1 . With more free time after completing her examinations, Rachel, a 16-year-old student of the School of Science and Technology, Singapore, decided to bake for friends and family. She was surprised when they came back with a lot of positive
Then she read some
Last year, she started making and selling the Bear Cookie and gave most of the
So far, Rachel has
“It can be really
A.changes | B.comments | C.effects | D.measures |
A.interesting | B.frightening | C.disappointing | D.heartwarming |
A.inspired | B.persuaded | C.required | D.forced |
A.debts | B.earnings | C.products | D.salaries |
A.experiments | B.clubs | C.meetings | D.projects |
A.exchange | B.attract | C.combine | D.support |
A.spent | B.raised | C.wasted | D.counted |
A.confusing | B.tiring | C.satisfying | D.exciting |
A.teachers | B.employers | C.customers | D.producers |
A.gave out | B.gave in | C.gave away | D.gave up |
A.education | B.books | C.technology | D.cookies |
A.break | B.touch | C.open | D.steal |
A.offer | B.receive | C.complete | D.guarantee |
A.strongly | B.hardly | C.excitedly | D.easily |
A.school | B.family | C.society | D.charity |
Anna had a car accident when she was a teenager. She
Anna lost her arms
When something bad happens to us, we have two
I was sitting down in the examining room chair, annoyed that my mom had even scheduled the appointment when the doctor arrived and dove right in to the basic small talk about my health history. But then he threw in a question that shocked me, “So Robin, what are you going to do after high school?”
What was I going to do after high school? Was he kidding me? “don’t know,” I mumbled (嘟囔). I was seventeen. I didn’t have any idea what I was going to do after high school. My high school guidance teacher told me in certain terms that I wasn’t “college material” and I believed her. My grades were far from satisfactory. Education wasn’t exactly emphasized in my family.
“You don’t know? Well, why don’t you go to college to become a doctor like me?” He smiled as he glanced at his watch. Go to college to become a doctor? Who was this man kidding? I thought he was crazy for even suggesting it. No one in my family had even graduated from college, let alone become a doctor. And I wasn’t college material. “I’m not smart enough to be a doctor. ”
Hearing this, the doctor immediately turned toward me. He looked at me straight in the eyes when he very seriously said, “Let me tell you something: you don’t have to be smart to be a doctor. You just have to be persistent.” Then he turned around to gather his things and rushed off to his next appointment. I never saw him again.
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On the ride home I found myself thinking about the conversation with the doctor
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So, I began to focus on classes and break down the difficult things into steps
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4 . A Chinese woman who lost an eye in a road accident a decade ago has received high praise for developing cool-looking artificial eyes as she struggles to overcome appearance anxiety that often accompanies such a loss.
The former dancer and actress from Beijing, who is known by her online nickname, Xintong, completed the process of becoming a self-taught artificial eye maker, in 2020.
She spent years improving her skills through trial and error, driven by a desire to help others with a similar disability rediscover their confidence.
A decade after she lost her right eye in a car accident aged 18, and following years of self-hating, Xintong now runs her own artificial eye-making workshop.
From the beginning, her aim has been to help people like her by providing them with custom-made artificial eyes. “Because I once got wet in the rain, I now want to give others an umbrella,” she said.
The idea came from a “very cool” overseas artificial eye maker who did not care what other people said or thought about people who had lost an eye.
“People already look at me in a strange way, so why not exaggerate how I appear and use that to my advantage?” Xintong said.
However, Xintong found the artificial eyes she had to wear both ugly and uncomfortable. “I thought to myself, it would be great if I could produce ones according to my own taste,” she recalled.
She pursued her dream and in 2020 quit her teaching job to devote herself full-time to artificial eye-making.
Now she’s mastered the technique of making her ideal artificial eyes, opened a workshop and hired three assistants.
1. What do we know about Xintong?A.She lost both of her eyes in a traffic accident recently. |
B.She was worried about her looking after losing her eye. |
C.She is highly praised for overcoming her appearance anxiety. |
D.She learnt to make artificial eyes from others in 2020. |
A.To make money. |
B.To rediscover her confidence. |
C.To provide the disabled with custom-made artificial eyes. |
D.To buy others an umbrella to avoid getting wet. |
A.She was unsatisfied with them. | B.She found them very comfortable. |
C.She thought them very attractive. | D.She found them suitable to her taste. |
A.Humorous and positive. | B.Caring and persevering. |
C.Generous and creative. | D.Reliable and independent. |
Jeremy was born with a twisted body and a slow mind. At the age of 12 he was still in second grade, seemingly unable to learn. His teacher, Doris Miller, often became extremely angry with him. He would squirm (来回扭动) in his seat and make a lot of noises. At other times, he spoke clearly and distinctly. Most of the time, however, Jeremy just annoyed his teacher.
One day Doris called his parents and asked them to come in for a talk. As the Forresters entered the empty classroom, Doris said to them, “Jeremy really belongs to a special school. It isn’t fair to him to be with younger children who don’t have learning problems.”
Mrs. Forrester cried softly into a tissue, while her husband spoke. “Miss Miller,” he said, “there is no school of that kind nearby. It would be a terrible shock for Jeremy if we had to take him out of this school. We know he really likes it here.” Doris sat for a long time after they had left, staring at the snow outside the window. Its coldness seemed to flow into her soul. She wanted to sympathize with the Forresters. After all, their only child had a serious illness. But it wasn’t fair to keep him in her class. She had 18 other youngsters to teach, and Jeremy was a distraction.
As she thought over the situation, guilt washed over her. Here I am complaining when my problems are nothing compared to that poor family, she thought. From that day on, she tried hard to ignore Jeremy’s noises and his blank stares.
Spring came, and the children talked excitedly about the coming of Easter. Doris told them the story of Jesus (耶稣), and then to highlight the idea of new life, she gave each of the children a large plastic egg. “Now, I want you to take this home and bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life. Do you understand?”
“Yes. Miss Miller,” the children responded enthusiastically — all except for Jeremy. He listened carefully; his eyes never left her face. He did not even make his usual nose.
The next morning, 19 children placed their eggs in the large basket on Miss Miller’s desk.
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Then Doris opened the third egg but it was empty.
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6 . Nine-year-old Abdulwal Abdula lifted his right arm and waved guests goodbye as they left his house. What appeared a simple gesture was only possible because people from different walks of life raced against time to save the boy’s severed right arm more than two years ago.
On April 30, 2021, Abdulwal’s right arm was severed when it got caught in the motor of a running tractor. Realizing the complexity involved in reattaching the arm, the local hospital decided to transfer the boy to the traditional Chinese medicine hospital of Urumqi, about 1,400 kilometers away, for a surgery that had to be performed within eight hours. But by the time Abdulwal was sent to the airport in Hotan, the last flight to Urumqi that night was already on the runway and ready for takeoff.
Everyone knew that if Abdulwal missed the flight he would lose his right arm, and possibly his life. Air traffic control workers immediately contacted the pilots and asked them to wait, while officials at the airport rushed to arrange permission for the plane to return to the terminal and pick up the boy. With permission granted, Abdulwal and his severed arm, packed in a medical bag, were carried onboard. None of the passengers complained about the delay.
Once the plane landed in Urumqi, a series of green channels ensured Abdulwal reached the hospital in the shortest time. The surgery started seven-and-a-half hours after the accident. His severed limb was successfully reattached and the broken bone fragments rearranged.
The story went viral (走红) on social media, touching all people who could not stop praising the efforts made by so many people to save the boy. The extraordinary story inspired a film, Ordinary Hero, in 2022.
Abdulwal said he had watched the movie twice. “It reminds me of how many people have helped me. They aren’t ordinary people, but superheroes to me.” His mother said that the doctor who reattached Abdulwal’s arm often calls to check on him and give advice on recovery. “I want to be a doctor when I grow up, so that I can help others,” Abdulwal said.
1. What was the key factor in the process of rescuing the boy?A.Money. | B.Time | C.Medicine. | D.Information. |
A.He was cured in the local hospital. |
B.He was badly injured in an air crash. |
C.His arm recovered well with joint efforts. |
D.His surgery lasted seven and a half hours. |
A.To offer some help. | B.To ask about his ambition. |
C.To express his sympathy. | D.To check on his recovery. |
A.A news report. | B.A film review. |
C.A medical magazine. | D.A biography. |
7 . With ADD (注意缺陷障碍), I could look straight into your eyes and not hear a word you’re saying. I could
In middle school, I took Language Arts with Mrs. Smith. That first day, she told us her rules. Then I knew I had better “
One day, again I asked her for
That night, the story, which had seemed so
I used my word processor to set down my thoughts and explain myself
As Mrs. Smith handed my paper back, I found an A instead of her usual X. Below were her
A.pretend | B.appear | C.happen | D.deserve |
A.defend | B.examine | C.adjust | D.delight |
A.feeling | B.limitation | C.energy | D.concentration |
A.writing | B.handwriting | C.listening | D.reading |
A.unfair | B.great | C.impossible | D.remarkable |
A.cooperation | B.interaction | C.permission | D.forgiveness |
A.suggestion | B.care | C.offer | D.request |
A.openly | B.secretly | C.gently | D.luckily |
A.confusing | B.relaxing | C.amusing | D.frightening |
A.brightness | B.tidiness | C.quietness | D.beauty |
A.selfish | B.blind | C.deaf | D.kind |
A.enabling | B.assigning | C.forcing | D.forbidding |
A.because of | B.in honor of | C.in terms of | D.in spite of |
A.casually | B.wildly | C.messily | D.neatly |
A.respect | B.encourage | C.apply | D.cheat |
My 10-year-old son and two friends attended a wonderful basketball camp on 6 August 2023. The camp was over two hours long, with more than 60 kids in attendance. I watched how much fun my son was having throughout the day.
A few minutes before the session (一场) ended, there was a shooting contest. Only a few kids were chosen to compete, and my son was not one of them. The contest winners received prizes and recognition, and some children were also selected as “All Star” due to their excellent performance. Again, my son was not selected.
My son was struggling to deal with his disappointment. Of course, as his mother, I would have loved to see him win an award. He absolutely loves the sport, and he is impressive at rebounding (篮板球). He would have enjoyed the honors. It would have also been fun to see either of his friends selected. But sometimes it doesn’t work out that way.
When the camp ended and we walked out, I could see how disappointed he was. I love my kid’s confidence and his competitiveness, but it can also lead to dealing with disappointment and frustration.
At the camp, he played a basketball game with kids he had never met, guarded them fiercely and took shots easily against them. As his mom, I was thrilled he spent the day without his iPad. All in all, the day felt wonderful. The last thing that I wanted was for these awards to ruin the experience.
I could see how he was feeling about the day. I decided to simplify it for him. I did the math and figured out the shooting contest and awards were about 6% of the total camp. The rest of the camp, the parts that he enjoyed, were 94% of the day. Even though the kid loves math, it was hard for him to see the contests and awards as a small part of his day.
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At night, I went to chat with him.
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Indeed, we should learn how to be more positive.
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During the
Having traveled 180 miles
A.referred to | B.showed off | C.put aside | D.took part in |
A.warmest | B.driest | C.safest | D.noisiest |
A.race | B.treatment | C.interview | D.operation |
A.sense | B.memory | C.way | D.tongue |
A.survive | B.explore | C.reflect | D.approach |
A.invited | B.forced | C.supposed | D.forbidden |
A.Acquiring | B.Identifying | C.Assuming | D.Tricking |
A.Moreover | B.Instead | C.Otherwise | D.However |
A.supplies | B.wounds | C.rocks | D.jams |
A.fail | B.pretend | C.attempt | D.regret |
A.walked | B.rushed | C.drove | D.toured |
A.hotel | B.castle | C.valley | D.hospital |
A.in all | B.after all | C.at all | D.above all |
A.region | B.desert | C.jungle | D.association |
A.intelligent | B.neat | C.enthusiastic | D.capable |
In 1940, I worked in the checkroom of the railway station. I saw everybody that came up the stairs.
Harry was a young man who came to the station and waited at the head of the stairs for the passengers from the 9:05 train.
I remembered seeing Harry that first evening. He wasn’t much more than a thin, anxious kid then. He was all dressed up and I knew he was meeting his sister, who he hadn’t seen for many years.
Well, the passengers came up and I had to get busy. I didn’t look toward the stairs again until nearly time for the 9:18 and I was very surprised to see that the Harry was still there. His sister didn’t come on the 9:18 either, nor on the 9:40, and when the passengers from the 10:02 had all arrived and left, Harry was looking pretty upset. Pretty soon he came close to my window so I called out and asked him what his sister looked like.
“She’s small and dark. She is nineteen years old and very neat in the way she walk,” he said. “She has a face that has lots of spirit. I mean she can get mad but she never stays mad for long, and her eyebrows come to a little point in the middle. She’s got a brown fur, but maybe she isn’t wearing it.”
“I couldn’t remember seeing anybody like that,” I told him.
He showed me the telegram he’d received: ARRIVE THURSDAY. MEET ME AT THE STATION. MAY. It was from Omaha, Nebraska. “Well,” I finally said, “why don’t you phone to your home? She’s probably called there if she got in ahead of you.”
He gave me a sick look. “I’ve only been in the town for two days. We were going to meet and then drive down to the south of the city where I’ve got a job. She doesn’t have my address.”
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When I came on duty the next day, Harry was still there and I asked more about his sister.
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One day, after about two weeks, I thought I could say something encouraging to him.
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