I had always cared about sick children and tried to help them. But when my little grandson received third degree burns, I learned first-hand how a loving adult feels when his/her child is suffering and he/she can’t take the pain away. This experience me to feel sorry for parents with sick children.
One mom told me that she like running into the street and screaming, “My child is sick. Would somebody please help us?” It breaks my that these parents are so anxiously(忧虑地) searching for someone to care and help them the hard times of watching their helpless child suffer. So I decided to do something to help them.
Two years ago, I almost lost my eyesight. Luckily, I regained(恢复) some eyesight, but I was no longer able to work. I had a lot of time. At first, I thought that my life was because I couldn’t do any of the things I used to do. I believed that my life had no purpose and I was no to anybody anymore. I began to be interested in surfing the Internet for information.
One day I received several emails asking for help for sick children. I decided to post their stories and pictures on a webpage. What began as a has grown into a fulltime job I enjoy doing every day. Since my website was built, I’ve received tens of emails from worried parents asking me to put their child’s story online. And over 325 volunteers have me to send children “happy mail” without being paid.
A．bored B．puzzled C．helpless D．hopeful
A．made B．advised C．guided D．led
A．seemed B．felt C．looked D．sounded
A．heart B．head C．legs D．face
A．over B．with C．across D．through
A．But B．Though C．So D．Since
A．meaningless B．meaningful C．interesting D．boring
A．point B．sense C．good D．hope
A．picture B．wish C．hobby D．website
A．paid B．joined C．invited D．advised
One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our minds we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to 1._____a new place or country, we 2._____what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the habit people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 3._____. Things are often very different from the way we 4._____them to be.
One of the 5._____ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 6._____ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had studied and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 7._____ to be no way of 8._____ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 9._____ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 10._____.
The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 11._____: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 12._____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 13._____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and understand my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 14._____ nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 15._____ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
A．visiting B．seeking C．reaching D．discovering
A．imagine B．know C．feel D．guess
A．quickly B．simply C．correctly D．neatly
A．required B．wished C．left D．expected
A．funny B．dull C．famous D．silly
A．managing B．trying C．thinking D．hoping
A．used B．ought C．seemed D．had
A．making B．finding C．turning D．letting
A．gave B．sat C．woke D．got
A．dream B．lesson C．research D．exercise
A．softly B．loudly C．slowly D．firmly
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．eyes B．feet C．head D．body
A．accept B．remember C．hear D．receive
A．count B．say C．add D．speak
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how 1 you have worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to those who 2 not to take the test.”
Many students thanked the teacher and left. The teacher looked at the students left and said, “Does anyone else want to get a ‘B’? This is your last 3 .” Two more students decided to go.
Only seven students were still in the classroom. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just 4 an ‘A’ in this class. Keep believing in 5 .
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could give. Students who are not 6 in what they have learned are ‘B’ students at most.
The same is 7 in our daily life. The ‘A’ students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have 8 both successes and failures. They have got life’s lessons, not only from normal education, but from events in their 9 , and have become 10 people. You see, one should always believe in himself.
A．luckily B．terribly C．quietly D．hard
A．dislike B．go C．prefer D．start
A．chance B．trouble C．test D．idea
A．given B．sent C．discovered D．received
A．himself B．yourself C．themselves D．ourselves
A．confident B．lucky C．difficult D．easy
A．wrong B．impossible C．true D．good
A．heard of B．dreamed of C．learned from D．caredabout
A．studies B．activities C．lives D．trips
A．ruder B．braver C．worse D．better
“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be 1 .”
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a 2 “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I’m, er…I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said 3 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give me a 4 to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.
My first goal was to 5 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway 6 passing Jeff’s smiling face.
My next step was to 7 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 8 to add these activities to our school program.
An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with 9 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his 10 . The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
A．heard B．chosen C．invited D．followed
A．polite B．loud C．warm D．cheerful
A．proudly B．quickly C．nervously D．regretfully
A．suggestion B．chance C．message D．change
A．print B．invent C．create D．send
A．with B．by C．through D．without
A．carry out B．try out C．work out D．find out
A．agreed B．wanted C．expected D．asked
A．pride B．surprise C．patience D．hope
A．luck B．spirit C．life D．success
Each day I took the same route to work and passed by a security guard (保安）. 1 greeted everyone walking by and made small talk with many of the passers-by and wishing them well. His simple “hello” made people feel 2 . His cheerful smile became a part of my day. When he was absent, many people noticed it, and I felt a little bit empty.
The first few times, I didn’t say hello back to him when he greeted me. I was 3 in my own world. On Monday the security guard asked me:“How was your weekend?” I told him about my visit to California, to see my mother, who had colon cancer. I 4 how I visited her each month. “The time with my mother is so precious(珍贵的), 5 I know that each time may be the last.”
He listened like a close friend I’d known for years. He felt my 6 and my love. He shared how he had lost his father to cancer two years before. He said, “I understand what you are going through. My father passed away while I was serving in Germany. Because of some reasons I was unable to fly back in time. I was unable to say goodbye to him. I wish I could have been with him, given him a hug, and told him I loved him. You are really lucky to have the gift of 7 .”
As I walked away, I realized I did not even know his name. The following day, on my way to work, I said: “After we spent all that time 8 yesterday, I still don’t know your name.” He answered, “Gary.” I responded back, “I’m Deborah.”
After that, we talked and shared stories about our weekends, dreams and families.
Later, Gary got 9 a new job and moved away. It’s been several years since I last spoke to him, yet the memory feels like yesterday. Gary reached out to me, 10 me and made my morning the best part of the day. I experienced the beauty of friendship and love.
In the business of life, we often forget to wish a stranger hello although how easy it is, and how great and lasting a 11 it can make. When you say hello to a stranger you become like a pebble(鹅卵石) thrown into a pond. With each ripple (波纹）you create, you spread love that continues to 12 . Make a point of saying hello to a stranger today. You will give the gift that keeps on giving.
A．She B．They C．He D．I
A．nervous B．funny C．special D．surprised
A．lost B．left C．missed D．dropped
A．wondered B．shared C．realized D．found
A．because B．so C．and D．but
A．weakness B．illness C．sorriness D．sadness
A．god B．time C．nature D．friendship
A．thinking B．calling C．crying D．talking
A．offered B．afforded C．invited D．chosen
A．moved B．touched C．told D． helped
A．progress B．sense C．trouble D．difference
A．receive B．send C．give D．create
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25.
I was the nurse on duty that day. I didn't think there would be any patients. Just then five bodies1 at my desk, a pale woman and four small children.
“Are you all sick?” I asked.
“Yes,” she said2 , lowering her head.
But when they described their problems, things got a little strange. Two of the children had headaches, but they didn’t show any 3 of headaches at all. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother4 of a cough but seemed to work to produce it.
I didn't say anything,5 I explained that they might wait for a little while before a doctor saw her. She answered, “Take your time; it's warm here.”
I checked the chart after another nurse had finished registering(登记) the family. No6 —they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.
I looked at the family by the Christmas tree. The littlest one was pointing at the television and saying something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at lights on the Christmas tree.
I went back to the nurses' station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses who felt bored with 7 Christmas, turned to compassion((怜悯) for the family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into action. We began to prepare a party for our Christmas8 . We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. We collected from different departments candies, crayons and other things available that could be presents.
9 , as the family walked to the door to leave, the four-year-old child came running back, gave me a hug and10 , “Thanks for being our angels today.”
A．set up B．put up C．cheered up D．showed up
A．excitedly B．loudly C．weakly D．strongly
A．systems B．signs C．symbols D．secrets
A．explained B．expressed C．complained D．compared
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．address B．age C．name D．money
A．amazing B．working C．interesting D．surprising
A．nurses B．doctors C．guests D．patients
A．Soon B．Suddenly C．Later D．However
A．screamed B．jumped C．whispered D．replied