It was a cold Saturday morning.An old man walked slowly into the .With shoulders bent forward,he leaned on his trusty stick with each _step.

His shabby clothes and warm personality made him _out from the usual breakfast crowd.Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips _in a steady smile.

A young waitress named Mary him drag toward a table by the window.She ran over to him,and said,“Here,sir.Let me give you a with that chair.”

Without saying a word,he smiled and .She pulled the chair away from the table.Steadying him with one arm,she helped him get comfortably .Then she moved the table up close to him,and leaned his _against the table where he could reach it.

In a soft,clear voice,he said,“Thank you for your .”

“You’re welcome,sir.” She replied_ .“And my name is Mary.I’ll be back in a moment,and you need anything at all in the meantime,just wave at me!”

After he had finished his breakfast,Mary brought him the change from his ticket.Then she _him out from behind the table.She handed him his stick,and walked _him to the front door.Holding the door open for him,she said,“Come back and see us,sir!”

He turned with his whole body and nodded with a smile.“You are very kind,” he said softly.

When Mary went to clean his table,she was to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin(餐巾纸).Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill!

The note on the napkin _,“Dear Mary,I respect you very much,and you respect yourself too.It shows by the way you _ _others.You have found the secret of happiness.Your kind gestures will _through those who meet you.”

The next day she was told that the man she had on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.

1.A.restaurant B.shop C.hospital D.bank

2.A.big B.quick C.urgent D.unhurried

3.A.get B.look C.stand D.keep

4.A.held B.made C.remained D.put

5.A.felt B.noticed C.discovered D.realized

6.A.table B.cushion C.place D.hand

7.A.nodded B.obeyed C.sat D.hesitated

8.A.moved B.stayed C.seated D.rested

9.A.chair B.spoon C.stick D.plate

10.A.quickness B.kindness C.cleverness D.politeness

11.A.happily B.sadly C.nervously D.angrily

12.A.until B.though C.because D.if

13.A.called B.helped C.took D.made

14.A.in B.around C.with D.towards

15.A.confident B.grateful C.relieved D.delicate

16.A.embarrassed B.satisfied C.disappointed D.astonished

17.A.read B.told C.wrote D.showed

18.A.please B.admire C.follow D.treat

19.A.pass B.shine C.go D.pull

20.A.depended B.served C.waited D.agreed

A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months.

The system,called driver Alert,aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20%—40% that are caused by tiredness.Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot error accidents that are related to fatigue.

Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband.The device,worn by drivers or pilots gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey.After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel(方向盘).A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and the driver’s response.

Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time.Usually,a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond,but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds,it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy.

In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds,showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest.If the driver’s response continues to slow down,the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warms that the driver must stop as soon as possible.

The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing.If these tests,scheduled for six months’ time,are successful,the markers will bring the product to market within about a year.

1.According to the text,Driver Alert ______.

A.aims to reduce tiredness related accidents

B.has gone through testing at laboratories

C.aims to prevent drivers from sleeping

D.has been on sale for 12 months

2.How should a driver respond to the sounds from Driver Alert?

A.By sounding a warning

B.By touching the wristband

C.By checking the driving time

D.By pressing the steering wheel

3.We can learn from the text that the driver needs to stop for a break when his response time is ______.

A.About 400 milliseconds

B.below 500 milliseconds

C.over 500 milliseconds

D.about 400 minutes

4.When the driver gets sleepy while driving,Driver Alert ______.

A.moves more regularly

B.stops working properly

C.opens the window for the driver

D.sounds more frequently and loudly

You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset .When you take and take without giving anything back ,you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life.

The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values .I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values. Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be. I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by. An example of some being values are: kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose.

Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.

When you make a commitment to live by your being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones. If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm person might go for a walk, meditate, or set a time limit before responding. If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal power.

When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce your chosen beliefs. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you.

1.The main purpose of this passage is to ___________.

A.persuade the readers to make a commitment

B.inform the readers how to be truly happy

C.explain to the readers what personal values are

D.instruct the readers how to make wise choices

2.According to the text, living by your being values ,you would ___________.

A.gain a lot of power

B.fill your own needs

C.seek all human virtues

D.form positive personality

3.The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 1 means ___________.

A.a feeling of emptiness

B.an absence of one’s mind

C.a break of continuity

D.a state of confusion

4.Which of the following does not belong to “your having values”?

A. your success in the competition

B. the help from your friends

C. your own peaceful mind

D. the friendship

5.What can be inferred from the text?

A.Having values are better than being values.

B.The way other people think of you decides who you are.

C. A calm person does not choose to complain.

D.A responsible person does not care about financial security.

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