In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her 36 voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and 37 decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had 38 the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the 39 letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the 40 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her
41 . Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty，even when it 42 her the contest. But the fact is that she 43 the biggest contest that day: the contest of her 44 .
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get 45 .This young girl could easily have 46 and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you 47 , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own 48 and character more than the prize from a spelling 49 . Her respect for herself was more important than any 50 others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the 51 she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today 52 what you are tomorrow. Our children will 53 our behaviour much more than our advice. So if we want them to 54 to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are 55 what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
A．high B．sweet C．tough D．soft
A．finally B．kindly C．secretly D．totally
A．forgotten B．mispronounced C．misspelled D．lost
A．correct B．wrong C．different D．same
A．stage B．studio C．test D．classroom
A．bravery B．honesty C．courage D．cleverness
A．cancelled B．cost C．offered D．wasted
A．achieved B．broke C．won D．defeated
A．reputation B．knowledge C．1ife D．character
A．paid B．awarded C．caught D．reported
A．escaped B．1ied C．changed D．answered
A．accept B．fight C．cheat D．insist
A．conscience B．feeling C．diligence D．modesty
A．contest B．champion C．judger D．expert
A．sense B．pride C．respect D．awareness
A．plan B．conclusion C．discovery D．choice
A．make B．change C．keep D．create
A．give B．take C．follow D．set
A．grow up B．bring up C．take up D．come up
A．recording B．inspecting C．correcting D．watching
While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible(难以置信的) sight. The 36 was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a37 start, so they were disqualified. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to 38 against.
I watched the man 39 off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I’m not an expert 40 but I do know a good dive 41 a poor one, and this was not exactly medal 42 . I listened to the crowd begin to 43 this poor man that was clearly having a 44 time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was 45 he made a few desperate(拼命的) stroke(划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few 46 strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to 47 . Some even began to 48 things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and he49 finished his race. The crowd went 50 . Even though he recorded one of the 51 times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 52 .
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have 53 been cheated out of gold, or when they act so 54 in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog(败者), a man that gave his all --- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his 55 and the spirit of the games.
A．view B．event C．game D．match
A．false B．nervous C．strange D．violent
A．fight B．struggle C．defend D．race
A．set B．bounce C．dive D．fall
A．swimmer B．coach C．judge D．adviser
A．from B．in C．beyond D．between
A．feature B．quality C．example D．sign
A．break off B．stand by C．laugh at D．focus on
A．happy B．wonderful C．satisfying D．tough
A．hopeful B．pitiful C．boring D．skillful
A．intellectual B．smart C．awkward D．excellent
A．support B．quit C．cheer D．hesitate
A．speak B．present C．conclude D．yell
A．eventually B．hardly C．successful D．nearly
A．wild B．angry C．sad D．grey
A．fastest B．luckiest C．worst D．slowest
A．companion B．competitors C．volunteers D．partners
A．somehow B．already C．even D．anyway
A．poorly B．carelessly C．sharply D．proudly
A．advantage B．independence C．determination D．principle
One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I 36 the first sock shop that caught my eye, and 37 , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to 38 a pair of socks." 39 glowed. "Did you know that you had come into 40 in the world to buy socks?" I had not been 41 that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to 42 down from the shelves box after box．
" 43 , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was 44 an expression of joy, 45 he were revealing(透露） to me the 46 of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is 47 the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up 48 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"
My amazement at his pride in 49 will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to 50 him．When 51 some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him． 52 possibly that very clerk who is now so 53 began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness 54 ; He became a mechanical salesman．
I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the 55 that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．
A．turned into B．broke into C．came across D．met with
A．a female clerk B．a boy clerk C．a girl clerk D．an old man
A．buy B．find C．see D．have
A．His face B．The room C．His eyes D．The fire
A．the worst B．the right place C．the wrong D．the best place
A．curious about B．aware of C．sensitive to D．attached to
A．push B．force C．look D．drag
A．Hold up B．Just you wait C．Hold on D．Hang up
A．on his face B．to my surprise C．for some reason D．to some degree
A．when B．as if C．even if D．while
A．beliefs B．stories C．values D．mysteries
A．hardly B．only C．no more than D．not merely
A．day after day B．day by day C．the other day D．to this day
A．passion B．salesmanship C．enthusiasm D．job
A．serve on B．care for C．wait upon D．deal with
A．accidentally B．occasionally C．finally D．disrespectfully
A．Yet B．So C．Then D．For
A．enthusiastic B．unconcerned C．different D．responsible
A．wore of B．wore on C．wore over D．wore off
A．response B．realization C．conclusion D．circumstance
One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never 26 .
He put a wide-mouth jar(罐) on the table. Then he 27 some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When 28 rocks would fit inside, he 29 , “Is this jar full?”
Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put 30 small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went 31 into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group 32 , “Is this jar full?”
“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and 33 some sand on the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the 34 question, “Is this jar full?
“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar 35 it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student 36 his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can 37 put more things in.”
“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the 38 . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all. 39 are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the 40 in first, or you’ll never get others in at all?”
A．remember B．like C．forget D．think
A．handed out B．took out C．carried away D．put away
A．no more B．not more C．no many D．not many
A．answered B．read C．asked D．said
A．no B．few C．any D．some
A．up B．out C．down D．away
A．no more B．once again C．a third time D．a fourth time
A．sent B．put C．bought D．collected
A．same B．different C．difficult D．common
A．since B．till C．while D．because
A．offered B．placed C．raised D．shook
A．always B．already C．never D．hardly
A．point B．example C．promise D．story
A．When B．What C．Who D．Why
A．sand B．small stones C．big rocks D．water
One day I was doing a big clean-up when I 36a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside. I took one look and immediately 37 an unforgettable time.
In 1991, I had spent five months in Niger, with sandstorms and great heat. Its 38 and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint. Street beggars would continually reached out their hands, shouting “Gift! Gift!”
One day, I 39 for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to 40 . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without 41 , one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight, 42 up by the night.
The bag had my passport, money, traveler’s cheques, camera, an airline ticket and other things 43 to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I 44 guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all 45 with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets, I met with an old woman, “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was 46 of the country: its poverty, its thieves, the heat, and the dust, I told her angrily, “A thief stole all my money and now I can’t 47 out of your country. I cannot give you anything”.
The beggar woman listened attentively and 48 my words. Then she reached 49 the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift”, she announced. Kindly, she placed and old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it in 50 . It was a very small amount of money – but for this woman, the coin 51 a meal. At that moment, I felt a shame. In spite of the 52 , she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the 53 beauty of the people of Burkina, and appreciated deeply the quiet 54 of the poor. With the old woman’s gift, I hope never to part with the coin she gave me. With one small coin, she 55 my concept completely.
A．cared about B．came across C．looked for D．focused upon
A．presented B．gave C．recalled D．reminded
A．traffic B．dust C．noise D．climate
A．headed B．struggled C．stood D．came
A．move B．unload C．hide D．pass
A．warning B．planning C．thinking D．arranging
A．hung B．put C．swallowed D．cleared
A．obvious B．expensive C．familiar D．previous
A．elegantly B．cautiously C．dependently D．frequently
A．locals B．thieves C．beggars D．motorbikes
A．proud B．conscious C．sick D．aware
A．get B．run C．come D．rush
A．attended to B．looked up C．thought about D．wrote down
A．for B．into C．out D．at
A．order B．vain C．serve D．shock
A．meant B．made C．served D．suggested
A．dirtiness B．poverty C．kindness D．safety
A．updated B．unfolded C．broken D．unexpected
A．moment B．action C．dignity D．life
A．changed B．damaged C．found D．accepted
The Internet has _______(16) effects on our lives.
The first is its value for people who are looking for information. When people are _____________(17)information ,from weather forecasts to __________(18)research, the Internet is now the first place that many people ___________(19).With the ___________(20) of a button or the click of a mouse , a student can _______________(21)knowledge from the information held in the largest libraries and museums in the world .
Another truly wonderful __________(22)of the Internet is the way people use it to build social ties. One of the greatest ________(23)of Internet friendships is that they are ________________(24)common interests, rather than appearance, age or popularity. Young people from different _________(25)and different countries can form lifelong friendships.
The Internet also has its negative effects on our lives.
The ___________(26) is that it is difficult to _________(27) whether the information is true and accurate. The __________(28) of false information on the Internet becomes more of a problem every day . This is very __________(29)because people can write anything they want,and we cannot always tell if the information is true or not .
Another disadvantage of the Internet is that it is affecting people’s ________(30)lives. As the Internet has gained ________(31),there has been a change in the way people spend their time. Now ,________(32)spending time together in the evenings, some families spend their time ______(33)because one or more members are using the computer. ________(34) some young people spend so much time ______(35)computer games and using the Internet that they have become addicted to computer games.
A．negative B．positive C．creative D．aggressive
A．in need of B．in face of C．in charge of D．in honour of
A．scientific B．biological C．academic D．techonological
A．turn to B．point to C．refer to D．leader to
A．catch B．order C．give D．touch
A．acquire B．have C．require D．win
A．field B．area C．aspect D．way
A．interest B．benefits C．profits D．kinds
A．concentrated on B．devoted to C．abandoned to D．based on
A．backgrounds B．families C．societies D．groups
A．advantages B． disadvantages C．shortages D．shortcomings
A．guess B．judge C． suppose D．think
A．amount B．quantities C． numbers D．total
A．handsome B．troublesome C．quarrelsome D．fearsome
A．private B．public C．state D．personal
A．permission B．defence C．popularity D．occupation
A．rather than B．instead of C．in exchange for D．in spite of
A．aside B．apart C．alone D．abroad
A．In fact B．In case C．In turn D．In all
A．play B．playing C．to play D．played