When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer（酿酒人）. He’d 36 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37 were his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me 38 near a vat （酿酒用的桶）of beer.
So I did as he asked. I got good 39 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 40 me to study law and business at the same time.
In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d 41 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 42 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to 44 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I 45 . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid 46 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for 47 ? I thought.
I decided to give up my job to become 48 . When I told Dad, he was 49 , but in the end he 50 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 51 the brewer and patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea party. 52 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get 53 out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined to be a brewer. My 54 to the young is simple: Life is very 55 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.
A．cost B．spent C．take D．paid
A．like B．as if C．so D．nor
A．anywhere B．nowhere C．where D．somewhere
A．result B．teachers C．grades D．work
A．promised B．made C．advised D．allowed
A．never B．ever C．always D．hard
A．Fortunately B．Obviously C．Possibly D．Properly
A．expect B．think C．stop D．wait
A．school B．Colorado C．my home D．my decision
A．realized B．asked C．wondered D．knew
A．less B．little C．good D．lot
A．Englishmen B．Europeans C．the world D．Americans
A．a lawyer B．a brewer C．an instructor D．an engineer
A．surprised B．satisfied C．interested D．anxious
A．hated B．supported C．raised D．left
A．for B．at C．in D．after
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Also D．Yet
A．them B．the word C．tea D．the party
A．advice B．life C．job D．experience
A．hard B．busy C．short D．long
Coming home after working out for a whole day I had my purse lost．I it had slipped out my backpack as I was being ．While it was probably very close to my apartment it still failed to come into and I had no but to cancel my debit cards．
I’d had the purse for more than a decade as it was a Christmas present ,which was a bright, red leather, Cheeky Monkey purse ,so probably not entirelyfor a 36-year-old but I was very upset to have lost it!
Everyone I spoke to I might get the purse back but the money and vouchers in it would very likely disappear．I had written off the of the purse and was even considering whether to move on and go “grown-up” when I was seeking a ．
I came home late the following night and my monkey purse was on my mat! I checked the contents and everything was including anything of cash value．I was astounded when I read the note which read, “I came across this last night．It was too dark to it then ,so I came back tonight．I got your from your license．Sorry．Iain．”
Not only had this man returned my purse but he thought he me an apology for not bringing it back sooner!
I have told almost all my acquaintances, who almost responded with a similar standard answer, “It restores your in human nature” and it lots of stories about similar experiences．
There were no contact so I am unable to get in touch to say thank you to Iain, but I hope he will be of how grateful I am!
A．doubted B．suspected C．proved D．recognized
A．put off B．set off C．dropped off D．left off
A．effect B．appearance C．view D．attention
A．ability B．thought C．alternative D．decision
A．grown up B．brought up C．taken on D．applied to
A．decided B．doubted C．prayed D．exposed
A．previously B．approximately C．regularly D．eventually
A．however B．therefore C．otherwise D．though
A．value B．contents C．name D．lists
A．process B．comfort C．judgment D．replacement
A．undamaged B．lost C．checked D．reserved
A．appealing B．thrilling C．accompanying D．entertaining
A．look over B．go over C．get through D．see through
A．name B．phone number C．address D．card
A．forgot B．made C．paid D．owed
A．faith B．reputation C．quality D．justice
A．adapted B．inspired C．described D．expanded
A．fantastic B．worthy C．priceless D．positive
A．tracks B．outlines C．details D．accounts
A．proud B．sensitive C．aware D．certain
Many of the world's pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities．Supply for the needs of the people leads to further by industry．If the rapid increase of world population continues at the present rate, there may be much greater to human beings．
Some scientists speak of the increase in numbers of people as "population pollution''．
About 2,000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million．It a billion in 1850．By 1930 the population was two billion．It is now six billon．It is to double by the year 2020．If the population continues to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the a hundred years from now．
Man has been the earth's resources more and more over the past years．Some of them are almost gone．Now many people believe that man's greatest problem is how to control the of the population．The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to the human population if the present rate of increase continues．
There is already over-crowding in many cities and starvation in some countries．Many people believe that human survival in the future on the answer to the question．
A．progress B．pollution C．education D．production
A．danger B．harm C．benefit D．hardship
A．got B．took C．brought D．reached
A．suggested B．hoped C．expected D．said
A．world B．country C．star D．end
A．discovering[ B．using C．digging D．destroying
A．seriously B．dangerously C．rapidly D．steadily
A．existence B．start C．growth D．birth
A．increase B．starve C．construct D．support
A．depends B．agrees C．saves D．passes
Barefoot and dirty，the girl just sat and watched the people go by．She never tried to speak．Many people passed，but never did one person stop．
The next day I decided to go back to the park，curious to see if the little girl would still be there．Right in the very spot as she was yesterday，she sat with the saddest look in her eyes．
Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl．As we all know，a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone．
As I began walking towards her，I could see the back of the little girl’s dress indicated a deformity（畸形）．I smiled to let her know it was okay，I was there to help，to talk．I sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”．I smiled and she shyly smiled back．We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty．I asked the girl why she was so sad．The little girl looked at me and with a sad face said，“Because I’m different．”
I immediately said “That you are!” and smiled．The little girl acted even sadder．She said，“I know．” She looked at me and smiled．Slowly she stood to her feet，and said，“Really?”
“Yes，dear，you’re like a little guardian angel sent to watch over all those people walking by．” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled，and with that she spread her wings and said with a twinkle in her eye，“I am．I’m your guardian angel．”
I was speechless，sure I was seeing things．She said，“For once you thought of someone other than yourself，my job here is done．”
Immediately I stood to my feet and said，“Wait，so why did no one stop to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled，“You’re the only one who could see me，and you believe it in your heart．”…and she was gone．
And with that my life changed dramatically．So，when you think you’re all you have，remember，your angel is always watching over you．Mine is!
People just passed by the girl because _______．
A．they pretended not to see her B．she pretended to be poor C．they never thought of helping her D．they knew the author would help her
A．Considerate． B．Patient． C．Helpful． D．Powerful．
A．He was shocked． B．He didn’t manage to help the girl． C．He thought he was cheated． D．He was in despair．
A．The author smiled because he saw the girl was shy． B．The author had known that the girl was a real angel． C．The author believed that an angel was always watching him． D．The author decided to go back to the park because he was sure that the little girl would be there．
A．You are ugly． B．You are alone． C．You are strong． D．You are rich．
One day，some of the girls in our neighborhood started acting a bit strangely towards me．They talking to me．After a day or so of this，I finally what was going on．I'd said something to a（n） girl the night before that she didn't like．I'd had a few that night, and like everyone I sometimes say things that severer than I mean them to．
Anyway，it seemed that the girl had told many of her friends，and now they were all at me．They found a great to think of all the other supposed“crimes”I'd committed over the past year． they'd all really liked me before, suddenly they I was a really bad guy．
This was a difficult problem．I to get along well with these people and I liked them all．I didn't want them to me because of something stupid I'd said when I was drunk．It didn't much whether they or I was wrong．All I wanted was things to be to normal again．
So I wrote the popular girl a note saying：“I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings．I didn't mean to”．And that was it．The problem was solved． ．the girls who were angry with me now liked me than ever．They felt I'd done something in admitting I was wrong and apologizing．
Learn how and when to ．Often，the pride and stubbornness you hold onto by refusing to back down isn't worth the of a lasting argument．An apology can for healing a difficult situation．And often, people will think better of you for it．
A．began B．continued C．avoided D．regretted
A．found out B．picked out C．gave out D．spoke out
A．special B．popular C．familiar D．ordinary
A．quarrels B．comments C．problems D．drinks
A．look B．sound C．feel D．appear
A．surprised B．angry C．excited D．amazed
A．right B．opportunity C．space D．need
A．As B．Since C．As if D．While
A．convinced B．admitted C．decided D．promised
A．happened B．used C．prepared D．agreed
A．forget B．forgive C．hate D．respect
A．matter B．change C．care D．explain
A．around B．up C．about D．back
A．simply B．generally C．regularly D．gently
A．At first B．In fact C．At least D．As usual
A．rather B．worse C．less D．better
A．doubtful B．interesting C．brave D．shameful
A．cheer B．forgive C．worry D．apologize
A．effort B．price C．result D．cause
A．permit B．fail C．work D．Last
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer office of Harvard’s president．But they were by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours，the secretary took no notice of them， that the couple would finally become and go away．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president，though unwillingly．
A few minutes later，the president walked towards the couple with a face．The lady told him，“We had a son that Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was happy here．But about a year ago，he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to a memorial（纪念物）to him，somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved ．Instead，he was shocked．“Madam,” he said，“we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and ．If we did，this place would look like a cemetory,” “Oh，no,” the lady explained quickly “We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a building to Harvard．”The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed，“A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have spent over $7 500 000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was ，because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly，“Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．Since their offer was turned down，Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ，a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about．
A．watched B．interviewed C．followed D．stopped
A．finding B．hoping C．realizing D．imagining
A．disappointed B．surprised C．worried D．troubled
A．cold B．funny C．pleasant D．sad
A．visited B．attended C．studied D．served
A．set about B．take over C．take down D．set up
A．died B．encouraged C．killed D．fought
A．laughed B．shouted C．called D．glanced
A．bored B．pleased C．interested D．astonished
A．picture B．character C．name D．sign