Tina was the best speed-walking partner I could ever meet. But I could never understand my friend's habit of while we walked.
Together we walked all over the town and even entered a marathon(马拉松）together，a full 26 miles, but she did give me a list to take with me. She told me that it her a lot. I thought it would just slow us down. I it along to the starting line. Twenty-six cheering ideas, one for every mile. I wasn’t really planning to slow myself down with all those ideas but I didn’t want to hurt Tina’s feelings, so I kept her .
I walked the first mile of the in 12 minutes—a new personal record. I looked at Tina’s cheering list when I checked my watch. was simply Yourself. It did give me a good start to the race, I thought. I thanked Tina for her cheering list. If I finished the race, I would thank her for the she gave me. By the time I finished the second mile, my husband and kids were cheering me on. It just so happened that “ ” was the next one on Tina’s cheering list. I had lots of things to be ready for them.
The next mile flew by, then the next and the next, each with a cheering idea. But by the time I neared the final mile? I was nearly out of breath. “I don’t know if I can the last mile,” I thought. In despair(绝望）I looked at the final cheering idea on Tina’s list，now sweaty in my hand： You just can make it!
I finished the marathon in less than six hours. I thought the cheering list would slow me down. ______, it carried me past the finishing line.
A．cheering B．smiling C．shouting D．chatting
A．taught B．saved C．calmed D．helped
A．hid B．gave C．moved D．carried
A．promise B．list C．word D．idea
A．round B．circle C．race D．road
A．At the back B．At the top C．In the beginning D．In the past
A．task B．strength C．thought D．way
A．Team B．House C．Family D．Home
A．have B．gain C．finish D．put
A．Besides B．Instead C．Later D．Again
I believe listening is a powerful medicine.
It was Sunday . I had the last to see and I got into her room . She was an old woman , sitting on the bed , trying to her socks . Usually I said something like this : “How are you feeling ? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are seeing him.”
She me with a serious voice , “Sit down , doctor . This is my story , not yours .”
I was surprised and . I sat down a helped her with the socks . She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her , she had not seen him for five years . She believed her health problems were worse because of her son . After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , I asked if there was I could do for her . She her head and smiled . All she wanted me to do was to .
Each story is . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not , yet all those things do not really . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard .
Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复). I often what the woman taught me , and I myself of the importance of stopping , sitting down and truly listening . I the power of listening .
A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．student
A．take off B．get off C．clean out D．put on
A．looking forward to B．asking for C．going on D．worrying about
A．impressed B．stopped C．aske D．greeted
A．excited B．mad C．embarrassed D．angry
A．or B．so C．but D．if
A．missing B．loving C．understanding D．meeting
A．nothing else B．anything else C．nothing D．everything
A．shook B．dropped C．waved D．moved
A．see B．smell C．listen D．feel
A．terrible B．different C．similar D．true
A．happen B．appear C．matter D．change
A．think of B．dream of C．lead to D．laugh at
A．teach B．ask C．remind D．cheer
A．talk about B．show off C．believe in D．run out of
I am Jackie Lee, an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfather's life story.
My grandfather was in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian, China. At the age of 14, he first heard of America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become
there.
So, my grandfather came to America. "I had thought it was easy to __ money in America," he told me. "But when I
in Los Angeles, I realized it was not true. I couldn't find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English,
I couldn't afford it. Later, I worked in a small ___
_ , serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floors. I was such __
helpful and honest worker that my boss was pleased with me. I was popular with my workmates,
. Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English."
My grandfather kept working hard, and finally made dream come true. Things do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned
my grandfather.
Jack was a hard-working student when young but he had some big problems. He used to be shy before his classmates. So he had_________friends at school. Bob was a new student in his class. All the students were soon familiar 熟悉的 with him and got on well ___________ him except除了Jack.
One day, some boys put some money into Jack’s bag and Bob pretended 假装 to have _________his money. Of course, they found the money in bag at last.
Jack felt shameful 可耻的_________he could not say anything about it. Soon his classmates called him a thief and_________ him in the school. His teachers also_________that and called his parents to the school, too. Just then, Bob stood out and helped Jack make everything_________.
From that day, Jack and Bob_________ good friends. Bob often took Jack to take part in many activities and Jack became outgoing. Bob was weak in English and Jack often helped him_________it. Now Jack became the monitor in his class, and he had more friends. He enjoyed the nice friendship and the school life.
A．many B．few C．several D．new
A．against B．like C．with D．for
A．lost B．wasted C．found D．made
A．your B．their C．Bob’s D．Jack’s
A．but B．if C．since D．unless
A．agreed with B．laughed at C．dealt with D．got excited about
A．allowed B．faced C．developed D．believed
A．clear B．easy C．hard D．wonderful
A．greeted B．met C．became D．loved
A．to B．in C．by D．with
Why do students go to school? _____ you know? You may say that they go to school to learn Chinese, English, and other subjects. Yes, this answer is partially _____. But do you know _____ they learn all these things for? And ____ these things all that they can learn at school?
The answer is “No”. Students must learn ____ to learn at school. Everyone can learn something from school. When they leave school, they continue to learn. ____ a good teacher at school teaches his or her students to learn something and teaches ______ how to learn something. Then students can continue to learn well ______ they leave school.A. Are B. Do C. Does
A. wrong B. bad C. right
A. how B. what C. why
A.is B. am C. are
A. how B. what C.which
A. And B. But C. So
A. they B. them C. their
A. beforeB. after C. when
Last week I read a report on a charity show. The aim of the show was to money for the poor children who were out of school, their families didn’t have enough money for their children.
Many famous pop stars the charity show, such as Jackie Chan and Lin Junjie. The stars didn’t any pay (报酬). They did that for free. There were a lot of performances, singing and dancing. The audience were excited that they clapped their hands (鼓掌) from time to time. Of course, the show was .
All the people followed the examples. They gave their money to the charity show. Both the ticket money and the donated money would be sent to the areas and some of the children would get back to school.
Now many charity shows are held in our country, not only to support education in poor areas to help people in trouble. I hope the whole world become more and more beautiful with kind people’s help.
A．pay B．raise C．give D．send
A．although B．if C．unless D．because
A．set up B．liked C．took part in D．watched
A．ask for B．hand out C．worry about D．give away
A．except B．also C．besides D．including
A．very B．such C．so D．too
A．important B．successful C．tiring D．funny
A．fans’ B．kids’ C．writers’ D．stars’
A．poor B．rich C．far D．open
A．and B．so C．or D．but