“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”

As we live through life, we tend to get caught up in our individual world, our problems — our life. When we our world to include others in a meaningful way, by making a difference in their life, we increase our experience at the same time.

Think back on a time when someone made a difference in your life.

Here is one of mine: I was going to college, working part-time, and just getting by financially. Standing in line at a local supermarket, I a woman in the same line, thinking that she was not very attractive. As I was , I discovered that I did not have enough money to pay; without , that same woman I had been judging offered to the difference. It wasn’t , but what that person did made a lasting impression on me. She was a beautiful, caring soul who was willing to help a stranger in a(an) situation. That happened over forty years ago and I remember it as as if it was yesterday.

Other examples are the numerous times I have had people smile at me, which my day. I've often wondered if it was because I was smiling, which I to do all the time, or because they were smiling to be , which encouraged me to smile as well. It has probably been some of both. In case, that simple gesture (a smile) makes a difference in my day.

There are ways to make a significant difference in another's life. The question is: Are we doing it? It does not anything, but it does require some effort on our part. I have found that as I do this consistently, the go far beyond the energy required to do the deed. Looking for ways to brighten another person's day raises our vibration(共鸣),and when we act on it, we the other person to raise their vibration as well — it is to each other.

Make a difference in someone's life today, and doing so every day. Today is a perfect time to start! If you are already doing so. bravo!

1.A. rebuildB. establishC. expandD. develop

2.A. directB. minorC. remarkableD. positive

3.A. thoroughlyB. smoothlyC. barelyD. actually

4.A. observedB. witnessedC. inspectedD. accompanied

5.A. hanging outB. checking outC. setting outD. working out

6.A. expectationB. hesitationC. assumptionD. intention

7.A. deal withB. take inC. make upD. cut down

8.A. muchB. enoughC. littleD. awful

9.A. urgentB. absurdC. hopelessD. embarrassing

10.A. roughlyB. clearlyC. correctlyD. dimly

11.A. brightensB. ruinsC. beginsD. influences

12.A. undertookB. triedC. promisedD. failed

13.A. dynamicB. appealingC. friendlyD. merciful

14.A. neitherB. eitherC. noD. another

15.A. limitedB. vitalC. necessaryD. countless

16.A. deserveB. chargeC. determineD. cost

17.A. effortsB. achievementsC. returnsD. consequences

18.A. assistB. remindC. permitD. persuade

19.A. similarB. beneficialC. fundamentalD. appropriate

20.A. admitB. preferC. recommendD. consider

For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find an internship (实习). In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far behind.

Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education.

In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.

But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills.

Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teach them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example ,encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job

experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.

However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to-19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.

“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they will become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,” said Michael, a researcher in the US.

1.In the author’s opinion, German high school leavers ______.

A. enjoy more career-related courses than that of US

B. need more career advice from their schools

C. perform better in exams than American students

D. are less brought into contact with the working world

2.According to Robert Schwartz, high school students should _________.

A. directly carry on higher education

B. get contact with the working world

C. focus on their performance in exams

D. not miss out on the summer job experience

3.The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably mean “______”.

A. incredible B. motivating

C. impressive D. discouraging

4.What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Remarks on recent US high school education reform

B. Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers in US.

C. The lack of career-based education in US high schools.

D. The severe situation of unemployment in US.

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I was in Houston a few weeks ago, and needed to be back home in Austin by the early morning the next day. So I ______ to leave that morning. ______ my tire blew out on the way. I ______ a small parking lot. Then I ______ the doors and picked up my phone to call a tow truck (拖车). Soon a man ______ on my driver’s side window and asked if he could help me. From his ______ and behavior, I knew he was far more ______ to rob (抢劫) than help me, so I ______refused and told him the tow truck was due any minute. He asked again, but again I gently shook my head. He finally said, “ Ma’am, you need ______. A tow truck in Houston will arrive anywhere between 45 minutes and approximately ______(which I knew was true), and you are not going anywhere until you have that tire______.”

I looked hard, straight into his _____, and instinctively (凭直觉) saw someone different from the ______ person he appeared to be at first glance. So, against all reasonable ______, but trusting my instincts, I got out. He looked______, but got right to work, trying to find the ______ tire. It took a while since it was stored under the van (车厢).

He changed the tire, ______ the seat to its place and said, “Thank you for letting me help you. You gave me a ______ when most people would never open the door to someone like me. Would it be okay if I gave you a hug?” When I______, I gave him a giant hug. I left with a new tire and a renewed ______ in human nature.

1.A. wanted B. happened C. hoped D. had

2.A. Expectedly B. Unfortunately C. Strangely D. Undoubtedly

3.A. pulled into B. walked around C. broke into D. looked around

4.A. opened B. fixed C. locked D. broke

5.A. hit B. knocked C. climbed D. checked

6.A. words B. personality C. height D. appearance

7.A. willing B. anxious C. likely D. pleased

8.A. politely B. stubbornly C. repeatedly D. hurriedly

9.A. money B. water C. gas D. help

10.A. forever B. now C. never D. already

11.A. balanced B. changed C. moved D. sold

12.A. mind B. eyes C. head D. heart

13.A. violent B. intelligent C. cold-hearted D. hurriedly

14.A. arguments B. judgments C. decisions D. expectations

15.A. surprised B. disappointed C. touched D. depressed

16.A. flat B. free C. spare D. worn

17.A. showed B. left C. held D. returned

18.A. lesson B. job C. gift D. chance

19.A. recovered B. discovered C. awoke D. wondered

20.A. pride B. delight C. faith D. interest

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