I was walking home from work on a busy city street with lots of people. I wasn't looking forward to going home, because my friends were busy with their own business and weren't able to spend time lazily with me. It's then when I walked past a homeless person that I hadn't seen before. He was moving back and forth（来回的）to stay warm, and very gently asking for some change. His words for money were so quiet that I could hardly hear him.
Something made me stop, turn around and walk up to him. At the same time, some thoughts appeared in my head like, "What do you think you're doing?" "You're alone, it's dark out and you're a woman. "Before I knew what I was doing, I asked him if he had had dinner yet and if he would like to join me at a nearby restaurant. He said he hadn't eaten and he would like to. So, he walked with me a few yards to the restaurant and held the door open for me as we entered.
He asked for the smallest thing on the menu but I ordered a larger meal and I explained that the price wasn't worth worrying about. We had a good dinner and a pleasant conversation about our life like where we grew up and what kind of music we liked. During the whole time, I just tried to say the right thing and give him the respect and care everyone has. I didn't want to show that I was better than him.
I was so grateful for this experience. I may not have met my friends that evening but I met an unexpected friend and the experience changed my life. It will make me think twice in future before I complain about something I don't have.
1.Why was the homeless man moving back and forth?
A.To look for some money. B.To wait for his friends.
C.To keep himself warm. D.To make people notice him.
2.What did the writer ask the homeless man to do?
A.To have a dinner with her. B.To ask change with her.
C.To take a walk with her. D.To go to work with her.
3.What did the writer learn from her experience?
A.She should live better than the homeless man.
B.She should do more for homeless people.
C.She would care more about her friends.
D.She would let herself complain less.
Hey, book lovers! Here are some great books for you.
GONE WITHTHE WIND
Writer: Margaret Mitchell ￥22 (in bookstores)￥18(online) Gone With the Wind is a best-seller. It tells a story that happened in the American Civil War（美国内战）. Scarlett O'Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family. |
ALITTLE PRINCESS
Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett A Little Princess ￥23(in bookstores)￥19(online) Motherless Sara Crewe was sent to school at Miss Minchin's. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. It's an excellent book. |
PETER PAN
Writer: J. M Barrie ￥15(in bookstores）￥12(online） It is a children's story full of imagination and adventures（冒险）. It is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling's adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. |
THE SECRET GARDEN
Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥35(in bookstores)￥30(online) Mary Lennox finds herself in her uncle's dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life. |
1.What difficulty did Scarlett O'Hara face in her life?
A.The American Civil War. B.The loss of her parents.
C.Adventures in Never-Never Land D.The locked rooms and gardens.
2.If you buy PETER PAN in a bookstore, you have to pay
A.￥12 B.￥15 C.￥18 D.￥19 .
3.Who brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life?
A.Sara Crewe. B.Peter Pan. C.Mary Lennox. D.Scarlett O'Hara.
When I was a young boy of six, I lived with my grandparents in the country and my grandfather had a bicycle. Because of my grandfather's worry about my possible hurt by riding the bicycle, I wasn't____to ride it. However, the big bicycle interested me greatly.
One day, I got on it and rode away. Back then, I was_____enough —I didn't know what fear was—and loved to try new things.
Slowly I rode the bicycle along a road up the small hill behind our village. When I got to the top, I stopped. And then I decided to ride down the hill. In my opinion, it would be very exciting riding down the hill. Back then I had no idea of____and all I knew was the accident I would have.
I turned around. As I was going down the hill, the pedals(脚踏板）were ____faster and faster and I could no longer keep up with the round moving of them. I was beaten each time the pedals passed my feet. Soon I was getting near the end of my ride and I knew I must ____ the bike. I thought first I must stop the pedals from turning. But how? I made a failed try to stop the pedals by putting my leg straight. When the end was coming nearer, I ____ stopped the pedals and was thrown away from the bicycle. What a terrible way to stop! I did stop the bicycle. However, I paid the cost—I had to be in the hospital for a month. Then was told that bicycles had brakes(刹车）.
Now I still ______ the excitement the riding brought me. Thanks to this experience, I learned the ____ of "easy bravery". That is a lesson that can never be replaced(取代)by those got from other people.
1.A.followed B.invited C.noticed D.allowed
2.A.brave B.clever C.strong D.busy
3.A.duty B.reason C.skill D.hope
4.A.jumping B.shaking C.driving D.turning
5.A.repair B.stop C.examine D.change
6.A.naturally B.carefully C.finally D.properly
7.A.imagine B.remember C.research D.expect
8.A.cost B.secret C.attitude D.benefit
Tom is my friend. We _________ each other for three years.
A.will know B.have known C.know D.are knowing
— Can you tell me__________?
— Yes. It makes me happy.
A.why do you like painting B.why did you like painting
C.why you like painting D.why you liked painting
Look! The little girl _________to the music. How beautiful!
A.dances B.will dance C.is dancing D.danced
