My grandfather went to high school in the 1920s. While in school, he became in the drama program, acting in various productions. He in touch with his drama teacher.
My father went to high school in the 1960s. Like his before him, he acted in high school. He, too,stayed in touch with his drama teacher for the rest of the teacher's I graduated in 1997. When Hoover, my drama teacher, was in Alaska, I didn't want her to feel like she was ending her life , so I sent her many packages, including Drama Club yearbook photos from each year she there in order that she could see the students whose lives she forever .
Her nickname for our group of Drama Club was "the Throwaway Kids". , no? She described us as that we were nonconformists (不墨守成规者) that other teachers didn't know what to do with. She simply us for who we are, and that was exactly what we needed.
We have all become members of society: reporters, lawyers, and singers, soldiers, doctors and, you guessed it, teachers. Every member of my family is a teacher. This year the 73rd year we have taught in Alaska altogether.
me, teaching the course is only one important part of the job. As I returned to my classroom just before the final bell on the last day of school in May, I thought how the most emotional part of the experience will not be seeing the recent return to say "hello" at Christmas. That was how the of keeping in touch with our teachers our whole life long began in my family. Honestly, learning a lifetime.
A．famous B．active C．anxious D．attractive
A．lost B．provided C．kept D．shared
A．teacher B．classmate C．mother D．father
A．life B．job C．space D．season
A．dying B．singing C．acting D．playing
A．Poor B．angry C．anxious D．alone
A．taught B．constructed C．ordered D．demanded
A．protected B．developed C．scolded D．affected
A．Interesting B．Exciting C．Shocking D．Encouraging
A．because B．if C．But D．although
A．purely B．exactly C．obviously D．basically
A．entertained B．accepted C．disliked D．noticed
A．consuming B．contributing C．confirming D．connecting
A．fills . B．marks C．covers D．deals
A．After B．With C．To D．By
A．natural B．simple C．entire D．casual
A．fel1 B．rang C．broke D．rolled
A．classmates B．soldiers C．adults D．graduates
A．tradition B．culture C．custom D．behavior
A．wastes B．puts C．takes D．pulls
You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you , I hope you will find something in what I am going to share with you.
Life can be . There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll you because you are different, for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things .
Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty and in your journey through life, but don’t let that you from finding new things. Don’t retreat(退却) from life, and don’t or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You’ll many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to .
You will meet many people who will try to do than you, in school, in college and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To , life is a competition. However, I believe life is a . If you always try your best to others, you’re wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life and you will make it a journey of , of learning, and of love.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.
A．grow up B．show up C．cheer up D．calm down
A．familiar B．valuable C．normal D．interesting
A．unkind B．peaceful C．equal D．simple
A．end up with B．get on well with C．laugh at D．look after
A．if B．but C．so D．or
A．hurt B．found C．accepted D．impressed
A．matter B．work C．disappear D．happen
A．luck B．pain C．difference D．hope
A．protect B．encourage C．prevent D．choose
A．forgive B．struggle C．compete D．hide
A．leave B．prepare C．escape D．fail
A．enjoy B．try C．miss D．meet
A．success B．life C．action D．sorrow
A．earlier B．better C．less D．faster
A．you B．me C．him D．them
A．challenge B．drama C．journey D．dream
A．change B．pardon C．follow D．beat
A．somewhere B．instead C．afterwards D．though
A．cruelty B．danger C．happiness D．quietness
A．starting B．destroying C．recreating D．replacing
“Where’s the light?” My dad used to ask me that when I was little. It’s one of those questions that parents use to how smart their young children are. During my teenage years, my dad told me that he thought I was going to be foolish because I at him whenever he asked me where the was.
I consider myself to be a “Daddy’s girl”. Dad never me, but he did buy me nice things---dolls and shoes---for my birthday. I am now 28, and I live with my parents in Baguio, Philippines. my father is always very busy, we still time with each other. We go for a drive in the country. Most girls of my would rather go out with their friends than be with their family, but my family has always felt a bit .
Looking at my father now, I can see he is a(n) man. So many difficulties were in his life, but his dream of a better life kept him . At 14, he began working at his high school to himself.
During his life, my father has overcome a lot of difficulties and he always education. When we were , he would tell my brother and me to seek improvement in ourselves through .
Like a light, he shines with respect, but he sends out the brightest light for our family as a unit with love and faith as its . There are times when my dad makes jokes and asks me, using my childhood nickname, “Sasi, where’s the light?” I just smile, and point at him.
A．secret B．address C．way D．question
A．look for B．find out C．take in D．give away
A．jokingly B．sadly C．surprisingly D．calmly
A．shouted B．laughed C．pointed D．knocked
A．doll B．gift C．light D．family
A．spoiled B．taught C．cheated D．missed
A．never B．still C．suddenly D．finally
A．Because B．Unless C．When D．Though
A．waste B．divide C．gain D．spend
A．ever B．even C．later D．soon
A．age B．height C．style D．kind
A．happy B．puzzled C．different D．strange
A．strict B．broadminded C．independent D．easy-going
A．going B．coming C．smiling D．waiting
A．enjoy B．support C．behave D．control
A．worries B．provides C．receives D．values
A．young B．helpless C．proud D．busy
A．working B．speaking C．learning D．reading
A．showing B．keeping C．imagining D．starting
A．tool B．basis C．goal D．trick
As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm. __by miles of winding stone walls, the house provided endless hours of __ for a city kid.
I can still remember one afternoon __I was eight years old. I’d wanted more than anything to be __to climb the walls surrounding the farm. The walls were old；some stones were _ __ , others loose. Still, my yearning（向往）to climb across those walls __so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I took all my __and entered the living room, where the __had gathered after Sunday dinner.
“I, I want to climb the stone walls,” I said. __ a chorus(异口同声) went up from the women in the room.“Heavens, no！” they cried,“You’ll hurt yourself！”I wasn’t too __；the __ was just as I’d expected. Just __I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice.“Now wait a minute.” I heard him say,“Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things __ .”
For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I told my grandfather about my __ .I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,”he said, smiling, “you made this day a (an) __day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you __ as you are.”
Many years have passed __ then, and today I’m a host in the television program __ “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”, seen by millions of children.
There have been __over the years, but one thing___ ______ the same：my suggestion left to children at the end of almost every program. “There’s only one person in this whole world like you,” The kids can hear me say, “and people would like you exactly as you are.”
A．Covered B．Extended C．Surrounded D．Spread
A．fruit B．fun C．richness D．wonder
A．when B．that C．while D．which
A．regretted B．allowed C．realized D．provided
A．remaining B．leaving C．missing D．losing
A．grew B．disappeared C．built D．turned
A．trouble B．mind C．heart D．courage
A．adults B．relations C．men D．women
A．Quietly B．Hurriedly C．Frequently D．Immediately
A．excited B．sad C．disappointed D．pleased
A．sound B．end C．response D．story
A．whenever B．while C．as soon as D．before
A．of himself B．in himself C．by himself D．to himself
A．news B．experience C．doubt D．wonder
A．special B．regular C．common D．usual
A．straightly B．exactly C．quietly D．rightly
A．since B．till C．until D．by
A．name B．named C．naming D．to name
A．jobs B．events C．adventures D．changes
A．becomes B．develops C．remains D．seems
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I' m left . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other
？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s,children from different races and religions played and studied
in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone
from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just
our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well
or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to
the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his
.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail s family later returned to their village, and I touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I my destination. The driver acknowledged my
but did not move off. Instead, he looked
at me.“Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so
addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two
we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something
to describe.
If we can allow our children to be without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be
their side through' thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and
we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, 44we happy few, we band of brothers".
A. interested B. pleased C. puzzled D. excited
A. parties B. cities C. villages D. races
A. why B. whichC. how D. when
A. together B. aroundC. alone D. apart
A. drop B. throwC. move D. roll
A. refusedB. madeC. sought D. accepted
A. paidB. meantC. preserved D. treated
A. exploreB. searchC. discover D. desert
A. get throughB. deal withC. come across D. take away
A. arrivalB. choiceC. effort D. company
A. lost B. gainedC. developed D. missed
A. stated B. orderedC. decided D. chose
A. attempts B. instructionsC. opinions D. arrangements
A. anxiously B. carelesslyC. disappointedly D. fixedly
A.familiarly B. strangelyC. fully D. coldly
A.departures B. monthsC. years D. decades
A.possible B. funnyC. hard D. clear
A.them B. themselvesC. us D. ourselves
A. from B. byC. with D. against
A. still B. otherwiseC. then D. instead
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all !It speaks than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more
than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication(非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really
, And body language is particularly
when we attempt to communicate across cultures（文化）.Indeed, what is called body language is so
a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it .
, different societies treat the
between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having
contact(接触)even with friends, and certainly not with
. People from Latin American countries
, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in
, it may look like a Latino is
a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving
The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep
- which the Latino will in return regard as
.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from
cultures, there's a strong possibility of
. But whatever the situation, the best
is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be
_.
A. straighter B. louder C. harder D. further
A. sounds B. invitations C. feelings D. messages
A. hope B. receive C. discover D. mean
A. immediate B. misleading C. important D. difficult
A. well B. far C. much D. long
A. For example B. Thus C. However D. In short
A. trade B. distance C. connections D. greetings
A. eye B. verbal C. bodily D. telephone
A. strangers B. Relatives C. neighbours D. enemies
A. in other words B. on the other hand
C. in a similar way D. by all means
A. trouble B. conversation C. silence D. experiment
A. disturbing B. helping C. guiding D. following
A. closer B. faster C. inD. away
A. stepping forward B. going on
C. backing away D. coming out
A. weakness B. carelessness C. friendliness D. coldness
A. talk B. travel C. laugh D. think
A. different B. EuropeanC. Latino D. rich
A. curiosity B. excitement
C. misunderstanding D. nervousness
A. chance B. time C. result D. advice
A. noticed B. treated C. respected D. pleased