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There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned 36 the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his __37 was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She 38 to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out 39_ . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested 40 the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the 41 _. Yet he knew that if all else 42 there would be no other alternative.
So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more 43 . Open your hand and stretch your 44 out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “ 45 Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll 46 my penny!”
The boy had had a coin in his hand 47 and was holding it 48 in his little fist(拳头). And he wasn’t 49 to open his hand and lose it. But 50 he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.
The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be 51 to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite 52 to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and 53 earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists 54 and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to 55 hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”
A．in B．at C．from D．on
A．foot B．hair C．hand D．head
A．tried B．refused C．completed D．separated
A．in fun B．in general C．with fear D．in pain
A．throwing B．selling C．burning D．breaking
A．time B．state C．process D．record
A．failed B．lost C．impressed D．tried
A．chance C．try D．force
A．lips B．fingers C．nails D．thumb
A．But B．And C．Though D．When
A．touch B．hit C．employ D．lose
A．all the time B．in time C．at one time D．for some time
A．obviously B．tightly C．stupidly D．normally
A．hesitated B．accepted C．excited D．prepared
A．yet B．since C．once D．although
A．seemed B．compared C．looked D．related
A．difficult B．safe C．easy D．quiet
A．allow B．admit C．forbid D．make
A．open B．clean C．closed D．dirty
A．bring B．take C．have D．come
There was an old rooster(公鸡). One day as the sun was sinking, he ____into a tree to rest. He was about to put his head under his wings when he suddenly saw a long pointed nose — there just below him stood a fox.
“Have you heard the ____ news?” cried the fox excitedly.
“What news?” asked the rooster very _____. But in fact, he was very nervous, because he was very much_____of the fox.
“Your family and mine and all other animals have ____to live in peace from now on and forget our ____forever. Just think of it! I simply cannot wait to embrace(拥抱) you ! Do come down,dear friend, and let us _____the exciting news.”
“How great!” said the rooster.“I am certainly____about the news.” But when he said this, he seemed to be looking at something far off.
“What is it you see?” asked the fox _____ .
“Oh, a couple of ____are coming this way. They must have heard the good news and...”
But the fox did not wait to hear more. He turned and ___as fast as he could.
“ Wait ,” cried the rooster. “Why do you run? The dogs are ____of yours now!”
“Yes,” answered the fox . “ But they might not have heard the news.Besides, I have a very important thing that I had almost ____about.”
Seeing this , the wise rooster smiled as he hid his head in his feathers and went to ____, for he had succeeded in _____a very crafty(狡猾的) enemy.
Those who cheat people are easily cheated.
A．flew B．fell C．knocked D．walked
A．surprising B．interesting C．helpful D．wonderful
A．calmly B．sadly C．clearly D．rudely
A．tired B．fond C．afraid D．proud
A．tried B．agreed C．preferred D．hoped
A．mistakes B．promise C．differences D．friendship
A．spread B．celebrate C．make D．hear
A．happy B．nervous C．shy D．worried
A．angrily B．seriously C．quietly D．anxiously
A．roosters B．humans C．foxes D．dogs
A．finished B．ran C．spoke D．jumped
A．brothers B．partners C．enemies D．fans
A．thought B．forgotten C．learned D．cared
A．sing B．work C．sleep D．eat
A．believing B．catching C．fooling D．protecting
At the age of fortyfive，my usually wellordered life became full of changes. After twentytwo years of working in a ____，a plan to use less staff _ _ the unemployment of over one hundred people，I being one of them.
My once secure future became ____.However，I was not a single parent，____ the family did not depend only on my income. My motto has always been “Change is good；change is progress”，but when it ____ my livelihood，I had to change it to “____ change and make the most of it.” From the beginning，I ____ to look at this matter not as ____ luck，but as a welcome opportunity. I refused to become sorry；___ ，I actively planned to do something new and different.
Having a positive attitude made all the ____ in the way I pursued (追求)the future. First，I decided to ___ to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age took more than a little ____.Not being a graduate had ____ held me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to ___.With a lot of determination，I went to evening classes and became an adult ___.In the class，I became more and more confident. During this time，I ____ that no matter what life throws in our way，personal growth never stops.
The second thing I did to improve my innerself was to reevaluate(重新评估)my ____ life. It used to be filled with endless and meaningless events. But now，my heart and life are completely around people I ___.
The loss of my job led to some ____ changes in my life. Revisiting the past made ___ for the future. I realize that I have accepted the change and am making the most of it.
A．factory B．company C．bank D．school
A．set aside B．led to C．made up D．took off
A．clear B．bright C．boring D．uncertain
A．so B．or C．if D．but
A．destroyed B．improved C．affected D．offered
A．Make B．Accept C．Bring D．Collect
A．chose B．considered C．happened D．pretended
A．special B．rare C．bad D．good
A．besides B．instead C．anyway D．however
A．difference B．decision C．effort D．use
A．attend B．turn C．return D．admit
A．time B．risk C．chance D．courage
A．sometimes B．ever C．always D．never
A．find B．arrive C．achieve D．discover
A．student B．teacher C．manager D．monitor
A．hoped B．realized C．believed D．suggested
A．new B．daily C．future D．past
A．care for B．join in C．stand for D．look at
A．normal B．positive C．confident D．unsure
A．change B．progress C．room D．promise
There was a woman in Detroit（底特律），who has two sons．She was worried them，especially the younger one，Ben， he was not doing well in school．Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so ．
The mother that she would，herself，have to get her sons to do better in school．She them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her．
One day，in Ben’s ，the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it．Ben up his hand and the teacher let him ．“Why did Ben raise his hand？” they wondered．He said anything；what could he possibly want to say？
Well，Ben not only the rock；he said a lot about it．He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it． The teacher and the students were ．Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ．
Ben later went on to the of his class．When he finished high school，he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学) at last became one of the best doctors in the United States．
After Ben had grown up，he something about his mother that he did not know as a ．
She，herself，had never learned how to ．
A．about B．on C．with D．over
A．because B．so C．but D．though
A．played B．got C．took D．made
A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick
A．asked B．decided C．forgot D．heard
A．made B．let C．told D．considered
A．notice B．message C．book D．question
A．class B．room C．office D．lab
A．looked B．gave C．took D．put
A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak
A．always B．even C．quickly D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．threw
A．whether B．when C．where D．why
A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．end C．back D．side
A．so B．and C．or D．however
A．learnt B．remembered C．understood D．guessed
A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher
A．read B．work C．teach D．show
Vote after informal vote，I was in the top five．But when the decision of who was going to move ahead from the Master’s degree program to the doctoral program was announced，I was of my mother’s words．“Michael，when one door closes another opens．”
I wasn’t among the five who were to the Psy．D．program at Hahnemann Medical College on that Friday late in May，1972．I my 8 th grade teacher said I wasn’t material. No．I really don’t believe her ．I'm maybe knocked down but I’m a victor not a ．No，one door closed，but there is at all another is opening．”
Monday morning I found that other ．I went over to the University of Pennsylvania and，despite the deadline having for entrance that year into their very respected Ph．D．program，despite the self-talk and difficulties I had to ，I hand printed an ，was miraculously(奇迹般地)admitted，and in September，1972 my doctoral studies at Penn．
Had the door at Hahnemann’s doctoral program not on me，I would have a Psy．D．degree from a school that now no longer even exists． ，the door opened for me to a Ph．D．degree from one of the nation’s most famous Ivy League schools．
Steve Maraboli observed，“As I look back on my life，I that every time I thought I was being from something good，I was being redirected to something better．”Steve’s observation for many successful people from all walks of life．I hope it will work for you too．
A．official B．total C．special D．1egal
A．reflected B．warned C．asked D．reminded
A．exposed B．admitted C．1ifted D．pushed
A．keep B．hear C．remember D．find
A．examination B．creation C．career D．college
A．predictions B．words C．influences D．behaviors
A．victim B．student C．soldier D．success
A．no way B．no wonder C．no doubt D．no problem
A．secret B．door C．school D．chance
A．cancelled B．broken C．1ost D．passed
A．doubtful B．silent C．careless D．meaningless
A．explain B．master C．overcome D．practice
A．introduction B．application C．identity D．apology
A．began B．received C．finished D．reached
A．knocked B．refused C．opened D．closed
A．However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Then
A．regret B．believe C．realize D．know
A．rejected B．removed C．dismissed D．ignored
A．possibly B．quickly C．actually D．naturally
A．fits B．works C．waits D．hopes
The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald __ himself to fathering the kid. , the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly . He spent a lot on art works of the . Later Fitzgerald himself became ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his
_ _ as to how his wealth would be — to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍卖）.
Because of the large quantity and high of his collection, a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to . Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to . First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ .
The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders... except one — the old servant who had __ _ the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became , and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.
A．expected B．appointed C．devoted D．booked
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Secondly D．Unfortunately
A．declined B．increased C．remained D．affected
A．partners B．masters C．servants D．volunteers
A．seriously B．slightly C．lightly D．gradually
A．matter B．notice C．letter D．will
A．settled B．dealt C．involved D．banned
A．price B．spirit C．quality D．attraction
A．traditional B．possible C．occasional D．absent
A．directors B．fans C．supporters D．competitors
A．call B．bid C．reject D．order
A．known B．famous C．poor D．cheap
A．attention B．principle C．saying D．party
A．heard B．told C．wrote D．read
A．wife B．servant C．director D．son
A．receive B．remind C．need D．plan
A．worked B．served C．lived D．waited
A．played B．applied C．offered D．accepted
A．lost B．got C．continued D．stopped
A．noisy B．eager C．quiet D．anxious