Over the course of a few days when I was in a nursing home to recover, I started to really appreciate the housekeeper, an elderly lady who didn’t speak English. Every morning at 6:30 she would try to get into my room so she wouldn’t disturb me. However, every time I would and see her. She would try to and at the same time gave an amazing smile. , I would be just waiting to see her come in and give that wonderful .
I from a nurse that there was an employee rewards program. I asked her to write a(an) card for my housekeeper and put it up. About ten minutes later, another nurse came into my room and told me that the housekeeper was out in the hall her eyes out. Had I done something wrong or inappropriate ? Then the nurse to tell me that the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never a rewards card.
It me like a ton of bricks. Just a few simple words made such a .
From that day forward I tried to admire someone every day for the good things they showed. The results were . People came in with smiles, they talked more, they laughed more, and they life more. , it seems the more I tried to praise others, the I got.
I’m out of nursing home now and almost recovered. I thank my housekeeper for helping me see just how unbelievably life is.
Do a favor and tell your loved ones just how much they to you. It can make the world of difference with both them and you.
A．quickly B．quietly C．happily D．slowly
A．wake B．stand C．sit D．go
A．leave B．hide C．explain D．apologize
A．Eventually B．Gradually C．Suddenly D．Occasionally
A．greeting B．apology C．smile D．word
A．knew B．learned C．found D．got
A．invitation B．congratulation C．appreciation D．appointment
A．laughing B．shouting C．screaming D．crying
A．went on B．came up C．set out D．got up
A．accepted B．received C．created D．afforded
A．beat B．knocked C．hit D．touched
A．difference B．profit C．mistake D．contribution
A．disappointing B．interesting C．amazing D．embarrassing
A．understood B．valued C．enriched D．enjoyed
A．However B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Otherwise
A．less B．more C．worse D．better
A．barely B．fully C．really D．rarely
A．dangerous B．beautiful C．tough D．enthusiastic
A．yourself B．you C．themselves D．them
A．bring B．take C．give D．mean
Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 36.the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台).
She 37.an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his 38. . This went on day after day. The woman felt very 39.. In order to punish him, she decided to add 40.to the bread she 41.for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 42.and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill. 43., the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally 44.of the anger in the heart of the woman.
That evening, there was a 45.on the door. As she opened it, she was 46. to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to 47. his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him.
Looking at his mother he said 48., “ Mom, it is truly 49.I’m here. My business50.so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 51.enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, ‘ this is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your 52.is greater than mine!’ ”
As the mother 53. those words, her face turned pale. She54.the 
poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have 55.his life!
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A．cut B．taste C．place D．sell
A．doubted B．noticed C．hoped D．worried
A．appreciation B．concern C．regret D．sympathy
A．strange B．sad C．satisfied D．angry
A．sugar B．salt C．poison D．milk
A．cared B．applied C．prepared D．begged
A．agreed B．hesitated C．accepted D．understood
A．As usual B．On the way C．As a result D．On the other hand
A．message B．key C．knife D．knock
A．curious B．surprised C．nervous D．disappointed
A．assess B．spend C．seek D．bring
A．cheerfully B．carefully C．proudly D．weakly
A．normal B．amazing C．terrible D．necessary
A．failed B．succeeded C．grew D．continued
A．unique B．smart C．kind D．mean
A．strength B．job C．help D．need
A．said B．wrote C．read D．heard
A．threw B．remembered C．kept D．discovered
A．lost B．saved C．started D．built
Once upon a time, there lived many doves(鸽子) in the jungle. One day they went out in search of food. They flew long distances 36did not get anything to eat. All of them were 37 .
A young dove asked the King Dove, “Your Majesty(陛下),please 38 us to take some rest.” The King replied, “Have 39 , my dear young fellow. We shall40 get something to eat very soon.”
The young dove started flapping(拍打) his wings(翅膀) with 41and soon left everyone else behind. After some time, he 42 and spoke to others, “Hey, I see lots of 43 down there.”
Hearing this, all the doves started 44 the grains(谷物) under a banyan tree. 45 The King Dove said, “It’s too good to be true. There is something wrong. Don’t rush towards the grains. It might be a 46 .Some hunter must have laid a trap(下了陷阱).”
But the doves were very hungry. The 47 of the grains was too tempting(诱惑人的).Without giving a(n) 48 to the king’s advice, they flew 
down and started eating the grains. After having a big 49 , they tried to fly away, only to 50 that they were caught in a net.
The King Dove said, “ I told you before that it is a trick(骗局) of some hunter.
All of them felt ashamed and51 . One of them said to the King Dove. “Oh Your Majesty, please save us.”
So the King Dove said, “All of you must try to fly with the 52 at the same time and in the same 53 , all of you.”
Just then they saw a(n) 54 show up. The King Dove said, “ Now all of you, fly together.”
So all the doves flapped their wings together and flew with the net. The hunter stood dazed(眩晕). He couldn’t ____55___ what he had just seen.
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A．but B．and C．so D．or
A．excited B．surprised C．tired D．angry
A．help B．teach C．allow D．accept
A．rest B．courage C．luck D．interest
A．slowly B．happily C．possibly D．surely
A．surprise B．pleasure C．force(用力) D．anger
A．turned down B．turned back C．broke out D．watched out
A．persons B．doves C．plants D．grains
A．rushing towards B．looking for C．picking up D．dropping down
A．Gladly B．Amazedly C．Hardly D．Suddenly
A．magic B．trick C．dream D．mistake
A．color B．smell C．view D．sight
A．sound B．thought C．idea D．care
A．meeting B．discussion C．meal D．break
A．appreciate B．understand C．realize D．worry
A．pleased B．scared(害怕) C．full D．sick
A．food B．king C．net D．wing
A．way B．place C．circle D．direction
A．hunter B．guide C．adult D．child
A．believe B．remember C．tell D．catch
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you 36 find in most any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played 37 so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family 38 that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no 39 .Brownie didn’t appear the next day, and, despite their 40to find him, by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously, Spotty 41 at Brownie’s house alone, barking. Busy with their own lives, they just ignored(不理睬)the 42 little neighbor dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty 43 to take “no” for an answer. Spotty followed Ted about, barking strongly, then running towards a nearby wood, as if to say “ 44 me! It’s urgent!”
Finally, Ted followed the anxious Spotty. The little dog led the man to a 45 spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie 46 , one of his hind legs stuck in a steel leg hold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier requirement 47 .Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable.
Spotty had done more than simply 48 Brownie’s human owner to his trapped frie
nd. In a circle around the 49 dog. Ted found some dog food---which was later 50 as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that 516 !
Spotty had been visiting Brownie 52 , in a single-minded quest to keep his friend alive by offering 
his own comfort. Spotty had obviously stayed with Brownie to protect him from being hurt, snuggling(依偎) with him at night to keep him 53 and touching him gently with its nose to keep his spirits up.
Brownie’s leg was treated by a veterinarian and he re-covered. For many years afterward, the two 54 watched the faithful friends frolicking(嬉戏)
55 chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.
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A．must B．should C．can D．need
A．together B．wildly C．separately D．happily
A．watched B．heard C．feared D．noticed
A．hope B．success C．failure D．information
A．wishes B．demands C．efforts D．worries
A．showed up B．showed off C．turned out D．turned off
A．nervous B．eager C．angry D．clever
A．decided B．refused C．wanted D．pretended
A．Love B．Hit C．Forgive D．Follow
A．beautiful B．distant C．wild D．clean
A．alive B．dead C．brave D．sleepy
A．immediately B．seriously C．directly D．honestly
A．asked B．ordered C．informed D．led
A．injured B．defeated C．fightened D．worried
A．regarded B．determined C．recognized D．showed
A．month B．day C．evening D．week
A．particularly B．regularly C．usually D．especially
A．fearless B．well C．warm D．hopeful
A．families B．parents C．neighbours D．friends
A．but B．or C．so D．and
There is a story about a school teacher named Mrs. Thompson. Standing in front of her 36grade class on the first day of school, she told the children a lie. She said she 37them all. But that was 38, because there was a little boy called Teddy, whom she didn’t like at all.
Mrs. Thompson was 39 that he didn’t play well with other children, that his clothes were40and that he always needed a bath. 41 , when she received his records, she got a real 42 .
Teddy’s first grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a smart child with ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners.”
His second grade 43 wrote, “Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a deadly illness and life at home44 be a struggle.”
His third teacher wrote, “ His mother’s death has been 45to him.”
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was 46 herself. She felt even worse when students47 her beautiful C
hristmas presents, except for Teddy’s ---- a 48that was one quarter full perfume（香水）.
After the children left she 49for at least an hour.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the 50 children in the class. Six years went by when she got a letter from Teddy,51that he had finished high school.
There followed another letter years later. Teddy52 Mrs. Thompson to attend his wedding and asked53she could sit in the place usually kept for the54of the groom.
Teddy 55in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back saying “Teddy, you are wrong. In fact, I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
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A．5th B．1st C．3rd D．2nd
A．praised B．loved C．punished D．treated
A．ridiculous B．unimportant C．disappointed D．impossible
A．known B．scolded C．told D．asked
A．clean B．funny C．dirty D．strange
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise
A．fear B．problem C．surprise D．puzzle
A．classmate B．teacher C．friend D．leader
A．must B．might C．need D．have to
A．easy B．necessary C．fair D．hard
A．crazy about B．ashamed of C．worried about D．tired of
A．brought B．sold C．received D．afforded
A．box B．bag C．bottle D．pack
A．laughed B．sat C．cried D．walked
A．smartest B．tallest C．laziest D．worst
A．permitting B．telling C．praising D．regretting
A．encouraged B．invited C．frightened D．begged
A．when B．where C．why D．if
A．father B．aunt C．uncle D．mother
A．shouted B．acted C．waved D．whispered
Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 36.the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台).
She 37.an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his 38. . This went on day after day. The woman felt very 39.. In order to punish him, she decided to add 40.to the bread she 41.for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 42.and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill. 43., the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally 44.of the anger in the heart of the woman.
That evening, there was a 45.on the door. As she opened it, she was 46. to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to 47. his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him.
Looking at his mother he said 48., “ Mom, it is truly 49.I’m here. My business50.so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 51.enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, ‘ this is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your 52.is greater than mine!’ ”
As the mother 53. those words, her face turned pale. She54.the 
poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have 55.his life!
..
A．cut B．taste C．place D．sell
A．doubted B．noticed C．hoped D．worried
A．appreciation B．concern C．regret D．sympathy
A．strange B．sad C．satisfied D．angry
A．sugar B．salt C．poison D．milk
A．cared B．applied C．prepared D．begged
A．agreed B．hesitated C．accepted D．understood
A．As usual B．On the way C．As a result D．On the other hand
A．message B．key C．knife D．knock
A．curious B．surprised C．nervous D．disappointed
A．assess B．spend C．seek D．bring
A．cheerfully B．carefully C．proudly D．weakly
A．normal B．amazing C．terrible D．necessary
A．failed B．succeeded C．grew D．continued
A．unique B．smart C．kind D．mean
A．strength B．job C．help D．need
A．said B．wrote C．read D．heard
A．threw B．remembered C．kept D．discovered
A．lost B．saved C．started D．built