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A Young Man Learns What’s Most Important in Life
In his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and little to spend with his wife and son.
One day, his mother phoned him and told him that his old _________ , Mr. Belser, had died. She asked if Jack would attend the funeral. Jack remembered _________ some of his childhood days with his old neighbor. It had been so long since Jack had thought of him. He _________ thought Mr. Belser had died years before.
Jack’s mother said, “He didn’t forget you. When I saw him, he’d ask _________ you were doing. He’d remember the many days you spent at his home. After your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s _________ in your life.”
“He taught me carpentry(木工手艺),”Jack said. “I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time _________ me important things. I’ll be there for the funeral. ”
Mr. Belser’s funeral was _________ . He had no children and most of his relatives had died.
The night, after he returned home, Jack and his Mom _________ the old house next door. The house was _________ as Jack remembered.
Jack told his Mom that there was a small gold box that Mr. Belser kept _________ on top of his desk. He had asked a thousand times what was inside, _________ Mr. Belser only said “The thing I value most.” It was _________ . The house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser_________ had taken it.
“Now I’ll never know what was so _________ to him,” Jack said.
Two weeks after Mr. Belser died, Jack discovered a note in his mailbox. “Signature requested on a package. Please __________ by the main post office.”
Next day Jack collected the package. The return address _________ his attention: “Mr. Harold Belser”.
Jack opened the package. Inside was the gold box and an envelope.
“Upon my death, please _________ this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life. ”Jack _________ opened the box.
Inside he found a simple pocket watch and also these words ________ to it, “Jack, Thanks for your time! —Harold Belser.”
“My god! The thing he valued most was…my time. ”He couldn’t believe it.
Immediately he called _________ his appointments for the next two days, because he needed some time to spend with his family.
1.A. friend B. neighbor C. relative D. classmate
2.A. working B. playing C. spending D. talking
3.A. honestly B. actively C. foolishly D. carefully
4.A. when B. where C. how D. why
5.A. help B. influence C. shadow D. attitude
6.A. giving B. teaching C. helping D. assisting
7.A. big B. wonderful C. small D. moving
8.A. came B. returned C. painted D. visited
9.A. possibly B. strangely C. differently D. completely
10.A. buried B. discovered C. locked D. reached
11.A. so B. but C. or D. when
12.A. dear B. gone C. old D. clear
13.A. wife B. son C. family D. neighbor
14.A. valuable B. necessary C. important D. expensive
15.A. stop B. begin C. start D. hurry
16.A. gathered B. visited C. greeted D. caught
17.A. give B. improve C. return D. pay
18.A. casually B. sadly C. nervously D. carefully
19.A. attached B. writing C. reading D. printed
20.A. on B. at C. in D. off
Modern life can be stressful. It’s full of pressure and hardships, worries and annoyances. But after years of being dosed up by doctors and seeking solutions on the self-help shelves, can most common complaints be cured through your next holiday?
The festival doctor will see you now.
Complaint | Prescription (处方) | Dosage (剂量) |
Guilty | Restart yourself at the Wanderlust Festival. | A weekend at any Wanderlust Festival should restrain some of the shame you are feeling. Empty your mind with meditation (冥想) sessions in the mountains of America or adjust your feelings with a sound bath in Santiago, Chile. |
Sad | A healthy dose of laughter at Just for Laughs in Montreal, Canada in July. | Have fun at the largest comedy festival, which attracts more than two million ha-ha hunters every summer. Apart from 250 comedy acts, there will be walkabout theatre, circus acts and lots of new comedy films to make you laugh to tears. |
Over- thinking | Get nourishing food for your thought at the UK’s How The Light Gets In in May. | Spend a week or so in the company of like-minded individuals and you will see you are not the only one overt hinking things. The world’s largest philosophy festival, held in Hareous Wye, will have talks, debates and classes on culture, philosophy, politics, art and science. |
Heart- broken | Find one of your favorite fish in the sea at Ireland’s matchmaking festival in June. | A week at Liverpool’s matchmaking festival could be a choice as Ireland’s mythical matchmakers (媒人) have been pairing lovers together for centuries. Try to find Willie Dally, a fourth-generation matchmaker, for your best chance of ever lasting love. Those who touch his lucky book are said to fall in love and marry within six months. |
1.When celebrating the festival Just for Laugh in Montreal, you will __________.
A. empty your mind with meditation sessions
B. burst into tears by watching comedy films
C. be thrilled and your depression will be removed
D. have discussions on the meaning of life
2. If you are thinking too much about work, you can spend a few days at _________.
A. the Wanderlust Festival
B. Ireland’s matchmaking festival
C. Just for Laughs
D. How The Light Gets In
3.According to the passage, we can learn the festival doctor specializes in _________.
A. offering a cure through the festival form
B. celebrating the festivals with the patients
C. treating people falling ill during festivals
D. listening to people’s complaints during festivals