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With excitement and enthusiasm we started our small business. No longer were we 1 to have a weekly paycheck (工资). We now were on our own to 2 an income to provide us with the money to live. I was a little 3 about our ability to do this. But, Byron believed in our products, and believed in our ability to 4 .
We invested heavily in producing a number of products, 5 none of them are popular with customers. The market gave us so heavy a 6 that we hardly made enough money to pay our expenses.
We now had our money 7 in the booth (货摊) that we had rented for the summer and fall months. We had a lot of money 8 up in materials. So we did not have enough money to 9 our monthly bills. We were discouraged, and the thoughts of failure ran through our heads.
As we discussed our 10 , I happened to read the words by Mary Pickford: "If you have made mistakes... there is always another chance for you... you may have a 11 start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘Failure’ is not falling down, but 12 down."
The words strengthen my determination and Byron's 13 that we could succeed. We did fall down, but we were 14 not to stay down! So, we stepped back and refocused. We came up with new products using remaining 15 . We redesigned our booth. We reconsidered our pricing system. And, we started making enough money to pay our 16 .
If we had done nothing, if we allowed ourselves to "stay down", then we would have 17 . But we made the choice to learn from our 18 , and we moved forward with more determination. These words 19 a much better idea on failure ---- a chance for a fresh start! The most important point here is "choice" because you decide how you 20 your failure, you decide if you stay down.
1. A. happy B. willing C. ready D. safe
2. A. produce B. receive C. win D. save
3. A. patient B. worried C. proud D. fond
4. A. work B. survive C. succeed D. compete
5. A. unless B. so C. but D. though
6. A. blow B. gift C. pleasure D. surprise
7. A. lent B. spent C. wasted D. lost
8. A. put B. used C. taken D. tied
9. A. cover B. print C. write D. send
10. A. holidays B. trips C. expectations D. choices
11. A. good B. fresh C. natural D. sudden
12. A. staying B. falling C. lying D. turning
13. A. belief B. imagination C. suggestion D. requirement
14. A. reminded B. supposed C. prepared D. determined
15. A. tools B. machines C. materials D. goods
16. A. debts B. bills C. products D. prices
17. A. died B. hurt C. slept D. failed
18. A. performances B. dreams C. mistakes D. promises
19. A. explain B. create C. offer D. prove
20. A. view B. prevent C. forget D. explore
We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. 1 the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife 2 a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “ 3 it,” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack（行李架）. I’ve always 4 one like that.”
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was $20 5 , and the cupboard 6 onto the roof rack.. It 7 six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heave, too.
In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually 8 that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us 9 . Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said,“There’s a long line of cars 10 . Why don’t they pass us, I wonder?”In fact a police car did pass. The two officers inside 11 us seriously as they passed. But then with great kindness, they 12 us through the rush hour traffic. The police car stopped 13 our village church. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “ 14 need any more help?” I was a bit 15 . “Thanks, officer,” I said.“You have been very kind. I live 16 beside the road.”
Then he 17 our car; first the flowers, then the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was 18 else.”
My wife began to laugh. Then the 19 struck me like a stone between the eyes. I laughed at 20 . “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks.” I drove as fast as I could, still thinking over this funny experience.
1. A.Filling B.Making C.On D.With
2. A.found B.noticed C.watched D.observed
3. A.Buy B.Hold C.Make D.Own
4. A.wanted B.found C.required D.noticed
5. A.shorter B.less C.fewer D.poorer
6. A.was wrapped B.was hung C.was tied D.was passed
7. A.looked B.measured C.appeared D.seemed
8. A.careful B.polite C.frightened D.attentive
9. A.past B.across C.out D.through
10. A.along B.behind C.ahead D.together
11. A.looked at B.shouted at C.glared at D.smiled at
12. A.took B.directed C.pointed D.led
13. A.in B.before C.on D.with
14 .A.Do you B.Will you C.Could you D.Would you
15. A.surprised B.frightened C.worried D.excited
16. A.nearly B.just C.straight D.almost
17. A.searched B.struck C.examined D.watched
18. A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something
19. A.problem B.truth C.matter D.incident
20. A.my wife B.the officer C.myself D.the cupboard
My husband and I married in a large country town. The morning after the wedding, we were going back to my parents’ home. As my husband was packing, I noticed he’d placed my 31 in the luggage crate(大木箱) on top of the car. I said that maybe he should 32 it. He turned and said, “It’ll be 33 . Trust me! It won’t come off.”
Halfway home we had a car come racing up beside us and the driver 34 us down. She said she’d seen a red suitcase on the side of the road several kilometers back and was 35 if it was ours. We looked 36 and, to our 37 , discovered that the case had flown off.
We raced back, but the case was 38 . We visited the local police station, but as the road was a common link between several towns, we weren’t very 39 . We put it all down to our bad 40 .
Seven years later, my father got a(n) 41 from a lady asking if I’d lost a red suitcase. Her husband had 42 the case abandoned on the side of the road. He assumed he’d be able to find an address or name somewhere inside and 43 it later. On opening the case, they’d found the wedding cards, no address, and no way of 44 who we were. They’d spent seven years moving around the area, always taking the suitcase with them.
They were about to 45 again and decided to give it one more 46 before leaving. This time, on opening the jewellery box, they 47 a piece of paper folded up in it——my birth certificate. 48
that my parents were still in the district, they started to ring around. The suitcase was 49 returned to us.
This couple’s 50 and persistence(坚持) in finding us is truly admirable.
31. A. jewellery B. money C. handbag D. suitcase
32. A. close B. fasten C. pack D. lift
33. A. strong B. flexible C. safe D. heavy
34. A. took B. calmed C. led D. waved
35. A. wondering B. suggesting C. recognizing D. hesitating
36. A. around B. out C. down D. up
37. A. relief B. regret C. disappointment D. confusion
38. A. gone B. broken C. stolen D. hidden
39. A. anxious B. hopeful C. surprised D. frightened
40. A. idea B. way C. luck D. plan
41. A. call B. message C. notice D. email
42. A. fixed up B. picked up C. pulled out D. given out
43. A. use B. examine C. return D. collect
44. A. mentioning B. believing C. sharing D. telling
45. A. travel B. move C. ask D. meet
46. A. search B. chance C. try D. check
47. A. felt B. read C. got D. noticed
48. A. Expecting B. Considering C. Realizing D. Judging
49. A. finally B. gradually C. surely D. immediately
50. A. courage B. generosity C. honesty D. selflessness
Picasso's father was also a painter, a Professor of Art at the local school of fine arts (美术). He taught his son how to draw figures and how to paint 3 oils and took him to some of the schools of art that he himself 4 .Although he was Spanish, Picasso spent much of his life in Paris and never took part in 5 the Spanish Civil War, World War I or World War II.?
Picasso's 6 life was very unconventional(非传统的). He had four children 7 three different women, two wives and many lovers. In 1961, however, he married and stayed with Jacqueline Roque 8 the end of his life in 1973.?
Picasso produced paintings of acrobats (杂技演员) at the beginning of his 9 and moved into a different style when he started painting pictures of artists. 10 he developed his works into the famous style which is known as “Cubism”. He also created 11 and wrote poetry.?
Picasso produced 12 paintings than anyone else ever has: 13,500 paintings, 100,000 prints and 34,000 book illustrations. He worked in many different mediums(手段): oils, watercolors, charcoal, and pencil. His paintings in the Cubist style started a new movement in art in 13 20th century. Picasso 14 this style of painting with a colleague, Georges Braque in 1909. They painted objects by 15 them into small pieces and then viewed and painted them from several angles at once. 16 used brown colors for the paintings.?
The Cubism Movement started with Picasso and Braque in Montmartre， Paris, and 17 rapidly among the artists. It began to develop into a second phase(阶段), in which artists added 18 objects to the painting in various materials, such as cloth or newspaper. In 19 1950's Picasso's works went through more changes when he started to look at the grand masters of art, like Velasquez.?
In his 80's and 90's he began to paint a mixture of many styles that he kept changing. Only after his death 20 fully appreciate his great achievements and in 1999 one of his paintings sold for us﹩51 million.
1. A. French B. English C. Spanish D.German
2. A. is B. means C. learns D.makes
3. A. with B. on C. from D.in
4. A. teach B. taught C. teaching D.taught at
5. A. among B. either C. between D.beyond
6.A. real B. old C. public D.private
7.A. by B. in C. on D.about
8. A. until B. at C. as D.to
9. A. life B. career C. paintings D.school
10.A. Accidentally B. Frankly C. Eventually D.Fortunately
11.A. sculptures B. telephones C. pictures D.poems
12. A. fewer B. scores of C. a great deal D.more
13.A. late B. modern C. early D.difficult
14. A. found B. invented C. searched D.protected
15.A. separating B. cutting off C. throwing D.dividing
16.A. He B. It C. They D.We
17.A. speeded B. went through C. spread D.wide
18.A. the same B. different C. special D.extra
19. A. these B. those C. the D.some
20. A. he did B. people would C. did people D.did he
You Did More Than carry my Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 1 down and helped the boy pick up these articles. 2 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark 3 the boy's name was Bill, that he 4 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 5 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 6 with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was 7 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 8 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 9 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before 10 , Bill asked Mark if they 11 talk.
Bill 12 him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you 13 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see. I 14 out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess (脏乱) 15 anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to 16 my things. But after we spent some time together 17 and laughing. I realized that 18 I had done that, I would have 19 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 20 my life.”
1．
A. fell B. sat
C. lay D. knelt
2．
A. Although B. Since
C. After D. Until
3．
A. discovered B. realized
C. said D. decided
4．
A. played B. loved
C. tried D. made
5．
A. questions B. ideas'
C. trouble D. doubt
6．
A. up B. out
C. off D. away
7．
A. called B. helped
C. invited D. allowed
8．
A. peacefully B. willingly
C. freely D. pleasantly
9．
A. continued B. agreed
C. forced D. offered
10．
A. graduation B. movement
C. separation D. vacation
11．
A. would B. should
C. could D. must
12．
A. demanded B. reminded
C. removed D. asked
13．
A. ever B. usually
C. even D. never
14．
A. checked B. took
C. cleaned D. put
15．
A. over B. into
C. with D. for
16．
A. find B. pick
C. pack D. hold
17．
A. talking B. playing
C. reading D. watching
18．
A. before B. if
C. while D. as
19．
A. forgotten B. passed
C. left D. lost
20．
A. helped B. recovered
C. improved D. changed
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