Barefoot and dirty，the girl just sat and watched the people go by．She never tried to speak．Many people passed，but never did one person stop．
The next day I decided to go back to the park，curious to see if the little girl would still be there．Right in the very spot as she was yesterday，she sat with the saddest look in her eyes．
Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl．As we all know，a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone．
As I began walking towards her，I could see the back of the little girl’s dress indicated a deformity（畸形）．I smiled to let her know it was okay，I was there to help，to talk．I sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”．I smiled and she shyly smiled back．We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty．I asked the girl why she was so sad．The little girl looked at me and with a sad face said，“Because I’m different．”
I immediately said “That you are!” and smiled．The little girl acted even sadder．She said，“I know．” She looked at me and smiled．Slowly she stood to her feet，and said，“Really?”
“Yes，dear，you’re like a little guardian angel sent to watch over all those people walking by．” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled，and with that she spread her wings and said with a twinkle in her eye，“I am．I’m your guardian angel．”
I was speechless，sure I was seeing things．She said，“For once you thought of someone other than yourself，my job here is done．”
Immediately I stood to my feet and said，“Wait，so why did no one stop to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled，“You’re the only one who could see me，and you believe it in your heart．”…and she was gone．
And with that my life changed dramatically．So，when you think you’re all you have，remember，your angel is always watching over you．Mine is!
1.People just passed by the girl because _______．
A．they pretended not to see her
B．she pretended to be poor
C．they never thought of helping her
D．they knew the author would help her
2.Which word can’t be used to describe the author?
A．Considerate． B．Patient． C．Helpful． D．Powerful．
3.Why was the author speechless?
A．He was shocked．B．He didn’t manage to help the girl．
C．He thought he was cheated．D．He was in despair．
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The author smiled because he saw the girl was shy．
B．The author had known that the girl was a real angel．
C．The author believed that an angel was always watching him．
D．The author decided to go back to the park because he was sure that the little girl would be there．
5.What does “You’re all you have” mean?
A．You are ugly． B．You are alone．
C．You are strong． D．You are rich．
One day，some of the girls in our neighborhood started acting a bit strangely towards me．They talking to me．After a day or so of this，I finally what was going on．I'd said something to a（n） girl the night before that she didn't like．I'd had a few that night, and like everyone I sometimes say things that severer than I mean them to．
Anyway，it seemed that the girl had told many of her friends，and now they were all at me．They found a great to think of all the other supposed“crimes”I'd committed over the past year． they'd all really liked me before, suddenly they I was a really bad guy．
This was a difficult problem．I to get along well with these people and I liked them all．I didn't want them to me because of something stupid I'd said when I was drunk．It didn't much whether they or I was wrong．All I wanted was things to be to normal again．
So I wrote the popular girl a note saying：“I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings．I didn't mean to”．And that was it．The problem was solved． ．the girls who were angry with me now liked me than ever．They felt I'd done something in admitting I was wrong and apologizing．
Learn how and when to ．Often，the pride and stubbornness you hold onto by refusing to back down isn't worth the of a lasting argument．An apology can for healing a difficult situation．And often, people will think better of you for it．
1.A．began B．continued C．avoided D．regretted
2.A．found out B．picked out C．gave out D．spoke out
3.A．special B．popular C．familiar D．ordinary
4.A．quarrels B．comments C．problems D．drinks
5.A．look B．sound C．feel D．appear
6.A．surprised B．angry C．excited D．amazed
7.A．right B．opportunity C．space D．need
8.A．As B．Since C．As if D．While
9.A．convinced B．admitted C．decided D．promised
10.A．happened B．used C．prepared D．agreed
11.A．forget B．forgive C．hate D．respect
12.A．matter B．change C．care D．explain
13.A．around B．up C．about D．back
14.A．simply B．generally C．regularly D．gently
15.A．At first B．In fact C．At least D．As usual
16.A．rather B．worse C．less D．better
17.A．doubtful B．interesting C．brave D．shameful
18.A．cheer B．forgive C．worry D．apologize
19.A．effort B．price C．result D．cause
20.A．permit B．fail C．work D．Last
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer office of Harvard’s president．But they were by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours，the secretary took no notice of them， that the couple would finally become and go away．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president，though unwillingly．
A few minutes later，the president walked towards the couple with a face．The lady told him，“We had a son that Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was happy here．But about a year ago，he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to a memorial（纪念物）to him，somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved ．Instead，he was shocked．“Madam,” he said，“we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and ．If we did，this place would look like a cemetory,” “Oh，no,” the lady explained quickly “We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a building to Harvard．”The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed，“A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have spent over $7 500 000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was ，because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly，“Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．Since their offer was turned down，Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ，a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about．
1.A．watched B．interviewed C．followed D．stopped
2.A．finding B．hoping C．realizing D．imagining
3.A．disappointed B．surprised C．worried D．troubled
4.A．cold B．funny C．pleasant D．sad
5.A．visited B．attended C．studied D．served
6.A．set about B．take over C．take down D．set up
7.A．died B．encouraged C．killed D．fought
8.A．laughed B．shouted C．called D．glanced
9.A．bored B．pleased C．interested D．astonished
10.A．picture B．character C．name D．sign
—When are you leaving for Guangdong?
—My plane at six．
A．took off B．would take offC．will take off D．takes off
well prepared you are，you still need a lot of luck in finding a suitable job．
A．However B．Whatever C．No matter D．Although
—There's someone knocking on the door．Who it be?
—It must be Mary．She promised to be here at 8：00．
A．must B．can C．shall D．need
