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Blind from birth, I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eyes of others.
There are those who 36 that since I can’t see, I obviously also cannot 37 . Very often people will talk with me at the top of their lungs. Conversely to this, people will also often 38 , assuming that since my eyes don’t work, my ears don’t either. For example, when I go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for 39 to the plane, he or she will always pick up the phone and call a ground hostess in a very low voice. "Hi, Jane, wave got a 76 here." I have concluded that the word " 40 " is not used because they are unwilling to inform me of my condition of which I may not have been previously 41 .
On the other hand, others know that of course I can hear, but believe that I can’t talk. Once I became ill and was hospitalized. Immediately after I was 42 , I was wheeled down to the X-ray room. Just at the door sat an elderly woman(judging from her voice) asked the orderly(护工) who had been wheeling me:" What is your name?" “What’s your name?” the orderly 43 to me. "Harold Krents", I replied. "Harold Krents", he repeated. "When was he born?" "When were you born?"…This continued for about five minutes before I finally interrupted, "Look, this is absolutely 44 . OK, I can’t see, but it’s go to become pretty 45 to both of you that I don’t need an interpreter(翻译)." “He says he doesn’t need an interpreter," the orderly reported to the woman.
The 46 misconception of all is the view that because I cant see, I can’t 47 . I was turned down by over forty law firms, 48 my qualifications included a cum laude degree from Harvard Law School. The 49 to find jobs, the continuous 50 of being told that it was impossible for a blind person to 51 law, the rejection letter, not based on my lack of 52 but rather on my disability, will always remain one of the most upsetting experiences of my life.
53 , the Department of Labor issued laws that demand equal 54 opportunities for the disabled. The business community’s response has been 55 . The attitude towards the disabled is beginning to change.
A．A assume B．observe C．approve D．propose
A．hear B．talk C．feel D．care
A．shout B．laugh C．whisper D．cry
A．welcome B．permission C．advice D．assistance
A．passenger B．blind C．trouble D．situation
A．afraid B．aware C．curious D．desperate
A．invited B．released C．included D．admitted
A．asked B．responded C．repeated D．exchanged
A．cheerful B．ridiculous C．charming D．disgusting
A．clear B．easy C．confusing D．doubtful
A．earliest B．slightest C．latest D．toughest
A．think B．study C．work D．understand
A．as if B．even though C．now that D．in case
A．attempt B．opportunity C．mistake D．success
A．disappointment B．relief C．envy D．effort
A．disobey B．challenge C．practice D．make
A．confidence B．luck C．ability D．ambition
A．Regretfully B．Deliberately C．Exactly D．Fortunately
A．medication B．employment C．learning D．traveling
A．enthusiastic B．passive C．negative D．uncertain
My first job was at a local restaurant，where I worked for seven years.Being a waitress changed my____．I tried my best to do what I loved—____people.I always made everyone，customers and coworkers，____good.
One of my____customers was Fred Hasbrook.He ____came for breakfast on Sunday mornings.____I saw the old man coming，I always smiled at him and ____him the best service.
One day，Fred saw me and asked，“____？You’re not smiling today.”I told him that I dreamed of having my own____.But when I called my parents to ask for a loan(贷款)，they said，“We just don’t have the ____．”“Fred，”I said to the old man，“I know I can____more if somebody would just have faith in me.”
The next day，Fred came and ____me a check totaling$50，000—along with a ____that read，“The only collateral(抵押品)on this loan is my ____in your honesty as a person.Good people with a dream should have the chance to____that dream.”
I accepted the money and made plans for the restaurant I would____．Things did not go well.My plans____，and I lost the money.
Later I decided to____a job at Merrill Lynch.Even though I had no experience，I was____and became a prettygood agent(经纪人)．____I paid back Fred the $50，000.Five years later，I was able to open my own firm.
A．work B．life C．attitude D．opinion
A．pleasing B．serving C．supporting D．understanding
A．seem B．remain C．feel D．stay
A．daily B．ordinary C．normal D．regular
A．ever B．seldom C．even D．always
A．As soon as B．Every time C．Because D．Since
A．left B．made C．got D．offered
A．Is it OK B．Are you ready C．What’s up D．What’s that
A．house B．way C．restaurant D．company
A．time B．money C．courage D．luck
A．do B．give C．have D．share
A．handed B．showed C．bought D．lent
A．gift B．note C．picture D．book
A．wish B．trust C．guess D．demand
A．express B．prove C．realize D．explain
A．visit B．introduce C．sell D．open
A．finished B．changed C．succeeded D．failed
A．keep on with B．put up with C．apply for D．give up
A．paid B．employed C．interviewed D．praised
A．Generally B．Actually C．Finally D．Fortunately
You might say that one reason Barack Obama is president of the US is that he knows how to give a good speech. In 2004，when Massachusetts Senator John Kerry was the Democratic Party’s nominee(被提名者) for the presidency，a(n) ____senator from Illinois gave the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. That senator was Obama. It was a ____speech—poetic, and inspiring. The people who heard it would____it for a long time.
Since 2004, Obama has written and____thousands of speeches. These are usually____for two reasons：he treats the____like intelligent adults，and he is able to express complicated ideas in a straightforward，____way.
Before becoming____， Obama was a lawyer, a college professor，and a successful writer—his two memoirs(回忆录) have become bestsellers. The skills he needed to succeed in his previous jobs have also contributed to his____ as a speechmaker.
As a lawyer, Obama learned how to make strong, convincing____. As a professor, he learned how to explain complex subjects in ways that helped____understand without boring them. As a writer，he learned how to use____to have a powerful impact ____ his audiences.Star musician Will. i. am even ____one of Obama’s early speeches into a song during the election campaign.
Obama delivers speeches to audiences large and ____. He can make his audiences laugh or cry. His speeches are always thoughtful, well written, and just right for each____. He usually starts his speech by gently____his guests.His opening lines____the audiences’ attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other. He doesn’t go anywhere without his teleprompter (讲词提示器). The textbooksized panes of glass ______the president’s prepared remarks follow him____he goes to speak.
A．famous B．ignorant C．wellknown D．littleknown
A．special B．remarkable C．boring D．comfortable
A．remember B．keep C．know D．study
A．heard B．attended C．delivered D．published
A．used B．demanded C．praised D．explained
A．audiences B．officials C．children D．blacks
A．sensible B．ridiculous C．natural D．general
A．husband B．speechmaker C．governor D．president
A．downfall B．success C．intention D．condition
A．actions B．decisions C．connections D．arguments
A．patients B．students C．employees D．customers
A．language B．literature C．culture D．knowledge
A．on B．in C．for D．to
A．translated B．joined C．moved D．turned
A．broad B．small C．effective D．boring
A．type B．behavior C．occasion D．description
A．patting B．teasing C．scolding D．treating
A．require B．pay C．harm D．grab
A．holding B．making C．changing D．forming
A．whatever B．whenever C．wherever D．whichever
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure，please read on.For often，achieving what you ___ to do is not the important thing.Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a ____ hole behind their house.As they were working，a couple of older boys stopped by to ____．
“What are you doing？”asked one of the visitors.
“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth！”One of the brothers ____ excitedly.
The older boys began to laugh，____ the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was ____．After a long ____，one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders，worms and a wide variety of insects.He ____ the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing (嘲笑) ____．
Then he said quietly and ____，“Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth，look what we have found along the way！”
Their ____ was far too ambitious，but it did ____ them to dig.And that is what a goal is for－to cause us to move in the ____ we have chosen；____ to set us to digging!
But not every goal will be fully ____．Not every job will end successfully.Not every relationship will endure.Not every hope will come to pass.Not every love will last.Not every endeavor will be completed.Not every dream will be ____．
But when you ____ your aim，perhaps you can say，“Yes，____ look at what I found along the way！Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something！”
It is in the ____ that life is lived.And I believe it is joy in the journey，in the end，that truly ____．
A．look forward B．set out C．set about D．give in
A．wide B．deep C．large D．shallow
A．watch B．discuss C．introduce D．instruct
A．whispered B．commented C．lectured D．volunteered
A．expressing B．explaining C．telling D．arguing
A．unnecessary B．impossible C．unbelievable D．incorrect
A．silence B．intention C．recreation D．imagination
A．folded B．covered C．removed D．deleted
A．volunteers B．hunters C．contributors D．visitors
A．confidently B．curiously C．immediately D．strictly
A．idea B．thought C．goal D．belief
A．make B．expect C．cause D．force
A．decision B．feeling C．chance D．direction
A．as a result B．in other words C．now and then D．all the way
A．achieved B．absorbed C．controlled D．decided
A．predicted B．grasped C．realized D．depended
A．correspond to B．head for C．live up to D．fall short of
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．searching B．digging C．arranging D．discovering
A．regards B．proves C．occurs D．matters
I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play.Mrs.Dermitt，my drama teacher，had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a comedy.Luckily for me，she thought that I could handle the ____．
That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked ____about the play.Although Kevin hadn’t been ____ for a part onstage，his job with the set crew was important to the success of the play.I told him I was a little ____ because I had a lot of lines to memorize.
“You can do it.”He said.I knew I could ____ him：we had been friends since the third grade，and we ____ a good team.
Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace.While working hard with the set crew，Kevin ____ spent hours helping me learn my lines.I noticed he often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips.We ____ that he could probably play my part as well as I could.
Three days before the ____ night，everything was ready for the performance.But when I woke up ____ a fever and sore throat on the day of the play，the entire production came to a sudden ____．Everyone in the drama department was worried，____ there was no way I could perform.The play was ____ to open in fewer than six hours，and we had no time to cancel.I tried to think of a way to ____．Then it hit me－Kevin knew the ____ as well as I did.I called Mrs.Dermitt to give her my ____．Within a few short hours，Kevin stood onstage in costume and makeup.He gave a wonderful performance.The amusing lines he had ____ with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer.In a strange turn of events，Kevin and I had ____ the day for everyone by working as a team.
Of course，I was terribly disappointed to have ____ my chance in the spotlight，but I was extremely ____ to have such a good friend.
A．part B．play C．band D．crew
A．calmly B．seriously C．excitedly D．anxiously
A．elected B．chosen C．invited D．trained
A．upset B．bored C．nervous D．confused
A．count on B．tend to C．talk with D．agree with
A．joined B．founded C．took D．made
A．also B．only C．still D．simply
A．expected B．debated C．agreed D．joked
A．final B．special C．opening D．greeting
A．with B．from C．in D．by
A．change B．turn C．stop D．end
A．for B．but C．and D．so
A．likely B．ready C．sure D．due
A．pass B．help C．care D．face
A．steps B．lines C．points D．cases
A．introduction B．instruction C．explanation D．suggestion
A．scanned B．grasped C．practiced D．presented
A．valued B．saved C．left D．kept
A．offered B．avoided C．risked D．missed
A．successful B．thankful C．trustful D．hopeful
In three days I will leave China behind for a few weeks and head back to Australia to spend time with my family and friends. This will be a very trip for me as, for the first time ever, I will not be to my hometown. You see, my parents sold their house in my hometown and moved about 500 kilometers away.
As it me that I would be returning to a whole new place, I was with two questions: Do I still have a hometown? Where is my home? I needed to do some research.
After reading A Story from the Chinese Diaspora, I learned I was not alone in feeling about where I call home. In the story, a Chinese American girl with finding her identity and her past with her present. I realized the place we live now and the place we lived then, have a great over who we are, where we long to be and where we feel and safety.
Back to My Motherland of a woman who left her motherland years ago and started a new life in America--the place she now calls home. But, some people move on from their hometown and a new life somewhere else, others have a strong to the city that they grew up in. In Hometown Boy we learn of a man who clings(坚持) to his and continues to make his hometown a of his life for now and for the future. He makes it his to give back to the community that has given so much to him and his family.
As I the days until I head back to my motherland and where exactly my home is, I am to decide where my heart is. And quite , my heart is wherever I am.
A．unique B．serious C．strange D．curious
A．removing B．referring C．returning D．relating
A．impressed B．clarified C．occurred D．struck
A．satisfied B．presented C．appointed D．charged
A．excited B．convinced C．depressed D．confused
A．sticks B．struggles C．starts D．supplies
A．connecting B．consulting C．confirming D．contenting
A．difference B．influence C．impression D．advantage
A．unrest B．tension C．comfort D．stress
A．tells B．shows C．talks D．learns
A．why B．how C．while D．where
A．expand B．trend C．survive D．build
A．commitment B．attachment C．devotion D．ambition
A．bases B．rules C．roots D．tasks
A．part B．sign C．role D．soul
A．urge B．duty C．conduct D．purpose
A．account for B．appeal to C．centre upon D．count down
A．foresee B．remind C．consider D．expect
A．forced B．annoyed C．sacred D．directed
A．awfully B．gently C．merely D．simply