David
Jerry was travelling through a desert. One day he came across a spring (小溪) of clear 1. The water was sweet, so he 2 his bottle with water so that he could take some back to an elder who had been his teacherAfter a four-day journey, Jerry3the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled 4 and thanked Jerry. Then Jerry went home with a 5 heart.
After Jerry left, the teacher let another student 6 the water. He spat (吐) it out, saying it was awful because it was no longer fresh. The student asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you 7 to like it?”
The teacher replied, “You tasted the water, but I tasted Jerry. The water was simply an 8 of kindness and love. Nothing could be9 than it.”
We understand this lesson best: when we receive gift of love from others, no matter what it is, we love the idea within the 10!
It was a full moon night. A thief was getting ready to steal something from a villager's house. He got to the house, and then went inside quietly. By the moonlight outside, he entered a dark room.He could not even see his own hands or feet. But on the wall near the roof, there was a ventilator（通风设备）.The moon created a circle of light on it. The thief brought a cloth with him in order to get together all the things he hoped to steal. He spread it out on the floor and went inside the storeroom, where all the things were kept.
He didn't know that the owner of the house was awake and watching. As soon as the thief went inside the storeroom, he got up quickly from his bed, and picked up the cloth which the thief had spread out. He came back to his bed, which was in one dark corner of the room, and waited for the thief to come out.
At the same time, the thief went on collecting the things he wanted and threw them on the floor where he knew he had spread out the cloth. Soon there was a little mountain in the center of the room. Then the thief looked around for the end of the cloth to tie up the stolen things. At that time, the house owner let out a big groan--a deep groan. The thief was so scared that he hurried to run away. The thief not only failed to steal. But also lost his cloth.
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are verybusy trying to make money for my schooling. One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I silently sat beside her.
" Mum, is there 1 between you and dad?" I asked in a very low voice.
With surprise in her eyes, she2her work for a while. Then she said, "Susan, look at this thread (线). It can hardly be seen, 3it's really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside. "
I couldn't understand her4 the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they were back, my mother helped my father walk5on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.
After two months my father6couldn't walk by himself.
" Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don't7me, " he said, “I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life. "8his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.
Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our 9. Love is inside , making life10and warm.
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I'm a middle school student from America. I live far away from my school. So I often go to school by bus. It takes me about twenty minutes from my home to school.
But at my school and other schools in our town, there is a "Walk to School Day". It is on Wednesday every week. On that day, parents send their children to a bus stop. There are many bus stops in our town. At each bus stop, two adults (成年人) lead (带领) us to walk to school together.
"Walk to School Day" stops us taking cars or buses. That is good for the air and we can get exercise, too. On the way to school, we talk to each other. We can also make new friends. I like "Walk to School Day". I walk about five kilometers with some students on that day. Our school will give the students beautiful backpacks if they do well. And I got one last year.
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Losing a baby tooth can be fun for a kid. You can put it under your pillow and look forward to finding some money there in the morning. And then you can watch your new permanent(永恒的) tooth grow in its place.
But if a permanent tooth falls out, that's a problem. There isn't another one under the gum(齿龈)that can replace it. Unluckily, this happens to some older people. And if permanent teeth fall out or need to be pulled, an older person might need dentures.
Dentures, known as false(假的) teeth, are a set of replacement teeth for any teeth that are missing. There are partial dentures, which take the place of only a few teeth and prevent the others from changing position. If all the teeth are gone, the person would need complete dentures, which replace every tooth in the mouth.
Dentures can cause pains at first and take little time to get adjusted to. They also need special care. They should be brushed daily with a special denture brush and cleanser and soaked(浸泡) in denture solution(溶液) when not in the mouth.
Dentures are important for the old because, without teeth, it's hard to smile, talk, and eat properly. But it can be a little weird if you see someone take out his or her dentures. It can also be strange to see someone, like a grandparent, without dentures in because he or she won't have any teeth. Try not to make fun of the person because this could cause hurt feelings.
People usually lose their permanent teeth due to periodontal disease（牙周炎）, or gum disease, which is caused by bacteria that attacks the gums. Diseased gums aren't strong and healthy, so teeth can get loose and fall out. Older people often have many cavities(洞)that have been filled over the years, and these fillings can weaken over time, leading to more tooth problems.
Why Are Parents So Strict (严厉)With Us?
When I was young, my parents used to disagree nearly on everything I did. I liked wearing bright red clothes, but they said the1was too sharp(时髦的).I hated eating vegetables, but they said they were good for my health.
As for my study, my parents2me so hard in every subject I was learning.
They always asked me to study hard. Every night before I fell asleep, I asked myself "What's wrong with me？Everything I did was always not right. I had to3many things I like. I could4have time for my hobbies. I felt5."
When I was at college, I studied the science of human activities(人类学). I got very good marks, but I still did not understand why my parents were so strict.
Then I got married(结婚) and had my own6. I heard myself telling him, "You should focus on(集中于) your schoolwork in7of your time. Playing computer games is not good. That T-shirt is not for your age. Put on a jacket!" It was at that time that I learnt an8lesson in my life. I began to understand my parents. They told me what to do because they9, just like I told my son what to do because I cared. Young people, behind all the10your parents give you, what they are really saying is "We care about you and we love you."
When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch(接球)with me. I wasn't good at it at all, 1 we would still play anyway. Although I would not be able to catch even the 2 of throws, my father was always telling me "Keep your eye on the ball".
As I got 3 , we didn't play catch so much. If I had a problem and went to my father to ask for his 4 , he would try to joke with me and say "Keep your eye on the ball". We would both laugh because usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he would try to make me 5 .
My father became 6 in 1995 when I was twenty-three. There weren't conversations anymore, as he suffered from a stroke(中风). 7 could not speak. He could only give 8 words, which were sometimes hard to understand. But I seemed to be pretty good at 9 his lips(唇形), even better than the nurses who were caring for him.
During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend. 10 , I could read his lips, "Keep your eye on the ball." We both smiled.
That was the last time I saw my father 11 he passed away.
Sometimes, all these years later, when I meet difficulties, I just 12 myself, "Keep your eye on the ball."
I'm a piano teacher. I can feel clearly how talent and hard work influence my students.
In fact, not everybody (be) good at playing the piano when they came to this world. For example, some students just spend two or three months learning to play the piano (good). But other students need to learn for years. Many of my students learn (fast) than I did before. But talent doesn't always bring good result. When playing the piano seems easy to a （talent) student, he or she may find it boring and then give up.
Some of my students work very hard. But they still can't play the piano(beautiful). They practice for long. H, it just does not work. In my(eye), it is not necessary to do everything very well. When you really don't have any talent something, the best way is to give up. Then you can choose 80.wyou are really good at. And put all your heart into it.
Stitch after stitch, Amy is embroidering(刺绣) her hand-made napkin.
"Well, Amy, how are you getting on?" asked Lizzy, whose 1 seemed to fly over her work.
"Not very fast," replied Amy. At the same time, she didn't 2 her eyes, "I have finished one side."
"One side?" said Lizzy, "I'm now at the fourth side!
"I know that I am 3but, I'll try my best." said Amy.
"As I sew(缝) so fast," said Lizzy, "I'm sure to have finished my napkin 4 the bell rings for dinner. I'll run to see if the roses are out in the garden." Lizzy 5 went out of the room, leaving her work on a chair.
Amy also longed for the flowers, but she kept on sewing and finished the 6 side of her napkin before her sister came back.
"Ah, you slow little thing!" cried Lizzy "You will never 7 I'll have time to go to my room to put up my picture.
Off went joyful Lizzy. Amy went on with her work. Before her sister 8 the room again, the third side of her napkin was done.
"Why not finish your sewing first?" said Amy. "It must be near the time for 9.
"Oh! I can finish it in two minutes. I want to read that funny storybook." "What if 10 can't?"
"No fear of that!" cried Lizzy, "No one is so likely to be as a slow little thing like you!"
Poor Amy made no 11. Quietly she worked on. Lizzy was soon deep in her story and she forgot all about her 12, till suddenly the sound of the bell woke her up.
"Can it be dinner time?" she cried. "My napkin is not hemmed! And yours..."
"It is just 13" said Amy, as she quietly put it away.
"This is like 'The Rabbit and the Turtle(龟)', the faster, but not the winner, "thought Lizzy, who, though 14, had enough sense to take lesson: The quick may have the start, but the slow may 15 in the end.
I often asked my mother for help when I had something difficult to do. But she always said, "Do it yourself, dear." I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the 1 mother in the world!
For example, one day, I decided to invite some friends of 2 to my home. My bedroom was in a mess. Books were everywhere, and I didn't make the bed. I asked my mother to help me clean it, 3 she still said, "Do it yourself."
Because of my "lazy mother", I had to wash my clothes and clean my room. I had to help my parents do 4. I even had to go to the dentist by myself. It was really hard for me to do everything well, but I have learned a lot. As time goes by, I 5 my mother. She made me clever and hardworking. She is a great mother.
Everyone wants to be successful, but failure (失败) is a common thing for us to meet with. 1, sometimes we fail the exams; sometimes in the sports meeting, others 2 but we fail. So almost 3 meets with the failure in his life.
However, different people have different 4 to deal with(处理)the failure. Some people lose hope when they fail. They seem to think that it is the 5 of the world. But others don't take failure 6. They seem to think that failure is the first step(步骤)to success. They will 7 and try their best to get the final success.
Now let's imagine( 猜想)the ends of the two ways. If we are afraid of the failure and always feel sad, and don't try our best to change ourselves, we may meet with more and more failures. But as 8 as we are hopeful and brave to face the failure, and never give up, we will become 9 and our dreams will come true some day.
So, please remember: Life doesn't give us the pleasure we want. But if we never give up and 10do little by little, it will make a big difference.
Long ago there lived an old fisherman who made his living catching fish. He never had more than two small fish to sell at the market.
One morning, a great 1 with bright silver feathers settled in the tree above him. The fisherman knew this was the Kaha, a bird that sometimes appeared to help the poor. "I see you work for very little reward," the Kaha said. "Every day I will bring a large fish to your house." As the days passed, the honest Kaha kept her 2. The fisherman sold the fish and came home with plenty of food.
One day, the Shah's messenger made an announcement, "Find the great Kaha for Shah and receive fifty bags of 3!"
The fisherman thought, "If I had the gold, I would be rich!" He told the Shah's messenger about the Kaha and requested people in 4 the bird. He asked for four hundred men to help him.
That evening, the four hundred men 5 among the trees as the fisherman prepared a big meal. When the Kaha landed in a tree, the fisherman said," Come dine with me, dear friend. I wish to express my thanks."
The Kaha, touched by the fisherman's kindness and flew down to join him.
Immediately, the fisherman grabbed the Kaha by the feet and cried out to the 6 to help him. Kaha spread her wings and began to fly up with the fisherman. A man caught the fisherman by the feet, but the bird rose 7. A second and third man grabbed onto the first until soon four hundred men hung by one another's feet.
8, the fisherman could just hardly see the river below. Then he let go of the great bird.
The men and the fisherman 9 from the sky and dropped in the river.
It was many weeks before the fisherman had healed. Every day the old fisherman looked up at the sky for a sign of the beautiful 10 bird, but the Kaha was never seen again.
We look at the world around us every day, but somehow we don't manage to see it until what we've become used to suddenly disappeared. That's to say that you may get used to some places and some1around you. For example, the neatly﹣dressed woman I used to see or look at on my way to work each2 .
For three years, no matter what the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8：00 a.m. On3days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime turn out clean cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 4, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I remembered all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how much I expected to see her each morning. You might say I5her.
"Did she have an accident？Something6？" I thought to myself about her disappearance. Now that she was gone, I felt I had lost her. I began to realize that part of our7life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar strangers：the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who always walks her dog along the street ever morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are8markers in our lives. They add weight to our9of places and belongings.
Think about it, while walking to work, 10we mark where we are by passing a certain building, why not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though unnamed
Do you learn from your mistakes? I hope so. But have you ever made the same mistake twice? I have. Sometimes I make the same mistake three or four times!
Sometimes, good things happen because of mistakes. Once I got on the wrong train. That was a big mistake. But on that train, I saw a good friend. I was so happy I made that mistake.
Another time I ruined（毁坏）a surprise. My mother planned a surprise party for my father. She told me it was a secret. But I was just a little boy and I couldn't keep the secret, I told my father about the party. At first, my mother was mad at me. But then my father said he was happy he knew about it. He said he didn't like surprises.
When a good thing comes out of a mistake, that's a happy accident!
My mom came to help me sleep every day when I was young. I don't remember when it started making me a little 1—my mom's hands pushing my hair that way. It made me uncomfortable, because they felt rough(粗糙的). One night, I 2her, "Don't do that anymore. Your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything, 3she never did it anymore.
Years later, I'm not a little girl anymore. I miss my mother's 4at night. My mom is old but she still works for my family. It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my face to push the hair from my head.
Taking my mom's hand, I told her how sorry I was for that5I shouted at her. But my mom had forgotten it. Thanks to my mother's caring hand, I fell asleep happily.
My mother taught me many great lessons. Managing the family budget(预算) was a very hard task, but she made it look like an easy one. Looking back, I honestly don't know how she did it. But we knew we had to get our pocket money by doing housework around the house. I can still remember how long it took to polish(擦亮) the legs of our coffee table. There is no doubt that my brothers can remember hours spent cleaning the house. Like the girls that grew up at the White house, we made our own beds. We had to keep track of our things, and if something was lost, it couldn't be replaced.
It was summer, and one day, my mother drove me to buy something we needed—and there it was in the window—a basket seemed smiling at me and I knew I had to have it.
“It's beautiful,” my mother said when I pointed it out to her. “What a nice basket,” I tried to hold off at first. I played it cool for a short while. But then I guess I couldn't stand it any longer.
“ Mom, please! Can I please, please get it? I'll do more housework for as long as you say, I'll do anything, but I need that basket. I love that basket. Please, Mom. Please?”
My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some hiding place I couldn't find.
Each week I eagerly(急切地，渴望地) counted my growing money, which I made by doing more housework here and there in order to make my bike that looked ugly without the basket in front not so ugly any longer. And then, weeks later, I counted, recounted and jumped for joy. I made it! I finally had the money we'd agreed upon…
And then came the lesson I've taken with me through my life. “Honey, your basket is special,” Mom said,” Because you paid for it yourself. “
Jane was a young girl. She loved to see the negative side of life.
Once, her father took her to the kitchen. He asked Jane to take a potato, an egg 1 two spoons of tea leaves. Jane was 2, and asked her father, "Do you want me to cook?"
"No," her father said.
He then took three pots and 3 some water into each pot. The pots were placed on the stove. Once the water started to boil, he dropped the potato in a pot, egg in 4 one and the tea leaves in the third one.
"Why are you doing all these things?" Jane felt puzzled and asked.
"You'll get the answer in fifteen minutes," said her father.
The impatient daughter tried her best 5 for around 15 minutes.
Now, he placed the two plates, one with the potato and 6 with the egg, and the cup of tea in front of Jane.
Jane asked, "What does it mean, father? I don't understand!"
"Each object faced similar adversities (不幸), but reacted (反应)7. After we put the potato into boiling water, it became very weak. The soft egg became very hard 8 we put it in boiling water. And the tea leaves changed the water itself, giving it a nice smell. 9 fantastic it is!"
Jane understood that we could create 10 new even when we experienced adversities.
So, what are you? A potato, an egg or tea leaves?
Friends are very important in people's lives. I think it's very easy to make friends with other people and build a friendship between each other. However, So what is true friendship？In my opinion, true friendship includes:
First of all, true friendship must treat their friends loyally and help each other. In other words, you must not take advantage of your friends For example, some unfriendly people make friends in order to cheat money and feelings, or get a certain secret and so I don't think these are true friendships.
Second, For example, if a friend is really in need of money to escape from some troubles, true friends might lend it and help him or her.
Third, One of the greatest men once said: If you tell your happiness to your friend, you will get double happiness. If you tell your sadness to your friend, you will get half.
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A. friends must share their happiness and sadness. B. it is not easy to get true friendship, I think. C. and you mustn't cheat them. D. true friends must try their best to help each other. E. No one can live alone in the world without friends. F. A friend in need is a friend in need. G. but you can borrow a lot of things from them. |
