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I went into a supermarket to pick some vegetables, when a young man asked me, “Can you tell me where the milk counter (柜台) is? ”
“Well, the milk is in the lower right corner,” I replied.
Picking up my things, I finally came to the milk counter where I met the same man ________ almost 10 bottles of milk.
I asked, “Do you need a basket or a trolley？”
“Sure，thank you.” He answered.
I was ________ he was still picking more bottles and after a few minutes his trolley had 24 bottles of milk.
I laughed and asked, “Why so many bottles?”
He smiled and said, “These are for my street dogs. Today, I want to be a Sant________ them.”
I said, “Well, it’s too ________ for you to be a Santa. It is still June and Christmas comes in December.”
He ________ at me and walked a few steps, as if he wanted to say something but he left the counter without saying anything.
________ , we met again at the bread counter.
“So these bread and cakes are also for the street dogs, Mr. Santa.”
He smiled and said, “Yes, these are also for the dogs and I love to be Mr. Santa in the month of June, Santa is a representation (象征) of surprises and ________ . Santa comes in December as we ________ him around Christmas. But in real life there is a Santa in each one of us that shines through our personality at some point of time, no matter which month it is. Maybe when you offered help to me by getting me a trolley, there was a hidden Santa in you. When we offer food to a poor man or a(n) ________ to someone who is caught in the rain, we are being Santa there. So when you offer help to others or get help from others, just think that Santa has come all the way for you.”
He left and I was happy that I had met him. It was right to understand that Santa can come before Christmas. We just need to realize that he is around us by ________ happiness and unconditional love.
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Shanghai, a beautiful city during the day, becomes evenat night.
At the end of the day, both the old part of the city around the Bund(外滩) and the modern buildings in Pudong are covered with colorful bright lights. The buildings, both new and old, look completely different and very.
If you lookthe Huangpu River, you can see the Oriental Pearl(东方明珠) TV Tower and the Jinmao Building. Take a boat along theand you can see the amazing nightlife on the Bund. There are over thirty tour boats for you to.
If you preferin the streets, try the famous Nanjing Road. There are busy shops and cafes and you will seepeople enjoying themselves. Most of the shops close at 10∶00 pm. but at that time, teahouses are still open., some of them are open 24 hours a day. Karaoke bars and coffee houses arepopular places where you canold friends and make new ones.
If you are in Shanghai fortime, make sure you do visit Xintiandi, which is a great place for young people, may be a little noisy for old visitors! A quiet place tos Park 97, near the west gate of Fuxing Park. Luwan District. Park 97in 1997 and you can find clubs and international restaurantsBaci where you can get Italian food and Tokyo Joe’s, a Japanese restaurant.
Now computers are very among young people. Last week, we asked thirty young people fourteen and eighteen. We asked how much they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we most interested in they used their computers for.
The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.
All the children said they usually used computers . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理) . Only two of them said computers their lessons, and eight children told us they kept addresses and phone numbers in their computers or used to write diaries. Only three children said they were learning to make computer programs and nobody looked up databases (数据库). None of them used computers for any use.
The show that computer use is quite high among young people of 14-18 years old. They also show quite clearly that computers by most young people as little more than game machines. , though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become in everyday life.
A．common B．cheap C．easy D．difficult
A．among B．between C．from D．about
A．hours B．money C．time D．/
A．is B．was C．are D．were
A．what B．why C．how D．whether
A．high B．higher C．highest D．the highest
A．to read B．reading C．to play games D．playing games
A．at times B．as usual C．in the end D．all the time
A．found out B．worked at C．helped with D．looked over
A．theirs B．them C．its D．it
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．ways B．questions C．reports D．results
A．are seen B．have seen C．will be seen D．see
A．More or less B．From now on C．By the way D．It seems to us that
A．wonderful B．popular C．useful D．Expensive
I believe listening is powerful medicine. Studies have shown it takes a physician(医师) about 18 seconds to interrupt (打断)a patient after he begins talking.
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to . I went to her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an old woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, struggling to socks on her swollen(浮肿的) feet. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Meanwhile I said something like this: “How are you feeling? The nurse told me that you're anxious to see your son who's visiting you today. I believe you really seeing him.”
She me with a serious voice. “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story.”
I was surprised and . I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, she had not seen him in five years. She believed that her health problems were worse because of her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was else I could do for her. She her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to .
In fact, the old feel lonely when they live alone. Sometimes they only need a listener. Therefore, Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing(治愈).A. look B. notice C. see
A. put B. wear C. dress
A. want to B. look forward to C. worry about
A. asked B. stopped C. required
A. embarrassed B. mad C.excited
A. but B. so C. or
A. missing B. loving C.meeting
A. nothing B. everything C.anything
A. shook B. dropped C. moved
A. talk B. feel C. listen
Boys and girls, this summer vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare yourselves for the future. The following is some advice on to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.
Take regular exercise. You hard most of the time. Therefore, you need to join in outdoor activities, which can your whole body into action. You can benefit from different forms of exercise swimming ,mountain climbing and so on.
Learn some basic life skills. One day, you will live. You can’t depend on your family any longer. So, you should learn to cook, wash and other practical .
Go for a journey. Travel to places of interest. In this way, you’ll understand cultures that are different that of your hometown. Beautiful scenery can also make you relaxed.
Enjoy time. Don’t always sit in front of a computer alone. It’s great fun for family members to gather around the table,sports, clothes or other common topics.
If you follow the advice above, your summer vacation will be full of joy and 10. We wish you a wonderful time!A. why B. howC. what
A. have worked B. workedC. will work
A. carry B. bringC. make
A. instead of B. such asC. as well
A. alone B. lonelyC. together
A. lessons B. skillsC. jobs
A. asB. toC. from
A. familyB. homeC. house
A. advisingB. discussingC. deciding
A. meaning B. sadnessC. success
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of . He stood right before me with his head down and said , "Look what I found!" In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise, "It smells sweet and it's beautiful, too. That's I picked it. Here, it's for you." The flower before me was dead. But I knew must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, "This is just what I ." Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not ---he was blind.
Tears came down my face as I him for picking the best one. "You're welcome." he smiled, and then ran off to . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain .
Through the eyes of a blind child, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been . I decided to see the beauty in life, and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colorful C．simple D．wonderful
A．mind B．trouble C．breath D．work
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．So B．Or C．However D．And
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have
A．cry B．speak C．smile D．see
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget