"What's it like to have a gap between your teeth?" a girl asked me one day.
Nobody had ever before. My hand unconsciously rose to cover my mouth. But, as she looked at me, sincerely waiting for
, 1 realized she was not trying to be rude. "I never think about it," I truthfully replied. She nodded and turned away. I was left wondering if people _
me and saw only gappy teeth.
Later that day at home, I began to ___ my teeth again. I felt upset. I thought my life would be somehow better if my teeth were not gappy. How I wanted the perfect teeth that everyone else seemed to have!
Of course, Mom everything. She has lived her entire life with gappy teeth, and tried to convince me that there was nothing to __
. When I refused to listen, she told me I could get the surgery to close the gap if it was that important. "Let's be
.though," she said. "If everyone got surgeries to become pretty, everyone would be exactly the same. There is beauty in differences."
Her __ made me consider my teeth seriously. The thought of losing my gap was more terrible than the reality that people were going to notice it. I realized how important it was to me. It is part of my
.
Nowadays many people do ridiculous things to realize their dream of "perfection." The is that no one is perfect. When all potential for ugliness is removed, so is all of the
potential for
So if that girl ever asked about my teeth I would truthfully answer. "You know? It's really cute."
A. faced B. guessed C. asked D. imagined
A. an offer B. an answer C. a suggestion D. a result
A heard of B. thought of C. talked about D. looked at
A. consider B. brush C. cover D. appreciate
A. admitted B. noticed C. controlled D. changed
A. worry about B. put off C. give up D. wipe out
A. friendly B. lovely C. honest D. helpful
A. words B. jokes C. dreams D. acts
A. ability B. decision C. goal D. identity
A. possibility B. purpose C. truth D. choice
A. courage B. wisdom C. kindness D. beauty
A. once B. again C. too D. instead
Some years ago I worked with people on public welfare. I believed that everybody had the ability to be and all we have to do was to make them start working.
The first thing I said to them was, "I would like to know what your are." Everyone looked at me as if I were . One woman said "I don't know what you can with dreams. The rats are eating up my kids." I said. "That's terrible. You are very much with the rats and your kids. How can we help?" " I could use a new screen door（纱门）because there are in the old." I asked, "Is there anybody knowing to fix it?" A man said, "Long ago I used to do things like that but now I have a bad back, but I'll ." I gave him some money to do that.
The next week, when the group was , I asked the woman, "Well, is your door fixed?" "Oh, yes," she said. "Then we can start dreaming, right?" She at me. I asked the man, "How do you feel?" He said, "Well, it's funny that I'm beginning to feel a lot ." These seemingly small allowed the group to see that dreams were not stupid. One woman that she wanted to be a secretary. I said, " What in your way?" She answered, "I have six kids, and no one can them while I'm away." I asked "Who would help this woman while she gets some at school?" Another woman said "I got kids, too, but I could do that." So the woman went to school.
In 12 weeks these people were public welfare. The woman who the children became a licensed foster care (代别人照看孩子)person. The man became a handyman. I've not only done that , I've done it many times.
A．self-confident B．self-employed C．self-independent D．self-control
A．purposes B．goals C．hopes D．dreams
A．crazy B．ridiculous C．funny D．normal
A．live B．do C．go D．get
A．involved B．furnished C．equipped D．troubled
A．rats B．holes C．sinks D．crashes
A．what B．which C．how D．when
A．continue B．try C．do D．work
A．sat B．placed C．seated D．positioned
A．new B．wood C．main D．screen
A．laughed B．smiled C．glared D．stared
A．better B．worse C．more D．less
A．strengths B．weakness C．successes D．failures
A．complained B．shouted C．shared D．yelled
A．stands B．stops C．allows D．admits
A．take care B．look after C．attend with D．pay attention
A．education B．help C．benefit D．training
A．back B．off C．on D．out
A．took in B．took down C．took away D．took along
A．forever B．never C．even D．once
During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father's car to drive to a New Year's Eve ____ to be held in Vermont. The father was ____ about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year's Eve. The ____ that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.
So he drove to Vermont, got completely ____ and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to ____ the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the infamous sobriety (not drunk) ____. However, the policeman ____ him out. He was ____ standing off to the side while the others were ____ the police officer how well they could walk a ____ line, etc.
At 7:00 a.m., his father got up to answer the ____. There were ____ policemen there. They asked him if he was the ____ of that red FIAT. He replied, "Yes, I am," One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.
When the young man ____ himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of ____. Upon questioning, he ____ that he was driving the car, but when asked if he had been ____, he said, "No!" When the policemen asked if he could see his car, he was unable to remember the ____. He said that it was in the garage.
And when the four of them walked out to look at the car，instead of looking at the car he had driven the ____ before, they saw a ____ car parked there.
A．party B．meeting C．concert D．sports meeting
A．sure B．worried C．curious D．anxious
A．suggestion B．condition C．conclusion D．agreement
A．excited B．tired C．drunk D．pleased
A．stop B．get out of C．drive D．get into
A．punishment B．test C．education D．talk
A．gave B．made C．missed D．found
A．considered B．required C．suggested D．left
A．showing B．explaining C．asking D．telling
A．long B．straight C．calm D．direct
A．telephone B．call C．doorbell D．question
A．two B．many C．four D．one
A．manager B．father C．student D．owner
A．stood B．found C．put D．took
A．trouble B．test C．danger D．accident
A．believed B．told C．admitted D．said
A．driving B．hurting C．missing D．drinking
A．drive B．test C．time D．line
A．day B．morning C．afternoon D．night
A．similar B．familiar C．police D．damaged
Cancy was reunited with her parents. But she was stolen as a baby on Aug. 4, 1987.
“It’s a(n) feeling. Now I can sleep,” mother Joy White said after her grown-up daughter over the weekend, “ I’ve been for all these years. I never took her picture off my dresser. I never looking for her.”
Cancy was not yet a month old she was stolen. She had a and her worried parents took her to hospital.
A woman dressed as a got close to Joy White in the emergency room(急救室) and told her everything would be . Joy went home to rest. When she to the hospital ,Cancy was gone.
, a girl known as Nejdra grew up in Bridgeport. As a teenager, she began to doubt that she wasn’t concerned with the family that her. And she was puzzled that she was able to get a copy of her birth certificate(证明).
Finally, she began to do some on the Internet. On a website, she found a photo of a baby named Cancy.
The site got in touch with Joy White on Jan.4 and her a baby photo taken by the family who raised Nejdra.
“I was shouting. I was so ,”Joy said, “ I saw the picture I said, ‘That’s my daughter.’ I saw myself in her.”
DNA tests Nejdra is Cancy --- the daughter of Joy White and Carl Tyson.
“I already knew in my heart that this was my daughter,” Tyson said. “All I could is to shed tears.”
A．surprising B．natural C．wonderful D．uncomfortable
A．helping B．noticing C．dreaming D．meeting
A．surprised B．worried C．amused D．embarrassed
A．kept on B．insisted on C．gave up D．set about
A．when B．if C．until D．so
A．mistake B．habit C．chance D．fever
A．nurse B．student C．friend D．child
A．special B．attractive C．fine D．exact
A．turned B．moved C．got D．returned
A．Besides B．At the same time C．Still D．yet
A．actually B．always C．simply D．luckily
A．served B．saved C．stole D．raised
A．never B．also C．only D．already
A．homework B．tests C．research D．experiments
A．missing B．smiling C．crying D．singing
A．lent B．showed C．bought D．handed
A．excited B．brave C．careful D．friendly
A．Although B．Because C．In case D．As soon as
A．allowed B．suggested C．proved D．wished
A．answer B．do C．guess D．learn
While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible(难以置信的) sight. The was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a start, so they were disqualified. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to against.
I watched the man off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I’m not an expert but I do know a good dive a poor one, and this was not exactly medal . I listened to the crowd begin to this poor man that was clearly having a time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was he made a few desperate(拼命的) stroke(划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to . Some even began to things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and he finished his race. The crowd went . Even though he recorded one of the times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other .
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have been cheated out of gold, or when they act so in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog(败者), a man that gave his all --- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his and the spirit of the games.
A．view B．event C．game D．match
A．false B．nervous C．strange D．violent
A．fight B．struggle C．defend D．race
A．set B．bounce C．dive D．fall
A．swimmer B．coach C．judge D．adviser
A．from B．in C．beyond D．between
A．feature B．quality C．example D．sign
A．break off B．stand by C．laugh at D．focus on
A．happy B．wonderful C．satisfying D．tough
A．hopeful B．pitiful C．boring D．skillful
A．intellectual B．smart C．awkward D．excellent
A．support B．quit C．cheer D．hesitate
A．speak B．present C．conclude D．yell
A．eventually B．hardly C．successful D．nearly
A．wild B．angry C．sad D．grey
A．fastest B．luckiest C．worst D．slowest
A．companion B．competitors C．volunteers D．partners
A．somehow B．already C．even D．anyway
A．poorly B．carelessly C．sharply D．proudly
A．advantage B．independence C．determination D．principle
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him he thought he was able to be so much more than the average person.
He responded that it all came from a(n) with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to milk from the fridge when he the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in, shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful you have made! I have seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been . Would you like to get down and in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can .” The little boy learned that if he the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful !
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just for learning something new, which is, , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't ,” we usually learn something from it.
A．why B．what C．when D．how
A．capable B．able C．creative D．original
A．coincidence B．experience C．incident D．conflict
A．carry B．bring C．remove D．fetch
A．fell B．lost C．escaped D．dropped
A．rather than B．instead of C．other than D．in place of
A．picture B．mass C．map D．mess
A．rarely B．happily C．frequently D．angrily
A．got B．suffered C．done D．received
A．jump B．play C．enjoy D．lay
A．failed B．successful C．fantastic D．painful
A．strong B．tiny C．thin D．weak
A．get it B．put it C．try it D．make it
A．controlled B．possessed C．occupied D．grasped
A．example B．teaching C．lesson D．instruction
A．anxious B．nervous C．fearful D．afraid
A．situations B．opportunities C．occasions D．turns
A．after all B．above all C．first of all D．in all
A．do B．finish C．go D．work
A．worthy B．costly C．valuable D．interesting