1 . During my senior year of college I was doing a part-time job at a local coffee shop. One_______rainy day, one of my regular_______came in looking_______and defeated. I asked him if I could help, but he just said he felt like_______in a corner and staying there for a few years. I knew how he felt. Before he left, I_______him his iced coffee with a bag of his favorite doughnut(甜甜圈) he hadn't ordered . '' It's on me,''   I told him, '' Have a nice day.''   He_______and thanked me and went out into the rain.

The next day was a horrible one. It was still raining_______.Few customers came to the coffee shop . I tried to smile as the customers_______about the weather, but it was_______to smile . With the small amount of pennies, I grew depressed.________, in the evening, the customer from the day before________He handed me a bunch of flowers________ordering anything, saying, ''Not too many people take the time to________others .Thanks for being so kind and________yesterday. I was________ moved by you. Have a great day!''     I was speechless and very________.I hadn't thought I had done anything________. My day took a turn for the better. From then on, I would smile to all my customers and ask________, '' How can I help you? ''

Every act of________we share does touch another’ s heart at a really sad life time and makes a better world . Let's use that________and make both Earth and Heaven smile.

1.

A．beautiful

B．happy

C．miserable

D．frightening

2.

A．friend

B．customer

C．neighbour

D．brother

3.

A．depressed

B．excited

C．exhausted

D．shocked

4.

A．sleeping

B．sitting

C．standing

D．hiding

5.

A．handed

B．bought

C．offered

D．sold

6.

A．shouted

B．smiled

C．cried

D．whispered

7.

A．roughly

B．hurriedly

C．hardly

D．heavily

8.

A．predicting

B．complaining

C．arguing

D．consulting

9.

A．dull

B．vital

C．difficult

D．easy

10.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．However

11.

A．brought up

B．turned up

C．took up

D．pulled up

12.

A．instead of

B．in case of

C．in spite of

D．regardless of

13.

A．bring about

B．talk about

C．care about

D．hear about

14.

A．thoughtful

B．hopeful

C．useful

D．thankful

15.

A．slightly

B．warmly

C．sadly

D．sincerely

16.

A．confused

B．annoyed

C．touched

D．discouraged

17.

A．incapable

B．incredible

C．insensible

D．invisible

18.

A．excitedly

B．anxiously

C．angrily

D．politely

19.

A．sadness

B．kindness

C．happiness

D．loneliness

20.

A．power

B．force

C．strength

D．ability

2 . When Markita was little, her mother said to her, “I’ll work hard to make enough money to send you to a famous college. When you ______, you’ll earn enough money to take me to travel around the world.”

At the age of thirteen, Markita ______ in her Girl Scout magazine that whoever sold the most cookies would win an all-expenses-paid ______ for two around the world. Then she decided to ______ in the activity. But a ______ desire is not enough. To make her dream come true, Markita asked some ______ from her aunt.

“Always wear your Girl Scout ______,” her aunt advised. “When you are doing ______, dress like you are doing ______. Smile to people. Whether they buy or not, always be ______.

Lots of other female classmates also ______ to win that trip but only Markita made it. She worked in her uniform each day, going door-to-door after school. The painfully shy Markita ____ herself into a cookie-selling expert. She ______ sold 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and ______ her free trip around the world with her mother.

Markita is no ______ than thousands of other people. The only ______ is that she has found the secret of success: Courage to ask! Many people fail before they try ______ they do not have courage to face the fear of ______, which leads many of us to ______ our dreams.

As Markita has ______, courage is not the absence of fear. It is doing what it takes despite one’s fear.

1.

A．withdraw

B．graduate

C．progress

D．study

2.

A．heard

B．checked

C．wrote

D．read

3.

A．trip

B．rent

C．scholarship

D．insurance

4.

A．bring

B．call

C．take

D．participate

5.

A．fading

B．surprising

C．boring

D．burning

6.

A．donations

B．schedules

C．suggestions

D．efforts

7.

A．uniform

B．sweater

C．overcoat

D．blouse

8.

A．science

B．business

C．homework

D．research

9.

A．naturally

B．comfortably

C．seriously

D．casually

10.

A．friendly

B．careful

C．cautious

D．strict

11.

A．remembered

B．pretended

C．tried

D．managed

12.

A．admitted

B．transformed

C．involved

D．cheated

13.

A．firmly

B．simply

C．immediately

D．successfully

14.

A．gained

B．discussed

C．advertised

D．promised

15.

A．richer

B．smarter

C．weaker

D．quieter

16.

A．hardship

B．difference

C．condition

D．obstacle

17.

A．until

B．while

C．although

D．because

18.

A．unemployment

B．environment

C．rejection

D．distance

19.

A．give up

B．run after

C．put away

D．go through

20.

A．suspected

B．imagined

C．discovered

D．forecast

3 . I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I______ myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many ______ as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package ______. The queue moved very slowly. My patience ran out and I got______. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my______quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.

“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move ______ to make room for me to get to the ______.

I stepped out, complaining about the ______ conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot.

A woman was coming across the lot in my ______. She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy. I ______ that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. I ______ myself and it wasn't pretty. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a ______ day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a______. So I did what I could in a minute______ she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat ______.Then her face softened and her shoulders______. I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other. I continued to smile all the way to my ______. Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do.

From then on, I became aware of people's ______ and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that ______ every day to let it ______ me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.

1.

A．found

B．helped

C．troubled

D．enjoyed

2.

A．possessions

B．packages

C．chances

D．dollars

3.

A．lifted

B．cashed

C．weighed

D．carried

4.

A．pleased

B．disappointed

C．delighted

D．annoyed

5.

A．business

B．choice

C．situation

D．attitude

6.

A．away

B．about

C．along

D．aside

7.

A．counter

B．cashier

C．exit

D．entrance

8.

A．weather

B．service

C．work

D．purchase

9.

A．satisfaction

B．decision

C．direction

D．imagination

10.

A．announced

B．discovered

C．proved

D．noticed

11.

A．trusted

B．recognized

C．hid

D．persuaded

12.

A．rough

B．bright

C．big

D．nice

13.

A．gentleman

B．stranger

C．customer

D．passenger

14.

A．until

B．though

C．before

D．since

15.

A．attracted

B．frightened

C．excited

D．confused

16.

A．trembled

B．raised

C．relaxed

D．tightened

17.

A．car

B．office

C．home

D．doctor

18.

A．appearances

B．reactions

C．conversations

D．expressions

19.

A．treatment

B．awareness

C．conclusion

D．achievement

20.

A．remind

B．show

C．give

D．tell

4 . Soon after Susan settled down on a flight to Illinois this pas May, she glanced over at her seatmate.He was in his 60s, _______ bright yellow sunglasses, and was busy _______ a message. The screen of the phone was big and _______, making it easy for Susan to _______ what he was tapping out: “Hey Babe, I’m setting next to a smell fatty.”

It reminded Susan of the _______ things she thought about herself on a daily basis. _______ tears streamed down her cheeks.

_______ a row behind them was David, a 35-year-old bar manager. He could see the man’s _______ on the phone, too — and he could see Susan. “I _______ her looking at his phone,” David told wsmv. com. “I was sick to my stomach. I could not have this guy sitting next to her this whole flight and have her thinking he’s ________ her.”

In an instant, David ________ his seat belt and stood up. “Hey, I need to talk to you,” David told the man.“ We are ________ seats! Now!” When the man asked ________, David said, “You’re texting about her, and I’m not ________ that.” The man had to ________ quickly. David took his place next to Susan and was soon cheering up his new ________. “He told me not to let the guy ________ me and that everything was going to be fine,” Susan wrote in a Facebook post after the flight. And he was right. She and David spent the rest of the flight ________ like old friends.

With her ________ in humanity restored (恢复), Susan ________ on Facebook, “The flight attendant told him that he was her hero.He wasn’t her hero—he was mine.”

1.

A．wore

B．removed

C．polished

D．adjusted

2.

A．whispering

B．posting

C．sending

D．copying

3.

A．narrow

B．bright

C．blank

D．flat

4.

A．guess

B．predict

C．recall

D．read

5.

A．comfortable

B．ridiculous

C．negative

D．positive

6.

A．Regularly

B．Soon

C．Anyway

D．Constantly

7.

A．Sitting

B．Hiding

C．Standing

D．Lying

8.

A．picture

B．passage

C．message

D．game

9.

A．heard

B．left

C．stopped

D．noticed

10.

A．making fun of

B．relying on

C．giving up

D．looking after

11.

A．found

B．unfastened

C．tightened

D．caught

12.

A．booking

B．choosing

C．switching

D．taking

13.

A．where

B．when

C．how

D．why

14.

A．accepting

B．doubting

C．knowing

D．judging

15.

A．refuse

B．answer

C．agree

D．explain

16.

A．customer

B．seatmate

C．manager

D．employee

17.

A．abandon

B．control

C．cheat

D．annoy

18.

A．chatting

B．working

C．cheering

D．playing

19.

A．worry

B．faith

C．knowledge

D．view

20.

A．complained

B．wrote

C．warned

D．sign

5 . When my sister Mertie told me she had put out tomato plants last summer, I was quite impressed.

Since she was a garden-beginner, Mertie researched exactly how far apart to space her tomato plants; what kind of fertilizer to use; how to keep away the bugs, etc. Once they were planted, she took care of them daily, anxiously awaiting the juicy tomatoes to appear. But, day after day, her plants were tomato-less while all of her neighbors who had also put out tomato plants were already enjoying the fruit of their labor.

Frustrated, Mertie gave in and went to the market to search fresh tomatoes. While paying, Mertie told the farmer her troubles. The farmer paused to think for a moment and then asked, “Well, what kind of tomatoes did you plant?”

“I think they were called Big Boy,” Mertie remembered.

“Well there’s your problem,” the farmer explained. “Big Boy and Better Boy tomatoes have a 95-day growing period whereas regular tomato plants produce fruit in as few as 70 days…you just have to wait a little longer for the Big Boys.”

With that new knowledge, Mertie went home with excitement, knowing they would be worth the wait.

Thinking about my sister’s gardening experience, I had to smile. She just didn’t know that Big Boy tomatoes took longer--neither did I--but once she discovered that information, she was no longer discouraged and upset about the lack of tomatoes on her plants. Instead, she was encouraged and excited to see them a few weeks later.

It makes me wonder how many of us have “Big Boy” dreams in our hearts, yet we just don’t realize that they are of the “Big Boy” variety so we are discouraged and worn out with the waiting process. Instead of waiting with excitement, we give up on our dreams and figure we must have done something wrong to stop them from coming to pass. Frustrated, we see other people’s dreams coming true, and we wonder why ours haven’t yet been achieved.

1. What is not mentioned in the passage when growing tomato plants?

A．Using suitable fertilizer.	B．Keeping them well apart.
C．Watering them regularly.	D．Controlling pests on them.

2. Why did Mertie’s tomato plants fail to produce at the expected time?

A．Because they were destroyed by her neighbors.

B．Because she grew the wrong kind of tomatoes.

C．Because she didn’t manage the garden well.

D．Because they required more time to produce.

3. What does the author compare tomatoes to in the text?

A．Goals.	B．Experiences.
C．Time.	D．Imagination.

4. What does the text intend to show us?

A．It’s better late than never.

B．A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

C．Success sometimes needs a little patience.

D．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

6 . When I was young, each morning I woke up and would find my father nowhere around the house. He usually got up early before ______ and began cleaning the farmyard. In summer, he got up ______ earlier to water the flowers and vegetables in the garden. Once I helped my father to ______ weeds from the corn field. It wasn’t long ______ I felt very tired but the field ridge seemed ______. Finally I totally threw myself ______ in the field, feeling ______. My dad seemed to have ______ my mind. He came up and said, “Farming is tiring and really takes ______and sweat, but in ______ the sweet harvest will be worth the ______.” Encouraged by his words, I struggled to my feet. My father ______ and added, “Rome is not built in a ______, but it can be built in hundreds of days. So whenever ______ with a huge project, just break it into ______parts and then complete it one by one. Finally you will be amazed at your ______.” Hearing what he said, I was greatly ______ and continued removing the weeds from patch to patch. Believe it or not, at the end of the day, I ______ in weeding half an acre of the corn field.

Now I have tried different jobs and finally ______ down running a big restaurant. In my lifetime, my father’s devotion to his job and his special working methods can always encourage and guide me ______ all kinds of difficulties.

1.

A．noon

B．night

C．dark

D．dawn

2.

A．equally

B．less

C．even

D．extremely

3.

A．throw

B．harvest

C．remove

D．drop

4.

A．before

B．whenever

C．since

D．until

5.

A．faraway

B．endless

C．challenging

D．boring

6.

A．open

B．out

C．away

D．flat

7.

A．angry

B．disappointed

C．hopeless

D．ashamed

8.

A．read

B．disturbed

C．spoken

D．seen

9.

A．pains

B．wisdom

C．patience

D．courage

10.

A．spring

B．fall

C．summer

D．winter

11.

A．strength

B．cost

C．effort

D．risk

12.

A．regretted

B．smiled

C．sighed

D．followed

13.

A．day

B．month

C．second

D．year

14.

A．discouraged

B．faced

C．dealt

D．worked

15.

A．good

B．various

C．small

D．large

16.

A．confidence

B．achievement

C．failure

D．change

17.

A．puzzled

B．shocked

C．delighted

D．inspired

18.

A．managed

B．failed

C．succeeded

D．avoided

19.

A．settled

B．broke

C．bent

D．pulled

20.

A．around

B．to

C．with

D．through

7 . I was out for my usual morning run and found myself in the late-summer heat, thirsty. If only I had taken a_______bottle. After I stopped under a bridge to shelter myself from the sun for a moment of_______, I saw two young,_______men standing next to their sleeping bags. One smiled and gently_______his hand as if he were about to say hello, but he didn’t say a word. He wasn’t asking for_______. I smiled and raised my hand, too.

As I started back on my_______, I thought about how much we all_______to connect with other people. At that moment, this homeless man seemed to want to connect with someone else_______he wanted food or money.

We have all had_______of feeling separate and lonely. I once felt lonely being in a relationship that________an emotional connection. Feeling separated doesn’t have anything to do with being alone,________is about the human desire to feel________by being seen and valued by another person.

We all________from connection. That homeless man affected my day. After meeting him, I felt more grateful and it made me________all that I have. He made me feel concerned for him. I had the choice to move toward________or connection. Separation is looking at the homeless person and focusing on how________he looks. Connection is understanding that he influenced my day by________to me. I can________times in my life when, like him, I was in a situation I had never expected. There have been times when I felt down, and times when I needed someone to________what he was doing and say hello to me.

Pay attention today and notice whether you tend to move toward separation or toward connection. If your tendency is to spend time alone,________saying “yes” to invitations. Practice moving toward rather than away from people.

1.

A．wine

B．water

C．glass

D．metal

2.

A．peace

B．joy

C．shade

D．breath

3.

A．handsome

B．homeless

C．disabled

D．tall

4.

A．took

B．dropped

C．crossed

D．raised

5.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．all

6.

A．wandering

B．walking

C．running

D．hiking

7.

A．need

B．have

C．try

D．seek

8.

A．other than

B．less than

C．rather than

D．better than

9.

A．expectations

B．purposes

C．experiences

D．worries

10.

A．lacked

B．contained

C．enjoyed

D．valued

11.

A．or

B．and

C．so

D．but

12.

A．amazed

B．connected

C．amused

D．entertained

13.

A．benefit

B．recover

C．suffer

D．come

14.

A．lose

B．question

C．recognize

D．appreciate

15.

A．ignorance

B．separation

C．depression

D．desperation

16.

A．kind

B．neat

C．unhappy

D．unclean

17.

A．reaching out

B．giving in

C．turning

D．replying

18.

A．forget about

B．keep up with

C．reflect on

D．return to

19.

A．continue

B．accomplish

C．handle

D．stop

20.

A．keep

B．practice

C．deny

D．imagine

8 . A student once asked his teacher, “What is Greed?” Instead of giving the answer directly, the teacher asked him     1     (go) through the chocolate factory nearby and pick the one chocolate he liked most. But he could not turn back as he passed through the factory.

The student went to the chocolate factory. As he walked through, he saw one chocolate     2     (wrap) nicely. He instantly liked it, but he said to     3     (he) that he might find a much bigger one further. So he walked on and saw another chocolate. But again, he thought     4     same. When he almost came to the end of the factory, he couldn’t see any chocolates as big as the one he didn’t pick     5     (early). He started to regret his decision of letting it go.

Finally, he went back to his teacher with an empty hand and gave an account of     6     he did. The teacher told him, “You did like the one chocolate very much, but still you kept looking for a bigger one. And later you realized that what you gave up     7     (be) the best chocolate you could find there. That     8     (call) Greed.”

We let go of many good things in our life because     9     our greed of having even better things. But in the search for better things, we let go of many good things that could have given us similar     10     (satisfy) and made us happy. Learn to make your choice wisely.

9 . Sometimes you really can’t previously determine what is true in your life. I’m totally convinced that the best things can come from the worst ______.

Once, when I was in Sicily, I, originally out of kindness, ended up being ______ by a stranger for a hundred dollars. At first I was shocked and ______. I spent the entire next day ______ what I should have done to keep my ______, and what I would do if 1 had it.______, seeing what’s what around, I came to get it. What I learned from this about humanity, about the nature of good and evil ______ people, and how circumstances force them to do such ______ things as cheating showed me a lot about myself and how to ______ misfortune.

Discover how other people live. We’re all part of a human ______. Yet, it’s easy for us to ______ that when we move through our daily routine, seeing people who live ______ like we do. But when you see people struggling for their daily ______ in ways very different from your own, it can open your eyes to how ______ you are to them, and how different.

____ what you have. When you see a family eating leftover rice for dinner and ______ on the street under the open sky, it can ______ you to think about how lucky you are to have a home you can go back to and warm ______ you can dress yourself with. If you’re reading this part right now, you are ______ in the top 20% of the world’s ______ people. Don’t forget it!

1.

A．experiments

B．opportunities

C．experiences

D．environments

2.

A．taken over

B．taken in

C．taken off

D．taken on

3.

A．depressed

B．excited

C．scared

D．impressed

4.

A．commenting on

B．reflecting on

C．looking on

D．focusing on

5.

A．pocket

B．packet

C．wallet

D．money

6.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

7.

A．between

B．beyond

C．within

D．among

8.

A．bad

B．casual

C．useless

D．random

9.

A．mix with

B．fit in with

C．deal with

D．put up with

10.

A．nation

B．family

C．location

D．farmyard

11.

A．accept

B．refuse

C．figure

D．forget

12.

A．still

B．just

C．even

D．ever

13.

A．conditions

B．positions

C．existence

D．work

14.

A．great

B．tiny

C．cautious

D．similar

15.

A．Ignore

B．Appreciate

C．Gather

D．Admit

16.

A．wandering

B．walking

C．playing

D．sleeping

17.

A．move

B．assist

C．drive

D．advise

18.

A．clothes

B．masks

C．gloves

D．scarfs

19.

A．generally

B．actually

C．finally

D．probably

20.

A．best off

B．remarkably

C．worst off

D．outstanding

10 . Once I spoke at a high school．After the speech，the principal asked me to see a special student．An illness had kept the boy home，but he had expressed an __   in meeting me，and it would mean a great deal to him．I ___．

He was Matthew．When he was born，the doctor told his parents that he would not live to   five，then they were told he would not __ it to ten．Now he was thirteen．He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I __ about overcoming obstacles(障碍)and __ for my dreams．

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew．Never did he   ___ ．He spoke about winning and succeeding and seeking his dreams．___，he knew what he was talking about．He just talked about his ___for the future，and how one day he wanted to_____weight with me．

When we finished talking，I went to my briefcase and   ____out the first gold medal I won and put it around his ____．I told him he was more of a ____ and knew more about success and overcoming __ than I ever would．He looked at it for a while．then took it off __ handed it back to me．He said，“You are a __ ．You earned that medal.___ when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal，I will show it to you．”

Last summer I got the news that Matthew had passed___ and a letter Matthew had written me a few days before：

Dear Rick，

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me．The doctors are __ to tell me that I don't have long to live any more．But I still __ as much as I can．

I told you that in the future I Was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal．But I know now I'll __．But I know I'm a champion，and god knows that too．When I get to Heaven，God will give me my medal and when you get there，I will show it to you．

Thank you for loving me．

Your friend，

Matthew

1.

A．idea

B．agreement

C．opinion

D．interest

2.

A．neglected

B．agreed

C．refused

D．ignored

3.

A．make

B．expect

C．enjoy

D．continue

4.

A．thought

B．read

C．knew

D．asked

5.

A．looking

B．longing

C．going

D．waiting

6.

A．laugh

B．cry

C．complain

D．call

7.

A．Nearly

B．Probably

C．Mainly

D．Obviously

8.

A．hopes

B．worries

C．needs

D．hobbies

9.

A．lose

B．lift

C．reduce

D．gain

10.

A．pushed

B．pulled

C．carried

D．got

11.

A．neck

B．head

C．hand

D．waist

12.

A．loser

B．winner

C．patient

D．buy

13.

A．obstacles

B．diseases

C．pains

D．shortcomings

14.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．and

15.

A．doctor

B．teacher

C．champion

D．trainer

16.

A．Somewhere

B．Somehow

C．Nowadays

D．Someday

17.

A．out

B．on

C．away

D．by

18.

A．eager

B．surprised

C．worried

D．sorry

19.

A．smile

B．eat

C．laugh

D．talk

20.

A．seldom

B．already

C．ever

D．never