Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men.The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Konishiki, who now 26 about 230 kg.Born in Hawaii, he was 27 a big boy.When he was a teenager, some people 28 he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler.
Although he took their advice, at first it was a 29 life.“I had to clean the toilets and 30 the rubbish,” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to 31 to the life in Japan.I said to myself, ‘I 32 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could 33 it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started 34 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank.But despite his 35 he soon had health problems.The doctors told him that he should 36 some weight.“I started dieting.I 37 to do it.But I did it too 38 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got 39 in a car crash.“I must go and 40 them,” he thought.Though it was only three days 41 a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii.Although he was quite 42 , they were not badly injured.
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well.The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win, 43 he will go down in rank.”
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup.He was so 44 that he cried.“You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t 45 it.”
A.means B.measures C.weighs D.has
A.always B.hardly C.sometimes D.once
A.promised B.allowed C.considered D.suggested
A.real B.hard C.comfortable D.rich
A.sell B.bring C.take D.empty
A.get used B.respond C.devote D.lead
A.would B.can C.must D.may
A.speak B.say C.learn D.tell
A.bad B.well C.suddenly D.similarly
A.failure C.effort D.fame
A.gain B.lose C.save D.spare
A.failed B.began C.had D.refused
A.stupidly B.carefully C.slowly D.quickly
A.shocked B.destroyed C.ruined D.injured
A.visit B.care C.search D.serve
A.after B.since C.before D.until
A.happy B.worried C.surprised D.regretful
A.because B.but C.or D.and
A.sad B.nervous C.curious D.happy
A.do B.help C.feel D.leave
My father was an ill-humored man. I knew he loved me and his love was deep. He just didn’t know how to it.
One evening we went out for a night on the town.We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively .When it played a familiar waltz tune I decided to my father for a dance. “Dad, you know I’ve never with you before. I begged you but you wanted to. How about right now?” I waited for the refusal.But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s hit the floor and I’ll you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make.” My father took me in his and I felt overcome by emotion. As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he my eyes. “Dad,” I finally , tears in my eyes, “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?” At last his eyes dropped to my face.“ I love you so much.” he whispered back.I was struck dumb by his .It wasn’t what I had thought.But it was of course exactly what I needed to .I had always known that he loved me. I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had him and made him silent.“I love you too, Dad!” I whispered back softly.He stumbled (结结巴巴地说) over the next few words: “I’m sorry that I’m not open. It’s for me, but just remember how much I love you.” When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies’ room and during my absence changed.When I came back, Dad sat in his chair his body leaning forward, very pale.Everything was really too late.He was .
That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face.But it’s a totally different scene that I now.I remember his saying “I love you” and my saying it back.The three words on forever long after we are gone.
A.answer B.express C.mention D.understand
A.band B.hall C.sofa D.bar
A.invite B.teach C.help D.show
A.chatted B.sang C.danced D.stayed
A.still B.even C.also D.never
A.final B.normal C.rough D.usual
A.tell B.show C.ask D.explain
A.arms B.hands C.heart D.mind
A.noticed B.ignored C.avoided D.greeted
A.complained B.whispered C.explained D.shouted
A.Because B.Though C.If D.While
A.response B.advise C.promise D.excuse
A.find B.know C.hear D.think
A.surprised B.pleased C.inspired D.frightened
A.clear B.important C.impossible D.hard
A.everything B.something C.nothing D.anything
A.for B.with C.on D.from
A.moved B.tired C.lost D.gone
A.discover B.remember C.remind D.consider
A.depend B.carry C.live D.take
The secret of success is what you say not what you think. Several years ago, I started representing a new service in the . I started out like a wildfire and within a few days I had reached stardom(明星的地位) within the company. About a year into it. I started to work with a young lady who always said the most and defeating things I’d ever heard in my life. , I found myself repeating the very same defeatism(失败情绪), which my sales dropping and my shining stardom fading away, and I couldn’t understand .
At first, I myself to say negative things about , and then after some ,
the tables turned and I began to those things about myself. Before long, I had 51
myself into being a failure. Did it happen ? No, it snuck(偷偷跑来) its way into my life; little by little. I’m sure you’re what I did to get out of that hole that I dug for myself. I started to talk myself back into being ; I printed lists of things to say about myself, most of which was the exact of what I felt about myself at the time.
In order to achieve anything in life, you have to believe that you can achieve it; in order to believe that you can achieve you have to think it’s possible; in order to think it’s possible you have to tell yourself it is. Yes, it will take time for you to get to a place where you finally believe you can accomplish what you set out to achieve, but the first person you have to is yourself. I dare you to write positive things down about yourself and start saying them to yourself every morning, at lunch and just before you go to bed for the next 30 days and see for yourself the that it can make. You have nothing to except the negative and that wouldn’t be such a bad thing.
A.career B.school C.marketplace D.hospital
A.just B.even C.alone D.yet
A.positive B.active C.reliable D.negative
A.Simply B.Eventually C.Actually D.Hopefully
A.resulted from B.resulted in C.prevented D.protected
A.why B.how C.which D.when
A.advised B.allowed C.forbade D.forced
A.anyone B.everyone C.someone D.others
A.dislike B.pride C.disappointments D.pleasure
A.think B.speak C.say D.find
A.told B.looked C.1eft D.talked
A.unfortunately B.overnight C.carefully D.slowly
A.wondering B.noticing C.remembering D.reflecting
A.successful B.honest C.hardworking D.special
A.passive B.rude C.positive D.silly
A.thought B.aware C.same D.opposite
A.only B.first C.very D.1ast
A.catch B.arrange C.remind D.convince
A.advance B.step C.difference D.change
A.lose B.prepare C.take D.keep
I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound—blocking earplugs(耳塞) or blindfolds(眼罩).
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a experience. I had never considered before how it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not . Then I wondered where to put my . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest(脚凳) into . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary .
I tried to find a position and thought it might be restful, kind of nice, to be around for a while. Looking around, I I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
A.curious about B.interested in C.aware of D.careful with
A.cure B.prevent C.adopt D.analyze
A.instead B.strangely C.as usual D.like me
A.learning B.working C.satisfying D.relaxing
A.convenient B.awkward C.boring D.exciting
A.height B.force C.skill D.weight
A.locked B.repaired C.powered D.grasped
A.hands B.feet C.keys D.handles
A.place B.action C.play D.effect
A.operation B.communication C.transportation D.production
A.exploration B.education C.experiment D.entertainment
A.flexible B.safe C.starting D.comfortable
A.yet B.just C.still D.even
A.shown B.pushed C.driven D.guided
A.realized B.suggested C.agreed D.admitted
A.lifted B.turned C.pressed D.seized
A.path B.position C.direction D.way
A.easy B.heavy C.major D.extra
A.forgotten B.repeated C.conducted D.finished
A.weaknesses B.challenges C.anxieties D.illnesses
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health,have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating,if I can not dress,have patience and remember the hours I ___ teaching it to you.If,when I speak to you,I ____ the same things thousand and one times,do not ____ me,listen to me.When you were small,I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story ____ you got to sleep.When I do not want to have a ____,neither shame me nor scold me.Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I ____,in order that you wanted to bathe.When you see my ____ little about new technologies,give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile.I taught you____ to do so many things:to eat good,to dress well,to confront life...When at some moment I lose the memory or the ___ of our conversation,let me have the necessary time to remember,and if I cannot do it,do not become nervous,as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you ____ to me.
If ever I do not want to eat,do not force me.I know well ____ I need to and when not.When my ___ legs do not allow me to walk,give me your ____,the same way I did when you gave your first ____.And when someday I say to you that I do not want to___ any more-that I want to rest forever,do not get angry.Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived.Some day you will discover that,____ my mistakes,I always wanted the ____ thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you.You must not feel sad,angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me ____ you.You must be next to me,try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you ____ living.Help me to walk,help me to end my way with love and ____.I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you,Son.
Your father
A.paid B.spent C.cost D.took
A.praise B.think C.repeat D.criticize
A.interrupt B.disturb C.look D.avoid
A.when B.after C.since D.until
A.rest B.word C.shower D.sleep
A.discovered B.invented C.noticed D.assumed
A.knowing B.fearing C.enjoying D.consulting
A.what B.when C.how D.why
A.news B.attitude C.material D.thread
A.talking B.listening C.responding D.appealing
A.where B.how C.that D.when
A.tired B.short C.long D.strong
A.leg B.ear C.hand D.mind
A.step B.pace C.laugh D.cry
A.talk B.live C.write D.sleep
A.though B.since C.while D.despite
A.last B.first C.best D.most
A.near B.behind C.below D.against
A.made B.started C.earned D.found
A.mercy B.care C.excuse D.patience
I had offered to watch my 3yearold daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend.I was getting some work done in my study while she ____ to be having a good time in the other room.No problem, I figured.But then it got a little too ____ and I shouted, “What are you doing?” No response.I ____ my question and heard her say,“Oh...nothing.” Nothing?
I got up from my desk and ran out ____ the living room, where I saw her running across the hall.I followed and watched her as her little behind(屁股) made a quick____into the bathroom.I had her____!I told her to turn around.She____.I pulled out my big Daddy voice,“Young lady,I said turn around!”
____,she turned toward me.In her hand was what was left of my wife's new lipstick.And every square inch of her face was____with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes,I heard____ voice that had been shouted to me as a child.“How could you...You should know...How many times you have been____...What a bad thing to do...” It was just a matter of my picking out which old___I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been.But____I could let loose, I looked ____at the sweater on her.In big____ it said,“I'M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL(天使)!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and,____seeing a bad girl who didn't listen,I saw a little angel full of____that I had come dangerously close to____.“Sweetheart, let's take a picture so Mommy can see how ____ you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn't____the chance to prove what a perfect little angel she had given me.
A.happened B.liked C.appeared D.pretended
A.long B.quiet C.calm D.strange
A.asked B.answered C.raised D.repeated
A.into B.of C.from D.for
A.way B.turn C.change D.progress
A.followed B.scolded C.cornered D.fooled
A.laughed B.listened C.agreed D.refused
A.Slowly B.Eagerly C.Angrily D.Unfortunately
A.filled B.marked C.printed D.covered
A.every B.such C.any D.one
A.told B.beaten C.frightened D.forbidden
A.reports B.notice C.advice D.words
A.as B.when C.since D.before
A.up B.down C.in D.on
A.signs B.letters C.messages D.figures
A.because of B.instead of C.in spite of D.as a result of
A.value B.sadness C.pities D.tricks
A.preventing B.getting rid of C.destroying D.doing wrong on
A.dirty B.ugly C.special D.silly
A.have B.get C.take D.miss