A caring and homeless veteran

A simple mistake in a restaurant has changed the life of a caring veteran( 老兵). It had been a little over three decades _________Stefan DeArno was to his hometown of Charleston. South Carolina. But in 2017, his parents’ health _________him to move back to the city.

The veteran didn’t have money for an _________. Luckily, a social worker _________to arrange a shelter for him. During his stay at the shelter, DeArno _________their culinary(烹任的) training program. He had always loved to cook, and had spent many childhood days watching his mother and grandmother in the kitchen.

_________the program, he met Roland Feldman, the _________of the Smoke BBQ restaurant, who was _________by DeArno’s cheerful attitude. Feldman offered the _________veteran a job. One day, Deamo made a lucky __________that would change his life forever.

Instead of __________buttermilk to combread (玉米面), he used heavy cream. DeArno was __________ it would get him __________, but when the bread was finished baking, it was more golden than usual. DeArno __________out the bread to the restaurant and they were all surprised that the new version of a classic recipe was so __________.

Feldman was so __________by DeArno’s creation that he offered to do __________with him. Today, they are the co-owners of Reverend Cornbread Co.

DeArno is now wealthy and successful __________he has not forgotten the place that gave him hope. While __________the new business, he returns to the shelter to volunteer __________a tutor. He uses his new food truck to hand out hot meals to the homeless.

1.A.when B.although C.since D.before

2.A.caused B.left C.shipped D.blocked

3.A.treatment B.company C.apartment D.dormitory

4.A.tried B.demanded C.decided D.managed

5.A.missed out B.passed by C.gave up D.signed up for

6.A.Aside from B.In spite of C.In honor of D.Thanks to

7.A.staff B.owner C.co-founder D.manager

8.A.held up B.appealed to C.turned down D.put off

9.A.charming B.aggressive C.determined D.ashamed

10.A.fortune B.promise C.mistake D.exploration

11.A.applying B.devoting C.adding D.attaching

12.A.scared B.thrilled C.shocked D.stressed

13.A.promoted B.prized C.employed D.fired

14.A.put B.handed C.took D.figured

15.A.terrible B.familiar C.reliable D.yummy

16.A.impressed B.welcomed C.defeated D.defended

17.A.shopping B.trade C.cleaning D.experiments

18.A.so B.yet C.while D.although

19.A.caring for B.making out C.taking up D.turning over

20.A.like B.for C.as D.around

    Honesty is a valuable characteristic in a world full of false promises. Today, we re exploring five qualities of honest individuals.

They’re not concerned about popularity contests. 1.Instead, they simply are who they are and other people can take it or leave it. They stand up for their beliefs. Honest people don’t go looking for fights, but they also aren’t afraid to speak their mind. 2.While this may annoy managers concerned with bureaucracy( 官僚主义), most people will respect honesty and be impressed with those willing to stand out against the group mind.

3.Honesty requires thick skin. Not all people love hearing the truth, and when you give out a fresh dose of reality, some might be likely to throw it right back in your face. Honest individuals may fall victim to the insecure defensiveness of others, requiring them to be thick-skinned.

They have close friendships. Individuals who are honest often have rich, meaningful friendships. Others know that their honest friend won’t complain about them behind their back, and will instead face any issues head on. 4.

They are trusted by peers (同龄人). Individuals  will seek the aid of honest peers, knowing they can count on them for true, objective advice. However, others will just lie and tell you the story you want to hear. 5.But there are many times that the difficult truth is what individuals really need to hear. Others trust honest individuals to tell them what it really is, without covering the truth.

A.They do this to avoid any injured feelings.

B.They never try to fight managers’ decisions.

C.The number of friends they have doesn’t matter.

D.They are seldom upset or hurt by unpleasantness.

E.This level of trust allows for deeper, healthier relationships.

F.They will state their opinions even when they are against the majority.

G.Honest people don’t think about what others think of them all the time.

    Our body’s response is an important part of an emotional reaction to any event. If you’ve been criticized in public and found your face heated and your heart pounding, you’ve experienced your body’s reaction to shame.

Sometimes what you’re feeling is clear and consistent with what you’re saying. You might say “welcome” as you greet a guest with a smile. But at other times, we mask our emotions from the people around us. There are many reasons to hide how you’re feeling. You don’t want to rock the boat in a strict teachers class or you don’t want to hurt a friend’s feelings. You simply want to smooth situations over.

Even when you don’t communicate your feelings in spoken words, you may still be giving information with your body. Arms across your chest when you approach that new teacher? Looking down when you speak to your friend? These gestures are all important expressions of an emotion. Try understanding what others are communicating with their bodies. Notice things like eye contact, rate of speech and posture. How does their verbal communication match their body language? How about you? Try tuning in to your own body. How do you think others see you? Is that consistent with how you feel? Is it how you want to feel?

Body language communication is a two-way street. It communicates to others what you are feeling, but it also has a powerful effect on your own emotional state. Changing your body and posture can affect how you feel. Sit up in the meeting and you might find yourself more focused. Take a deep breath and you feel less anxious.

The body and your body language is a great field to dig into, especially if hiding how you feel has become habitual for you. Over time, if you become practiced in hiding your feelings, you may begin to hide them from yourself, too. Then the consequence can be losing contact with your own emotions. That’s actually harmful to your mental health.

1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.make trouble B.study

C.apologize D.go boating

2.How does the author explain his ideas in the third paragraph?

A.By listing data. B.By giving examples.

C.By providing definitions. D.By analyzing previous results.

3.The author uses the example of taking a deep breath to show ________.

A.the significance of taking exercise

B.the necessity of hiding our feelings

C.the effects of body movements on our feelings

D.the importance of using postures in communication

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.We should practice controlling our feelings.

B.Body language is hard for us to understand.

C.We may try to record our feelings more often.

D.Hiding feelings for long does harm to our health.

    Some of the recent scientific studies have found that people who receive higher education live longer than those who do not. According to a new study, reading books extends lifespan(寿命) by up to two years, and the more often you read, the better.

Back in 1975, economists concluded that longer lifespan is linked to the wealth of a person, and that wealth itself increases longevity. It seemed self-evident: everything people need to be healthy from food to medical care costs money. But soon it was realized that the data didn’t always fit that theory. Economic success didn’t always mean longer lives.In the 1980s, researchers found gaining higher education is connected with a greater increase in lifespan than gains in wealth.

One fact is of teachers and college professors: they live longer than the rest of the population. The reason is that they engage in research most of their lives for teaching or publishing, which increases their lifespan and most importantly also retards their aging process.

Let’s look at what benefits educated people. Educated people get routinely involved in social networks, they get access to information because of their ability to understand information. They can easily navigate (导航) the health care system; they have more social support.

Reading helps us understand how other people think and feel. Reading improves our emotional intelligence. This understanding can improve the quality of a person’s life as it would allow the person to act with better judgment and have more insight into the feelings and thought patterns of others. Research has shown that reading changes certain areas of the brain and causes certain other parts to be active. This effect can also be observed in adults who learn to read much later in life. Learning has no age bar. Each and every human is born with the right to be educated. So, don’t hold back your urge to learn. The goal of education is to improve intelligence as well as the lifespan.

1.What did researchers find in the 1980s?

A.Education does affect peoples lifespan.

B.Health has nothing to do with wealth.

C.Economic success always belongs to professors.

D.Children from poor families can rarely gain higher education.

2.What does the underlined word “retards” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.speeds up B.slows down

C.turns back D.contributes to

3.What is the advantage of educated people according to Paragraph 4?

A.They learn more about human body and medical care.

B.They can set up their own health care system.

C.They are more connected to the society.

D.They are skilled in doing research through social networks.

4.What can we know about reading from the last paragraph?

A.It is effective against cancer.

B.It can change a person’s lifestyle completely.

C.It can help people understand humans brain better.

D.It is beneficial to peoples EQ and brain health.

    I had just delivered a memorized speech, and I was about to learn how the judges decided my performance. The audience leaned forward and a period of silence fell across the room. I felt the drum rolled in my heart.

The third-place winner was announced. The name was not mine. Then the second-place winner, still not me. At last, the moment of truth came. I was about to either enjoy the warmth of victory or regret the months’ preparation. My heart felt closer to the latter.

Losing is a part of life, and I have dealt with it on more than one occasion. However, it was an indescribable feeling to drive a 200-mile round trip get up very early on a freezing Saturday morning, and yet still finish fourth out of four competitors in my group. After Lincoln lost the 1858 Illinois Senate race, he said, “I felt like the 12-year-old boy who kicked his toe. I was too big to cry and it hurt too bad to laugh.” Oh yeah, I could relate.

I had spent many hours in front of a computer and in libraries doing research for the Lincoln Bicentennial Speech Contest. After not placing in the first year of the contest, I really wanted to compete again. Lincoln had many failures, but he never allowed them to defeat his spirit or ambition, so I was not going to give upon a second contest! I reworked my speech for the following year, but again I did not place.

I couldn’t accept the fact that I failed twice in something that I had worked so hard on, until I thought about my hero. Never mind the lost prize money and praise. Through learning stories about Lincoln, I discovered that I can fail successfully.

1.How did the author feel after finishing his speech?

A.Excited B.Relaxed

C.Nervous D.Confident

2.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3?

A.He was disappointed with his preparations.

B.He hurt his toes on the way to the library.

C.He got up late on the day of the contest.

D.He was bottom of his group.

3.What made the author decide to enter the second contest?

A.The warmth of the victory. B.The inspiration from Lincoln.

C.His eagerness for the prize money. D.His desire to show himself on the stage.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Learn to fail successfully B.Never mind others’ judgments

C.Lincoln—my hero D.Losing—an indescribable feeling

    YMCA (also called the Y for short) is now offering free summer membership for high school students. If you’re starting grade 9-12 in the fall, you can take advantage of free membership at some YMCA locations this summer with the Get Summer program.

What you get

Y membership from June 1 through August 31, including access to:

* 26 Y locations in the Twin Cities. Rochester and Hudson, WI—with just a single registration(注册)

* Gyms, where you can play basketball, volleyball and more

* Indoor and outdoor pools

* Fitness Centers featuring weights and other workout equipment

* Group Exercise classes that help you build strength, speed and flexibility

* Nutritious meals

* Leadership development, service learning opportunities, and career readiness Check out where to find and how to use all these benefits in the Member Guide.

Getting started

Before you can start using the Y, you need to attend an orientation(定向) meeting.

* Give a tour of your Y

* Review the Membership Code of Conduct

* Learn about schedules and programs available for the summer

The fine print

There are 400 free membership cards max per branch available this summer, so be sure to sign up early. If you’re currently a Y member, or have been a Y member within the last 60 days, you’re not qualified to get free Get Summer membership. Visit our online join center or your local branch to purchase youth membership.

Thank you

The Y would like to thank the Schulze Family Foundation for their generous contribution to help us provide a safe environment for young people to engage in programs that promote healthy living, and build character and leadership.

1.What can we know about the Get Summer program?

A.It is only provided in Rochester. B.It provides telephone registration.

C.It is free for everyone. D.It lasts for three months.

2.What can you get as a member of the Y?

A.Access to meet celebrities(名人). B.Opportunities to swim indoors.

C.Enjoyment from playing football. D.Personal classes to develop leadership.

3.If Charlie is a Y member now, she ________.

A.needs to buy youth membership to attend the summer program

B.may take part in the summer program for free

C.can share a youth membership with another Y member

D.can join the summer program at a discount

假定你是李华，你的加拿大笔友 Peter来信询问你每周参加体育锻炼的情况，请你根据下列表格内容，用英语给他写封回信。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter,

How glad I’m to hear from you!

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Yours,

Li Hua

    When Jack was eight years old, a terrible storm hit his hometown, Island Puerto Rico. He felt worried about his ________. It was around Christmas. Jack said he was ________ that some of the kids would not get toys, and he wanted to donate (捐赠) ________ own toys. However, he knew it wouldn’t be enough. So, ________ the help of his family, he organized an activity to collect toys. He ________ collected 300 toys and sent them to the kids.

After Jack sent the ________ to the kids, he also wanted to do ________ more. He found many homeless(无家可归的) dogs on the island, so he felt ________. Then he told his mother that he ________ his birthday money to do something for the ________. So he bought a lot of dog food. Jack kept thinking of more ________. He collected food for people in need there. He also ________ that some local families lost their houses, and then he designed a T-shirt to raise money for one of the ________ families.

The news about Jack’s ________ deed spread around quickly. A company ________ him $10,000 worth of kids clothes to donate to Island Puerto Rico. Jack ________ the clothes to 200 kids.

Jack’s latest activity includes ________ schoolbags for the kids because they ________ schoolbags.

“Giving is the best thing to do, “he says. “I love seeing the joy and ________ on people’s faces. ________ I just keep on helping others.

1.A.pool B.farm C.factory D.hometown

2.A.worried B.excited C.satisfied D.interested

3.A.my B.her C.his D.their

4.A.with B.of C.at D.On

5.A.suddenly B.finally C.coldly D.badly

6.A.food B.water C.books D.toys

7.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything

8.A.happy B.comfortable C.shy D.sad

9.A.waste B.hide C.lose D.use

10.A.cats B.dogs C.pigs D.monkeys

11.A.ideas B.titles C.skills D.drinks

12.A.agreed B.found C.promised D.wrote

13.A.close B.rich C.homeless D.old

14.A.bad B.dark C.dirty D.good

15.A.threw B.refused C.gave D.returned

16.A.lent B.sent C.explained D.announced

17.A.collecting B.mending C.checking D.washing

18.A.produce B.burn C.need D.rent

19.A.smiles B.changes C.fear D.anger

20.A.So B.Or C.For D.But

The secret powers of time

Do you think about the past? 1. Or do you worry about the future? Professor Philip Zimbardo describes three types (类型) of people.

● Past types.

You sometimes miss “the good old days”. 2.. You worry about making changes or new things trying You spend a lot of time with your family.

● Present types.

3.. You like doing fun things with fun people. You don’t have a healthy lifestyle(生活方式). You avoid doing difficult or boring things.

● 4..

You spend most of your time working, saving and planning for a better future. You eat well and exercise regularly. You don’t mind waiting for the good things in life. 5.. But they often don’t enjoy their free time because they are busy thinking about the next things.

According to Zimbardo’s research, everybody is sometimes the other types. However, we should try to have an equal balance of all three to be happy and successful.

A.Future types

B.Did you make friends

C.Do you enjoy the present time

D.You enjoy remembering your past

E.Many people dreamed to be teachers

F.The most important thing is to feel good at present

G.Future people are usually more successful in work

    A few years ago, David, a top manager, thought his life wasn’t moving forward. So he started to set himself 30-day challenges. The idea was simple: think of something you want to add to your life-or to give up-and try it every day for 30 days.

David began with easy projects like going to work by bike, not watching TV and giving up sugar. Then he tried more difficult ones, like writing a novel in 30 days. David learned that if you do something for 30 days. It can become a habit. If you stop doing something for 30 days, you can break the habit. As he did harder challenges, he got more confident. He learned that he could do something if he really wanted to do it. After doing the challenges for a few months, he had enough confidence to climb the highest mountain in Africa.

David gave an online talk about how the challenges changed his life. More than 5 million people around the world have watched his talk and the 30-day challenge quickly became very popular.

1.What was David a few years ago?

A.A doctor. B.A teacher. C.A manager. D.A soldier.

2.What is one of David’s more difficult projects?

A.Going to work by bike. B.Not watching TV.

C.Giving up sugar. D.Writing a novel

3.How did David feel as he did harder challenges?

A.More confident. B.More careful

C.Less lucky. D.Less comfortable.

4.How many people have watched David’s online talk?

A.About 5 hundred. B.About 5 thousand.

C.Over 5 million. D.Over 5 billion.

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A.A working report. B.The 30-day challenge

C.An important notice. D.The life in Africa