School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of the to get home. Sitting at the front makes you out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tried to the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of a conversation.
I tried to mind my manners and listen, but I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, , her conversation was worth listening to.
“ My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden of attitude and interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can losing him. ”
I couldn’t respond. I was shocked . My heart for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that .
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very . I realized I had only thought of people as as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and her as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone a place to go to, people to see and appointments to . Understanding people is an art.
A．determination B．decision C．attempt D．anxiety
A．make B．give C．stand D．find
A．hold B．break C．take D．control
A．devotedly B．carelessly C．sincerely D．politely
A．therefore B．instead C．otherwise D．however
A．common B．silence C．particular D．surprise
A．sense B．change C．wonder D．choice
A．removing B．clearing C．keeping D．fighting
A．lowered B．closed C．widened D．Opened
A．mind B．regret C．bear D．escape
A．hurt B．ached C．struck D．impressed
A．pain B．pity C．disappointment D．mercy
A．yet B．and C．or D．but
A．dark B．narrow C．whole D．bright
A．confused B．selfish C．worried D．sad
A．long B．much C．well D．far
A．regarded B．served C．made D．taken
A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone
A．has B．gets C．finds D．needs
A．stay B．get C．keep D．Put
It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along 36 the song playing on the radio. I 37 at the intersection and looked both ways. The road was 38 . I slowly started to make a right turn when suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came 39 at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car killing the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car 40 me by inches without even slowing down.
41 I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips, 42 after the car and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me 43 . With a red face and a(an) 44 smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.
Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain45 words coming from my son’s bedroom. He was replaying the 46 over and over in his mind. Too 47 I realized the 48 of those words that had flown from my lips in that moment of 49 . It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the 50 of that incident.
That 51 , however, did teach me just how strong words 52 be. It helped me to decide to stop swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words that uplift and inspire instead. I slowly realized that language is a 53 from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned 54 that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a 55 spirit, and lighten a heavy load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.
A．to B．by C．through D．over
A．pushed up B．pulled up C．put up D．forced up
A．clean B．light C．clear D．busy
A．hard B．straight C．far D．high
A．leaving B．missing C．knocking D．approaching
A．When B．After C．Before D．Until
A．chasing B．pursuing C．looking D．seeking
A．awfully B．innocently C．bravely D．typically
A．pleased B．embarrassed C．surprised D．worried
A．acute B．unpleasant C．dynamic D．marvelous
A．music B．story C．language D．incident
A．sorry B．badly C．soon D．late
A．power B．importance C．nature D．potential
A．fear B．worry C．anger D．regret
A．damage B．lesson C．image D．process
A．mistake B．leisure C．nonsense D．mystery
A．should B．can C．need D．would
A．evidence B．donation C．gift D．talent
A．or B．otherwise C．too D．whereas
A．challenging B．struggling C．rising D．caring
On a Friday 11 , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was 12 , and many people 13 and put some money into the 14 of the young man.
The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of 15 and laid it on the ground. Then he began 16 . The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the 17 on that paper. “Last night ,a gentleman put a(n) 18 thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to 19 what it could be. After about half an hour, a man 20 there in a hurry and said ,“It can’t be true！You ...you ...”
The young violinist asked, “Did you 21 something?”
“Lottery (彩票).”the man answered 22 .
The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it？”he asked.
The man was too 23 to say a word ...George Sang 24a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he 25 50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would 26 to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Someone asked the violinist 27 he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “ 28 I don’t have much 29 , I live happily; but if I lose 30 I won’t be happy forever.”
A．morning B．night C．afternoon D．noon
A．quiet B．exciting C．beautiful D．familiar
A．passed by B．went away C．slowed down D．speeded up
A．wallet B．box C．bag D．hat
A．paper B．cloth C．glass D．plastic
A．singing B．playing C．working D．waiting
A．poems B．articles C．words D．texts
A．important B．fantastic C．dangerous D．interesting
A．argue B．care C．expect D．guess
A．came B．rushed C．walked D．left
A．get B．find C．forget D．lose
A．quickly B．anxiously C．seriously D．carefully
A．confused B．anxiously C．excited D．surprised
A．bought B．made C．found D．sold
A．handed out B．took out C．hunted for D．picked up
A．forget B．remember C．return D．picked up
A．where B．why C．when D．how
A．Because B．Although C．If D．While
A．money B．food C．time D．luck
A．friendship B．honesty C．hope D．love
A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in his car on a forest track for two months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday.
The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on Friday, February17, too weak to say more than a few words.
He was found not far from the city of Umea in the north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a ruined car until they dug their way to a window and saw movement inside.
The man, who was lying in the back seat in a sleeping bag, said he had been in the car since December 19.
“Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he had no food, but also since it’s been really cold for some time after Christmas.” a rescue team member told regional daily Vasterbottens- Kuriren, which broke the news.
Ebbe Nyberg, duty officer at the Umea police, said police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.
“We would not make up something like this. The rescue services were on site too and saw the same as us.” he told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
Umea University Hospital, where the man is recovering after being rescued by police and a rescue team, said in a statement he was doing well considering the circumstances.
Doctors at the hospital said humans would normally be able to survive for about four weeks without food. Besides eating snow, the man probably survived by going into a dormant-like(休眠似的) state, physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
“A bit like a bear that hibernates. Humans can do that.” he said. “He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees which the body adjusted to. Due to the low temperature, not much energy was used up.”
“Why the man ended up under the snow in the forest remains unknown,” police said.
“Police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.”implies that .
A．police didn’t think it true B．police were sure of the fact C．police had some doubt on the fact D．police had reasons to doubt the fact
A．he was only forty-five year old B．he did not use any energy C．he slept in the sleeping bag D．he was in a dormant-like state
A．A Traffic Accident B．A Long Sleep in Winter C．An Incredible Survival D．A Successful Rescue
Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman 36 decided to ask her boss for a 37 in salary. All day she felt 38 and worried. Late in the afternoon she summoned the 39 to approach her employer. To her 40 , the boss agreed to a raise.
The woman arrived home that evening, finding a beautiful table 41 with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home 42 and prepared a festive meal. She 43 if someone from the office had tipped him off, or ... did he just somehow know that she would not get _44 ?
She found him in the kitchen and told him the 45 news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful 46 Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It 47_ "Congratulations, darling ! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Following the supper, her husband went into the 48 to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the 49 , she read: "Don' t worry about not getting the raise! You 50 it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you. "
Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without 51 . What this man feels for his 52 is total acceptance and love, 53 she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes (抚慰，减轻) her 54 . He stands with her, no matter what life throws 55 their direction.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. "And love your friends. Love them without measure.
A．she B．who C．whom D．which
A．development B．promise C．raise D．post
A．nervous B．happy C．excited D．sorry
A．strength B．courage C．power D．tongue
A．regret B．disappointment C．horror D．delight
A．decorated B．fulfilled C．prepared D．set
A．early B．hurriedly C．happily D．angrily
A．asked B．understood C．wondered D．guessed
A．turned up B．turned over C．turned down D．turned in
A．shocking B．unimportant C．Unlucky D．good
A．discussion B．meal C．ceremony D．holiday
A．read B．wrote C．showed D．told
A．bedroom B．study C．kitchen D．garden
A．bed B．floor C．table D．plate
A．deserve B．own C．request D．remember
A．worry B．way C．method D．measure
A．employee B．wife C．friend D．colleague
A．whether B．if C．when D．how
A．happiness B．tears C．wounds D．duties
A．to B．from C．for D．in
Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “ I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I 36 first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies 37 always speak the truth.” The man 38 to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he 39 for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out 40 ? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I 41 . If I tell the truth, everyone will start 42 me and call me a thief. I would be 43 for stealing.” So the man 44 not to steal that night, and gave up this 45 habit.
Next day, he 46 to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man 47 he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the 48 of drinking wine.
In this 49 , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he 50 his promise to tell the truth at all times. 51 , he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 52 person.
Telling the truth is a very good 53 . If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 54 and become a person whom everyone 55 and favors.
Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.
A．give in B．join in C．give up D．set up
A．so B．but C．however D．and
A．persuaded B．promised C．preferred D．began
A．played B．drank C．thought D．recognized
A．stealing B．walking C．studying D．climbing
A．move B．say C．help D．lie
A．catching B．hating C．killing D．believing
A．expected B．hurt C．punished D．ignored
A．asked B．forgot C．pretended D．decided
A．bad B．special C．unfair D．funny
A．wanted B．went C．learnt D．stopped
A．before B．since C．as D．if
A．word B．idea C．power D．use
A．base B．block C．way D．place
A．recognized B．planned C．broke D．remembered
A．At present B．Face to face C．One by one D．On purpose
A．good B．strong C．rich D．calm
A．custom B．habit C．game D．hobby
A．tests B．hopes C．pleasure D．trouble
A．serves B．cheats C．likes D．dislikes