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You can really tell a lot about people’s character by how they act at the grocery store.I________ what had happened in a crowded store when there was a ________ of shopping carts a few days ago.
A well-dressed man, together with his wife and a child, was ________ a cart when another man stopped him. “Excuse me,” the second man said, “ ________ this cart is what I brought here. It’s mine.” The first guy looked rather ________ and then became annoyed. Instead of ________ , he protested, “But someone took my cart!” At that moment, his wife also glared at him, so he unwillingly ________ his ill-gotten gain. The well-dressed man had ________ the useful saying that “Do to others as you would have others do to you.”________ , there are often some shoppers who have changed their minds about ________ some items and put what they have chosen on the ________ shelf. They think that the store ________ shop assistants who should put the things they give up ________ . In the opinion of these fellows, does that mean it’s OK for kids to ________ their rubbish on the floor or everywhere because schools employ ________ to clean the hall? In the ________ , there are express-line cheaters who enter the “10 items or less” line with 14 items because they’re in a hurry or ________ because they are unwilling to queue up. They don’t think that someone will________ them behaving immorally. Even if someone finds them out, they’re ready to ________ that “It depends on what you call an item.”
I consider these fellows as a black sheep and there are a small number of such people. In our society we should be ________, and play by the rules. It is important for us to set a good example to our kids, even in the grocery store.
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Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very 1 with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was 2 than him, he felt disappointed. So he 3 hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to 4 some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started 5 for land.
He 6 that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to 7 their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the 8 of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his 9 to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land 10 giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could 11 by walking through the land before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the 12 , he could have it.
The farmer became very 13 when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of 14 without paying anything. He came 15 the next morning and started running, not walking, 16 he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued 17 . Without eating, or drinking, or resting he just got very 18 . When he came back to the head in the evening, he 19 right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.
Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will 20 everything finally.
A．careful B．pleased C．bored D．busy
A．healthier B．stronger C．richer D．cleverer
A．thought B．learned C．tried D．worked
A．borrow B．spend C．make D．save
A．waiting B．looking C．preparing D．caring
A．explained B．hoped C．noticed D．guessed
A．see B．follow C．help D．cheat
A．chance B．result C．condition D．purpose
A．promise B．request C．suggestion D．order
A．for B．by C．without D．before
A．cover B．farm C．buy D．have
A．year B．month C．week D．day
A．interested B．sad C．happy D．calm
A．land B．crop C．experience D．knowledge
A．quietly B．early C．finally D．suddenly
A．so that B．even if C．because D．whether
A．dreaming B．walking C．speaking D．running
A．nervous B．excited C．tired D．worried
A．refused B．died C．appeared D．rested
A．lose B．face C．change D．defeat
Keeping _36___and slim is the dream of many girls. Here is some advice about losing__37__. First, __38__attention to the amount of food you have every day. But it doesn’t mean you should starve(饿死) yourself. Your body _39___ nutrition(营养). The key is a healthy_40___. Have more vegetables, fruit, milk and eggs and try to stay away from fast food, especially fries. Experts have pointed _41___ that having too many fries can even cause_42___. The last thing you should remember is to__43_ consistently(持续地). One or two days of jogging will make__44_ improvement. What you have to do is to leave your sofa, TV set, and snacks behind and to _45__ into the open air!
A．fit B．clean C．quiet D．cool
A．height B．flight C．weight D．heart
A．take B．give C．put D．pay
A．have B．needs C．takes D．makes
A．snack B．drink C．food D．diet
A．out B．in C．on D．at
A．bad B．cancer(癌症) C．effect D．terrble
A．exercise B．run C．jump D．swim
A．some B．any C．not D．no
A．get up B．get out C．get down D．get off
Cars are very popular in America. When the kids are fourteen years old, they dream of having their own ____1___. Many students take a part-time job after school to ___2___ a car. In most places ____3___ people learn to drive in high school. They have to take a ___4____ test to get a license. Learning to drive and getting a driver’s ___5___ may be one of the most exciting things in their lives. For many, that piece of paper is an important symbol(象征)that they are now grown-ups.
Americans seem to love their cars almost more than anything else. People almost never go to see a doctor when they are ____6_____. But they will take ____7____ cars to a “hospital” at the smallest sign of a problem. At weekends, people ___8___ most of the time in washing and waxing(打蜡) their cars. For some families it is not enough to have ___9___ car. They often have two or even three. Husbands need a car to go to work. Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or ___10____ activities.
A．cars B．computers C．bikes D．houses
A．borrow B．buy C．lend D．sell
A．old B．tall C．strong D．young
A．language B．listening C．driving D．body
A．address B．book C．license D．name
A．sick B．healthy C．pleased D．angry
A．his B．her C．your D．their
A．cost B．take C．spend D．pay
A．no B．one C．some D．several
A．other B．another C．one D．else
In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no ___1___ for stillness.
And when we are ___2 ___to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often ___3 ___something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re ___4___.
This comes at a ___ 5___: we lose that time for ___6__, for observing and listening. We lose peace.
And ___7___ yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get ___ 8___done.
Take a moment to think about ___9__ you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering ___10 ___, checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always ___11___through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your ___12___? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be ___13___. Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. ___14___be in the moment.
Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d ___15___ it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more ___16___.
Then be that vision.
It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. ___17___you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too___18___. Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of ___19___ for it.
___20 ___ the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.
A．place B．chance C．freedom D．time
A．forced B．ordered C．invited D．told
A．have B．find C．buy D．get
A．familiar with B．curious about C．used to D．interested in
A．cost B．risk C．loss D．danger
A．play B．food C．sleep D．consideration
A．further B．worse C．farther D．deeper
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．how B．where C．why D．whether
A．questions B．problems C．phones D．messages
A．walking B．rushing C．stepping D．going
A．school B．youth C．work D．life
A．silent B．patient C．still D．quiet
A．Nearly B．Ever C．Just D．Already
A．like B．decide C．choose D．need
A．activity B．research C．study D．peace
A．Because B．Until C．Once D．Unless
A．frequently B．slowly C．fast D．quickly
A．asking B．sending C．calling D．waiting
A．Value B．Miss C．Owe D．Hold
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had loved a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 16 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As 17 drew near, the young man expected 18 that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of the special day, his father called him into his study. His father told him how 19 he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped (包装好的) gift box. Curious, but a little bit 20 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible (圣经).
Angrily, he raised his 21 to his father and said, “Is a Bible 22 you can give me with all your money?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years 23 and the young man was very successful in business, but 24 his father was very old, he thought perhaps he 25 go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. 26 he could make the arrangements (安排), he received a telegram which 27 him of his father’s death, and all the possessions (财产) willed (立遗嘱) to him.
28 arriving at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to 29 through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had 30 it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to 31 . As he was reading, a car 32 dropped from the back of the Bible.
How many times do we 33 blessings (祝福) because they are not wrapped as we expected? Do not spoil (搞糟) what you have by desiring (渴求) what you have not; but remember what you now have was once 34 the things you hoped for. What may appear as bad fortune (运气) may 35 be the door that is just waiting to be opened.
A．offer B．pay C．buy D．afford
A．his birthday B．graduation day C．sports meet D．examination day
A．signs B．notes C．warnings D．marks
A．upset B．crazy C．comfortable D．proud
A．excited B．disappointed C．worried D．satisfied
A．hand B．head C．voice D．sound
A．all B．that C．all what D．that all
A．past B．gone C．passed D．spent
A．learning B．realizing C．hearing D．understanding
A．could B．would C．should D．ought
A．After B．Before C．Since D．Until
A．informed B．required C．reported D．introduced
A．By B．On C．As D．At
A．put B．push C．search D．pass
A．kept B．bought C．left D．expected
A．turn over B．turn on C．turn up D．turn down
A．picture B．model C．key D．toy
A．miss B．get C．forget D．avoid
A．of B．among C．between D．along
A．surely B．actually C．mainly D．naturally