【推荐1】Fresh out of acting school, I got a job with a touring theater company. The terms were unreasonable: $300 for a month’s work, to be ____ at the end of that month. Only one meal a day would be_____; for the rest, we were on our own.

Our first venue (演出地点) was a holiday center. The waiters ____ us from the start. They refused to give us spoons and knives at dinner, while our meal cooled. It was   ____

At the second venue, we ____ to make some changes to the show for the new stage. While we practiced, I saw a table being set. I felt ____. It was midday, which ____ that they were serving us lunch. Getting lunch would mean no hot dinner because of the “one meal a day” item. We _____depended on dinner being our hot meal of the day.

We were called over to_____. The table was beautifully set. The sandwiches were generous. Afterward, I told the headwaiter that we ____ our one meal to be dinner.

Our dinner would be at six, the headwaiter said. He   ____ that the “one meal a day” item in our contract (合同) was stupid and the venue would ____ us lunch and dinner daily.

We returned at six, _____and nervous because this seemed too good to be ____. We were served by a_____ waiter who sang to us. He refilled our water glasses and took orders for coffee. At the end, we tried to bus our dishes to the kitchen,_____ the headwaiter said that we didn’t have to do that and explained, “It is only _____for us if you let us do it right.”

That was 20 years ago, and I learned a ____ hat I’ll never forget: Take pleasure in   ___. Be kind. Treat those who have _____to give you as well as you would treat a paying customer.

1.

A．spent

B．paid

C．collected

D．saved

2.

A．provided

B．shared

C．made

D．sold

3.

A．forgot

B．missed

C．avoided

D．disliked

4.

A．understandable

B．unpleasant

C．interesting

D．unnecessary

5.

A．agreed

B．seemed

C．needed

D．pretended

6.

A．satisfied

B．surprised

C．bored

D．tired

7.

A．held

B．required

C．meant

D．told

8.

A．really

B．suddenly

C．finally

D．probably

9.

A．speak

B．help

C．cook

D．eat

10.

A．allowed

B．wanted

C．encouraged

D．ordered

11.

A．hoped

B．imagined

C．added

D．guessed

12.

A．give

B．show

C．find

D．lend

13.

A．proud

B．comfortable

C．patient

D．thankful

14.

A．right

B．true

C．wise

D．certain

15.

A．cheerful

B．successful

C．shy

D．serious

16.

A．when

B．because

C．but

D．so

17.

A．possible

B．funny

C．painful

D．enjoyable

18.

A．lesson

B．skill

C．fact

D．task

19.

A．progress

B．work

C．travel

D．study

20.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

【推荐2】I recently asked for a raise from a friend and she agreed.

I met her at a playground, and told her I ______ another child in addition to my two during the week, and that I wanted to ______ it. She was actually looking for low-key care like that for her 2-year-old and the following week she ______. I threw out a _______ price. I don’ t know why really, I just tend to do that sort of thing.

After weeks passed, I ______ it wasn’t making much sense for me ______ to continue and I had to address it. In a text I told her I needed to up the price a bit. I _______that the number we ________ agreed on wasn’t covering my time and expenses. I threw out the amount I thought was _______ and fair, and do you know what I said next?

Thank you.

“Thank you for letting me feel________enough to be honest.”

What I really wanted to say was sorry. My_______ was the exact thing I wanted to________ for, but I didn’t.

Normally I would have but I consciously ______ “sorry” with “thank you”. This___________ made me feel so much more ______. At first I was surprised that word choice could have so much _______ over my feelings, but then it occurred to me that it’s not just my ______ that changed, but the actions I take before speaking them. ____________ trying to obtain bits of _______ in apologies, I give them to myself. I no longer wait to be ______ when I’ve done nothing wrong and I feel a greater sense of confidence and worth. I’ve found the more I honor myself, the more others honor me, too.

1.

A．adopted

B．watched

C．punished

D．examined

2.

A．expand

B．expose

C．complete

D．challenge

3.

A．gave up

B．set off

C．came over

D．passed by

4.

A．low

B．full

C．fixed

D．reasonable

5.

A．admitted

B．realized

C．believed

D．understood

6.

A．faithfully

B．secretly

C．officially

D．financially

7.

A．reflected

B．imagined

C．explained

D．described

8.

A．partly

B．nearly

C．privately

D．originally

9.

A．cheap

B．worthwhile

C．accurate

D．important

10.

A．open

B．happy

C．grateful

D．powerful

11.

A．pride

B．freedom

C．honesty

D．justice

12.

A．seek

B．fight

C．stand

D．apologize

13.

A．mixed

B．replaced

C．combined

D．compared

14.

A．switch

B．thought

C．method

D．state

15.

A．ashamed

B．confident

C．determined

D．disappointed

16.

A．pressure

B．attention

C．influence

D．intelligence

17.

A．words

B．plans

C．dreams

D．ideas

18.

A．As to

B．Other than

C．Apart from

D．Rather than

19.

A．complaint

B．security

C．approval

D．solution

20.

A．refused

B．repeated

C．followed

D．pardoned

【推荐3】Because conflict and disagreements are part of all close relationships, couples need to learn strategies for managing conflict in a healthy and constructive way. Some couples just ____ and deny the presence of any conflict in a relationship. ____ , denying the existence of conflict results in couples ____ to solve their problems at early ____, which can then lead to even greater problems later on. Not surprisingly, expressing anger and disagreement leads to lower marital (婚姻的) satisfaction at the beginning. However, this pattern of behavior ____ increases in marital satisfaction over time. Research suggests that working through conflicts is an important predictor of marital satisfaction.

So, what can you do to manage conflict in your own relationships? First, try to understand the other person's point of view and put yourself in his or her place. People who are ____ to what their partner thinks and feels ____ greater relationship satisfaction. For example. researchers found that among people in dating relationships ____ marriages, those who can adopt their partner's perspective show more positive ____, more relationship-enhancing attributes and more constructive responses to conflict.

Second, because conflict and disagreements are an ____ part of close relationships, people need to be able to apologize to their partner for wrongdoing and ____ forgiveness from their parents for their own acts. Apologies minimize conflict, lead to forgiveness. and serve to restore relationship closeness. In line with this ____ , spouses (配偶) who are more forgiving show higher mental quality over time. Increasingly, apologizing can even have ____ health benefits. For example, when people reflect on hurtful ____ and grudges (怨恨), they show negative physiological effects, including increased heart rate and blood pressure, compared to when they ____ on sympathetic perspective-taking and forgiving.

1.

A．resolve

B．regret

C．abandon

D．avoid

2.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．However

3.

A．trying

B．declining

C．failing

D．striving

4.

A．stages

B．years

C．ages

D．intervals

5.

A．proceeds

B．protests

C．proves

D．predicts

6.

A．sensitive

B．superior

C．exclusive

D．efficient

7.

A．expose

B．experience

C．explore

D．exploit

8.

A．as well as

B．as far as

C．as long as

D．as soon as

9.

A．minds

B．emotions

C．decisions

D．reasons

10.

A．absolute

B．inevitable

C．essential

D．obvious

11.

A．require

B．inquire

C．receive

D．achieve

12.

A．view

B．act

C．example

D．relationship

13.

A．creative

B．positive

C．objective

D．competitive

14.

A．prospects

B．concepts

C．memories

D．outlooks

15.

A．rely

B．set

C．decide

D．reflect

【推荐1】Years ago, a group of salesmen went to an urgent regional sales convention in Chicago.   In their _________, one of them knocked over a table, where baskets of apples were. Apples flew everywhere. Without _________, they all tried to reach the plane quickly, all but one. He paused and told his friends to _________ without him, saying that he would take a _________ flight.  

Then he returned to the place. The girl at the apple table was totally _________! She was softly crying, and at the same time _________ for her apples as the crowd walked around her. No one stopped or cared for her _________.  

The salesman gathered up the apples, and put them into the baskets. As he did this, he _________ many had become broken, which he set aside in another basket. When he had finished, he _________ out his wallet and said to the girl, “Here, please take this $20 for the __________ we did. Are you okay? ” She nodded __________ her tears.

He continued, “I hope we didn’t spoil your day too__________. ” As the salesman started to walk away, the blind girl called out to him, “Mister. . . ” He turned to look. She __________, “Are you an angel? ” He stopped and wondered. Then slowly he made his way to catch his flight with that __________ in his soul:   “Are you an angel? ” Do people mistake you for an angel? Try your best to __________ those in trouble and you would be the angel all the time.

1.

A．flight

B．talk

C．meeting

D．rush

2.

A．offering

B．paying

C．stopping

D．buying

3.

A．watch

B．enter

C．keep

D．leave

4.

A．larger

B．later

C．earlier

D．safer

5.

A．deaf

B．poor

C．lame

D．blind

6.

A．searching

B．selling

C．eating

D．offering

7.

A．luck

B．burden

C．service

D．trouble

8.

A．checked

B．understood

C．noticed

D．recognized

9.

A．showed

B．found

C．threw

D．pulled

10.

A．invitation

B．delay

C．damage

D．need

11.

A．through

B．over

C．below

D．under

12.

A．kindly

B．badly

C．fairly

D．slightly

13.

A．continued

B．changed

C．settled

D．started

14.

A．answer

B．advice

C．idea

D．question

15.

A．enjoy

B．assist

C．praise

D．appreciate

【推荐3】Terror attacked the heart of the World War I soldier，as he saw his lifelong friend falling in the battle．Caught in a trench（战壕） with ________ gunfire whizzing（飕飕地移动）over his head，the soldier asked his ________ if he might go out into the “No Man's Land” between the trenches to bring his ________ partner back．
“You can go，”said the officer，“but I don't think it will be worth it．Your friend is ________ dead and you may throw your own ________ away．”
The officer's words didn't ________ to him，and the soldier went anyway. Surprisingly he ________ to reach his friend，lift him onto his ________，and bring him back to their own trench．As the two of them ________ in together to the bottom of the trench，the officer ________ the wounded soldier，and then looked kindly at his friend．
“I told you it wouldn't be worth it，” he said．“Your friend is dead，and you are terribly wounded．”
“It was worth it，________，sir，” the soldier said．
“What do you mean by ‘worth it’?” ________ the officer．“Your friend is dead!” “Yes sir，” the soldier answered．“But it was worth it because when I got to him，he was still ________，and I had the ________ of hearing him say，‘Jim，I knew you'd come．’”
Many a time in ________，whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on ________ you look at it．Take up all your ________ and do something your ________ tells you to do so that you may not ________ doing it later in life．May each and every one of you be blessed with the company of ________ friends.1.

A．bright

B．dusty

C．continuous

D．loose

2.

A．partner

B．officer

C．reporter

D．relative

3.

A．grateful

B．forgetful

C．selfless

D．helpless

4.

A．probably

B．personally

C．exactly

D．entirely

5.

A．work

B．life

C．gun

D．friendship

6.

A．matter

B．agree

C．escape

D．succeed

7.

A．tried

B．decided

C．planned

D．managed

8.

A．hands

B．head

C．shoulder

D．legs

9.

A．trapped

B．fell

C．explored

D．competed

10.

A．checked

B．recovered

C．persuaded

D．transported

11.

A．although

B．then

C．while

D．anyhow

12.

A．advised

B．warned

C．responded

D．ordered

13.

A．alive

B．afraid

C．affected

D．amazed

14.

A．reality

B．satisfaction

C．responsibility

D．experience

15.

A．life

B．battles

C．nature

D．society

16.

A．what

B．how

C．when

D．why

17.

A．attention

B．mercy

C．courage

D．money

18.

A．intelligence	B．friend
C．character	D．heart

19.

A．forget

B．remember

C．regret

D．admit

20.

A．true

B．straight

C．generous

D．native