While I was on my way to Walmart, I was greet...

While I was on my way to Walmart, I was greeted by an elder woman who was working at the door as a greeter, I had a return to make so she stopped me and asked to tag my bag. Usually I would have gotten annoyed because I know I don’t steal, so why does my bag need to be tagged? I’d just witnessed someone ahead of me being not so nice, and treating the lady like she was a nobody. I could see this lady looked to be at retirement age, trying to make ends meet. The look on her face and the energy she gave was that of someone afraid and not knowing where they stood in life. Not to mention the person ahead of me who’d just snatched(夺) a bag back from her and stormed off without even saying thank you. I could tell this woman was hurt by that, and no one knows how many people had been treating her that way all day long.

What if she was a grandmother who’d recently taken care of her grandchildren for whatever season? What if her husband she had to support recently fell sick and they couldn’t afford the medical expenses, so she had to go back to work? What if she just lost everything she had in her retirement and now she had to go back to work?

All she wants is to do her job and do it well. All she wants is to serve customers the way she was trained. All she needs is to be appreciated. Can I be that someone she needs, just for the moment?

I looked her in her eyes as she scanned my bag, smiled and said, “Your hair is beautiful and fits you well!” Her face lit up and she smiled back and began to tell me how much easier it is to manage. It was salt-and-pepper hair and was cut in the prettiest style. She handed my bag back, smiled and told me the service desk was straight down to my left. I said “Thank you!”

1.At the door of Walmart, the old woman_____.

A．asked every customer for money to feed her family

B．was made to welcome customers and check their bags

C．was asked to keep the door open all the time

D．worked as guide to give customers direction

2.Seeing the look of the old woman and the treatment she received, the author_____.

A．became annoyed                       B．showed sympathy

C．was puzzled                            D．turned generous

3.It could be learned from paragraph2 that the author_____.

A．didn’t understand why the old woman did such a job

B．insisted the old woman should stay at home comfortably

C．was sure the old woman was respected by people

D．supposed the old woman might be in trouble for some reason

4.By saying “Your hair is beautiful and fits you well.” the author wanted to ____.

A．make the old woman feel appreciated

B．please her so as not to let her bag tagged

C．praise her for her hair style and clothes

D．confirm her hard work and special beauty

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While I was on my way into Wal-Mart, I was greeted by a woman working at the door. Before I wanted to buy what I wanted, I had a(n)　 　 to make, and I was stopped by the woman, who wanted to　 　 my bag. Usually I would have got angry, because I knew I didn’t steal. I had just noticed someone ahead of me being not so nice. That person treated this lady as if she was　 　 . The person had just snatched(攫取) a bag back from her and stormed off　 　 even saying “thank you”. I could say that this lady looked　 　 , but she was still trying to make ends meet. I could tell this woman was　 　 by what had just happened, and no one knew how many people had been　 　 her that way all day long.

What if she was a grandmother who had to　 　 her grandchildren, because the parents had just lost their life in an accident? What if her husband was seriously　 　 and they couldn’t afford the medical expenses?

All she wanted was to do her　 　 well. All she wanted was to　 　 customers as she was trained. All she needed was to be　 　 . I wondered whether I could be someone that she needed.

I looked her in her eyes as she scanned my bag, and then I smiled and said, “Your hair is beautiful!” Her face　 　 and she told me how easy it was to manage her hair. She handed my bag back, and told me the customer service desk was straight down on my left. I said “Thank you!”

1.A. purchase　　         B. difficulty　　         C. survey　             D. return

2.A. observe　　         B. steal　　             C. check                 D. take

3.A. nobody         　　 B. something             C. anything            D. anybody

4.A. without　　         B. beyond            C. after　　             D. before

5.A. strong             B. old                C. wise                 D. awful

6.A. hurt             B. impressed             C. moved             D. ignored

7.A. accepting　         B. treating             C. judging             D. approaching

8.A. care for            B. care about            C. look into            D. look for

9.A. poor             B. disturbed             C. disappointed        D. sick

10.A. favor             B. greeting             C. job                D. training

11.A. support            B. serve　　             C. help　                 D. instruct

12.A. protected　　     B. appreciated　         C. hired                 D. liked

13.A. set up            B. lifted up             C. lit up                D. cheered up

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For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers．(慢跑者). They were there all the time—early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You'll feel great.”

Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I'm not alone in my opinion.

First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet a real pounding (沉重的脚步) running down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.

Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn't my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts.” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.

And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn't just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?

I don't jog any more, and I don't think I ever will. I'm walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I've found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.

1.From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer's neighborhood ________.

A. jogging became very popular

B. many people were encouraged to jog

C. Alex organized an army of joggers

D. jogging provided a chance to get together

2. The underlined word “them”(Paragraph 3) most probably refers to ________.

A. heart attacks   B. Back problems

C. hundreds of people   D. physical weaknesses

3. From the author's experience, we can conclude that ________.

A. jogging can help people keep fit

B. many physical problems result from jogging

C. not everyone enjoys jogging

D. jogging makes people feel great

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For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers (慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. "Come on!" My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. "You'll feel great."

Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I'm not alone in my opinion.

First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet have a real pounding (追击) ruining down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.

Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes  isn't my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, "I love being out there with just my thoughts" Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.

And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn't just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?

I don't jog any more, and I don't think I ever will. I'm walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I've found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.

1.From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer's neighborhood _____.

A. people jogged only during the daytime

B. jogging became very popular

C. Alex organized an army of joggers

D. jogging provided a chance to get together

2.What was the writer's attitude towards jogging in the beginning?

A. He felt it was worth a try.

B. He was very fond of it.

C. He was strongly against it.

D. He thought it must be painful.

3.Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?

A. He found it neither healthy nor interesting.

B. He disliked doing ecercise outside.

C. He was afraid of having a heart attack.

D. He was worried about being left alone.

4.From the writer's experience, we can conclude that _____.

A. not everyone enjoys jogging

B. he is the only person who hates jogging

C. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit

D. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.

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For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers. They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You’ll feel great.”

Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, I’m not alone in my opinion.

First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet need a real pounding（追击）running down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn’t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.

Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn’t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.

And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn’t just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn’t fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?

I don’t jog any more, and I don’t think I ever will. I’m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I’m getting exercise, and I’m enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I’ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.

1.From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer’s neighborhood ______.

A. jogging became very popular

B. people jogged only during the daytime

C. Alex organized an army of joggers

D. jogging provided a chance to get together

2.The underlined word “them”(Paragraph 3) most probably refers to _____.

A. heart attacks     B. Back problems

C. famous joggers   D. physical weaknesses

3.What was the writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning?

A. He felt it was worth a try.

B. He was very fond of it.

C. He was strongly against it.

D. He thought it must be painful.

4.Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?

A. He disliked doing exercise outside.

B. He found it neither healthy nor interesting.

C. He was afraid of having a heart attack.

D. He was worried about being left alone.

5. From the writer’s experience, we can conclude that______.

A. not everyone enjoys jogging

B. he is the only person who hates jogging

C. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit

D. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.

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I was on my way home by train. The train’s gentle rocking made me feel sleepy, despite the fact that I was standing with what felt like a building in the bag on my back. I turned slightly to reduce some of the pain in my shoulder and saw the door at the end of the ear.

An obviously homeless man walked through the door. He was dressed in a dirty heavy coat. He dragged a bag that looked thirty times as heavy as mine. He asked people for spare change in the polite, experienced voice of a person who had done this before. I glanced down as I did a quick cheek of my pockets, hoping for spare change to give him that wouldn’t leave me short for the rest of the week. I came up empty and lifted my head just as his path crossed mine. Shrugging apologetically, I told him I had no change, expecting him to move through the door next to me and continue going to the next cars.

However, he stood and stared at me, saying something quietly. Then I realized he was asking me to take him home. Suddenly money didn’t matter that much to this man who lived in poverty without even think of the proper words to say besides “I can’t , I’m sorry.” He asked me , “What’s wrong with my request?” The answer was on my lips before I knew it. I told him that I was not good enough for him.

It was after the man had left that I thought about the answer I had given him and wondered why it felt so right to say so. I realized that I should have requested love over money or food. The fact that he could appreciate something so simple and invisible in more than I could ever have expected of myself.

1.When the author was sleepy and tired, he saw a homeless man on the train__________.

A. looking for his long-lost friend

B. asking people for spare clothes

C. begging passengers for some money

D. talking about his painful experience

2.Which of the following can best describe the author according to Paragraph 2?

A. Self-centered　　 B. Kind-hearted

C. Hard-working　 D. Easy-going

3.To his surprise, the author found that the homeless man wanted________.

A. neither food nor money　　　　 B. not money but love

C. neither money nor love　　　　 D. both shelter and protection

4.What did the author learn from the man?

A. No place is more comfortable than home.

B. Friendship can bring two strangers closer.

C. People should bravely follow their dreams.

D. Love is more precious than money or food..

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On my way back home I was stopped at a traffic light by some people who asked for help. A woman - in her attempt to _______ an ambulance - had driven her car _______ stony obstacles（障碍）that separated the bike line from the street, and had gotten her car _______ as a result. She couldn’t move the car in any _______ without damaging it. A couple of people fried to _______ the car back but the obstacles were too high. Seeing that they couldn’t do much about it, they had no choice but to _______. So the woman in the car tried to call for some service.

While _______ the other people go off, I realized the woman　　 would be　　 on her own and I imagined how _______ that would be if I were in her shoes. After some　　 _______, she invited me to sit inside her car. She called for service and was ________ that it would take about 45 minutes for someone to get there.

I wasn’t ________, so I informed my family about the ________ and that I would get home ________. Then I tried to comfort the woman who seemed to feel ________ about causing others trouble. But ________ it wasn’t too much trouble since they could still ________, and also there wasn’t anything she could do about it anyway. We laughed and ________ that all we needed was some tea for our picnic.

Finally ________ came and helped her hack on the street. She thanked me and asked for my phone number so she could return the ________, but I told her it was okay. She seemed to feel much better when we said our goodbyes. I believe that not having to face a difficult situation ________ can make a great difference.

1.A. fit in with　　 B. give way to　　 C. keep track of　　 D. break away from

2.A. under　　 B. around　　 C. over　　 D. off

3.A. broken　　 B. stuck　　 C. abandoned　　 D. buried

4.A. direction　　 B. chance　　 C. case　　 D. place

5.A. hold　　 B. lead　　 C. direct　　 D. lift

6.A. complain　　 B. leave　　 C. show up　　 D. carry on

7.A. watching　　 B. making　　 C. hearing　　 D. feeling

8.A. dangerous　　 B. shameful　　 C. competitive　　 D. uncomfortable

9.A. bargain　　 B. argument　　 C. talk　　 D. discussion

10.A. told　　 B. asked　　 C. advised　　 D. warned

11.A. on the spot　　 B. out of trouble　　 C. in the way　　 D. in a hurry

12.A. schedule　　 B. adventure　　 C. situation　　 D. appointment

13.A. later　　 B. earlier　　 C. on time　　 D. right away

14.A. stressed　　 B. seared　　 C. confused　　 D. unlucky

15.A. above all　　 B. as usual　　 C. similarly　　 D. actually

16.A. wait　　 B. pass　　 C. relax　　 D. follow

17.A. believed　　 B. wondered　　 C. promised　　 D. joked

18.A. assistance　　 B. the ambulance　　 C. pedestrians　　 D. word

19.A. service　　 B. invitation　　 C. favor　　 D. picnic

20.A. together　　 B. beforehand　　 C. again　　 D. alone

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I ______ an old letter while I was searching my drawer.

A．came up          B．came across        C．came on          D．came about

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I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car 1.(break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 2. should have the honor of receiving me 3.a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me4.(settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to5.small town some 20 kilometres away 6.there was a garage.

I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. 7. villagers brought me goat's cheese and honey. We drank together and talked 8. (merry) till far into the night.

When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman 9. the trouble I had caused 10. .

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My son ,Izzy, was a nine-year-old boy and had been begging me to please let him find his way home by subway, by himself. After all, we live in New York City, and getting around by public transportation is a basic part of life. It is also the first step toward feeling grown-up. So on that sunny Sunday，I gave him a subway map, a transportation card,$20 for emergencies, and a couple of coins so that he could call me if necessary. I didn’t give him a cell phone because nine-year-olds lose things. A few days later, I wrote about his adventure，or non-adventure for a newspaper. Little did I realize the idea that a kid could tour the city on his own, and that a mom would let him, was big news.　　 It turned out that many TV shows called me and asked for an interview. Bloggers were going crazy, so I started a blog, too, and letters came pouring in. Finally I found out why this was such a big story: we have become fearful for our children. Fear is hardly a new thing for parents, of course. But the fear of letting our children out of sight for even a second-that’s new. How did this happen? How did it become too scary to let kids be kids? I asked the question when the reporter Trevor Butterworth interviewed me.

“News reports,” he answered. “News reports scare the pants off you. What is scarier than a kidnapped kid no matter how far away？Because there are so many such stories, it starts to feel as if kidnappings are happening all the time. That’s why the kid-on-the-subway story surprises the whole world.”　　 Izzy probably did a good job. He simply proved that kids could leave home alone and return home safely! But he didn’t think it was a big deal. “It was fun,” he said. “But I missed some classes because of the interviews.” Sometimes it really pays to be brave.

1.Why did the author let her son take the subway alone?

A. Because she always let her son do whatever he wanted.

B. Because she believed that her son had memorized the subway map.

C. Because she thought it would be big news around the whole world.

D. Because she felt traveling by subway in New York was a basic life skill.

2.The author gave her son all the following when he traveled alone EXCEPT_______.

A. a map.　　 B. a cell phone.

C. a transportation card　　 D. some money.

3.The author didn’t expect that after she wrote her son’s story for a newspaper, _________.

A. a blog would be started in her name

B. her son would receive so many letters

C. many TV shows would want to interview her

D. many TV stations would want to film her son’s story

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