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1、優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔 優(yōu)質(zhì)人生 選修8　Unit 1　A land of diversity 要 點(diǎn) 梳 理 高效梳理·知識備考 ●重點(diǎn)單詞 1．distinct adj.清晰的；明顯的；明確的→distinction n．差別；區(qū)分；卓著 2．means n．手段；方法 3．majority n．大多數(shù)；大半→minority n．少數(shù) 4．despite prep.盡管；不管 5．elect vt.選擇；決定做某事；選舉某人→election n．選舉 6．percentage n．百分比；百分率 7．boom n．(人口、貿(mào)易的)繁榮 vi.處

2、于經(jīng)濟(jì)迅速發(fā)展時期 8．a(chǎn)pplicant n．申請人→apply v．申請→application n．申請 9．customs n．海關(guān)；關(guān)稅；進(jìn)口稅 10．occur vi.發(fā)生；出現(xiàn) 11．indicate vt.指出；標(biāo)示；表明；暗示→indication n．跡象→indicator n．指示器，指示物 12．luggage n．行李 13．a(chǎn)pparent adj.顯而易見的；顯然的；表面上的→apparently adv.明顯地 14．slip vi.滑動；滑行；滑跤 n．滑動；滑倒 15．hire vt. & n．租用，雇用 16．nowhe

3、re adv.無處；到處都無 17．punishment n．處罰；懲罰→punish v．懲罰；處罰 18．justice n．正義；公平→injustice(反義詞) ●重點(diǎn)短語 1．live on　　　　　　繼續(xù)存在；繼續(xù)生存 2．by means of... 用……辦法；借助…… 3．make a life 習(xí)慣于新的生活方式、工作等 4．keep up 堅持；維持；沿襲(風(fēng)俗、傳統(tǒng)等) 5．back to back 背靠背 6．team up with 與……合作或一起工作 7．mark out 畫線；標(biāo)出……界線 8．take in

4、 包括；吸收 9．a(chǎn) great/good many 許多；很多 10．a(chǎn)pply for 申請；請示得到 ●重點(diǎn)句型 1．However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.然而，美洲土著人很可能在15 000年前就在加州生活著。 2．Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along

5、 the northwest coast of what we now call the United States.二百年后，西班牙人定居在南美洲大多數(shù)地區(qū)以及現(xiàn)在美國的西北沿海。 3．That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.這就是今天有超過40%的加利福尼亞人把西班牙語作為第一或第二語言的原因。 4．Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, i

6、t was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s. 雖然中國移民在淘金熱時期就開始到來了，但是更大批量的移民卻是在19世紀(jì)60年代為了修建貫穿美國東西海岸的鐵路而來的。 5．It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no dist

7、inct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. 人們相信過不了多久國籍間相混的程度將如此大以至于不再有明顯的種族或文化團(tuán)體，而僅僅是一個種族和文化的混合體。 ●高考范文 (2020·江蘇) 實(shí)現(xiàn)有效的溝通，建立良好的人際關(guān)系，不僅要善于言表，更要學(xué)會傾聽。請你根據(jù)下表中所提供的信息，寫一篇題為 Being a Good Listener的英文演講稿。 注意：1.對所給要點(diǎn)逐一陳述，適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，不要簡單翻譯。 2．詞數(shù)：150左右。開頭

8、和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。 3．演講稿中不得提及考生所在學(xué)校及本人姓名。 Good afternoon, everyone! The topic of my speech today is “Being a Good Listener”．________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your listening! [范文] Good_afternoon,_everyone! The_topic_of_my_speech

9、_today_is_“Being_a_Good_Listener”． Good listening can always show respect, promote understanding, and improve interpersonal relationship. Many people suggest that parents should listen more to their children, so they will understand them better, and find it easy to narrow the ge

10、neration gap; teachers should listen more to their students, then they can meet their needs better, and place themselves in a good relationship with their students; students should listen more to their classmates, thus they will help and learn from each other, and a friendship is likely to be formed

11、. What I want to stress is that each of us should listen more to others. Show your respect and never stop others till they finish their talk; show you are interested by a supportive silence or a knowing smile; be open－minded to different opinions even though you don't like them. In a

12、word, good listening can really enable us to get closer to each other. Thank_you_for_your_listening! 考 點(diǎn) 探 究 互動探究·能力備考 Ⅰ.詞匯短語過關(guān) 1．means n. 方法；手段 by all means 務(wù)必；一定；當(dāng)然可以 by any means 無論如何 by no means 決不(用于句首時引起部分倒裝) by this/these means 用這種/這些辦法 by means of 依靠……方法，借助……手段

13、 [即學(xué)即練1](1)Taking a plane is ________________________ getting there. 去那兒最快的方式是坐飛機(jī)。 (2)All possible means ______ been tried. ＝Every possible means ______ been tried. 所有(每一種)可能的辦法都已經(jīng)試過了。 the quickest means of have has (3)This plan must be realized __________________. 這個計劃必須完成。 (4)Tho

14、ughts are expressed __________________ words. 思想靠語言來表達(dá)。 (5)By no means __________________ left alone. 絕不能把他單獨(dú)留下。 by all means by means of should he be 提示：(1)means 表示“方法、方式、手段”，其單復(fù)數(shù)同形。當(dāng) means 做主語且有 every, each 等詞修飾時，謂語動詞用單數(shù)；有 some, several, many, few, all 等詞修飾時，謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)。 (2)by this means 強(qiáng)

15、調(diào)的是“有條理的辦事方法”；in this way 強(qiáng)調(diào)的是“用簡便的方法”，in 有時候可以省略；with this method 強(qiáng)調(diào)的是“用已形成的系統(tǒng)的、理論的方法”。 2．majority n. 大多數(shù)，大半 the majority 大多數(shù)(其做主語表整體時，謂語用單數(shù)； 若表成員情況時，謂語用復(fù)數(shù)。) the majority of＋n. [U]＋單數(shù)謂語 the majority of＋n. [pl.]＋復(fù)數(shù)謂語 be in the majority 占大多數(shù) by/with a majority of 以大多數(shù)……贏得…… [即學(xué)即練2](1)

16、____________ were present at the meeting.大多數(shù)人出席了會議。 (2)__________________ the people seem to prefer watching games to playing games. 大部分人似乎喜歡觀看比賽勝于參加比賽。 The majority The majority of　 (3)He was elected by ________________________ 765. 他以765票的多數(shù)票當(dāng)選。 a large majority of 3．occur vi. 發(fā)生，出

17、現(xiàn)(occurred; occurring) occurrence n. 發(fā)生；出現(xiàn) sth. occurs to sb. sth. strikes sb. sth. comes to sb. It occurs to sb. to do sth. It occurs to sb. that－clause It strikes sb. that－clause某人想起/想到…… [即學(xué)即練3](1)The same theme ______ in many of his works.同一個主題在他的許多作品中都有。 (2)The accident ___________

18、____ at five o‘clock. 事故發(fā)生在五點(diǎn)鐘。 (3)An idea ____________ me. 我想到一個主意。 (4)______________ ________________ to ask for help. 她沒想到請別人幫忙。 occurs occurred occurred to It didn’t occur to her (5)___________________________________ she would refuse his invitation. 他沒有想到她會拒絕他的邀請。 It didn’t oc

19、cur to him that 4．indicate vt. 指出；標(biāo)示；表明；暗示 indication n. 指示；象征；預(yù)示 indicate sth. to sb. 向某人指出/暗示某物 indicate that... 示意；表明 indication of doing sth. ……的跡象 [即學(xué)即練4](1)Research __________ that men are easier to give up smoking than women. 研究表明，男人比女人更容易戒煙。 (2)A high fever usually __________

20、_ severe illness. 高燒通常表明生了重病。 indicates indicates (3)Snow ____________ the coming of winter. 雪象征著冬天的來到。 indicates 5．make a life習(xí)慣于新的生活方式、工作等；謀生 come to life變得活躍起來 bring sb./sth. to life使某物更生動；使某人/某物蘇醒 lay down one’s life for sb. /sth.為……犧牲生命，獻(xiàn)身 lead/live a．..life過著……的生活 make/earn

21、 a living謀生 [即學(xué)即練5](1)They emigrated to Australia to ____________ __________________. 他們移民到澳大利亞，開始全新的生活。 (2)Her songs ______ our history ____________ again. 她的歌曲又一次重現(xiàn)了我們的歷史。 make a new life there bring to life (3)Joanne __________________ as a dancer in a nightclub.喬安妮在夜總會當(dāng)舞女，以此謀生。

22、(4)The match finally __________________ in the second half.比賽在下半場終于精彩起來。 (5)They were prepared to ________________________ for their country.他們準(zhǔn)備為國捐軀。 earns a living came to life lay down their lives 6．keep up保持，維持；使不下降；繼續(xù) keep up with趕上，不落后 keep out (of)不準(zhǔn)入內(nèi) keep off離開，避開 keep back阻止；扣

23、留 keep on繼續(xù) [即學(xué)即練6](1)We sang as we marched to _______________________. 我們一面行進(jìn)一面唱歌以保持高昂的情緒。 (2)We should ______________________________. 我們應(yīng)該沿襲我們的優(yōu)良傳統(tǒng)。 keep our spirits up keep up our good traditions (3)The shortage of supplies is ________________________.供應(yīng)不足使價格保持緊挺。 (4)I don’t t

24、hink I can __________________ any longer. 我認(rèn)為這事我再也堅持不下去了。 (5)Dave couldn’t __________________ the rest of his class.戴夫跟不上班里的其他同學(xué)。 keeping the price up　 keep this up keep up with (6)____________ the grass！勿踏草坪！ (7)She was unable to ____________ her tears. 她無法忍受眼淚。 Keep off keep back

25、 7．take in 欺騙；留……住宿；理解；領(lǐng)悟；吸入；改小(衣服)；包括；包含 [即學(xué)即練7]　寫出下列句中take in的意思。 (1)There she was taken in by an aged couple. _____________ 收留 (2)Don't let yourself be taken in by his tricks. ______________________ (3)The students found it easy to take in what their teacher had taught. _________

26、___________ 欺騙　 領(lǐng)悟 (4)The dress was too big, so I took it in. _____________________________ (5)The tour takes in six European capitals. ________________________ 改小(衣服) 包括 拓展：take away 拿走；使離開；消除(病痛等) take down 記下來；拆掉 take for (錯)當(dāng)做；(誤)以為 take off 起飛，匆匆離去；脫下 take on 呈現(xiàn)；雇用 take ov

27、er 接收，接管，取代 take to 喜歡；養(yǎng)成……的習(xí)慣 take up 占去，占據(jù)；開始；從事 8．a(chǎn) good/great many 許多，很多 a good/great many＝many＝a great number of＋n. (pl.) a great many of them (us) (代詞) the (these, those)＋n. (pl.) many a＋單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞＋單數(shù)謂語動詞 [即學(xué)即練8](1)Tom found that there were __________________________ people alr

28、eady there. 湯姆發(fā)現(xiàn)那兒已經(jīng)有很多人了。 (2)It seems that ________________________ them are out of work now. 似乎他們中的許多人現(xiàn)在失業(yè)了。 a great/good many a great/good many of (3)Many a student ______ this song. 很多學(xué)生喜歡這首歌。 likes Ⅱ.重點(diǎn)句型詳解 1．However, it_is_likely_that Native Americans were living in California

29、 at least fifteen thousand years ago. 然而，美洲土著人有可能在至少15 000年前就在加州生活著。 本句式中 it為形式主語，真正的主語為 that從句。 It is likely that... ……是可能的。此句型可轉(zhuǎn)化為：Sb./Sth. be likely to do... 某人/物可能干某事。 ①She‘s very likely to ring me tonight. ＝It’s likely that she will ring me tonight. 她今晚很可能給我打電話。 ②It‘s likely that it

30、will snow tonight. ＝It is likely to snow tonight. 今天晚上可能下雪。 [即境活用1]　Ronaldo was ______ to win the 100－meter hurdle race, but he fell to the ground and missed the chance. A．possible　　 B．probable C．likely D．maybe 答案：C 解析：當(dāng) possible或 probable 做表語時，主語只能是事物或代詞 it；而 likely 做表語時，主語可以

31、是人，也可以是物。maybe 是副詞，只能做狀語，不能做表語。 2．It_is_believed_that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. 過不了多久國籍間相混的程度將如此大以至于不再有明顯的種族或文化團(tuán)體，而僅僅是一個種族和文化的混合體。 本句用的句型是 It is bel

32、ieved that－clause。it 是形式主語，真正的主語是后面的 that－clause。 類似的結(jié)構(gòu)還有：It be said/known/agreed/thought/supposed/reported＋that－clause. 此句型可轉(zhuǎn)化成： (1)People say/know/agree/think/suppose/report＋that－clause. (2)Sb./Sth. be said/known/agreed/thought/supposed/reported＋to do. ①It is believed that Mr Smith is inn

33、ocent.＝Mr Smith is believed to be innocent. 人們認(rèn)為史密斯先生是無辜的。 ②It is believed that Professor Johnson has finished his second novel.＝Professor Johnson is believed to have finished his second novel. 人們相信約翰遜教授已完成了他的第二部小說。 [即境活用2]　The lake by the village is believed ______ a number of victims in th

34、e past 3 years. A．to claim B．to have claimed C．claiming D．being claiming 答案：B 解析：句意為“人們相信村子旁邊的湖泊在過去的三年里已要了許多人的命”。在這種形式中，believe 后面不能跟 v．－ing形式；由 in the past 3 years 可知，事情是已發(fā)生的，因此，需用不定式的完成式與之相對應(yīng)。 易 錯 點(diǎn) 撥 自我完善·誤區(qū)備考 1. means/manner/method/approach/way (1)means表示“方法”“手段”“工具”

35、“財產(chǎn)”，與of搭配。 (2)manner表示“方式”“方法”，指個人喜歡采用的方式，與of搭配。 (3)method指做某事的具體步驟或程序，也指系統(tǒng)的、抽象概念的原理，與of搭配。 (4)way是最通用的詞，也是最不正式的詞。本義是“通路”，引申作“方式”“方法”講，含義很廣，與of或動詞不定式搭配。 (5)approach也有“方法，步驟，途徑”的意思。它側(cè)重指待人接物或思考問題的方式。與toward或to搭配。 [應(yīng)用1]　(1)This book provides a good _____________ to psychology. 本書提供研究心理學(xué)的

36、良好門徑。 (2)The _____________ of their meeting makes a good story. 他們相見的方式似乎有些傳奇色彩。 Approach 　 manner (3)The quickest ___________ of travel is by plane. 最快的旅行方式是乘飛機(jī)。 (4)In this _____________ over several days, the artist and his mouse became friends. 就這樣過了幾天，這位藝術(shù)家和他的老鼠成了好朋友。 (5)He is a man

37、 of ________.他是個有條理的人。 means way method 2. occur/happen/take place (1)occur用法較正式，指偶然發(fā)生的或未按計劃發(fā)生的事情，可用于具體的或抽象的事物。 (2)happen發(fā)生；巧遇，含義廣泛，指具體客觀事物的發(fā)生，尤指偶然事件的發(fā)生，后可接不定式，也可接介詞to，常用在It happens/happened that...結(jié)構(gòu)中。 (3)take place發(fā)生；舉行，主要用來指預(yù)先計劃好的事情。 [應(yīng)用2]　(1)It ____________ that they were all the

38、re. 正好他們都在那兒。 (2)Great changes have ______________ in our school. 我們學(xué)校發(fā)生了巨大的變化。 (3)The May 4th Movement _____________ in 1919. 五四運(yùn)動發(fā)生在1919年。 happened taken place occurred (4)The conference _________ in the Great Hall of the People.會議在人民大會堂舉行。 (5)I ______________ to meet her in the stre

39、et yesterday. 我昨天碰巧在街上遇到她。 took place happened 3. hire/employ (1)hire一般指短期的“雇用”，它側(cè)重指為工資(wage)而工作。 (2)employ指“公司，商店”等的長期“雇用”，或指相對固定的工作，它側(cè)重于服務(wù)方面。 [應(yīng)用3]　(1)The firm _____________ more than 100 people. 這家公司雇用100多名職工。 (2)He __________ a man to look after his garden. 他雇了一個人來照料他的花園。 empl

40、oys hired 高 效 作 業(yè) 自我測評·技能備考 Ⅰ.單詞拼寫 1．The Taiwan S_______ separates Taiwan Island from the mainland. 2．Only a few of them thought highly of the plan. The m_________ were against it. 3．Now in China, an increasing p___________ of the population have their own cars. 4．There were 1 2

41、00 a_______________ for the job. Strait　 majority percentage applicants 5．My father h______ three men to help him with the harvest last summer. 6．He has twenty ______ (牛) on his farm. 7．He has six pieces of ______ (行李)． 8．____________(顯然)，he has lost interest in physics. 9．Now and then

42、 some _________ (海鷗) came into sight. 10．The government announced addition rules on ___________________ (移民)． hired　 cattle luggage Apparently seagulls immigration Ⅱ .單項選擇 1．—Do you think we should put an ad in the paper for the lost child? —Yes, ______. A．that's all right B．by

43、all means C．it just depends D．never mind 答案：B 解析：由 Yes 可知表示同意，選 by all means “務(wù)必；一定；當(dāng)然可以”。A、D項表示“沒關(guān)系”；C項“看情況而定”。 2．—What is boy's favorite sport? —______ of boys like playing football. A．None B．The most C．The majority D．Every 答案：C 解析：the majority of boys＝most boys＝most of t

44、he boys “大多數(shù)男孩子”。none不符合題意；every 不能接 of短語。 3．(2020年遼寧)Don't be ______by products promising to make you lose weight quickly. A．taken off B．taken out C．taken away D．taken in 答案：D 解析：A.起飛，脫掉，(事業(yè))騰飛；B.拿出；C.帶走；D.欺騙。由句意可知D項正確。 4．To travel to the United States, you must first apply __

45、____ the American Embassy ______ your visa. A．for; to B．to; for C．for; for D．to; to 答案：B 解析：考查apply短語的用法。apply to sb. for sth.向某人申請某物。句意為：要去美國旅行，你要首先向美國大使館申請簽證。 5．The agreement indicates that the two companies will ______ with each other again. A．team up B．turn up C．look up

46、 D．pick up 答案：A 解析：考查動詞短語辨析。A項表示“與……合作”，符合句意。B項表示“出現(xiàn)；到達(dá)”；C項表示“向上看；查尋”；D項表示“撿起，接收”，均不合題意。 6．It is very ______ that, in many schools, the students are going to spend less time in doing homework than they used to. A．possibly B．probably C．lovely D．likely 答案：D 解析：句意為：在很多學(xué)校學(xué)生做作業(yè)的時間

47、可能將比原來少。用it is likely that句型，其他三個詞不用于這個結(jié)構(gòu)。 7．She managed to climb out of the car, ______ unhurt. A．a(chǎn)pparently B．occasionally C．freely D．peacefully 答案：A 解析：考查副詞。A.看起來，顯然；B.偶爾；C.無拘無束地；D.peacefully和平地。由題意，選A。 8．(2020·黃岡中學(xué))－Sunny day, isn't it? －Let's hope the sunny weather _____

48、_ for Saturday's tennis match. A．carries on B．moves on C．keeps up D．goes up 答案：C 解析：考查動詞短語的辨析。keep up保持，繼續(xù)，符合語意“希望好天氣保持到星期六的網(wǎng)球比賽”。carry on繼承；move on繼續(xù)進(jìn)行；go up上升，增長。 9．(2020·臨川一中)If you don't ______ the advice of your teachers, you'll regret it sooner or later. A．regard B．enjo

49、y C．value D．think 答案：C 解析：考查動詞辨析。如果你不重視老師的建議，遲早會后悔的，用value表示“重視”。其他動詞的含義不符合語意。 10．______ the students in our school go to college in their teens. A．A good many B．A great many of C．A great deal of D．A great deal 答案：B 解析：a good many students 許多學(xué)生。a great deal of 修飾不可數(shù)名詞。

50、11．It suddenly ______ to the detective that the millionaire was probably murdered by his own daughter. A．happened B．occurred C．thought D．took place 答案：B 解析：句意為“那個偵探突然想到那個百萬富翁可能是被自己女兒殺死的”。It occurred to sb. that... “某人想到……”。 12．Many streets in this city have been ______ for cultural

51、 protection. A．stretched out B．marked out C．left out D．stood out 答案：B 解析：mark out 標(biāo)志；記出來。stretch out 伸出； leave out 丟、漏；stand out 脫穎而出，顯眼。 13．The restlessness of animals ______ a possible occurrence of an earthquake. A．expressed B．impressed C．indicated D．interpreted 答案：C

52、 解析：indicate 預(yù)示；暗示。句意為“動物們不休息預(yù)示可能發(fā)生地震”。 14．He is supposed ______ to the meeting, but he didn't. A．to come B．to have come C．coming D．having come 答案：B 解析：考查 sb./sth. is supposed to do 結(jié)構(gòu)，且句中表示“本該到而未到”，故用 to have come。 15．______ sometimes keeps her awake at night ______ Tom is g

53、etting more and more quiet at home. A．That; which B．It; that C．Whether; what D．What; that 答案：B 解析：考查名詞性從句。句中 it是形式主語，真正的主語為 that 從句。 Ⅲ .閱讀理解 A Beijing (Oct. 15)－China is going green. In order to reduce air pollution

54、 and oil shortages, carmakers have announced their plans to develop hybrid vehicles(混合燃料汽車) for the Chinese market. The first China made Toyota's hybrid car Prius hit the road last week. Let's have a look at the new car. Any vehicle is a hybrid when it combines two or more sourc

55、es of power. Hybrid cars use an electric motor withrechargeable batteries(充電電池) and a gasoline engine. A hybrid car has a smaller than traditional gasoline engine and an electric motor. The gasoline engine provides 99 per cent of the power when the car is cruising(勻速行車)． The electric

56、motor provides extra power for running up hills or when extra acceleration(加速度) is needed. Step into a Prius, and turn on the power. The first thing you notice is that it is quieter than a traditional car. At this point, the car's gasoline engine is dormant. The electric motor will pro

57、vide power until the car reaches about 24km/h. If you stay at low speed, you are effectively driving an electric car, with no gasoline being used, and no exhaust gas given off. An onboard computer decides when to use the gasoline engine, when to go electric, and when to use a combinat

58、ion of the two. If you go over 24km/h, when you step on the gas pedal(油門), you are telling the computer how fast you want to go. The electric motor recharges automatically(自動地)when braking. And when driving at certain speeds, the gasoline engine not only powers the car but also recharg

59、es the batteries. When you use the brake, the electric motor acts like a generator(發(fā)電機(jī)) to produce electricity to recharge the batteries. Batteries will last for around 200 000 miles. 1.When the hybrid car is cruising, ______. A. only the gasoline engine provides power B. only

60、the electric motor provides power C. there is no need to provide power D. both the gasoline engine and the electric motor provide power 答案及解析： 1. D?？疾榧?xì)節(jié)理解。從第四段可知。 2. The underlined word “dormant” means ______. A. inactive B. out of order C. working D. nonstop 答案及解析： 2. A?？疾樵~義

61、猜測。從該詞的前后兩句話可知。 3. Which of the following statements is false according to the text? A. The hybrid car is friendly environmental. B. The hybrid car is able to get itself charged. C. The hybrid car has been made in mass. D. The hybrid car can decide which power to use. 答案及解析： 3. C?？疾檎`

62、判斷。只說這種新型車上路了，但大量生產(chǎn)并沒提到。 4. The best title of the text is______. A. TwoPowered Cars B. Greener Motors for China C. Cars of Saving Oil D. Safer Motors at Present 答案及解析： 4. B?？疾橹黝}理解。文章第一段是全文的中心，后面各段只是起補(bǔ)充說明的作用，因此B項最佳。 B The story goes that some time ago, a man punish

63、ed his 3yearold daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated(憤怒的) when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.

64、” The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, “Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside？” The little girl looked up at him with tea

65、rs in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy.” The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness. Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the c

66、hild. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there. In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession anyone could hold more precious than this. 5. The 3