The Stranger Who Changed My Life

  It was a sunny morning in the spring of 1966. I was driving a taxi, looking for a customer. While passing New York Hospital, I found a man running down the hospital steps, waving at me.

  I stopped. The man reached the taxi and jumped in. "The Airport，please," he said. As always, I wondered about my passenger. Was this man a talker? After a few moments, he started saying, "How do you like driving a taxi?"

  "It's OK," I said. "I make a living and meet interesting people sometimes." "What do you do?" I asked.

  "I am a doctor at New York Hospital." Many times during long rides, I'd developed a good relationship with my passengers and received very good advice from them. This time I decided to ask for his help.

   "Could I ask a favor of you?" He didn't answer. "I have a son, 15, a good kid. He wants a job this summer. Is it possible that you get one for him?"

  He still wasn't talking, and I was starting to feel foolish. Finally, he said, "Well, my students have a summer research project. Maybe he could join in. Have him send me his school record."

  He left his address and paid me. It was the last time I ever saw him. Robbie sent off his grades the next morning. And gradually this incident was forgotten. Two weeks later, when I arrived home from work, Robbie handed me a letter. He was informed to call Dr. Plum for an interview.

  Robbie got the job. The following summer, Robbie worked at the hospital again, but this time, he was given more responsibility. Then, he worked at the hospital for a third summer and gradually developed a love of medical profession.

  Near graduating from college, Robbie applied to and was admitted to New York Medical College. After getting his medical degree, Robbie, the son of a taxi driver, became a doctor at Columbia Medical Center. 

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Universal Gestures

A. avoid a danger

B. gain self-comfort

C. hide their shock

D. show their anxiety

A. depressed

B. angry

C. shocked

D. nervous

A. shaking one's hands

B. covering one's face

C. twisting one's hands

D. rubbing one's face

A. occupy more space

B. appear physically smaller

C. obtain more respect

D. become more competitive

A. raise their arms

B. lower their heads

C. beat their chests

D. sit on their knees

Survivine Illness Away From Home

Being ill is a horrible thing at the best of times, but what is even worse is when you are ill away from home. If you're living away from home or abroad, it's important to get better at your own pace in order to ensure you can enioy the rest of your time away.

①Pampering (娇惯) yourself is always a good start. If you feel so ill and tired that you can't even get out of bed, then don't! Make a trip to the kitchen and stock up on fluids and try to make yourself some hot food. The key to getting better is to drink lots of fluids. Water an hot drinks such as green tea and soup are usually the best things.

② Try to distract yourself from feeling horrible. If you have a TV, watch one of your favorite films or TV series. If you don't have a TV, maybe put the radio on. If you have a headache and all the noise is too much to handie, try reading the book you've always wanted to read but never had the time to. Being ill doesn't have to be the worst day in the world!

③Tell your friends and family that you are ill. Sometimes there is nothing better than hcaring words of comfort from loved ones who feel sorry for you and want to cheer you up and make you happy. There is nothing wrong with a little attention from others when you're ill. Who knows, they might even be willing to travel and visit you with lots of "Get Well" presents like your favorite food, mapazine or flowers

④ When you do arrive at a new place where you will be staying for a few months, make sure you know exactly where the nearest drugstore is. If you are in a foreign country, it might be best to translate a few useful phrases before you start asking for a cure.

A. Taking good care of yourself

B. Staying in bed for the entire day

C. Taking your attention away from illness

D. Knowing where and how to get medicine

E. Informing friends and family of your illness

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D. Knowing where and how to get medicine

E. Informing friends and family of your illness

A. Taking good care of yourself

B. Staying in bed for the entire day

C. Taking your attention away from illness

D. Knowing where and how to get medicine

E. Informing friends and family of your illness

A. Taking good care of yourself

B. Staying in bed for the entire day

C. Taking your attention away from illness

D. Knowing where and how to get medicine

E. Informing friends and family of your illness

A. ask for medicine

B. at your own pace

C. water and hot drinks

D. a terrible experience

E. at a nearby drugstore

F. read your favorite book

G. suffer from a cold

A. ask for medicine

B. at your own pace

C. water and hot drinks

D. a terrible experience

E. at a nearby drugstore

F. read your favorite book

G. suffer from a cold

A. ask for medicine

B. at your own pace

C. water and hot drinks

D. a terrible experience

E. at a nearby drugstore

F. read your favorite book

G. suffer from a cold

A. ask for medicine

B. at your own pace

C. water and hot drinks

D. a terrible experience

E. at a nearby drugstore

F. read your favorite book

G. suffer from a cold

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B. at your own pace

C. water and hot drinks

D. a terrible experience

E. at a nearby drugstore

F. read your favorite book

G. suffer from a cold

A. ask for medicine

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C. water and hot drinks

D. a terrible experience

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F. read your favorite book

G. suffer from a cold

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Make a Good First Impression

    Have you ever been in a doctor's waiting room and looked around at all the glum faces waiting impatiently to be seen? Dr. Stephen K. Sproul,a veterinarian in Raytown,Missouri,told of a typical spring day when his waiting room was full of clients waiting to have their pets inoculated.        He told one of our classes:

   “There were six or seen clients waiting when a young woman came in with a nine-month-old baby and a kitten.         The next thing he knew,the baby just looked up at him with that great big smile that is so characteristic of babies. What did that gentleman do?           Soon he struck up a conversation with the woman about her Baby and his grandchildren,and soon the entire reception room joined in,and the boredom and tension were converted into a pleasant and enjoyable experience.”The ancient Chinese were world;and they had a proverb paste inside our hats.          a wise lot wise in the ways of the that you and I ought to cut out and

Your smile is a messenger of your goodwill.           To someone who has seen a dozen people frown,scowl or turn faces away,your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds. Especially when that someone is under pressure from his bosses,his customers,his teachers or parents or children,a smile can help him realize that all is not hopeless-that there is joy in the world.

A. It goes like this,"A man without a smiling face shop. "

B. As luck would have it,she sat down next to a gentleman who was more than a little distraught about the long wait for service.

C. Just what you and I would do,of course;he smiled back at the baby.

D. No one was talking to anyone else,and all were probably thinking of a dozen other things they would rather be doing than"wasting time" sitting in that office.

E. Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.

F. So,naturally,we are glad to see them.

Education in New Zealand

Education in New Zealand is compulsory (强制的) between the ages of 6 and 16. All children between these ages must _1_ school. Most children begin their schooling at 5.This period includes primary and secondary education, and it is _2_.

Early childhood covers the period from birth to 6 years old. This period may include both care and education. There are many _3_such as play centers and kindergartens.More and more people are realizing the _4_ of early childhood education. Now 60 percent of children under s join in some form of pre-school education.

Children go to primary school for 8 years or up to the age of about 13.They _5_ go to secondary schools for a further 5 years. Some students may decide to leave school at 16.

Higher education _6_ any education or training that takes place after secondary school. In New Zealand, this includes universities, _7_ 。 and training schools.

New Zealand is _8_ becoming multi-cultural.More and more international _9_ are studying there. The education system is adapting

to _10_ the needs of different cultural groups.