Hey, Tahlia! How's the model?"
I had just taken a bite of my hot dog __26_ I heard a familiar voice yelling at me from across the crowded school yard. I saw a group of popular girls who were all __27__.
"What kind of __28__ are you going to do? An ad for a Frankenstein movie?" More laughter. My stomach twisted into a tight knot. How could they humiliate (羞辱) me like this, __29__ the entire school? As I walked into the cafeteria, I _30_ the dark scars on my right hand.
At 9 months old, I knocked over a tea pot and dumped boiling water all over my hands and stomach. My parents __31__ me to the hospital, but I had to have skin graft (移植) operation. I was in so much pain! But what __32__ me most were the cruel things people said about how I looked, __33__ that day at lunch.
The girls were being supermean to me because they'd heard I was considering doing some modeling. A close friend had suggested that I shouldn't let my scars limit me and that I might __34__ a good model.
But after that __35__ at school, I was sure I'd made a huge mistake. Upon arriving home, I covered the mirror with a blanket, fell on my bed and sobbed.
The next day, I __36__ myself to go to school. At lunch my best friend Jesse tried to encourage me: "You can't _37__ forever, Tahlia. So what if you have a few scars? Just go outside and show them that you're just as good as they are." Although I knew he was right, I couldn’t _38__ standing up for myself like that.
However, that night as I sat on the bed, my friend's words replayed in my mind. I'm _39_ hiding from myself, I thought. How stupid! Slowly, I stood up, walked over to the __40__, and tossed the blanket aside. There, in the mirror I saw a slim, dark-haired, blue-eyed girl, looking just fine, _41__ with a few scars.
The next day I wore a comfortable T-shirt to school. What's more, I had lunch outside the cafeteria, _42__ beside those mean girls. They were shocked that I should dare to walk into their territory. I felt _43__ too—free and happy.
Sometimes people still look at me strangely. They _44__ and stare, but I don't let it get to me. I have applied to several modeling companies, and at least one company is considering me for jobs. Maybe I'll never __45__ posing on the runway, but I do know one thing: I'm done.
A．as B．when C．while D．before
A．applauding B．cheering C．laughing D．quarreling
A．modeling B．writing C．drilling D．acting
A．in spite of B．in view of C．in terms of D．in front of
A．looked into B．searched for C．wondered about D．glanced at
A．presented B．sent C．rushed D．handed
A．hurt B．beat C．disappointed D．puzzled
A．for B．like C．on D．after
A．impress B．make C．consult D．defeat
A．effect B．phenomenon C．challenge D．scene
A．forced B．expected C．reminded D．preferred
A．apologize B．beg C．hide D．complain
A．consider B．imagine C．appreciate D．resist
A．hardly B．ever C．even D．gradually
A．blanket B．bed C．chair D．mirror
A．while B．though C．but D．because
A．right B．still C．therefore D．anyhow
A．sensitive B．uncomfortable C．different D．tense
A．compare B．associate C．wave D．whisper
A．give up B．end up C．put up D．set up
Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order to keep food on file table, the father, a goldsmith（金匠）by , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade. Despite their seemingly condition, two of the eldest children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, they knew well that their father would never be able to either of them to study at the Academy.
After many long discussions at night in their bed, the two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss（掷）a coin. The would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, his winning brother for the academy. Then, in four years, he would support the other one. Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）- By the time he graduated, he was beginning to considerable fees for himself.
When the young artist home and said to his brother, “And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will you. ”Albert rose and wiped tile from his cheeks. “No, brother. I cannot go to Nuremberg. It is too for me. Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas （画布） __ a pen or a brush.”
More than 450 years have . By now, among Albrecht Durer’s hundreds of masterful portraits, “The Praying Hands” is one creation that can catch the world’s hearts.
A．fully B．merely C．completely D．entirely
A．heart B．profession C．method D．words
A．hopeless B．promising C．demanding D．careless
A．so B．but C．however D．and
A．study B．give C．send D．offer
A．crowded B．separated C．new D．unusual
A．winner B．old C．loser D．younger
A．expect B．advertise C．support D．require
A．flew away B．left behind C．set aside D．went off
A．deserted B．financed C．desired D．envied
A．earn B．save C．draw D．spend
A．arrived B．returned C．regained D．got
A．fate B．time C．top D．turn
A．take care of B．make up for C．make use of D．take charge of
A．smiles B．tears C．sweats D．laughs
A．tense B．nervous C．tiring D．late
A．eyes B．pictures C．hands D．mines
A．with B．of C．upon D．in
A．changed B．kept C．remembered D．passed
A．strange B．surprising C．touching D．terrible
My nephew's 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot，July weekend. I persuaded him to inside and joined him in a game. After for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I fell into my favorite recliner（躺椅）to let my neck muscles relax. He'd slipped out of the room and I was catching a few enjoyable moments of peace and quiet.
"Look，Alice，”he said as he ran over to the chair where I was sitting"I found a kite. Could we go outside and it?"
Glancing out a nearby window, I noticed it was outside.“I'm sorry, Tripper,.” I said, sad to see his eyes. "The wind is not blowing today. The kite won't fly.”
The 10-year-old replied,“I think it's windy enough. I can get it to fly,”he answered as he ran out to the back door Up and down in the yard he ran, pulling the kite to a small length of string. He ran back and forth，as hard as his ten year-old legs would carry him, looking back at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful determination, he came back in.
I asked, "How did it go?"
"Fine，”he said, not wanting to admit ．“I got it to fly some”
As he walked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, "I guess I'll have to wait for the ．”
At that moment I heard another Voice speak to my . "Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way instead of waiting for the Wind.，，
And the voice was right. We usually want to use our own efforts to what we want to do. We wait for the Wind only after we have done all we can and have exhausted（耗尽） our own ．We must learn how to rely on Him in the first place!
A．live B．study C．stay D．lie
A．playing B．resting C．challenging D．arguing
A．casually B．enthusiastically C．stubbornly D．deliberately
A．decorate B．drop C．hang D．fly
A．hot B．still C．noisy D．fine
A．bright B．disappointed C．dull D．satisfied
A．clever B．talented C．determined D．fearless
A．hurriedly B．curiously C．suddenly D．unwillingly
A．adapted B．added C．attached D．devoted
A．angrily B．nervously C．doubtfully D．hopefully
A．win B．defeat C．mistake D．luck
A．wind B．order C．news D．sunshine
A．heart B．memory C．dream D．world
A．imagine B．decide C．apply D．accomplish
A．courage B．patience C．strength D．knowledge
I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law. Let us take a , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a（an） were accepted.
Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction（分散注意力） of TV, they might together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our ----everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of illness ----are caused at least in part by to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better. On evenings when such talk is , families could discover more active pastimes(娱乐). Freed from TV and forced to find their own activities, they might take a together to watch the sunset they might take a walk together.
free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in than in a TV program. report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, at the college level. is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour. A different form of reading might also be done it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the ends, the TV networks might be forced to with better shows in order to get us back from our newly- discovered activities.
At first glance, this idea seems radical(激进的). will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years since television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can childhoods without television. It wasn't that difficult.
A．valuable B．pleasant C．serious D．quick
A．suggestion B．advice C．opinion D．offer
A．get around B．sit around C．meet with D．stand stiff
A．misfortunes B．troubles C．affairs D．problems
A．physical B．mental C．common D．familiar
A．failure B．attempt C．ability D．permission
A．comment B．talk C．discuss D．remark
A．impossible B．unpleasant C．funny D．unnecessary
A．ride B．look C．walk D．rest
A．And B．But C．Or D．While
A．At B．With C．For D．In
A．a good book B．a fine poem C．a quiet hour D．a composition
A．Professors B．Scientists C．Educators D．Parents
A．yet B．still C．just D．even
A．Skill B．Writing C．Speaking D．Listening
A．before B．as C．after D．when
A．talk B．programme C．performance D．quiet-hour
A．come across B．come about C．come out D．come up
A．How B．Whether C．What D．If
A．remind B．recognize C．remember D．know
I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law. Let us take a , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a（an） were accepted.
Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction（分散注意力） of TV, they might together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our ----everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of illness ----are caused at least in part by to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better. On evenings when such talk is , families could discover more active pastimes(娱乐). Freed from TV and forced to find their own activities, they might take a together to watch the sunset they might take a walk together.
free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in than in a TV program. report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, at the college level. is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour. A different form of reading might also be done it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the ends, the TV networks might be forced to with better shows in order to get us back from our newly- discovered activities.
At first glance, this idea seems radical(激进的). will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years since television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can childhoods without television. It wasn't that difficult.
A．valuable B．pleasant C．serious D．quick
A．suggestion B．advice C．opinion D．offer
A．get around B．sit around C．meet with D．stand stiff
A．misfortunes B．troubles C．affairs D．problems
A．physical B．mental C．common D．familiar
A．failure B．attempt C．ability D．permission
A．comment B．talk C．discuss D．remark
A．impossible B．unpleasant C．funny D．unnecessary
A．ride B．look C．walk D．rest
A．And B．But C．Or D．While
A．At B．With C．For D．In
A．a good book B．a fine poem C．a quiet hour D．a composition
A．Professors B．Scientists C．Educators D．Parents
A．yet B．still C．just D．even
A．Skill B．Writing C．Speaking D．Listening
A．before B．as C．after D．when
A．talk B．programme C．performance D．quiet-hour
A．come across B．come about C．come out D．come up
A．How B．Whether C．What D．If
A．remind B．recognize C．remember D．know
A lesson of life
" Everything happens for the best, " my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can carry on, one day something will happen. And you'll that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment. "
After graduating from college, I that mother was right. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer. I travelled to Chicago by getting rides from drivers of passing cars and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't hiring inexperienced person-"Go out in the countryside and find a small station that'll give you a , " she said.
I returned home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I . The job sounded just for me. But I wasn't .
My must have shown. "Everything happens for the best," Mom me. Dad me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, I felt extremely .I asked , " How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the elevator I heard MacArthur calling, " What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he stood me a microphone (麦克风) and asked me to broadcast an game.
On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother's words: " Keep on trying until some day you succeed. Something wouldn't have happened if not for that previous failure. " I often wonder what my life might have taken if I'd got the job at Montgomery
A．good B．bad C．interesting D．important
A．hope B．declare C．realize D．explain
A．announced B．discovered C．suggested D．expected
A．smooth B．short C．comfortable D．free
A．on B．down C．in D．up
A．advise B．mind C．risk D．practise
A．choice B．promise C．result D．chance
A．professional B．natural C．local D．top
A．volunteered B．responded C．registered D．applied
A．right B．special C．difficult D．correct
A．fired B．identified C．hired D．interviewed
A．astonishment B．disappointment C．ambition D．appreciation
A．admired B．undersood C．blamed D．reminded
A．offered B．made C．showed D．returned
A．discouraged B．delighted C．embarrassed D．frightened
A．anxiously B．aloud C．carefully D．politely
A．if B．as C．while D．when
A．on B．in C．before D．over
A．imaginary B．interesting C．important D．intemational
A．effect B．direction C．aim D．pleasure