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Lunch hour is crazy at SAME Cafe, the 40-seat restaurant my husband and I run in Denver.
A woman in a(n) suit stepped in. "Hi, Libby." she said. Wow, what a ! The first time she came to the cafe two years ago, she had no money to pay. many customers, she volunteered to wash dishes and . Look at her now: confident and hopeful. Wasn't this what we'd hoped for?
In 2003, we'd this crazy dream: start a restaurant with a donation box instead of a cash register. Right away we hit hurdles(阻碍). "There is no such thing as a lunch," one potential landlord sniffed. I met brokers, bankers and suppliers, only to watch them , shaking their heads. No bank would lend us the money to open a restaurant with no . The only fund we could get was our individual retirement account. we rented space from a landlord on Colfax Street. We put flyers(传单)around the neighborhood, asked friends to the word, and held our breath.
Word traveled fast, stories in the papers and on TV. Soon we had more than 50 customers a day. A few ate without paying or an hour of work. But most gave what they could, it was just a dollar. Those with money gave, and then more. One of our customers left a for 500 dollars. Another bought 1000 dollars in gift certificates. another donated a truck so we could transport from suppliers.
People came here partly for what our cafe —SAME: So All May Eat. We treat everyone with . We hoped to develop a sense of community so that we might one another. The woman in business suit was one of them. Our to open the cafe was worth it.
1.A. dinner B. evening C. business D. summer
2.A. change B. beauty C. fool D. coincidence
3.A. With B. Like C. Besides D. Towards
4.A. wait B. sing C. perform D. sweep
5.A. lived B. hatched C. ignored D. achieved
6.A. packed B. delicious C. free D. delivered
7.A. crowd together B. flood in C. walk away D. turn up
8.A. staff support B. regular customers C. lunch boxes D. cash register
9.A. Unfortunately B. Finally C. Interestingly D. Illegally
10.A. analyze B. read C. spread D. approve
11.A. thanks to B. apart from C. ahead of D. according to
12.A. regretting B. gaining C. donating D. balancing
13.A. only when B. and forever C. so that D. even if
14.A. reward B. check C. bill D. list
15.A. Still B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Thus
16.A. lunch B. customers C. dishes D. produce
17.A. stood for B. applied for C. benefited from D. depended on
18.A. patience B. generosity C. confidence D. dignity
19.A. protect B. trust C. help D. treasure
20.A. dream B. struggle C. management D. Style
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When your child is supposed to be doing homework, are they chatting with their friends on Facebook or playing games? Many studies have shown that multitasking doesn’t_______, _______your child is probably proudly claiming they can do ten things_______! Many people believe that they can_______two or more tasks at the same time, but Dr. Edward Hallowell says this is_______. The reality is that multitasking_______poor job performance.
New hand-held_______such as smartphones, iPads, games and social networking sites make it very easy to multitask and “attention_______” leading to difficulty focusing on the task_______, such as listening in the classroom or doing homework. “__________, the brain actually__________kids for multitasking even though when your child is supposed to doing homework performance on every task gets worse and worse. Kids don't know that they are doing__________because they feel better when they multitask,” says Dr Edward Hallowell.
__________the appearance of hand-held devices and social networking sites, teachers have noticed a difference in__________performance, critical thinking skills and how information is__________. “Multitasking prevents people from gaining a deep understanding of the information they are trying to learn,” says Dr Edward Hallowell. Kids have a difficult time sticking with a” difficult to understand" topic and__________to allow themselves to be distracted(分散的), to tune out and switch__________ to Facebook or using their cell phones__________working harder at understanding a difficult subject or problem. In the long__________, multitasking affects grades. One study showed that kids that use the Internet while in class did__________on tests resulting in lower grades.
1.A. play B. understand C. use D. work
2.A. only if B. even though C. so that D. no wonder
3.A. at once B. right away C. in no time D. at random
4.A. advocate B. deal C. perform D. prefer
5.A. impossible B. important C. impatient D. impolite
6.A. results in B. results from C. exists in D. exists from
7.A. designs B. discoveries C. equipment D. evidence
8.A. attract B. draw C. pay D. share
9.A. at hand B. on time C. on schedule D. at times
10.A. Uncertainly B. Unfortunately C. Universally D. Undoubtedly
11.A. remains B. rewards C. regards D. reflects
12.A. better B. well C. bad D. worse
13.A. Since B. Before C. When D. While
14.A. accidental B. accurate C. accessible D. academic
15.A. produced B. processed C. possessed D. promoted
16.A. tend B. attend C. intend D. pretend
17.A. out B. on C. off D. over
18.A. except for B. rather than C. more than D. apart from
19.A. run B. walk C. journey D. distance
20.A. hardly B. successfully C. poorly D. mildly
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Dear girls,
The dream itself comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing. Here are some words of wisdom as you______your way in the world, from an entrepreneur(企业家)and your _____.
In high school, I wanted to be a politician. I left my hometown for college in Washington DC. There, I______that I loved to support women. It taught me that I’m a creative, strong leader and great at marketing.______, I moved to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit. Becoming a mother opened my mind to______a breast pump bag(储奶袋)business. Now I______a highly successful company that I started up on my own.______what you are good at and what you are passionate about. Keep an open mind.
Failure is _____to your success. I won’t tell you to feel good about______. But I will tell you that every failure I’ve had along the way has absolutely made me _____
Failing the big math exam in high school was_______. I eventually passed, and I’ve ______failed an exam again. I learned from that______to ask for help. Now I ask for help in business______.
Being passed over for a significant job opportunity that I more than qualified ____hurt me. I was so depressed ______soon I got a big job at a national organization. It’s okay to get angry! Take that and _____it into positive action.
I’m proud to be a role _____to you as a mom and an entrepreneur. I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be ______you want and you can have everything on your list. It will be my pleasure to watch your life______before my eyes.
1.A. lose B. pay C. get D. make
2.A. aunt B. mama C. uncle D. papa
3.A. discovered B. informed C. imagined D. developed
4.A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Meanwhile
5.A. pushing B. taking C. launching D. pulling
6.A. run B. close C. leave D. work
7.A. Come out B. Work out C. Hold out D. Figure out
8.A. pleasant B. convenient C. critical D. different
9.A. justice B. failure C. courage D. honesty
10.A. worse B. bad C. well D. better
11.A. embarrassing B. exciting C. amusing D. inspiring
12.A. ever B. always C. never D. often
13.A. accident B. experience C. feeling D. memory
14.A. all the time B. of all time C. at a time D. in no time
15.A. on B. to C. for D. with
16.A. or B. so C. while D. but
17.A. turn B. put C. make D. get
18.A. example B. star C. symbol D. model
19.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
20.A. fold B. unfold C. cover D. uncover
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It was a beautiful summer day when I saw a lot of little boys playing on the "green island" in the middle of our neighborhood. There were several _______ on that spot of green and the kids were having fun running around them, climbing them, and _________ them. I watched for a while from the window _______ where their mothers or fathers were. "Those trees are living things," I thought, "Don't those boys _______ ?" I stepped outside to them just to make it known that I was _______ . I had not said a word when one of the boys shouted to me, "We're making a pile of leaves to jump in!" "Oh!" I replied _______ , "You should jump in the dead leaves, but those leaves are still _______ 1"
I was sad, surprised and disappointed. I think the _________ is that many little boys today do not know that trees are alive and that they should _________ things that breathe. The extent of their education about nature is usually limited to living things, __________ animals. And often the kids' behavior is simply ________ by parents. I've watched kids chase cats, throw rocks at squirrels, kick small dogs, and ________ flowers and trees. If their parents were there, wouldn't this ________ ? I don't consider myself a tree protector, but I think ________ should teach their children how to protect our environment, because our world ________ more and more tree protectors. Indeed I do believe if there should be __________ protectors of the nature, our __________ would look more beautiful.
Respect and ________ go together. A young child, who doesn't learn how to respect and care nature, will ________ be able to truly enjoy it. I will be one of the parents who ________ kids to explore nature, respect it, and learn to love it.
1.A. children B. trees C. pets D. things
2.A. harming B. observing C. praising D. repairing
3.A. wondering B. choosing C. moving D. finding
4.A. know B. study C. play D. improve
5.A. hurting B. managing C. insisting D. watching
6.A. positively B. doubtfully C. casually D. depressingly
7.A. sick B. dead C. alive D. wet
8.A. truth B. plan C. idea D. topic
9.A. inform B. respect C. raise D. impress
10.A. especially B. rarely C. unwillingly D. possibly
11.A. supported B. ignored C. valued D. missed
12.A. show B. exhibit C. destroy D. use
13.A. grow B. rise C. return D. happen
14.A. teachers B. partners C. parents D. workers
15.A. develops B. needs C. wins D. earns
16.A. less B. more C. few D. much
17.A. material B. appearance C. school D. world
18.A. belief B. responsibility C. enjoyment D. politeness
19.A. sometimes B. often C. always D. never
20.A. warn B. encourage C. beg D. forbid
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When my kids were small, I started a tradition in our house of giving eight gifts over the course of the eight days of Hanukkah (光明节). I liked the idea of ______ a candle every night and giving my children a gift to unwrap to ______. It was easy to go into a toy store and pick up something ______ less than $ 10 each, or even $ 1 each (at the Dollar Store). My children didn’t ask for anything much in particular and they ______ whatever they got.
As the years progressed, I ______ the tradition of eight ^fls for each night of Hanukkah.
But this year, Hanukkah ______ something else. My special-needs son decided that he wanted to ______ a computer, and it was up to me to buy all the parts of it. When I wouldn’t ______ that, he decided he wanted a PlayStation. Then Amazon gift cards. Then money. And it became clear that it wasn’t going to happen, he got ______.
I keep ______ him that Hanukkah isn’t about greed or materialism. It’s about the miracle of an oil lamp that ______ for eight days. It’s about being ______ of our heritage. It’s about freedom.
But he ______. I know deep down that his obsessions (迷恋) are out of his ______, and definitely out of mine. Having a special-needs child is as ______ as it gets. Some days are better than others and not all holidays ______ the way I hope. But despite his unrealistic requests, he’s a(n)______ child who is showing me the true meaning of life.
And as we enter a new year and light the ______ approaching the time, I welcome his differences ______ I learn how to turn negative requests into ______ ones.
1.A. lighting B. donating C. buying D. drawing
2.A. send B. present C. celebrate D. play
3.A. with B. from C. of D. for
4.A. ate B. liked C. threw D. drank
5.A. kept up B. gave in C. handed in D. held up
6.A. made B. found C. became D. designed
7.A. use B. buy C. build D. watch
8.A. rely on B. learn from C. dream about D. agree to
9.A. calm B. upset C. selfish D. happy
10.A. telling B. warning C. promising D. accusing
11.A. bums B. hangs C. waits D. lays
12.A. tired B. afraid C. proud D. lack
13.A. nodded B. insisted C. slept D. failed
14.A. mind B. sight C. place D. control
15.A. wonderful B. dangerous C. challenging D. interesting
16.A. work out B. breakdown C. run out D. put down
17.A. strange B. bad C. amazing D. energetic
18.A. torches B. lamps C. candles D. lanterns
19.A. when B. until C. unless D. as
20.A. relative B. positive C. reasonable D. possible
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I had been staring at the white walls of the video game store for about 2 hours since lunch. It was a very _________ day. I glanced at the table in front of the store, and my heart _________. It was the donation table for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda and even though I had donated what I could, I _________ felt sad whenever I saw the people on the TV suffering.
I was broken out of my _________ when the doors got open. Customers, _________!
She was a small girl about 10 or 11. Her mother was accompanying her with a few plastic bags. I _________ her mom. When I was selling cigarettes on the street, I saw her selling clothes she _________herself at the market.
The daughter just had a _________ and her mom finally had _________ money to buy a PS3 and some games.
The girl half-jogged, half-skipped to my counter. She __________ her backpack and pulled out a console(操纵板). Her mom handed me the bag full of games.
“Can I __________ this?”
“Sure sweetie, no problem.”
I inspected the console and the games, and nothing was opened. According to our __________, I returned the __________ to the mom. She handed it to the girl. And the girl ran off as fast as her little feet could take her. I was about to ask when the mom, seeing my __________, explained, “She wants to sell her birthday __________, so she can donate to the __________.”
She was __________ to give up what was supposed to be hers and gave to those __________. That's real generosity out there.
________ I was watching her talking to the girl at the donations table, I was reminded that even though there are a lot of __________ people in the world, there are still those people just like that little girl.
1.A. good B. cold C. warm D. slow
2.A. beat B. ached C. ran D. sank
3.A. almost B. also C. still D. never
4.A. moods B. dreams C. pains D. thoughts
5.A. firstly B. finally C. quickly D. excitedly
6.A. greeted B. found C. recognized D. told
7.A. wore B. made C. washed D. bought
8.A. date B. job C. birthday D. disease
9.A. enough B. little C. easy D. big
10.A. carried B. opened C. sold D. left
11.A. buy B. change C. return D. donate
12.A. plan B. decision C. discussion D. regulation
13.A. money B. backpack C. games D. receipt
14.A. smile B. expression C. unhappiness D. difficulty
15.A. card B. cake C. surprise D. gift
16.A. victims B. workers C. charities D. typhoons
17.A. grateful B. willing C. unhappy D. afraid
18.A. poor B. unfortunate C. in danger D. in need
19.A. Since B. Until C. While D. Although
20.A. selfish B. unlucky C. poor D. rich
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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!”
1.A. perfect B. creative C. new D. similar
2.A. commanded B. bargained C. suggested D. required
3.A. give B. make C. break D. cheer
4.A. unless B. before C. since D. until
5.A. wanted B. treated C. injured D. inspected
6.A. Or B. And C. So D. But
7.A. even B. still C. yet D. thus
8.A. delicious B. fresh C. proper D. fancy
9.A. medicine B. rest C. water D. assistance
10.A. on B. for C. of D. to
11.A. think highly of B. get rid of C. compete with D. rely on
12.A. cruel B. cool C. generous D. rewarding
13.A. admitted B. changed C. exploded D. sank
14.A. dressing B. washing C. cutting D. decorating
15.A. regularly B. logically C. violently D. eagerly
16.A. deserved B. explored C. pretended D. performed
17.A. in all B. above all C. after all D. in relief
18.A. jaw B. heart C. tears D. glasses
19.A. appreciate B. encourage C. persuade D. join
20.A. meaningless B. brief C. peaceful D. positive
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