I used to be a very selfcentered person,but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people before I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my change started when I was at Palomar College. At first,I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else,so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester,I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing,and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year,I had several new friends,and two of them are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ,however,came when I took a parttime job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room,she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never visited her,so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died,I was ,but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be,and I hope I will not forget these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today,and I could not say that a few years ago.
1.A. famous B.simple C.different D.skilled
2.A. balance B.homework C.degree D.interest
3.A. talked B.wrote C.lied D.reported
4.A. careful B.lonely C.curious D.guilty
5.A. argument B.game C.experiment D.defence
6.A. dared B.offered C.hesitated D.happened
7.A. dream B.problem C.duty D.step
8.A. attitude B.hobby C.hope D.luck
9.A. friend B.partner C.guide D.guest
10.A. polite B.happy C.strange D.confident
11.A. explain B.guess C.declare D.see
12.A. homeless B.heartbroken C.badtempered D.hopeless
13.A. quieter B.busier C.better D.richer
14.A. forced B.preferred C.ordered D.taught
15.A. miss B.like C.wonder D.Expect
--- ___________! Put your foot on the brake(刹车)!
--- I am braking.
--- No, your foot is on the gas pedal!
A. Take care B. Attention C. Relax D. Watch out
You can’t imagine _______ when you read it in the newspaper.
A. how moving the story is B. how is the story moving
C. how moving is the story D. the story is how moving
We should spend the money on something that will _______ everyone.
A. benefit to B. benefit from
C. benefit D. Beneficial
-- What made Jack so upset? --- ______ his new MP4.
A. That he lost. B. He lost
C. Because of having lost D. What he lost
One of the advantages living on the top floor of the hotel is that you can get a good ______ .
A. sight B. scene C. sign D. View