“But what if I break my arm again？”My five-year-old daughter asked,looking very　1　.I knew she　2　very much to learn to ride,but ever since she’d fallen off her bike and broken her arm,she’d been afraid.

“Oh,honey,”I said.“I don’t think you’ll break another arm.”“　3　I could,couldn’t I？”“You know,honey,”I said,“　4　everything you do comes with risks.You could get a broken arm in a car　5　and then be afraid to　6　ride in a car again.You could break your arm jumping a rope.You could break your arm at gym.Do you want to　7　going to gym？”“No,”she said.And with a determined spirit,she stood up and　8　to try again.

I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very　9　little girl overcome a fear,and　10　myself on being a useful single parent after a painful divorce(离婚)．

As we walked home,she asked me about a conversation she’d overheard me having with my　11　the night before.

“Grandma wanted you to find someone to　12　.”“What grandma wants is for someone to　13　my heart again.”“But Mom...”“You’re too young to　14　it,”I told her.“So I guess love isn’t like a broken arm.”she said. 　15　to answer,we walked the rest of the way in　16　.When I got home,I called my mother and　17　her for talking about this to my daughter.Then I did what I’d seen my brave little girl do that very afternoon.I agreed to　18　Steve.

Steve was the man for me.We　19　less than a year later.It turned out my mother and  daughter were　20　.

1．A.surprised             B．disappointed            C．sad                       D．puzzled

2．A.wanted                B．hated                     C．lost                       D．gained

3．A.And                   B．Or                        C．Instead                  D．But

4．A.Almost                B．Hardly                    C．Nearly                   D．Mostly

5．A.trade                    B．sale                        C．accident                  D．show

6．A.ever                    B．never                     C．even                     D．yet

7．A.start                    B．regret                     C．finish                     D．stop

8．A.offered                B．agreed                   C．had                       D．chose

9．A.shy                    B．weak                     C．brave                     D．gentle

10．A.congratulating     B．praising                   C．encouraging           D．celebrating

11．A.father                 B．mother                  C．sister                    D．brother

12．A.like                    B．know                     C．love                     D．teach

13．A.warm                B．feel                       C．buy                      D．break

14．A.understand         B．believe                    C．accept                  D．receive

15．A.Unable               B．Unwilling                C．Uncertain               D．Unhappy

16．A.excitement          B．sorrow                   C．silence                   D．surprise

17．A.punished            B．scolded                   C．thanked                 D．appreciated

18．A.hire                  B．meet                     C．fire                      D．invite

19．A.left                   B．married                   C．moved                  D．quarrelled

20．A.wrong              B．right                       C．clear                     D．clever

 “But what if I break my arm again？”My five-year-old daughter asked,looking very　1　.I knew she　2　very much to learn to ride,but ever since she’d fallen off her bike and broken her arm,she’d been afraid.

“Oh,honey,”I said.“I don’t think you’ll break another arm.”“　3　I could,couldn’t I？”“You know,honey,”I said,“　4　everything you do comes with risks.You could get a broken arm in a car　5　and then be afraid to　6　ride in a car again.You could break your arm jumping a rope.You could break your arm at gym.Do you want to　7　going to gym？”“No,”she said.And with a determined spirit,she stood up and　8　to try again.

I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very　9　little girl overcome a fear,and　10　myself on being a useful single parent after a painful divorce(离婚)．

As we walked home,she asked me about a conversation she’d overheard me having with my　11　the night before.

“Grandma wanted you to find someone to　12　.”“What grandma wants is for someone to　13　my heart again.”“But Mom...”“You’re too young to　14　it,”I told her.“So I guess love isn’t like a broken arm.”she said. 　15　to answer,we walked the rest of the way in　16　.When I got home,I called my mother and　17　her for talking about this to my daughter.Then I did what I’d seen my brave little girl do that very afternoon.I agreed to　18　Steve.

Steve was the man for me.We　19　less than a year later.It turned out my mother and  daughter were　20　.

1．A.surprised             B．disappointed            C．sad                       D．puzzled

2．A.wanted                B．hated                     C．lost                       D．gained

3．A.And                   B．Or                        C．Instead                  D．But

4．A.Almost                B．Hardly                    C．Nearly                   D．Mostly

5．A.trade                    B．sale                        C．accident                  D．show

6．A.ever                    B．never                     C．even                     D．yet

7．A.start                    B．regret                     C．finish                     D．stop

8．A.offered                B．agreed                   C．had                       D．chose

9．A.shy                    B．weak                     C．brave                     D．gentle

10．A.congratulating     B．praising                   C．encouraging           D．celebrating

11．A.father                 B．mother                  C．sister                    D．brother

12．A.like                    B．know                     C．love                     D．teach

13．A.warm                B．feel                       C．buy                      D．break

14．A.understand         B．believe                    C．accept                  D．receive

15．A.Unable               B．Unwilling                C．Uncertain               D．Unhappy

16．A.excitement          B．sorrow                   C．silence                   D．surprise

17．A.punished            B．scolded                   C．thanked                 D．appreciated

18．A.hire                  B．meet                     C．fire                      D．invite

19．A.left                   B．married                   C．moved                  D．quarrelled

20．A.wrong              B．right                       C．clear                     D．clever

Lose – Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.

A girl named Jenny once told me about her 　1 in the world of Lose Win during her eighth – grade year before she finally broke 　2 .

My 　3 with my mom all started one day 　4 she said to me sarcastically (讽刺地), “Wow, you’re surely lively today.” I 　5 it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close myself off from her and never 　6 back to her. So every time she would say something 　7 I disagreed with her, I would just say, “Okay, 　8 you want, Mom.” But it really got cold quickly. And my 　9 began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s 　10 ” and then went back to mopping the floor.

“Don’t you even 　11 ?” I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was 　12 upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I 　13 her how important it was to me.

At last, I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to 　14 . You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s 　15 than if fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a 　16 to her.

After my blow – up, it was really rocky for a while. We felt like we were 　17 all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always 　18 my feeling with her.

If you adopt Lose – Win as your basic 　19 toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be 　20 your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.

1．A．wanderings　 B．disappointment　　　　　　　 C．lessons D．helplessness

2．A．out　　　　　 B．down　　　　 C．up　　　　　 D．free

3．A．relationship B．problems　　 C．quarrels　　 D．improvement

4．A．as　　　　　 B．since　　　 C．when　　　　 D．before

5．A．regarded　　 B．treated　　 C．received　　 D．took

6．A．fight　　　　 B．struggle　　 C．talk　　　　 D．turn

7．A．even if　　　 B．only if　　 C．which　　　 D．as though

8．A．however　　　 B．whatever　　 C．so much　　 D．too much

9．A．coldness　　 B．anger　　　 C．disagreement D．hope

10．A．true　　　　 B．impossible　 C．nice　　　　 D．important

11．A．care　　　　 B．see　　　　 C．say　　　　 D．listen

12．A．also　　　　 B．still　　　 C．even　　　　 D．already

13．A．warned　　　 B．shown　　　 C．asked　　　 D．told

14．A．end　　　　 B．change　　　 C．last　　　　 D．stop

15．A．worse　　　 B．easier　　　 C．more　　　　 D．less

16．A．surprise　　 B．pleasure　　 C．gift　　　　 D．harm

17．A．going　　　 B．starting　　 C．thinking　　 D．reviewing

18．A．share　　　 B．have　　　　 C．discuss　　 D．improve

19．A．way　　　　 B．method　　　 C．attitude　　 D．theory

20．A．hurting　　 B．waking　　　 C．storing　　 D．hiding

 

The professor’s house，big and untidy，stood alone at one end of a huge garden.The place was totally uncared for，quite 　1 and overgrown with all sorts of useless things. I 2

my way through bushes and tall weeds to the front door and rang the bell.

I was glad that I had found him. In twenty minutes he 　3 me right on all the 　4

that had puzzled me. I was on the 　5 of leaving when I looked out of his study window and said，“You’re very fond of gardening，I see.”

“No，I’m not，” he said.“ 6 ，I love this garden，though. It’s 　7 I always wanted it to be. I never touch it at all.”

“It could be made lovely. It 8 a pity to let all this ground go to waste. But perhaps you don’t 　9 that way?” said I.

“I don’t. I lived here when I was a child，and I had 　10 of gardening then. It was my father’s hobby，you see. Unfortunately，he wasn’t 　11 enough to do it himself. My brother and I did all of it between us year after year. There was one right way and many wrong ways. Each blade（叶片） of grass was an enemy to be 　12 by hand, not just cut off. I’ve spent a good part of life at work here.”

“I see. You took a dislike to it, and now you’re getting even！”

“I dislike it. Then, of course, I didn’t understand the 13 it had. It used to 　14

me. It appeared in my dreams—a mistake here, something not quite straight here, the enemy showing its head in a place I was 　15 to have cleaned. The work was too much. It seemed endless. The size of the place was itself a fight to a boy.”

“And now it’s yours，you’re just letting it go to... ”

“ 16 ?” he said.“No，I don’t agree with that. This garden and I are now the best friends. I like 17 it grow 18 its own way. I make no demands on it. I never disturb it, and it never disturbs me. It has 19 at last, and so have I.”

“But the path is over grown. It’s inconvenient for you，isn’t it?”

“That’s part of my 20 ，” he laughed.“You can go out the back way. The weeds are shorter there because they don’t get the sun.”

1. A. wild 　　　　　　　　　 B. crazy 　　　　　　　　　　 C. large 　　　　　　　　　　 D. nice

2. A. lost　　　　　　　 B. felt　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

3. A. let 　　　　　　　 B. put 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. taught　　　　　　　　　　 D. explained

4. A. gardening 　　　　　 B. plants 　　　　　　　　　　 C. problems 　　　　　　　 D. solution

5. A. time 　　　　　　　　　 B. point 　　　　　　　　　　 C. permission 　　　　　　 D. request

6. A. Even if 　　　　 B. So 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. As though 　　　　　　　 D. Even so

7. A. as 　　　　　　　 B. where 　　　　　　　　　　 C. why 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whether

8. A. seems 　　　　　　　　 B. is 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. proves 　　　　　　　　　 D. sounds

9. A. recognize　　　　　　 B. sense 　　　　　　　　　　 C. see 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. know

10. A. fond 　　　　　　　　 B. short 　　　　　　　 C. free 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enough

11. A. interested　　　　　 B. fit 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. content 　　　　　　　　　 D. demanding

12. A. fought against 　 B. cleared up 　　　 C. rooted out 　　　 D. cut down

13. A. effect 　　　　　　　 B. reason 　　　　　　　　　 C. cause 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. result

14. A. astonish 　　　　　 B. shock 　　　　　　　　　　 C. worry 　　　　　　　　　 D. disappoint

15. A. thought 　　　　　　 B. supposed 　　　　　　　 C. ordered 　 D. expected

16. A. Sell　　　　　　　　　　 B. Develop 　　　　　　　　 C. Grow 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Ruin

17. A. noticing 　　　　　　 B. attending　　　　　　　　 C. watering 　 D. watching

18. A. on 　　　　　　　　　 B. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. of

19. A. freedom 　　　　　 B. time 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sunlight 　　　　　 D. space

20. A. life 　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasure 　　　　　　　　 C. job 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. research

Steve Jobs on life and death

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an 　1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every 　2 and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the 　 3 has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to 　4 something.

Remembering that I’ll be 　5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever used to help me make the big 　6 in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all 7 of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is 　8 important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to 　9 . You are already naked. There is no reason not to 　10 your heart.

Your time is limited, so don’t 　11 it living someone else’s life. Don’t be 　12 by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ 　opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the 　13 to follow your beliefs and goals. They somehow already know what you really want to 　14 . Everything else is 　15 .

1. A. expectation　　　　　 B. impression　　　　　　 C. imagination　　　　　 D. examination

2. A. minute　　　　　　　　　 B. night　　　　　　　 C. day　　　　　　　　 D. morning

3. A. answer　　　　　　　　　 B. solution　　　　　 C. result 　　　　　　 D. chance

4. A. accept　　　　　　　　　 B. hide　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　　　 D. avoid

5. A. famous　　　　　　　　　 B. dead　　　　　　　 C. old　　　　　　　　　 D. forgotten

6. A. decisions　　　　 B. contributions C. differences　　　　　　 D. mistakes

7. A. understanding B. certainty 　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　 D. knowledge

8. A. mostly　　　 　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　 　　 C. nearly　　　 　　　 　 D. truly

9. A. take　　　　　　　　 B. lose　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　　　 D. win

10. A. break　　　　　　　　　　 B. catch　　　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　　 D. follow

11. A. waste　　 　　　　　　 B. imagine　　　　　 C. spend　　　 　　　　　　 D. risk

12. A. confused　 B. trapped　　　　　 C. discouraged　　　　　 D. hurt

13. A. wisdom　　　　 B. idea　 　　　 　　　 C. desire　　 　　 D. courage

14. A. see　　　　　　　　 B. show　　　　　　　 C. become　　　　　 D. forget

15. A. necessary　　　　　　 B. natural　　　　　　　　　 C. secondary　　　 D. possible