The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.

   When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.

I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.

1.A. proper            B. same             C. usual              D. right

2.A. considered        B. supposed          C. met               D. expected

3.A. learning          B. life               C. work              D. fun

4.A. in               B. out               C. away              D. around

5.A. decided          B. continued          C. managed           D. hoped

6.A. more            B. less               C. still               D. even

7.A. first             B. last               C. next               D. only

8.A. interest           B. event             C. subject            D. problem

9.A. unnecessary       B. foolish            C. common           D. unusually

10.A. felt             B. acted             C. looked             D. discovered

 

One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to   1   a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.

    The next day she told her students: “From today on, for every person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person's name and the date   2   it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students' bags were very   3  . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4   , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them   5   students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time   6   they wouldn't forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and   7   nasty(恶心). They all tired to get rid of them.

    Too often we think of tolerance（宽容）as a gift to   8   people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred（仇恨）in our   9  , we will have to

carry them around all our lives.

    Do you think you have got   10   from the wise teacher and what she asked her students

to do?

1. A. take           B. bring           C. put             D. show

2. A. in             B. at              C. on             D. with

3. A. heave          B. strong          C. light            D. big

4. A. in the morning   B. in the afternoon  C. during the day    D. at night

5. A. kept           B. made           C. asked           D. allowed

6. A. as soon as      B. since            C. so that          D. until

7. A. sounded       B. tasted            C. smelt           D. felt

8. A. another        B. other            C. the other        D. others

9.A. hands         B. eyes             C. stomachs        D. hearts

10. A. anything      B. nothing          C. somebody        D. Anybody

 

There must be somebody ________ in the next room.

A. other

B. else

C. the other

D. another

　 One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to 　1 a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.

　 The next day she told her students: “From today on, for every person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person's name and the date 　2 it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students' bags were very 　3 . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4 , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them 　5 students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time 　6 they wouldn't forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and 　7 nasty(恶心). They all tired to get rid of them.

　 Too often we think of tolerance（宽容）as a gift to 　8 people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred（仇恨）in our 　9 , we will have to

carry them around all our lives.

　 Do you think you have got 　10 from the wise teacher and what she asked her students to do?

1. A. take　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. show

2. A. in　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. with

3. A. heave　　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. light　　　　　 D. big

4. A. in the morning　 B. in the afternoon C. during the day　 D. at night

5. A. kept　　　　　 B. made　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　 D. allowed

6. A. as soon as　　 B. since　　　　　 C. so that　　　　 D. until

7. A. sounded　　　 B. tasted　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　　 D. felt

8. A. another　　　 B. other　　　　　 C. the other　　　 D. others

9. A. hands　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　 C. stomachs　　　 D. hearts

10. A. anything　　 B. nothing　　　　 C. somebody　　　 D. Anybody