1 . F-A-M-I-L-Y

I bumped into a stranger as he passed by, “Oh, excuse me, please.” was my reply. He said, “Please ______ me too; I wasn’t even watching you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said ______. But at home a ______ story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old?

Later that day, I was cooking the evening meal, and my daughter stood beside me very ______. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Move out of the ______ ,” I said with a ______. She walked away, her little heart was broken. I didn’t realize how harshly I’d spoken.

____ I lay awake in bed, God’s still small voice came to me and said, “While ______ with a stranger, common politeness you use, ______ the children you love, you seem to abuse. Look on the ______ door, you’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself: pink, yellow and ______. She stood quietly not to spoil the ______, and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”

By this time, I felt very small, and now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her ___ . “Wake up, little girl, wake up,” I said. “Are these the flowers you ______ for me?” She smiled, “ I found them out by the tree. I picked them because they’re ______ like you. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.” I said, “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I acted today; I     ____ have yelled at you that way.” She said, “Oh, mom, that’s okay. I love you ______ .” I said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.”

Are you aware that: If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily   _____us in a few days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family—an ____     investment indeed.

So what’s behind the story? You know what is the full word of family?

FAMILY=(F)ather (A)nd (M)other, (I) (L)ove (Y)ou!

Fill life with love and bravery ______ we shall live a life uncommon.

1.

A．pass

B．excuse

C．help

D．ask

2.

A．hello

B．sorry

C．good-bye

D．again

3.

A．similar

B．love

C．family

D．different

4.

A．still

B．noisily

C．surprised

D．quiet

5.

A．table

B．house

C．corner

D．way

6.

A．smile

B．frown

C．sigh

D．anger

7.

A．Where

B．With

C．While

D．During

8.

A．doing

B．treating

C．dealing

D．saying

9.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．then

10.

A．bedroom

B．kitchen

C．garage

D．basement

11.

A．red

B．purple

C．blue

D．white

12.

A．flowers

B．meal

C．kitchen

D．surprise

13.

A．table

B．room

C．bed

D．flowers

14.

A．bought

B．planted

C．picked

D．painted

15.

A．delicious

B．pretty

C．honest

D．horrible

16.

A．mustn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．couldn’t

D．needn’t

17.

A．anyway

B．already

C．somehow

D．someday

18.

A．fire

B．employ

C．blame

D．replace

19.

A．clever

B．wise

C．bad

D．unwise

20.

A．or

B．but

C．and

D．then

2 .         To be a real gentleman, you should know that true forgiveness is one of the most remarkable qualities a human can possess!
        In the fighting between two countries in the 1970s, a young man was walking from one village to the next when he was ____ by an armed guerrilla fighter from the enemy country. The fighter ____ the young man down the hill where he was to be ____.
        But a(n) ____ thing happened. The young man, who had ____ military training, was able to disarm the fighter. Now, the table was ____ and it was the fighter who was ordered down the hill.
        As they walked, ____ , the young man began to reflect on what was happening. Recalling the ____ of his mother, “Love your enemies; do good to those who ____ you.” He found he could go no farther.
        He ____ the gun into the bushes, told the fighter he was ____ to go and turned back ____ the hill.
        Minutes later, he heard footsteps ____ behind him as he walked. “Is this the end after all?” he ____.   Perhaps the fighter had got the gun and wanted to finish him off. But he continued on, ____ glancing back, until his enemy reached him, only to grab him in a hug and pour out ____ for sparing his life.
        Mercy often wears the face of ____ . And though it usually isn’t an enemy in uniform—that we are challenged to forgive, we have ____ for mercy every day. Family members and friends, co-workers and neighbors and even strangers have ____ for our forgiveness. You know who they are.
        As Mahatma Gandhi said, “The ____ can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Be strong. Forgive.1.

A．shot

B．murdered

C．killed

D．caught

2.

A．demanded

B．reminded

C．ordered

D．required

3.

A．beaten

B．shot

C．accepted

D．driven

4.

A．amazing

B．frightening

C．inspiring

D．confusing

5.

A．watched

B．received

C．accepted

D．suggested

6.

A．turned

B．covered

C．moved

D．repaired

7.

A．thus

B．indeed

C．therefore

D．however

8.

A．expressions

B．plans

C．words

D．signals

9.

A．forgive

B．hate

C．instruct

D．help

10.

A．packed

B．dragged

C．forced

D．threw

11.

A．free

B．slow

C．nervous

D．eager

12.

A．for

B．into

C．up

D．down

13.

A．showing

B．waving

C．running

D．jumping

14.

A．shouted

B．counted

C．wondered

D．argued

15.

A．seldom

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

16.

A．marks

B．favors

C．thanks

D．reasons

17.

A．awareness

B．kindness

C．safeness

D．forgiveness

18.

A．opportunities

B．explanations

C．hopes

D．lessons

19.

A．need

B．responsibility

C．patience

D．energy

20.

A．lonely

B．weak

C．healthy

D．calm

3 . Long, long ago, there was a small village. This village had a (an) _______ tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to _______ his home before winter. If his home failed to endure (忍耐) the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not _______   him in any way.

One _______, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They _______ their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest _______ and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered _______.

After Marc saw several homes, he _______ the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, _______, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to __________ some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, __________ his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn’t perfect, but it was strong and he could __________ it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and __________ with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, __________ back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was __________. The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to __________. The villagers mourned (哀悼) for him.

Marc __________ the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, __________ a family, and lived a happy, content life.

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s __________ and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually __________ the best ideas.

1.

A．strange

B．hopeful

C．good

D．reasonable

2.

A．find

B．run

C．complete

D．buy

3.

A．help

B．encourage

C．scold

D．persuade

4.

A．winter

B．summer

C．autumn

D．spring

5.

A．exchanged

B．received

C．recognized

D．won

6.

A．girls

B．jobs

C．houses

D．presents

7.

A．rooms

B．drinks

C．attention

D．advice

8.

A．expected

B．gathered

C．created

D．understood

9.

A．similarly

B．finally

C．however

D．therefore

10.

A．forget

B．believe

C．replace

D．doubt

11.

A．because

B．although

C．but

D．so

12.

A．repair

B．rebuild

C．sell

D．improve

13.

A．conversations

B．achievements

C．struggles

D．arguments

14.

A．drove

B．rushed

C．flew

D．moved

15.

A．weak

B．funny

C．small

D．amazing

16.

A．blindness

B．death

C．sadness

D．disease

17.

A．experienced

B．hated

C．survived

D．spent

18.

A．brought

B．earned

C．contacted

D．raised

19.

A．slow

B．easy

C．dangerous

D．special

20.

A．realize

B．bring

C．collect

D．apply

4 . Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe．I had been abroad a couple of times，____I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent．Moreover， my____of foreign languages was____to a little college French．
I____．How would I，unable to speak the language and totally____with local geography or transportation systems，____interviews and do research? It seemed____，and with much regret I sat down to write a letter begging____．Halfway through，a thought ran through my mind：you can’t learn if you don’t____．So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad news. But by the time I had____the trip I was an experienced ____．And ever since，I have never hesitated to____for even the most remote places，without guides or even____bookings，confident that somehow I will____
The point is that the new，the____，is almost by definition scary．But each time you try ____，you learn，and as the learning piles up，the world____to you.
I’ve____to ski at 40，and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon．And I know I’ll go on doing such things．It’s not because I’m____or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept anxiety as another name for____and I believe I can accomplish wonders．1.

A．though

B．and

C．but

D．since

2.

A．knowledge

B．view

C．target

D．experience

3.

A．forced

B．limited

C．reduced

D．increased

4.

A．left

B．doubted

C．paused

D．hesitated

5.

A．occupied

B．unfamiliar C: mixed

C．popular

6.

A．get up

B．put up

C．set up

D．cheer up

7.

A．impossible

B．possible

C．easy

D．disturbing

8.

A．away

B．down

C．off

D．for

9.

A．ask

B．try

C．practice

D．accept

10.

A．finished

B．started

C．reserved

D．cancelled

11.

A．traveler

B．reporter

C．writer

D．thinker

12.

A．take

B．head

C．make

D．change

13.

A．careful

B．free

C．professional

D．advanced

14.

A．lose

B．win

C．manage

D．remember

15.

A．different

B．same

C．old

D．bad

16.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

17.

A．sticks

B．comes

C．opens

D．drinks

18.

A．learned

B．hoped

C．forgotten

D．attempted

19.

A．weaker

B．braver

C．worse

D．luckier

20.

A．trouble

B．failure

C．victory

D．challenge