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A good friend of mine passed away in June. John had cancer. Before you offer , you should know that he didn’t want to be mourned(哀悼). It’s been a hard request to follow, but he felt he had lived a life. As the cancer progressed, we fell into a(n) of exchanging semi-regular emails. We generally talking about his illness until the very end, we talked about everything else: from baseball to snowstorms, to my garden and his art. We talked as if nothing would . I’d mention a beach trip and John would tell me about surfing there when he was younger. I’d talk about some press(新闻) that I would be attending and he’d tell me about the time he went to a party by JPMorgan’s descendants(后代). In this way, John gave me a(n) view of my world; it became layered with his stories.
One of our favorite things to do was email the other if we happened to find an interesting movie on television. The other night, I a very good movie, and without thinking about it I for my laptop to send him an email, and then I he wasn’t there to receive it. I put my laptop down with a small of uneasiness --- and found something else to watch.
It’s hard not to have a digital presence today. While John wasn’t an active social media ,he did have at least two email addresses, a LinkedIn account, and a website where he shared his art. Now that he’s , these thing still exist, though unattended. I’m sure his work email has been closed, but I have no idea if anyone is his other email address, or has the intention of contacting LinkedIn, or has to his website. I’m sure at some the registration will come to an end and his site will be closed, but until then, John has a(n) online.
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For years I wanted a flower garden. I would spend hours thinking of the different things I could that would look nice together.
But then I had five lovely children: Matthew and Marvin, the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen. I was too raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight (紧的) ，as well as time. When my children were little, if they wanted something that too much I’d have to say, “Do you see a money outside? Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.”
Finally, all five got through high school and college, and started living on their own. And I started thinking again about having a .
One spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I the window and was surprised to see a new tree in my yard. I put my glasses on and I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There was as much as one hundred on that tree. All I could think of was all the garden flowers I could with that money! There was also a(an) attached(附上): “ Love, Marvin.”
My other had bought me tools, ornaments(装饰物) and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden is now very , just the way I wanted.
I’m still not sure whether money on trees. But I know love does!
A．sell B．catch C．plant D．feed
A．stressed B．excited C．bored D．busy
A．cost B．took C．spent D．paid
A．pocket B．tree C．box D．market
A．garden B．dream C．present D．yard
A．looked after B．looked for C．looked out of D．looked over
A．dollars B．flowers C．butterflies D．lights
A．see B．solve C．design D．buy
A．Document B．Suggest C．Note D．excuse
A．friends B．children C．volunteers D．members
A．pretty B．old C．usual D．small
A．decorates B．hangs C．grows D．puts
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss，or an insensitive employee your day?
One day I was in a taxi and we headed__ the airport. We were driving in the lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes，slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and narrowly the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car looked around and started at us.
My taxi driver just and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really . So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”．
He that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of ，full of frustration，full of anger，and full of disappointment. As their garbage up，they need a place to dump (倒) it and sometimesthey’ll dump it on . Don’t take it personally. Just smile，wave，wish them well，and move on.
Believe me. You’ll be more . Don’t take their garbage and it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets, Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s in your life. Roy Baumeister，a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories rather easily, and you them more frequently.
So...Love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you it!
When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by go of the bad. Have a Garbage Free Day！Have a marvelous，garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today the harvest you reap tomorrow.
A．injure B．ruin C．hurt D．harm
A．through B．from C．in D．for
A．latter B．right C．opposite D．free
A．knocked B．overtook C．missed D．left
A．laughing B．throwing C．glancing D．yelling
A．wondered B．smiled C．ignored D．guessed
A．friendly B．angry C．frightened D．disappointed
A．showed B．suggested C．explained D．hated
A．expectation B．passengers C．garbage D．goods
A．turns B．pushes C．holds D．piles
A．roads B．children C．you D．dustbins
A．healthy B．happy C．pitiful D．wealthy
A．spread B．share C．explain D．contribute
A．surprise B．pleasure C．doubt D．regrets
A．funny B．important C．strange D．embarrassing
A．remember B．forget C．value D．appreciate
A．enjoy B．exchange C．recall D．imagine
A．inspire B．take C．mend D．notice
A．letting B．consisting C．making D．dreaming
A．distinguish B．deserve C．deliver D．determine
One Friday, a businessman decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. Before going to , he told his wife about it. All day long he felt and uneasy. Finally, in the late afternoon, he gathered the courage to approach his employer. To his , the boss agreed to give him a raise.
That evening, the husband arrived home and was surprised to see a beautiful table set with their best china and candles. Smelling the aroma (香味) of the wonderful meal, he that someone from the office had called his wife and tipped her off (透露消息).
Finding her in the kitchen, he eagerly the details of his good news. When they sat down to the meal, next to his plate he found a note that read: ''Congratulations, darling. I knew you'd get the . This dinner is to show you how much I love you. ''
After dinner, on his way to the to help his wife serve dessert, he noticed a second card had slipped out of his wife's pocket. Picking it up, he read: ''Don't worry about not getting the raise. You it anyway. This dinner is to show how much I love you."
A．school B．work C．home D．dinner
A．nervous B．relaxed C．curious D．dangerous
A．anger B．disappointment C．sorrow D．delight
A．careful B．cheerful C．helpful D．wonderful
A．deserted B．burned C．lighted D．used
A．heard B．found C．guessed D．forgot
A．shared B．told C．knew D．talked
A．position B．note C．raise D．news
A．office B．living-room C．kitchen D．study
A．donate B．devote C．demand D．deserve
I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died．I discovered something I had forgotten, something that happened to me as a child．
One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how I had behaved toward Mother．“I must make things right now,”I thought．
Quietly I out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dresser, and then tiptoed into the hall．The from the living room shone dimly． I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing．
I quickly a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so ．I didn’t want my sisters to know my so I added a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this．”
Then I moved into my parents’bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow．
The next morning when I my bed after breakfast, I found a return note under my pillow．Mother wrote that she loved me and me．This became my way of whenever I talked back or disobeyed．Mother always left a return note, but she never our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family．Even when we were , she never mentioned them when we sisters our childhood．
When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings．In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon．On top was a message in handwriting which read,“In the event of my death, please these．”
I the package and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom．To my , I recognized my childish writing, “P．S．Please don’t let anyone else see this．Love, Edie．”I gently placed the unopened bundle in the along with other things for the rubbish burner．“Lord,”I prayed,“Make me like ．”
A．never B．hardly C．long D．often
A．well B．badly C．happily D．politely
A．went B．rushed C．slipped D．moved
A．moon B．lamp C．gas D．light
A．wrote B．sent C．found D．took
A．lazy B．late C．careless D．naughty
A．mistakes B．business C．relation D．message
A．quietly B．quickly C．calmly D．hurriedly
A．searched B．left C．made D．folded
A．secretly B．unexpectedly C．happily D．fortunately
A．favored B．understood C．supported D．forgave
A．touching B．connecting C．apologizing D．contenting
A．spoke about B．put on C．gave out D．got round
A．alone B．curious C．grown D．interested
A．reminded B．forgot C．missed D．recalled
A．keep B．destroy C．hide D．announce
A．turned over B．tore open C．looked through D．picked up
A．sadness B．embarrassment C．surprise D．excitement
A．drawer B．wastebasket C．bedroom D．dresser
A．God B．an angel C．a bird D．Mother
Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization (新生) efforts by the local and national governments, today’s Nanjing has an of youthful exuberance (繁茂) that would have been only a few decades ago. , the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II.
Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2,500-year history. And in recent years, the city has moved its tragic past to become a vital engine of China’s economic growth, thanks to its position in the middle of China’s prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line is to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030.
Signs of Nanjing’s wealth and optimism can be seen everywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen, the father of modern China, looks over a busy area.
There is perhaps no more symbol of the city’s transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1,480-foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May. offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second-tallest building in China and billed as the seventh-tallest in the world.
Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and student population — there are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkins’s international studies school. In fact, art and music in all sorts of places.
On a larger , local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract from the neon-bathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai.
A．advance B．affection C．air D．ability
A．unforgettable B．unthinkable C．unbearable D．unnecessary
A．Actually B．Regretfully C．Hopefully D．Consequently
A．close B．slight C．much D．little
A．Because B．But C．As D．Since
A．beyond B．on C．off D．out
A．in addition B．in all C．in part D．in fact
A．started B．enlarged C．existed D．accelerated
A．removing B．cutting C．dividing D．lowering
A．scheduled B．invented C．desired D．meant
A．attractive B．well-received C．newfound D．discovered
A．thought B．treated C．considered D．elected
A．out B．at C．about D．for
A．remote B．regional C．rural D．commercial
A．universal B．visible C．traditional D．political
A．Keeping B．Consisting C．Opening D．Housing
A．British B．western C．American D．foreign
A．spring up B．stand up C．set up D．keep up
A．extent B．degree C．scale D．level
A．businessmen B．students C．tourists D．painters