1 . Tomorrow will be another day
On my way home from work every evening, there would be a homeless middle-aged man standing by the walkway. He was always ________ smiling, and sometimes almost dancing.
Every day after work I would remember to gather any spare ________, and put it aside. If l saw him I’d give him the coins. A feeling of ________ would come over me every time I saw him as he looked to feel joyful. Sometimes we would ask each other about our day. His ________ would be the same, “I’m fine. Have a bright day.”
I knew what his reply was going to be every time, ________ I would still ask. It ________ me of how lucky me that even in his situation of being homeless, he was so cheerful. He ________ me how lucky I was, a single mother of four kids, with a good job to provide for them.
Then one day I was called into my boss’s office and was told that I was ________ due to the weak economy (经济). A feeling of worry filled my mind immediately, and for the rest of that day all I could think about was “how am I going to ________ my family, and how am I going to pay rent?”
That day I was very sad and upset on my way home. I ________ forgot to prepare some coins for the homeless man as usual. As I waited for the red light to turn, he walked over with a big smile and asked, “How is everything going?” I told him I lost my job and felt really bad. “OK, I will ________ you a dollar today. Tomorrow will be another day,” said the man.
I was deeply ________ and burst into tears. I wanted to hug him! That day what the man handed me was more than a dollar bill. He taught me a ________ lesson. Whatever material things are taken from you, no one can take away your ________ to be joyful. Tomorrow will be a bright day and full of ________.
1. A.happy | B.shy | C.nervous | D.careful |
2. A.time | B.food | C.change | D.water |
3. 4. A.demand | B.answer | C.view | D.reason |
5. 6. A.satisfied | B.frightened | C.disappointed | D.amazed |
7. A.informed | B.advised | C.reminded | D.warned |
8. A.fired | B.examined | C.questioned | D.invited |
9. A.miss | B.support | C.trust | D.check |
10. A.still | B.once | C.even | D.always |
11. A.charge | B.find | C.show | D.give |
12. A.moved | B.hurt | C.lost | D.relaxed |
13. A.terrible | B.valuable | C.hard | D.strange |
14. A.cost | B.secret | C.stress | D.choice |
15. A.doubt | B.regret | C.hope | D.praise |