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　　As a child, I had a bad fall, leaving a big scar(伤疤)in my eye．Thus my scarred, 　　1　　 and gray eye lived on with me．

　　I walked with my face looking at 　　2　　 so that people wouldn’t see my ugly face．Sometimes people laughed at me．I grew up imagining everyone 　　3　　 me．

　　Yet Mama would say to me,“Hold your head high and 　　4　　 the world．If you do so, people will see your 　　5　　 soul．”She continued this message 　　6　　 I wanted to hide．

　　Those words have meant 　　7　　 things to me over the years．As a 　　8　　, I thought Mama meant,“Be careful or you will 　　9　　 or bump into something because you are not looking．”As a youth, though I tended to look down to 　　10　　 my shame, I found sometimes when I held my head high and let people know me, they 　　11　　 me．Mama’s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them recognize the intelligence and 　　12　　 behind both eyes even if they couldn’t see it on the 　　13　　．

　　In high school I did well both academically and socially, 　　14　　 inside I still felt like a freak(怪物)．All I really wanted was to 　　15　　 anyone else．When things got really bad, I would cry to Mama and she would look at me with 　　16　　 eyes and say,“Hold your head high．Let them 　　17　　 the beauty inside．”

　　My mother’s love and 　　18　　 helped me overcome my own sense of inferiority(自卑)．I learnt to face the fact and 　　19　　 myself．

　　Now I have my own family, and“Hold your head high”has been heard many times in my home．Each of my children has felt its inspiration．The gift my mother gave me 　　20　　 in another generation．

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　　A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling(发出隆隆雷声), and lightening flashed across the dark sky．Rain was 　　1　　 down：it looked as if heaven had been broken open．

　　Gleams(闪光)of light appeared from windows of 　　2　　 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark．A poor woman 　　3　　 in rags(衣衫褴褛)and trembling with cold was 　　4　　 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 　　5　　 her without pause．She knocked at a door, and a boy 　　6　　 it．She begged him to let her stay a while 　　7　　．The boy then let her into the sitting room and 　　8　　 her sitting by the fire．The woman 　　9　　 old and tired under the bright electric light, 　　10　　 she was only in her early thirties．She sat 　　11　　 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 　　12　　．When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 　　13　　 up, looking thunderstruck(大吃一惊)．Just then, the boy came with his 　　14　　．The man at once recognized the woman as his wife．They had 　　15　　 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever．　　16　　 words needed to be spoken．They ran into each other’s arms 　　17　　 the boy stared at them, 　　18　　．The storm was over and the sky cleared．Feeling very 　　19　　, the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 　　20　　．

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阅读下面短文，从短文中所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　“Down-to-earth”means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with．It is 　　1　　 to find someone who is down-to-earth．A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to 　　2　　 accepts other people as equals．A down-to-earth person is just the 　　3　　 of someone who acts important and proud．

　　Down-to-earth persons may be 　　4　　 members of society, of course．But they do not let their importance“go to their 　　5　　”．They do not 　　6　　 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance, someone who is filled with his own importance and 　　7　　, often without cause, is said to have“his nose in the air”．There is no way a person with his nose in the 　　8　　 can be down-to-earth．Americans use another expression that means almost the same 　　9　　 “down-to-earth”．The expression is“both-feet-on-the-ground”．Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person 　　10　　 a good understanding of reality．He has what is called“　　11　　 sense”．He may have 　　12　　, but he does not allow them to 　　13　　 his knowledge of what is real．The opposite kind of person is 　　14　　 who has his“head-in-the-clouds”．A man with his heads in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the 　　15　　 world．

　　Sometimes 　　16　　 a dreamer can be brought back to earth．　　17　　 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth．

　　Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 　　18　　 to have both feet on-the-ground．

　　　　19　　 we have both our feet on-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act 　　20　　 and openly toward others．Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong．

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　　A farewell(告别) party was going on．Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any public show, where she didn't know anyone．It made her 　　1　　 hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere．But on an occasion like this when she knew 　　2　　, there was no 　　3　　 to feel shy, 　　4　　 she had made up her mind to enjoy people's attention for once in her life．Unlike others, Sylvia didn't have any 　　5　　 feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying good-bye to its other 　　6　　－she had left so many other 　　7　　, and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now．

　　Yet this 　　8　　 was a particular occasion, and she hadn't had so many of those in her 　　9　　．

　　She had put on her 　　10　　 black dress and her long earrings．She had wanted to enjoy being the center of 　　11　　 for one evening, but now they had 　　12　　 old Miss Hutton of all people to give the 　　13　　 speech, whom she disliked．Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting 　　14　　 about it, for it was the first rule her 　　15　　 had given her－avoid all anxiety, take things easy．So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as 　　16　　showed through the sleeve(袖子) of her 　　17　　 dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette．And her doctor's orders worked! By 　　18　　 out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her 　　19　　 with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl's funny expression．She 　　20　　 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise．

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　　The purpose of a letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself．It should state 　　1　　 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 　　2　　．It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 　　3　　 out any necessary fact．

　　In writing a letter of application, keep in 　　4　　 that the things a possible employer is most 　　5　　 to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims．The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part．　　6　　 the first few sentences fail to 　　7　　 the reader's attention, the rest of the letter may not be 　　8　　 at all．Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 　　9　　 your own need or desires．For example, instead of beginning with “ I saw your 　　10　　 in today's paper” you might say “ I have made a careful 　　11　　 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 　　12　　 your product and why they like it”．

　　Try to 　　13　　 generalities．Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 　　14　　．College graduates looking for their first positions often ask：“What can I 　　15　　 in a letter ? Employers want experience, which, naturally, no 　　16　　 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 　　17　　．

　　It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter.　　18　　 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect．An excellent 　　19　　 is to enclose(内附)a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter．That makes it 　　20　　 for a possible employer to get in touch with you．

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Around the Family Drum

　　The power of the family drum remains tied to my heart．Every winter as long as I can 　　1　　, family and friends gathered at my grandfather's home in the traditional village of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, on January 6．

　　I remember 　　2　　 great fondness as a young boy watching and eventually 　　3　　 the buffalo dance during the day．In the evening my grandfather's home became the central 　　4　　 place for family, friends and relatives．

　　My father loved to 　　5　　, the old Taos Pueblo and Apache round dance songs dating back 　　6　　 the late 1800s．I would watch him close his eyes and he seemed to travel back in time trying to 　　7　　 a particular sage's (先哲的)song．With a growing smile, he would start beating the 　　8　　 and introduce an ancient song．

　　The day I was finally 　　9　　 to sit around the family drum was a 　　10　　 time for me, involving extreme boyhood concentration, not only to memorize the 　　11　　, but also to beat the drum on tempo(节拍)and put the singing together with the drum beat．I made my share of 　　12　　, and I must have sounded like a young wolf howling among those more experienced, 　　13　　 in time I gained confidence, and a voice 　　14　　 enough to start leading some of the songs．

　　Sitting around the family drum with my father and uncles brought me a sense of great comfort and inner 　　15　　．It was a wonderful experience to be 　　16　　 around the circle of love, acceptance and teaching．

　　Sometimes while we were singing, there might 　　17　　 a knock at the door．In Pueblo tradition, the person outside would peek his head in and 　　18　　 say, “I heard the drum, and I wanted to ask 　　19　　 to enter your house you ‘my’ grandfather would permit it! ” My grandfather would 　　20　　 nod and tell the visitor to enter and join us around the drum．

　　These are unforgettable memories, I often close my eyes and can hear uncles and my beloved father now departed singing around the family drum!

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　　According to a recent research, 60% of the 1,642 primary and secondary school students from 12 schools in China claimed that they have 　　1　　 tutors for their study．Such a popular practice indicates that people are attaching greater importance to education．

　　Among all the school 　　2　　, math and English are widely considered to be most important．Therefore, math tutors and English tutors are the most popular groups, 　　3　　 44.2% and 44% respectively．

　　Private tutoring is usually one-to-one, in pairs or in groups．The students 　　4　　 their private tutoring either in weekdays(9.5%), at weekends(52.1%)or during summer and winter holidays(51.6%)．One tutoring session usually ranges from one hour to two hours and 　　5　　 30 to 50 yuan per hour．

　　The biggest 　　6　　 from the students about the private tutoring is that the 　　7　　 to and from the tutors', the private instruction and the 　　8　　 assignments take up too much of the students' 　　9　　 time．25% of the students can hardly find enough time for rest and entertainment, which is harmful for their physical and mental health．　　10　　, those who made this complaint said that they would like to go on taking private tutoring and that more friends around them were thinking to start taking it．

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　　Here is a phrase we hear a lot：“You can’t trust anybody anymore.” Doctors and politicians and merchants and salesmen．It isn’t necessarily so．

　　Man named Steven Bill 　　1　　 the theory．In New York City, with taxicab drivers．Brill pretended to be a wealthy foreigner with little 　　2　　 of English．He got into several dozen 　　3　　 around New York City to see how many drivers would 　　4　　 him．His friends predicted in advance that most would 　　5　　 the advantage of him in some way．

　　One driver out of thirty-seven cheated him．The 　　6　　 took him directly to his destination and charged him 　　7　　．Several 　　8　　 to take him when his destination was only a block or two away, even getting out of their cabs to show him how 　　9　　 he already was．The greatest irony(讽刺)of all was that several 　　10　　warned him that New York City was full of crooks(骗子)and to be careful．

Who says people are no damn good? What kind of talk is that?

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　　The experience of jealousy 　　1　　 enormously from age to age, from culture to culture, from couple to couple, from person to person, and can be different within the same person from time to time．In the United States, particularly among young adults, there has been a 　　2　　 of attitude toward jealousy in recent years．“Normal”jealousy, which had been seen as an inevitable(不可避免的)accompaniment of love and supportive of marriage, has come to be seen by some as evidence of personal insecurity and 　　3　　 in the relationship, and therefore as a threat to very close partnership．

　　Most jealous flashes come from feeling 　　4　　 of an activity involving your partner and another person or other people．When your partner pays attention to another, your first reaction is to note that they are“in”and you are“out”．They are not noticing you, or at least not giving you as much attention as they are giving each other．You feel excluded, ignored, unappreciated．

　　This kind of experience is 　　5　　 in our society, and dealing with it gracefully is part of the etiquette of our time－especially as women become more involved in occupational and social activities outside the home．The boss wants to dance with your wife; a woman spends most of the evening at a party in conversation with your 　　6　　; your partner and a friend both discover they admire Bergman’s films, which you never particularly enjoyed．Such experience results in the jealous flash, but typically they do not 　　7　　 it into a flame．The jealous feeling usually fade when the bad event is over, although you might still say on the way home,“I can’t imagine what you and Pat could have found anything interesting enough to discuss for so long．”

　　If you find yourself troubled or upset by having to share your partner in ways normally considered appropriate 　　8　　 your circle of friends, your feeling of exclusion may be a sign of an underlying fear of 　　9　　, the more serious type of jealousy．If you actually cannot stand to let your partner out of your sight, your jealousy is probably rooted in a lasting fear 　　10　　 the annoyance which lasts only for a short time．This is more serious, but it need not be fatal to your self-esteem or to your relationship with your partner．

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　　As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers．He smiled at her．Then she 　　1　　 out at the audience, hoping to see her mother．These two, Alvert and Doris Flemint, had driven all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their 　　2　　 compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio．

　　The music 　　3　　 and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music carry her along into her turns, and she began skating with much 　　4　　 in herself．The cold fear she always had in the last seconds before skating onto the ice was 　　5　　．She was feeling the movement of the 　　6　　 and letting it carry her．She skated easily, then did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was finished．

　　The crowd loved it and cheered as she skated off the ice．“Nice job,”said one of the other 　　7　　．It was the remark that always came after a free-skating performance．But what should the 　　8　　 say？Standing beside her father, Peggy waited for the scoring to be finished．On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting　　9　　 alone, others with a parent．Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were 　　10　　．The new United States Women’s Figure Skating Champion was Peggy Fleming of Passdena, California．

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