Different View
At age 14, 15 and 16, the way we looked was the most important thing in the world to us. My friends and I wanted nothing less than perfection.
In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our because even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach, of our flat stomachs.
One summer day, all my friends were at my house . At one point, I was running back to the pool. I on a bee, and while it was dying under my foot, it stung (蛰) me. I instantly started to feel . That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could barely .
When my foot started to go numb, everyone became more . My foot was not getting enough blood. I had to go to the , and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my middle was becoming. That me more than any concern over my leg.
That would all when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting off my foot. It was still not getting the supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their treatment.
Never before did I have such great for my foot. And walking seemed like a from the gods. Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the hospital, who were quickly becoming my friends.
One girl came to visit me . Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and the other patients.
She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her .
Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen, I was walking, and I had my foot! When I would go back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and good cheer. I thought if even there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.
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I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He 1 to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as 2 as possible.
A few minutes after he disappeared into the 3 , he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches, 4 that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, 5 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.
6 curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was 7 both hands in front of him as he walked, being 8 not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked 9 behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing 10 .
Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost 11 at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was 12 close. But they didn’t even move as Billy 13 . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 14 and extreme heat, lift its head 15 to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of 16 . You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were 17 . As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly 18 by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was 19 God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the 20 of one little boy who saved another.
A．happened B．seemed C．managed D．intended
A．quickly B．secret C．smoothly D．still
A．distance B．yard C．woods D．park
A．wondering B．thinking C．studying D．doubting
A．eventually B．actually C．however D．therefore
A．Within B．Out of C．Beyond D．In spite of
A．holding B．waving C．surrounding D．cupping
A．careful B．worried C．eager D．prepared
A．away B．close C．out D．off
A．scene B．story C．view D．game
A．fought B．signed C．screamed D．waited
A．hardly B．dangerously C．easily D．nearly
A．ran away B．turned out C．knelt down D．settled down
A．hunger B．disease C．thirst D．injury
A．in turn B．in silence C．with appreciation D．with difficulty
A．suffering B．supporting C．sharing D．depending
A．dying B．reducing C．harvesting D．growing
A．hidden B．covered C．joined D．caught
A．when B．as if C．because D．that
A．wish B．dream C．action D．expectation
Children find meanings in their old family tales．
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 2 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly3 , he loaded his family into the car and 4 them to see family members in Canada with a 5 , “there are more important things in life than money”.
The 6 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to7 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 8 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren’t. 9 , their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather’s．What they10 was how warm the people were in the house and how 11 of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children
12 hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university 14 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 15 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The 16 is telling the stories in a way children can17 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 18 , “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19 , and make eye contact (接触) to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children 20 they should take from the story and what the moral is.
A．missed B．lost C．forgot D．ignored
A．when B．while C．how D．why
A．friendless B．worthless C．penniless D．homeless
A．fetched B．allowed C．expected D．took
A．hope B．promise C．suggestion D．belief
A．tale B．agreement C．arrangement D．report
A．large B．small C．new D．grand
A．surprised B．annoyed C．disappointed D．worried
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．Otherwise
A．talked about B．cared about C．wrote about D．heard about
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．beyond B．over C．behind D．through
A．argument B．skill C．interest D．anxiety
A．study B．design C．committee D．staff
A．provide B．retell C．support D．refuse
A．trouble B．gift C．fact D．trick
A．perform B．write C．bear D．question
A．means B．ends C．begins D．proves
A．needs B．activities C．judgments D．habits
A．that B．what C．which D．whom
Our holidays were coming to an end but we had not yet realized our plan to drive to Dalat. Our1 about Dalat with its shining cherry blossoms (花) and scenic views were 2 us to start our journey.
Then one morning our dream 3. We hired a car and drove4 to Dalat early in the morning. Splendid landscapes5 on either side of the road 6 before us. The refreshing morning breeze was caressing (抚摸) our skin and in7 spirits we were singing merrily.
When we reached Blao Pass, we saw a white8 in front of us. We 9 down the pass. It seemed to us that the young girl in the white car did not want to be 10 as she was driving at full speed. Suddenly she lost 11 of her car; it turned to the left and crashed into the slope and12 .
Quite frightened, we braked 13 and jumped out of our car. We turned her car over and pulled out the girl who was14 in the car. The girl had narrowly escaped death. She was shivering like an aspen (白杨) leaf. In spite of her15 , she looked very beautiful, just like an angel. When she had16 from her panic, she timidly (胆小地) thanked us for having rescued her, then she looked at her flat17 in despair.
Reading her thoughts, we took off our shirts and began to 18 the punctured tyre. We then put on the19 wheel for her. As soon as the work had been done, we started our 20 again and followed Da Huong Lan—the girl we had helped.
A．thoughts B．ideas C．suggestions D．stories
A．promising B．telling C．urging D．refusing
A．came true B．woke up C．took place D．broke out
A．back B．again C．slowly D．straight
A．at dusk B．at night C．at dawn D．at noon
A．disappeared B．unfolded C．grown D．developed
A．strange B．fresh C．high D．low
A．bus B．car C．dog D．cat
A．walked B．ran C．climbed D．sped
A．overtaken B．beaten C．discovered D．known
A．anger B．control C．life D．memory
A．left B．stopped C．returned D．overturned
A．highly B．successfully C．hard D．hardly
A．trapped B．locked C．thrown D．found
A．pleasure B．death C．shock D．wake
A．came B．recovered C．learned D．turned
A．tyre B．chair C．car D．leg
A．repair B．remove C．throw D．check
A．other B．new C．second-hand D．spare
A．journey B．voyage C．passage D．umbrella
Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people believe that it’s their job to 36 others how their positions, statements and points of view are 37 and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow 38 it, or at least learn something. Wrong！
Think about it. Have you ever been 39 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right.” Or has anyone you know ever 40 you when you corrected him, or made yourself “right” at his 41 ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us 42 to be corrected. We all want our position to be 43 and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest 44 of the human heart. And those who learn to 45 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the 46 of correcting others are often hated and 47 .
A wonderful way of becoming more peaceful and loving is to practice 48 others the joy of being right--- give them the glory. 49 correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it’s important to…” rather than 50 and saying, “No, it’s more important to…” , simply let it go and allow his statement to51 . The people in your life will become less defensive and more 52 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 53 possible. You’ll discover the joy of joining in and seeing other people’s 54 , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos（自我意识）. Starting today, and let others be “ 55” most of the time.
A．classify B．show C．advise D．persuade
A．unbelievable B．imperfect C．incorrect D．unimportant
A．promote B．appreciate C．consider D．understand
A．corrected B．fooled C．helped D．taught
A．awarded B．accepted C．cared D．thanked
A．effort B．price C．expense D．power
A．afford B．hate C．like D．prefer
A．respected B．received C．admired D．realized
A．advantages B．appetites C．shortcomings D．desires
A．adjust B．benefit C．listen D．praise
A．form B．habit C．purpose D．position
A．avoided B．left C．punished D．scolded
A．lending B．owing C．promising D．allowing
A．Consider B．Practice C．Stop D．Continue
A．working out B．jumping in C．turning up D．putting off
A．stand B．last C．harm D．work
A．careful B．helpful C．popular D．loving
A．ordered B．led C．dreamed D．demanded
A．worries B．happiness C．sufferings D．success
A．right B．satisfied C．proud D．excited
I have always heard the saying, “Any guy can be a ‘Dad’, but it takes a real man to be a ‘Father’.” This has become qutie true in my life since the birth of my son, Joshua. Since the birth of my son things have changed a lot in my life, but the changes have been 1 ! My wife and I have been through many 2 moments which have made both of us 3 .
My son was born with some medical prombles that 4 his regular doctors. He was
5 several different medications, but he did not get any better. He had a bad breathing problem, and he could not keep his food down. My wife and I were both told many times by people that Joshua looked life he was born early; he had not gained much 6 since he was born.
As time progressed his regular doctor sent my wife and I to Louisville to a 7 by the name of Dr. Eld. He was astonished by my son’s condition, too. Many different tests were 8 on Joshua. The time spents there was very 9 for my wife and I. But we did make it through with God’s 10 .
Joshua is one year and one month old now and has gotten much better since then. His
11 has been amazing and he is up to 27 pounds now. I keep telling my wife, that if he keeps growing like this he might get a football 12 sooner or later. There is saying that has helped me 13 these troublesome times. “Problems will either make you or 14 you.” When you think the darkest hours are upon you, remember the 15 is just in sight.
A．bad B．good C．happy D．sad
A．exciting B．interesting C．challenging D．amusing
A．stronger B．healthier C．harder D．weaker
A．shook B．trembled C．shocked D．quaked
A．taken on B．put on C．gone on D．lived on
A．width B．height C．weight D．sight
A．dentist B．specialist C．scientist D．tourist
A．performed B．laid C．devoted D．directed
A．slow B．easy C．hard D．quick
A．luck B．smile C．love D．help
A．score B．progress C．efforts D．fact
A．ticket B．contact C．contract D．player
A．get on B．get through C．take on D．look through
A．create B．build C．break D．enjoy
A．future B．help C．dawn D．dusk