search
A．list B．name C．project D．budget
A．signed B．rid C．marked D．separated
A．wondered B．wandered C．fancied D．amazed
A．store B．cart C．bank D．nutrition
A．picked out B．picked up C．lifted up D．folded up
A．another B．other C．others D．more
A．so B．and C．but D．since
A．ordered B．replaced C．packed D．totaled
A．spends B．takes C．pays D．wastes
A．hungry B．adequate C．anxious D．full
A．treat B．cure C．recover D．heal
A．ability B．act C．appreciation D．allowance
A．still B．yet C．although D．though
A．rescue B．save C．accumulate D．reserve