Santa Can Come before Christmas
It was last June. I entered a supermarket to pick some vegetables，when a young man asked me，“Can you tell me where the counter（柜台） is? ”
“Well， the milk is in the lower right corner，” I replied.
Picking up my things，I finally came to the milk counter where I met the same man almost 10 bottles of milk.
I asked，“Do you need a basket or a trolley？”
“Sure，thank you.”he answered.
I was he was still picking more bottles and after a few minutes his trolley had 24 bottles of milk.
I laughed and asked, ”Why so many bottles?”
He smiled and said, ”These are for my street dogs. Today, I want to be a Santa them.”
I said,” Well ,it`s too for you to be a Santa,It is still June and Christmas comes in December.”
He at me and walked a few steps,as if he wanted to say something but he left the counter without saying anything.
,we met again at the bread counter.
“So these bread and cakes are also for the street dogs ,Mr.Santa.”
He smiled and said, ”Yes ,These are also for the dogs and I love to be Mr. Santa in the month of June, Santa is a representation(象征) of surprises and . Santa comes in December as we him around Christmas. But in real life there is a Santa in each one of us that shines through our personality at some point of time ,no matter which month it is. Maybe when you offered help to me by getting me a trolley ,there was a Santa in you ,When we offer food to a poor man or a(n) to someone who is caught in the rain ,we are being Santa there, So when you offer help to others or get help from others, just think that Santa has come all the way for you.”
He left and I was happy that I had met him. It was right to understand that Santa can come before Christmas, We just need to realize that he is around us by happiness and unconditional love.
A．vegetable B．milk C．bread D．fish
A．putting B．choosing C．holding D．bringing
A．sad B．excited C．angry D．surprised
A．for B．on C．of D．by
A．easy B．early C．helpful D．important
A．pointed B．laughed C．shouted D．turned
A．Luckily B．Suddenly C．Hopefully D．Naturally
A．love B．success C．friendship D．honor
A．call B．show C．expect D．invite
A．lost B．frozen C．forgotten D．hidden
A．camera B．umbrella C．apple D．box
A．storing B．facing C．spreading D．increasing
Once, a circle lost a piece of its own.The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around, looking for its piece.But because it was not complete, it could only roll (滚) very slowly.It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine the way.It talked with worms.It found lots of different pieces, but of them fit.So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on for the lost piece.Then one day the circle found a piece that fit .The circle put the piece into .It could be whole with nothing lost.It was so happy and began to roll.As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms.It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly.It felt so sad it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled very slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something.A man who everything is poor in some ways.He will never have hopes, dreams or something .He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect.But we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always have a wonderful time in our life.
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Will you put other’s needs before your own?What will you get if you do?Here is an experience of mine.
It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more，I went out without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.
When I finshed my work，I to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy .Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5：00 p.m.
As I was halfway home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift（搭便车）home. My mind said，“I will get him I get the meal.”But my mouth said，“All right,I’ll give him a .”
He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the stopped him from making that journey.
Traffic was a . A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.
Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But，in fact，he is a friend of a friend.
I wonder if I will ever see this person again but I feel glad I was there when he
me.
So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you more about others.
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Jenny, from Germany, spent some time traveling in India. While she was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela. However, there was a language barrier(障碍) for her there. It was very for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from of her own country.
One day, together with Leela, Jenny went to an orphanage(孤儿院). All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children and sat beside them. After some time, one of the children her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled back. Then she went close to the child. She slowly put her arm around the child and started a song in German. The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm(节奏) was the same. Jenny sat a little more and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the , another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm. Then more children joined. They many smiles together.
From the other side of the hall, Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leela’s on her, Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart: “See, I don’t have any language barriers here. We speak and communicate!” At that moment, she understood: we’re all simple human, and we have the ability to connect with each other.
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When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. l can't what it was about, but I have never forgotten the I learned that day.
I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. , he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. "" he answered in a loud voice.
I couldn't that the object was whites considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the key was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed , and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I answer, "White. " It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two colored sides, and from .his side it was white. from my side was it black.
My teacher taught 'me a very important 1.esson that day: You must " in other person's position (位置) and look at the through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.A. understand B. remember C. explain
A. class B. subject C. lesson
A. Therefore B. Also C. However
A. came up with B. went on with C. got along with
A. another B. otherC. the other
A. hard B. clear C. lucky
A. Black B. White C. Grey
A. realize B. describe C. believe
A. like B. against C. about
A. places B. objects C. opinions
A. could B. should C. had to
A. similarly B. differently C. brightly
A, But B. Still C..Only
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A. situation B. discussion C. solution
If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising of a British cook.
One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table, and a snake appeared ... and bit him on the hand.
A few days earlier, the snake came to the from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and under the dish.
“I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again, I threw it the kitchen, and it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door,” Mr. Jackson said.
Anyway, Mr. Jackson stayed and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn’t say what was wrong they didn’t know what kind of snake it was.
Then Mr. Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.
“So my advice is this: If a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take photo first and then show the photo to the doctors,” suggests Mr. Jackson. “Oh, and if the snake doesn’t smile for the photo, don’t worry!”
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