What have we done today?
Nixon Waterman
We shall do much in the years to come,
But what have we done today?
We shall give out gold in a princely sum(金额),
But what did we give today?
We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,
We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,
We shall speak the words of love and cheer,
But what did we speak today?
We shall be so kind in the after while,
But what have done today?
We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,
But what have we brought today?
We shall give to truth a grander birth,
And to steadfast faith(坚定信念) a deeper worth,
We shall feed the hungering souls(灵魂) of earth,
But whom have we fed today?
We shall harvest such joys in the by and by,
But what have we sown today?
We shall build us buildings in the sky,
But what have we built today?
“Lost ourselves in the daydreams;
But here and now, do we our task?
Yet, this is the thing our souls must ask,
What have we done today?
1.Who should we bring a smile to?
A.The truth． B.The faith． C.Each lonely life． D.Nobody．
2.What does the underlined word “sown” mean in the last paragraph?
A.演讲 B.播种 C.捐赠 D.建造
3.Which of the following is NOT the writer’s purpose?
A.To lift the heart B.To dry the tear C.To harvest joys D.To daydream．
Sometimes You Just Have to Cry
There are a lot of things about parenthood that could make one cry: sleepless nights, or diaper（尿布） messes and so on. _________, for me the worst had to be — immunization shots（防疫针）.
At about two months into _______, I learned the true meaning of the word "heartbreak". There could not have been anything worse than _______ helplessly as he receives his first round of immunization shots. I would rather have been run over by a truck than have to watch him _______ through that. I kept thinking that surely medical science could have come up with a better way of doing this by now while listening to his _______. As for comfort from the doctor, all he could say was, "Ah, look at those healthy tears." As we left the office, I whispered into my son’s ear, "It’s okay, Sam. Sometimes you just_______to cry."
In a way I guess it was only a matter of time before Sam was introduced to _______ in his life. I remembered losing my _________ to a sudden car accident a number of years ago. I tried to remain _______ through it all. One day, when a song came on the radio that ________ me of my father. It was the first time since the funeral that I just let go and cried. It felt ________ to not hold back any more.
The earliest ________ I have of my father is one of me as a young boy holding his hand by his two last ________ as we walked together. His hands seemed so ________ that his fingers were all I could actually grip. He always took me with him to basketball games even at my young age. I will never ________ that.
1.A. Anyway B. Instead C. Moreover D. However
2.A. parenthood B. childhood C. neighborhood D. adulthood
3.A. standing B. watching C. sitting D. complaining
4.A. look B. pull C. go D. walk
5.A. screams B. words C. songs D. whispers
6.A. have B. prefer C. refuse D. remember
7.A. pleasure B. pain C. society D. hospital
8.A. mother B. grandpa C. grandma D. father
9.A. active B. clever C. strong D. patient
10.A. cured B. reminded C. warned D. recalled
11.A. unusual B. terrible C. frightening D. good
12.A. idea B. effect C. picture D. memory
13.A. arms B. legs C. fingers D. hands
14.A. large B. small C. dirty D. clean
15.A. mind B. forget C. do D. accept
--What did he ask on the phone just now?
--He wanted to know ___________.
A.when the meeting will start B.what I was going to say at the next meeting
C.how long would the meeting last D.who is the host of the meeting
As the population ________, the world seems to be smaller.
A.increases more B.increase larger C.grows larger D.grows more
— Susan, why are you still here? They are all ready to start.
— I’m sorry, but I _________ when to start.
A.wasn’t told B.wasn’t said
C.didn’t tell D.didn’t say
A recent study in Australia shows that parents are _______ the top five world’s hardest jobs.
A. between B. among C. from D. above
