Sonja Redding and her _____ were on their way home to Omaha, Nebraska after a weeklong visit to Washington D. C., with her two sons, one of whom, 5-year-old Xayvior, has autism (自闭症).
Although all of the other _____ had gone fine, Xayvior became angry during one of the flights, and Redding couldn't _____ him.
"It felt like everyone on the plane was looking at us and got _____ with my son,” She wrote in a Facebook post after she got home. "I don't know what to do when others just don't ______ that he is not just a child with no _____, but a child with special needs who doesn't know how to _____ himself."
The day was _____ by Delta flight attendant Amanda Amburgy. She tried to help Xayvior watch a movie, but when that failed, she offered to take him on a _____ of the airplane. That worked, and soon the child was not only calm, but _______ a good time.
"When they came back, Xayvior was much calmer and happier," wrote Redding in the _______ , which now has 2,700 likes and over 500 shares. "I want to thank this Delta attendant. She didn't judge, and she just showed______We need more people like this in the world. ”
It wasn't long _____ Amburgy was told about the post. " We're ______ to help, and that's what we want to do, ” she said in an interview. " So, we always want to make anything _____ for the family as well as other ________”
She also shared what she felt when she read Redding's story. "When I read it, it _____ my heart. It's _____ I would do for anyone on the plane, because that's what I am here for. It really made a _____ in her life."
As is often the case, it is not what you say but what you do that counts when you see people in __
1.A.husband B.friends C.family D.daughters
2.A.flights B.adventures C.expeditions D.voyages
3.A.kid B.calm C.comfort D.amuse
4.A.excited B.sad C.frightened D.angry
5.A.understand B.agree C.wonder D.accept
6.A.principle B.character C.discipline D.temper
7.A.control B.operate C.direct D.instruct
8.A.survived B.cured C.saved D.rescued
9.A.trip B.tour C.stroll D.wander
10.A.enjoying B.having C.taking D.recalling
11.A.note B.letter C.message D.post
12.A.love B.passion C.enthusiasm D.attention
13.A.after B.before C.since D.as
14.A.nowhere B.where C.here D.there
15.A.easier B.lighter C.happier D.busier
16.A.parents B.children C.passengers D.attendants
17.A.touched B.hit C.struck D.moved
18.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
19.A.difference B.convenience C.importance D.confidence
20.A.trouble B.dilemma C.situation D.confusion
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There were two men living next to each other, both 1. large gardens. One of them was a retired teacher and the other was a baker. The teacher 2. (rare) cared for the plants in his garden, but the baker was very careful with his plants. Therefore, the teacher’s plants were small, while the baker’s plants were3. bigger and greener.
One night, 4. heavy storm hit the village. The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to check on their gardens. The baker saw that his plants 5. (destroy). However, the teacher’s plants were not damaged at all and stood firm.
6. (surprise), the baker asked the teacher, “We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better 7. you did. How are your plants still OK?”
The teacher smiled and said, “You gave your plants too much attention, so you made 8. too easy for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so their roots had to grow deeper 9. (find) more by themselves. That’s 10. my plants survived.”
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Look at the round cakes.They are made by Siew Boon.She is a jelly artist 1. runs her own business.She has created beautiful 3D jelly cakes by 2.(use)seaweed jelly and natural coloring.
Siew Boon 3.(begin)her business more than two years ago.In late 2017,unfortunately,doctors found a cancer on her breast.However,she was determined not to let cancer get in the way of her doing 4. she loved.On the days when she was feeling 5.(well),she spent time creating 3D jelly cakes for her team of doctors and carers.
During her fight with breast cancer,focusing on creating beautiful 3D jelly cakes helped to turn her focus away 6. the physical pain and negative thoughts.Moving forward,she hopes to find 7.(way)to make it a meaningful career.
Every piece is created upside down and takes up to 4 hours to complete.The flowers are made with special tools.It takes a lot of creativity and 8.(patient)to create every piece.
Aside from being beautiful,the cakes are special in taste.They have a 9.(vary)of unique tastes,such as flavors of apples,lemons,peaches and roses.
Siew Boon thinks the most 10.(satisfy)part of her job is to be able to bring joy to others.
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Have you ever wanted to be in a TV show or movie? There is a new app 1.lets you put yourself in your favorite shows.2. some people are worried about this app.
The app is called ZAO. A tech company3.(call) Momo released it last month. It lets users put their faces over the faces in photos and videos. Users can put themselves into popular TV shows and movies. For example, you can put your face into a scene from the movie Titanic. Your face 4.(replace) Jack’s or Rose’s. It looks very 5.(nature). Released on Aug 30, it was the most-downloaded free app in China as of Sept 10, according to App Annie, 6.website that tracks app data.
However, some people worry that the app could be abused. People can use the app to make themselves look like politicians or celebrities (名人). They could also violate (侵犯) celebrities’ right of publicity, 7. (use) their faces to make videos or8.other illegal uses.
Other people worry that they might lose their facial recognition data. 9.is possible that hackers (黑客) could steal this data from app10.(company) and use it to break into users’ phones and steal their money.
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Although the Obamas and Prince Harry have a famously close relationship, the former first couple might not be invited to the upcoming royal wedding -- and if they don't, Donald Trump will likely be 1.(blame).
Government officials in the U.K. are reportedly encouraging Harry not to invite the Obamas for fear 2. offending current president Donald Trump (who is unlikely 3.(receive) an invitation of his own).
It remains 4.(see) whether Harry and Meghan Markle will take the advice of government officials, however.
According to The Sun, the couple have made 5. clear that they would like to invite the Obamas to their wedding on May 19.
While Trump was 6.(original) scheduled to make an official state visit to the United Kingdom in 2017, the trip was postponed until July of 2018 and has since been downgraded to a "working trip," during 7. Trump will not meet the Queen.
Of course,8.(be) the president of the United States is no guarantee of a royal wedding 9. (invite).
In 2011, Obama didn't receive any card to William and Kate's wedding, (which was considered a state event, while Harry and Meghan's wedding will not be) , even 10. he was the sitting president at the time.
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Who needs more things as birthday gifts? My 70th birthday was coming up in June when I did Kayaking(划皮划艇)with my son. Paul and I took a double kayak so I could stop 1.(row) anytime to take photos.
Our guides knew the best places 2. (find) whales, sea lions and dolphins. We were never 3. (disappoint)) Sometimes we didn't bother with the photos and just watched in wonder as magnificent 4. (creature) came nearer for us to see eyeball to eyeball. Posing for a photographer was not high 5. their priority list. Sometimes, though, the sea lions would appear to be looking 6. (direct) at us as if to say, "Here I am. Take my picture?
One morning, the whales put on 7. performance for us, probably no more than 20 meters offshore. We 8. (see) a unique tail appear, then another, then another. Each time, it was a little 9. (close) to us. They were coming our way! We were screaming, "Whale, whale!" every time one jumped.
All too soon, it was time for us to leave Hanson Island, 10. we had spent four wonderful days. I asked Paul, "What are you going to do for my 80th?"