My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.

The first two there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang beautifully for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.

As we were singing on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer(老年痴呆症), most of them looked off at the walls or floor. However, one lady my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t like that. As we got with each song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. she was singing, she was also reaching out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my responsibilities(责任) were to my students. People who worked at the care center could attend to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.

Justin also the same lady. The difference between us is that he acted on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song,Silent Night, Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her eyes and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my to let you know that.”

This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No words can completely describe that touching moment.

It took a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude(态度) toward another was a that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself to have witnessed(目击) his lesson.

1.A. rooms B. buildings C. floors D. groups

2.A. looked B. caught C. ran D. hurt

3.A. appear B. hear C. sound D. feel

4.A. louder B. nearer C. faster D. higher

5.A. Because B. As C. Since D. Though

6.A. afraid B. sure C. sorry D. happy

7.A. feared B. avoided C. helped D. noticed

8.A. time B. flower C. body D. face

9.A. message B. lesson C. activity D. class

10.A. clever B. foolish C. right D. lucky

I am Grace Cortese,and I am 10 years old.I believe I can make a difference in ______ the environment,because my science teacher,Mrs.Esby,tells us that there are many things we can do to help protect the environment ______ we are willing to change our habits.

Every year at my birthday party,I ______ charitable donations instead of gifts.When I was eight,I asked my friends to donate to the Natural Resources Defense Council to save the polar bears.I ______ almost $150.Last year,my friend,Mary,also did that.Imagine how much money we could raise to save the environment if everyone asked for charitable donations ______ their birthdays!

My whole ______ is doing things to help protect the earth,too.Our school makes a carpooling(拼车)program to reduce the number of cars on the road,and we have a “Walk to School” day once a year.______ science teacher,Mrs.Esby,has a “Teenie Greenies” club at lunch and she teaches a class on how to recycle after school.And we ______ do beach clean-up.

If you ______ to do something for the environment,look through the website Grades of Green.It is ______ of great ideas for us to reduce,reuse and recycle waste,and it also has a lot of really interesting facts.

1.A. using B. protecting C. cleaning

2.A. if B. until C. because

3.A. ask for B. look for C. pay for

4.A. sold B. borrowed C. raised

5.A. to B. for C. with

6.A. school B. home C. factory

7.A. Her B. His C. My

8.A. still B. yet C. also

9.A. want B. use C. enjoy

10.A. short B. full C. tired

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Our words carry huge weight. They may influence people for years, and even for a lifetime. They provide them with courage to go on or one more reason to give up.

When I was fourteen, my family moved to another city. Junior high was always a difficult time for me, and the move made my ninth?grade year even harder. I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time.The other kids had good friends with them, but I didn't know anyone. I felt lonely and went to the nearest seat after getting some food. The kids beside me looked at me up and down and then laughed. I could feel my face turning red at that moment. Then one of the kids broke the ice. “Man!You have one BIG nose!” I felt hurt and didn't know what to say. I wanted to cry, but I managed a little smile—as it didn't hurt me at all. But it did. From then on,I would often look at myself in the mirror. I studied the big nose closely. It seemed that I was just living for my nose.Thankfully, I grew out of this influence finally. But it really took me twenty years.

There is another thing that kept deep in my mind. I remember going through a terrible business failure. I lost everything. I called my dad for help and he told me a lot about how to deal with the failure.What he said gave me a lot of courage and confidence to go on with my business.

The Power of Language

Why do our words carry huge weight?

Because they may 41.1. people want to keep on or give up something in life.

How was the writer's life in new school?

It was 42.2.than that in his old school and he felt lonely.

How did the writer feel when the boys laughed at him?

He felt 43.3. but said nothing. And he kept thinking about that for 44.4. years.

What help did the writer's father give him when he failed in business?

His father told him the ways to deal with the failure and that gave him much courage and 45.5. in his business.

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