A.Go hiking. | B.Go shopping. | C.Do reading. |
A.Watch some videos. | B.Play video games. | C.Practise playing drum. |
A.At home. | B.In the lab. | C.At the gym. |
A.Tom Langley. | B.Tom Lane. | C.Daniel Wagner. |
A.To make an appointment. |
B.To call off an appointment. |
C.To reschedule an appointment. |
A.At 10: 30 a. m on 16th. | B.At 2: 00 p. m today. | C.At 4: 00 p. m on 16th. |
A.Terrible. | B.Relaxed. | C.Disappointed. |
A.Staying up late to watch movies. |
B.Having a high fever. |
C.Looking after his sick daughter. |
Mia and Max, who were raised alone by their mother Jennifer, were angels (天使), or so their neighbors called them.
Since Jennifer couldn’t afford a nanny (保姆), her neighbors always gladly stepped in to care for the brother and sister in her absence.
Mia and Max were absolute sweethearts. They would help the neighbors in the garden, walk their dogs, and carry groceries from their cars to their homes.
“Mom says we should always help others in need!” Mia would say, and Max would agree with her with a broad smile. “Because a little help goes a long way!” he would add.
The two lovely children warmed the entire neighborhood with their sweet smiles and kind hearts. Everything was all right until one day Max fell down on the playground and was rushed to hospital. Sadly, it turned out he was very sick and needed some specific medicines to keep him going. “That’s going to cost a lot of money!” Jennifer sighed. But she didn’t tell anyone that she was in trouble.
She began setting aside money each month for Max’s treatment. Obviously, with her poor pay as a waitress in a bar, she couldn’t save enough. She began cutting down on money for gas and even food. She would walk miles every day to and from work and go to the grocery stores as less often as possible.
One night, Jennifer came home and opened the fridge, only to find they had just one can of tomato soup left. “I’m a total failure as a mother,” she cried, blaming (责备) herself. “I can’t even feed my children!”
Finally, Jennifer added extra water to the soup and served it to her children, who enjoyed their dinner as happily as usual. As soon as her children left the table, Jennifer burst into tears again, little knowing a pleasant surprise was waving at her and her kids.
Yours,
Li Hua
In the 1970s, parts of the earth wall
In recent years, rapid development and
So far Shandong
Michael Cramer is really a miracle (奇迹). So many times he came close to dying, but he has managed to
In the beginning, he always felt tired. He
Michael and his mother Ashlee couldn’t
“The chemo was horrible. I felt so
Ashlee’s heart broke as she saw what her son was
The poster they hung on the wall in Michael’s hospital room
A.move | B.return | C.succeed | D.survive |
A.assumed | B.discovered | C.proved | D.complained |
A.judge | B.accept | C.understand | D.identify |
A.smooth | B.hopeless | C.hard | D.awkward |
A.pitiful | B.silent | C.low | D.crazy |
A.challenges | B.expectations | C.opportunities | D.memories |
A.anxiously | B.hurriedly | C.determinedly | D.unwillingly |
A.give up | B.carry on | C.smile away | D.stay behind |
A.alone | B.alive | C.absent | D.ashamed |
A.encountering | B.controlling | C.feeling | D.suffering |
A.count | B.spend | C.treasure | D.consider |
A.impressed | B.inspired | C.touched | D.excited |
A.react | B.guess | C.imagine | D.explain |
A.waiting | B.trying | C.observing | D.recovering |
A.attention | B.pleasure | C.trust | D.hope |
Returning home from the grocery store (杂货店), 25-year-old Policano felt it necessary to help the elderly in her neighborhood to practice safer social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Her friend Elkind joined her. They decided to start an organization called Invisible Hands Deliver (IHD).
They had a website up and running. The site allowed the elderly and other at-risk individuals to make requests for groceries and medicines to be delivered to them. The webpage also included a call for volunteers, which acquired more than 2,000 sign-ups.
The beauty of the IHD lies in its ability to meet the needs of those who are at higher risk of being attacked by the pandemic. When a request is submitted, it is forwarded to all volunteers within the community, so that anyone who is available can come forward to help. The delivery itself is contactless. Despite the physical distances, volunteers make an effort to connect with their beneficiaries, chatting with them from the other side of the door.
The efforts of the IHD would not have been effective without the help of modern scientific techniques and equipment. From the beginning, social media made it possible to spread the word and gather support within a short time. Digital inventions like web hosting servers and cloud platforms have also helped the IHD to meet the needs of their community.
Following its success in New York, the organization has spread its work to other areas of the United States. Their acts of kindness have also inspired similar networks to spring up in the world. The IHD is also supported by other organizations. “Armed with these resources, we can grow our efforts and further reduce the terrible impact of Covid-19,” said co-founder Policano.
Managed by a team of college students, the IHD has shown that one is never too young to make a difference. In a time when the pandemic has forced people apart, young people are in a main position to take advantage of technology and bridge the gap, bringing communities together. Elkind said, “We’re able to come together when the world feels like it’s pulling us apart. That’s the only way we pull through this, by pulling together.”
1.Why did Policano and Elkind create the IHD?A.To offer necessary help to the aged. | B.To raise money for the local charity. |
C.To maintain the safety of the community. | D.To provide part-time jobs for young people. |
A.Government support. | B.High-quality service. |
C.Advanced technology. | D.Special management. |
A.Uncaring. | B.Confident. | C.Doubtful. | D.Confused. |
A.Face-to-face communication matters. |
B.Generation gap among people is unsolvable. |
C.The pandemic is a serious danger to humans. |
D.The young play a great role in rebuilding social ties. |
A few days later, Paris was back on the softball team.
It was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina. The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice. stamping their feet to stay warm. Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered (发抖) a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play. The two didn’t know each other well—Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.
Paris was the queen of the softball court. with super skills of playing softball and strong leadership—almost all the players respected and followed her. Seemingly, Taylor’s coming challenged the current situation as Taylor was said to be one of the best softball players in her former school. Feelings of professional jealousy overwhelmed Paris, so most of the time, Paris just led the team to win the match, leaving Taylor alone on the bench.
The girls wore training hard. Emma tried her best to make a good throw, which might seem foreign to someone just starting to learn the game. Anna kept her are over her shoulder when she was throwing the softball. Suddenly. Paris fell to the ground and started shaking, with-her eyes-rolling back. Taylor realized it was an emergency.
It certainly was—Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure. Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first no one moved. The girls were in shock Then one shouted out, “Docs anyone know CPR?”
CPR is a life-saving technique. To do CPR, you press on the sick person’s chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs. Without oxygen the brain-is damaging quickly.
Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before. Still, she hesitated. She didn’t think she knew it well enough. But no one else came forward. They were all at a loss. Taylor was scared, too. But she knew it was the difference between life and death.
Taylor got up the courage and ran to do CPR for Paris.