Peter Wiggins grew up in a poor family. He worked diligently at his ____ job as teaching assistant in a private kindergarten and put in three more hours at night as a parttime cashier at a ___. By the time Peter walked home with slow and heavy steps every day，it was often close to ____.
Peter worked very hard in order to ____ his aged parents who had retired as restroom cleaners with ____ savings left after putting Peter and his sister through school. Peter was the only ___， for his sister, Beth, was often in poor health.
One day, as Peter was walking home from ACE Supermarket where he ____， he stumbled(绊脚) upon a small brown packet on the pavement. The package was slightly ____.
So he picked it up to examine it more closely. To his ____， it contained fiftydollar bills. Peter knew it was not his to keep and that the ____ might urgently need the money.
Without ____， Peter walked quickly to the nearest police station and handed it over to Mr. Roberts who was the police officer ____ for that night. Surprised to see someone hand in such a large amount of cash ____，the police officer said that Peter was indeed a role model others could ____.
“It's nothing really...I was doing what ____ would have done，” Peter's face turned red as the officer continued to ask for his name and contact number so that the owner could ____ thank him. The next day, Peter received a ____. The owner of the lost money was none other than Peter's ____ at the ACE Supermarket! He had found out about Peter from Roberts and had decided to ____ Peter to the position of manager with a handsome increase in salary. He had also decided to pay for Beth's ___.Peter was overjoyed.
A．anytime B．shorttime C．daytime D．nighttime
A．supermarket B．night school C．restaurant D．hotel
A．morning B．noon C．evening D．midnight
A．settle B．impress C．support D．treat
A．more B．some C．little D．much
A．son B．breadwinner C．one D．assistant
A．stayed B．shopped C．worked D．visited
A．old B．torn C．familiar D．heavy
A．joy B．disappointment C．shock D．relief
A．leader B．assistant C．boss D．owner
A．success B．fear C．hesitation D．doubt
A．on behalf B．on duty C．on watch D．on purpose
A．unfinished B．unused C．untouched D．unexpected
A．look at B．look up to C．look down on D．look forward to
A．few B．none C．anybody D．policemen
A．independently B．personally C．cautiously D．regularly
A．letter B．notice C．call D．packet
A．colleague B．boss C．consumer D．enemy
A．introduce B．expose C．promote D．lead
A．university education B．travel costs C．holiday parties D．medical treatment
In an old city of Hungary, there used to be a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy．He had almost everything a boy could ever want，so he was only in the most rare objects. One day his parents bought him a very strange ．When the boy went to see his reflection(映像)in it，he looked very ．He tried smiling， his reflection continued with its sad expression
，the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys．He came home as happy as he could be，but he looked sad in that mirror, “What a(n) mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t properly!”
That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was ．The boy went over to see what had to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents Together the two children set off them. As the little girl wouldn't stop crying，the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to her up．After much walking，they her parents who were looking for her，very worried
Then the boy said to the family．When seeing the time， he to head for home．without toys and without ．In his room，to his great surprise，he found a(n) face in the mirror. And so he understood the of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having that little girl．
A．confident B．interested C．skilled D．rich
A．mirror B．book C．sweet D．toy
A．shy B．excited C．sad D．beautiful
A．for B．or C．and D．but
A．Proud B．Hungry C．Surprised D．Satisfied
A．already B．still C．once D．never
A．terrible B．nice C．big D．expensive
A．work B．move C．change D．appear
A．studying B．playing C．sleeping D．crying
A．devoted B．referred C．happened D．turned
A．in need of B．in honor of C．in search of D．in charge of
A．put B．cheer C．dress D．bring
A．found B．recognized C．1eft D．accepted
A．goodbye B．hello C．sorry D．no
A．refused B．agreed C．pretended D．decided
A．effort B．hope C．money D．doubt
A．red B．dark C．angry D．happy
A．meaning B．wonder C．game D．reason
A．true B．strange C．general D．good
A．introduced B．helped C．invited D．saved
Are you interested in Korean TV series? If so, you must know Dae Jang Geum (《大长今》). Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly _____. My girlfriend used to cook every evening. Well, now she does nothing but _____ herself in front of the TV when she’s not ____, and commands me, “You — go to make some instant noodles. Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean _____.”
She also swears to ____ all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum. So she orders me to ____ the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking. But when she presented her version of Korean food, it is like the dog-meal. “You can ____ get things done if you don’t have the right tools”, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy kitchen performances on ____. So I decided to ____ her a new kitchen knife. In a store, she became unusually ____ when making her selection. She finally picked one that was ____ Jang Geum’s. To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt knives, she ____ her cutting. As a result, she hurt her fingers three times. Fortunately，the knife is not ____ the salesman boasts.
My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean ____. Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a ____ like the one on Jang Geum’s dress. Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity shop (孕妇专卖店) where I recommend ( one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?” ____, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time. They were ____ when they saw what we were doing.
The Dae Jang Geum series __ realizing the ambition of the youth. However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s. ____ being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at the TV, a bag of chips in her hand. This situation has changed little ___ the series is now over.
A．increased B．degraded C．depressed D．raised
A．stand B．lie C．sit D．seat
A．at table B．at work C．on leave D．on business
A．fruit B．vegetables C．dishes D．cakes
A．learn B．eat C．cook D．perform
A．stand by B．stand for C．pass by D．go by
A．hardly B．easily C．difficultly D．carefully
A．her forks B．her spoons C．her knives D．her pans
A．lend B．borrow C．buy D．fetch
A．careless B．modest C．patient D．alert
A．similar to B．better than C．sharper than D．taken from
A．brought down B．speeded up C．slowed down D．improved
A．as fast as B．as sharp as C．as slow as D．as dull as
A．diet style B．dish flavor C．cooking style D．dressing style
A．butterfly knot B．inside pocket C．pretty collar D．long belt
A．Disappointedly B．Fortunately C．Coincidently D．Excitedly
A．pretty shocked B．pretty satisfied C．very pleased D．very puzzled
A．shoots at B．works at C．aims at D．directs at
A．In spite of B．Instead of C．Because of D．In case of
A．only if B．even though C．as if D．so that
True leadership is not just the ability to identify the talent and skill of the polished individuals around you. It involves being able to dig beneath the surface and discover .
Once there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his math class, and seemed in group activities. Most teachers would think of him as a problem student.
However, Anna was different. She believed the student was above in other areas so she created a strategy to find out.
Anna didn't the parents. Instead she organized a handful of activities in the class to get more information. In place of calling out for volunteers in class she created a for each Friday: Girls vs Boys.
The first week the class was totally . Everyone wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn. , Anna waited, and waited, and waited. Finally the teacher paired the boy with the most girl student in class.
Now the two teams had a score, all the students sat back eager to see the result. As the teacher placed the question on the board, most of the students began to their heads: this was a question they had never in class.
" !" the teacher yelled. Both students started doing it thinking of how to solve the complex question. Their classmates, full of , exclaimed, "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" The boy finished it just seconds before the girl and spun around with his raised, "I won!" Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed until Anna the result.
This was what Anna tried to get it turned out that the student wasn't bad, he was .
So we can see that hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical. Try your hand at this quality of leadership now and report your results.
A．truth B．treasure C．potential D．motivation
A．active B．cautious C．discouraged D．disconnected
A．immediately B．appropriately C．abnormally D．scarcely
A．1imit B．average C．prejudice D．value
A．contact B．comfort C．warn D．blame
A．dilemma B．debate C．game D．competition
A．creative B．noisy C．enthusiastic D．curious
A．Yet B．Still C．Somehow D．Therefore
A．arbitrary B．wise C．ridiculous D．puzzled
A．elegant B．careless C．hard-working D．considerate
A．rare B．close C．poor D．different
A．turn B．1ift C．shake D．nod
A．raised B．feared C．overlooked D．covered
A．Go B．Hurry C．Look D．Try
A．skillfully B．slowly C．casually D．abruptly
A．anger B．anxiety C．courage D．excitement
A．arms B．hopes C．confidence D．eyes
A．obtained B．analyzed C．confirmed D．adjusted
A．upset B．bored C．tired D．spoiled
A．foreseeing B．assessing C．appreciating D．recognizing
I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a not an obligation (责任，义务).
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children a personal . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so , so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (宽容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand . When criticisms (批评) are really needed, they should be with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around to build their lives. This means teaching them to the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed and ________. A child who is lied to will . A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.
No child asks to be . If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child .
A．find B．afford C．get D．accept
A．disappointed B．unhappy C．guilty D．dissatisfied
A．supply B．hope C．way D．hand
A．healthy B．honest C．eager D．wealthy
A．get a job B．get married C．go abroad D．live alone
A．time B．duty C．right D．energy
A．service B．pleasure C．habit D．favor
A．affair B．value C．belief D．ability
A．compared B．brought C．forced D．taken
A．unusual B．unsure C．unknown D．unfair
A．gently B．properly C．nearly D．possibly
A．in time B．now and then C．at once D．right now
A．honor B．failure C．progress D．test
A．mixed B．included C．balanced D．shared
A．it B．which C．whom D．what
A．consider B．refuse C．follow D．respect
A．blame B．experience C．example D．lesson
A．lie B．win C．lose D．cry
A．praised B．born C．alone D．poor
A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something
Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
When I was a senior in high school, I knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career.
Writing had basically me when I was only 7 years old, since that time, I’d been bombarded by guidance counselors and career planners who all me to have “a back-up plan” in case writing didn’t work out.
I’d never even a different career path, so I was very and worried. After much thought, I decided would be my “back-up plan,” and I signed up for a class through my high school.
This that every morning, I would serve as a teacher’s helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher, Mr. Ralston. Morning after morning, I showed up in Mr. Ralston’s classroom and papers for him.
Sometimes, I even a lesson or two. It was fun, and the students seemed to like me, so I was surprised when it came time for my . Mr. Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked, “Do you really want to teach?”
“Had I really been that ?” I thought.
“Don’t misunderstand. You’ll do fine in teaching,” he continued. “But, is your really in it?”
“Not really,” I . “I want to write. I want to write news stories and fiction and poetry and so much more…but I’ve been told it’s tough to make it as a writer I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers to pursue writing.”
As I shared with Mr. Ralston my hopes, dreams and carefully plotted-out back-up plan, he smiled and said, “Why are you preparing to with this back-up plan? If you want to be a writer, go for it! Pursue writing!”
Mr. Ralston’s to follow my dreams was the little nudge I needed to help me push past my of not making it as a writer and simply “Go for it!”
That’s what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in season. So, let’s try and be like Mr. Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone’s life today.
A．even B．never C．already D．also
A．reminded B．entertained C．accompanied D．chosen
A．or B．and C．for D．but
A．urged B．forced C．taught D．persuaded
A．created B．taken C．considered D．examined
A．embarrassed B．confused C．annoyed D．frightened
A．writing B．teaching C．studying D．compiling
A．meant B．indicated C．suggested D．revealed
A．read B．set C．graded D．composed
A．reviewed B．skipped C．took D．presented
A．application B．evaluation C．instruction D．qualification
A．transparent B．shallow C．superior D．ambitious
A．eye B．mind C．heart D．focus
A．interrupted B．joked C．admitted D．apologized
A．unless B．if C．because D．so
A．up B．apart C．along D．off
A．fail B．follow C．depart D．compete
A．encouragement B．determination C．tendency D．attempt
A．dreams B．fears C．regrets D．mistakes
A．peak B．low C．due D．New