The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, who dreamed of becoming a doctor.
My mother was a . Through her work, she observed that people spent a lot more time reading than they watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV during the week. With our time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a . My mother was illiterate（文盲）.
When I entered high school I was a(n) student, but not for long. I began to like the fancy clothes. I wanted to the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I have this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With the money , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very pleased with that but once I got through allocating（分配）money, there was left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep the roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy . I also realized that my wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my and became an A-student again, and I realized my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story--a woman with formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around, especially her children. There is no job more important than . This I believe.
A．nurse B．teacher C．servant D．doctor
A．honest B．hardworking C．reliable D．successful
A．spent B．paid C．did D．took
A．programmes B．plays C．films D．games
A．weekend B．free C．evening D．play
A．read B．present C．teach D．translate
A．trick B．means C．tool D．joke
A．extreme B．normal C．immoral D．top
A．get rid of B．break away from C．hang out with D．keep in touch with
A．complained B．forgot C．worried D．argued
A．deposited B．exchanged C．earned D．won
A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
A．proposal B．command C．requirement D．arrangement
A．much B．none C．something D．nothing
A．garments B．shirts C．houses D．books
A．television B．money C．desire D．dream
A．guys B．mother C．school D．studies
A．happily B．eventually C．immediately D．exactly
A．little B．low C．strict D．high
A．persuading B．educating C．parenting D．working
It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just . A pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of .
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their wooden floor, that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was than that, for I felt I had become a part of their .
Freda stayed at home with the kids, I would often see her in the morning them to school. And I’d be there when they home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had them grow up. Now I was fired, but the thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I them? As a matter of fact, I’m an employee—the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.
A．stepping B．coming C．jumping D．moving
A．hanging B．making C．wearing D．changing
A．cleaned B．washed C．swept D．brushed
A．duty B．money C．work D．pay
A．already B．seldom C．never D．yet
A．regret B．surprise C．fear D．loss
A．started B．developed C．improved D．broken
A．why B．what C．that D．which
A．but B．and C．or D．for
A．less B．least C．more D．most
A．life B．story C．activity D．experience
A．as B．so C．since D．however
A．taking B．bringing C．meeting D．calling
A．left B．returned C．went D．marched
A．found B．noticed C．watched D．realized
A．possible B．great C．proper D．strange
A．meaning B．nature C．result D．importance
A．for B．to C．with D．at
A．hardly B．certainly C．probably D．merely
A．member B．person C．relative D．companion
While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very in using a dictionary, and it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no .
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was these Latin words. We agreed together that he should me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty , but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon, the headmaster my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to an occasion of praise into of fault-finding, finally him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my
A．quick B．slow C．hard D．good
A．made B．got C．found D．left
A．trouble B．difference C．labor D．worry
A．might B．would C．should D．could
A．very B．little C．much D．few
A．for B．by C．in D．to
A．change B．take C．forgive D．tell
A．worked B．tried C．happened D．developed
A．angry B．satisfied C．frightened D．sad
A．or so B．or else C．as usual D．as far
A．became B．seemed C．lay D．appeared
A．called B．taught C．arranged D．sent
A．aim B．goal C．point D．opinion
A．why B．how C．which D．what
A．excitement B．way C．meaning D．disappointment
A．turn B．leave C．grow D．become
A．none B．one C．either D．some
A．ordered B．asked C．took D．let
A．surprise B．escape C．hope D．chance
A．reading B．writing C．translations D．essays
As a teacher，I often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip，there will be no talking as we enter a building．This rule to entering any place，whether it is a cinema，a church，a theatre, or any other place．
Once，in New York City，I took my class to see a(n) near Times Square．When we arrived at the theatre，there were about twenty other classes outside waiting to get in．The students from the other schools were not and there was pandemonium(乌烟瘴气)．I told my students to stay in a line and keep ．I told them that we would not carry ourselves like those other ．Soon we started to file into the theatre，and it was very disorganized．There was a lady trying to the groups and get them to their seats， students were everywhere and really knew where to go．My class，observing our rule，walked in in two single-file lines．We stood near the door behind everyone else，and we ．All of a sudden，the lady who was noticed us and she walked our direction．She asked the students the teacher was for our group, and I raised my ．She asked,“Very, very nice to meet you．Come this way．”We were led into the theatre， ，and we were given front-row seats．
Sometimes for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect，especially when you no one around who is taking manners into ．However，that is usually the time when such actions will be most appreciated and recognized．
A．applies B．leads C．turns D．belongs
A．lady B．play C．teacher D．exhibition
A．sorted out B．settled down C．lined up D．turned away
A．listening B．behaving C．concentrating D．watching
A．time B．contact C．watch D．order
A．places B．seats C．classes D．teachers
A．scold B．dismiss C．attract D．organize
A．and B．but C．so D．while
A．anyone B．nobody C．everyone D．somebody
A．anxiously B．immediately C．quietly D．hurriedly
A．passed B．chatted C．rushed D．waited
A．in trouble B．on guard C．in charge D．on business
A．in B．to C．for D．under
A．how B．where C．what D．whether
A．voice B．arm C．head D．hand
A．finally B．somehow C．first D．instead
A．love B．respect C．concern D．support
A．receive B．visit C．meet D．recognize
A．practice B．account C．effect D．operation
A．kind B．urgent C．legal D．firm
The day I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety. I was trying to do some for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I was not able to . Suddenly I heard someone singing loudly behind me. I and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.
She looked like a sensitive and friendly girl. “How could she be so selfish?” I thought .
I picked up my books, glared at her and shouted, “Thanks to your , I’ve been unable to study. You’re so !”
I left the library in a hurry, leaving my most important textbook . When I got home two hours later, I found my textbook gone. I was so that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. A gentle voice the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After that I was, she said she had noticed I’d left my book in the library and as my was in it, she asked a librarian to get my phone number. She said she didn’t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.
I sighed with and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course, you’ve who Jenny was. She was just the girl I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the store, I was filled with and apologized for my rude behavior. I felt so , but Jenny just laughed, saying she was glad to see I’d also left my in the library! I couldn’t help laughing and I invited her to my apartment for a cup of tea.
Ever since then we’ve been best friends and we’re getting along well. To be honest, I trust her more than anyone else. I often think how I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to my shortcomings, I would have experienced such true friendship.
A．research B．revision C．work D．experiment
A．watching B．asking C．warning D．disturbing
A．speak B．improve C．concentrate D．follow
A．turned around B．turned down C．turned off D．turned over
A．sadly B．hopelessly C．angrily D．crazily
A．practice B．noise C．attitude D．existence
A．selfish B．active C．sensitive D．stupid
A．out B．around C．aside D．behind
A．nervous B．careless C．upset D．forgetful
A．introduced B．considered C．took D．remembered
A．deciding B．confirming C．realizing D．thinking
A．number B．class C．writing D．name
A．comfort B．relief C．confidence D．satisfaction
A．recognized B．found C．guessed D．heard
A．courage B．energy C．doubt D．shame
A．worried B．sorry C．terrible D．excited
A．glare B．expression C．virtue D．understanding
A．considerate B．pleased C．lucky D．grateful
A．overcome B．share C．hide D．forgive
A．ever B．never C．seldom D．still
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I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ?” Just when I started to that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t . Somebody had thought of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my Christmas there special and memorable, I remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I them that they couldn’t open their presents every child had come forward. Finally the they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed(绽放笑容) and their bright smiles up the room. The in the room was obvious, and wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．receiving B．sending C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．expected C．prepared D．got
A．doubt B．accept C．suggest D．hope
A．turned up B．settled down C．broke in D．showed off
A．loss B．relief C．sadness D．duty
A．laughed B．forgotten C．loved D．affected
A．highly B．little C．enough D．poorly
A．present B．last C．recent D．first
A．hardly B．regularly C．immediately D．frequently
A．importance B．independence C．strength D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．put up with D．came up with
A．none B．each C．some D．few
A．special B．fine C．helpful D．normal
A．guided B．reminded C．educated D．promised
A．after B．when C．until D．since
A．chance B．moment C．gift D．reward
A．burned B．took C．lit D．cheered
A．terror B．joy C．calmness D．value
A．something B．such C．it D．everybody
A．from B．till C．for D．by