My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.
Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a timekiller . But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn't know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I've felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?”
A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I've come to believe he'd want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in, somebody else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don't hold back because they're afraid to fail. They're only afraid of failing us. They don't worry about being disappointed. Their fear-as mine was until my father's letter-is of being a disappointment.
Give your children permission to succeed. They're waiting for you to believe in them.
I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts:“Don't worry; you'll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.
1.We learn from the text that the author ________.
A. lost his father when he was young
B. worked hard before he read his father's letter
C. asked his father's permission to believe in himself
D. knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do
2.What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph?
A. Children need their parents' letters.
B. Children are afraid to be disappointed.
C. His children's fear of failure held them back.
D. His father's letter removed his fear of failing his parents.
3.Which of the following is TRUE of the author?
A. He got no access to success.
B. He wrote back to his father at 12.
C. He was sure his parents loved him.
D. He once asked his father about the letter.
4.The main purpose of the text is to ________.
A. describe children's thinking
B. answer some questions children have
C. stress the importance of communication
D. advise parents to encourage their children
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My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.
Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a timekiller . But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn't know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I've felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?”
A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I've come to believe he'd want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in, somebody else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don't hold back because they're afraid to fail. They're only afraid of failing us. They don't worry about being disappointed. Their fear-as mine was until my father's letter-is of being a disappointment.
Give your children permission to succeed. They're waiting for you to believe in them.
I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts:“Don't worry; you'll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.
1.We learn from the text that the author ________.
A. lost his father when he was young
B. worked hard before he read his father's letter
C. asked his father's permission to believe in himself
D. knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do
2.What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph?
A. Children need their parents' letters.
B. Children are afraid to be disappointed.
C. His children's fear of failure held them back.
D. His father's letter removed his fear of failing his parents.
3.Which of the following is TRUE of the author?
A. He got no access to success.
B. He wrote back to his father at 12.
C. He was sure his parents loved him.
D. He once asked his father about the letter.
4.The main purpose of the text is to ________.
A. describe children's thinking
B. answer some questions children have
C. stress the importance of communication
D. advise parents to encourage their children
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My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.
Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.”Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?”
A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress.
Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he'd want me to move on to what come next: to be proud of and believe in, somebody else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children. As mothers, our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t give up because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear-as mine was until my father’s letter-is of being a disappointment.
Give your children permission to succeed. They’re waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts: “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.
1.Why did the father write a letter to the author? (No more than 20 words)
___________________________________________________________________________________________
2.What did the father mainly want the author to learn from his letter?
(No more than 15 words)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3.According to the passage, what does the underlined word “failing” mean in English?
(No more than 2 words)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
4.According to the passage, how did the author overcome her fear?
(No more than 10 words)
___________________________________________________________________________________________
5.If your parents were to write you a letter, what would you expect to read? Give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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1.We learn from the text that the author___________.
A.lost his father when he was young
B.worked hard before he read his father’s letter
C.asked his father permission to believe in himself
D.knew execty at thing his father wanted him to do
2.What clis the hor tell us in the 3rd passgiaph?
A.Children need their parents’letters.
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C.His children’s fear of failure held them back.
D.His father’s letter removed his fear of failing his parents.
3.Which of the following is true of the author?
A.He got no access to success.
B.He wrote back to his father at 12.
C.He was surk his parents loved him.
D.He whce asked his father about the letter.
4.The main purpose of the text is to _______.
A. describe children’s thinking
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C.stress the importance of communication
D.advise parents to encourage their children
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Growing up, I knew I was different. My father had left and he never came back. As I later discovered, the abandonment triggered my anxiety attacks. I feared being alone, unwanted, unpopular, and unloved.
My first attack came in a ninth-grade class: The teacher asked me to walk in front of the class, but I couldn't do it- I was soaked in sweat, shaking. My symptoms began every morning from the moment when I stepped inside the school building.
Throughout my childhood, I was no stranger to the doctor's office. My mother tried everything she could in hope of a breakthrough. There were times I thought suicide could be the only way to make the pain stop.
By age 16, I had shut down socially. Most of my peers were going to parties, playing sports, and dating. But I was a prisoner in my own home.
Then one Sunday morning, my wake-up call came from a magazine article. Freddie Prinze, Jr. was on the cover. The article detailed the pain of losing his father at a young age. I felt as though I were reading my own life story. The only difference? He was now a success.
That article inspired me to explore a new treatment option for myself. I wanted to turn my life around as well. So I hit the library and the Internet, and I began to realize how my negative thoughts controlled my physical well-being.
Immediately, I made a plan to take charge of my life. Shortly after following the items I had listed, I was able to stop seeing a therapist. I never returned to high school, but I did go to college. After graduation, I pursued a career in television news. My relationships have changed for the better, too. I've made new friends and reconnected with many from my past
The anxiety isn't completely gone, but whenever it returns, I know the feeling will pass, and know I have the power to change my life, only if I will give myself a chance.
1.The writer's anxiety attacks were mainly caused by .
A. the high school which he attended B. the teacher who asked him to walk
C. the writer himself who was fearful D. the father who left in his childhood
2.The breakthrough of the writer's treatment came when________.
A. the mother took him to the doctor B. the writer read a magazine article
C. the writer's pain finally stopped D. the writer went to college
3.What did the writer do after following the plan?
A. He went to see therapists. B. He returned to high school.
C. He contacted his old friends. D. He didn't suffer any attacks.
4.The writer wrote this story to tell us________.
A. anxiety attacks are not lasting if we have proper treatment
B. we shouldn't keep ourselves away from the outside world
C. we can change our lives if we give ourselves a chance
D. fathers are not supposed to abandon their small kids
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After my husband Paul was diagnosed with lung cancer, he said, “It’s going to be OK.” And I remember answering back, “Yes. We just don’t know what OK means yet.”
Paul and I met as medical students at Yale. I fell in love with him as I watched the ________he took with his patients. He later told me he fell in love with me when he saw me ________ over an EKG(心电图) of a heart that had ________ beating. We didn’t know it yet, but we were learning how to ________ suffering together.
I lived with Paul’s illness for 22 months. I’ve always thought of myself as a caregiver, and attending to Paul ________ what that meant. As physicians, we were in a good ________ to understand and even ________ the diagnosis. We weren’t angry about it, luckily, ________ we’d seen so many patients in ________ situations, and we knew that ________ is a part of life. But it's one thing to know that; it was a very ________ experience to actually live with the sadness and ________ of a serious illness.
As a poem says, “Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle. Everything I do is sewn with its color.” For me that poem ________ my love for Paul, and a new strength that came from loving and losing him. When Paul said, “It’s going to be OK,” that didn’t mean that we could ________ his illness. ________, we learned to accept both joy and sadness at the same time because we are all born and we all die. ________ ourselves in the full range of experience—living and dying, love and ________—is what we get to do. When we approach suffering together and choose not to ________ it, our lives don’t shrink; they ________. Our job isn’t to fight fate, but to help each other ________. That’s how we make it OK, even when it’s not.
1.A. control B. test C. notice D. care
2.A. whisper B. watch C. cry D. think
3.A. ceased B. rejected C. delayed D. missed
4.A. stand B. approach C. assess D. contain
5.A. transformed B. deepened C. refreshed D. enlarged
6.A. status B. will C. knowledge D. position
7.A. cure B. accept C. fight D. rid
8.A. because B. once C. providing D. until
9.A. stable B. virtual C. impressive D. disastrous
10.A. love B. cancer C. death D. devotion
11.A. different B. unforgettable C. reluctant D. terrifying
12.A. prevention B. risk C. uncertainty D. influence
13.A. brings forward B. figures out C. sets out D. calls up
14.A. confirm B. resist C. cure D. relieve
15.A. Instead B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover
16.A. Burying B. Involving C. Employing D. Enjoying
17.A. divorce B. struggle C. loss D. disagreement
18.A. hide from B. laugh at C. get over D. wipe out
19.A. survive B. expand C. switch D. continue
20.A. away B. over C. up D. through
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I got laid off at 53 from a senior management position in a restaurant. And I knew it was going to be hard to find another job in the 1. (competition) working market. My age put me at 2. disadvantage. But I also knew it was time for me 3. (realize) my lifelong dream of owning a restaurant.4. was most difficult was that in order to make this happen, I needed to find an 5. (exist) café that wasn’t doing well. It couldn’t be better if its owner was ready to quit his business. With great 6. (lucky) I found just what I wanted eight blocks from home. Since I had never financially planned for this day, I had to borrow money from friends as well as 7. (relative). I, together with my wife,8. (be) ready to start off. We changed the name to Black Dog Coffee, the menu, the recipes and the look of the cafe, and my wife did great job of designing. Eighteen years later, we’re still here and doing 9. (well) than ever. I’m grateful 10. the layoff and the opportunity to pursue my dream.
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My father________hungry when he was young.
A.would go B.was going C.used to go D.had gone
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My skating teacher was really great and ______ I knew it, I was able to skate!
A.before B.since
C.until D.after
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It was my first year teaching in a special needs class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly. Special Olympics sports meeting. My 1 had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy(大脑性麻痹).
Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a 2, he had to fight his spasms (抽筋) just to control his movements. 3, he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile.
His classmates 4 him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at 5. Obviously, Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his 6 and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with 7.
When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas 8 well in their sports events, and gave the normally calm audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines, 9 them on.
The final event of the day was the 400 meter race. 10 was invited to either walk or run, according to their ability, around the 11 length of the track.
When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they 12 and turned to look behind them. At the 13 of the crowd, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his classmates had 14 him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to 15.
Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent 16 passed between them. Slowly, they jogged 17 towards their friend, cheering him on 18 he had done for them moments before.
The progress was 19, but in the end the three star runners and Mark crossed the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face as he crossed the finish line, hands upraised and laughing, I came to understand what 20 the Special Olympics, and the determined athletes who compete, so extraordinary.
Years later, I’m still cheering them on.
1. A.partners B.friends C.students D.classmates
2. A.bed B.machine C.wheelchair D.desk
3. A.So B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore
4. A.protected B.satisfied C.respected D.loved
5. A.sports B.practice C.studies D.expression
6. A.interests B.body C.habits D.mind
7. A.wonder B.trust C.stress D.reset
8. A.trained B.played C.operated D.prepared
9. A.bringing B.holding C.cheering D.moving
10. A.Someone B.Nobody C.Anybody D.Everyone
11. A.entire B.different C.average D.equal
12. A.fell B.paused C.rushed D.rested
13. A.center B.front C.end D.top
14. A.left B.ignored C.passed D.helped
15. A.continue B.jog C.walk D.cover
16. A.demand B.thought C.action D.relief
17. A.back B.along C.again D.on
18. A.while B.although C.since D.as
19. A.boring B.great C.slow D.relaxing
20. A.leaves B.finds C.keeps D.makes
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I grew up in a little village in England.My father was a struggling ,but I always knew he was special.
Dad’s always been very .At 15,I started a magazine.It was a great deal of my time,and the headmaster of my school gave me a :stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.I decided to leave,and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, as any good father would.When he realized I had made up my mind,he said,“Richard,when I was 23,my dad me to go into law.And I’ve always regretted it.I wanted to be a biologist, I didn’t pursue my .You know what you want.Go fulfill it.”As turned out, my little publication went to become Student,a national for young people in the U.K.
My wife and I have two children,and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad me.
1.A.teacher B.driver C.1awyer D.doctor
2.A.understanding B.experienced C.serious D.active
3.A.taking up B. making up C. picking up D.keeping up
4.A.suggestion B.decision C.hand D.choice
5.A.helped B.advised C.persuaded D.suggested
6.A.rather B.but C.and D.therefore
7.A.promise B.task C.belief D.dream
8.A.this B.he C.it D.that
9.A.newspaper B.magazine C.program D.project
10.A.controlled B.comforted C.reminded D.raised
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