It was a Sunday afternoon and, unlike the past few weekends, the four of us did not sit at the kitchen table playing cards.
That evening, my parents ___ my sister Emily and me down in the living room because they said that they ___ to talk to us.
My father began slowly, as if he was ___ something back. Lines grew ___ in his forehead ___ he told us that he and my mother were getting a divorce(离婚). Tears began to ___ in my mother’s eyes.My father went over and ___ out beyond the view of the backyard.
I always ___ of my parents as being in love, ___ they fought all the time.I saw them as in ___ every way.I looked up to them ___ anyone else,and now they destroyed their ___.I think the ___ came from not having anyone to look up to.
Now I see my father about once a week, and it is ___.I can talk to him more ___ and I have learned to appreciate the time I get to spend with my father. ___ my mother it has changed in a different way.I have come to ___ her more.She works so hard to ___ the family.
It took lots of time for me to know that what they did was for the ___ and to ___ them for it.I now know that parents are not perfect and also make mistakes.
A．sat B．seated C．were sitting D．were seated
A．decided B．ought C．had D．meant
A．getting B．holding C．taking D．stopping
A．deeply B．light C．hard D．deep
A．before B．as C．after D．since
A．build B．fall C．drop D．pile
A．found B．glared C．saw D．stared
A．knew B．heard C．learned D．thought
A．as if B．even though C．so that D．now that
A．perfect B．happy C．confused D．puzzled
A．as much as B．no more than C．not more than D．more than
A．dream B．mind C．image D．figure
A．effect B．thought C．idea D．pain
A．different B．difficult C．distant D．delicious
A．often B．seriously C．openly D．kindly
A．On B．Like C．At D．With
A．respect B．expect C．hope D．refuse
A．help B．afford C．support D．supply
A．best B．better C．most D．more
A．admire B．forgive C．thank D．praise
As a teacher．I often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip，there will be no talking as we enter a building．This rule to entering any place，whether it is a cinema，a church，a theatre, or any other place．
Once，in New York City，I took my class to see a(n) near Times Square．When we arrived at the theatre，there were about twenty other classes outside waiting to get in．The students from the other schools were not and there was pandemonium(乌烟瘴气)．I told my students to stay in a line and keep ．I told them that we would not carry ourselves like those other ．Soon we started to file into the theatre，and it was very disorganized．There was a lady trying to the groups and get them to their seats， students were everywhere and really knew where to go．My class，observing our rule，walked in in two single-file lines．We stood near the door behind everyone else，and we ．All of a sudden，the lady who was noticed us and she walked our direction．She asked the students the teacher was for our group, and I raised my ．She asked,“Very, very nice to meet you．Come this way．”We were led into the theatre， ，and we were given front-row seats．
Sometimes for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect，especially when you no one around who is taking manners into ．However，that is usually the time when such actions will be most appreciated and recognized．
A．leads B．applies C．turns D．belongs
A．play B．lady C．teacher D．exhibition
A．sorted out B．settled down C．turned away D．lined up
A．behaving B．listening C．concentrating D．watching
A．order B．contact C．watch D．time
A．places B．seats C．classes D．teachers
A．scold B．dismiss C．attract D．organize
A．and B．but C．so D．while
A．anyone B．nobody C．everyone D．somebody
A．anxiously B．immediately C．quietly D．hurriedly
A．passed B．chatted C．rushed D．waited
A．in trouble B．on guard C．in charge D．on business
A．in B．to C．for D．under
A．how B．where C．what D．whether
A．voice B．arm C．head D．hand
A．finally B．somehow C．first D．instead
A．respect B．love C．concern D．support
A．receive B．visit C．recognize D．meet
A．practice B．effect C．account D．operation
A．urgent B．kind C．legal D．firm
Some years ago when I was in my second year in university,I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome' s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey,telling her I was from Essence magazine,and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up,I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn' t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with," Can you tell me..." I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable (不可容忍的). I struggled for days draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn' t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me ! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn' t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment,I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and the editor's letter in disbelief:
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked,it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly,I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson:You can't to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．speech C．voice D．smile
A．active B．moved C．satisfied D．proud
A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．refused B．agreed C．hesitated D．paused
A．replied B．discovered C．knew D．explained
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．fooling B．blaming C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．failure C．pressure D．comment
A．on B．with C．by D．in
A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．survive C．compete D．struggle
A．ignore B．deliver C．receive D．face
A．repairing B．cleaning C．decorating D．leaving
A．read B．saw C．found D．noticed
A．memorial B．private C．relevant D．reliable
A．broadcast B．publish C．create D．assess
A．prepare B．escape C．recover D．concentrate
A．enjoyable B．energetic C．typical D．endless
A．success B．experience C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．pretend C．afford D．expect
Once a man came to a wise man's house and said, “I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I ____ first？” The wise man said, “Never tell lies ___ always speak the truth.” The man ____ to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he ___ for a moment about the promise he had made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out ___？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I ____.If I tell the truth, everyone will start __ me and call me a thief. I would be ___ for stealing. ”So the man ____ not to steal that night，and gave up this ___ habit.
The next day, he ____ to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself，“What shall I say to the wise man ____ he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie. ”And so he gave up the ___ of drinking wine.
In this ___， whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he ___ his promise to tell the truth at all times.____，he gave up all his bad habits and became a very ____ person.
Telling the truth is a very good __. If you always tell the truth, you can keep yourself away from a lot of ____ and become a person whom everyone __ and favors.
Make a promise：I shall always speak the truth.
A．take out B．give up C．add up D．turn off
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．promised B．happened C．settled D．began
A．played B．drank C．thought D．slept
A．walking B．stealing C．studying D．climbing
A．move B．say C．lie D．help
A．hating B．catching C．killing D．believing
A．expected B．hurt C．suffered D．punished
A．decided B．forgot C．asked D．pretended
A．special B．funny C．great D．bad
A．went B．wanted C．learned D．stopped
A．before B．since C．if D．as
A．idea B．word C．power D．use
A．base B．way C．place D．time
A．imagined B．planned C．broke D．remembered
A．By the way B．In a word C．First of all D．One by one
A．good B．strong C．rich D．common
A．custom B．habit C．game D．example
A．money B．hope C．pleasure D．trouble
A．serves B．cheats C．likes D．Controls
One day, while I was walking to work, I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning. On the way, I a stranger and presented the flowers to him with a smile card. by the sense of joy I felt from giving flowers to another person, and may be his day, I wanted to do it again.
When I got to my office, I had the of anonymously (匿名) leaving flowers around the workplace. The impersonal (无人味) atmosphere of the building where I work makes me
. It just feels a little boring sometimes, though it’s a nice building with great light. I considered lots of people might feel the same way, so why not put a little there, and throw in an inspirational quote (引言) while I’m at it? After all, who doesn't like flowers?
So, for the past month, I’ve been flowers in a little cup on the sink in the bathroom. Each week, I the flowers and the quote. It always feels for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau’s “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a unexpected in common hours.”and Gandhi’s “The fragrance(香味) always
on the hand that gives the rose.” If anything, I figure, but it at least makes me each time I visit the bathroom.
Then today, when I walked in, I noticed flowers in the cup, and a quote that someone else had written! It , “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” ------- Gandhi.
This little act me that, at the end of the day, we’re all just people with hearts regardless of the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace.
I did a little dance and am smiling wide for the rest of the day!
A．picked out B．came across C．called up D．pointed at
A．Struck B．Informed C．Surprised D．Honored
A．calming B．determining C．reflecting D．brightening
A．belief B．way C．idea D．aim
A．uncomfortable B．impolite C．impatient D．unforgettable
A．mystery B．smile C．beauty D．courage
A．growing B．watering C．putting D．picking
A．count B．check C．clean D．change
A．refreshing B．interesting C．satisfying D．puzzling
A．prize B．truth C．success D．shock
A．holds B．attaches C．remains D．focuses
A．strong B．happy C．surprised D．shocked
A．good B．new C．small D．special
A．told B．replied C．wrote D．said
A．introduces B．warns C．suggests D．reminds
When I was young, my father and I used to climb the mountains near my house. South Korea has more than plains, and for this reason, climbing has been a natural thing for me since I was a kid.
together, my father and I used to have through which I learned a lot from him. He always stressed, “You should have goals in life just like in climbing the mountains.” This has my life deeply.
Without such mountaineering , we couldn’t have had enough time to spend together because my father was very . I believe mountaineering is really . It gave me time to talk with my father and to develop my . I loved walking in the mountains, the routine of city life, the noise and the pollution, and being able to breathe fresh air.
One time we climbed one of the highest mountains in Korea. It was so
for me because I was only ten years old. the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the fresh air, the birds singing, and the beautiful dances of butterflies. As time passed, I got pains in both of my . I wanted to quit climbing. But my father said to me, “ is a season when everything comes to life again. The mountain and field where we are are decorated with flowers and trees. You can see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t you are halfway up. there at the top can you enjoy all the beautiful things, just like in .”
At that time, I was too to understand his words, but after that, I got new hope and confidence. , I found myself standing at the top of the mountain. And there, I could see the beautiful sky.
A．rivers B．lakes C．seas D．mountains
A．Walking B．Working C．Studying D．Playing
A．stories B．conversations C．lessons D．interests
A．rebuilt B．destroyed C．influenced D．improved
A．training B．opportunities C．period D．memories
A．angry B．free C．busy D．special
A．beneficial B．hopeful C．tiresome D．serious
A．power B．emotion C．courage D．patience
A．putting up with B．making up for C．getting away from D．living up to
A．abnormal B．challenging C．disappointing D．acceptable
A．During B．After C．Between D．Before
A．arms B．ears C．legs D．eyes
A．Winter B．Autumn C．Summer D．Spring
A．standing B．struggling C．watching D．finishing
A．never B．always C．seldom D．sometimes
A．what B．when C．that D．where
A．Just B．Still C．Only D．Though
A．work B．life C．news D．tradition
A．foolish B．happy C．proud D．young
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Actually D．Immediately