I started serving the homeless when I was eight years old. I didn't know these people would make such a big difference in my _______.
Twice a month I go to the church and help get things ready for _______. When the gate is opened, people come in _______ to get drinks. They take their seats while breakfast is _______, and then we begin to _______. We each take two plates and carry them _______ the line as the plates are _______. Each person receives several kinds of foods. I walk to the tables and _______ the plates before them. After I've served them, I ask if they need _______ else and bring them whatever they ask for.
When I first started serving, I was a little ________ . At first I stayed close to my mom most of the time, but after I got to know these strangers, I ________ that they were friendly people. And the ________ of them was often nicer than the outside. I realized that there was no ________ to be scared. After serving for a few months, I started to ________ seeing the same people each week.
All of these people make my day much ________. The past two years have made a big ________ in my life. I do this ________ it is the right thing to do. When I serve people, I want them to know that someone ________ them and that they matter. Serving makes me happy, but even more ________, it teaches me to love and ________ others and helps make the world a better place.
1.A.study B.work C.family D.life
2.A.breakfast B.brunch C.lunch D.dinner
3.A.secretly B.quickly C.slowly D.separately
4.A.ordered B.enjoyed C.prepared D.tasted
5.A.eat B.serve C.leave D.try
6.A.before B.beyond C.above D.along
7.A.emptied B.washed C.filled D.dried
8.A.make B.set C.fix D.show
9.A.nothing B.everything C.what D.anything
10.A.surprised B.embarrassed C.scared D.puzzled
11.A.realized B.admitted C.claimed D.swore
12.A.past B.inside C.surface D.front
13.A.way B.doubt C.reason D.wonder
14.A.get tired of B.take charge of C.get down to D.look forward to
15.A.better B.further C.busier D.easier
16.A.success B.difference C.profit D.fortune
17.A.because B.if C.once D.though
18.A.relies on B.goes after C.cares about D.looks for
19.A.necessarily B.interestingly C.honestly D.importantly
20.A.respect B.forgive C.inspire D.protect
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You already know that colors can suggest a mood or attitude, but do you know that color is a ________ that can persuade us to buy things? According to some researches, color can be up to 85 percent of the reason we ________ to purchase something. Smart marketers know: Color ________!
“Right” colors make products “better”
Colors ________ how we feel about the food we eat. For example, orange juice with ________ orange color was preferred over naturally colored orange juice and was thought to be sweeter.
In the case of ________, color also plays a role. Have you ever noticed that pink is often used as the color of face creams? That’s for a good reason. In a research study, some women were given pink and white face creams, which were ________ except for their color. One hundred percent of the women said that the pink face creams were more effective and ________ on sensitive skin.
More colorful, more personalized
We need not only good quality products, but personalized ones. This urges manufacturers to make their products more and more “colorful”.
Take M&M’s Milk Chocolate Candies for example. Having a packet of M&M’s candies in ________, choosing which ones to eat first according to their colors -- many of us probably have had such experience.
A variety of colors is the ________ of the classic candies. Now they have come with even more custom colors that will be sure to “________ in your mouth, not in your hand!” Gold, silver, pink and many other colors are available to choose from. Eating such candies must be a ________ “sweet” experience.
Another successful color marketing example is Apple’s iPod. Does Apple have ________ MP3 technology? Maybe, but that’s not the point, marketing experts say. What makes the iPod so successful is “the ________ that makes it easy for people to express themselves through color choices.” The fourth generation of iPod Nano features nine colors -- pink, red, orange, yellow and so on. Color, as a personal statement, adds a touch of ________ to the MP3 player.
1.A.sign B.therapy C.tool D.phenomenon
2.A.decide B.cause C.refuse D.swear
3.A.advertises B.sells C.claims D.exclaims
4.A.reflect B.recall C.influence D.stimulate
5.A.improved B.developed C.strengthened D.addicted
6.A.fashion B.cosmetics C.physiology D.psychology
7.A.ideal B.smooth C.identical D.ripe
8.A.efficient B.influential C.practical D.milder
9.A.mind B.mouth C.hand D.pocket
10.A.signature B.taste C.innovation D.signal
11.A.swallow B.digest C.chew D.melt
12.A.specially B.particularly C.normally D.unusually
13.A.inferior B.superior C.priority D.supportive
14.A.design B.color C.content D.system
15.A.humanity B.popularity C.individuality D.activity
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Rob is a commercial diver in Louisiana. He performs _______ repairs on facilities. Below is an e-mail he sent to his sister.
Hi Sue,
I know you've been feeling _________ lately about your job, so I thought I would share my _________with you to make you realize it's not so _______ after all.
As you know, I _________ a diving suit to the sea. This time of year the water is quite cool. To keep water_________, we have a powered water heater which sucks the sea water and _________ it to a delightful temperature. It then _________ the water down to the diver through a hose (软管). Now, this all sounds like a good plan, and I've used it several times with no ___________
This time the water heater____________my whole suit with warm water. It's fantastic… it's like working in a bathtub. But __________ , my bottom started to itch and I scratched it. Within a few seconds my bottom started to feel a fierce burning. I __________ the hose out from my back, thinking that maybe the water was too hot, but the____________ was done. The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish (水母) and pumped it __________ into my suit. All of its poisonous, sharp pain-causing tentacles (触须) went into the narrow opening of my bottom!
I informed the dive director of what happened over the communicator. His ____________ were unclear due to the fact that he, along with five other divers, was all laughing heartily. Needless to say I __________ the dive. When I arrived at the surface, the director, with tears of ____________ running down his face, handed me a tube of cream and told me to ____________ it on my bottom. The cream ____________ the fire, but I couldn’t go to the toilet for two days because my bottom was swollen shut.
So, next time you're having a bad day at work, think about how much worse it would be if you had a __________push up your bottom. Whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, is this a jellyfish bad day?
1.A.road B.medical C.underwater D.housing
2.A.upset B.cheerful C.nervous D.satisfied
3.A.dream B.story C.duty D.agenda
4.A.amusing B.alarming C.awful D.appealing
5.A.deliver B.produce C.order D.wear
6.A.warm B.clean C.icy D.calm
7.A.boils B.increases C.heats D.releases
8.A.drives B.mops up C.pumps D.pollutes
9.A.control B.complaints C.information D.comments
10.A.cooled B.flooded C.faded D.shrank
11.A.sooner or later B.once in a while C.all of a sudden D.in a short term
12.A.cut B.slid C.passed D.pulled
13.A.deed B.justice C.favor D.damage
14.A.directly B.regularly C.stably D.securely
15.A.feelings B.actions C.excuses D.instructions
16.A.started B.stopped C.practiced D.enjoyed
17.A.disappointment B.curiosity C.laughter D.panic
18.A.apply B.burn C.remove D.hide
19.A.kept up B.put out C.built up D.blew on
20.A.hose B.heater C.diver D.jellyfish
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The squirrel, Bella, had a rough start to life. At the age of four weeks old, an owl (猫头鹰) had _________and badly wounded her.
Bella stood no _________ of surviving her wounds in the wild. _________ , Ruby Harrison took her home. Ruby not only gave Bella a home, but a _______ with three other adopted squirrels. They grew strong, but Ruby didn't domesticate (驯养) any of the squirrels. "They are part of the _______ rather than a pet," she said.
It was time to say goodbye in April 2009. Ruby saw them _________ into the trees and never expected to see them often. Then, initially, the other three came back for a ___________once and stopped coming by, but Bella was _________ . She seemed to have a strong _________ with the Harrisons that kept her visiting almost daily.
In the past ten years since her release, it's not just Ruby herself who gets Bella's __________. "Bella sits right at the front door to look in for someone's __________." Ruby described, "My husband rushes out of the door to be ________and happily runs back inside to the big bowl of nuts for her.”
More amazingly, this spring came with a(n) __________. Bella came round again with her ________family, with her three babies__________someone to notice.
1.A.approached B.attacked C.followed D.advanced
2.A.risk B.test C.chance D.use
3.A.Suddenly B.Clearly C.Strangely D.Luckily
4.A.family B.series C.hospital D.location
5.A.park B.wild C.yard D.earth
6.A.look B.break C.escape D.disappear
7.A.treat B.pity C.praise D.rest
8.A.normal B.traditional C.different D.extraordinary
9.A.taste B.connection C.touch D.smell
10.A.sight B.reach C.company D.observation
11.A.attention B.permission C.respect D.interest
12.A.found B.greeted C.passed D.lifted
13.A.surprise B.event C.group D.story
14.A.amusing B.invited C.interesting D.extended
15.A.afraid of B.forcing C.waiting for D.applying for
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Few 17-year-old girls know how to weld (焊接)two metal pipes together. I have learned this skill in the past five years as a(n) _____for my father’s personal plumbing (管道装置) business.This summer job often needs to deal with the mess that causes physical and mental ___ ,and, to some extent, ___ a tough and elegant attitude. It is often difficult to cope with. But I ____
Every morning, I have to put on a pair of men's jeans Most of my peers are ___ to wear it in public. I ___ tied my hair when I rushed out of the house, and _____ into the front passenger seat of the plumber's construction vehicle.
When my peers were part-time babysitters or lifeguards, I was helping my father in the dirty bathroom or the _____ basement. Thick dust ___my nose and mouth, and my hands became black. There is nothing beautiful and neat; every thing in front of you is __
Honestly speaking, I felt_______, discouraged and unable to think hard Pipe work is a tough job, and I sometimes hate it. I asked myself why I had to_____these dust and sweat. I can even find another job, a ______job more like my peers.
__, just like I hate messy pipes, I also hate being affected by these little ___ emotions After all, the world is built by people who are willing to get their hands ___. Life is a process of ___ chaos and learning to clean up, and pipeline work is no ___.
My dad and I not only create chaos, we also create_____. When customers are ____ for our work, I understand that we have brought order to their lives in small places. The physical and mental discomfort of plumbing work is worth it.
1.A.companion B.fellow C.assistant D.engineer
2.A.misfortune B.pleasure C.discomfort D.injury
3.A.requires B.reflects C.reviews D.recovers
4.A.promised B.waited C.resisted D.insisted
5.A.eager B.able C.unwilling D.impatient
6.A.carefully B.normally C.eventually D.hurriedly
7.A.looked B.moved C.climbed D.turned
8.A.big B.damp C.cool D.warm
9.A.covered B.separated C.infected D.protected
10.A.dangerous B.interesting C.crucial D.ugly
11.A.fearless B.powerless C.effortless D.endless
12.A.respect B.wipe C.tolerate D.replace
13.A.renewable B.responsible C.regular D.realistic
14.A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Instead
15.A.disturbing B.surprising C.touching D.warning
16.A.smooth B.smart C.dirty D.violent
17.A.controlling B.accepting C.finishing D.handling
18.A.excuse B.puzzle C.description D.exception
19.A.memory B.luck C.order D.wealth
20.A.grateful B.ready C.thirsty D.sorry
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As I entered womanhood, mom told me that no matter what happened and no matter what I did, I could always come home. Because of what those words meant to me, I said the same thing to my ____
My childhood was filled with ____— a lot of kisses,lots of hugs, and lots of spoken “I love you”. Because of what those meant to me, I ____ my sons the same things.
My mom came from a ____family and had a difficult childhood,yet she never____about how unlucky she was____ my mom, I saw love’s ability to forgive.
I saw my sweet mom love my Grandpa,____ he had abandoned her and my Grandma and failed to____ for their needs; I never saw mom treat Grandpa any way but lovingly, even though he was far from ____ I learned how love behaves and forgives.
I watched my mom ____my 100-year-old grandma who,in her blindness,deafness and feebleness(虚弱),needed almost ____ care. When I was in her home, I heard what I’ve heard all my life, “I love you, mom.” They would ____ this to each other at least five times a ____— when mom got Grandma up,made her comfortable in bed,or prepared her _____ And I would hear love’s ____ when Grandma said, “And I love you too.”
Love forgives and ____, not focusing on what has happened. ____, love’s focus is on what needs to be done and on doing it the ____ we can.
My mom taught me to love;she told me to ____ it on to my children, and she____forgiveness herself.
1.A.friends B.children C.settlers D.neighbors
2.A.happiness B.entertainment C.confusion D.attraction
3.A.paid B.ordered C.gave D.bought
4.A.famous B.broken C.fortunate D.peaceful
5.A.regretted B.argued C.complained D.wondered
6.A.In B.Like C.With D.Before
7.A.if B.because C.so D.although
8.A.offer B.provide C.support D.react
9.A.modest B.ordinary C.kind D.smart
10.A.pick up B.bring out C.look after D.turn to
11.A.little B.total C.early D.major
12.A.whisper B.amuse C.greet D.encourage
13.A.day B.month C.year D.second
14.A.gesture B.dormitory C.mess D.meal
15.A.question B.response C.solution D.measure
16.A.walks on B.falls behind C.moves on D.runs away
17.A.However B.Instead C.Also D.Therefore
18.A.quickest B.least C.longest D.best
19.A.pass B.look C.put D.write
20.A.defended B.expected C.showed D.supported
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I went to a group activity, "Sensitivity Sunday", which was to make us more _______the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to "_______a disability" for several hours one Sunday. Some members, _______, chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs(耳塞) or blindfolds(眼罩).
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a _______experience. I had never considered before how_______it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my _______made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not _______. Then I wondered where to put my _______. It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into _______. I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of ________for several hours. For disabled people, "adopting a wheelchair" is not a temporary________.
I tried to find a ________position and thought it might be restful, ________kind of nice, to be ________around for a while. Looking around, I ________I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I ________ the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the ________of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) ________ task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon ________. It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of "disability" gave me only a taste of the ________, both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
1.A.curious about B.interested in C.aware of D.careful with
2.A.cure B.prevent C.adopt D.analyze
3.A.instead B.strangely C.as usual D.like me
4.A.learning B.working C.satisfying D.relaxing
5.A.convenient B.awkward C.boring D.exciting
6.A.height B.force C.skill D.weight
7.A.locked B.repaired C.powered D.grasped
8.A.hands B.feet C.keys D.handles
9.A.place B.action C.play D.effect
10.A.operation B.communication C.transportation D.production
11.A.exploration B.education C.experiment D.entertainment
12.A.flexible B.safe C.starting D.comfortable
13.A.yet B.just C.still D.even
14.A.shown B.pushed C.driven D.guided
15.A.realized B.suggested C.agreed D.admitted
16.A.lifted B.turned C.pressed D.seized
17.A.path B.position C.direction D.way
18.A.easy B.heavy C.major D.extra
19.A.forgotten B.repeated C.conducted D.finished
20.A.weaknesses B.challenges C.anxieties D.illnesses
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I have been so fortunate to receive kindness from everybody around, warmth from animals and mother nature. When I was_________up, I was taught_________to thank everything around with gratitude and regard everyone around with_________and kindness, just as my grandparents and parents did.
A long, long time ago, earlier in my career, I was_________for hiring a lot of people in key_________.Though I hired many, I didn't hire many more. One of my guiding principles was to always_________candidates with kindness and respect. But as many years went by, I was_________off because of the_________of our company and the severe economic pressure sweeping the country.
Like all the candidates I had_________, I was now the interviewee. That was__________for me. I went through a string of interviews, all__________. After one particular interview, at the end of the__________the interviewer asked if I remembered him. "No," I replied. "Well." he said__________, "you had interviewed me a few years ago and though I didn't get the job, I still__________how you treated me with kindness and respect. And now I would like to__________you for this job." Though I already knew it, living with kindness and respect__________.
As I shared my story with others on the Internet, I received many__________. Some thanked me for this__________share and many agreed that kindness does__________, saying although we may not be able to change the world around us in a(n)__________, our kindness will come back to us in one way or another. This is life.
1.A.put B.brought C.picked D.called
2.A.slowly B.suddenly C.repeatedly D.gradually
3.A.surprise B.comfort C.relief D.respect
4.A.responsible B.hungry C.grateful D.good
5.A.careers B.choices C.positions D.topics
6.A.treat B.adopt C.assess D.persuade
7.A.set B.taken C.broken D.laid
8.A.intention B.reform C.fault D.devotion
9.A.punished B.attacked C.interviewed D.studied
10.A.strange B.natural C.obvious D.lucky
11.A.in order B.in pain C.in danger D.in vain
12.A.operation B.process C.movement D.situation
13.A.sadly B.shyly C.seriously D.loudly
14.A.regret B.remember C.expect D.pretend
15.A.fire B.confuse C.demand D.hire
16.A.paid off B.picked up C.cut off D.cared for
17.A.does B.needs C.likes D.designs
18.A.awful B.awesome C.wrong D.humorous
19.A.spread B.donate C.waste D.appear
20.A.mess B.hurry C.word D.instant
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I grew up in a small village in Ohio, where everyone knew a man called Tom. Uneducated, he couldn’t talk _______. And because he was _______ and not very smart, everyone teased him. I guessed he was an easy mark.
One day, he came walking by. I was about 12 and thought it would make me feel grown-up to _______ him like the adults did.
He asked how I was doing. I told him my father was _______, and that we lacked money. I could hear my friends _______ in the background so I went on with the lie. I had him _______ so completely that every time he inquired about the _______, I would make it seem increasingly worrying.
I knew he made a _______ by doing odd jobs (打零工), so it seemed _______ when he asked me if we needed anything. I told him that we didn’t know if we would ________. He responded, “You poor thing, I will ________ for you.”
That night I heard the ________ rattle (作响) softly. Thinking it was the wind beating against it, I ________ it. Later when I opened the door to go outside, I found a box of ________ I knew who had given the food. I ________ the small box of canned food with tears in my eyes. I felt ________, and wanted to return the groceries.
My father would not let me take the box ________. He said it would hurt Tom. Each day when we were to have dinner, my father would ask, “What side dish are we having from the ________ box today?”
It was ________ for me to eat the food. I knew Tom had given sacrificially. He gave the best he had, but I did not ________ the gift.
1.A.fluently B.carefully C.slowly D.frequently
2.A.ill-treated B.bad-tempered C.warm-hearted D.good-natured
3.A.remind B.annoy C.tease D.abuse
4.A.delayed B.deserted C.prohibited D.unemployed
5.A.laughing B.whispering C.applauding D.clapping
6.A.absorbed B.amused C.fooled D.struck
7.A.atmosphere B.situation C.address D.reason
8.A.difference B.profit C.fortune D.living
9.A.funny B.impossible C.practical D.moving
10.A.panic B.starve C.remain D.succeed
11.A.pray B.manage C.operate D.purchase
12.A.window B.door C.fence D.box
13.A.investigated B.explored C.fastened D.ignored
14.A.vegetables B.groceries C.snacks D.fruits
15.A.held up B.took over C.looked through D.packed up
16.A.frustrated B.thrilled C.touched D.ashamed
17.A.out B.away C.back D.apart
18.A.ice B.gift C.money D.check
19.A.hard B.amazing C.pleasant D.precious
20.A.attain B.decline C.deserve D.appreciate
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I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us____chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell____I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $ 56. I____the countryside for some place I could rent for the____possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road____the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was____, full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and_____________.
The locals knew nothing about me,____slowly, they started teaching me the____of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began____around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a____American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of____
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were____for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.____on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my____with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into____I saw many people were having a really hard time,____their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to_______________________________________________________________________________if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about____we can all get by together.
1.A.separately B.equally C.violently D.naturally
2.A.off B.apart C.over D.out
3.A.crossed B.left C.toured D.searched
4.A.fullest B.largest C.fairest D.cheapest
5.A.at B.through C.over D.round
6.A.occupied B.abandoned C.emptied D.robbed
7.A.turned B.approached C.cleared D.cut
8.A.but B.although C.otherwise D.for
9.A.benefit B.lesson C.nature D.art
10.A.sticking B.looking C.swinging D.turning
11.A.wild B.real C.different D.remote
12.A.neighborliness B.happiness C.friendliness D.kindness
13.A.unique B.expensive C.rare D.necessary
14.A.Up B.Down C.Deep D.Along
15.A.cooperation B.relationships C.satisfaction D.appointments
16.A.reality B.society C.town D.life
17.A.creating B.losing C.quitting D.offering
18.A.put in B.turn in C.take in D.get in
19.A.yards B.shelters C.camps D.cottages
20.A.when B.what C.whether D.how
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