Few people like changing their habits, good or bad. Whether it is smoking, drinking or over-eating, they “enjoying” them to the end.
On every packet of cigarettes(香烟), people are warned against the of smoking: “Warning: Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health”. , millions of them start smoking or go on smoking. Why?
Facts show that families and surroundings(环境) play a very important part in ___ smokers. All those smokers come from smoking families or have smoking or relatives. Films and TV plays also play a part. People their “heroes” on TV drinking alcohol(酒) or smoking cigarettes. “Heroes” seem to fear , neither killing themselves nor killing others with alcohol and cigarettes. If they are not afraid of the harm of smoking and drinking, ___ should common people be afraid?
The simple warning on the cigarette packet does not influence smokers’ habits. Even ___ warnings, like showing pictures of smokers who have died of cancer, don’t seem to work.
Knowing and believing seem to be two __ things. If smoking is really as harmful as doctors say, it is time for smokers to think about it and try to give it up!
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For a few years，I have been wearing a ring on my right hand．It’s not always the same ring，but it's always a ring that has on it so that when I look at it，I'm or reminded of something important．I have made a of buying rings like this whenever I one in a store．Sometimes I give them away as to someone like Jennie ．
I first met Jennie in the waiting room and we had talked several times．One nightI sat down beside her and how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very condition．She told me that she didn’t know what to any more because it seened none of the from the doctors was good．They weren’t at all sure her son was going to the accident that had hurt him so badly．With in her eyes，she said，“They’re
my hope．
I knew then that it was just a coincidence that 1 was wearing the ring that I had on that day．As she to talk ,I quietly slipped the ring off my finger and it in Jennie’s hand. I told her to wear it to that God loved her and He would be with her through all of this .____ ___Jennie looked down at the ring，she got excited and then held it tightly，___ ____the word written on the ring was“HOPE”．
The last day 1 was at the hospital，I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift．She and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying，“Look，I have Hope!’’
A．words B．pictures C．names D．symbols
A．admired B．encouraged C．trusted D．puzzled
A．plan B．point C．1ist D．habit
A．lose B．order C．see D．design
A．gifts B．prizes C．1essons D．thanks
A．railway B．school C．hospital D．airport
A．asked B．explained C．thought D．found
A．favorable B．normal C．serious D．excellent
A．advice B．o news C．instructions D．comfort
A．defeat B．experience C．predict D．survive
A．apologies B．tears C．anger D．doubt
A．keeping up B．bringing back C．cutting off D．taking away
A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than
A．continued B．refused C．attempted D．started
A．threw B．placed C．hid D．stored
A．prove B．decide C．remember D．guess
A．Until B．Before C．Since D．When
A．for B．so C．yet D．and
A．shouted B．waved C．cheered D．hesitated
A．ever B．only C．just D．still
What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not enough.
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there issomeone else who can do it much better.
I have always enjoyed music and it isto me that every musician has aof their own. My father several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his ownsound.
Iread of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, " else can make the sound that you make." The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's but who is to say which is. It is said that, " is in the eye of the beholder, perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ".
Every person has a different tone of voice thatonly to them,we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way ofthat is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. Itbe the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.
Each person has a（an） on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it the same way that you do it. The next time you feel , remember "Nobody else can make the sound that you make. "
A．challenging B．worthy C．simple D．good
A．because B．although C．when D．if
A．seldom B．frequently C．never D．sometimes
A．satisfying B．interesting C．inspiring D．convincing
A．talent B．song C．life D．sound
A．played B．designed C．created D．possessed
A．turn down B．pick out C．call up D．give off
A．loudly B．powerful C．soundable D．special
A．once B．yet C．even D．still
A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Nobody D．Everybody
A．bigger B．deeper C．better D．lower
A．beauty B．interest C．patience D．honesty
A．speaker B．listener C．receiver D．observer
A．subscribes B．submits C．adapts D．belongs
A．but B．yet C．and D．for
A．speaking B．walking C．jumping D．behaving
A．must B．might C．would D．shall
A．alternative B．prospect C．duty D．impact
A．exactly B．obviously C．cautiously D．seriously
A．annoyed B．puzzled C．bothered D．discouraged
My little angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!
My wife called, “How long will you be with that ? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and to the place. My daughter, Sindu, sat there, tears welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.
I the bowl and persuaded: “Sindu, why not take a few mouthfuls of this rice?”
“Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls, the whole lot of this. But…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this entire rice, will you give me I ask for?”
“Promise.” I .
After eating the rice painfully, Sindu came to me, her eyes wide with . Now I became a bit . “Dear, you shouldn't insist on a computer or any such things. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.” , “I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!” was her demand(要求), which was far my belief.
On Monday morning, I Sindu at her school and watched her walking towards her classroom. She turned around and . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!” What me was the hairless head of that boy.
“Sir, your daughter is indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “That boy is my son, who lost all his because of a disease. He to come back to school fearing the unintentional(无意的)but teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for my son!”
A．bowl B．newspaper C．book D．food
A．rushed B．pulled C．jumped D．shouted
A．took out B．picked up C．broke down D．gave out
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．what B．where C．which D．how
A．moved B．doubted C．agreed D．disbelieved
A．expectation B．confidence C．worry D．attraction
A．nervous B．bored C．excited D．relaxed
A．making B．selling C．getting D．studying
A．valuable B．useful C．wonderful D．expensive
A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Anyway
A．to B．beyond C．of D．within
A．met B．helped C．dropped D．collected
A．shouted B．smiled C．waved D．stared
A．interested B．frightened C．pleased D．surprised
A．careful B．hard-working C．graceful D．great
A．friends B．hair C．hope D．face
A．refused B．wished C．dreamed D．decided
A．kind B．hurtful C．harmless D．funny
A．usually B．ever C．never D．nearly
We always try to include some kind of Smile Card activity during my monthly with my daughter Rachel. The other hot night, after dinner we went to an ice cream shop. When for our ice cream we told the cashier that we would like to buy ice cream anonymously (匿名地) for the person who came to the counter as a random act of . Puzzled but excited, she our money and a Smile Card. We sat down at the table near the counter—Rachel wanted to spy on our one.
About five minutes later the cashier told us, “Oh, good! Someone's coming!”It was a woman with two little kids. As the woman reached for her , the cashier, handing her the , told her that wanted to, anonymously, buy her family's ice cream. She couldn't it. “Seriously?” she asked. Rachel and I not to notice. It was great. The cashier, aware that we wanted to remain anonymous, came over to “wipe off our table,” leaving our change on our table. She was about as as we were.
After enjoying our ice cream, we took a napkin(纸巾) and wrote a to the cashier thanking her for her assistance. We until she went to the back room, quickly the note, a nice tip, and a second Smile Card on the , and ran out before we were seen.
I treasure every date night with my daughter and the world through her eyes is always for me.
A．date B．game C．dinner D．travel
A．preparing B．looking C．asking D．paying
A．nice B．next C．poor D．last
A．responsibility B．politeness C．understanding D．kindness
A．refused B．changed C．took D．borrowed
A．warm-hearted B．unfortunate C．lucky D．curious
A．quietly B．quickly C．loudly D．slowly
A．wallet B．glasses C．ice cream D．phone
A．money B．napkin C．Smile Card D．change
A．no one B．anyone C．none D．someone
A．accept B．believe C．follow D．doubt
A．decided B．hoped C．pretended D．intended
A．secretly B．seriously C．openly D．friendly
A．nervous B．embarrassed C．surprised D．happy
A．notice B．note C．check D．paragraph
A．ate B．waited C．wrote D．left
A．placed B．gave C．handed D．passed
A．newspaper B．chair C．counter D．floor
A．changing B．seeing C．hearing D．exploring
A．difficult B．funny C．distant D．fantastic
It was silent in Mom’s hospital room. Only the sound of her heart monitor interrupted the moments of what seemed to be a peaceful sleep. It had been several hours since her operation. I wanted her to wake up. I needed to to her. Last night, I shouted at her because she had allowed my sister to visit her when she had our mom for years.
“Shame on you!” she had said firmly. “Moms don’t stop their children just because one of them chose to leave her. A mother always loves more than she’s loved .”
I thought, “Shame on you! When I do something wrong or when a friend is to her, that’s all she will ever say. How about standing up for you for once, Mom?”
My mom’s groaning（呻吟）broke my . she couldn’t speak, her eyes were moving, looking for something. She her notebook and pen next to her bed. I gently handed them to her. She slowly, and then turned the notebook around for me to read.
“I forgive you,” it .
Tears ran down my face. I felt . As I began to speak, I was by the loud arguing of two seemingly angry nurses on the opposite side of the room. My mom suddenly began writing on her notebook, and then stopped to the piece of paper. She handed it to me, signaling me to give it to the nurses. They read it, looked at my mom and quietly left the room.
“What did you write, Mom?” I asked.
She smiled sweetly but said nothing. , I knew what she had written on that piece of paper. How those three little words are!
I kissed my mom goodbye and to find my sister.
A．quiet B．long C．sweet D．important
A．explain B．agree C．refer D．apologize
A．selfish B．poor C．weak D．jealous
A．attacked B．hurt C．abandoned D．criticized
A．helping B．missing C．loving D．protecting
A．in place B．in turn C．in time D．in return
A．unkind B．special C．strange D．new
A．family B．children C．rights D．freedom
A．promise B．sleep C．words D．concentration
A．and B．but C．since D．so
A．pointed to B．picked up C．looked through D．reached for
A．said B．wrote C．read D．moved
A．wrote B．said C．told D．suggested
A．annoyed B．worried C．ashamed D．confused
A．kept B．frightened C．angered D．interrupted
A．check over B．stare at C．tear off D．take out
A．proudly B．gratefully C．coldly D．carefully
A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Gradually D．Clearly
A．easy B．typical C．exact D．powerful
A．left B．tried C．called D．expected