A few days ago, my sister Liz and I talked about Dad, and we decided to get him a little something for Father's Day. We talked about the times when we were up and how Mom and Dad used to play the ‘good cop, bad cop’ thing on us. Dad has been a person of few words since we were . He raised us more by than anything else. When he spoke, though we listened, he was always mysterious and difficult to understand. There was always a(n) meaning that I never got, but Liz always to decipher(破解) him. By the time I got to high school, I had wanted a skateboard and I I was too old to ask money from my parents, so I worked at a burger joint (美式汉堡店). One day, I was really angry about annoying burgers. I came home huffing and puffing(气喘吁吁). Dad saw me and asked me what was the . I told him that I was fed up with annoying burgers. He said that we all have to start somewhere, that we may not know it now, but the skills we learn even in a burger joint might come in handy ______in life, ‘Who knows, you might end up having to run a or even own one when you grow up,’ said Dad. He me down and I kept what he said in mind, even though I really didn’t agree with it.
A couple of years later, when I got to college, I worked in a restaurant. During one of the really days that we had, we were short on kitchen staff. Our customers were getting impatient and the were getting delayed. We were sure any minute something terrible would out. I couldn’t stand the any more, so I rolled up my sleeves, got myself a hair net and helped out in the hot kitchen. We caught up with the orders . The owner saw what I did and called me over around time. He said that he was very . He raised my salary and made me the assistant manager even though I could only go part-time. That was I realized that what my dad said to me all those years before was absolutely true.
I’ve never forgotten what my dad said that day. And whenever I have to do something that requires new skills, no matter how insignificant or it seems, I have a new perspective(看法) that it might really help me later on or even right now and I just don’t know it. Experience is everything and it a lot when you take lessons from it. That’s my life’s philosophy.
A．getting B．going C．growing D．coming
A．schoolboys B．kids C．adults D．graduates
A．instruction B．example C．order D．inspiration
A．obvious B．clear C．reasonable D．hidden
A．failed B．refused C．tried D．managed
A．imagined B．promised C．believed D．suggested
A．experience B．matter C．event D．accident
A．later B．sooner C．latter D．late
A．restaurant B．hospital C．school D．plant
A．calmed B．wrote C．1et D．put
A．exciting B．worrying C．busy D．happy
A．meetings B．parties C．menus D．orders
A．break B．show C．go D．set
A．quarrel B．1aziness C．relaxation D．tension
A．eventually B．regularly C．obviously D．thankfully
A．breakfast B．1unch C．opening D．closing
A．influenced B．interested C．inspired D．impressed
A．when B．why C．whether D．where
A．important B．impressive C．interesting D．small
A．works B．counts C．shows D．studies
On a cold winter morning I heard someone trying to get their car out of the snow after a snowstorm. After a few minutes I realized they needed a(n) ____, so I got dressed ,went ____, and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, ____ more cold than sociable(交际的), I walked back to my apartment, ____ really seeing the driver.
Months _____ I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me ___ on paying for the beer I was buying! It felt a bit ____ and I had to refuse repeatedly. When I ____ the cashier she told me my stuff was already _____ and she couldn't take my money.
So, I was walking back home from the store and that ____ guy is fifty feet in front of me, all the way! It ____that he's my neighbor, living in the apartment complex(公寓大楼) just after mine!
As we ____ the stairs of ourseparateapartment buildings I ____, "Thanks for the beer!" He replied, "____. Thanks for helping me push my car that time!"
I didn't ___ him and told him it wasn't me. He said "Oh! Okay. Well, still ... enjoy!"
A few days later I ___ him getting into his car and I realized ____ he was and that it actually had been me who ____ him that day!
Maybe one day soon I'll tell him he bought ____ for the right guy!
Either way, it feels nice to help, and when you put ____ into the world, it eventually comes back to you!
A．entry B．push C．handle D．drag
A．upward B．downstairs C．backwards D．outside
A．feeling B．looking C．proving D．turning
A．unless B．until C．without D．by
A．ago B．later C．within D．away
A．insisted B．depended C．reflected D．held
A．awkward B．joyful C．curious D．pleasant
A．offered B．charged C．reached D．rang
A．turned down B．checked out C．set aside D．paid for
A．strange B．same C．great D．junior
A．finds out B．turns out C．carries out D．works out
A．walked up B．settled down C．dried up D．turned around
A．whispered B．shouted C．declared D．acknowledged
A．No way B．No wonder C．No problem D．No doubt
A．expect B．remember C．mind D．appreciate
A．saw B．heard C．observed D．sensed
A．what B．where C．who D．how
A．offered B．comforted C．rewarded D．helped
A．stuff B．car C．beer D．apartment
A．good B．quality C．benefit D．energy
Everyone needs water and a diet ______healthy foods. These foods should _____some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.
People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods_____change into energy. Our bodies use different _____of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里).The more _____we take, the more calories we burn. Even when you are ____you are using energy ---about 65calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is ____up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On ____Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as_____as 650 calories an hour.
The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is _____in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many______countries in the world. That is _____lots of people in China have white teeth.
People in the western world do no eat _____healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and don’t take _____exercise.Because of this, they ____weight very easily. In order to _____with the quick pace(步伐)of their life and work , they eat a lot of fast food . They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisp, chocolates, butter and ice cream and so on, _____are called ____food by some epicureans (美食家).The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid _____fat and _____it is advisable (明智的)to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.
A．above B．Of C．at D．over
A．include B．hold C．contain D．make up
A．which B．what C．Where D．it
A．numbers B．amounts C．plenty D．deal
A．exercise B．lesson C．sport D．games
A．waken B．running C．working D．asleep
A．running B．adding C．burning D．wasting
A．Children B．Work C．Sports D．Teacher
A．much B．many C．few D．little
A．poor B．low C．rich D．plenty
A．more B．other C．rest D．others
A．a number of B．too much C．masses of D．enough
A．lose weight B．put on C．die D．stay healthy
A．keep up B．carry on C．keep on D．go on
A．as B．these C．which D．they
A．bad B．disease C．healthy D．junk
A．to get B．becoming C．to become D．get
A．keep thin B．keep fit C．stay calm D．fall ill
The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to "sell" yourself. It should state 36 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 37 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 38 out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in 39 that the things a possible employer is most 40 to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 41 the first few sentences fail to 42 the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be 43 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 44 your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your 45in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful 46 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 47 your product and why they like it.”
Try to 48 generalities(概述). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 49 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I 50in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no 51 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 52 .
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 53 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 54 is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 55 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
A．easily B．carefully C．obviously D．clearly
A．done B．found C．known D．heard
A．sending B．leaving C．taking D．picking
A．brain B．sight C．mind D．order
A．probable B．possible C．able D．likely
A．While B．Although C．If D．As
A．win B．pay C．show D．fix
A．kept B．read C．written D．continued
A．from B．for C．into D．to
A．article B．report C．advertisement D．introduction
A．watch B．study C．search D．discussion
A．use B．make C．sell D．change
A．gain B．remember C．protect D．avoid
A．applying B．losing C．preparing D．fitting
A．offer B．supply C．provide D．mean
A．worker B．manager C．owner D．beginner
A．success B．experience C．practice D．development
A．State B．Ask C．Make D．Get
A．result B．idea C．promise D．decision
A．easier B．happier C．cheaper D．safer
One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It's like looking at the tiled(铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is .
Once I heard a bald(秃头的) man said. “Whenever I enter a room, I see is hair." Once you've what your missing tile is, explore whether getting it will make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different , or forget about it and the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have had a relatively life, yet are often unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but remain happy.
The first is gratitude. All happy people are . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to , but it's truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret, is that happiness is a byproduct(副产品) of something else. The most obvious are those pursuits(追求) that give our lives purpose—anything studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy, it should this truth: if you choose to find the in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is your decision to make.
A．different B．missing C．short D．broken
A．nothing B．none C．all D．anything
A．determined B．predicted C．assumed D．imagined
A．completely B．naturally C．hopefully D．really
A．tile B．brick C．ceiling D．house
A．look on B．focus on C．count on D．decide on
A．peaceful B．difficult C．easy D．ordinary
A．certainly B．merely C．hardly D．generally
A．secret B．factor C．rule D．key
A．wealthy B．grateful C．proud D．generous
A．upset B．quarrel C．complain D．depress
A．admitted B．assuming C．proving D．realizing
A．sources B．results C．answers D．goals
A．among B．from C．through D．for
A．probable B．possible C．likely D．capable
A．value B．destination C．survival D．existence
A．need B．lack C．demand D．expect
A．involve B．include C．absorb D．mean
A．worst B．best C．positive D．negative
A．absolutely B．totally C．exactly D．Largely
Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even New Zealand has quite free rules about children, names beginning with a are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman .
In many countries around the world, names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost you like. The only restrictions on parents to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.
parents choose names which come from culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. , names related to sport are fairly common – 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to names, or combine names to make their own names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
Some names which were previously as old-fashioned have popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange . The top names are fairly , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.
A．when B．though C．in D．for
A．calling B．raising C．naming D．educating
A．number B．mark C．letter D．sign
A．however B．instead C．thus D．too
A．unusual B．outstanding C．common D．famous
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．relate B．to relate C．relating D．related
A．Many of B．Some C．A great many of D．Much
A．current B．mysterious C．popular D．present
A．for B．after C．by D．like
A．Equally B．Whereas C．Indeed D．However
A．in B．since C．after D．till
A．make up B．make for C．make use of D．make out
A．well–known B．double C．fantastic D．unique
A．who B．which C．that D．who that
A．changing B．separating C．combining D．dividing
A．thought of B．thought about C．thought D．thought over
A．formed B．sounded C．become D．developed
A．ones B．personalities C．characters D．varieties
A．convenient B．traditional C．classic D．contemporary