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Mr White with his wife living at a small Italian hotel, they had stayed in Italy for months on holiday. One night he went out for a walk . It was late. The small street was dark and . Suddenly he heard behind him. He his head and saw a middle-aged man with wild hair, who quickly walked him. The man was nearly out of sight when Mr White suddenly found that his watch . He thought it was the man who had taken his watch, so he ran quickly after him and soon caught up with him. As he knew Italian, Mr White had to ask the man the watch in another way. He showed the man his strong arms and to his watch pocket. The man thought a while and gave watch to Mr White.
Mr. White returned home and told his wife had happened. He was greatly surprised when Mrs. White pointed to the watch on the table. Now he found it was that had taken the Italian’s watch.
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I work as a volunteer（志愿者） for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too ________ for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were ________ over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned（咧嘴笑）, “Pretty hard.”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes ________ large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized （着迷）. He couldn't stop ________ . Later he said________ , “I wish I could speak French.” I was ________—this from a boy who hated and________ French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he ________ Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed （活泼起来）.
________ , the moment that really took ________ breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was________ a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in ________. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and ________ to become part of the leadership of the ________ .
Learning her story, Barrett was as________as I by this tiny woman's achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a________ of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay ________ as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This ________ achieved all I'd expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He'll be a man.
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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸(卡)上将该项涂黑。
My wife and I have been together 17 years and have always had animals, but when we moved to Abu Dhabi we decided not to have pets. We thought we could ________for it by volunteering for a couple of rescue organizations here in the Middle East. Then Rusty’s sad little face appeared on the ________lists and we both just gave in. He was ours ________ we even met him. We just knew it.
Rusty was a year old when he came to us. He was extremely ________and blind in one eye with missing teeth from a violent ________ he had encountered (遇到) some time in his short life. He was also ________ to straighten his back legs fully, probably from being ________ in a cage far too small for him.
I sat on the floor of the foster carer’s lounge and Rusty came right up to me and ________ down with his head on my knee. It was a(n) ________ moment. His carer had not seen him ________ someone so completely before. We fell in love with him, took him home and set about ________ him into a happier animal.
The first thing we had to do was ________ out what scared him. The answer was simple enough: ________ scared him. I think he was so ________ to bad things happening to him he just figured he lived in a world where only bad things happened.
One of the things that really scared him was ________ , so I began making him less sensitive by giving him a stomach rub with my foot every time I passed. It took a while, ________ he soon came to realize that he would never be ________ again and took to rolling onto his back and wagging his tail to let me know that he was up for a rub. If I didn’t, he would________ me to my writing desk and crawl under it, gently touching and pushing me to get my attention at my foot until he got what he wanted!
Treating animals with dignity brings back memories of the best part of human ________ . Every time I interact with Rusty and our other rescued pets. I am________that they have nothing to offer but love and trust. There is no
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother from stroke（中风）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no what I could do to help her to relieve her . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I precious watch，which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt about the loss.
There have been many like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things I read “If You Have a Lemon，Make a Lemonade" by American writer Dale Carnegie.
“When the wise man is handed a lemon，he says，‘What can I get from this? How can I my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade？’”he wrote.
I suddenly that life is full of ups and downs，so I need to stay all the time.
Now when I think of my past，I wish I could have handled things ．When my mother was fighting for ，I should have held her hands in mine，telling her things would get better instead of and crying.
Several weeks ago，I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't a prize. If I had not this article，I would definitely have felt again. But instead，I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage ．
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well，but these thorns help us become________and strong. When life us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
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Cancer Cancelled
My name's James and I am an 18-year "Cancer Survivor". When I was 15 years of age, I was at my house one day with my two sisters and when I tried to run up the steps, I blacked out, and _________the stairs very hard. When I came to myself, I remembered my sisters saying “Are you all right?” and I replied “I think so, yeah.” But little did my sisters and I know that was the beginning of this __________. When I began to try to climb the stairs, my whole right leg hurt seriously. I couldn’t move it_________ the assistance of my hands. The __________ was horrible. I finally made my way upstairs and I couldn’t ________ I couldn’t move my leg. As time went on it got ________ so a month later I finally went to hospital. I explained to the doctor what had happened. Then I was asked to go to the rooms __________ they treated me to the X-rays, MRI, and CAT SCANS machines. One week later, my doctor __________ the house and said, “You need to come up here right away!”
My mother and I __________ up there and they had the X-rays results ready for me--My body seemed __________ except my right leg. I was surrounded by doctors and nurses.
I got my __________, but wasn’t clear on what was happening. They __________us back home. Three days later, they __________ an expert from another continent or someplace and he looked at my X-rays one time and said “OH MY GOD, this young man has bone cancer.”
Once all of that got cleared up, they __________ my chemotherapy(化疗) treatments a week later. On October 9, 2014, I had the surgery, the bone replacement surgery. I was told that I couldn’t _________ like a normal person anymore, so ________ was impossible. I couldn’t do this or that, etc. Basically my _________ was over before it even got started. When I got through with my final chemotherapy I was _________40 kg.
I want to share this story with you guys because today I’m 84 kg with 2% body fat. I don’t smoke or drink. I can walk and even run. I’m so __________ to be here and forever to grace life with my presence each day. My dream is to become the “___________” to everybody who ever thought about giving up on life because it’s so hard, or just simply not living it.
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A Love Note To My Mom
When I was a little girl, I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling ________in your life. Little did I know you were _______every penny you earned to go to _______school.
I cannot thank you enough for _______you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework. I wandered into the dining where you were buried _______ piles of law books. I was_______ .Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for _______ ? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t know. Moms_______be lawyers too. You smiled and said,“In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
As young as I was ,that statement kept_______in my ears. I watched as you faced the_______ of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a _______and a Mom of five kids. I was exhausted just watching you_______.With your words of wisdom in my _______ mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world_______ .I set out to live my life filled with_______, seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.
Your words became my motto. I _______ found myself in the unique position of being either the first woman doctor in Maryland Rotary _______one of the few women chief medical reporters in my field. I gained strength every time I said , “Yes, I’ll try that.”
Encouraged by your _______ , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and_______ meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m_______it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
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