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 and 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．asked 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．something else D．everything else
A．shook B．dropped C．waved D．moved
A．see B．dropped 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．get over D．laugh at
A．teach B．ask C．remind D．cheer
A．talk about B．show off C．believe in D．run out of
Many Americans like to have their vacation（假期） in ____41____countries. One day an American ____42____comes to China. This is her first time (次数) to China and she wants to ____43____ some friends there. She meets a Chinese. This Chinese wants to talk ____44____ with the American. When he sees her, he comes up, says “____45____” to her, then he begins his first talk with someone ____46____ an English-speaking (说英语的) country.
“How old are you?” the Chinese ____47____.
“I’m ____48____. Please don’t ask a lady (女士) about her ____49____ .” answers the woman.
The Chinese is surprised（惊讶的）. He doesn’t know __50____. Can you help him?A. an other B. others C. other
A. manB. boy C. woman
A. be B. being C. have
A. with English B. in EnglishC. in Chinese
A. OKB. hello C. sorry
A. to B. at C. from
A. says B. tells C. talks
A. sure B. happyC. sorry
A. dinner B. age C. family
A. how B. whyC. what
Mr. White was riding a horse in the rain all the afternoon. When he reached a restaurant, he was all___1___ and cold. He saw a fire(火) in __2__ restaurant and many people sitting __3___ it. He couldn’t get a seat near the fire. He thought hard and soon he had an ___4___. He called out to the waiter,“___5__ some fish to my horse!”The waiter answered,“Horses don’t eat fish.”Mr White said,“___6__ my horse eats fish.”The waiter did as Mr White told him. The people in the restaurant ___7___ very strange and ran out after the waiter. When all the people went out, Mr White sat down at the table ___8__ the fire. When the waiter and the people __9__, they said,“Your horse doesn’t want eat the fish,”Mr White answered, “Put the fish on the table__10___ my horse doesn’t want it. I’ll eat it as soon as I warm up and dry out.”
A．tired B．hungry C．wet D．angry
A．the B．a C．an D．his
A．on B．round C．to D．in
A．way B．idea C．fire D．seat
A．Bring B．Have C．Take D．Catch
A．And B．But C．Because D．Or
A．thought B．are C．felt D．had
A．near B．far away C．on D．under
A．return B．came back C．looked around D．went away
A．when B．if C．and D．but
This happened to me at the age of twelve. It seems like a long time to remember the name of the old lady. Yet it keeps in my 35 that she taught me a lesson in tolerance(宽容) which I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were 36 stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house. I found myself a perfectly smooth stone and threw it out. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hands and 37 straight not for the roof but for a small window on the old lady’s back porch(门廊). At the sound of broken 38 , we knew we were in trouble and ran away.
I was too scared(胆怯) about getting caught by the old lady that first night. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been 39 , I started to feel guilty(有罪的) for what I had done. She 40 greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably.
I made up my mind to 41 for her window with my paper delivery(发送) money I collected. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining I was 42 for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost for repairing it.
I waited 43 it was dark, snuck(悄悄地走) up to the old lady’s house and put the letter I didn’t sign in her door. Once again, I could have the freedom of lookingstraight 44 the old lady’s kind eyes.
The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to return the warm smile that I was 45 from her. She thanked me and gave me a bag of cookies.
Reaching for the cookies, I 46 an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was surprised to see the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you!”
A．diary B．memory C．notebook D．handbag
A．throwing B．carrying C．choosing D．putting
A．dropped B．knocked C．headed D．landed
A．wall B．roof C．door D．glass
A．discovered B．controlled C．invited D．forgotten
A．often B．just C．hardly D．still
A．ask B．look C．pay D．care
A．late B．sorry C．ready D．good
A．before B．though C．since D．until
A．against B．into C．through D．around
A．receiving B．hearing C．separating D．taking
A．bought B．filled C．felt D．sent
I’d like to tell you about my dream classroom in the future．My classroom will be very 31 ，so we can do lots of activities in the classroom．In summer，it will be 32 and in winter it will be warm，so it will be 33 ．There will be a beautiful garden in front of it．We can see many trees and 34 in it．There will be a cable TV in our classroom and we can 35 it at noon．Everyone will have a 36 on the desk，so we can read information 37 the Internet．The lessons will be interesting．We 38 use pens or pencils．We will use computers to do our homework．The teachers won’t use 39 to write on the blackboard．They will 40 the lessons with the help of the computer．
A．big B．long C．small D．short
A．cold B．warm C．hot D．cool
A．dull B．comfortable C．boring D．uncomfortable
A．flowers B．books C．chairs D．lights
A．eat B．watch C．buy D．look at
A．radio B．phone C．clock D．computer
A．in B．near C．at D．on
A．will B．can C．won’t D．aren’t
A．pens B．chalk C．pencils D．paper
A．give B．study C．have D．learn
Mike wants a computer. He asks his parents for the money but they say he must get it himself. But how does he get it? He 46 about this when he walks home. Not many people want to ask children to work for them. Maybe he can take away snow for the neighbors. But it is not 47 . He has to 48a long time for that. He can’t cut grass for their gardens 49 he has no tools to do the work. Then he 50 one of his classmates, Dick. He is delivering(送) 51 . “I can do that, 52”, he thinks, “Maybe I can even get the computer right away. I can pay(付款) for it a little each week”. He 53 to catch up with(赶上) Dick. Mike asks him a lot of questions. He learns that it is 54 to get twenty-five dollars each week. Dick 55 him that the job takes about three hours each week and 56 him the phone number of the newspaper manager.
Mike almost flies home. After he tells his mother 57 he thinks, she 58 , “ I think it is a 59 idea,” she says, “I'll call the newspaper.” “Wait, Mum,” Mike says, “I’ll call. After that, I' m going to be a businessman now.” Mike’s mother smiles 60 .
A．says B．tells C．thinks D．speaks
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．walk B．wait C．spend D．want
A．because B．when C．while D．after
A．looks B．sees C．helps D．catches
A．newspapers B．bikes C．computers D．tools
A．either B．too C．again D．also
A．walks B．comes C．runs D．jumps
A．friendly B．kind C．easy D．wrong
A．sees B．learns C．tells D．knows
A．teaches B．gives C．asks D．makes
A．that B．when C．what D．where
A．smiles B．shouts C．cries D．worries
A．big B．large C．great D．bad
A．sadly B．happily C．politely D．angrily