As a saying goes, when life gives you lemons, then make lemonade. But how is delicious lemonade made from sour lemons?
Singer-actor Yu Haoming knows how. He’s 36__ difficulties by returning to the stage. After a 37___ left him scarred, the 25-year-old man 38___ for the first time on Hunan TV’s New Year Concert on Dec. 31, 2012.
His comeback captured (吸引) audiences’ 39___. They went to his Weibo page and left messages such as, “You’ve taught me what toughness means.” and “I’m 40___ of your courage. You moved me to tears by taking off your mask and 41___ onward in confidence. ”
Only Yu himself knew how 42 __it was to stand on his feet again after disaster 43 __When his career as a handsome Super Boy singer and 44 actor took off, Yu got seriously burnt. He was hurt in 2010 when an explosive scene in the TV drama I Have a Date With Spring went wrong 45__ His wounds became worse because of delayed 46___ .
The bums were far more than just wounds and pain for Yu. “You can’t 47___ what kind of sufferings he’s been through and how hard he’s been working to get well,” said his father on the singer’s blog.
His recovery has been long and difficult. Some people might have 48 __during such a process, but Yu has 49 _ not to. He says he still has his dreams.
__ 50 medicine, checkups and therapy (治疗)exercises, he plays the piano a bit every day, reads books about acting and learns English.
The idiom, “ 51__ bitten, twice shy”,doesn’t really apply to him. In August he restarted to film his 52__ in the drama,although he admitted that fears still haunted (萦绕) him sometimes.
“Why should I let the experience stop me going after my 53___ ?” he told the Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly in early December.
How did Yu make lemonade? “Life gave me the 54___ gift, and I’ve just got to get on with it and turn difficulties into 55 , ’’ he told the magazine.
A.won B.overcome C.realized D.left
A.mistake B.blow C.fire D.scene
A.sang B.showed C.practiced D.tried
A.praises B.thoughts C.messages D.hearts
A.aware B.afraid C.proud D.short
A.walking B.marching C.living D.touring
A.terrible B.strong C.harmful D.hard
A.beat B.crashed C.struggled D.struck
A.promising B.confident C.simple D.reliable
A.unexpectedly B.fiercely C.completely D.surprisingly
A.protection B.examination C.treatment D.performance
A.feel B.imagine C.understand D.believe
A.broken down B.given away C.pulled through D.died away
A.hoped B.managed C.intended D.decided
A.Instead of B.Except for C.Apart from D.Regardless of
A.Unless B.Until C.While D.Once
A.part B.appearance C.play D.talent
A.happiness B.careers C.dreams D.success
A.meaningful B.unusual C.valuable D.rewarding
A.abilities B.realities C.actions D.opportunities
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,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite because there is a short cut(捷径)to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the . So I always try to through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white .
She was short and and had white hair. She was walking as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her ,until she stopped near a rubbish bin.
She slowly placed her walking stick the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(斜倚着)on it with her right hand. She bent down and the rubbish. She clearly found it and it took her a while. She some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(伸直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then walking. It all took her great effort(努力).
There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does about it. I was moved to this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it ! I haven’t been able to thinking about that all day.
I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.
A.hard B.early C.easily D.late
A.rubbish B.boxes C.bottles D.paper
A.walk B.pass C.go D.rush
A.so B.until C.when D.because
A.back B.act C.mark D.color
A.bike B.stick C.dog D.umbrella
A.weak B.rich C.clever D.sad
A.quickly B.happily C.angrily D.slowly
A.at midnight B.at noon C.at last D.at first
A.in B.around C.against D.under
A.searched for B.threw away C.reached for D.looked at
A.unable B.difficult C.different D.impossible
A.picked up B.dropped down C.put in D.lifted up
A.warm B.help C.support D.hide
A.continued B.started C.enjoyed D.remembered
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.feel B.see C.have D.let
A.busy B.beautiful C.dirty D.clean
A.keep B.stop C.mind D.regret
A.Wall B.Desk C.ground D.classroom
I know you are going to miss me , but I don’t think that I will ever forget you or stop loving you because I’m not around to say I LOVE YOU . I’ll you every day, mom and I will love you even more each day . Some day we will see each other again.
I want you to a little boy , you won’t be so .He can have my room and my old things to play with . If you decide to get a instead , she probably wouldn’t like the things as we boys do , so you have to buy her and stuff that girls like .
Don’t be when you think about me .This is really a great place .Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and me around some good places . The angels are so ,and I love to watch them fly . I got to sit on God’s knee and talk to him like I was somebody . I told God that I wanted to you a letter and tell you good-bye and everything , but I knew that wasn’t . God secretly handed me some paper and his own personal pen to write to you this letter with . I think Gabriel is the name of the angel that is going to drop this off to you .Oh , by the way Mom , nobody else can see what is written on this paper but you . To everyone else , it is just a blank sheet of paper .
I almost to let you know-now I don’t any more because the cancer is all gone. I’m glad because I needn’t stand that pain any more . God himself couldn’t stand to see me suffer the either , so he sent The Angel of Mercy to get me .
A.tell B.miss C.hear D.see
A.accept B.receive C.get D.adapt
A.scared B.upset C.lonely D.exhausted
A.girl B.boy C.man D.woman
A.robots B.papers C.cars D.dolls
A.sad B.worried C.angry D.glad
A.looked B.turned C.went D.showed
A.unkind B.friendly C.ugly D.generous
A.necessary B.strange C.important D.impossible
A.write B.hear C.get D.receive
A.asked B.forbidden C.allowed D.required
A.card B.email C.parcel D.letter
A.forgot B.remembered C.memorized D.knew
A.injure B.damage C.hurt D.harm
A.hunger B.love C.thirst D.pain
Lara was dying to discover how college could benefit her. Day after day, she sat in the , waiting for something her professors said to have a(n) . By the end of the semester nothing had happened and she was . She approached one of her and asked, “Is this all there is?” The teacher looked at her for a moment and answered, “For you, apparently so.”
As simple as it is, this story contains an important for all potential students to learn: you cannot depend entirely on others to you. If you do, you will get with the education system with its inefficiencies and imperfections. You’ll enjoy your educational experience more and get more if you realize that education is self-education, as it is you who how much and how well you will learn.
Learning is a partnership of two or more willing minds. Your teachers can you with information and guidance, but much of the responsibility to learn is on your . If you welcome this , you will exercise more control over your experience, both in and out of the classroom. Then, even if some of your instructors to meet their responsibilities in the partnership, you can still the situation from your side.
Having more control will make you feel more fully involved, and feeling more involved will make you more about your education; , you will not only increase your capacity to learn but will probably the process more. You will also experience a greater sense of freedom and direction.
A.study B.theater C.classroom D.hall
A.judgment B.result C.joke D.influence
A.strange B.negative C.impressive D.moving
A.puzzled B.disappointed C.pleased D.worried
A.professors B.classmates C.teammates D.partners
A.truth B.symbol C.memory D.reality
A.change B.educate C.follow D.invite
A.concerned B.frustrated C.satisfied D.connected
A.pleasure B.information C.benefit D.help
A.compulsory B.formal C.real D.public
A.decides B.notices C.recognizes D.guesses
A.assist B.mix C.honor D.charge
A.family B.desk C.feet D.shoulders
A.trick B.fun C.luck D.responsibility
A.business B.travel C.college D.work
A.fail B.continue C.stop D.desire
A.damage B.control C.avoid D.describe
A.scared B.enthusiastic C.careful D.guilty
A.in particular B.for example C.in other words D.as a result
A.believe B.doubt C.regret D.enjoy
When studying in Australia, do not worry about understanding the local language.General English programs are offered to help you English.As a General English at Greenwich College,I will tell you what you can learn from these programs.
I teach English at all levels from to advanced.My classes usually with a fun activity.We play vocabulary and grammar .Sometimes we listen to Australian and decide if we like the lyrics(歌词).After we have all up,we move onto the grammar or vocabulary of the day.We it through writing or speaking.
We on our other skills(reading,writing or listening)in the afternoon,and use these skills to better understand the grammar or vocabulary. ,at the end of the day, we talk about to live and work in Australia.We discuss the problems, how to understand different accents.new words and make new friends.If there are any problems,we help each other, offering advice and .
General English also offers classes to improve your speaking ability.We offer special grammar and conversation classes,as well as a movie club! You can also come with us to the Opera House,the beach,the zoo or even to a museum.
If you feel about using your spoken English,don’t worry! Everyone feels the .So,in General English we have activities that you talking to classmates,excursions(远足)that your confidence,and student parties that help you talk to others.
It's a great way to all you English skills as well as have a fantastic . Maybe I’ll see you in my class soon.
A.test B.grasp C.cover D. teach
A.student B.worker C.teacher D. guide
A.beginners B.1earners C.courses D. subjects
A.deal B.work C.compete D. start
A.toys B.sports C.games D. music
A.songs B.dialogues C.news D. reports
A.turned B.shut C.looked D. warmed
A.catch B.practice C.appreciate D. enjoy
A.depend B.keep C.focus D. base
A.Firstly B.Secondly C.Thirdly D. Finally
A.why B.how C.when D. whether
A.including B.remaining C.deciding D. judging
A.house B.disadvantage C.support D. challenge
A.1istening B.writing C.accent D. reading
A.nervous B.comfortable C.excited D. proud
A.opposite B.fixed C.same D. forced
A.take B.imagine C.get D. remind
A.build B.catch C.appreciate D. draw
A.value B.improve C.instruct D. arrange
A.feeling B.thought C.adventure D. experience
Life Lies in Choosing
When he was still young, everything was ,for the world was just before him.
One morning, God came to him, “What ____ do you have? Tell me and I can make it come true for you, for you’re my pet. But remember, you can only tell ______ .”
“________ ,” he said unwillingly. “I have a lot of wishes.”
God slowly shook his head, “There’re too many beautiful things in the world, but life is limited, so no one can possess all. Once you make a ______ , you will give up others. Come on, choose carefully, with no _______ .”
________ , he asked, “ Will I regret?”
God said, “Who knows. Choose love and you will have to the emotional torment; to choose wisdom means pains and loneliness; choose money and you will have the trouble _____brings along. There’re too many people who regret that they should virtually take another way _____they’ve gone one way. Think about it carefully, what do you really want in your lifetime?”
He thought and thought, all desires _________and fluttering around him. Which one was the one he couldn’t give up? Finally, he said to God, “ Let me think, let me think.”
God said, “ But you ________be quick, my son.”
Since then, his life was filled with the constant ______ and balance. He used half the time of his life to make lists and the other half to tear them up because he always found himself _______ something.
Day after day, year after year, he was no longer _______ . God came to him again. “ My child, haven’t you decided your wish yet? But you only have five minutes _________.”
“What?” he exclaimed. “Over the years, I haven’t enjoyed the joy of love. I haven’t accumulated _____ and haven’t received wisdom; I haven’t gotten all I want. My God, how can you take away my life at this time?”
Five minutes later, no matter how ________he pleaded, God couldn’t help but take him away.
Life is like this: everywhere is alive with choices. Since it is impossible to have everything, you should learn to make a choice; if you’re ________ everything, perhaps you can only achieve _______ in the end.
A.young B.alive C.impossible D.possible
A.wish B.choice C.idea D.pet
A.some B.it C.one D.many
A.Though B.However C.Also D.Still
A.choice B.difference C.noise D.mistake
A.wishes B.mistakes C.pains D.regrets
A.Annoyed B.Surprised C.Excited D.Moved
A.come up with B.catch up with C.put up with D.mix up with
A.who B.which C.it D.what
A.after B.before C.that D.where
A.planting in B.taking in C.bringing in D.crowding in
A.can B.may C.would D.should
A.wishes B.comparisons C.regrets D.desires
A.work out B.leave out C.take out D.make out
A.old B.possible C.young D.painful
A.left B.to leave C.leave D.leaving
A.wealth B.health C.desires D.regrets
A.happily B.hopefully C.painfully D.curiously
A.ready for B.eager for C.greedy for D.hungry for
A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything