Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years.She would ____ down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started ___ me — her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt workworn and rough ____ my young skin.Finally，one night, I shouted out at her, “Don't do that any more—your hands are too rough！” she made no ____ and left quietly.But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her ____.
With the passing years, my ____returned to that night time after time.By then I ____ my mother's hands and her goodnight kiss.Sometimes the incident seemed very ____， sometimes far away, but always it was ____ in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I'm not a little girl any more.Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once ___ to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives ____.One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself ___to her house to spend the night with her.As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to ___the hair from my forehead.Then a ____， ever so gently , touched my forehead.I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I ____ the night my young voice complained.Catching Mom's hand in hand, I told her how ____I was for that night.I thought she'd remember ____ I did.But Mom didn't know what I was talking about.She had already forgotten and ____ long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new ____for my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was ____ to be found.
A．lie B．bend C．look D．fall
A．annoying B．astonishing C．delighting D．disappointing
A．along B．above C．against D．aside
A．reply B．promise C．request D．agreement
A．pity B．sadness C．apology D．love
A．feelings B．opinions C．spirits D．thoughts
A．missed B．forgot C．held D．shook
A．strange B．close C．serious D．common
A．stressed B．existed C．hidden D．exposed
A．expected B．changed C．reminded D．complained
A．yet B．away C．alone D．long
A．drawn B．carried C．moved D．stayed
A．cut B．wash C．brush D．take
A．tear B．kiss C．press D．hand
A．returned B．remembered C．realized D．recalled
A．sorry B．happy C．angry D．nervous
A．when B．how C．why D．as
A．disappeared B．forgiven C．apologized D．abandoned
A．imagination B．inspiration C．decoration D．appreciation
A．still B．soon C．nowhere D．anyhow
Without a shadow of a doubt, my grandfather is the single most influential person in my life. He was more than just my grandfather and I’m proud to say, my _________.
As a child there was no safer place than the security of his lap. I would watch horror movies on TV from behind his recliner. The monsters wouldn’t dream of _______ me there! He taught me how to appreciate beautiful foods. I remember, at age 5. __________ on a chair by the stove as he taught me how to make scrambled eggs.
He was warm, loving, firm and straightforward. He had a ________ of accepting whatever came his way with no _________ than a shrug. His deep faith carried him through what life had to offer.
He loved baseball ( especially the Pittsburgh Pirates- except when they ________ a game! ). He would often have one game on television while listening to another on his radio and he could tell you what was going on in both games. When he __________ 90, his other grandson, Bill, gave him an autographed photo of Willie Stargell, his favorite Pirate player. He was so __________ of that birthday present.
He was seldom sick. He just wouldn’t _______. Various family members often joked that he would be pushing all of us around the block in wheelchairs as he jogged. Some people have a small garden in their backyard. My grandfather had a huge ________. He would grow some flowers and vegetables. He always had something to do and it was __________ done well. Whenever anything was broken, it was taken to my grandfather.
At the age of 92 , he __________. Father of three, grandfather of three, great-grandfather of ten, friend of countless individuals, this remarkable man touched all of our lives and we are better for the experience.
I love you, grandpa.
A．grandpa B．friend C．colleague D．opponent
A．coming for B．rushing to C．moving about D．turning to
A．jumping B．lying C．climbing D．standing
A．day B．place C．way D．time
A．longer B．more C．less D．better
A．delayed B．called off C．lost D．gave up
A．neared B．passed C．grew D．turned
A．proud B．tired C．excited D．crazy
A．give up B．slow down C．send away D．take in
A．kitchen B．library C．tower D．garden
A．rarely B．scarcely C．always D．merely
A．passed away B．passed out C．passed through D．passed down
Morning is extremely important, because it is the beginning of a day. How you choose to your morning can often be used to predict what kind of day you are going to have.
each day with love and gratitude. When you get up in the morning, think of what a great luck it is to be —to see, to hear, to love, to have something to look forward to. Happiness is simply the feeling of appreciating others. Realize that it’s not happiness that makes us , but gratefulness that makes us happy. Don’t have pressure on each new morning. yourself from the things that you didn’t yesterday and made you down. Let yesterday go. Every morning is the start of a new day with new . Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.
A．live B．enjoy C．spend D．change
A．Compare B．Treat C．Concern D．Begin
A．awake B．alike C．ahead D．alive
A．meaningful B．grateful C．hopeful D．colorful
A．laid B．lain C．covered D．floated
A．Free B．Keep C．Comfort D．Cure
A．give out B．come out C．work out D．set out
A．views B．tasks C．difficulties D．opportunities
Once, in a lovely garden, lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitions that she had become very . One day, the naughty cockroach (蟑螂) got fed up with her showing off, and decided to teach her a .
She went to see the butterfly, and in front of everyone she told her that she wasn’t really that and that the butterfly only won the competitions because the judges had been . In reality, the cockroach was the most beautiful.
The butterfly was and told the cockroach, “I will you in a beauty competition, with whichever judges you yourself choose.”
“OK, I . See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach, and left without waiting for a .
That Saturday everyone went to the beauty competition. The butterfly arrived completely of victory until she saw who the judges were: cockroaches, worms, beetles. All of them preferred the ugliness and bad of the cockroach.
The butterfly was left and disappointed, wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life. , the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends.
A．pleased B．kind C．proud D．friendly
A．lesson B．class C．message D．text
A．excellent B．useful C．wonderful D．beautiful
A．fooled B．paid C．threatened D．instructed
A．angry B．disappointed C．sad D．sorry
A．aid B．beat C．show D．strike
A．doubt B．object C．accept D．know
A．competition B．word C．reply D．question
A．nervous B．confident C．clear D．afraid
A．shape B．taste C．look D．smell
A．sobbing B．laughing C．trembling D．singing
A．Certainly B．Fortunately C．Surprisingly D．Immediately
The world has never faced so much trouble before. People are within themselves about natural resources, territories and especially religions. In my opinion, laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to humanity without religions. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world . The idea may sound over-ambitious, and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep that laughter and only the laughter can unite the world, holding up a sense of brotherhood and friendship.
Studies also show that laughter helps your body to do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, for those who are unable to perform exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.
A．in peace B．in difficulty C．at war D．among challenge
A．unite B．unfold C．release D．handle
A．position B．ruler C．size D．order
A．belief B．advice C．intention D．plan
A．safe B．humorous C．common D．global
A．partly B．intensively C．especially D．universally
A．mental B．heart C．physical D．morning
Maybe you know the saying, “When you point one finger, there are three fingers pointing back to you.” One wise man had a version of this when he said, “Don't focus on the dust in your brother's eye while the dirt in your own eye.” Why do we do this? Because criticisms are always ourselves. When we criticize others, we do not expose them, but expose ourselves. We our own weakness and smallness.
A story in the old tales the difference in wisdom between the good and the bad. Once a king both Nelson and Dick. The king asks Nelson to go out into the kingdom and after finding someone less qualified than himself. Then he asks Dick to go out into the kingdom and return after finding someone than himself.
When Fool Dick returns, he tells the king that he couldn't find anyone better than himself. Wise Nelson says that he was to find anyone less qualified than himself on his return.
Moral of the story is something about human . Good people always look at their own and faults and consider themselves less qualified than others. Whereas bad people always look at the shortcomings and faults of others and themselves more qualified than others.
A．problem B．wisdom C．idea D．action
A．dropping B．holding C．ignoring D．neglecting
A．centered on B．put up with C．dealt with D．moved out
A．forget B．kill C．broadcast D．express
A．cancels B．explains C．doubts D．illustrates
A．meets with B．questions about C．worries about D．looks after
A．leave B．return C．wait D．stay
A．better B．faster C．higher D．shorter
A．But B．Although C．Moreover D．Therefore
A．happy B．quick C．disabled D．unable
A．side B．life C．thought D．psychology
A．shortcomings B．excuses C．worries D．advantages
A．consider B．take C．have D．keep