1 . No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own _________

I learned this lesson from a(n) _________ many years ago. I took the head _________ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the _________ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to ___________ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t _________ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to _________ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were ___________ me. I had to change my _________ about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little ____________. Most important, I began to treat them like ____________. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their ____________, we met every day and ______________ passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our ______________ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ____________. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ____________ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ____________ of my life！

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ____________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ______________ them. I helped them to see themselves ____________, and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, but born.

1.

A．luck

B．tests

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．experiment

B．experience

C．visit

D．show

3.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

4.

A．successful

B．excellent

C．strong

D．new

5.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

6.

A．believe

B．agree

C．describe

D．regret

7.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

8.

A．reacting to

B．looking for

C．depending on

D．caring about

9.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

10.

A．pride

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

11.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

12.

A．rewards

B．vacations

C．health

D．honor

13.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

14.

A．defeat

B．decline

C．accident

D．mistake

15.

A．relax

B．improve

C．expand

D．defend

16.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

17.

A．chances

B．thrills

C．concerns

D．offers

18.

A．surprise

B．serve

C．interest

D．affect

19.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

20.

A．honestly

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

2 . I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very ___________ and go to bed early. For this _________ my first day or night in any _____________ place is always quiet and very little happens. _________ my first night in Algeciras was very different. That night was very _________ and unusual.

At that time _________ in Southern Spain was a dirty and badly looked _________ city. I arrived late in the _________ by boat. As soon as I got off the ___________, I went to look for a __________. I found a small one not far from the quay (码头).

This hotel looked __________ and untidy from the outside. I was very tired and did not know my __________ around the city of Algeciras, so I decided to stay in this ____________ hotel on the quay. I also decided to stay in this hotel for ____________ reason. The moon was full and it was a clear, __________ night. From the hotel I could ____________ at the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright ____________.

The hotel had a narrow __________ and no name. When I ____________ this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I __________ a small cup-board with desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.

1.

A．unhealthy

B．excited

C．tired

D．careless

2.

A．way

B．reason

C．research

D．journey

3.

A．big

B．new

C．old

D．small

4.

A．So

B．Because

C．And

D．But

5.

A．ordinary

B．dark

C．free

D．strange

6.

A．Gibraltar

B．Algeciras

C．Madrid

D．New Delhi

7.

A．after

B．for

C．at

D．back

8.

A．morning

B．evening

C．afternoon

D．spring

9.

A．bus

B．boat

C．plane

D．train

10.

A．guide

B．driver

C．hotel

D．dinner

11.

A．clean

B．dirty

C．beautiful

D．interesting

12.

A．friend

B．address

C．effort

D．way

13.

A．small

B．large

C．expensive

D．funny-looking

14.

A．another

B．one

C．no

D．some

15.

A．dark

B．cloudy

C．bright

D．rainy

16.

A．look down

B．look up

C．look after

D．look for

17.

A．sky

B．night

C．space

D．moonlight

18.

A．bedroom

B．doorway

C．stairs

D．door

19.

A．went through

B．painted

C．walked out

D．pointed out

20.

A．came to

B．walked for

C．went out of

D．escaped from

3 . 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选。
A man worked in a post office. His job was to handle all the_______that had unclear addresses. One day he came across a letter which was_______to God. He opened it and it_______, "Dear God, I am an 83-year-old woman and I live on a very small pension (养老金).
Yesterday someone stole my_______.There was a hundred dollars in it, which was all the money I had_______until my next pension comes. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, and I have invited my last two friends for_______Without that money, I have_______to buy food with. I have no family to_______, and you are my only_______.Can you please help me?The man was________.He went around and showed the letter to the other workers. Each of them________their wallets and donated a few dollars. By the time he________his showing, he had collected 96 dollars.________then he sent it to the old woman in the name of God. Thanksgiving Day came and went, and the workers________forgot about it. Then one day, there came another letter from the old lady to God. All the________gathered around while the letter was________It said, "Dear God, how can I ever thank you enough for what you have done for me? Because of your kindness, I was able to________a lovely dinner for my friends. We had a very________day, and I told my friends about your________gift. Thank you very much!" Seeing this, all the workers felt________with the nice thing they had done. They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.1.

A．stamps

B．money

C．mail

D．postcards

2.

A．spoken

B．written

C．recorded

D．pointed

3.

A．noticed

B．talked

C．told

D．read

4.

A．purse

B．clothes

C．house

D．food

5.

A．borrowed

B．earned

C．left

D．paid

6.

A．fun

B．dinner

C．travel

D．visit

7.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

8.

A．live in

B．live on

C．turn to

D．turn back

9.

A．family

B．hope

C．luck

D．partner

10.

A．excited

B．worried

C．surprised

D．moved

11.

A．gained

B．touched

C．played

D．searched

12.

A．finished

B．planned

C．started

D．gathered

13.

A．So

B．As

C．And

D．But

14.

A．usually

B．gradually

C．especially

D．easily

15.

A．workers

B．friends

C．officers

D．guests

16.

A．sent

B．replied

C．received

D．opened

17.

A．bring

B．choose

C．prepare

D．enjoy

18.

A．nice

B．strange

C．common

D．formal

19.

A．traditional

B．wonderful

C．expensive

D．extra

20.

A．useful

B．confident

C．hopeful

D．pleased

4 . I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people _______ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a _______person:

I think my _______started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my _______, and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever _______to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really _______. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) _______. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I _______to help. That was really a big _______for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ________are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new ________, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer s disease became my ________. Every time I came into her room, she was so ________because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never ________her, so I took her place. She let me ________. That making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was ________, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much ________, person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ________these experiences. They have ________e to care about other people more than about myself. ________who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.

A．since

B．before

C．or

D．unless

2.

A．famous

B．simple

C．different

D．skilled

3.

A．education

B．career

C．tour

D．change

4.

A．balance

B．homework

C．degree

D．interest

5.

A．talked

B．wrote

C．lied

D．reported

6.

A．careful

B．lonely

C．curious

D．guilty

7.

A．argument

B．game

C．experiment

D．defence

8.

A．dared

B．offered

C．hesitated

D．happened

9.

A．dream

B．problem

C．duty

D．step

10.

A．us

B．which

C．them

D．whom

11.

A．attitude

B．hobby

C．hope

D．luck

12.

A．friend

B．partner

C．guide

D．guest

13.

A．polite

B．happy

C．strange

D．confident

14.

A．bothered

B．answered

C．visited

D．trusted

15.

A．explain

B．guess

C．declare

D．see

16.

A．homeless

B．heart broken

C．bad-tempered

D．hopeless

17.

A．quieter

B．busier

C．better

D．richer

18.

A．forget

B．face

C．improve

D．analyze

19.

A．forced

B．preferred

C．ordered

D．taught

20.

A．miss

B．like

C．wonder

D．expect