The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 1 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling. I ___2___there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 3 people feel like that.” My father asked me 4 I meant. “I want to be a motivational(激发积极性的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied. A（An） 5 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 6 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 7 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 8 . Many people were 9 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income(收入). And they wondered__10 I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 11 to start my own company and leave my worryingless position(职位)after _12__ a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a 13 that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 14 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 15 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 16 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was 17 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately 18 ___. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off (下岗) from his job, and now we had no 19 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several 20 engagements（业务）with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.
A．rise B．do C．put D．raise
A．left B．came C．arrived D．reached
A．get B．hope C．make D．cheer
A．that B．what C．which D．if
A．dream B．idea C．girl D．speaker
A．After B．Before C．Because D．While
A．beginning B．working C．acting D．regarding
A．life B．love C．money D．career
A．disappointed B．moved C．surprised D．delighted
A．when B．why C．if D．how
A．plan B．promise C．decision D．mind
A．attending B．joining C．entering D．holding
A．newspaper B．book C．report D．speech
A．day B．instant C．week D．moment
A．love B．worker C．god D．company
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．alive B．dead C．missing D．born
A．examined B．searched C．found D．tested
A．help B．harm C．income D．money
A．selling B．speaking C．writing D．listening
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was a small boy my family was very poor. My father always used his savings to my mother to visit her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the house. One evening Dad came home from and there was no food in the house, not a piece of bread. Although we were , my brother and I went to bed without eating anything.
My father had no money, but I knew from the on his face that he could not let us have an empty stomach. He the house and about two hours later returned and quickly us up. He had in his hand two small potato pies, which he gave us to eat. I don't know where he got the but somehow he to get us something to eat.
My father had not eaten and had worked all day he sat there with great satisfaction watching us eat. This has stayed in my mind and left more of an impression than any amount of he may ever have given me. At that moment, I felt happy knowing that he was there and would not let us .
I guess the I am trying to make is that in difficult times it is not to show weakness but strength and character. If a is the cement (粘合剂) that holds a family together, then the father is that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and and memories that have carried me forward and helped me to my own problems in life. In my own I have learned that it is the valuable time you spend with your children and the values you give to them that will remain with them always.
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It was my first college acting class. With great hesitation, sweating hands and an heart,1 walked into the classroom. I had spent my entire life__ public speaking. But now here l was, not only to learn how to speak like someone on _ .but to become them entirely. Theater classes are _ at many high schools and universities in the US. "Theater kids" are a quite different bunch who always seemed able to _ a room with their personalities.
__ _ it was only a beginner-level course, my college class was filled with students who seemed a _ _ fit for acting. They were confident, funny and _ .The professor, a stout（矮胖） woman with a permanent smile and gentle behavior,_ _ just as well, She _ us each with a handshake and welcoming eyes. The class was held in a circular room with _ situated around the edges. This allowed everyone in the room to have a(n) _ 0f whatever performance or lecture was _ in the center.
After our first-day of introductions, each week we _ in a series of activities designed to help us find our own inner _ .We sang songs, danced to music, and recited _ _ from our favorite short stories.
The__ was eye opening .I learned that anyone has the _ to act, and many of us already do in our daily life. In the end, I'm not_ 一that l would consider myself an actor. But I don't think I ever had more fun in a college class.
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What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had? Did you it because you thought that it was just a little thought? Have you ever what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts (直觉) if you had paid more attention to it?
Imagine a scene, you are sitting at home watching television or reading a book, suddenly a light is on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind. The thought your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to it, but wait a minute! That thought could be the potential beginning of the you have so much wished for.
As the thought crosses your mind, your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility, a solution, or find the answer to a problem whose solution has escaped you. It is almost as if a wise man has the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your senses to a reality, thereby bringing light to your life. It is like finding the piece of jigsaw puzzle. This becomes an amazing moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that but powerful thought.
Your self-confidence and enthusiasm increase as you become of the great possibilities that can if that little thought is acted upon. This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to put any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review. me
aningless little thought or ideas when acted upon have a to explode into great projects. Many successful projects have been from the little positive thoughts that were carefully protected and recognized as bricks to great things.
Don't waste a(n) to act on a potentially brilliant idea. You don't have to wait for a major idea, or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought.
That little thought or idea is the of great things if you decide to follow it through.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Janelle used the phone of the helpful woman to call Cliff. Cliff played golf with a medical doctor almost every Saturday. Cliff, but glad his wife was alive, said he would be there . She told him to bring their son and her set of car keys, because her keys were in the purse. Cliff and Donovan arrived just before the police officer finished his report. Cliff his wife gently. He told Donovan to drive home in Janelle’s car. Cliff then asked the officer what the were of catching the attackers.
The officer told Cliff that like this happened daily throughout southern California. Cliff the officer what could be done. “I know this sounds ridiculous（可笑）, but we police can protect you law-abiding（守法的）citizens. There are simply too many criminals. Tell all your relatives and friends one thing: Don’t go anywhere alone, day or night. A woman by herself, even , might as well be carrying a bright neon（霓虹灯）sign that : ‘Victim here－Come and get me!’ I’m not to be telling you this, because the word gets out, tourism will suffer in southern California.”
The officer asked Janelle to the police report. He wished her a speedy , and promised to do his best to help put the attackers behind bars. He both of them that the two thugs（暴徒）now had their credit cards, address, car keys, and house keys. He suggested that they make the appropriate phone calls, the locks to their house, and get new keys for her car. Cliff told the officer that a couple of his friends were at his house, with guns, for intruders. Cliff and Janelle thanked the officer and the helpful woman. Cliff drove Janelle straight toward their family doctor.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more ______and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had_____ from the fast-moving world.
I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one ______. It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some______and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were_____and no one seemed in a hurry to______ . We waited, tired and ______. After quite some time, one table was vacated, but that could ______only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter _____alongside. My granddaughter sat on my______ as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be ______soon.
At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table, ______they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their ______, I knew it would be a ______wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and ______their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.
We were very appreciative of their kind ______. We thanked them ______and moved to their table. The girls quickly ______their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.
That day, I ______to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity was______ .
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