I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager came over and said that our meal was free. He stood there at me, he seemed to know me. I asked if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably him, but I had changed his life. He said that twelve years ago he was in stress management class. I asked the group what their number one stress was and of them, including him, said it was their .
He said I listened carefully and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I on the chair for a few minutes and then I invited everyone to do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to think about how the room looked when they changed their perspective(角度).
Then I asked them to their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good and hired them? Do they remember how happy they were to be for the job? How did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had said thank you to his boss for the opportunity to make a living. He answered no.
He told me his changed that night. He went back to work with a card to his boss. He had been the manager for 8 years. He said he owed it all to me: I had taught him to look at life from different perspectives and I had taught him to express gratitude.
A．shouting B．smiling C．looking D．knocking
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Finally D．Firstly
A．remembered B．seen C．disliked D．forgotten
A．their B．our C．his D．my
A．more B．most C．few D．fewer
A．teachers B．wives C．bosses D．children
A．stood B．sat C．walked D．rested
A．down B．right C．left D．up
A．special B．different C．strange D．same
A．miss B．consider C．like D．thank
A．qualities B．tastes C．looks D．skills
A．found B．refused C．chosen D．trained
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．ever
A．life B．luck C．salary D．job
A．sorry B．post C．thank-you D．greeting
Once there was a little boy. He got angry easily. His father gave ________some nails (钉子) and told him: "When you get _______, put a nail into the wall." On the first day, the boy _______ some nails into the wall. The next day, he put in ______ nails. A few days later, he found it much _______not to get angry. After a while, the boy was happy every day. Then, his father asked him to ________a nail each day if he didn't get angry. After some time, all the ________ were gone. Then the father took the boy to the wall and said: "Well done, son. But, look, the wall is full of holes (洞). It will_______be the same. When you say things in anger(生气), they leave a scar (伤疤) in people's hearts. No matter how many times you say _______ , the scars will always be there." It's not nice to _______scars in people's hearts. So please hold back your anger. Think before you say angry things to friends and family.
A．him B．his C．he D．her
A．happy B．sad C．angry D．outgoing
A．puts B．put C．putting D．puted
A．less B．least C．fewer D．fewest
A．easy B．easier C．easiest D．hard
A．take out B．take in C．take off D．take over
A．people B．walls C．boys D．nails
A．usually B．often C．sometimes D．never
A．good-bye B．hello C．sorry D．thank-you
A．leave B．to leave C．leaving D．leaves
.完形填空．（共20小题；每小题1.5分满分30分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A young man was interested in jade(玉)stones. So he went to Mr Smith,a gemologist(玉家)，to learn from him. Mr. Smith refused because he feared(害怕) that the young man would not have ______ to learn.The young man asked for a chance again and again. _______ Mr Smith agreed and told him “Be here tomorrow”
The next morning the young man came.Mr Smith put a jade stone in the young man’s hand and told him to________ it.He then went about his work.The young man sat quietly and waited.
The following morning,Mr Smith again ______ a jade stone in the young man’s hand and told him to hold it.On the third,fourth,and _______day,Mr Smith did the same thing and repeated his______.On the sixth day,the young man held the jade stone, _______he could no longer stand the silence.”When am I going to learn something?”asked the young man.
“You will learn,”said Mr Smith and went about his work..
Several more days went by and the young man felt very ________ .One morning he was asked to do it once more.As soon as he held it,the young man shouted _______ looking at his hand,”This is not the same jade stone!”
“You have begun to _______,”said Mr Smith.
A．chance B．ability C．patience D．time
A．Slowly B．Sliently C．Quickly D．Finally
A．cut B．hold C．touch D．watch
A．placed B．took C．gave D．sent
A．third B．fourth C．fifth D．sixth
A．instructions B．suggestions C．promise D．decisions
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．unhappy B．excited C．surprised D．pleased
A．at B．on C．without D．by
A．refuse B．follow C．accept D．learn
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）
Peter lived with his mother in a very big house. she left, the house became too big for him, so he bought a one in the next street.
There was a very old clock in his first house and when the men came to his things to the new house for him. Peter thought, “I’m going to let them carry my beautiful old clock in the truck. But maybe they’ll it and then it will be very to repair.”
So he picked it up and began to carry it down the road in his arms. It was so he stopped three times to have a rest.
Then suddenly a small boy came along the . He stopped and looked at Peter for a few . Then he said to Peter, “You are a man, aren’t you? Your clock is too old and too big. Why don’t you buy a like everyone else?”
A．Before B．What C．After D．But
A．larger B．smaller C．bigger D．big
A．buy B．borrow C．lend D．take
A．rob B．steal C．break D．mend
A．expensive B．easy C．well D．good
A．old B．ugly C．heavy D．light
A．house B．road C．village D．city
A．times B．while C．hours D．seconds
A．clever B．good C．foolish D．old
A．watch B．house C．computer D．picture
完形填空(每小题1分，共 10分)
根据短文内容，从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
My brother doesn’t like doing exercise. Last night he again and again. Today my father took him to see a . The doctor said that my brother had a bad .He told my father to buy some and told my brother to have a rest . happened to my brother? My brother said he kept the windows all night. But my father thought that my brothe do more exercise every day. After taking medicine, he was much _. My mother told us to take good care of ourselves. I will what my parents said .I will do more sports in the future.
A．cough B．coughs C．coughed D．will cough
A．teacher B．friend C．dentist D．doctor
A．cold B．headache C．toothache D．SARS
A．water B．medicine C．milk D．hamburgers
A．What B．When C．Where D．How
A．close B．closed C．open D．opened
A．may B．can C．mustn’t D．should
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．good B．better C．ill D．worse
A．forget B．remember C．read D．write
完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C中选出最能符合短文意思的答案并把答题卡上对应题目的正确答案的标号涂黑。
Hello, boys and girls! I Frank Smith. Frank is my name. Smith is my _name. This is backpack. It is black. Oh, that is eraser. Its color is .But it my eraser. I found it the school library. Is this eraser? Please me at 687-5926.
A．is B．are C．am D．be
A．last B．family C．full D．first
A．first B．one C．last D．given
A．you B．my C．I D．me
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．white B．white color C．a white D．the white
A．am B．is C．isn’t D．aren’t
A．in B．to C．of D．at
A．your B．you C．me D．my
A．meet B．call C．thank D．look