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What would you do if you failed? Many people may choose to give     1     . However, the surest way to success is to keep your direction and s    2     to your goal.　On your way to success, you must keep your direction. It is just like a lamp, g    3     you in darkness and helping you     4    (克服)difficulties on your way. Otherwise, you will easily get lost or hesitate to go     5    (向前).Direction means objective, you can get nowhere     6     an aim in life. You can try to write your aim on paper and make some p    7     to achieve it. In this way, you will know     8     to arrange your time and to spend time properly. And you should have a    9    (信念)that you are sure to succeed as    10    as you keep your direction all the time.

2 . I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I_______most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we_______ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to_______his family as cold. When we got into the_______to go home, his father suddenly appeared._______, he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often_______me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant_______or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his_______me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his_______morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I__________him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt__________. For example, I always return phone calls__________and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the__________: She wasn’t a good friend! My anger__________as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I__________and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was__________at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be__________. Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their__________expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my__________. Over the years, however, I’ve learned to__________other persons, love signs.

1.

A．remember

B．enjoy

C．value

D．admire

2.

A．excitedly

B．nervously

C．silently

D．instantly

3.

A．regard

B．treat

C．take

D．think

4.

A．bus

B．train

C．car

D．plane

5.

A．Punctually

B．Carefully

C．Proudly

D．Coldly

6.

A．visited

B．interrupted

C．warned

D．telephoned

7.

A．greeting

B．meeting

C．apology

D．explanation

8.

A．interested

B．angered

C．encouraged

D．surprised

9.

A．long

B．short

C．warm

D．polite

10.

A．praised

B．remembered

C．blamed

D．thanked

11.

A．content

B．guilty

C．curious

D．disappointed

12.

A．in order

B．in turn

C．without delay

D．without difficulty

13.

A．feeling

B．suggestion

C．judgment

D．belief

14.

A．disappeared

B．grew

C．helped

D．declined

15.

A．opened

B．refused

C．hosted

D．invited

16.

A．depressed

B．upset

C．fascinated

D．shocked

17.

A．uncaring

B．dishonest

C．unhappy

D．uncooperative

18.

A．unique

B．common

C．pleasant

D．familiar

19.

A．opinion

B．way

C．mind

D．life

20.

A．send

B．read

C．give

D．express

3 . When I was younger, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was _______ for me. We spent four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless in the streets. After that we went to a(n) _______ shelter.

I was in high school at the time and my sister was too _______ to take part. She wanted to _______, so she made sixty cookies for us to take and _______ to people. When we got to the homeless shelter we passed out the remaining _______ we had left. Next, we began making sandwiches and pairing them with other goodies(好吃的东西)and _______ them with the crowd. I had the cans with my sister’s cookies in them and began to walk around, offering them to anyone near me.

I _______ an older gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a _______?”He stopped and turned around, ________,“What did you say? Did you call me sir?” And I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and he said, “No one has ever called me sir. ________”

It________ me to the core(彻底地).

I explained I had been taught that everyone deserved respect. It ________ me to think that just because he was homeless, no one afforded him the ________ which every person should get. It broke my ________, and I couldn’t help but cry. I just didn’t understand ________ no one ever called him sir. Just because he didn’t have money or a place to live in. Every single person ________ to be treated with dignity(尊严). Years later, I ________ carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted as ________ gestures can really make a(n) ________ in someone’s life.

1.

A．important

B．attractive

C．puzzling

D．memorable

2.

A．safe

B．dangerous

C．homeless

D．animal

3.

A．excited

B．young

C．naughty

D．eager

4.

A．help

B．join

C．grow

D．pay

5.

A．get around

B．get over

C．hand out

D．hand in

6.

A．water

B．paper

C．coins

D．meals

7.

A．shared

B．mixed

C．threw

D．made

8.

A．caught

B．approached

C．limited

D．called

9.

A．shelter

B．talk

C．rest

D．cookie

10.

A．asking

B．refusing

C．smiling

D．eating

11.

A．Seldom

B．Always

C．Generally

D．Never

12.

A．moved

B．shocked

C．impressed

D．influenced

13.

A．saddened

B．interested

C．ordered

D．forced

14.

A．reward

B．honor

C．gift

D．home

15.

A．confidence

B．plan

C．heart

D．nervousness

16.

A．whether

B．when

C．how

D．why

17.

A．learns

B．deserves

C．leads

D．chooses

18.

A．still

B．yet

C．ever

D．just

19.

A．generous

B．nice

C．simple

D．political

20.

A．decision

B．choice

C．difference

D．invention

4 . Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle（抽奖）when he was 25 years old. But this was much bigger: it was $120,000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery(彩票) game．To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X.If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables（变量）is going to be greater. So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money.
Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables. One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours. The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period. This was a tough decision.
Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right. The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times. Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000.Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car.
Sam is slowly getting better. He was in the hospital for a month. His hospital bill was $110,000.And the insurance company for the little sports car’s owner sued（起诉）Sam for $9,000 worth of repairs．Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings．Sam doesn’t play the state lottery any more. He says it’s better to be unlucky.
1. What can be inferred about Sam from the passage?

A．He always has bad luck.	B．He seldom goes to a raffle.
C．He is a very careful person in life.	D．He used to be crazy about lottery tickets.

2. Which of the following played a vital role in Sam’s winning the big prize?

A．The cube.	B．The coin.
C．The blanket.	D．The stop sign.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The lottery game was a complete lie.

B．Sam was quite familiar with the boy.

C．The owner of the car is now in hospital.

D．Sam will have none of the prize money left.

4. What could be the best title for the passage?

A．Curiosity killed the cat	B．Joy puts heart into a man
C．Extreme joy ends in sorrow	D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

5 . A man’s best friend may become his enemy. His children that he has_______with loving care may show no thanks. Those who are _______to us, those whom we trust with our happiness_______turn against their faith. The money that a man has, he may_______.It flies from him, perhaps when he needs it _______.A man’s reputation(名誉) may be lost in a moment of ill-considered_______. The people who would prefer to fall on their knees to do us honour when success is with us may be _______ to throw the stone malice(敌意) when failure settles upon our heads.

The one absolutely(绝对地)_______friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts(遗弃) him is his_______. A man’s dog stands by him________he is rich or poor, healthy or sick. He will sleep on the cold ground,________the wintry winds blow and the snow drives hard,________he may be near his master’s side. He will ________the hand that has no food to offer. He guards the sleep of his poor master as if he ________ a prince. When all other friends desert him , the dog________. When reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant(不断的) in his love as the sun in its journey ________the heavens.

If the master becomes friendless and homeless,________the faithful dog asks for is to be with him. And when________ takes his master in its embrace(拥抱) and his body________away in the cold ground, there by the graveside(墓边) will the dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but ________in watchfullness, faithful and true even in death.

1.

A．brought out

B．brought up

C．brought in

D．brought on

2.

A．nearest

B．most useful

C．most important

D．strangest

3.

A．must

B．have to

C．may

D．should

4.

A．keep

B．Use

C．earn

D．lose

5.

A．more

B．most

C．better

D．very

6.

A．action

B．thought

C．movement

D．mind

7.

A．first

B．last

C．latest

D．newest

8.

A．close

B．selfish

C．kind

D．unselfish

9.

A．wife

B．dog

C．himself

D．brother

10.

A．whether

B．even though

C．although

D．whenever

11.

A．there

B．because

C．where

D．which

12.

A．as long as

B．even if

C．so that

D．though

13.

A．eat

B．take

C．kiss

D．shake

14.

A．is

B．were

C．had been

D．would be

15.

A．leaves

B．cries

C．remains

D．disappears

16.

A．into

B．on

C．out of

D．through

17.

A．why

B．which

C．how

D．what

18.

A．birth

B．life

C．death

D．kindness

19.

A．lay

B．is lain

C．is laying

D．is laid

20.

A．closed

B．open

C．shut

D．Opened