There are many stories about people who did not let age stop them in the pursuit of their goals. I’m sure you have heard of recent 70-year-old college graduates, or teenagers who are 1 of many useful things or owners of companies. Actually, it can be done; it just 2 your attitude.
Michael had wanted to run his own business from an early age, but he was 3 a big risk taker. After many years of working for others, he put a business plan together and was about to make the 4 , but his friends told him that at 45 he was too 5 to start his own construction business. They thought it was a young man’s business while Michael needed a steady income to support his family. Michael was discouraged. 6 many of his friends worked in the very field that he was considering starting his business in, he 7 that they knew what was best, so he decided to give up his 8 . But his wife told him that he was foolish to do so. They discussed it and Michael 9 that he’d been using his age as a(n) 10 instead of as an advantage.
Have you put off a goal 11 age or another limiting factor? Does the limiting 12really have as much influence as you think? Age is just a number and each challenge is an opportunity. Your attitude 13 . You’re not too old to try something 14 and never too old to give up on your dreams. They may 15 a bit of adjustment, but if you want something enough, believe in yourself and your desires will have no bounds.
A．owners B．discoverers C．inventors D．users
A．depends on B．turns down C．makes up D．leads to
A．never B．hardly C．nearly D．surely
A．decision B．leap C．conclusion D．contribution
A．early B．old C．hard D．wise
A．If B．Before C．Even D．Since
A．hoped B．learnt C．thought D．heard
A．plan B．job C．belief D．method
A．stressed B．decided C．realized D．Dreamed
A．response B．reply C．answer D．excuse
A．instead of B．regardless of C．because of D．in spite of
A．result B．factor C．pressure D．strength
A．changes B．helps C．begins D．matters
A．opposite B．impossible C．strange D．valuable
A．make B．suggest C．require D．follow
Billy，a hardworking student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a parttime job that ____ him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still sound ____ .He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5∶15 to go to the ____ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were ____ to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon(小推车) to ____ them.
In the winter it is still dark ____ he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is ____.Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his___ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊) where it will be ____ from wind，rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips，____ him very excited.
Billy earns about $70 per month through hard ____，and he is saving some of the money to go to ____，where he has always been longing to go. Besides that，he ____ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month，he has to collect the ____at night since many of them work during the day. That is when he is ___ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily，he gets ____ supported by his family. Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver(递送) the newspapers for him. Once，his father was too ____ to help.
Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn`t feel ____ about the number.
He dreams that he will get ____ customers as possible some day.____，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.
A．wakes B．takes C．gets D．picks
A．asleep B．awake C．wake up D．sleepy
A．corner B．street C．room D．department
A．given B．addressed C．handed D．delivered
A．carry B．bring C．send D．load
A．which B．while C．that D．when
A．short B．black C．light D．long
A．road B．way C．route(投递路线) D．path
A．protected B．stopped C．kept D．prevented
A．making B．letting C．leading D．causing
A．attempt B．job C．work D．struggle
A．abroad B．school C．college D．hospital
A．costs B．spends C．pays D．uses
A．paper B．money C．newspapers D．records
A．depressed B．energetic C．satisfied D．moved
A．very B．great C．greatly D．a lot of
A．likely B．reluctant C．tried D．willing
A．satisfied B．pleasant C．contented D．happy
A．many more B．as much C．as many D．much more
A．If that B．If so C．Besides D．What’s more
When I was young, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this — One begins to look at people very and he no longer puts others in order to feel good about himself.
Living in China me with many wonderful chances to put this principle into practice. China is quite and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to a lot about the culture and about where many of their came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and from them.
I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian. “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else. I decided to smile at my every attempt to and ask for information that would me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my were met with more smiles. I learned that is to be found everywhere even I cannot communicate, and that people will depending on what I give.
Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most people. You will be surprised at what they can you!
A．method B．plan C．principle D．reason
A．Doubtfully B．differently C．anxiously D．excitedly
A．away B．out C．up D．down
A．helps B．combines C．provides D．impresses
A．special B．modern C．powerful D．beautiful
A．create B．measure C．ignore D．understand
A．origins B．beliefs C．habits D．behaviors
A．escape B．suffer C．learn D．hear
A．managed B．needed C．refused D．failed
A．leaving for B．pointing to C．looking for D．setting up
A．Instead of B．As for C．According to D．Except for
A．Yet B．Or C．Besides D．Thus
A．Communicate B．relax C．explain D．discuss
A．force B．transport C．lead D．follow
A．smiles B．signs C．questions D．thanks
A．illness B．weakness C．happiness D．kindness
A．before B．after C．when D．because
A．react B．gain C．bargain D．benefit
A．familiar B．unexpected C．pleasant D．frightened
A．confirm B．require C．charge D．teach
Have you ever had a wonderful teacher who helped change your life? I was blessed with such a teacher．Here is my praise to a very teacher, Mr. O’Connor．
I was fortunate to have gone to one of the public high schools in our region．It won awards for its education．I had many good teachers，but one of them helped me realize the potential(潜力)that I had inside of myself．His is Mr. O’Connor．He taught English classes．Mr.．O’Connor was not a guy．I remember he had a very wide face with little hair and but bright eyes．However, he expected the best from his in their studies and morality(道德)．He me with his personality．His teaching style was attractive．He made me want to be ．As a result．I studied hard for better grades．I believe it was his that helped me succeed in being on the roll(名单)．I enjoyed my high school experience．It was because of Mr.．O’Connor that I that I had huge goals that I wanted to reach．I graduating from high school early and I wanted to be a high school English just like Mr. O’Connor．As you can see，I continued to study．I gave up on my love for reading and writing，the most amazing gift from Mr. O’Connor．
I would Mr.．O’Connor for being the teacher that he was．I would thank him for me as a student，and for giving me the confidence to realize my ．He helped a lot not only in my education ，but also in shaping the person that I was to become．A good teacher can make a ．Thank you, Mr. O’Connor．
A．funny B．special C．famous D．common
A．biggest B．newest C．best D．oldest
A．really B．finally C．generally D．mainly
A．career B．sign C．position D．name
A．handsome B．friendly C．social D．positive
A．dirty B．weak C．cold D．small
A．friends B．partners C．students D．family
A．impressed B．pushed C．pressed D．urged
A．harder B．better C．wiser D．prettier
A．influence B．information C．explanation D．emotion
A．class B．honor C．lesson D．project
A．reminded B．accepted C．realized D．held
A．set out B．dealt with C．got on D．ended up
A．assistant B．representative C．teacher D．master
A．always B．never C．sometimes D．often
A．remember B．understand C．agree D．thank
A．1ooking after B．finding out C．believing in D．depending on
A．plan B．future C．business D．dream
A．choice B．quality C．problem D．ability
A．change B．difference C．result D．passion
It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn’t even four, but she ____ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, ____ we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden ____ feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her ____, whether it was ____ in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing ____and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and ____ it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I ____ us up. Nora was ____ about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how ____ our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to ____ myself to leave the house. On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn ___. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? ____, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She ____ us right over.
The building was in a sad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. ____ inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a(n) ____ “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities. I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have opportunity to do something ____ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and ____ clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve ____ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has ____ more?
A．pulled B．glanced C．waved D．aimed
A．would B．can C．need D．must
A．general B．true C．heavy D．curious
A．area B．part C．eyesight D．world
A．insects B．dogs C．animals D．birds
A．coldness B．illness C．suffering D．ignorance
A．delivered B．returned C．devoted D．posted
A．held B．hurried C．signed D．lined
A．casual B．sorry C．astonished D．excited
A．creative B．valuable C．shocking D．simple
A．warn B．stop C．allow D．push
A．back B．away C．up D．out
A．Therefore B．Obviously C．Still D．Also
A．called B．promised C．invited D．helped
A．As B．Once C．Because D．Though
A．stay B．visit C．adventure D．challenge
A．fair B．famous C．difficult D．enjoyable
A．collect B．make C．order D．wear
A．let B．made C．watched D．noticed
A．improved B．benefited C．tried D．seized
When I worked in a large city, passing by someone homeless wasn’t an uncommon sight.
It seemed to me that I had to do something. As a single mom and newcomer to my field, I decided to up with a plan that fitted my limited . I began to set five to ten dollar bills each payday, and during the week, I pass them out to those I met on the street.
a dollar felt like a small amount, I realized how powerful it was. Those I were people just like me. Sometimes we would joke a bit and smile together. On some occasions, I was able to more. I mean, more than money. I’ll never know how and if the dollars , but I know that the connections we made did.
One day after I had started this weekday practice, I enough money to buy myself a new winter coat. With my new coat bought, I realized that my old coat could be put to use by someone who had little or nothing to them from the cold. Meanwhile, a brilliant idea came into my mind. Why not pass on this opportunity for to others? So I turned to the salesman who had helped me, and asked if he would feel taking my old coat, walking to the corner and offering it to someone in . Slightly surprised by what I requested of him, he smiled, “I will as soon as I get a .”
I cannot help feel that my experiences with kindness have many people and a growing number of people have followed my example to care for those who need help. In this way, I feel I’ve helped just those I passed by on the street. Kindness touches many hearts, and I am for the way it has touched mine.
A．come B．keep C．catch D．put
A．knowledge B．expenses C．budget D．experience
A．up B．down C．off D．aside
A．must B．would C．could D．should
A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．If
A．passed by B．worked with C．turned to D．stared at
A．receive B．accept C．give D．refuse
A．used B．wasted C．spent D．helped
A．saved up B．took up C．picked up D．kept up
A．also B．hardly C．seldom D．still
A．prevent B．keep C．protect D．dress
A．connection B．kindness C．communication D．relationship
A．comfortable B．convenient C．necessary D．disappointed
A．anger B．need C．danger D．doubt
A．coat B．request C．bonus D．break
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．moved B．thanked C．bothered D．considered
A．in exchange B．in case C．in turn D．in charge
A．other than B．more than C．better than D．rather than
A．gifted B．responsible C．independent D．Grateful