Many Tuesday mornings I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really ______ the time along with him.
One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit ______ when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and ______ that my dad must be there, but he wasn’t. I ______ through his home, checking every room. I tried not to ______. Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.
I was worried. ______, my father was seventy-one years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother’s aerobics（有氧运动）class.
On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our ______ together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was ______ me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his ______, I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was _____ all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so ______ of my father for being so ______ and talented. He’d made my party a ______.
As I entered my mother’s class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in ______.
“Mom, where’s Dad?” I asked, “He’s working in the ______ on the side of the house!” she answered.
And I hurried to my car and ______ back to the yard. “Hey, Dad!” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad ______ laughing his typical laugh that was always ______. I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so , as I ______ the door to my father’s house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.
Thanks, Daddy, for all the ______ and more importantly, for all your love.
1.A.dislike B.share C.get D.enjoy
2.A.dangerous B.unusual C.joyful D.relaxing
3.A.decided B.hoped C.expected D.wondered
4.A.lived B.pulled C.hurried D.came
5.A.cry B.panic C.believe D.confirm
6.A.Above all B.In all C.After all D.For all
7.A.journey B.family C.interest D.history
8.A.holding B.picking C.calling D.bringing
9.A.heart B.chest C.eyes D.arms
10.A.amazing B.cheating C.inviting D.providing
11.A.sure B.aware C.proud D.afraid
12.A.honest B.special C.lucky D.practical
13.A.feast B.prize C.secret D.success
14.A.anger B.worry C.sorrow D.surprise
15.A.yard B.kitchen C.room D.home
16.A.fought B.raced C.looked D.fled
17.A.kept B.remembered C.began D.stopped
18.A.bitter B.simple C.familiar D.tight
19.A.closed B.unlocked C.kicked D.knocked
20.A.memories B.chances C.assistance D.advice
Habits Of Highly Successful Students
Never Over-Study
When you spend too much time studying you will quickly lose focus and the time spent in studying will become ‘junk time’. You think you're studying but you're just sitting there re-reading the same sentence about 100 times and you're not getting anywhere. Instead, take regular breaks.1.Besides, it will give your mind some time to take in what you have been doing.
2.
Top students don't just randomly sit down and complete work. They actually plan what they are going to do: They actually plan the time they will study and they set goals for what will be achieved. If you want to be successful, do as successful people do. Set a plan and, set a goal and stick to it, which will create a routine and a routine is the first step towards developing a habit.3.
Front Up To The Toughest Work First
Many of us like to do the easy things first to build our confidence. That’s fair enough. The only challenge with this approach is that you use up your primary energy at the start of any study period and so if you are dealing with the easy parts with your primary energy your batteries will be low when it comes the time to deal with the hard part. So what happens then?4.We all do it. We really shouldn't, though. So develop the habit of giving your primary energy to the hard tasks and completing the easy stuff last.
5.
Do we really have to explain this? Just turn them off for an hour, we promise the world will still be there when you log back in! Don't text your friends, don't chat while doing memory activities，don't make phone calls, just focus on what you're doing. Even if you focus on work' for 15 minutes followed by 5 mins of chatting, it’s better than 30 minutes of work while also chatting! You get that right?
A. Plan Your Study
B. Achieve Your Goal
C. Positive habits decide future success.
D. Taking breaks can make you get everywhere.
E. You get tired and impatient and just give up.
F. Get Off Social Networking Sites And Turn Off The Phone
G. Taking breaks will make you energetic again and refresh your mind.
Mike Flint was Buffett’s airplane pilot（飞行员）. Flint had also flown four US Presidents, so we can safely say he was good at his job. According to Flint, he was talking about his career（事业） priorities (优先事项) with Buffett when he asked him to go through a 3-step exercise.
STEP 1: Write down his top 25 career goals（目标）. So, Flint took some time and wrote them down.
STEP 2: Review his list and circle his top 5 goals. Again, Flint took some time, made his way through the list, and at last decided on his 5 most important goals.
STEP 3: At this point, Flint had two lists. The 5 items he had circled were on List A and the 20 items he had not circled were on List B.
Flint said that he would start working on his top 5 goals right away. And then Buffett asked him about the second list, “And what about the ones you didn’t circle?”
Flint replied, “Well, the top 5 are my primary focus (焦点), but the other 20 come in a close second. I still plan to give them my efforts.”
Buffett said, “No. You’ve got it wrong. Everything you didn’t circle just became your Avoid-At-All-Cost list. These things get no efforts from you until you’ve succeeded with your top 5.”
This is why Buffett’s strategy (策略) is great. Items 6 through 25 are things you care about. So you can’t help paying attention to them. And then you get 20 distractions (分心的事物) to stop you from focusing on（集中） your top 5 goals. Spending time on secondary priorities is the reason you have 20 half-finished goals instead of 5 completed ones. So force yourself to focus. The most dangerous distractions are the ones you love, but that don’t love you back.
1.What did Flint think of his items on List B?
A.They were important too. B.They were much more difficult.
C.They were not worth his effort. D.They were impossible goals to reach.
2.What did Buffett suggest to Mike Flint?
A.Giving up List B halfway.
B.Choosing only one priority from the 25 items.
C.Paying no attention to List B before finishing List A.
D.Reviewing all the items and deciding on another top 5.
3.According to Buffett’s strategy, ________.
A.getting 20 half-finished goals is useful too
B.we should break away from distractions decidedly
C.it’s impossible for us to finish two tasks at a time
D.secondary priorities will prevent us from succeeding
4.What can be the best title for the passage?
A.List A or List B?
B.How to choose your priorities
C.The secret of Buffett’s great success
D.Avoid distractions to focus on your priorities
We don’t know when and where the next earthquake will hit. But we do know the importance of safety and preparation. The only way to be ready for the unexpected is to prepare ahead of time. It’s especially important if you live in earthquake zones. So here are some important steps to build your own Earthquake Action Plan.
1. Talk to your friends and families and decide on a place to meet if you’re separated after an earthquake.
2. Make an emergency（紧急情况）communication plan in case cell towers or phone lines are down. You can also ask relatives or friends outside your area to be your contacts.
3. Locate a safe place in every room of your house and discuss with your families the safest places to be during an earthquake. Remember, if you’re：
a. Inside, get under something heavy like a study table or against an inside wall and cover your head.
b. Outside, stay away from buildings and get out into the open.
c. In your car, stop and stay in your seat. If you’re stopped near a building or under an overpass（天桥），try to safely move away from it.
4. Store first-aid kits（急救箱）anywhere you spend a lot of time（house, car, workplace, etc. ）.
5. Pack plenty of batteries, flashlights, and bottles of water to prepare for power outages and water shortages.
6. Review your home’s important systems（electrical, gas, water, etc. ）and know how to operate them or shut them off in an emergency.
Although they’re somewhat unusual, earthquakes are incredibly terrible, overwhelming, and unpredictable forces of nature. But with some knowledge and preparation, we can mitigate risks and do the best we can to keep ourselves and our families safe.
1.Paragraph 1 mainly shows it’s very important to ______.
A.know the use of an Earthquake Action Plan
B.know when an earthquake will come
C.stay away from earthquake zones
D.prepare for an earthquake
2.First-aid kits should be kept in places ______.
A.that are very safe
B.where you often stay
C.that are under something heavy
D.that your friends and families know
3.An Earthquake Action Plan includes the following EXCEPT ______.
A.deciding where to meet with others after an earthquake
B.making sure that you have contacts out your area
C.practicing how to escape with your families
D.finding safe places in your house
4.What can best take the place of the underlined word “ mitigate” ？
A.Lower. B.Avoid.
C.Stop. D.Treat
She Walked Through Fire
On Thanksgiving weekend, the Heffelmire family gathered for a meal at their home. After dinner, the family went down to the finished basement to relax except Charlotte’s father, Eric, who was in the garage to fix his truck．
Around 8 p.m., Charlotte decided to check on her dad. She walked through the kitchen. When she opened the side door to the garage, black smoke rose up into the kitchen. She could barely make out her father lying on his back, trapped under the truck. He’d removed the front passenger-side tyre and raised the truck on a jack（千斤顶）. The truck had slipped off the jack, and now the whole weight of the wheel was on his chest and shoulders．
Charlotte ran to the front of the truck and struggled to lift it. Eric was still conscious, and he yelled, “You got it! One more try!” She tried again and was able to tip the truck backward just enough for her to pull her dad by the shirt with both hands from under the truck．
She dragged him across the garage and 20 feet down the driveway. Then she ran back to the garage, which had burst into flames. “I was afraid the car was going to explode,” says Charlotte, so she climbed into the truck, which faced forward, turned the key, and pressed the gas pedal（油门）. The car slowly rolled out, the metal wheel scratching loudly against the concrete．
Safely on the driveway, Charlotte stopped the truck and ran back to the basement. “There’s a fire! Everybody get out!” she yelled as she picked up her three-month-old niece and ran out. Outside, she handed the baby to her mom, and then ran around to the burning garage. She picked up a garden hose（水管）and sprayed the fire while calling 911．
A few minutes later, firefighters and an ambulance arrived. Charlotte was treated for second-degree burns on both her feet and face. Her dad had injuries on his chest and shoulders, as well as minor burns on his face. The garage and the house were damaged but the family survived．
The Heffelmires are staying in an apartment while their house is rebuilt. “Charlotte is a remarkable kid,” says her dad. Charlotte, however, simply says, “ I was saving my family and my house. I wasn’t going to let my dad die.”
1.Eric got trapped because_________
A.the truck slipped off the jack.
B.the wheel fell off the truck.
C.the front tyre was removed.
D.the kitchen was on fire.
2.Which of the following is the correct order of the events？
a. Charlotte called the firefighters．
b. Charlotte saved Eric from under the truck．
c. Charlotte drove the truck out of the garage．
d. Charlotte warned the family to leave the house．
A.b, c, a, d B.a, b, d, c
C.b, c, d, a D.a, c, b, d
3.As a result of the fire，________
A.the house was not fit to live in.
B.the truck exploded.
C.the three-month-old baby was injured.
D.Charlotte was burned on her chest and shoulders.
4.It can be inferred from the passage that Charlotte is__________
A.proud and clear-headed.
B.calm and quick-minded.
C.modest and easy-going.
D.independent and self-centered.
Buy One Give One
Buy One Give One (B1G1) is a Singapore-based business and non-profit organization with a job to create a world full of giving. We help businesses around the world give back in meaningful ways so that they can create measurable and long-lasting influence. Since 2007, we have worked with more than 1,600 businesses creating more than 88 million giving activities.
Our business allows consumers, who may feel disconnected from the problems of the developing world, to become involved in social problems while still purchasing for themselves. For example, shoe brands like TOMS promise to donate one pair of shoes for every pair purchased. Soapbox gives soap to a needy child with every purchase. Watch company WeWood plants a tree every time you buy a watch. They have helped socially-conscious consumers purchase products and feel good about providing help to others.
See what some of our members say about being a part of B1G1.
*Karen Ormerod
Every product purchased at our store influences the lives of disadvantaged people in the world. I had never imagined I would be operating a business that could change people’s lives. We are making a real difference by just doing what we normally do. It is a wonderful experience.
*Ben Baker
What a good way of distributing resources to where they need to be, giving people the gifts of giving, and adding value to organizations along the way. We have already made 160,000 giving activities through B1G1. Giving has become a necessary part of our everyday business. It’s absolutely brilliant.
B1G1 focuses on the influence of giving on people’s lives rather than simply the amounts donated. Our programs stress giving habitually in order to create growing influence around the world. When you join the B1G1 giving program, you create your own unique giving stories.
We do hope you can become a member of us!
1.According to the passage, what does B1G1 do?
A. Donate the profits to the people in need.
B. Help consumers purchase their favorite products.
C. Give away something extra when a product is sold.
D. Instruct owners how to operate businesses effectively.
2.How do the members feel about themselves as a part of B1G1?
A. Confident. B. Proud. C. Generous. D. Energetic.
3.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To invite businesses to B1G1. B. To promote the products B1G1 sells.
C. To describe the gifts B1G1 gives. D. To introduce the activities B1G1 involves.
