I believe listening is a powerful medicine.
It was Sunday . I had the last to see and I got into her room . She was an old woman , sitting on the bed , trying to her socks . Usually I said something like this : “How are you feeling ? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are seeing him.”
She me with a serious voice , “Sit down , doctor . This is my story , not yours .”
I was surprised and . I sat down a helped her with the socks . She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her , she had not seen him for five years . She believed her health problems were worse because of her son . After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , I asked if there was I could do for her . She her head and smiled . All she wanted me to do was to .
Each story is . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not , yet all those things do not really . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard .
Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复). I often what the woman taught me , and I myself of the importance of stopping , sitting down and truly listening . I the power of listening .
A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．student
A．take off B．get off C．clean out D．put on
A．looking forward to B．asking for C．going on D．worrying about
A．impressed B．stopped C．aske D．greeted
A．excited B．mad C．embarrassed D．angry
A．or B．so C．but D．if
A．missing B．loving C．understanding D．meeting
A．nothing else B．anything else C．nothing D．everything
A．shook B．dropped C．waved D．moved
A．see B．smell C．listen D．feel
A．terrible B．different C．similar D．true
A．happen B．appear C．matter D．change
A．think of B．dream of C．lead to D．laugh at
A．teach B．ask C．remind D．cheer
A．talk about B．show off C．believe in D．run out of
Li Lei gets an e-mail 1 Jackson Wilson. Jack is a student in Canada. He wants to 2 Chinese.
Dear friend,
My name is Jack Wilson. I am from Toronto, 3 . I am 13 years old. I’m a schoolboy. I know China is a great 4 . I want to make friends(交朋友) 5 China and I want to learn Chinese.
There are nineteen students in 6 class. My classmates are from six countries. They are learning English. My parents are from France. They 7 French . I speak English and French. There are many Chinese 8 in Toronto. I want to learn Chinese , 9 I don’t have any Chinese textbooks. Could you 10 me?
Please write back soon. Thank you.
Jack Wilson
A．for B．to C．from D．of
A．teach B．learn C．speak D．know
A．Canada B．Japan C．Australia D．France
A．city B．country C．people D．school
A．on B．at C．in D．to
A．his B．your C．my D．their
A．speak B．tell C．say D．talk
A．there B．here C．peoples D．students
A．so B．and C．for D．but
A．take B．help C．write D．like
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
These days, a lot of photos about how a three-year-old girl looked after her disabled father are 1 spread over the Internet. Many people were 2 by her. And people gave her a 3 nickname (绰号) “little strong girl”.
The little girl is Dong Xinyi. She was born in a small 4 in Dezhou, Shangdong Province. When she was several months 5 , her father Dong Jianshe had an accident 6 riding his motorcycle and lost his 7 . Two years later her mother left her father 8 the poor life. As an old saying goes, “ The children of 9 people manage household affairs early.” Little Xinyi had to do lots of housework. She 10 her father in her power. She cooked noodles, carried water, cleaned rooms and washed clothes. The little girl brings happiness and 11 to her poor family. And 12 , the local government has 13 medical treatment to her father and promised to cover all medical expenses(费用). 14 the same time, the government is also planning to raise money for the girl’s 15 . Now Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to nursery school(幼儿园) like other children,
A．happily B．certainly C．carefully D．widely
A．moved B．married C．made D．named
A．bad B．wrong C．bright D．stupid
A．city B．village C．hospital D．capital
A．young B．little C．old D．big
A．where B．while C．whether D．how
A．legs B．son C．daughter D．wife
A．because B．instead of C．instead D．because of
A．rich B．great C．poor D．disabled
A．took care B．took care of C．looked around D．looked for
A．sadness B．success C．freedom D．hope
A．luckily B．unluckily C．likely D．really
A．refused B．noticed C．offered D．bought
A．On B．At C．In D．To
A．information B．interest C．suggestion D．education
Welcome to the City Zoo! There are many 1 in the zoo. Let’s see the koalas first. Koalas are 2 Australia. They are quiet, 3 and cute. Children like them very much. The kangaroos (袋鼠) are also from 4 . They are quiet and interesting, 5 they are not friendly.
The giraffes come from Africa. They have a 6 neck (脖子). They like to eat leaves. The lions are also from Africa. They are exciting, but a little 7 . Many people don’t like 8 . We also have pandas. They are from China. They are very cute and friendly, but they are very shy. So please be 9 .
Have 10 and enjoy yourself here!
A．children B．flowers C．animals D．vegetables
A．at B．from C．in D．with
A．friendly B．successful C．ugly D．difficult
A．Canada B．China C．America D．Australia
A．or B．but C．and D．so
A．short B．big C．long D．small
A．smart B．clever C．shy D．scary
A．it B．you C．us D．them
A．busy B．clean C．quiet D．new
A．music B．fun C．dinner D．food
Richard found work in a big office after he had finished college. He liked to use his (1)____and was good (2)_____ his work. So he was often paid more than his workmates and he worked (3)______. But something was wrong with the young man one month. He couldn’t fall (4)____ at night. So he was always (5)____ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The (6)______ looked him over and (7)_____ him to buy some highly effective sleeping pills(高效安眠药). He took them (8)_______ the went to bed. Soon after that he went to (9)_____. Richard (10)_______ in the morning, he had a look at the (11)_____ on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (12)____ . As soon as he went in the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr. Clarke! I’ve(13)_______ had a good sleep like last night’s. And I’m feeling (14)_______better now!" "Skunk(混蛋)!"the head (15)_____ loudly.”We’ve looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it’s too late now!"
A．hand B．head C．ear D．nose
A．for B．in C．with D．at
A．hard B．fast C．harder D．faster
A．asleep B．alone C．afraid D．behind
A．well B．hungry C．thirsty D．tired
A．doctor B．policeman C．driver D．nurse
A．tell B．say C．ask D．told
A．after B．since C．before D．because
A．asleep B．sleeping C．sleep D．slept
A．stood up B．woke up C．at down D．lay down
A．o’clock B．map C．picture D．clock
A．meal B．dinner C．party D．breakfast
A．always B．usually C．never D．often
A．much B．more C．most D．than
A．laughed B．shouted C．smiled D．asked
Mr. White works in an office. He is very 1 and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back 2 his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. 3 his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until he falls 4 . But it’s usually too late and Mr. White has to 5 early in the morning when she is asleep.
One day the man 6 terrible and couldn’t（不能）go to work. He decided to go to 7 . And Mrs. White went with him. Before her husband said 8 was the matter with him, the woman had told the doctor all and the doctor understood（知道）why. He wrote a prescription(处方)。And when Mrs. White brought the medicine to the doctor, he said to her, “ 9 is for your husband and the pills are for you.”
“For me?”the woman said in surprise, “I’m fine. I don’t need 10medicine”
“I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills(安眠药丸). Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”
A．happy B．busy C．angry D．sorry
A．off B．in C．from D．to
A．But B．And C．So D．Or
A．sleepy（疲倦的） B．sleeping C．asleep（睡着的） D．to sleep
A．awake B．go to bed C．stay up D．get up
A．the market B．the park C．the office D．the hospital
A．that B．if C．what D．how
A．The bottle of medicine B．medicines C．The bottles of medicine D．These pills
A．some B．any C．no D．hardly