16．Sometimes the people who are noticed the least can do the most to lift us up．On Thanksgiving （41）A，I took part in a local running activity．It was barely above freezing that morning so every runner was walking or jumping around trying to stay （42）D．
On the side of the road was a（n）（43）C man and as usual，most people pretended not to （44）Bhim．I went over and talked with him for a few minutes （45）A the race．He told me that he was a veteran （老兵） and had hoped he might be able to do some work to（46）Ba few dollars for a Thanksgiving dinner．
It was time for the race so I told him I'd like to talk to him （47）D．I thought about this man during most of the （48）C．He hadn't asked me for anything，（49）DI wanted to do something for him．However，I only had a couple of dollars，certainly not （50）Bfor a Thanksgiving dinner for the man．
After the race I went back and talked to him，which got me several （51）Blooks from other runners．During our conversation I offered him the （52）C I had．He didn't want to accept it but I（53）A．Then he said something that I didn't （54）B．He said，"This has been so nice．Thank you．I haven't really （55）A anybody in a real long time．"
"Wow，"I thought．"This man is（56）Cme for just talking to him．"After I said goodbye，I asked other（57）D if they had a couple of dollars for a homeless veteran who just （58）Ato buy a hot Thanksgiving dinner．I think he ended up getting enough for a good （59）B that night．From him，I learned how to smile through the rough times and I was（60）C not to take for granted the many blessings I have．
On the side of the road was a（n）（43）C man and as usual，most people pretended not to （44）Bhim．I went over and talked with him for a few minutes （45）A the race．He told me that he was a veteran （老兵） and had hoped he might be able to do some work to（46）Ba few dollars for a Thanksgiving dinner．
It was time for the race so I told him I'd like to talk to him （47）D．I thought about this man during most of the （48）C．He hadn't asked me for anything，（49）DI wanted to do something for him．However，I only had a couple of dollars，certainly not （50）Bfor a Thanksgiving dinner for the man．
After the race I went back and talked to him，which got me several （51）Blooks from other runners．During our conversation I offered him the （52）C I had．He didn't want to accept it but I（53）A．Then he said something that I didn't （54）B．He said，"This has been so nice．Thank you．I haven't really （55）A anybody in a real long time．"
"Wow，"I thought．"This man is（56）Cme for just talking to him．"After I said goodbye，I asked other（57）D if they had a couple of dollars for a homeless veteran who just （58）Ato buy a hot Thanksgiving dinner．I think he ended up getting enough for a good （59）B that night．From him，I learned how to smile through the rough times and I was（60）C not to take for granted the many blessings I have．
| 41．A．morning | B．noon | C．afternoon | D．evening |
| 42．A．active | B．calm | C．healthy | D．warm |
| 43．A．old | B．ugly | C．homeless | D．hopeless |
| 44．A．recognize | B．see | C．find | D．observe |
| 45．A．before | B．after | C．about | D．despite |
| 46．A．borrow | B．earn | C．spare | D．raise |
| 47．A．at last | B．as usual | C．for ever | D．once again |
| 48．A．practice | B．conversation | C．race | D．work |
| 49．A．so | B．or | C．and | D．but |
| 50．A．normal | B．enough | C．necessary | D．suitable |
| 51．A．anxious | B．strange | C．guilty | D．serious |
| 52．A．gift | B．opportunity | C．cash | D．suggestion |
| 53．A．insisted | B．agreed | C．hesitated | D．regretted |
| 54．A．doubt | B．expect | C．admit | D．allow |
| 55．A．talked to | B．cared about | C．turned to | D．worried about |
| 56．A．punishing | B．forgiving | C．thanking | D．blaming |
| 57．A．organizers | B．walkers | C．jumpers | D．runners |
| 58．A．wanted | B．decided | C．stopped | D．remembered |
| 59．A．present | B．dinner | C．sleep | D．rest |
| 60．A．demanded | B．encouraged | C．reminded | D．persuaded |
12．It was a busy day as usual．I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin．The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters．We had only about twenty minutes to eat （21）Awe had to take the girls to their next activity．My husband seemed a bit （22）Bthat dinner was not on the table．
That night，I had a heavy（23）D，thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line（流水线）．We had become too（24）C in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us．We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives．It needed to be something that would （25）B our own agendas and energize us towards the common good．
I bought a notebook，named it"Our Deed Diary"and held a family meeting．I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a （26）A for others every day．It could be for each other or for people outside our （27）C．And we all needed to write it down in the notebook．
I thought one deed a day was a little case．However，it was actually （28）B than it seemed because it had to be something （29）D what we had already done．Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not（30）A．
We had a rough（31）D．On some days，（32）Cwould forget to do a good deed，while on other days，we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary．After a few weeks though，I found myself waking up in the morning trying to （33）B what good deed I could do for someone that day．My daughters began to rush to me after school to （34）Cme the good deed they had done．
Now，after a year，I am happy to say that it is making a（n） （35）Din our lives．Instead of always （36）Awhat the day will bring for us，we think about what we can do for someone else．
Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so（37）C？I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only （38）Dby giving to someone else from your heart．The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else； you don't even look for or expect anything in（39）B．So，when someone does return the favor，it is an enormous and positive （40）A．
That night，I had a heavy（23）D，thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line（流水线）．We had become too（24）C in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us．We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives．It needed to be something that would （25）B our own agendas and energize us towards the common good．
I bought a notebook，named it"Our Deed Diary"and held a family meeting．I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a （26）A for others every day．It could be for each other or for people outside our （27）C．And we all needed to write it down in the notebook．
I thought one deed a day was a little case．However，it was actually （28）B than it seemed because it had to be something （29）D what we had already done．Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not（30）A．
We had a rough（31）D．On some days，（32）Cwould forget to do a good deed，while on other days，we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary．After a few weeks though，I found myself waking up in the morning trying to （33）B what good deed I could do for someone that day．My daughters began to rush to me after school to （34）Cme the good deed they had done．
Now，after a year，I am happy to say that it is making a（n） （35）Din our lives．Instead of always （36）Awhat the day will bring for us，we think about what we can do for someone else．
Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so（37）C？I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only （38）Dby giving to someone else from your heart．The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else； you don't even look for or expect anything in（39）B．So，when someone does return the favor，it is an enormous and positive （40）A．
| 21．A．before | B．unless | C．while | D．though |
| 22．A．puzzled | B．annoyed | C．embarrassed | D．frightened |
| 23．A．shoulder | B．stomach | C．foot | D．heart |
| 24．A．confident | B．interested | C．absorbed | D．successful |
| 25．A．repeat | B．refocus | C．relate | D．recall |
| 26．A．kindness | B．task | C．job | D．copy |
| 27．A．school | B．country | C．home | D．town |
| 28．A．bigger | B．harder | C．stranger | D．sweeter |
| 29．A．between | B．from | C．about | D．beyond |
| 30．A．count | B．happen | C．last | D．care |
| 31．A．time | B．idea | C．life | D．start |
| 32．A．anyone | B．no one | C．someone | D．everyone |
| 33．A．describe | B．decide | C．remember | D．explain |
| 34．A．bring | B．teach | C．tell | D．offer |
| 35．A．choice | B．effort | C．fortune | D．difference |
| 36．A．wondering | B．believing | C．forgetting | D．knowing |
| 37．A．tiring | B．surprising | C．rewarding | D．moving |
| 38．A．exchange | B．imagine | C．predict | D．experience |
| 39．A．vain | B．return | C．time | D．order |
| 40．A．bonus | B．effect | C．attitude | D．contribution |
11．I ran into a stranger as he passed by，and I at once apologized to him．We were both very （41）B，the stranger and I．Then we went（42）Cour way after saying goodbye．
But at home a（43）Astory is told．Later that day，when I（44）C supper in the kitchen，my daughter suddenly stood behind me very （45）B．When I turned back，I（46）A knocked her down．"don't be in my （47）D!"I shouted angrily．She walked away with her little heart（48）C．On the kitchen floor，later，I found some flowers by the door．
That night，while I lay（49）Cin bed，a voice in my deep heart said，"While（50）Bwith a stranger，you are so polite，but with the children you love，you are so easily（51）C．Why are there some flowers by the door？Those are the flowers she brought for you．She（52）B them herself，pink，yellow and your favorite blue．She stood quietly in order to give you a（53）D，and you never saw the（54）B in her eyes．"
By this time，I felt very（55）Aand now my tears began to fall．I quietly went and knelt by her（56）C．"Wake up，little girl，wake up，"I said．"Are these the flowers you picked for me？"She smiled，"Yes，because I knew you'd like them，especially the（57）B．"I said，"Daughter，I'm sorry for the way I acted today； I（58）C have shouted at you that way．"She said，"Oh，Mom，that's okay．I love you （59）D．"I hugged her and said，"Daughter，I love you too，and I do like the flowers．"
Through this（60）A，I realize what FAMILY means：
FAMILY=（F）ATHER （A）ND （M）OTHER，（I） （L）OVE （Y）OU．
But at home a（43）Astory is told．Later that day，when I（44）C supper in the kitchen，my daughter suddenly stood behind me very （45）B．When I turned back，I（46）A knocked her down．"don't be in my （47）D!"I shouted angrily．She walked away with her little heart（48）C．On the kitchen floor，later，I found some flowers by the door．
That night，while I lay（49）Cin bed，a voice in my deep heart said，"While（50）Bwith a stranger，you are so polite，but with the children you love，you are so easily（51）C．Why are there some flowers by the door？Those are the flowers she brought for you．She（52）B them herself，pink，yellow and your favorite blue．She stood quietly in order to give you a（53）D，and you never saw the（54）B in her eyes．"
By this time，I felt very（55）Aand now my tears began to fall．I quietly went and knelt by her（56）C．"Wake up，little girl，wake up，"I said．"Are these the flowers you picked for me？"She smiled，"Yes，because I knew you'd like them，especially the（57）B．"I said，"Daughter，I'm sorry for the way I acted today； I（58）C have shouted at you that way．"She said，"Oh，Mom，that's okay．I love you （59）D．"I hugged her and said，"Daughter，I love you too，and I do like the flowers．"
Through this（60）A，I realize what FAMILY means：
FAMILY=（F）ATHER （A）ND （M）OTHER，（I） （L）OVE （Y）OU．
| 41．A．rude | B．polite | C．educated | D．happy |
| 42．A．in | B．to | C．on | D．for |
| 43．A．different | B．funny | C．moving | D．terrible |
| 44．A．had | B．ate | C．prepared | D．took |
| 45．A．quickly | B．quietly | C．noisily | D．seriously |
| 46．A．nearly | B．hardly | C．already | D．even |
| 47．A．kitchen | B．room | C．place | D．way |
| 48．A．beaten | B．missing | C．broken | D．hit |
| 49．A．alive | B．asleep | C．awake | D．afraid |
| 50．A．talking | B．dealing | C．working | D．meeting |
| 51．A．worried | B．nervous | C．excited | D．disappointed |
| 52．A．grew | B．picked | C．bought | D．planted |
| 53．A．gift | B．flower | C．kiss | D．surprise |
| 54．A．expression | B．tears | C．happiness | D．joy |
| 55．A．ashamed | B．proud | C．weak | D．hurt |
| 56．A．table | B．desk | C．bed | D．knees |
| 57．A．pink | B．blue | C．yellow | D．green |
| 58．A．couldn't | B．mustn't | C．shouldn't | D．needn't |
| 59．A．however | B．truly | C．though | D．anyway |
| 60．A．accident | B．experience | C．sentence | D．problem |
10．Human growth is a process of experimentation，trial，and error eventually leading to wisdom．Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action，you can never quite be certain how the situation will（36）ASometimes you are victorious，and sometimes you become disappointed．The（37）Cexperiments，however，are no less valuable than the experiments that finally prove successful； in fact，you
（38）Dlearn more from your"failures"than you do from your（39）A．If you have made what you think to be a mistake or failed to live up to your own （4）0Byou will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and the part of you that is the alleged （F 7/?fikJ） wrong-doer．
However，viewing past actions as（41）Aimplies guilt and blame，and it is not possible to learn anything meaning while you are engaged in blaming（42）B．forgiveness is required when you are severely judging yourself．Forgiveness is the act of erasing an（43）Cdebt．There are four kinds of forgiveness．
The first is beginner forgiveness for yourself．
The s econd of forgiveness is beginner forgiveness for another．
The third kind of forgiveness is（44）Bforgiveness of yourself．This is for serious misbehaviors，the ones you carry with deep（45）D．When you do something that violates your own values and principles，you create a gap between your standards and your actual （46）C
In such a case，you need to work very hard at（47）Byourself for these deeds so that you can close this gap．This does not（48）Ayou should rush to forgive yourself or shouldn't feel regret，（49）Ctaking pleasure in these feelings for a prolonged period of time is not healthy．
The（50）Dand perhaps most difficult one is the advanced forgiveness of another．
At some time of our life，you may have been severely wronged or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems （51）C
However，harboring anger and revenge fantasies only keeps you（52）Ain victimhood．Under such a circumstance，you should force yourself to see the bigger picture．By so doing，you will be able to（53）Dthe focus away from the anger and resentment．
It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoing and （54）Dthe memory．When you can （55）Brelease the situation，you may come to see it as a necessary part of your growth．
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（38）Dlearn more from your"failures"than you do from your（39）A．If you have made what you think to be a mistake or failed to live up to your own （4）0Byou will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and the part of you that is the alleged （F 7/?fikJ） wrong-doer．
However，viewing past actions as（41）Aimplies guilt and blame，and it is not possible to learn anything meaning while you are engaged in blaming（42）B．forgiveness is required when you are severely judging yourself．Forgiveness is the act of erasing an（43）Cdebt．There are four kinds of forgiveness．
The first is beginner forgiveness for yourself．
The s econd of forgiveness is beginner forgiveness for another．
The third kind of forgiveness is（44）Bforgiveness of yourself．This is for serious misbehaviors，the ones you carry with deep（45）D．When you do something that violates your own values and principles，you create a gap between your standards and your actual （46）C
In such a case，you need to work very hard at（47）Byourself for these deeds so that you can close this gap．This does not（48）Ayou should rush to forgive yourself or shouldn't feel regret，（49）Ctaking pleasure in these feelings for a prolonged period of time is not healthy．
The（50）Dand perhaps most difficult one is the advanced forgiveness of another．
At some time of our life，you may have been severely wronged or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems （51）C
However，harboring anger and revenge fantasies only keeps you（52）Ain victimhood．Under such a circumstance，you should force yourself to see the bigger picture．By so doing，you will be able to（53）Dthe focus away from the anger and resentment．
It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoing and （54）Dthe memory．When you can （55）Brelease the situation，you may come to see it as a necessary part of your growth．
| 36．A．turn out | B．turn up | C．break up | D．break out |
| 37．A．important | B．engaged | C．failed | D．successful |
| 38．A．obviously | B．necessarily | C．continuously | D．usually |
| 39．A．success | B．failure | C．fault | D．benefit |
| 40．A．ability | B．expectations | C．belief | D．experiences |
| 41．A．mistakes | B．victories | C．experiments | D．fantasies |
| 42．A．Still | B．Therefore | C．Instead | D．However |
| 43．A．absurd | B．original | C．emotional | D．unusual |
| 44．A．ordinary | B．advanced | C．alternative | D．certain |
| 45．A．wisdom | B．mercy | C．injury | D．shame |
| 46．A．thought | B．approach | C．behavior | D．purpose |
| 47．A．punishing | B．forgiving | C．blaming | D．praising |
| 48．A．mean | B．prove | C．reflect | D．represent |
| 49．A．and | B．or | C．but | D．so |
| 50．A．uncertain | B．premier | C．next | D．last |
| 51．A．essential | B．valuable | C．impossible | D．unavoidable |
| 52．A．trapped | B．located | C．lost | D．occupied |
| 53．A．drive | B．drag | C．put | D．shift |
| 54．A．keep | B．refresh | C．weaken | D．clean |
| 55．A．naturally | B．finally | C．definitely | D．initially |