I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the 21 we discuss in our classes is the 22 of quality employees（雇员）
“What has caused you to stay 23 enough to become a manager?" I asked. After a while a new manager took the 24 and said slowly, "it was a baseball glove.”
Cynthia said she used to 25 a Circle K clerk job as an interim (时临的.) one while she looked for something 26 . On her second day behind the counter, she received a (an) 27 from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He 28 a baseball glove for the little League. She 29 that as a single mother, money was 30 , and her first check would have to go for paying 31.
When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box. “I overheard you 32 to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is 33 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills 34 you can buy gloves. You know we can’t 35 good people like you as 36 as we would like to; but we do 37 and I want you to know how 38 you are to us.”
The thoughtfulness, empathy (同情) and love of the store manager show vividly that people 39 more how much a( n) 40 cares than how much he pays.
A．topics B．problems C．difficulties D．lessons
A．employing B．praising C．keeping D．improving
A．soon B．long C．strong D．calm
A．position B．decision C．question D．advice
A．take B．change C．lose D．consider
A．lighter B．easier C．better D．higher
A．letter B．call C．answer D．email
A．bought B．kept C．needed D．offered
A．complained B．explained C．understood D．admitted
A．short B．enough C．spare D．tight
A．food B．education C．clothes D．bills
A．talking B．crying C．arguing D．scolding
A．easy B．hard C．simple D．nice
A．after B．until C．when D．before
A．value B．remain C．pay D．fire
A．much B．many C．pleasant D．possible
A．regret B．agree C．worry D．care
A．excellent B．important C．thankful D．thoughtful
A．remember B．refuse C．thank D．realize
A．mother B．clerk C．official D．manager
IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always___ _ on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them.
This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN ____ __ IF wasn’t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table____ _ for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual _____ __self?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take, If only I ____ __ the time.”
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a ____ __ and I’ m going to register (登记) when I get _____ __money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “what about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my _____ _ broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”
“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also, ____ ___I’ll wait and when the weather gets ____ __ I will do it then. I hate this awful weather.”
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t ____ _ it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know ___ __ you could solve your problems.”
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the ____ ___ they faced, there was no way he could help! ____ ___, IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old _____ ___: IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing _____ __.”
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel ____ __ of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n) ____ ___: next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would ___ _ talk about what they had _____ _!
A．agreed B．centered C．relied D．took
A．sensed B．insisted C．declared D．guessed
A．cleaned B．made C．ordered D．reserved
A．sensitive B．honest C．cheerful D．stupid
A．had B．spent C．seized D．valued
A．notice B．job C．course D．chance
A．lucky B．pocket C．enough D．paper
A．computer B．fridge C．camera D．recorder
A．or B．but C．for D．so
A．drier B．colder C．wilder D．nicer
A．take B．decline C．support D．watch
A．what B．where C．why D．how
A．changes B．expenses C．challenges D．possibilities
A．Anxiously B．Curiously C．Surprisingly D．Sadly
A．saying B．story C．habit D．fiction
A．rose B．grew C．removed D．remained
A．tired B．proud C．ashamed D．aware
A．ambition B．conclusion C．description D．agreement
A．even B．only C．still D．thus
A．discussed B．promised C．arranged D．accomplished
I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was to write a few articles on begging in London. It was then that all my adventures . I decided that the best of collecting facts for my articles is that I would become a beggar myself for just one day. At one time I was an actor, of course, I had all the skills of make-up and I now made good use of them. I painted my face and my upper lip on an ugly twist (扭曲). Red hair and shabby (破旧的)clothes were the only other things . I then myself in one of the busiest streets. I pretended to be a beggar. At home that night I was to find that I had received more than a pound.
Well, you can imagine how it was to settle down to work hard on the at two pounds a week, I knew that I could make as much as that in a single day! I gave my job, though my was hurt. I had advantages. My of make-up helped me a great deal and my clever answers quickly made me a public character. All day and every day, the money into my cap. I usually received at least two pounds in a day. In the end I buy a large house in the country. Nobody had any idea where my money really came from. My dear wife knew that I had business in London: That was .
A．invited B．asked C．suggested D．hoped
A．went B．happened C．started D．ended
A．fun B．idea C．plan D．way
A．when B．although C．because D．since
A．played B．shown C．learnt D．acted
A．changed B．fixed C．bent D．fitted
A．necessary B．proper C．important D．usual
A．found B．expressed C．placed D．begged
A．unhappy B．surprised C．disappointed D．ready
A．hard B．interesting C．sad D．tiring
A．streets B．newspaper C．office D．articles
A．unless B．while C．when D．if
A．in B．out C．up D．off
A．character B．pride C．heart D．future
A．unusual B．ordinary C．good D．excellent
A．love B．knowledge C．research D．study
A．already B．hardly C．possibly D．almost
A．poured B．ran C．came D．threw
A．was able to B．could C．should D．would
A．why B．too much C．all D．my story
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied(羡慕) them. But as a girl, I once thought I could ___ play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball since I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were___ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not ___ me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. However, I still went to play basketball with my friends even though the boys ___ at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling ___ and had lost hope of playing basketball. Unexpectedly, something changed my first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They ___ me to get back to the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own ___ , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about ___ with me almost every day.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have come to ___ that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an ___ . After that, just be confident and ___ going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
A．always B．often C．ever D．never
A．struggled B．interrupted C．enjoyed D．joined
A．only B．almost C．hardly D．not
A．allow B．agree C．let D．permit
A．looked B．glared C．glanced D．stared
A．up B．down C．excited D．satisfied
A．encouraged B．forbade C．ensured D．explored
A．effort B．way C．business D．direction
A．basketball B．sports C．interests D．dreams
A．realize B．decide C．grasp D．recognize
A．idea B．aim C．opinion D．effort
A．insist B．remain C．keep D．last
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets him, especially those who are.For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that ?
He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's _. His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and the street. He looks around at . He stops when he someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he ,looking for more people with cold .
On winter days, Mr.Greenberg gloves. During the rest of the year, he gloves. People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them .
It runs in the .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the .A pair of gloves may be a thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
A．know about B．learn from C．cheer for D．look after
A．old B．busy C．kind D．poor
A．job B．name C．chance D．message
A．calm B．different C．crazy D．curious
A．act B．sound C．feel D．dress
A．cross over B．drive along C．hurry down D．keep off
A．cars B．people C．street numbers D．traffic lights
A．helps B．chooses C．greets D．sees
A．holds up B．hangs out C．moves on D．turns around
A．hands B．ears C．faces D．eyes
A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on
A．borrows B．sells C．returns D．buys
A．call B．send C．lend D．show
A．delayed B．remembered C．began D．enjoyed
A．understand B．dislike C．study D．excuse
A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised by
A．smart B．rich C．special D．happy
A．city B．family C．neighborhood D．company
A．honor B．pain C．same D．cold
A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comforting
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they found that Black Wednesday were going to at our local theatre, they all bought for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother offered me the ticket. I was really !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became . I could barely make out the stage in the . We waited. Then there was a from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band stepped onto the stage. My brother leaned over and something in my ear, but I couldn’t what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as as a jet engine.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the played. I just remember that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just woken from a long . My ears were still ringing with the beat of the last song.
After the performance, I became a Black Wednesday fan too.
A．members B．friends C．fans D．volunteers
A．stay B．perform C．sing D．dance
A．flowers B．drinks C．clothes D．tickets
A．relaxed B．embarrassed C．excited D．encouraged
A．seats B．entrance C．spots D．space
A．comfortable B．quiet C．serious D．nervous
A．silence B．noise C．darkness D．smoke
A．shout B．roar C．scream D．whisper
A．put B．found C．shouted D．whispered
A．hear B．forget C．repeat D．bear
A．loud B．clear C．sweet D．fast
A．man B．band C．woman D．musician
A．continue B．delay C．finish D．change
A．theatre B．party C．opera D．stage
A．rest B．walk C．talk D．sleep