【推荐2】Do you know how discipline can help you achieve your goals? Do you know that discipline is important to _______? What is the power of discipline? How to become disciplined?

You might think that many people are not self-disciplined, _______ I’m going to prove to you that people in general are disciplined, but _______, in non-beneficial ways. There are many people who smoke daily _______ the fact that it is harmful and _______ and it could kill them. Such people are disciplined at _______ cigarettes and smoking. There are people who are disciplined at drinking lots of alcohol daily. Such people are disciplined at consuming alcohol. Do you _______ where I am going with this?

One of my friends who has a _______ for running spends half an hour every single morning running. Whether it is snowing or raining, she has to run. This is the kind of _______ discipline that you are supposed to ________ and create in your life.

Do you know someone who bought a book, but didn’t finish ________ it for some reason? Do you know someone who decided to improve his ________ and start eating more vegetables and fruit, but after two weeks, he ________?

These are all examples of ________ of discipline. If you are not disciplined，then you will have a hard time to get your ________. As I mentioned in my book ＂The ultimate guide to achieving your goals＂ that you could know what you want, ________ and take action, but if you are not self-disciplined, you will ________ give up.

With discipline, you can start getting up early in the morning, exercise, and ________ yourself of the non-beneficial habits such as smoking and eating non-healthy food. With discipline, you can change negative habits to positive habits. With discipline, you can join the gym and start working on having a ________ body. Do you see what the ________ of discipline can do?

Always remember what Jim Rohn said, ＂One discipline always leads to another discipline.＂

1.

A．wealth

B．success

C．fortune

D．health

2.

A．for

B．and

C．or

D．but

3.

A．unfortunately

B．unwillingly

C．unnecessarily

D．unexpectedly

4.

A．besides

B．despite

C．except

D．without

5.

A．courageous

B．disgusting

C．dangerous

D．forbidden

6.

A．selling

B．buying

C．getting

D．consuming

7.

A．care

B．see

C．feel

D．mind

8.

A．passion

B．gift

C．respect

D．reason

9.

A．formal

B．positive

C．negative

D．religious

10.

A．form

B．learn

C．follow

D．believe

11.

A．reading

B．reciting

C．analyzing

D．reviewing

12.

A．service

B．diet

C．skill

D．performance

13.

A．broke down

B．turned up

C．gave up

D．set out

14.

A．lack

B．gesture

C．sign

D．symbol

15.

A．attention

B．order

C．credit

D．desire

16.

A．plan

B．listen

C．ask

D．hope

17.

A．obviously

B．practically

C．likely

D．quickly

18.

A．persuade

B．inform

C．deliver

D．break

19.

A．healthier

B．weaker

C．heavier

D．clumsier

20.

A．demand

B．power

C．principle

D．measure

【推荐3】As a child, I was fascinated by the theater and began taking classes at the age of seven. Throughout my teenage years, I _________ in plays, television shows, and movies. Acting gave me a chance to _________ things that I wouldn’t have had the courage to try in real life. I was able to step outside of myself and become someone else, _________ and bold(无畏的) on stage. _________ , in real life, I was often nervous and hesitant.

Acting also allowed me to explore different time periods and places, as I _________ and lived in different eras and worlds. I played a variety of _________ , from aliens to ringmasters, and _________ new skills along the way. Performance was a great way to _________ my shyness and inhibition(拘谨). I gained confidence in myself and learned to be more _________ and daring.

Despite the fun and __________ of acting, I eventually decided to move on. I had grown tired of living inside someone else’s story and was ready to be my own person. I was grateful for the __________ and guidance of my family, who had always __________ me of the importance of my education and __________. Looking back, I realize that my time as a(n) __________ actor was a time of self-discovery and __________. I learned a lot about myself and the world around me, and I will always be grateful for the experiences and lessons I learned through acting.

1.

A．acted

B．danced

C．jumped

D．moved

2.

A．predict

B．confirm

C．influence

D．experience

3.

A．generous

B．familiar

C．confident

D．strange

4.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．However

5.

A．went away

B．dressed up

C．settled down

D．signed up

6.

A．sports

B．roles

C．matches

D．songs

7.

A．discovered

B．added

C．learned

D．reviewed

8.

A．overcome

B．ignore

C．remove

D．hide

9.

A．adventurous

B．casual

C．skillful

D．funny

10.

A．pressure

B．curiosity

C．excitement

D．surprise

11.

A．persuasion

B．support

C．permission

D．comfort

12.

A．reminded

B．inform

C．assured

D．warmed

13.

A．self discipline

B．purpose

C．self-worth

D．situation

14.

A．emotional

B．creative

C．popular

D．professional

15.

A．freedom

B．growth

C．adaptation

D．satisfaction

【推荐1】Angela used to fly. Using her_________for wings, Angela would run faster than anyone. Now, she thought, “I am_________than everyone.” She was the last to get off the school bus, with the_________of walking sticks.

“You must be Angela!” A girl came to her. “I’m Laurie, your instructor. Are you ready to learn to ski?”

“No,” Angela answered, but still_________Laurie into the changing room. “I can understand how you feel.” Before Angela said anything, Laurie_________her trousers and showed her left_________leg. Angela’s mouth dropped open. “Three-track skiing (三板滑雪) was designed for people like us. If I can learn to ski, _________can you,” Laurie said. They put on the regular ski, and used outriggers (支架) to_________.

Laurie and Angela made their way to the_________track. Angela spent the morning climbing and falling, sliding and falling, and turning and__________. She felt disappointed and__________.

“OK, __________one try before lunch,” Laurie said after they climbed__________the hill once again. __________Angela managed to follow Laurie down the small hill without falling. When she stopped beside Laurie at the bottom, she punched her fist in the air and said, “Yes!”

After lunch, they moved to a__________place. Looking down from the top, Angela felt __________. “I can’t go down that!” she cried.

“Follow me!” Laurie__________. “You are doing great! Try to be Flying Angel again.” “That was before I lost my leg__________cancer,” Angela whispered. “Trust__________,” Laurie said.

Angela took a deep breath, then leaned forward, sped up, took turns and skied down the hill. Faster. Faster. It felt like__________.

1.

A．hands

B．arms

C．body

D．feet

2.

A．stronger

B．weaker

C．swifter

D．slower

3.

A．hold

B．catch

C．help

D．drop

4.

A．followed

B．pushed

C．pulled

D．stepped

5.

A．rolled up

B．dressed up

C．put on

D．relied on

6.

A．powerful

B．magical

C．universal

D．artificial

7.

A．either

B．neither

C．so

D．also

8.

A．explore

B．solve

C．replace

D．balance

9.

A．advanced

B．beginner

C．longest

D．fast

10.

A．falling

B．going

C．skiing

D．moving

11.

A．sensitive

B．hopeless

C．energetic

D．confident

12.

A．last

B．before

C．first

D．after

13.

A．down

B．up

C．on

D．off

14.

A．Luckily

B．Briefly

C．Logically

D．Peacefully

15.

A．softer

B．lower

C．higher

D．harder

16.

A．frightened

B．frightening

C．excited

D．exciting

17.

A．shouted

B．screamed

C．whispered

D．encouraged

18.

A．resulting in

B．according to

C．because of

D．so that

19.

A．myself

B．I

C．yourself

D．you

20.

A．running

B．skiing

C．walking

D．flying

【推荐2】One day a well-dressed woman was walking down the street when she saw a beggar sitting on the corner near a cafeteria. He was elderly, unshaven, and in ______. Pedestrians talked by giving him ______ looks. Clearly, they wanted nothing to do with him. She ______ and looked down. “Sir?” she asked. “Are you all right?”

Thinking that she would make ______ of him, like so many others had done before, he told her to leave him alone. However, to his ______, the woman continued standing.

Anyhow, with some ______, the woman got the man into the cafeteria and ______ him at a table in a remote corner. She stared at him ______, “Jack, do you remember me?” Old Jack ______ her face. “I think so-I mean you do look ______.”

The woman recalled what she ______ when she graduated. She tried looking for a job, but without luck. Cold and ______, she got to this very cafeteria, ______ to get something to eat. Later on, she found a job, ______ her way up and eventually started her own ______.

Jack ______ with a smile, saying it was he who made her the biggest sandwich.

In the end, she ______ her purse, pulled out a business card and promised to help him financially ______ he got on his feet.

Jack thanked her with watery eyes. The woman held his hands and said, “Don’t thank me, Jack. Without you, I wouldn’t have ______ so much.”

In life, one never expects how a small act of ______ changes another soul.

1.

A．poverty

B．ruins

C．rags

D．comfort

2.

A．dirty

B．happy

C．patient

D．sad

3.

A．rushed

B．stepped

C．moved

D．stopped

4.

A．use

B．fun

C．notes

D．sense

5.

A．excitement

B．amusement

C．enjoyment

D．amazement

6.

A．difficulty

B．strength

C．hesitation

D．doubt

7.

A．directed

B．stood

C．sat

D．crowded

8.

A．proudly

B．closely

C．coldly

D．roughly

9.

A．wiped

B．searched

C．lifted

D．moved

10.

A．familiar

B．strange

C．special

D．popular

11.

A．enjoyed

B．explored

C．ignored

D．experienced

12.

A．tired

B．hungry

C．anxious

D．sleepy

13.

A．waiting

B．pretending

C．hoping

D．offering

14.

A．worked

B．kicked

C．wound

D．lost

15.

A．family

B．research

C．journey

D．business

16.

A．burst out

B．brightened up

C．made up

D．held out

17.

A．opened

B．tore

C．shook

D．picked

18.

A．though

B．after

C．until

D．since

19.

A．absorbed

B．saved

C．achieved

D．contributed

20.

A．happiness

B．selflessness

C．bravery

D．kindness

【推荐3】It was early into the coronavirus pandemic. Jenkins, a blood test doctor in Philadelphia, was _______ for her husband and their little twins when she got a _______ from a colleague tested positive (阳性) for the coronavirus.

Shortly after hanging up, Jenkins immediately stopped cooking and rushed to her bedroom, where she _______ herself away from the family. She remembers thinking, "OK. I've been _______. It's very likely that I've been infected. And it's very likely that I've _______ my family. " Her husband, Jay Roux, 41, has stage IV lung cancer. Cancer treatments have weakened his heart. His body's _______ to the coronavirus are severely compromised (妥协) . "Perhaps I had been _______ for exposing Jay to the very thing that would _______ him."

Early next morning, the Jenkins drove to a testing site, and got a test result, _______. It was a massive relief. ________, she decided that as long as the pandemic dragged on, and as long as she was ________ patients with the coronavirus, she could not put her family through that experience again. She chose to ________ the sweet time with her family, moving out.

At one point, Leadership at the hospital ________ her a reasonable leave, so she wouldn't have to risk exposure to COVID-19. But she ________ considered the offer. Other doctors at her hospital, she says, are even ________ and at higher risk. And she felt the need to ________ during a public health emergency.

The day after Mother's Day when infection level was low enough, the couple decided to ________ places for her to see the kids. "When she came home, I already had all my ________ packed up in my truck," her husband says. "She came in ________ one door and saw kids and left the same door." "And I just kind of give her one of those air ________ and said I love her, you know?"

Sometimes, giving up doesn’t necessarily mean being bad. The wife gives up for the safety of a family and the nurse the safety of a city.

1.

A．cooking

B．cleaning

C．calling

D．washing

2.

A．letter

B．call

C．email

D．bill

3.

A．hid

B．trapped

C．locked

D．drove

4.

A．diagnosed

B．infected

C．killed

D．exposed

5.

A．worsened

B．fired

C．poisoned

D．infected

6.

A．defenses

B．strengths

C．powers

D．guards

7.

A．helpful

B．guilt

C．responsible

D．bound

8.

A．scold

B．kill

C．cut

D．worsen

9.

A．positive

B．negative

C．active

D．insecure

10.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Hence

D．However

11.

A．saving

B．helping

C．testing

D．treating

12.

A．give up

B．give in

C．turn up

D．turn in

13.

A．offered

B．created

C．excused

D．applied

14.

A．merely

B．barely

C．roughly

D．simply

15.

A．younger

B．smarter

C．older

D．heavier

16.

A．motivate

B．donate

C．affect

D．contribute

17.

A．switch

B．turn

C．access

D．visit

18.

A．clothes

B．money

C．stuff

D．medicine

19.

A．by

B．through

C．with

D．between

20.

A．words

B．whistles

C．gestures

D．kisses

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In ancient times the king of Greece was sick. The doctor came,________ him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bull’s milk.” The king was _______, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it _______ ?” he asked.

“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor. “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was a(n) _______ to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him_______. When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and _______ him to get a bull’s milk, Gulbo _______ understood what the doctor was trying to do.

When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the _______ . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the _______ . On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t________ , Father, I will help you.”

The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place ________ the king’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made ________ much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to ________ what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.

“Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the king. The girl ________ to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father ________ a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean ________ for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”

“What!” cried the king. “Are you trying to make a ________ of me?” I have never heard of a man having a baby.”

“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bull’s milk for him, ________ can’t a man have a baby?”

The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s ________ Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk to his ________

1.

A．looked

B．tested

C．examined

D．judged

2.

A．surprised

B．pleased

C．touched

D．moved

3.

A．impossible

B．possible

C．usual

D．unusual

4.

A．enemy

B．friend

C．neighbor

D．patient

5.

A．excite

B．delight

C．anger

D．suffer

6.

A．begged

B．decided

C．ordered

D．suggested

7.

A．quickly

B．directly

C．correctly

D．suddenly

8.

A．situation

B．chance

C．position

D．place

9.

A．wrong

B．matter

C．thing

D．problem

10.

A．frighten

B．worry

C．doubt

D．fear

11.

A．above

B．on

C．over

D．below

12.

A．such

B．that

C．more

D．so

13.

A．get out

B．find out

C．take out

D．bring out

14.

A．began

B．looked

C．pretended

D．became

15.

A．had birth in

B．gave birth to

C．gave birth of

D．had birth to

16.

A．clothes

B．food

C．bowls

D．bottles

17.

A．lie

B．trick

C．fool

D．friend

18.

A．how

B．why

C．who

D．what

19.

A．daughter

B．girl

C．wife

D．friend

20.

A．daughter

B．boy

C．baby

D．sister

【推荐2】A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted it immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. So she went to an older, wiser woman in the village and ____ advice.
Listening to her, the older woman ____the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her. She also knew she could ____ease her pain, but she could teach.
Then, she said. “There are ____things you need to do. The first is extremely difficult. Tonight, Take your best ____pillows and open a small hole in each one. Then,____ the sun rises, you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town. When you are through,____ to me. If you’ve done the first thing ____, I’ll tell you the second.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for her chore,____ the pillows were very ____to her and very expensive.
All night long, she went from doorstep to doorstep. Her fingers were____ The wind was so sharp that it caused her eyes to water, but she ran on through the____streets,____ that there was something she could do to put things ____the way they once were. Finally she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman.
She was exhausted but____,thinking that her efforts would be rewarded.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and ____your pillows. Then everything will be as it was before.”
The young woman was stunned, “You know that’s impossible! The wind ____each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps! You didn’t say I had to get them back! If this is the second ____, then things will never be the same.”
“That’s true,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once ____, no amount of effort,____ how heartfelt or sincere, can ever return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and guard them most of all in the presence of those you love.”1.

A．asked about

B．asked for

C．asked to

D．ask around

2.

A．witnessed

B．touched

C．guessed

D．sensed

3.

A．ever

B．almost

C．never

D．seldom

4.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

5.

A．feather

B．leather

C．woolen

D．cotton

6.

A．when

B．after

C．as

D．before

7.

A．come back

B．go back

C．put back

D．draw back

8.

A．promptly

B．absolutely

C．completely

D．unfortunately

9.

A．so as to

B．even though

C．now that

D．in spite of

10.

A．hard

B．rare

C．nice

D．dear

11.

A．freezing

B．freezingly

C．froze

D．frozen

12.

A．brightened

B．widened

C．darkened

D．broadened

13.

A．amazing

B．lucky

C．thankful

D．surprising

14.

A．on

B．up

C．off

D．back

15.

A．tired

B．relieved

C．grateful

D．nervous

16.

A．refill

B．get

C．purchase

D．seek

17.

A．blew up

B．blew on

C．blew away

D．blew over

18.

A．requirement

B．situation

C．consequence

D．circumstance

19.

A．speak

B．spoken

C．speaking

D．being spoken

20.

A．however

B．whatever

C．although

D．regardless

【推荐3】A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared(敢于)go outside for fear of being _____by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a ____ to find a way of stopping themselves from being in   ____. One day,when the cat was out,mice of all ages _____into the meeting room.

“Let’s build a big trap,”one mouse _________. When this idea was ____, another said,“What about poisoning (毒死) her?” But _____ knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse,whose mother had become the cat’s food, _____said,“Let’s cut her teeth,so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his _____.

At last,one mouse,_____than the rest,jumped onto a table. Waving a bell,he called for____, “Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail,so we’ll always know_____she is! We’ll have _______to escape,and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to ___!” Hearing the words,everyone got _____and they congratulated him on his good idea.

“We’ll tie it so tightly (紧紧地) that it will never _____!”

“She’ll never be able to walk ______again! Why,the other day,she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine...”

However,the wise mouse said,“We must _____who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was _____enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.

It’s often very _____to have bright ideas,but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

1.

A．trained

B．caught

C．invited

D．taught

2.

A．party

B．game

C．meeting

D．test

3.

A．danger

B．return

C．fact

D．need

4.

A．flew

B．stepped

C．rushed

D．swam

5.

A．questioned

B．suggested

C．answered

D．explained

6.

A．supported

B．accepted

C．refused

D．discussed

7.

A．everybody

B．somebody

C．anybody

D．nobody

8.

A．carefully

B．slowly

C．angrily

D．happily

9.

A．present

B．idea

C．excuse

D．reason

10.

A．younger

B．longer

C．stronger

D．wiser

11.

A．pleasure

B．help

C．information

D．silence

12.

A．how

B．who

C．where

D．what

13.

A．time

B．space

C．experience

D．power

14.

A．shout

B．stay

C．hide

D．watch

15.

A．worried

B．excited

C．surprised

D．tired

16.

A．get up

B．put off

C．drop off

D．turn up

17.

A．gladly

B．quietly

C．directly

D．quickly

18.

A．believe

B．imagine

C．decide

D．learn

19.

A．honest

B．brave

C．rich

D．old

20.

A．important

B．difficult

C．strange

D．easy