Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window .I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window .It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first ,“Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
1.The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because_____.
A. the woman’s window was dirty
B. the writer’s window was dirty
C. the woman lived nearby
D. the writer was near-sighted
2.The writer was surprised that ________.
A. the woman was sitting by her window
B. the woman’s window was clean.
C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon
D. the woman’s window was still terrible
3.“ It dawned on me” probably means “______”.
A.I began to understand it B. it cheered me up
C. I knew it grew light D. it began to get dark
4.It’s clear that________.
A. the writer had never met the woman before
B. the writer often washed the window
C. they both worked as cleaners
D. they lived in a small town
5.From the passage, we can learn_________.
A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B. one should often make his windows clean
C. one must judge himself before he judges others
D. one must look at others through his dirty window
From the very beginning, the girl’s family objected strongly to her dating this guy. Due to the family’s , the couple quarreled very often. After two years, the guy and decided to further his studies overseas. Before he said to the girl, “I’m not very good with , but all I know is that I love you. If you me, I’ll take care of you for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?”The girl . With the guy’s determination, the family gave in and agreed to let them get married. So before he left, they got engaged (订婚).
When the guy was continuing his overseas, they sent their through emails and phone calls. Though it was , both never thought of giving up.
One day, the girl was knocked down by a car and the impact (撞击) on her brain her to lose her voice. All that could come out of her was just a sigh. Not wanting to be a burden to the guy, she wrote him a letter, saying she didn’t want to any longer. In return, the guy sent countless and phone calls. All the girl could do was crying.The parents decided to , hoping she could forget everything and be . In a new environment, the girl learnt sign language and started a life.
One day, the guy was and stood in front of her. He used sign language telling her“I’ve spent a year’s time learning sign language just to let you know I’ve not forgotten our . Let me have the chance to be your . I love you.” The girl finally smiled.
1.A. worry B. pressure C. mistake D. fear
2.A. struggled B. returned C. prepared D. graduated
3.A. driving B. arriving C. leaving D. explaining
4.A. words B. plants C. partners D. games
5.A. help B. allow C. invite D. recognize
6.A. agreed B. waved C. hesitated D. admitted
7.A. carefully B. sadly C. suddenly D. finally
8.A. travel B. training C. studies D. competitions
9.A. advice B. request C. friendship D. love
10.A. unusual B. unnecessary C. hard D. impossible
11.A. Permitted B. owed C.ran D. caused
12.A. hand B. mouth C. memory D. room
13.A. speak B. offer C. wait D. decide
14.A. emails B. complaints C. photos D. books
15.A. look ahead B. turn up C. set out D. move away
16.A. proud B. happy C. polite D. safe
17.A. new B. later C. busy D. full
18.A. successful B. free C. back D. off
19.A. report B. promise C. question D. need
20.A. voice B. choice C. gift D. Brother
The young writer said he should ________his success ________his teacher's encouragement.
A.thank; for B.devote; to C.owe; to D.express; of
—This is Steve speaking. Is that Mr. Smith?
—________, please. He is coming.
A.You're welcome B.Hold on
C.Never mind D.Come on
Both sides are determined to get what they want,and there seems to be no possibility of________.
A.competence B.composition
C.competition D.Compromise
After he got in touch with the Red Cross, Mr. Green ______ helping homeless women and children to a safe place.
A. set out B. set about
C. set off D. set down