Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then . It wasn’t easy getting hired. I had to fight my way in to a dime-a-word job. But once you were there, I found , you were in .
Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there—moving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security if I struck with it.
Instead, I had made a decision to leave.
I entered my boss’s office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk, ” I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty —four. Now I’m forty . There’s a lot I want to do in life. I’m resigning. ”
“To another paper? ” he asked.
I reached into my coat pocket, but didn’t say anything, not trusting myself just then.
I handed him a letter that explain everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. That the Globe had taught me in a thousand ways. That we were at a rare turning point in history, I wanted to be directly engaged in the change.
“I am glad for you , ” he said , quite out of my expectation. “ I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can do deal with. But much of it we can’t ,” he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world, ”be concluded. “And if it doesn’t work out , remember ,your star is always high here.”
Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody—even though I’d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture : all the financial security I had carefully built up.
Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property.
I’m resigning, Bill, ” I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn’t looking angry of dismayed either. After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.”
1. From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous .
A．newspaper B．magazine C．temple D．church
2.If the writer stayed with the globe, .
A．he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams
B．he would let his long favourite dreams fade away
C．he would never have to worry about his future life
D．he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions
3.The writer wanted to resign because .
A．he had serious trouble with his boss
B．he got underpaid at his job for the Globe
C．he wanted to work in the new media industry
D．he had found a better paid job in a publishing house
4.By “I wish I were in your shoes. ”(in the last paragraph), Bill Taylor meant that . A．the writer was to fail B．the writer was stupid
C．he would do the same if possible D．he would reject the writer’s request
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
To his parents’ disappointment, Andy was born with a disability. The two sides of his brain were not joined 21 to each other. The right side of his body could not 22 with the left. At age three, it was 23 for him to walk, speak or play. He could only 24 a few words and walk slowly 25 someone held each of his hands.
Then came the 26 struggle. He attended an all-day health center 27 he was enrolled for every type of treatment imaginable. He struggled, sometimes 28 , to get stronger. Andy hated 29 when his parents would leave him there in the mornings. 30 , they believed that he would grow up to live a normal and healthy life. They believed it for themselves and for Andy.
It 31 . Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student. His progress has been nothing short of extraordinary. He receives special help with a few things, but 32 his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy has 33 enormous difficulties to move from adversity(困境) to 34 .
Ask yourself, "What are the seeds of strength 35 in my struggles today? If I get up when I fall, what will that make possible tomorrow?"
"Overnight success" is the 36 of years of determination and continued learning. Victory is possible for 37 who decide it is their 38 . They’ll find the path 39___ their dream. However, they will accept hard times as the adversity that will foster their strength, growth and skills to attract the victory they 40 .
1.A. commonly B. normally C. particularly D. correctly
2.A. talk B.catch up C. communicate D. put up
3.A. easy B. impossible C. difficult D. slow
4.A. say B. tell C. speak D. repeat
5.A. while B. as C. if D. because
6.A.difficulty B. bitter C. pressure D. struggle
7.A. where B. that C. which D. when
8.A. in danger B. in tears C. in trouble D. in advance
9.A. that B. it C. the time D. them
10.A. Therefore B. Furthermore C. However D. Besides
11.A. paid off B. took off C. called off D. set off
12.A. joins B. attends C. takes part in D. participates in
13.A. managed B. overcome C. taken D. had
14.A. confidence B. power C. end D. victory
15.A. found B. put C. hidden D. grown
16.A. result B. reason C. cause D. effect
17.A. them B. those C. these D. such
18.A. measure B. duty C. attempt D. purpose
19.A. to B. of C. at D. towards
20.A. look B. search C. seek D.hunt
Tell John not to leave the house unless he that the lights .
A．will make sure，turn off B．makes sure，are turned off
C．will make sure，will turn off D．makes sure，will be turned off
Mrs．Brown is so about her housework that few servants Want to work for her．
A．skillful B．neat C．particular D．special
After you have used the dictionary，please just put it back it belongs．
A．to whom B．to which C．what D．where
We were badly treated in the hospital.
Don’t worry.The president has promised to ______ your complaint at once.
A．look up B．look into C．look back on D．look forward to
