The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a 11 which said: I am blind, please help. There were only a few 12 in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his 13 and dropped them into the hat. He 14 took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He 15 the sign so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to 16 . A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had 17 the sign came to see how things were. The boy 18 his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, though.” What he had written was: “Today is a (n) 19 day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both sign simply said the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so 20 that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more 21 ?
Be thankful for what you have. When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to 22 . Face your past without regret(后悔). 23 your present with confidence(自信). Prepare for the 24 without fear. Keep the faith（信念）and 25 the fear.
A．cover B．sign C．board D．note
A．cashes B．treasures C．pennies D．coins
A．pocket B．can C．backpack D．case
A．still B．then C．already D．yet
A．put on B．put out C．put off D．put back
A．mix up B．show up C．fill up D．make up
A．changed B．prepared C．supported D．reached
A．realized B．recognized C．felt D．discovered
A．average B．successful C．harmonious D．beautiful
A．happy B．disappointed C．lucky D．strange
A．effective B．brave C．surprising D．scientific
A．smile B．exist C．survive D．prove
A．Look into B．Search for C．Deal with D．Depend on
A．tomorrow B．adventure C．future D．sunrise
A．preserve B．charge C．keep D．drop
Living one's life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the ____of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life. Once he enters into the highway, he must____certain rules for his own safety. It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of____when living as a decent(体面的)adult. For example, on the highway, he is____to keep a constant speed which can be compared with his____activities through is life. Neither driving nor living must be taken at too____a speed nor at too slow a speed. If he drives too____， the police will give him a ticket, just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law. ____too conservatively(保守地), he will be called an out-of-date person____the others driving at the proper speed. When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful____to every direction of his car. It is sometimes____to change the way of life____he can be sure of completion by doing so. He____not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger. Finally, he must____where he is now by recognizing some____appearing now and then. If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as____as he can. But he may thus lose____and energy both on the road and in life. ____the whole, driving on a highway and living one's life are both hard work. ____if he is careful and serious enough, ____will provide him much pleasure.
A．seat B．condition C．petrol D．passenger
A．listen to B．find C．follow D．insist on
A．society B．school C．follow D．highway
A．glad B．required C．made D．anxious
A．broken B．outdoor C．good D．continuous
A．large B．high C．limited D．expected
A．speedily B．slowly C．orderly D．willingly
A．Doing B．Acting C．Going D．Working
A．persuading B．getting C．interrupting D．refusing
A．notice B．attention C．signs D．regards
A．dangerous B．worthy C．unfit D．troublesome
A．if B．when C．unless D．because
A．dare B．need C．may D．should
A．think B．discover C．prove D．look
A．signs B．roads C．posters D．people
A．possible B．soon C．much D．hard
A．money B．luck C．time D．trust
A．In B．With C．About D．On
A．Therefore B．But C．And D．Then
A．it B．he C．they D．you
Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow yourself to___your life happen.
Successful and happy people have a vision of____their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them____their vision. By setting goals you are controlling your life. It's____having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this____. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind which is____for her on a map. She can drive straight there____any wasted time or wrong turns. ____driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place____the first driver, but she drives____around, never getting anywhere, ____using up gas and oil. Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life goals and____on them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen____. Goals aren't difficult to set, ____they aren't difficult to reach. It's____you to find out what your goals, ideals and vision really are. You are the one who____decide what to____and in what direction to aim your life.
Research tells us when we write a goal down we are____to achieve it. Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, ____are harder to neglect or forget.
Also when you write your goals in a particular fashion you are able to stimulate yourself to be continuously alert to situations____will further your goals.
A．leave B．cause C．make D．get
A．how B．what C．that D．where
A．get B．decide C．arrive D．reach
A．like B．as C．for D．as to
A．means B．way C．aspect D．manner
A．made out B．laid out C．given out D．left out
A．with B．for C．without D．at
A．Another B．Other C．The other D．Others
A．as B．such C．that D．like
A．freely B．aimlessly C．slowly D．leisurely
A．then B．however C．just D．therefore
A．follow through B．get through C．go through D．make through
A．by oneself B．by accident C．by far D．by mistake
A．while B．or C．but D．and
A．up to B．for C．on D．by
A．may B．can C．must D．should
A．pursue B．do C．seek D．be
A．sure B．likely C．doubtless D．confident
A．it B．they C．some D．many
A．where B．that C．what D．if
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a busy morning, about 830, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 930.
The nurse had him take a ____in the waiting area, ____him it would be at least 40 minutes ____ someone would be able to see him. I saw him ____ his watch and decided, since I was ____busy—my patient didn't ____ at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he ____ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his ____. He told me that she had been ____ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be ____ if he was a bit late. He replied that she ____ knew who he was, that she had not been able to ____ him for five years now. I was ____， and asked him. “And you ____ go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are？”
He smiled and said, “She doesn't know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back ____ as he left.
Now I ____ that in marriages, true love is ____ of all that is. The happiest people don't ____ have the best of everything; they just ____ the best of everything they have. ____ isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．breath B．test C．seat D．break
A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling
A．if B．before C．since D．after
A．taking off B．fixing C．looking at D．winding
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．turn up B．show off C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．curiosity B．tears C．words D．judgment
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．agreement B．expression C．acceptance D．exhibition
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a busy morning, about 830, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 930.
The nurse had him take a ____in the waiting area, ____him it would be at least 40 minutes ____ someone would be able to see him. I saw him ____ his watch and decided, since I was ____busy—my patient didn't ____ at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he ____ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his ____. He told me that she had been ____ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be ____ if he was a bit late. He replied that she ____ knew who he was, that she had not been able to ____ him for five years now. I was ____， and asked him. “And you ____ go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are？”
He smiled and said, “She doesn't know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back ____ as he left.
Now I ____ that in marriages, true love is ____ of all that is. The happiest people don't ____ have the best of everything; they just ____ the best of everything they have. ____ isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．breath B．test C．seat D．break
A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling
A．if B．before C．since D．after
A．taking off B．fixing C．looking at D．winding
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．turn up B．show off C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．curiosity B．tears C．words D．judgment
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．agreement B．expression C．acceptance D．exhibition
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. ____， recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, has lived____for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a____. With him were his American wife Fanny and his son____.
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long____over the hills. They had been____this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days____. To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some____.
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert____that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of____. “What's that？”he asked. “That's the____treasure，”said the boy. Robert suddenly____something of an adventure story in the boy's____. While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the____a twelveyearold boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the____of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to____such a man in a story. ____Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was____.
So, thanks to a____September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelveyearold boy, we have one of the greatest____stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．reallife D．adventure