When you’re living a busy life, every minute must be accounted for, you feel like you must be checking something off the list, or __ to the next destination, And no matter how you ___ _ your attention there’s never enough time in a day to catch up.
Six years ago I was lucky to have a stop-and-smell-the roses type of___ _.When I needed to be out, she was taking her time___ a purse and a crown. When I needed to have a quick lunch, she’d___ _ to speak to the elderly woman who looked like her grandma.
___ _ my child caused me to deviate from (偏离)my schedule, I thought to myself, “We don’t have___ _ for this.” As a result, the two words I most ___ _ spoke to her were; “Hurry up.”
I started my __ _ with it. “ Hurry up and eat your breakfast.” I ___ _ my day with it. “Hurry up and get in bed.” Although the words did little to___ my child’s speed, I said them __ .
Then one day, things __ _.We’d just picked my older daughter up from kindergarten and were getting out of the car. Not going ___ _ enough, my older daughter said to her little sister, “You are so slow.” When she crossed her arms and let out a sigh, I saw__ _ it was a terrible sight.
I was a mother who pushed and pressured and ___ a small who simply wanted to enjoy life.
My eyes were opened; I saw the___ my hurried existence was doing to my children. I looked into my small child’s eyes and said, “I ___ _ to be more patient from now on.” I ___ _ her who was now smiling at her mother’s promise.
Living at a slower speed still takes a（n）__ _,but my younger daughter is my living reminder of why I must keep trying.
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Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father_____me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is___ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___ than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, ___my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are ___ .This is not the worst boy at all, __ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) ___ between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___ as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She ___ my father to go to a dental(牙科) school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more ___and my brother and I could be better_ .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand___ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I______it had already improved our lives. I accepted her __ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of__that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the __ beneficiary (受益者). My father became the __ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power __has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is _____strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___ .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
A．rushed B．sent C．carried D．introduced
A．known B．favored C．mistaken D．rewarded
A．sooner B．later C．longer D．earlier
A．dragged B．shook C．raised D．bent
A．perfect B．right C．wrong D．impolite
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．agreement B．friendship C．gap D．relationship
A．opinion B．image C．expectation D．mind
A．begged B．persuaded C．ordered D．invited
A．successful B．meaningful C．helpful D．useful
A．treated B．entertained C．educated D．respected
A．camera B．radio C．bicycle D．typewriter
A．considered B．suspected C．ignored D．appreciated
A．belief B．request C．criticism D．description
A．teaching B．writing C．studying
A．next B．same C．only D．real
A．cleverest B．wealthiest C．strongest D．healthiest
A．enthusiasm B．sympathy C．fortune D．confidence
A．deliberately B．happily C．traditionally D．constantly
A．win B．match C．reach D．doubt
I was on a long drive last weekend and stopped for a rest．At that moment,I noticed a man in a wheelchair by the stop sign．He held a sign in hand， “Trying to make it home for the holidays”．I looked away from it,because I had no to give him．I watched as people drove by,and either ignored him or stared at him he was a curiosity（怪人）of sorts．I felt really for the poor man．
I know some people wouldn’t like to have the thought of money to such strangers in the street,because they thought these people may use that money for drugs,alcohol,or some other undesirable（不良的） ．I started to drive my car away but soon ．Since I don’t usually have much cash on me,I it would be a good idea to offer some food ．So I asked him if he was ．Hearing my words,he seemed shocked that someone his well-being,but he happily it．He said he would like a sandwich and a can of soda．
Inside the store,I bought a sandwich,soda,some water and chips．I them to the new friend who was quite to receive so many delicious foods． the meal time ,I asked his name．He said he was called Chewie,and he was thankful for my help．I him a Smile Card．He read it with a big smile and said,“I always random（偶然）acts of kindness．”
As I drove away,I said a silent prayer（祈祷）that Chewie makes it home for the holidays,or at least he spends them somewhere safe and ．
A．jumping B．sitting C．running D．climbing
A．asking B．copying C．showing D．reading
A．quickly B．happily C．actively D．finally
A．money B．gift C．time D．sign
A．as long as B．in case C．even though D．as if
A．proud B．happy C．sorry D．strange
A．lending B．giving C．wasting D．throwing
A．purposes B．interests C．views D．roles
A．took off B．gave up C．turned around D．picked up
A．doubted B．refused C．listed D．thought
A．besides B．yet C．instead D．though
A．happy B．sleepy C．tired D．hungry
A．brought about B．talked about C．cared about D．thought about
A．bought B．accepted C．paid D．ate
A．dropped B．donated C．offered D．supported
A．glad B．stressful C．uneasy D．formal
A．Before B．Above C．For D．During
A．handed B．ordered C．borrowed D．sold
A．cut in B．believe in C．take in D．give in
A．cold B．upset C．warm D．afraid
Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head his walking stick. McKay's wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a person, he had been to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often.
Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay's, or too often, on the McKays .
“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our ,” said Laurence. She added that it wasn't so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks. “We'd be there happily reading our newspapers, when so much water would come from above that we'd be as wet as if we'd with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the of fish!”
And on Saturday evening it was just too . “It was James's birthday,” explained Laurence, “and I'd made him a birthday cake. The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn't get to blow them out.” , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet . Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast. “I couldn't him. He was up there in a flash. It was the fastest I'd seen him move since 1964.”
Smith is not going to take things further with the police. He has also promised to change his from now on. And what of James McKay? he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”. “ the most exciting birthday !” said the cheerful old man. “The best since my adolescence I'd say!”
A．hitting B．tapping C．pushing D．touching
A．by B．via C．through D．with
A．quiet B．peaceful C．sensitive D．stubborn
A．accustomed B．taken C．driven D．attracted
A．fish B．seed C．plant D．newspaper
A．himself B．itself C．themselves D．herself
A．bathroom B．kitchen C．bedroom D．balcony
A．which B．what C．that D．whether
A．sitting B．exercising C．sleeping D．eating
A．regularly B．unconsciously C．precisely D．suddenly
A．swum B．showered C．watered D．drowned
A．taste B．sense C．feeling D．smell
A．little B．soon C．late D．much
A．Beside B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Consequently
A．over B．across C．through D．down
A．stop B．blame C．ignore D．stand
A．views B．attitude C．ways D．mind
A．While B．Since C．Until D．As
A．Sincerely B．Impossibly C．Definitely D．Previously
A．before B．ever C．already D．since
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My took me by train or by car to a hotel by the . All day, I seem to remember, I on the sands with strange children. We made houses and gardens, and the tide (潮汐) destroy (破坏, 毁坏) them. When the tide went out, we over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the seemed to shine always brightly the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country, ruined (毁灭的) houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were in one's pockets or good places where one could ice-creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good is much the same as it was. I like the sun and warm sand and the sound of _ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make sick on too many ices.
A．teacher B．parents C．nurse D．doctor
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．forest
A．played B．slept C．sat D．stood
A．moved B．excited C．worried D．nervous
A．made B．brought C．watched D．heard
A．rolled B．jumped C．turned D．climbed
A．light B．sun C．moon D．lamp
A．and B．yet C．but D．or
A．exploring B．examining C．repairing D．measuring
A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money
A．make B．sell C．buy D．offer
A．house B．holiday C．garden D．tide
A．hardly B．almost C．still D．perhaps
A．waves B．water C．hands D．birds
A．destroy B．fix C．use D．build
A．But B．However C．Or D．Yet
A．wonder B．feel C．understand D．believe
A．strong B．weak C．young D．old
A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups
A．herself B．himself C．itself D．themselves
My friend Jessie and I have known each other since we were very young. After we both got married we seldom had time to get together I always promised myself that I would meet her whenever I was free.
Friendships get more as we get older, and when we reached our forties, we to do something to keep our strong, healthy and growing. We picked out one Saturday a month and to do something together that day. Sometimes we had a long lunch out, and other times we went to see a movie or went shopping. We also promised to have a(n) every few days. In some adventures we drove to our favorite places and a night there. Other times we just , stopping wherever we wanted.
One of our adventures us to a very small town in South Georgia. The people there were a special festival. We were to buy the handmade gifts and to eat the food. There was also a parade. Everyone in the parade and waved to us! It was so great! We had a great time that day!
is always on the menu, whether it’s a weekend trip or a couple of hours’ chat over lunch. We are so happy and have a great on each other’s lives. We share our sorrow and and we ask for and receive advice. We always laugh, too!
Don’t keep promising yourself that “someday” you’ll your friends. Do it now. Pick up your phone and make a for THIS weekend. You’ll be a happier and person for it! You need it and your friends need it, too.
A．as B．unless C．though D．since
A．precious B．difficult C．boring D．interesting
A．refused B．decided C．remembered D．regretted
A．friendship B．connection C．marriage D．life
A．paused B．promised C．prepared D．pretended
A．revision B．adventure C．operation D．appointment
A．consumed B．took C．cost D．spent
A．disappeared B．left C．drove D．ran
A．showed B．took C．pushed D．forced
A．offering B．enjoying C．presenting D．conducting
A．willing B．eager C．delighted D．allowed
A．delicious B．terrible C．awful D．valuable
A．wiped B．stared C．smiled D．announced
A．hardly B．nearly C．really D．probably
A．Fun B．Mercy C．Concern D．Disagreement
A．consideration B．influence C．discussion D．impression
A．weakness B．benefits C．problems D．happiness
A．meet B．impress C．support D．forgive
A．design B．plan C．speech D．record
A．busier B．prettier C．healthier D．cleaner