Even though the son was always on the bench(候补选手), his father was always in the stands cheering. The young man loved 36 and determined to try his best at every practice. But he 37 remained a bench all four years in high school.
One day as he ran onto the practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the basketball coach met him with a 38 . The young man read the telegram and he became 39 . The coach put his arm 40 around his shoulder and said, “Take the rest of the week off, son. And don’t even plan to come back to the 41 on Saturday.” Saturday arrived, and the game was not going 42 .
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind, a silent young man ran onto the sidelines, the 43 and his players were astonished to see their 44 teammate back so soon.
“Coach, please let me 45 . I have just got to play today,” said the young man.
The coach pretended not to 46 him. Never would he let his 47 player in this close playoff game. But the young man 48 , and finally feeling sorry for young man, the coach 49 . This little unknown, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposite team could not 50 him. His team began to win. 51 , the coach came to him and said, “Young man, 52 did you do it?”
With 53 in his eyes he said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?” The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, 54 today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to 55 him I could do it!”
A．tennis B．volleyball C．basketball D．football
A．eventually B．again C．still D．naturally
A．warning B．telegram C．signal D．present
A．slient B．active C．tired D．cool
A．rudely B．gently C．lonely D．proudly
A．exam B．class C．training D．game
A．loose B．popular C．well D．wrong
A．coach B．judge C．director D．boss
A．honest B．faithful C．skillful D．angry
A．leave B．speak C．rest D．play
A．blame B．shape C．hear D．hurt
A．worst B．best C．slimmest D．smallest
A．raced B．called C．shook D．insisted
A．cut in B．gave in C．got down D．held up
A．amuse B．accept C．stop D．envy
A．Finally B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Luckily
A．where B．when C．why D．how
A．sigh B．care C．tears D．anger
A．since B．but C．and D．so
A．show B．tell C．fool D．trouble
Recently, we went on a vacation for a week that involved visiting four different ports in the sunny and warm climate of the Caribbean. There were of laughter, fun and great food. It’s a thing when you go away that each day of the vacation also to the end and a return to work.
It was twelve years since we went on a vacation, so this vacation was viewed with of a great break away from my daily routine. And we weren’t .
But there was something very different about this vacation compared to those when we worked in a corporative environment. The main was that when we returned, when the vacation was rapidly drawing to a close, we didn’t have the same feeling of stress, anxiety and fear.
In this recent vacation, it wasn’t that we enjoyed the various fun and new activities, the break away from routine, the pleasure of touring different countries and cultures, the to do what we wanted when we wanted or the leisurely of each day that was significant. What was significant was that we didn’t fear the last day of vacation. You see, we know that we were what we love to do not what we had to do.
The feelings experienced in the last couple of days of vacation were viewed with the same joy as the very first days. In the previous times, the last days of vacation were terrible. We experience an increasing of stress we knew that a return to our field of employment was “work” and not that we loved and thoroughly enjoyed.
The is this: If you do what you love, it doesn’t matter that a vacation has to end. If you love what you do you will not yourself wishing for even a few more days of vacation, or wishing that you could enjoying this vacation for much, much longer. A love of what you do you back like a magnet.
A．moments B．possibilities C．situations D．ways
A．discouraging B．bitter C．wonderful D．funny
A．come up B．count down C．give out D．die away
A．expectation B．attempt C．opinion D．demand
A．satisfied B．tired C．disappointed D．optimistic
A．advantage B．problem C．difference D．drawback
A．approaching B．relieving C．bearing D．overcoming
A．necessarily B．thoroughly C．relaxingly D．smoothly
A．opportunity B．desire C．possibility D．right
A．pattern B．pace C．lifestyle D．atmosphere
A．yet B．still C．also D．even
A．returning to B．submitting to C．turning to D．heading for
A．number B．knowledge C．sense D．awareness
A．although B．and C．because D．if
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．lesson B．idea C．point D．solution
A．in the least B．for a moment C．after all D．at the moment
A．let B．find C．make D．catch
A．maintain B．risk C．keep D．stop
A．draws B．holds C．pushes D．welcomes
Joy in the journey
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep 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 !” one of the brothers volunteered .
The older boys began to , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a long silence, one of the picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He the lid and showed the wonderful to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is a goal is for — to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to keep us ! But not every goal will be fully . Not every job will end . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be . But when you fall of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly .
A．rest B．work C．watch D．laugh
A．house B．earth C．wall D．road
A．calmly B．patiently C．excitedly D．impatiently
A．laugh B．think C．stare D．smile
A．important B．difficult C．impossible D．interesting
A．passers-by B．watchers C．visitors D．diggers
A．moved B．removed C．broke D．pushed
A．contents B．scenes C．pictures D．jars
A．properly B．confidently C．carefully D．happily
A．in B．along C．to D．out
A．what B．how C．where D．which
A．way B．direction C．life D．sight
A．thinking B．moving C．digging D．living
A．made B．prepared C．kicked D．achieved
A．hopelessly B．pleasantly C．surprisingly D．successfully
A．come true B．realized C．made D．treasured
A．short B．lost C．out D．behind
A．breaking into B．turning to C．coming into D．holding to
A．when B．where C．which D．that
A．matters B．happens C．appears D．exists
On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us．Regardless of his , he greeted us in a friendly way.
Once inside, my daughters whispered, "Mom, he . " After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look the dirt. We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many him. Seeing this rudeness truly upset me. The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good to my children. Yet sometimes when things didn't go right, being a good example was . When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck．With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I myself from the meal and went to get them.
Just then, the "doorman" was opening the door for a couple. They rushed past him without even acknowledging his . Letting them in first, I said a loud "thank you" to him as I .
When I returned, we talked a bit. He said he was not allowed inside he purchased food. I went back and told my family his .Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich.
The kids looked as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the "doorman", they smiled. When it was time to our trip, I found the "doorman" enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily. He then out his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted. I suddenly the tears in his eyes—tears of gratitude. What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the " doorman" a . He pulled away, with tears down his face.
Back in truck, I fell into deep thought．While we can't choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude．I said thanks to a man who had held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that to teach my children by example.
A．messy B．clean C．pretty D．bright
A．service B．state C．appearance D．attitude
A．smokes B．smells C．sighs D．smiles
A．around B．over C．beyond D．into
A．ignored B．hated C．missed D．refused
A．target B．rule C．record D．example
A．stressful B．accessible C．awkward D．tough
A．excused B．refreshed C．prevented D．forgave
A．company B．presence C．challenge D．attack
A．quitted B．marched C．exited D．approached
A．before B．unless C．though D．since
A．story B．deed C．desire D．demand
A．concerned B．puzzled C．excited D．bored
A．make B．start C．continue D．take
A．waved B．washed C．raised D．reached
A．watched B．inspected C．witnessed D．noticed
A．hug B．nod C．lift D．strike
A．slipping B．rushing C．rolling D．breaking
A．firmly B．simply C．constantly D．politely
A．journey B．wisdom C．community D．opportunity
I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and of a big city, and where teenagers like me leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was more drunk than me, got into his car and towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.
Whenever I back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my to drink so much that night. things would be different. I know Martin the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel for what happened.
I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by my story I can make you that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours . Every choice is like a stone dropped into water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
A．death B．fashion C．danger D．challenge
A．succeeded in B．dreamed of C．applied for D．agreed to
A．As B．While C．When D．Although
A．lost B．drunk C．frozen D．sleepy
A．fun B．difficulty C．hope D．method
A．died B．injured C．killed D．hurt
A．constantly B．frequently C．clearly D．equally
A．headed B．walked C．pushed D．fled
A．in trouble B．in time C．in danger D．in place
A．above B．below C．into D．through
A．turn B．hold C．look D．get
A．desire B．fault C．right D．chance
A．Thus B．Nevertheless C．Otherwise D．Therefore
A．faced B．avoided C．regretted D．made
A．responsible B．disappointed C．sensitive D．embarrassed
A．remembering B．sharing C．declaring D．stopping
A．explain B．escape C．limit D．realize
A．alone B．finally C．merely D．perhaps
A．clean B．deep C．still D．fresh
A．affects B．inspires C．attracts D．benefits
WHEN John Gurdon was 15, he ranked last out of the 250 boys in his grade at biology. He also came in last for every other science subject. His teacher wrote in a : “I believe he has ideas about becoming a ; on his present showing this is quite foolish.”
Luckily, the teacher’s words didn’t Gurdon’s love for science. He kept working hard. He went to lab earlier and left than anyone else.
On Oct 8, 2012, 64 years later, the British professor the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka had contributed to the research and therefore the award.
Gurdon got the honor his research into cells and cloning. When he was studying at Oxford, he did some on cells. He took a cell from an adult frog, moved its , and put them into an egg cell. The egg cell then into a clone of the adult frog. His research for the first time that every cell in the body contains the same genes.
At that time, many people accept Gurdon’s idea. But later it helped to Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal in history. It also led to important findings in the use of cells. For example, from someone’s skin can turn into any type of tissue in the body. This is good news for those who have diseased or damaged tissue.
Gurdon always remembers the he had when he was 15. He even put the report on his desk as a daily to himself.
“When you have , like an experiment doesn’t work, it’s nice to remind yourself that perhaps you are not so good at your job and the teacher may be ,” he said.
However, the facts suggest Gurdon is pretty good indeed.
A．report B．letter C．passage D．program
A．musician B．scientist C．manager D．millionaire
A．stop B．mean C．inspire D．reflect
A．sooner B．later C．more hurriedly D．more happily
A．won B．founded C．dreamed of D．applied for
A．accepted B．refused C．collected D．shared
A．instead of B．in spite of C．because of D．in place of
A．reading B．writing C．change D．research
A．baby B．power C．genes D．features
A．cut B．grew C．went D．formed
A．predicted B．studied C．proved D．provided
A．couldn’t B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．needn’t
A．save B．drive C．feed D．create
A．everyday B．medical C．physical D．illegal
A．cells B．hairs C．water D．blood
A．fools B．scientists C．patients D．doctors
A．friend B．teacher C．classmate D．neighbor
A．rule B．paper C．reminder D．reward
A．prizes B．diseases C．meals D．problems
A．right B．wrong C．happy D．welcome