Any loving act must be warmly accepted [38]________it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar. If we are too busy to give and receive love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than responding with love to the cry [39]________love from those [40]________ are near and precious to us. Because there may be no chance at all as in the case of the little boy...
or
for
who
(11)
Ms. Lucila Mejia is the best teacher I [31] ___________(come) across in the 10 years I’ve been involved in [32]__________(vary) schools [33]________ a parent. She is a very dedicated person and works very hard [34]________ (reach) each child and make him/her do his/her best. Her third graders this year were not afraid have come
various
as
to reach
of the city-wide test that is the key [35]________ promotion this year. She not only prepared them for the tests [36]___________ taught them music and art and [37]________ to play the recorder, and most of all how learning is fun (including the testing).
to
but (also)
how
The children adore her and she loves[38]______
single one of them. There was not a single homework that was not checked in the [39] ___________(child) notebooks and there were plenty of tests that had to be signed by the parents. If something happened in school you would know right away because Ms. Mejia would give you a call in the evening. All the parents consider[40]______________ lucky to have such a great teacher for their child, and they shared that with me.
every
childrens’
themselves
(12)
As a mother we all fear the worst [31] ________enjoy each and every special moment of happiness. I [32]__________ (tell) that I could never have children of my own, but I have successfully, with medical technology. I have two beautiful, intelligent little girls that light up my life each and every day with smiles and laughter.
but
was told
My 5-year-old has this characteristic that leads me [33]______________ (believe) that she is going to want to help the poor and [34]________fortunate people. She is caring, helpful and polite, [35]________ is uncommon with children at that age. As for my 11-week-old, she loves to listen to music that expresses a sense of companionship or friendliness.
to believe
less
which
When they reach adulthood I am sure they are going to be very independent and not afraid to speak their minds. Because they both know what they want and when they want[36]________!
So please stand by your children [37]________ their lifetime no matter what they do, because [38]________ your guidance they will continue to follow the leads of other people. Teach them to be able to make smart choices that are helpful not only to [39]_____________but to other people in [40]________ (social).
it
throughout
without
themselves
society
(13)
Nowhere are manners more important than at the table. When the Chinese ask their guests to dinner, even though there are excellent dishes on the table, the host is [31]________ (like) to say something like “There are no special dishes tonight. Please help [32] _____________.”The praises of the dishes [33] __________ (leave) to the guest. But this is different in the West. If [34]________ (ask) a guest to eat at his home, the host may say, “This is the [35]________(good) dish my wife cooks.” The seats are arranged in a different way.
likely
yourselves
are left
asking
best
The hostess or host sits at the head of the table [36]________ the main guest on his right, the second guests on his left. There are some [37]___________ (different) in offering wine and cigarettes. [38]________a Chinese host gives a toast, he usually says “Bottoms up” and drinks up all the wine in the cup. He wants the guests to do the same. But in the West [39]________ is up to the guests to decide how much they drink. Usually the host just leaves the cigarettes on the table, instead of offering [40]________ to his (her) guests one after another.
with
differences
When
it
them
(14)
It is interesting to know what people of different nations like to do best. In France, love is major pastime for ordinary people. When a woman enter a café or a restaurant, she [31]____________ (discuss) freely, not only about her [32]___________ (appear) but about her past and future as well. She invites looks in the street [33]__________she is beautiful or plain. There is no better way [34]________ a woman to get back herself-confidence than a walk in the streets of Paris or Marseilles.
is discussed
appearance
whether
for
For the Americans, the greatest [35]________ (fond) is said to be the push of button. You push a button in the lift; you push a button [36]________ cigarettes, chewing gums, stamps--- even for a life insurance. You can even push a button and get married and [37]_________button to get divorced. fondness
for
another
In England, [38]________ (wait) in a line is a national passion. [39]________ English will form a line [40]_____________ they have the opportunity. Long queues can be seen, for example, at stations when the train is practically empty and everybody can have a seat. (张明) waiting
The
whenever
(15)
Everyone must receive education from teachers at school or at university. Think about all teachers who taught you. Can you find [31]________one is your favorite? And the reason? [32]________ qualities make a teacher extraordinary? which
What
Most people will say that the several important qualities of a teacher are [33]________ he should love his students, that he needs to have [34]________ expert knowledge of his subjects, and that he should devote
himself [35]________his jobs wholeheartedly. All of these can be the good qualities of a teacher, but not the all.
that
an
to
As we all know, it is impossible for a teacher to love everyone of his students that he [36]__________(teach) in his life. Teachers must try their best to make most of their students [37]___________ (interest) in the subject so that they are able to teach [38]____________ in the future. This requires teachers [39]__________ (master) many teaching skills, which include how to control a class, and so on.
teaches
interested
themselves
to master
Teachers have to spend much time and energy on their work. However, students also imitate many things of the teacher. It is important for teachers to be well-balanced people with interests [40]__________their schoolwork---family, friends, hobbies, ect.
outside
(16) Many colleges ask beloved professors to give their version of a “last lecture”—what they’d say if they were summing up a lifetime of learning and teaching. But at Carnegie Mellon University on September 18, 2007, Randy Pausch gave a last lecture [31]________ (like) any other. A year [32]________(early), he had been diagnosed with pancreatic (胰腺的) cancer, [33]________deadly, fast-moving disease. The prognosis: Randy Pausch had less than six months [34]________ (live). unlike
earlier
a
to live
[35]________ most people with three children under six, that death sentence would have killed all optimism. But in his talk, the distinguished professor of computer science, human-computer interaction, and design touched only briefly on [36]__________ achievements, most notably as founder of the Alice Project, which [37]________(let) young students tell
stories in three dimensions (方面).
For
his
lets
Pausch acknowledged his disease [38]______
refused to dwell on (详述) it. Instead, he delivered a joke-filled lecture about the importance of achieving your childhood dreams, managing time, [39]________, above all, loving [40]________ minute of life.
every
and
but
(17) On a Sunday evening, Patrick Moberg, a website developer, was in the Union Square subway station. “Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed this girl.” he says. [31]________ the number 5 train pulled into the station, the two got on. “I was enthralled(迷住),” he says. “I noticed details like her braided hair and [32]________ she was writing in a pad. I couldn’t shake the desire to talk to her.” [33] ___________(take) a deep breath, he headed [34]________ way. Just then the train pulled into the Bowling Green station. The doors opened, a rush of people swarmed in, and then suddenly, she was [35]________(go). When
that
Taking
her
gone
He considered giving chase. That night, the world had a new website: [36]________it, Patrick declared, “I Saw [37]________ Girl of My Dreams on the Subway Tonight.” He drew a picture of the girl, along with a portrait of [38]___________. On
the
himself
Two days [39]________ (late), he got an e-mail from someone claiming to know the girl. He even supplied a photo. It was her. She was an Australian interning (实习医生) at a magazine, [40]________ name was Camille. And she wanted to meet too.
later
whose
(18)
Everyone has his own attitude[31]_________
getting old. The night before her [32]_______ (eight) birthday, I found my daughter Lizzy [33]__________ (weep) in her bed. “I love being seven,” she sobbed. “I don’t want to be eight!” I held her in my arms and explained that being eight was going to be [34]________better than being seven.
towards
eighth
weeping
even
I told her how much I loved her and [35]______
a wonderful birthday she was going to have. Eventually she was comforted. It’s always strange to imagine getting [36]________ (old), even when you aren’t very old. what
older
Now I’m in my early [37]___________(sixty), and though I don’t always recognize the face in the mirror, something has changed in the way [38] ________________ I think. The process of aging [39]______________ (increasing) interests and amazes me, annoys and irritates me, and sometimes still frightens me, too, but much, much less than it used to. There is an ongoing sadness at the absence of the friends and family members who [40]___________ (die) before me.
60s /sixties
that/ in which
increasingly
have died
(19)
Parking the car in front of a florist’s, a gentleman planned to order a bunch of flowers for his mother in the hometown.
As he was about to walk in, he found a little girl [31]________(sit) on the road crying. He walked to her and asked: “Why are you crying?” “I want to buy a rose for my? mother, [32]________ my money is not enough.” she said. [33]________ (hear) that, the gentleman felt heartache. Then he held?her hand and walked into the florist’s. First he ordered the nosegays for his mother, [34]________ bought a rose for the girl. Coming out of the florist’s, he suggested driving [35]________ home.
sitting
but
hearing
then
her
“Really? Then you send me to see my mother. But the place is far from here.” The gentleman agreed. He drove along the wandering course of the hill, and [36]________ (arrive) at the cemetery [37]_______________ (unexpected). The Little girl put the flower by a new grave. [38]________ sending back the girl, the gentleman returned to the florist’s.
arrived
unexpectedly
After
He canceled the order, but changed to buy a bunch of fresh flowers and went straight to his mother’s. [39]___________the ride took about five hours, he wanted to give the flowers to his mother [40]________.
Although
himself
(20) A father was focusing on his bills when his young son rushed in and announced, “Dad, today is your birthday and you’re 55. I’m going to give you 55 kisses, [31]________ for each year!” When the boy started making good on his word, the father said, “Andrew, please don’t; I’m too busy!” The boy immediately fell silent with tears in his eyes. The boy said [32]__________but quietly walked away, disappointment [33]________ (write) over his face. That evening the father said,
one
nothing
written
“Come and finish [34]________ kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t respond. [35] _______________ (fortunate), a week later, the boy had an accident and was drowned. His heartbroken father wrote... “If only I could tell him how much I regret my [36]___________ (thought) words, and could be assured that he [37]________(know) how much my heart is aching.”…Love is a two-way street.
the
Unfortunately
thoughtless
knows