I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, customers to carry as many packages as they could. I also needed to have my own package . The queue moved very slowly. My patience and I got annoyed. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.
“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move to make room for me to get to the .
I stepped out, about the service conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very . I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a but I was a stranger. So I did what I could in a minute she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat . Then her face softened and her shoulders . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people’s and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that every day to let it me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.
A．found B．disliked C．kept D．avoided
A．hoping B．welcoming C．requiring D．ordering
A．paid B．received C．weighed D．bought
A．died out B．faded out C．burst out D．ran out
A．business B．duty C．turn D．part
A．on B．about C．in D．aside
A．counter B．office C．exit D．car
A．talking B．complaining C．worrying D．hearing
A．headed B．looked C．pulled D．turned
A．way B．time C．direction D．course
A．slow B．stable C．light D．heavy
A．rough B．dull C．smooth D．bright
A．smile B．hug C．bag D．touch
A．until B．though C．before D．since
A．excited B．frightened C．cheered D．confused
A．trembled B．raised C．relaxed D．tightened
A．what B．that C．how D．when
A．appearances B．reactions C．behaviors D．expressions
A．treatment B．awareness C．conclusion D．achievement
A．remind B．warn C．convince D．tell
It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband wouldn’t come back until late and I had 16 to sit down in a comfortable armchair in the living room and read a book. I 17 the children to bed early and 18 a cold supper and some coffee. Soon I was sitting comfortably with a plate 19 with food before me and a book at my side.
I was just beginning to eat when the telephone rang. I put down my knife and fork and hurried to 20 it. By the time I got back to the living room, my coffee 21 cold. After I finished my 22 I began to drink my coffee with my book 23 at page one. Suddenly there was a 24 at the door. It gave me such a great surprise that I spilt the 25 and made an ugly stain（污迹）on my skirt. Some stranger had got 26 and wanted me to show him the way. It 27 ages to get rid of him. At last I 28 to sit down again and actually read a whole page without any more interruption until the baby woke up. He began crying loudly and I rushed upstairs. The baby was 29 awake at eleven o'clock when my husband came home. I should have cried myself when he asked me if I had a(n) 30 evening！
A．decided B．started C．come D．hurried
A．put B．made C．threw D．allowed
A．boiled B．heated C．cooked D．prepared
A．full B．filled C．filling D．to be filled
A．receive B．accept C．answer D．reply
A．was getting B．had got C．would get D．got
A．supper B．drinking C．reading D．coffee
A．opening B．opened C．open D．being opened
A．stranger B．knock C．dog D．man
A．food B．supper C．coffee D．plate
A．lost B．gone C．missing D．disappeared
A．cost B．spent C．paid D．took
A．tried B．hoped C．managed D．decided
A．already B．still C．possibly D．almost
A．pleasant B．exciting C．friendly D．lonely
Recently I was invited to attend a party that helps children seriously injured in the big earthquake that happened this May. I went because I 31 .
At the party, all the children were given paints in bright, beautiful colors. After a short time, as I 32 , I saw blue clouds, orange sunrises and purple flowers. The33 were all bright.
The boy sitting next to me was painting a heart, but it was 34 and lifeless. It lacked (缺乏) the bright colors that his fellow (同伴) “_35_” had used.
I thought maybe he took the only paint that was 36 and it just happened to be dark. But when I asked him about it, he said his 37 was that color. I asked him why and he told me that he was very 38 . He looked straight into my eyes and said, “There is 39 anyone can do that will help.”
I certainly 40 why he was sad. I said, “It isn’t 41 that there is nothing anyone can do to help. Other people may not be 42 to make you recover better…but we can do things 43 giving bear hugs (拥抱), which will 44 when you are feeling sad.” I also told him that I’d be happy to give him one 45 he could see what I meant. He immediately gave me a huge hug and I thought my own heart would burst with the 46 I felt for this sweet boy.
As the day was coming to an end, I was getting ready to 47 home. I turned around and found that standing there with 48 on his face was the little boy. He said, “My heart is 49 colors. It is getting brighter. Those 50 really do work.” On my way home I felt my own heart had changed to a brighter color, too.
A．moved B．touched C．hated D．cared
A．looked up B．looked down C．looked over D．looked around
A．pictures B．walls C．pencils D．lights
A．bright B．dark C．active D．brave
A．artists B．writers C．teachers D．visitors
A．used B．chosen C．allowed D．left
A．hand B．heart C．skin D．memory
A．wise B．silly C．sick D．healthy
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．understood B．doubted C．noticed D．liked
A．wrong B．true C．reasonable D．clear
A．happy B．anxious C．able D．willing
A．to B．after C．like D．for
A．use B．help C．cheer D．enjoy
A．so that B．as if C．even if D．in case
A．feeling B．love C．sense D．impression
A．reach B．be C．settle D．go
A．a surprise B．anger C．a smile D．fear
A．changing B．having C．developing D．drawing
A．words B．smiles C．hugs D．photos
It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 31 any November day. His 32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 33 . One morning, I walked slowly 34 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 35 those good people would not see me. I was 36 . My first thought was, how would I ever 37 them? I didn’t have the 38 to brush my hair, 39 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and 41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and 43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard 45 words from the people who supported me during those 46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I 48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form 50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
A．on B．in C．like D．for
A．body B．soul C．shoe D．footprint
A．sweep up B．drop off C．fall down D．pile up
A．upstairs B．downstairs C．indoors D．outdoors
A．so B．yet C．and D．for
A．delighted B．disappointed C．annoyed D．ashamed
A．pay B．award C．reward D．treat
A．courage B．strength C．spirit D．power
A．stand alone B．leave alone C．sit alone D．let alone
A．frequently B．gradually C．hardly D．uncertainly
A．intelligence B．independence C．excellence D．qualification
A．achieve B．praise C．respect D．promote
A．supply B．support C．contribution D．similar
A．burden B．job C．business D．sorrow
A．sensitive B．same C．considerate D．similar
A．blue B．rainy C．bright D．snowy
A．despair B．difficulty C．pain D．regret
A．still B．once C．even D．never
A．worse B．less C．more D．better
A．facing B．noticing C．managing D．expressing
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of 36 .
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking 37 I might do and found I didn’t have much to 38 . I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first, but the 39 began when I agreed to 40 , so that I would be there if my 41 had to go out for business in the evening. We 42 that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me off the next. But 43 , it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely 44and fed up, because I had too many 45 nights and early mornings with the children.
46 Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my 47 . She suggested that I should take a (n) 48 and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I did not think I would be 49 because I didn’t take many exams in school. She 50 me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience 51 for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to 52 my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I’ve got a full-time job there, I shall always be 53 to Megan. I wish I had known 54 that you could have a career, 55 you aren’t top of the class at school.
A．challenge B．career C．course D．award
A．when B．how C．what D．why
A．learn B．teach C．share D．offer
A．problems B．questions C．work D．career
A．stay up B．play with C．look after D．live in
A．friend B．boss C．classmate D．parent
A．agreed B．thought C．hoped D．believed
A．particularly B．clearly C．unfortunately D．specially
A．excited B．tired C．surprised D．disappointed
A．early B．late C．long D．hard
A．Another B．That C．This D．One
A．condition B．work C．children D．situation
A．course B．exam C．college D．duty
A．hired B．recognized C．accepted D．known
A．promised B．persuaded C．allowed D．made
A．explained B．showed C．counted D．meant
A．take B．get C．lay D．leave
A．warm B．kind C．thankful D．friendly
A．later B．earlier C．more D．less
A．even if B．only if C．since D．as
When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me．I never had a father, though in my neighborhood that's not 31 ．I know some kids just like me．You have to 32 yourself．
There are fights and killings all the time．I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant．1 could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark and my mom33 let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact, I did so well that in sixth grade, I entered the 34 class, and Mr．Clark was the teacher．I felt so 35 to have him for a second year!
He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera．Before the show, he36 us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We didn't want to let him37 , so we listened to him attentively.
38 of us were surprised when Mr．Clark was selected as Disney's 2000 Teacher of the Year．When he learned he'd won, he said he would39 three names out of a hat; he would go to Los Angeles to get the40 with those students．But41 it came time to draw names, Mr．Clark said, "You're all going."
He got42 to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton．People were43 , but Mr．Clark really cared about us．There's no way I can44 most teachers doing that．No way．But he saw something in us that nobody else saw.
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears．We didn't want his class to45 ．In my new school year, we were all happy when Mr．Clark 46in our class once again．He's been a 47 in our lives.
In 2003, Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to48 school supplies and visit orphanages．It was the most amazing49 of my life．It's now my50 to one day start a group of women's clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
A．common B．normal C．real D．unusual
A．comfort B．encourage C．watch D．tolerate
A．couldn’t B．wouldn’t C．shouldn’t D．mustn’t
A．local B．general C．gifted D．scared
A．sudden B．lucky C．annoyed D．anxious
A．treated B．directed C．showed D．swapped
A．off B．out C．up D．down
A．Some B．Any C．None D．Many
A．give B．enter C．draw D．register
A．reward B．bonus C．diploma D．award
A．after B．when C．before D．since
A．donations B．suggestions C．requests D．messages
A．excited B．satisfied C．ashamed D．amazed
A．suggest B．advocate C．imagine D．complain
A．end B．start C．continue D．last
A．picked up B．showed up C．rang up D．packed up
A．colleague B．sponsor C．success D．constant
A．deliver B．collect C．display D．recommend
A．adventure B．experience C．vacation D．interview
A．dream B．conclusion C．turn D．demand