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People have all sorts of thoughts that they wish to express. For many reasons, most people just keep their
thoughts to themselves and never share them with others. One from of self-expression is the written word.
For many people, it is easier to express their thoughts or emotions in writing. It is an especially popular way
of expressing feelings among shy people.
People's thoughts are written down and then published so that others can read and enjoy them. There are
many reasons why newspapers and publishers actually publish people's thoughts, but the main reason is to
give information.
With the introduction of newer technologies, new ways now exist for people to share their thoughts. Blogs
are just one way to share ideas more quickly. People can now let the world know their hopes, dreams and
day-to-day activities through a web log. Tools exist to make starting such a page quite simple. Better than that,
many advertiser driven sites allow customers to create their own web log for free!
The word "blog" comes from the words "web" and "log". Blogging is the term that is used to identify activities
relating to a blog, such as authoring it,updating (更新) and adding information. Articles in a blog are known as
posts, and the blogger is the person who puts articles on the blog.
The fastest growing method of communication today is the blog. It can bring down governments,
affect (影响) elections and can affect policies. Blogs can change the world by changing the opinions of
large numbers of people around the world.
Robin asked us to share inspiring favorite words that other people had spoken. As I rolled through ideas in my head, my 1 kept returning to an event from my youth.
The words spoken were not 2 in their delivery. The person who received them wasn’t me. And, the life-changing event 3 to someone else. But I remember it very well. My friend Evonne was a skinny little girl. We weren’t best friends, but we were 4 . We 5 a classroom every year from 2nd through 8th grade. High school got us into other groups of fellow students and we kept up our friendship 6 . But then the 7 happened during our senior year that changed her life 8 .
Mrs. Lee was Evonne’s and my senior advisor. I don’t remember one word the woman spoke to me during consulting. However, I do remember what she said to Zevonne. On one particular day, Evonne, the teary-eyed 17-year old girl 9 Mrs. Lee’s office. She cried, “She might as well have told me I was 10 . She told me ‘You are not college material.’ Can you believe she said that?” Evonne 11 . Then the still tiny, but determined young woman made a brave 12 . “I’ll show her!” …and then she 13 !
Evonne’s head 14 down in her studies the rest of that year. Following graduation she found employment and began 15 her way through college. She finished her 4 years and 16 to graduate school（研究生院）. Not very many years later I heard that she had a PHD and became a professor at a university in Tennessee.
17 words don’t always make someone decide to invest（投资） in themselves so wisely. Whenever I think of the inspiration and motivation that 18 Evonne, I am also 19 that there are many others who are discouraged by the 20 of our words. My story today is in honor of my old friend, Evonne.
1．A．opinions B．intentions C．thoughts D．dreams
2．A．accurate B．ridiculous C．moving D．inspiring
3．A．stuck B．belonged C．turned D．added
4．A．close B．near C．casual D．unique
5．A．entered B．owned C．spared D．shared
6．A．loosely B．cautiously C．willingly D．totally
7．A．situation B．accident C．condition D．incident
8．A．always B．forever C．temporarily D．rapidly
9．A．escaped B．locked C．shut D．left
10．A．stupid B．simple C．sensitive D．selfish
11．A．begged B．appealed C．questioned D．commanded
12．A．statement B．comment C．judgment D．arrangement
13．A．nodded B．tried C．would D．did
14．A．kept B．nosed C．bent D．turned
15．A．changing B．finding C．working D．coming
16．A．wandered B．headed C．immigrated D．rushed
17．A．Encouraging B．Negative C．Appropriate D．Abstract
18．A．persuaded B．proved C．pushed D．created
19．A．told B．informed C．reminded D．advised
20．A．carelessness B．seriousness C．firmness D．vividness
On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.
During his talk, Jack 41 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?” 42 shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would 43 . But I jumped up, ran up the 44 to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air, 45 raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they 46 security guards and take me from the stage? 47 my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any 48 voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the 49 to come to us. We must take 50 to create what we want!’’
After his talk, I 51 to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails 52 my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy 53 other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.
I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no 54 . As I sat down at my computer to 55 my e-mails, I 56 woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely 57 that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We 58 believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n) 59 way. So we don’t try. We 60 . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.
Now what are you waiting for?
1.A. brought in B. reached for C. took over D. handed in
2.A. Cheers B. Shouts C. Heads D. Hands
3.A. offer B. trust C. like D. choose
4.A. path B. road C. steps D. route
5.A. thoughts B. opinions C. ideas D. plans
6.A. ask B. call C. demand D. order
7.A. And B. So C. But D. Or
8.A. noisy B. doubtful C. meaningful D. helpful
9.A. opportunities B. consequences C. results D. aims
10.A. step B. measure C. way D. action
11.A. expected B. tried C. permitted D. managed
12.A. stating B. describing C. presenting D. sharing
13.A. with B. in C. about D. over
14.A. news B. message C. response D. reaction
15.A. check B. examine C. inspect D. review
16.A. gradually B. suddenly C. immediately D. slowly
17.A. desiring B. claiming C. begging D. dreaming
18.A. particularly B. honestly C. falsely D. correctly
19.A. difficult B. impressive C. early D. natural
20.A. give up B. put up C. take up D. set up
On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.
During his talk, Jack 41 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?” 42 shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would 43 . But I jumped up, ran up the 44 to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air, 45 raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they 46 security guards and take me from the stage? 47 my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any 48 voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the 49 to come to us. We must take 50 to create what we want!’’
After his talk, I 51 to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails 52 my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy 53 other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.
I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no 54 . As I sat down at my computer to 55 my e-mails, I 56 woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely 57 that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We 58 believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n) 59 way. So we don’t try. We 60 . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.
Now what are you waiting for?
1.A. brought in B. reached for C. took over D. handed in
2.A. Cheers B. Shouts C. Heads D. Hands
3.A. offer B. trust C. like D. choose
4.A. path B. road C. steps D. route
5.A. thoughts B. opinions C. ideas D. plans
6.A. ask B. call C. demand D. order
7.A. And B. So C. But D. Or
8.A. noisy B. doubtful C. meaningful D. helpful
9.A. opportunities B. consequences C. results D. aims
10.A. step B. measure C. way D. action
11.A. expected B. tried C. permitted D. managed
12.A. stating B. describing C. presenting D. sharing
13.A. with B. in C. about D. over
14.A. news B. message C. response D. reaction
15.A. check B. examine C. inspect D. review
16.A. gradually B. suddenly C. immediately D. slowly
17.A. desiring B. claiming C. begging D. dreaming
18.A. particularly B. honestly C. falsely D. correctly
19.A. difficult B. impressive C. early D. natural
20.A. give up B. put up C. take up D. set up
On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.
During his talk, Jack 41 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?” 42 shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would 43 . But I jumped up, ran up the 44 to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air, 45 raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they 46 security guards and take me from the stage? 47 my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any 48 voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the 49 to come to us. We must take 50 to create what we want!’’
After his talk, I 51 to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails 52 my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy 53 other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.
I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no 54 . As I sat down at my computer to 55 my e-mails, I 56 woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely 57 that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We 58 believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n) 59 way. So we don’t try. We 60 . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.
Now what are you waiting for?
41. A. brought in B. reached for C. took over D. handed in
42. A. Cheers B. Shouts C. Heads D. Hands
43. A. offer B. trust C. like D. choose
44. A. path B. road C. steps D. route
45. A. thoughts B. opinions C. ideas D. plans
46. A. ask B. call C. demand D. order
47. A. And B. So C. But D. Or
48. A. noisy B. doubtful C. meaningful D. helpful
49. A. opportunities B. consequences C. results D. aims
50. A. step B. measure C. way D. action
51. A. expected B. tried C. permitted D. managed
52. A. stating B. describing C. presenting D. sharing
53. A. with B. in C. about D. over
54. A. news B. message C. response D. reaction
55. A. check B. examine C. inspect D. review
56. A. gradually B. suddenly C. immediately D. slowly
57. A. desiring B. claiming C. begging D. dreaming
58. A. particularly B. honestly C. falsely D. correctly
59. A. difficult B. impressive C. early D. natural
60. A. give up B. put up C. take up D. set up
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