Will you put others’ needs before your own? What will you get if you do? Here is an experience of mine.
It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more，I went out without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.
When I finshed my work，I to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy _.Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5：00 p.m.
As I was halfway（半路上）home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift（搭便车）home. My mind said，“I will get him I get the meal.”But my mouth said，“All right,I’ll give him a .”
He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his com but pany but that day the stopped him from making that journey.
Traffic was a . A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.
Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But,in fact，he is a friend of a friend.
I wonder if I will ever see this person again but I feel glad I was there when he
me.
So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you more about others.
A．help B．feeling C．change D．reward（奖励）
A．fun B．quiet C．hard D．good
A．keys B．glasses C．wallet D．notebook
A．called B．wanted C．tried D．remembered
A．gifts B．clothes C．fruit D．dinner
A．hot B．first C．simple D．free
A．trouble B．danger C．fear D．treatment
A．since B．after C．before D．when
A．choice B．suggestion C．ride D．greeting（问候）
A．sorry B．thankful C．surprised D．satisfied（满意）
A．rain B．time C．work D．traffic
A．view B．stop C．joy D．mess( 混乱)
A．new B．lovely C．close D．common
A．chose B．phoned C．joined D．needed
A．learn B．worry C．care D．talk
Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not ________ happiness. A famous person once said, “Happiness depends on________.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here is some advice that can make us _________ happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the________ thing in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the ________. For example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we can’t enjoy the present. We should enjoy the life’s simple pleasure, ________ spending time with close friends, listening to our favorite music or ________ a good book. People who have a few close friends often live ________ and healthier lives.
________secret of leading a happy life is to be active, and have________. We can collect toy cars, go fishing or play a________ like a table tennis or basketball. In this way we can enjoy ourselves and ________our problems and worries, and only think about the joy of activity.
________, many people find happiness in helping others. People will feel good when they help others. ________ we want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. We can help a friend________his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for the elderly, or just clean up the park or streets.
A．show B．sell C．bring D．lose
A．other B．money C．success D．ourselves
A．feeling B．feel C．felt D．to feel
A．simple B．surprising C．expensive D．strange
A．health B．future C．money D．danger
A．in fact B．such as C．as a result D．rather than
A．closing B．printing C．reading D．copying
A．happier B．lazier C．poorer D．quieter
A．The other B．An other C．Other D．Another
A．hobbies B．parties C．classes D．habits
A．CD B．sport C．part D．joke
A．forget B．try C．meet D．know
A．Firstly B．Secondly C．At first D．Finally
A．After B．But C．If D．Though
A．in B．at C．on D．with
Dad lost his job after arguing with the boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money________. On Christmas Eve, Dad took me out into the park. I had a blanket wrapped around me, so I________to share it with Dad, but he said no thanks. We________at the sky. Those shining stars were one of the________treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness. Rich city people, he’d say, live in________flats, but their air was so polluted that they________not even see the stars.
“________your favorite star.” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeping. He said it was my Christmas________. “You can’t give me a star,” I said, “________owns the stars.”
“That’s right,” Dad said, “But you can suppose it is yours. And when you do that, it is yours.”
I________ my head, looked at the stars, and tried to figure out which was the best one. Then, I found one.
“I want that one.” I said.
Dad smiled. “That’s Venus（金星）,” he said, “Venus was only a planet. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much________ than the stars. Poor old Venus didn’t even make her________ light. She shone only from reflected（反射）light.”
“I like it anyway,” I said, “I had loved Venus even________that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.”
Dad said, “Ok, it’s Christmas. I________ your decision. You can have it if you want.” And he gave me Venus.
We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth（圣诞传说）and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. “Many years later, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “you will________ have your star.
A．at first B．at once C．at all D．at least
A．asked B．provided C．required D．offered
A．looked up B．looked for C．look out D．look after
A．strange B．special C．important D．impossible
A．fantastic B．ugly C．old D．poor
A．needed B．could C．should D．had better
A．pick up B．take out C．put out D．pick out
A．dinner B．card C．party D．present
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．lowed B．put C．raised D．rose
A．slower B．farther C．closer D．higher
A．alone B．lonely C．strong D．own
A．when B．before C．after D．until
A．dislike B．refuse C．accept D．consider
A．even B．never C．already D．Still
After 20 years of marriage, my wife said, “I love you, John, but I know another woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.” The other woman she was referring to was my mother, who had lived alone for 19 years. However, the pressure of my _________and my three children had made it impossible to visit her often.
That night I _________ to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you well?” she asked. My mother usually thought that a late night call or a surprise invitation might be a sign of _________ news. “I thought that it would be _________to spend some time with you,” I replied. “Just the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment, and then said, “I would like that very much.”
That Friday after work, I drove over to _________ her up. She waited in the door with her coat on. “I told my friends that I was going out with my son,” she said, as she got into the _________,“and they can’t wait to hear about our meeting.”
After we sat down in a nice restaurant, I had to read the _________ . Her eyes could only read large print. I_________my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. “It was I who used to have to order dishes when you were _________ ,” she said. “Then it’s time that you _________ and let me return the favor,” I said. We talked so happily over the dinner that we _________ the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me _________you.” I agreed.
A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack so _________ that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received a letter from the restaurant with a receipt inside and a note saying: “I paid this _________ in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there. I ordered two plates for you and your wife. You will never know what that night _________ for me. I love you, son.” With tears in my eyes, only then did I realize the importance of saying in time to our loved ones: “I LOVE YOU”.
A．work B．study C．business D．family
A．went B．drove C．called D．wrote
A．bad B．good C．surprising D．false
A．ordinary B．pleasant C．normal D．unusual
A．call B．bring C．pick D．take
A．house B．bus C．restaurant D．car
A．book B．menu C．magazine D．newspaper
A．dropped B．held C．opened D．lifted
A．small B．ill C．tired D．hungry
A．sit B．relax C．wait D．look
A．lost B．missed C．enjoyed D．hated
A．ask B．kiss C．invite D．visit
A．quickly B．early C．immediately D．suddenly
A．bill B．letter C．receipt D．attention
A．happened B．meant C．brought D．left
I was lucky that I often got help from others, so I thought that perhaps my coming 45th birthday would be my chance to experience the joy of giving.
________ my special day, my husband took me to the Olive Garden. Our ________, Carlini, was very nice. We had a great dinner and after we________the meal, Carlini brought our bill(账单).
When she came back to the table to get our money, I knew it was my ________to give. I put the gift bag on the table and said, “I want to________you a gift, for it’s my birthday.”
“Oh, no,” she said, “not for me! It’s________birthday!” But I insisted(坚持). Then she said, “Can I ________ it in front of you?” And I said that would be fine.
The first thing she noticed was the ________of the gift bag which was purple. Purple is her favorite color and she ________had a purple tie on!
She opened the bag, saying, “It’s Christmas Day in July.”
As she was taking the gift out of the bag, she said she was ________and she never thought that day was her lucky day. It was________to give someone the exact present that she loved! She opened the box and saw it was a purple cup. Inside the cup was a thank-you card and forty-five dollars, a dollar for each ________ of my life.
________ she saw the money, she looked at us and said, “You do not have to leave a tip(小费).” But my husband and I just said________ and left.
Carlini was so thankful for ________ she had received. She said we had given her a big surprise. I thanked her for receiving my gift so beautifully.
A．On B．In C．At D．As
A．actress B．singer C．doctor D．waitress
A．ordered B．finished C．cooked D．bought
A．time B．job C．duty D．pleasure
A．lend B．give C．make D．show
A．my B．her C．his D．your
A．pack B．write C．open D．take
A．color B．price C．as usual D．just now
A．nearly B．actually C．quickly D．simply
A．excited B．bored C．tired D．relaxed
A．interesting B．wonderful C．funny D．silly
A．person B．thing C．event D．year
A．Before B．Though C．After D．Unless
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．how B．why C．what D．where
It was my first day at school and I felt nervous and afraid . I went to all my classes alone . I felt like cared. I listened to all the lessons and patiently waited for the lunch break . Then finally the bell rang and it was time to talk and have .
While waiting , I met a new friend who wore a headscarf. We got along , and I was so happy when she said , “ Sit with us at our table .” She pointed to the one next to the door . I agreed, and took my and was about to walk with her the floor, when suddenly I felt someone me . “ Hey, I saw you on the bus ,” said a tall girl in a long skirt. “ I see you wear a Jewish necklace. You sit with us .”
At that moment I and , to my surprise , I found that it was like the nations of the world : the Spanish only sat with the Spanish , the Americans were only with the , the Russians were always with the Russians , and would the Arabs and the Jews sit together .
It was then that I saw the why so many wars begin . Everyone stayed with other people of background . The lunchroom was like a map of the world . Why was everyone so blind ?
So I this girl, and returned to the first girl. They were all very friendly. That day I _ a bridge between two worlds when I sat with those who were different from me .
A．everyone B．anyone C．no one D．someone
A．fun B．trouble C．supper D．rest
A．on line B．in line C．in classroom D．in rain
A．good B．bad C．well D．badly
A．book B．plate C．picture D．drink
A．to B．along C．around D．across
A．calling B．noticing C．moving D．touching
A．looked around B．look up C．look into D．Look after
A．Chinese B．American C．Russians D．the Spanish
A．once B．sometimes C．always D．never
A．reason B．story C．matter D．duty
A．different B．the opposite C．the same D．closed
A．refused B．followed C．listened to D．fought against
A．walked B．went C．built D．broke