I have a friend who had a stammer (口吃) in his childhood, but he dreamed of becoming a missionary(传教士). When he told his own desire to his friends and relatives, some of whom laughed at him, and some even held down his enthusiasm .
"I must change it." said the boy angrily, “I believe I can speak very , I will do!"
When it was possible, he would spend an hour to chickens. He viewed the chickens as living persons, himself to be the person in the speech.
"In the beginning, the chickens looked so , then they watched me curiously, putting down the food in the mouths and listening to my words. It seemed as if they had been by my powerful and effective language. Sometimes they seemed to be listening to me . Gradually, the effect of this practice became more and more and I had a better understanding of the exact of my stammer, so I found the ability to speak more."
"You may not know that my father was always tyrannical(专横的). He believed in the old saying: 'Young man should be more knowledgeable, but should not much.' During the whole childhood, I spoke or commented, he criticized me seriously, which my shy personality. I used to worry about being at, so I became a stammer. From then on, I kept in front of everyone because they didn't want to see my embarrassment. But later I found myself talking in front of chickens, stammers disappeared , therefore I regained my ."
Now, the previous boy is the best at speaking and one of the most missionaries. You can hardly imagine he used to have a serious language . So when you come across disadvantages, you should believe you can them by yourself.
A．sincerely B．strangely C．privately D．impolitely
A．fluently B．frequently C．obviously D．completely
A．contributing B．seeing C．speaking D．turning
A．considering B．declaring C．imagining D．finding
A．satisfied B．frightened C．pleased D．surprised
A．beaten B．attracted C．bothered D．influenced
A．casually B．luckily C．carefully D．cautiously
A．slight B．obvious C．slim D．common
A．effect B．cause C．benefit D．harm
A．originally B．personally C．stubbornly D．doubtfully
A．think B．listen C．talk D．play
A．since B．whenever C．before D．unless
A．led to B．applied to C．referred to D．owed to
A．amazed B．laughed C．studied D．looked
A．active B．silent C．noisy D．upset
A．logically B．naturally C．typically D．equally
A．strength B．confidence C．dream D．freedom
A．intelligent B．successful C．modest D．responsible
A．gift B．barrier C．ability D．study
A．arrange B．exchange C．reduce D．change
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（非语言）communication takes up about 50% of what we really 。And body language is particularly when we attempt to communicate across cultures。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 wards 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．sands B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．we11 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．in D．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．European C．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
I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs（耳塞）or blindfolds（眼罩）.
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a experience. I had never considered before how it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not . Then I wondered where to put my . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary（临时的） .
I tried to find a position and thought it might be restful, kind of nice, to be around for a while. Looking around, I I would have to handle the thing myself? My hands started to ache as I the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
A．curious about B．interested in C．aware of D．careful with
A．cure B．prevent C．adopt D．analyze
A．instead B．strangely C．as usual D．like me
A．learning B．working C．satisfying D．relaxing
A．convenient B．awkward C．boring D．exciting
A．height B．force C．skill D．weight
A．locked B．repaired C．powered D．grasped
A．hands B．feet C．keys D．handles
A．place B．action C．play D．effect
A．operation B．communication C．transportation D．production
A．exploration B．education C．experiment D．entertainment
A．flexible B．safe C．starting D．comfortable
A．yet B．just C．still D．even
A．shown B．pushed C．driven D．guided
A．realized B．suggested C．agreed D．admitted
A．lifted B．turned C．pressed D．seized
A．path B．position C．direction D．way
A．easy B．heavy C．major D．extra
A．forgotten B．repeated C．conducted D．finished
A．weaknesses B．challenges C．anxieties D．illnesses
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。
As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical ,but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school I could concentrate more on my studies.
It’s one of my biggest to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would . However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was with my study. I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many -- times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so that I could hardly say anything. But her helped ease my shame. These memories, , good or bad, never caused my for playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that is like music, and that we all try to play different in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t that I’ve stopped making music.
A．instrument B．performance C．room D．stage
A．because B．so that C．now that D．for
A．successes B．regrets C．decisions D．hobbies
A．play B．graduate C．leave D．return
A．occupied B．angry C．satisfied D．patient
A．Actually B．Constantly C．Suddenly D．Gradually
A．astonished B．glad C．disappointed D．amazed
A．liked B．needed C．wanted D．decided
A．dreams B．expressions C．words D．memories
A．instructed B．hurt C．punished D．respected
A．frightened B．moved C．embarrassed D．excited
A．happiness B．satisfaction C．comfort D．sigh
A．instead B．meanwhile C．therefore D．however
A．hope B．courage C．feeling D．effort
A．life B．learning C．attitude D．enjoyment
A．cards B．sports C．roles D．games
A．hard B．wonderful C．surprising D．complex
A．unique B．boring C．common D．similar
A．necessary B．strange C．possible D．important
A．matter B．mean C．report D．appear
It was a beautiful and sunny spring day. I had just finished my daughter to the airport to catch an early morning flight. My sons and I went to a restaurant for breakfast before we home. After eating we got into the car and of the parking lot. The restaurant was at the of a hill. At the bottom was a stop sign, so we found at the end of a long line of traffic waiting while only one car onto the main road at a time.
As I looked down, my eyes an elderly man standing by the stop sign. His clothes were old. The man held a board with the words “Need Help Please!” on it. My heart went out to him and I myself in his situation. As car after car turned onto the road without stopping for him, I my wallet to see whatever cash was left in it. As I was pulling it out of my , I saw a young girl walk up to him. She was carrying a bag full of take-out food from the I was just at. I saw that the old man the young lady and smiled as she gave him a hug.
, a horn (喇叭) from the car behind made me realize that I hadn’t been moving forward, this simple choice for kindness had caught my attention and my heart. By the time I arrived there, both the man and the lady who had helped him were . I felt a bit disappointed. , as I drove home the sun seemed to shine even brighter.
A choice is such a(n) thing. It can touch a heart and change a life. Each day we are given a thousand . May you make all of yours for . May you make your whole life a choice for love and joy.
A．driving B．picking C．calling D．bringing
A．travelled B．walked C．returned D．left
A．took out B．pulled out C．pushed out D．dropped out
A．top B．from C．side D．middle
A．it B．themselves C．itself D．ourselves
A．changed B．turned C．joined D．put
A．stared B．shot C．caught D．focused
A．tired B．poor C．healthy D．strange
A．imagined B．felt C．realized D．woke
A．looked for B．cared for C．paid for D．reached for
A．box B．shirt C．trousers D．pocket
A．airport B．restaurant C．car D．hill
A．thanked B．introduced C．interviewed D．shook
A．Especially B．Carefully C．Luckily D．Suddenly
A．before B．after C．because D．if
A．losing B．gone C．missed D．going
A．Otherwise B．But C．So D．However
A．powerful B．terrible C．unimportant D．useful
A．opinions B．times C．choices D．chances
A．politeness B．kindness C．happiness D．business
Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often. achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a hole behind his house. As he was ,a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an . “What are you doing？” asked one of the .“ I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy excitedly. The older boys began to , telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a while, the boy picked up a jar(罐子). He it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and ,“Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, ___ look at what I’ve found during this period! ”
The boy’s goal was far too ，but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is____ --to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you short of your aim, maybe you can say“ Yes, but look at I’ve found along the way! So many wonderful things have my life because I tried to do something!” is in the digging that life is lived. It is a joy on the that really makes sense.
A．small B．big C．deep D．wide
A．working B．playing C．moving D．wondering
A．hand B．look C．tool D．order
A．visitors B．girls C．friends D．neighbors
A．dug B．answered C．admitted D．debated
A．laugh B．shout C．attack D．explain
A．dangerous B．illegal C．impossible D．unnecessary
A．took B．gave C．passed D．showed
A．excitedly B．happily C．confidently D．successfully
A．but B．or C．so D．and
A．good B．difficult C．clear D．common
A．with B．on C．for D．in.
A．road B．way C．path D．direction
A．every B．each C．all D．both
A．begin B．end C．start D．finish
A．reach B．fall C．find D．set
A．whether B．when C．where D．what
A．come i B．got into C．devoted to D．turned to
A．That B．This C．It D．There
A．life B．goal C．failure D．journey