It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the 41 . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 42 in the waiting area, 43 him it would be at least 40 minutes 44 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 45 his watch and decided, since I was 46 busy — my patient didn’t 47 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 48 to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his 49 . He told me that she had been 50 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 51 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 52 knew who he was, and that she had not been able to 53 him for five years now. I was 54 , and asked him, “And you 55 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back 56 as he left.
Now I 57 that in marriages(婚姻), true love is acceptance of all that is. The happiest people don’t 58 have the best of everything; they just 59 the best of everything they have. 60 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．school B．hospital C．station D．bank
A．breath B．test C．seat D．break
A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling
A．if B．before C．since D．after
A．taking off B．giving up C．looking at D．getting into
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．turn up B．take in C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．chat B．tears C．words D．judgement
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1 分, 满分20分）
Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really 41 your feelings?”
Immediately, he said, “Yes, last Christmas you promised us a special 42 that I really wanted but you 43 gave it to me.”
The 44 was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I 45 , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but I haven’t apologized 46 ?”
Again, his 47 was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the 48 because Kate, my little sister, was going to be born? You left us at home and 49 in a hurry. Remember?”
“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he 50 all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were 51 to see the suitcase had been opened and 52 had been thrown all over the place, and then you 53 me.”
“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.
“No, I didn’t. I was just searching for my gift.”
My heart sank. I felt 54 . I hugged Keith and asked him to 55 me. His honesty made me think of my other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the 56 question. Kevin answered as immediately as his 57 , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forget about it.”
58 Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The 59 thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was that I’d made a promise too 60 and didn’t keep it as their mother.
A．showed B．hurt C．attended D．expressed
A．candy B．book C．picture D．toy
A．never B．often C．always D．ever
A．challenge B．message C．idea D．fact
A．complained B．apologized C．continued D．explained
A．with B．to C．in D．for
A．suggestion B．answer C．memory D．blame
A．hospital B．church C．school D．garden
A．settled down B．went on C．set off D．got up
A．knew B．imagined C．discovered D．remembered
A．angry B．worried C．happy D．satisfied
A．nothing B．somebody C．everything D．nobody
A．praised B．punished C．helped D．educated
A．terrible B．hopeless C．inspired D．encouraged
A．support B．criticize C．suspect D．forgive
A．easy B．direct C．same D．funny
A．mother B．brother C．sister D．father
A．Though B．Because C．Since D．Until
A．strange B．interesting C．important D．difficult
A．lightly B．rudely C．equally D．truly
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people 38 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 39 and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).
My friends found me 40 because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 41 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would 42 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” she asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No idea.”
“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our 43 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境) — until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, she saw my 44 . She just stared.
My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 45 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 46 your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced. I begged in my heart for her to 47 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered 48 .
She bent and whispered in my ears.
“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was 49 . I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 50 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.
A．them B．it C．me D．her
A．sadder B．shorter C．weaker D．slower
A．looking B．smiling C．aiming D．glaring
A．street B．sun C．corner D．mirror
A．distant B．disappointed C．hopeless D．unlucky
A．after B．while C．since D．until
A．disturb B．seek C．comfort D．ignore
A．games B．performance C．conversation D．competition
A．face B．back C．eyes D．wings
A．look up to B．catch up with C．look down upon D．put up with
A．that B．how C．whether D．why
A．relax B．leave C．stop D．forbid
A．excitedly B．weakly C．proudly D．firmly
A．astonished B．ashamed C．annoyed D．upset
A．control B．like C．forgive D．hate
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从1---20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1 , he used an illustration.
As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 2 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the 3 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 4 ?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“Really?” Then he 5 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel（沙砾，石子），dumped some in and 6 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space 7 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not.” One of them answered. “Good!” he replied.
He reached under the table and 8 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 9 left between the rocks and the gravel. 10 he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 11 the jar was filled to the brim.
Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 12 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 13 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 14 some more things in it.”
“No,” the speaker replied, “The truth it teaches us is that you will 15 get them in at all if you don’t put the big rocks in first. 16 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 17 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with 18 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 19 on this short story, ask yourself what are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Then put those in your 20 first.”
A．harder B．rougher C．clearer D．wiser
A．carefully B．firmly C．actively D．unwillingly
A．edge B．bottom C．wall D．top
A．full B．pure C．enough D．smooth
A．sent B．reached C．managed D．felt
A．delivered B．shook C．dropped D．held
A．beneath B．across C．beyond D．between
A．put out B．came out C．brought out D．set out
A．spaces B．caves C．blanks D．holes
A．At last B．Shortly after C．Later on D．Once more
A．unless B．until C．before D．while
A．meaning B．opinion C．point D．comment
A．calm B．awkward C．nervous D．eager
A．add B．fit C．include D．collect
A．never B．even C．still D．ever
A．Whether B．However C．Whatever D．Which
A．conclude B．encourage C．fresh D．time
A．more B．little C．much D．less
A．reflecting B．counting C．deciding D．insisting
A．packet B．can C．jar D．luggage
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 36 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 37 ?" Just when I started to 38 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 39 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 40 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t 41. Somebody had thought 42 of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 43 Christmas there special and memorable, I 44 remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 45 for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I 46 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 47 with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were 48 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 49 them that they couldn’t open their presents 50 every child had come forward. Finally the 51 they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 52 up the room. The 53 in the room was obvious, and 54 wasn’’t just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew 55 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．suggest D．accep
A．broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off
A．relief B．loss C．achievement D．justice
A．blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．affected
A．highly B．little C．poorly D．enough
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．independence C．importance D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．some D．each
A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
A．reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promise
A．after B．until C．when D．since
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
A．it B．such C．something D．everybody
A．by B．till C．for D．from
A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.” the sign said.
“Boy!” The silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.
An old woman was standing at her door.
“You boy! Come here this minute.”
Slowly the boy 1 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman's house. When he arrived at her house, she 2 out her hand and wrapped her 3 old fingers around his arm.
“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me 4 to my bed. What's your name?”
“Joseph,” he said.
The old woman on the bed tried to 5 up, raising berselfon her elbow (肘) . Water 6 from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 7 .
“I'm 8 , Joseph. You can see that, can't you? I want you to write a will(遗嘱) for me. There's paper and pencil on the table there.”
Joseph looked down at the 9 , and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola. I want my silver pin to 10 to my daughter."
Joseph bent his small body over the table and 11 the pencil slowly across the paper.
“There's my Bible.(圣经)”The old woman said. “That's for my daughter, too. I want a 12 Christian burial (基督葬礼) with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That's the last - 13 of a poor old woman.”
The boy labored over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.
“Here. Bring it here so I can 14 it.”
Joseph found the Bible, and, 15 the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.
“ 16 me now, boy,” she sighed(叹气).“I'm tired.”
He ran out of the house.
A cold wind blew through the 17 window, but the old woman on the bed
18 nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 19 on the paper were some childish letters, which 20 the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”
A．rushed B．stepped C．hurried D．struggled
A．pushed B．let C．reached D．pointed
A．firm B．smooth C．dry D．fresh
A．back B．over C．away D．down
A．sit B．get C．stand D．wake
A．rolled B．burnt C．burst D．ran
A．sick B．ill C．unpleasant D．funny
A．dead B．dying C．living D．alive
A．table B．pen C．paper D．woman
A．send B．go C．belong D．come
A．moved B．drew C．used D．pulled
A．great B．merry C．real D．splendid
A．look B．chance C．opinion D．wish
A．sign B．write C．remember D．copy
A．setting B．hiding C．placing D．lying
A．Hold B．Pardon C．Take D．Leave
A．large B．open C．small D．pretty
A．did B．saw C．felt D．knew
A．Described B．Printed C．Recorded D．Written
A．formed B．spelled C．organized D．repeated
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80’s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a __1__in the waiting area, __2__him it would be at least 40 minutes __3__ someone would be able to see him. I saw him __4__ his watch and decided, since I was __5__busy—my patient didn't __6__ at the appointed hours, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he __7__ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his __8__. He told me that she had been __9__ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be __10__ if he was a bit late. He replied that she __11__ knew who he was, that she had not been able to __12__ him for five years now. I was __13__， and asked him. “And you __14__ go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are？”
He smiled and said, “She doesn't know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back __15__ as he left.
Now I __16__ that in marriages, true love is __17__ of all that is. The happiest people don't __18__ have the best of everything; they just __19__ the best of everything they have. __20__ isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．breath B．test C．seat D．break
A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling
A．if B．before C．since D．after
A．taking off B．fixing C．looking at D．winding
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．turn up B．show off C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．curiosity B．tears C．words D．judgment
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．agreement B．expression C．acceptance D．exhibition
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
I always long for romantic moments, like a little girl longing for candies．However, my husband is my complete 36 . His inability to bring romantic moments into our life has made me get tired of our 37 . One day, I finally told him that I wanted a divorce.
“Why?” he asked, 38 .
“I am tired; there are no 39 for everything in the world!” I answered.
He kept 40 , seeming to be in deep thought, with a lighted cigarette in his hands. Finally he asked, “What can I do to change your 41 ?”
Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered, “Let’s say, I want a flower on a mountain cliff and picking the flower will cause your 42 . Will you do it for me?”
He answered, “I will give you my answer tomorrow.”
I 43 the next morning, finding a piece of paper on the dining table, which read: “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to 44 .”
My feeling of disappointment only 45 , but I continued reading:
“You always leave the 46 keys behind, so I have to save my legs to 47 home to open the door for you. You always like to stay indoors and I 48 that you will feel too lonely, so I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories. You always stare 49 the computer and that will do nothing 50 for your eyes, so I have to save my eyes so that when we grow 51 , I can help to clip your nails. Thus, my dear, 52 I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I could not pick that flower yet, and die.”
My tears fell on the 53 and I continued reading:
“Now that you have finished reading my answer, if you are 54 , please open the front door for I am standing outside 55 your favorite bread and fresh milk.”
Love, not words, wins arguments.
A．supporter B．opposite C．follower D．advocate
A．marriage B．connection C．career D．future
A．annoyed B．shocked C．frightened D．amused
A．results B．signs C．causes D．reasons
A．easy B．normal C．silent D．calm
A．habit B．feeling C．attitude D．mind
A．death B．injury C．happiness D．trouble
A．hurried up B．looked up C．woke up D．went up
A．love B．explain C．stay D．change
A．arose B．disappeared C．reduced D．increased
A．car B．office C．bicycle D．house
A．leave B．walk C．rush D．get
A．worry B．think C．believe D．remind
A．at B．to C．on D．in
A．bad B．good C．terrible D．important
A．weak B．ill C．old D．close
A．unless B．if C．since D．because
A．photos B．flowers C．floor D．letter
A．hungry B．thirsty C．satisfied D．regretted
A．buying B．bringing C．heating D．catching
I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were 41 to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “ 42 hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a 43 word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.
My parents always 44 me to go to college. However, when I 45 at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they 46 stopped telling me they loved me and I could anything I wanted to. 47 , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently 48 the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the 49 a better place to live in.
Every time I call home to tell them about a 50 I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or whichever 51 it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how 52 of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home when they an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly 53 to have my parents.
Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of 54 . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful 55 that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced（扎洞）.But somehow, we 56 to work through those issues. They never 57 loving in me or believing in me.
I 58 everything I am to my parents. Without their 59 love and encouragement, I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always 60 for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud.
A．brought B．introduced C．raised D．ordered
A．Educate B．Work C．Train D．Practise
A．basic B．brilliant C．popular D．meaningful
A．reminded B．expected C．supposed D．chose
A．arranged B．judged C．wished D．decided
A．never B．ever C．seldom D．hardly
A．Carefully B．Hopefully C．Thankfully D．Delightfully
A．serve B．attend C．visit D．join
A．fortune B．house C．universe D．world
A．grade B．present C．failure D．value
A．job B．item C．course D．task
A．fond B．proud C．sure D．nervous
A．satisfied B．encouraged C．relaxed D．blessed
A．lessons B．problems C．moments D．experiences
A．teachers B．directors C．couple D．staff
A．managed B．attempted C．allowed D．requested
A．admitted B．minded C．kept D．stopped
A．pay B．owe C．return D．show
A．romantic B．wild C．constant D．faithful
A．fight B．look C．wait D．care
Always Changing
Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough 36 someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining 37 professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional 38 . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re 39 for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线)balls 40 us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to 41 the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change 42 to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that“survivability depends upon 43 .”And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be 44 in four words:“Go with the flow.”
I’m not exactly sure , but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of 45 —both good and bad . No matter how excellent your skill , there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no 46 . The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to 47 adjustments should the need arise-as it almost 48 does.
That doesn't mean you don't keep trying to make all your 49 come true．It just means that when things come up that aren't 50 in your plan，you work around them—and then you move on。
“Change，indeed，is painful， 51 ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has 52 .”
we're going to miss Mark. But rather than stay on the 53 of our parting，we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future－for him，and for us．And then we'll go out and 54
everything we can to make that future happen． 55 our plans change--again.
A．know B．greet C．imagine D．recognize
A．extra B．good C．correct D．precise
A．agreement B．destination C．experience D．opportunity
A．pleased B．pity C．anxious D．curious
A．on B．with C．at D．in
A．provide B．use C．change D．try
A．produce B．determine C．protect D．preserve
A．habit B．communication C．belief D．adaptability
A．summed up B．held up C．made up D．put up
A．accidents B．records C．events D．problems
A．difference B．control C．power D．trouble
A．take B．have C．get D．make
A．always B．never C．already D．seldom
A．decisions B．promises C．dreams D．solutions
A．eventually B．exactly C．immediately D．surprisingly
A．yet B．also C．even D．still
A．future B．parting C．attempt D．hope
A．complaint B．attention C．sadness D．sympathy
A．do B．demand C．face D．seize
A．Until B．Before C．If D．After
The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother. We had little money but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream.
My dream was to be a sportsman. 38 I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 39 . My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me 40 to believe in myself. He 41 me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream. One particular 42 with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推荐) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the 43 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 44 summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 45 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your playing days are limited. You can’t 46 to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the 47 that would explain 48 him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 49 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the 50 of a dream?”
That simple question made it 51 to me the difference between 52 something right now and following a dream. I 53 myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was 54 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 55 a $20,000 contract. In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
A．happy B．polite C．shy D．honest
A．lose B．have C．make D．need
A．By the time B．The time C．At one time D．At a time
A．right B．popular C．lucky D．confident
A．how B．why C．when D．whether
A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked
A．accident B．matter C．problem D．experience
A．aim B．idea C．start D．purpose
A．keep up B．put up C．give up D．pick up
A．mad B．happy C．frightened D．shameful
A．adopt B．afford C．affect D．effect
A．answers B．excuses C．words D．ways
A．for B．to C．on D．in
A．sadness B．regret C．hopelessness D．disappointment
A．source B．prize C．price D．allowance
A．direct B．clear C．clean D．straight
A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．choosing
A．provided B．devoted C．headed D．imagined
A．worked B．mentioned C．fired D．hired
A．paid B．got C．offered D．signed
A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” teaches that he is right. Good friendship is just not easily .
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a true friendship to . However, there can be disagreement in the need for each of us to think carefully about what kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, are considered very important, but we need to make it clear in our minds what kind of friendship we want. Are they to be close or at arm’s length? Do we want to ourselves or do we want to walk on surface(表面)? For some people, many friendships on the surface are enough and that’s all right. But at some point we need to make sure that our are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of experiences including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to friendships. But it must be done slowly and only if there are signs of interest and action .
What are some of the of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships time. Another “main difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “ ” the other, including his time and attention. , friendships require actions in return. In other words, you must give as as you take. Finally, there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die .
A．Knowledge B．Books C．Teachers D．Experience
A．understood B．formed C．realized D．made
A．design B．intend C．develop D．appear
A．no B．any C．not D．some
A．lives B．relationships C．friendships D．classmates
A．taken B．left C．given D．kept
A．own B．share C．think D．suffer
A．that B．very C．quite D．so
A．expectations B．attractions C．choices D．ideas
A．good B．ordinary C．social D．personal
A．prove B．produce C．weaken D．deepen
A．carried through B．carried out C．carried on D．carried away
A．in surprise B．in return C．in turn D．in answer
A．difficulties B．differences C．disadvantages D．advantages
A．cost B．spend C．take D．waste
A．loves B．hates C．plays D．holds
A．differently B．Fortunately C．Similarly D．Regretfully
A．many B．much C．little D．possible
A．reasonable B．comfortable C．spare D．valuable
A．of B．from C．out D．away
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it? ”I wondered. I it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled . Immediately my mind back many years ago.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of on my shoulder. On my that day, I came to that company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to his workers whether they wanted any magazines.
off the rain like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he me over to the fireplace. Noticing the in the top of my , he said, “Come with me! ”pulling me into his truck. We before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too, ”Mr. Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “ to others as you would have them do to you. ”He said affectionately(亲切地), “Jimmy, I want you to I love you. ”
I said goodbye, and for the first time I a flicker of hope that somehow things would be all right. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, and love, and that would always make a .
A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed
A．address B．list C．message D．information
A．brought B．approached C．returned D．traveled
A．magazines B．newspapers C．notes D．books
A．returns B．rounds C．trips D．arrivals
A．beg B．demand C．tell D．ask
A．Letting B．Giving C．Turning D．Shaking
A．followed B．led C．watched D．carried
A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover
A．coat B．shoe C．sock D．bag
A．pulled up B．took in C．drove away D．walked up
A．dressed B．fitted C．shared D．comforted
A．never B．already C．ever D．hardly
A．for B．with C．on D．in
A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook
A．Do B．Give C．Show D．Lend
A．say B．know C．consider D．express
A．sensed B．predicted C．lost D．admitted
A．sadness B．challenge C．kindness D．intension
A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference
Some people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality. But when we research it, happiness actually ______every single business and educational outcome for the brain. How did we ______ this? Why do we have these social misunderstandings about happiness? Because we assumed you were ______.
When we study people, scientists are often interested in what the average is.
Many people think happiness is genetic. That's only half the story, because the average person does not fight their ______. When we stop studying the average and begin ______ positive outliers(离群值) -- people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence -- a ______ different picture appears. Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and ______.
______, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world. If you scan for the ______ first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded（嵌入） in your work. But if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an ______advantage.
I wrote the cover story for the Harvard Business Review magazine on "Happiness Leads to Profits." Based on my article called "Positive Intelligence" and my research in The Happiness Advantage, I ______ our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a ______ and busy workforce.
A decade of research in the business world ______ that happiness raises nearly every business and educational ______: increasing sales by 37%， productivity by 31%， and ______ on tasks by 19%， as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements.
A．rises B．arises C．raises D．realizes
A．think B．miss C．know D．understand
A．usual B．single C．unique D．average
A．bodies B．faces C．genes D．fates
A．researching B．discovering C．finding D．observing
A．mildly B．hardly C．crazily D．wildly
A．interest B．success C．safety D．failure
A．Scientifically B．Fortunately C．Gradually D．Strangely
A．active B．passive C．negative D．positive
A．interesting B．embarrassing C．annoying D．amazing
A．Talked B．summarized[来 C．thought D．underlined
A．silly B．funny C．common D．happy
A．means B．proves C．wishes D．hopes
A．outcome B．answer C．cause D．reality
A．behavior B．mistake C．accuracy D．possession
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A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend
him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and it.
Seeing the gift, the farmer was very , and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he felt . He didn’t know to plant it. He thought over and over and every place he could think of. he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, it. To his surprise and , the apple tree didn’t grow as he 52 . It died without sunlight and good soil.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the , passers-by (行人)would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and _ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the . No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”
“Yes,” said the friend. “But someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed(抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also have a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”
We should learn to in our life. The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.
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