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A. laughter B. speech C. sounds D. tears (12) My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter's college. It was the first time in our lives that she would go away for any length of 1 . We wondered how other people had 2 it. Later in bed, I 3 the time I started college. My father had driven me, too. My mother had to stay 4 to keep the cattle from getting into the crops. I, the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to 5 college. The truck was slow, and I was glad. I didn't want to get to 6 too soon. I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn't say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little 7 . He finally said, “I never went to college and 8 of your brothers went to college. I can't say don't do this or that, because everything is 9 and I don't know what is going to 10 , but I think things will work out. When you get a job, be sure to be 11 and work hard. I knew that soon I would be 12 in the big town and I would be 13 the life. Then my father brought out the Bible that he had read so 14 . I knew that he would miss it and I must 15 it. He just said, “This can help you if you will let it. When I finished school I took the Bible back to my father. But he said he wanted me to 16 it. Now, too late, I remember. It would have been so 17 to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn't. I could give her 18 . My father could give me only a Bible. but I don't really believe now that I gave her 19 as much as my father gave me. So the next morning I 20 up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a note. “This can help you, I said, “if you will let it. 【查看更多】

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Jerry is a restaurant manager who is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.

One day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get 　36 ! You can’t be a 　37　 person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself you have two 　38 today. You can choose to be in a good mood 　39 you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. It’s your choice 　40 you live life.”

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never 　41 to do in the restaurant business…. He 　42 the back door open one morning and was held up at 　43 　point by three armed robbers. He was shot by them while trying to fight back. 　44 , Jerry was found relatively quickly and 　45 to the local trauma(外伤) center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released 　46 the hospital with fragments of the bullets 　47 in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the 　48 . Jerry told me something happening in the ER( 急诊室). He said, “… the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the 　49 on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really 　50 . In their eyes, I 　51 ‘he’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take 　52 .” “What did you do?” I asked. “Well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked 　53 I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes,’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘BULLETS!’ Over their 　54 , I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead’.” Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

Attitude, 　55 , is everything.

36. A. that　　　　　　　　B. those　　　　　　　　　C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

37. A. brave　　　　　　　B. good　　　　　　　　　C. positive　　　　　　　　 D. bad

38. A. causes 　　　　　 B. choices　　　　　　　C. things　　　　　　　　　 D. goals

39. A. and　　　　　　　　B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　 D. then

40. A. how　　　　　　　B. what　　　　　　　　　C. that　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

41. A. supposed　　　　B. expected　　　　　　C. encouraged　　　　　 D. suggested

42. A. came　　　　　　　B. left　　　　　　　　　　C. broke　　　　　　　　　 D. knocked

43. A. sword　　　　　　B. stick　　　　　　　　　C. arrow　　　　　　　　　 D. gun

44. A. Hopefully　　　　B. Delightedly　　　C. Luckily　　　　　　 D. Disappointedly

45. A. pushed　　　　　　B. rushed　　　　　　C. stepped　　　　　 D. followed

46. A. to 　　　　　　　　B. towards　　　　　　　C. from　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. down

47. A. even　　　　　　　B. ever　　　　　　　　　C. once　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. still

48. A. trouble　　　　　　B. accident　　　　　　C. difficulty　　　　　　　 D. trick

49. A. expressions　　 B. smiles　　　　　　　　C. cries　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tears

50. A. attracted　　　　B. touched　　　　　　　C. scared　　　　　　　　 D. warned

51. A. mix　　　　　　　　B. hope　　　　　　　　　C. ask　　　　　　　　　　　 D. read

52. A. care　　　　　　　　B. action　　　　　　　　C. turns　　　　　　　　　 D. apart

53. A. what　　　　　B. that　　　　　　　　　　C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

54. A. laughter　　　　　　　B. disappointment　　C. excitement　　　　　 D. joy

55. A. after all　　　　 B. at all　　　　　　　　　C. in all　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for all

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One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the 　16 of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no 　17 differences between my home country and my 18 . I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at 19 different the two countries could be.

The United States is 　20 in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who 　21 and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often 　22 to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once 　23 a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big 　24 for me.

The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to 　25 smaller differences like the culture of 　26 in restaurants. In Australia we don’t tend to give a tip 　27 the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for 　28 everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants 　29 to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places 　30 New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.

31 , I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.

Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to 　32 true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone 　33 to and fro, and very seldom takes time to 　34 the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”---very different from our American counterparts.

Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that 　35 and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.

16. A. heart　　　　　　　 B. city　　　　　　　　 C. center　　　　　　 D. suburbs

17. A. cultural　　　　　　 B. commercial 　　　　 C. economic　　　　　 D. scientific

18. A. home town　　　　 B. departure　　　　　　　　 C. location　　　　　　　　　 D. destination

19.　 A. how　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　 D. where

20.　 A. big　　　　　　　　 B. modern　　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　　 D. fashionable

21.　 A. travel　　　　　　　 B. survive　　　　　　 C. live　　　　　　　　 D. serve

22.　 A. happened　　　　　　 B. seemed　　　　　　　 C. proved　　　　　　 D. managed　

23.　 A. brought　　　　　　 B. ordered　　　　　　　 C. designed　　　　　　 D. fetched

24.　 A. laughter　　　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　　 C. shock　　　　　　　 D. embarrassment

25.　 A. prefer　　　　　　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　 C. tell　　　　　　　　　 D. appreciate

26.　 A. serving　　　　　　　 B. tipping　　　　　　 C. donating　　　　　　 D. toasting

27.　 A. unless　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　 D. since

28.　 A. rarely　　　　　　 B. mostly　　　　　　 C. almost　　　　　　　 D. hardly

29.　 A. try　　　　　　　　 B. wait　　　　　　　 C. think　　　　　　　 D. expect

30.　 A. like　　　　　　　　 B. along　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

31.　 A. So　　　　　　　　 B. Therefore　　　　　 C. However　　　　　　 D. But

32.　 A. come　　　　　　　 B. become　　　　　　 C. turn　　　　　　　　 D. get

33　 A. walks　　　　　　 B. drives　　　　　　　 C. wanders　　　　　　　　　　 D. rushes

34.　 A. depend on　　　　　 B. reflect on　　　　　　 C. spy on　　　　　　　　 D. watch on

35.　 A. experience　　　　　 B. job　　　　　　　　　　 C. challenge　　　　　　 D. business

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One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the 　16 of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no 　17 differences between my home country and my 18 . I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at 19 different the two countries could be.

The United States is 　20 in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who 　21 and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often 　22 to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once 　23 a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big 24 for me.