1 . How do I change my life? If you’re asking this question, remember that the one constant thing in our life is change.
Spend some time trying to sort out what is important in your life to make a life change. What is it that you want to achieve in your life? What are your dreams? What makes you happy? Your meaning in life sets the direction of how you want to live your life. Without meaning, you will spend the rest of your life wandering aimlessly.
Let go of regrets.Regrets will only hold you back in life. You cannot change what you did or did not do in the past, so let it go. The only thing you have control over now is how you choose to live your present and future life.
Learning new skills helps us to be more adaptable in new situations.
A.Change your beliefs. |
B.Find your life meaning. |
C.Remember that your goals may change. |
D.The more we resist it, the tougher our life becomes. |
E.The only person who is going to change your life is you! |
F.It also encourages us to be more creative and innovative in our thinking. |
G.Each time you experience a negative thought about your past, challenge it. |
She was six years old when I met her on the beach near where I live. I drive to this beach whenever the world begins to close in on me. She was building a sandcastle and looked up, her eyes as blue as the sea. “Hello,” she said. I answered with a nod, not really in the mood to bother with a small child. I was depressed: my life seemed completely out of balance.
“What’s your name?” She wouldn't give up. “Ruth,” I answered. “Mine’s Wendy....I’m six.” She giggled, “Nice to meet you, Miss Ruth. Do you want to play? Maybe we can build something together. You’ll be happy!” She looked at me eagerly, waiting for my answer.
I just couldn’t refuse this lovely creature. I asked her: “Why don’t you go to school?” “I don’t go to school. Mommy says we’re on vacation.” She chattered little girl talk as we built the sandcastle. When I left for home, Wendy said it had been a happy day. Feeling surprisingly better, I smiled at her and agreed. She pointed toward a row of summer cottages and told me she lives there.
Three weeks later, I rushed to my beach in a state of near panic. I was in no mood to even greet Wendy when Wendy caught up with me, “I’d rather be alone today.” She seems unusually pale and out of breath. “Why?” she asked. I turned to her and shouted, “Because my mother died!” “Oh,” she said quietly, “then this is a bad day.” “Yes, go away!” “Did it hurt when she died?” “Of course!” I shouted. She didn’t say anything more, tears rolling down her face.
A month or so after that, when I went to the beach, she wasn’t there. Feeling guilty, ashamed and admitting to myself I missed her, I went up to the cottage and knocked at the door.
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A drawn-looking(憔悴的) young woman with red and swollen eyes opened the door.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________“She left something for you,” her mum’s voice trembled and handed me an envelop.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I used to play football when I was a little kid. Okay, let’s face it. I was never really a little kid. I was so big that I got to play football a whole year ahead of my friends. Our football league didn’t have an age limit, but it had a weight requirement. If you were heavy enough, you got to play. I was heavy enough at the age of eight.
The only problem was, by the time I turned ten I was too heavy. You had to weigh a certain amount to start playing, but if you weighed too much they made you stop. Not playing would be just fine with me. I would be happier sitting at home reading a book.
Dad was one of the team’s big sponsors and friends of the coach, so I figured I would let him down and that quitting wasn’t an option. I went, day after day, and week after week... until I was eleven and weighed more than two hundred pounds. I thought that would be the end of it, once and for all.
However, my coach came up with a bright idea to help me lose weight. The very next practice he presented me with a T-shirt made out of a black garbage bag. “Put it on,” he said, pointing out the holes for my head and arms. “Start running around the practice field.” “Koop going, Fireplug (消防栓),” other players would shout. “Fireplug” was the new name they gave me. Although no one ever explained it to me, I figured it had something to do with me being shaped like it.
Every day in practice, I had to run in that stupid garbage bag. My short fat legs weren’t exactly comfortable, and often I’d trip and fall. The other players would laugh. At that moment, I asked myself, “Why? Was I being punished for something? Wasn’t the running, sweating and pain enough?” I suddenly realized that I’d been knocking myself out for something I didn’t even want to do in the first place!
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It was then that I decided I wouldn’t play football anymore.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Much to my surprise, my dad was on my side.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . So, I did it. I moved back home, despite all the disapproval. I left my good job, my relationship, and the endless opportunities.
Some people questioned me, “Why did you move back?” It was hard at first to admit that I liked being home, and that, actually, I didn’t prefer New York City (as so many people do). But after time, it became easier and less of an issue. And when they asked me why I moved back home, I confidently said, “Because I wanted to.” Many people welcomed me back into the community.
The first few months home were the most relaxing of my life. Every day I wake up to birds chirping, and sunlight coming in from the window-no traffic sounds or people screaming on the streets. It sounds like a Disney movie, but it’s so true! There is something about the air here-it’s clean. It smells good. I can also see the Grand Mesa (the largest flat-top mountain in the world) from my bedroom window. My work commute (通勤) is a four-minute car ride. And on summer nights, my favorite thing to do is watch the sunset from my porch because it’s the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
I’ve been home for almost three years now, much to the surprise of my friends and family. Some friends even made bets on how long “this” would last. So far, I’m winning. But since I’ve been home my life has flourished. I realized that home, for me, is a place that inspires me. Because before, in the city, I felt like I had to compete with everyone to get ahead. Many times, forgetting what I was “fighting” for, I was clouded in competition and not passion. I lost touch with the other parts of myself, never quite realizing that the quiet country life provided that to me.
By coming home, I found myself again, the true me. I didn’t expect a city to give me opportunities because I could make my own.
1. Why does the author mention “a Disney movie” in Paragraph 3?A.To introduce a new topic. | B.To provide more details. |
C.To give a vivid description. | D.To support an argument. |
A.By staying home longer than expected. | B.By getting used to country life quickly. |
C.By wining competitions at workplace. | D.By leading a better life than in the city. |
A.Bad work relations. | B.Few job opportunities. |
C.Longer work commute. | D.Too much competition. |
A.The goal she was fighting for. | B.Living to be her true self. |
C.The chance of getting ahead of others. | D.A more comfortable life. |
5 . Once there were three travelers checking in a hotel. When they went out in the morning, one traveler brought an umbrella and another one took a crutch (拐杖)
When they were back in the evening, the man who brought an umbrella got his clothes
The third guy didn’t reply, but
“When it was raining, I felt so
After hearing
He answered like this, “When it was raining, I had no umbrella, so I
The empty-handed traveler
The advantages are
A.When | B.As | C.While | D.Since |
A.anything | B.nothing | C.something | D.everything |
A.wet | B.muddied | C.dry | D.tidy |
A.despite | B.beyond | C.without | D.with |
A.common | B.strange | C.strict | D.ordinary |
A.besides | B.otherwise | C.therefore | D.instead |
A.but | B.and | C.or | D.thus |
A.pity | B.glad | C.anxious | D.upset |
A.sensitively | B.curiously | C.constantly | D.bravely |
A.unlikely | B.unexpectedly | C.unacceptably | D.universally |
A.considered | B.to consider | C.considering | D.to have considered |
A.turned out | B.brought out | C.carried out | D.picked out |
A.safe | B.dirty | C.hurried | D.worried |
A.what | B.which | C.how | D.why |
A.already | B.yet | C.still | D.just |
A.prevent | B.protect | C.shelter | D.escape |
A.confused | B.regretted | C.depressed | D.laughed |
A.pessimistic | B.serious | C.casual | D.cautious |
A.absolute | B.relative | C.obvious | D.exact |
A.do | B.make | C.take | D.change |
6 . I have discovered that I have a second shadow these days as I go outside. This one, however, has four legs instead of two. It is my daughter’s adopted, black cat: Miss Alice. Every time I go out the door she is waiting on my front porch, meowing to be petted. Then she follows me down the hill to my car sometimes running in front so she can get in my way for even more petting. And when I finally return home she is there asking for attention again.
It wasn’t always this way. The very first time I saw Miss Alice she was hiding under my house just having had a family of kittens. When I looked under there I got an angry hiss (嘘声) from her, warning me I was in for a clawing if I got near her kittens. It took a lot of time, patience, kindness, love, and cat food from my daughter to tame her. At first she didn’t want to be touched at all. Then she would only allow an occasional petting. Now my daughter can pick her up and carry her up the road to her house like a little baby. It still makes me smile to see how my daughter’s loving, caring and sympathetic spirit tamed this wild cat and made her as lovable as the most affectionate dog.
I guess that is the power of love. It can heal a hurting heart. It can save a broken spirit. It can uplift a sunken soul. It can free you from fear. It can transform your life. It can even take a violent, wild cat and turn her into a puppy dog in a cat suit.
Embrace (拥抱) the love in your own life then. Welcome the love of your family and friends into your life. And let your own love flow through everything you think, everything you say, and everything you do.
1. What do we know about the cat from the first paragraph?A.It enjoys staying with the author. | B.It tends to be in the author’s road. |
C.It is often ignored by the daughter. | D.It gets well along with the daughter. |
A.Feed her up. | B.Make her mild. | C.Arrange for her. | D.Dress her up. |
A.The lovely dog. | B.The daughter’s love. | C.The cat’s babies. | D.The harmonious family. |
A.Where there is life, there is hope. |
B.A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
C.Love is life in its fullness like the cup with its wine. |
D.Do what you fear, and fear that nature will fade away. |
7 . In Lincoln Elementary School, the students went wild with excitement on hearing the announcement of the upcoming science fair. Among the
Alex envisioned creating a volcano model for the fair, complete with a(n)
Their working together became a lively
On the science fair day, the school gym was full of scientific wonders. When Alex and Mia confidently introduced their project and skillfully
Alex’s decision to
A.daring | B.curious | C.hesitant | D.eager |
A.theory | B.biology | C.experiments | D.adventures |
A.burning | B.erupting | C.talent | D.gravity |
A.struggling | B.offering | C.demanding | D.managing |
A.well-intended | B.self-absorbed | C.hard-working | D.easy-going |
A.replace | B.accompany | C.join | D.instruct |
A.exchange | B.race | C.change | D.challenge |
A.sharing | B.checking | C.doubting | D.acquiring |
A.aimlessly | B.randomly | C.leisurely | D.tirelessly |
A.initiated | B.born | C.planned | D.located |
A.analyzed | B.designed | C.filmed | D.demonstrated |
A.contract | B.recognition | C.permit | D.degree |
A.reach out | B.get through | C.give in | D.look up |
A.competition | B.dignity | C.discipline | D.cooperation |
A.destination | B.subject | C.must | D.signal |
8 . It was a sunny Sunday afternoon. My husband was taking care of our baby girl so that my six-year-old and I could do some yard work, just the two of us. It was sure to be
However, my son went about things in his own way. He pulled the
“If you would do as told, we’d be done earlier and
My fire soon faded, replaced by the
A.relaxing | B.disturbing | C.urgent | D.tough |
A.sensitive | B.resistant | C.harmful | D.addicted |
A.how | B.who | C.whether | D.why |
A.roots | B.fibres | C.tops | D.points |
A.amazing | B.boring | C.annoying | D.confusing |
A.recycle | B.redo | C.identify | D.ignore |
A.clarified | B.launched | C.repeated | D.promised |
A.nervous | B.mysterious | C.light | D.loud |
A.long | B.broken | C..dry | D.useful |
A.differently | B.separately | C.indirectly | D.absolutely |
A.satisfying | B.corresponding | C.depressing | D.humbling |
A.behavior | B.warming | C.reminder | D.review |
A.raise | B.land | C.teach | D.balance |
A.efficiency | B.concentration | C.discipline | D.quality |
A.run out of | B.set limits to | C.made up for | D.kept pace with |
9 . It was at the midnight. I had just gone to bed, a bit drunk after
Our town was on the bank of the Ahr River, and it had been raining heavily that week; there were flood warnings for nearby areas, but not where I was. I
As I drifted off to sleep, I was
Any
The following day, the
A.congratulating | B.celebrating | C.broadcasting | D.applauding |
A.even | B.already | C.yet | D.still |
A.laughed at | B.approved of | C.stared at | D.accused of |
A.take a risk | B.make a fortune | C.make a bet | D.take a guess |
A.annoyed | B.awakened | C.affected | D.attacked |
A.bent | B.sought | C.swung | D.hung |
A.feet | B.knees | C.waist | D.chest |
A.slid | B.wandered | C.hurried | D.skipped |
A.wall | B.fence | C.sandbags | D.barriers |
A.excuses | B.causes | C.consequences | D.effects |
A.escape | B.direction | C.help | D.passion |
A.forwards | B.backwards | C.downstairs | D.upstairs |
A.before long | B.every time | C.as soon as | D.any time |
A.observed | B.experienced | C.searched | D.examined |
A.gap | B.glimpse | C.blank | D.distance |
A.jump | B.ride | C.squeeze | D.pull |
A.safety | B.health | C.actuality | D.motivation |
A.Since | B.If | C.After | D.Before |
A.harmful | B.fearful | C.stressful | D.powerful |
A.What’s more | B.Worst of all | C.In contrast | D.In any case |
10 . I had graduated from college with a degree in education. But I still couldn’t find a(n)
At the end of the day just as they were leaving the room a girl handed me a
That experience showed me the
A.ever-changing | B.random | C.full-time | D.swift |
A.consequently | B.actually | C.casually | D.temporarily |
A.travelling around | B.running around | C.keeping off | D.pulling off |
A.assistant | B.applicant | C.advocate | D.replacement |
A.grow | B.slow | C.pass | D.break |
A.honest | B.positive | C.awake | D.curious |
A.follow | B.motivate | C.respect | D.recognize |
A.looking | B.feeling | C.remaining | D.turning |
A.delivered | B.selected | C.folded | D.checked |
A.mature | B.precise | C.exceptional | D.fancy |
A.shock | B.trouble | C.confusion | D.silence |
A.options | B.concerns | C.comments | D.decisions |
A.wonderful | B.discouraged | C.ashamed | D.fortunate |
A.patience | B.vision | C.support | D.power |
A.assume | B.remind | C.announce | D.confirm |