Happiness always lies in giving help to others. And Steven Smith has just set us a good______.
Donald Austin is a teacher. He had a______accident several months ago. And he had to______three months in hospital. He also had part of his left______cut off.
Now he was able to go back home. Donald thought he could go______the steps to the front door of his home using walking sticks. But he wasn't as______ as he had hoped. And the wheelchair was too______. His wife, Jennifer Austin, couldn't lift it up the steps, even with his mother's help. Donald______ at last. And the family all felt very ______. They were out of strength and almost lost______.
Just then, a car ______ their eyes. It had driven past but was slowly ______ back. The stranger, Steven Smith, ______ and asked if he could help. The family watched Smith help Donald inside the house and place him ______ on the sofa. But Smith knew there was still more to do.
He thought Donald might have to ______ those steps many times in the future. So the next day, Smith came to Donald's house again. He asked if he could ______ a ramp(斜坡) in front of the house. With some other helping hands, Smith ______ built a ramp over the steps. And now the wheelchair can go up and down easily. The kind act brought the family to ______.
“This stranger has ______ the day for us twice within 24 hours,” Jennifer ______ on Facebook. “He brought us hope and made our day more beautiful.”
1.A.courage B.example C.record D.rule
2.A.serious B.strange C.clear D.strict
3.A.take B.cost C.spend D.get
4.A.arm B.stomach C.heart D.leg
5.A.down B.off C.out D.up
6.A.strong B.clever C.weak D.thick
7.A.small B.heavy C.full D.cheap
8.A.stood up B.went away C.gave up D.worked out
9.A.sad B.delighted C.annoyed D.excited
10.A.mind B.hope C.face D.weight
11.A.kept B.threw C.held D.caught
12.A.walking B.offering C.turning D.calling
13.A.stopped B.left C.removed D.arrived
14.A.rapidly B.silently C.suddenly D.carefully
15.A.jump B.climb C.enter D.run
16.A.build B.achieve C.complete D.search
17.A.slowly B.hardly C.easily D.successfully
18.A.success B.surprise C.tears D.anger
19.A.received B.saved C.contributed D.started
20.A.talked B.spoke C.wrote D.remembered
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It is easy and very powerful to be kind to those who are kind to you. Yet, to experience the full power of your sincere kindness, offer it to people 1. are careless and rude to you. Sure, it is difficult to forgive those who are hurtful lo you. But the way to stop the hurt is by refusing to participate in it. Forgiveness gives you the upper hand. Be the one who is strong, who 2.(stop) the rudeness. Put the power of kindness 3. forgiveness to work for you and your world.
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Yoga makes you feel1.( relax) and you feel all “at one" with your body. Smith Farm is now offering people the chance 2.(do) their daily yoga with goats. In fact, the goats don't actually take part in the yoga. They are more for moral support(精神支持), preventing you from getting bred. "It is a wonderful experience,” says Smith, “It may sound silly but it's truly getting outside in nature with beautiful scenery and lovely animals around you. Animals can 3.(real) help humans deal with stress, illness or sadness.”
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My husband was looking1.our two little nieces. They started crying when my husband cooked lunch. He ran into the room and2.(see) a small scorpion(蝎子), so my husband picked it up. The older girl said, "Girls can't deal with it." My husband told her, "you never have to be afraid of something only because you’re a gin. You are as smart and strong as any boy.” He held the scorpion's tail with his3.(finger). The girl asked to hold it. So my husband put it on her hands while he held the tail. She was so proud of4.(her) that she talked about it until she went to sleep.
听下面一段独白，完成以下小题，每小题仅填写一个词。
Spring Festival | |
Time | * The1.day of the lunar year is regarded as the New Year of the Chinese—the Spring Festival. |
Preparation | * Every family2. their houses in the hope of getting rid of3. luck and diseases. * Also, they paste spring festival couplets and hang lanterns in the4. of attracting good luck in the New Year. |
On New Year's Eve | * Every family enjoys a grand 5., shoots off firecrackers and stays up late or all night. |
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Who is the woman talking to?
A.Her doctor. B.Her father. C.Her teacher.
2.What is the woman's real problem?
A.She can't go to sleep.
B.She's got a terrible headache.
C.She is worried too much about her exams.
3.What is the doctor's advice?
A.Getting more exercise.
B.Going to bed earlier.
C.Taking some medicine.
