I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Well, it 31 being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer... As I grew older my dreams for the future 32 . When, at last, I was in college, I had my 33 set on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father. 34 I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the 35 in the end and I was preaching 36 full-time for much of my adult life.
However, for many, there is a "thief" that goes around stealing our 37 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the 38 thief is usually ourselves.
We find 39 just about reaching the top, and a "small" 40 inside says, "You’ll never 41 it""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice 42 our failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are 43 . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable (极宝贵的) 44 . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready for 45
The message I always gave my children was that you 46 do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, "Nothing is 47 to a willing heart." There are 48 "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will arrive. The life you dream of 49 in the end .Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone 50 it from you —especially yourself.
A．insisted on B．felt like C．kept on D．started out
A．changed B．failed C．planned D．left
A．eyes B．heart C．brain D．experience
A．But B．So C．Or D．Yet
A．agreement B．decision C．aim D．position
A．hardly B．slightly C．nearly D．extremely
A．money B．plan C．friends D．dreams
A．greatest B．tallest C．poorest D．oldest
A．themselves B．yourselves C．ourselves D．itself
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．speech
A．succeed B．make C．put D．finish
A．expects B．predicts C．answers D．suffers
A．met B．defended C．understood D．realized
A．stages B．suggestions C．lessons D．choices
A．success B．succeed C．a success D．successful
A．are able to B．used to C．have to D．ought to
A．interesting B．important C．necessary D．impossible
A．many B．a few C．some D．no
A．coming B．to come C．came D．will come
A．buy B．fool C．steal D．borrow
A person should eat right，get some exercise，or he or she will look terrible in 25 years.And if the person drinks and smokes? Even____．That's the message from Blue Cross Blue Shield.The ____，called “Future You”，uses a digital camera and computer to compare a person's current image with his or her future ____ without changes in bad habits.
“Smoking can __ _ your skin，” said Anna，a creative operation manager，“You can see what the results of the toxins(毒素) and the chemicals in__ ___are.” Along with the potentially____ __sight of one's older self，Future You offers sciencebased___ __on what to eat，how much to exercise and other ways to ____ __ your health.But will it work? Too ___ _ to tell was the verdict(意见) of Anna.“I want to see some data！” she said.
Generally，Anna said，men show____ ___concern about their appearance than women.“Women say，‘That looks like my ____ __on the screen，’” she said.“Men are more likely to ___ __，‘Yeah，go ahead.Put it on Facebook.’” The project was raised more than a year ago to improve the overall(总体的) health of the people who are ___ __ of this company.In addition，the growth in the ranks of ___ __customers would bring down the overall cost of health care.In coming weeks，two new ones will be ____ __ in locations such as the American Tobacco Campus and the Museum of Natural Science.If users __ __，their information will be stored as secrets without names to create a database of good and bad ___ ___．
The process is free and the response is not ____ ___，at least according to Valencia Robertson，one of a line of people who waited to ___ __ the instrument on Thursday.“I'm good，” Robertson said after ___ _ her future image.“It's not going to be a big difference.”
A．easier B．happier C．bitter D．worse
A．instrument B．picture C．place D．structure
A．wealth B．character C．appearance D．education
A．reflect B．bother C．ruin D．affect
A．cigarette B．beers C．medicines D．foods
A．confusing B．convincing C．depressing D．exciting
A．opinion B．plans C．thought D．advice
A．break B．damage C．preserve D．change
A．possible B．natural C．early D．clear
A．deeper B．less C．higher D．stronger
A．son B．father C．daughter D．mom
A．guess B．say C．doubt D．wonder
A．customers B．managers C．secretaries D．cleaners
A．cautious B．smart C．careless D．generous
A．showing up B．thought out C．sold out D．dying out
A．know B．agree C．come D．listen
A．habits B．choices C．methods D．plans
A．nice B．cool C．strange D．bad
A．repair B．sell C．try D．buy
A．drawing B．viewing C．picturing D．imaging
Why do young adult children become independent so much later than they did in 1970，when the average age of independent living was 21? Why have reduced class sizes and increased per-pupil expenditures (花销）not higher academic achievement levels? Why is the mental health of today’s kids so poor when with that of children in the 1960s and before? Why do today’s become defensive when told by teachers that their children have misbehaved in school?
The answer in two words: parental . Those two words best summarize the between “old” child raising and new, post-1960s parenting. Then, the overall philosophy was that parents were not to be involved with their kids. They were available crisis, but they stood a (an) distance from their kids and allowed them to experience the benefits of the trial-and-error process. It was the child’s ，back then, to keep his or her parents from getting involved. That was children learned to be responsible and determined.
Today’s parents help their kids with almost everything. These are parents who are when it comes to an understanding of their purpose in their kids，lives. Their involvement leads them to personalize everything that happens to their kids; , the defensiveness. But given that schools and mental health professionals have been pushing parent involvement for nearly four decades, the confusion and defensiveness are .
University researchers analyzed three decades of data relating to parent participation in children’s academics. Their conclusions what I’ve been saying since the 1980s: parental help with homework a child’s academic achievement and is not reflected on standardized tests.
Parents who manage a child’s social life interfere with the of good social skills. Parents who manage a child’s after-school activities grow kids who don’t know how to their own free time. Parents who get involved in their kids, with peers grow kids who don’t know how to avoid much less trouble.
These kids have anxieties and fears of all sorts and don’t want to leave their . And their parents, when the time comes, don’t know how to being parents. You can imagine what will become of their future.
A．counted on B．resulted in C．touched on D．taken in
A．associated B．linked C．compared D．matched
A．parents B．adolescents C．psychologists D．youths
A．assistance B．protection C．involvement D．preference
A．differences B．similarities C．choices D．relations
A．slightly B．passively C．highly D．fairly
A．in case of B．in spite of C．in view of D．in fear of
A．equal B．safe C．long D．short
A．fault B．turn C．job D．attitude
A．when B．how C．why D．what
A．confused B．disappointed C．amazed D．satisfied
A．however B．still C．yet D．thus
A．unreasonable B．changeable C．understandable D．avoidable
A．confirmed B．convinced C．realized D．reflected
A．decides B．lowers C．helps D．stimulates
A．appearance B．performance C．establishment D．development
A．value B．devote C．fill D．save
A．communication B．conflicts C．cooperation D．competitions
A．home B．school C．career D．profession
A．start B．ignore C．consider D．stop
Leaving for work one morning, I noticed that my newspaper hadn’t been delivered yet. Since I always took it to work, it me that I would have to stop at the store and pick one up. I was already running late, but figured I could make it if I hurried. It was putting me in a mood.
As I pulled into the parking lot of the to get a newspaper, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to be with his wheelchair. “I’m sure he’s all right”, I thought, “or if he’s not, someone else will help him.”
by the customers and cars that were passing him by, I guessed they were thinking the thing. I got out and walked over to see what the was.
“Is there anything I can do?” I asked. I noticed he wasn’t able to , and was still struggling with the wheelchair.
I at the wheelchair and noticed that the clamp(夹锁) holding the electronic keyboard and chair controls had loosened, causing the equipment to slip down, out of his reach.
I pulled it back into . His hand pulled over to the keyboard and he hit a single key. An electronic voice said, “Thank you.”
I felt a wave of gratitude come over me. I was truly blessed to have the physical that allowed me to live a normal life. The young man helped me gain a new way of thinking in life.
A．annoyed B．ignored C．permitted D．avoided
A．guilty B．curios C．bad D．good
A．office B．store C．library D．station
A．comparing B．living C．struggling D．playing
A．Judging B．Waiting C．Attracted D．Interrupted
A．particular B．happy C．same D．strange
A．accident B．trouble C．comment D．surprise
A．share B．deliver C．move D．speak
A．look up B．look down C．come down D．hold up
A．gradually B．luckily C．suddenly D．obviously
A．space B．form C．place D．shape
A．gratitude B．attitude C．manner D．ability
Since my childhood, I always dreamed of becoming a full - time writer. Two years after my graduation, I my job and made up my mind to realize my .
No one could tell me I would succeed or not. I rented a cold storage room in a building, set up a used desk and to write. I had too many things to write and I had to write because the was full of my heart.
After a year or so, however, I began to doubt myself. I found it to earn my living by selling what I wrote. I can’t remember how many times my novels were during that year. But I to put my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of . I believed anyone with a dream must learn to struggle for the .
During the most difficult period of my life, one of my classmates came to see me and tried to __ me, “Yun, come to our company, and we will you 2,000 yuan a month.” 2,000 yuan was really a big at that time. It would enable me to live . As the money were dancing in my , something cleared my senses. Hadn’t I dreamed of being a writer? A full - time writer.
“Thanks, but no,” I said , “I’m going to stick to writing.”
Again and again, I said to myself, “I will be . People will love my novels.”
Finally my first novel was in 1991. I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever .
Twenty years have passed, but the effect it had on my life has lasted. Now I often the time working in that cold storage room. I will say, “Anyone with a dream, courage and persistence will be successful.”
A．Attained B．quit C．paused D．seized
A．Project B．glory C．dream D．liberty
A．Whether B．What C．that D．when
A．gave away B．settled down C．put down D．took over
A．principle B．justice C．career D．enthusiasm
A．difficult B．changeable C．permanent D．Skeptical
A．adjusted B．attacked C．registered D．rejected
A．pretended B．determined C．waited D．agreed
A．anxiety B．prejudice C．failure D．opportunity
A．Intelligence B．fantasy C．reputation D．goal
A．persuade B．donate C．inform D．require
A．Sponsor B．Assist C．pay D．earn
A．account B．money C．scale D．fortune
A．steadier B．handier C．better D．happier
A．hand B．head C．table D．wallet
A．doubtfully B．eagerly C．firmly D．consciously
A．successful B．lucky C．creative D．confident
A．sold B．advocated C．published D．allocated
A．experienced B．adopted C．associated D．deposited
A．understood B．recalled C．reminded D．Assumed
My family suffered a lot three years ago when my father died in a car accident. It my mother, two younger brothers and me alone.
At that time, I was in a senior high school. As the eldest son, I had no choice but to of school and work in a factory. Life went on without any wonder. I dared not ask for more and just thought about my two brothers. However, it wasn’t easy, for I couldn’t their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to nigh t without rest. I also had to look after my sick mother. I wanted to go back to school, but it seemed to be an impractical idea, since I needed to work to support my family.
A thread of appeared during those gloomy (阴暗的)days. It was a rainy dusk when I went outside into the rain and walked in the street. Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head, and found that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I heard a deep voice say, “Why not without an umbrella?” It was a one-legged man, “If you run, you won’t get so wet.” His words me deeply. Without my father’s protection, was I only a slave to fate﹙命运﹚?
While walking with him in the rain, I knew that his dream was once by an accident. He was glad that he didn’t lose and still “ran” on the road of life. Facing this guy, I had no pity, but admiration.
Inspired by his , I went to a city in the south and became an insurance representative. After two years’ “running”, I got somewhere and my family situation became better . I went back to school and eventually succeeded in being admitted to a university.
Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the season of your life, there will be a bright sky ahead of you.
A．left B．carried C．had D．forced
A．take out B．drop out C．make out D．jump out
A．bringing in B．taking away C．bringing up D．taking over
A．receive B．realize C．manage D．afford
A．chance B．need C．hope D．money
A．drive B．walk C．travel D．run
A．shocked B．puzzled C．discouraged D．hurt
A．burnt B．accepted C．ruined D．discovered
A．face B．heart C．sight D．control
A．images B．achievements C．signs D．remarks
A．simply B．gradually C．normally D．immediately
A．rainy B．cloudy C．sunny D．windy