Anyone who has ever volunteered for any cause can tell you that in the end, they felt that they gained more from the experience than they gave. This is true for most examples of reaching out to help others. We find that we gain new understanding about not only those we help, but ourselves as well. Stressing the importance of helping others in martial arts students will benefit them both inside and outside of the class.
Helping others strengthens families. Families that practice the belief of working together and helping each other prepare their children for the concept of teamwork outside of the home environment. By learning to help around the house through activities such as household jobs, baby-sitting and keeping a tidy bedroom, children learn valuable lessons that they carry with them to their future relationships.
By helping others outside of the home environment, valuable friendships can be developed. When we learn to reach out to others and give off our time and talents we find that our friendships grow, which in turn is a benefit to our lives. Martial arts training supports this by exposing students to people of various backgrounds and beliefs that gather for a common goal and to help each other. Any time a group of people are working toward a common goal, team spirit surely forms. When we help each other in the martial arts setting and in every area of our lives, a friendship is formed that promotes teamwork.
The most important thing to realize is that it does not take a lot to make a lot happen. Little things can make a big difference in the area of helping others. Simple gestures of kindness and support given frequently can build a strong base for the growth and development of each individual which leads to the success of all.
1.Any volunteer will benefit from the experience because _______.
A. they will be admitted to a martial arts class for free
B. they can also have a better understanding of themselves
C. they can understand the importance of martial arts better
D. they will be paid back by those who are helped sooner or later
2.According to the author, martial arts training is valuable in that it _______.
A. promotes students’ team spirit B. develops students’ talents
C. benefits students’ lives D. exposes students’ background
3.Which of the following proverbs can be used to summarize the last paragraph?
A. Many drops make a shower. B. Strike the iron (铁) while it is hot.
C. Actions speak louder than words. D. God helps those who help themselves.
“I wouldn’t buy that woman a Mother’s Day card, even if my life depended upon it,” said the woman standing by the card shelf at Wal-Mart. I looked up and saw a(n) __ of total disgust and disappointment.
Having been __ at a Florida orphanage (孤儿院) at age four, I never knew what it felt like to have a mother or a father. Never once had I received a hug or a kiss from my parents. That part of my life is a total __.
She looked up, saw me looking at her and __ angrily, “Just what are you looking at, you fool?”
“Sorry Ma’am. I never had a mother, and I was __ by your words.” I reached over and picked up a nice-looking __, opened it and began to read, “Thank you __ for being my mother.”
“Do you think your mother would like that card? Mine would, I think,” I said.
“Do you know what it is like to be yelled at for years, and __ be told that you are loved?” she asked.
“My mother didn’t __ me, let alone shout. She just took me to the orphanage and that’s where I stayed until I grew up,” I replied.
“Don’t you __ her?” she asked.
“Oh, I can’t. She’s my mother. Being a mother is a position to be __, even if she is not a very nice person,” I told her. The woman stood there __ her head.
I looked down at the floor and said, “I know your mother __ have done a lot of things that hurt you. It appears as if you hate her. But I can tell you this from my __ that disliking her, or even hating her, feels nowhere near as __ as never having known a mother at all—good or bad. At least, you feel __. For me, it’s all just a large blank of loneliness inside my heart, and that’s __ I’ll feel until I die.”
The woman stood there for several seconds. __, she reached out, took the card from my hand, smelled it, and placed it in her cart.
After she left, I __ a nice card for my mother. I took it home, __ it, and placed it with the other Mother and Father’s Days cards bought all these years, each marked “Address Unknown”.
1.A. idea B. appearance C. impression D. look
2.A. reduced B. lost C. deserted D. rescued
3.A. blank B. pain C. misfortune D. dark
4.A. required B. stared C. screamed D. refused
5.A. shocked B. annoyed C. disappointed D. relieved
6.A. envelope B. book C. card D. magazine
7.A. simply B. basically C. originally D. mainly
8.A. often B. sometimes C. never D. once
9.A. leave behind B. turn to C. care about D. know of
10.A. accuse B. love C. miss D. hate
11.A. expected B. obeyed C. respected D. depended
12.A. shaking B. raising C. dropping D. nodding
13.A. might B. need C. would D. should
14.A. belief B. responsibility C. experience D. nature
15.A. fragile B. lonely C. anxious D. hateful
16.A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
17.A. what B. where C. how D. why
18.A. Cheerfully B. Eagerly C. Willingly D. Hesitantly
19.A. turned out B. made out C. worked out D. picked out
20.A. mended B. signed C. covered D. exposed
--- Mike, can you do 20 press-ups in two minutes?
--- __________. I can do 40!
A. Don’t pull my leg B. Don’t be a wet blanket
C. Don’t be a black sheep D. It’s child’s play
The farmers needed agricultural technology. Therefore, skilled workers were sent there.
A. a great number of; a large amount of B. a large amount of; a great deal of
C. a large amount of; a great number of D. a great many; a great number of
---John could hardly play the violin when we knew him, ________ he?
---No, but he plays it well now.
A. couldn’t B. didn’t C. could D. did
Welcome to Jurassic Park, __________ you will spend a thrilling weekend with all kinds of dinosaurs.
A. which B. / C. in that D. where
