It was a cold winter afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked
down at the river below. There were hardly any 1 on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost
direct below, 2 was a small canoe (独木舟), with a boy in it. The boy was wearing 3 and shivering (颤抖) with cold, Robert noticed.
Just then he heard a cry, “Help! Help!” The cry 4 from the river. Robert looked down. The boy
was 5 the water and his canoe was floating away. “Help! Help!” he called again.
Robert was a good 6 . Taking off his clothes, he 7 into the river.
The 8 water made him tremble（颤抖） all over, 9 in a few seconds he reached the boy.
“Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank, 10 the boy with him. But at
that 11 he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat,
all 12 in his direction. Robert 13 to swim towards the boat.
“Give me a hand,” he shouted 14 he got near the boat. He 15 up into a row of faces. “It’s
funny,” he thought. “They look so 16 .” Silently they helped the boy into the
boat and 17 him in a blanket (毯子). But they did not move to 18 Robert.
“Aren’t you going to pull me 19 , too?”
“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large 20 . “You! Why,
we were making a film and you spoiled (破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!”
( )2.A. there
( )3.A. more
( )4.A. happened
( )5.A. on
( )6.A. swimmer
( )7.A. threw
( )8.A. deep
( )9.A. but
( )10.A. pushing
( )11.A. place
( )12.A. seeing
( )13.A. decided
( )14.A. while
( )15.A. turned
( )16.A. nervous
( )17.A. wrapped
( )18.A. save
( )19.A. on
( )20 A. boat
B. it
B. many
B. went
B. within
B. guard
B. looked
B. cool
B. so
B. dragging
B. period
B. smiling
B. went
B. till
B. looked
B. afraid
B. left
B. thank
B. out
B. blanket
C. where
C. much
C. arrived
C. in
C. soldier
C. jumped
C. dirty
C. and
C. holding
C. second
C. looking
C. agreed
C. for
C. hurried
C. excited
C. placed
C. wrap
C. away
C. camera
D. that
D. little
D. came
D. under
D. player
D. turned
D. cold
D. or
D. catching
D. moment
D. shouting
D. promised
D. as
D. stood
D. angry
D. threw
D. help
D. off
D. screen
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards
from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that
sort of career（职业）.
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn‘t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a
career.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems
began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the
evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week，she’d give me time off the next. But
unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many
late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday，I was in the park with the children，and met Megan who used to go to school with
me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification
（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn‘t think I would be accepted because I didn’t
take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful.
My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family，
and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier
that you could have a career，even if you aren’t top of the class at school.
B. often worked long hours
C. got much help from her boss
D. took a day off every other week
B. She was fed up with children.
C. She decided to attend a part-time course.
D. She needed a rest after working extra hours..
B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.
C. Hard work makes an excellent student.
D. One must choose the job she like
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I"m going to fly to New York next
week because I"ve got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don"t
know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife
said. "All
right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 3<http://gk.>st and found a nice hotel in the center
of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his
hotel in it.
In the evening he didn"t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o"clock and
said, "Now I"m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn"t
remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of
the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another
telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
Choose the right answer
B. he had work there
C. he went there for sightseeing (观光)
D. his home was there
B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too
C. Because she might send him another telegram
D. Because she couldn"t leave her husband by himself in New York
B. In a hotel.
C. In a restaurant.
D. At his friend"s house.
B. The police office.
C. The taxi driver.
D. His wife
And 1 otherwise assigned (指定) a seat by the teacher, I always 2 to sit at the back of the
classroom.
All this 3 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 4 because I didn"t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have
the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept
insisting on my " 6 for it", I wouldn"t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8 the
practice sessions, I didn"t even know the rules of the game, much 9 what I was doing. Sometimes I"d
get 10 and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid. 11 , I wasn"t the only
one "new" at the game, so I decided to 12 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session,
and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn"t 13 "just yet".
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 14 and the "moves". Being part of a team was fun and
motivating. Very soon the competitive 15 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I
learned how to play and made friends in the 16 - friends who respected my efforts to work hard and
be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 17 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from
"18" in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19 raising my
hand- even when I sometimes wasn"t and not 100 percent 20 I had the right answer. Now I have
more self-confidence in myself.
( )2. A. chose
( )3. A. continued
( )4. A. saying
( )5. A. right
( )6. A. looking
( )7. A. point
( )8. A. attending
( )9. A. worse
( )10. A. committed
( )11. A. Interestingly
( )12. A. try
( )13. A. want
( )14. A. steps
( )15. A. part
( )16. A. movement
( )17. A. improved
( )18. A. dreaming
( )19. A. to
( )20. A. lucky
B. agreed
B. settled
B. plan
B. ability
B. going
B. rest
B. preparing
B. later
B. motivated
B. Obviously
B. act
B. do
B. rules
B. roles
B. operation
B. expressed
B. playing
B. for
B. happy
C. meant
C. changed
C.belief
C. chance
C. cheering
C. half
C. enjoying
C. less
C. embarrassed
C. Fortunately
C. rely
C. know
C. orders
C. mind
C. process
C. preserved
C. hiding
C. with
C. satisfied
D. hoped
D. started
D. idea
D.patience
D. applying
D. basis
D. watching
D. further
D. confused
D. hopefully
D. focus
D. support
D. games
D. value
D. situation
D. recognized
D. relaxing
D. by
D. sure
the pots across her neck.
One of the pots had a crack (裂缝) in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered (递送)
a full pot of water. At the end of the long walk from the well to the house, the cracked pot arrived only
half-full.
For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman by the well: "I am ashamed of myself because this
crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house."
The old woman smiled: "Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the
other pot"s side? That"s because I have always known about your crack, so I planted flower seeds on
your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you water them."
"For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate (装饰) the table. Without
you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty."
Each of us has our own cracks. But it"s these cracks that make our lives together so interesting and
meaningful.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Ashamed.
B. In the woman"s house.
C. On the perfect pot"s side.
D. On the cracked pot"s side.
3. Which is the correct order of the following events?
① The woman picked the flowers and decorated the table.
② The woman told the truth to the cracked pot.
③ The cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack.
④ The woman found a crack on one pot.
⑤ The woman planted some flower seeds.
B. ⑤④③②①
C. ④③①②⑤
D. ④⑤③①②
B. Try your best to be perfect in life.
C. Imperfection makes life meaningful.
D. Don"t use a cracked pot to carry water.
counter knows his 1 by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with
equal 2 . He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is 3 .
One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, 4 not
intending to pay for it. He hit the "panic button" , then went over the counter and 5 the front door. It
was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren"t going 6 with their
illgotten gains. They 7 the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were 8
the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn"t have to steal if they were that 9 . "We have food in the back, expired (到期) but still 10 to eat. If you need food, you 11
have some."
They were told to 12 what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the
mess. They were doing just that 13 the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under
control and the police were no longer 14 .
This wasn"t what they had 15 . They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong
they"d done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three 16 people walked out with all the 17 their arms could hold. They were 18 that, if
they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the 19
person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate
need of-a 20 amount of selfrespect and a little bit of hope.
( )2. A. respect
( )3. A. slow
( )4. A. bravely
( )5. A. opened
( )6. A. nowhere
( )7. A. hid
( )8. A. in
( )9. A. anxious
( )10. A. safe
( )11. A. must
( )12. A. hold up
( )13. A. when
( )14. A. popular
( )15. A. wanted
( )16. A. dirtier
( )17. A. money
( )18. A. reminded
( )19. A. first
( )20. A. large
B. pride
B. busy
B. reasonably
B. locked
B. somewhere
B. lifted
B. on
B. cautious
B. easy
B. can
B. hand out
B. after
B. necessary
B. desired
B. cleaner
B. cigarettes
B. warned
B. last
B. fair
C. wisdom
C. heavy
C. hardly
C. closed
C. anywhere
C. swallowed
C. off
C. courageous
C. sweet
C. should
C. pick up
C. before
C. reliable
C. expected
C. cleverer
C. drinks
C. ordered
C. best
C. small
D. privilege
D. swift
D. obviously
D. broke
D. everywhere
D. dropped
D. by
D. hungry
D. unique
D. need
D. hand in
D. since
D. important
D. admired
D. quicker
D. food
D. persuaded
D. worst
D. full
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