It was early winter several years ago. I had pulled out my old winter coat for another year’s use. It was still in pretty good shape although it was looking dirty from so many winters’ wear. I didn’t really need a new one but I wanted one and casually mentioned it to my daughter one day. She was such a sweet, loving girl that I should have guessed what would happen next. A few weeks later she gave me a new winter coat as a gift.

I put the old one in my closet and started to wear the new coat every day. Each day, though, when I opened my closet, something troubled me. It seemed a shame that my old but still good coat should just sit there keeping no one warm during the cold winter days. After a few weeks, I took it out and drove to a local charity shop. I knew that there was someone who couldn’t afford a coat but could get my old one.

My new coat is my old coat now. It is getting a little dirty and worn, too. It has black marks on the sleeves. It is in too bad shape to even donate to charity. I wonder if I should buy a new one soon, but I think I will wait for a while. I don’t really need a new one and maybe I can find something else to give to the charity shop instead.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover,” Perhaps the best way to deal with our wants then is to give instead. Love, after all, brings us the most joy. And the more of it you give away, the more of it you have.

1. Which word can best describe the author’s daughter?

A．Thoughtful.

B．Wealthy.

C．Easy-going.

D．Hard-working.

2. Why was the author in shame when seeing his old coat in the closet?

A．It cost too much.

B．It was looking dirty.

C．It was not sent to someone in need.

D．There was not enough room for his new coat.

3. What is the author’s decision after his second coat becomes old?

A．Telling his daughter.	B．Buying a new one soon.
C．Sending something else to charity.	D．Donating it to charity.

4. What does the author want to show in the last paragraph?

A．Love is the key to joy.

B．Giving fills our wants.

C．The more you give, the more you lose.

D．A coat is large enough to cover our wants

I spent all my money buying my first flat — which meant I had no money to fix my first homeowner’s problem. I was very poor. I was sleeping on the floor because I couldn’t afford furniture. Then I noticed a leaky (漏水的) pipe under the bath. I couldn’t afford a plumber (水管工) but didn’t want to introduce myself to the neighbors by making their ceiling wet.

I took the bus to a nearby store and talked with the nice salesclerk behind the counter. He explained how to fix it, let me try it out on some junk they had lying around the place, and sold me a pipe cutter and a bit of pipework. I went back home, pushed my head under the bath, and with a little effort I got the job done.

It taught me a lesson that has since become a bit of a mantra (口头禅) for me: Upgrade your problems.

Having a wet bathroom floor is a problem — and the day before I bought the place, I would have had a landlord (房东) to call. But once the place was mine, this became my problem. I saw this as progress: You must own your own property to take care of this sort of situation.

Years later, when I founded my professional services company, Ovyo, with my business partner, Adam, this mantra became especially important to how we approach the business. There have been many problems, and there will continue to be new ones. However, we remember the reason why we have these problems — it’s because we run our own business! A late-paying customer is a problem, but it’s one we meet only if we have paying customers. A mistake at our Bengaluru office is a problem, but it’s one we meet only because we have office internationally.

That is why I still keep my pipe cutter on my desk today. It reminds me that, no matter my level of failure, I am lucky to face the problems I do. The more I solve them, the more I upgrade to even better ones.

1. What happened after the author bought his flat?

A．He decorated his flat himself.

B．He had no money to pay for his meal.

C．He found a pipe under the bath broken.

D．He called the landlord to meet his needs.

2. How did the author deal with the leaky pipe?

A．He paid a plumber to fix it.

B．He repaired it by himself.

C．He fastened it with some plastic bags.

D．He asked the salesclerk to help.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards the problems that his business met?

A．Unacceptable.

B．Indifferent.

C．Negative.

D．Optimistic.

4. What may be the best title of the text?

A．Upgrade your problems

B．Run your own business

C．Solve your problems yourself

D．Push yourself to the limit

Just about 50 years ago, needing money to support my family — my novels weren’t best-sellers — I had the idea of taking the longest train trip imaginable and writing a travel book about it. The trip was improvisational (即兴的). I didn’t have a credit card. I had no idea where I’d be staying nor how long this trip would take. And I’d never written a travel book before. I hoped my trip wouldn’t suffer a lot, though it was obviously a leap in the dark.

I set off with one small bag containing clothes, a map of Asia, a travel guidebook and some travelers’ cheques. I was often inconvenienced, sometimes threatened, now and then disturbed for bribes (贿赂), occasionally laid up with food poisoning — all this vivid detail for my narrative (叙述).

What I repeated in the more than four-month trip was the pleasure of the sleeping car. Writing on board the Khyber Mail to Lahore in Pakistan, “The romance associated with the sleeping car comes from the fact that it is extremely private, combining the best features of a cupboard with forward movement. Whatever drama is being shown in this moving bedroom is heightened by the landscape passing the window...” A train is a carrier that allows residence.

I wrote The Great Railway Bazaar on my return in 1974, and it appeared to good reviews and quick sales. That’s the past. Nothing is the same. All travel is time-related. All such trips are unique and unrepeatable. It’s not just that the steam trains of Asia are gone, but much of the peace and order is gone. Who’d risk an Iranian train now or take a bus through Afghanistan?

But I’ve been surprised by some of the more recent developments in travel. I rode on Chinese trains for a year and wrote Riding the Iron Rooster, but now China has much cleaner and swifter trains and modernized destinations. A traveler today could take the same trip I took in 1986-87 and produce a completely different book.

All travel books are dated. That’s their fault that they’re outdated, and it’s their virtue that they preserve something of the past that would otherwise be lost.

1. What happened at the beginning of the author’s trip to Asia?

A．He made full preparations for the trip.

B．He had expected the journey to be rough.

C．He organized the trip with his family’s support.

D．He started the trip out of his passion for traveling.

2. Why did the author repeatedly recall the sleeping car?

A．For its long distance.	B．For its full equipment.
C．For its reassuring privacy.	D．For its romantic scenery.

3. What does the underlined sentence “Nothing is the same” in paragraph 3 probably mean ?

A．He couldn’t write another bestseller.	B．Train trip was no longer popular.
C．The landscape in Asia was gone.	D．Transportation and travel had changed a lot.

4. What does the passage mainly focuses on?

A．Reflecting on the evolving nature of rail travel.	B．Recalling an unrepeatable journey to China.
C．Offering advice on preparing for a train trip.	D．Demonstrating the features of travel books.

It was decades ago now, but it’s still one of the most memorable conversations of my life. On a long, slow train heading north, with nothing to do but watch the rain, the man sitting opposite began trying to talk to me. Like most young women who have learned the hard way to be careful of strangers, I was unfriendly. But curiosity took over when he said that he was just bored, and liked talking.

So that’s what we did for hours and hours as the man turned out to be quite talkative. When the train finally pulled in, we didn’t change numbers. However, I still think about it sometimes on long, boring journeys, before getting a phone out and scrolling silently like everyone else. It’s a rare person who can cheerfully break the social rule about not talking to strangers without any ill intention, but life would be more interesting if more of us knew how to do it.

And that’s why I can’t be as cynical as I probably should be about “Tube Chat” campaign launched to encourage Britons to talk to each other. All anyone is being asked to do is to start a conversation they wouldn’t otherwise have had — maybe with a friend from whom they’ve been apart or a neighbor they don’t know.

Obviously, it takes more than a bit of small talk over garden fences to unite strangers together. More people live alone than did so a generation ago, and the rise in freelancing (自由职业) means more of us work alone too. We socialize increasingly through screens, sending texts instead of bothering to call.

It’s true that the “Tube Chat” campaign of a few years back failed in its attempts to make Londoners talk to each other on public transport. But even city people who would normally die rather than make eye contact with strangers still happily gather in large numbers by the Thames for the New Year’s Eve fireworks. They would get a far better view at home on television — it’s not really about the fireworks, but about being part of something communal (公共的).

There’s no guarantee (保证) that this latest campaign to reconnect will succeed wherever others have failed. But if there ever a moment to stop social disbelief it may start a fire to warm a world that sometimes feels cold. Wherever my train friend is now, I hope he’s still talking.

1. The author introduced her train friend to         .

A．share her most memorable but boring journey

B．express her deep regret for losing touch with him

C．show that talking to strangers can add interest to life

D．explain why people are becoming indifferent

2. The underlined word “cynical” is closest in meaning to        .

A．doubtful

B．supportive

C．confused

D．disappointed

3. The example of Londoners gathering for the New Year’s Eve fireworks is used to show that        .

A．“Tube Chat”, failed in its attempts to unite strangers together

B．it’s hard to break the social rule about not talking to strangers

C．people have a wish to be socially connected by nature

D．“Tube Chat” made some difference to reconnecting people

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Keep our desire to connect.	B．Avoid talking to strangers.
C．Show respect for social disbelief	D．Socialize with our friends.

When I was a senior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift, it was happiness.

 One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside.     1    . Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life without arms.     2    . Even I was frightened. But slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn’t get my arms back even though I cried every day.

However, it’s easier said than done.     3    . I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a normal mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmate get worried about little things:     4    ; their bus comes late; they don’t have a mobile phone but others have. But I only enjoy life, I was lucky to realize from an accident: It’s a waste of our life to focus on what you have lost. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, “My whole life would improve if I have a new car.” But when you get the car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.

    5    . It’s in our heart. It’s a state of mind, even though you own the whole world, you may still feel unhappy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating (感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.

A．Happiness depends on what we have!

B．They get a bad grade on a test

C．How sad I felt at that time!

D．On my way home a car hit me and cut off my arms because of its high speed.

E．Maybe it was just a joke for me.

F．It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness completely.

G．I had a wonderful time here.

Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontё, was first published in 1847. Widely considered as a classic, it is not just a romance novel, but an educational story. Women can learn so much from this great Victorian heroine. This is not to suggest that Jane doesn’t have shortcomings (缺点).     1    .

You can overcome your past however bad it is. In the novel, Jane Eyre is made miserable as a child by her horrible relatives.     2    . He constantly reminds her that she’s an orphan (孤儿). But she learns a lot about letting go when she is sent to a boarding school and then she makes friends with Helen.   

    3    . Jane notes, “The world was a varied field of hopes and excitement waiting for those who had the courage to go forth.” If Jane hadn’t been brave, she might have given in to the cruel woman who raised her.   

Don’t be afraid to express your mind. In the novel she is not scared to voice her opinions when necessary. Talking helps improve relationships as well.     4    .

Be positive.     5    , in the novel, when Jane is younger. Thus she tends to feel sorry for herself. But as she gets older, she learns to be happy despite her past.

A．Jane’s life is painful

B．You can decide your life

C．Her cousin, John, is the worst

D．However, there’s much to be learnt from the way she chooses to live

E．It is weak and silly to say you can’t bear what your fate requires you to bear

F．Remember that the possibilities of life are endless for those who take risks

G．Therefore, it is much better to talk about things than to hide unspoken anger

Doing something without thinking is easy, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done. There was once a _______who repeated a bit rumor (谣言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole community _______the story. The person it concerned, was deeply _______and annoyed. Later, the woman responsible for spreading the rumor learned that it was completely _______. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to _______the damage.

“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and _______a chicken, and have it _______.   Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them _______along the road.” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did _______she was told.

The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those ________you dropped yesterday and ________them back to me.”

The woman ________the same road, but to her disappointment, the wind ________ all the feathers away. “You see,” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, ________it’s impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor. It doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but ________you do, you can never completely make up for the wrong.”

1.

A．boy

B．man

C．woman

D．chicken

2.

A．knew

B．found

C．realized

D．recognized

3.

A．wounded

B．hurt

C．injured

D．attacked

4.

A．polite

B．untrue

C．suitable

D．illegal

5.

A．do

B．ruin

C．cause

D．repair

6.

A．provide

B．charge

C．bargain

D．buy

7.

A．bought

B．dropped

C．killed

D．flown

8.

A．one by one

B．all in all

C．day by day

D．step by step

9.

A．that

B．it

C．what

D．which

10.

A．feathers

B．words

C．action

D．rumors

11.

A．bring

B．keep

C．hold

D．break

12.

A．copied

B．followed

C．had

D．instructed

13.

A．blew

B．should blow

C．had blown

D．blown

14.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．thus

15.

A．unless

B．once

C．until

D．whether

As we all know, a friend in need is a friend indeed. I really didn’t know the meaning of this proverb until one day something _______ happened to me.  

That morning, I got up late and _______ to school without breakfast. While I was crossing a street, my bike _______ a stone and I fell on the ground, with my both knees badly hurt. I managed with the _______ and continued my riding. On my arrival at school, my teacher took us to the _______ for a basketball match. _______ I could hardly walk normally, I joined in the game. When I _______ to pass the ball, I was knocked down and fell down on my back. I could not _______ the terrible pain and cried. My classmates all started _______ at me and continued their match. ________ on the ground alone, hungry and painful, I couldn’t stop my crying. Just at that moment, Jack, one of my teammates, ________ towards me from the other end and helped me. He comforted me and tried all ________ to make me stand. He asked another classmate to take his ________ and kept sitting beside me. He kept me company the whole day and even ________ me home after school was over.  

It was on that day that I learned and believed the proverb “a friend in need is a friend indeed” to be ________.

1.

A．amusing

B．rewarding

C．familiar

D．unexpected

2.

A．walked

B．returned

C．drove

D．hurried

3.

A．kicked

B．beat

C．hit

D．touched

4.

A．pain

B．loss

C．fun

D．trouble

5.

A．campus

B．playground

C．library

D．lab

6.

A．Although

B．Since

C．Until

D．Once

7.

A．used

B．offered

C．managed

D．tried

8.

A．imagine

B．bear

C．control

D．forget

9.

A．gazing

B．laughing

C．pointing

D．shouting

10.

A．Standing

B．Sitting

C．Falling

D．Lying

11.

A．jumped

B．looked

C．ran

D．jogged

12.

A．methods

B．scenes

C．locations

D．atmosphere

13.

A．fortune

B．goods

C．place

D．position

14.

A．put

B．picked

C．dropped

D．left

15.

A．ordinary

B．true

C．positive

D．unique

No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own ______ .

I learned this lesson from a(n) ______ many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the ______ team at the end of spring practice.The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to ______ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t ______ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to ______ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were depending on me. I had to change my ______ about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. Most important, I began to treat them like ______ . That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their vacations, we met every day and ______ passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our ______ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to improve. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ______ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ______ of my life!

From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ______ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ______ them. I helped them to see themselves ______ , and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, not born.

1.

A．luck

B．tests

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．experiment

B．experience

C．visit

D．show

3.

A．successful

B．excellent

C．strong

D．new

4.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

5.

A．believe

B．agree

C．describe

D．regret

6.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

7.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

8.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

9.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

10.

A．defeat

B．decline

C．accident

D．mistake

11.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

12.

A．chances

B．thrills

C．concerns

D．offers

13.

A．surprise

B．serve

C．interest

D．affect

14.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

15.

A．honestly

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

Once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困) in a land. Three rich men were _________ together when they came to a very _________ village.

The first couldn’t stand seeing the poverty, _________ he took out all his gold and jewels and shared them among the villagers, wishing them all the best of luck, and he left.

The second rich man, seeing the _________ situation, stopped for a short time and gave _________ all his food and drink, since he could see that money would be of little _______ to them. He made sure that they each _________ their fair share and would have enough food to _________ for some time. Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _________ and went straight through the ____________ without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other ____________ the third rich man lacked sympathy.

Three days later, they ____________ the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was ____________ travelling quickly, but his wagons (马车), ____________ the gold and valuables they had been ____________, were now full of farming tools and bags of seeds.

1.

A．standing

B．travelling

C．gathering

D．running

2.

A．faraway

B．poor

C．different

D．ancient

3.

A．unless

B．because

C．so

D．if

4.

A．curious

B．worrying

C．dangerous

D．puzzling

5.

A．the villagers

B．his servants

C．the others

D．the rest

6.

A．interest

B．concern

C．use

D．attraction

7.

A．returned

B．gained

C．offered

D．received

8.

A．remain

B．last

C．supply

D．share

9.

A．turned back

B．set out

C．showed off

D．speeded up

10.

A．village

B．land

C．field

D．road

11.

A．whether

B．how

C．where

D．when

12.

A．welcomed

B．met

C．accepted

D．persuaded

13.

A．still

B．already

C．always

D．indeed

14.

A．except for

B．instead of

C．apart from

D．along with

15.

A．loading

B．treasuring

C．carrying

D．earning

With Christmas approaching, I often reflect upon one particular evening in the early 1960s. Back then, we decided to go carolling (唱圣诞颂歌) to spread the Christmas spirit which might ________ someone else’s life. So we needed to take ________ new members, for whom the only ________ was warmth of spirit.

Soon we discovered that carolling brought various ________. Sometimes we were greeted with open doors and open hearts, while other times, folks remained in the safety and cosiness of their homes, watching ________ through their windows.

One stop on our journey particularly ________ our memory. That night, after a couple of songs, one door swung open. A gentleman, gray haired, tenderly ________we go upstairs to sing for his bedridden wife. He added ________, “She loves music and used to be an opera singer.”

We stepped briskly upward into the couple’s ________ apartment. Books, records, and antique furniture whispered stories to us. I reminded myself not to stare ________ showing disrespect to them.

Sitting beside his wife, the gentleman gave us a ________. Then our voices rose and lingered around their small home. Had our voices been given extra ________ and beauty for this occasion? Perhaps they had.

A smile flickered on the woman’s ________, yet beautiful face. She snuggled her head against her husband’s shoulder and both of them heartily enjoyed our performance. Witnessing such a heartwarming scene, we felt it was a holy night, for we were in the ________ of love that was gentle and mild.

At that moment, we found, and maybe even _______, the Christmas spirit.

1.

A．change

B．influence

C．shape

D．brighten.

2.

A．on

B．in

C．over

D．up

3.

A．requirement

B．objective

C．reward

D．account

4.

A．consequences

B．comments

C．responses

D．movements

5.

A．awkwardly

B．passively

C．randomly

D．positively

6.

A．stuck in

B．woke up

C．shot up

D．brought out

7.

A．commanded

B．requested

C．proposed

D．recommended

8.

A．shamefully

B．hesitantly

C．desirably

D．proudly

9.

A．unfurnished

B．brief

C．little

D．average

10.

A．for the sake of

B．for fear of

C．in spite of

D．in the hope of

11.

A．smile

B．nod

C．contact

D．glance

12.

A．seriousness

B．energy

C．horror

D．option

13.

A．fancy

B．bright

C．joyous

D．skinny

14.

A．presence

B．absence

C．expectation

D．circle

15.

A．created

B．acquired

C．spread

D．regained

Thirty years ago, I was a senior high school student. One day after our test papers were_________, our math teacher asked twelve students who had made exactly the same mistakes to remain. There is nothing really new about _________ in exams. Perhaps that was why she didn’t even say a word about it. _________, she wrote on the blackboard the words by Thomas Macaulay: the real _________ is not measured by what a man does in _________, where he’ll be seen, but what he would do if he knew he would never be_________ out.

I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most important single _________of my life. Now entering my third decade after being_________to Macaulay’s words, they still seem to me the best _________, because they give us a way to measure ourselves rather than others.

_________ of us will be asked to make great decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are_________ daily to make a great many personal decisions. Should the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket _________ turned over to the policeman? Should the _________change received at the store be forgotten or_________? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always_________ to live with yourself deserving your own respect.

1.

A．marked

B．completed

C．examined

D．collected

2.

A．checking

B．discussing

C．cheating

D．worrying

3.

A．Personally

B．Unfortunately

C．Instead

D．Suddenly

4.

A．feature

B．character

C．advantage

D．wisdom

5.

A．practice

B．danger

C．detail

D．public

6.

A．found

B．worked

C．figured

D．pointed

7.

A．chance

B．lesson

C．incident

D．memory

8.

A．referred

B．shown

C．brought

D．introduced

9.

A．sentence

B．choice

C．reason

D．standard

10.

A．Few

B．All

C．Some

D．Any

11.

A．given out

B．cut off

C．cheered up

D．called upon

12.

A．and

B．so

C．or

D．but

13.

A．extra

B．small

C．some

D．necessary

14.

A．paid

B．remembered

C．returned

D．shared

15.

A．easier

B．better

C．harder

D．freer

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A proverb (谚语) says, “Time is money”. But in my opinion, time is even     1     precious than money. Why?     2     when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is     3     (go), it will never return.     4     is known to all that the time we can use is limited. Therefore, we should make good use    5    our time to study hard so as to serve our country in     6     future. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people     7     do not realize the value of time. They spend their precious time    8     (smoke), drinking and playing.

In a word, we should form the good habit of     9     (save) time. Do not put off (推迟) what can     10     (do) today until tomorrow.

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“The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” That’s one of the best­known old    1     (say) in English. It means other places often look better and    2     (interest) than the place where you live.

Troubles in life are sure    3     (come) if we always think that way. We will not be able to see the goodness of     4     (we) own lives, believing that we have nothing good to work with. We’ll lose focus, self­confidence, and even hope. Worse still, it    5     (lead) us to turn away from the main task of life—to make the most of what we have.

In fact the grass is not always greener on    6     other side of the fence. It only appears that way. The grass is the greenest where it is    7     (water).When crossing over fences, carry water    8     you and take good care of the grass. The way to happiness is     9     (actual) quite simple; the secret is to learn to want what you have     10     not want what you don’t have.

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This is a true story     1     happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was     2     (happy) hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy’s hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

    3     the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from both the boy’s hands. When the boy     4     (wake) up from the operation and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, ” Daddy, I’m sorry about your truck.” Then he asked, “     5     when are my fingers going to grow back?” The father went home and committed suicide.

Think about this story     6     next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first     7     you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can be repaired.     8     (break) bones and hurt feelings often can’t. Too often we fail     9     (realize) the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We     10     (allow) to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will impress us forever.

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There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept responsibility for changing them. Many people are constantly waiting for their life to start. They always say, “When I am older I will and in a few years， I will do that”.     1    , they never really do it. They think the life they     2    (experience) at present is boring and     3     (mean). Who has never considered     4     or herself as worthless and unattractive?

All of us may suffer     5     (disappoint) and frustration(挫败), lose guidance and support, and need help     6     (physical), emotionally, or spiritually. Just think like this way: This too shall pass. Horrible feelings I am going through will finally go away. I need to stop feeling so sorry for myself and actually want to change. I am     7     incredibly lucky person     8     has come from a family who love and support my whole life. I had to be the one to make the decision     9     (change) my way of thinking. All the good things and all the wonderful people in my life would pass finally too. While I am feeling unhappy, my life is still going on and I am missing out on appreciating those precious     10     (moment).