―Your house is always so neat.（ ）

―how do you ______ it with three children?

A. manage　　　 B. serve　　　 C. adapt　　　　 D. construct

 

A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the1 that he is not capable (能够) of it. A child may think he is2  because he does not understand how to make the deepest of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of 3  anything new because of their 4 .

A person who believes that he is incapable will no make a real 5  , because he feel that it should be useless. He won't go at a job with the confidence (信心) necessary for  6  , and he won't try his best, even though he may 7 he is doing so. He is 8  likely to fail, and the failure will increase his belief in his incompetence (无能).

Alfred Adier, a famous doctor, had a (an) 9 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 10 in math. His teacher told his 11 he had no ability in math in order that they wouldn’t expect too much of him. In this way, they too 12 the idea. He accepted 13 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to14 , and was very poor at math,  15 as they expected.

One day he worked on a problem which 16 of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 17 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 18 . He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned 19 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 20  himself as well as others by his ability.

1. A. belief 　　　　   B. way 　　　　　　    C. fact 　　　　　　　　 D. condition

2. A. clever 　　　　  B. shy 　　　　　　　　 C. useless 　　　　    D. stupid

3. A. teaching 　　   B. learning 　　　　   C. accepting 　　　　 D. using

4. A. ability 　　　　  B. age 　　　　　　　　  C. brain 　　　　　　   D. knowledge

5. A. decision 　　　　　　  B. success 　　　　   C. effort 　　　　　　　　　　 D. trouble

6. A. work 　　　　   B. study 　　　　　　   C. improvement     D. success

7. A. forget 　　　　  B. think 　　　　　　   C. guess 　　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

8. A. truly 　　　　    B. really 　　　　　　   C. however 　　　　  D. therefore

9. A. experience     B. example 　　　　   C. though 　　　　    D. story

10. A. state 　　　　  B. mind 　　　　　　   C. start 　　　　　　    D. ending

11. A. classmates   B. friends 　　　　　　 C. neighbors  　　   D. parents

12. A. developed    B. organized 　　　　 C. discovered 　　　　　　  D. found

13. A. his 　　　　　　 B. her 　　　　　　　　  C. its 　　　　　　　　   D. their

14. A. manage 　　  B. succeed 　　　　   C. try 　　　　　　　　  D. act

15. A. only 　　　　   B. almost 　　　　　　 C. just　　 　　　　    D. then

16. A. none 　　　　  B. all 　　　　　　　　   C. many 　　　　　　 &tnbsp;　　   D. most

17. A. lived 　　　　  B. worked 　　　　    C. played 　　　　　　 D. graduated

18. A. lessons 　　   B. medicine 　　　　  C. subjects　　　　    D. math

19. A. early 　　　　  B. badly 　　　　　　   C. late　　 　　　　    D. simply

20. A. encourage   B. love 　　　　　　　　 C. astonish 　　　　   D. disappoint

 

It was Tom’s first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey, on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ 　36 , he made a “great” decision to travel 　37 .

He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a 　38 time to travel in London, 39 crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He 　40 to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his 　41 came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. 　42 , he got the right ticket in the end and, by 　43 people the way, he also found the right platform(月台). It was 44 with people. Unfortunately, he did not 　45 to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a 46 position (位置) to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was 　47 forward onto the train by the force of people from 48 . The doors closed and the train 　49 off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train 　50 , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth one along the 　51 . When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling 　52 that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never 　53 . He could do nothing but explain his 　54 to a man who was standing on the platform. With 55 on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite (相反的) direction.

36. A. protest　　　　　　　 　　 B. advice　　　　　　　 　 C. challenge　　　　　 　 D. invitation

37. A. alone　　　 　 　 　　 B. away　　　 　　　　　 C. along　　　 　 D. abroad

38. A. certain　　　　 　　 B. possible　　 　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　 D. right　　　　

39. A. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. but　　　　

40. A. hoped　　　 　　　　 B. had　　　　 　 　　C. planned 　　　　　 　 D. happened　　　

41. A. friend 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. time 　　　　　　　 　　C. luck 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn　　

42. A. Thus B. So C. Therefore 　　　 　　D. However　　　

43. A. leading 　　　　　　　　　　 B. asking 　　　　　　　　　 C. pointing 　　　　　 　　D. helping　　　

44. A. crowded 　　　　　　　　 B. faced 　　　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　　　　 D. linked　　　

45. A. manage 　　　　　　　　　 B. decide　　　　　　　　　　 C. wish　 　　　　　　　　　 D. expect　 　　

46. A. safer　　　　 　　　 B. lower　　　　 　 　　　 C. better 　　　　　 D. higher　　　　

47. A. kept 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pushed 　　　　　　　　　 C. caught 　　　　　　 　　D. pulled　　　

48. A. front B. inside　　　　　　　 　 C. above D. behind　　　　

49. A. switched 　　　　　　　　 B. got 　　　　　　　　 　　C. moved 　　　　　　　　　 D. lifted　　　

50. A. left B. stopped 　　　　　　　　 C. started D. soared　　　

51. A. stop B. arrival 　　　　　　　　　　 C. line D. train　　　　

52. A. glad 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　 　　　　　 C. worried 　　　　　　　　 D. bored　　　　

53. A. heard of B. talked about 　　　　　 C. came across 　 　　　 D. arrived at　　　

54. A. design B. mistake 　　　　　　　　　 C. difficulty 　　　　 　　D. question　　　

55. A. disappointment　　 B. fears 　　　　　　　　　　 C. sadness　　 　 　　　 D. smiles

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of __36____ and what color red is. It would be ___37____ to see again, but a(n) __38____ can do strange things to people. I don’t mean I would __39___ to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had _40_____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

My parents and my teachers saw something in me ----- a __41____ to live ---- which I didn’t see, and they made me want to fight in out with _42____.

The __43___ lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of __44____ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I __45___ something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being __46____, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. __47____ a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was __48____. “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words __49___ in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could _50_____ where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _51____ before playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I _52___ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.

I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my _53____. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was __54___ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, __55___ on the average I made progress.

36.　 A. sky　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cloud 　　　　　　　　　　 C. sunshine　　　　　　　　 D. mist

37. 　 A. helpful B. wonderful　　　　　　　　 C. hopeful D. successful

38.　 A. disaster B. environment　　　　　　 C. incident D. wonder

39. 　 A. manage 　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. want 　　　　　　　　　 D. prefer

40. 　 A. lost 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. used 　　　　　　　　　　 D. cared

41.　 A. purpose B. potential 　　　　　　　　 C. pressure D. preparation

42.　 A. energy B. happiness　　　　　　　　 C. luck D. blindness

43.　 A. hardest　　　　　　　　　　 B. dullest 　　　　　　　　　 C. simplest　　　　　　　　 D. easiest

44.　 A. self-respect B. self-control C. self-confidence D. self-defence

45.　 A. think 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. consider 　　　　　　　　 C. guess　　　　　　　　　　 D. mean

46.　 A. imperfect　　　　　　　　　 B. perfect　　　　　　　　　　 C. unfair　　　　　　　　　　 D. fair

47.　 A. Later 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Soon 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Once　　　　　　　　　　 D. Then

48.　 A. worried 　　　　　　　　　 B. encouraged 　　　　　　 C. shocked 　　　　　　　 D. hurt

49.　 A. stuck 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. impressed 　　　　　　　 C. occupied 　　　　　　 D. held

50.　 A. see 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hear 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice 　　　　　　　　　 D. observe

51.　 A. important B. unimportant 　　　　　 C. possible D. impossible

52.　 A. invented 　　　　　　　　　 B. discovered 　　　　　　 C. instructed 　　　　　　 D. directed

53.　 A. experience B. advantages　　　　　　　 C. knowledge D. limitation

54.　 A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wildly　　　　　　　　　　　 C. highly　　　　　　　　　 D. deeply

55. 　 A. so 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. and

It was Tom’s first visit to English, and he was looking forward to his first journey, on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ 　36 　, he decided to travel 　37 .

　　 He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a 　38 time to travel in London, 　39 crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He 40 to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his 41 came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. 42 ,he got the right ticket in the end and , by asking people the way, he also found the right 43 . It was 44 tight with people. He did not 45 to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a better 46 to get on the next one. When the train came in, Tom was 47 forward onto the train by the 48 of people from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off. He was unable to see the 49 of the stations where the train 50 , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth 　51 along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling 52 that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never 53 . He explained his 　54 to a man who was standing on the platform. With a 　55 on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction.

36. A. thought　　　　 B. advice　　　　 C. favor　　　　　 D. view

37. A. alone　　　　　 B. away　　　　　 C. along　　　　　 D. abroad

38. A. certain　　　　 B. possible　　 　 C. bad　　　　　　 D. proper

39. A. for　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　 D. but

40. A. hoped　　　　 B. had　　　　　　 C. planned　　　　 D. happened

41. A. chance　　　　 B. time　　　　　　 C. luck　　　　　　 D. turn

42. A. Thus 　　　　 B. But　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　 D. However

43. A. train　　　　　 B. platform　　　　 C. conductor　　　　 D. station

44. A. packed　　　　 B. caught　　　　 C. covered　　　　　 D. seized

45. A. manage　　　　 B. try　　　　　　 C. succeed　　　　　 D. expect

46. A. situation　　　 B. state　　　　　 C. position　　　　　 D. condition

47. A. fighting　　　　 B. swept　　　　　 C. struggling　　　　 D. drawn

48. A. help　　　　　 B. strike　　　　　 C. support　　　　　 D. push

49. A. notices　　　　 B. marks　　　　 C. names　　　　　 D. scenes

50. A. left　　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　 C. started　　　　　 D. moved

51. A. pause　　　　　 B. arrival　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　 D. part

52. A. glad　　　　　 B. puzzled　　　　 C. exciting　　　　 D. tired

53. A. heard of　　　　 B. talked about　　 C. thought of　　　 D. arrived at

54. A. result　　　　　 B. mistake　　　　 C. difficulty　　　　 D. question

55. A. surprise　　　　 B. pity　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. smile