A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration. All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.
A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a piece of advice, “I read in a magazine, a while ago, about how we can strengthen our marriage,” she offered. “Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying with the other person. Then, we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives happier together.”
The husband agreed. So each of them tried to think of the things that annoyed them about the other and wrote down what they came up with. The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their lists.
“I’ll start,” offered the wife. She took out her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill three pages. In fact, as she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes because he never thought that he had so many shortcomings.
The wife continued to read until she had read all three pages to her husband. “Now, you read your list and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists,” she said happily.
Quietly the husband stated, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think that you are perfect. I don’t want you to change anything for me. You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn’t want to try and change anything about you.” The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his acceptance of her, turned her head and wept.
In life, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don’t really have to go looking for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time in this world looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us and see the wonderful things before us?
1.Why were there tears in the husband’s eyes when the wife read his annoyances?
A. Because he had no courage to face his shortcomings.
B. Because he never thought he had so many annoyances in his wife’s eyes.
C. Because he was sorry that he didn’t find any annoyance about his wife.
D. Because he didn’t think he deserved to have such a perfect wife.
2.After hearing the husband’s words, the wife felt .
A. moved and ashamed B. sad and disappointed
C. satisfied and proud D. surprised and confused
3.The story is intended to tell us that .
A. disappointment cannot be avoided in our life
B. young couples should be more tolerant (宽容的) to each other
C. we should turn a blind eye to other people’s blame
D. we should try to look for and see the wonderful things around us
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to water to the runners, I remember being so to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an . I jogged（慢跑）, I walked, I jogged and I walked. , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的) .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt for a second.
But then I something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my was only to finish.
After a minute, it me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into .
I that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my .
In life we all have those moments when we ourselves with others. It’s only . Don’t allow those moments to you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to anything you want in life.
1.A. bring out B. pass out C. take out D. pick out
2.A. excited B. worried C. concerned D. anxious
3.A. gave B. made C. signed D. dressed
4.A. achievement B. encouragement C. interest D. experience
5.A. At times B. In time C. In all D. After all
6.A. victory B. decision C. moment D. conclusion
7.A. embarrassed B. annoyed C. moved D. thrilled
8.A. relaxed B. defeated C. puzzled D. inspired
9.A. realized B. lost C. noticed D. remembered
10.A. necessary B. evident C. common D. different
11.A. motto B. plan C. goal D. direction
12.A. worried B. hit C. reached D. hurt
13.A. attraction B. devotion C. inspiration D. expectation
14.A. hoped B. promised C. decided D. suggested
15.A. slightly B. hardly C. clearly D. properly
16.A. excitement B. accomplishment C. movement D. Judgment
17.A. introduce B. relate C. present D. compare
18.A. important B. natural C. strange D. ridiculous
19.A. weaken B. wound C. amuse D. cheer
20.A. reserve B. deliver C. achieve D. abandon
It was not until 1911, _______ the first vitamin was identified, _______ people realized the importance of it．
A． when; which B． when; that
C． that; which D． that; that
We should think carefully about ______ Mr. Needham said at the meeting.
A. that B. what C. which D. /
Have you ever met with this case in your life you can't understand others even if they have said something several times？
A. where B. what C. that D. which
Only ____ as a translator _____ how important it is to understand foreign cultures.
A．when did I work; I realized
B．when I worked; I realized
C．when did I work; did I realize
D．when I worked; did I realize
