For years Peter Smith"s life was badly disturbed by the memory of an accident that caused the death of
one of his classmates, Oliver. His wife left him after six years of marriage. He 1 his work. Then suddenly
the news about Peter 2 .His wife came back and he found a new job.
One day he told me what had changed his life. "I used to think that nothing could call off what I had
done. The thought of my mistake would 3 me in the middle of a smile or a handshake. It put a 4
between my wife and me. Then I had a/an 5 visit from the person l was afraid most to see the mother
of the classmate who died. "Years ago," she said,"I found it in my heart to have forgiven (原谅)you. So did
Oliver and your friends."She paused, and then said 6 , "Peter, you are the one who hasn"t forgiven
yourself. Who do you think you are to stand out 7 the people around you and Cod?" I looked into her eyes
and found there a kind of permission to be the person I might have been 8 her boy had lived. For the first
time in my life I felt worthy to love and be loved."
It is only through forgiveness of our 9 that we gain the freedom to leam from experiences. But
forgiving our shortcomings doesn"t mean denying (否认) that they exist. Instead, it means 10 them
honestly, realistically.
Can a person be all-forgiving and still be human?A scientist I know spent four years as a slave labor in
Cermany. His parents, his younger sister and elder brother were killed by Nazi. This is a man who has every
reason to hate. Yet he is filled with a love of life that he passes on to everyone who knows him. He explained
it to me the other day, "In the beginning l was filled with hatred. 11 I realized that in hating I had become
my own 12 .Unless you forgive, you cannot love. And without love, life has no meaning."Forgiveness is
truly the saving grace, which gives the people who make mistakes a chance to correct them.
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Studies have shown it takes a doctor about 18 seconds to stop a patient after he begins talking. It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I came close to her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, trying to put socks on her swollen(肿大的) feet. I spoke quickly to the nurse, saw her chart saying she was in stable(稳定的) condition. I was almost in the clear. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I began a long speech that went something like this: " How are you feeling? Your blood sugar and blood pressure (血压)were high but they"re better today. The nurse said you can"t wait to see your son who"s visiting you today. It"s nice to have a family visit from far away. I"m sure you really look forward to seeing him. " She stopped me with a serious voice. " Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story. " I was surprised and ashamed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that the pressure of this caused greatly to her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen. Listening to someone"s story costs less than expensive diagnostic(诊断的) testing but is key to healing (痊愈). I often thought of what that woman taught me the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, unexpectedly, I became the patient, with a diagnosis of sclerosis(硬化症) at age 31. Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time in a wheelchair. For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to give up my job when my hands were influenced. I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now from the view of doctor and patient. I tell them I believe in the power( 力量) of listening. I tell them I know firsthand that huge healing takes place within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1. What does"I was almost in the clear" mean? | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. I thought everything was clear. B. I was about to finish my work. C. I almost made myself understood. D. I was very quickly out of her sight. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2. From the 4th paragraph, we can infer the woman ___from the way she said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. showed her anger and impatience B. refused to listen to the doctor C. liked giving orders to people D. could not wait to break in | |||||||||||||||||||||
3. What is the best title of the passage? | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. Listening-a Powerful Medicine B. An Unforgettable Experience C. A Lesson Given by a Patient D. Care—a Key to Treatment . | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cloze test. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult. 1 , is it really like what they imagine? As a boy 2 lives in modern times and in a modern city, I feel 3 pressure (压力) on me with the city"s development. Although we 4 worry about money, we still have some 5 problems, such as competition among classmates and expectation (期望) from parents. These experiences are very 6 to our future. But 7 , they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly 8 the happiness of my childhood. 9 , we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to 10 this invisible (无形的) pressure come upon us. We get up before sunrise and 11 after sunset. We work and study 12 an adult, even harder. 13 we do is in order to get an excellent 14 . Growing up is very boring, but we 15 try to find happiness while growing up. I think friendship among our friends, the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste? | |||||||||||||||||||||
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