A Love Note To My Mom
When I was a little girl, would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that finally understood what role modeling  16 in your life. Little did I known you were  17 every penny you earned to go to  18  school.
I cannot thank you enough for  19 you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework. I wanted into the dining where you were buried  20   piles of law books. I was  21  .Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for  22  ?When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t known. Moms 23  be lawyers too. You smiled and said,“In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
As young as I was ,that statement kept   24  in my ears. I watched as you faced the   25  of completing your studies, staring companies with Dad, while still being a   26  and a Mom if five kids. I was exhausted  just watching you   27  .With your words of wisdom in my   28  mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world   29  .I set out to live my life filled with   30  ,seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.
Your words became my motto. I   31  found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary)  32   one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said , “Yes, I’ll try that.”
Encouraged by your   33  , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and   34  meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m   35  it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.

【小题1】
A.foundB.playC.keptD.provided
【小题2】
A.savingB.makingC.donatingD.receiving
【小题3】
A.businessB.fashionC.lawD.medical
【小题4】
A.whatB.thatC.whichD.where
【小题5】
A.atB.toC.upon D.under
【小题6】
A.amusedB.worriedC.puzzledD.disappointed
【小题7】
A.roleB.testsC.positionsD.shows
【小题8】 
A.mustB.ought toC.needD.could
【小题9】
A.ringingB.blowingC.fallingD.beating
【小题10】
A.choicesB.chancesC.challengesD.changes
【小题11】
A.professorB.doctorC.reporterD.model
【小题12】
A.in dangerB.in actionC.in troubleD.in charge
【小题13】
A.weakB.powerfulC.youthfulD.empty
【小题14】
A.came backB.closed downC.went byD.opened up
【小题15】
A.hopeB.hardshipC.harmonyD.sadness
【小题16】
A.constantlyB.shortlyC.hardlyD.nearly
【小题17】
A.andB.butC.orD.for
【小题18】
A.descriptionB.statementC.praiseD.introduction
【小题19】
A.secretlyB.curiouslyC.carelesslyD.eagerly
【小题20】
A.doingB.consideringC.correctingD.reading

Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people __ don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “  2  of conversation” — events   3  individuals sit in pairs with persons they don’ t know for three hours of  4  talk designed to help people know better about each other.
Mr. Zeldin heads Oxford Muse, a l0-year-old foundation based on the  _5  that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks  6 at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes  7   fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of _8  ” includes topics like “How have your concerns changed   9  the years?” Or, “What have you done against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite  _10  communications like QQ and MSN in a globalized age, issues of human heart   11 . Many people are lonely, or occupied in dealing with their daily businesses that discourage knowing the _ 12 _ of one another. “We are trapped in _ 13 _ conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,”he says. “But   14 _ interaction is what separates us from other species, __15  maybe dogs that do have interactions with humans.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t   16 _ with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of people of different ages, in sun hats, ties and   __17_, looked to see   18  they would talk with for hours.   19  15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
Some said they felt free to talk on   20   topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”

【小题1】
A.stillB.alreadyC.evenD.yet
【小题2】
A.topicB.subjectC.ideaD.feast
【小题3】
A.whatB.whenC.thatD.where
【小题4】
A.freeB.organizedC.guidedD.random
【小题5】
A.theoryB.ideaC.opinionD.fact
【小题6】
A.notB.not onlyC.neverD.ever
【小题7】
A.butB.andC.orD.with
【小题8】
A.talkB.speechC.conversationD.communication
【小题9】
A.duringB.overC.forD.within
【小题10】
A.convenientB.accessibleC.immediateD.instant
【小题11】
A.leaveB.appearC.disappearD.remain
【小题12】
A.depthB.wellC.truthD.good
【小题13】
A.smallB.dailyC.deepD.shallow
【小题14】
A.thinkingB.talkingC.communicatingD.lecturing
【小题15】
A.withB.besidesC.exceptD.from
【小题16】
A.talkB.pairC.involveD.sit
【小题17】
A.dressesB.skirtsC.T-shirtsD.coats
【小题18】
A.whichB.whomC.whoD.that
【小题19】
A.SoB.AndC.ButD.Then
【小题20】
A.hotB.popularC.sensitiveD.private

During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.
One day I was  36  some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily   37  a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was  38  to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).
Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby,   39_ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things  40  he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself,   41  by this man.
Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼),  42_  three young men . They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, _43_ their eyes.
Our _44_ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned _45   she had told me about the _46. She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me  47  they appreciated the things Jim ‘traded ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”
“We’ve _48   had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she _49_, “but right now, Jim wouldW#W$W%.K**S*&5︿U consider himself to be the _50_ man.”
Then she gently lifted the  51   fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.
At that time I realized that we would not be  52   by our words, but by our kind  53  . It is said that it takes a minute to find a  54  person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to 55  him.

【小题1】
A.buyingB.sellingC.borrowingD.hunting
【小题2】
A.reaching forB.glancing atC.staring atD.picking up
【小题3】
A.astonishedB.amazedC.annoyedD.worried
【小题4】
A.turned overB.going overC.came overD.coming over
【小题5】
A.butB.otherwiseC.orD.although
【小题6】
A.suspectedB.impressedC.regrettedD.embarrassed
【小题7】
A.discoveringB.watching C.findingD.seeing
【小题8】
A.closingB.rollingC.cleaningD.wiping
【小题9】
A.timeB.chanceC.turnD.decision
【小题10】
A.the storyB.the proverbC.the legendD.the joke
【小题11】
A.marblesB.menC.debtD.life
【小题12】
A.whyB.howC.whenD.what
【小题13】
A.everB.alwaysC.neverD.seldom
【小题14】
A.laughedB.criedC.sighedD.added
【小题15】
A.honestB.happiestC.coldestD.richest
【小题16】
A.lifelessB.regretlessC.uselessD.hopeless
【小题17】
A.thoughtB.touchedC.rememberedD.affected
【小题18】
A.deedsB.thingsC.remarksD.rewards
【小题19】
A.strictB.honestC.specialD.learned
【小题20】
A.ignoreB.forgetC.recognizeD.remind

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I   36  at the dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday”.
Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.
What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box,   37  my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my   38  .
All Saturday I waited   39  and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased. However, I   40  that an enquiry about the box would   41  anger or loud voices, for in my house children only asked once. More than that   42  trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with different kinds of colorful   43  . A (n)   44  shoebox rested on top of it.   45  flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started   46  your project.”
In the next hour my father   47  the shoebox into an impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts   48  to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a   49  smile spread across his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.
I answered him with a hug.
But inside,   50  danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father had devoted so much   51  to me, for his world consisted only of work.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time   52 .
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to   53  . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside.
The valentine box became a symbol of his love that   54  through decades of other Valentine’s Days. My father gave me other gifts through the years, but none   55  compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.

【小题1】
A.announcedB.appearedC.servedD.sat
【小题2】
A.andB.butC.orD.so
【小题3】
A.designB.planC.ideaD.project
【小题4】
A.sadlyB.anxiouslyC.disappointedlyD.patiently
【小题5】
A.foundB.realizedC.knewD.imagined
【小题6】
A.startB.causeC.markD.produce
【小题7】
A.invitedB.tookC.savedD.had
【小题8】
A.boxesB.giftsC.paperD.food
【小题9】
A.newB.bigC.attractiveD.empty
【小题10】
A.RelaxationB.ReliefC.CheerD.Calm
【小题11】
A.byB.atC.inD.on
【小题12】
A.foldedB.packedC.changedD.pressed
【小题13】
A.joinedB.attachedC.linkedD.connected
【小题14】
A.slightB.briefC.broadD.confident
【小题15】
A.joyB.funC.interestD.amusement
【小题16】
A.moneyB.timeC.supportD.hope
【小题17】
A.reachedB.setC.spentD.came
【小题18】
A.acceptB.respectC.admireD.recognize
【小题19】
A.carriedB.keptC.spreadD.lasted
【小题20】
A.everB.evenC.yetD.still

I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is   36  much stress for all of us.
A few weeks ago I was having a day so   37  that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job   38  . Something happened that day to change my way of   39  and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act   40  .
On the top of my cubicle (工作隔间) I have a small collection of lighthouses (灯塔) to let people know where I am sitting   41  my team members have to find me for emergencies.
That day I came into the office and was about to get the day   42  when Crystal came over. I asked if she needed anything. And she said, “I   43  you something.” I looked at her with a   44  look and said, “Well, thank you, but why   45  you buy me anything?” I had never spoke to this young lady   46 . She said, “Every day I stand up and look across the     47  and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always   48  things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought   49  would like it. I wish it would have the same   50  as your lighthouses do.” In her hand she had a small globe with a lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and   51  her. I don’t think she knows how much that small act of   52  changed my day: I remained   53  the rest of the day.
For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the   54  is, you could change someone’s day,   55  even his views on life.

【小题1】
A.preventingB.reducingC.causingD.suffering
【小题2】
A.funnyB.niceC.badD.dull
【小题3】
A.everywhereB.elsewhere C.anywhereD.nowhere
【小题4】
A.working B.behavingC.speakingD.thinking
【小题5】
A.broke my heartB.touched my heart C.lost my heart D.tore my heart
【小题6】
A.in case B.so thatC.as if D.even though
【小题7】
A.endedB.startedC.changedD.avoided
【小题8】
A.borrowedB.lentC.soldD.bought
【小题9】
A.delightedB.puzzledC.thankfulD.worried
【小题10】
A.mightB.dareC.could D.would
【小题11】
A.beforeB.thenC.since D.after
【小题12】
A.dormB.officeC.shipD.tower
【小题13】
A.brightB.challengingC.bad D.stressful
【小题14】
A.colleaguesB.leadersC.youD.I
【小题15】
A.opinion B.cause C.expectationD.effect
【小题16】
A.praised B.thankedC.scoldedD.refused
【小题17】
A.justiceB.courageC.kindnessD.tolerance
【小题18】
A.carefulB.encouragedC.tired D.alone
【小题19】
A.presentB.workC.actD.intention
【小题20】
A.soB.forC.orD.nor

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