1 . “Small Acts of Kindness” really made me think outside the box. Dr Max is right, “it takes nothing to be nice”.
I was in New Zealand in January visiting my son and grandson. I only had a small amount of cash on me as we stopped for a drink and cake, but the shop wouldn’t take cards. As I counted out my coins and realized I needed $2 more to pay for the cake, two boys waiting on bikes behind me observed this scene and one boy spoke up, “I can pay the extra amount.” It shocked me that a boy who didn’t even know me could be so kind. I politely refused his offer and just had the drink, but I thanked him a lot.
I “paid this forward” when I arrived in the UK. This expression for describing the beneficiary (受益者) of a good deed repaying the kindness to others instead of the original benefactor (although the concept may be old) may have been coined by Lily Hardy Hammond in her 1916 book, In the Garden of Delight. At the chemist’s, a young lady didn’t have enough cash to pay for a hair band that her daughter was keen to have, so I paid the bill for her. It was only £2.99 but it made me feel good about myself and I hope it also made this mum and daughter’s day!
With tiny gestures, we can give people a reason to keep on living. I intend to do this much more in the future.
1. What problem did the author meet?| A．He lost his money. | B．He didn’t have enough cash. |
| C．He couldn’t find his son. | D．He didn’t know how to make cakes. |
| A．The boy knew his grandson. | B．The boy refused to accept his help. |
| C．He asked the author to pay for him. | D．He offered to pay the $2 for him. |
| A．I paid the bill for the mother. | B．In the Garden of Delight. |
| C．This mum and daughter’s day. | D．The daughter wanted a hair band. |
| A．Think Outside the Box | B．Refuse an Offer |
| C．Pay It Forward | D．Keep on Living |
At a neighbor’s pool the summer after sixth grade, Charley shouted out those famous last words, “Hey, watch this!” As he dove into the pool, Tad froze. It wasn’t the deep end!
Charley was hurt bad when he hit the bottom of the swimming pool. The doctor said he might have broken his back and could lose the use of his legs. His life would change forever. Tad didn’t see Charley for over a month after he was carried away in the screaming ambulance.
When Tad went to visit Charley in the hospital, his “Hey, dude, how’s it going?” was greeted by an annoyed grunt (嘟哝声) . Looking small and pale, Charley cried, “I can’t walk-how do you think I feel? I wish I was dead!”
“Bro, you’ll get well! You’re tough.”
“No, the doctor said I won’t.”
“Aw, man. That’s horrible!” And the conversation died right there.
Tad didn’t go back after that. He just didn’t know what to say. When Charley got out of the hospital, Tad went over to his house a few times and played video games, but it just wasn’t the same. Not only was his friend’s body damaged, so was his spirit. Tad had made friends with other boys who enjoyed all the things he and Charley used to do. Even if he felt sad and guilty, he wasn’t spending more time at Charley’s. Tad wanted to help and be a good friend but didn’t know how now.
Charley just became sadder and sadder, and Tad spent less and less time with him as the school year passed.
When summer break started again, Tad didn’t see much of Charley. He had made the baseball team and didn’t have time for video games. At least he told himself that was the reason. He was shocked right before eighth grade started when he saw Charley sailing down the sidewalk with a big black dog by his wheelchair. “Wow, what’s this?” Said Tad, running over to his friend.
“This is Rowdy! He helps me.”
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“Wow, what does he do?” Tad was interested.
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After that, Tad could sense something had changed.
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3 . Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles. Suddenly, a flight attendant asked an
Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call
Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help with her dyslexia (读写困难) and knew she’d be able to finger spell into the man’s
“I was like, ‘Wow, this is cool,’” Clara says. “I hope I don’t
“Actually, he didn’t need anything. He was
Clara talked about her family and her plans for the future. Tim told Clara how he had gradually become
“Clara was amazing,” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in an interview. “You could tell Tim was very excited to have someone he could
Tim’s reaction: “Best trip I’ve ever had.”
1.| A．urgent | B．interesting | C．unnecessary | D．embarrassing |
| A．Social | B．Sign | C．Science | D．Standard |
| A．line | B．button | C．machine | D．number |
| A．proved | B．reflected | C．explained | D．complained |
| A．offered | B．possessed | C．needed | D．carried |
| A．ear | B．hand | C．mind | D．arm |
| A．fell | B．settled | C．calmed | D．bent |
| A．gently | B．proudly | C．bravely | D．fiercely |
| A．left | B．returned | C．came | D．pointed |
| A．review | B．guess | C．create | D．spell |
| A．lonely | B．worried | C．anxious | D．doubtful |
| A．sightless | B．wealthy | C．nervous | D．successful |
| A．impatience | B．shyness | C．confusion | D．kindness |
| A．refer to | B．rely on | C．speak to | D．call on |
| A．employee | B．angel | C．officer | D．adult |
4 . For my daughter’s 19th birthday, we bought her tickets to go and see Linkin Park, as they were playing in our city. We didn’t really have the
The night before she was like a
Needless (不必要) to say when they
Later that day they returned, with faces full of happiness and warmth. They presented my husband and me with a
This wasn’t something ordinary from our daughter; she had always given us gifts when she wanted to express her
| A．money | B．time | C．interest | D．news |
| A．worker | B．baby | C．kid | D．parent |
| A．healthy | B．happy | C．pretty | D．surprised |
| A．stayed | B．left | C．returned | D．turned |
| A．lent | B．earned | C．saved | D．spent |
| A．Still | B．Only | C．Just | D．Also |
| A．kept | B．lost | C．realized | D．discovered |
| A．gift | B．prize | C．ticket | D．picture |
| A．richest | B．oldest | C．best | D．cleverest |
| A．feelings | B．concerns | C．understandings | D．opinions |
5 . One day, while my friend and I were traveling through Germany, we were very hungry but we didn’t have a lot of money.
My friend can read some German, but I can’t, so I gave her the package in order that she could look for the brand name.
“Why are you laughing?” I asked.
“Because they’re dog biscuits!” she said.
| A．We left the store and looked for a place where we could eat. |
| B．She looked at it and then started to laugh. |
| C．We decided to stop at a small store to get some food. |
| D．They’re cheap and they really taste good. |
| E．More and more people will go there. |
| F．She liked Germany very much. |
| G．They looked good and were a lot cheaper than the ones I had in my hand. |
6 . An old man found a sparrow (麻雀) with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to
One day while her husband was asleep, the woman
The old man did not much
“If you’ve found
The sparrow brought her an old
The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.
1.| A．danger | B．life | C．health | D．help |
| A．refused | B．decided | C．managed | D．failed |
| A．surrounding | B．destroying | C．building | D．dirtying |
| A．fed | B．noticed | C．caught | D．killed |
| A．return | B．fly | C．stay | D．cry |
| A．and | B．if | C．but | D．until |
| A．strange | B．sweet | C．loud | D．familiar |
| A．cat | B．sparrow | C．door | D．stick |
| A．coin | B．watch | C．ring | D．cup |
| A．bring in | B．take back | C．care about | D．put away |
| A．curious | B．sad | C．nervous | D．excited |
| A．However | B．Therefore | C．Instead | D．Besides |
| A．way | B．marks | C．direction | D．signs |
| A．forbade | B．forced | C．begged | D．warned |
| A．food | B．treasure | C．rooms | D．plants |
| A．bowl | B．box | C．chair | D．basket |
| A．closed | B．broken | C．big | D．small |
| A．pleased | B．afraid | C．anxious | D．hopeful |
| A．laid | B．broke | C．hid | D．opened |
| A．laughed | B．shouted | C．flew | D．cried |
7 . Mrs. Smith had a small garden, and in spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when summer came, they looked very nice.
One evening Mrs. Smith looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and then we can eat them.”
But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!” Mrs. Smith ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished ! Mrs. Smith cried and made her neighbor very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables.
Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbor gave Mrs. Smith a parcel. In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words “Enjoy your vegetables!”
1. Mrs. Smith planted _____in her small garden in spring.| A．some flowers | B．some trees |
| C．some fruits | D．some vegetables |
| A．Mrs. Smith’s daughter | B．Mrs. Smith’s neighbor |
| C．Mrs. Smith | D．Her neighbor’s ducks |
| A．She wants to feed the duck. | B．She wants to reserve them. |
| C．She wants to eat them. | D．She wants to give them to her friends. |
| A．sorry | B．interesting | C．proud | D．sad |
| A．Some vegetables. | B．A duck. |
| C．A card. | D．A person. |
8 . I was about to get on a plane after a trip. Honestly speaking, the trip was very
I had to ask the flight attendant(服务员) if I could
Suddenly I heard her offer two seats in the exit row
With about 5 minutes to board, when I was worried about how to keep my
| A．exciting | B．moving | C．annoying | D．surprising |
| A．forgot | B．limited | C．kept | D．shared |
| A．change | B．take | C．find | D．display |
| A．busy | B．careful | C．formal | D．helpful |
| A．eagerly | B．proudly | C．patiently | D．confidently |
| A．classical | B．available | C．attractive | D．narrow |
| A．for | B．through | C．with | D．to |
| A．fear | B．anxiety | C．anger | D．stress |
| A．compete | B．argue | C．fight | D．agree |
| A．refuse | B．stop | C．trouble | D．rely |
| A．and | B．otherwise | C．so | D．but |
| A．decision | B．fun | C．fool | D．living |
| A．calm down | B．break down | C．turn down | D．fall down |
| A．seat | B．note | C．ticket | D．baggage |
| A．last | B．former | C．free | D．new |
| A．worked | B．explored | C．provided | D．appeared |
| A．doubtful | B．regretful | C．grateful | D．peaceful |
| A．involved | B．shown | C．controlled | D．prolonged |
| A．yet | B．still | C．even | D．ever |
| A．favour | B．affection | C．solution | D．respect |
On Tom’s birthday, everything went on as usual. He was about to leave for school when his parents smiled, “Wait! We have something special for you.” Then, they handed Tom a pair of cool basketball shoes.
Tom was so glad. “Happy birthday!” his parents said as he tried the shoes on. “These are not new. I got them from Mr. Byrne’s second-hand shop, but they look pretty new, right?” Tom’s mom added. “I don’t care where they came from, Mom. These are amazing! Thank you!” Tom replied and hugged his parents.
Tom came to school in these shoes. His friends immediately gathered, and considered his shoes cool. Tom gladly let them take turns trying on the shoes. That was when Brandon saw the words on the sole (鞋底) of one of the shoes.
“There’s something written here,” Brandon said, sitting down and taking off the shoes.
Tom took the pair and read the words on the sole, “To my dearest boy.” “Your parent probably wrote that,” Brandon stated. Tom shook his head, replying, “This is not my parent’s handwriting. It must be from the old owner’s parent.” Tom then wondered who would have given up such pretty shoes. “Maybe these shoes have an unusual story,” he thought.
When school ended, he reached Mr. Byrne’s store and asked about the shoes. The old man tried to recall who had brought them over. Then he said, “Oh, these were brought in by Samuel around your age. He lives in a yellow wooden house nearby.” “Do you know why he sold them?” Tom asked. “Most people bring things here because they need money,” Mr. Byrne explained.
Samuel was just one of such people. His dad had died weeks before, and his poor mother was sick and needed money for medicine (药). So he finally decided to sell his basketball shoes to support his mother though he loved the shoes.
Not knowing the fact, Tom walked out of the store, thinking about the people who needed to give up their things for money. “If the boy who owned these shoes had done so, he was probably sad about it,” Tom whispered (低声细语), and decided to learn about what had happened to the boy.
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He looked around the street and spotted (发现) Samuel’s house.
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Then, Tom began removing his shoes before Samuel, deciding to return them to him.
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Yesterday evening Alice was busy prepare for her tomorrow’s test when suddenly loud noises came into her room. Her neighbor was watching football match on TV in his room.The noises were so loudly that she couldn’t go on studying. She covered her ear with her hands, try to keep the noises out, and it was no use. Alice got impatient.
So she has to go to explain his difficulty. After hearing that she said, her neighbor apologized and turned down the TV immediately. Alice thanked to him and went back to continue her study.
