I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people      I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a       person.

I think my      started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my       and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever      to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really     . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n)      . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I could      to help. That was really a big      for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of      are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new     , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my     . Every time I came into her room, she was      because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never      her, so I took her place. She let me     that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was     , but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much      person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not      these experiences. They have      me to care about other people more than about myself. I      who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.A. since              B. before            C. or                     D. unless

2.A. famous            B. simple          C. different                       D. skilled

3.A. education          B. career  C. tour       D. change

4.A. balance      B. homework    C. degree D. interest

5.A. talked        B. wrote   C. lied       D. reported

6.A. careful       B. lonely   C. curious D. guilty

7.A. argument B. game    C. experiment D. defence

8.A. dare           B. offer    C. hesitate        D. happen

9.A. dream       B. problem        C. duty     D. step

10.A. us    B. which   C. them    D. whom

11.A. attitude   B. hobby   C. hope    D. luck

12.A. friend       B. partner C. guide   D. guest

13.A. polite       B. happy C. strange         D. confident

14.A. bothered         B. answered     C. visited D. trusted

15.A. explain     B. guess    C. declare D. see

16.A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered      D. hopeless

17.A. quieter    B. busier C. better D. richer

18.A. forget      B. face       C. improve        D. analyze

19.A. forced     B. preferred     C. ordered        D. taught

20.A. miss B. like       C. wonder         D. expect

B

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2.In which hotel parking is the cheapest?

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    C. Baymont Inn Hotel．          D. Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．

3.If you ______ , you will probably go to Beach Plaza Hotel．

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B. are fond of swimming in heated water

C. want to eat food cooked by yourself in the hotel

D. are a cigarette smoker

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A. All of the three hotels provide television with cable．

B. You can keep your money in the room safe in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．

C. In Beach Plaza Hotel a 24-hour maid is available．

D. While staying in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel, you can surf the Internet．

I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has   36  me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier   37 , my mother was telling me “Don’t watch the   38  when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the   39 , so he’ll know you   40  it.”

My mother thus made the key point of a(n)   41  apology: It must be direct. You must never   42  to be doing something else. You do not   43  a pile of letters while apologizing to a person   44   in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your   45 . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat   46 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad   47 .

One of the important things we should do for an   48  apology is a readiness to   49  the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no   50  for the other person to   51  us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling   52  about themselves. That , after all, is the   53  of every apology. It   54  little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s   55  encourages others to take their share of the blame.

1.                A．provided       B．mixed          C．compared D．treated

2.                A．dreams         B．courses         C．memories D．ideas

3.                A．side           B．ground         C．wall  D．bottom

4.                A．mind           B．soul            C．face D．eye

5.                A．imagine        B．enjoy           C．mean    D．regret

6.                A．useful          B．successful       C．equal    D．basic

7.                A．pretend        B．forget          C．refuse    D．expect

8.                A．hold on         B．put away        C．look through   D．pick up

9.                A．poorer         B．weaker         C．worse    D．lower

10.               A．fault           B．reason         C．result     D．duty

11.               A．cruelly         B．freely          C．roughly    D．foolishly

12.               A．manners        B．excuses        C．efforts    D．roles

13.               A．active          B．effective        C．extra D．easy

14.               A．raise           B．perform        C．admit     D．bear

15.               A．situation        B．need           C．sign D．room

16.               A．advise          B．forgive         C．warn D．blame

17.               A．wiser          B．warmer         C．better     D．cleverer

18.               A．purpose        B．method         C．end D．advantage

19.               A．cares          B．matters         C．depends   D．remains

20.               A．facts           B．states          C．rights     D．actions

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
[04年高考福建卷]Not too long ago ,an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly．A guest  36     out of our Polynesian Village resort（度假胜地）at Walt Disney was asked how she   37     her visit．She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n)     38    vacation ,but was heartbroken about    39     several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet    40   ．At that moment she was particularly     41    over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau ,     42   this was a memory she especially treasured．
Now ,please understand that we have no written service rules    43    lost photos in the park．   44    ,the clerk at the front desk   45     Disney’s idea of caring for our    46   ．She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of    47     film ,promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau．
Two weeks later the guest received a      48   at her home．In it were photos of all the actors of our show,    49     signed by each performer．There were also      50    of the public procession（游行队伍）and fireworks in the park ,taken by the front-desk clerk in her own    51     after work．I happened to know this     52     because this guest wrote us a letter．She said that    53     in her life had she received such good service from any business．
Excellent    54     does not come from policy (政策性的)handbooks．It comes from people who    55     —and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude．
36．A．working      B．checking    C．trying          D．staying
37．A．expected   B．realized      C．paid   D．enjoyed
38．A．disappointing     B．wonderful  C．uncomfortable  D．important
39．A．taking         B．dropping    C．losing          D．breaking
40．A．developed B．taken C．washed      D．loaded
41．A．silly    B．nervous      C．calm  D．sad
42．A．when B．where         C．as       D．which
43．A．covering     B．finding        C．making       D．keeping
44．A．Excitedly    B．Fortunately        C．Therefore  D．Quietly
45．A．understood        B．reminded   C．trusted       D．discovered
46．A．workers     B．guests        C．managers  D．clerks
47．A．printed       B．shot   C．unused       D．recorded
48．A．film    B．card   C．camera      D．packet
49．A．frequently B．personally C．alone D．actually
50．A．rules  B．pictures     C．handbooks          D．performances
51．A．case   B．work  C．time   D．position
52．A．story  B．place C．photo          D．show
53．A．only    B．almost        C．never D．nearly
54．A．advice         B．experience         C．quality        D．service
55．A．care   B．serve C．like     D．know

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Not too long ago ,an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest  36 out of our Polynesian Village resort（度假胜地）at Walt Disney was asked how she 37 her visit .She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n) 38 vacation ,but was heartbroken about 39 several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet  40 .At that moment she was particularly  41 over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau ,  42 this was a memory she especially treasured.

   Now ,please understand that we have no written service rules 43 lost photos in the park. 44 ,the clerk at the front desk  45 Disney’s idea of caring for our  46 . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 47 film , promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.

   Two weeks later the guest received a 48 at her home .In it were photos of all the actors of our show,49 signed by each performer. There were also 50 of the public procession（游行队伍）and fireworks in the park ,taken by the front-desk clerk in her own    51  after work. I happened to know this 52 because this guest wrote us a letter .She said that 53 in her life had she received such good service from any business.

   Excellent 54 does not come from policy (政策性的)handbooks .It comes from people who 55 and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.

1.A．working       B．checking     C．trying           D．staying

2.A．expected       B．realized     C．paid             D．enjoyed

3.A．disappointing   B．wonderful    C．uncomfortable   D．important

4.A．taking         B．dropping     C．losing        D．breaking

5.A．developed      B．taken        C．washed       D．loaded

6.A．silly           B．nervous      C．calm         D．sad

7.A．when          B．where        C．as           D．which

8.A．covering        B．finding       C．making      D．keeping

9.A．Excitedly       B．Fortunately    C．Therefore    D．Quietly

10.A．understood      B．reminded     C．trusted       D．discovered

11.A．workers        B．guests        C．managers     D．clerks

12.A．printed         B．shot          C．unused       D．recorded

13.A．film           B．card          C．camera       D．packet

14.A．frequently      B．personally     C．alone         D．actually

15.A．rules          B．pictures       C．handbooks    D．performances

16.A．case           B．work        C．time         D．position

17.A．story          B．place        C．photo         D．show

18.A．only           B．almost      C．never         D．nearly

19.A．advice         B．experience   C．quality        D．service

20.A．care           B．serve       C．like           D．know