At a local bakery I gave the cashier some money．“Please surprise someone by their meal with this today，”I said．
Her dropped open．“Why are you doing this?”she asked．
“To spread a little bit of ，”I said，“It feels like a good day to share love．”
“This is so nice!” she smiled，I smiled too and thinking about how she was going to the rest of the day looking for that “perfect” person.
A little while later I stood，looking , on a subway platform in Times Square．A passer-by his earphones and gently asked，“Where do you need to go?”Then he gave me directions．
Soon afterwards I found myself struggling with a heavy through a downtown subway station．I'd already dragged it up and down a great many staircases. As I in front of a final flight of steps, a young man turned around the corner and without hesitation，said，"Carl I help you with the suitcase?”Before I'd even managed a(n) he lifted my suitcase up．It was a love-filled moment that me how much I love this city-with quiet kindness!
A．paying for B．eating up C．taking away D．clearing up
A．eyes B．mouth C．hands D．face
A．humor B．joke C．kindness D．fun
A．spend B．1ive C．wander D．work
A．satisfied B．lost C．sad D．tired
A．brought up B．got back C．gave away D．pulled out
A．1uggage B．handbag C．umbrella D．suitcase
A．paused B．exercised C．watched D．failed
A．decision B．action C．reply D．support
A．taught B．reminded C．warned D．praised
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. Every day, my husband would the process of trying to get water to the fields. Unless we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.
On this day I learned the true lesson of and witnessed the only miracle（奇迹） I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen __ ___ I saw my son, Billy, walking toward the . He was walking with effort, trying to be as quiet as possible. Minutes after he into the woods, he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches, thinking that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later, , he was once more walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour.Finally, I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing .
Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost at him to get away. A huge deer was dangerously close. the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was , Billy ran back to get more. It then became clear to me.
I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.
A．take in B．try on C．set about D．set up
A．waiting B．offering C．watering D．raining
A．when B．while C．until D．before
A．fields B．house C．woods D．garden
A．jumped B．climbed C．fell D．disappeared
A．though B．besides C．however D．therefore
A．sign B．scenery C．view D．scene
A．shouted B．shot C．looked D．spoke
A．And B．Otherwise C．Thus D．But
A．thirst B．illness C．heat D．pain
A．lost B．missing C．gone D．missed
A．kind B．clever C．smart D．honest
A．raining B．appearing C．singing D．crying
A man wanted to study medicine but couldn’t make up his mind. He went to ask his friend, “Is it ___ for me to study it now? I’ll be 44 after 4 years of college.” His friend said to him, “Why not?Four years later you will be 44 whether or not you go to college.” He ____ about it for a night and got the idea. The next day he went to sign at the college.
One of my friends, Jim, did ____with somebody else a few years ago. Their ship got ____in the storm at sea and their hope, together with their goods ____ suddenly. Jim was so ____by the blow that he became low-spirited and couldn’t ____ focus his attention on his work. While his ____who suffered the same catastrophe (灾难) never ____. His day went on as colorfully as before. My friend asked him how he could ____it. He said, “When you complain, and feel sad, life goes on as usual; when you are happy and ____yourself, the world runs as usual. Which do you ____?”
That’s how a person leads his life. When you are ____and in a good mood, your future seems sunny and bright. ____, when you are worried and have something sad in your ____, your future will turn dark. The latter situation will cost you a great deal ____ you allow it to last. You will ____ the joyful things.
There is a poem that ____ “Whether you are aware or not, whether you like or dislike, show attention or ignore , flowers bloom luxuriously（怒放）all the same.” Just as flowers keep blooming, fine days are ____one after another. ____ to spend your days—joyfully or sorrowfully—will entirely depend on yourself.
A．difficult B．convenient C．suitable D．comfortable
A．thought B．cared C．worried D．complained
A．action B．research C．business D．agreement
A．absorbed B．buried C．involved D．caught
A．escaped B．survived C．decreased D．disappeared
A．embarrassed B．upset C．nervous D．amazed
A．still B．even C．ever D．yet
A．partner B．director C．employer D．interviewer
A．lost weight B．lost his way C．lost face D．lost heart
A．agree B．manage C．attempt D．understand
A．enjoy B．prove C．teach D．behave
A．decide B．suggest C．imagine D．choose
A．independent B．realistic C．optimistic D．negative
A．In fact B．On the contrary C．In other words D．In the end
A．mind B．thought C．idea D．opinion
A．so that B．unless C．if D．even if
A．remind B．lose C．keep D．remember
A．says B．talks C．writes D．speaks
A．spending B．passing C．wasting D．leaving
A．Whether B．How C．Where D．Why
As the plane circled over the airport, everyone guessed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily (不稳定地) through the , and the passengers were suddenly threw forward. At that moment, the air hostess (空姐) appeared.
She looked very pale（苍白的）, but was quite . Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she told everyone that the pilot was badly ill and asked if any of the passengers knew about machines or at least knew how to drive a car. After a moment a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot’s room. Moving the pilot aside, the man his seat and listen carefully to the orders were being sent by radio from the airport below. The plane was now dangerously to the ground, but it soon began to climb. The man had to circle the airport several times in order to become familiar _ the controls. But the danger had not yet passed. The terrible moment came when he had to . Following orders, the man controlled the plane to the airfield. It shook greatly as it touched the ground and then moved rapidly the field, but after a long run it stopped safely. Outside a lot of people, who had been watching anxiously, ran forward to congratulate the “pilot” on an excellent landing.
A．airport B．heaven C．air D．cloud
A．natural B．calm C．worried D．excited
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．all this
A．thought B．quiet C．darkness D．silence
A．took B．sat C．placed D．stood
A．they B．that C．these D．this
A．up B．over C．close D．downstairs
A．to B．with C．for D．about
A．land B．drive C．rise D．set
A．above B．onto C．around D．across
Every country has its own culture.
Even though each country uses doors. Doors many have_ __functions and purposes which lead to ___ _ differences.
When I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different__ ___ and they had distinct(不同的) functions. You have to push the door with the word “PUSH” to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word “PULL” to_____the building. This was new to me, because we use the ___ __ door in south Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.
The way of using school bus doors was also ____ __ to me .I used to take the school bus to classes. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back doors, ____who were getting off the bus should get off first, and students who were getting on should get on ___ . In South Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off. One morning, I hurried to the bus, and when the bus doors opened, I___ ____tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked at me, I was totally__,and my face went red.
A．different B．important C．practical D．unusual
A．national B．embarrassing C．cultural D．amazing
A．exits B．entrances C．signs D．doors
A．enter B．leave C．open D．close
A．main B．same C．front D．back
A．annoying B．hard C．satisfying D．strange
A．parents B．students C．teachers D．drivers
A．sooner B．later C．faster D．earlier
A．politely B．patiently C．unconsciously D．slowly
A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．unsatisfied D．excited
— Have you ____ your brother to give up smoking?
— No. I talked to him yesterday but he would not listen.
A．persuaded B．advised C．promised D．suggested