Jason sat on his couch as he normally did, not knowing that his life would change on that beautiful autumn day. As he left his house, he thought of everything that he needed to buy, made a list, and then got into his car. As he began to drive, his mind came to the fight that he had with his girlfriend. When he finally began to focus back on his driving, it was just a moment too late. He had hit a car and there was no way to stop what happened next.
The smell of gasoline filled the air, and he knew that he needed to get out of the car. Strong arms began to pull him out and he saw a woman who was screaming. A stranger handed a child to her and the child was injured. Afterwards, they were taken to the hospital.
By chance, he was in a room on the same floor as the mother and child. For the first time in his life, he was truly sorry. He made his way to their room, looked at the upset mother straight in the eye and said simply, “Please forgive me and I didn't mean for this to happen.” The woman stood there, completely shocked, and said, “It took a lot of courage for you to ask for forgiveness, and my daughter is always saying to me to just forgive and forget. I will give you forgiveness.”
Jason began to cry, and not knowing what to do, he threw his arms around the mother of the injured girl and told her that he would do anything they needed. To make it easier for him, the woman told him her and her daughter's names. Then they sat there and talked for hours, watching her daughter sleep. They are now friends and are enjoying the wonderful friendship, all because of forgiveness.
1.Jason hit a car because ________.
A.he had just started to learn driving.
B. the brakes of his car weren't working properly
C.he was fighting with his girlfriend
D. he was absent-minded while driving
2.When Jason asked for forgiveness, what kind of feeling did the woman have?
A. Hopeless. B. Surprised.
C. Ashamed. D. Regretful.
3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. The woman was sorry for her daughter in the hospital.
B. Jason learned how to forgive from the woman.
C. Jason apologized to the woman and got forgiveness.
D. Jason went to hospital to seek advice from doctors.
4.What does the author try to tell us?
A.To forgive is to set yourself free.
B. Forgiving doesn't mean forgetting.
C. Love is the source of forgiveness.
D. Forgiveness benefits both those who give and receive.
Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.
He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.
Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband's name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath.
My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a halfwritten letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.
That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.
【小题】What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?
A. Go shopping. B. Find a house.
C. Join his family.D. Take a vacation.
【小题】The girl's parents got Rashid's phone number from________.
A. a friend of his family B. a Sydney policeman
C. a letter in his papers D. a stranger in Sydney
【小题】What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Showed. B. Sent out.
C. Delivered. D. Gave back.
Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the mentality(心态) people need in sports.
____ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined(纪律) and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. , I was at my younger brother's baseball game the other night and his team was by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain(恢复) their ____ for bravery and will to fight, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, the shell of sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so ____ about the loss and he said it was because some kids' moms brought really good snacks.
Some parents have a ____ with coaches shouting at their children, as they hold the view that if a child makes a mistake, it is the coach's to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to the team, problems . Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful teaching experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to the parents by giving more playtime to their kids who actually don't it.
With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ____. More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for—the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in . While having fun is important, skills and a mentality is worth more in the world of sports.
1.A.fun B. fame C. courage D. patience
2.A.social B. competitive C. healthy D. responsible
3.A.Coaches B. Parents C. Experts D. Headmasters
4.A.As a result B. In addition C. For example D. On the contrary
5.A.up B. below C. above D. down
6.A.score B. goal C. spirit D. dream
7.A.eat B. spit C. count D. drink
8.A.worried B. happy C. serious D. casual(漫不经心的)
9.A.joke B. problem C. contact D. promise
10.A.duty B. experience C. awareness D. turn
11.A.miss B. unite C. control D. value
12.A.stand outB. break out C. work out D. come out
13.A.say B. guidance C. response D. reward
14.A.protect B. defend C. excuse D. persuade
15.A.help B. motivate C. satisfy D. blame
16.A.want B. deserve C. value D. appreciate
17.A.way B. reduce C. go D. rise
18.A.offer B. require C. seek D. serve
19.A.science B. sports C. exams D. competitions
20.A.risking B. controlling C. winning D. cooperating
He opened the door. There ________ he had never seen before.
A. a girl did stand B. a girl stood
C. stood a girl D. did a girl stand
The hospital staff burst into cheers after the doctors completed a 20hour operation to have _______oneyearold twins at the head.
A. separated B. divided
C. removed D. combined
—What does this modernday dinosaur look like?
—The tongue of this animal can be extended ________ of its body.
A. more than twice the length B. twice more than the length
C. more than the length twice D. more twice than the length
