A word or an act of encouragement has the ability to lift our hearts and our spirits． 1  is like a lifeline on days when we feel we are sinking．Learning the Art of Encouraging others builds within us a reservoir（储藏处）of hope，which helps 2  us when we need a  3  in our own heart．The  4  of Encouragement has three main methods．

Giving Support．Look for ways to come alongside（来到某人身边） those in your life and affirm them in   5  they are doing．Become a cheerleader（啦啦队队员） for those you love

  6  they move through life stretching to（try to） meet new opportunities．A phone call or card can say you notice the hard work they are  7  in．Actively look for ways to  8  up the creativity and efforts of those in your circle as they seek to grow．

Showing Honor．Take note of character qualities 9  people．Watch for courage，strength， wisdom，patience，cheerfulness，honesty，compassion，kindness and gentleness．When you find  yourself noticing a（n）  10  quality in another human being 11  the time to acknowledge it．Be  12  ready to polish up these values in those nearest and dearest to you．It will make a  13  in your relationship．

Bringing Hope．The third level in the Art of Encouragement is that of giving hope．When hard times come，and  14  settles over the soul，a word of hope can keep one  15  on．

Hope coupled with faith in God is a 16  power in our lives．Hope in ourselves alone just isn’t enough when the journey of life gets 17  ．Hope in God and in his power and strength to  18  our needs is true encouragement for the soul．Hope in God is the anchor（依靠） that holds us in the storms of  19  ．

In God’s guidebook for life，the Bible，He says，” encourage one another daily”．He knows how much we 20  it．Ask him to help you develop the ART OF ENCOURAGEMENT and in turn be encouraged yourself．

1．A．Support                B．Goal                    C．Encouragement    D．Hope

2．A．hold                      B．last                     C．contribute            D．possess

3．A．raise                     B．lift                      C．rest                     D．help

4．A．Concept                B．Opinion               C．Favour                D．Art

5．A．that                      B．what                   C．which                 D．where

6．A．if                          B．as                       C．while                  D．since

7．A．putting                  B．spending              C．taking                 D．doing

8．A．polish                   B．build                   C．open                   D．clear

9．A．of                         B．from                   C．in                       D．on

10．A．reasonable           B．miserable             C．reliable                D．admirable

11．A．kill                      B．take                    C．spend                  D．have

12．A．specially              B．usually                C．regularly              D．especially

13．A．sense                  B．decision               C．difference            D．conclusion

14．A．dissatisfaction      B．disagreement        C．discouragement    D．disbelief

15．A．passing               B．relying                 C．living                  D．going

16．A．weak                  B．strong                 C．useless                D．small

17．A．easy                    B．complicated         C．simple                 D．hard

18．A．get                      B．gain                    C．meet                   D．separate

19．A．life                      B．work                   C．journey               D．study

20．A．return                 B．answer                C．refuse                 D．need

Is there a nationwide shortage of nurses? It’s hard to say．However, some characteristic symptoms often indicate that there is indeed a shortage．

One symptom is the vacancy rate, or the percentage of budgeted positions that are unfilled．New England’s hospitals currently report that an average of 7 to 12 percent of their registered nurse positions are vacant, the highest level since the last shortage in the late 1980s．Vermont has a relatively low vacancy rate, at 7．8 percent．But its vacancies were at 1．2 percent just five years ago．

Another symptom is the increased use of stopgap measures to fill empty positions．For instance, many nurses report an upswing in how frequently they are asked to stay past their shifts．According to Murphy, working in the St．Elizabeth’s Hospital, “The shortage has definitely created a lot of opportunities of overtime for our nurses, whether they want them or not．” Similarly, a national survey of registered nurses shows that in an average week, nurses in the U．S．work 2．4 more hours than they are scheduled to．Much of this extra time is voluntary, as nurses earn overtime pay when they stay to fill in blanks in the schedule．

When they can’t fill open positions by more traditional means, health care providers hire temporary staff to tide them over．Travelling workers are the largest part of the temporary health care workforce, hired for thirteen-week reduction at health care facilities facing short-term lack of workers．Temporary workers, mainly nurses, cost hospitals $ 7．2 billion in 2000．

“Any successful solution to the shortage depends on convincing more people to become nurses, and that is not an easy goal to reach．To achieve it,” says Buerhaus, “society needs to place more value on nursing．Legislation （法规） can’t do that – it should come from people．” And if this continues, we might have to learn to care for ourselves in the hospital．

The temporary staff hired by a hospital _______．

      A．cost a large part of the hospital’s budget

       B．meet the need for nurses in the hospital for a short time

      C．should work on a weekly basis and on a scheduled timetable 

       D．ought to work passively for thirty continuous weeks

According to Buerhaus, what is a successful solution to the nurse shortage?

      A．To convince people of the benefits of being a nurse．

      B．To ask the government for help to work out specific legislation．

      C．To publicize the past achievements of nurses．

      D．To make people aware of the importance of being a nurse．

What’s the probable meaning of the underlined word “upswing” in Paragraph 3?

      A．Symptom    B．Decrease   C．Increase             D．Figure

What’s the author’s attitude towards nurse shortage?

       A．Worried        B．Indifferent     C．Doubtful      D．Optimistic

After we meet people it is up to us to make them our friends．Let us stop a moment and consider what really makes a friend．The major qualities like faithfulness, devotion, friendly company, flash through our minds．But it is the large number of very small particular qualities that make up one’s whole character, such as cheerfulness, friendliness, and punctuality (守时).After all, “ to make a friend, be a friend” is not such a big and difficult order．There are particular favorable qualities, which attract others to us, and some elements which do have an effect on people in fundamental psychology(基础心理学) or not.

If you are in the presence of a shy person, talking and asking casual (随意的) questions may bring him out of his shell．Think of what would be most acceptable to the other person, for you to talk, or to listen．Either way the goal is to make yourself pleasant.

Always remember to listen, but listen intelligently．To have anyone “ hang on our words” is the most unnoticeably clever way in the world to please somebody．For a few extremely happy seconds we are the centre of attraction, but when it is our turn to be audience, let us remember how we felt as the actor, and let’s be genuinely (真正地) interested in what the other fellow is saying.

Other people will like us, if we like them．If you want friends, keep your mind and heart open to friendship．Be alive to the other person’s world.

This passage is mainly about_________________.

     A．the ways of talking to a shy person

     B．some favorable qualities to be a psychologist

     C．how to make yourself attractive to your listeners

     D．how to make a friend and be a friend

The words “ bring him out of his shell” in this passage most probably means ____.

     A．make him become active    

       B．make him feel more nervous

     C．help him understand the question better

     D．help him listen intelligently

According to the passage, an important way in making friends is to ________.

     A．attract them               B．be attracted 

       C．listen attentively            D．talk widely

The words “ Be alive to” in the last sentence of this passage most probably means________.

     A．be aware of                 B．keep with   

       C．deal with             D．be ignorant of

After we meet people, it is up to us to make them our friends．Let us stop a moment and consider what really makes a friend. The major qualities like faithfulness, devotion, friendliness，flash through our minds. But it is the large number of very small particular qualities that make up one’s whole character, such as cheerfulness, friendliness and punctuality. After all, “to make a friend, be a friend” is not such a big and difficult order. There are particular favorable qualities, which attract others to us, and some fundamental psychological do’s and don’ts．

    If you are in the presence of a shy person, talking and asking casual questions may bring him out of his shell. Think of what would be most acceptable to the other person for you to talk, or to listen. Either way, the goal is to make yourself pleasant．

    Always remember to listen, but listen intelligently. To have anyone “hang on our words” is the most unnoticeably clever way in the world to please somebody．For a few extremely happy seconds we are the center of attraction，but when it is our turn to be audience，let us remember how we felt as the actor，and let’s be genuinely interested in what the other fellow is saying．

    Other people will like us, if we like them. If you want friends, keep your mind and heart open to friendship. Be alive to the other person’s world．

This passage is mainly about________.

      A. the way of talking to a shy person

      B. some favorable qualities to be a psychologist

      C. how to make yourself attractive to listeners

      D. how to make a friend and be a friend

The underlined part “bring him out of his shell” in the second paragraph most probably means________.

      A. make him become active                B. make him feel more nervous

      C. help him understand the question better    D．help him listen intelligently

According to the passage，an important way in making friends is to________.

      A. attract them       B. be attracted      C. listen attentively     D. talk widely

Of the qualities in a friend，which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

      A. Faithfulness.      B. Devotion．      C. Punctuality.         D. Unselfishness.

If you meet difficulties when you are striving for your life goal, please ______ and you will succeed sooner or later.