You had better learn to be grateful. If you are grateful, you naturally yourself up to receive all kinds of blessings and good things in life. You can receive almost everything you want . If you want recovery soon, start by feeling grateful that you are still . If it is more money that you want, start being grateful for whatever of money you already have.
You see, showing gratitude(感恩) is the key to every thing in life. It is the key to successful relationships, it is the key to successful futures and it is the key to healthier and happier lives. And this is where the importance of being grateful lies. , it makes life better.
One of my favorite is “If you learn to appreciate more of what you already have, you will find yourself having more to appreciate.” Think about that!
Something as as a “Thank you for being in my life” or “I having you here with me”, can go a long way. It will make the other person feel good, and it also will make you feel better!
So maybe your wife is not very around the house, but she’s great at cooking your favorite . Or, maybe your child milk all over your new shirt right before you walked out the door for work, but usually he makes you laugh so much and makes you the luckiest parent in the world.
I strongly you to make a promise to yourself for the next week. Decide to every morning and think of at least 5 things that you are for. Then say them out loud. You will notice a smile on your face without even . In 30 days you will feel completely renewed. This is the of being grateful!
A．open B．make C.stand Dtake
A．easily B．correctly C．truly D．clearly
A．lovely B．alive C．lively D．living
A．amount B．number C．kind D．plenty
A．terrible B．negative C．positive D．confusing
A．leading B．taking C．enjoying D．looking
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Anyway D．In a word
A．mottos B．rules C．habits D．word
A．pleasant B．wonderful C．short D．moving
A．want B．look forward to C．appreciate D．would like
A．for sure B．in general C．instead of D．in addition
A．vegetables B．dishes C．beef D．drinks
A．painted B．stopped C．spilled D．threw
A．become of B． feel like C．act as D．look like
A．persuade B．advise C．demand D．suggest
A．dress up B．make up C．get up D．wake up
A．grateful B．concerned C．anxious D．upset
A．pretending B．looking C．trying D．smiling
A．disadvantage B．power C．award D．consequences
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, for ＄500.“Send the money telegram(电报),” he wrote,“ to the Fisher Bank in P…”
After a week he began at the Fisher bank. He showed his passport（护照）. “ has come for you.”He was told. This went on for two weeks, and Mr. Frank got very .He sent a telegram to his brother, asking the money was. There was no reply, no money arrived for him.
In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for to pay his hotel bill. His passport and baggage were him. He tried to the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for sixty days.
When he came , he went immediately to the Fisher Bank. The he spoke to was a new man.“Have you ＄500 for me?”he asked.“My name is Jackson Frank.”
The clerk his books. “Yes, Mr. Jackson, it’s here. It by telegram—let me see—oh, more than two months ago. We where you were. ”He showed Mr. Frank the order.
The order read: “Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of ＄500…”
“But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.”
“Oh, that’s all right, sir. It was in our books the letter‘j’,but it’s your money.” The clerk laughed.“A human , sir! We’re all human beings, aren ’ t we? we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.”
Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit 55 .At last he said,“A human mistake—is that what you call it? I think some humans need kicking.”
A．sending B．asking C．calling D．caring
A．by B．to C．for D．on
A．looking B．arriving C．calling D．shouting
A．Something B．Everything C．Nothing D．Anything
A．excited B．worried C．sorry D．ashamed
A．how much B．how C．what D．where
A．but B．and C．or D．yet
A．refusing B．wanting C．failing D．willing
A．taken from B．sent to C．arrived for D．drought to
A．explain B．solve C．discuss D．say
A．in B．out C．over D．along
A．manager B．customer C．banker D．clerk
A．received B．accepted C．found D．seen
A．looked B．examined C．checked D．searched
A．came B．reached C．sent D．went
A．guessed B．knew C．asked D．wondered
A．after B．under C．below D．with
A．mistake B．being C．language D．wrong
A．Although B．But C．Because D．And so
A．everybody B．anybody C．somebody D．nobody
Bonnie and her husband,Tyrone, were very fond of going on short holidays to new places.
Once, they decided to take a trip in their own car to a nearby which was famous for its historical sites. They started on their journey early in the morning and late evening they had entered the town and checked in at a hotel.
The next morning, they started their new discovery with a road of the town and its suburbs. there were many places to see, it took them the whole day to finish their sightseeing.
By now, they had a suburb with shops selling handmade items. Bonnie was most interested in shopping. Tyrone her to finish before it started getting dark. They were so in their shopping that they forgot about the time until the shops began to .
They took the same route back to their hotel but somehow got on the way and realized they were around in circles. They had to stop the car, their map, and started again but no use. They decided to ask someone for help but no one was out at late hour.
They waited at a street corner for some time, and then decided to try again. Tyrone the car but it wouldn’t move. He got down and but could not find any fault. He sat back , feeling more and more worried about their , while Bonnie was calm saying she was sure they would get help.
They sat , Bonnie praying calmly and Tyrone getting panic. Finally a man walked towards them. It was that he was a car mechanic returning home. With his help, the car was repaired and ready to go. The couple were very grateful and thanked the man . They reached their hotel safely after being directed by the mechanic.
“Trust” and “Faith”helped create a small wonder.
A．city B．town C．village D．district
A．in B．till C．by D．after
A．remark B．instruction C．guide D．map
A．Since B．Unless C．Although D．Once
A．visited B．passed C．reached D．left
A．allowed B．ordered C．persuaded D．warned
A．rich B．rooted C．interested D．absorbed
A．operate B．close C．open D．fall
A．lost B．hurt C．stuck D．rained
A．going B．looking C．hanging D．showing
A．turned over B．brought up C．referred to D．looked down
A．even B．that C．quite D．much
A．pulled B．started C．repaired D．pushed
A．fixed B．checked C．looked D．tested
A．touched B．shocked C．exhausted D．depressed
A．difficulty B．future C．wish D．experience
A．sadly B．noisily C．quietly D．anxiously
A．inferred B．reminded C．learnt D．informed
A．briefly B．orally C．totally D．extremely
A．helpful B．generous C．honest D．active
Leaving for work one morning, I noticed that my newspaper hadn’t been delivered yet. Since I always took it to work, it me that I would have to stop at the store and pick one up. I was already running late, but figured I could make it if I hurried. It was putting me in a mood.
As I pulled into the parking lot of the to get a newspaper, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to be with his wheelchair. “I’m sure he’s all right”, I thought, “or if he’s not, someone else will help him.”
by the customers and cars that were passing him by, I guessed they were thinking the thing. I got out and walked over to see what the was.
“Is there anything I can do?” I asked. I noticed he wasn’t able to , and was still struggling with the wheelchair.
I at the wheelchair and noticed that the clamp(夹锁) holding the electronic keyboard and chair controls had loosened, causing the equipment to slip down, out of his reach.
I pulled it back into . His hand pulled over to the keyboard and he hit a single key. An electronic voice said, “Thank you.”
I felt a wave of gratitude come over me. I was truly blessed to have the physical that allowed me to live a normal life. The young man helped me gain a new way of thinking in life.
A．annoyed B．ignored C．permitted D．avoided
A．guilty B．curios C．bad D．good
A．office B．store C．library D．station
A．comparing B．living C．struggling D．playing
A．Judging B．Waiting C．Attracted D．Interrupted
A．particular B．happy C．same D．strange
A．accident B．trouble C．comment D．surprise
A．share B．deliver C．move D．speak
A．look up B．look down C．come down D．hold up
A．gradually B．luckily C．suddenly D．obviously
A．space B．form C．place D．shape
A．gratitude B．attitude C．manner D．ability
For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I____certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and___would win the race. At other times I would____like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster.____，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any____. I finally decided to____and take a break. It was then that I saw my____sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I____hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their____and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the____to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be. ____is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____life we think we should have and ____the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. It will be found____your own heart，soul and mind. It will be found when you___that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____with you everywhere you go. ____yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness, you are____there.
A．forgot B．missed C．overcame D．accomplished
A．safe B．steady C．calm D．quiet
A．act B．run C．jump D．walk
A．place B．height C．speed D．time
A．Generally B．Gradually C．Fortunately D．Firstly
A．clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller
A．settle in B．start off C．stop by D．sit down
A．happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship
A．studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked
A．laughter B．complaints C．stories D．breathing
A．lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry
A．courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength
A．Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain
A．real B．perfect C．common D．ordinary
A．enjoy B．change C．improve D．create
A．from B．on C．over D．in
A．realize B．believe C．hope D．admit
A．sorrow B．responsibility C．fortune D．joy
A．Carry B．Make C．Push D．Take
A．never B．still C．already D．ever
“Wanted: Violin
Can’t pay much
Call … ”
Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I rarely looked at the classified ads. I laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes, remembering what had during the Great Depression, when my family to make aliving on our farm. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn‘t have the .
When my older twin sisters began showing an interest in music, Harriet Anne learned to play Grandma’s upright piano, Suzanne turned to Daddy‘s violin, simple tunes soon became melodies as the twins played more and more. in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while Daddy hummed（哼唱）and Mother whistled. I just .
When my arms grew enough, I tried to play Suzanne‘s violin, I loved the beautiful sound drawnacross the strings. Oh, how I wanted one! But I knew it was the question．
One evening as the twins played in the school orchestra, I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my . “Someday, I‘ll sit up there．” I vowed（发誓） .
Unfortunately, it was not a year. At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped. I, however, couldn‘t any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?”
“Can’t you use Suzanne’s?”
“I’d like to be in the orchestra, too, and we can’t use the same violin at the same time.”
Daddy’s face looked . That night, and many following nights, I heard him God in our family devotions: “… and Lord, Mary Lou wants her violin．”
One evening we all sat around the table. The twins and I studied. Mother sewed and Daddy wrote a letter to his friend, George Finkle, in Columbus. Mr．Finkle, Daddy said, was a fine violinist．
As he wrote, Daddy read of his letter out loud to Mother. Weeks later I he’d written one line he didn‘t read aloud: “Would you watch for a for my third daughter? I can’t 40 much, but she enjoys music. And we’d like her to have her own instrument.”
A．managed B．promised C．struggled D．forced
A．luck B．money C．choice D．hope
A．while B．since C．after D．before
A．soft B．fluent C．gentle D．lovely
A．Picked out B．Caught up C．Taken on D．Called for
A．shouted B．laughed C．listened D．cried
A．long B．tough C．old D．slim
A．far from B．next to C．out of D．along with
A．dream B．hand C．life D．mind
A．faithfully B．silently C．frequently D．patiently
A．hopeless B．stable C．good D．difficult
A．stand B．help C．wait D．risk
A．both B．ever C．either D．still
A．angry B．sad C．pale D．weak
A．demand B．inform C．commit D．remind
A．favourite B．private C．own D．individual
A．parts B．lines C．contents D．purposes
A．heard B．conveyed C．discovered D．observed
A．musician B．favor C．gift D．violin
A．owe B．order C．charge D．pay