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It was mid-summer and my father had taken me to Boston to see the ducklings (little young ducks) in the public gardens. We had most of the day just playing on the duck sculptures, running around, anything an eight-year-old enjoy doing. More than anything I wanted to go on the swan boat in the pond, the little ducklings were led to by their mother.
The line was long, and it was a little shorter after noon. I was hungry and hot and was starting to get a little tired. The was coming back and the line finally started to move . I excitedly looked around, silently to all around me, “I’m going to the swan boat!” I saw my left, on the other side of the chain linked barrier, a mother pushing her in a carriage. The baby had his bottle out of the carriage, and started to cry. The line kept moving to board the boat which had at the dock, and there was just enough for my dad and me to board. At that moment I ducked (moved like a duck) the chain, picked up the bottle and ran with it to the mother. At this point, my father had out of line to see where I was to. The mother me, and I walked back to my dad. He saw what I did and gave me a hug, then regretfully said that we had the boat and it would be a long for the next one. I looked at the boats, then the line, and finally at my dad with a big and suggested we get ice cream instead.
I learned that day that nothing feels better than doing something good for someone else. No matter how small or it may be.
A．observed B．stared C．spent D．wasted
A．should B．would C．must D．need
A．when B．where C．which D．that
A．boat B．duckling C．car D．sense
A．toward B．forward C．backward D．downward
A．telling B．saying C．speaking D．talking
A．glance B．ride C．brush D．buy
A．by B．at C．on D．to
A．bottle B．baby C．vase D．duck
A．placed B．deserted C．beaten D．thrown
A．left B．moved C．arrived D．reached
A．room B．chance C．footstep D．seat
A．across B．beyond C．over D．under
A．jumped B．feared C．stepped D．held
A．ducking B．driving C．riding D．running
A．stopped B．thanked C．liked D．received
A．boarded B．ridden C．lost D．missed
A．time B．rest C．wait D．stop
A．smile B．hope C．laugh D．cry
A．rare B．rough C．big D．much
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town claiming(宣称) that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole country. A large crowd gathered，and they all agreed that his heart was because there was not a single scar(疤痕) in it. The young man was very proud.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as .”The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s . It was strongly, but full of scars. It had places pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps(缺口) where whole pieces were missing.
The young man laughed. “ your heart with mine, anyone with his eyes can see mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours looks perfect but I never trade with you. You see, every represents a person I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they _ me a piece of their heart that fits into the _ place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I treasure, because they remind me of the love we .
“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart , and the other person hasn’t returned a _ of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return where I have been waiting and fill the space. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’
Tears running his cheeks, the young man walked up to the old man, his own perfect heart, and tore out a piece. He it to the old man with trembling hands.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It , but not perfectly, as there were some rough edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.
They hugged and walked away side by side.
A．ugly B．perfect C．good D．hurt
A．mine B．his C．theirs D．ours
A．coat B．appearance C．face D．heart
A．knocking B．striking C．beating D．hitting
A．that B．which C．where D．whose
A．smooth B．rough C．broken D．pretty
A．Comparing B．Compared C．Compare D．Compares
A．might B．would C．could D．should
A．one B．heart C．piece D．scar
A．on whom B．in whom C．with whom D．to whom
A．take B．give C．lend D．pass
A．empty B．full C．red D．first
A．had B．gave C．shared D．owned
A．in B．away C．off D．up
A．lot B．sheet C．piece D．pile
A．taking B．making C．keeping D．bringing
A．last B．cut C．come D．stay
A．carried away B．reached into C．took out D．brought up
A．returned B．took C．offered D．served
A．fit B．hit C．beat D．set
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother．All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left．When she heard her daddy say to her mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “ a miracle（奇迹）can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank．She all the change out on the floor and counted carefully．Then she her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）．
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist．
“It’s my little brother,” the girl answered back．“He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a ．His name is Andrew and he has something growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t miracles here, child．I’ m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling at the little girl.
In the shop was a customer．He stooped （弯腰）down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother ?”
“I don’t know,” she replied．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs ．But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man．
“One dollar and eleven cents, I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man．“A dollar and eleven cents — the price of a miracle for little brothers． me to where you live．I want to see your brother and your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）．The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long Andrew was home again and doing well.
The little girl was ．She knew exactly how much the miracle ．one dollar and eleven cents ..．plus the faith of a little child.
A．tearful B．hopeful C．hopeless D．kind
A．Simply B．Just C．Only D．More than
A．drew B．pulled C．took D．poured
A．walked B．made C．brought D．felt
A．to B．as C．for D．on
A．hope B．doctor C．favor D．miracle
A．bad B．small C．extra D．impossible
A．give B．offer C．sell D．store
A．seriously B．sadly C．strangely D．coldly
A．well dressed B．kind hearted C．well behaved D．good looking
A．have B．need C．care D．like
A．a doctor B．a medicine C．an operation D．a kindness
A．savings B．wishes C．ideas D．suggestions
A．since B．as C．after D．but
A．same B．exact C．wrong D．necessary
A．tell B．Help C．Take D．Follow
A．save B．encourage C．persuade D．meet
A．that B．until C．before D．after
A．sad B．angry C．well D．happy
A．worth B．cost C．paid D．spend
One night, Lottie Williams was walking alone through a park in Tulsa. Suddenly she saw a huge high up in the sky. She was surprised at that very moment. She thought she'd just a shooting star. Less than thirty minutes later, that surprise turned to .
"I was walking through the park when I felt a tap on my ." Williams explained. As a result of being , she started to run, thinking a stranger had appeared out of . Then she heard something hit the ground behind her. "The was similar to an empty glass jar, " Williams recalled. " Then I and found it looked like a piece of fabric (织物) , it sounded like metal. " Williams felt that she was just fine.
Excited by her , she took the fallen piece of sky to her local library where she was advised to the National Weather Service, who told her about that had entered the earth ' s atmosphere the night before. After what had happened, Williams took the piece to the University of Tulsa where Dr Winton Cornell it with an electron microscope.
"It had been partly when flying down at high speed. It appeared to be the kind of material used t0 fuel tanks," Williams said. She then sent it to a research center, where they did further analysis the material to be part of the fuel tank of a US spacecraft, the 0f which is to make sure fuel tanks can not be damaged easily. Lottie Williams has become perhaps the only person in history to ever get hit by falling space rubbish.
A．bird B．fireball C．star D．moon
A．drawn B．caught C．photographed D．witnessed
A．fear B．hope C．worry D．excitement
A．once B．ever C．still D．again
A．head B．back C．neck D．shoulder
A．frightened B．annoyed C．disturbed D．ashamed
A．breath B．danger C．anywhere D．nowhere
A．height B．weight C．shape D．strength
A．jumped up B．bent down C．showed off D．turned around
A．but B．80 C．or D．since
A．nervous B．proud C．lucky D．guilty
A．invention B．discovery C．expectation D．prediction
A．join B．start C．run D．consult
A．a rocket B．an alien C．a UFO D．a planet
A．admitting B．explaining C．realizing D．remembering
A．repaired B．studied C．improved D．recovered
A．valued B．settled C．furnished D．melted
A．protect B．fill C．decorate D．examine
A．wishing B．imagining C．confirming D．announcing
A．result B．function C．future D．Source
Every day as I drove through town, I saw a one-legged man going through the dustbins next to McDonalds looking for food. It was only a month Christmas, starting to get cold and I could not help him.
So I bought a brush, loads of bread, cans of fish, and added a blanket and sweatshirts. I made a box up like a present and went this man. I saw him hobbling (蹒跚) away from the dustbins. I pulled over, took the box and to him. I said, “I would like to give you a Christmas present, and there are some food here and some things you might be able to use.”
He sidestepped around me and said, “No, thank you, I just had lunch. I don’t need .”Then he hobbled on down the sidewalk, me standing there in tears. I took the box down to a little shop that gave things out to the and homeless and told them what had happened and asked that they should give the to someone who could use it. The person there told me not to be and they thought my feelings were hurt as I was crying. I told her I was not crying for me but for him because what I had done his dignity(尊严) by treating him like a person in need. I was so .
A few years later I was able to in St. Anthony’s Dining Room in San Francisco. These people had to stand in for up to 6 hours to receive the food they could get. We took one tray of food at a time, and treated them they were in a restaurant ordering a meal they were paying for and when we took our , we would sit down with one of them and talk and our food with someone if we had too much.
From my own experience, I have learned a great lesson. help is sometimes harder than giving it.
A．when B．until C．before D．since
A．thinking about B．sending for C．talking about D．calling for
A．in honor of B．in need of C．in case of D．in search of
A．went up B．called off C．went out D．called down
A．things B．items C．events D．presents
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．making B．finding C．keeping D．leaving
A．poor B．rich C．good D．bad
A．box B．shirt C．food D．blanket
A．angry B．upset C．worried D．surprised
A．still B．even C．just D．ever
A．put away B．took away C．put out D．took out
A．ashamed B．desperate C．scared D．disappointed
A．visit B．volunteer C．sponsor D．donate
A．line B．group C．team D．crowd
A．rest B．little C．only D．other
A．even if B．as if C．only if D．if only
A．break B．time C．order D．money
A．share B．exchange C．supply D．enjoy
A．Receiving B．Offering C．Expecting D．Accepting
My dad was a very busy man. After he retired, every morning he’d get up, take a shower, prepare a breakfast, and then draw up his to-do ______ for the day.
In the summer he planted and ______ the garden. In the winter he made sure the pile of logs for the wood-burning stove never got too small. ______ at daylight saving time, he’d make sure to ______ every clock in the house, from the digital one to the old clock he’d ______ Mom on their 15th anniversary. Dad never let a task slip from his ______. Dad took care of everything around our house. If it was on his schedule, it got ______.
Dad passed away in mid-November, 2006. What would we do then? I ______ the clock. It was an hour ahead. Dad never had the ______ to change the time from then on. Both Mom and I ______ to fix every clock except for one — that anniversary clock. It was a ______ — the chimes (钟声) needed to______ perfectly with the numbers on the face of the clock. If not, it would ring out the ______ number of chimes on the hour. We were about to begin our attempt ______ we heard a loud pop and all the lights went out.
My God! I thought. This ______ was already falling apart without Dad. It took the electric company about 40 minutes to come and ______ the lights. We were in no ______ to work on the clock. “Let’s just wait until tomorrow and try again,” I said to Mom.
The next morning the power went out again.______, the electric company responded in half the time it had taken them the night before. With the lights back on we started getting ready for the day. A loud, musical sound ______ the silence. The anniversary chime now has been set to just the right time.
Dad may not be here anymore, I thought, but I should make a ______ for every day.
A．contract B．list C．address D．letter
A．tended B．defended C．visited D．admired
A．Moreover B．Yet C．Even D．Still
A．remove B．paint C．clean D．reset
A．promised B．bought C．told D．reminded
A．idea B．decision C．mind D．feeling
A．done B．known C．hidden D．taken
A．threwaway B．showedoff C．lookedat D．forgotabout
A．hope B．ability C．courage D．chance
A．advised B．hated C．managed D．permitted
A．chall enge B．try C．lesson D．skill
A．run B．match C．prepare D．move
A．right B．same C．wrong D．opposite
A．because B．though C．so D．when
A．place B．country C．world D．time
A．buy B．produce C．repair D．study
A．doubt B．mood C．money D．sense
A．Curiously B．Particularly C．Strangely D．Thankfully
A．opened B．ended C．broke D．mixed
A．noise B．plan C．bid D．choice