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Valentine's Day is known worldwide as a time to celebrate love and romance. But the holiday is also notorious（臭名昭著的） for reminding many singles that they are _____of a significant other.
Instead of feeling sad and ____, many Chinese singles decided to join each other in a crusade against the love birds — proof that the singles are not _____in the festival after all.
Here is some advice posted online by some love-starved online activists on ____ to ruin Valentine's Day for those enjoying romantic _____:
Buy up the odd-numbered _____ for movies so the lovers can't sit together.
Book up all _____ rooms in hotels so the lovers will have no place to spend the night.
____ chocolate and puncture(打孔) condoms in supermarkets.
Walk up to a couple on the street, _____ either of them in the face and crying out "How could you _____ on me?!" (Better if this happens between the same sex).
Take a part-time job to deliver flowers and throw half the bouquets _____.
Some of the strategies have been put into practice. Sina Weibo user @Yanta _____ one photo showing him (or her) slipping Dear John letters into boxes of chocolate in a supermarket. The other photo shows one of the letters _____ "let's break _____. The chocolate will be my last _____ for you."
A café in Luzhou, Sichuan province announced proudly in its Weibo _____ that couples are not welcome on Valentine's Day, singles will be _____ a 10 percent discount in the shop.
_____, the strategies above are not supported by all. "Just think about it. How would you feel when you find the chocolate you bought for a girl is _____ or your wife has to have an abortion(堕胎) due to condoms with holes? Won't it be dangerous to slap（打耳光）a stranger on street?" a netizen _____ calling on people to avoid a possible violent way.
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I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _ _ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ?” Just when I started to that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t . Somebody had thought of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my Christmas there special and memorable, I remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I them that they couldn’t open their presents every child had come forward. Finally the they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles up the room. The in the room was obvious, and wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．got B．prepared C．found D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．accept D．suggest
A．broke in B．turned up C．settled down D．showed off
A．achievement B．loss C．relief D．justice
A．blamed B．forgotten C．loved D．affected
A．enough B．little C．poorly D．highly
A．present B．recent C．first D．previous
A．hardly B．occasionally C．regularly D．instantly
A．importance B．independence C．strength D．safety
A．kept up with B．came up with C．caught up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．each D．some
A．fine B．normal C．helpful D．special
A．convinced B．guaranteed C．reminded D．promised
A．until B．after C．when D．since
A．chance B．gift C．reward D．moment
A．took B．lit C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．joy D．calmness
A．such B．it C．something D．everybody
A．from B．till C．for D．by
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of things, but his promise to tell the truth_ _ him.
Once a man came to a prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad . Which one of them should I first？”The prophet said,“Give up telling first and always speak the truth. ”The man promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the he made with the prophet. “ tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out ？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be for stealing.”
So the man not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will me, because a Muslim is not to drink wine.”And so he gave up the of drinking wine.
In this way, the man thought of doing something bad, he his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very person.
A．hardly B．always C．sometimes D．never
A．time B．money C．energy D．trouble
A．bad B．great C．strange D．stupid
A．educated B．bothered C．saved D．tested
A．habits B．friends C．purposes D．collections
A．take in B．bring back C．depend on D．give up
A．stories B．truths C．lies D．reasons
A．plan B．promise C．secret D．mistake
A．Because B．Unless C．Since D．If
A．drinking B．stealing C．walking D．dancing
A．none B．someone C．anyone D．everyone
A．controlled B．admired C．killed D．punished
A．refused B．decided C．tried D．agreed
A．talked about B．felt like C．adapted to(适应) D．broke down
A．hate B．understand C．like D．respect
A．allowed B．encouraged C．invited D．advised
A．chance B．disadvantage C．adventure D．idea
A．wherever B．whatever C．whenever D．however
A．forgot B．remembered C．doubted D．regretted
A．attractive B．good C．practical D．generous(慷慨的)
An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a hard day’s work． When he was not far from his , the light on the cart went out． He tried to make the lamp again, but he could not．
So he went along the road a light． But a policeman saw the without a light． He the old carter（赶车人）．
“No one take a cart along a road at night without a light, ”said the policeman． “You’ve the law． ”
“I a light, but it has just gone out．”
“I don’t believe that ,” said the policeman ． He took out a book and got to write． “What’s your and where do you live？”
“Please don’t take my name, ”said the man． “My house is just over ． I haven’t come far without a light． ”
“You came all without a light． What’s your name？”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down hard on the of the lamp． The lamp was still , and it the policeman’s hand． He and he was very angry．
“Now what do you think?” said the carter． “Did I come all the way without a light?”
“No, ”said the policeman, “I you now． But I still to know your name． You’ve broken the law now． You’ve burnt a policeman’s hand． So you must come with me to the police station． You’ll be there all ．”
A．field B．family C．house D．land
A．burning B．lighting C．lighted D．burn
A．with B．without C．by D．on
A．cart B．carter C．the old man D．house
A．caught B．kept C．called D．stopped
A．may B．can C．might D．should
A．kept B．observed C．broken D．jumped
A．have B．had C．has had D．were having
A．lies B．story C．word D．remark
A．angry B．excited C．prepared D．ready
A．name B．number C．job D．family
A．here B．that C．there D．this
A．the time B．the way C．the night D．by yourself
A．side B．face C．top D．surface
A．bright B．dark C．warm D．hot
A．hurt B．burnt C．injured D．wounded
A．jumped B．screamed C．walked D．ran
A．free B．trust C．know D．believe
A．like B．want C．hope D．expect
A．year B．month C．day D．night
Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this ______ was not always very rich. At one time, he ______ a small gas station next to a highway (公路). Many truck drivers ______ there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often ______, so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. ______ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn’t ______ too much, more and more ______ came to eat at his place. _____ Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People ______ it very much, and his new business grew rapidly. Not long after, however, another highway was _____, and many drivers no longer went ______ Mr Sanders’ restaurant. So he had to_____ it. Then he traveled around the country ______ to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He _____. By 1967, there were almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, ___15___ you go in the United States, you will see one. If you like chicken, I’m sure, you’ll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.
A．business B．shop C．life D．search
A．found B．worked C．saw D．owned
A．passed B．got to C．stopped D．left
A．late B．hungry C．tired D．sick
A．Although B．If C．As D．Once
A．need B．pay C．spend D．cost
A．passengers B．drivers C．students D．doctors
A．Then B．So C．But D．For
A．ate B．liked C．tried D．drank
A．appeared B．found C．built D．broken
A．out B．to C．over D．on
A．close B．run C．return D．take
A．trying B．believing C．thinking D．suggesting
A．failed B．fails C．succeeds D．succeeded
A．whenever B．wherever C．where D．when
The writer Devin with his friend Johnson went to his favourite news-stand. Johnson the salesman selling the newspapers gently, but in return he received poor .The salesman never even looked up at his customer when he the late-night edition. Accepting the , Johnson politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend. The salesman made an unclear sound and seemed that the two men had completed their business. As the two friends walked down the street, Devin asked, “Does he always treat you so ?”
“Yes, ,he does,” Johnson responded. “And are you always so and friendly to him?” “Yes, I am!” Johnson as they turned a corner. “Why are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?” Johnson ,“Because I don’t want him to decide how I am going to .”
Who how you are going to act? Is it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your ? When we allow our conflicts to us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority. , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example, we’ll say, “This is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising , self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let him know how I am because of his action.”
We forget our difficulties will eventually weaken. But the way we handle conflicts will influence our for a long time. Will you only respond to the momentary crisis or will you be more concerned about the of what kind of person you are becoming? Who decides how you will behave when the pressure is on?
A．praised B．paid C．invited D．greeted
A．service B．harvest C．instructions D．scores
A．printed B．requested C．completed D．took
A．newspaper B．record C．radio D．food
A．encouraged B．disappointed C．relieved D．worried
A．separately B．seriously C．quickly D．rudely
A．obviously B．originally C．unfortunately D．finally
A．content B．smart C．energetic D．kind
A．struggled B．hesitated C．continued D．watched
A．ordered B．wondered C．advised D．explained
A．work B．act C．arrive D．write
A．decides B．imagines C．answers D．doubts
A．responses B．appearance C．growth D．progress
A．wound B．control C．cheat D．kill
A．Instead B．Again C．Therefore D．Besides
A．exam B．person C．trip D．enemy
A．pressur B．power C．duty D．patience
A．proud B．glad C．angry D．fearful
A．lives B．experiments C．friendship D．team
A．time B．value C．use D．nationality