A few years ago, an Englishman called Roy Jones went on holiday to
a small town near the sea in the west of England. He was swimming in the
sea one day. As he opened his mouth, his false ( not real) teeth fell out and
floated(漂) away. The following year, Mr. Jones returned to the same
town. When he was having dinner in a local cafe one evening, he mentioned
the story of his lost teeth to the manager. The manager looked surprised.
He explained that he had found a set of false teeth on the beach last month.
Then he asked Roy Jones if he wanted to try them on. "OK. " said Mr.
Jones. "I suppose it won"t do any harm. " When the manager brought him
the teeth, Mr. Jones put them into the mouth, and laughed and laughed.
They were his !
In 1987 , an American couple called Jane and Robert Bentley went
for a picnic on a beach in California. When they returned home, Mrs.
Bentley realized that she had lost her wedding ring (绪婚戒指 ) . It
wasn"t expensive but it was valuable to Jane. The Bentleys drove back
to the beach and searched for the ring for three hours, but couldn"t find it.
A few months later, Mr. Bentley went fishin8 0ff the same beach. As he
pulled a large crab(螃蟹) out of the sea, he noticed that there was
something on one of its claws(爪) . It was his wife"s wedding ring !
A. she came back home
B. her husband was fishing
C. she was having a picnic
D. she drove back to the beach
You should be careful in the giving of gifts. Never give a gift in a job
interview or go to a business meeting. Gifts are usually given during special
holidays or as "thank you" for special invitations.
At the time of arriving, you may give your gift to the host (主人) once
the introductions are made. With gift giving a few rules are in order: Be
modest (适度的 ) with your gift, do not buy expensive gifts.
Special food from your country or a bottle of wine are best if you do
not know the host very well,but be certain that your gift will not require
attention. You can usually say something like "I thought you would like
this a little later" when you offer your gift.
Be careful of giving wine , a bottle of wine is usually all right if you
know your host drinks wine. Flowers are good but remember: roses are
for personal relationships. Do not give roses. Cut flowers are nice if they
are in a vase(花瓶) . A small cultural gift from your"country is usually
very suitable.
Make sure your gift is packaged nicely with a nice card.
3. We can ________ some gifts each other during the special holidays ,
such as Christmas Day.
An eight-year-old boy approached(靠近)an old man in front of a
wishing well, looked up into his eyes, and asked:"I understand you"re a
very wise man.1"d like 1._____ ( know) the secret of life." The old man looked
down at the youngster and 2._____( reply): "I 3.____(think)a lot in
my lifetime, and the secret 4._____(make) up of four words. The
first is think. Think about the values you wish 5.______(live) your life
by.
The second is believe. Believe in yourself based on the thinking
you 6._____ (do) about the values you 7.____(live) your life by.
The third is dream. Dream about the things that 8. ( base) on
your belief in yourself and the values you"re going to live by. The last
is dare. Dare to make your dreams 9.______( become) reality, based
on your belief in yourself and your values." And with that, Walter E.
Disney 10.____(say) to the little boy,"Think, Believe, Dream, and D are",
When I was in the third grade,I was chosen to be the princess in the
school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines. But
once on the stage , every word 1 from ruy head. Then my teacher asked
me to change my role to be a narrator(解说者) for the play 2 I didn"t tell
my mother what had happened that day,she noticed my 3 and asked if I
wanted to take a walk in the garden. It was a lovely spring day. We
could see dandelions (浦公英) popping (乍开) 4 the grass in bunches
(束). I watched my mother bend down by one of thebunches. "I think
I"ll dig up (挖光 ) all these weeds (野草) , " she said. " From now
on , we"ll 5 have roses in this garden. "
" But I like dandelions , " I protested (抗议 ) . " All flowers
are 6 even dandelions !" My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes,
every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn"t it?" she asked
thoughtfully. I nodded. "And that is 7 of people , too, " she added.
When I 8 that she had guessed my pain,l started to cry and told
her the truth. " But you will be a wonderful narrator," she said, 9 me
of how much Iloved to read stories" aloud.
Thanks to my mother"s encouragement ,I got to know everybody had
his or her own 1 in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.
B. left
B. Because
B. mistake
B. past
B. only
B. healthy
B. kind
B. realized
B. complaining
B. progress
C. failed
C. Though
C. danger
C. beyond
C. still
C. beautiful
C. same
C. explained
C. recommending
C. value
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