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When I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.

This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of twelve. Their clothes were not expensive but very clean. They were well behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night in low voices.

One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It promised to be a highlight of their young lives. A father and mother were at the head of the line, standing hand in hand.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady gave the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand, her head dropped and the man’s lips began to shake. The man leaned a little closer and asked, “ how much did you say?”

The ticket lady again gave the price. Obviously the man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money to take them all to the circus?

Actually we were not wealthy in any sense. I felt sorry for them.

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Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, put out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground.

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That day, my father and I went back to our car and drove home without buying any tickets.

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2 . At 111, Dr Edith Kaufmann was the second oldest person in the UK. I met her when I ________ at a care home for the elderly in London six years ago. I didn’t realize it would be the start of a close ________, where the age gap spanned eight decades.

At first sight, I was ________ by her self-confidence. Her doctorate (博士学位) told me she was intelligent and ________. From the beginning, I never felt as if Edith and I ________ conversation. Edith could have a full conversation with me about anything, and that her memory stretched back so easily, ________ even small things which took place 100 years ago.

She was also________ . She loved dancing as a child and I recall, only a few weeks before her death,________she smiled when I played the waltz and we________ hands and danced along to the music. Although towards her later years she was________to a wheelchair, she still participated in the exercise classes.

As I________Edith each week, I realized that I was going as much for me as I was for her. I learnt to take the words of________when I could get them. When I have failed over the years, and small decisions have ________on my mind, I have ________nothing more than the opportunity to regain my perspective (视角) on life and what actually________.

1.

A．volunteered

B．relaxed

C．studied

D．lectured

2.

A．cooperation

B．friendship

C．attention

D．encounter

3.

A．upset

B．embarrassed

C．stressed

D．struck

4.

A．helpful

B．kind

C．bossy

D．sharp

5.

A．enjoyed

B．lacked

C．needed

D．started

6.

A．explaining

B．confusing

C．forgetting

D．recalling

7.

A．artistic

B．literary

C．active

D．capable

8.

A．how

B．why

C．what

D．when

9.

A．shook

B．held

C．raised

D．clapped

10.

A．restricted

B．devoted

C．addicted

D．introduced

11.

A．missed

B．visited

C．called

D．pushed

12.

A．praise

B．greeting

C．wisdom

D．thanks

13.

A．relied

B．weighed

C．counted

D．progressed

14.

A．appreciated

B．provided

C．expected

D．created

15.

A．differs

B．exists

C．matters

D．happens

3 . Growing up in the 1960s, I was taught from an early age to send a handwritten thank-you note expressing ______ for kindness. My mother used to buy me a box of paper and ______ me in the art and value of saying “thank you”. She ______ to be right.

A study showed that it took most volunteers less than 5 minutes to write the thank-you notes. Just 5 minutes to make ______ person feel “overjoyed”! ______, in our “instant” world, the idea of getting an actual pen and writing an actual note seems to never come to mind. We tend to do what is ______ for us — a quick text or an email.

It’s easy to use the ______ of being busy, but even very busy and ______ businessmen find time to ______ thank-you notes. For example, when Doug Conant became CEO of Campbell’s Soup, the company had ______ half of its market value and morale(士气) was at an all-time low. He ______fixing that by doing some simple things that are probably not ______ in any MBA class. For one thing, Conant wrote to every ______. He gained their confidence and ______, turned the company ______.

In his ten years as CEO, Conant wrote over 30,000 notes to employees. It’s ______ not to ask how he did it. ______, he had many other things to do ______ writing a thank-you note. Conant made time for ______ because he knew the impact(影响) each one would have. An expression of ______ in this crazy world still makes a difference.

1.

A．concern

B．sympathy

C．affection

D．appreciation

2.

A．consult

B．instruct

C．answer

D．impress

3.

A．remained

B．proved

C．appeared

D．claimed

4.

A．one

B．any

C．each

D．another

5.

A．Yet

B．Therefore

C．So

D．Otherwise

6.

A．special

B．necessary

C．convenient

D．important

7.

A．case

B．excuse

C．example

D．situation

8.

A．humorous

B．optimistic

C．successful

D．experienced

9.

A．pen

B．receive

C．design

D．deliver

10.

A．lost

B．gained

C．developed

D．damaged

11.

A．gave up

B．kept up

C．set about

D．worried about

12.

A．permitted

B．taught

C．checked

D．tested

13.

A．market

B．businessman

C．company

D．employee

14.

A．personally

B．frankly

C．naturally

D．occasionally

15.

A．up

B．down

C．away

D．around

16.

A．hard

B．great

C．amazing

D．disappointing

17.

A．As usual

B．In short

C．By the way

D．After all

18.

A．by

B．in

C．besides

D．without

19.

A．me

B．it

C．him

D．them

20.

A．kindness

B．joy

C．value

D．confidence

4 . A Game of Light and Shade

It was a sunny day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. In a moment, he disappeared up the stairs. I looked at the sign that said “To the Tower”, and decided to _______ him.

I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was _______ to see the attendant (工作人员) selling him a ticket as if he were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and _______ the wall with the fingers of the other, the blind man reached the stairs _________ to the hallway.

“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for?” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some _______, but he didn’t answer.

“Not the _______ certainly,” I said. “Perhaps he wants to _______.”

I bought a ticket and _______ up the stairs. The man hadn’t gone as far as I _______. A third of the way up the tower, I heard his ________. I slowed down and followed him at a little ________. He stopped from time to time. When he got to the balcony, I was a dozen steps ________. As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.

At last, after ten minutes, I ________ him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am curious to know ________ you came up.”

He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun ________ into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the ________ —the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm—and how up here behind the wall there is ________, but as soon as going opposite a window you can find the sun. There is no ________ so good as this for feeling the difference between light and shade. It is not the first time I’ve come up.”

The blind man seemed quite ________ just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games. He told me the truth that blind men can also find the beauty in life ________ they cannot enjoy the sights of the world.

1.

A．accept

B．follow

C．control

D．visit

2.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．embarrassed

3.

A．touching

B．climbing

C．hitting

D．covering

4.

A．pointing

B．attaching

C．contributing

D．leading

5.

A．respect

B．doubt

C．concern

D．sympathy

6.

A．view

B．test

C．prize

D．trick

7.

A．kick

B．jump

C．relax

D．escape

8.

A．struggled

B．explored

C．wandered

D．hurried

9.

A．promised

B．examined

C．imagined

D．confirmed

10.

A．steps

B．words

C．secrets

D．cheers

11.

A．standard

B．distance

C．expense

D．intention

12.

A．ahead

B．around

C．outside

D．behind

13.

A．recognized

B．surrounded

C．approached

D．witnessed

14.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．whether

15.

A．knocks

B．pours

C．slides

D．bursts

16.

A．trend

B．reaction

C．change

D．honor

17.

A．light

B．space

C．mess

D．shade

18.

A．place

B．signal

C．object

D．period

19.

A．nervous

B．content

C．curious

D．patient

20.

A．unless

B．because

C．once

D．although