You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you , I hope you will find something in what I am going to share with you.
Life can be . There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll you because you are different, for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things .
Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty and in your journey through life, but don’t let that you from finding new things. Don’t retreat(退却) from life, and don’t or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You’ll many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to .
You will meet many people who will try to do than you, in school, in college and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To , life is a competition. However, I believe life is a . If you always try your best to others, you’re wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life and you will make it a journey of , of learning, and of love.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.
A．grow up B．show up C．cheer up D．calm down
A．familiar B．valuable C．normal D．interesting
A．unkind B．peaceful C．equal D．simple
A．end up with B．get on well with C．laugh at D．look after
A．if B．but C．so D．or
A．hurt B．found C．accepted D．impressed
A．matter B．work C．disappear D．happen
A．luck B．pain C．difference D．hope
A．protect B．encourage C．prevent D．choose
A．forgive B．struggle C．compete D．hide
A．leave B．prepare C．escape D．fail
A．enjoy B．try C．miss D．meet
A．success B．life C．action D．sorrow
A．earlier B．better C．less D．faster
A．you B．me C．him D．them
A．challenge B．drama C．journey D．dream
A．change B．pardon C．follow D．beat
A．somewhere B．instead C．afterwards D．though
A．cruelty B．danger C．happiness D．quietness
A．starting B．destroying C．recreating D．replacing
When most of my friends were quarreling with their fathers, I was looking to mine for guidance. He knows about me than anyone else. He for work so he’s gone a lot. Most people assume we have a relationship because he’s not at home very often. But we get along well under this situation we talk every night by phone, and he makes his support known when he can’t be present. One night my world just collapsed, and was my dad who was able to pick up the pieces.
My first true love called from a party and my heart. He offered little explanation and this made the more difficult to accept. In that quick phone call I lost my boyfriend and best friend, a I had enjoyed for the past year and a half. I was sure I was the most miserable fifteen-year-old girl in the world—lost and . It felt like everyone else’s life could just continue on in its normal way, but mine couldn’t.
I was forced to deal with my regular on Monday morning, as Mom went to work, Dad flew out business and I went to school. Dad wouldn’t return until Friday. I wasn’t sure I was going to face everyone and their at school. I was right：the questions and the whispers started around the second period.
I returned home from school feeling defeated. All I wanted to do was crawling into bed and wallowing (在……里挣扎) in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n) . He was halfway across the country and still my dad was able to show he .
I made it through that week because of him. Each card seemed to say just what I needed to hear. I was instructed to open the last after the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he sagely (贤明地) reminded me to .“The world isn’t so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.”Each card was , Love, Dad.
A．much B．less C．little D．more
A．travels B．goes C．rides D．looks
A．close B．good C．distant D．great
A．because B．if C．only D．unless
A．it B．there C．that D．he
A．destroyed B．broke C．hurt D．harmed
A．condition B．environment C．situation D．state
A．confidence B．comfort C．happiness D．pity
A．distant B．missed C．dead D．lonely
A．issue B．matter C．business D．routine
A．in B．at C．on D．for
A．what B．how C．where D．when
A．gossip B．word C．eyes D．chat
A．partly B．really C．truly D．completely
A．got B．discovered C．observed D．watched
A．message B．order C．instruction D．note
A．cared B．pitied C．loved D．concerned
A．envelope B．card C．box D．letter
A．shout B．cry C．laugh D．smile
A．read B．signed C．attached D．written
Last year I bought lunch for a man who had put his pennies together for a cup of tea. He me by telling me a little about his life — how he had lost the battle with drink but how his in himself has turned his life around. Now, when most men of his age will be their retirement (退休), he spent his time papers to shops and strangers in the street.
Yesterday Julie and I were back in the same coffee shop. Julie my shoulder and saw the same man, sitting there with a cup of tea. He dressed coldly despite (尽管) the fact that the outside temperature was very .
We were having our dinner , then I got up and walked over. Knowing he would not me, I sat down beside him and asked, “How’s your work going?”
He didn’t remember me, but my had told him who I was.
He said, “Wonderfully.”
“And how about you?”
He replied, “That doesn’t .”
“Well, it does,” I dared to suggest. “You need to be to keep on doing the good work.”
“Like today,” I said, “it’s cold out there. And it takes a lot of to keep going on a day like this. My wife and I just had some soup and it was delicious. Let me get you some you can try it.”
He shook his head, but I him. A moment later, I took a hot bowl of soup and some bread in front of him.
“Enjoy them!” I said and walked back to my before he had a chance to .
Julie and I our drinks and got our stuff together. As we walked past his table, I patted (拍) the man’s shoulder and said, “Just know you are .”
A．Invited B．encouraged C．awarded D．rewarded
A．Belief B．dream C．spirit D．interest
A．Facing B．enjoying C．refusing D．expecting
A．going over B．going through C．handing in D．handing out
A．looked at B．looked for C．looked over D．looked down
A．only B．even C．mostly D．exactly
A．hot B．low C．warm D．cool
A．Quickly B．happily C．proudly D．carelessly
A．Concern B．understand C．support D．remember
A．Boring B．meaningless C．Kindness D．instruction
A．Introduction B．argument C．question D．intention
A．Matter B．work C．cover D．stop
A．quiet B．Confident C．different D．well
A．Experience B．imagination C．energy D．knowledge
A．so B．if C．unless D．but
A．Accepted B．ignored C．doubted D．recognized
A．House B．table C．office D．shop
A．call B．report C．notice D．reply
A．Began B．tasted C．finished D．ordered
A．Loved B．checked C．chosen D．Watched
Parents today are wealthier than their parents and they want their children to have more than what they had. Yet parents often to give their children what they had when they were young.
For example, today’s generations of children mostly have their own private with a television, their own cell phone, their own computer, and finally when they are enough they will even have their own cars. all of these things, children do not these gifts as much as previous generations did. , children are often __ _ just spoiled(被宠坏的) , and all these things give them enjoyment when they really need some to their own development. Finally, children these short-term activities in order to fight against their boredom, and as a result of this, kids shorter periods of attention with little .
The obvious question that you may be asking is probably that: patience is a virtue, then why don’t parents it?
In today’s society, it is far easier to make children lose concentration than to teach personal development and that’s a common problem. For example, it is much easier for parents to buy a new toy or turn on the television for their children than to their curiosity (好奇)in a natural way. This strong to know the world will lead them through self-learning, by which they would slowly value the of hard work and patience.
Basically, the easiest method for parents to teach patience to their children is not by them things, but by giving their children an opportunity to learn what they are interested in. Thus, parents can teach their children the same lessons that they have painfully learned too. The point is, realize what they lack and take action immediately.
A．neglect (忽略) B．refuse C．promise D．hesitate
A．teachers B．doctors C．houses D．bedrooms
A．clever B．old C．rich D．good
A．As a result of B．For the purpose of C．Instead of D．Regardless of
A．prepare B．understand C．value D．accept
A．Besides B．Otherwise C．Somehow D．Therefore
A．less than B．more than C．not more than D．no more than
A．positive B．little C．natural D．immediate
A．attention B．help C．attitude D．contribution
A．provide B．organize C．watch D．require
A．need B．develop C．draw D．improve
A．time B．patience C．effort D．hope
A．As B．Unless C．Since D．Though
A．learn B．research C．teach D．have
A．directions B．experiences C．courses D．skills
A．satisfy B．show C．study D．follow
A．position B．point C．order D．desire
A．cost B．rewards C．relations D．differences
A．passing B．reading C．buying D．making
A．interesting B．hard C．special D．strange
My friend had mentioned that her father had a lot of children’s toys that he was looking to give away. She knew I had a three-year-old daughter so she thought of me first. I told her I would it if I could get some nice things for my daughter, which I wouldn’t otherwise have been able to .
When I met her father, he began to explain that he was once too and that he would hate to things that could be very . At first, he thought of taking everything to the Salvation Army but then he to see if anyone he knew could use them first.
When he was me around, I saw a bed, a slide(滑板), a kitchen set and many other things that made me surprised. As my eyes were wide and beginning to tear up a bit, he told me not to feel guilty. He said I was him by getting rid of them.
As I was looking around, I did feel guilty, but I tried to remain more grateful than guilty because he told me to. Every time I tried to him for giving my daughter all these things, he would thank me right back and was grateful that these toys would be put to good use.
So, sometimes when we are helped by others, the others that helped us are helped as a side-effect. In the of charity, it makes sense to feel grateful, but guilt is just as normal, I know we could have lived without a slide, which is why I do feel guilty, but I am grateful all the same because my daughter enjoys all these nice things!
A．wear B．repair C．appreciate D．check
A．believe B．afford C．see D．spare
A．handsome B．young C．poor D．healthy
A．throw away B．hand out C．add up D．pick out
A．suitable B．expensive C．useful D．dangerous
A．continued B．forgot C．had D．decided
A．driving B．showing C．turning D．sending
A．helping B．saving C．troubling D．guiding
A．praise B．move C．call D．thank
A．wonderful B．cheap C．strange D．foreign
A．habit B．end C．eyes D．corners
A．sadly B．hardly C．secretly D．really
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be . Please come in and have something to eat.” “Is the man of the house home?” they asked. “No,” she said, “he’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they .
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what . “Go to tell them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited them in. “We do not go into the house ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she wanted to know. One of the old men explained, “His name is ,”pointing to one of his friends ,and then pointed to another one and said, “He is Success ,and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband out laughing. “How nice!” he said, “ If so, let us invite . Let him come and our home with wealth!” His wife , “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter was from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion, “Daddy , I to invite Love, so our home will be filled with love!”
“Let us take our daughter’s ,” said the husband to his wife , “Go out and invite Love to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our .” Love got up and started walking the house. The other two also got up and him.
, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love , why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth Success, the other two of us would have stayed out , but since you invited Love , wherever he goes, we go with him. there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
A．meet B．invite C．recognize D．see
A．thirsty B．hungry C．sleepy D．tired
A．replied B．promised C．thought D．agreed
A．appeared B．meant C．followed D．happened
A．alone B．together C．only D．separately
A．Love B．Wealth C．Health D．Success
A．discuss B．agree C．fight D．quarrel
A．burst B．shocked C．dug D．came
A．Wealth B．Success C．Love D．all
A．put B．start C．leave D．fill
A．disappeared B．disagreed C．disordered D．demanded
A．writing B．speaking C．listening D．watching
A．prefer B．persuade C．dislike D．devote
A．expression B．order C．decision D．advice
A．host B．friend C．guest D．servant
A．towards B．from C．against D．into
A．refused B．followed C．supported D．encouraged
A．Surprised B．Excited C．Pleased D．Disappointed
A．and B．but C．or D．with
A．However B．Whatever C．Whenever D．Wherever