完型填空

　　Each of us fails from time to time．If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 　　1　　 part of the learning process．But all too often as parents and teachers, we disallow this 　　2　　 right to our children．

　　When I see a child 　　3　　 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie．

　　Donnie was my youngest third grader．His 　　4　　 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed．He 　　5　　 answered questions－he might be wrong．

　　I tried my best to build his 　　6　　．But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned(安排)to our classroom．

　　She was young and pretty, and she loved children．My pupils, Donnie included, 　　7　　 her．

　　One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard．Donnie had 　　8　　 the problems with painstaking neatness．Pleased with his progress, I 　　9　　 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials．When I returned, Donnie was in 　　10　　．He’d missed the third problem．

　　My student teacher looked at me in despair．Suddenly her face 　　11　　．From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils．

　　"Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 　　12　　 the tear stained face from his arms．"I’ve got something to 　　13　　 you．" She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk．

　　"See these 　　14　　, Donnie," she continued．"They belong to Mrs．Lindstrom and me．See how the erasers are 　　15　　?That’s because we make mistakes too．But we erase the mistakes and try again．That’s what you 　　16　　 I learn to do, too．"

　　She kissed him and stood up．"Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 　　17　　 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 　　18　　 teachers．" Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile．

　　The pencil became Donnie’s 　　19　　 possession．That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 　　20　　 him that it’s all right to make mistakes－as long as you erase them and try again．

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完型填空

　　A water bearer(搬运工)had two large pots．One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was 　　1　　．It always 　　2　　 a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master’s house, but the cracked pot was only half full．For two years, this went on daily with the bearer delivering only 　　3　　 pots of water to his master’s house．

　　Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its work．But the 　　4　　 cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and felt miserable that it was able to finish only half of 　　5　　．It spoke to the water bearer one day by 　　6　　,“I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you．”

　　“Why?”asked the bearer．“What are you ashamed of?”

　　“I have been able to deliver only half of what it had been made to do because of this crack in 　　7　　．Because of my flaw, you have to do all of this work, but you don’t get full use from your 　　8　　,”the pot said．

　　The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot and said,“As we return to the master’s house, I want you to 　　9　　 the beautiful flowers along the path．”

　　As they went up the hill, the old cracked pot saw the sun 　　10　　 the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this 　　11　　 it a bit．But at the end, it still felt bad because it had leaked half its load, and 　　12　　, the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure．

　　The bearer said to the pot,“Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on 　　13　　 side?That’s because I have always known about your crack, and I 　　14　　 it．I planted flower seeds and I’d like them to 　　15　　 on your side of the path, and every day 　　16　　 we walk back from the stream, you’ve 　　17　　 them．For two years, I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s tables．　　18　　 your being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty in his house．”

　　Each of us has our own unique flaws．We are all cracked pots．But if we allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to grace his house．In God’s great 　　19　　, nothing goes to waste．Don’t be afraid of your flaws．Know them, and you can be the 　　20　　of beauty, too．Always remember that in our weakness, we can find our strength．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

　　In your surroundings, nearly every person has his or her own way of doing things．Some people are outgoing, some enjoy keeping to themselves and others prefer a little of both．In fact, we can classify people into four basic personality types or behavioral styles．

　　Look around your office and see if you can see any of these people．We'll call the first person Dave．Dave likes immediate results and tends not to listen to details before making decisions．He acts quickly and often cuts people off mid-sentence．Then there's Stan．Stan is very predictable and patient．He's loyal to the organization and listens attentively．Or how about Ingrid? Ingrid is optimistic and looks for the best in everyone．She enjoys conversations, networking events and spreading her influence．She has recently bought a fitness center．She discovered that when the center is empty, she goes crazy．She likes to have people around her all of the time and can't stand the quiet of the afternoon．Finally, we have Catherine．Catherine is interested in accuracy and details．She enjoys working alone and prefers to use diplomacy(外交)to solve conflicts rather than action．

　　Each of them demonstrates one of the four primary behavioral styles．These are dominance(支配型), influence, steadiness and conscientiousness(思维清醒型)．Dominant people are direct and decisive; they like accepting challenges, taking action, and getting immediate results．Influential people are optimistic and outgoing; they prefer to participate in teams, share ideas, and entertain others．Steady people are sympathetic and cooperative; they like working behind the scenes and being good listeners．Conscientious people are concerned and correct; they like planning ahead, employing systematic approaches and checking and re-checking for accuracy．

　　Let's take Dave for example．He fits into the Dominance behavioral style．Dave likes to make quick decisions and solve problems, but he sometimes has trouble understanding that people need people and, as such, finds it hard to identify with the group．We need people like Dave because he moves things forward．To be most effective, Dave needs people who can handle the details he often ignores．

　　So which personality style is the best? Which is most effective? The answer is that each of us is effective in dealing with different people, problems, situations and careers; we each have our own style．

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