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Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the  36  of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began  37  piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my  38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the  39  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never  40  me.
“My  41  was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I  42  to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  43  the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my  44 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45  that I have.
“I was  46  to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had  47  this before and some teachers  48  my admission. Based on my performance, I was  49  admitted and went to  50  with the academy’s highest honours.
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I  51  and arranged a lot of musical compositions since  52  had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years.  53  the doctor thought a was totally deaf, it didn’t  54  that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be  55  by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to to the place you want to go.”

A.conditions B.opinions C.actions D.recommendations

A.enjoying B.choosing C.taking D.giving

A.sight B.hearing C.touch D.taste

A.evidence B.result C.excuse D.cause

A.left B.excited C.accompanied D.disappointed

A.purpose B.decision C.promise D.goal

A.turned B.learned C.used D.ought

A.tell B.see C.hear D.smell

A.carefulness B.movement C.imagination D.experience

A.sense B.effort C.feeling D.idea

A.dissatisfied B.astonished C.determined D.discouraged

A.done B.accepted C.advised D.admitted

A.supported B.followed C.required D.opposed

A.usually B.finally C.possibly D.hopefully

A.study B.research C.graduate D.progress

A.wrote B.translated C.copied D.read

A.enough B.some C.many D.few

A.However B.Although C.When D.Since

A.mean B.seem C.conclude D.say

A.directed B.guided C.taught D.limited

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I stepped into my hotel room which was surrounded by a(n)   26  king-size bed, flanked(两侧有)by overstuffed armchairs. “Wow,” I thought to myself. “Nice place.”
I  27  hotels. I love to enter a clean room, look out the window, or walk out in the morning  28   that each afternoon when I return, someone else will have made the bed.
The  29  is that unless Alison travels with me, I never sleep well in hotels. I miss my family. Even though Linus and Camille, aged 4 and almost 2, find a way to interrupt even the  30  night’s sleep at home, still, I’d rather be with them.
I’m deeply  31  by the parents who wake up too late with the realization: “My children grew up too  32  . In the busy and noisy career and life, I  33  their childhood.”
A hundred years from now, nobody will remember the car you drove or the large house you lived. The world might  34  greatly however, based on your  35  on the life of a small child. Your life will most certainly improve, if you pay attention to your important  36  , and make the choice to put her or him first. What could you do today to let your loved ones know how much they  37  to you? What will you do tomorrow? And the next day?
Think of one specific  38  that you can take, and take it. Challenge yourself to find new ways to  39  your appreciation and love on a daily basis.
Room service will never kiss you goodnight! Nothing  40  family.

A.empty B.comfortable C.ordinary D.innocent

A.book B.visit C.love D.hate

A.knowing B.noticing C.expecting D.forgetting

A.surprise B.situation C.problem D.condition

A.worst B.longest C.shortest D.best

A.troubled B.moved C.amused D.impressed

A.slow B.early C.fast D.late

A.recorded B.understood C.valued D.missed

A.end B.differ C.boom D.stable

A.attraction B.benefit C.influence D.education

A.ability B.family C.career D.future

A.mean B.do C.pay D.work

A.word B.suggestion C.thought D.action

A.express B.suggest C.explain D.introduce

A.represents B.fights C.satisfies D.beats

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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he bad 36 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 his father could well 38 it, he told him that was all he wanted.  
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 39 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 but slightly disappointed, the young man 41 the box and found a lovely book.  42, he raised his voice at his father and said. ” 43 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 44  the book in the study 
He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year  45  one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 46  he bad to go back home and see his father.  
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 47  the hospital. he  saw on the desk the  48  new book , just as he had left it one  49  ago. He opened it and began to  50  the pages. Suddenly, a car key  51  from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a lag(标签)with dealer’s name, the 52  dealer who had the sports car he had 53 . On the tag was the 54 of his graduation. and the 55  PAID IN FULL. 
36.A. expected.                B. enjoyed.                C. admired.                D. owned 
37 A. finding               B. proving              C. deciding              D. knowing 
38. A. afford.                B. offer                C. keep                 D. like 
39. A. encouraged.           B. comfortable           C. proud.                  D. moved 
40. A. Nervous             B. Serious              C. Careful                D. Curious 
41. A. packed.                B. opened.               C. picked up             D. put aside 
42. A. Angrily              B. Eagerly              C. Calmly               D. Anxiously
43.A. At                    B. From                C. With                 D. To 
44 A. toasting              B. putting             C. forgetting            D. leaving 
45 A. until                  B. as                  C. before                D. unless 
46 A. learned .                 B. realized.               C. recognized.              D. admitted 
47 A. get to                 B. search for           C. turn to               D. leave for 
48 A. much                  B. still                 C. hardly                D. quite 
49 A. year                   B. month             C. week                  D. day 
50 A. clean                   B. read.                  C. turn                   D. count 
51 A. lost                    B. came              C. appeared.                 D. dropped 
52 A. old.                     B. same              C. special                D. new 
53 A. remembered.           B. desired.                 C. found.                   D. met
54. A. Picture            B. place               C. date                 D. met 
55. A. word.            B. information         C. date                 D. card 

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Each morning during fifteen- minute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out it had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep        , an outward expression of happiness from within!
Let’s see how the smile muscles        me during the day. I would think of the things I had to be        for, work up a big smile and then enter. It        people when I passed them on the street to give them a        smile. Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have        smiled in your life, and see how much better you feel and look. It’s one of the best ways to        worrying, and start living. When I began to do this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.

A.outside B.upward C.inside D.forward

A.helped B.upset C.satisfied D.disappointed

A.ready B.eager C.thankful D.famous

A.greeted B.pleased C.puzzled D.welcomed

A.cheerful B.forced C.strange D.bitter

A.never B.just C.already D.ever

A.keep B.stop C.hate D.protect

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Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact these days. The  1  is "networked individualism". This concept is not  2  to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals and be networked  3  ? You need other people for  4 .
Here is  5  Professor Wellman means.  6  the invention of the Internet and email, our social networks  7  live interactions with relatives, neighbors and colleagues at work. Some of the _8  was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in  9  time.
A recent  10  by the Pew Internet and American Life Project  11  that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has  12  the person-to-person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew's study  13  that's a good thing. Why?
In the past , many people were  14  that the Internet isolated (孤立) us and caused us to _15  too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew's study discovered that the _16  is true. The Internet  17  us with more real people than expected --  18  people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet  19  an important role in helping them make major life decisions.
Thanks to the computer, "networked individuals" are able to be  20  and together with other people -- at the same time!
1. A. saying          B. term              C. concept           D. meaning
2. A. difficult         B. different           C. easy                D. surprising
3. A. at the same time   B. at once                     C. all the time          D. once in a while
4. A. job            B. food               C. help               D. networks
5. A. what            B. how              C. where             D. which
6. A. After           B. With              C. Before            D. As
7. A. included         B. contained          C. formed            D. affected
8. A. appointment      B. interaction         C. invitations         D. doings
9. A. true            B. right             C. wrong            D. real
10. A. experiment     B. study             C. interview          D. work
11. A. showed        B. suggested          C. learned            D. added
12. A. ensured              B. removed           C. replaced           D. exchanged
13. A. say           B. discuss            C. talk              D. speak
14. A. excited        B. surprised          C. shocked           D. worried
15. A. take           B. spend             C. cost              D. stay
16. A. opposite         B. thing              C. outcome           D. effect
17. A. connects       B. offers             C. shares             D. informs
18. A. thankful       B. considerate         C. helpful            D. friendly
19. A. finds          B. plays              C. catches            D. possesses
20. A. united          B. social             C. separated          D. alone

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Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought  31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).
This farmhouse had been  32  too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s  33  made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a  34  from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse  35  the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried  36  when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 37  into the room where grain was stored and was quite  38  as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he  39  a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat  40  , and without thinking he started to run and luckily  41  the cat’s paws (爪子).
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a  42  family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to  43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came  44  the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came  45  the next few days. Zigfried  46  every single hour of them.  47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a  48  smile at the door of his home, he heard the  49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The  50  froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

A.carefully B.excitedly C.hopefully D.proudly

A.shabby B.noisy C.messy D.empty

A.mouth B.nose C.stomach D.throat

A.bag B.stick C.bowl D.coat

A.although B.until C.whereas D.unless

A.leapt B.sniffed C.trembled D.withdrew

A.broke B.marched C.paced D.stole

A.curious B.nervous C.pitiful D.sensible

A.took B.released C.felt D.drew

A.strongly B.irregularly C.slowly D.wildly

A.escaped B.seized C.rubbed D.scratched

A.close B.happy C.new D.young

A.celebrate B.communicate C.compete D.compromise

A.across B.from C.off D.up

A.alive B.loose C.open D.still

A.counted B.enjoyed C.missed D.wasted

A.However B.Instead C.Moreover D.Therefore

A.bitter B.forced C.polite D.satisfied

A.introduction B.discussion C.comment D.debate

A.blood B.smile C.tear D.sweat

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One Sunday, a mother took her son and little daughter to watch a circus. In the         of the circus, the little girl, Jenny, fell        in her mother’s lap(大腿).The brother, Jack, who was six, stayed awake, and         the latter half with his mother. When it was over, the mother        Jenny in her arms and carried her to the bus station. It was      that night, so she took off her scarf and gently      Jenny’s head with it.
When they arrived home, the mother       carried Jenny into the bedroom and        her to sleep. After Jack had changed his clothes, his mother lay down next to him to talk about the evening together.     , when the mother asked what he liked most, there was no        on his part. She was a little        .He used to speak non-stop whenever something exciting happened.
She was       that something was wrong: he had been so         on the way home and while getting ready for bed. She        hearing nothing from him.
Suddenly Jack         on his side, facing the wall.She        why and got up to see his eyes welling up with tears.
“What is       , honey? ”
He turned back.She could sense he was feeling some        for the tears although he wiped away the tears right away.
“Mom, if I were cold, would you put your scarf around me, too?”
Of all the       of that special evening out together, the most important for Jack was a little          of affection—a momentary, unconscious showing of her love to his little sister.
In relationships, little things matter the most.a



A.beginning B.middle C.end D.course


A.tired B.sick C.asleep D.bored


A.waited B.heard C.performed D.enjoyed


A.took up B.picked up C.woke up D.held up


A.dark B.cloudy C.rainy D.freezing


A.covered B.shook C.knocked D.turned


A.second B.next C.first D.last


A.begged B.forced C.put D.encouraged


A.Therefore B.Finally C.Instead D.However


A.surprise B.response C.pleasure D.impression


A.polite B.dishonest C.rude D.disappointed


A.satisfied B.convinced C.amazed D.judged


A.relaxed B.still C.quiet D.sad


A.regretted B.remembered C.forgot D.appreciated


A.turned over B.turned up C.took over D.looked over


A.realized B.explained C.learned D.wondered


A.on B.up C.about D.over


A.danger B.time C.embarrassment D.experience


A.people B.processes C.performances D.events


A.movement B.support C.act D.behavior
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Relationships are hard. It doesn't matter whether it is a relationship      two workmates, a doctor and a patient, a mother and her child or a couple. The fact is,      it  is a relationship involving people, there will always be conflicts once in a while because       human beings are complicated(复杂的).
I guess even in the animal kingdom there are complications, too. For instance, just last weekend l thought my neighbor's cows were      .They like standing outside our gate where there is a huge tree they use to        themselves from the burning sun. Anyway, it was quite         that the grey cow was angry about something and since I didn't      “cows", I couldn't tell what she was complaining about. My guess was that one of the other cows had done/said something to   . her because there was one cow she kept ”addressing".
I guess this goes to     tat as long as one is breathing (man or animal), misunderstandings and       .will always happen, regardless of whether it is at home or at the office, until one is finally       
The         is how you handle your displeasure. How do you conduct your arguments? What words do you use7 After the argument, do you ever sit back and probably      anything that you might have said in anger? I ask this        I know for a fact that when you are angry, the likelihood of having the best       you'll ever regret is very high. The words you speak to someone can either build them up, or break them down, or start
a       in their heart or put it out completely. That is how       words are. Words have the power to      or destroy.
If you do not want to hurt those you come into     with, remember to be careful with your words because once they are        ,they can only be forgiven, not forgotten。



A.after B.above C.under D.between


A.as soon as B.as well as C.as long as D.as far as


A.naturally B.similarly C.fortunately D.suddenly


A.laughing B.arguing C.watching D.crying


A.protect B.enjoy C.behave D.blame


A.proud B.typical C.lucky D.obvious


A.respect B.doubt C.understand D.prepare


A.remind B.inspire C.attract D.annoy


A.report B.imagine C.prove D.admit


A.competition B.accidents C.silence D.disagreements


A.dead B.weak C.careless D.nervous


A.chance B.question C.result D.cause


A.regret B.forget C.receive D.complete


A.if B.because C.until D.though


A.speech B.calmness C.patience D.attempt


A.pipe B.lamp C.fire D.cigarette


A.funny B.busy C.powerful D.loud


A.last B.create C.return D.feel


A.concern B.consideration C.comparison D.contact


A.opened B.translated C.said D.noticed
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Remembering My Father’s Vest
People get into trouble because they don’t know enough to keep cool. As a child, I had a lot of ________ that had been held back and not released. Worse still, I was not good at  ________  constructively.
Once as I was getting ready for school, my mother ________  me my father’s vest instead of mine. This was around the time when I was going to be larger in  ________ than my father, so as I put on the vest, I felt like I was being choked in it! I  ________   that it was a small oversight(疏忽) on my mother’s part, but  ________the feeling of being choked drowned me and I got very angry.
I took my anger out on my mother ________  thinking much. I was so upset when she had handed me the wrong vest, and I ________by violently tearing it apart from my chest!
Later, my mother shared her own ________  with my father: “ See what your son has done.”
Instead of scolding or abusing me, my father________  responded by asking my mother to  ________ the vest. He then worn it to work the next day.
When my mother told me about my father’s response much later, when I had________from my fit, I immediately felt a great sense of  ________ for my violent behavior, just   ________  that he was spending the entire day wearing a(n)________  vest. At the same time, I was filled with great ________ for my father, whose gentle kindness taught me a life lesson I would treasure forever.
On that day, I made a  ________  never to let anger get the better of me. I learn to ________ other when I think that they behave in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way, ________ forgiveness is a tool to turn anger off. And whenever I have difficulty ________  my strong emotion, I try to remember my father’s vest.



A.pressure B.anger C.stories D.tears


A.listening B.debating C.communicating D.working


A.handed B.sent C.delivered D.carried


A.size B.weight C.height D.mind


A.expected B.discovered C.suspected D.realized


A.anyway B.somehow C.somewhat D.however


A.without B.beyond C.besides D.despite


A.performed B.agreed C.reacted D.declined


A.excitement B.frustration C.enthusiasm D.failure


A.calmly B.politely C.attentively D.anxiously


A.save up B.give away C.hold back D.sew up


A.recovered B.changed C.developed D.benefited


A.disappointment B.sympathy C.panic D.shame


A.hoping B.joking C.imaging D.supposing


A.old B.broken C.torn D.shabby


A.curiosity B.pride C.envy D.admiration


A.choice B.decision C.requirement D.compromise


A. respect B.assist C.appreciate D.forgive


A.and B.but C.for D.do


A.controlling B.expressing C.treasuring D.monitoring
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Dear Laura,
I just heard you told an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  ________ .
I wanted to do something very  ________  for my fifteen – year – old son, who has always been the perfect child. He   ________   all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it   ________ it looked almost new. I was so   ________  of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔) and a riding outfit.
I could   ________  wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening. I went to the kitchen to   ________   the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   ________ : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so   ________  . It had been a long – standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could  ________  lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s   ________.
I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could  ________   this expensive gift.
Of course, the   ________   awoke, and my son was thrilled(激动的)with my reaction. Many kisses were   ________, and I immediately wanted him to  ________   my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not  ________   what I was expecting. Then I  ________  that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother   ________  on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still  ________   and lives even in the ever–changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to  ________   this story.
Yours,
Hilary
P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.



A.hope B.advice C.support D.courage


A.polite B.similar C.special D.private


A.played B.studied C.traveled D.worked


A.after B.before C.unless D.until


A.sure B.fond C.proud D.confident


A.perhaps B.really C.almost D.hardly


A.start B.cook C.set D.serve


A.note B.notice C.word D.sign


A.disturbed B.confused C.astonished D.inspired


A.give B.take C.draw D.teach


A.reason B.request C.comment D.response


A.present B.afford C.find D.order


A.neighbor B.building C.home D.house


A.exchanged B.experienced C.expected D.exhibited


A.tear B.open C.check D.receive


A.purely B.basically C.obviously D.exactly


A.realized B.remembered C.imagined D.supposed


A.only B.still C.ever D.even


A.works B.exists C.matters D.counts


A.send B.publish C.share D.write
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My friend BJ Gallagher once worked as a training manager for a large newspaper, which was more than a hundred years old.The company’s past    had blinded the authorities to the need for change, and they    new ideas and would say “This is the way we’ve always done it.”.As the years went by, BJ grew more and more    with their short-sightedness.Finally, she left the company.But she found that she hadn’t left her    behind when she resigned.She carried it with her, like “rocks in the stomach”.
“I finally decided to    about my experiences and my feelings.I   it would be a good mental health       .I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all.So I wrote and wrote.It wasn’t just a story that poured out — it was a whole    ! My resentment (怨恨)    my writing.The whole world would know how    they were!”
“What   when the book came out?” I asked BJ.
“Not much,” she replied, “The newspaper kept doing what it had    done.My feelings didn’t    them one bit, but it took me several more years to finally   my negative emotions.Finally, the time came when I decided to make amends (修正) for the angry things I had said about the company.I    my former boss to dinner and made my    .I told him I was sorry for being so resentful.It was    a great healing process for me.”
“What was the    outcome?” I asked her.
“Gratitude,” she replied, “Not only wasn’t I resentful any more, but I was grateful to the company.If I hadn’t had those    experiences, I never would have written a book.And the book became hugely successful — now    in 21 languages.In short, my resentment gave way to gratitude.”
She smiled, “I owe them a debt of thanks for giving me such a great tale to tell.”
Trading resentments for gratitude isn’t always easy.But it’s worth it,       gratitude is a far happier feeling than resentment.



A.skill B.management C.success D.business


A.resisted B.got C.broke D.shaped


A.move B.frustrated C.excited D.surprised


A.sadness B.worry C.doubt D.anger


A.think B.are C.write D.talk


A.proved B.figured C.concluded D.agreed


A.exercise B.suggestion C.lecture D.theory


A.diary B.lesson C.accident D.book


A.prevented B.delayed C.fueled D.corrected


A.sensitive B.successful C.greedy D.stupid


A.happened B.reported C.received D.resulted


A.sometimes B.always C.recently D.already


A.forgive B.reward C.bother D.cheat


A.think of B.get over C.pass on D.look through


A.invited B.called C.persuaded D.followed


A.promise B.apology C.plan D.decision


A.only B.natural C.direct D.final


A.useful B.funny C.painful D.shameful


A.finished B.edited C.read D.published


A.for B.though C.but D.and
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Everyone in business has been told that success is all about attracting and retaining (留住) customers. It sounds simple and achievable. But,         , words of wisdom are soon forgotten. Once companies have attracted customers they often          the second half of the story. In the excitement of beating off the competition, negotiating prices, securing orders, and delivering the product, managers tend to become carried away. They forget what they regard as the boring side of business—        that the customer remains a customer.
to concentrate on retaining as well as attracting customers costs business huge amounts of money annually. It has been estimated that the average company loses between 10 and 30 per cent of its customers every years. In constantly changing    , this is not surprising. What is surprising is the fact that few companies have any idea how many customers they have lost.
Only now are organizations beginning to wake up to those lost opportunities and calculate the            implications. Cutting down the number of customers a company loses can make a big           in its performance. Research in the US found that a five per cent decrease in the number of defecting (流失的) customers led to       increases of between 25 and 85 per cent.
In the US, Domino’s Pizza estimates that a regular customer is worth more than $5,000 over ten years. A customer who receives a poor quality product or service on their first visit and          never returns, is losing the company thousands of dollars in        profits (more if you consider how many people they are likely to tell about their bad experience).
The logic behind cultivating customer         is impossible to deny. “In practice most companies’ marketing effort is focused on getting customers, with little attention paid to       them”, says Adrian Payne of Cornfield University’ School of Management. “Research suggests that there is a close relationship between retaining customers and making profits.        customers tend to buy more, are predictable and usually cost less to service than new customers. Furthermore, they tend to be less price           , and may provide free word-of-mouth advertising. Retaining customers also makes it          for competitors to enter a market or increase their share of a market.



A.in particular B.in reality C.at least D.first of all


A.emphasize B.doubt C.overlook D.believe


A.denying B.ensuring C.arguing D.proving


A.Moving B.Hoping C.Starting D.Failing


A.markets B.tastes C.prices D.expenses


A.cultural B.social C.financial D.economical


A.promise B.plan C.mistake D.difference


A.cost B.opportunity C.profit D.budget


A.as a result B.on the whole C.in conclusion D.on the contrary


A.huge B.potential C.extra D.reasonable


A.beliefs B.loyalty C.habits D.interest


A.altering B.understanding C.keeping D.attracting


A.Assumed B.Respected C.Established D.Unexpected


A.agreeable B.flexible C.friendly D.sensitive


A.unfair B.difficult C.essential D.convenient
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I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as a happy wife and businesswoman. When Mum         in October 2007, I was a cook. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me           . I was distraught(忧心如焚的). Some days later, I was            that a guy who was working with us that day, “could probably have made a fortune            the necklace he found.”        , he returned it. Hearing how I’d          Mum for six months before her death, he said, “Christmas is going to be          —why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?”
I came to Morzaine, a small, friendly village in the Alps and           fell in love with it. What was           to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life. I kept traveling between London and here and felt           than I had in months. In December 2008, I was            as a hotel manager and moved here full time.
A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning, I didn’t want to discuss            , because the sadness of losing Mum               felt great. Paul understood that and never            me. But, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own          .
We want to give our guests a             feel, so each room is themed (以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mom—a tiny chair which           be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life and Mum             naturally part of it,            there’s no way we would be here if it wasn’t for the             she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.

A.died B.came C.returned D.visited

A.burned B.disappeared C.broke D.dropped

A.shown B.comforted C.persuaded D.told

A.hiding B.stealing C.selling D.wearing

A.Luckily B.Naturally C.Surely D.Hopefully

A.nursed B.cured C.missed D.guarded

A.long B.hard C.merry D.free

A.suddenly B.finally C.nearly D.immediately

A.said B.proved C.supposed D.judged

A.smarter B.higher C.firmer D.lighter

A.honored B.hired C.regarded D.trained

A.travel B.business C.children D.marriage

A.recently B.once C.still D.first

A.left B.pushed C.surprised D.interrupted

A.hotel B.restaurant C.home D.shop

A.homely B.lively C.motherly D.friendly

A.ought to B.used to C.might D.could

A.takes B.keeps C.looks D.feels

A.unless B.while C.because D.though

A.money B.chair C.house D.necklace

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I have been in love with China since 2010.
After one year in Zhejiang University, I got a great          — to work as an assistant manager in a big hotel. The best part of this job was that I was the only         , so I got a good chance to understand Chinese culture and practice my         .
Actually, I have got          I supposed to. I have got valuable experience, devoted friends and the feeling that I am not laowai anymore.
Guests were pleasantly surprised to see me there, because I was an interpreter, trip adviser, and          guide at the same time, which made their life much         . I met people from all over the world, who came to China for the first time,          who knew China better than me.          my Chinese colleagues, who had answers to all the questions about         , I could explain why you should         before you buy, why Chinese don’t let guests          dinner, why it is not common to book a taxi and why it is better to catch          on the street. I also had chances to          the development of China.
The waiters and managers were not only my teachers, but          my friends. If I needed help, they were          to help me. I enjoyed our small conversations          they were kind and educated. I was very proud and happy of the fact that all of them          me and I don’t feel          anymore.
The best part of my job was to see people coming         the hotel. When they recognized me, they         share their adventures, burdens, even thoughts with me. It means the world to me.
I spent there 8 months and it was a period when I was proud to be who I am.

A.scholarship B.degree C.job D.entertainment

A.manager B.stranger C.guest D.foreigner

A.judgment B.cooking C.English D.Chinese

A.more than B.as much as C.less than D.as little as

A.restaurant B.tour C.school D.family

A.tougher B.easier C.sharper D.safer

A.but B.then C.or D.so

A.But for B.Thanks to C.In addition to D.Except for

A.weather B.language C.direction D.culture

A.weep B.disappear C.pray D.bargain

A.give up B.pay for C.leave out D.take away

A.one B.them C.it D.that

A.overlook B.discuss C.design D.prevent

A.never ever B.now and then C.most of the time D.at times

A.curious B.delighted C.afraid D.lucky

A.unless B.although C.when D.because

A.trust B.envy C.ignore D.represent

A.annoyed B.embarrassed C.addicted D.amazed

A.out of B.from C.back to D.off

A.passively B.awfully C.unwillingly D.happily

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My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body.Through the years I would   36   the correct answer.When I was younger, I thought   37    was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy." She said, "No.Many people are    38  .But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."
Several years passed before she asked me again.Since    39  my first attempt, I had often thought over the correct answer.So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it   40_  be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are learning fast, but the answer is not   41  because there are many people who are blind."
  42   the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her response to my answer was, "No, but you are getting  43   every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa    44  .Everybody was crying.My Mommy looked at me when it was our   45   to say our final good-bye to Grandpa.She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"
I was   46  when she asked me this now.I always thought this was a  47
between her and me.She saw the   48    on my face and told me, "This question is very important.It shows that you have really  49   your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears.She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your  50   ."
I asked, "Is it because it holds up your head?" She replied, "No, it is because a crying friend or  51  one can rest their head on it .Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear.I only   52   that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on 53   you need it." Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a   54   one.It is sympathetic(同情的) to the pain of  55  .

A.doubt about B.look for C.believe in D.guess at

A.sight B.health C.sound D.love

A.blind B.deaf C.abnormal D.Delicate

A.doing B.did C.making D.made

A.must B.shall C.can D.need

A.natural B.available C.wrong D.correct

A.Before B.Till C.Beyond D.Over

A.stronger B.taller C.smarter D.nicer

A.passed by B.passed out C.passed away D.passed over

A.duty B.turn C.pity D.change

A.shocked B.satisfied C.interested D.excited

A.game B.test C.match D.secret

A.worry B.puzzlement C.regret D.pain

A.made B.cared C.disliked D.lived

A.shoulder B.foot C.hand D.hair

A.love B.loved C.loving D.loves

A.know B.want C.hope D.wish

A.until B.when C.before D.unless

A.valuable B.useful C.selfish D.precious

A.others B.the others C.other D.the other

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