He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road. He stopped to give her a ____. “Why don't you wait in the car where it is warm, Madam? It won't take me long.” He said, “____，my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt. She couldn't thank him ____ and asked him how much she ____ him. He told her that if she really wanted to ____ him back, the next time she saw someone in ____ of help, she could give that person the ____ he needed, and Joe added, “And think of me.”
She drove off with gratefulness. A few miles ____ the road the lady saw a small ____. She went in. The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant, ____ her with a sweet smile. The old lady ____ how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could ____ her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions. Then Joe's words ____ her. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her ____ from a hundreddollar bill. ____， the lady stepped right out of the door.
When the waitress came back, she noticed a note on the table, ____ “I'm helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back, here is ____ you can do—Do not let the chain of love ____ with you.”
The waitress went home that night with the ____ tip and what the lady had written. With the baby ____ next month, she and her husband needed money. She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered, “Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Joe.”
A．surprise B．hand C．sympathy D．glance
A．Just in case B．As you wish C．For one thing D．By the way
A．enough B．right C．straight D．extra
A．charged B．provided C．owed D．offered
A．pay B．bring C．put D．hold
A．honor B．favor C．need D．possession
A．guidance B．assistance C．acquaintance D．consequence
A．down B．off C．beside D．beyond
A．bank B．grocery C．gas station D．restaurant
A．introduced B．greeted C．identified D．spotted
A．thought B．suspected C．wondered D．questioned
A．taste B．measure C．remain D．maintain
A．struck B．moved C．obtained D．reminded
A．tip B．change C．order D．service
A．Moreover B．Otherwise C．However D．Eventually
A．writing B．showing C．going D．saying
A．how B．which C．what D．whether
A．combine B．end C．disagree D．deal
A．honest B．generous C．modest D．graceful
A．due B．ready C．born D．likely
I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to_. From the airport, my friend and I a taxi to my . On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the_time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made . Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something to eat. Since I couldn’t speak a single of English, I couldn’t tell the what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to English.
A．hot B． warm C． cold D． cool
A．look B． listen C． enjoy D． mind
A．sat B． took C． rode D． used
A．home B． hotel C． office D． school
A．first B． one C． last D． only
A．satellites B． lakes C． beauty D． parks
A．advised B． liked C． promised D． hoped
A．Before long B． Shortly after C． Soon D． Then
A．restaurant B． shop C． supermarket D． pub
A．letter B． word C． sentence D． phrase
A．boss B． cook C． waiter D． waitress
A．voices B． suggestions C． sounds D． gestures
A．looking B． ordering C． picking D． eating
A．until B． when C． before D． after
A．tried B． stopped C． decided D． continued
A．anything B． everything C． something D． some things
A．came B． went C． returned D． arrived
A．asleep B． awake C． afraid D． alive
A．noise B． voices C． streets D． places
A．say B． talk C． speak D． tell
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss, or an insensitive employee your day?
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed the airport. We were driving in the lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his , slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car , the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started at us.
My taxi driver just and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was ,so I said，"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck".
He said, “ Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of , full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on . Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be .”
So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”
Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __ bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __ them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _ it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by go of the bad.
Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today the harvest you reap tomorrow.
A．enrich B．ruin C．spare D．obtain
A．through B．to C．in D．for
A．latter B．right C．opposite D．free
A．brakes B．door C．window D．seat
A．knocked B．overtook C．missed D．lost
A．laughing B．throwing C．glancing D．yelling
A．wondered B．smiled C．ignored D．guessed
A．friendly B．angry C．tired D．disappointed
A．expectation B．passengers C．garbage D．goods
A．turns B．pushes C．holds D．piles
A．roads B．children C．you D．dustbin
A．upset B．happier C．pitiful D．frightened
A．spread B．share C．explain D．contribute
A．surprise B．pleasure C．doubt D．regrets
A．funny B．important C．strange D．embarrassing
A．remember B．forget C．value D．appreciate
A．enjoy B．exchange C．recall D．imagine
A．inspire B．take C．mend D．notice
A．letting B．consisting C．making D．dreaming
A．distinguish B．deserve C．deliver D．determine
My husband has been ill in hospital for two months and I have learned to make do with very little (凑合过日子).
One Sunday afternoon, I went to buy a for my daughter with my friend. A woman who was also buying books in the bookstore saw me and said, “I you must be having a hard time.” I just smiled and said, “I’m okay. I have eight dollars and I have food at home, so I’ll be .”
About ten later she came up to me and said, “Can I take a look at the book that you’ve ? It seems very interesting!” I said all right and gave it to her.
Just then called me and I immediately went out. I returned she thanked me and my book.
On my way home my friend who was driving said, “You told me you didn’t had much ?” I replied, “I don’t.”
She said, “Oh yes, you do!” I assured (向……保证) her I had two dollars left, but still she insisted I plenty of money.
“Look at your book in your bag,” she . “There’s a hundred dollar bill in it.” I turned over the page and got so ! There actually was a hundred dollar that seemed to have fallen out of my book!
I her, very surprised, and said, “I don’t know that came from. I have no idea because I certainly did not have a hundred !”
I thought and thought about the money for days after that. Then I realized it must have come from who asked to borrow my book in the bookstore. How of her! And what a wonderful gift to when I am down to my last two dollars!
A．storybook B．toy bear C．birthday cake D．concert ticket
A．suggest B．wish C．hear D．think
A．sad B．upset C．fine D．honest
A．hours B．minutes C．days D．weeks
A．written B．chosen C．hidden D．finished
A．someone B．nobody C．everyone D．anybody
A．Since B．When C．Before D．Because
A．threw away B．asked for C．looked into D．gave back
A．wisdom B．money C．water D．patience
A．never B．always C．only D．once
A．had B．spent C．lost D．won
A．said B．cried C．ordered D．shouted
A．worried B．satisfied C．surprised D．relaxed
A．letter B．card C．picture D．bill
A．looked at B．quarreled with C．believed in D．laughed at
A．why B．how C．what D．where
A．bags B．books C．stores D．dollars
A．the lady B．the writer C．my friend D．my daughter
A．foolish B．kind C．energetic D．proud
A．make B．refuse C．invent D．receive
BIG things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents my entire world when they told me they were getting divorced. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often fought, I still wanted my family to stay .
My life changed completely after the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment town, while my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a visitor I went to see my Dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my stepfather, Dan, I showed no interest in. I was clearly sad, especially after Dan and my mother married I realized that there was no way that things could change the way they were.
Even though I refuse all Dan’s trying to get to know me and wasn’t very nice to him, he never gave on me. Gradually, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in common, especially when came to movies and TV shows. We spent a lot of time together out to watch movies. That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other .
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed on school or friends. Once I began to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and short trips. Eventually, I discovered that I finally had the happy family that I had always .
I now realize my parents were about getting the divorce. Their breakup was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I an important truth –change is not always the worst thing that can happen. Sometimes, it is just what we need most.
A．shook B．broke C．hurt D．changed
A．break down B．break up C．break in D．break out
A．a same B．same C．the same D．at same
A．at B．from C．across D．over
A．when B．while C．that D．whenever
A．whoever B．which C．whom D．that
A．but B．and C．however D．also
A．back B．back to C．into D．for
A．up B．in C．out D．off
A．that B．it C．he D．we
A．go B．went C．to go D．going
A．more deeply B．much deeply C．more deeper D．very deeper
A．either B．too C．before D．never
A．suggestion B．advices C．advice D．tip
A．receive B．accept C．recognize D．know
A．went B．began C．took D．go for
A．wished B．hoped C．dreamed D．wanted
A．right B．wrong C．necessary D．good
A．divorced B．united C．married D．remarried
A．found B．discover C．learned D．Understand
You and I have principles(原则). And we also have opinions. I have _____ about what I think is right or wrong or good or ______. But they are only opinions---I could be wrong! I _____ try to build my life around my opinions, but I will try to _____ my principles.
A 15-year-old boy learned a(n) ______ lesson about life principles. On his way home he found a woman’s ______ that contained $127 as well as her ID card. _______ hesitation, he hopped(快速跳) onto his bike and went over to her _______---about a mile away. He told her he _____ her wallet and she gave him a big hug and twenty dollars.
That evening the boy told his parents about the event and his father said, “I don’t think you should have ______ $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be ______ for being honest.”
He thought about his father’s _____ and decided he would return the money. He biked to the lady’s home and ______ her back the twenty dollars. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she _____ to---that his father pointed out ______ to him that he had never ______ before.
When principles ______ our every action and decision, we actually change. These great principles _____ our lives and make us into persons of character. That boy is _____ to be raised by a wise father who had the ______ to say, “Those are my principles.”
A．opinions B．wishes C．decisions D．suggestions
A．well B．mistaken C．right D．bad
A．shan’t B．won’t C．can’t D．don’t
A．change B．advise C．follow D．make
A．valuable B．easy C．difficult D．funny
A．bag B．wallet C．suitcase D．box
A．About B．For C．Without D．In
A．factory B．school C．office D．house
A．checked B．searched C．threw D．found
A．accepted B．supplied C．received D．borrowed
A．rewarded B．praised C．forgotten D．blamed
A．actions B．worries C．words D．excuses
A．took B．gave C．put D．set
A．attempted B．preferred C．planned D．had
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．guessed B．taught C．met D．realized
A．guide B．do C．interrupt D．allow
A．limit B．shape C．prevent D．keep
A．unlucky B．careful C．brave D．lucky
A．right B．courage C．wisdom D．chance