It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

The nurse had him take a  36  in the waiting area,  37  him it would be at least 40Minutes  38  someone would be able to see him I saw him  39  his watch and decided， since I was  40  busy—my patient didn’t  41  at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment

The gentleman said no and told me that he  42  to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43  .He told me that she had been   44   for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be    45   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46   knew who he was，and that she had not been able to  47   him for five years now. I was   48   , and asked him，“And you  49   go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back    50   as he left.

Now I   51    that in marriages，true love is   52   of all that is. The happiest people don’t   53   have the best of everything；they just  54    the best of everything they have.   55   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. breath                                B. test                                C. seat                              D. break

2.A. persuading               B. promising                     C. understanding    D. telling

3.A. if                          B. before                        C. since                            D. after

4.A. taking                      B. fixing                  C. looking at                     D. winding

5.A. very                          B. also                    C. seldom                          D. not

6.A. turn up                    B. show off                      C. come                              D. go away

7.A. needed                    B. forgot                C. agreed                D. happened

8.A. daughter                  B. wife                   C. mother                       D. sister

9.A. late                          B. well                    C. around               D. there

10.A. lonely                      B. worried                       C. doubtful               D. hungry

11.A. so far                     B. neither                    C. no longer    D. already

12.A. recognize                       B. answer                C. believe                 D. expect

13.A. moved                   B. disappointed       C. surprised            D. satisfied

14.A. only                                B. then                              C. thus                     D. still

15.A. curiosity              B. tears                             C. words                  D. judgement

16.A. realize                  B. suggest                C . hope                   D. prove

17.A. agreement           B. expression                   C. acceptance    D. exhibition

18.A. necessarily          B. completely                   C. naturally             D. frequently

19.A. learn                    B. make                  C. favor         D. try

20.A. adventure                       B. beauty                C. trust         D. life

 

It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the  hospital . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30 .The nurse had him take a   41      in the waiting area,  42 him it would be at least 40 minutes    43   someone would be able to see him. I saw him   44  his watch and decided，since I was    45    busy—my patient didn’t   46   at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound . While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he   47   to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his  48  .He told me that she had been   49   for a while and that she had a special disease.  I asked if she would be    50   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   51  knew who he was，that she had not been able to  52   him for five years now. I was   53  , and asked him，“And you  54  go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

    He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back    55  as he left.

Now  I   56    that in marriages，true love is   57   of all that is. The happiest people don’t   58   have the best of everything；they just  59    the best of everything they have..    60   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

1.A . breath        B.test          C .seat          D. break

2.A . persuading    B.promising     C. understanding    D. telling

3.A.  if           B before       C. since         D .after

4.A. taking off      B.fixing        C. looking at     D. winding

5.A .very           B .also         C .seldom       D. not

6.A. turn up        B .show off     C. come on      D. go away

7.A. needed        B. forgot       C. agreed       D. happened

8.A. daughter      B. wife        C. mother            D. sister

9.A. late          B. well         C. around        D.there

10.A .lonely        B. worried      C. doubtful         D .hungry

11.A .so far         B. neither       C .no longer      D .already

12.A. recognize      B. answer       C .believe         D .expect

13.A .moved        B .disappointed   C .surprised       D. satisfied

14.A .only          B.then          C.thus          D. still

15.A .curiosity      B .tears         C .words         D .judgment

16.A .realize        B. suggest       C. hope          D .prove

17.A. agreement    B .expression     C .acceptance     D. exhibition

18.A .necessarily    B .completely    C.naturally        D. frequently

19.A. learn         B. make        C.favor          D.try

20.A. Adventure    B. Beauty      C. Trust          D .Life

 

I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had   36  money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was   37   and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could   38   afford a dream.

    My dream was to be a   39  .When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball. I was also   40  : my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who   41  me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular   42  with him changed my life forever.

    It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer   43  . This meant a chance for my first income—cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the   44  of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to   45   at it.

    Then I realized I would have to   46   summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was   47   about this.

    When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as   48  as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your   49  days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”

    I stood before him with my head   50  , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth   51   his disappointment in me.

“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded.

“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied.

“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a   52  ?” he asked.

    That   53  laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to   54   that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the   55  of my dreams.

1.A. some               B. little           C. no               D. much

2.A. happy              B. lovely           C. angry            D. noisy

3.A. only               B. ever             C. still            D. almost

4.A. teacher            B. coach            C. doctor           D. sportsman

5.A. lucky              B. satisfied        C. hopeful          D. surprised

6.A. taught             B. asked            C. told             D. trained

7.A. match              B. story            C. moment           D. incident

8.A. job                B. camp             C. holiday          D. course

9.A. cause              B. start            C. need             D. amount

10.A. stand             B. call             C. look             D. jump

11.A. take out   B. cut off                 C. put on           D. give up

12.A. excited           B. curious          C. anxious          D. disappointed

13.A. mad               B. puzzled          C. regretful        D. discouraged

14.A. working           B. playing          C. learning         D. shining

15.A. shaking           B. hanging          C. holding          D. nodding

16.A. feeling           B. suffering        C. facing           D. expressing

17.A. dream             B. game             C. chance           D. life

18.A. offer             B. price            C. question         D. order

19.A. study             B. sports           C. homework         D. business

20.A. clothes           B. bike             C. house            D. goods

 

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    My Aunt Edith was a widow （寡妇） of 50,working as a secretary,when doctors 1  what was then thought to be a very 2 heart illness.

    Aunt Edit doesn't 3 defeat easily.She began studying 4 reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a wellknown 5 doctor,Dr.Michael DeBakey,of Houston,Texas.He had 6 the life of someone with the 7 illness.The article said Dr Debakey’s fees（费用）were very 8;Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly 9 them.But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?

    So Aunt Edith wrote to him.She simply 10 her reasons for wanting to 11:her three children,who would be 12 their own in three or four more years,13 them a little girl who always 14 of traveling and 15 the world.There wasn’t a 16 of self-pity only warmth and humor（幽默）and the 17 of living.She mailed the letter,not really 18 an answer.

    A few days later,my doorbell 19.Aunt Edith didn’t 20 to come in;she stood in the hall and read aloud:Your beautiful letter 21 me very deeply.If you can come to Houston,there will be no 22 for either the hospital or the 23.

Signed:Michael DeBakey

　　 That was seven years ago.Since then,Aunt Edith has been 24 the world.Her three children are happily married.For her age,she is 25 of youngest,most alive people I know.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．invented	B．discovered	C．made	D．named
2．A．quick	B．firm	C．serious	D．rough
3．A．cause	B．obey	C．know	D．accept
4．A．medical	B．hospitals’	C．Dr DeBaley’s	D．her
5．A．personal	B．social	C．heart	D．physics
6．A．kept	B．protected	C．saved	D．rescued
7．A．special	B．biology	C．different	D．same
8．A．high	B．low	C．expensive	D．cheap
9．A．make	B．pay	C．borrow	D．consider
10．A．suggested	B．listed	C．found	D．collected
11．A．live	B．write	C．visit	D．work
12．A．on	B．for	C．by	D．with
13．A．beside	B．between	C．with	D．among
14．A．thought highly	B．heard	C．spoke	D．dreamed
15．A．changing	B．building	C．seeing	D．drawing
16．A．letter	B．person	C．world	D．word
17．A．sadness	B．joy	C．problem	D．places
18．A．looking for	B．giving	C．expecting	D．getting
19．A．appeared	B．rang	C．was on	D．was off
20．A．wait	B．have	C．used	D．hoped
21．A．moved	B．taught	C．surprised	D．beat
22．A．need	B．money	C．charge	D．patients
23．A．examination	B．doctor	C．living	D．operation
24．A．off	B．around	C．to	D．within
25．A．one	B．the only one	C．part	D．much

Diana Velex does everything with maximum effort — and at maximum speed. That  41  learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.

When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one  42  : to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didn’t want to  43  what I do, like so many who come to a new country.” she said. “I  44   to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 45  myself properly.”

Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a  46    meant going to school to get the  47   education and certification. “My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me  48   in my abilities. But I couldn’t speak the language and I had to  49   how to do things in Canada. It was like having to   50   all over again,” said Diana.

51 , she found just the help she needed for relaunch（重新开张） 52   continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking  53   for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the image Consulting Certificate in May 2009.   54   Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going  55   while at college.

By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her  56   in Canada, Diana at last achieved her  57   goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Center．She was on the fast-track to  58  .

Looking back, Diana, a fashion designer,  59   her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and   60  the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.

1.A. requires           B. encourages      C. includes          D. advises

2.A. goal        B. memory                 C. choice            D. problem

3.A. continue           B. choose          C. change            D. lose

4.A. demanded    B. decided                C. agreed            D. hesitated

5. A. teach       B. prepare               C. enjoy             D. persuade

6.A. reality            B. fact            C. challenge         D. wonder

7.A. physical           B. private         C. primary           D. necessary

8.A. pressure           B. judgement       C. influence         D. confidence

9.A. put away     B. depend on             C. learn about       D. look into

10.A. advance      B. start           C. suffer                 D. work

11.A. Naturally  B. Gradually              C. Luckily          D. Clearly

12.A. through     B. for            C. before                   D. with

13.A. notes       B. responsibilities C. chances                D. courses

14.A. Though     B. As                     C. Since             D. Once

15.A. around     B. back           C. ahead             D. out

16.A. adventure  B. arrival         C. performance             D. journey

17.A. original     B. common               C. another           D. distant

18.A. success    B. wealth                 C. glory             D. happiness

19.A. adds            B. connects          C. devotes           D. owes

20.A. after all   B. above all             C. at least          D. at first