While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had finding the keyhole. When I to open the door, I around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was installed... but no switch!
Not discouraged easily, I remembered a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage in the day. I found the bed in the and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the to find another lamp. So I my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring（拉绳）! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around I found a desk lamp which actually !
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world be and how necessary light is! But even more necessary than light is the light that shines from people --the light of and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you may be a beacon（灯塔） of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is a candle in a forest remember -- there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to the light of one small candle.
1.A. confidence B. respect C . admiration D. difficulty
2.A. managed B. failed C. wished D. meant
3.A. touched B. felt C. sensed D. looked
4.A. already B. never C. still D. once
5.A. equipping B. producing C. noticing D. removing
6.A. later B. earlier C. lower D. upper
7.A. light B. dark C. room D. corner
8.A. happened B. operated C. fired D. developed
9.A. mac
hine B. street C. room D. car
10.A. wound B. forced C. made D. lost
11.A. after B. until C. while D. since
12.A. helped B. affected C. worked D. inspired
13.A. can B. shall C. will D. must
14.A. mental B. psychologicalC. electrical D. physical
15.A. existence B. love C. truth D. wisdom
16.A. lonely B. colorful C. friendly D. complex
17.A. short B. favor C. face D. need
18.A. make B. offer C. take D. contribute
19.A. not more than B. other than C. no more than D. rather than
20.A. put out B. give out C. get over D. set up
– At first he was not good at playing basketball but after a long time of training hard, he stood out.
– It’s easy to understand, ____________________.
A. Make hay while the sun shines.
B. Practice makes perfect.
C. The early bird catches the worm
D. Actions speak louder than words.
It is __________ you do rather than __________ you say __________ matters.
A. what; what; that B. that; what; that C. what; that; what D. what; that; that
–Where did you get to know her?
–It was on the farm __________ we worked.
A. that B. there C. where D. which
__________ we had read your letter __________ the true state of affairs.
A. It was until; that we understood B. It was not until; we understood
C. Until; did not we understood D. Not until; did we understood
To his disappointment, the opinion he tried to stick __________ wrong.
A. to prove B. to proving C. to was proved D. to proved
