One lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had painstakingly my lines with me. But no matter how easily I them at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word from my head.
Finally my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator’s part to the play, and asked me to switch . Her words, delivered, still stung(刺耳), especially when I saw my go to another girl.
I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she my unease, and instead of suggesting we practice my , she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine(枝条)was turning . We could see yellow dandelions(蒲公英)popping through the grass in bunches.
I watched my mother bend down by one of the clumps(丛), “I think I’m going to all these weeds.’’ she said. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden. ” “But I like dandelions.’’ I . “All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions. ”
My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes, every flower gives in its own way, doesn’t it?”She asked thoughtfully. “And that is of people too, ”she added. “Not everyone can be a , but there is no shame in that. ”
Relieved that she had guessed my , I started to cry as I told her what had happened.
“But you will be a narrator, ”she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her, “The narrator’s part is as as the part of the princess.’’
Over the next few weeks, with her constant , I learned to take pride in the role. Lunchtimes were spent reading over my lines and talking about what I would wear.
A．trained B．picked C．tested D．expected
A．rewritten B．changed C．questioned D．practiced
A．replaced B．selected C．delivered D．designed
A．disappeared B．came C．failed D．shone
A．seats B．roles C．tasks D．ideas
A．secretly B．exactly C．fully D．kindly
A．goal B．duty C．part D．work
A．sensed B．ignored C．admitted D．controlled
A．speeds B．skills C．1ines D．questions
A．empty B．dry C．green D．soft
A．proudly B．angrily C．joyfully D．casually
A．give out B．dig up C．turn over D．set down
A．cried B．nodded C．added D．sighed
A．pleasure B．heat C．favor D．fortune
A．equal B．wise C．possible D．true
A．princess B．host C．director D．king
A．trick B．joy C．pain D．anger
A．thankful B．beautiful C．cheerful D．merciful
A．important B．useful C．exciting D．strange
A．challenge B．encouragement C．competition D．agreement
One afternoon I toured an art museum and I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpieces(名作) A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me talked between themselves. I watched them a moment and she was doing all the talking.
I admired his patience for up with her talkativeness. Annoyed by their noise, I moved on.
I with them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. I heard her constant flood of words, I moved quickly. I was making a purchase(购买) at the counter of the gift shop when I the couple approaching(靠近) the exit. Before they left, the man took out a and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a vow(发誓) that his life wouldn’t . So, as before he and his wife come in there’s a new art show.”
“But does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see! You’re . He sees a lot. More than you or I do,” the clerk said.. “His wife each painting so he can see it in his .”
I something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the of a young wife describing paintings to a person without and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.
A．continuously B．carefully C．hardly D．lively
A．commanded B．Suggested C．decided D．insisted
A．keeping B．staying C．coming D．putting
A．met B．quarreled C．viewed D．compared
A．As though B．Now that C．Each time D．Ever since
A．up B．away C．in D．out
A．watched B．considered C．realized D．noticed
A．walking stick B．walking dog C．cell phone D．wallet
A．patient B．unlucky C．brave D．clever
A．give in B．give up C．give away D．give back
A．worsen B．change C．end D．darken
A．whenever B．wherever C．however D．whoever
A．how B．if C．whether D．what
A．right B．wrong C．foolish D．careless
A．paints B．buys C．admires D．Describes
A．spirits B．ears C．head D．soul
A．learned B．found C．judged D．considered
A．kindness B．words C．courage D．patience
A．stop B．sight C．complaint D．delay
A．shown B．valued C．shared D．Received
A few days ago I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got on a phone call from a friend I hadn’t spoken to for a long time. In my enthusiasm and___ I talked slightly louder than usual voice and in Spanish, my mother tongue.
A few minutes into the___, the lady sitting at the table beside mine got up, seemingly___, and asked the restaurant staff to relocate her to a table as far away as possible from the man who wouldn’t _ __his phone.
I sank in my seat out of ___. I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to go over and ___. Before getting up I looked around to see where she was and she was, ___, at the table furthest away from me.
I noticed that the lady was___ and staring out of the window. I ___ a tinge(气息) of sadness——perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace. But I had___ destroyed it minutes earlier.
Right then I ___ my plans for a conventional apologetic gesture. Seeing the Smile Cards in my wallet I took one out. On signing my restaurant bill I asked my server to ___charge the lady’s meal to my credit card and hand her the Smile Card instead of her bill.
Did she take it the wrong way, I ___? Did she get confused? Did she refuse the anonymous___? And so on. I just waited and felt nervous to learn the ___.To my pleasant surprise, things___ to be the best possible way.
The waiter approached me in a stream of ___, telling me, “In many times she had ___there before, but we had never seen the old lady smile as she did upon ___the Smile Card and the $0check. She thanked me even though I ___ that someone else did the job.”
A．anger B．sorrow C．nervousness D．excitement
A．call B．restaurant C．discussion D．interview
A．informed B．cheered C．offended D．separated
A．get off B．get on C．get through D．get over
A．enthusiasm B．embarrassment C．disappointment D．satisfaction
A．donate B．cooperate C．apologize D．exchange
A．instead B．indeed C．again D．also
A．moved B．thankful C．proud D．alone
A．arranged B．ignored C．broke D．detected
A．obviously B．naturally C．pleasantly D．purposefully
A．prepared B．abandoned C．suggested D．enjoyed
A．partly B．eventually C．secretly D．formally
A．wondered B．discouraged C．expected D．continued
A．service B．point C．advice D．offer
A．approach B．outcome C．difference D．reason
A．turned out B．put out C．took out D．made out
A．pity B．doubt C．joy D．sorrow
A．quarreled B．worked C．smiled D．dined
A．selling B．receiving C．making D．wrapping
A．explained B．suspected C．argued D．complained
When I was growing up I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father.When your father____says them to you when you are a child，it gets tougher and tougher for him to say those words as he gets____．To tell the truth，I could not honestly remember___I had last said those words to him either.I decided to____my ego (自尊) and make the first move.After some____，in our next phone conversation I____the words，“Dad ...I love you！”
There was a____at the other end and he awkwardly (笨拙地)____，“Well，same back at you！”
I chuckled and said，“Dad，I know you____me，and when you are ready，I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my____called and nervously asked，“Paul，is everything____？” I explained to her perfectly.
A few weeks later，Dad____our phone conversation with the words，“Paul，I love you.” I was at work during this____and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally“____”the love.As I sat there in tears，I____that this special moment had taken our fatherson____to a new level.
A short while____this moment，my father narrowly____death following heart surgery.Many times since，I have pondered (沉思) the thought，____I did not take the first step and Dad did not____the surgery，I would have never “heard” the love.
A．ever B．sometimes C．never D．often
A．stronger B．older C．slower D．taller
A．when B．how C．why D．where
A．get over B．figure out C．take up D．set aside
A．research B．hesitation C．struggle D．wonder
A．burst out B．worked on C．made up D．looked for
A．cry B．cough C．laughter D．silence
A．replied B．apologized C．shouted D．asked
A．respect B．love C．like D．miss
A．father B．mother C．wife D．brother
A．happy B．over C．OK D．crazy
A．concluded B．introduced C．attracted D．interrupted
A．meeting B．program C．conversation D．trip
A．felt B．heard C．received D．touched
A．realized B．noticed C．understood D．observed
A．communication B．distance C．connection D．relationship
A．since B．at C．after D．of
A．avoided B．escaped C．reduced D．refused
A．because B．as C．if D．though
A．survive B．require C．perform D．accept
War，money and power are a few things that countries and people are concerned about.____I agree that those things are important，I believe that everyone should start to____more on a growing problem—global warming.
Global warming will not only____our country and our generation，but also the entire____and future generations.It is____because the weather has been a lot warmer over the past few years，which____the melting (融化) of the ice in the Antarctic.This will soon cause water levels to____and flood parts of the world.
Many people ignore this problem because they feel____they can’t do anything about it and have more____things to worry about.If we all____so，then our ozone layer (臭氧层) will be____and the planet will no longer be able to make life continue to exist.We should do our best to limit the use of our planet’ s____resources (资源) and keep our air clean.____， future generations will suffer from our ____．
Some might feel that they can’t stop global warming from____．But if every single person does his or her part in keeping the air clean，then it will become a____effort.Sure，there are some things that cause pollution and that we won’ t be able to____change.This may include cars burning oil，but we can____adjust some of these things.People can start carpooling，taking the bus，riding their bikes，or____ just walking.
If everyone takes____ now，I believe we can start seeing remarkable results within a few years.
A．When B．As C．How D．Though
A．depend B．focus C．hang D．remark
A．annoy B．interrupt C．affect D．confuse
A．world B．continent C．industry D．climate
A．failing B．completing C．changing D．occurring
A．lies in B．results in C．suffers from D．escapes from
A．reduce B．rise C．drop D．move
A．as if B．in case C．even though D．if only
A．popular B．suitable C．important D．difficult
A．do B．keep C．like D．find
A．protected B．strengthened C．destroyed D．surrounded
A．unlimited B．natural C．recycled D．industrial
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Instead
A．illnesses B．failures C．decisions D．mistakes
A．continuing B．arriving C．improving D．disappearing
A．physical B．mental C．national D．worldwide
A．slightly B．fully C．hardly D．slowly
A．at least B．at most C．at first D．at last
A．yet B．even C．still D．thus
A．time B．turns C．action D．arms
Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest out of our Polynesian Village resort(度假胜地) at Walt Disney was asked how she her visit. She told the front-desk clerk that she had had a(an)vacation, but was heart-broken aboutseveral rolls of Kodak color film that she had not yet . At that moment she was particularly over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now, please understand that we have no written service rules lost photos in the park. , the clerk at the front desk Disney’s idea of caring for our . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, signed by each performer. There were also of the public procession(游行队伍) and fireworks in the park, taken by the front desk clerk in her own after work. I happened to know this because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent does not come from policy(政策性的) handbooks. It comes from people who —and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.
A．working B．checking C．trying D．staying
A．expected B．realized C．paid D．enjoyed
A．disappointing B．wonderful C．uncomfortable D．important
A．taking B．ｄｒｏｐping C．losing D．breaking
A．developed B．taken C．washed D．loaded
A．silly B．nervous C．calm D．sad
A．when B．where C．as D．which
A．covering B．finding C．making D．keeping
A．Excitedly B．Fortunately C．Therefore D．Quietly
A．understood B．reminded C．trusted D．discovered
A．workers B．guests C．managers D．clerks
A．printed B．shot C．unused D．recorded
A．film B．card C．camera D．packet
A．frequently B．personally C．alone D．actually
A．rules B．pictures C．handbooks D．performances
A．case B．work C．time D．position
A．story B．place C．photo D．show
A．only B．almost C．never D．nearly
A．advice B．experience C．quality D．service
A．care B．serve C．like D．know