When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin; I wasn't a good student; I talked too much; I was too __46__, and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.

He listened to me  47  . Then he asked, "Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a   48   of what she said and find the __49__ that are true. "

I did as he told me. To my great __50_ . 1 discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin). But there were things 1 could and wanted to change. For the _51__ time, I got a clear  52  of myself.

I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it. "That's just for you." he said. "You know the truth about _53_ better than anyone else. When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful. "

Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don't _54_ and feel   55 . Listen to them.

(  )46. A. beautiful             B. proud     C smart  D. rich

(  )47. A. bravely H. happily    C. quickly   D. quietly

(  )48. A. joke    B. programme  C.list       D. record

(  )49. A. secrets B. mistakes   C. lessons   D. points

(  )50. A. surprise B. interest   C. opinion   D. fact

(  )51. A. first   B. second     C. next      D. last

(  )52. A. book    B. picture    C. drawing   D. notice

(  )53. A. yourselves B. myself  C. herself   D. yourself

(  )54. A. clean   B. open       C. close     D. wash

(  )55. A. hurt    B.safe        C. pretty    D.cheap

When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too  61  , and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.

He listened to me  62 . Then he asked, “Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a  63  of what she said and find the  64  that are true.”

I did he told me. To my great  65 . I discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change(like being very thin). But there were things I could and wanted to change. For the  66  time, I got a clear  67  of myself.

I brought the list back to dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you.” He said. “You know the truth about  68  better than anyone else. When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful.”

Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don’t  69  and feel  70 . Listen to them.

1.A. beautiful B. proud C. smart D. rich

2.A. bravely B. happily C. quickly D. quietly

3.A. joke B. programme C. list D. record

4.A. secrets B. mistakes C. lessons D. points

5.A. surprise B. interest C. opinion D. fact

6.A. first B. second C. next D. last

7.A. book B. picture C. drawing D. notice

8.A. yourselves B. myself C. herself D. yourself

9.A. clean B. open C. close D. wash

10.A. hurt B. safe C. pretty D. cheap

 

 Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was unsuccessful in career and often complained that he had been fooled by others. One day he told his wife he was __46___ disappointed(失望的) with the city that he had to leave.

     So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday _____47_____. When Terry and his wife were busy putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly __48______ and they had to stop work. Terry was sorry to have ____49____ to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light______50___ on his door.

     “Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew ____51_____ else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be ____52_____. He opened the door impatiently. At the door was a little ____53___, shyly asking ,“Sir, do you have __54___ ? I’m your neighbour.” “No.” answered Terry angrily. He closed the door ____55_____.

     After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was ____56_____ two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said,“My grandma told me the ___57____neighbour downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”

     At that moment Terry suddenly realized what ______58_____his failure(失败) in life. It was his indifference(冷漠) and unkindness to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else ___59____himself, for his eyes had been covered by his ___60___ mind.

(   )46. A. very             B. so             C. such            D. rather

(   )47. A. morning          B. afternoon       C. noon            D. evening

(   )48. A. went up          B. went out      C. went by         D. went on

(   )49. A. wanted           B. decided         C. forgotten        D. remembered

(   )50. A. knocks           B. calls           C. noises           D. sounds

(   )51. A. everybody         B. anybody        C. somebody       D. nobody

(   )52. A. troubled          B. followed      C. liked            D. learned

(   )53. A. boy              B. girl            C. postman        D. shopper

(   )54. A. candies           B. toys           C. lights           D. candles

(   )55. A. easily             B. nicely            C. happily          D. heavily

(   )56. A. looking            B. seeing        C. holding         D. drawing

(   )57. A. poor             B. kind           C. new           D. young

(   )58. A. made            B. caused         C. developed       D. stopped

(   )59. A. besides           B. without         C. but             D. than

(   )60. A. open             B. right          C. warm                   D. cold