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It was a dark, wet November morning. It seemed like it would take a million years to get to summer again. I thought bears have got it right - what a idea to sleep through the worst part of the year and wake up when spring comes!
“Want some words of encouragement?” a co-worker, seeing my mood, kindly . “You don’t think they would you up?”
“ Today ? No.” I shook my head.
“I used to think so too,” he said, “ I realized the effect my words had on a certain person. Well, it was someone I knew pretty well. I have to say I him rather badly.”
“ You? you are always so positive! How did you do that?”
“I told him I did not like anything about him, really. I told him I did not like his name. In fact, it wasn’t only what I said. I also did pretty bad things to him. When he was hungry, I did not give him the chance to eat food. When he felt like doing something fun, I said to him that having fun was not worthwhile. And worst of all, when he was sick and needed , I did not care. I told him to get up and get to work. And when he did, I never told him he did good work. I was so ashamed him,” he said. “that I wanted to him, but couldn’t.”
“But that was !”
He nodded. “Then one day it all . I stood there in front of the bathroom mirror in the morning. I saw the dark circles under his eyes. I saw the excess weight. I saw the long hair that needed . And I saw the eyes that once had looked at the world . Now they were so sad and tired. And there and then I realized he better. So I told the man I had disliked for so many years that he was a good person .”
My dropped. I looked at him, full of positive energy, in good shape, always ready to ________ others.
“Wow...”
He looked at me. “So how about having a little conversation with the bathroom mirror? The person in there has the greatest effect on you!”
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When I was growing up, I always gave my mom an apron （围裙）on her birthday．I wanted my own mom — 21 that apron I'd just given her, of course —to 22 me at the end of each afternoon bearing a plate of home-baked 23 as she waited breathlessly to hear about my 24 day at school．
Mom loved her family without question, but as an elementary-school teacher she had her own exciting days to 25 .She had hardly any extra time and 26 , and home-baked treats were rare in our house except 27 very special occasions．Since Mom didn't make cookies very often, the 28 of her baking were not always the same．Sometimes the cookies were browned a little more than planned or 29 together and other times the cookies weren't smooth． 30 , none of that bothered anyone in the family．All we 31 was swallowing whatever we were having for dinner that night so we could get to the cookies 32 us on the kitchen counter．
Now that I'm a mom myself, I can 33 all too well why my mother didn't always have the time to wear the apron．As was true with my mother, the list of things I need to do is often 34 than the day itself．But I also understand the desire to 35 the same yellow mixing bowl my mother used and make something special for my family every so often．Whatever I bake is met with approval, appreciation and good 36 by my husband and children．At some level, I believe they're 37 that I was thinking about them as I 38 the brown sugar into the butter or frosted the cake with their favorite kind of icing．They always know I love them．I39 they know it a little better when I'm in a baking mood．
I'm sure my mother felt 40 the same way whenever she made cookies for us．Those cookies will always, in my mind, be the best treat．
A．wearing B．holding C．taking D．throwing
A．watch B．greet C．guide D．encourage
A．vitamins B．vegetables C．cookies D．fruits
A．boring B．frightening C．comfortable D．exciting
A．start with B．set up C．make up D．deal with
A．power B．work C．energy D．strength
A．on B．at C．in D．by
A．methods B．results C．efforts D．ways
A．put B．piled C．stuck D．tied
A．Besides B．However C．Meanwhile D．Thus
A．gave up B．cared about C．figured out D．cut down
A．waiting for B．looking for C．longing for D．heading for
A．predict B．admit C．comment D．understand
A．longer B．heavier C．higher D．tighter
A．put away B．take on C．get out D．come about
A．appetites B．motivations C．opportunities D．instructions
A．anxious B．aware C．eager D．crazy
A．shook B．removed C．tore D．mixed
A．state B．stress C．imagine D．complain
A．mostly B．possibly C．really D．exactly
At Priya's wedding party, her mother gave her a newly opened bankbook and said,"Priya,keep it as a 26 of your marriage life．When something 27 happens, put some money in and give a brief 28 to it next to the line．The happier the event is, the more money you can put in．When 29 after years, you will know how much happiness you've 30 "．
Priya and Hitesh both thought it a great idea and soon made the first deposit（储蓄）． 31 , after years, they startedquarrelling and fighting．They both 32 marrying the worst person in the world．
One day Priya talked to her mother,"Mom, we can't 33 it anymore．We decided to get adivorce!I can't imagine 34 I decided to marry this Guy!!!" Her mother responded,"Just do whatever you want, but before that do one thing first． 35 the bankbook I gave to you on your wedding party? Take out all the money and 36 it first．You shouldn't keep any record of such a 37 marriage．"Priya thought it was 38 ．So she went to the bank,39 to draw out all the money．While waiting in the queue,she took out the bankbook and recalled the memories of all the previous 40 ．Her eyes filled with tears,she left in a（an）41 ．When she returned home, she handed the bankbook to Hitesh, asking him to spend the money．
The next day, Hitesh gavethe bankbook back to Priya． 42 , she found a new deposit of $5000, with a line next to the record:" This is the day I 43 how much I've loved you．How much happiness you've brought me．" Much 44 , they hugged and cried, putting the bankbook back to their 45 ．
A．record B．respect C．remark D．guide
A．uncertain B．unexpected C．pleasant D．annoying
A．arrangement B．comment C．promise D．dream
A．taking up B．looking out C．taking in D．lookingback
A．harvested B．bought C．offered D．wanted
A．Besides B．Anyway C．Instead D．However
A．enjoyed B．risked C．regretted D．stopped
A．help B．stand C．blame D．defeat
A．what B．where C．why D．when
A．Return B．Lose C．Check D．Remember
A．devote B．spend C．lend D．waste
A．happy B．poor C．simple D．traditional
A．reasonable B．faithful C．hopeful D．responsible
A．planning B．pretending C．hesitating D．preferring
A．trouble B．experiences C．quarrels D．happiness
A．panic B．ease C．hurry D．while
A．Interestingly B．Naturally C．Disappointingly D．Surprisingly
A．admit B．search C．realize D．declare
A．attracted B．tired C．puzzled D．moved
A．safe B．mother C．bank D．Wedding
Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold 26 he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had 27 schooling, for being so poor, how could they28 school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked 29a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 30 for himself. How he 31 to have the same chance! He decided to study by32 .In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 33 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he had 34 during the day. He worked35 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned the greater 36 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and37 him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the38 one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he 39a regular student of the school.
Robeson 40 rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the41 of some university professors. They admired his talent 42 his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and 43him free guidance. Robeson felt 44 ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 45 success.
A．whether B．which C．that D．what
A．many B．few C．little D．much
A．buy B．afford C．send D．read
A．as B．like C．for D．by
A．angry B．ashamed C．proud D．sorry
A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted
A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates
A．could B．ought to C．should D．would
A．learned B．taught C．thought D．wondered
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste
A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused
A．worst B．only C．last D．laziest
A．had been B．has been C．is D．was
A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled
A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention
A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of
A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent
A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed
A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with
About a week ago, my 4yearold cousin and I were playing basketball at our local park. The__31__was warm, and many other children were outside__32__. As we played, I noticed a small group of boys__33__a smaller, skinnier, and possibly younger boy. They were calling him names and__34__pushed him to the ground and__35__dirt in his face. When I saw that, I grabbed my__36__by the hand and walked over to the__37__.
I stepped__38__them and the younger boy, and asked them__39__what this boy had done deserved__40__they were doing to him. They all__41__silently for a moment, and then the most amazing thing __42__：one of the boys who hadn't said anything since I__43__stepped around the younger boy and helped him off the__44__and then apologized. He offered to let him play with them，__45__the boy quietly said “thank you” and refused, and then left there.
As I looked around, I__46__that there were dozens of other people at the park—some of them were__47__with children of their own—but no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt__48__that the one of the boys was brave enough to stand up against his friends to help someone__49__， but I felt sad that no one else had even taken a second__50__. I couldn't help but think that those parents at the park would want someone to help their child in that situation, and yet they did nothing but stood by.
A．climate B．atmosphere C．air D．weather
A．as usual B．as well C．as planned D．as yet
A．picking on B．leaving for C．staying in D．taking over
A．yet B．only C．even D．just
A．noticed B．kicked C．watched D．showed
A．cousin B．son C．daughter D．boy
A．class B．family C．group D．society
A．among B．at C．over D．between
A．hopefully B．finally C．politely D．possibly
A．who B．how C．why D．what
A．came B．went C．stood D．talked
A．continued B．stopped C．emerged D．happened
A．jumped up B．walked over C．went by D．went away
A．tree B．room C．stone D．ground
A．so B．but C．then D．still
A．expected B．imagined C．realized D．admitted
A．neighbors B．friends C．classmates D．parents
A．angry B．sorry C．sad D．happy
A．in turn B．in advance C．in need D．in all
A．knock B．shout C．noise D．glance
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer（酿酒人）. He’d 36 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37 were his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me 38 near a vat （酿酒用的桶）of beer.
So I did as he asked. I got good 39 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 40 me to study law and business at the same time.
In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d 41 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 42 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to 44 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I 45 . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid 46 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for 47 ? I thought.
I decided to give up my job to become 48 . When I told Dad, he was 49 , but in the end he 50 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 51 the brewer and patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea party. 52 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get 53 out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined to be a brewer. My 54 to the young is simple: Life is very 55 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.
A．cost B．spent C．take D．paid
A．like B．as if C．so D．nor
A．anywhere B．nowhere C．where D．somewhere
A．result B．teachers C．grades D．work
A．promised B．made C．advised D．allowed
A．never B．ever C．always D．hard
A．Fortunately B．Obviously C．Possibly D．Properly
A．expect B．think C．stop D．wait
A．school B．Colorado C．my home D．my decision
A．realized B．asked C．wondered D．knew
A．less B．little C．good D．lot
A．Englishmen B．Europeans C．the world D．Americans
A．a lawyer B．a brewer C．an instructor D．an engineer
A．surprised B．satisfied C．interested D．anxious
A．hated B．supported C．raised D．left
A．for B．at C．in D．after
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Also D．Yet
A．them B．the word C．tea D．the party
A．advice B．life C．job D．experience
A．hard B．busy C．short D．long