“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”
As we live through life, we tend to get caught up in our individual world, our problems — our life. When we our world to include others in a meaningful way, by making a difference in their life, we increase our experience at the same time.
Think back on a time when someone made a difference in your life.
Here is one of mine: I was going to college, working part-time, and just getting by financially. Standing in line at a local supermarket, I a woman in the same line, thinking that she was not very attractive. As I was , I discovered that I did not have enough money to pay; without , that same woman I had been judging offered to the difference. It wasn’t , but what that person did made a lasting impression on me. She was a beautiful, caring soul who was willing to help a stranger in a(an) situation. That happened over forty years ago and I remember it as as if it was yesterday.
Other examples are the numerous times I have had people smile at me, which my day. I've often wondered if it was because I was smiling, which I to do all the time, or because they were smiling to be , which encouraged me to smile as well. It has probably been some of both. In case, that simple gesture (a smile) makes a difference in my day.
There are ways to make a significant difference in another's life. The question is: Are we doing it? It does not anything, but it does require some effort on our part. I have found that as I do this consistently, the go far beyond the energy required to do the deed. Looking for ways to brighten another person's day raises our vibration(共鸣),and when we act on it, we the other person to raise their vibration as well — it is to each other.
Make a difference in someone's life today, and doing so every day. Today is a perfect time to start! If you are already doing so. bravo!
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Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my__ 21 and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was 22 and he told me he needed a 23 to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to 24 and he gratefully did so.
25 he got in he told me that he was a 26 and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and 27 to get another prescription(处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈祷)28 would stop for him so he could be there before the 29 office closed. With some 30 driving we managed to make it there in about 10 31 . I then asked him how he 32 on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 33 for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 34 me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my 35 and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I 36 refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a 37 . I drove him back to where I had picked him up and 38 one more “thank you” he was on his way.
I feel that the world 39 offers us what we need. In the man’s 40 it was a ride, in mine the chance to help someone else.
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．seldom
A．opinion B．way C．case D．condition
A trip to the bookstore with my granddaughter is always a big event. She __36__ in it for hours, touching the books, running her hands over the covers, looking at a few ___37___ here and looking at a few pages there.
I never ___38__ the full importance my five-year-old Grand Angel placed on these trips, until the day I suggested she pick the book she liked best, __39____ we could go home for dinner. Her response（答复） was __40___.
“But Grammy, I ___41___ them all the best. All the covers are be-yoo-tiful and all the pictures are bee-yoo-tiful and they’re all __42___. Just like people. Remember when you told me about people?”
I most certainly __43___ when I told her about people. I had explained that we are all __44___ in our own different way. Each of us has a story to ___45___ and no two stories are similar. We learn by ____46__ our stories and listening to the stories of others. Difference is the thing that makes each and every one of us __47___. I had no idea that she’d connected the lesson with ___48___. Actually, no one book was ___49___ than any other book. They were equally beautiful and equally special(特别的).
With dinner still ___50___ and our stomachs beginning to make noise, ___51___ time was finally at hand. But how to choose? I suddenly ___52___ the right question when I asked, “Which book wants to go home the most with you today?” After a short moment of ___53___, her eyes lit up. She ran to a specific book and ___54___ it from its place on the shelf. The main __55____ was the picture on the cover, a turtle with sad eyes. “We need to find out why the turtle is sad,” she said.
A．reason B．act C．question D．problem
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意, 然后从1-15各题所给出的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once a young man was in deep love with a girl. This man folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes (纸鹤) as a gift to his girl. Although he was a small branch manager in a company, and his __1__ didn’t seem too bright, they were very __2__ together until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and would never come back. She also told him that she couldn’t see any future for both of them, “so let’s go our own __3__ from now on…” The young man was __4__, but he agreed. When he regained his __5__, he worked hard day and night, just to make something out of himself. Finally with all the __6__ work, this man set up his own __7__.
One rainy day, while this man was __8__, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain, walking to somewhere. He __9__ that they were his ex-girlfriend’s (前女友)parents, so he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to find him in his expensive car and to know that he had his own company, car, etc.
To the man’s surprise, the couple were walking towards a cemetery (墓地). He got out of his car and followed them. And there he saw his ex-girlfriend — a photograph of her __10__ as sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone, and those precious paper cranes in a glass bottle! He walked over and asked the couple why this had happened. They explained that __11__ she did not leave for France at all. She fell ill with cancer. In her heart, she had believed that he would __12__ some day. She didn’t not want her __13__ to be his barrier(障碍). Therefore, she chose to leave him. She asked her __14__ to put his paper cranes beside her, because if the day comes when fate brings him to her again he can take some of those back with him.
The man just cried __15__. He was heartbroken once again.
| 1. A. appearance |
B. future |
C. salary |
D. apartment |
| 2. A. happy |
B. pleasant |
C. worried |
D. sensitive |
| 3. A. futures |
B. goals |
C. ways |
D. courses |
| 4. A. excited |
B. mad |
C. heartbroken |
D. puzzling |
| 5. A. position |
B. confidence |
C. independence |
D. freedom |
| 6. A. main |
B. beautiful |
C. hard |
D. heavy |
| 7. A. office |
B. family |
C. studio |
D. company |
| 8. A. running |
B. driving |
C. walking |
D. wandering |
| 9. A. recognized |
B. noticed |
C. understood |
D. memorized |
| 10. A. glaring |
B. talking |
C. smiling |
D. crying |
| 11. A. fortunately |
B. recently |
C. difficultly |
D. actually |
| 12. A. come |
B. make |
C. suffer |
D. succeed |
| 13. A. illness |
B. heart |
C. cranes |
D. sadness |
| 14. A. husband |
B. parents |
C. friends |
D. son |
| 15. A. heatedly |
B. hardly |
C. sadly |
D. excitedly |
Dear Kate,
I’m very 36 that you are coming to our school so soon. 37 you arrive, let me introduce38 you what our school life is like.
Our school is quite famous 39 its long history. It was 40in the early 1920s. It is a good place 41 we can prepare ourselves well for the future. We have many wonderful teachers who are always ready to 42 help. 43 we pay a lot of attention to how well we do in lessons, 44 high scores is not the only reason to study. The teachers encourage us to try out new ideas and ask questions. 45 their help we have developed all kinds of interests in both Arts and Science. Students can choose to 46 any school clubs they are 47in. We can also choose the subjects that we want to study. Last term I selected American Literature, because I wanted to learn about famous American writers. This term I chose to attend music classes because my father bought me a piano 48a birthday present.
49 , I was elected monitor of my class, 50 it can be 51 to be a monitor, 52 I have to do a lot of work and attend many meetings. 53 , being a monitor has taught me a lot, such as caring for others and taking responsibilities and so on. When my class was given the title of “Model Class”, I was 54 than ever before. So being a monitor plays an important part in my school life. I’m very pleased with my work.
I love my school and hope that you will have a pleasant experience here too. I am looking forward to 55 you soon.
A．excited B．exciting C．excite D．excitement
A．When B．Before After C．After D．As soon as
A．for B．to C．with D．in
A．as B．by C．for D．with
A．finded B．found C．find D．founded
A．when B．that C．where D．which
A．gives B．donates C．offer D．ask
A．But B．Though C．Because D．So
A．make B．making C．achieve D．achieving
A．Under B．For C．With D．By
A．join B．attend C．join in D．take part in
A．interest B．interested C．interesting D．interests
A．for B．by C．as D．with
A．On the way B．In the way C．By the way D．By way of
A．sometime B．some time C．sometimes D．some times
A．tired B．tires C．tire D．tiring
A．but B．for C．so D．yet
A．But B．So C．However D．And
A．proud B．more proud C．prider D．prouder
A．meet B．meets C．meeting D．met
I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can __1 it, they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a 2 out. There are plenty of loans（货款）and scholarships for the bright and 3 ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to get married, their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 4 to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it,it must be considered a(n) 5 not an obligation（责任，义务）.
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes,they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children personal 6 .A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 7 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so _8_ , so afraid of failing that he（or she）won’t try at all .Of course they should be __9__ corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time.All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate（宽容）them and give them chances to try and fail.They must learn to stand 10 .When criticisms（批评）are really needed,they should be 11 with praises,with a smile and a kiss.That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives.This means teaching them to 12 the rights and opinions of others;it means being respectful to elders,to teachers,and to the law.The best way to teach such values is by 13 .A child who is lied to will lie.A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have 14 laughing and loving.
No child asks to be 15 .If you bring a life into the world,you owe the child something.
A．find B．get C．afford D．receive
A．supporter B．help C．path D．way
A．handsome B．honest C．eager D．worried
A．time B．right C．duty D．energy
A．favor B．pleasure C．honor D．service
A．worth B．affair C．belief D．confidence
A．brought B．compared C．forced D．taken
A．unsure B．desperate C．embarrassed D．dependent
A．properly B．gently C．sincerely D．severely
A．failure B．examination C．fault D．test
A．mixed B．satisfied C．shared D．balanced
A．consider B．recognize C．respect D．know
A．example B．guidance C．word D．deed
A．worry B．difficulty C．fun D．problem
A．praised B．valued C．born D．loved