I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet , which gave me motivation and ambition.
There were several years that have left an extremely bitter taste in my mouth .The first few months after my mother’s remarriage were sweet: baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things . Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were by days Emily and I spent lonely in our rooms under our stepfather’s . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had a war field. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation. Then one evening, after another argument had , we were left homeless . And later a friend of my mother let us stay with her. Instead of focusing on our economic problem, my mother pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a life. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills. , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the of perseverance (坚持不懈) and education.
And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.
A．behavior B．adventure C．activity D．experience
A．continued B．changed C．ruined D．disappeared
A．concerned B．associated C．provided D．replaced
A．sympathy B．offers C．orders D．efforts
A．separated B．interrupted C．harmed D．prepared
A．turned into B．turned up C．turned down D．turned on
A．broke B．caused C．erupted D．delayed
A．mistakenly B．obviously C．selflessly D．unwillingly
A．important B．difficult C．dangerous D．comfortable
A．Instead B．Otherwise C．Meanwhile D．Therefore
A．value B．cost C．price D．theme
A．mistakes B．appointments C．arrangements D．achievements
I know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a but didn't realize how much until classes began.
I on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often, _____ finishing my homework before it was to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and the I received showed my lack of . I realized that I needed to find some sort of .
So, the next day I created a that would my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, I was only able to it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much .
So I tried another plan. This one lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then, the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time.
This is the I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is . Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.
My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I'm that I've learned to balance things and it has helped me for what is to come after graduation.
A．disaster B．trouble C．challenge D．competition
A．kept B．got C．took D．caught
A．as well as B．in order to C．not only D．instead of
A．point B．late C．ready D．time
A．seldom B．always C．hardly D．never
A．grade B．rank C．degree D．title
A．intelligence B．confidence C．exercise D．effort
A．change B．skill C．balance D．improvement
A．form B．method C．timetable D．system
A．average B．divide C．arrange D．organize
A．and B．but C．so D．then
A．accept B．collect C．follow D．insist
A．influence B．pressure C．question D．doubt
A．provided B．needed C．formed D．included
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．among B．under C．from D．with
A．method B．skill C．experience D．way
A．important B．valuable C．limited D．up
A．convinced B．glad C．sure D．ungrateful
A．prepare B．enable C．practise D．equip
If you think you are sick, you are no matter what anyone else says. On the other hand, if you believe in your , and if he tells you that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The effect of the mind upon the body and sometimes can be powerful. It exists one is aware of it or not.
Take the case of Mrs. Green, for example. She get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some things that she used to enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which prevented her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about her conditions, she felt. At last she went to see her doctor, whom she had known . The doctor listened to her and gave her a very . Then he said to her. “There is wrong with you physically, I accept the fact that you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some that should help. I want you to one after dinner and one half an hour going to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me you feel.”
The next day Mrs. Green , “Doctor, I had the first night’s sleep in two months last night. is in these pills?” The doctor said, “It’s an old formula(配方)I have for years. Just keep on taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s what a little baking soda(苏打) can do!”
A．healthy B．well C．sick D．pleasant
A．doctor B．father C．mother D．nurse
A．exist B．doesn’t exist C．never exist D．does exist
A．whether B．neither C．no matter D．either
A．was unable B．was able to C．was unable to D．could
A．uneasy B．difficult C．simple D．trouble
A．the worse B．worse C．the better D．the less
A．before long B．since years C．for years D．years ago
A．thorough study B．careful examination C．general research D．clear check
A．nothing serious B．serious nothing C．nothing seriously D．Seriously nothing
A．or B．instead C．but D．and
A．pills B．advice C．drinks D．suggestions
A．eat B．take C．drink D．use
A．when B．since C．after D．before
A．what B．whether C．how D．why
A．telephoned B．wrote C．complained D．said
A．bad B．terrible C．good D．right
A．Whoever B．Whichever C．However D．Whatever
A．sold B．written C．read D．used
A．curious B．terrible C．wonderful D．Serious
My wife was shouting at Sindu again．I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene．My daughter Sindu looked __．Her eyes were wet with tears．In front of her was a bowl ___with bitter melon（苦瓜）．Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed_ _ in the “cooling effects” of bitter melon. I tried to __ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls．She __ down a bit and wiped her tears．Then she said she would eat the __bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for．I agreed．Slowly and __ , she finished the whole bowl．After that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with __. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head __. “Impossible!”shouted my wife．However, I knew that if I __ my promise, Sindu would neverlearn to her own．So I decided to keep my promise．
On Monday morning, I __ her off at school．Just then，a boy shouted, “Sindu,wait for me!” struck me was his hairless head．I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, “Sir, your __is great indeed!” I didn't __. She continued,“That boy is my son．He is __ from Leukemia（白血病）．He lost all his hair_ __the side effects of the chemotherapy（化疗）．He __ to come back to school because hewas afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him．Sindu visited him last week andpromised to help him, but I __ imagined that she would sacrifice（牺牲）her lovely hair for thesake（缘由）of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a（n） __ soul for achild.”
I didn't know what to say．It was then that I knew what love really was．
A．frightened B．excited C．moved D．disappointed
A．provided B．covered C．equipped D．filled
A．heavily B．angrily C．firmly D．happily
A．permit B．persuade C．forbid D．order
A．went B．calmed C．came D．fought
A．sweet B．entire C．bitter D．little
A．angrily B．worriedly C．sadly D．painful
A．expectation B．happiness C．satisfaction D．pride
A．nodded B．shaved（剃头） C．washed D．cut
A．kept B．broke C．made D．share
A．Keep B．remind C．share D．take
A．sent B．dropped C．took D．picked
A．It B．Something C．That D．What
A．wife B．daughter C．view D．life
A．insist B．request C．understand D．move
A．dying B．suffering C．escaping D．recovering
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．because of
A．tended B．refused C．promised D．determined
A．nearly B．never C．ever D．seldom
A．abstract B．noble C．simple D．horrible
After my doctor’s appointment, I took a seat in the lobby (大厅), waiting for my mom to pick me up. Sitting beside me was a gray-haired woman. I thought she might be a English teacher because she impressed(给…留下印象)me as a person with knowledge and confidence. And as I my library book to read, I could feel her eyes carefully looking in my direction(方向). My thoughts kept moving from the beautiful woman to thoughts of . My classmates had been presents to buy for each other upon graduation. It had never me that kids bought presents for graduation. I had no money. And I couldn’t ask my parents: they had no money either.
My mind was still in thought when I heard some noise at the entrance doors. There was an elderly woman in a wheelchair and another older woman trying to her along. People coming into the lobby were too busy to help them, them to struggle alone. I jumped to help them. I eased them both sets of doors and rode with them on the . Then I made sure they found the right office. They thanked me. I told them it was my . I was on my way down in the elevator I realized that I had left my backpack on the lobby chair. My backpack had of value in it. But then I remembered that my library book was also on the chair.
Luckily they were both safely on the chair, just as I had left them. As I sat down, I could feel the beautiful gray-haired woman’s eyes on me. She seemed proud for some . Then her taxi arrived, and, without a word, she was . I opened my backpack. To my surprise, inside my backpack was a fifty-dollar bill!
The beautiful woman with the look in her eyes suddenly came into my . I had been kind to a stranger, and , a stranger had been kind to me.
A．friendly B．beautiful C．powerful D．generous
A．boring B．strict C．native D．former
A．received B．borrowed C．removed D．lifted
A．school B．hospital C．library D．family
A．discussing B．packing C．ordering D．designing
A．persuaded B．told C．hit D．beaten
A．slowly B．suddenly C．finally D．secretly
A．roll B．carry C．pull D．push
A．helping B．suggesting C．leaving D．hoping
A．wheelchair B．elevator C．taxi D．floor
A．duty B．responsibility C．pleasure D．relief
A．when B．until C．once D．since
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．grateful B．sad C．amazing D．smiling
A．reason B．excuse C．thought D．idea
A．lost B．gone C．missing D．moved
A．sitting B．hiding C．lying D．living
A．funny B．confident C．proud D．foolish
A．mind B．brain C．head D．life
A．in the end B．in a way C．in short D．in turn
There was a small boy living on a farm which seemed like so far away from everywhere. He needed to get up before sunrise(日出) every morning to start his and out again later to do the evening ones.
During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence（篱笆）so in the distance he could see the house with windows. He thought how great it would be to live there and his mind would wander to imagine the modern equipment and appliances(电器) that might exist in the house. “If they could golden windows, then there must have other nice things.” He then himself . “Some day I will go there and see this place.”
Then one his father told him to stay at home and his father would do the chores（杂务）. Knowing that this was his , he packed a sandwich and across the field towards the with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how he the distance and something else was very wrong. As he approached the house, he saw golden windows but instead of a place with in bad need of a painting surrounded by a broken down . He went to the tattered (破烂的) screen door and knocked. A small boy very close to his opened the door.
He asked him if he had seen the house with the golden windows. The boy said “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch (走廊). As he sat there, he looked from where he just came where the turned the windows of his home to golden.
A．works B．chores C．songs D．jobs
A．white B．yellow C．golden D．red
A．like B．see C．provide D．afford
A．agreed B．talked C．promised D．asked
A．wonderful B．distant C．strange D．accessible
A．day B．evening C．afternoon D．morning
A．chance B．choice C．time D．moment
A．flew B．ran C．moved D．headed
A．place B．house C．field D．farm
A．misjudged B．judged C．misunderstood D．understood
A．few B．many C．various D．no
A．window B．fence C．door D．wall
A．father B．weight C．age D．height
A．forward B．back C．left D．right
A．moon B．sun C．sunset D．sunrise