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I was talking with a friend recently who took a voluntarylay-off to go to a new position at a
start-up company. When the__1__executive at the new company went to his boss to makethe
hire, however, he was told he couldn"t__2__my friendon full-time. By then his old position had
already beenreassigned, and if he were hired back, it would__3__severalother people would lose
their jobs. In a matter of a day, hewent from a__4__, orderly transition into a new job to being
without a job__5__the sole provider for the family.
At some point, everyone faces challenging__6__wherewhat we thought would develop or
happen doesn"t. Somepeople fall apart. Others__7__ the curves(曲线)thrown theirway seamlessly
(天衣无缝的), functioning as if__8__out ofthe ordinary has happened.
Dealing with these moments productively, as my friendappears__9__, depends on quickly
figuring out your newreality and stepping through a process allowing you to focusand complete
__10__.
Define (or redefine)what you"re trying to accomplish. Figure outif your__11__goal is still
effective or needs to change to reflect thenew situation you"re__12__ . Once you"ve decided,
make sure yourteam knows what the goallooks like__13__.
Identify critical priorities that can"t be compromised. Somethings__14__be more important
than others. Maybe it"s atimeline that __15__can"t be moved; at the same time, somedeliverables
you expected to accomplish by the__17__may nowhave to be thrown from your plan. Make
these__16__right away.
Figure out what fundamentals still hold.__18__ yoursituation has changed, it"s likely some things
you"ve come todepend on are__19__. Make a quick check of what you doknow and can depend
on in your now__20__situation.
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( )7.A. work with
( )8.A. nothing
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( )10.A. quickly
( )11.A. common
( )12.A. passing
( )13.A. right now
( )14.A. can
( )15.A. basically
( )16.A. deadline
( )17.A. solution
( )18.A. Since
( )19.A. changed
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B. guarantee
B. educated
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B. cases
B. follow by
B. something
B. to happen
B. slowly
B. original
B. meeting
B. just right
B. will
B. absolutely
B. timeline
B. determinations
B. Unless
B. checked
B. unlucky
C. lift
C. mean
C. abandoned
C. like
C. places
C. deal with
C. anything
C. to be doing
C. successfully
C. final
C. solving
C. shortly after
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C. Because
C. unchanged
C. uncommon
D. searching
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D. tell
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D. situations
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D. everything
D. to be happening
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And unless otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the__1__ of the
classroom.
All this__2__after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the
basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy__3__because I didn"t have a good sense of balance,
nor did I have the __4__in keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me.
But for the teacher who kept insisting on my "__5__for it", I wouldn"t have decided to give it a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the__6__of it! When I first started attending
the practice sessions, I didn"t even know the rules of the game, much__7__what I was doing.
Sometimes I"d get__8__ and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really
stupid__9__, I wasn"t the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to__10__on learning the game,
do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn"t know
"just yet".
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the "moves". Being part of a team was
fun and__11__. Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of__12__. With
time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process. I never had so much fun!
With my__13__self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone
from "__14__" in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising
my hand — even when I sometimes wasn"t 100 percent__15__I had the right answer. Now I have
more self-confidence in myself.
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( )4. A. interest
( )5. A. going
( )6. A. point
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( )10. A. focus
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( )12. A. fun
( )13. A. expressed
( )14. A. dreaming
( )15. A. lucky
B. changed
B. plan
B. chance
B. looking
B. half
B. later
B. inspired
B. Fortunately
B. act
B. confusing
B. enthusiasm
B. improved
B. playing
B. happy
C. settled
C. belief
C. competence
C. cheering
C. rest
C. worse
C. embarrassed
C. Obviously
C. rely
C. motivating
C. confidence
C. preserved
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C. sure
D. started
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D. difficulty
D. applying
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D. confused
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D. try
D. tiring
D. interest
D. recognized
D. hiding
D. satisfied
At one home I passed, I noticed a newspaper that 2__ (lie) by the roadside instead of near the door. Thinking I would make someone else"s life a little _3__(easy), I picked up the paper and gently threw it towards their door. _4__ instead of landing on the doorstep, the paper sailed _5__ the wrong direction because of the strong wind and landed on the roof of a big truck in the driveway.
No one saw the funny scene but me and I burst out laughing. It was very quiet and they were probably still sleeping. It was too early to knock on the door and tell the homeowner __6__ their newspaper was. __7_ , instead I walked home, got dressed and went to the store to make it right.
I returned a little later with a new newspaper and a basket of strawberries freshly _8__(pick) from my garden. I found the homeowner in the driveway with some of his friends. With a deep breath I came up to him and said, "I hope you have a great sense of humour." I explained what had happened to _9__ newspaper.
Hearing this they all laughed loudly and I couldn"t help but smile all day. I"ve heard it said. "Character is what you do _10 _ nobody is looking." I should be a man of character!
society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the
consumer society, I 3 hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. 3 the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson
was selling me the bicycle, he said, "This is the best thing you 4 have done. Life has become hopelessly 5 . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you 6 things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise." I agreed.
Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I 7 at the other
end of the town. I was 8 that this simple vehicle could let me 9 long distances in a fairly short time.
But how 10 did I really go?
Since I hated to be 11 , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to 12 an odometer (里程表)
on my bicycle. He agreed, but 13 , "An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a 14
without a knife." I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were 15 to the
handlebars of my bicycle. "What about a horn?" he then asked. "Look, this horn is no larger than a
matchbox and has many 16 ." Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
"You can"t leave the back part 17 ," noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons 18 the
seat, and said, "Is there anything better than this oven when you feel 19 on your way? I can give you a
special discount." I was not strong enough to 20 the offer.
"I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done," said Mr. Johnson in the end.
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| "Welcome, Mary," I said. She raised her head and looked into my eyes. The smile on my face 1 . Dear God, I thought, what 2 has entered the life of this little girl? After settling Mary into her new desk and 3 her, I went to the headmaster. She said, "Sit down and I"ll 4 you in. Mary"s mother who loved her very much was shot and killed in her 5 one night at their house. Mary, screaming, escaped to a neighbor"s. Then the child went into 6 . She hadn"t cried or 7 her mother since." I returned only to discover that the children were already avoiding this " 8 " child. "Mary"s been hurt badly, but we can do a lot to help her," I explained gently. Bless all children. How loving they can be 9 they understand. In spite of our 10 , we seemed to be getting no closer to Mary and even my faith was wearing 11 . My heart ached so badly, wanting this child to come alive, to be aware of the beau  ty, the wonder, the fun, and even the 12 of living. Spring approaching, children 13 to make flower baskets for room decoration. During the  lunch time, a girl came hurrying to me. "Come to see Mary"s basket," she said 14 . "You"ll never believe it!" I 15 my breath at its beauty, for it couldn"t have been the work from a child that 16 . "Mary," I said. "This is beautiful. How did you ever 17 ?" She looked at me with the shining eyes of any 18 little girl, saying, "My mother loved flowers." Thank you, God, You"ve 19 us the miracle . I knelt and put my arms around the child. Then the tears came, slowly at first, but soon she was 20 her heart out against my shoulder. The other children had tears in their eyes, too, but theirs-like mine-were tears of joy. | ||||||||||||||||
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everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY
ckel. It was the first nickel I earned.
ife, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But