4 . In my starting days of real-life practice, I took up a job in a direct sales firm as a door-to-door marketer. I ______ this job and the good pay pushed me to become the best at the door-to-door sales. The motto given to us by our CEO, Mr Jones sounds ______ —meet 200 people and then you’ll achieve 10 sales. But it’s not that simple to do. I _______ this every day. Most of the days, I just couldn’t meet 200 people and the ______ left short of my target. But whenever I did meet 200 people, I could achieve the target. So I realized the motto was truly ______ words.

There were so many people who slammed (砰地关上) their ______ in my face. The kids answered the door, shouting “Mom, another ______ is here”. Some scared me with their dogs. Some even ______ to call the police. Some called me a thief. _______, there were a minority of people who gave me the strength to ______ hour after hour, day after day.

I remember such a _______: One Sunday at the railway station I ______ to sell something to two positive customers. One of them even went to ATM to get _______ for me during the big rain. When I asked him not to _______, his reply made me even stronger. He said that when I could sell in the big rain then he could ______ in the rain to get the money to help me.

These experiences in my life made me a stronger person and made me ______ that no matter what happens in life, I can never give up _______. And that’s how I have been able to achieve a little success from being ______ to being somewhere. I’m the CEO of my own marketing company now.

The lesson I learnt from door-to-door sales is that good doors are ______ there, and we have to ______ several bad ones before reaching the good one. Keep going and you’ll reach your target.

1.

A．lost

B．offered

C．liked

D．refused

2.

A．easy

B．ridiculous

C．complex

D．confusing

3.

A．wrote

B．played

C．thought

D．practiced

4.

A．salary

B．result

C．goods

D．partners

5.

A．warning

B．comforting

C．magical

D．meaningless

6.

A．books

B．doors

C．phones

D．windows

7.

A．neighbor

B．stranger

C．salesman

D．beggar

8.

A．threatened

B．forgot

C．expected

D．determined

9.

A．Besides

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．However

10.

A．go away

B．stay up

C．carry on

D．pull out

11.

A．report

B．novel

C．movie

D．situation

12.

A．preferred

B．managed

C．failed

D．wished

13.

A．cash

B．food

C．drinks

D．tickets

14.

A．stop

B．return

C．trouble

D．complain

15.

A．sell

B．walk

C．talk

D．stand

16.

A．realize

B．imagine

C．doubt

D．dream

17.

A．exercising

B．shopping

C．learning

D．trying

18.

A．everywhere

B．anywhere

C．somewhere

D．nowhere

19.

A．never

B．always

C．seldom

D．sometimes

20.

A．open

B．repair

C．break

D．avoid

5 . I believe in miracles (奇迹) because I’ve seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. “There’s a ___________ in my upper jaw,” she said, “I told my own dentist it’s nothing, but he ___________ I come to see you.”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would ___________ to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the ___________ of her mouth. A careful examination later ___________ that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.

During her next appointment, I explained to her the ___________ of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said, “I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just ___________.”

I thought otherwise. After considerable ___________ on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to ___________ me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him, but as I expected, ____________ treatment.

About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and ____________.

“How are you?” I asked.

“I’m just fine, honey,” she responded ____________ high spirits. “When can I get started on fixing my dentures (假牙)?”

Surprised to see her at all, I answered ____________ “Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”

I couldn’t believe my eyes. The cancer that had ____________ nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness ____________.

I had read of such things happening, but had ____________ seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then I’ve seen many others, because they keep getting ____________ to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are in miracle, ____________ through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to ____________ the miracles of one another.

Since my first miracle, I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is ____________ we choose to find it.

1.

A．cut

B．pain

C．wound

D．cancer

2.

A．declared

B．suspected

C．promised

D．insisted

3.

A．refuse

B．continue

C．attempt

D．manage

4.

A．roof

B．corner

C．bottom

D．surface

5.

A．confirmed

B．convinced

C．considered

D．concluded

6.

A．possibility

B．importance

C．seriousness

D．resolution

7.

A．old

B．sick

C．fine

D．glad

8.

A．permission

B．support

C．approval

D．effort

9.

A．persuade

B．please

C．encourage

D．astonish

10.

A．declined

B．provided

C．received

D．required

11.

A．healthy

B．elegant

C．optimistic

D．humorous

12.

A．to

B．in

C．with

D．by

13.

A．worriedly

B．confusedly

C．patiently

D．confidently

14.

A．covered

B．reached

C．spread

D．grown

15.

A．cured

B．faded

C．expanded

D．remained

16.

A．ever

B．also

C．never

D．already

17.

A．easier

B．rarer

C．happier

D．closer

18.

A．or

B．so

C．yet

D．for

19.

A．read

B．make

C．keep

D．see

20.

A．whatever

B．wherever

C．whoever

D．whichever

6 . I worked in a restaurant. One night a woman came in with three small children. As a _________, I could usually tell who is going to tip well and who isn’t going to tip at all. I _________ got the latter vibe (气息) from her.   She asked about the _________ of everything on the menu, but she ordered _________ water to drink. She wasn’t _________ appetizers(开胃饮料). At one point her daughter asked her very politely: “Mum, can I have _________?” The woman pulled out her coin purse and _________ her change before saying yes. Then I was _________ that I wouldn’t get a tip, but they were very nice and pleasant to _________ so I didn’t even think twice about it.

At the end of the meal, she paid ____________ in coins.

When I went back to clear the table, to my ____________, there were a lot of quarters left for me. They amounted to $ 8, or about 25% of the ____________. Here was a woman who had to count her money before __________ her daughter a milk because she wanted to ____________ she still had enough to tip me.

Was it the largest tip I ever got? No, but it’s the only one I ____________ after all these years.

This story ____________ us that the very best aspects of human nature can shine through in even the most ____________ of everyday situations. The first ____________ may be powerful, but it’s important to let others show their true nature rather than making a snap(仓促的) ____________ about them. In fact, generosity is a valuable virtue(美德), whether you ____________ to be rich, poor, or somewhere in between.

1.

A．manager

B．director

C．waiter

D．cashier

2.

A．certainly

B．positively

C．suddenly

D．regularly

3.

A．material

B．price

C．taste

D．colour

4.

A．even

B．much

C．also

D．only

5.

A．amazed at

B．aware of

C．interested in

D．ready for

6.

A．juice

B．soda

C．milk

D．cocoa

7.

A．added up

B．used up

C．stared at

D．brought up

8.

A．worried

B．sure

C．disappointed

D．annoyed

9.

A．please

B．approach

C．serve

D．attend

10.

A．largely

B．partly

C．rarely

D．entirely

11.

A．surprise

B．satisfaction

C．amusement

D．regret

12.

A．dish

B．meal

C．amount

D．menu

13.

A．ordering

B．fetching

C．passing

D．preparing

14.

A．believe

B．insist

C．ensure

D．admit

15.

A．understand

B．remember

C．require

D．save

16.

A．contains

B．judges

C．performs

D．reminds

17.

A．normal

B．ordinary

C．important

D．unusual

18.

A．impression

B．thought

C．prediction

D．expression

19.

A．choice

B．comparison

C．difference

D．decision

20.

A．try

B．happen

C．fail

D．want

7 . Mercy, my parents’ naughty dog, would run around the house all day long. So when they brought home a Christmas tree, they ___________   chaos. To their _____________, Mercy didn’t seem to care. Nor did she _____________   the fancy presents under it.

One early morning before Christmas, my mother passed the_______ living room and then stopped cold.     Turning up the light, she saw that every present was__________. Only the tree was still   there. Had they been        robbed? Mercy! Where was she? Had the _____________   taken her? Her thoughts restless, my mother _____________   a   piece of ribbon on the floor. Then a bit of torn wrapping paper a few feet away. Some more beyond that. All the _____ led toward the back door. My mother turned on the switch, bathing the ________   in light. Oh, yes, it was   Mercy. She lay under her favorite tree in a cozy nest of ___________   wrapping paper and chewed-up boxes mixed   with the last remaining evidence of ___________ . Clearly Mercy’s self-control had ____________ ! She’d silently carried one package after another out so she could rob___ .

Seeing Mercy_____, my parents felt   grateful and laughed   off the ruined presents. Only one problem   remained. With all the gift tags ( 标 签 )____, how could they send out thank-you cards to the present givers?

Mercy provided the_____. A few days later, my mother snapped ( 抓拍) a picture of the shamefaced Mercy when she found the dog_____licking (舔) a plate where a sandwich had just been. My mother used it to make thank-you notes. The caption______, “Thank you for the …” Inside, the whole story was_____. Everyone shared the sweet_____that Christmas is also a season for Mercy.

1.

A．handled

B．created

C．expected

D．ignored

2.

A．regret

B．astonishment

C．horror

D．disappointment

3.

A．react to

B．look for

C．take back

D．give away

4.

A．barely-decorated

B．well-furnished

C．thoroughly-cleaned

D．faintly-lit

5.

A．unwrapped

B．gone

C．moved

D．prepared

6.

A．burglars

B．neighbors

C．friends

D．doctors

7.

A．placed

B．removed

C．noticed

D．fixed

8.

A．clues

B．events

C．scenes

D．symbols

9.

A．living room

B．kitchen

C．backyard

D．bedroom

10.

A．painted

B．folded

C．burnt

D．torn

11.

A．cards

B．leaves

C．notes

D．gifts

12.

A．helped

B．recovered

C．improved

D．failed

13.

A．privately

B．deliberately

C．clumsily

D．temporarily

14.

A．healthy

B．safe

C．calm

D．loyal

15.

A．added

B．printed

C．destroyed

D．fastened

16.

A．answer

B．advice

C．information

D．service

17.

A．proudly

B．guiltily

C．happily

D．curiously

18.

A．commented

B．described

C．read

D．told

19.

A．concluded

B．explained

C．confirmed

D．changed

20.

A．challenge

B．adventure

C．experiment

D．reminder

8 . Brooke Ochoa was going to enter a restaurant for lunch when she saw an elderly lady approaching. The thirty-year-old woman _______to keep the door open for her. She thought   she was just doing something _______. She didn’t know, however, that a remark that a lady would make a few seconds later would _______a chain of events that would cause her to get countless likes on her post and _______on social media suddenly. As Brooke entered the restaurant, she _______the elderly lady asking for “a table for one”. Then she decided to do one more act of _______. Brooke walked up to the lady’s _______and asked, “I also_______alone, would you like to have lunch together?”

The lady, named Dolores, not only accepted Brooke’s_______, but she was very pleased to have________. The two________up an instant friendship during their meal.

Dolores told Brooke that she’d been having a ________time. “She spent the last decade living with her mom, who recently passed away,” Brooke wrote in a late post about the encounter. “She just kept smiling and saying ‘thank you for listening to me’, which made me ________too!” Brooke and Dolores enjoyed their conversation so much that they ________to have lunch with each other every Thursday from that point on. In a later________, not long after their first meeting, Brooke was________that Dolores had passed away.

If nothing else, this chance ________is evidence that the smallest ________of good will can quite exactly change a life. Neither of the two women knew that Dolores’s days on earth were so ________, but they found ________in each other, and that’s what matters.

1.

A．hesitated

B．waited

C．competed

D．pretended

2.

A．polite

B．honest

C．wise

D．foolish

3.

A．ignore

B．report

C．remove

D．produce

4.

A．take off

B．set off

C．leave off

D．cut off

5.

A．realized

B．felt

C．insisted

D．overheard

6.

A．weakness

B．kindness

C．friendship

D．encouragement

7.

A．car

B．counter

C．door

D．table

8.

A．struggle

B．defend

C．eat

D．post

9.

A．bow

B．care

C．effort

D．offer

10.

A．company

B．friction

C．adjustment

D．permission

11.

A．turned

B．built

C．threw

D．put

12.

A．pleasant

B．short

C．tough

D．lucky

13.

A．sob

B．panic

C．listen

D．smile

14.

A．seemed

B．refused

C．agreed

D．remained

15.

A．update

B．purchased

C．absence

D．praise

16.

A．approved

B．told

C．analyzed

D．committed

17.

A．complaint

B．argument

C．conversation

D．appointment

18.

A．strength

B．act

C．competence

D．fault

19.

A．limited

B．rich

C．long

D．poor

20.

A．success

B．reality

C．comfort

D．equality

9 . Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable _______ when I was teaching second _______ , 10 years ago.
In May I decided to plan something special for the children: a Mother’s Day tea. We had put our heads together to _______ ideas of how to _______ our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day. I was surprised and _______ to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I _______invited my own mother.
Finally, the big day arrived. Each child _______up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom. _______it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking _______ .
I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was ________ if you could keep my mother ________ while I’m busy.”
My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy ________my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had ________ the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep ________ .
Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. I had the students complete an outline of the day’s ________ and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students’ booklets and checked them to see if________was completed. When I came ________ Jimmy’s page, he had written “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”
I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and________his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug. “Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn’t ________it.”
I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had________stopped hugging teachers years ago.1.

A．lasted

B．happened

C．experienced

D．described

2.

A．school

B．class

C．grade

D．lesson

3.

A．pay attention to

B．look forward to

C．get on with

D．come up with

4.

A．love

B．please

C．respect

D．admire

5.

A．astonished

B．worried

C．relieved

D．interested

6.

A．even

B．ever

C．still

D．once

7.

A．followed

B．held

C．kept

D．lined

8.

A．As

B．Although

C．While

D．Because

9.

A．wild

B．curious

C．strange

D．upset

10.

A．considering

B．wondering

C．asking

D．doubting

11.

A．connection

B．care

C．company

D．concern

12.

A．served

B．supplied

C．assigned

D．applied

13.

A．taught

B．studied

C．practiced

D．told

14.

A．mind

B．thought

C．agreement

D．conversation

15.

A．feeling

B．behavior

C．event

D．action

16.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

17.

A．by

B．to

C．on

D．over

18.

A．announced

B．delivered

C．stated

D．whispered

19.

A．make

B．get

C．do

D．take

20.

A．probably

B．exactly

C．rarely

D．eagerly

10 . Not a day when I have doubted my love for this girl． We got to enjoy our 42nd wedding anniversary， while_____the beautiful Mayan towns this past week， where we had breakfast and I___some photos． I am so fortunate to have Anne enjoying these adventures as my___during the last 10 years that we have been travelling， photographing and exploring Central American countries．

When Anne was in her early 30s， a strange_____attacked her body． Within a couple of years her joints became inflexible and couldn't move____． The doctors foretold that she would probably be in a（n）_____ by her mid 40s ﹣ and we had all this_____planned for our life once the kids_____ home．

Anne_____to make the best of it， and refuses to____the illness and the severe pain that she has at times． Her yearly_____by her doctor， shows slow advancement_____to the early years of the disease setting in． The doctor's____to Anne for the past few years is "keep doing what you are doing"． Of course I am her right hand man，____for oncoming cars that she can't____ her head to see， and putting her socks on because she can't reach her_____． I have to stop at times as she_____her breath． And so we have a pile of_____while exploring， documenting， climbing volcanoes， and_____endless miles in hilly towns and cities each day．

Anyway this is the_____of my life as we head on to 43 years of loving and supporting each other．

1.

A．inspecting

B．visiting

C．approaching

D．finding

2.

A．developed

B．selected

C．enjoyed

D．took

3.

A．guide

B．supporter

C．partner

D．fan

4.

A．illness

B．man

C．feeling

D．habit

5.

A．separately

B．freely

C．regularly

D．suddenly

6.

A．position

B．apartment

C．wheelchair

D．mess

7.

A．holiday

B．career

C．wedding

D．adventure

8.

A．left

B．came

C．arrived

D．stayed

9.

A．offered

B．expected

C．agreed

D．decided

10.

A．think much of

B．take care of

C．give in to

D．get rid of

11.

A．planning

B．monitoring

C．performing

D．treating

12.

A．compared

B．referred

C．brought

D．added

13.

A．conclusion

B．worry

C．answer

D．solution

14.

A．allowing

B．preparing

C．watching

D．longing

15.

A．raise

B．turn

C．shake

D．bend

16.

A．legs

B．ears

C．hands

D．feet

17.

A．catches

B．holds

C．controls

D．feels

18.

A．debt

B．fun

C．difficulty

D．work

19.

A．saving

B．running

C．walking

D．spreading

20.

A．situation

B．introduction

C．tradition

D．love