What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not enough．
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, however hard we work, it seems that there is someone else who can do it much better．
I have always enjoyed music and it is to me that every musician has a of their own．My father _ several instruments and when he played with other people, it was not difficult to his sound in a group．Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own sound．
I heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, " else can make the sound that you make．" The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's, but who is to say which is ．It is said that, " is in the eye of the beholder .” . Perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ．
Every person has a different tone of voice that only to them, we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of that is unique to them．It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all．It be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps．
Each person has a（an） on the world in some way．Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it in the same way that you do it．The next time you feel , remember nobody else can make the sound that you make．
A．easy B．good C．simple D．hard
A．because B．although C．when D．if
A．seldom B．always C．never D．sometimes
A．satisfying B．convincing C．inspiring D．interesting
A．gift B．sound C．life D．song
A．played B．designed C．created D．checked
A．turn down B．call up C．pick out D．give off
A．loud B．powerful C．perfect D．special
A．once B．yet C．even D．still
A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Nobody D．Everybody
A．bigger B．better C．deeper D．lower
A．Beauty B．Interest C．Patience D．Honesty
A．speaker B．receiver C．listener D．looker
A．devotes B．adds C．adapts D．belongs
A．but B．yet C．and D．for
A．running B．walking C．jumping D．speaking
A．must B．might C．would D．should
A．choice B．opinion C．duty D．effect
A．exactly B．carefully C．cautiously D．seriously
A．annoyed B．puzzled C．discouraged D．bothered
It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along the song playing on the radio. I at the intersection(交叉路口) and looked both ways. The road was . I slowly started to make a right turn when suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car killing the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car me by inches without even slowing down.
I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips, after the car and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me . With a red face and a(an) smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.
Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain words coming from my son’s bedroom. He was replaying the over and over in his mind. Too I realized the of those words that had flown from my lips in that moment of . It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the of that incident.
That , however, did teach me just how strong words be. It helped me to decide to stop swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words uplifting and inspire instead. I slowly realized that language is a from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a spirit, and lighten a heavy load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.
A．through B．by C．to D．over
A．pushed up B．forced up C．put up D．pulled up
A．clean B．clear C．light D．busy
A．straight B．hard C．far D．high
A．leaving B．knocking C．missing D．approaching
A．Before B．When C．After D．Until
A．seeking B．chasing C．hunting D．looking
A．awfully B．bravely C．typically D．innocently
A．embarrassed B．pleased C．surprised D．worried
A．acute B．accurate C．unpleasant D．marvelous
A．music B．story C．language D．incident
A．sorry B．badly C．late D．soon
A．power B．strength C．nature D．potential
A．regret B．anger C．worry D．fear
A．process B．lesson C．image D．damage
A．accident B．mistake C．crash D．phenomenon
A．should B．need C．can D．would
A．talent B．evidence C．donation D．gift
A．too B．otherwise C．or D．however
A．challenging B．struggling C．rising D．caring
Did you know that the position you choose to sleep in says something about what kind of person you are?
A study of 1,000British people has been done by Chris,a British professor and director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service in the UK.It looked at the six most common sleeping positions and which personalities tend to match them.Have a look.
1. Fetus (胎儿) position – This is the most common sleeping position. About 41 percent of the participants said they sleep in this position. These sleepers may appear to be strong but they are usually sensitive (敏感的) and shy. The more they curl (蜷缩) up, the more worried they are.
2. Log position (树干睡姿) – This is the second most common position. People who sleep like a log are usually stubborn.
3. Yearner position (向往型睡姿) – This position says that you are open-minded and eager (急切的) to face challenges.
4. Soldier position – These sleepers lie on their backs with their arms down and close to the body. They are usually reserved and quiet.
5. Freefall position – People who sleep in this position are outgoing (外向的) but feel a lack of control in their lives. This is the least comfortable position.
6. Starfish position – People who sleep like this are good listeners, helpful, and uncomfortable being the center of attention.
What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Sleeping position decides personality. B．Sleeping position reflects personality. C．What the six different sleeping positions are like. D．Different people have different sleeping positions.
A． B． C． D．
A．Those sleeping in fetus position are always strong. B．Those sleeping in log position changes their ideas easily. C．Those sleeping in freefall position usually feel uncomfortable in their lives. D．Those sleeping in starfish position may feel uneasy when focused on.
A．Fetus B．British people C．People surveyed D．Sleepers
Americans value competition. They believe that competition out the best in any individual. They claim that it challenges or even each person to produce the very best that is humanly possible. , the foreign visitor will see competition encouraged in the American home and in the American classroom, at the youngest age levels. You may find the placed on competition confusing, especially if you come from a society that promotes cooperation competition among individuals. But Americans teaching in the Third World countries find the lack of competition in a classroom situation equally . They soon learn that what they had thought to be one of the universal human qualities only a particularly American or Western value.
A．carries B．brings C．picks D．comes
A．forces B．causes C．leads D．teaches
A．Particularly B．Occasionally C．Consequently D．Accidentally
A．even B．still C．only D．already
A．thoughts B．interest C．attitude D．value
A．together with B．rather than C．in spite of D．along with
A．puzzling B．unacceptable C．unfortunate D．discouraging
A．encouraged B．respected C．represented D．Produced
I was 14 when Mr. Ingram hired me as a farmhand. It was the first time I was actually for work. One day Mr. Ingram found an old truck that was in the soft,sandy soil of our field. It was full of melons that someone had tried to from our farm before his truck got caught in the mud.
Mr. Ingram explained that the truck’s owner would be soon, and he wanted me to watch and learn. It wasn’t long a local guy with a terrible reputation for fighting and stealing showed up with his two fully-grown sons. They looked really .
Calmly Mr. Ingram said, “Well, I see you want to some watermelons from us.”
There was a long before the man answered, “Yeah, I guess so. What are you for them?”
“Twenty-five cents each.”
“Well, I suppose that would be enough if you help me get my truck out of here,” the man said.
It turned out to be our biggest sale of the summer, and an awful, perhaps violent incident had been . After they left, Mr. Ingram smiled and said to me, “Son, if you don’t forgive your , you’re going to run out of friends.”
A．trusted B．ready C．paid D．offered
A．stuck B．broken C．deserted D．lost
A．remove B．steal C．sell D．hide
A．purchasing B．bargaining C．returning D．searching
A．till B．before C．that D．since
A．astonished B．anxious C．familiar D．angry
A．borrow B．buy C．steal D．carry
A．break B．discussion C．watching D．silence
A．getting B．offering C．paying D．finding
A．necessary B．helpful C．easy D．fair
A．stopped B．avoided C．handled D．taught
A．mistakes B．neighbors C．enemies D．Melons
Having a son as a woman who has only really been around women can be a strange experience. I sometimes tell my husband that raising our 3-year-old boy someone dropped me off on another planet where I didn’t know the _ and had no map.
My son makes me laugh like no other, but his desires and interests sometimes do feel as _ to me as another galaxy(银河系). He has taught me so much about the bigger man in my life (my husband) and even more about _ in general.
When I get mad at my husband now, I look at our son and _ . He was once as sweet and precious as my son, even if he is so _ now.
My mother-in-law’s attitude used to be confusing to me, but now I kind of _ it. I love my son violently. If some woman ever _ him, she’d be punished for that.
_ my daughter can’t find something, she searches. But my son is _ calling, “Mommy! Daddy! Where is my toy?” It’s so much like my husband. He will also spend 0.1 seconds _ before calling out to me and _ where the butter, cheese, or coat is. My son has taught me it’s a male thing. _ , that doesn’t mean I won’t break of it. I _ will. Isn’t that what all moms say?
My husband showers every day on most _ days. But on the weekends or on vacation? Forget it. Now I understand that. My son hates bath time and _ the whole time. I have to fight with him and reward him to get _ .
Nothing is sweeter for a mom than her baby boy. My son and daughter are equally _ to me, but in a different way. He tells me he loves me and how _ I am. I wish I could bottle that sweetness and _ it for the teen years.
A．feels like B．competes with C．contributes to D．turns out
A．connection B．movement C．language D．change
A．risky B．mild C．foreign D．classic
A．interests B．planets C．kids D．men
A．stop B．grow C．rise D．burst
A．exciting B．confusing C．touching D．annoying
A．set B．get C．make D．take
A．approaches B．hurts C．ignores D．persuades
A．Before B．Because C．If D．Unless
A．sincerely B．immediately C．fortunately D．obviously
A．guessing B．imagining C．wondering D．looking
A．thinking B．telling C．asking D．debating
A．However B．Moreover C．Otherwise D．Therefore
A．finally B．probably C．mainly D．definitely
A．cold B．rainy C．meeting D．working
A．laughs B．screams C．talks D．sings
A．weak B．tight C．clean D．clever
A．close B．welcome C．strange D．similar
A．regretful B．beautiful C．skillful D．shameful
A．remind B．exchange C．save D．appreciate