The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state ___1___ the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have ___2___. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without ___3___ out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in ___4___ that the things a possible employer is most ___5___ to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. ___6___ the first few sentences fail to ___7___ the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be ___8___ at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not ___9___ your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your ___10___ in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful ___11___ of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives ___12___ your product and why they like it. ”
Try to ___13___ generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___14___. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I ___15___ in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no ___16___ has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___17___.
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. ___18___ a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent ___19___ is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it ___20___ for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
1. A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily
2. A. found B. done C. known D. heard
3. A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking
4. A. brain B. sight C. order D. mind
5. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able
6. A. While B. Although C. As D. If
7. A. pay B. win C. show D. fix
8. A. kept B. continued C. written D. read
9. A. to B. for C. into D. from
10. A. advertisement B. report C. article D. introduction
11. A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion
12. A. change B. make C. sell D. use
13. A. avoid B. remember C. protect D. gain
14. A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting
15. A. offer B. supply C. mean D. provide
16. A. worker B. beginner C. owner D. manager
17. A. success B. development C. practice D. experience
18. A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get
19. A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea
20. A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer
One evening, Mr Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had ___1___ $10 000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags stopped him and asked for ___2___. Mr Green told him to get on and continued his way. ___3___ he talked to the man, he ___4___ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr Green was very afraid at the ___5___ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police－car and had a ___6___ idea. He ___7___ speed and drove as quickly as possible. Then he found the police-car running ___8___ him. After a mile ___9___ the police-car passed him and ordered him to stop. A policeman came up. Mr Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr Green’s ___10___.
The policeman said he wanted Mr Green’s name and ___11___ and Mr Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his ___12___. “You ___13___ appear at the police station. “ He said. Then he talked to Mr Green about ___14___ driving. Mr Green started up his car again. He had ___15___ all hope of his ￡10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to ___16___. Mr Green stopped and the man said. “___17___. You’ve been ___18___ to me. This is what I can do in ___19___.” And he handed Mr Green the policeman’s ___20___, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr Green.
1. A. taken B. held C. brought D. drawn
2. A. money B. help C. a lift D. a ride
3. A. As B. Since C. Then D. Because
4. A. recognized B. learned C. supposed D. expected
5. A. sight B. idea C. touch D. thought
6. A. fast B. bright C. strange D. bad
7. A. put on B. got on C. took on D. had on
8. A. behind B. with C. after D. beside
9. A. and so B. or so C. and so on D. or so on
10. A. head B. shoulder C. back D. neck
11. A. number B. home C. place D. address
12. A. car B. pocket C. hand D. trousers
13. A. shall B. will C. would D. need
14. A. careful B. normal C. drunk D. dangerous
15. A. held out B. build up C. given up D. turn over
16. A. run away B. break away C. set out D. get out
17. A. I’m sorry B. You’re welcomeC. That’s all rightD. Thank you
18. A. kind B. polite C. known D. necessary
19. A. all B. fact C. return D. the end
20. A. gun B. pen C. money D. notebook
When sailors are allowed ashore after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. For this reason, the navy ___1___ has its police in big ports. Whenever sailors cause trouble, the police come and ___2___ them.
One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call ___3___ a bar in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and ___4___ the furniture in the bar. The officer in charge of the police guard that evening said that he would come immediately.
Now, officers who ___5___ and punish the sailors ___6___ drunk usually chose ___7___ policeman they could find to go with them. ___8___ this particular officer did not do this. ___9___, he chose the smallest and ___10___ man he could find to go to the bar with him and ___11___ the sailor.
Another officer who ___12___ there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard chose such a small man. ___13___ he said to him, “Why ___14___ you take a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who ___15___.”
“Yes, you are ___16___ right,” answered the officer of the guard. “That is exactly ___17___ I am taking this small man. If you see two policemen coming ___18___ you, and one is ___19___ the other, which one ___20___ you attack?”
1. A. always B. seldom C. forever D. sometimes
2. A. meet with B. deal with C. see D. judge
3. A. about B. from C. in D. of
4. A. was breaking B. was ordering C. was moving D. was dusting
5. A. would go B. might beat C. dared to fight D. had to go
6. A. slightly B. not at all C. heavily D. much more
7. A. the biggest B. the youngest C. the bravest D. the experienced
8. A. In fact B. But C. So D. And
9. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Although D. Then
10. A. good-looking B. weakest-looking C. ugly-looking D. strongest-looking
11. A. seize B. kill C. get rid of D. catch up with
12. A. will go B. had come C. would start off D. happened to be
13. A. Yet B. But C. So D. Then
14. A. don’t B. couldn’t C. can’t D. do
15. A. looks strong B. is drunk C. seems rude D. is dangerous
16. A. all B. very C. too D. quite
17. A. how B. what C. why D. that
18. A. up B. at C. before D. towards
19. A. not smaller than B. as big as C. as small as D. much smaller than
20. A. could B. will C. do D. can
A funny story circulated recently about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle clearly told of a time when he climbed into a 1 in Paris. Before he could 2 a word, the driver turned to him and asked, “Where can I 3 you, Mr. Doyle?”
Doyle was 4 . He asked the driver if he had ever seen him before.
“No, sir,” the driver responded. “I have 5 seen you before.” Then he 6 : “This morning’s paper had a story about you being on 7 in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand where people who return from Marseilles always arrive. Your 8 color tells me you have been on vacation. The 9 spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you are a writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French. 10 up all those pieces of information, I 11 that you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”
“This is truly amazing!” the writer 12 with excitement. “You are very like my 13 creation, Sherlock Holmes!”
“There’s one other thing,” the driver said.
“What’s that?”
“Your 14 is on the front of your suitcase.”
Perhaps the 15 was no master detective, but he was observant! He paid attention and paying attention is an important part of living 16 .
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of 17 . A life lived to the full is lived from moment to moment, 18 from milestone to milestone. It is more of a series of days in which we truly pay attention, than a few 19 events along the way.
Pay attention to the things of life, to people, to events, to your senses, even to the ordinary. Your life will never 20 beauty. By making the most of the moments, you make the most of the years.
1. A. train B. taxi C. bus D. plane
2. A. write B. hear C. say D. read
3. A. take B. meet C. wait D. leave
4. A. pleased B. scared C. disappointed D. surprised
5. A. just B. never C. ever D. always
6. A. admitted B. started C. explained D. remembered
7. A. business B. duty C. holiday D. work
8. A. skin B. hair C. clothes D. shoes
9. A. blood B. dirt C. mud D. ink
10. A. Making B. Taking C. Putting D. Adding
11. A. concluded B. realized C. imagined D. expected
12. A. sighed B. screamed C. whispered D. roared
13. A. mental B. physical C. fictional D. psychological
13. A. license B. address C. resume D. name
15. A. driver B. writer C. detective D. waiter
16. A. well B. fully C. happily D. peacefully
17. A. stages B. steps C. periods D. moments
18. A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. other than
19. A. small B. major C. personal D. social
20. A. lack B. create C. appreciate D. enjoy
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of 1 . For more than half of that 2 he was in isolation (隔绝). He lived for ten months in total 3 . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they 4 with wooden boards the window of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he 5 if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do 6 but scream. Not wanting to give his 7 the satisfaction of knowing they’d 8 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise 9 he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the 10 and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that 11 air from the outside. As he approached the hole, he saw a 12 ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse 13 , though all he could see was a 14 piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and 15 that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 16 ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted 17 this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is 18 . It seems to run forever 19 nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 20 — even the worst conditions.
1. A. thought B. scream C. support D. hope
2. A. prison B. war C. time D. month
3. A. happiness B. sadness C. darkness D. silence
4. A. strengthened B. fixed C. covered D. broke
5. A. reminded B. required C. wondered D. feared
6. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
7. A. soldiers B. friends C. enemy D. army
8. A. wounded B. quitted C. satisfied D. broken
9. A. till B. since C. as D. after
10. A. window B. floor C. wall D. board
11. A. let in B. put out C. took in D. gave off
12. A. weak B. soft C. strong D. sharp
13. A. inside B. outside C. above D. below
14. A. very B. right C. specific D. single
15. A. gratefulness B. usefulness C. fulfillment D. establishment
16. A. courage B. perseverance C. choice D. freedom
17. A. by B. out C. over D. through
18. A. straight B. strong C. lucky D. interesting
19. A. against B. from C. on D. over
20. A. matters B. relates C. changes D. happens
Listening to your heart
Do you ever wish you had a road map for living? If only someone could 1 show us a way to go, a direction to take, we wouldn’t feel so 2 of which path to pursue. We think that, with only a little 3 , we’ll surely end up in the right place.
4 on a regular flight from Detroit to Tri-City Airport must have felt a little more than 5 during the flight attendant’s greeting as their flight started. She 6 the passengers and stated that the destination would be Midland. A few concerned passengers 7 her, so the flight attendant, obviously not familiar with the area, 8 herself by saying that they would be 9 in “Tri-City” and Bay City.
Chuckles rippled along the aisle as she 10 tried again. This time she informed passengers that the destination would be Saginaw. Now 11 broke out.
At that point, an authoritative voice came over the intercom (对讲机) and 12 her. “I’m your pilot, folks,” he said. “Don’t 13 — I know where we’re going.”
It’s nice when someone knows the 14 . And there is wisdom in seeking help when necessary. Other people can be valuable. 15 we cannot always depend on others for the 16 answers for living our lives. In the end, nobody can point us to all the best 17 for life’s problems; nobody else can 18 us to the path that is just right for us. We find that way ourselves. We find the way by 19 . Listening to our hearts — for the direction we need is almost always there, deep within.
So if you feel a bit lost, don’t worry. This may be a 20 time to listen. And remember — your pilot knows where you’re going.
1. A. irregularly B. occasionally C. practically D. basically
2. A. proud B. tired C. unsure D. ashamed
3. A. guidance B. encouragement C. comfort D. determination
4. A. Customers B. Pilots C. Attendants D. Passengers
5. A. happy B. lost C. nervous D. excited
6. A. thanked B. examined C. welcomed D. entertained
7. A. reminded B. informed C. warned D. threatened
8. A. relaxed B. behaved C. enjoyed D. corrected
9. A. stopping B. landing C. flying D. traveling
10. A. shyly B. impatiently C. bravely D. actively
11. A. protest B. complaint C. argument D. laughter
12. A. rescued B. blamed C. praised D. defended
13. A. fight B. worry C. quarrel D. concern
13. A. flight B. skill C. way D. problem
15. A. So B. And C. Besides D. But
16. A. immediate B. important C. simple D. short
17. A. solutions B. reasons C. explanations D. accounts
18. A. direct B. force C. forbid D. tempt
19. A. speaking B. following C. listening D. asking
20. A. hard B. spare C. necessary D. perfect
As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she ___1___ out at the audience, ___2___ to see her mother. These two, Alvert and Doris Fleming, had ___3___ all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their ___4___ compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio.
The music ___5___ and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music ___6___ her along into her turns, and she began skating with much ___7___ in herself. The cold fear she always had in the ___8___ seconds before skating onto the ice was ___9___. She was feeling the movement of the ___10___ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, ___11___ did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was ___12___.
The crowd loved it and cheered ___13___ she skated off the ice. “Nice job,” said one of the other ___14___. It was the remark that ___15___ came after a free-skating performance. But what would the ___16___ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy ___17___ for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting ___18___ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were ___19___. The new United States Women’s Skating Champion was Peggy forming of Padena, ___20___!
1. A. looked B. watched C. found D. stepped
2. A. tried B. hoped C. hoping D. looking forward
3. A. flown B. driven C. hoped D. prepared
4. A. friend B. children C. son D. daughter
5. A. started B. played C. develop D. sang
6. A. allow B. set out C. carry D. support
7. A. thought B. belief C. success D. design
8. A. last B. following C. recent D. past
9. A. lost B. present C. string D. gone
10. A. ice B. fear C. music D. audience
11. A. so B. or C. before D. then
12. A. satisfied B. finished C. unsatisfactory D. welcome
13. A. because B. until C. as D. before
14. A. skaters B. parents C. judges D. audiences
15. A. seldom B. always C. again D. hardly
16. A. players B. audience C. parents D. judges
17. A. looked B. wished C. waited D. asked
18. A. comfortably B. anxiously C. hurriedly D. happily
19. A. cried out B. let out C. declared D. announced
20. A. California B. Cleveland C. Ohio D. England
I was a single parent with my son. Two jobs allowed me an apartment, food, and child care payment. Little money was left over for clothes, 1 I kept us nicely dressed. Loving 2 , I bought for myself beautiful reds and oranges, and greens and pinks. And quite often I wore them in mixtures, which, against the usually correct way, brought 3 to the eyes of people who could not avoid 4 me.
I went to my son’s 5 frequently. And he would always come and greet me and my colorful clothes. 6 , when my son was six, he told me 7 that he had to talk to me.
“Mother, do you have any sweaters that 8 ?”
I said, “No, I don’t.”
“Oh, I wish you did. 9 you could wear them to my school.” Then he continued, “Mother, could you please 10 come to school when they call you?” Then I realized that my dress was a(n) 11 to him.
I learned to be a little more careful to 12 causing him displeasure. As he grew older and more confident, I gradually 13 to my particular way of dressing. I was happier when I chose and created my own 14 .
I have lived in this body all my life and know it much 15 than any fashion designer. I think I know what looks good 16 me.
17 is important to mention because many people are imprisoned by powerful principles on the 18 way of dressing. Those decisions made by 19 are not truly meant to make your life better. Seek the fashion which truly suits you. You will always be in fashion if you are 20 to yourself.
1. A. but B. and C. or D. because
2. A. shapes B. styles C. colors D. tastes
3. A. envy B. appreciation C. disappointment D. surprise
4. A. recognizing B. admiring C. accepting D. noticing
5. A. office B. home C. school D. lab
6. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Therefore
7. A. proudly B. jokingly C. seriously D. curiously
8. A. cost B. work C. fit D. match
9. A. Even if B. As if C. So that D. In case
10. A. only B. still C. once D. ever
11. A. wonder B. surprise C. embarrassment D. honor
12. A. practice B. remember C. mind D. avoid
13. A. turned B. returned C. escaped D. took
13. A. fashion B. sweater C. color D. tradition
15. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
16. A. in B. on C. with D. of
17. A. Dress B. Money C. Principles D. Designers
18. A. experienced B. proper C. formal D. simple
19. A. me B. yourself C. others D. ones
20. A. true B. serious C. practical D. responsible
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 1 mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “ 2 a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 3 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 4 her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s 5 my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 6 . His name is Andrew and he has something 7 growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t 8 miracles here, child．I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling 9 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 10 customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 11 ?”
“I don’t know,” she replied．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 12 . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 13 .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents, 14 I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents — the 15 price of a miracle for little brothers. 16 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 17 your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without 18 and it wasn’t long before Andrew was 19 again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 20 of a little child.
1． A．tearful B．hopeful C．helpless D．kind
2． A．Simply B．Just C．Only D．More than
3． A．drew B．pulled C．put D．poured
4． A．followed B．made C．took D．found
5． A．to B．as C．for D．on
6． A．hope B．doctor C．favor D．miracle
7． A．bad B．small C．extra D．impossible
8． A．have B．offer C．sell D．store
9． A．gently B．sadly C．strangely D．coldly
10．A．well dressed B．kind hearted C．well behaved D．good looking
11．A．have B．need C．care D．like
12．A．a doctor B．a surgeon C．an operation D．a kindness
13．A．savings B．wishes C．ideas D．suggestions
14．A．since B．as C．after D．but
15．A．same B．exact C．proper D．necessary
16．A．Show B．Help C．Take D．Follow
17．A．help B．encourage C．persuade D．meet
18．A．difficulty B．delay C．charge D．result
19．A．happy B．well C．strong D．home
20． A．cleverness B．faith C．courage D．devotion
Down-to-earth means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 1 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 2 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important and prouD．
Down-to-earth persons 4 be important members of society. 5 they don’t let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not 6 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is 7 to have “his nose in the air”. There is 8 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans 9 another expression that means almost the same as down-to-earth. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 10 of reality. He 11 what is called “common sense”. He may have 12 , but he does not allow them to 13 his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of 14 is one who has hid “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 15 is not in the real world．
16 , such a dreamer can be brought back to reality. 17 words from a teacher can usually get a day-dreaming student to put both feet back on the grounD．Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on the ground．19 we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are down-to-earth, and we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, said and strong.
1．A．pleasant B．sad C．common D．surprising
2．A．meets B．welcomes C．receives D．accepts
3．A．case B．kind C．opposite D．example
4．A．must B．may C．should D．will
5．A．But B．So C．For D．And
6．A．wish B．expect C．desire D．consider
7．A．said B．told C．asked D．made
8．A．some B．a C．no D．every
9．A．discover B．find C．make D．use
10．A．understanding B．wish C．reason D．expectation
11．A．demands B．lacks C．has D．likes
12．A．fortunes B．dreams C．achievements D．disadvantages
13．A．block B．protect C．Own D．gain
14．A．idea B．people C．attitude D．person
15．A．mind B．life C．body D．head
16．A．Always B．Therefore C．However D．Sometimes
17．A．Sharp B．All C．No D．Bad
18．A．possible B．probable C．likely D．able
19．A．Though B．Since C．When D．Unless
20．A．towards B．for C．over D．Onto
When I was a child ,I spent most of the time near the sea watching the ships, large and small, go in and out of the harbor. At the age of eighteen I 1 home to take a job on a passenger 2 that sailed between San Francisco and YokohamA．I was 3 about my new adventure and a little afraid, too. For over a year, I 4 the Pacific on the Rosa Lee. The brilliant blue waters were 5 in the sunlight; under stormy skies the angry 6 became dark, dangerous, and exciting. I 7 the sea in all its glorious beauty — both when it was quiet and when it was violent. 8 , I knew it was the life for me.
After a year, during a rip from Melbourne to Honolulu, I had a very strange 9 . I have never forgotten it. We couldn’t get 10 the way in time and were hit by a violent 11 . The wind grew stronger and stronger — 12 fifty miles an hour, and mountains of water 13 the Rosa Lee over on its side. The ship rolled back only to be 14 again by the next wave. All during the rain-filled night, we worked in a frantic 15 to save the ship, but there was a breakdown in the engine room and the motors 16 . We knew that there was 17 more we could do. At dawn the Captain 18 the order to leave the ship. A few minutes later Rosa Lee 19 beneath the angry seA．All that could be 20 were a few lifeboats here and there among the waves.
1．A．left B．went C．landed D．forgot
2．A．bus B．ship C．plane D．train
3．A．worried B．narrow C．excited D．sure
4．A．struck B．imagined C．remarked D．sailed
5．A．shallow B．terrifying C．irregular D．beautiful
6．A．situation B．gains C．waters D．management
7．A．hated B．loved C．improved D．greeted
8．A．In the end B．What’s more C．That’s to say D．From the beginning
9．A．dream B．practice C．imagination D．experience
10．A．in B．up C．out of D．down
11．A．purpose B．storm C．soul D．rock
12．A．up to B．far from C．less than D．behind
13．A．pushed B．pulled C．drew D．looked
14．A．protected B．attacked C．destroyed D．applied
15．A．request B．decision C．sense D．attempt
16．A．worked B．based C．stooped D．finished
17．A．nothing B．space C．light D．recognized
18．A．gave B．threw C．forced D．recognized
19．A．floated B．sank C．fell D．pushed
20．A．enjoyed B．criticized C．seen D．climbed
As time goes on, I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers 1 it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I 2 her more each day. My mother does not change, but I 3 . As I grow older and wiser, I realize 4 an extraordinary' person she is. How 5 that I am unable to speak these words in her 6 , but they flow easily from my pen.
As a daughter, how to thank her mother for life itself?? For the love, patience and just 7 hard work that go into 8 a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a 9 teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows 10 ? For waiting for the day when a daughter 11 how wise her mother really is?
How does a 12 woman thank a mother for 13 to be a mother? For being ready 14 advice when asked or remaining 15 when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have said these words 16 ? For being 17 herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving? I don' t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she 18 and to help me live up to the example she has 19 . I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother 20 in mine.
1．A．as B．that C．until D．when
2．A．approve B．appreciate C．need D．resemble
3．A．do B．have C．did D．will
4．A．how B．that C．who D．what
5．A．sad B．glad C．comic D tragic
6．A．absence B．presence C．appearance D．existence
7．A．common B．plain C．normal D．usual
8．A．raising B．rising C．developing D．training
9．A．childish B．energetic C．fearless D．moody
10．A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
11．A．detects B．discovers C．recognizes D．realizes
12．A．pretty B．foolish C．green D．grown
13．A．failing B．intending C．continuing D．keeping
14．A．by B．with C．for D．on
15．A．silent B．quiet C．cool D．noiseless
16．A．dozen times B．a dozen of times C．dozens of times D．dozen of time
17．A．valuably B．essentially C．naturally D．actually
18．A．devotes B．deserts C．deserves D．desires
19．A．set B．settled C．placed D．fixed
20．A．sees B．finds C．is D．looks
Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was
ready for new 16 in high school.17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went totryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and
she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a
second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21, she walked homecarrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22. She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.
The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as JennA．“I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29?” she sighed.
Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”
16．A．processes B．decision C．challenges D．exercises
17．A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides
18．A．difficult B．easy C．boring D．interesting
19．A．editor B．boss C．candidate D．judge
20．A．jumped B．sank C．stopped D．raced
21．A．strange B．happy C．awful D．lonely
22．A．struggling B．improving C．working D．complaining
23．A．ashamed B．disappointed C．shocked D．relieved
24．A．put up B．prepare for C．worry about D．give up
25．A．committee B．newspaper C．radio D．team
26．A．enthusiastic B．artistic C．sympathetic D．realistic
27．A．speakers B．readers C．cheerleaders D．writers
28．A．widely B．weakly C．excitedly D．brightly
29．A．similar B．ordinary C．different D．familiar
30．A．physics B．history C．English D．math
31．A．pleasure B．hope C．trouble D．sorrow
32．A．fit in B．look out C．stay up D．get around
33．A．swim B．try C．ask D．escape
34．A．in return for B．in case of C．in terms of D．instead of
35．A．slimmest B．smallest C．best D．gentlest
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 21 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 22 but a failure.”
After five years of 23 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best24 that could have happened to me. I 25 I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to26 that what people said about me was 27. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s28 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my29 and went to college. My first novel (小说)30 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the31 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 32 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of33 that job to write full time 34 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 35 was a working-class boy who’d 36 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 37 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 38 what does it mean? I39 wish all the people that have put me down had 40 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeeD．”
21．A．bright B．useless C．simple D．hopeful
22．A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
23．A．low B．poor C．good D．useful
24．A．support B．happiness C．surprise D．thing
25．A．admitted B．decided C．planned D．told
26．A．me B．them C．her D．it
27．A．wrong B．right C．stupid D．faulty
28．A．see B．know C．understand D．face
29．A．experiment B．practice C．writing D．composition
30．A．came on B．came in C．came out D．came back
31．A．day B．night C．month D．year
32．A．graduation B．pass C．degree D．success
33．A．giving in B．giving back C．giving out D．giving up
34．A．while B．if C．when D．or
35．A．there B．here C．it D．that
36．A．left B．attended C．changed D．graduated
37．A．tired B．calm C．nervous D．famous
38．A．And B．But C．However D．Well
39．A．just B．exactly C．so D．very
40．A．praised B．said C．answered D．advised
Tolerance: Respect the differences in others
You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place 36 you socialize and learn to get along with people. But this is 37 easy. What can you do 38 you just don’t like one of your classmates?
If you discover that you have problems 39 your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the 40 to recognize and respect the 41 in others. We cannot change the way that other people act, 42 it is important to learn to live happily with them.
Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better 43 with each other. Getting to know someone 44 help you understand why they do things 45 from you. It is important to remember that just because something is different does not mean that it is bad. 46 teaches us to keep an even temper and open mind.
One thing to 47 is the old saying, “Treat others how you want 48 ”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is 49 to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate 50 it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to 51 who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you will be 52 of the differences in others and not try to make them change.
It is important to 53 tolerance because it will make everyone’s lives easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is a very 54 , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make 55 .
36．A．which B．where C．that D．when
37．A．very B．often C．not always D．really
38．A．unless B．since C．because D．if
39．A．getting along with B．making apologies to
C．getting away from D．fleeing from
40．A．reflection B．benefit C．patience D．ability
41．A．characteristics B．thoughts C．consequence D．differences
42．A．so B．and C．but D．although
43．A．moods B．habits C．relationships D．feelings
44．A．must B．may C．should D．can
45．A．fortunately B．easily C．differently D．attentively
46．A．Patience B．Experience C．Tolerance D．kindness
47．A．keep in touch B．keep in mind C．keep up with D．keep to yourselves
48．A．to treat B．being treated C．to be treated D．to be treating
49．A．attractive B．important C．desperate D．fantastic
50．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
51．A．change B．remind C．promise D．decide
52．A．convenient B．respectful C．negative D．unselfish
53．A．ignore B．cancel C．prevent D．practice
54．A．diverse B．same C．individual D．apparent
55．A．no difference B．an effect C．an apology D．a difference
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