When I was 17, I met a famous doctor named Paul Bragg. He gave me one of the most valuable of my life; a statement that was filled with words of . To this very day, I still it; I am a genius (天才) , and I apply my wisdom.
,I was a high school dropout (辍学学生) and was living in a tent in Hawaii. I had a very limited vocabulary and had never reading a single book. When Dr Bragg taught me this statement, he held me to say it with feeling it were true and present. To do so seemed so far away from that it was funny. After saying it many times, . I began to feel what those powerful words meant. every day I continued to say it, and it became to believe; I am a genius, and I apply my wisdom.
It was two and a half years later when I really saw the of the statement. I was sitting in a college library by fellow students whom I was helping with higher mathematics. I heard one of the students speak to another, “John is really a ! At the moment, I what Dr Bragg had taught me, and I to say this statement for the rest of my life.
I can’t quite put into words what a(n) this statement has made in my life. it, I was able to change from a dropout to the top of my college classes. I think that the key to is putting your true feelings into a statement you and saying it over and over every day.
A.enjoyments B.parts C.gifts D.knowledge
A.idea B.comfort C.praise D.power
A.like B.need C.say D.use
A.At the time B.For a while C.All at once D.For the moment
A.advised B.finished C.minded D.admitted
A.as if B.so that C.in case D.now that
A.history B.hope C.life D.reality
A.moreover B.however C.otherwise D.anyhow
A.Until B.Since C.So D.After
A.easier B.funnier C.more unusual D.more impossible
A.evidence B.purpose C.details D.results
A.followed B.surrounded C.assisted D.invited
A.loudly B.kindly C.softly D.directly
A.star B.spokesman C.kid D.genius
A.read B.remembered C.showed D.doubted
A.decided B.asked C.expected D.learned
A.difference B.problem C.improvement D.impression
A.Except for B.More than C.Instead of D.Because of
A.love B.success C.happiness D.understanding
A.think about B.look for C.believe in D.dream up
Having been out of work for two years because of poor health,I decided to look for a part time job.
I and interviewed again and again with no progress.I was getting pretty .
It was freezing cold last Tuesday evening.I was waiting at a(n) when I saw a young woman wearing just a T-shirt and no .I asked if she needed any .She told me she had lost everything in a big fire and had been for two days.
I dug in my and took out$5.00 so she could get something to eat.I then took off my and shoes and gave them to her.She looked at me and said,“Aren’t you,going to be cold?” I told her,it would be worth it if they could keep her a little bit .She was moved to tears and thanked me with a .
Then as I got on the bus the miracle(奇迹)of kindness happened.When I was to the fare,the bus driver said with a smile,“Madam,I saw what you just did and your is on me.”
I my thanks and was about to sit down when a lady dressed in a business suit said to me,“You just did the most thing I have ever seen.What can I do for you?”I jokingly said a job would be nice.She asked for my name and said she might be able to something out.
The next day she me,saying she had a part-time position in her company and wanted me to come in and meet with the manager that day.I had started my act of kindness just to make myself feel good,but I never expected to get so much !
A.dressed B.begged C.applied D.explained
A.surprised B.discouraged C.refreshed D.frightened
A.bus stop B.subway station C.local park D.office building
A.socks B.shoes C.gloves D.glasses
A.advice B.work C.information D.help
A.walking B.moving C.surviving D.starving
A.purse B.room C.book D.hand
A.glasses B.coat C.watch D.hat
A.happier B.smarter C.warmer D.healthier
A.smile B.hug C.jump D.gift
A.spreading B.praising C.enjoying D.accepting
A.change B.check C.borrow D.pay
A.bill B.debt C.rent D.fare
A.delivered B.accepted C.felt D.expressed
A.unbelievable B.ordinary C.inspiring D.reasonable
A.paying B.comfortable C.tough D.challenging
A.work B.pick C.find D.keep
A.visited B.met C.invited D.called
A.empty B.open C.absent D.free
A.after all B.for nothing C.in return D.by chance
As China’s economy grows rapidly and more people choose to raise one child, it is very ____ for young men or young women to care for the aging(年纪大的)______. Young people always complain that they _______too much pressure with caring for the _______. How the aging people can be cared well is a _____topic in recent years. In my opinion, we, our government and our society can do _____ as follows:Firstly, our government should adopt more_____ measures to make the elders have enough pensions(养老金). Then the elders will_____that they can support themselves and needn’t _____their living expenses.Secondly, I think that every young people should take ____to care for their old parents. Young parents have taken great efforts to bring you ______. So when they get old, you should let your parents know _____ you care about them and you can do something for them. The most important is not to make your parents feel _____.
Thirdly, the whole society should be ______ elders’ activities. The society should provide necessary ______ for the elders to take part in activities. _____the activities, they can enjoy the happy time with their friends and other elders.
In conclusion, I want to ______ that elders are very important to our society. They have done ____ contributions to our society. When they grow old, they ______ more respect from us, especially youth. Let’s _______ more attention to elders’ life.
A.difficult B.urgent C.important D.easy
A.grandchildren B.grandparents C.children D.parents
A.put B.face C.produce D.create
A.youngsters B.children C.babies D.elders
A.hot B.warm C.cool D.nice
A.simply B.hardly C.completely D.smoothly
A.accurate B.immediate C.direct D.effective
A.hope B.feel C.fear D.doubt
A.think about B.worry about C.quarrel about D.talk about
A.advantage B.attempt C.requirement D.responsibility
A.up B.out C.in D.down
A.that B.how C.why D.when
A.happy B.guilty C.lonely D.lovely
A.in need of B.in honor o C.in favor of D.in memory of
A.time B.space C.plan D.permit
A.After B.By C.Through D.Before
A.note B.expect C.review D.promise
A.much B.negative C.passive D.considerable
A.deserve B.have C.take D.show
A.attract B.pay C.try D.Seek
It was the beginning of the school year a few .years ago. l had a little boy in my class who was very quiet and _ . I wasn't sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially that he just stood by himself at _ time and did not play. If l tried to talk to him, he would turn away and _ shut his eyes to from me.
After a couple of days, I decided to seek _ from one of my outgoing and little girls. I called her over and asked her if she would get him to , and I started talking about all the . on how she could start communication with him I she could try this idea or that .She my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that _ _ way that only a six-year-old can, and said, "Don't _ , I speak kid". And she ran off.
I stood there all alone, watching her. It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off, hand in hand, _ joining a game of tag.
I often think of that small _ . about what I learned and how _ it is for all teachers to speak kid. I know-my _ should be on teaching students how to think and how to _ solutions. We must be ready to learn from our a because those "teachable moments" during the school days are for us. the teachers, as well as our kids.
A.slow B.clever C.shy D.lazy
A.concerned B.curious C.doubtful D.disappointed
A.lunch B.break C.school D.sports
A.closely B.suddenly C.slightly D.tightly
A.hide B.keep C.flee D.separate
A.advice B.help C.confidence D.technique
A.brave B.casual C.friendly D.hard-working
A.change B.study C.move D.play.
A.suggestions B.opinions C.problems D.possibilities
A.knew B.understood C.realized D.explained
A.caught B.felt C.touched D.pulled
A.special B.good C.strange D.effective
A.care B.talk C.hurry D.worry
A.anxiously B.seriously C.silently D.excitedly
A.quietly B.carefully C.hopefully D.happily
A.boy B.girl C.moment D.difficulty
A.interesting B.important C.awkward D.funny
A.focus B.lesson C.advice D.problem
A.look for B.get in C.make up D.figure out
A.friends B.students C.teachers D.parents
An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. The way you look at life will determine how you , how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. , pessimism creates a sad and hopeless place where no one wants to live. thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed on themselves.
Years ago, I into a service station to get some gas. It was a day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “You don’t look well.” This took me completely by . A little less confidently, I told him that I had never felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared .
By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little . About a block away, I pulled over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Did I look that ? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little . Had I picked up some rare disease?
The next time I went into that gas station, feeling again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright but disgusting yellow, and the light reflecting off the walls made everyone inside as though they had hepatitis(肝炎)! I wondered how many other folks had reacted the way I did. I had let one short with a total stranger change my for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single negative observation had a(n) effect on the way I felt and acted.
A.learn B.exercise C.behave D.feel
A.Certainly B.Additionally C.Contrarily D.Actually
A.Negative B.Impractical C.Sensitive D.Indifferent
A.drove B.walked C.rushed D.ran
A.common B.beautiful C.busy D.dull
A.accident B.mistake C.surprise D.chance
A.rough B.pale C.hurt D.yellow
A.tired B.uneasy C.bored D.angry
A.well B.ugly C.strange D.bad
A.upset B.sad C.sorry D.sick
A.ill B.fine C.regret D.lost
A.behave B.believe C.look D.pretend
A.conversation B.visit C.bargain D.stay
A.work B.confidence C.health D.attitude
A.reasonable B.serious C.temporary D.slight
One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times,it ____ several obstacles in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10 mm wide. After some ____ thoughts,the ant laid the feather over the crack,walked across it and picked the feather up on the other side,then continued on its way. I was ____ by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect,lacking ___ yet _______with a brain to reason,explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the other twolegged creatures ____ on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant finally reached its destination—a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its ____ home. It was there that the ant met its __ How could that large feather possibly fit such a small hole? ____, it couldn't. So the ant, after all this ____ and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through before it began its journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a____. Isn't our ____ like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the ____ of money and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all unfavorable heavy weights—the things we pick up along life's path,and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to ____ that at the destination they are ____ and we can't take them with us.
A.brought about B.got over C.came across D.dealt with
A.brave B.tiring C.magic D.short
A.frightened B.attracted C.annoyed D.satisfied
A.size B.height C.depth D.length
A.filled B.provided C.equipped D.given
A.working B.sleeping C.existing D.walking
A.underground B.lonely C.comfortable D.small
A.partner B.match C.parent D.friend
A.Doubtfully B.Definitely C.Suspiciously D.Deliberately
A.decision B.pleasure C.trouble D.matter
A.loan B.gift C.burden D.harvest
A.life B.aim C.dream D.study
A.waste B.lack C.worth D.danger
A.assume B.illustrate C.imagine D.find
A.priceless B.worthless C.practical D.splendid