I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and of a big city, and where teenagers like me leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was more drunk than me, got into his car and towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.
Whenever I back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my to drink so much that night. things would be different. I know Martin the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel for what happened.
I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by my story I can make you that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours . Every choice is like a stone dropped into water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
A．death B．fashion C．danger D．challenge
A．succeeded in B．dreamed of C．applied for D．agreed to
A．As B．While C．When D．Although
A．lost B．drunk C．frozen D．sleepy
A．fun B．difficulty C．hope D．method
A．died B．injured C．killed D．hurt
A．constantly B．frequently C．clearly D．equally
A．headed B．walked C．pushed D．fled
A．in trouble B．in time C．in danger D．in place
A．above B．below C．into D．through
A．turn B．hold C．look D．get
A．desire B．fault C．right D．chance
A．Thus B．Nevertheless C．Otherwise D．Therefore
A．faced B．avoided C．regretted D．made
A．responsible B．disappointed C．sensitive D．embarrassed
A．remembering B．sharing C．declaring D．stopping
A．explain B．escape C．limit D．realize
A．alone B．finally C．merely D．perhaps
A．clean B．deep C．still D．fresh
A．affects B．inspires C．attracts D．benefits
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was faced with disappointment. “If you on, one day something will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that ahead.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had decided to for a job in radio, then my way up to sports announcer. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-- got turned down every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring a(n) person. So I went home to Dixon, Illinois.
While I was what to do, my father said Montgomery Ward had a store and wanted a local to manage its sports department. The job sounded just for me. But I wasn’t hired. My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best.” Mom
me. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer.
Stepping out of his office with a broken heart, I asked , “How can a get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station.” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard the director calling, “What was that you said about ? Do you know anything about ?” I nodded. Then he stood me before a and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. I did a 15-minute build-up, and was told I would be Saturday’s football game!
On my way home, as I had done many times since, I thought of words: “If you carry on, ...” I often wonder what direction life might have if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
A．keep B．carry C．go D．hold
A．fresh B．interesting C．mysterious D．good
A．eagerness B．excitement C．disappointment D．poverty
A．wait B．try C．work D．ask
A．work B．follow C．do D．drive
A．and B．when C．before D．so
A．unknown B．lazy C．inexperienced D．clumsy
A．confusing B．wondering C．thinking D．dreaming
A．found B．hired C．opened D．owned
A．reporter B．advertiser C．manager D．athlete
A．correct B．fit C．ready D．right
A．interrupted B．reminded C．warned D．followed
A．aloud B．madly C．quickly D．quietly
A．salesman B．fan C．fellow D．student
A．sports B．dreams C．me D．radio
A．basketball B．football C．volleyball D．baseball
A．classroom B．square C．board D．microphone
A．attending B．watching C．broadcasting D．reading
A．our neighbor’s B．my teacher’s C．the director’s D．Mom’s
A．taken B．rode C．came D．moved
After I left the United States Air Force，I began college classes in the summer of 1983.I pursued my nursing degree with effort and ___ it in grand style in May 1986 along with a lot of friends and fellow students.
Of all my ____ professors，Dr Joan Cook had the most profound effect on me.She provided me with the stimulus to pursue my ____ beyond what the College of St.Mary could give me.In spite of ____ the same classes year in and year out，she put ____ into each class she was responsible for，and never ____ grew tired of her subject matter.
One day after class she pulled me ____ and said that she considered me one of her most“unusual”students who were able to walk a ____ road towards success.In my younger years I didn't ____ that being“unusual”would be such a tribute(称赞)．As I ____ and gained a wider variety of life's ____，I found that being“unusual”takes on an array of meanings.After getting my nursing degree I ____ to Texas where I decided to ____ an additional degree in anthropology(the study of the human race)to my resume(履历)as that particular and interesting field ____ me far more than nursing ever did.
I am exceedingly ____ to Dr Joan Cook for instilling(灌输)in me the ability to see myself far beyond what other people ____ me.What she said motivated me to follow my dreams ____ gave me endless strength.Thank Dr Joan Cook，for I ____ her a great deal in establishing the solid ____ of whom I am and for the person whom I am trying to become.Without her it would have been ____ for me to become a professor in Harvard University.
A．completed B．considered C．practiced D．received
A．company B．institute C．hospital D．university
A．business B．career C．education D．profession
A．attending B．teaching C．showing D．passing
A．stories B．power C．life D．measures
A．seemingly B．suddenly C．clearly D．wisely
A．over B．up C．in D．aside
A．different B．long C．common D．wide
A．hope B．realize C．mind D．mean
A．worked B．engaged C．exercised D．aged
A．talent B．views C．experiences D．friendship
A．stepped B．moved C．walked D．drove
A．connect B．introduce C．add D．direct
A．attracted B．saved C．protected D．touched
A．equal B．necessary C．important D．thankful
A．dealt with B．depended on C．thought of D．got along with
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．remind B．owe C．offer D．lend
A．system B．opinion C．foundation D．faith
A．inevitable B．impossible C．believable D．changeable
“Dad, I am coming back．”These five words my world．
My daughter, Amy, had home seven years before to live in San Francisco．Over the years, we had talked the phone, written letters, and spent together during her infrequent trips back ．Whenever she came home, however, there was always a between us．Because of my work, I had been under a great deal of when she was growing up, and I would occasionally blow off steam．Amy was a little of me．
It was late October when Amy arrived．Almost immediately, we got into a(n) over some minor problem．I became worried I couldn’t living with her．I had accepted an early retirement incentive(刺激) would often be home a great deal．Amy would also be there as a freelance writer(自由撰稿人) for a publishing company in California．
Amy arrived, I had begun writing a book about my job experience．I knew the manuscript （手稿）needed much ．Amy agreed to help me, and we set up a weekly meeting in which we her suggested changes．It was for me in the beginning because it was hard to accept that my work was perfect．Week after week, she skillfully helped me to my work．
Through my writing, she began to understand I was under so much strain（压力）when she was a little girl．Also, I was told she the pain of dealing with depression．
Amy said to me one morning,” Your book has my life．I was wandering if my existence is ．Helping you with your manuscript has been my anchor（精神支柱） over the last six months．”
“Amy, you have inspired me with a great love of writing, and an even greater love of a fantastic editor, who just to be my daughter” I answered．
A．entered B．changed C．enriched D．impressed
A．betrayed B．returned C．removed D．left
A．in B．by C．on D．with
A．tension B．talk C．conference D．party
A．protection B．pressure C．passion D．imagination
A．fond B．tired C．afraid D．proud
A．agreement B．research C．trouble D．conflict
A．consider B．suggest C．handle D．mind
A．treating B．working C．acting D．regarding
A．Until B．When C．Before D．Since
A．editing B．adapting C．questioning D．designing
A．took over B．got over C．handed over D．went over
A．convenient B．rough C．abnormal D．amazing
A．far from B．much too C．more than D．no more
A．complete B．publish C．improve D．criticize
A．what B．how C．whether D．why
A．got rid of B．suffered from C．felt like D．cared for
A．saved B．defined C．witness D．touched
A．doubtful B．certain C．realistic D．worthwhile
A．proves B．hopes C．happens D．seems
"First of all…so unexpected, it's something I never thought I would receive…it really touches me. It's made me very ."
Born in the suburbs of Paris in 1945, Patrick Modiano began to write in his . His first book "La Place de l'etoile" was published in 1968.
Peter Englund, Permanent Secretary of Swedish Academy, explains why they Modiano for this year's prize.
"He writes about very interesting and general , he is writing about time, memory, identity, he is doing it in a very refined（有教养的） and way, he is doing it in a pretty way, he has very very precise style."
Englund also says Modiano's writing style is to that of other Nobel laureates(诺贝尔得主), China's Mo Yan.
"The same thing as Mo Yan, and Alice Munro, they are very much connected to places, Mo Yan with Shandong, and Alice Munro about her part of Canada, that is a very explainable paradox（自相矛盾的人或事） for an very general, they are often connected to the place."
The city of Paris plays in Modiano's works.
Englund says his reflects a different time for the readers in the French capital.
"I say he gives us help to understand the intricacies（纷繁难懂之处） of how difficult it is to reach back and understand versions of yourself and to understand happens 30 years ago, the problems with understanding but at the same time you can't from it, you must try to reach out time and understand yourself and understand what happened."
This year's Nobel Peace Prize is be announced later on this Friday in Oslo, Norway.
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When we read newspapers, we often come across such English words as “AIDS” and “PK.” When we watch TV, we hear words like “NBA” or “PM2.5.” we speak, we automatically use words like “OUT” or “Bye-bye.” English words and expressions like these popular . They have already become part of our daily . And 239 English words have been included in the latest Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese.
The inclusion has started a discussion. A group of scholars a letter of complaint over the inclusion of these English words, which, they think, goes Chinese language policies. They not only worry that Chinese is an increasing number of English words but are also concerned that the may hurt the dignity of the Chinese language. However, others are in of the inclusion because it is hard to say whether it will threaten the Chinese language. They believe the selection is mostly a result of their function and use in daily life.
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