Once upon a time there was a painter who had just finished his course from a great painter. He wanted to assess his skills, so he decided to display one of his best works on a busy street.
He put his painting at a busy street-crossing. And below it a board read - "Gentlemen, I have painted
this piece. Since I"m new, I might have made some mistakes in my work. 1_ "
When he came back in the evening to collect his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the
whole painting was filled with crosses.
2 He burst into tears and said sadly, "I"m useless and if this is what I have learned to
paint, I"m not worth teaching."
The master smiled and suggested, "My son, I will prove that you are a great artist." The master told
him, "Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me."
Then they went to the same street the next morning and displayed the same painting. The master took
out another board which read - "Gentleman, I have painted this piece. Since I"m new, I might have made
some mistakes. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do
me a favor. 3 "The master and the young painter went back home.
They visited the place in the evening. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done! 4 If you want to help people improve their behaviors, it is worth investing your effort in learning how to help people change their behaviors, attitudes and skills. Also, always remember
not to get carried away or judge yourself by someone else"s criticism and feel depressed as you are the
best judge to judge yourself!
A. It is easy to criticize, but difficult to improve.
B. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake.
C. Discouraged and broken, he ran to his master"s place.
D. If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it.
E. Criticizing has the function of helping people improve themselves.
The Catherine family enjoyed the good things in life as much as anyone else. They ___1__
games, books, music, toys, good food and good times. But sometimes ___2___seemed, especially to
Mrs. Catherine who ___3___the house, that they had too much stuff in the closets, in the drawers, in the
basement, and almost ___4___. It made Mrs. Catherine a little ___5___.
One day, at breakfast, Mrs. Catherine made a(n) ___6_. "This family,"she said firmly, "has too much
stuff. It"s time to get ___7__of some of them. "The three children all ___8___with this idea and helped pile used things and unused things they were never going to use into the car.
Their first ___9_was Home for the Aged where the older went to live. Nurses and doctors looked after them, but sometimes the older got a little lonely and ___10__. They liked visitors and things to do. When
the family arrived at Home for the Aged, they ___11___out their games and puzzles to the older and then sat down to play games and do puzzles with them. They had a ___12___time and they were sorry when it was time to leave.
Their next stop was the Young Cubs Hospital. The Catherine family dropped ___13___their load of
used toys which were very welcome. The hospital workers said the toys would be given out at the hospital ___14__party.
Their last stop was People Who Care store. This was a store that sold things to ___15__money for
those who needed warm clothes and good food. The Catherine family lugged all their old clothes and
furniture into the store.
After that, the Catherine family __16___home with warm feelings about what they had done. __17___
they drove along, they passed the lighted ___18___of supermarkets which were beautifully decorated for Christmas. There was window after window of the very latest things, but they were so filled with special
thoughts about helping others that they ___19__noticed the wonderful things in the windows except maybe out of the ___20___of their eyes.
( )2. A. there
( )3. A. knew
( )4. A. anywhere
( )5. A. uneasy
( )6. A. announcement
( )7. A. away
( )8. A. decided
( )9. A. place
( )10. A. bored
( )11. A. handed
( )12. A. fine
( )13. A. onto
( )14. A. Thanksgiving
( )15. A. rise
( )16. A. headed
( )17. A. Though
( )18. A. closets
( )19. A. nearly
( )20. A. corners
B. they
B. bought
B. everywhere
B. difficult
B. amusement
B. out
B. agreed
B. arrival
B. disappointed
B. carried
B. bad
B. into
B. Halloween
B. arise
B. arrived
B. As
B. houses
B. hardly
B. sides
C. it
C. sold
C. nowhere
C. ready
C. notice
C. hold
C. argued
C. stop
C. excited
C. found
C. sad
C. out
C. Christmas
C. raise
C. left
C. Since
C. doors
C. closely
C. edges
D. this
D. managed
D. somewhere
D. happy
D. report
D. rid
D. dealt
D. departure
D. determined
D. let
D. sorry
D. off
D. Eastern
D. arouse
D. felt
D. Before
D. windows
D. immediately
D. covers
to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior
year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year . At this
ate he would never graduate, I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. "Please God, I can"t
do anything more for my son. I"m at the end of my rope. I"m giving the whole thing up to you."
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to
you about Karl"s absences." Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment
and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son but I just don"t know
what to do. I"ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It"s out of my
hands."For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank
you for your time", and hung up.
Karl"s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the
honor roll .In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers
were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember
that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I"d play a joke but when I
heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That"s when I knew I had to make you
proud.
B. lost interest in his studies
C. refused to talk to others
D. began to dislike his mother
B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C. the speaker didn"t want the mother to recognize his voice
D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother
B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades
C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around
D. he was even on the list of the best students at school
B. Mother"s love plays an important role in teenagers" life.
C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
D. School education doesn"t work without full support from parents.
She __2__ the door open and found nobody there. "I am the first to arrive." She thought and came to
the desk which to be hers. She was surprised to find a large __3__ of flowers on it. They were fresh. She __4__ the flowers from the desk and smelled them. "Oh, how lovely!" Miss Nancy cried __5__. She then looked round for a vase to put them in. "Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!" She thought
happily. "But who could it be?" She began to wonder.
Just then, the manager came in. He __6__ Miss Nancy good morning and caught the __7__ of the
flowers on her desk.
"Like the flowers, Miss Nancy?" he asked.
"Yes, I like them very much." She answered and _8_ his face, expecting to find some __9__. But the
manager walked away to his own desk and began his work.
The day passed quickly and Miss Nancy did everything with great interest and _10_. During the lunch
time, the manager sat with her at the similar table, talking and joking freely while eating. The colleagues
were very friendly. Almost every one gave the new secretary a kind smile when they passed by. Nothing
unusual,and nothing happened for the rest of the day.
( )2. A. broke
( )3. A. bunch
( )4. A. made up
( )5. A. peacefully
( )6. A. met
( )7. A. sight
( )8. A. glanced at
( )9. A. flowers
( )10.A. sadness
B. pushed
B. piece
B. turned up
B. joyfully
B. spoke
B. sign
B. looked into
B. vases
B. enthusiasm
C. knocked
C. basket
C. put up
C. carefully
C. wished
C. view
C. glared at
C. spots
C. disappointment
D. kicked
D. box
D. picked up
D. noisily
D. greeted
D. picture
D. watched out
D. clues
D. confidence
crowded store, I had my pocket 2 and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost
lost 3 of myself. We were not very rich. The money was 4 not a small sum for my family. It
would 5 our life greatly. What could I do? How could I tell my wife?
I felt very sad and even 6 for losing the money and had no choice but go back home. In order to
make up for my 7 mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then
8 a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to 9 her.
When she came home, I gave a smile to 10 her. She was surprised to see the neat house and
delicious meal. I told my story 11 while we were sitting at t
he table eating. To my 12 , she did not respond immediately. It was as if she had not heard my 13 .
"I"ve lost my salary," I murmured to her again.
"I see," she did not shout at me as I had 14 . She didn"t lose her 15 . So I was afraid she
was trying hard to control her 16 . A moment later, my wife was still 17 and seemed to be
enjoying her favorite dish. At last I could not help 18 , "I"ve lost the money. Why not shout at
me?" 19 her eyes, she looked at me and said, Oh, on the contrary, I"m thinking about how to
20 you. It"s the thief who is to blame.
| ( )1. A. Unluckily ( )2. A. robbed ( )3. A. thrill ( )4. A. rarely ( )5. A. Forbid ( )6. A. tense ( )7. A. unforgivable ( )8. A. prepared ( )9. A. convinced ( )10. A. meet ( )11. A. swiftly ( )12. A. amusement ( )13. A. reasons ( )14. A. expected ( )15. A. tears ( )16. A. authority ( )17. A. silent ( )18. A. showing ( )19. A. Opening ( )20. A. scold | B. Unlikely B. scratched B. way B. purely B. suffer B. worried B. unforgettable B. served B. confused B. greet B. deeply B. surprise B. information B. experienced B. tempe r B. smile B. steady B. expressing B. Raising B. punish | C. Unusually C. picked C. heart C. partly C. affect C. ashamed C. unbelievable C. delivered C. pleased C. adore C. deliberately C. relief C. message C. wished C. emotion C. desire C. quiet C. asking C. Moving C. comfort | D. Unfairly D. stolen D. control D. really D. i mprove D. guilty D. unbearable D. provided D. inspired D. demand D. nervously D. disappointment D. words D. witnessed D. interests D. anger D. calm D. clarifying D. Shutting D. discourage |
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