In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23yearold son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to ____ a different life. It was a transitional (过渡的) period in Daniel's life. I wanted to ____ him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the ____ time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked,"What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked ____ the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar ____ was played out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him ____ and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words ____ me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those ____ opportunities. How many times have I let such moments ____? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what he has ____ to me or what he might ____ to face in the years that followed. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? ____ as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet I always ____ never hearing him put his ____ into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so ____ to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned ____, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. "Daniel," I said, "if I could have picked one, I would have picked you."That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world ____, and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was ____ of was the stubble (胡子茬) on his chin as his face pressed against mine. What I had said to Daniel was ____. It was nothing. And yet, it was ____.
A．experience B．undertake C．enjoy D．shape
A．show B．convey C．leave D．instruct
A．last B．first C．very D．next
A．How long B．How far C．How D．What
A．sign B．scene C．scenery D．sight
A．interest B．hope C．courage D．wisdom
A．failed B．discouraged C．struck D．disappointed
A．future B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost
A．counted B．meant C．valued D．cared
A．think B．want C．expect D．wish
A．nothing but B．anything but C．only too D．more than
A．But B．And C．Instead D．Then
A．wondered B．regretted C．minded D．tried
A．views B．actions C．feelings D．attitudes
A．important B．essential C．hard D．complex
A．disappeared B．changed C．progressed D．advanced
A．sensitive B．convinced C．aware D．tired
A．into B．against C．on D．with
A．clumsy B．gentle C．absurd D．moving
A．none B．all C．anything D．everything
Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to her on this special day. I have been in terms of money so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long . Gas is so expensive nowadays! , I filled my tank with gas and set off.
I at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the gift and I knew she would love it. when I got to the cashier, my card was ! I didn’t have enough money to the gift!
So I thought about the for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something , but I knew there was else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I transferred some money from my savings account and was able to buy the gift. It took a part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.
It turned out that she loved the gift and I that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother the best. I was glad I gave her the best that I could.
Before I my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I had not anything to him about my financial , but I guessed my dad just knew. When I got to the car, I saw the he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great .
A．invite B．drive C．help D．see
A．struggling B．dreaming C．escaping D．improving
A．meeting B．journey C．jump D．holiday
A．Anyway B．Therefore C．Moreover D．Besides
A．shouted B．left C．stopped D．smoked
A．ordinary B．handmade C．free D．perfect
A．So B．But C．Though D．Since
A．opened B．gone C．checked D．refused
A．hand out B．hang on C．make up D．pay for
A．problem B．dream C．tour D．reason
A．smaller B．cheaper C．better D．greater
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．large B．whole C．tiny D．half
A．decided B．felt C．advised D．predicted
A．offered B．accepted C．deserved D．sent
A．visited B．left C．entered D．called
A．presented B．promised C．written D．mentioned
A．future B．memory C．condition D．means
A．help B．amount C．benefit D．knowledge
A．addiction B．rewards C．harm D．risks
True leadership is not just the ability to identify the talent and skill of the polished individuals around you. It involves being able to dig beneath the surface and discover .
Once there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his math class, and seemed in group activities. Most teachers would think of him as a problem student.
However, Anna was different. She believed the student was above in other areas so she created a strategy to find out.
Anna didn't the parents. Instead she organized a handful of activities in the class to get more information. In place of calling out for volunteers in class she created a for each Friday: Girls vs Boys.
The first week the class was totally . Everyone wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn. , Anna waited, and waited, and waited. Finally the teacher paired the boy with the most girl student in class.
Now the two teams had a score, all the students sat back eager to see the result. As the teacher placed the question on the board, most of the students began to their heads: this was a question they had never in class.
" !" the teacher yelled. Both students started doing it thinking of how to solve the complex question. Their classmates, full of , exclaimed, "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" The boy finished it just seconds before the girl and spun around with his raised, "I won!" Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed until Anna the result.
This was what Anna tried to get it turned out that the student wasn't bad, he was .
So we can see that hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical. Try your hand at this quality of leadership now and report your results.
A．truth B．treasure C．potential D．motivation
A．active B．cautious C．discouraged D．disconnected
A．immediately B．appropriately C．abnormally D．scarcely
A．1imit B．average C．prejudice D．value
A．contact B．comfort C．warn D．blame
A．dilemma B．debate C．game D．competition
A．creative B．noisy C．enthusiastic D．curious
A．Yet B．Still C．Somehow D．Therefore
A．arbitrary B．wise C．ridiculous D．puzzled
A．elegant B．careless C．hard-working D．considerate
A．rare B．close C．poor D．different
A．turn B．1ift C．shake D．nod
A．raised B．feared C．overlooked D．covered
A．Go B．Hurry C．Look D．Try
A．skillfully B．slowly C．casually D．abruptly
A．anger B．anxiety C．courage D．excitement
A．arms B．hopes C．confidence D．eyes
A．obtained B．analyzed C．confirmed D．adjusted
A．upset B．bored C．tired D．spoiled
A．foreseeing B．assessing C．appreciating D．recognizing
Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so __ ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball _ , Chuck Hart. _ Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous _ he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s _ _ on the side of the box. He realized that something was _ as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was _ for his amazing work in the community.
Travis’s hands _; his heart stopped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be _ by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis knew he _ tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they _ in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute…” his dad said _ “Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n) _. The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I _. Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in _ ? ”
“ No,” Travis said.
“ Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a(n) _ when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, _ you were polite and made the best of it. You have honor, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your _ _ will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes _ _ . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful _.
A．surprised B．ashamed C．excited D．worried
A．team B．player C．coach D．game
A．Unless B．If C．Because D．Although
A．skill B．performance C．behavior D．action
A．name B．photo C．sign D．model
A．strange B．wrong C．true D．funny
A．known B．encouraged C．adopted D．influenced
A．fell B．froze C．shook D．folded
A．questioned B．noticed C．teased D．attacked
A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．wouldn’t D．couldn’t
A．pulled up B．put up C．took up D．turned up
A．peacefully B．hesitantly C．delightedly D．naturally
A．choice B．effort C．comment D．mistake
A．believe B．miss C．admire D．remember
A．danger B．anger C．sorrow D．trouble
A．teammate B．adult C．kid D．student
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．honor B．courage C．name D．belief
A．clearly B．carefully C．patiently D．differently
A．gift B．smile C．wish D．lesson
I recently had a patient undergo surgery. He’d been out to have dinner with some friends and had started to feel ____, so he came in to see me. I made the diagnosis (诊断) and called a surgical colleague to do the operation on him. Afterwards, I ____the surgeon, who rep orted the operation had gone well, with almost no blood loss, and considered the whole process a success. When I went to visit my patient in his hospital room, however, he painted a much ____ picture. He was very thankful to be ____ and to all of us who’d worked hard to bring that ____about. But what he was most focused on was how ____ his minute-by-minute experience had been. He’d been in terrible pain and felt incredibly uncomfortable after the operation. He had to wait in recovery for an hour ____ they’d gotten his post-operative pain under control. He’d also had a terrible itch (痒痒) between his shoulder that he was unable to ____ by himself and couldn’t get anyone else to help him until he’d gotten his nurse’s ____ . When he’d been cleared to ____ the operation room, he’d been all but forgotten about for another hour until his hospital room was ready. He’d wanted to ____ the room number so he could text his wife, but no one around told him. Finally, when he’d arrived at his room, he ____ that he couldn’t eat anything until he started passing gas. As I listened to his ____ , I realized what a gap existed in doctors’ goals and his. Doctors ____ to save him, but they didn’t understand how much the little things ___ his experience in hospital.
A．sick B．happy C．sleepy D．tired
A．cared for B．talked with C．thought of D．looked after
A．exact B．different C．beautiful D．strange
A．shameful B．calm C．alive D．popular
A．benefit B．future C．news D．result
A．costly B．awful C．confusing D．unforgettable
A．since B．until C．before D．unless
A．treat B．reach C．recognize D．see
A．payment B．instruction C．attention D．advice
A．repair B．clean C．visit D．leave
A．recall B．know C．record D．say
A．learned B．suggested C．insisted D．thought
A．efforts B．complaints C．measures D．experiences
A．aimed B．suggested C．afforded D．seemed
A．discovered B．affected C．improved D．kept
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to water to the runners, I remember being so to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an . I jogged（慢跑）, I walked, I jogged and I walked. , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的) .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt for a second.
But then I something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my was only to finish.
After a minute, it me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into .
I that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my .
In life we all have those moments when we ourselves with others. It’s only . Don’t allow those moments to you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to anything you want in life.
A．bring out B．pass out C．take out D．pick out
A．excited B．worried C．concerned D．anxious
A．gave B．made C．signed D．dressed
A．achievement B．encouragement C．interest D．experience
A．At times B．In time C．In all D．After all
A．victory B．decision C．moment D．conclusion
A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．moved D．thrilled
A．relaxed B．defeated C．puzzled D．inspired
A．realized B．lost C．noticed D．remembered
A．necessary B．evident C．common D．different
A．motto B．plan C．goal D．direction
A．worried B．hit C．reached D．hurt
A．attraction B．devotion C．inspiration D．expectation
A．hoped B．promised C．decided D．suggested
A．slightly B．hardly C．clearly D．properly
A．excitement B．accomplishment C．movement D．Judgment
A．introduce B．relate C．present D．compare
A．important B．natural C．strange D．ridiculous
A．weaken B．wound C．amuse D．cheer
A．reserve B．deliver C．achieve D．abandon