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A month after I graduated from high school in 2004,I was coming home from swim practice and was
involved in a car accident.I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma (昏迷) for over two months at
Prince Georges Hospital.
I died eight times during my coma and I couldn"t talk or communicate when I woke up.Walking was
never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries.Just like my body,my dreams were
shattered (破灭)．But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from living my dream.
After 14 operations and 36 blood transfusions,I had to learn how to talk,eat,walk,shower,and live
independently again.When I was out of hospital,I still had to go to outpatient therapy (门诊治疗) in
Waldorf,Maryland.After spending a few months in a wheelchair,I took baby steps to walk on my own.It was a miracle (奇迹) that I could walk again,but I wanted to prove that I could not only walk,but run.
When it came true,I wanted to get back in the pool again.After a few lung tests,I was able to go in the
pool a little bit each week.After a few months of swim training,I began my freshman year at St.Mary"s
College of Maryland and became a proud member of the swim team.
By telling my story,I want to make a positive influence on the world.I am just trying to live each day to
the fullest and inspire other people to never give up on their dreams no matter how bad a situation is.I
remember when I was still in my hospital bed,I would have my mom and dad push me around in my
wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and talk to them and their families.I wanted to let
them know that everything was going to be okay.Somehow,things would work out for the best.
B. had finished his high school education
C. was a college student
D. was returning home from a swim competition
B. was in surprise
C. faced physical and mental challenges
D. was worried about his lung
B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. Everything happens for a reason.
D. A good beginning is half done.
a. ran
b. received membership of the swim team
c. trained for swim
d. baby walked
e. learnt to live all by himself
B. e,d,a,c,b
C. d,a,b,c,e
D. e,d,a,b,c
B. His painful experiences.
C. His influence on others.
D. His great achievements.
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would not do any operation for six months__2__it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收缩). So, he
had to return to college with a visible 10 inch__3__on his face.
I said to my son, "Keaton, __4__will pay any more attention to your scar__5__you do. If it does not
bother you, it will not bother__6__." He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head__7__highglad he was alive.
__8__, everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people
would like you better, __9__you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and
newer__10__.
But you see, like Keaton"s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your__11__, or your car,
if you are judging yourself by these same false__12__.
One of my friends in college was very__13__. At first, when people met him, they noticed his__14__
for about 10 seconds. This man felt__15__about himself and spent most of his time__16__about other
people"s comfort and welfare.__17__, people ignored his looks. What people__18__was his kindness
and his concern for them. He didn"t act in an ugly way so people didn"t treat him as an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on what you value__19__yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person,
everyone you are in contact with will see the same__20__.
| ( )1. A. cured ( )2. A. because ( )3. A. cut ( )4. A. no one ( )5. A. as ( )6. A. another ( )7. A. put ( )8. A. After all ( )9. A. as long as ( )10. A. house ( )11. A. clothes ( )12. A. means ( )13. A. smart ( )14. A. manners ( )15. A. lucky ( )16. A. inquiring ( )17. A. Completely ( )18. A. wanted ( )19. A. within ( )20. A. kindness | B. recovered B. though B. wound B. anyone B. like B. others B. held B. In conclusion B. if B. telephone B. hairstyle B. standards B. optimistic B. expressions B. worried B. asking B. Gradually B. understood B. beyond B. concern | C. improved C. until C. injury C. everyone C. than C. all C. taken C. In fact C. even if C. job C. figure C. comments C. rude C. looks C. good C. knowing C. Obviously C. brought C. except C. beauty | D. returned D. before D. scar D. someone D. when D. us D. hung D. Above all D. as if D. car D. salary D. rules D. ugly D. actions D. sad D. caring D. Suddenly D. saw D. above D. perfection | |
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| This happened years ago when I was a waitress,but I still remember this specific incident so vividly.As the end of the night was__1__,ten minutes before our restaurant closed,a gentleman came in.I was the __2__waitress who got to stay after closing to serve him his food. The customer was quite__3__with how his food was prepared.He sent his__4__back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he__5__some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were __6__me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the__7__to finally leave so that we could__8__the shop and go home. At that time I was frustrated and tired.I also knew he would probably not__9__very well,seeing his inexpensive meal.__10__,I tried to give him good service. Then in the last ten minutes,as I was refilling his coffee,I somehow__11__it on the table as well as his plate.I apologized,but I was__12__to get him another plate of food as everything was shut down in the __13__.Knowing his previous temperament (性情),I had a certain__14__of how he might react.He asked to speak to the manager. But he__15__shocked me at this point.Instead of__16__to my boss,he simply said,"This young lady"s done a fine job.You need to keep her__17__as long as you can!" After that he paid his bill and left,and I eagerly went home. The next morning when I came to work and __18__my tips-you often don"t get it till the next day __19__a customer charges it on a credit card-I was__20__that thecustomer had offered a $15 tip for his $8 dinner.People are often much nicer than they look! | ||||
| ( )1. A. darkening ( )2. A. lucky ( )3. A. pleased ( )4. A. order ( )5. A. changed ( )6. A. following ( )7. A. day ( )8. A. turn up ( )9. A. speak ( )10. A. Instead ( )11. A. spread ( )12. A. eager ( )13. A. kitchen ( )14. A. communication ( )15. A. gradually ( )16. A. explaining ( )17. A. off ( )18. A. held back ( )19. A. unless ( )20. A. convinced | B. approaching B. first B. familiar B. bill B. sold B. checking B. time B. close up B. behave B. Besides B. left B. willing B. rain B. expectation B. fre quently B. apologizing B. around B. brought up B. if B. learned | C. leaving C. unlucky C. interested C. note C. needed C. watching C. place C. set off C. tip C. Otherwise C. spilled C. shameful C. line C. tradition C. rudely C. attending C. away C. picked up C. although C. told | D. happening D. young D. dissatisfied D. mail D. threw D. helping D. room D. turn off D. eat D. However D. broke D. unable D. operation D. hesitation D. really D. complaining D. out D. looked for D. in case D. reminded | |
| To some people, happiness is something to do with simplicity, and it is the ability to extract pleasure from the simplest things-such as a peach stone (桃核). It is obvious that it has nothing to do with success. For Sir Henry Stewart, it was certainly successful. I remember some ten years ago when he was made King"s Counsel, Amos and I went to congratulate him. We smiled happi  ly; he merely looked as miserable as though he"d received a punishment. He took his success as a child does his medicine. And not one of his achievements brought even a sign of a smile to his tired eyes. I asked him one day what it was like to achieve all one"s ambitions. He looked down at his roses and went on watering them. Then he said, "The only value in achieving one"s ambitions is that you then realize that they are not worth achieving." Yesterday, I was passing his house and he called me, "Come and see, Jan. Look! I have done it at last! "There he was, holding a small box of earth in his hand. I observed three tiny shoots out of it. "And there were only three!" he said, his eyes laughing to heaven. "Three what?" I asked. "Peach stones," he replied."I"ve always wanted to make peach stones grow, even since I was a child, when I used to take them home after a party, or as a man after a banquet. And I used to plant them, and then forgot where I planted them.But now at last I have done it. I had only three stones, and three shoots," he counted. Then Sir Henry ran off, calling for his wife to come and see his achievement-his achievement of simplicity. | ||||
| 1. From what fact could we see Sir Henry was successful? | ||||
| A. He felt happy from the simplest things. B. He was made King"s Counsel. C. He was able to make the peach stones shoot. D. He didn"t take his success seriously. | ||||
| 2. The author compares Sir Henry"s attitude towards his success to a child"s taking medicine________. | ||||
| A. to show that Sir Henry felt miserable when he was promoted B. to prove that Sir Henry didn"t want to be successful C. to suggest that Sir Henry"s future job would be hard to do D. to tell us that Sir Henry took his success as a tiny thing in his life | ||||
| 3. According to Sir Henry Stewart, the value in achieving one"s ambitions is________. | ||||
| A. that he discovers it valueless B. that he finds it worth his efforts C. that he has achieved it D. that he fails to realize it | ||||
| 4. The writer"s opinion about Sir Henry"s attitude towards success is________. | ||||
| A. criticism B. disapproval C. admiration D. tease | ||||
| A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40milezone, when a police car came behind him with the light on. 1.________ As the policeman came to him, he said, "Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn"t feeling well when I left home this morning." The policeman said, "Well, I guess so, " and started writing something in his notebook.2.________A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket was going to be as he began to look at the paper.3.________ But something which read: "I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine, a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug two other daughters.4.________I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now.5.________." The man was very surprised and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness. A. So pray for you, and be careful when you drive again, your daughters all you have left. B. I only had one, and now I had to wait I go to heaven before I can hug her again. C. Right away the man started thinking of excuse to give. D. He was surprised it was not a ticket. E. So pray for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left. F. As minutes went by, he hadn"t asked for his driver"s license. G. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read. | ||||
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| When I was young,I belonged to a club that did community service work.There was one specific event that was unusual for me.I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets.After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge. I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to __1__.She wanted to help, __2__ she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to__3__ and hand out to people.When getting to the homeless shelter __4__ passed out the remaining meals.__5__ ,I began making sandwiches and__6__them with the crowd.I had the containers with my __7__ cookies in them and began to __8__,offering them to anyone near me. I __9__ an old gentleman and said,"Sir,would you like a cookie?" He stopped and turned around, __10__ and said,"What did you say?Did you call me sir?" I told him I __11__,an  d his eyes__12__a little bit and he said,"No one has__13__ called me sir." So he__14__.It struck me. I explained I had been raised that __15__ color and social status,everyone deserved respect.It __16__me to think that just because he was homeless,no one __17__ him the honor.  It broke my heart,and I __18_I just didn"t understand __19__ no one ever called him sir?I had never thought that anyone was below mebecause I wasn"t raised that way.Every__20__ person deserves to be treated with dignity.Years later,I still carry that memory and the lesso  ns it taught me.Sometimes,what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone"s life. How have you made a difference to others?How have others made a difference to you? | ||||
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