Sometimes, we all need that one person to believe in us if we ever want to change our lives. Thankfully, one homeless man’s note was about to get found by someone willing to help turn his life around.
Anthony Johnson is a 36-year-old who had been living without a home in England. Sadly, his time on the streets meant that Anthony struggled to find work. He soon decided to leave a note at a bus shelter asking anyone to give him a chance so he could make his life worth living.
It turned out that Anthony had once got caught up with the wrong crowd. Although he has turned his life around, Anthony had no way of making money and couldn’t afford a home. To top it off, Anthony had also been battling his mental health in the last few years and just needed a chance to make it for himself.
It wasn’t until 16-year-old Charlotte Howard saw the note that everything started to change. Charlotte wanted to help Anthony in his quest to turn things around and decided to start a GoFundMe page. Here, the teen hoped to raise almost $400-$130 to buy a trailer and the rest to cover the cost of the repairs.
It didn’t take long for Charlotte’s post to take the nation by storm, and the page soon had more donations than the teen ever imagined. In just six days, Charlotte had blown her initial goal out of the water as the page had received more than $2,300 in donations. It was way more than either of the pair ever expected.
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Unbelievably, the generosity didn’t end there.
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Charlotte Howard came up with a new idea about how to use the rest of the money.
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1. 时间、地点、人物、活动；
2. 活动过程及内容；
3. 简短评论。
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3 . This is a story I’ve told in class every February since I started teaching in 1999.
“In sixth grade, I fell madly in love with David, a tall and cute boy, who seemed to have no interest in me at all. But I doodled(信手涂鸦) his name all over my diary. Then it was Valentine’s Day, elementary school style. It was party day. I spilled my cards onto my desk, and amid many small envelopes, I saw one enormous one, spangled(缀满闪光的饰片的) with glitter. My mind raced: ‘Wow—someone likes me enough to buy me this giant valentine. Who could it be from?’ With trembling hands, I drew out the sparkly content whose heading read, ‘To a Queen of a Valentine.’ I turned the valentine over, and at the bottom I saw the signature and almost fainted: David.
Then my eyes traveled up to the writing above his signature. In large, uneven letters, he had written me a special message, ‘To the Ugliest Girl in Our Class.’”
There are audible gasps. Mouths drop open. Some look down at their desks, seemingly embarrassed for me. “What did you do?” asks a brave soul.
“What do you think?” I say. “My eyes filled with tears. My nose was stinging, my cheeks burning.
I was devastated— maybe he and his friends were watching me, eager to see how I would react.” They nod____1____.
“And that’s why we’re going to have a party. A party that celebrates kindness instead of cruelty.”I smile.
Their eyes light up. They are willing to let me take them wherever I am going. I hand out construction paper so they can make cards for Valentine exchange. I can prove that no one has more fun in school than an 18-year-old given permission to be ten again.
Looking on as they compose each message is always a treat. But the real fun comes when they read what people wrote to them. Watching a shy kid tentatively open a card and then breaking to a big grin(咧嘴笑) is worth all of the efforts.
And whatever hurt David intended for me all those years ago, it has now been canceled out, many times over. (I’ve always received favorable feedback from the previous students and their parents about the Valentines exchanges.) I think he would be startled by his legacy.
1. What do we know from Paragraph 2?| A．Kids all received valentine cards on Valentine’s Day. |
| B．The writer were excited to receive a card from David. |
| C．David used to have a crush on the writer. |
| D．Fear captured the writer when she saw “David”. |
| A．hastily | B．admirably |
| C．hardly | D．sympathetically |
| A．Kindness will be practiced by the students and spread. |
| B．The teacher has a sense of fulfillment merely for all her own efforts. |
| C．They will compose Valentine messages like the elementary school kids did. |
| D．Honest remarks about their classmates will be on the Valentines. |
| A．The writer has discovered the credit side of David teasing her. |
| B．David shook the little faith in the writer, but she is grateful to him. |
| C．The writer has forgiven David since she experienced more. |
| D．Parents used to learn the same lesson as the writer did. |
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Snapology STEAM Camps
Snapology offers the best S. T. E. A. M. camps around. Children will have fun exploring themes like Minecraft, Star Wars and Superheroes while learning all about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. We use LEGO bricks, technology and other familiar toys to make STEAM concepts accessible to all learners. Shhh … Don’t tell them it’s educational!
Capitol Debate
Capitol Debate’s goal is to help youth find their voice. Never debated before? No worries. Thousands of shy students have walked through our doors to become confident young adults and leaders in their community. Our strategy is to unlock the hidden talents students possess. Our aim is to use instruction, education, and learning to provide the most important component of our debate camps-fun!
iD Tech Summer Camp
Join over 50, 000 students who are building in-demand skills, collaborating with friends, gaining confidence, and having fun. For ages 7-18, our camp provides the hottest curricula in Python, Java, 3D modeling, and more. With 5 students max per instructor, we perfectly blend personalized learning and time to socialize and instructor feedback will be delivered via email so you can track your child’s success.
Sea Turtle Camp
Join us this summer for Sea Turtle Camp! Our summer camp programs immerse youth, ages 10-17, in the field of marine（海洋的）biology. Visit the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital to learn first-hand about the sea turtle recovery process. Campers also participate in fun, hands-on marine science activities throughout their camp session. Our mission is to inspire the youth to know more about the environment through exposure to the world of marine biology.
1. Which camp best suits children who are too shy to speak in public?| A．Snapology STEAM Camps. | B．Capitol Debate. |
| C．iD Tech Summer Camp. | D．Sea Turtle Camp. |
| A．Collaborate with kids. | B．Participate in curricula. |
| C．Socialize with instructors. | D．Follow kids’ progress. |
| A．They just focus on academic performance. |
| B．They provide fun experiences with toys. |
| C．They stress learning happily. |
| D．They are intended for primary students only. |
5 . Feeling embarrassed is something that no one really likes.
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When learning to deal with embarrassment, the first big thing that will help you is to realize that embarrassing moments are in the past. These things have already occurred and there is nothing that you can do to change them. It might have been tough to get through those moments, but you’re here now and everything is okay.
●Talk to someone about how you’re feeling.
If you’re struggling with feelings of embarrassment, then you should try to talk to people that you trust.
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Embarrassment might feel tough to get over. However, normal embarrassing moments might become things that you can just shrug off and laugh at eventually. When you think about things from the right perspective, you might be able to laugh at yourself for making a silly mistake or falling down.
●Get out there and try again.
The fear of embarrassment should not hold you back from getting out there to try again. If you want to move past embarrassment for good, then the best way to do that is not to let it stop you from living your life. This could mean doing the same thing that embarrassed you in the past. You might be worried about reliving embarrassing moments from the past, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
| A．Learn to laugh at the situation. |
| B．Understand that embarrassments are in the past. |
| C．Don’t worry so much about things and be ready to go out there and give it your all. |
| D．Know that you don’t need to apologize for feeling embarrassed. |
| E．Of course, this might depend on the level of embarrassment that you experienced. |
| F．Tell them how you’re feeling and what happened if you’re comfortable doing that. |
| G．It’s generally something that most people want to avoid. |
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TAKE YOUR CHILD ON A SCIENCE & ENGINEERING ADVENTURE!
In our popular SuperHero Science and Once Upon a Time programs, kids will have fun helping their favourite Avengers and fairy tale characters to solve problems…with science! Kids will discover Newton’s Laws of Motion (with rockets!), formulate(配制)“explosives” with chemical reactions, and so much more!
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1. What can the children do in SuperHero Science and Once Upon a Time programs?| A．Join in “electrifying” projects. |
| B．Find the secrets of life science. |
| C．Try scientific crime-solving. |
| D．Make explosives. |
| A．$ 760. |
| B．$ 608. |
| C．$ 456. |
| D．$ 304. |
| A．July 9–10. |
| B．July 20–22. |
| C．Aug.6–7. |
| D．Aug. 13–14. |
As we came down to breakfast that morning, with very shiny faces and spandy clean aprons, we found father alone in the dining-room.
“Happy New Year,papa! Where is mother?”we cried.
“A little boy came begging and said they were starving at home, so your mother went to see and--ah,here she is.”
As papa spoke, in came mamma, looking very cold, rather sad, and very much excited.
“Children, don't begin till you hear what I have to say,” she cried and we sat staring at her, with the breakfast untouched before us.
“Not far away from here, lies a poor woman with a little new-born baby. Six children are huddled into one bed to keep from freezing, for they have no fire. There is nothing to eat over there; and the oldest boy came here to tell me they were starving this bitter cold day. My little girls, will you give them your breakfast, as a New Year's gift?”
We sat silent a minute, and looked at the nice, hot porridge, creamy milk, and good bread and butter.
“I wish we'd eaten it up,” thought I, for I was rather a selfish child, and very hungry.
“I'm so glad you come before we began,”said Nan, cheerfully.
“May I go and help carry it to the poor, little children?” asked Beth, who had the tenderest heart.
“I can carry the lassy pot,” said little May, proudly giving the thing she loved best.
“And I shall take all the porridge,” I burst in, heartily ashamed of my first feeling.
“You shall put on your things and help me, and when we come back, we'll get something to eat,”said mother, beginning to pile the bread and butter into a big basket.
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We were soon ready and set out.
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Seeing the house totally in a mess, we fell to work immediately.
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From her lifeguard station at the end of the pool, Jessica noticed clouds forming in the sky. By the time she took a break at 2:30, the wind was picking up and the sky was darkening. The pool manager announced over the loudspeaker that the pool was closing immediately, due to a weather warning. He asked everyone to head to the safety of home before the storm hit.
All of the swimmers had left by 3: 30 except for Jessica's neighbor, eight-year-old Zack Hill. Zack's mother had dropped him off at the pool while she went to work. She had planned to pick him up later, but the storm was coming fast. Jessica decided that she would drop Zack off on her way home. She taped a note for Mrs. Hill on the door of the pool office and headed out.
The minute Jessica and Zack left the parking lot, it was clear that this was no ordinary storm. The wind was very strong, the storm clouds were dark, and the sky had turned a terrible green. The rain hit just as Jessica turned onto her street, Jessica said, “Jack, I'm going to take you to my house. We need to get inside right away, and your house is farther away than mine.”
She pressed the garage-door opener, but nothing happened. The electricity was out. The front door was only a few feet away, but the wind was so strong that Jessica and Zack had to fight their way out of the car and into the house. Jessica held Zack's hand firmly. The door was heavy with the pressure of the wind. Finally, it opened, but it was blown out of Jessica's hand and it hit the side of the house. The window broke into pieces，Jessica picked up Zack and threw the two of them inside; her only thought was to get to a safe place.
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Remembering everything she could learn from her emergency training, Jessica took Zack to the basement.
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After a final crash, the sound of the storm grew distant.
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9 . On a Sunday morning, Tim Abernathy walked off the dance floor at the Barn Dance and sat down in a chair to rest with his wife, Rachel. Then something felt wrong. His
“His eyes had
Someone
“If Johnny hadn’t been there, I would be
Johnny is a gravedigger. He has dug the final resting places for about 20, 000people, each grave
So maybe it’s not
| A．fingers | B．muscle | C．stomach | D．throat |
| A．crashed | B．landed | C．jumped | D．settled |
| A．rubbed | B．narrowed | C．dropped | D．rolled |
| A．backed off | B．stepped forward | C．moved on | D．set out |
| A．gradually | B．instantly | C．finally | D．clearly |
| A．yelling | B．pounding | C．pushing | D．weighing |
| A．held | B．heard | C．felt | D．drew |
| A．abandoning | B．joining | C．burying | D．hiding |
| A．easy | B．precious | C．extraordinary | D．simple |
| A．death | B．danger | C．sadness | D．fortune |
| A．covering | B．controlling | C．crossing | D．measuring |
| A．hard | B．vast | C．protected | D．ruined |
| A．popularity | B．generosity | C．availability | D．responsibility |
| A．common | B．surprising | C．reasonable | D．disappointing |
| A．dancing | B．walking | C．leaving | D．talking |
On an ordinary Thursday afternoon, I turned up the next walkway. Children played in the yards along the block. I waved to them as I walked by, delivering mail at houses along the way.
Some mailmen preferred routes where they drove a truck and slipped the mail into a collection of mailboxes without seeing anyone face to face. Not me. I wanted to be outside talking to people. That's where the excitement was. The lady who lived there opened the door wide. “Hello,” she said. I knew what she was waiting for. I've got your book club selection,” I said, handing over her package.
There were only about 700 people on my route. Over the years I'd gotten to know most of them, if not in person then by their mail. There were the folks who got magazines, or book after book, those who loved their catalogues, and some who had steady pen pals. I knew I provided an important service in my job. College acceptances, birthday presents, postcards from all corners of the world — they could all make someone's day. I also brought doctor bills and insurance notices.
Mrs. Dorman at the end of my route got a package from the Home Shopping Network almost every day. She was an older lady, who'd turned 78, and I liked being able to bring a little joy into her life with my delivery. She got her blood pressure pills and blood test kits for diabetes (糖尿病) in the Yesmail. Yes, convenient. But I was just the messenger, showing up every day like clockwork. It wasn't me who was making a difference in people's lives. Not me personally. A friendly hello, a chat with a lonely person. That was the most I could offer.
I dug in my bag for Mrs. Dorman's mail — and the inevitable Home Shopping Network package. She'd be glad to get this, whatever it was. Mrs. Dorman often waited for me at the door and we always had a nice talk, but not today.
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I heard the TV going inside so I knew she was home.
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Mrs. Dorman was back home from hospital within a few days, her broken shoulder in a sling (悬带).
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