I used to be a very self-centered（自我中心的） person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a different person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my degree（学位）and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I talked to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone had made friends and was having fun, except me. So I had a（n） . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I would to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who was badly ill became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was , but I was very grateful（感激的）to her.
I think I am a much better person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have taught me to about other people more than about myself.
A．since B．before C．unless D．or
A．change B．interest C．tour D．education
A．usually B．often C．hardly D．just
A．happy B．relaxed C．angry D．lonely
A．hobby B．problem C．idea D．job
A．offer B．have C．refuse D．forget
A．us B．you C．them D．it
A．hobby B．attitude C．hope D．job
A．friend B．teacher C．classmate D．guide
A．strange B．terrible C．polite D．happy
A．liked B．asked C．visited D．believed
A．understand B．guess C．explain D．hate
A．homeless B．sad C．hopeless D．lazy
A．face B．forget C．find D．improve
A．talk B．care C．worry D．learn
Mr. Evans lives and works in Sydney. Last week he had a______holiday, but he didn’t know______ to go. He said to his friend Robert “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t______a cool place in Australia. Where should I go______a holiday?”
“That’s easy,” said Robert, ” You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now.” Mr. Evens______ his advice. He bought a plane ticket and______Moscow. He enjoyed himself there, but one day he got into trouble. After lunch______a cold day, he went to a park in the city. He found that a dog followed him when he walked______a house. It seemed hungry. Maybe it wanted some food______,he thought. However, Mr. Evans had______ food in his pockets. He tried to make the dog______, but it began to bark at him. Just at that moment, he______a small stone on the ground. He tried to pick it up, but he______.
“______strange these Russians are!” Mr. Evans said to______.”They tie up stones instead of their dogs.
A．two weeks B．two weeks’ C．two week’s D．two-week
A．what B．which C．where D．how
A．think of B．think about C．think over D．thought of
A．to B．for C．in D．over
A．caught B．thought C．followed D．forgot
A．reached in B．arrived in C．get to D．arrived
A．in B．on C．at D．with
A．passed B．pasted C．past D．pass
A．eat B．eating C．to eat D．ate
A．nothing B．no C．none D．some
A．take away B．throw away C．go away D．put away
A．saw B．heard C．watched D．listened
A．can’t B．won’t C．couldn’t D．may not
A．What a B．How a C．What D．How
A．itself B．himself C．myself D．yourself
Denny Crook was a famous photographer（摄影师）. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is ______.”
And he told the ________. He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married(已婚的) man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always _____.”I’ll travel for my work, not for ________,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have ________ to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to ________, and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good ________or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t ________. “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he ________ about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild ________there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very ________, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to ________ some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated（分开）. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her ________. He ran back and saw her running towards him. A huge lion was running after her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and ________ it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “________, woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．agreed B．refused C．failed D．answered
A．wealth B．prize C．fun D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．ability
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．understand C．answer D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．afraid B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
Do you remember who gets angry because you forget to tidy up your room before going out? Do you remember who feels with your dress from head to feet? This person is your boss nor your friend. It’s funny that you have to to her even though you sometimes don’t like to hear anything she has said. It’s our mother, a great in the world to us.
I always my mother if we have a “long time no see”. But this kind of missing is always quieted down by because I come back home for comfort and but mum always puts more pressure on me. Of course, I know she about me too much and just has a lot of words to tell me. But the turns to be pressure. On the other hand, I hurt her and make her feel lonely even though I am her. Then what can we do? This problem is really hard to deal with. I think not I have this problem. Here are my ideas. When we find there are some unhappy things going to , shall we just stop for 30 ? Give me a chance to rest in your arms and we sing a childish song together just like when I was ? I need your love indeed but without telling me to do as you wish me to. And then let’s go out for a walk hand in hand. Tell me what’s in your gently and slowly. I will feel better if you don’t just pour them out.
A．dissatisfied B．uncertain C．untrue D．dishonest
A．never B．either C．neither D．none
A．belong B．listen C．change D．follow
A．advisor B．teacher C．instructor D．woman
A．write B．miss C．love D．cheer
A．arguments B．works C．helps D．talks
A．money B．support C．relaxation D．advice
A．thinks B．worries C．plans D．manages
A．description B．condition C．care D．mind
A．against B．beyond C．among D．beside
A．only B．myself C．alone D．except
A．break B．happen C．discover D．appear
A．hours B．days C．seconds D．weeks
A．stronger B．younger C．cooler D．cleverer
A．heart B．pocket C．diary D．life
When I was19 years old, I had a part-time job in a hospital. At that time I was shy and didn’t believe in myself. I talked with others. I wasn’t confident in any future. Later I met a doctor, Mike, and we became good friends. He me to believe in myself and try to communicate with others. He helped me learn to enjoy myself. He also asked me to take some important courses. I did he told me and did very well.
One day, he asked me what I my life to be like. I hadn’t thought about it before. That night, I thought it over and finally knew the life I had been. From then on, I started to work for it.
Later I got a chance to go to college, but I had another friend. At that time I was too to pay for my education. I was very frustrated and didn’t know what to do. When I wanted to my dream, Mike helped me again. He to pay for my college education. He helped me asking for anything in return 作为回报.
After graduating 毕业, I got my dream job and I like it very much. Mike made me enter a different. I am so lucky to have met such a good friend in my life.
A．usually B．often C．hardly D．always
A．encouraged B．invited C．taught D．allowed
A．why B．how C．what D．that
A．expected B．lived C．enjoyed D．spent
A．taking pride in B．staying away from C．running out of D．looking forward to
A．rich B．weak C．poor D．strong
A．achieve B．give up C．think up D．hold on to
A．agreed B．continued C．offered D．stopped
A．by B．with C．except D．without
A．world B．contest C．university D．country
On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his back home from work as usual. The lady wondered, "Is the man going to me? He looks very cold and hungry." But to her surprise, stopped and said with a smile, "Can I help you, madam?" After forty , the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him." No, that's , madam." he said, "I was just helping someone in . If you really want to pay me back, I hope you see someone in need, you should give him a hand." A few minutes later, the lady a shabby (破旧的)house by the road. She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her . The lady could see that was a family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how their life was. His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, "Don't worry, dear! Everything's going to be all . A stranger has helped us out." Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.
A．bike B．motorbike C．bus D．car
A．step B．way C．road D．life
A．help B．save C．kill D．find
A．she B．he C．I D．they
A．days B．hours C．minutes D．years
A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．picture B．rain C．need D．danger
A．whatever B．whenever C．however D．whichever
A．saw B．heard C．smelt D．felt
A．out B．away C．in D．along
A．terrible B．sad C．rich D．poor
A．dropped B．forgot C．lay D．left
A．exciting B．hard C．happy D．interesting
A．many B．some C．enough D．few
A．right B．wrong C．glad D．well