Forgive others and make your heart light

A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class play a game. The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few _______ in it to school. Each student would “name” their potatoes after people they did not like. Therefore, the number of potatoes would be different depending on how many people each student _______.

The next day, all the students brought their potatoes to school. Some kids had just one or two potatoes, while ______ had as many as five or six. The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with them ______ they went for one week.

Several ______ passed by. Some of the students started to complain, ________their potatoes began to rot (腐烂) and smell bad. The students who carried more potatoes also complained about how _______ their bags were.

One week later, the game was over. The teacher asked, “How did you feel about carrying around your potatoes for a week?”

The students ______ once again. The teacher simply smiled and said, “This is what it’s like to carry hatred (仇恨) in your heart. You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you can’t ______ carrying rotten potatoes for one week, can you imagine having hate in your heart for an entire lifetime?”

It can be ________ to carry hate in your heart for a whole lifetime. Forgive others and move on with your life.

1.A.tomatoes B.potatoes C.cabbages

2.A.disliked B.liked C.missed

3.A.I B.they C.others

4.A.whenever B.whatever C.wherever

5.A.hours B.days C.weeks

6.A.as B.so C.if

7.A.dirty B.heavy C.small

8.A.compared B.completed C.complained

9.A.stand B.enjoy C.practise

10.A.exciting B.relaxing C.tiring

As the saying goes, "A hero is known in the time of misfortune(不幸) ". Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this. He is a doctor in Guangdong, who _________ many people's lives in 2003.

In 2003, SARS ________ in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers. Hundreds of ________ even died from the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they treated patients. So everyone was afraid of it. But Zhong was _________ enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights to find the cause _________ the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get better. Zhong finally won people's trust.

In early 2020, a disease called Novel coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎) hit Wuhan. It spread_________around tens of thousands of Chinese people were infected (感染). Zhong, 84, led _________team to Wuhan to fight the illness. Zhong's team took many measures to cure the patients with Novel coronavirus pneumonia. He advised people to wear masks, _________ hands frequently (频繁地), stay at home and not to go to crowed places.

Zhong likes sports very much. _________ he was 67, he could still play basketball. Now at the age of 84, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and _________ young doctors. "I am just a doctor. " Zhong says. But we think he is a hero and a fighter.

1.A.helped B.saved C.liked D.influenced

2.A.took out B.found out C.gave out D.broke out

3.A.patients B.adults C.animals D.birds

4.A.kind B.poor C.brave D.silent

5.A.with B.to C.of D.in

6.A.quickly B.slowly C.safely D.luckily

7.A.my B.his C.her D.their

8.A.weigh B.pollute C.shake D.wash

9.A.When B.Although C.Unless D.Because

10.A.thinks B.trusts C.teaches D.asks

One day a father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their _______, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked. "Oh Yeah." said the son. "So what did you _______ from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that _______ to the middle of our garden and they have a creek(小溪)that has no end. We have imported lanterns(灯笼)in our garden and they have the _______ at night. Our patio(院子)reaches to the front yard and they have the _______ horizon(地平线). We have a small piece of land to live on and they have _______ that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have _______ around our property(财产)to protect us, but they have friends to protect them."

With this the boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, "Thanks dad for showing me how _______ we are."

Too many times we _______ what we have and concentrate on(把注意力集中在)what we don't have. What is one person's ________ object is another's prize possession. It is all based on one's perspective(观点). Make you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for all the bounty(恩赐)we have, instead of worrying about wanting more. Take joy in all you have, especially your friends.

1.A.trip B.tour C.visit D.travel

2.A.expect B.regret C.keep D.learn

3.A.reaches B.gets C.arrives D.spreads

4.A.dark B.darkness C.stars D.day

5.A.beautiful B.full C.longer D.whole

6.A.a sky B.a road C.fields D.earth

7.A.dogs B.walls C.guards D.servants

8.A.poor B.rich C.weak D.happy

9.A.miss B.forget C.remember D.consider

10.A.valuable B.useful C.priceless D.worthless

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