My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling ___36___， but I always knew he was ___37___．He never criticized us, but used ___38___ to bring out our best．He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish．If you don’t give them water, they die．”I ___39___ as a child I said something ___40___ about somebody, and father said,“___41___ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you．”He explained that if I looked for the best ___42___ people, I would get the best ___43___．From then on I’ve always tried to ___44___ the principle in my life and later in running my company．
Dad’s also always been very ___45___．At 15, I started a magazine．It was ___46___ a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a ___47__: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine．
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, ___48___ any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad ___49__ me to go into law．And I’ve ___50___ regretted it．I wanted to be a biologist, ___51__ I didn’t pursue my ___52__．You know what you want．Go fulfill it．”
As ___53__ turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national ___54__ for young people in the U．K．My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad ___55__ me．
A．biologist B．manager C．layer D．gardener
A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned
A．praise B．courage C．power D．warmth
A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess
A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual
A．Another B．Some C．Any D．Other
A．on B．in C．at D．about
A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return
A．revise B．set C．review D．follow
A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding
A．taking up B．making up C．picking up D．keeping up
A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice
A．and B．as C．even if D．as if
A．helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested
A．always B．never C．seldom D．almost
A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore
A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream
A．this B．he C．it D．that
A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project
A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the was he found himself unable to ask for help — his mobile phone went out of as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the of the rescue.
It is almost that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his : "First of all I checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal （致命的）danger. As there was no way to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from . In this way I dozed （打盹）off ."
His story put an end to my regret for the of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men to explore a mountain cave and got lost. to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of .Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering （闪烁）not far away .
Don’t you think that you can compare it with itself? When you meet with obstacles （障碍）in life and work, you are lost in darkness. you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle . It seems to be a negative attitude, a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great in the first place.
A．hopeless B．worst C．more D．best
A．service B．way C．order D．work
A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep
A．delay B．success C．team D．arrival
A．untrue B．unimaginable C．true D．useless
A．plan B．decision C．explanation D．excuse
A．physical B．mental C．working D．medical
A．rotting B．spreading C．hurting D．bleeding
A．loss B．failure C．disappointment D．sadness
A．had B．managed C．tried D．planned
A．Willing B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding
A．hearing B．sight C．feeling D．direction
A．rescue B．village C．local D．brave
A．end B．top C．opening D．side
A．save B．help C．stop D．calm
A．adventure B．work C．life D．mankind
A．Mind B．Watch C．Imagine D．Warn
A．really B．immediately C．carefully D．hopefully
A．and B．so C．but D．for
A．courage B．thought C．opinion D．strength
——Are you through with your homework?
——Well, ____.
A．sort of B．go ahead C．why not D．that’s OK
Mark Twain said that “habit is habit, and not to be flung(扔) out the window by anyone, but coaxed (劝诱)downstairs a step at a time.” The chances of successfully changing negative behavior when you make gradual changes that give you time to negative patterns for positive ones.
On any given day, countless numbers of us get out of bed and to begin to change a given behavior “today.” Whether it be exercising more, drinking less, managing time or some other change in a negative behavior, we start out with high . In a short time, however, a vast majority of people fail and are soon doing it was they thought they shouldn't be doing.
After considerable research, some researchers believe that behavior changes usually do not if they start with the change itself. , they believe that we must a series of “stages” to adequately prepare ourselves for that change. Once you have analyzed all the factors that what you do, you must decide which behavior-change technique will work best for you.
According to the psychologist Albert Ellis, most problems and related behaviors arise from irrational (不理性的) statements that people make to when events in their lives are different from what they would like them to be. For example, suppose alter doing on an exam, you say to yourself, “I can't believe I failed that easy exam, I’m so stupid.” By changing this irrational “catastrophic” self-talk into rational, statements about what is really going on, you can increase the that positive behaviors will occur.
Positive self-talk might be as follows: “I really didn’t study enough for the exam. I just need to prepare for the next .”
Such self-talk will help you to recover quickly from and take positive steps to correct the situation. Some other technique like purposefully or stopping negative thoughts and refusing to dwell on(沉湎于) negative images can also spare you wasted energy, time and emotional resources and move on to positive changes.
A．decline B．remain C．disappear D．improve
A．substitute B．cancel C．find D．ignore
A．refuse B．determine C．hesitate D．advocate
A．more B．better C．worse D．less
A．values B．requirements C．expectations D．levels
A．whichever B．however C．wherever D．whatever
A．succeed B．fail C．exist D．fade
A．Nevertheless B．Otherwise C．Instead D．Moreover
A．look through B．break through C．go through D．pull through
A．initial B．temporary C．instant D．eventual
A．involve B．influence C．explain D．adjust
A．emotional B．physical C．technical D．professional
A．all B．others C．someone D．themselves
A．poorly B．carefully C．completely D．slowly
A．positive B．ridiculous C．negative D．explicit
A．danger B．awareness C．amount D．probability
A．written B．phrased C．listed D．captioned
A．research B．test C．talk D．problem
A．tiredness B．habits C．disappointment D．burdens
A．recalling B．starting C．blocking D．holding
I'd gone from a tiny village school with a total of 60 students, to a huge school, with thousands of pupils．I was a little fish in a very big . I lived too much of my first year doing anything wrong．I just decided to be the wallflower when it discussion and answering questions．I was always the one that Class didn't look the teacher in the eye they asked me to answer．I listened well, and everything in, but I always liked to be a spectator（旁观者）．It's hard not t0 what others may think of you when you are speaking in front of many ．It did take long for me to feel teachers and make friends with classmates．Some people with straight into a new learning environment．
Some people straight into a new learning environment. , most are nervous and feel they don't fit in．It's completely , so it should not be a worry to you．Be and you will adapt to the new school．School life is you make obit．Some it; some Iike it．-But it's only when you leave that you can really appreciate how school you into the person you become．
It's so important to yourself out of your comfort zone．If you're shy, tell yourself you’ I raise your _ at least once every lesson; if you're quick-minded, try to give other people a （n） In time, you will ___it will do you benefit from it .
A．class B．school C．lake D．house
A．in fear of B．in favor of C．in honor of D．in danger of
A．got to B．referred to C．turned to D．came to
A．sharply B．purposely C．hopelessly D．searchingly
A．in case B．so that C．the moment D．soon after
A．wrote B．brought C．took D．got
A．doubt B．apply C．check D．care
A．teachers B．classmates C．adults D．friends
A．angry B．popular C．disappointed D．comfortable
A．slide B．fit C．change D．turn
A．Therefore B．Instead C．However D．Meanwhile
A．normal B．strange C．awkward D．interesting
A．proud B．practical C．private D．positive
A．what B．how C．which D．when
A．like B．ignore C．accept D．hate
A．forces B．develops C．places D．teaches
A．push B．take C．kick D．remove
A．voice B．question C．hand D．head
A．answer B．chance C．hug D．smile
A．forget B．forgive C．realize D．remember
For a few years, I have been wearing a ring on my right hand. It’s not always the ____ ring, but it’s always a ring that has ____ on it so that when I look at it, I’m ____ or reminded of something important. I have made a ____ of buying rings like this whenever I see one in a store. Sometimes I give them away as ____ to someone like Jennie.
I first met Jennie in the ____ waiting room and we had talked several times. One night I sat down beside her and ____ how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very ____ condition. She told me that she didn’t know what to do more because it seemed none of the ____ from the doctors was good. They weren’t at all sure her son was going to ____ the accident that had hurt him so badly. With ____ in her eyes she said, “They’re ____ my hope.”
I knew then that it was ____ just a coincidence(巧合)that I was wearing the ring that I had on that day. As she ____ to talk, I ____ slipped the ring off my finger and placed it in Jennie’s hand. I told her to wear it to remember that God loved her and He would be with her ____ all of this. ____ Jennie looked down at the ring, she got excited and then held it tightly, ____ the word written on the ring was “HOPE”.
The last day I was at the hospital, I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift. She ____ and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying, “Look, I ____ have Hope!”
A．special B．expensive C．same D．valuable
A．words B．pictures C．names D．symbols
A．admired B．encouraged C．trusted D．puzzled
A．plan B．point C．list D．habit
A．gifts B．prizes C．awards D．thanks
A．railway B．school C．hospital D．airport
A．asked B．explained C．thought D．found
A．favorable B．normal C．serious D．excellent
A．advice B．news C．instructions D．comfort
A．defeat B．experience C．predict D．survive
A．apologies B．tears C．anger D．doubt
A．keeping up B．bringing down C．cutting off D．taking away
A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than
A．continued B．refused C．attempted D．started
A．cautiously B．quietly C．nervously D．shyly
A．over B．beyond C．through D．within
A．Until B．While C．Since D．When
A．for B．so C．yet D．and
A．shouted B．waved C．cheered D．hesitated
A．ever B．only C．still D．Just