One Friday we were packing to leave for a weekend away when my daughter heard cries for help. When I went to investigate, I discovered an elderly neighbour we knew had taken a bad fall on her front steps. She was clearly in so I helped her inside her house and settled her on the couch.

I noticed how and dark her place was and it was obvious she hadn't cleaned in a while. She she didn't need an ambulance or help and that someone would be around soon, so I her with a bottle of water at her side.

As I left, I felt saddened to that apart from a few smiles in the past 18 months we had been neighbours, we hadn't She didn't know my name and I didn't know hers, and I hadn't even noticed she hadn't been for weeks due to backache.

That weekend I my grandmother for her 80th birthday and noticed how clean and spacious her flat seemed in comparison to my neighbour's. Then my thoughts turned to all the — daughters, grandkids, nieces and nephews — my grandmother had, and how the atmosphere was.

My neighbour, as far as I knew, had no family dropping by to visit.

When I I went to check on her but she didn't answer my Trying the back door and it open, I walked inside. More grateful than scared to see me, she explained she was . Yet, unable to bend down due to her bad back, she could not unpack groceries a delivery boy had left at floor level. Her kitchen was filled with garbage she was unable to by herself.

We've since become good friends and chat every few days. She keeps thanking me for my kindness but I helping her. Every time I return from putting out her garbage, collecting her mail or just chatting, I feel a deep sense of and peace.

1.A. well B. barely C. widely D. never

2.A. pain B. relief C. sorrow D. surprise

3.A. vast B. quiet C. messy D. chilly

4.A. insisted B. promised C. advised D. agreed

5.A. technical B. legal C. financial D. medical

6.A. accompanied B. left C. annoyed D. warned

7.A. doubt B. notice C. regret D. realize

8.A. separated B. complained C. connected D. explained

9.A. outside B. inside C. away D. abroad

10.A. missed B. supported C. ignored D. met

11.A. assistants B. neighbours C. visitors D. fellows

12.A. lively B. tense C. romantic D. heavy

13.A. hurriedly B. officially C. normally D. regularly

14.A. moved B. returned C. departed D. wandered

15.A. phones B. questions C. knocks D. messages

16.A. blowing B. keeping C. finding D. tearing

17.A. fill B. poor C. ill D.OK

18. A. take out B. leave out C. pick out D. hand out

19.A. enjoy B. dislike C. consider D. risk

20.A. safety B. direction C. satisfaction D. Honesty

Being a good student doesn’t mean you have to drop all social activities and dive into your books.It is still possible to have a healthy social life while getting good grades.1. Here are how you can achieve it:

Decide for yourself at the start of the term that you won’t let your schoolwork sweep you away. 2.

Write down your weekly schedule on a piece of paper.Chances are that you’ll have small gaps between classes during the week and more free time at the weekend.Make sure that every time you find yourself in one of those between-class gaps you use the time efficiently.3.

Set aside at least one large amount of time each week as free time.Keep in mind the law of diminishing returns(收益递减).Past a certain point,more hours studying will be of little benefit. 4. Protect both your free time and your school time carefully.If one starts to infringe(侵犯)on the other,that is just the beginning of a long,slippery downhill slope(斜坡).

5. This way,you can co-ordinate(协调)your free time with theirs.

Whenever possible,find social activities that take you off campus and away from your schoolwork.

A.Balance is the key.

B.Encourage your friends to follow a similar plan.

C.It is very important to be determined about this.

D.Try not to affect others’ time and just focus on your own.

E.You’re better off spending this time with friends.

F.You can spend more time on social life than on study.

G.Read a few pages of your school books or do some quick chores(杂活),for example.

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