I was walking around in a shop, when I saw a cashier (收银员) saying to a boy who was 5 or 6 years old, “I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money for this doll.”
The little boy still stood there, sadly, holding the .
I walked toward him and asked who he wished to give this to.
“My sister wanted the doll so much for Christmas. She was that Santa Claus would bring it to her.”
“Maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her. Don’t be .”
But he replied , “No, Santa Claus can’t bring it to her now. I have to give the doll to my so she can give it to my sister when she goes there. My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going there very soon too, I think she can take it to my sister.”
My heart stopped.
The boy continued, “I asked Mommy not to go until I from the shop.”
Then he showed me a nice photo of him, “I want Mommy to take my picture with her, so she won’t me.”
I quickly my wallet (钱包) and said, “Let’s again. Perhaps you do have enough for the doll?”
“OK,” he said. I some money without him seeing and we started to it. There was enough for the doll and even some money.
The boy said, “Thank God! I asked God last night to make sure I had enough money for the doll. He me! I also wanted to buy a white rose for Mum, because Mum loves white roses. But I didn’t to ask God for too much. He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. How it is!”
The that the little boy had for his mother and his sister me greatly.
A.bag B.money C.basket D.hands
A.doll B.shop C.sweet D.model
A.sure B.shocked C.excited D.proud
A.calm B.surprised C.amazed D.worried
A.easily B.angrily C.sadly D.happily
A.cousin B.friend C.mommy D.neighbor
A.but B.so C.or D.though
A.quickly B.clearly C.simply D.nearly
A.held back B.looked around C.came back D.came around
A.change B.forget C.need D.influence
A.picked up B.took away C.sent off D.reached for
A.cover B.beg C.check D.watch
A.added B.borrowed C.returned D.connected
A.repeat B.count C.report D.show
A.useless B.special C.spare D.unnecessary
A.heard B.understood C.followed D.recognized
A.dare B.expect C.agree D.stop
A.funny B.strange C.dangerous D.wonderful
A.respect B.love C.patience D.suffering
A.upset B.puzzled C.troubled D.moved
Louis Braille was born in the small village of Coupvray in France. His father was a skilled leather worker who had many tools. One day, when his father went out, three-year-old Louis a sharp and pointed awl (锥子) from his father’s tool-box. The awl slipped from his tiny hands and hurt one of his . The infection soon spread to the other eye and the poor child became totally at the age of three.
He had a great goal and dream in his life. At the age of 12 he started his new mission — to a system to enable the blind to read and write. He had the concept that if the letters could be by the fingertips even the blind could with ease. He successfully completed his system of dots by the age of fifteen. The system invented by Louis Braille has a series of raised dots. Each letter is formed by raised dots out of a total of six dots arranged in a rectangle (矩形) consisting of two columns of three dots each. Braille’s work has changed the lives of millions of disabled people and enabled them to lead a life.
The contributions of Braille provided a vision and mission for the millions of disabled people. By and effort, they also can create wonders and serve society.
A.expensive B.sharp C.amazing D.harmful
A.picked up B.found out C.set in D.looked for
A.hands B.legs C.feet D.eyes
A.hopeless B.blind C.desperate D.incurable
A.improve B.spread C.invent D.learn
A.kept B.touched C.felt D.loaded
A.read B.imagine C.grasp D.accept
A.pressed B.selected C.lifted D.raised
A.easy B.specific C.familiar D.suitable
A.perfect B.confident C.normal D.productive
A.outstanding B.necessary C.immediate D.considerate
A.luck B.pain C.determination D.responsibility
A few years back during the time that my aged mother was ill in bed, her attendant happened to be a young woman. She was and kind. When we heard her personal story, our hearts .
She was to get in the near future and according to their custom the bride had to wear a valuable, colorful dress. This would her a lot.
Seeing how my parents had the people who worked for us when we were kids, a flash of lightning me. A couple of months passed by and her mind was only on the “big” and in another four months she would have to get married.
Now it was only three months before her . I had resigned from my office some months back. All accounts had been settled a letter arrived from my former office and I was wondering it was. It was a check with a letter of saying there had been a miscalculation. The sum was enough to the girl’s wedding wish.
After having lunch, my mother's attendant returned to help my mother and I told her that she did not need to worry at all because her needs would be met in addition to her six months salary bonus. She just couldn't what was going on. Her facial expression was amazing.
Having known my intention, she couldn't help laughing and crying at the same moment. Her eyes were with excitement. When I took her shopping, she spent a few hours her dress. With great I donated the complete balance.
At the end of the month her parents came to her. The whole family left with broad . The following year we received a telephone call to inform us that she had become a . She had just given birth to a baby girl.
I was full of smiles then and now when I think back. Love means giving.
A.careless B.disabled C.talkative D.caring
A.sank B.broke C.jumped D.danced
A.paid B.promoted C.married D.divorced
A.evening B.ball C.fancy D.wedding
A.cost B.surprise C.delight D.charge
A.respected B.helped C.rewarded D.awarded
A.impressed B.stuck C.struck D.urged
A.ceremony B.problem C.party D.occasion
A.arrival B.resignation C.departure D.marriage
A.and B.for C.yet D.so
A.who B.what C.where D.why
A.thanks B.introduction C.apology D.invitation
A.grant B.express C.equal D.make
A.make up B.figure out C.give up D.believe in
A.clouded B.closed C.watering D.shining
A.imagining B.designing C.choosing D.hunting
A.happiness B.regret C.sympathy D.mercy
A.visit B.collect C.comfort D.support
A.balance B.guilt C.connections D.smiles
A.nurse B.doctor C.model D.mother
The family had had a cat for years. Then, one day, the children finally to persuade their parents to get them a dog as well. So a little Labrador(拉布拉多犬) .
The dog was so that everyone wanted to hold him and he charmed everyone by just loving them. The cat made it very clear she did not welcome another in the house, but the dog just the cat anyway. The little dog her anywhere, and tried to make friends with the angry cat. No amount of behavior from the cat could persuade the dog not to love the cat.
The family thought the cat would like the dog.
Then one day the family heard horrible from their back yard. They ran to the to see what was happening. They lived in the suburbs and so they saw a real lynx(猞猁)was just planning on their cat for lunch. The poor cat had nowhere to run or hide. It would only be a matter of seconds and their cat would be .
And then suddenly a black lightning ran to the rescue. The little dog the big lynx with all its strength. It did not or stop to think. It saw its in trouble and did what had to be done. The family opened the window and started yelling and the father ran to the yard. The lynx soon disappeared into the .
And ever since that day the cat’s behavior toward the dog has totally. Now it is the cat that follows the hero dog everywhere. They in the same basket. The cat even lets the dog eat from her bowl.
So if ever anyone is towards you, don’t turn your back on them. They may not rescue your ---but their kindness can certainly rescue your day!
A.tried B.managed C.failed D.refused
A.agreed B.visited C.survived D.arrived
A.brave B.shy C.cute D.proud
A.pet B.visitor C.baby D.relative
A.avoided B.amused C.loved D.respected
A.watched B.followed C.bit D.searched
A.strange B.curious C.foolish D.bad
A.never B.still C.really D.always
A.quarrels B.fights C.laughter D.cries
A.yard B.road C.window D.door
A.catching B.inviting C.attracting D.pulling
A.painful B.dead C.injured D.frightened
A.pushed B.shook C.attacked D.knocked
A.win B.hide C.argue D.hesitate
A.owner B.friend C.brother D.competitor
A.woods B.houses C.crowds D.shops
A.worsened B.changed C.stopped D.remained
A.sleep B.eat C.play D.wash
A.polite B.equal C.kind D.grateful
A.health B.family C.career D.life
Some people have good memories and can learn quite long poems by heart.
people have poor memories and cannot remember things they have said that over and over again.
The famous English writer, Charles Dickens, said he could walk down any long street in and then tell you the names of all the shops he had . Many great men of the world have wonderful memories.
A good memory is a great help a language. Everybody learns own language by remembering the things he heard when he was a small child. Some children like those who live in foreign countries with their parents, seem to learn two languages as as they do one. In school it is not so easy for pupils to learn a second language because they have very ____ time for it.
Memory a diary that we keep every day.
A.easy B.easier C.easily D.hardly
A.Some B.Other C.The others D.Others
A.until B.after C.when D.but
A.Beijing B.Paris C.London D.Moscow
A.went B.walked C.came D.passed
A.learning B.in learning C.with learn D.learn
A.his B.their C.your D.our
A.good B.better C.well D.more easily
A.few B.a little C.little D.a few
A.looks like B.does like C.likes D.is like
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B, C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It surprised me—every time I saw Joe,he was smiling. It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light,or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank,and the service stopped just before he got there. Joe ___ smiled. It made me wonder why he seemed so ____ every day.
Having observed Joe with other people,I ____ something else also. Joe asked people how they were doing,and really seemed to listen to their ____.If someone were hurting,he had ____ for him and kind words,and offered to ____ in any way he could.
It made me think...What if I tried to smile more?A(n) ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store. I smiled as I went up and down the aisles...and people I didn’t even ____ smiled back at me. Some even ____!The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking...and,you guessed it.He made a shy little attempt at a smile. The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart ____ a person to reach something...I could get that for him. The smile even transferred over to him,and he ____me.
As I drove home,I was smiling. I ____ what I had just learned,and when
someone passed me and gave me a(n) ____,I smiled at him. He looked puzzled.
Now I know a smile is a small thing,but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day?I couldn’t believe how ____ I felt. Nothing in my life had changed,____ maybe it had. For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits,but those around me as well.
A.work B.happen C.matter D. last
A.order B.debt C.hand D.line
A.always B.eventually C.immediately D.still
A.naughty B.happy C.active D.Humorous
A.decided B.judged C.noticed D.considered
A.answers B.complaints C.excuses D.comments
A.guidance B.respect C.sympathy D.protection
A.perform B.attempt C.bother D.help
A.experiment B.life C.project D.program
A.meet B.touch C.know D.contact
A.glared B.greeted C.approached D.escaped
A.spare B.long C.hard D.great
A.stopped B.tried C.kept D.enjoyed
A.persuaded B.accepted C.supported D.needed
A.thanked B.changed C.encouraged D.invited
A.worried about B.thought about C.talked over D.looked over
A.gesture B.address C.call D.ticket
A.normal B.great C.reasonable D.complicated
A.so B.for C.but D.till
A.realize B.admire C.show D.lift