One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town claiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered，and they all admired his heart for it was . There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as .”
The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s . It was full of scars, it had places pieces had been removed and other pieces__ in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.
The young man laughed. “ your heart with mine, I think mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every represents a person I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they _ me a piece of their heart that fits into the __ place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we .
“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart , and the other person hasn’t returned a _ of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?”
The young man walked up to the old man, his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He it to the old man.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It , but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.
They embraced and walked away side by side.
A．ugly B．perfect C．good D．hurt
A．mine B．his C．theirs D．ours
A．coat B．appearance C．face D．heart
A．that B．which C．where D．whose
A．cut B．set C．put D．brought
A．smooth B．rough C．broken D．pretty
A．Comparing B．Compared C．Compare D．Compares
A．looks B．seems C．is D．fits
A．one B．heart C．piece D．scar
A．on whom B．in whom C．with whom D．to whom
A．take B．give C．lend D．pass
A．empty B．full C．original D．first
A．had B．gave C．shared D．owned
A．in B．away C．off D．up
A．lot B．sheet C．piece D．pile
A．making B．taking C．keeping D．bringing
A．last B．cut C．come D．stay
A．carried away B．reached into C．took out D．brought up
A．offered B．took C．passed D．served
A．fit B．hit C．beat D．set
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can’t what it was about, but I have never forgotten the I learned that day.
I was that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The decided to teach us a very important lesson. She both of us up to the of the class and him on one side of her desk and me on . In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could see that it was black. She asked the boy what the object was. “White,” he answered.
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, it was obviously black! Another started between my classmate and me, this about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go and stand where the boy was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been. We changed , and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I answer, “White.” It was an object with two colored sides, and from his side it was white. from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must in the other person’s shoes and look at the through their eyes in order to understand their view.
A．think B．suppose C．remind D．remember
A．lesson B．lecture C．class D．text
A．told B．wished C．convinced D．allowed
A．officer B．teacher C．doctor D．parent
A．told B．came C．brought D．woke
A．back B．front C．middle D．side
A．planted B．placed C．had D．fixed
A．the other B．another C．other D．others
A．happily B．fortunately C．clearly D．nearly
A．width B．shape C．color D．size
A．when B．unless C．until D．if
A．fight B．argument C．conversation D．game
A．time B．year C．month D．day
A．places B．seats C．attitudes D．glasses
A．needed to B．was able to C．hoped to D．had to
A．similarly B．differently C．beautifully D．surprisingly
A．Still B．Since C．Only D．Also
A．seat B．stand C．lie D．put
A．situation B．movement C．condition D．behavior
A．unexpectedly B．suddenly C．quietly D．Truly
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大楼） and their man-made . me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the thing as the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to .
A．took off B．landed C．dropped D．reached
A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool
A．look B．listen C．enjoy D．mind
A．home B．hotel C．office D．school
A．first B．one C．last D．only
A．satellites B．lakes C．beauty D．parks
A．Helped B．Helping C．Had helped D．Being helped
A．Before long B．Shortly after C．Soon D．Then
A．restaurant B．shop C．supermarket D．pub
A．to drink B．to read C．to eat D．to listen
A．boss B．cook C．waiter D．waitress
A．voices B．suggestions C．sounds D．gestures
A．similar B．different C．same D．right
A．looking B．ordering C．picking D．eating
A．until B．when C．before D．after
A．tired B．stopped C．determined D．continued
A．anything B．everything C．something D．some things
A．asleep B．awake C．afraid D．alive
A．noise B．voices C．streets D．places
A．drive a car B．cook meals C．teach Chinese D．speak English
This is my third story. When I was 17，I read a quote(引用) that something like，If you live each day it was your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right. Since then，for the past thirtythree years，I’ve looked the mirror every morning and asked myself：If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today? And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a ，I know I need to change something.
About a year ago I was with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable，and that I should to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my in order，which is doctors’ practice for prepare to ．Later that evening when the doctors the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope，they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is with surgery(外科手术).I had the surgery and， ，I’m fine now.
That was the closest I had been to facing death，and I hope it’s the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the we all share. No one has escaped it. And that is it should be，because death is very likely the single invention of life. It’s life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make for the new. Your time is ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma(信条)—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly，have the courage to your heart and intuition(直觉)．They already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
A．said B．described C．went D．expressed
A．unless B．as if C．even if D．as long as
A．in B．at C．through D．on
A．row B．minute C．sense D．word
A．connected B．infected C．affected D．diagnosed
A．want B．dream C．expect D．imagine
A．duties B．businesses C．affairs D．life
A．work B．start C．talk D．die
A．looked B．viewed C．realized D．noticed
A．curable B．possible C．acceptable D．suitable
A．carefully B．thankfully C．anxiously D．hopefully
A．possession B．destination C．expectation D．position
A．ever B．even C．never D．still
A．when B．while C．as D．since
A．better B．worst C．worse D．best
A．use B．difference C．sense D．way
A．endless B．repeated C．countless D．limited
A．others B．other C．anyone’s D．some others
A．listen B．follow C．take D．accept
A．however B．whatever C．somehow D．somewhat
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese at my face , but I pushed them , my mom believed I would learn I was ready .But the never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for .
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill .I the words running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman .But he my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased their impatience. With every , the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— me to cry out . “Xian Sheng Yu, please” “Very Xian Sheng,”I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned and I ran back home , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry. They‘re Chinese. I should feel right at . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes , I laugh at my fish , but , in the end ，the joke is on . Every laugh is a culture ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away(逐渐消失).
A．custom B．games C．characters. D．tradition
A．ahead B．around C．along D．aside
A．when B．before C．unless D．until
A．success B．study C．time D．attempt
A．aim B．joke C．nod D．stare
A．cared about B．laughed at C．argued with D．asked after
A．right now B．from now C．at times D．in time
A．decision B．permission C．information D．preparation
A．repeated B．reviewed C．spelled D．kept
A．farm B．stand C．pond D．market
A．guessed B．forget C．doubted D．ignored
A．by B．as C．with D．from
A．second B．effort C．desire D．movement
A．forcing B．allowing C．persuading D．leading
A．bright B．blank C．pale D．red
A．open-mouthed B．tongue-tied C．empty-handed D．broken-hearted
A．service B．home C．risk D．root
A．trade B．deed C．challenge D．incident
A．it B．us C．me D．them
A．thrown B．lost C．divided D．reflected
I am the only person who has reached senior middle school in my family. So, I am the “best-educated”. But I also used to be the most because I never thought about my manners. As a busy , I always come home from school late. When I get home at , it is time for my meal. After eating, I go to school again. But one day, when I was ready to go to school after lunch as usual, Dad stopped me. “Could you me some time?” he asked, “just one .” I looked at the time and found I didn’t have much time left. “OK, Dad, but please make it .” “All right, I know you are , so I will just ask you two questions. Could you how many things you have done for our ? And, could you tell me how often you say hello to your family members when you get home?”
That day, when I was at , I thought about the questions without understanding why Dad had asked them. Then, my friend, a girl from a rich family, asked me what was me. I told her. After listening, she laughed. “Hey! That’s nothing ! You know, I never do anything or say hello to anybody when I am at home, either.” Then she added, “As far as I know, 90 percent of our have never done these things.” Really? At that moment, I why my dad had asked me those questions. It was because it is good to say hello to your family. However, most of us students don’t know, or even this. How sad we are! I finally realized how I should answer my dad’s questions. First, I would do all those things that are called good manners. Second, I would my classmates to be aware of their manners as soon as possible. That night I told these things to Dad. “Good,” he said, “Better late than never.” The next afternoon, when I got home, I saw Mum in the kitchen cooking. “Hi, Mum, I’m ,” I said. She looked at me and gave me a big .
A．shy B．impolite C．angry D．anxious
A．senior student B．shop assistant C．school teacher D．housewife
A．time B．night C．noon D．spare time
A．spend B．take C．spare D．lend
A．thing B．hour C．question D．minute
A．easy B．happy C．quick D．simple
A．impolite B．polite C．patient D．busy
A．look about B．make sure C．find out D．take out
A．family B．members C．house D．promise
A．bed B．school C．table D．home
A．suddenly B．obviously C．clearly D．simply
A．surprising B．paining C．puzzling D．delighting
A．dangerous B．normal C．valuable D．important
A．family B．class C．neighbor D．town
A．wondered B．understood C．knew D．noticed
A．way B．exercise C．chance D．manners
A．think about B．care about C．call for D．hunt for
A．force B．remind C．allow D．ask
A．home B．late C．sorry D．hungry
A．cake B．suggestion C．smile D．chance