How often do you let other people’s rude actions change your mood? Do you let a bad driver or an impolite waiter make your day in a mess? However, the mark of your wise reply to the actions is how _____ you can come back to smiling to them. Sixteen years ago, I learned this _____ at the back of a taxi in New York.
We were driving fast in the right lane (车道) when suddenly, a black car jumped _____ a parking space right to front of us. My taxi driver stepped on the brake (刹车) as hard as possible, and at the _____ moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.
I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the car turned his head around and started _____ bad words. But then here’s what really _____ me. My taxi driver just smiled and waved (挥手致意) at the guy. I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy nearly _____ us!” He told me what I now remember “The Law of the Garbage (垃圾)Truck.”
He said, “Like garbage trucks, many people run around full of garbage, full of anger, and full of regret. _____ their garbage increases more and more, they look for a place to pour it. If you let them, they’ll pour it on you. So when someone wants to pour it on you, don’t feel hurt. Just smile, wave, and move on. You will be _____.”
I started thinking: how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and ______ it to other people? Then I knew clearly what I should do.
I began to see Garbage Trucks. I see the bad mood people are carrying. I see them coming to pour it. And like my taxi driver, I don’t feel hurt. I just smile, wave, and move on。
1.A. clearly B. quickly C. exactly D. correctly
2.A. example B. experience C. lesson D. case
3.A. out of B. across C. next to D. far from
4.A. next B. busy C. right D. last
5.A. shouting B. telling C. whispering D. expressing
6.A. cheered B. encouraged C. surprised D. satisfied
7.A. attacked B. killed C. warned D. beat
8.A. Since B. While C. As D. Before
9.A. happier B. busier C. safer D. luckier
10.A. donate B. lend C. spread D. hang
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Telling the truth is a very good habit. Here is a story of a man who did lots of bad things, but his promise to tell the truth ____ him.
One morning the man came to the prophet(先知) Muhammad and said, “Oh prophet of Allah, I have many bad _____. Which one should I _____ first?”
The prophet said,“ ____ telling lies first and always tell the truth.” The man promised to do so.
He went home and thought about the prophet’s _____ all day. But at night he planned to go out to steal something. Before leaving home, he said to ___, “If tomorrow the prophet asks me _____ I have been, shall I say that I went out to steal? No, I can’t say that. But _____ can I tell a lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will call me a thief.” So the man decided ____ that night.
Next day, when the man was about to drink_______, he thought, “What shall I say to the prophet _____he asks me what I did during the day? I ____ not tell a lie, and if I tell the truth, people will hate me because a Muslim is not allowed to drink wine.” So he gave up the idea of drinking wine.
____, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he ____ remembered his promise to tell the truth. Step by step, he didn’t do anything ____. He became a good Muslim and a very good person.
1.A. saved B. killed C. reminded D. developed
2.A. chances B. suggestions C. habits D. purposes
3.A. hand out B. hand in C. deal with D. give up
4.A. Enjoy B. Stop C. Practice D. Remember
5.A. dream B. advice C. decision D. trick
6.A. herself B. myself C. themselves D. himself
7.A. where B. how C. when D. which
8.A. either B. so C. neither D. none
9.A. to kidnap B. not to kidnap C. to steal D. not to steal
10.A. coffee B. wine C. milk D. water
11.A. unless B. if C. whether D. before
12.A. must B. should C. can D. need
13.A. In his way B. On his way C. In some ways D. In this way
14.A. always B. seldom C. sometimes D. never
15.A. amazing B. exciting C. good D. bad
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Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to _____ the family. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more _____. Finally, when my father is very tired from hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper（发脾气）.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (被子). I _____ sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a low voice.
My mother stopped and raised her head with_____ in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was very worried _____
I thought I had hurt her. At last my mother said: “ Susan, Look at this thread（线）. Sometimes it _____, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt _____ and lasting（持久的）. If life is a quilt, then _____ should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. ”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t _____ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick ______. When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and ______ of them seemed to have a serious illness. Every day in the morning and evening, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so ______. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently shone through the leaves. All of these made the most beautiful ______ in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
He said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother ______.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making ______ strong and warm.
1.A. support B. manage C. organize D. afford
2.A. possible B. impossible C. difficult D. nervous
3.A. politely B. impatiently C. quietly D. happily
4.A. surprise B. excitement C. joy D. fear
5.A. until B. because C. but D. if
6.A. hides B. loses C. appears D. breaks
7.A. beautiful B. strong C. comfortable D. simple
8.A. money B. present C. time D. love
9.A. hear B. remember C. understand D. forgive
10.A. properly B. rapidly C. seriously D. completely
11.A. both B. either C. neither D. each
12.A. happy B. romantic C. polite D. gentle
13.A. couple B. family C. picture D. life
14.A. wisely B. carefully C. deeply D. proudly
15.A. quilt B. life C. illness D. future
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Read the classic ancient poetry, do a beautiful young gentleman. If you think you do well in poetry, you can take part in the _____ named the Chinese Poetry Conference(《中国诗词大会》). It became popular_____ the teenagers. Let's not miss _____ about it.Nowadays, many teenagers are obsessed(沉迷) with computers and smart phones. These _____ make students too lazy to think and recite. They are used to _____ their feelings by computers and smart phones. Some of them forget _____ to understand Chinese Poetry by heart. The teachers and parents are very _____ about it. What can they do?
This winter vacation, CCTV held Chinese Poetry Conference. This program is_____ daleitai(打擂台) form in order to choose the _____. Over one hundred competitors are from different ______. Its ______ is to lead the study of the whole people, reading the ______ poetry. Many people think this competition is a good way to encourage teenagers to ______ more and improve students' Chinese ______.
Let us take the poetry as the life of the beacon light(指航灯). Let ______ light up our way of life!
1.A. concert B. context C. competition D. conversation
2.A. between B. in C. among D. of
3.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
4.A. computers B. school things C. guides D. tools
5.A. expressing B. saying C. telling D. speaking
6.A. how B. what C. why D. when
7.A. careful B. careless C. busy D. worried
8.A. surely B. straightly C. mainly D. recently
9.A. winner B. worker C. teacher D. member
10.A. places B. countries C. towns D. families
11.A. result B. purpose C. reason D. method
12.A. modern B. short C. long D. ancient
13.A. forget B. remember C. receive D. forgive
14.A. lessons B. movies C. knowledge D. program
15.A. us B. it C. them D. me
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My father was a hard-working man. He spent all his evenings taking classes after work. He hoped to learn more because he wanted to_______a better job one day. Except Sundays, my father ______ate a meal with his family. For his wife and three children, he________and studied very hard.
We all complained that he didn’t spend some _______with us. But he said that he was doing all these for us and he hoped to spend _______time with us.
To his joy, father passed the test! Soon, he found a good job. Father’s _______came true. He could buy some ______clothes and good food for mother and us.
However, the ______still didn’t get to see father in most time of the week. He continued to work very hard. In fact, to make himself better, he ______in the open university again.
Again, _______the family complained about it, he still said that he was doing all these for us and he hoped to spend more time with his family.
Father’s _______work got return. So he ________to find a maid (佣人) to do housework. _____also felt that the three-room house was no longer big. But after that, father decided to go on with his studies and work at a good place again. The family still didn’t get to ______ him most of time. In fact, sometimes father had to work on Sundays to meet his customers. Again, when we complained, he still answered ________the same words.
Oh, father, we didn’t want you to be so tired, we only hoped you could have a good rest and spend some time with us.
1.A. improve B. find C. lose D. hear
2.A. often B. usually C. always D. hardly
3.A. worked B. played C. taught D. ate
4.A. money B. skills C. time D. meals
5.A. bigger B. more C. smaller D. fewer
6.A. paper B. plan C. work D. dream
7.A. cheap B. beautiful C. warm D. special
8.A. parents B. teachers C. students D. family
9.A. asked B. studied C. opened D. made
10.A. because B. if C. and D. when
11.A. far B. hard C. same D. easy
12.A. decided B. thought C. stopped D. used
13.A. They B. He C. She D. It
14.A. think B. miss C. ring D. see
15.A. for B. from C. with D. of
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Life is full of beautiful moments. All you have to do is to _______ your eyes and your heart to see them. I saw _______ just the other day. The local _______ had just let out, and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home.
The bus _______ by a house sitting on top of a hill. A little girl, no more than 7 years old, _______ the bus and started running quickly to the _______. The smile on her face was quite sweet. I _______ up the hill to see where she was going. I saw her dad waiting for her. As she got _______, her dad smiled and knelt down(蹲下) to _______ her. He wrapped(缠绕) his powerful ________ around her and gave her a huge hug.
My eyes ________ a bit as I watched this scene. I ________ all the times my own children had run into my arms with ________ faces and loving hearts. Every single hug from them was a treasure of joy. Suddenly my trip down the memory lane was interrupted(打断) when I heard the car behind me honk its horn (鸣喇叭). I saw the school bus quickly pulling away, and started to ________ it again. However, this time I did so with a fuller heart than ever before. I took that ________ moment and stored it safely in my soul, where I knew it would remain forever.
1.A. clean B. protect C. open D. shut
2.A. it B. that C. one D. another
3.A. school B. hospital C. restaurant D. market
4.A. returned B. turned C. drove D. stopped
5.A. got on B. got off C. went through D. broke out
6.A. bus B. man C. end D. house
7.A. looked B. took C. climbed D. showed
8.A. warmer B. older C. closer D. thinner
9.A. push B. greet C. touch D. save
10.A. head B. foot C. legs D. arms
11.A. watered B. closed C. rested D. cheered
12.A. remembered B. reminded C. missed D. preferred
13.A. gentle B. pretty C. nervous D. smiling
14.A. fix B. follow C. call D. catch
15.A. quiet B. beautiful C. lost D. sad
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Last year, around Labor Day, I read a "Happy Ad" in our local newspaper. There was a lady in a local nursing home, who was _______ her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to _______ it. It said that if you wanted to drop her a line, here was her ______. So I did. I found a birthday card and dropped her a short note, wishing her a happy birthday.
A week or so later, someone _______ at my front door. I opened the door and found a middle-aged man standing on my doorstep. He introduced himself _______ the son of this woman to whom I had sent the card. He explained that he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for ______ such a nice card to his mom. Apparently, like many older folks, she did not receive much mail and was quite _______ to receive mine. I just didn't know ______ to say. I told him it was my pleasure and that I hoped his mom had enjoyed her birthday.That year, I did not send out any Christmas cards, ______ to this lovely old lady in the nursing home. I just told her that I was thinking about her and hoped that she had a nice holiday. I sent her a holiday card and also a couple of notes. I just thought she might like to have someone write to her, to get some mail.
She passed away a couple of months ago. I never met this lady, but I did keep her and her family in my ________. I dropped them a line of sympathy(同情). I hope that my few little notes were enough to brighten a couple of her days here on earth.
1.A. holding B. celebrating C. having D. joining
2.A. know about B. care about C. think about D. worry about
3.A. address B. phone C. house D. name
4.A. looked B. shouted C. knocked D. pointed
5.A. for B. to C. as D. by
6.A. making B. taking C. sending D. choosing
7.A. excited B. disappointed C. relaxed D. bored
8.A. why B. which C. what D. how
9.A. besides B. except C. or D. towards
10.A. house B. pointed C. head D. thoughts
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Traffic rules are very important to everyone, so we should obey them. They help to keep people _________ and keep order on the road.
The pedestrian(行人) has many rules to _________. We should walk at the sidewalk or the side of the road. Always look carefully before we walk _________ the street.
If we like riding a bike, we shouldn't ride in the _________ of the road or run through the red traffic lights. _________ we ride a bike with a friend, we'd better not look around to talk.
If we drive, we should slow down at the traffic lights. We must always _________ a seat belt (安全带). Without belts both the drivers and the passengers may be _________ hurt in a sudden accident. Someone may be thrown out through the window.
We may not need to drive a bus, but we should _________ if we have to travel in a bus. Get on or get off a bus only when it comes to a _________ . When it is full, don't try to get inside, or we may fall off.
__________ must come first. We mustn't break the traffic rules.
1.A. healthy B. safe C. dangerous D. careful
2.A. follow B. make C. break D. pass
3.A. through B. away C. from D. across
4.A. middle B. side C. crossing D. turn
5.A. Before B. While C. Until D. When
6.A. take B. wear C. carry D. bring
7.A. bad B. serious C. badly D. well
8.A. look around B. look out C. look for D. look after
9.A. sign B. stop C. corner D. crossing
10.A. Happiness B. Health C. Safety D. Work
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