I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t to start the bus soon because it was not yet . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s .
The woman was watching the incident. the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).
“Stop him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver .
“Well, that’s no to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of the way home a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
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A．world B．journey C．smile D．friendship
Burglars are probably the most unpopular visitors to your house. But how do you know if your home is an easy target for burglars(窃贼)? Around the holidays, many families don’t consider taking proper to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts. With just a few simple , you can better make sure of the of your home during all of the holiday celebrations. Here are a few tips for making it difficult to you are away from home.
Either have a trusted neighbor your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailman to hold your mail until you . Make sure says “Hey, we’re not home!” like when your post-box is filled with all kinds of mail and you have many different newspapers in your driveway. several different lights in your house on random timers. Do not leave your lights on all the time. , put your outside lights on timers to be on only during the . If an outdoor light on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off.
If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, them with a friend, having someone coming into your house every day to take care of them. When burglars see a neighbor or friend 35 your house every day, they will know you are not home.
Close all your when you leave town. This is effective to possible burglars, as no one can see what is in your house. If they don’t know what there is to take, then the is even greater for them to break in.
This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on . Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it by a professional home security system.
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A．chance B．desire C．reward D．risk
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A．monitored B．guided C．strengthened D．collected
In Glasgow, , a young lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving !”
She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to money. Many years passed by, her father died , her mother grew , and the daughter became more and more entrenched (固执) in her way of life.
No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part of the city in of her daughter . She stopped at each of the rescue missions with a simple . “Would you allow me to this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten at the bottom : “I love you still…come home!”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat listening to the service, all the while letting her wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?
She couldn’t until the service was over. She stood and went to look .It was her mother , and there were those words, “I love you still…come home !” she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too to be true.
It was night, but she was so by the message that she started walking home. the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and her way timidly. As she knocked, the door open on its own. She thought someone must have broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s , the young woman ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me ! It’s me ! I’m home!”
The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s arms. The daughter said , “I was so worried and someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear . From the day you left, that door has never been .”
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A．adopted B．opened C．locked D．Fixed
Good friends mean a lot in our life. I used to have some friends who I could . It was my 4th grade in the elementary school that I had my two friends Nina and Nancy. I had known them since the first grade and we had gotten along quite well. Now the memory of their appearance is still in my mind.
The following year I went to a new school. I was shy and didn’t much. The first day I made no new friend and I felt . The next day right after school as we were waiting for our school , I felt someone on my hair, I quickly turned “Why did you do that? ”
“I’m sorry I was stretching. ”Giving her a look, I turned around without saying anything. I had seen my teacher’s eyes as I didn’t want to get into . Then I felt a on my shoulder and turned around again. “What is it? ”“Well umm . . . I have seen you for the first time. For the reason that I was yesterday I was wondering if you’re a new student. ”I nodded and she smiled “Welcome to De Zavala Primary School! I’m Alondra, nice to meet you! ”Then the school bus came and we got on.
And that’s how it all . She was a warm-hearted girl she introduced me to new people and I made a lot of new friends! And I swore I would them because they saved me from the and they didn’t even know. One day, when we were in the 8th grade, Alondra told me she had always wanted a best friend and then I along. I felt so to hear about it. Now I’m in the college and I have many friends: Logan, Mari, Amold, Maggie, and those whose you don’t know.
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Angelina Jolie says she has a really wonderful time with her partner Brad Pitt, who is an American actor and film producer—and that’s why they’re still together!
Jolie six children with the actor. She was by America’s Parade magazine if their children are the she and Brad stay together.
“The children certainly tie us together, but a relationship won’t if it’s only about the kids, ” Jolie replied. “You also must be really interested in each other and have a really, really wonderful, time together. We do. Brad and I being together. We enjoy it. We need it, and we find that special time. We keep connected. We talk about it. It’s very to our family. If Brad and I are strong and happy, then our kids have happy and that’s the best thing we can give them. Brad knows completely, as I am, every part of me. He loves me. The kids love me. Hopefully I’m giving my children the that they are deeply loved and deeply safe. At the same time we are hopefully their individuality(个性)as they get to know who they are, and not getting in the way of that. That’s why they are six very strong individuals. ”
The Oscar-winning star showed of helping her children develop their individuality is them to develop their own identities(自我认同感), she admitted that she can’t the recent controversy(争论)with Brad when she agreed that her daughter Shiloh could cut her hair short and like a boy. For example, she usually wears a jacket instead of a skirt.
Angelina added to , “She wants her hair cut like a boy and she wants to be John for a while. Some kids wear caps and want to be a Superman and she wants to be like her . ”
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A．brothers B．sisters C．uncles D．aunts
Have you ever wondered why some people are able to have confidence to spare when it comes to taking risks such as starting their own business or taking a year off to travel without an enormous safety net? The answer is that they’ve the art of optimistic thinking. The good news is that some people are simply born to be optimistic, anyone can to take a more positive approach towards their life.
Optimists look for outcomes. This doesn’t mean that optimists always jump into things carelessly and hope for , rather that they do not let potential negative outcomes the potential positive outcomes. By hoping so and having that they can handle any negatives, optimists are to take advantage of opportunities that come their way.
Optimists believe that their actions can make a . They do not see their own efforts as being . They understand that they do have the power to make things happen and take steps to make their dreams a reality. , pessimists have a difficult time believing that what they do will make any difference and find it to make any changes or take any action towards achieving a goal. They find why something that has worked for others will not work for them and believe that anything they do is certain to . This makes it difficult for them to get out of situations that make them , such as a dead-end job that makes them miserable.
Optimists do not internalize(使内在化)failure. When things don’t for them, they don’t beat themselves up over it. They are able to accept failure as a part of life and try with a positive attitude. They are often better able to learn from their . When pessimists do take chances and fail, they have a hard time not themselves and concluding that this is the way that it has to be. One can leave them with a sense of being unworthy or completely at the mercy of others.
That’s why optimists become successful!
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