Will you put others’ needs before your own? What will you get if you do? Here is an experience of mine.
It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more，I went out without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.
When I finished my work，I to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy .Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5:00 p.m.
As I was halfway home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift home. My mind said，“I will get him I get the meal.” But my mouth said，“All right, I’ll give him a .”
He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the stopped him from making that journey.
was a mess. A drive to him normally took 10 minutes, but that day it took 30 minutes.
Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But，in fact，he is a friend of a friend.
I wonder if I will ever see this person again, but I feel glad I was there when he me.
So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you more about others.
A．help B．feeling C．change D．reward
A．fun B．quiet C．hard D．good
A．keys B．glasses C．wallet D．notebook
A．called B．wanted C．tried D．remembered
A．gifts B．clothes C．fruit D．dinner
A．hot B．first C．simple D．free
A．trouble B．danger C．fear D．treatment
A．since B．after C．before D．when
A．choice B．greeting C．ride D．suggestion
A．sorry B．grateful C．surprised D．satisfied
A．rain B．time C．work D．traffic
A．He B．I C．Weather D．Traffic
A．new B．lovely C．close D．common
A．chose B．phoned C．joined D．needed
A．learn B．worry C．care D．talk
Once a young man was travelling by train． It was a long and boring journey．
As the train was moving （1） a wilderness （荒野）？ the passengers looked out of the windows （2） ． When the train reached a bend（转弯处）， it （3） and then a simple house（4） ． It was so easy to notice， （5） everybody on the train turned to "enjoy" with eyes wide open． Some passengers even began a （6） about it． The young man was also （7） by the scenery． On his return he（8） the train at the nearest station and found his（9） to the house． Its owner said that he was troubled by the （10） of the train．He wanted to （11） the house， but nobody would buy it．
（12） the young man spent 30 000 dollars on the（13） ． He thought it was a good place for（14） because it was facing the railway bend． When the train moved slowly past？the（15） passengers would be very interested in the house．
He （16） to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement． （17） the Coca﹣Cola Company took it to put up their（18） ． To everyone's surprise， the young man was （19） 180 000 dollars for a three﹣year rent（租金）．
This is a true story． It tells us that discovery is very important to （20） Many people have got new ideas from it．
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（1）A．over |
B． around |
C．through |
D．across |
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（2）A．happily |
B．quietly |
C．safely |
D．clearly |
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（3）A．dropped off |
B．fell behind |
C．slowed down |
D．rushed out |
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（4）A．appeared |
B．found |
C．discovered |
D．came |
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（5）A．when |
B．that |
C．why |
D．how |
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（6）A．discussion |
B．meeting |
C．subject |
D．competition |
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（7）A．attacked |
B．frightened |
C．trapped |
D．attracted |
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（8）A．got on |
B．looked for |
C．got off |
D．waited for |
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（9）A．address |
B．way |
C．key |
D．trip |
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（10）A．track |
B．conductor |
C．passenger |
D．noise |
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（11）A．change |
B．paint |
C．sell |
D．mend |
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（12）A．Soon |
B．Yet |
C．Instead |
D．After |
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（13）A．room |
B．place |
C．house |
D．land |
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（14）A．information |
B．relaxing |
C．travelling |
D．advertisement |
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（15）A．excited |
B．tired |
C．surprised |
D．worried |
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（16）A．tried |
B．had |
C．agreed |
D．stopped |
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（17）A．Since then |
B．At last |
C． At least |
D．So far |
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（18）A．messages |
B．companies |
C．notices |
D．signs |
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（19）A．shown |
B．allowed |
C．offered |
D．returned |
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（20）A．success |
B．confidence |
C．activity |
D．invention |
My parents turned my whole world upside down when they told me they were getting a divorce （离婚）． I couldn't （1） our family was going to break up．
It changed my life completely． My mother and I moved （2） a small apartment （公寓） across town， （3） my father and brother， Bill， remained in our house．
And very soon I had my soon﹣to﹣be stepfather （继父）， Dan． Although I wasn't very nice to him， he （4） gave up on me．
As time went on， I realized that we had some things in （5） ， especially when it came to movies and TV shows． We began to spend a lot of time together （6） out． It gave us a chance to talk （7） get to know each other．
（8） still， Dan was always around when I needed help on school or friends． Once I grew to warm to Dan， the （9） of us began spending a lot of time together． We often went out to eat and took short trips． Eventually （最后）， I discovered I had the （10） family that I had never had before．
My father found happiness， （11） ﹣ he remarried and had （12） child， my half﹣sister， Michelle． （13） 13， I learned an important truth ﹣ （14） is not always for the worse． Sometimes， it is just something（15） we need the most． We should learn to accept it bravely．
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（1）A． hear |
B． believe |
C． feel |
D． mind |
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（2）A． into |
B． on |
C． by |
D． with |
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（3）A． then |
B． even |
C． while |
D． or |
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（4）A． ever |
B． already |
C． yet |
D． never |
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（5）A． danger |
B． common |
C． need |
D． trouble |
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（6）A． hanging |
B． hang |
C． to hang |
D． hung |
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（7）A． or |
B． but |
C． and |
D． so |
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（8）A． Better |
B． Less |
C． Worse |
D． Well |
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（9）A． four |
B． three |
C． one |
D． five |
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（10）A． sad |
B． unlucky |
C． happy |
D． unhappy |
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（11）A． also |
B． either |
C． too |
D． neither |
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（12）A． another |
B． other |
C． others |
D． the others |
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（13）A． In |
B． At |
C． To |
D． For |
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（14）A． change |
B． choice |
C． problem |
D． failure |
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（15）A． what |
B． whose |
C． which |
D． that |
A small "shop"by the road in Japan has a dog "shopkeeper"．It's selling roasted（烤的）Sweet （1） there．
The friendly dog is （2） Kenkun．Because the shop is a self﹣service one，what the dog should do is just to be cute for customers and he does well（3） that．The roasted sweet potatoes are kept in a heated "box" outside the shop．So customers can help（4） directly．They need to（5） 100 yen（日元）into the money box for each potato they take．It seems to be working fine now． （6） ，who would steal a dog？Actually，the three﹣year﹣old dog is a good "shopkeeper．It's （7） cute and lovely that some of the customers come to see him and of course，they will leave with （8） one or two potatoes．
People online have different opinions about this．Some of them think that's interesting and they say the dog is the （9） one they've ever seen．But others think it's crazy to keep a dog （10） near a "box" for several hours a day．In their opinion，dogs should run and play here and there in the sun．
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（1）A．corn |
B．tomatoes |
C．potatoes |
D．bread |
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（2）A．given |
B．named |
C．shown |
D．offered |
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（3）A．at |
B．in |
C．on |
D．for |
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（4）A．herself |
B．himself |
C．yourselves |
D．themselves |
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（5）A．put |
B．make |
C．raise |
D．borrow |
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（6）A．So far |
B．First of all |
C．Once in a while |
D．After all |
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（7）A．so |
B．such |
C．too |
D．very |
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（8）A．at once |
B．at first |
C．at least |
D．at last |
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（9）A．oldest |
B．scariest |
C．loveliest |
D．heaviest |
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（10）A．sleeping |
B．running |
C．swimming |
D．sitting |
I stood in my grandmother's front yard with my son． He had a bottle of soapy water and a plastic loop （圈）． You know the type． You dip （浸） the loop in the bottle， pull it （1） and blow it to make bubbles （气泡）．
My son dipped and dipped and blew and blew， but （2） to blow bubbles． He handed me the bottle and loop and asked me， "Daddy， （3） you make bubbles？" I hadn't blown bubbles for years． I am a chemist by education．All my knowledge is （4） when it comes to trying to blow bubbles from a loop filled with soapy water． I had no more success than my son．
After several tries （5） the loop of soapy water， I gently （轻轻地）breathed on it． My son cried with joy as a big beautiful bubble （6） and moved slowly in the air． He grabbed （抓住）the loop，dipped and blew． No bubbles． I （7） explained to him， "Son，you can't blow so hard； you must ever so gently breathe on the loop to make bubbles．" He followed my（8） and blew gently． This time he made a big beautiful bubble， then （9） …
There are some things that you can get with force， （10） there are other things that only come with the gentleness of a soft breath． The closer something is to higher spirit， the more it is like bubbles； it can't be forced．
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（1）A．down |
B．off |
C．out |
D．along |
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（2）A．tried |
B．learned |
C．managed |
D．failed |
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（3）A．may |
B．can |
C．must |
D．should |
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（4）A．useless |
B．wide |
C．helpful |
D．basic |
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（5）A．in |
B．up |
C．on |
D．into |
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（6）A．worked out |
B．tried out |
C．set out |
D．came out |
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（7）A．happily |
B．angrily |
C．patiently |
D．sadly |
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（8）A．plan |
B．suggestion |
C．order |
D．rule |
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（9）A．another |
B．the other |
C．other |
D．the others |
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（10）A．but |
B．and |
C．unless |
D．if |
One evening， while my family were watching TV in the sitting room， my father began to smoke a cigarette （烟草）． Soon the room（1） full of smoke．Mother asked him to stop smoking，（2） ．Father said it was too difficult．I sat aside and wondered what I could do． Then I had（3） idea．
The next day I gave a packet of cigarettes to my father and said something to him in a low quiet voice．Seeing that， Mother looked surprised． Some days（4） ， Mother wondered why Father didn't smoke any longer． Father explained that the cigarettes I had given him were a special kind，which could help people give（5） smoking． We all laughed．
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（1）A． is |
B． was |
C．are |
D．were |
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（2）A． so |
B．for |
C．since |
D．but |
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（3）A．a |
B．an |
C．the |
D．that |
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（4）A．late |
B．early |
C．later |
D．earlier |
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（5）A．up |
B． out |
C．away |
D．to |