Working Christmas Day
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25．I was a nurse that day, sighing about having to work on Christmas．Just then five bodies showed up at my ，a pale woman and four small children．
“Are you all ? ” I asked doubtfully．
“Yes．”the woman said and lowered her head．
But when it came to the of their problems，things got a little strange．Two of the chlidren had headaches, weren’t accompanied by the normal symptoms of being ill．Two children had earaches，but only one could tell me which ear was ．The mother complained of a but seemed to work to produce it．
“It may be a little while a doctor sees you．” I explained．
“Take your time；it’s warm here．”She ．
Whne they were waiting，I checked the chart．They had no —they were homeless．The waiting room was warm．I looked out at the by the Christmas tree．The youngest one was saying to her mother．The oldest one was looking at the Christmas tree．
I went back to the nurses’ station and the homeless family in the waiting room．The nurses，complaining about the working Christmas，began to feel pity for a family just trying to get on Christmas．The team went into action，as we do when there’s a emergency, but this was a Christmas emergency．
We a simple dinner for our Christmas guests in the hospital cafeteria．They needed ，so we collected from different departments candies and other things that could be presents．
As the family walked to the door to leave，the four-year-old came running , gave me a hug and whispered，” Thanks for being our angel today．”
A．on business B．on holiday C．on duty D．on purpose
A．desk B．book C．computer D．chair
A．cold B．well C．sick D．poor
A．highly B．secrecy C．happily D．weakly
A．treatments B．descriptions C．suggestions D．solutions
A．or B．but C．and D．thus
A．controlled B．reflected C．attacked D．affected
A．break B．trouble C．mistake D．cough
A．before B．after C．until D．unless
A．hesitated B．announced C．responded D．regretted
A．identity B．address C．money D．problem
A．nurses B．doctors C．patients D．family
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．informed B．mentioned C．rejected D．criticized
A．relaxed B．busy C．free D．warm
A．mental B．physical C．medical D．vital
A．shared B．enjoyed C．prepared D．delivered
A．medicine B．courage C．houses D．presents
A．cheap B．available C．healthy D．convenient
A．back B．forward C．around D．away
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It would be my first Thanksgiving since my father moved to heaven, and it would also be my first Thanksgiving being away from my family. Holidays are when you can’t be with family, and I was mourning （哀悼）the of my dad and feeling sad about being from my family in Indiana. But, that sadness turned into when it hit me: I was going to have to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving myself!
That night at Dubya’s Restaurant, which was our favorite place to , I began discussing the dilemma (困境)with Jeff.“It’s too bad that this place won’t be on Thanksgiving, or we could just come here,”I said.
Dubya, the owner of the restaurant, happened to be by our table when I said those words.“You mean you expect me to for you on Thanksgiving, too?”he teased （取笑）“ Well, I guess you’ll just have to come to our since the restaurant will be closed then.”.
We’d become with Dubya and his wife, as we ate at Dubya’s twice a week; however, I didn’t think we were close enough to Thanksgiving dinner with his family. I was sure he was . But as we headed toward the door, Dubya handed Jeff a note with directions to their house and their phone number. “You’re ?” I asked “Of course,” he said.
And, two days later, we reached Dubya’s house. Everyone us. As expected, the food was marvelous but the company was even better. We truly felt that we there.
Of course, I wrote them a thank-you note the next week, but I couldn’t really into words what that Thanksgiving dinner had meant to us. I’ve never forgotten their kindness and that very Thanksgiving.
So, here’s my suggestion to you this year. If you know someone who will be dining alone on Thanksgiving, why not invite that person over to your family?
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阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was faced with a decision. While delivering laundry (洗好的衣服) into her bedroom, I stepped upon my thirteen-year-old sister’s , a modern-day Pandora’s Box, full of attraction.
What was I to do? I had always been jealous (嫉妒) of my little sister. Her charming smile, lovely personality and many gifts threatened my place as lady. I competed with her secretly and grew to hate her natural abilities. As a result, we spoke. I sought opportunities to find with her and expected to her in every way. Her diary lay at my feet, and I not her privacy, nor her possible pain. I enjoyed the possibility of digging up enough dirt to my competitor’s spotless record. I my evil as sisterly duty. It was my responsibility to keep a check on her activities. It would be of me not to.
I the book from the floor and opened it, turning the pages, searching for my name, that I would discover dirty and ill speaking of me. However, as I read, the blood ran from my face. It was worse than I . There was a brief description of herself, her goals and her dreams followed by a short portrayal (肖像) of the person who has her most. I started to cry. I was her . She admired me for my personality, my achievements and red-facedly, my .
I stopped reading, struck with the I had done. I had wasted so much energy pushing her away I had missed out on her. Those sincere words she wrote seemed to break an icy around my heart and I longed to know her again.
On that fateful afternoon, as I put aside the laundry and rose to my feet, I decided to go to her—this time to experience to judge, to hug rather than fight. After all, she was my sister.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Have you ever watched an artist paint a picture? He or she works close to the canvas(画布) ------________ small sections at a time in the process of completing the whole painting.
But every once in a while, the must step back from their work and look at the whole picture. Only by stepping away from what they’re working on can they the proper perspective(角度). The proper point of view is to the end result.
There is no difference for any other creation. it’s a business, a project or your life, you need to step back in order to get it right. From a , you can see things you can’t see when you’re close. The difference is in working on your project working in it. It’s all too easy to focus on something but the important parts needed to create a satisfying result.
Stephen Covey calls it “ the saw(锯)”. It would be to keep sawing away without stopping from time to time to make your sharper. But unfortunately, that’s what too many of us .
Just as in music --- we need spaces the notes(音符) in order to create the lovely melody(曲调). A continuous collection of notes with no spaces is not good --- it’s .
You may need to take a vacation --- to work or study. At other times, it’s best to take a course or attend a meeting to some new complete break, to go away and just do something totally --- do a voluntary work, build a house for Habitat for Humanity or some other worthy cause.
The important thing is to take the breaks. Without them, we are not and we don’t enjoy our work or our life as much. Our pressure and both our work and our health suffer.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time, Margaret came home from school with a drawing in her hand and very big tears in her eyes. She had _ a picture of Tippity's garden with flowers and a boy__ of it.
“But it is good," said Margaret's Mother.” Let's_ it to Tippity and see what she thinks."
Tippity looked at the picture and__ ,"What a lovely drawing! You are a fine _ .”Margaret felt a little better. “It's a picture of your garden," she said. “But a boy at a school said it was _ ．”
“Nonsense!" said Tippitiy. "We all_ things in different ways and we all find our own 4_ to show people what we see. Everybody is__ and art is for everybody." "Let's go to see Uncle Dot and I'll show you what I mean."
Uncle Dot was _ a picture of two fishermen who were working on their boat.
“Well, this is__ ！”Uncle Dot studied the drawing and said,“I like the way you showed all the _ in Trippity's garden, and that's a very cheerful sun in the sky. Art is such great 53 ，isn't it?"
Everyone agreed that it was good fun.
“Why don't all of us sit down and _ with me for a while? I have lots of art supplies. Use _ you like."
When they were _ ,they hung their picture up and stepped back to look at them. Each piece was different. Everyone had seen the_ things: a boat, two freshmen, the sea, the sky and the sun, _ person drew those things in his or her own way.
"See? You are all artists!" said Uncle Dot.
From that day on, Margaret and her mother _drawing and all kinds of art. They didn't_ whether others thought their work was "good" or not, because they knew that didn't matter at all.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Bill, my friend, had wild hair and wore a T-shirt with holes in it, blue jeans and no shoes. I________once saw Bill wear a pair of shoes.
He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street from the campus was a ________full of well-dressed, middle-class people.
One day, Bill decided to worship there. He walked into the church, with his wild hair, T-shirt, blue jeans and ________feet. The church was completely ________, and the________ had already begun. Bill started down the aisle (走廊) to find a place to sit. By now the people were looking a bit ________, but no one said anything.
As Bill ________ closer and closer to the pulpit (圣坛), he realized there were no ________ seats. So he sat down on the carpet right up ________ By now, the tension in the air was ________.
Right about the time Bill took his“seat”，an elderly man began slowly making his way ________the aisle．He was in his eighties with silver gray hair．He was a godly man—elegant and dignified．He walked with a stick and，as he neared the boy，church members thought，“How can you expect a man of his age and background to ________ some college kid on the floor?’’
It took a ________ time for the man to reach the boy．The church was ________except for the clicking of his ________．All eyes were on the ________．
________then they saw the elderly man ________ his stick on the floor．With great difficulty，he sat down on the floor next to Bill and worshipped with him．Everyone in the church ________ up with emotion．When the minister gained control，he told the people，“What I am about to preach(讲道)，you will never remember．What you’ve just seen，you will never ________”．
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