1 . I am a guide at the California Academy of Sciences. Weeks ago, I was
I was so
I recently purchased my first laptop computer. In discussions with the
A.seeing | B.visiting | C.leaving | D.saying |
A.trapped | B.called | C.caught | D.fascinated |
A.quickly | B.slowly | C.frequently | D.temporarily |
A.going about | B.going by | C.going for | D.going through |
A.expected | B.forced | C.urged | D.persuaded |
A.satisfied | B.astonished | C.rigid | D.excited |
A.wisdom | B.patience | C.passion | D.guilt |
A.used | B.tried | C.pretended | D.forgot |
A.fortune | B.greed | C.discontent | D.benefit |
A.cashier | B.host | C.salesman | D.waiter |
A.broken | B.old | C.favourite | D.dusty |
A.want | B.need | C.hope | D.mind |
A.obviously | B.specially | C.simply | D.necessarily |
A.violent | B.absurd | C.shiny | D.similar |
A.promise | B.identify | C.possess | D.access |
Rick, a ten-year-old boy, was constantly angry at everything around him. He always fought in school with the other kids. Once he had an outburst in school. Upset by something a classmate said to him, he pushed the boy, and a fight happened. When the teacher stepped in to break it up, Rick went crazy, throwing papers and books around the classroom and rushing out. His teachers couldn’t say anything that would comfort the kid. And the parents of his schoolmates were getting concerned. Rick was earning quite the reputation. After talking with school officials, Rick’s mom tried everything she could to calm Rick down.
She tried different methods until one day she came home with a canvas (画布) and paint. “What’s this?”, Rick asked. Rick’s mom handed over the painting equipment and said, “Whenever you feel angry, paint whatever you’re angry about instead of bursting out.” Rick wasn’t that happy about it but he gave it a try anyway. Over the next few weeks, the young boy created several artworks. They mostly showed disturbing images though. So his mom took all of the paintings and called Rick over so that they could talk about them. “Tell me, Rick. What are these paintings about?”
“Well, the first painting is about how some of the kids show off their new clothes and pencil cases. The next painting is about my teacher who keeps telling me about how I’m doing things wrong. And the last painting is about how one of my schoolmate’s father suggested that I change my attitude. All of them make me so angry.” Rick’s mom, in a calm voice, took Rick by her side and told him: “Don’t you see it, Rick?” “See what?” Rick asked. “You’re so angry at all of these things but not once did you try to understand why you’re getting so angry. What have all these people done to you, really?”
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Rick was lost in thought.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Rick knew it was time to change.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . When I think of the word “perfect”, I think of something only a few can achieve, like high beauty standards (标准), the super smart girl in my class, or anything that I can compare myself to.
For a few weeks now, I have been noticing this one girl. She has wonderful long dark brown hair, big blue eyes, and the most beautiful face. She always wears the prettiest clothes and seems to be the most popular girl in school, at least from my point of view. It seems like she has a perfect life, lost of friends, all A’s, and everything anyone could ever want.
One day, I was in language arts talking to my teacher about one of the upcoming tests, when I saw the girl staring at me in a strange way. I immediately started to be anxious and think, “Why is she looking at me? Did I do something wrong? Is my hair messed up?”
When the class was over and everyone was rushing to their next class, she caught up with and said, “I think you are really pretty.” I replied, “Oh my god, thank you!” I then watched her as she walked away and thought, “She thinks I am pretty?”
The whole day, I ended up thinking about one thing. That was, “Why does she think that?” After thinking about that topic in my head through each second of the day, I came to learn one big lesson: Everyone has their own insecurities (不安全感) even though it may not seem like in on the outside. In this case, I was thinking that she was everything I wanted to be and she thought the same of me.
We are just us and that’s OK. When I really look at myself, not from my point of view but a fresh one’s, I do see everything I want to be. I see a beautiful, smart, kind girl who is unique.
1. How did the author feel when the other girl fixed her eyes on her?A.Calm. | B.Proud. | C.Nervous. | D.Comfortable. |
A.They were perfect girls. | B.They admired each other. |
C.They were concerned about their safety. | D.They were proud of themselves. |
A.Bravery. | B.Honesty. | C.Selflessness. | D.Confidence. |
A.How I’ve learned I’m perfect. | B.When I met the perfect girl. |
C.What kind of person I should be. | D.Who taught me what is really perfect. |