A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, everywhere. I tried to use a broom, with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered（破碎）. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble his new surroundings and the of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
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When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage（孤儿院）and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project—a small table. I was so of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) . It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a . She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand it, she noticed that it was still wet.
“Were you to bring this home?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,” I with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet and never it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent（宿管员）, thinking that she would it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her to get something important. I followed her into a dark corner. She picked something up. she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to .
A．tired B．ashamed C．proud D．aware
A．award B．wonder C．record D．product
A．design B．invent C．paint D．complete
A．gift B．reward C．prize D．souvenir
A．satisfied B．strict C．patient D．angry
A．upset B．amazed C．confident D．excited
A．thief B．hero C．sword D．flash
A．drying B．observing C．admiring D．hiding
A．into B．across C．above D．after
A．supposed B．embarrassed C．encouraged D．determined
A．agreed B．sighed C．whispered D．argued
A．dirt B．glue C．paint D．wood
A．removed B．touched C．shook D．split
A．put B．give C．take D．throw
A．learned B．expected C．remembered D．recommended
A．bathroom B．balcony C．basement D．bedroom
A．curiously B．unwillingly C．doubtfully D．worriedly
A．Before B．Since C．As D．Until
A．admiration B．gratitude C．sympathy D．regret
A．adapt B．study C．perform D．please
Tears slid down Ken's cheeks. Their newbom baby was removed from life supprt, taken back to her and her , Charlie. who held their baby. Austin was bom at 12:17 p.m. three months than he should have been. The length of a school ruler. he weighed one pound. nine ounces. Doctors tried that technology and medicine could offer at the baby, but Austin did not respond well. Austin's lung tissue (组织) had probably developing four weeks before. even still . his mother, because of an accident Zero chance of . It was time to let him go, and let him leave in his mother's arms － at peace and in no pain.
In the next few hours, Charlie's parents, and Ken's mother came to meet and say Austin. Charlie and Keri their eyes on the baby as he snuggled(依偎) into Keri's chest. The end, they believed. was coming . Nurse Melissa walked in every so often to check Austin's . If it was time for him t0 . his heart rate would begin to slow. After four hours, , Austin was still breathing. His heart thumped(跳动) at a healthy 120 beats per . He moved his head and wrapped his fingers and toes around the fingers of his . Four hours became five, then six. Austin and his parents remained still . Word about this baby had spread out. Everyone was talking about him. As the minutes and hours ticked away, Austin was going strong The tests showed a(n) level of carbon dioxide in his blood. which meant he was enough oxygen into his body. The clock passed midnight. Austin had the next day. Miracle. a life miracle!
A．Melissa B．Charlie C．Austin D．Keri
A．husband B．nurse C．doctor D．wife
A．sooner B．faster C．later D．earlier
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．young B．tiny C．big D．sick
A．started B．stopped C．delayed D．continued
A．inside B．outside C．beside D．with
A．arrival B．approval C．death D．survival
A．hello to B．sorry to C．goodbye to D．yes to
A．put B．focused C．took D．had
A．steadily B．fast C．slowly D．soon
A．heartbeat B．mouth C．blood D．temperature
A．wash B．live C．die D．eat
A．however B．therefore C．meanwhile D．otherwise
A．second B．minute C．hour D．day
A．friends B．sisters C．relatives D．parents
A．crying B．waiting C．sitting D．sleeping
A．unsatisfied B．unacceptable C．normal D．excellent
A．losing B．getting C．making D．pouring
A．lived into B．waked up C．waited for D．suffered from
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