John，an academically excellent young man，went to apply for a management position in a big company. The director did the last .
The director asked，“Who paid for your school fees?” John answered，“My did. When I was young，my father . ”Then he continued，“ was your mother?” John answered，“My mother worked as a cleaner. ”Hearing this, the director asked John to his hands. John reached out his hands that were and perfect. The director said，“I have a .When you go home，clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”
John felt but did it. His tears fell he cleaned his mother’s hands. He noticed for the first time that her hands were so . Also John that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to him. After cleaning his mother’s hands，John washed all the remaining clothes for her.
Next day，John went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes，John was asked to his feelings. “Now I know what is . Without my mother，there wouldn’t be the me today. By helping my mother，I see how it is to get something done. I have also come to know the value of family relationship.”
The director smiled，“This is what I am .I want a person who can appreciate the help of others，a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”
A．farewell B．job C．interview D．try
A．tutors B．father C．parents D．mother
A．died away B．passed away C．died out D．passed by
A．What B．How C．Who D．Where
A．carpet B．floor C．clothes D．window
A．turn B．show C．wave D．shake
A．clumsy B．dirty C．strong D．smooth
A．request B．question C．wish D．choice
A．embarrassed B．frightened C．confused D．inspired
A．before B．as C．since D．until
A．slim B．warm C．soft D．rough
A．realized B．believed C．insisted D．wondered
A．sacrifice B．serve C．satisfy D．support
A．modestly B．secretly C．quietly D．gently
A．improve B．describe C．awaken D．hide
A．appreciation B．cooperation C．qualification D．communication
A．wealthy B．famous C．successful D．humorous
A．firm B．exciting C．crazy D．tough
A．looking through B．looking for C．looking at D．looking into
A．shan’t B．needn’t C．won’t D．can
I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, customers to carry as manypackages as they could. I also needed to have my own package . The queue moved very slowly. My patience and I got annoyed. The longer it took,the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past thefront door.
“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move to make room for me to get to the .
I stepped out, about theservice conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very . Inoticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stoppedme in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body languagesaid that she was having a day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a but I was astranger. So I did what I could in a minute she hurried past me－I smiled. Ina second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat . Then her facesoftened and her shoulders . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and shesmiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people’s and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that every day to let it me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.
A．found B．disliked C．kept D．avoided
A．hoping B．welcoming C．requiring D．ordering
A．paid B．received C．weighed D．bought
A．died out B．faded out C．burst out D．ran out
A．business B．duty C．turn D．part
A．on B．about C．in D．aside
A．counter B．office C．exit D．car
A．talking B．complaining C．worrying D．hearing
A．headed B．looked C．pulled D．turned
A．way B．time C．direction D．course
A．slow B．stable C．light D．heavy
A．rough B．dull C．smooth D．bright
A．smile B．hug C．bag D．touch
A．until B．though C．before D．since
A．excited B．frightened C．cheered D．confused
A．trembled B．raised C．relaxed D．tightened
A．what B．that C．how D．when
A．appearances B．reactions C．behaviors D．expressions
A．treatment B．awareness C．conclusion D．achievement
A．remind B．warn C．convince D．tell
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small _____in the cocoon, He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make______body through that little hole .Suddenly it stoped.
So the boy _______ to help the butterfly ,thinking the butterfly might be_____ _He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole______.The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it________a little different .It had a weak body and small, thin________.The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact ,the butterfly spent the rest of its life like crawling around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with _______but he didn’t understand why it could be like this .When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon,it must struggle. The hard work of ______out of the cocoon makes the fluid from the butterfly’s body into its wings It helps the butterfly be________to fly If the butterfly never has squeeze itself out of the cocoon,its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
_________struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow .We would not be _______we could have been and we would never fly .
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even______growth ,without it ,there’s no way of life .We can’t avoid ______or problems .So ,next time you are _______a problem or difficult ,remember the butterfly .Struggle a little ----then fly！
A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake
A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as well as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with
Even as I write this story, I am still smiling. The past few weeks have been rather , but when a large number of smile cards arrived in my mailbox the other day, having traveled from the United States to my home in the Netherlands, I knew things were about to .
I where to leave the cards: the train, benches at the station, libraries, mailboxes—the possibilities were .
I woke up, went to work, and , I went to the shop to buy some candy bars, to leave them as anonymous (匿名的) gifts for people on the train. , my train home was extremely and I couldn’t find a place to leave the gifts. An elderly man must have me searching for a place to leave them, because he asked me if I was something.
Right then I that my first smile card would not be anonymous. With a big smile, I told him that I found what I was looking for, him the candy bar and a card. He had only just finished reading the card I arrived at my and got off the train, but he was still smiling and his candy as I waved at him from the .
Despite having worked for a full day, I bounced (跳) home. Before I entered my , I delivered a few more smile cards and candy bars to people’s mailboxes. I added a(n) candy bar for a neighbor who was in a difficult financial situation, but worked hard every day to get the very best for his young son. I figured they both a tasty little treat.
A．joyous B．simple C．tough D．colourful
A．turn away B．turn around C．turn up D．turn in
A．required B．realized C．declared D．wondered
A．small B．important C．specific D．endless
A．otherwise B．afterwards C．instead D．sometimes
A．stopping B．continuing C．agreeing D．planning
A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Anyway
A．special B．common C．crowded D．modern
A．prevented B．seen C．heard D．left
A．picking up B．caring about C．looking for D．referring to
A．advised B．decided C．wished D．ordered
A．buying B．posting C．sending D．handing
A．when B．while C．until D．once
A．hometown B．company C．country D．stop
A．receiving B．enjoying C．finding D．dividing
A．entrance B．office C．platform D．bench
A．tiredly B．excitedly C．fortunately D．carefully
A．apartment B．farm C．city D．classroom
A．extra B．perfect C．typical D．ordinary
A．rejected B．deserved C．afforded D．forgot
Do you have a Teddy Bear? The lovable teddy bear _____be found all around the world. You can find _____not only in toy stores, _____ on T-shirts, posters and more. Do you know _____ the teddy bear got its name?
On November 14, 1902, US President Theodore Roosevelt went to Mississippi to ____ a problem. After a day's work, Roosevelt went hunting. However, he was unhappy ______ he couldn't find ___ big game to shoot during the hunt.
Legend has it _____ his host wanted the hunting trip to be _______, so he went out and found a bear cub and _____ it to a tree for Roosevelt to shoot. But Roosevelt _____and asked him to _____ it free.
After _____ about this, artist Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon of Roosevelt and the bear. He then _______ the cartoon in The Washington Post.
A few days _____, a shopkeeper saw the cartoon and had his wife _____ many toy bears _______ the bear in the cartoon. They named them _____ Roosevelt’s nickname Teddy. ____ early 1903, they sold these teddy bears in the shop and many people came to buy them. Now it is _____with a lot of people.
A．should B．can C．must D．will
A．it B．them C．its D．it’s
A．and B．however C．but also D．although
A．what B．how C．why D．however
A．answer B．make C．solve D．solving
A．because B．so C．but D．though
A．some B．every C．all D．any
A．that B．what C．which D．/
A．successful B．succeed C．success D．succeeded
A．tie B．tied C．to tie D．tying
A．accepted B．received C．refused D．agreed
A．put B．set C．leave D．making
A．being heard B．hearing C．heard D．hear
A．came out B．made C．gave D．published
A．lately B．before C．later D．late
A．to make B．made C．to be made D．make
A．to be based on B．based on C．basing on D．are based on
A．because B．according C．before D．after
A．In B．On C．Between D．Among
A．loved B．sold C．popular D．bought
When growing up, I hadn't the slightest curiosity about the authors of books I read; it was the _ that was important. My mother, and sometimes my father. read _ to us every night. I could hardly wait I could read and write my own books. But in the first grade,
I would sit with a group of while the teacher turned over large sheets of paper. had been written in crayon and seemed to have something to do with in one corner-a cat or dog or a tree in autumn. One by one the other children read aloud those black while I sat unhappy. One day I decided that perhaps was just making stories up. So the next time when the teacher to the words, I eagerly _ a story about a dog attacking a cat a tree in autumn. The teacher looked sad and-shook her _ , and I knew that I still had not discovered the magic secret.
By the time I fifth grade, "writing books" was still my favorite hobby. I rushed home from school each day to write down had been forming in my head. At sixteen my first story was in a church magazine. In college, where I was studying to be a psychologist, was able to pay my by writing stories. When I got my bachelor's degree, I decided to write more than anything else, so I began writing . I have since published books for both children and _ . I'm not happy unless I spend some time writing. Usually I write about six hours each day. I spend three months to a year on a children's book. how well I know the before I begin. A neovel for adults takes a year or two. When my work is going well. I wake early in the mornings, hoping it is time to get up.
A．experience B．story C．process D．class
A．aloud B．loudly C．loud D．widely
A．before B．after C．until D．though
A．teachers B．parents C．children D．writers
A．Lectures B．Rules C．Meanings D．Sentences
A．words B．news C．pictures D．promises
A．pages B．marks C．dots D．grades
A．reading B．listening C．speaking D．playing
A．turned B．picked C．pointed D．intended
A． set up B．told up C．made up D． put up
A．beneath B．over C． above D．inside
A．arm B．head C．leg D．ruler
A．arrived B．finished C．reached D．managed
A．whichever B．however C．whatever D．wherever
A．rewarded B．published C．recalled D．received
A．family B．work C．child D．tuition
A．part-time B．full-time C．sometime D．in time
A．adults B．men C．women D．students
A．figuring out B．carrying on C．depending on D．bringing out
A．readers B．characters C．topics D．chapters