A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 36 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 37 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 38 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe(脚尖)， 39 as high as he could , but even as his tallest 40 he was unable to touch it. He began to 41 up and down , as high as he could, at the 42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 43 .
Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to 44 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 45 the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy . Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , 47 luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .
He had tired everything he could think to do . 48 seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he 51 like this , the more unhappy he became.
52 ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself ,“This isn’t 53 .I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s 54 more I can do to get the apple ---that is unchangeable---but we are supposed to be able to 55 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?”
A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
A．sadder B．angrier C．hungrier D．tastier
A．expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling
A． strength B．length C． range D．height
A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
A． tip B．stage C．top D． level
A．put B．stand C．get D． hold
A．break B．shake C．take D． strike
A．up B．forward C．down D．around
A．for B．with C．on D．of
A．After B．Through C．Without D．Upon
A．back B． away C．up D．down
A．wishes B． beliefs C．efforts D．goals
A．thought B． imagined C．tried D．claimed
A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．change B．express C．forget D．describe
Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had ___36____ from just the two of us in a ___37____ into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just ___38___ our finest creation - the Macintosh - a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you ___39___? Well, as Apple grew we ___40___ someone who I thought was very talented to ___41___ the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge (分歧) and ___42___ we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors ___43___with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. ___44___ had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating（毁灭性的）.
I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to ___45___ for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to ___46___ on me - I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been ___47___, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.
I didn’t see it then, but it ___48___ that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the ___49___ of being a ___50____ again, less sure about everything. It freed me to ___51___ one of the most creative periods of my life.
I’m pretty sure __52___ of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was ___53___ tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Don’t lose ___54___. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t ___55___. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it.
－By Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer
A．grown B．begun C．removed D．kept
A．bedroom B．farm C．garage D．kitchen
A．announced B．declared C．released D．coped
A．managed B．started C．installed D．entitled
A．provided B．sorted C．promoted D．hired
A．run B．involve C．open D．engage
A．instantly B．constantly C．eventually D．frequently
A．risked B．supported C．pleased D．sided
A．Which B．What C．Whichever D．Whatever
A．apologize B．reveal C．head D．stand
A．imply B．put C．impress D．dawn
A．resisted B．rejected C．solved D．interrupted
A．made out B．come out C．turned out D．tried out
A．darkness B．lightness C．carelessness D．business
A．waiter B．pioneer C．beginner D．visitor
A．enter B．relieve C．preview D．expect
A．something B．none C．everything D．anything
A．careful B．acceptable C．hopeful D．awful
A．courage B．patience C．imagination D．faith
A．settle B．recall C．claim D．deny
It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to thehospital.I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30 .The nurse had him take a41 in the waiting area, 42him it would be at least 40 minutes 43 someone would be able to see him. I saw him44 his watch and decided，since I was 45 busy—my patient didn’t 46 at the appointed hour, I would examinehis wound . While taking care of his wound, I asked him ifhe had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 47 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his48 .He told me that she had been 49 for a while and that she had a specialdisease. I askedifshewould be 50 ifhewas a bitlate. He repliedthat she 51 knew who he was，that she had not been able to 52 him for five years now. Iwas 53 , and asked him，“And you 54go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’tknowme butIknowwho sheis”I hadto holdback55 as he left.
Now I 56 that in marriages，true love is 57 of all that is. The happiest peopledon’t 58 havethe best of everything；they just 59thebest ofeverythingthey have..60 isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.
A．breath B．test C．seat D．break
A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling
A．taking off B．fixing C．looking at D．winding
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．turn up B．show off C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．sofar B．neither C．nolonger D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．curiosity B．tears C．words D．judgment
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．agreement B．expression C．acceptance D．exhibition
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
Get Yourself Lost
Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour. The thinking is that they can then ____1____ to the places that interested them. Nonsense! What you see from the____2____ of a moving bus is unreal and completely removed from the authentic sights, sounds and ____3____ outside.
Be adventurous! The best way to experience any place is ____4____ and with absolutely no travel ____5____. Simply go wherever your feet and your ____6____ lead you. You eventually will get to the same sites that are on the bus tour - the museums, the monuments city hall- but will have ____7____ much more. You will have felt the contemporary life of the city.
“But what if I get lost?” People might ask. No one gets ____8____ lost in a major city. Eventually, you can find your way back to a well-known location. If it frightens you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you____9____. However, the nicest things can happen if you get lost. You stop at a sidewalk café to ____10____ and relax. You ask instructions of the local people at the ____11____ table. And even if they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more ____12____ because of the experience.
So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory bus tour, ____13____ your money. Instead, wander on your own. I ____15____ you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure.
A．return B．come C．walk D．drive
A．backside B．inside C．outlook D．outlet
A．grasses B．flowers C．smells D．feelings
A．by car B．on foot C．by bike D．by plane
A．plan B．map C．money D．ticket
A．nose B．mouth C．habits D．interests
A．observed B．touched C．seen D．watched
A．uncertainly B．unluckily C．carelessly D．hopelessly
A．started B．went C．enjoyed D．left
A．talk B．stop C．laugh D．sit
A．next B．window C．front D．back
A．forgettable B．memorable C．reasonable D．acceptable
A．get B．spend C．save D．Waste
A．However B．So C．Instead D．Take it easy
A．wish B．give C．hope D．promise
When my oldest son was in high school, he planned to attend a Christian contemporary concert with the youth group from our church. To my 36 , Aaron invited me to go along. I 37 accepted; however, by the time the date of the concert arrived, my youngest son had been ill, and I was 38 about him. My husband 39 me to attend the concert, promising he would take care of our youngest. I hesitated.
Finally, it 40 me. Aaron was sixteen years old. How many 41 would I have to do something fun with him 42 he went away to college? And how many youth actually 43 their mothers to attend a concert with them that was clearly for teens? The 44 was made. I would not miss this opportunity.
At the concert, I sat with Aaron in the third row, stuffing (填塞) cotton in my ears to block out the 45 , ear-splitting music of the first performer. I stood when the kids stood, clapped when they clapped, and never let anyone know how 46 I was to feel the floor vibrate (震动) beneath my feet. Aaron and his friends were 47 at my enthusiasm.
By the time we left the concert, my ears were ringing, but it quickly passed. 48 did my son’s teenage years. 49 he was in college and away from home. I missed him more than I could say. On days when I was especially 50 for his ready smile and his teasing manner, I would think back to the concert we attended and be thankful once again that I didn’t 51 an opportunity to spend time with my son.
Aaron is now grown and has a family of his own, but we are still very __52 __ . Some days he calls just to __53__ and tell me about his day. I drop everything and 54 the moment, knowing these times too shall 55 .
A．amazement B．agreement C．argument D．disappointment
A．hardly B．suddenly C．rapidly D．readily
A．crazy B．merciful C．concerned D．patient
A．prevented B．encouraged C．stopped D．refused
A．determined B．hit C．controlled D．annoyed
A．moments B．years C．festivals D．opportunities
A．after B．since C．before D．when
A．advised B．invited C．allowed D．promised
A．invitation B．design C．decision D．demand
A．silly B．loud C．pleasant D．sweet
A．nervous B．excited C．curious D．surprised
A．puzzled B．annoyed C．disappointed D．amused
A．Such B．So C．Neither D．Either
A．In no time B．In time C．At a time D．At the time
A．tired B．worried C．upset D．lonely
A．miss B．have C．obtain D．grasp
A．open B．close C．young D．positive
A．talk B．speak C．communicate D．chat
A．wait B．enjoy C．listen D．spend
A．lose B．gain C．pass D．keep
One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a 1man with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very 2indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to 3 , he did so by singing opera. Even if someone said “good day” to him, he would clear his throat and 4 : “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu..... toooooo!”
Almost everyone considered William unusual, since no one could get a normal 5 word out of him. As no one knew how he made his living — he lived quite 6 , always wearing the same old second-hand suit — they often had no ___7__for him and sometimes even made fun of him.
William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when one day a rumor (谣言) spread that William had received a role in a very important 8in the nation’s capital, that there had been posters everywhere advertising the event, and that it had been a great 9. And to everyone’s surprise, when William was being interviewed by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking with good 10, and with a clear and pleasant voice.
From that day on, William gave up 11at all hours. Now he sang only during his stage appearances. People wouldn’t have thought him 12if they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large 13, with a hand-carved message on it.
The message said, “Practice every second, for you never know when your 14 will come.” Little did people realize that he only got the role in the opera because the 15 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.
1. A. tall B. sensitive C. handsome D. strange
2. A. common B. concernedC. wealthy D. confident
3. A. appear B. practiceC. communicateD. debate
4. A. whisperB. respond C. repeatD. tease
5. A. advisedB. printed C. written D. spoken
6. A. simply B. naturally C. calmlyD. fortunately
7. A. mercy B. respectC. trustD. money
8. A. concert B. documentary C. opera D. film
9. A. experienceB. benefit C. discoveryD. success
10. A. movementsB. mannersC. effortsD. signs
11. A. pretendingB. recordingC. singingD. wandering
12. A. mad B. skillfulC. artificialD. desperate
13. A. knife B. stone C. medal D. diamond
14. A. solution B. inspirationC. performanceD. chance
15. A. neighbor B. visitorC. director D. Teacher