1 . I recently traveled to San Francisco for some meetings and found myself with a half day to kill. My____were to watch a football game or the America’s Cup sailing races. Or I could get lost.
After a terribly long line ____ the car rental centre, I was free____I disappeared into the fog and clouds ____ the Pacific Coast Highway and headed south with ____ no destination in mind.
I ____through tunnels carved out of the mountains and stopped at a few state beaches; at ____, I watched a wedding out on the cliffs（悬崖）among the crashing waves.
Back in the car, I continued toward San Gregorio, a town that you can easily ____ I know because I was right through it and ____ on a pine-tree-bordered ribbon of tar (焦油) that felt like it would go on forever.
A few people moved around ____the San Gregorio General Store, smoking cigarettes and talking about the motorcycles they’ve owned ____the years. Inside, I found a bar with ____, a guitar duo（二重奏）, and, of course, a ____ store.
I ordered a beer in the crowded bar, ____ a seat, and watched the guitarists jam out. Then I congratulated them, threw a couple of wrinkled (皱的) ____in their bucket, and walked back out into the world.
The day could have been so different: crowded into a ____or bar half-watching sports. But this was much more ____ Hours before, I was on a flight with the masses, going through the air sickness. Then I was out on my own, ____ an unexpected and unrepeatable experience.
I learned ____ that day: don’t be afraid to get lost – on purpose ____ – and have zero expectations. It will be good for you. I promise.1.

A．suggestions

B．thoughts

C．choices

D．decisions

2.

A．with

B．at

C．of

D．through

3.

A．But

B．Since

C．Though

D．So

4.

A．covering

B．forming

C．mixing

D．spreading

5.

A．highly

B．eventually

C．entirely

D．simply

6.

A．walked

B．drove

C．approached

D．climbed

7.

A．that

B．it

C．this

D．one

8.

A．miss

B．visit

C．explore

D．forget

9.

A．broke down

B．pulled over

C．ended up

D．set out

10.

A．from

B．outside

C．back

D．ahead

11.

A．by

B．before

C．beyond

D．over

12.

A．regulars

B．motorcyclists

C．musicians

D．experts

13.

A．popular

B．reliable

C．typical

D．permanent

14.

A．arranged

B．occupied

C．exchanged

D．booked

15.

A．tickets

B．cigarettes

C．coins

D．dollars

16.

A．stadium

B．hall

C．gym

D．museum

17.

A．promising

B．convenient

C．rewarding

D．traditional

18.

A．reviewing

B．having

C．seeking

D．affording

19.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．everything

D．something

20.

A．or rather

B．after all

C．at all

D．or otherwise

2 . Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.

A boy decided to dig a ______ hole behind his house. As he was ______, a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an ______. “What are you doing?” asked one of the ______. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy ______ excitedly. The older boys began to ______, telling him that digging a hole all the way-through the earth was ______. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He ______ it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and ______, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth,______ look at what I’ve found during this period!”

The boy’s goal was far too ______, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is ______ -to cause us to move in the ______ we have chosen, in other words, to cause :us to keep working!

Not ______ goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will ______ up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you ______ short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at ______ I’ve found along the way! So many wonderful things have ______ my life because I tried to do something!”______ is in the digging that life is lived. It is a joy on the ______ that really makes sense.

1.

A．small

B．big

C．deep

D．wide

2.

A．working

B．playing

C．moving

D．wondering

3.

A．hand

B．look

C．tool

D．order

4.

A．visitors

B．girls

C．friends

D．neighbors

5.

A．dug

B．answered

C．admitted

D．debated

6.

A．laugh

B．shout

C．attack

D．explain

7.

A．dangerous

B．illegal

C．impossible

D．unnecessary

8.

A．took

B．gave

C．passed

D．showed

9.

A．excitedly

B．happily

C．confidently

D．successfully

10.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．and

11.

A．good

B．difficult

C．clear

D．common

12.

A．with

B．on

C．for

D．in

13.

A．road

B．way

C．path

D．direction

14.

A．every

B．each

C．all

D．both

15.

A．begin

B．end

C．start

D．finish

16.

A．reach

B．fall

C．find

D．set

17.

A．whether

B．when

C．where

D．what

18.

A．come into

B．got into

C．devoted to

D．turned to

19.

A．That

B．This

C．It

D．There

20.

A．life

B．goal

C．failure

D．journey

3 . As a child, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this _____ — One begins to look at people very ____ and he no longer puts others ____ in order to feel good about himself.

Living in China _____ me with many wonderful opportunities to put this principle into practice. China is quite ____ and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to     ___ a lot about the culture and about where many of their   ___ came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and ____ from them.

I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I ____ to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English _____ the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian. ____ “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else. _____ I decided to smile at my every attempt to_______ and ask for information that would ______ me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my ______ were met with more smiles. I learned that ____ is to be found everywhere even _____ I cannot communicate, and that people will ____ depending on what I give.

Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most______ people. You will be surprised at what they can _____ you!

1.

A．principle

B．plan

C．person

D．reason

2.

A．excitedly

B．doubtfully

C．anxiously

D．differently

3.

A．up

B．down

C．away

D．out

4.

A．helps

B．compares

C．impresses

D．provides

5.

A．special

B．modern

C．beautiful

D．powerful

6.

A．ignore

B．forget

C．understand

D．create

7.

A．names

B．habits

C．behaviors

D．beliefs

8.

A．escape

B．suffer

C．hear

D．learn

9.

A．needed

B．refused

C．managed

D．failed

10.

A．leaving for

B．setting up

C．looking for

D．pointing to

11.

A．Except for

B．As for

C．According to

D．Instead of

12.

A．Yet

B．Or

C．So

D．Besides

13.

A．relax

B．communicate

C．explain

D．discuss

14.

A．force

B．lead

C．transport

D．follow

15.

A．thanks

B．signs

C．questions

D．smiles

16.

A．illness

B．weakness

C．kindness

D．happiness

17.

A．before

B．when

C．because

D．after

18.

A．respond

B．gain

C．bargain

D．benefit

19.

A．famous

B．useful

C．unexpected

D．familiar

20.

A．charge

B．teach

C．lend

D．require

4 . When I was 17 , I met a famous doctor named Paul Bragg . He gave me one of the most valuable ______ of my life : a statement that was filled with words of ______ . To this very day , I still ______ it : I am a genius（天才） , and I apply my wisdom .

______ , I was a high school dropout（辍学学生） and was living in a tent in Hawaii . I had a very limited vocabulary and had never ______ reading a single book . When Dr. Bragg taught me this statement , he told me to say it with feelings ______ it were true. To do so seemed so far away from ______ that it was funny . After saying it many times , ______ , I began to feel what those powerful words meant . ______ every day I continued to say it , and it became ______ to believe : I am a genius , and I apply my wisdom .

It was two and a half years later when I really saw the ______ of the statement . I was sitting in a college library ______ by fellow students whom I was helping with higher mathematics . I heard one of the students speak ______ to another . “John is really a ______ !” At the moment , I ______ what Dr. Bragg had taught me , and I ______ to say this statement for the rest of my life .

I can’t quite put into words what a(n) ______ this statement has made in my life . ______   it , I was able to change from a dropout to the top of my college class . I think that the key to ______ is putting your true feelings into a statement you ______ and saying it over and over every day .

1.

A．enjoyments

B．parts

C．gifts

D．knowledge

2.

A．idea

B．comfort

C．praise

D．power

3.

A．like

B．need

C．say

D．use

4.

A．At the time

B．For a while

C．All at once

D．For the moment

5.

A．advised

B．finished

C．minded

D．admitted

6.

A．as if

B．so that

C．in case

D．now that

7.

A．history

B．hope

C．life

D．reality

8.

A．moreover

B．however

C．otherwise

D．anyhow

9.

A．Until

B．Since

C．So

D．After

10.

A．easier

B．funnier

C．more unusual

D．more impossible

11.

A．evidence

B．purpose

C．details

D．results

12.

A．followed

B．surrounded

C．assisted

D．invited

13.

A．loudly

B．kindly

C．softly

D．directly

14.

A．star

B．spokesman

C．kid

D．genius

15.

A．read

B．remembered

C．showed

D．doubted

16.

A．decided

B．asked

C．expected

D．learned

17.

A．difference

B．problem

C．improvement

D．impression

18.

A．Except for

B．More than

C．Instead of

D．Because of

19.

A．love

B．success

C．happiness

D．understanding

20.

A．think about

B．look for

C．believe in

D．dream about