While I was waiting in line at a coffee shop earlier, a woman drove alongside the queue in a mobility scooter (踏板车). There was only a space between the line of people and the tables, which she to drive along. She drove over my foot and didn't saying nothing at all.
I got annoyed and expected she would have , but then I just decided to it and got down to selecting which pastry (点心) to go with my coffee. The lady and I ended up sitting at adjacent (邻近的) tables. She was on the end of a row so that she could park her After about half an hour, when she had her coffee, she got up and back onto her scooter. It start. She tried to turn the key several times she telephoned the place she purchased it from.
An engineer within 5 minutes. The place must have been local. I couldn't overhearing their conversation, and it turned out she had just the scooter that morning. This was her very first outing in it. She felt really about driving it , she wasn't used to its speed, nor its , and this combination made it quite to drive it through narrow gaps.
Suddenly, I felt for the lady. It really didn't me at all that she'd driven over my foot. I had made an assumption, , that a person doing that should apologize.
Next time you're about to someone, pause for a second and remind yourself that people have judged you without knowing what was going on in your mind or your life.
A．private B．vast C．public D．narrow
A．attempted B．promised C．declined D．guaranteed
A．call back B．give up C．look back D．cheer up
A．ignored B．apologized C．explained D．forgiven
A．dismissed B．made C．deserved D．inspected
A．truck B．bike C．car D．scooter
A．poured B．finished C．ordered D．purchased
A．needn't B．shouldn't C．wouldn't D．mustn't
A．so B．until C．unless D．before
A．broke in B．turned up C．ran away D．settled down
A．tolerate B．allow C．resist D．postpone
A．collected B．stolen C．fixed D．abandoned
A．concerned B．excited C．confident D．nervous
A．Doubtfully B．Certainly C．Fortunately D．Surprisingly
A．width B．length C．weight D．height
A．cool B．convenient C．stressful D．desperate
A．pleasure B．regret C．appreciation D．sympathy
A．strike B．bother C．satisfy D．motivate
A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides
A．judge B．hug C．persuade D．tease
I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to __ .
He the saleswoman and with a slight , possibly German, asked where the women’s shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a voice I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were?” he asked again, apparently . Clearly the old man was somewhat “Fourth floor, sir,” the friendly saleswoman replied patiently, this time so that customers turned to see what was causing the .
I continued watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a notebook and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the women’s shoes were sold. Again he asked her to the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.
He did this three more times before a department store , thinking him mad, removed him from the store. But rather than be , the old man departed with a huge smile on his face. Although the incident was , it was not until a year later, during my first year of university, that I gave it any further . I walked into my language classroom and met my professor. It was that very same man.
A．see B．notice C．neglect D．find
A．followed B．interviewed C．chose D．approached
A．doubt B．voice C．accent D．smile
A．confused B．amused C．annoyed D．tired
A．silly B．shy C．deaf D．weak
A．angrily B．loudly C．suddenly D．quickly
A．disturbance B．accident C．pleasure D．quarrel
A．put away B．passed away C．pulled away D．headed off
A．shoes B．stairs C．exit D．sign
A．confusion B．appearance C．pain D．expression
A．reply B．recite C．repeat D．retell
A．security-guard B．customer C．saleswoman D．policeman
A．excited B．embarrassed C．relaxed D．moved
A．unusual B．serious C．dangerous D．unforgettable
A．wonder B．sense C．thought D．idea
The moment happened 20 years ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had up most of the night before, laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first of the day my eyelids（眼皮）were feeling heavier and heavier and my was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a pillow. A few minutes’ nap（小睡）time before class wouldn’t , I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my beating wildly trying to find the cause of the . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish smile on his face. He had dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still . “I am glad to see everyone is . Now let’s get started. ”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was from the fascinating discussion he led. With knowledge and good he made the material come . His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he with were contagious（有感染力的）. I the classroom not only wide awake, but a little and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk your way through then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too not to live it well.
A．stayed B．took C．spent D．picked
A．stage B．image C．test D．class
A．head B．hand C．cheek D．throat
A．inspect B．hurt C．disturb D．bend
A．wrist B．mind C．heart D．forehead
A．voice B．incident C．noise D．trouble
A．purposely B．frankly C．Constantly D．appropriately
A．panicking B．sighing C．complaining D．smiling
A．loose B．awake C．curious D．committed
A．defence B．shock C．interruption D．comfort
A．instead B．beneath C．thus D．otherwise
A．design B．humor C．assumption D．comprehension
A．strange B．natural C．positive D．alive
A．spread B．associated C．instructed D．reflected
A．grasped B．enclosed C．left D．escaped
A．securer B．clearer C．stronger D．smarter
A．bothering B．obeying C．judging D．sleeping
A．joy B．religion C．Strength D．determination
A．journey B．college C．life D．work
A．hard B．short C．casual D．Independent
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old thinking that she wouldn’t live from then on.
Over the years, I and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an) trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, into my son’s room with a box of . After 16 years, I still Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she the path for those people who were less than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was . From this person that I thought would have no of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously and we moved north, but I owe Helen that I can never repay.
A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving
A．lived B．survived C．existed D．escaped
A．mind B．brain C．head D．thought
A．equally B．calmly C．quietly D．normally
A．studied B．moved C．worked D．1ived
A．suffering B．causing C．bearing D．catching
A．normally B．particularly C．necessarily D．eventually
A．up B．off C．back D．down
A．ran B．walked C．rolled D．moved
A．tissues B．presents C．pills D．candies
A．realized B．knew C．recognized D．reminded
A．her life B．her son C．her family D．her work
A．cleared B．smoothed C．cleaned D．opened
A．rich B．healthy C．strong D．fortunate
A．money B．hope C．pity D．medicine
A．small B．pitiful C．weak D．shameless
A．admitted B．beaten C．hurt D．hospitalized
A．use B．value C．meaning D．quality
A．treated B．worsened C．relieved D．recovered
A．some money B．some tissues C．a debt D．a hope
Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories centering on the individual suggest that children ____ criminal behavior before they were not sufficiently ____ for previous misbehaviors or that they have learned criminal behavior through interaction with others. Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in ____ to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status or as a rejection of middle-class values.
Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, ____ the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes for lack of adequate control from parents. All ____, however, are uncertain or unimproved and are of course challenged with criticism.
Changes in the social structure may indirectly ____ juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that ____ to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment ____ make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. This results in dissatisfaction among youths and may in ____ lead more youths into criminal behavior.
Families have also experienced ____ these years. More families consist of one parent households or two working parents; ____, children are likely to have less supervision at home than was common in the traditional family ____. This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other noticeable ____ of offensive acts include unfavorable experience or failure in school, the ____ availability of drugs and alcohol, and the growing phenomenon of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the ____ of a child committing a criminal act, although a direct cause and effect relationship has not yet been established.
A．refer to B．know about C．engage in D．learn of
A．punished B．forgiven C．forgotten D．excused
A．return B．contact C．reference D．response
A．considering B．ignoring C．highlighting D．believing
A．values B．misbehaviors C．criminals D．theories
A．affect B．reduce C．prevent D．reflect
A．point B．lead C．come D．add
A．in general B．on average C．by contrast D．at last
A．case B．short C．turn D．essence
A．failure B．miseries C．development D．changes
A．contrarily B．consequently C．similarly D．occasionally
A．education B．concept C．structure D．economy
A．suggestions B．causes C．ideas D．reports
A．increased B．restricted C．reasonable D．popular
A．knowledge B．aspect C．strength D．probability
There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) came and said, "Please let me a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall . So he the artist to work on one of the walls.
At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain between the two walls neither of them could see each other.
The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n) supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a and a bucket (桶).
A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is too!"
The king went to the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.
! Each line was the same as that on the opposite wall.
The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he how the second man had made it.
"I just the wall with the cloth," the man said .The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting up on it!
The is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.
A．editor B．artist C．server D．actress
A．put B．copy C．paint D．get
A．created B．destroyed C．founded D．built
A．allowed B．realized C．persuaded D．Decided
A．same B．similar C．opposite D．ordinary
A．with B．under C．upon D．without
A．put up B．put back C．put away D．put on
A．even if B．so that C．as if D．in case
A．common B．artificial C．extra D．regular
A．mirror B．cloth C．stick D．curtain
A．present B．free C．ready D．useful
A．see B．touch C．research D．Cover
A．number B．total C．amount D．many
A．Amazing B．Exciting C．Famous D．Valuable
A．probably B．exactly C．certainly D．hardly
A．knew B．warned C．noticed D．wondered
A．drew B．faced C．displayed D．wiped
A．briefly B．naturally C．safely D．correctly
A．set B．added C．showed D．took
A．story B．world C．king D．painter