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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael to his sister in Mommy’s tummy(肚子). He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her.
The pregnancy progressed for Karen until the labor pains came. Soon it was every five minutes ... every minute. But something serious during delivery. Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in serious . With siren(警报) howling in the night, the ambulance the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The days passed by. The little girl got . The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope."Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot. They had a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral(葬礼).
After two weeks in Intensive Care, it looked as if a funeral would come the week was over. Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he said. Kids were never in Intensive Care. But Karen made up her mind to take Michael they liked it or not. If he didn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive.
She him in an oversized suit and him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse him as a child, “Get that kid out of here now!” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse’s face, saying in a tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!” Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside. He gazed at the tiny baby the battle to live. And he began to sing. the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray…”
the baby girl responded. The pulse rate began to down and became steady.
“Keep on singing, Michael.” encouraged Karen. “You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away…”As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's breath became as smooth as a kitten’s purr.
“Keep on singing, Michael.” “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping…” Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her.
Funeral plans were . The next day — the very next day — the little girl was well enough to go home!
The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!
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We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____，one by one.“There is my grandmother's house，” I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing(追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ____，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.
We soon ____ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide(潮水)．
Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ____ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ___ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____；where I belong.”
She has ____ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is “to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us；learn the ____ of “I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.
A．appearing B．moving C．exposing D．expanding
A．referring B．travelling C．pointing D．coming
A．shared B．short C．fresh D．treasured
A．passed B．raised C．moved D．sent
A．home B．duty C．reality D．relief
A．built B．lived C．remained D．explored
A．catch up B．pull up C．step down D．come down
A．falling B．turning C．rushing D．bringing
A．yard B．village C．room D．house
A．adapts to B．appeals to C．belongs to D．occurs to
A．across B．through C．along D．past
A．lay B．played C．stood D．sat
A．marching B．looking C．breaking D．pouring
A．between B．with C．near D．behind
A．wonders B．listens C．reacts D．agrees
A．began B．grew C．studied D．stayed
A．deepened B．recognized C．accepted D．found
A．heart B．rights C．interest D．behaviors
A．one B．its C．that D．every
A．meaning B．expression C．connection D．background
As I held my father's hands one night，I couldn't help but notice their calluses(老茧) and roughness.His hands tell the story of his life as a ____，including all his struggles.
One summer，I remember，a drought(旱灾)hit Ontario，turning it into a____desert.On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ____from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed，which____took twenty minutes. That morning，however，the process didn't___ quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field，we____ needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ____.Dropping the basket heavily，I declared，“If the store wants its last twenty dozen，they can pick it themselves！”Dad____，“Just think，my little girl，only ten dozen left for each of us and then we're____.”Such is Dad—whatever problem he ____，he never gives up.
____，the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country.It was a challenging time for everyone，____Dad remained optimistic.He__23__to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates.Only then did I truly begin to____Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real____.From dawn to dusk，he works countless hours to ____our family.He always puts our happiness ____his own，and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games____his exhaustion after long days.His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and____，putting others first.
Dad，the life____I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father，teacher，friend and，most importantly，my hero.
A．teacher B．gardener C．farmer D．grocer
A．stormy B．lively C．disappearing D．burning
A．order B．form C．gap D．position
A．repeatedly B．normally C．finally D．really
A．go B．begin C．occur D．change
A．yet B．still C．even D．nearly
A．surprised B．nervous C．angry D．frightened
A．apologized B．cried C．complained D．laughed
A．lost B．done C．gone D．touched
A．meets with B．brings up C．works out D．thinks about
A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely
A．or B．for C．so D．but
A．happened B．seemed C．continued D．aimed
A．face B．appreciate C．examine D．question
A．love B．pride C．friendship D．honesty
A．support B．settle C．start D．impress
A．after B．before C．beside D．under
A．in spite of B．in terms of C．in control of D．in place of
A．careful B．regretfu C．considerate D．humorous
A．history B．motto C．patterns D．lessons
As King Parveez and Queen Shireen were sitting in their palace one day，a fisherman who was selling beautiful fish was brought in front of them. King Parveez decided to ____ a fish and gave the fisherman 4,000 dirham for it.
The fisherman was wild with ____. He thanked King Parveez and left.
Queen Shireen turned to her husband in anger and ____ him for paying so much for a fish. The king said that the fish was purchased and that there was ____ that could be done about it.
___，Queen Shireen insisted that the fisherman should be ____. She said, “We will ask the fisherman about the __ of the fish. If he answers it is female, we will say we want a male fish and if he replies it is male, we will say we want a female fish! Either way, we will be able to return the fish and have our ____ back.”
So the poor fisherman was called back and was asked the question.
Fortunately, he was ____ enough not to be caught out.The fisherman replied, “This fish is ____ in the sense that it is neither male nor female.”
King Parveez was so ____ by the wisdom of the man that he ____ a further 4,000 dirham to be paid to him. The fisherman thanked King Parveez ____， but as he was about to leave with the heavy bag of money, one of the ____ fell onto the floor. The fisherman ____ bent down to look for the coin.
“Look how greedy this man is！” Queen Shireen ____.“One coin has fallen out of his money bag and he searches for it instead of leaving it for some other poor ____ in the palace to find.”
The fisherman heard this ___ and said，“It is not out of greediness that I search for the coin but rather because it had the picture of __ King Parveez on it.I would not____ anyone to step on the coin.”
A．find B．catch C．buy D．see
A．joy B．worry C．hope D．puzzle
A．praised B．scolded C．respected D．supported
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．However B．Somehow C．Still D．Instead
A．held back B．hung back C．brought back D．turned back
A．color B．number C．result D．gender
A．bag B．money C．gold D．gift
A．moved B．afraid C．clever D．excited
A．unique B．common C．expensive D．fresh
A．embarrassed B．confused C．surprised D．impressed
A．drew B．ordered C．collected D．saved
A．ever B．first C．again D．well
A．bills B．shoes C．fish D．coins
A．immediately B．simply C．naturally D．slowly
A．laughed B．cried C．whispered D．threatened
A．fisherman B．beggar C．servant D．farmer
A．suggestion B．announcement C．voice D．remark
A．generous B．handsome C．honest D．wise
A．persuade B．tolerate C．advise D．encourage
One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue，____ I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. Why I wish to buy only one pair is ____. I turned into the first sock shop that ____ my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old ____. “What can I do for you, sir？”“I wish to buy a pair of socks.”His eyes glowed. There was a note of ____ in his voice.“Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks？” I had not been aware of that, as my entrance had been ____. “Come with me，” said the boy，excitedly. I followed him to the back part of the shop, and he began to haul down from the shelves box after box，____ their contents for my enjoyment.
“Hold on, young man, I am going to buy only one pair！”“I know that，” said he，“but I want you to see ___ beautiful these are. Aren't they wonderful？” ____ was on his face an expression of solemn and holy pleasure，____ he were revealing to me mysteries of his religion. I became far ____ interested in him than in the socks. I looked at him in amazement. “My friend，” said I, “if you can keep this up, if this is not ____ the enthusiasm that comes from novelty, from having a new job, if you can keep up this enthusiasm and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every ____ in the United States.”
My amazement ____ his pride and joy in salesmanship will be easily understood by all who read this article. In many shops the ____ has to wait for someone to wait upon him. And when ____ some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him. Whether he is ____ in deep thought in which he hates to be disturbed or he is chatting with a girl clerk, you feel like ____ for “being too rude”．
He displays no interest either in you or the goods he ____ to sell. Yet possibly that very clerk who is now so apathetic began his career with hope and ____. The daily grind was too much for him; the novelty wore off; his only pleasures were found outside of working hours. He became mechanical, he became incompetent, and then he saw younger clerks who had more zest in their work, promoted over him. He became sour. That was the last stage. His usefulness was over.
A．while B．as C．when D．what
A．unnecessary B．unreasonable C．useless D．unimportant
A．kept B．caught C．took D．shut
A．came by B．came across C．came forward D．came around
A．passion B．disappointment C．anger D．indifference
A．purposeful B．accidental C．unconditional D．confidential
A．displaying B．hiding C．selling D．bargaining
A．what B．which C．that D．how
A．It B．That C．One D．There
A．although B．as if C．if D．since
A．more B．much C．less D．little
A．mostly B．merely C．likely D．hardly
A．store B．customer C．joy D．sock
A．at B．with C．to D．on
A．salesman B．customer C．manager D．passenger
A．firstly B．especially C．lastly D．finally
A．busy B．devoted C．absorbed D．attentive
A．forgiving B．forgetting C．apologizing D．paying
A．paid B．is paid C．pays D．was paid
A．enthusiasm B．disappointment C．amazement D．satisfaction
John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year.Both worked very ____.After several years, however，the boss ____ Bobby to the position of manager but John remained a(n) ____ employee.John could not take it anymore，handed in his resignation to the boss and ____ the boss did not value hardworking staff，but only promoted those who flattered (奉承) him.
The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He ____ for a moment and said, “Thank you for your criticism (批评)，but I have a(n) ____.I hope you will do one more thing for our company ____ you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation.”
John ____.The boss asked him to find out anyone selling watermelon in the ____.John went and returned soon saying he had found out a man selling watermelon.The boss then asked how much per kg and John just ___ his head. He went back to the market and returned，telling the boss $ 1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second，and he called Bobby to come to his office.He asked Bobby to do the ____ thing as he had told John to.Bobby went，returned and said，“Boss，only one person selling watermelon，$1.2 per kg, $ 10 ____ 10 kg.He has 340 melons in ____.On the table 58 melons，each weighs about 2 kg，____ from the South two days ago.They are fresh，red，and of good quality.”
John was very ___ and realized the difference between himself and Bobby.He decided not to ____ but to learn from Bobby.
My dear friends，a more successful person is better at ___，thinks more and explores in depth.____ exist in the daily details.For the same matter，a more successful person sees more and ____ so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his ____.If a person sees one year ahead while you see only tomorrow，the difference between the two is 365 times.How could you win?
A．badly B．hard C．lazily D．happily
A．promoted B．praised C．encouraged D．supported
A．special B．unique C．devoted D．ordinary
A．charged B．proved C．complained D．convinced
A．thought B．apologized C．explained D．whispered
A．invitation B．order C．request D．promise
A．since B．before C．after D．unless
A．refused B．doubted C．agreed D．insisted
A．market B．office C．district D．building
A．nodded B．turned C．waved D．shook
A．other B．same C．different D．little
A．by B．to C．with D．for
A．store B．place C．control D．shape
A．discovered B．grown C．bought D．produced
A．confused B．disappointed C．excited D．impressed
A．resign B．compare C．envy D．suspect
A．expressing B．bargaining C．managing D．observing
A．Desires B．Experience C．Chances D．Harvests
A．farther B．nearer C．higher D．lower
A．success B．aim C．position D．wisdom