Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks（条纹，线条） of light cast by the blinds of the tall _______ send shafts（杆状物） of light through the dusty air. I take a _______ and the concrete and paint ________ tickle my nose. I _______ everything about this room.
Some of the ______ times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic（讽刺的）, but the ______ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to ______ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ______ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears. People only look at your _____ ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually _______.
When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes（消失）. All the worries and ______ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, ______ it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy（不稳定的） ______ of being different and alone.
I ______ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ______ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ______ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of _____ to know that I succeed in an area where _____ others—and virtually（事实上） no girls—do.
High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ______. Like others, I’m often insecure（不安的）, not ______ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.
A．doors B．windows C．roofs D．walls
A．last look B．long walk C．short breath D．deep breath
A．smells B．tastes C．sounds D．looks
A．hate B．love C．miss D．forget
A．worst B．tiring C．best D．better
A．room B．office C．building D．stage
A．pretend B．expect C．want D．decide
A．hardly B．seriously C．always D．happily
A．acting B．speaking C．moving D．repeating
A．thought of B．judged C．taken care of D．feeling
A．happiness B．anxieties C．chances D．pressures
A．and B．however C．but D．though
A．feeling B．idea C．hope D．fact
A．seldom B．almost C．relatively D．absolutely
A．hope B．doubt C．think D．suspect
A．up for B．out at C．up to D．down to
A．pride B．duty C．humor D．sight
A．few B．many C．a few D．some
A．cruelly B．tensely C．friendly D．mildly
A．fond of B．afraid for C．sure of D．interested in
Many years ago ,l was working at my job at a community college when a homeless woman came in. She began as she lay on one of the sofas in the student rest room. , she wasn't well. Without thinking too much I went next door to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find in the Lost and Found box. I up a set of clothing and went back to my office, I heard a colleague calling me. She told me that I should not this person, as it would only lead to her wanting more help. I refused her and went back to help the woman, my co-worker's warning .
Two weeks later, while I was working, a very cute elderly man entered my and asked to speak with me in private. Curiously, l gave him my full and he told me that he had happened to hear my with the co-worker about helping the woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people and that was why he wanted to give me a for $1,000. I burst into tears, because I needed the money at the time, but also because I had never been in such a way for helping someone!
We soon became good and 10 years later he called me up suddenly and told me he wanted to help me my first home! He giving me $120,000 as part payment for my dream house in my home town. I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large amount of money and he said it was because I was a " giver" and that I it ! To make a long story short, l was able to buy the perfect little home for myself, all because one day I did not to help a homeless woman.
A．smiling B．talking C．shouting D．coughing
A．Luckily B．Clearly C．Strangely D．Sadly
A．clothes B．books C．food D．medicine
A．gave B．turned C．gathered D．made
A．while B．when C．how D．why
A．ignore B．disturb C．value D．help
A．advice B．request C．plan D．offer
A．more than B．rather than C．regardless of D．apart from
A．home B．office C．classroom D．dormitory
A．energy B．love C．care D．attention
A．disagreement B．discussion C．fight D．quarrel
A．young B．old C．sick D．wealthy
A．support B．check C．tip D．promise
A．anxiously B．eagerly C．hardly D．really
A．recognized B．measured C．taught D．praised
A．colleagues B． competitors C．partners D．friends
A．build B．buy C．rent D．repair
A．came out B．ended up C．carried on D．resulted in
A．deserved B．wanted C．needed D．enjoyed
A．fear B．fail C．hesitate D．attempt
The day I was 3 years old the beginning of my dream. On that day, after seeing the Capital Dancing Company performance, I , “Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those.”
As I grow older, my in the world of dance changed, but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a in the company never left me. In 2005, aged 18, I received the phone making that dream come true: I became a member of the company.
When I looked on that day now, I believe I stayed in a state of disbelief until I was asked to rehearsal (排练). Though I was entirely excited with the offer, it did not come without . Through the strict and hard rehearsal, I found it important to myself to learning the skills fast with every bit of concentration(注意力集中). It is the extreme to detail (细节) and stress on practice that help us . Then comes a show schedule of up to five performances a day, I found a new of the words “HARD WORK”. The practice pushed me forward than I thought . I learnt to make each performance better than the last. Besides, the teachers not only teach us skills but help us a lot in daily life when we are in trouble.
Today, as a member and dance captain in the unbelievable company, I see a that has encouraged not only little girls but a wonderful company that to develop and grow and encourage people every day to their dreams.
A．when B．which C． that D． on that
A．wrote B． saw C．read D． talked
A．came out B．went out C．burst out D． dug out
A．interest B．feeling C． duty D． patience
A．certainly B． never C． hardly D． entirely
A．singer B． dancer C． painter D． teacher
A．before B． up C． down D． back
A．pleasant B． sorrowful C． low D． hopeful
A．poison B． harm C． challenges D． means
A． bury B． devote C． take D． reward
A． attention B． opinion C． worth D． trial
A． defend B． rebuild C． fight D． succeed
A． loose B． busy C． useful D． acceptable
A． meaning B． principle C． expression D． usage
A． necessary B．perfect C．frequent D．possible
A． rescued B． trapped C． shocked D． attacked
A． victory B．style C． tradition D．trial
A． a number of B． a great deal of C． a large amount of D． many a
A． stops B． continues C． goes D． adds
A． follow B． remove C． design D． Recognize
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town claiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered, and they all his heart for it was perfect.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, "Why, your heart is not as beautiful as mine!" The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was full of . It had places where pieces had been and other pieces put in, but they didn't quite right. In fact, in some places whole pieces were .
The young man laughed, "Compared with your heart, mine is perfect and yours is a ." "Yes," said the old man, "Yours looks perfect but I would never swap with you. You see, every scar(伤疤) represents a person to whom I have given my . I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the place in my heart. So the scars have me remember the love we . Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty — giving love is taking a chance. Although , they stay open. So now do you see what true is?"
The young man walked up to the old man, his perfect heart, and tore a piece out. He it to the old man. The old man placed it in his , then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the young man's heart. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart into his.
How sad it must be to go through life with a whole untouched heart!
A．appreciated B．disliked C．hated D．broke
A．nearly B．hardly C．honestly D．widely
A．items B．scars C．details D．tips
A．formed B．added C．designed D．removed
A．feel B．fit C．sink D．calm
A．amazing B．willing C．missing D．boiling
A．joke B．trap C．success D．goal
A．opinion B．power C．vote D．love
A．so B．but C．or D．and
A．perfect B．empty C．entire D．equal
A．wanted B．spent C．shared D．ignored
A．lent B．returned C．expressed D．left
A．holes B．boxes C．rooms D．seats
A．hopeful B．grateful C．painful D．peaceful
A．beauty B．anger C．mercy D．surprise
A．went through B．reached into C．gave up D．watched over
A．employed B．packed C．rewarded D．offered
A．pocket B．heart C．bag D．mind
A．over B．once C．anymore D．apart
A．flowed B．bent C．escaped D．burst
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good made me feel good, too, when she died, I was , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．since B．before C．or D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．career C．tour D．change
A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence
A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．heartbroken C．bad-tempered D．hopeless
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it patience. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home .
Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone some activity.
Many people are when talking to new people. all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown .And it’s human nature to feel a bit about the unknown. Most of fears about new people come from doubts about .We imagine other people are us——finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself you are, and try to put the other at ease. You’ll both feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident even you don’t feel that way when you a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look at other people directly and .
If you see someone you’d like to , say something. Don’t wait for person to start a talk.
Just meeting someone does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person. is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”. It takes time to
friendship.
A．needs B．costs C．spends D．wants
A．make B．take C．do D．carry
A．alone B．yourself C．lonely D．with you
A．that B．which C．as D．what
A．with B．to C．on D．in
A．shy B．excited C．afraid D．worried
A．At B．For C．After D．In
A．unhappy B．usual C．upset D．unlucky
A．talking B．meeting C．visiting D．speaking
A．yourself B．himself C．yourselves D．ourselves
A．talking B．saying C．laughing D．judging
A．like B．what C．as D．that
A．when B．as C．if D．what
A．come B．go C．enter D．step t5o
A．smile B．laugh C．cry D．jump
A．talk about B．speak to C．say to D．call up
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
A．new B．young C．old D．little
A．Friendship B．Relation C．Connection D．Feeling
A．start B．develop C．keep D．Change