My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meeting. I knew what it 51 to me, so I got up very early to prepare for it. I 52 running and jumping. When I was 53 , I 54 myself of my promise and went on.
As the time approached, I felt quite 55 . On the first day I 56 fourth in the 1500m race, but I was far from 57 because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250×8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.
With a shot, the race began. All the students were 58 for their team. The competition was so 59 that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was 60 the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to 61 it.
62 after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs 63 . Then my promise came to mind again and 64 me on. To my 65 , I was the first to cross the finish line!
66 , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not 67 at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their 68 .
From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they 69 to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the 70 .
A．mattered B．held C．meant D．brought
A．exercised B．tried C．chose D．practiced
A．tired B．working C．lazy D．discouraged
A．braved B．reminded C．encouraged D．told
A．determined B．worried C．confident D．expectant
A．ended B．got C．came D．ran
A．satisfied B．proud C．excited D．happy
A．heading B．racing C．shouting D．cheering
A．difficult B．close C．heated D．near
A．failing behind B．leading C．falling behind D．catching up with
A．take B．hold C．pass D．catch
A．Then B．But C．Thus D．Even
A．gave in B．weakened C．gave out D．gave off
A．cheered B．urged C．guided D．led
A．joy B．expectation C．surprise D．relief
A．At last B．After all C．Above all D．As a result
A．bad B．lazy C．slow D．weak
A．congratulations B．respect C．support D．pride
A．expect B．choose C．look D．seem
A．thing B．final C．result D．effort
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
A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, everywhere. I tried to use a broom, with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered（破碎）. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble his new surroundings and the of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
A．drink B．vegetable C．fruit D．meat
A．slipped B．walked C．ran D．moved
A．rubbed B．rolled C．grew D．existed
A．so B．and C．although D．but
A．kitchen B．living room C．bedroom D．storeroom
A．turning up B．getting up C．taking up D．using up
A．left B．ate C．found D．planted
A．presents B．cans C．vegetables D．peas
A．woman B．child C．man D．boy
A．for B．of C．with D．in
A．wife B．life C．son D．friend
A．adjusting to B．leading to C．turning to D．adding to
A．thank B．loss C．help D．love
A．close B．near C．down D．wide
A．get it B．leave it C．take it D．make it
A．grew B．bought C．frozen D．collected
A．specially B．fortunately C．properly D．eventually
A．both B．all C．either D．each
A．move on B．put on C．bring on D．call on
A．while B．because C．or D．since