4 . There he was, turning the corner of Hawley and Main Street like clockwork. His red hair seemed to catch the sunlight, giving his head a soft candle-flame glow. He caught my eye, and up went his arm in his usual wave. As usual, I _______back and gave him a warm smile. I didn’t know his name, but he was very _______to everybody. No matter the weather, I saw him walking out there almost every day.

Having moved from a larger city, I wasn’t used to waves from _______. Actually, wherever we were, people hardly_______each other. We simply passed by each other, heads down, minding our own_______.

Perhaps that’s why I enjoyed these daily waves. It felt great to be _______and receive that message of “Hello!”. On days when we didn’t _______ to pass each other, I missed him and wondered if he was all right. The next day, I’d find myself driving with one eye on the _______. It was a happy reunion when I spotted him, and I’d wave first in my _________.

One night I was walking in the street, my thoughts traveled to “The Waver”, wondering if I could be________enough to wave at people I didn’t know. Just at the point.

I heard a car ________. I made eye contact with the person in the car, smiled and waved at her. The woman’s face____________, and she waved back. I was a little surprised. I reminded myself, “It’s okay. It’s actually kind of ________!” I waved to everyone I saw the rest of the way home.

Everyone at some point in their lives wonders if they’ve made any ________on the world. I can tell you that you don’t have to change the world ________. It’s enough to help sweeten it a little, even simply by a heart-warming wave.

1.

A．waved

B．took

C．saluted

D．glanced

2.

A．cautious

B．reliable

C．friendly

D．thankful

3.

A．strangers

B．relatives

C．colleagues

D．employers

4.

A．informed

B．encouraged

C．encountered

D．acknowledged

5.

A．behaviors

B．business

C．appearance

D．manners

6.

A．worried

B．noticed

C．relieved

D．checked

7.

A．agree

B．attempt

C．promise

D．happen

8.

A．pedestrians

B．buildings

C．street

D．children

9.

A．mildness

B．kindness

C．eagerness

D．brightness

10.

A．brave

B．mature

C．lucky

D．crazy

11.

A．attacking

B．escaping

C．following

D．approaching

12.

A．lengthened

B．softened

C．worsened

D．tightened

13.

A．cool

B．tough

C．fresh

D．curious

14.

A．comment

B．impact

C．decision

D．sense

15.

A．accurately

B．slightly

C．thoroughly

D．generally

5 . A few years back I worked in a university building that also housed an entire department full of psychologists, all of whom seemed to see us as perfect guinea pigs(实验对象） for their latest studies. I learned to be cautious about answering seemingly casual   questions in the elevator. If one of them showed up in my office bearing a plate of snacks and asked me to pick some, I'd cast a doubtful glance and ask "Why?" before grabbing the apple fritter.

So one day, when someone from the Psychology Department posted instructions in the bathroom advising us to think about five things you're grateful for every day for a week, my response was frankly suspicious. I did the math. Five things a day for seven days is a lot of brainpower to consume without so much as the promise of an apple fritter.

I wandered into the office of Zetzer, the director of our school's Psychological Services Clinic. That was when I first heard the term" positive psychology" and discovered that "the gratitude thing", as Heidi had explained it. "It's only a week, "she urged. "Try it. ” So I did.

I started looking for my five moments of gratitude in each day. By the end of that   week, I found myself slowing down a little and taking time to notice things I might have walked past before, including a bunch of young students laughing together, They are so smart and optimistic, giving me so much hope for the future!

I couldn't be more grateful to my wonderful husband. He's a great cook. He always puts our family first. My oldest son took his vacation to come and help out at home. He took me to all my medical appointments, and made me laugh by titling his spring break "Driving Miss Leslie. "The kindness of a colleague with a green thumb made sure my plants stayed alive until I could care for them again.

Life will never be perfect, I still see news stories that distress me. But with just one simple exercise, I'm rediscovering the deep meaning of old sayings: accepting the things I cannot change, working to change what I can, and being wise enough to know the difference.

And all it took was a little gratitude.

1. Why did the author hesitate about the snacks offered by psychologists?

A．She had no appetite for snacks.

B．She didn't think snacks could show gratitude.

C．She disliked those psychologists.

D．She cared about what to be paid for them.

2. What can we infer from the second paragraph of the passage?

A．The instructions seemed to make sense to Leslie.

B．No one would behave as the instructions suggested.

C．Leslie had no intention of following the instructions.

D．The psychologists were actually playing a joke.

3. What did Leslie achieve at last?

A．She overcame her psychological problem.

B．She realized how hard it was to be grateful.

C．She found Heidi was really a reliable doctor.

D．She learned to be positive and show gratitude.

6 . It was the biggest night of my life—opening night. Hours of ______ and daily rehearsals had gone into this production. I had recited my line a thousand times, ______ that my one sentence would be the highlight of the show.

As a 7-year-old boy, I was ______ to perform in an actual musical. The night before I had ______ my costume on the bed： a white shirt, blue jeans, and my handmade necklace. My ______ was going to be specially done. My lips would be in beautiful red. I was ______ prepared to be the shining star in my class’s performance of the musical One Big Happy Family.

A little time before the play, the backstage was complete ______. My friend and I,   dressed in our costumes, were giggling. Children were running around madly. Some were ______ about forgetting lines; others were singing various songs out of tune. It was a big group of ______ second graders about to make their first performance.

Soon the big moment came, and we all filed onto the stage, ______ the audience of parents and relatives. The ______began, and my second grade class started singing with sweet seven-year-old voices. I sang my little heart ______,   hoping to make the show as perfect as I   ______.

My turn to speak! The kid standing next to me handed over the microphone to me. As I started to speak, I noticed something had gone horribly ______ —the microphone was not turned on. The blood rushed to my face immediately. ______,   I turned it over and switched the device on. After saying my line as quickly as possible, I handed the microphone off and I just felt that I had ______.

“Everybody is excellent!” the teacher ______ us in the backstage. “I’m sorry, Miss Alex. ” I said to her. “______ to be sorry about, Honey. ” She smiled to me, “Not every surprise in our life is always so pleasant. You did a good job!”

I felt so ______ in a minute and I can hardly wait to tell my dad and mum the story of “the unpleasant ______”.

1.

A．experiments

B．preparations

C．descriptions

D．introductions

2.

A．informed

B．confirmed

C．amazed

D．convinced

3.

A．eager

B．grateful

C．scared

D．accustomed

4.

A．laid out

B．hung up

C．turned out

D．made up

5.

A．head

B．heart

C．hair

D．feet

6.

A．deliberately

B．thoroughly

C．possibly

D．nervously

7.

A．party

B．silence

C．tension

D．chaos

8.

A．panicking

B．arguing

C．greeting

D．thinking

9.

A．relaxed

B．timid

C．excited

D．confused

10.

A．leaving

B．facing

C．playing

D．greeting

11.

A．show

B．line

C．rehearsal

D．practice

12.

A．in

B．down

C．of

D．out

13.

A．found

B．imagined

C．declared

D．calculated

14.

A．blank

B．wrong

C．numb

D．mad

15.

A．Impatient

B．Enthusiastic

C．Embarrassed

D．Determined

16.

A．picked up

B．mixed up

C．cheered up

D．messed up

17.

A．admired

B．criticized

C．praised

D．taught

18.

A．Everything

B．Something

C．Nothing

D．Anything

19.

A．proud

B．relieved

C．puzzled

D．interested

20.

A．surprise

B．lesson

C．program

D．performance

7 . As I sat motionless on the steps of the pool, watching everyone else swim back and forth, I realized that I had spent most of my life watching others enjoy themselves. It was then that I _______ a little girl staring at me with a look of confusion. I smiled at her, hoping to _______ the ice by talking to her. Unfortunately, my _______ failed and she just kept on staring. My _______ increased as a little boy swam up to me and said, “I feel sorry for you.”

After the _______, a thought struck me, I had to change _______ the world viewed me. Because it was children who stared at me the most, I decided to write a children’s book that taught them about _______ in a fun way. This is when KatGirl, a super hero in a _______ who helps children that are being bullied, came into my mind.

I quickly _______ inside my apartment and began creating the story. As I wrote each word, I could ________ my future as a world-renowned author and public speaker. My excitement ________ like wildfire. Over the next two years, the story ________ many changes before it saw the world in the spring of 2011. My perseverance ________ paid off.

One day I was invited to speak to the students at a neighboring school. I confidently wheeled into a classroom filled with students who ________ at me just like the little girl in the pool. “How do you feel when you see me?” I asked them. The kids bravely ________ “ I feel sorry for you.”

I opened my book and started reading. Immediately I noticed the children’s stares turned to ________. “ How do you feel when you see me?” I asked again. Without ________ they replied, “You are so cool! Does your ________ fly too?” I just smiled, “No, not yet, but maybe some day.” I knew in my heart that this was ________. The past two years had proven to me that with ________ anything is possible.

1.

A．suggested

B．noticed

C．watched

D．appreciated

2.

A．forget

B．break

C．remove

D．deliver

3.

A．project

B．anger

C．advice

D．attempt

4.

A．relief

B．curiosity

C．awkwardness

D．encouragement

5.

A．encounter

B．competition

C．argument

D．interview

6.

A．how

B．what

C．when

D．why

7.

A．disabilities

B．potentials

C．paintings

D．manners

8.

A．pool

B．car

C．wheelchair

D．spaceship

9.

A．walked

B．wheeled

C．rushed

D．raced

10.

A．regard

B．realize

C．picture

D．consider

11.

A．folded

B．recovered

C．spread

D．declined

12.

A．turned down

B．went through

C．looked up

D．got around

13.

A．generally

B．carefully

C．separately

D．eventually

14.

A．called

B．stared

C．glimpsed

D．laughed

15.

A．greeted

B．agreed

C．continued

D．responded

16.

A．smiles

B．doubts

C．jokes

D．tears

17.

A．hesitation

B．discussion

C．intention

D．imagination

18.

A．body

B．chair

C．dream

D．book

19.

A．funny

B．strange

C．true

D．false

20.

A．generosity

B．popularity

C．harmony

D．determination

8 . A few days ago, I observed a teenager doing yardwork that his dad had told him to do. Instead of doing the task_______, he wandered around there for hours,_______ to himself and doing a bad job.

The person he hurt the most was himself. His dad was trying to teach him _______and how to do a good job. As a result of his_______attitude, he spent the whole afternoon finishing a task that should have taken one or two hours. And the yard _______ wasn't clean enough when he got through.

He_______his day because of his attitude. And his dad was _______with him, and the boy's bad mood ended up_______ the whole family that day.

A sweet lady was working in a fast-food_________. The minute I walked in, she welcomed me________. She smiled as she took my order, and then as we__________ for the food, she talked with me. As I walked off with my tray, she said with a big __________, “I hope you have a blessed day!” I think the food tasted better because of her__________. There was a delay, during which I sat there hearing her singing as she__________ her tasks behind the counter.

She wasn't making a large salary, and she didn't have a powerful__________, either. In addition, she stood on her feet for a long shift each day, often dealing with __________customers. But she chose to be joyful.

I want to__________from her. I want to do my best, even when there's no __________ or glory. Other people are watching me________ I might not realize it at the time. I want to bring joy to all those around me. A(n)________can make a great difference.

1.

A．gradually

B．happily

C．secretly

D．silently

2.

A．responding

B．applying

C．explaining

D．complaining

3.

A．goodness

B．safety

C．responsibility

D．gardening

4.

A．poor

B．positive

C．strange

D．efficient

5.

A．almost

B．even

C．still

D．ever

6.

A．lost

B．ruined

C．perfected

D．changed

7.

A．upset

B．pleased

C．Impressed

D．satisfied

8.

A．breaking

B．benefiting

C．affecting

D．controlling

9.

A．factory

B．restaurant

C．supermarket

D．shop

10.

A．warmly

B．proudly

C．seriously

D．coldly

11.

A．looked

B．asked

C．waited

D．struggled

12.

A．shout

B．smile

C．cheer

D．decision

13.

A．experience

B．trust

C．Courage

D．kindness

14.

A．performed

B．started

C．discovered

D．planned

15.

A．appearance

B．motivation

C．position

D．effort

16.

A．ordinary

B．Painful

C．important

D．difficult

17.

A．escape

B．learn

C．hear

D．differ

18.

A．applause

B．regret

C．sadness

D．forgiveness

19.

A．now that

B．in case

C．even though

D．as if

20.

A．lifestyle

B．attitude

C．habit

D．attempt