We always want what we cannot have. When we're young, we want to stay out late, have romantic relationships, and be ____. However, when we're ____， we want to go back to being young and we ___ the days when we didn't have to worry about complex love affairs, ___ pressure, and money problems.
Young people believe adulthood ____ freedom from parents and schoolwork. When they get older, they feel that ____ is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities. To ____ this feeling, people say, “The grass is always ____ on the other side of the fence.”
As ____， we like to be like adults but as young adults, we ____ to be young again. We think about staying out late and ____ our own money to spend. Suddenly, they see that love can result in ____ hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for ____ the next morning. They find out that adult life is not as ____ as they thought it would be and suddenly, ___ becomes very scary.
Life is ____. It gives us time to ____ but also requires us to work. The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we ____ being young a bit longer. That time will not come back. It is normal to want what we cannot have but the ____ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have. That is the first step to grow up. ____ life becomes more complex, we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.
A．comfortable B．dependent C．independent D．polite
A．older B．defeated C．married D．confident
A．like B．forget C．regret D．miss
A．study B．job C．age D．health
A．creates B．shows C．means D．limits
A．childhood B．adulthood C．parenthood D．neighborhood
A．reduce B．describe C．experience D．understand
A．greener B．thinner C．yellow D．colorful
A．researchers B．teenagers C．adults D．elders
A．wish B．decide C．return D．stop
A．making B．having C．worrying about D．showing off
A．healthy B．ambitious C．broken D．excited
A．breakfast B．school C．exercise D．work
A．rich B．busy C．poor D．easy
A．life B．love C．career D．future
A．long B．short C．fair D．beautiful
A．study B．think C．play D．live
A．stopped B．enjoyed C．imagined D．tried
A．reason B．result C．dream D．truth
A．If B．When C．Unless D．Before
The wisdom my 77yearold father has passed on to me came more through osmosis (潜移默化) than lectures.My dad’s____shines through all his life.
Old age hasn’t____him，mainly because he doesn’t think almost 80 is old.He had ever trained for a charity (慈善)____across the Hudson River in New York.He wore his customfitted diving suit，but he still got so____.We warmed him and wrapped him in a sleeping bag.“Oh，____，it isn’t that bad，” he’d say，“I am fine.” He is always fine.He did____the Hudson River swim a month later.
If you ask my father whether or not his life has been hard，he will say he is____.He means the kind of happiness that comes from____a wellcooked family meal，taking a good long run or growing a perfect tomato.Did I mention that he used to run marathons before his knee replacement surgery？He’s the one who____me I could do it，too.“____can run a marathon，” he said，“as long as you keep training.”
My father was born in 1933.His childhood took a____at the beginning of World War Ⅱ：His father joined the French Army and was____by the Germans and spent the war in a prison camp.My dad and his mother and sister were shipped off to New Jersey to live with relatives.His mother____from depression，and Dad went to boarding school in New England from the sixth grade on.Yet in all Dad’s usual dinner table____，there have been many times when he turned them into____stories.
After a family dinner the other night，Papa Bob advised us to try the skydiving____.“Sixtyfive seconds of free falling，”he said.“I____it.I should have been a paratrooper (伞兵)．”
He loves getting cards in the mail，and usually I’m____，so instead I call him on Father’s Day.But this year I’ve____to be early for once.I want to let him know how much he____to me.Dad，thank you —for all and mostly for your enduring faith that everything will be OK.
A．ability B．gentleness C．optimism D．humor
A．comforted B．slowed C．punished D．accused
A．swim B．donation C．volunteer D．activity
A．warm B．sad C．calm D．cold
A．come out B．come back C．come over D．come on
A．complete B．stop C．delay D．celebrate
A．ordinary B．young C．disabled D．lucky
A．sharing B．containing C．destroying D．buying
A．informed B．appointed C．insisted D．convinced
A．Anyone B．Someone C．None D．Others
A．step B．turn C．sigh D．dream
A．killed B．caught C．driven D．fired
A．resulted B．judged C．suffered D．separated
A．experiences B．manners C．stories D．news
A．foolish B．great C．short D．aggressive
A．chance B．adventure C．visit D．movement
A．loved B．hated C．used D．assessed
A．late B．early C．noisy D．quiet
A．refused B．permitted C．allowed D．decided
A．occurs B．possesses C．means D．proves
As a child,I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone.Living in China me with many wonderful opportunities to put this principle into practice.
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 can’t 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．helps B．compares C．impresses D．provides
A．needed B．refused C．managed D．failed
A．leaving for B．setting up C．looking for D．pointing to
A．Except for B．As for C．According to D．Instead of
A．Yet B．Or C．So D．Besides
A．relax B．communicate C．explain D．discuss
A．force B．lead C．transport D．follow
A．thanks B．signs C．questions D．smiles
A．illness B．weakness C．kindness D．happiness
A．before B．when C．because D．after
A．respond B．gain C．bargain D．benefit
A．famous B．useful C．unexpected D．familiar
A．charge B．teach C．lend D．require
Have you ever considered what it would be like if you are not able to smile? I hadn't ____ that, up until a few months ago, when I found that I ____ couldn't.Well, I'm exaggerating (夸张) a little bit ...____ I could smile, but only with one side of my face!
I went to the doctor, and was ____ with Bell's Palsy—a paralysis or weakness of the muscles on one side of the face. As you could ____， this was quite a shock to me，and made me very ____.Although this was a major bomb that was dropped on my life, my story is not about how ____ life is, but about how I face the sudden ____ falling on me.
Anyway, smiling is a part of everyday ____ for me.“Losing” half my face temporarily caused me to think “What is a smile？”According to the ____，a smile is a facial expression ____ pleasure, characterized by the turning up of the corners of the mouth，____ what about the cause? What is ____ the smile that causes us to show this expression?
After thinking about this for a while, I came up with the ____ that a smile is not only characterized by the upturning of the corners of the mouth, but also by what a person does, says and thinks.This gave me hope, as I ____ that smiling is not just an outward expression, but an inward ____.
With this in mind, I set about ____ how to smile with my life through my ____， not just with my face.____，sometimes I send my friends Smile Cards with a chocolate bar or bookmark, letting them ____ a true smile.
A．stuck to B．thought about C．fought for D．dreamed of
A．certainly B．obviously C．hardly D．actually
A．Technically B．Practically C．Personally D．Objectively
A．brought B．equipped C．diagnosed D．compared
A．ask B．behave C．plan D．imagine
A．excited B．upset C．puzzled D．ashamed
A．short B．boring C．hard D．interesting
A．challenge B．fortune C．duty D．discipline
A．objects B．work C．risks D．life
A．doctor B．newspaper C．dictionary D．text
A．indicating B．meaning C．producing D．mentioning
A．because B．but C．so D．or
A．towards B．against C．before D．behind
A．agreement B．condition C．announcement D．conclusion
A．doubted B．hoped C．realized D．insisted
A．attitude B．decoration C．pattern D．attraction
A．predicting B．suggesting C．consulting D．learning
A．speeches B．actions C．promises D．opinions
A．In fact B．As a result C．For example D．By the way
A．discover B．remove C．convey D．experience
“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