Learn to Meet Challenges
My classmates called me “the alien” ,and they avoided me like the plague（瘟疫.As a young boy, I ________from a serious skin disease ,which filled my arms with scars(伤疤). The true ________of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness. Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a / an ______role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health ________greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal ________ had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.
Years later, ________my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about ________by overcoming difficulties. I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I ________a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my ________,while preparing for our first presentation, I was ________with my team members and often refused their ________.I performed most of their tasks myself , allowing them to ________ me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful, which________ me, and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she________my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with _______,for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members._________they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately ________ my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave________to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were _______and eager to devote time to the program , and I learned what true leadership is.
My experiences _________improved my ability to handle challenging situations.
1.A. judged B. suffered C. prevented D. separated
2.A. pain B. sign C. value D. meaning
3.A. important B. different C. leading D. active
4.A. developed B. improved C. increased D. removed
5.A. joy B. goal C. will D. life
6.A. over B. like C. for D. in
7.A. ability B. quality C. leadership D. friendship
8.A. taught B. found C. managed D. followed
9.A. mistake B. method C. effort D. right
10.A. satisfied B. familiar C. patient D. strict
11.A. desires B. talents C. ideas D. tasks
12.A. remind B. guide C. show D. help
13.A. discouraged B. disturbed C. encouraged D. educated
14.A. adopted B. admired C. trusted D. tested
15.A. surprise B. delight C. pride D. hope
16.A. As B. If C. Because D. Although
17.A. deleted B. changed C. regretted D. considered
18.A. birth B. hand C. gift D. rise
19.A. crazy B. happy C. successful D. independent
20.A. instantly B. indirectly C. unusually D. undoubtedly
Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk，laugh and do things with. Surely，there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well，which doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away，then we feel very sad. We miss them much，but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again，and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women，if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than those people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you，you take better care of yourself.
1.The first paragraph tells us ________.
A. none needs friends
B. we need to be alone
C. we always need friends around us
D. making friends is the need in people’s life
2.Which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people?
A. A house. B. A room.
C. A library. D. A village.
3.If people have friends，they would live longer，because ________.
A. they feel happier and healthier
B. they get a lot of help from their friends
C. they take better care of themselves
D. both A and C
4.This passage tells us ________.
A. that people are all friends B. that people need friends
C. how to get to know friends D. how to name a place
The trees _____ in the storm have been moved off the road.
A. being blown down B. blown down C. blowing down D. to blow down
John suggests __________ swimming tomorrow.
A. going B. to go
C. we will go D. we going
What surprised me was not what he said but _______ he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that
C. in the way D. the way which
People in Britain speak the same language _________ Americans do.
A. which B. what
C. like D. as
