A light drizzle (小雨) was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the Methodist Church, eager to get home and play with the presents that Santa had left for us and our baby sister, Sharon. the street from the church was a gas station. It was for Christmas, but I noticed a standing outside the locked door, huddled(挤在一起) under the narrow overhang in an attempt to keep . I wondered briefly why they were there but then about them as I raced to keep up with Jill.
Once we got home, there was barely time to our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents’ house for our Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was there, standing outside the closed gas station.
My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents’ house, the the car went. , my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t it!”
“What?” asked my mother.
“It’s those people back there at the gas station, standing in the . They’ve got . It’s Christmas.”
When my father into the service station, I saw that there were five of them: the parents and three children — two girls and a small boy.
My father down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are on the bus?” my father asked.
The man said that they . They were going to Birmingham, where they would have a family .
“Well, that bus isn’t going to come along for several hours and you’re getting standing here. Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll 60 you up there.”
A．Across B．Over C．Through D．Past
A．checked B．kept C．closed D．opened
A．man B．family C．group D．team
A．active B．close C．warm D．dry
A．talked B．forgot C．cared D．wondered
A．enjoy B．touch C．count D．collect
A．grand B．pleasant C．rich D．annual
A．forever B．still C．already D．always
A．slower B．faster C．farther D．closer
A．Actually B．Quickly C．Suddenly D．Naturally
A．understand B．miss C．control D．stand
A．wind B．outside C．rain D．cold
A．luggage B．trouble C．children D．worries
A．hurried B．turned C．pushed D．pulled
A．rolled B．took C．pressed D．forced
A．catching B．waiting C．expecting D．riding
A．did B．had C．have D．were
A．plan B．celebration C．reunion D．party
A．anxious B．wet C．lost D．helpless
A．run B．send C．help D．find
On our way home we came across a bunch of checks belonging to a woman named Stacey. The checks totaled about $3000! , there were 3 $100 bills. We thought that it would be funny if we brought the checks to the __ and simply deposited(储蓄) it for the woman without __ anything. Although __ the money was a good thing to do, I made the suggestion that we should that she do something good in . So after some discussion, we got to Stacey’s bank, saying that “Hey, listen, at some point during the day a named Stacey is going to come here about losing her checks and some . Tell her that her checks were found and the person that found them wanted her to read this ."
“Stacey. Hello, I found your checks and it to the bank. I don’t know if you take the train in the morning or if you live here, but there is a man that sits outside the train station every morning, and I am sure that if you would like to along the good deed, he would love a coffee and bagel(过水面包圈) tomorrow morning. Have a great day!”
I am to say that the next morning when we got off the train, the homeless man was there and he had a big cup of and a bagel.
A．Besides B．Even C．Still D．However
A．bank B．shop C．home D．station
A．doing B．saying C．showing D．hearing
A．taking B．spending C．depositing D．donating
A．command B．order C．request D．demand
A．turn B．return C．case D．surprise
A．man B．woman C．child D．student
A．worried B．relaxed C．frightened D．pleased
A．coins B．wealth C．pills D．cash
A．list B．warning C．note D．notice
A．gave B．took C．showed D．brought
A．special B．homeless C．lazy D．careless
A．pass B．drive C．go D．come
A．angry B．happy C．doubtful D．sorry
A．water B．tea C．coffee D．Milk
I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs（耳塞）or blindfolds（眼罩）.
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a experience. I had never considered before how it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not . Then I wondered where to put my . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary（临时的） .
I tried to find a position and thought it might be restful, kind of nice, to be around for a while. Looking around, I I would have to handle the thing myself? My hands started to ache as I the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
A．curious about B．aware of C．interested in D．careful with
A．cure B．choose C．prevent D．analyze（分析）
A．instead B．strangely C．as usual D．like me
A．learning B．working C．satisfying D．relaxing
A．convenient B．clumsy C．boring D．exciting
A．height B．force C．skill D．weight
A．locked B．repaired C．powered D．grasped(抓紧)
A．hands B．feet C．keys D．handles
A．place B．action C．play D．effect
A．operation B．communication C．transportation D．production
A．exploration B．education C．experiment D．entertainment
A．flexible B．safe C．starting D．comfortable
A．yet B．just C．still D．even
A．shown B．pushed C．driven D．guided
A．realized B．suggested C．agreed D．admitted
A．lifted B．turned C．pressed D．seized
A．path B．position C．direction D．way
A．easy B．heavy C．major D．extra
A．forgotten B．repeated C．conducted D．finished
A．weaknesses B．anxieties C．challenges D．illnesses
A young and successful executive was driving along a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast. He was watching for kids playing between parked cars and down when he thought he saw something.
his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick onto the car’s side door. He braked his car and backed to the spot from the brick had been thrown.
He out of the car, grabbed some kid and him up against a parked car, shouting, “What was that all about ”Just what are you doing?”he “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is going toa lot of money. Why did you do it?”“Please, mister, Please, I’m sorry. I didn’t know what else to do！”the youngster. “It’s my brother,”he said. “He off the step and fell out of his and I can’t lift him up.”Sobbing, the boy asked the executive, “Would you please_______ me get him back? He’s hurt and he’s too for me.”
_______by the words , he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the cuts, to see that everything was going to be okay.
“Thank you, sir. And God bless you,”the child said to him. The man then watched the little
boy his brother to the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long walk to his car, a long slow walk. He never did repair the side door. He kept the mark to him not to go through life so fast that has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.
A．got B．slowed C．took D．walked
A．with B．If C．As D．Until
A．put B．sent C．went D．flew
A．which B．where C．what D．that
A．brought B．arrived C．jumped D．rushed
A．brought B．drove C．picked D．dragged
A．went on B．worked on C．moved on D．insisted on
A．spent B．cost C．worth D．offer
A．shouted B．begged C．said D．screamed
A．rolled B．got C．turned D．went
A．car B．chair C．wheelchair D．bikes
A．help B．make C．have D．give
A．thick B．heavy C．angry D．thin
A．Surprised B．Satisfied C．Moved D．Feared
A．testing B．checking C．examining D．aiming
A．honest B．modest C．grateful D．fearful
A．push B．drag C．carry D．take
A．away B．out C．off D．back
A．force B．want C．remember D．remind
A．someone B．anyone C．nobody D．everyone
One Friday we were packing to leave for a weekend away when my daughter heard cries for help. When I went to investigate, I discovered an elderly neighbour we knew had taken a bad fall on her front steps. She was clearly in so I helped her inside her house and settled her on the couch.
I noticed how and dark her place was and it was obvious she hadn't cleaned in a while. She she didn't need an ambulance or help and that someone would be around soon, so I her with a bottle of water at her side.
As I left, I felt saddened to that apart from a few smiles in the past 18 months we had been neighbours, we hadn't She didn't know my name and I didn't know hers, and I hadn't even noticed she hadn't been for weeks due to backache.
That weekend I my grandmother for her 80th birthday and noticed how clean and spacious her flat seemed in comparison to my neighbour's. Then my thoughts turned to all the — daughters, grandkids, nieces and nephews — my grandmother had, and how the atmosphere was.
My neighbour, as far as I knew, had no family dropping by to visit.
When I I went to check on her but she didn't answer my Trying the back door and it open, I walked inside. More grateful than scared to see me, she explained she was . Yet, unable to bend down due to her bad back, she could not unpack groceries a delivery boy had left at floor level. Her kitchen was filled with garbage she was unable to by herself.
We've since become good friends and chat every few days. She keeps thanking me for my kindness but I helping her. Every time I return from putting out her garbage, collecting her mail or just chatting, I feel a deep sense of and peace.
A．well B．barely C．widely D．never
A．pain B．relief C．sorrow D．surprise
A．vast B．quiet C．messy D．chilly
A．insisted B．promised C．advised D．agreed
A．technical B．legal C．financial D．medical
A．accompanied B．left C．annoyed D．warned
A．doubt B．notice C．regret D．realize
A．separated B．complained C．connected D．explained
A．outside B．inside C．away D．abroad
A．missed B．supported C．ignored D．met
A．assistants B．neighbours C．visitors D．fellows
A．lively B．tense C．romantic D．heavy
A．hurriedly B．officially C．normally D．regularly
A．moved B．returned C．departed D．wandered
A．phones B．questions C．knocks D．messages
A．blowing B．keeping C．finding D．tearing
A．fill B．poor C．ill D．OK
A．take out B．leave out C．pick out D．hand out
A．enjoy B．dislike C．consider D．risk
A．safety B．direction C．satisfaction D．Honesty
The arrival of computers has brought a considerable change in all industries. With multiple features with this technology, it has become an important part of management. As a result, computers are by all businesses for their smooth running. It has been proved that computers improve the work productivity and have become a necessary professional investment.
Originally it was in the period of 1950s computers started gaining importance in the business world. At that time they were used to store data. With the popularity of computers in the commercial field, computers got used to perform multiple functions. The of computers with communication technology happened later which the creation of servers. Websites were designed which could be by the internet users. Extensive data like written documents, videos and images was in the enterprise servers.
Computers now perform many tasks. With its presence in every small workspace, let us take a look at some of its key .
The track of the financial status of a company is managed by computer. Spreadsheet software is used for this which helps to keep a record of all profits, losses, sales and costs. Company connects and interacts with its clients all across the globe through the computer. Emails are sent daily to official information and other software is used to create reports and memos. Corporate advertising like print brochures are easily created with the help of computer printers.
Companies a record of their customers, products and financial dealings through the computer. Database management software is used by the employees to the stored data, select it and use it for making reports etc. Moreover, through the computer the company gets into a direct with its bank account. There is actually no to its use.
A．associated B．compared C．employed D．showed
A．family B．office C．government D．school
A．opposed B．avoided C．ordered D．required
A．nevertheless B．therefore C．unless D．however
A．that B．when C．until D．before
A．personal B．scientific C．logical D．financial
A．happily B．hardly C．usually D．gradually
A．combination B．development C．invention D．argument
A．took over B．resulted from C．led to D．turned down
A．destroyed B．spread C．accessed D．made
A．stored B．downloaded C．charged D．changed
A．easy B．simple C．complicated D．interesting
A．uses B．branches C．sections D．techniques
A．cause B．purpose C．process D．effect
A．update B．convey C．correct D．write
A．profits B．staff C．managers D．materials
A．damage B．release C．maintain D．improve
A．doubt B．input C．output D．analyze
A．track B．finance C．connection D．investment
A．idea B．end C．reason D．answer