Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It"s true. You really can"t love
somebody to death. I"ve known people to die from no love, but I"ve never known anyone
to be loved to death. We just can"t love one another enough.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise
in salary. All day she felt nervous and late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to
approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.
The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes.
Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive
meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow
know that she would not get turned down?
She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, t
hen sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully
lettered note. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you"d get the raise! These things
will tell you how much I love you."
Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that
a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read, "Don"t worry
about not getting the raise! You deserve(值得) it anyway! These things will tell you how
much I love you."
Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What
this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His
love celebrates her victories and comforts her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what
life throws in their direction.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to
promote world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them
without measure.
B. Love is one thing, and life is another.
C. Love in operas is truly touching.
D. Love can survive forever, though people die at different ages.
B. he has a great way to promote his wife"s love towards him.
C. he had a false love for people even if the person is his wife.
D. he loves his family member truly, whether they are in good condition or not.
B. criticizes the attitude of doubt of love.
C. doesn"t believe there is true love in the world.
D. thinks the true love does not expect repayment.
our 1 was given prominent media exposure, we 2 thousands of calls per day.
I spoke with countless victims who were trying to locate family members lost in the flood. They all
needed 3 with housing, food and clothing. It took weeks 4 federal assistance was available to the
majority. Some received none.
5 we were there to help, the trauma(心灵创伤) made some callers rude. Some were 6 . Some
were suicidal(有自***倾向的). It was hard to stay 7 and encouraging. Just at that time, I got a call
from Brenda.
Brenda was a single woman 8 her early fifties with no children. She was all alone and had been
living in a crowded 9 in Houston for the past month. She said, "I"ve heard that my house was still
10 and at this point, the hardest part of all of this, though, is seeing the 11 suffer. The young tend
to recover easily, 12 many of the elderly have no other resources."
Brenda was hit hard but her heart still overflowed with 13 for others.
"I know that recovery lies ahead," she continued. "I 14 that if we were the ones chosen to endure
(忍受) this 15 , then God will give us the grace to endure. The 16 of our city has given birth to a
spirit of unity."
"My hope isn"t 17 on my circumstances," she continued. "My hope is based on my 18 to hope.
Hope is a choice."
The only thing Brenda could 19 was her attitude. She made a decision to thrive(茁壮成长), not
just 20 .
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Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced (跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often." In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again." All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. Why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Because he didn"t expect to see so many happy dogs. B. Because he didn"t know there were 1,000 mirrors in the house. C. Because he was always in a mixed mood. D. Because he saw so many dogs smiling at him. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. Why did the first dog like the house? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house. B. Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house. C. Because he liked everything presented to him. D. Because he felt he was welcome here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. The underlined word "growling" probably means ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. make an unfriendly noise B. smile C. say hello D. stare | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. Which of the follwing is the most suitable title for the passage? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. A Small happy Little Dog B. The House of 1,000 Mirrors C. The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place. D. Two Little Dogs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some homeless people wander around. I often gave money to them, feeling 1 for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I 2 giving and became very 3 . Things started to 4 for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to 5 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 6 , "Will work for food." I 7 . My daughter said, "Mommy, you 8 to give to those people in 9 ." I replied, "Honey, they just use that money for alcohol (酒) or other 10 things." She didn"t respond. But when I said that, it didn"t feel right. Three days later, I was driving to 11 my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 12 me said, "Just help him." 13 I rolled down my window, and he ran over happily, saying "God bless you, I only need 77 cents." I 14 into my pocket and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies. I scooped(抓起)it up and gave it to him. He 15 tears in his 16 , "Wow, you just made it 17 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you; the bus that had this great sale is 18 in 20 minutes!" It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, 19 I was the one who got the best 20 in life - GIVING. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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