Face adversity（逆境）with a smile
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, "You mean ________ .”He explained that I should be glad of the ________exercise that the hill provided.
My ________ to the hill has now changed .I used to ________ as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to________ and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend.________ ,I have a smile of________as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and ________ .We cannot achieve anything with a/an ________life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to________an University degree. She wrote, ‘Character cannot be ________in ease and quiet. Only through________of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved."
One of the main________of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. At times we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties.________ we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it．
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated（截肢）following a flying accident. He was________ to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces（擅长的人）．He was a/an________to others during the war. He said ,“Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense.________ your mind, and you'll never ________ crutches(拐杖)or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go________you want to. But never, never let them ________you that things are too difficult or impossible."
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A light drizzle (小雨) was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the Methodist Church, eager to get home and play with the presents that Santa had left for us and our baby sister, Sharon. the street from the church was a gas station. It was for Christmas, but I noticed a standing outside the locked door, huddled(挤在一起) under the narrow overhang in an attempt to keep . I wondered briefly why they were there but then about them as I raced to keep up with Jill.
Once we got home, there was barely time to our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents’ house for our Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was there, standing outside the closed gas station.
My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents’ house, the the car went. , my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t it!”
“What?” asked my mother.
“It’s those people back there at the gas station, standing in the . They’ve got . It’s Christmas.”
When my father into the service station, I saw that there were five of them: the parents and three children — two girls and a small boy.
My father down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are on the bus?” my father asked.
The man said that they . They were going to Birmingham, where they would have a family .
“Well, that bus isn’t going to come along for several hours and you’re getting standing here. Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll 60 you up there.”
A．Across B．Over C．Through D．Past
A．checked B．kept C．closed D．opened
A．man B．family C．group D．team
A．active B．close C．warm D．dry
A．talked B．forgot C．cared D．wondered
A．enjoy B．touch C．count D．collect
A．grand B．pleasant C．rich D．annual
A．forever B．still C．already D．always
A．slower B．faster C．farther D．closer
A．Actually B．Quickly C．Suddenly D．Naturally
A．understand B．miss C．control D．stand
A．wind B．outside C．rain D．cold
A．luggage B．trouble C．children D．worries
A．hurried B．turned C．pushed D．pulled
A．rolled B．took C．pressed D．forced
A．catching B．waiting C．expecting D．riding
A．did B．had C．have D．were
A．plan B．celebration C．reunion D．party
A．anxious B．wet C．lost D．helpless
A．run B．send C．help D．find
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Brother James Kimpton, an Englishman, has been planting trees for a lifetime and doesn't plan on ___ now. The __ of Reaching the Unreached (RTU) has been serving among the poorest and most ___ communities of India for the last 50 years.
It's difficult to ___ Brother Kimpton's work. He digs wells, builds homes, run schools, dresses wounds, helps the disabled, feeds the hungry, trains the unskilled, and shelters the ___ . At 27, he was sent on foreign duty to Sri Lanka. For 12 year, he taught in the slums(贫民窟). In 1964 when the government ordered all foreigners to leave the country, he caught a ship to India and travelled to the city of Madurai. “The_ I got there I knew I’d come home.”
Brother Kimpton founded an orphanage(孤儿院)in Madurai, a huge ___ modeled after Nebraska's Boys Town. But this was only a __ The suffering and ___ he saw in India led him to start RTU. What began as a single, modest medical ___ has today developed into a diverse network of highly efficient programs __ at comprehensive and sustainable (可持续的)rural development.
There're many ___ at RTU. As an architect, artist, educator，economist, medical worker, James did a lot: over 2000 ____ have been dug in this area bringing clean, safe water to the villages; over 6000 homes have been built and __ to the very poor; daycare centers have been______ that now feed and treat close to 2000 poor children every day; over 2000 receive ___ education in the schools he built and runs...
In his last ___ , Brother Kimpton has requested to be buried at Anbu Illam. Speaking to the audience gathered to ___ his 50th year of service in Asia, he said, “I'm an Indian ____ .”
He's smiling, but there's something in his words.
A．expecting B．stopping C．continuing D．insisting
A．sponsor B．assistant C．founder D．settler
A．disadvantaged B．disappointed C．miserable D．unconcerned
A．subscribe B．describe C．depress D．represent
A．abandoned B．occupied C．respected D．abused
A．point B．stage C．minute D．time
A．community B．department C．team D．organization
A．pausing B．beginning C．ending D．developing
A．loneliness B．carefulness C．hopelessness D．helplessness
A．clinic B．center C．office D．branch
A．ashamed B．aimed C．astonished D．delighted
A．dreams B．advantages C．wonders D．ambitions
A．wells B．streams C．ponds D．lakes
A．pick out B．figure out C．get away D．given away
A．get out B．build up C．set up D．seek out
A．strange B．free C．similar D．familiar
A．will B．step C．process D．plan
A．treat B．convey C．congratulate D．celebrate
A．by choice B．by accident C．by chance D．by mistake
A．guiding B．touching C．caring D．encouraging
I got aboard and sat down in my seat．It was going to be a long flight． Around me were some "Where are you headed?" I asked．
"Lakes Air Base．We'll be there for special training, and then to the front．"
After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were for five dollars． The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy one．
As I for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his buddy if he would buy lunch．"No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch．" I looked around at the other soldiers．
were buying lunch．I walked to the back of the plane and
the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill．
"Take a lunch to all those soldiers．" I said．She seized my arms tightly．Her eyes wet with tears, she me, " My son is a soldier in the front．．．it's almost like you are doing it for him．"
Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiers．
After eating, on my way to the rest room I was by a man．"I saw what you did and I want to be
of it．" With this, he handed me twenty-five dollars．
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers he walked．When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his
, and said, "I want to
your hand．" I stood and took his hand．With a loud voice he said, "I was a soldier．
, someone bought me a lunch．It was such an act of
that I never forgot．" I was a little bit
when applause rang out from all of the passengers．These soldiers were giving their all for our country．I could only give them a couple of meals．
Later, when I walked to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man another twenty-five dollars in my hand．
When we , I gathered my belongings and started to leave．A man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away
a word．Another twenty-five dollars! Seeing the soldiers
at the terminal, I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars．As I walked
to my car, I prayed for their safe
.
A．strangers B．soldiers C．attendants D．passengers
A．available B．reasonable C．convenient D．special
A．prepared B．sent C．reached D．paid
A．None B．Some C．Many D．All
A．lent B．showed C．handed D．charged
A．advised B．greeted C．inspired D．thanked
A．praised B．stopped C．attracted D．discovered
A．one B．kind C．part D．much
A．as B．though C．till D．unless
A．tongue B．arm C．head D．hand
A．feel B．seize C．shake D．check
A．Once B．Later C．Recently D．Frequently
A．performance B．kindness C．bravery D．wisdom
A．embarrassed B．relieved C．overjoyed D．satisfied
A．threw B．found C．took D．left
A．separated B．landed C．paused D．chatted
A．in B．for C．through D．without
A．training B．shouting C．gathering D．marching
A．casually B．anxiously C．disappointedly D．lightheartedly
A．arrival B．return C．flight D．escape
You support someone when you help him or her through a time. ___, the best part is that when you support others, you are also supporting yourselves. When you ____ to give support to others, it is usually a __ that you are also stopping giving support to yourself.
One of my friends, Donna, told me a story recently that clearly showed the __ of support. Several years ago, Donna had just _ _her boyfriend of two years and she was having a very___ time, accepting the loss. She refused to be _ __ and stayed at home alone, which certainly was not helping. She just couldn’t ____ crying all the time.
Early one morning, Donna received a phone call with some ___ news: a car accident had __her best friend’s brother’s life. Donna had known this friend, Mary, and her brother ____ her entire life, and the news was destructive. Donna __ her sadness and got in the car as soon as possible, driving to her friend’s house to be with her. During the funeral, Donna held Mary close while she cried, sat by her and slept ___ Mary’s bed to make sure she did not wake up alone in the middle of the night. During that time she hardly felt any __ _ in her heart. Several weeks later, when life began to return to ___, Donna realized the level of support she had given Mary far overtook any support she had __ herself during her dark time. She was able to use the support she had given her friend as a ___for the support she needed.
When you find yourself unable to support someone else, _ yourself and see if there is something within yourself that is not supporting. _ _, when you give complete support to others, it will mirror those places within you that require the same level of attention.
A．different B．cheerful C．challenging D．definite
A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Meanwhile
A．encourage B．refuse C．begin D．decide
A．sign B．signal C．mark D．sight
A．force B．strength C．power D．energy
A．put up with B．broken up with C．kept up with D．caught up with
A．tough B．excited C．rushed D．strange
A．accompanied B．accomplished C．accelerated D．acknowledged
A．stand B．hide C．stop D．bear
A．terrific B．exciting C．horrible D．terrible
A．killed B．deprived C．seized D．claimed
A．fairly B．nearly C．barely D．rarely
A．overcame B．gathered C．recognized D．changed
A．ahead of B．apart from C．next to D．along with
A．warmth B．happiness C．love D．pain
A．normal B．often C．average D．common
A．reduced B．offered C．protected D．avoided
A．candle B．gift C．torch D．mirror
A．look up B．look back C．look through D．look into
A．In effect B．As a result C．On the contrary D．Likewise
When 24-year-old Hannah Brencher moved to New York after college, she was hit by loneliness. One day she felt so that she want to reach out to someone. And so she put pen to paper and started writing letters-letters to complete .
But these weren’t letters about how she was feeling. There were happy letters, all about the other person, not her. She would write messages for people to have a “ day " and tell strangers how brilliant they were, they thought no one else had noticed. Brencher began dropping the all over New York, in cafes, in library books, in parks and on the subway. It made her letter, knowing that she might be making somebody’s through just a few words. It gave her to focus on. And so, The Word Needs More Love Letters was born.
The movement is all about letters—not emails, but handwritten letters. Not love letters, written to a real beloved, but letters for strangers. They don’t necessarily say “I love you”, but they are kindness—telling people they are remarkable and and all-round amazing. It’s the sort of stuff that most people don’t really say out loud even to the people they , let alone a total stranger.
Brencher’s initiative(初衷) has now . There are more than 10,000 people who join in all over the world. Last year, she gave a talk. In it, she talked about a university student who dropped letters around her campus, only to suddenly everyone was writing them and there were love letters hanging from the trees.
It’s a very cute idea. I know that if I was on the end of a letter like that, it almost certainly would put a on my face. So I decided to give it a try and see if I could do the same for someone else.
A．sick B．alone C．comfortable D．great
A．businessmen B．friends C．strangers D．fools
A．formal B．sad C．long D．careless
A．rainy B．cold C．hot D．bright
A．in case B．so that C．as though D．even if
A．notes B．pens C．papers D．books
A．feel B．behave C．study D．play
A．way B．day C．fortune D．dream
A．funny B．sweet C．big D．empty
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．opening B．reading C．writing D．answering
A．countless B．endless C．public D．conventional
A．official B．polite C．apology D．surprise
A．full of B．short of C．prepared for D．known for
A．strong B．special C．common D．friendly
A．look down upon B．give up on C．care about D．worry about
A．failed B．occurred C．stopped D．exploded
A．find B．forget C．remember D．guess
A．receiving B．sending C．starting D．finishing
A．sign B．wrinkle C．smile D．sticker