Before hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, an expensive car stopped at the Mississippi River Bridge and a gentleman stepped out of the car wearing very clothing.
He climbed over the rail and the bridge onto a platform below the roadway
to jump. Cars started stopping and the traffic was
for miles. The police arrived with firefighting vehicles, a minister and mental health professionals.
They began talking to the man and telling him not to . They told him that he might not die; he might break all of his bones and be
. About half mile back in traffic was an old truck with lawnmowers, rakes, and shovels. An elderly
got out of his truck and walked up to where the crowd
.
He made his way through the people, looked over the side and down to the man on the edge of the platform," Hey, I've got to go to work. Either jump or get on the
. If you decide not to jump, tomorrow is going to be
!"
With that the man up the bridge. The police
him and placed him in the back seat of the police car. The gardener walked back to his truck waiting for the
to move.
The minister asked a fireman ," What did he say?" The fireman said," He said he had to go to work ! "
The police reported to the press that all the way to the for an examination the man kept saying over and over," Tomorrow is going to be better. "
One must see a to have a future. It is not what you do not know that will
you the most. It is what you think you know
does so! Please do not stand too close to see the
!You will not be able to enjoy the forest !
A. shabby B. thick C. warm D. expensive
A. above B. off C. beyond D. under
A. preparing B. fearing C. wondering D. refusing
A. slowed down B. went by C. held up D. built up
A. risk B. hesitate C. jump D. fall
A. sentenced B. concerned C. ashamed D. paralyzed
A. lawyer B. gardener C. soldier D. worker
A. gathered B. controlled C. attracted D. blocked
A. looked B. smiled C. shouted D. waved
A. car B. bridge C. bank D. rail
A. warmer B. better C. longer D. colder
A. rushed B. rolled C. climbed D. walked
A. caught B. welcomed C. questioned D. whipped
A. police B. traffic C. gentleman D. crowd
A. loudly B. politely C. angrily D. puzzlingly
A. station B. hospital C. prison D. church
A. future B. chance C. honor D. result
A. urge B. give C. cost D. hurt
A. what B. when C. that D. who
A. rivers B. mountains C. walls D. trees
“Dash” is a symbol which represents every day we’re spreading alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your “dash” is important.
Recently I 1 about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn’t help but feel it was not by 2 ,nor happenstance, that she had been named “Hope”. The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 3 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others. 4 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was beyond her tender years and very, very special. Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 5 a “wish” in early December 2010 by the “Make-A-Wish” Foundation after being 6 that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150 7 in her area like her were waiting for their wishes to be granted, she unselfishly used her wish to 8 that those children have their wishes granted. She also hoped that it could be done 9 January 16, 2011.Unfortunately, however, the organization told her that her 10 request couldn’t be granted as the funds were simply 11 . They calculated that they would need to raise more that one 12 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish. 13 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired warm-hearted 14 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 15 as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 16 the story of this 17 young girl who had touched the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 18 money to help make Hope's dream come true.
Her efforts were not in vain as they continued to help others, not only 19 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, “A Celebration of Hope” on January 16,2011, the 20 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. Her wish had been granted!
A.heard B.thought C.cared D.talked
A.coincidence B.independence C.convenience D.intelligence
A.lost B.carried C.expected D.housed
A.Until B.Unless C.Though D.If
A.expressed B.offered C.made D.sent
A.recognized B.informed C.reminded D.understood
A.children B.citizens C.villagers D.relatives
A.tell B.ask C.arrange D.order
A.for B.to C.on D.by
A.final B.formal C.simple D.noble
A.unbearable B.unbelievable C.unavailable D.uncomfortable
A.thousand B.hundred C.million D.billion
A.Disappointed B.Surprised C.worried D.Embarrassed
A.committees B.individuals C.corporations D.organizations
A.theirs B.ours C.hers D.yours
A.wrote B.read C.broadcast D.shared
A.caring B.tiring C.annoying D.worrying
A.finding B.spending C.raising D.borrowing
A.perfectly B.physically C.healthily D.thankfully
A.proposal B.decision C.conclusion D.announcement
When I was 17,I read a quote that went something like:“If you live each day as if it were your last,someday you’ll most certainly be right” It made a deep 1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years,I have 2 in the mirror every morning and asked myself:“If today were the last day of my life, 3 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 4 ,I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be 5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 6 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death, 7 only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was 8 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 9 order,which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die.I 10 with that diagnosis all day. 11 ,at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is 12 with surgery.I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
13 wants to die.Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all 14 .No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be,because death is very likely the single best invention of 15 .It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 16 for the new.Right now the new is you.But someday not too 17 from now,you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Sorry to be so dramatic,but it is quite true.
Your time is 18 ,so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife.Don’t be 19 by dogma (教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 20 .And most importantly,have the courage to follow your heart.
A.joke B.curse C.decision D.impression
A.looked B.seen C.found D.1ost
A.might B.should C.would D.could
A.hurry B.1ine C.row D.moment
A.successful B.dead C.rich D.frustrated
A.choices B.fortune C.impressions D.apologies
A.proving B.confirming C.leaving D.telling
A.treated B.cured C.diagnosed D.round
A.on B.for C.at D.in
A.met B.1ived C.did D.got
A.But B.However C.Therefore D.So
A.incurable B.fatal C.curable D.changeable
A.No one B.Someone C.Anyone D.Everyone
A.want B.avoid C.escape D.share
A.destination B.science C.1ife D.disease
A.make up B.make way C.make our D.make for
A.distant B.long C.short D.away
A.enough B.rare C.limited D.1ost
A.wasted B.cheated C.excited D.trapped
A.love B.voice C.direction D.confusion
In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a 1 for four generations to become one. The table was always 2 with food from wonderful family recipes(食谱)all containing 3 as the main ingredient(成分). And always that grandfather clock stood like a trusted old family 4 , sharing our happiness.
As I was a child, the old clock 5 me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I 6 how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderful 7 . Year after year, the clock struck a part of my 8 , a part of my heart.
Even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He 9 wound that clock with a special and magic key, which 10 the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and 11 . When we grandkids got a little older, he showed us how to 12 the clock.
Several days after my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing 13 . The clock stood desertedly14 , seeming smaller and not as magnificent as before. I couldn’t 15 to look at it.
Years later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key. The old house was quiet. I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then 16 , reverently(虔诚地), I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to 17 . Tick – tock , tick – tock, life and chimes were18 into the dining room, into house and into my 19 . In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather20 again.
A.party B.time C.place D.situation
A.filled B.cleared C.spread D.left
A.wine B.surprise C.fish D.love
A.friend B.guard C.doctor D.lawyer
A.disappointed B.encouraged C.interested D.comforted
A.questioned B.remembered C.doubted D.wondered
A.sound B.hammer C.voice D.ring
A.studies B.opinions C.memories D.brains
A.strangely B.carefully C.eagerly D.usually
A.got B.kept C.prevented D.found
A.Break B.fall C.stop D.move
A.wind B.repair C.read D.clean
A.unexpectedly B.gently C.difficultly D.freely
A.ticking B.moving C.noisy D.quiet
A.help B.bear C.hope D.insist
A.slowly B.quickly C.unwillingly D.naturally
A.feet B.hands C.sense D.life
A.breathed B.blown C.taken D.sent
A.study B.bedroom C.heart D.mind
A.died B.lived C.smiled D.sang
When I began planning to move to Auckland to study,my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these36 ,I got there in July, 2010. 37 I arrived,I realized the importance of getting a job 38 my living experience. Determined to do this __39__ ,I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job,but found __40__ response(回应).
One afternoon,I walked into a building to ask _41__ there were my job opportunities. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that __42__ .As I was about to_43__,a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside __44__.Nearly ten minutes later,he __45__.He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay __46__.Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to __47__ a job.
I was a little surprised,but had a __48__ feeling about him. Along the way,I realized that I had __49__ resumes(简历).Seeing this,the man __50__ at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen __51__ copies. He also gave me some __52__ on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very __53__ .The following day,I received a __54__from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.
It seems that the world always __55__ to you when you need it. And this time,it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.
A.doubts B.concerns C.instructions D.reasons
A.Even if B.Every time C.Now that D.Soon after
A.of B.at C.for D.with
A.on my own B.on my way C.by any chance D.by the day
A.any B.much C.some D.little
A.why B.wherever C.whether D.whenever
A.direction B.attitude C.language D.manner
A.answer B.work C.leave D.refuse
A.for ever B.at any time C.as usual D.for a while
A.returned B.hesitated C.passed D.regretted
A.silent B.busy C.positive D.comfortable
A.pick out B.search for C.take on D.give up
A.dull B.good C.guilty D.general
A.made use of B.taken care of C.run out of D.become tired of
A.stopped B.knocked C.glanced D.appeared
A.right B.more C.former D.different
A.pressures B.agreements C.impressions D.suggestions
A.lonely B.funny C.disappointed D.satisfied
A.call B.tip C.present D.report
A.turns off B.goes over C.gives back D.looks up
Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a 1 tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (the state of legally being an adult) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to 2 his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 3 him in any way.
One 4 , Paul and Marc reached their majority. They 5 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest 6 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 7 .
After Marc saw several homes, he 8 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 9 , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 10 some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.
Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, 11 his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 12 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 13 with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 14 back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 15 . The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 16 . The villagers mourned for him.
Marc 17 the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 18 a family, and lived a happy, content life.
We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s 19 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 20 the best ideas.
A.strange B.hopeful C.literary D.cultural
A.find B.make C.complete D.buy
A.help B.encourage C.scold D.persuade
A.winter B.summer C.autumn D.spring
A.exchanged B.received C.recognized D.advice
A.girls B.jobs C.houses D.presents
A.rooms B.drinks C.attention D.advice
A.expected B.gathered C.created D.understood
A.similarly B.finally C.however D.furthermore
A.forget B.believe C.replace D.doubt
A.because B.although C.but D.so
A.repair B.rebuild C.sell D.improve
A.conversations B.achievements C.struggles D.arguments
A.drove B.rushed C.flew D.moved
A.weak B.funny C.small D.amazing
A.blindness B.death C.sadness D.illness
A.experienced B.loved C.survived D.spent
A.brought B.earned C.contacted D.raised
A.slow B.easy C.dangerous D.special
A.realize B.bring C.collect D.apply