I used to work as a waitress in a little restaurant. I felt frustrated then so I had been   26   that period. I hadn’t told anybody except my employer. Somehow a   27   had overheard (无意中听到) my saying that I had to go to another    28  . As I passed her table, she   29   me a card with her phone number on it. She explained that she lived in Sydney and that I should call   30  I needed any help.

Some weeks later, it was time for   31   appointment in Sydney and I flew there. I was   32  as I had never been there before and didn’t   33   anyone else there. So I   34   to ring the lady who had given me her   35   number, even though I had only met her that once. 36     I had arrived, she was very excited and came   37   to meet me. She gave me a bed and a meal and took me to my appointment the next day and afterwards, she took me back to the   38 . She treated me so   39   that I offered her a gift to express my   40   but she refused. She said “Your   41   to me is to offer your help to another when it is   42  .” Over the months we kept in touch but then for some reason our communication got less and less   43  .

I always felt I wasn’t giving enough to others as a   44  , but she had told me that I gave her very much and the way I   45   people was a gift. I now give a hand to others every day even if it is only a smile to those who have none to give.

26．A. going through        B. worrying about        C. wishing for                     D. dreaming of

27．A. manager                B. waiter                   C. customer                D. friend

28．A. restaurant                  B. school                            C. town                       D. city

29．A. showed                  B. handed                   C. lent                         D. returned

30．A. before                        B. after                        C. if                          D. because

31．A. her                         B. their                        C. my                          D. his

32．A. pleased                  B. tired                        C. scared                        D. honest

33．A. help                        B. know                       C. meet                       D. serve

34．A. decided                  B. promised                C. refused                   D. expected

35．A. room                      B. hotel                       C. car                          D. phone

36．A. Considering           B. Admitting                C. Learning              D. Thinking

37．A. secretly                  B. immediately            C. slowly                         D. unwillingly

38.  A. room                            B. airport                            C. park                     D. station

39．A. calmly                         B. warmly                    C. coldly                   D. poorly

40．A. thankfulness          B. concern                  C. excitement                  D. attitude

41．A. advice                        B. question                 C. pay                         D. gift

42．A. needed                  B. tested                            C. appreciated                D. accepted

43．A. frequent                 B. valuable                  C. important                D. meaningful

44．A. nurse                         B. waitress                  C. teacher                   D. cook

45．A. laughed at                  B. recognized                  C. talked about           D. treated

I used to work as a waitress in a little restaurant. I felt frustrated then so I had been   31 that period. I hadn’t told anybody except my employer. Somehow a   32  had overheard (无意中听到) my saying that I had to go to another   33 . As I passed her table, she   34  me a card with her phone number on it. She explained that she lived in Sydney and that I should call   35  I needed any help.

Some weeks later, it was time for   36  appointment(约会) in Sydney and I flew there. I was   37  as I had never been there before and didn’t   38  anyone else there. So I   39  to ring the lady who had given me her   40  number, even though I had only met her that once.   41  I had arrived, she was very excited and came   42  to meet me. She gave me a bed and a meal and took me to my appointment the next day and afterwards, she took me back to the   43 .

She treated me so   44  that I offered her a gift to express my   45  but she refused. She said “Your   46  to me is to offer your help to another when it is   47 .” Over the months we kept in touch but then for some reason our communication got less and less   48 .

I always felt I wasn’t giving enough to others as a   49 , but she had told me that I gave her very much and the way I   50  people was a gift. I now give a hand to others every day even if it is only a smile to those who have none to give.

1.                A．going through    B．worrying about   C．wishing for    D．dreaming of

 

2.                A．manager        B．waiter          C．customer D．friend

 

3.                A．restaurant      B．school          C．town D．city

 

4.                A．showed        B．handed         C．lent  D．returned

 

5.                A．before         B．after           C．if    D．because

 

6.                A．her            B．their           C．my  D．his

 

7.                A．pleased        B．tired           C．scared   D．honest

 

8.                A．help           B．know           C．meet D．serve

 

9.                A．decided        B．promised       C．refused   D．expected

 

10.               A．room          B．hotel          C．car   D．phone

 

11.               A．Considering     B．Admitting       C．Learning   D．Thinking

 

12.               A．secretly        B．immediately     C．slowly D．unwillingly

 

13.               A．room          B．airport         C．park  D．station

 

14.               A．calmly         B．warmly         C．coldly D．poorly

 

15.               A．thankfulness     B．concern        C．excitement D．attitude

 

16.               A．advice         B．question        C．pay   D．gift

 

17.               A．needed        B．tested          C．appreciated    D．accepted

 

18.               A．frequent       B．valuable        C．important  D．meaningful

 

19.               A．nurse          B．waitress        C．teacher   D．cook

 

20.               A．laughed at      B．recognized      C．talked about    D．treated

 

 

Many of us hold on to little resentment（怨恨） that may come from an argument, a misunderstanding or some other painful events．Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to us—   1     this is the only way we can forgive or   2     a friendship or family relationship．

An acquaintance of mine, whose health isn’t very good, recently told me that she hadn’t spoken to her son in almost three years．“Why not?” I asked．She said that she and her son had a（n）   3     about his wife and that she wouldn’t speak to him again   4    he called first．When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she   5    at the beginning and said, “I can’t do that．He’s the one who should apologize．” She was truly   6    to die before reaching out to her only son first．After a little gentle   7   , however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out．To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and   8    an apology of his own．

As is usually the case, when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins．Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff” into really “big stuff” in our minds．We start to believe that our   9    are more important than our happiness．However, if you want to be a more peaceful person, you must understand that being right is almost never more important than   10    yourself to be happy．The way to be happy is to let go and reach out．Let other people be right．This doesn’t mean that you’re wrong．Everything will be fine．You’ll experience the peace of letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right．You’ll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right”, they will become less defensive and more loving toward you．

1．A．believing               B．doubting              C．questioning          D．wondering

2．A．make                    B．correct                C．keep                   D．decide

3．A．discussion             B．agreement            C．disagreement       D．fight

4．A．when                    B．if only                 C．after                   D．unless

5．A．accepted               B．agreed                 C．apologized           D．refused

6．A．willing                  B．hurrying              C．unwilling             D．glad

7．A．sleep                     B．encouragement     C．movement           D．satisfaction

8．A．accepted               B．offered                C．refused               D．lent

9．A．decisions               B．friends                C．positions             D．relatives

10．A．letting                 B．permitting            C．enjoying              D．allowing