A man was bitterly envious of his neighbour．He spent long hours in prayer，wanting to be to his neighbour in every aspect of life．
One night，God appeared before him in a dream and said，“I am pleased with your ．Ask for a gift． your neighbour will get the same gift in double amount．”
He was glad but sad that his enemy would get a greater gift．He requested，“God， the sight in one of my eyes．”
With his single eye，he peeped at his neighbour but was to see his neighbour's sight was not lost! Confused，he to God，“Why don’t you keep your word?”
God said，“Son，I always keep my word． is not a gift，but a curse．You have the gift of sight in only one eye now，as asked by you．But your neighbour has sight in both of his eyes．I the gift．”
He suddenly from his dream and was sure that it was a message from God．Englightened by the dream，he went to his neighbour and begged his pardon for thinking and acting him．They embraced each other and were good friends thereafter．
A．cleverer B．previous C．stronger D．superior
A．prayer B．envy C．sorrow D．pity
A．Otherwiee B．But C．Therefore D．Besides
A．finish B．cut C．move D．destroy
A．delighted B．terrified C．surprised D．worried
A．blamed B．complained C．yelled D．hurried
A．Blindness B．Envy C．Disability D．Promise
A．relieved B．awarded C．kept D．doubled
A．awoke B．burst C．cried D．frightened
A．towards B．for C．against D．on
Last year, for a nationwide teacher conference, I was asked to make a presentation about my classroom. I immediately to offer to the conference photo collections and mementos （纪念物）that would prove how meaningful teachers’ work was in the world of classroom.
So, for weeks, I looked the drawers, boxes, and cupboard, hoping to find just the right prints that would tell of the spirit of my school and my community. All through September, I sought photos of lessons activties and accounts I had put away in my house. I asked my colleagues to help me find images or objects that would our most famous community members. By mid-October, I had made a list of them. But, I had also found something , something much more dear, and very rare.
I found photos of Craig, a high school senior, who gave up two weeks one summer to help little kids draw pictures at a camp. I found notes from Calvin whom I had taught for almost six years, and remembered how he always made sure every classmate felt accepted. I found a resume written by Carrie who herself without the help of parents, and who took night class, and never one. I found a copy of Macbeth in Portuguese, which belonged to an exchange student who read it first in her own , before reading it in ours. Thus she could be sure she wasn’t missing anything important in the . I found all my students, the students who had made me laugh, the students who had me with their courage and kindness, the students who had me to question what I knew of the world outside my own world, the students who had inspired me to expect more from them and from myself.
There I was, standing at my filing cupboard reviewing —not those I had taught, but the many I had learned.
I came to teaching, most teachers do, hoping to touch the hearts and minds of my students. What I never expected was how they would touch mine.
Today I walk through the door of my classroom ready to teach, but also to learn from the young people who are excited to teach me about them —their insights and interests, problems and anxieties, hopes and expectations.
A．decided B．managed C．preferred D．remembered
A．at B．over C．for D．through
A．anywhere B．everywhere C．somewhere D．nowhere
A．recognize B．represent C．regard D．replace
A．unknown B．familiar C．unexpected D．funny
A．abandoned B．enjoyed C．relaxed D．supported
A．changed B．missed C．took D．forgot
A．language B．way C．voice D．mind
A．translation B．paper C．expression D．copy
A．trusted B．filled C．provided D．moved
A．ordered B．consulted C．recommended D．challenged
A．documents B．lessons C．essays D．classes
A．as B．since C．even if D．now that
A．carefully B．seriously C．powerfully D．slightly
A．nervous B．eager C．confident D．lucky
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My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at . As for me, I both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really. It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, awind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit . Dad was always at his best in any , but at this moment he .
“John!!” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any. He was the one I always for strength and security. Before I could respond, aof water got into the boat. I rushed to the tillerit was too late. Another huge wall of waterthe boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely of him.
I swam to Dadand assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of . “It’s all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start for my father.
A．boating B．running C．swimming D．teaching
A．enjoyed B．desired C．hated D．learned
A．unforgivable B．unforgettable C．cheerful D．regretful
A．sent B．ordered C．invited D．allowed
A．calm B．icy C．stormy D．thundery
A．finished B．went C．seemed D．sounded
A．strong B．gentle C．cold D．hot
A．repeatedly B．lightly C．hardly D．violently
A．danger B．place C．sport D．job
A．suffered B．fell C．froze D．withdrew
A．look B．Help C．Run D．Jump
A．problem B．relationship C．machine D．boat
A．turned to B．lived with C．argued with D．objected to
A．fountain B．stream C．shower D．wave
A．if B．for C．after D．but
A．got through B．poured into C．turned over D．lifted up
A．ashamed B．protective C．tired D．afraid
A．hopelessly B．quickly C．slowly D．helplessly
A．pain B．anger C．fear D．shame
A．making up B．getting ready C．paying off D．looking out
This was our time，our senior year. My best friend Beth and I had big dreams…But in my world of “big dreams” this one small freshman did not appear on my radar(关注范围). My best friend Beth was the first to her.
“Kristi，did you see the girl standing by us in the lunch line --- she looks so ，so out of place.” We had heard of a family that had just to our town from the country of Cambodia. We knew there was supposed to be a girl at our school from that family，but we had yet to meet her until now.
Leourn was a small dark-haired beauty. She with the little English she knew and that made it very for her to get to know people in our small town．Every day Leourn kept her eyes fixed on the and we never，ever saw her .
What could we do to help Leourn？With and faith，we decided to let her know that there were people who . We sought out Leourn in the halls and said “ Hi ” and tried to continue to engage her in . Leourn responded to us with smiles and small talk.
When Valentine’s Day(情人节) came，I thought of Leourn and decided I would send her a for the holiday. Thinking that she was learning our language and customs，I simply wrote, “Happy Valentine’s Day,Leourn. Your friend Kristi.”
I will forget that Valentine’s Day.
For the time，Leourn was the one who me out. She found me in the hall with the carnation（康乃馨）in her hands. Then she did something ．She actually took her eyes off the floor，looked up at me with beautiful eyes and in a whisper said two words: “Thank You.”
It was a life-changing moment for me.
A．weak B．quiet C．short D．passive
A．accept B．greet C．notice D．introduce
A．lost B．sad C．concentrated D．deserted
A．settled B．transported C．travelled D．moved
A．kind B．strange C．new D．familiar
A．struggled B．practiced C．said D．continued
A．necessary B．convenient C．valuable D．hard
A．table B．floor C．wall D．ceiling
A．look up B．look away C．look down D．look out
A．curiosity B．interest C．love D．duty
A．helped B．wondered C．shared D．cared
A．conversation B．discussion C．explanation D．argument
A．finally B．suddenly C．immediately D．frequently
A．message B．call C．card D．flower
A．already B．just C．almost D．yet
A．often B．seldom C．never D．still
A．first B．second C．third D．last
A．made B．took C．packed D．sought
A．polite B．amazing C．interesting D．important
A．low B．light C．clear D．dim(模糊的)
For a few years，I have been wearing a ring on my right hand．It’s not always the same ring，but it's always a ring that has on it so that when I look at it，I'm or reminded of something important．I have made a of buying rings like this whenever I one in a store．Sometimes I give them away as to someone like Jennie ．
I first met Jennie in the waiting room and we had talked several times．One nightI sat down beside her and how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very condition．She told me that she didn’t know what to any more because it seened none of the from the doctors was good．They weren’t at all sure her son was going to the accident that had hurt him so badly．With in her eyes，she said，“They’re
my hope．
I knew then that it was just a coincidence that 1 was wearing the ring that I had on that day．As she to talk ,I quietly slipped the ring off my finger and it in Jennie’s hand. I told her to wear it to that God loved her and He would be with her through all of this .____ ___Jennie looked down at the ring，she got excited and then held it tightly，___ ____the word written on the ring was“HOPE”．
The last day 1 was at the hospital，I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift．She and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying，“Look，I have Hope!’’
A．words B．pictures C．names D．symbols
A．admired B．encouraged C．trusted D．puzzled
A．plan B．point C．1ist D．habit
A．lose B．order C．see D．design
A．gifts B．prizes C．1essons D．thanks
A．railway B．school C．hospital D．airport
A．asked B．explained C．thought D．found
A．favorable B．normal C．serious D．excellent
A．advice B．o news C．instructions D．comfort
A．defeat B．experience C．predict D．survive
A．apologies B．tears C．anger D．doubt
A．keeping up B．bringing back C．cutting off D．taking away
A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than
A．continued B．refused C．attempted D．started
A．threw B．placed C．hid D．stored
A．prove B．decide C．remember D．guess
A．Until B．Before C．Since D．When
A．for B．so C．yet D．and
A．shouted B．waved C．cheered D．hesitated
A．ever B．only C．just D．still
What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not enough.
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there issomeone else who can do it much better.
I have always enjoyed music and it isto me that every musician has aof their own. My father several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his ownsound.
Iread of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, " else can make the sound that you make." The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's but who is to say which is. It is said that, " is in the eye of the beholder, perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ".
Every person has a different tone of voice thatonly to them,we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way ofthat is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. Itbe the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.
Each person has a（an） on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it the same way that you do it. The next time you feel , remember "Nobody else can make the sound that you make. "
A．challenging B．worthy C．simple D．good
A．because B．although C．when D．if
A．seldom B．frequently C．never D．sometimes
A．satisfying B．interesting C．inspiring D．convincing
A．talent B．song C．life D．sound
A．played B．designed C．created D．possessed
A．turn down B．pick out C．call up D．give off
A．loudly B．powerful C．soundable D．special
A．once B．yet C．even D．still
A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Nobody D．Everybody
A．bigger B．deeper C．better D．lower
A．beauty B．interest C．patience D．honesty
A．speaker B．listener C．receiver D．observer
A．subscribes B．submits C．adapts D．belongs
A．but B．yet C．and D．for
A．speaking B．walking C．jumping D．behaving
A．must B．might C．would D．shall
A．alternative B．prospect C．duty D．impact
A．exactly B．obviously C．cautiously D．seriously
A．annoyed B．puzzled C．bothered D．discouraged