My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way ,we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ _____ my job. Family to Feed.”
At this store, a _____ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a ______ on how bad it must be to have to stand _______ in the cold wind.
In the store, I asked each of my kids to _____ something they thought our “friend” there would ______. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _______. I thought about it. We were _____ on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes _____ from our need instead of our abundance is _____ what we need to do! All the kids ______ something they could do away with for the week.
When we handed him the bag of ____, he lit up and thanked us with _____ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for ______his family might need, he burst into tears.
This has been a wonderful _____ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can _____! Things would have played out so ______ if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have _____ to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in _____, it also gave my kids the ______ taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.
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As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had to do while working. But after retirement , the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they . And , like the child in January, they go searching for new .
A．weaker B．habit C． principle D．power
A．ages B．races C．countries D．parties
A．working B．playing C．living D．going
A．confidence B．sorrow C．anxiety D．interest
A．same B．extra C．funny D．expensive
A．well-organized B．half-filled C．newly-collected D．colorfully-printed
A．broad B．different C． passing D．main
A．silently B．impatiently C．worriedly D．gladly
A．promise B．burden C．right D．game
A．excitement B．calmness C．confusion D．courage
A．graduation B．independence C．responsibility D．success
A．children B．students C．adults D．retirees
A．carefully B．bravely C．nervously D．eagerly
A．required B．obtained C．noticed D．discovered
A．need B．learn C．plan D．start
A．great B．strong C．difficult D．correct
A．knowledge B．money C．skills D．time
A．only B．well C．soon D．even
A．lost B．chose C．quit D．left
A．pets B．toys C．friends D．Colleagues
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband unexpectedly died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his , she shared some of her insight (顿悟) with a classroom of students.
With a look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, “ class is over, I would like to with all of you a thought that is to class, which I feel very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, appreciate and give of (付出) ourselves… and of us know when this fantastic experience will . It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is God’s way of telling us that we must make the most of every day.”
Her eyes filled with tears, she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a : From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you ----- it could be a scent (香味) ------ perhaps of baked bread wafting (飘送) out of someone’s house, or it could be the of the breeze slightly rustling (使沙沙作响) the leaves in the trees. Please, look for these things, and them. We must make it important to notice them, for at any time, they can all be away.”
The class was completely . We all picked up and filed away our books, and then went out of the room silently. On my way home I tried to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all .
Take of something special you see during your lunch time today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. on the way home tonight to get an ice cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we that we often regret, but the things we didn’t do.
A．illness B．attack C．accident D．death
A．curious B．exciting C．gentle D．anxious
A．After B．Before C．As D．Until
A．talk B．discuss C．spare D．share
A．unrelated B．referred C．linked (有联系) D．connected
A．many B．few C．none D．all
A．happen B．end C．continue D．appear
A．single B．other C．important D．busy
A．story B．report C．survey D．promise
A．strange B．regular C．wonderful D．important
A．know B．see C．smell D．taste
A．freshly B．immediately C．readily D．briefly
A．picture B．voice C．sound D．imagination
A．examine B．touch C．watch D．appreciate
A．put B．given C．called D．taken
A．noisy B．quiet C．calm D．puzzled
A．neglect (忽视) B．enjoy C．experience D．value
A．care B．advantage C．notice D．consideration
A．Get off B．Keep off C．Turn off D．Stop off
A．cared B．did C．expected D．thought
My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it. She makes such good use of her other ____, including her "sixth Sense", that she rarely gives the impression she's ______ anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, ________ that she doesn't push too hard on them, ________ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often ________ don't realize she's blind.
I ________ this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very ________ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was _______ excited about her finger-painting project.
"Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles "I learned how to ________ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle ________ with us."
To my great ________, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued. "Michelle told me my ________ showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really ________ what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt _______ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation.
When I told her, she was _______ for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla _______. And I knew my child was ________ because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's ________ in her work,
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did 'see' my picture. She just used my ________."
Indeed, she uses a special type of "vision" that all mothers have.
A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses
A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．seen
A．and B．except C．even D．but
A．who B．it C．she D．which
A．guests B．family C．children D．friends
A．realized B．witnessed C．recognized D．regretted
A．excited B．sad C．satisfied D．enjoyed
A．especially B．not so C．a little D．not at all
A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix
A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．watched
A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise
A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper
A．touched B．got C．saw D．understood
A．after B．since C．until D．when
A．referred to B．turned out C．come up D．thought about
A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．disappointed
A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed
A．right B．wrong C．worded D．uncertain
A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description
A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes
So why English has changed over time? A ll languages and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 AND 1150 was very from the English we spoke today. It was more on German than the English we speak at present. Then gradually between about AD 800 and 1150, English became less like because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers the English language and especially its . So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too. English began to be spoken in both .
English now is spoken as a foreign or second language in South . For example, India has a very large number of English speakers because Britain India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa. Today the number of people learning English in China is rapidly. In fact, China may have the largest number of English learners. Will Chinese English develop its own ? Only time will tell.
A．Gradually B．Actually C．Suddenly D．Personally
A．appeared B．began C．made D．changed
A．different B．same C．strange D．important
A．based B．requested C．commanded D．settled
A．Irish B．German C．French D．English
A．produced B．invented C．enriched D．used
A．spelling B．grammar C．vocabulary D．writing
A．made use of B．made up C．made of D．made in
A．soldiers B．workers C．settlers D．students
A．provinces B．countries C．cities D．states
A．Asia B．Africa C．America D．Europe
A．frequent B．entire C．fluent D．exact
A．conquered B．ignored C．ruled D．settled
A．increasing B．decreasing C．appearing D．disappearing
A．partner B．identity C．teenager D．usage
Mrs. Jones was very interested in singing. She had a good , except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate, which someone had forgotten to . Mrs. Jones was very aware of this , and took every she could find to practise these high . As she lived in a small house where she could not practise without the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practised her high notes there. Every time she heard a or a person coming along the , she stopped and until she could no longer be heard before she started practising again, because she was a person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.
One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious suddenly come over its driver’s face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, he jumped out and began to all his tires carefully.
Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as as he had been when he stopped.
A．voice B．noise C．sound D．note
A．close B．open C．repair D．oil
A．strength B．sickness C．weakness D．advantage
A．time B．chance C．person D．place
A．notes B．songs C．signs D．sounds
A．preventing B．harming C．disturbing D．damaging
A．train B．car C．noise D．driver
A．path B．avenue C．street D．road
A．waited B．expected C．confused D．puzzled
A．brave B．shy C．ordinary D．unique
A．carefully B．gently C．quickly D．silently
A．beautiful B．tiring C．difficult D．energetic
A．expression B．conclusion C．impression D．action
A．wash B．observe C．repair D．examine
A．calm B．upset C．puzzled D．pleased