阅读理解 My brotherinlaw opened the drawer of my sister"s cupboard and took out
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is a new silk slip (衬裙). Jane bought it in New York nine years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it
for a special occasion. I guess this is the occasion."
It was an exquisite (精美的) handmade silk slip. The price tag on it was still attached.
He took the slip from me and put it on the bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician
(殡仪员). His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, and then he shut the drawer and turned
to me, "Don"t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you"re alive is a special occasion."
His words have changed my mind. I"m spending more time with my family and less time on meetings.
I"m trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them. I"m not saving anything. I wear my good
skirt to the market if I feel like it. I can pay $28.49 for a small bag of groceries.I"m
not saving my good perfume for special parties. If something is worth seeing, hearing or doing, I want to see, hear and do it
now.
"Someday"_has_disappeared_in_my_vocabulary.
I"m not sure what Jane would have done if she had known she"d not be here for the tomorrow.I"m
guessing Jane would have called family members and a few close friends.She might have apologized to
her former friends for their past quarrels. She"d have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.
I"m trying hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives. Every
morning I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath is a gift.
B. She wanted to save it for her sister.
C. She thought it was too dear.
D. She saved it for a special occasion.
B. spend more time having meetings
C. save more money for necessities
D. care about her special parties
mean?
B. "Someday" is found missing from my old dictionary.
C. I will not delay enjoying the pleasure of life.
D. I decide not to enjoy something good at the moment.
B. we tend to leave good things until the last minute
C. we should take pleasure in our work
D. it is meaningless to save something for the future
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lady came walking towards me. She was yelling and __1__ everyone who walked past h
er for spare __2__ and she looked like a mess. My __3__reaction was fear...to close off and hope she didn"t come
near me, but she did. I was on the phone and when she __4__yelling, I said, "I"m on the phone, " in the
nicest way I could, assuring myself what she needed was a lesson in __5__. he walked away, mumbling (自言自语), "I"m __6__you.I"m sorry, I"m sorry. I"ll leave." And she turned the corner.__7__, I would
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eel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn"t __8__. ithout another thought, I looked in my __9__for the spare change I had. Even I started searching through my entire purse, the pockets,
everything-for all of the change I could __10__find to give.
I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I __11__. he held my hand and said, "Thank
you!" Her hand was __12__and dirty, but I didn"t mind __13__her hand. I wanted to be there for her for
some reason, when normally I would __14__the other way. She looked at me and said, "Will you touch
my face?" And for some reason, I did.put my hand on her cheek and she started to __15__.I could
__16__it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages,
__17__, and so I held it there, trying to __18__her with my heart open. It was powerful. She
thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to__19__sense of
what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a __20__person to
the people I meet during my day.
| ( )1. A. greeting ( )2. A. change ( )3. A. usual ( )4. A. came across ( )5. A. attitude ( )6. A. calling ( )7. A. Fortunately ( )8. A. rest ( )9. A. car ( )10. A. necessarily ( )11. A. earned ( )12. A. soft ( )13. A. washing ( )14. A. lead ( )15. A. cry ( )16. A. expect ( )17. A. if necessary ( )18. A. persuade ( )19. A. take ( )20. A. kinder | B. praising B. room B. instant B. came out B. trouble B. hurting B. Nor mally B. appear B. table B. possibly B. searched B. rough B. waving B. set B. laugh B. sense B. if any B. comfort B. get B. richer | C. applying C. clothes C. last C. came over C. practice C. annoying C. Luckily C. enjoy C. wallet C. deliberately C. found C. large C. wiping C. turn C. yell C. know C. if so C. entertain C. catch C. wiser | D. begging D. food D. general D. came through D. manners D. abusing D. Unfortunately D. exist D. seat D. certainly D. made D. neat D. holding D. show D. shout D. learn D. if ever D. amuse D. make D. happier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| I was off back to work one evening and my two children were sewing things on the sewing machine. My elevenyearold daughterwas, in the midst of her __1__, going to assist her older brother in making a little cushion. I left, and in a few hours returned to find a mess in the kitchen, front room, and __2__ children sitting in front of the television. Having had a long day, I was very __3__ with my greeting to them and then I noticed the __4__ my daughter had used. It had been __5__ to make a coloured baby blanket, and now had chunks (厚片) cut out of almost every __6__ of it.Not stopping to listen, I __7__ at the children and explained how __8__ I was at what had been done. My daughter listened to me sheepishly (怯懦的), trying not to __9__herself at all, but the pain could be seen __10__ across her face. She went back to her room __11__, and spent some time in there alone __12__ she came out to say good night and once again __13__ for the mistake she had made. A few hours later, as I was preparing to go to bed, there on my bed __14__ a beautiful little cushion made out of the __15__ fabric (布料), with the words "I LOVE MUM". Alongside it was a note __16__ again. To this day, I still get tears in my eyes when I think of __17__ I reacted and still feel the pain of my actions. It was I who __18__ sheepishly went to her and apologized for my actions. I display with great __19__ the cushion on my bed, and use it as a constant __20__ that nothing in this world is greater than a child"s love. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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loved going biking with my dad.__1__,
im,my father kept__5__,but he would always let me 
know when