In the spare time, Mrs Green always asked her sons, Alan and John to help their neighbor, Ms Maud, to clean her house because she was too old to do it herself. They helped Ms Maud throughout the spring.
Summer vacation just began. The two brothers planned to play tennis with friends every day, so they could make the freshman team. However, Alan’s racket (球拍) was lost, which disappointed him a lot.
As usual, Alan and John came to Ms Maud’s house to help her. They went down the block to the Ms Maud’s and got started. Before cleaning, John put boxes that were thrown around the garage (车库) floor on shelves. When John put a big box on a shelf, he found a tennis racket in the box. It was a new racket, which was exactly what Alan wanted.
“You’ve got to see this.” John took out the tennis racket and showed it to Alan.
“Whoa, where did you get that?” Alan asked. John pointed to the shelf, “It was just in the box over there.” Alan continued to say, “It is so beautiful. My tennis racket was missing. If we take it, I believe no one will ever know.” He looked at the garage door, which was closed.
But John didn’t think it’s a good idea, “Well, we do a lot of things for Ms Maud and don’t get paid. It’s not really stealing. It’s a kind of payment for our hard work,” said Alan. Without hesitation (犹豫), John looked at the racket, took it from Alan’s hand and put it back in the box.
“Hello, boys.” At that time, Ms Maud walked into the garage, surprising them. “I’ve made a cake. Can you come in for a piece? I really appreciate all the things you do for me.” “Ugh... sure, Ms Maud,” said John. “Let us finish up and we’ll be right in.” Ms Maud went back to her house.
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Then, John told Alan that Ms Maud always rewarded (奖励) them for helping her.
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After Alan and John finished the cake, Ms Maud walked in and handed Alan a new tennis racket.
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2 . Once there was a little boy who became very ill. He had to spend all day in bed, unable to
Because other children weren’t
There wasn’t much he could do except look out of the
The boy was very
From that day on, the little boy always did his best to
| A．listen | B．move | C．speak | D．eat |
| A．allowed | B．ordered | C．forced | D．taught |
| A．used | B．grew | C．helped | D．suffered |
| A．street | B．garden | C．window | D．door |
| A．fear | B．happiness | C．shame | D．sadness |
| A．round | B．different | C．big | D．strange |
| A．small | B．open | C．broken | D．double |
| A．left | B．smiled | C．stood | D．escaped |
| A．worried | B．surprised | C．afraid | D．sick |
| A．For example | B．In fact | C．At first | D．In all |
| A．birds | B．characters | C．people | D．friends |
| A．stop | B．run | C．smile | D．count |
| A．visited | B．helped | C．believed | D．thanked |
| A．quality | B．service | C．skill | D．health |
| A．hospital | B．church | C．school | D．work |
| A．seen | B．remembered | C．heard | D．collected |
| A．Quickly | B．Finally | C．Luckily | D．Suddenly |
| A．hand | B．pocked | C．bag | D．box |
| A．call up | B．call on | C．wake up | D．cheer up |
| A．make sure | B．find out | C．work out | D．point out |
3 . Life brings several ups and downs but nothing lasts forever. Nothing
Devries built the dream of becoming a swimmer.His remarkable talent
Due to his failing
However, every bad period comes to a(n)
On his 46th birthday, Devries went up the diving board and jumped into the
| A．Explains | B．identifies | C．introduces | D．operates |
| A．fair | B．cruel | C．easy | D．common |
| A．Undoubtedly | B．correctly | C．impractically | D．narrowly |
| A．tried | B．continued | C．started | D．struggled |
| A．embarrassment | B．weakness | C．kindness | D．violence |
| A．courage | B．steps | C．spirits | D．health |
| A．make | B．take | C．fetch | D．tolerate |
| A．kept back | B．wiped away | C．turned down | D．given away |
| A．decision | B．idea | C．end | D．point |
| A．live | B．play | C．explore | D．harvest |
| A．research | B．support | C．treatment | D．question |
| A．cases | B．experiences | C．requests | D．trials |
| A．designed | B．achieved | C．admired | D．found |
| A．position | B．site | C．moment | D．orbit |
| A．catch | B．imagine | C．leave | D．prevent |
4 . Melba Mebane never thought she’d retire from the department store she worked at for 74 years — until the traffic on her commute (通勤) became unbearable. The Dillard’s where she worked in Tyler, Texas, was only a15-minute drive from her house, but traffic could sometimes double the commute, for which Mebane, now 91, no longer had the patience. Thus, she retired from her job at Dillard’s.
Mebane began working as an “elevator girl” at the Mayer & Schmidt department store in 1949 when she was seventeen, through a work-study program at Tyler High School. The store was acquired by Dillard’s in 1956.
She moved to the men’s clothing department, and later the cosmetics (化妆品) counter, where she stayed until she retired. “There were gift baskets one of the girls just couldn’t sell,” says Mebane. “They asked me to try, so I stepped out and talked to people about the basketa...I sold every single one. So I was told that’s where I was staying.”
Mebane followed the same morning routine for 74 years: Waking up at 6:00 am, making a pot of coffee, preparing a quick breakfast, and then getting to Dillard’s at 9:00 am sharp. “I loved going to work every day,” says Mebane. “If you’re content with what you’re doing. why not keep doing it?”
Her best advice for finding a good career is not to take a job simply because it pays well, because “money can disappoint you,” Mebane warns. “Finding something you’re good at and people you enjoy working with is so much more important.”
Since she started working at Dillard’s, Mebane had opportunities to become a manager, but she always turned the offers down. “Nobody likes management, because they have to make tough decisions,” she says. “I liked my friends and work, and I wanted to keep them, so I just focused on being the best salesperson I could be.”
Many of Mebane’s former co-workers visit her in the retirement village where she has recently moved, taking her out to lunch, the movies or shopping.
1. Why did Mebane decide to retire?| A．She was bored with driving. | B．She couldn’t stand the traffic. |
| C．She was impatient at work. | D．She had difficulty communicating. |
| A．She changed jobs frequently. | B．She had strong responsibility. |
| C．She owned the sales potential. | D．She was lucky in finding jobs. |
| A．Her interest. | B．Her education. |
| C．The high pay. | D．The chance for promotion. |
| A．Overcoming their weaknesses. | B．Improving management skills, |
| C．Making decisions quickly. | D．Focusing on their relationships. |
5 . One day a little mouse was thirsty. She looked everywhere for water to drink. She climbed up onto a table. And she saw a bottle on the table. The mouth of the bottle was
She drank and drank. After a moment she had drunk enough. Her stomach was too big and she couldn’t come
| A．big | B．strong | C．weak | D．small |
| A．little | B．some | C．few | D．a few |
| A．into | B．up | C．out of | D．down |
| A．heard | B．saw | C．tasted | D．looked |
| A．happy | B．honest | C．honestly | D．happily |
| A．ate | B．thought | C．drank | D．took |
| A．When | B．Where | C．Why | D．How |
| A．dying | B．die | C．to die | D．died |
| A．boxes | B．glasses | C．pieces | D．cakes |
| A．away | B．in | C．to | D．at |
6 . A few days ago, I sat in the sofa watching TV. Just then I got a
His mother was badly ill in hospital. She couldn’t sleep at night and often
Do you know
| A．letter | B．e-mail | C．call | D．message |
| A．in | B．for | C．at | D．of |
| A．mother | B．father | C．brother | D．sister |
| A．talked | B．talk | C．to talk | D．talking |
| A．to | B．about | C．for | D．with |
| A．stop | B．to stop | C．stopped | D．not to stop |
| A．cried | B．shouted | C．laughed | D．heard |
| A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．none |
| A．what | B．whom | C．where | D．that |
| A．too | B．either | C．also | D．else |
7 . A man was fishing on the bank of a river. A boy came to see him fishing. The man was really good at fishing and he could catch a full basket of fish in a short time. The man saw that the boy was very cute, and he wanted to give him a whole basket of fish. But the boy shook his head. The man was surprised and asked, “Why don’t you want the fish? ”
The boy replied, “I want the fishing rod(竿)in your hands.”
The man asked, “Why do you want the rod? ”
“I will eat up all the fish in the basket soon, but if I have the fishing rod,I can use it to catch a lot of fish by myself.”
Many people will certainly say the boy is very smart...wrong! If he doesn’t know fishing skills. He can’t catch fish without a fishing rod. It’s useless to only have a fishing rod, fishing skills are more important than having a fishing rod.
Many people want to have a “fishing rod” in their life. They are just like the boy, they thought that if they had a fishing rod, they would have fish to eat. Life is full of exciting things, we should try to learn fishing skills instead of having a fishing rod.
1. The man was fishing on the bank of________.| A．a river | B．a lake | C．a pool | D．a sea |
| A．smart | B．silly | C．wrong | D．hardworking |
| A．fish | B．eat fish | C．learn fishing skills | D．have a fishing rod |
8 . Two sisters have a debate about which life is better: city or country life. The elder sister, who lives in a city,
The younger sister’s husband, Pahom, has the same opinion with her. He thinks that everything is good with their country life, except that he
Man is never satisfied, and he often becomes greedy in an effort to
| A．insists | B．hopes | C．doubts | D．ensures |
| A．while | B．whether | C．though | D．since |
| A．food | B．achievement | C．comfort | D．scenes |
| A．loses | B．owns | C．needs | D．wins |
| A．manages | B．prepares | C．happens | D．fails |
| A．Besides | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Therefore |
| A．In return to | B．In addition to | C．In order to | D．In time to |
| A．talk | B．deal | C．discussion | D．date |
| A．evening | B．daytime | C．afternoon | D．weekday |
| A．rule | B．wish | C．trouble | D．condition |
| A．desire | B．willingness | C．ability | D．way |
| A．ultimately | B．quickly | C．slowly | D．suddenly |
| A．reward | B．encourage | C．bury | D．satisfy |
| A．abandon | B．gain | C．keep | D．learn |
| A．remember | B．argue | C．regret | D．decide |
It's common for folks not to know anything about the people who deliver their mail, but that certainly doesn't apply to these residents in Durango, Colorado. Their mail carrier, Seana Green, makes it a point to go out of her way and chat with folks whenever possible. Although she's had this job for 15 years, she didn't start the route where Marilyn Schmidt lives until about four or five years ago.
Marilyn, who recently turned 90-year-old, is just one of the many people that Seana has befriended over the years. The two of them love to chat just about every other day. This is made easier by the fact that Seana will park her vehicle, get out, and deliver mail on foot.
Seana walks through the neighborhood, and she does more than just deliver the mail. “I think of them as family,” Seana said. “A lot of them. I really do.” There is an appreciation between the mail lady and residents. That's why, when she hadn't seen Marilyn in quite some time, she grew concerned.
“I didn't see her on Thursday, and I didn't see her on Friday,” Seana recalled. “And when I showed up on Saturday and she wasn't on the porch (门廊) and the mail was like, just hanging out of her box. and I shouted through the screen door.”
At first, Seana couldn't hear anything coming from inside the home. Soon enough though. The quiet sound of Marilyn calling out for help became clear. Seana said that her voice sounded weak almost “like a kitten meowing (喵喵叫)”.
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Seana was so frightened that she rushed into the room.
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Two weeks later, Marilyn was able to celebrate her 90th birthday at the hospital.
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We all make mistakes. Sometimes, it is hard to admit them. However, there is a magic power in this world that can give us the courage to do so.
I grew up in a small town in Ohio. There was a man in town that everyone seemed to know. We all called him Bob. Bob was uneducated. It seemed that because he was good-natured and not very smart,every one teased (戏弄) him.
One day when I was sitting on the porch, he came walking by. I was about 12 years old and thought it would make me feel grown up to tease him like some adults did in the town.
He asked how I was doing. I told him that my father had lost his job, and that we were short of money. I could see my friends laughing in the background so 1 went on with the lie. I had him fooled so completely that every time he asked me a question, I would make the situation seem worse and worse.I knew he made a meager (贫困的) living doing odd jobs, so it seemed funny when he asked me if we needed anything. I told him that we didn’t know if we would have enough to eat. He replied, “You poor thing. I will pray for you.”
That night I heard the door rattle (沙沙响) softly. I thought it was the wind beating against the door. So I didn’t pay much attention to it. Later when I opened the door to go outside, I realized it wasn’t wind.
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On the doorstep, I found a box of food with a note beside it.
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The next evening, with a big apple pie made by myself, I stood at the doorstep of Bob’s house.
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