I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was and ill .
My father was a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always that after we give something up，we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. he answered his own question: “I the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be to give up my small irritations. In this ，I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though I am grateful for this one gift.
A．Certainly B．Therefore C．However D．Meanwhile
A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow
A．already B．still C．only D．once
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．stressful B．difficult C．impossible D．hopeless
A．as B．since C．before D．till
A．suggests B．promises C．seems D．requires
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．surprisingly B．immediately C．naturally D．certainly
A．had B．accepted C．gained D．enjoyed
A．touched B．astonished C．attracted D．warned
A．quiet B．calm C．relaxed D．happy
A．ready B．likely C．free D．able
A．case B．form C．method D．way
A．doubt B．wonder C．know D．guess
There was a big apple tree. A little boy liked around it every day. The little boy and he no longer played around the tree. One day the boy came back to the tree. He looked .
“What’s wrong you?” asked the tree.
The boy answered: “I want my own house. I need money to buy it.”
“You can pick my apples and them. Then you will have money.”
The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left .
A few years later, the boy came back. He told the tree that he wanted to travel around the world.
“Use my branches to build your boat.” the boy cut the tree branch.
Many years later, the boy returned. “Sorry, but I don’t have for you.” The tree said.
“All need is a place to rest.” said the boy.
The tree said, “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to rest.” The boy sat down. The tree was glad.
The tree in this story is like your parents. Your parents are like a tree. They always you, no matter where you are.
A．plays B．played C．playing D．to playing
A．grew up B．put up C．cheered up D．rang up
A．excited B．happy C．surprised D．sad
A．for B．of C．with D．on
A．buy B．sell C．eat D．make
A．happily B．angrily C．friendly D．lovely
A．Because B．But C．Or D．So
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．you B．he C．I D．We
A．worry B．love C．hate D．give
Grow deep roots
When I was young, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He ____invited us to play in this yard, but he was a very kind person.
Dr. Gibbs had some ___ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants would spoil them. If you watered them, each young tree would grow weaker and weaker. So you had to make things difficult for them and __the weaker trees early.
He talked about how watered trees grew shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in ____of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important. So he never watered his trees.
Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. When I came back home, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about 25 years ago. They were very big and strong. I planted some trees a few years later and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blow in, they ___a lot.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I hope that their lives will be ___. But now it’s time to change my thought . I know my children are going to face difficulties. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is get roots that reach deep into the brave heart. When the rains fall and the winds blow, we can face them strongly and won't be beaten down.
A．always B．never C．probably D．directly
A．general B．crazy C．interesting D．wrong
A．look up B．put off C．depend on D．pick up
A．search B．need C．charge D．favour
A．grow B．cover C．shake D．change
A．long B．easy C．difficult D．horrible
During my second year of middle school, our teacher gave us a test. I studied hard and ___ well in all the subjects, so the questions were not difficult for me. ____I stopped when I read the last one: “What is the _____ of the woman that cleans the school?”
Of course this was a joke. I saw the cleaning woman every day. She was short and about 60 years old. She had dark hair. But _____ would I know her name? I had never talked with her before. In fact, I had never even thought _____ talking to her. I started to feel rather guilty. Finally, I _____ my paper, without finishing the last question.
Before the class ended, one student asked, “Will the last question count toward _____ grade?” “ Of course,” the teacher said. “ In your life, you will meet many people. All are important. They deserve(值得) your attention and care, even if you just _____ and say hello to them.”
I’ve _____ forgotten that lesson. I should get to know all of the people who work and live around me. That was, perhaps, the most ____ lesson of my life. Later, I learned that the cleaning woman’s name was Dorothy.
A．became B．made C．got D．did
A．So B．But C．Or D．And
A．address B．number C．name D．hobby
A．where B．how C．what D．when
A．about B．over C．for D．back
A．gave away B．took away C．handed in D．handed out
A．we B．us C．ours D．our
A．shout B．smile C．cry D．laugh
A．never B．ever C．already D．just
A．difficult B．interesting C．important D．exciting
The natural world teaches us a great deal about recycling (循环再利用). In nature, recycling happens every day. For example, when leaves fall to the ground, they will turn into compost (肥料), helping ____ grow healthily and strong. When an animal dies, it becomes food for ____ animals. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags ____ can’t be broken down by nature. Our rubbish kills animals and ____ water and soil. ____ we continue making too much rubbish, the problem will only get ____ . If nature can’t reuse the rubbish, we ____ recycle it. We should clean up the rubbish we’ve made because nature can’t.
Recycling is important. In reusing material instead of throwing it away, we can also benefit from it. ____ the Earth is rich in natural materials like water and trees, these materials are not endless. We use up our natural materials much faster than the Earth is able to reproduce them. For example, each year we ____ more than 6,000 square miles of forest. But it ____ an average of 25 years for a new tree to grow.
Recycling can help us save the Earth, so let’s take action right now.
A．animals B．plants C．humans D．river
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．who B．which C．what D．where
A．pollutes B．produces C．recycles D．cleans
A．When B．Whether C．Why D．If
A．best B．better C．worse D．worst
A．may B．can C．must D．need
A．Because B．If C．Although D．As
A．break down B．grow up C．cut down D．fix up
A．spends B．costs C．pays D．takes
A．In the market. B．In the department store. C．In the post office. D．In the restaurant.
A．$ 11.50 B．$ 7.50 C．$12.50 D．$ 12.00
A．Coffee. B．Rice with chicken. C．Pizza. D．Salad.
A．主食 B．蔬菜 C．牛排 D．饮料
A．1517 B．94709 C．510 D．5485525