It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days ____ from duty after working overtime for some time. ___， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already ___. I thought I'd thumb a lift.
I waited by the side of the ____ for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and ____ himself as Gordon. He said that ____ he couldn't give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He'd been watching me and thought I must be ____ after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was ____， and he also offered to help me find a ____ home afterwards.
When we arrived at Gordon's ____， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.
Then I got married, but my husband didn't believe in giving ____ a ride. This made me feel ____ when we'd pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could ____ offer them the lift they hoped for.
Twentyfive years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I ____ an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to ____ a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the ____ I'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the ____ up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and ____ some water and sweets.
After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You haven't changed a bit, ____ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn't ____ where I'd met him. He then told me he was Gordon.
1.A.off B．away
C．out B．up
2.A.Surprisingly B．Hopefully
C．Unfortunately D．Strangely
3.A.started B．left
C．delayed D．arrived
4.A.town B．station
C．railway D．highway
5.A.considered B．described
C．introduced D．named
6.A.when B．once
C．although D．unless
7.A.tired B．thirsty
C．angry D．hungry
8.A.careful B．safe
C．young D．suspicious
9.A.lift B．way
C．train D．bicycle
10.A.kitchen B．shop
C．house D．garage
11.A.villagers B．strangers
C．relatives D．neighbours
12.A.bad B．nervous
C．excited D．anxious
13.A.ever B．still
C．never D．sometimes
14.A.recognized B．noticed
C．knew D．observed
15.A.offer B．enjoy
C．demand D．get
16.A.support B．debt
C．effort D．favour
17.A.pair B．couple
C．group D．team
18.A.exchanged B．shared
C．drank D．brought
19.A.even B．only
C．thus D．just
20.A.remind B．repeat
C．recommend D．recall
Have you ever asked yourself what makes people successful? If you look around and talk those who are very successful, you will see that they all ____ certain qualities which have proved ____ for their success.
It is evident that successful people are those who act. When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that ____ is taken, not given. They ____ immediately what has to be done and then do it with ____， thus strengthening their reputation.
Successful people are ____ about the things they do, especially when they ___ what they are doing. They are motivated by their own ___ and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard ____ when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work.
They do not ____ failure. Failures and disappointments in life are ____. It is failure that teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and ____ and learn from each failure. They ___ with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those who ____ their achievement.
Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it's ____ the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect. By giving respect to others, they ____ respect for themselves.
Another important ____ of successful persons is that they never complain. It's better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.
To put it ____， take action and be enthusiastic. Do not be afraid to fail, ____ get up and start again. When you do so, success will be just ____ the corner.
1.A.improve B．raise
C．test D．possess
2.A.vital B．individual
C．personal D．mental
3.A.devotion B．responsibility
C．authority D．administration
4.A.sigh B．show
C．weigh D．hope
5.A.pleasure B．honor
C．adventure D．behavior
6.A.enthusiastic B．characteristic
C．energetic D．authentic
7.A.bring in B．believe in
C．call in D．join in
8.A.effort B．satisfaction
C．condition D．value
9.A.just B．right
C．only D．even
10.A.represent B．expect
C．fear D．want
11.A.apparent B．uncomfortable
C．unavoidable D．urgent
12.A.commitment B．arrangement
C．movement D．achievement
13.A.progress B．work
C．associate D．celebrate
14.A.congratulate B．appreciate
C．attempt D．choose
15.A.especially B．totally
C．naturally D．really
16.A.pay B．receive
C．require D．promise
17.A.quality B．identity
C．ability D．reality
18.A.honestly B．firmly
C．shortly D．deeply
19.A.so B．and
C．or D．but
20.A.in B．at
C．within D．around
My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ____ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ____ to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ____ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn't talk the way ____ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert (警觉的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor ____ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___. My writing was not at the ____ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were ____.
My mother ____ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH. D. , decided to ____ the situation early in my development. She didn't want me to ____. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ____ me. She spent hours every day ____ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ____ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ____ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ____ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ____ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ____ and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ____ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.
1.A.everything B．nothing
C．anything D．something
2.A.mind B．brain
C．feelings D．work
3.A.smoothly B．strongly
C．frequently D．easily
4.A.average B．ordinary
C．normal D．common
5.A.just B．ever
C．even D．only
6.A.hear B．write
C．read D．understand
7.A.level B．length
C．speed D．degree
8.A.problems B．excuses
C．worries D．duties
9.A.suffered B．observed
C．removed D．tolerated
10.A.study B．find
C．change D．keep
11.A.fight B．struggle
C．strike D．challenge
12.A.interrupted B．disturbed
C．terrified D．troubled
13.A.teaching B．giving
C．supporting D．reminding
14.A.Without B．Except
C．Besides D．Beyond
15.A.information B．advice
C．promise D．expectation
16.A.before B．though
C．because D．unless
17.A.set up B．gave up
C．pushed up D．looked up
18.A.rich B．famous
C．successful D．powerful
19.A.training B．grades
C．experiments D．abilities
20.A.woman B．doctor
C．sister D．teacher
It was about the third week in June last year. My 15yearold son had already settled into his summer routine：Go to ____ at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p．m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games ___ dinner.
It was the middle of the ____ when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn't ___ that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that ____ the next day, and a company that ____ teenagers to guard their pools.
From that day I woke him up at 8 a．m. every day for him to ____ the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was ____ his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually ____ going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could ____ someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to ____ work for a living.
Two weeks later, he had a ____ as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very ____ and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working fulltime at a pool. He says a lot of his ____ don't have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn't try ____ enough! Even if your kid is super ____ with finals and afterschool activities and doesn't have time, you can ____ job information for him.
Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie ____， or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring ___ for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the ____ to make sure he is never late.
1.A.school B．study
C．bed D．work
2.A.around B．until
C．after D．during
3.A.night B．noon
C．morning D．afternoon
4.A.watch B．appreciate
C．notice D．stand
5.A.lasted B．rested
C．started D．developed
6.A.hired B．forced
C．persuaded D．force
7.A.give B．attend
C．observe D．help
8.A.designed B．ruining
C．enjoying D．joining
9.A.looking into B．looking out of
C．looking down upon D．looking forward to
10.A.recognize B．conduct
C．save D．buy
11.A.roughly B．luckily
C．actually D．suddenly
12.A.job B．problem
C．goal D．reward
13.A.slowly B．seriously
C．calmly D．quickly
14.A.teachers B．colleagues
C．students D．friends
15.A.hard B．fast
C．early D．directly
16.A.clear B．excited
C．busy D．disappointed
17.A.write down B．think about
C．wait for D．search for
18.A.theatre B．square
C．park D．factory
19.A.experts B．foreigners
C．teenagers D．villagers
20.A.habit B．schedule
C．tradition D．determination
Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having __ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the ____ mentality (心态) people need in sports.
____ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. ____， I was at my younger brother's baseball game the other night and his team was ____ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their ____ for bravery and will to fight, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, ____ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so ___ about the loss and he said it was because some kid's mom brought really good snacks.
Some parents have a ___ with coaches shouting at their child, as they hold the view that if a child makes a mistake, it is the coach's ___ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to __11__ the team, problems ____. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal ___ on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and ____ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to ____ the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don't ____ it.
With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ____. More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams ____ more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in ____. While having fun is important, skills and a ____ mentality is worth more in the world of sports.
1.A.fun B．dignity
C．courage D．patience
2.A.social B．competitive
C．healthy D．responsible
3.A.Coaches B．Parents
C．Experts D．Headmasters
4.A.As a result B．In addition
C．For example D．On the contrary
5.A.up B．below
C．above D．down
6.A.scores B．goals
C．spirits D．dreams
7.A.chew B．spit
C．count D．swallow
8.A.worried B．happy
C．serious D．casual
9.A.joke B．problem
C．contact D．compromise
10.A.duty B．experience
C．awareness D．turn
11.A.dismiss B．unite
C．handle D．assess
12.A.stand out B．break out
C．work out D．come out
13.A.say B．guidance
C．response D．reward
14.A.protect B．defend
C．excuse D．discourage
15.A.assist B．motivate
C．please D．blame
16.A.want B．deserve
C．value D．appreciate
17.A.way B．decline
C．go D．rise
18.A.offer B．require
C．seek D．preserve
19.A.academics B．sports
C．exams D．competitions
20.A.risking B．controlling
C．winning D．cooperating
In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (执着) in every task I devoted myself to. I was ____ that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small ____ made me change my mind.
One day my twoyearold son, ___ at a dozen of “stood” color markerpens, cheered excitedly，“Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ballpens, ____ to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ballpens just lay ____. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said ____， “Mummy can't help you.” To my surprise, he wouldn't listen and continued trying... I was dumbfounded by his persistence.
My son's behaviour reminded me of George who was always ____ in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, ____， there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised __ about him and ___ us to look up to him as a role model.
One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”
“Probably can't leave till midnight，” he said.
“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety？”
“____.”
“Don't you have time to be with your family at all？”
He shook his head slowly and ____ a sigh. “It's not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It's much too ____ to even think about letting go.”
A year later I resigned. The ____ thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I've never seen him. But occasionally his aged ____ would come to my mind.
Until that day, ____ knowing why the ballpens couldn't stand up, the twoyearold had ____ the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ballpens and kept only those water markers for his “game”. ___， he already learned to let go of his previous ____ attempts.
In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to ____ them and then decisively let go of them immediately.
1.A.confident B．consistent
C．conscious D．convinced
2.A.event B．incident
C．accident D．affair
3.A.pointing B．shouting
C．screaming D．laughing
4.A.insisting B．requiring
C．intending D．urging
5.A.flat B．silent
C．still D．quiet
6.A.deliberately B．casually
C．unintentionally D．enthusiastically
7.A.interested B．busy
C．devoted D．buried
8.A.therefore B．however
C．otherwise D．though
9.A.high B．highly
C．well D．much
10.A.promised B．demanded
C．inspired D．appealed
11.A.At random B．At times
C．At most D．At least
12.A.let off B．let out
C．sent off D．sent out
13.A.encouraging B．comfortable
C．painful D．ashamed
14.A.latter B．later
C．last D．lately
15.A.picture B．figure
C．reflection D．image
16.A.for B．with
C．without D．besides
17.A.received B．accepted
C．refused D．rejected
18.A.Generally B．Eventually
C．Additionally D．Obviously
19.A.useless B．endless
C．hopeful D．meaningful
20.A.clarify B．distinguish
C．identify D．acknowledge
