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It would be my first Thanksgiving since my father moved to heaven, and it would also be my first Thanksgiving being away from my family. Holidays are when you can’t be with family, and I was mourning （哀悼）the of my dad and feeling sad about being from my family in Indiana. But, that sadness turned into when it hit me: I was going to have to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving myself!
That night at Dubya’s Restaurant, which was our favorite place to , I began discussing the dilemma (困境)with Jeff.“It’s too bad that this place won’t be on Thanksgiving, or we could just come here,”I said.
Dubya, the owner of the restaurant, happened to be by our table when I said those words.“You mean you expect me to for you on Thanksgiving, too?”he teased （取笑）“ Well, I guess you’ll just have to come to our since the restaurant will be closed then.”.
We’d become with Dubya and his wife, as we ate at Dubya’s twice a week; however, I didn’t think we were close enough to Thanksgiving dinner with his family. I was sure he was . But as we headed toward the door, Dubya handed Jeff a note with directions to their house and their phone number. “You’re ?” I asked “Of course,” he said.
And, two days later, we reached Dubya’s house. Everyone us. As expected, the food was marvelous but the company was even better. We truly felt that we there.
Of course, I wrote them a thank-you note the next week, but I couldn’t really into words what that Thanksgiving dinner had meant to us. I’ve never forgotten their kindness and that very Thanksgiving.
So, here’s my suggestion to you this year. If you know someone who will be dining alone on Thanksgiving, why not invite that person over to your family?
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On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us．Regardless of his , he greeted us in a friendly way.
Once inside, my daughters whispered, "Mom, he . " After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look the dirt. We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many him. Seeing this rudeness truly upset me. The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good to my children. Yet sometimes when things didn't go right, being a good example was . When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck．With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I myself from the meal and went to get them.
Just then, the "doorman" was opening the door for a couple. They rushed past him without even acknowledging his . Letting them in first, I said a loud "thank you" to him as I .When I returned, we talked a bit. He said he was not allowed inside he purchased food . I went back and told my family his .Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich.
The kids looked as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the "doorman" , they smiled. When it was time to our trip, I found the "doorman" enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily. He then out his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted. I suddenly the tears in his eyes—tears of gratitude (感激) .What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the " doorman" a _ . He pulled away, with tears down his face.
Back in truck, I fell into deep thought．While we can't choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude．I said thanks to a man who had held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that to teach my children by example.
A．messy B．clean C．pretty D．bright
A．service B．state C．appearance D．attitude
A．smokes B．smells C．sighs D．smiles
A．around B．over C．beyond D．into
A．ignored B．hated C．missed D．refused
A．target B．rule C．record D．example
A．stressful B．accessible C．awkward D．tough
A．excused B．refreshed C．prevented D．forgave
A．company B．presence C．challenge D．attack
A．quitted B．marched C．exited D．approached
A．before B．unless C．though D．since
A．story B．deed C．desire D．demand
A．concerned B．puzzled C．excited D．bored
A．make B．start C．continue D．take
A．waved B．washed C．raised D．reached
A．watched B．inspected C．witnessed D．noticed
A．hug B．nod C．lift D．strike
A．slipping B．rushing C．rolling D．breaking
A．firmly B．simply C．constantly D．politely
A．journey B．wisdom C．community D．opportunity
When I began teaching in a university, I was invited to a workshop for new professors. I had ____ a long time learning what to teach, but not learning how to ____ it. Somehow, my university seemed to hope a weekend spent with experienced professors would ____ for that. My colleagues presented wellcrafted lectures about the tools they used. I enjoyed their ___， but do not remember a thing they said.
At a coffee break during the lectures, finding myself ____， I turned to a mathematics professor standing nearby. I asked him what his favorite teaching ____ was. “A cup of coffee，” he said, “I talk too much and too fast in the classroom. Students sometimes have trouble ____ me. So when I've said____ that I want my students to think about, I would____ and take a sip of coffee. It lets what I've just said sink in.”
When we were called to the next talk, he put down his cup and I ____ there was not a trace of coffee in it. “My doctor ____ me to stop drinking coffee，” he explained. “So I have always used a(n)____ cup.” I decided to try his ____ in my class.
I took a cup of coffee with me to my next class. It helped. My pauses, as I ____ the coffee, not only gave my students ____ to think about what I had said, but gave me time to think about what I was going to say next. I began to use my ____ to look around the room to see how my students were reacting to what I had just said. When I saw their ____ wander, I tried to bring them back. When I saw them puzzled over some concept that I thought I had ____， I gave another example. My ____ became less organized and less brilliant, but my students seemed to ____ me better.
A．wasted B．cost C．killed D．spent
A．manage B．copy C．teach D．consider
A．put up B．build up C．take up D．make up
A．experiences B．plans C．presentations D．designs
A．alone B．absent C．lonely D．awkward
A．method B．material C．tool D．skill
A．following B．grasping C．seizing D．imitating
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．pretend B．stop C．prevent D．delay
A．observed B．noticed C．glared D．proved
A．suggested B．protected C．allowed D．advised
A．empty B．clear C．large D．false
A．discovery B．invention C．magic D．idea
A．dropped B．made C．drank D．changed
A．space B．time C．room D．schedule
A．chances B．pauses C．situations D．conditions
A．attention B．focus C．energy D．devotion
A．translated B．expected C．explained D．solved
A．speeches B．memories C．documents D．lectures
A．realize B．understand C．admit D．admire
As a teaching student, I was sent on my first practice at a high school．During my practice, I realized high school hadn't changed since I was there and still an awful place of Cliques（派系）．
Jess, a Year 8 student, always respected her classmates, the lack of respect she usually received in return．Kids constantly laughed at her behind her back．As a teacher, your instinct（本能） is to students like Jess, but you soon realize that there's only so much you can actually do．
Tyson was at the end of the scale（等级）．A handsome Year 12 student, and always surrounded by mates, it was clear that he was a confident and popular young man．
When Jess asked to perform a solo act （独唱）in the school talent show, I to allow her to take the stage, fearing that she might face teasing．However, I knew that it would be unfair to say no on these grounds, so her name made it onto the list of ．
The day of the show, the whole school in the auditorium（礼堂）．Shortly after the acts began, it was Jess's ．Smiling, she stepped onto stage．The music started and, to my horror, she the first line of the song．She became confused , sang in the wrong key and forgot her lyrics （歌词）．As she struggled through the song, kids whispered and laughed．
Jess looked and was about to give up when the sound of somebody clapping along to the of the song began to rise above the crowd．It was Tyson．
He was clapping proudly and urged his friends to join in and, surprisingly, they did．
Slowly, from Tyson's group to the rest of Year 12, finally throughout the auditorium, the claps spread．
The smile on Jess's face that day is one that I'll never forget．Tyson changed my life by restoring my in the goodness of youth．
A．excitedly B．disappointedly C．gratefully D．curiously
A．in spite of B．owing to C．Apart from D．In addition to
A．dislike B．praise C．forgive D．protect
A．same B．right C．opposite D．general
A．agreed B．decided C．demanded D．hesitated
A．teachers B．classmates C．performers D．partners
A．watched B．collected C．marched D．celebrated
A．turn B．role C．step D．choice
A．passed B．sang C．remembered D．missed
A．hopeless B．guilty C．bored D．unprepared
A．sound B．meaning C．beat D．ring
A．touch B．faith C．strength D．power
It was already late when we set out for the next town, according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the .
There we felt that we would find a bed the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that the hills. As we climbed , it became colder and rain began to fall, it difficult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more .
After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was on the map. We were beginning to get . Then without warning the car stopped. A quick showed that we had run out of petrol. Although we had little food with us, we decided to the night in the car.
Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once, John, who was a sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk the hills. Soon he came back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and with a great effort, to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill. less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a quite easily.
A．which B．it C．where D．that
A．rivers B．hills C．towns D．villages
A．surprised B．afraid C．pleased D．sure
A．at B．in C．through D．for
A．everybody B．somebody C．nobody D．anybody
A．got to B．arrived C．led to D．belonged to
A．taller B．higher C．lower D．faster
A．getting B．thinking C．causing D．making
A．certainly B．carefully C．slowly D．surely
A．marked B．set C．built D．drawn
A．excited B．worried C．cold D．warm
A．attention B．operation C．examination D．information
A．spend B．live C．spare D．stay
A．since B．though C．so D．but
A．quick B．fast C．poor D．heavy
A．across B．through C．down D．up
A．lights B．map C．bus D．situation
A．ought B．tried C．succeeded D．managed
A．For B．In C．Since D．At
A．policeman B．friend C．hotel D．cinema
I once had a teacher whose husband died suddenly of heart attack．About a week after his death, she some of her thoughts with a classroom of students．As the late afternoon sunlight shone the classroom windows, and when the class was nearly over, she a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down.
With a look on her face，she paused and said，“ class is over，I’d like to share with all of you a deep which I feel is very important．Each of us is put here on to learn，share，love，appreciate and give of ourselves． of us knows when this fantastic experience will ．It can be taken away at any moment．Perhaps this is the God’s of telling us that we must make the of every single day.”
Her eyes were beginning to ，but 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 beautiful to ．It doesn't have to be something you see．It could be a of freshly baked bread floating out of someone’s house， or it could be the sound of the soft rustling(沙沙作响)the leaves in the trees…．Please look for these things， and them，for at anytime it can all be taken away．’’
The class was completely ．We all picked up our books and went out of the room silently．That ，I observed many more beautiful things on my way home from school than usual．
Remember：Life is not by the number of breaths we take，but by the moments that take our breath away．
A．learned B．shared C．argued D．discussed
A．onto B．into C．across D．through
A．moved B．brushed C．swept D．pulled
A．surprised B．worried C．gentle D．strange
A．After B．Unless C．Before D．If
A．feeling B．understanding C．love D．memory
A．business B．time C．duty D．earth
A．None B．All C．Each D．Neither
A．happen B．begin C．end D．gain
A．way B．signal C．plan D．joke
A．least B．worst C．lowest D．most
A．ache B．water C．shine D．dry
A．promise B．choice C．wish D．rule
A．buy B．enjoy C．take D．learn
A．smell B．gift C．taste D．sight
A．wind B．hand C．light D．color
A．get B．appreciate C．hide D．follow’
A．puzzled B．excited C．quiet D．anxious
A．morning B．night C．noon D．afternoon
A．wasted B．measured C．saved D．lost