It was pouring outside. We all stood there , some patiently, others annoyed
nature messed up (弄糟) their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens __ away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom , let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it down a bit,” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and , “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she her Mom’s arm.
“This morning? did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘ If God can get us through this, he can get us through .’ ”
The entire crowd turned . Mom paused and thought for a moment about she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being __ . But then we heard, “Honey, you are . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then they ran.
We all stood , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the to their cars. Circumstances (境况) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your . But no one can ever take away your precious . So, don’t forget to make time and take the to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
A．waiting B．talking C．complaining D．expecting
A．as if B．even if C．when D．because
A．taking B．washing C．driving D．putting
A．broke B．caught C．impressed D．called
A．pushes B．comes C．slows D．calms
A．asked B．required C．repeated D．added
A．felt B．touched C．waved D．pulled
A．Why B．When C．How D．Where
A．the rain B．the disease C．something D．anything
A．silent B．still C．serious D．angry
A．whether B．how C．what D．if
A．dishonest B．forgetful C．daring D．silly
A．stupid B．wrong C．right D．clever
A．on B．along C．off D．over
A．sighing B．joking C．watching D．discussing
A．guided B．followed C．respected D．praised
A．way B．time C．same D．best
A．health B．money C．house D．time
A．children B．courage C．memories D．experience
A．possibilities B．challenge C．risk D．opportunities
Are supermarkets designed to persuade us to buy more? When you enter a supermarket, themanagerknows than you do how you willbehave— which you will walk, where you will , what will make you one product rather than another. When customers go into a shop, they look to their left movetowards the right. So supermarketentrances are usually on the left of the building, and the arrangement is to take shoppers the store ,aisle after aisle, from left to right. Then shoppers will pay attention to all the .
Fresh fruit and are displayed near supermarket entrances. This gives the that only healthyfood is sold in the shop. foods that everyone buys, like sugar and tea are put near each other. They are kept in different aisles so customers are taken past other attractive foods they find what they want. In this way, shoppers are to buy products that they do not really .
People walk quickly through aisles, but they move more slowly in wide aisles and give more attention to the products. One best-selling for products is at the end of aisles, because shoppers to turn into the next aisles.
Sweets are often placed at children’s level at the checkout. While parents are waiting to pay, children the sweets and put them in the trolley.
Customers buy more when shelves are than when they are half empty because they feel there is something wrong with those products that are there.
A．sooner B．better C．more D．less
A．side B．approach C．place D．way
A．go B．look C．stop D．stand
A．buy B．enjoy C．see D．prefer
A．naturally B．simply C．easily D．hurriedly
A．or B．then C． but D．and
A．into B．along C．around D．through
A．prices B．signs C． shelves D．products
A．wines B．vegetables C．sweets D．meat
A．impression B．effect C．thought D．expression
A．Fresh B．Important C．Fast D．Basic
A．when B．unless C．before D．until
A．invited B．encouraged C．willing D．ready
A．use B． know C．need D．like
A．narrow B．short C．high D．long
A．case B．point C．example D．position
A．slow down B．hurry up C．walk down D．come up
A．hand B．eye C．head D．height
A．pay for B．care for C．look for D．reach for
A．low B．neat C．full D．high
A Love Note To My Mom
When I was a little girl, I would often follow you as you modeled (做模特) for fashion magazine. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling in your life. I know little that you were every penny you earned to go to school.
I cannot thank you enough for you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried piles of law books. I was .Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for ? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t know Moms be lawyers too. You smiled and said,“In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
Though I was young, your words kept in my ears. I watched as you faced the of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a and a Mom of five kids. I was tired just watching you . With your wise words in my mind, I suddenly felt free to dream. My whole world . I set out to live my life filled with , seeing endless possibilities for personal achievements.
Your words became my motto. I found myself in the position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) one of the few women (top medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said , “Yes, I’ll try that.”
Encouraged by your , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
A．found B．played C．kept D．provided
A．saving B．making C．giving D．receiving
A．business B．fashion C．law D．medical
A．what B．that C．which D．where
A．at B．to C．upon D．under
A．pleased B．worried C．puzzled D．disappointed
A．role B．tests C．positions D．shows
A．must B．ought to C．need D．could
A．ringing B．floating C．falling D．beating
A．choices B．chances C．challenges D．changes
A．professor B．doctor C．reporter D．model
A．in danger B．in action C．in trouble D．in charge
A．weak B．powerful C．youthful D．empty
A．came back B．closed down C．went by D．opend up
A．hope B．hardship C．regret D．sadness
A．often B．rarely C．hardly D．nearly
A．and B．but C．or D．for
A．understanding B．words C．praise D．introduction
A．secretly B．curiously C．carelessly D．confidently
A．doing B．considering C．correcting D．reading
I want to make the most of every day. And, like most people, I've that the best way to do it is (to) let go of past failures. But that's not all. One can never fully today while thinking too much about past successes, either. People never while resting comfortably on their laurels (荣誉). The is that sometimes our successes hold us back more than our failures!
I once a story about the Oscar owner, actor Clark Gable. A friend Gable one afternoon at the actor's home. She brought along her son, who was playing happily with toy cars on the floor. He he was racing those cars around a great track, which in was an imaginary circle around a golden statue. The small statue the boy played with was actually the Oscar Clark Gable for his performance in the 1934 movie It Happened One Night.
When his mother told him the time had come to , the little boy asked the actor, “Can I have this？” to the Oscar.
“Sure,” he smiled. “It's yours.”
The horrified mother . “Put that back immediately！”
Giving the child the golden statue, Clark Gable said, “Having the Oscar around doesn't mean anything to me; it does.” The actor seemed to know that past success could be a hammock (吊床) upon which he may be tempted to , rather than a springboard setting him to begin a new start.
You may have learned to let go of past and mistakes in order to free the present. But will you forget past successes and achievements in order to free the ？Will your past be a springboard or a restful hammock?
“I like the of the future better than the history of the past，” said Thomas Jefferson. I . After all, the future, not the past, is where the rest of your life will be lived.
A．discovered B．inferred C．preferred D．worried
A．spend B．live C．affect D．enjoy
A．struggle B．work C．succeed D．concentrate
A．story B．fact C．idea D．figure
A．wrote B．told C．knew D．heard
A．saw B．recognized C．met D．visited
A．careful B．small C．lonely D．clever
A．pretended B．believed C．insisted D．suggested
A．fact B．case C．turn D．need
A．cared B．asked C．won D．looked
A．act B．leave C．play D．wait
A．running B．getting C．pointing D．shouting
A．shouted B．noticed C．suffered D．breathed
A．selling B．keeping C．earning D．sharing
A．special B．comfortable C．expensive D．necessary
A．rest B．cheat C．stop D．sit
A．difficulties B．events C．failures D．achievements
A．time B．future C．body D．brain
A．idea B．meaning C．dreams D．thoughts
A．obey B．permit C．wish D．agree
Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb was and spent six years in prison in Vietnam. He survived and now about lessons learned from that experience.
One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier (航空母舰) Kitty Hawk . You were !"
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.
"I your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped（倒吸一口气） in surprise and .The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!"
Plumb assured him, "It did—if your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."
Plumb couldn't sleep that night，thinking about that man. He says, "I wondered how many times I might have passed him the Kitty Hawk. I wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you', or anything , you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a ."
Plumb thought of the many days the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels（深处）of the ship working on each chute, holding in his hands each time the of someone he didn't know.
Plumb asks his , "Who's packing your ? Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it the day." Plumb also says that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down—he needed his parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these before reaching safety. His experience reminds us all to and be kind to people who pack our daily parachutes, and strengthen us to go through times.
A．followed B．destroyed C．spied D．seen
A．released B．wounded C．captured D．killed
A．lectures B．gives C． studies D．hear
A．repaired B．made C．flew D．cleaned
A．taken down B．looked down C．set down D．shot down
A．bought B．checked C．found D．packed
A．gratefully B．suspiciously C．happily D．sadly
A．almost B．surely C．narrowly D．nearly
A．abroad B．in C．on D．at
A．so B．because C．unless D．though
A．sailor B． captain C．pilot D．technician
A．unwillingly B．immediately C．worriedly D．carefully
A．death B．fortune C．fate D．chance
A．wife B．children C．sailors D．audience
A．luggage B．bag C．parachute D．future
A．through B．to C．up to D．as
A．psychological B．physical C． imaginary D．safe
A．spirits B．emotions C．supports D．people
A．award B．recognize C．reward D．help
A．happy B．tough C．comfortable D．cosy
I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real .
He had gone out of the study for some , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see was on his desk. In the was a small piece of paper on which were written the “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious ofBiographies (人物传记)”.
A(n) boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the _ _ _. I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a until the start of the exam so I could not reading it.
When the headmaster , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had then. It would have been so to say: “I’m sorry, but I the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to it.”
The chance passed and I did not it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t __ to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title __ admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).
A．plan B．fault C．grade D．luck
A．reason B．course C．example D．vacation
A．this B．which C．that D．what
A．drawer B．corner C．middle D．box
A．names B．words C．ideas D．messages
A．honest B．handsome C．friendly D．active
A．desk B．paper C．book D．drawer
A．question B．key C．note D．secret
A．help B．consider C．practise D．forget
A．disappeared B．stayed C．returned D．went
A．existed B．remained C．happened D．continued
A．tiring B．easy C．important D．difficult
A．saw B．gave C．set D．made
A．repeat B．defend C．correct D．change
A．take B．have C．lose D．find
A．remember B．learn C．mean D．pretend
A．past B．ago C．then D．before
A．either B．never C．nor D．so
A．by B．besides C．through D．without
A．But B．Though C．Otherwise D．Therefore