A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the________ that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the ________ of his mental faculties(官能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of _________ anything new because of their age.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real _________ , because he feels that it _________ be useless, he won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may_________ he is doing so. He is _________ likely to fail, and the failure will ________ belief in his incompetence(无能). Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had a (an) _________ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor ________ in maths. His teacher told his _________ he had no ability in maths in order that they would not ________ too much of him._________he too accepted _________ mistaken thinking of his ability, and he felt that it was useless to ________, and was very poor at maths, ________ as they expected.
One day he worked out a problem which _________ of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now ________ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at ________. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may _________ himself as well as others by his ability.
A．belief B．way C．fact D．condition
A．biggest B．most C．highest D．deepest
A．teaching B．learning C．accepting D．using
A．decision B．success C．effort D．trouble
A．would B．should C．must D．could
A．forget B．think C．guess D．understand
A．nevertheless B．moreover C．however D．therefore
A．lead to B．add to C．take to D．contribute to
A．experience B．example C．thought D．story
A．state B．mind C．start D．ending
A．classmates B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．blame B．expect C．get D．win
A．Virtually B．Totally C．Fortunately D．Especially
A．it B．her C．its D．their
A．manage B．succeed C．try D．act
A．only B．almost C．just D．nearly
A．none B．all C．many D．most
A．lived B．worked C．played D．graduated
A．1essons B．medicine C．subjects D．maths
A．encourage B．love C．astonish D．disappoint
At midnight, Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and looked at his , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting at this time,” he to himself, and rolled over.
Then, a knock followed. “Aren’t you going to it?” said his wife.
So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man
at the door. It didn’t take long to the man was drunk.
“Hi, there, ” slurred (嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”
“No, . It’s half past one. I was ,” Peter said and slammed（猛关） the door. He went back to bed and told his wife what had happened.
She said, “That wasn’t very of you. Remember that night we had a in the pouring rain on the way to the kids and you had to knock on a man’s door to get our car
again? What would have happened if he’d told to go away? ”
“But the guy was ,” said Peter.
“It doesn’t matter,” said the wife. “He needs help it would be the Christian thing to help him.”
So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a ?”
And he heard a , “Yeah, please.”
So still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ are you?”
The drunk replied, “Over here, on the swing(秋千).”
A．door B．wife C．clock D．window
A．into trouble B．out of the house C．down to work D．out of bed
A．complained B．explained C．thought D．replied
A．louder B．weaker C．longer D．angrier
A．stand B．stop C．refuse D．answer
A．knocking B．lying C．standing D．looking
A．remember B．realize C．show D．doubt
A．go out B．go away C．go ahead D．go up
A．in bed B．in surprise C．at home D．at work
A．down B．in C．inside D．up
A．foolish B．nice C．typical D．generous
A．look B．quarrel C．fight D．breakdown
A．put up B．pick down C．pick up D．put down
A．united B．refreshed C．started D．delighted
A．us B．them C．the man D．others
A．mad B．drunk C．different D．dangerous
A．but B．though C．and D．because
A．push B．rest C．room D．lift
A．lady B．gentleman C．sound D．voice
A．where B．how C．who D．what
Yesterday，after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when one hit a vase. Mom the loud crash. Wasting no time，she went into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the and began to cry.
This made Rhys and me feel pretty . We went over and put our arms round her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣) gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love：it would last a .
We began crying, and to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn't really fix it. it had been broken，the of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom slowly began to the mess, we tried everything we could think of to her up ，but even our best funny faces didn't . Tears kept coming down her cheeks. Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I her and put both hands on her shoulders , saying, “ All things can be ，Mom. The only thing that cannot be broken is our . It's the only thing that can never be broken.”
Mom hugged me very tightly and smiled. After dinner that night, Mom glued the petal back onto the rose. Then she softly said. “My rose is truly unique. Its tiny damages remind me of more important：the realization that love forever.”
A．gradually B．suddenly C．surprisingly D．immediately
A．caused B．witnessed C．ignored D．heard
A．dressing B．shouting C．flying D．crying
A．pieces B．vase C．pillow D．ground
A．disappointed B．angry C．awful D．sensitive
A．grew B．lay C．stood D．existed
A．for B．in C．from D．by
A．decade B．year C．season D．lifetime
A．offered B．supported C．pretended D．agreed
A．Just as B．In case C．Now that D．Even though
A．price B．wealth C．treasure D．value
A．pick up B．take up C．put up D．pick out
A．get B．make C．light D．cheer
A．smile B．work C．show D．say
A．prevented B．stopped C．kept D．followed
A．destroyed B．mended C．improved D．broken
A．friendship B．honesty C．love D．happiness
A．finally B．quickly C．confidently D．immediately
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．changes B．appears C．lasts D．keeps
Nowadays______children go to school ______few of them have ever asked themselves _______they go there. Some children think that they go to school just to learn their mother tongue, English and other foreign languages, history, science, ______and a few other ______. But why do they learn these things? Are these the only things they should learn at school?
Actually children go to school to _______ themselves for the time when they will be grown up and will have to _______themselves.They learn their own langge _____they will be able to _______with people in foreign countries, make friends with them and learn______about their culture and history. They learn mathematics in order to be able to measure the things around them and calculate sums. _______helps them understand something about the world around them and history teaches them about the past and people. Nearly everything they study at school has some use _____in their ________, but there is one more_____reason why children go to school.
It is more important to receive education that just learning ________.We go to school ____to learn how to learn. Learning is not just for school but for life. So even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn. A man who _______knows how to learn will always be ______because whenever he is faced with a completely new task or problem, he will teach himself how to deal with it in the best way. ________,children do not go to school just to learn languages, mathematics, geography, etc. They go to school to ______how to learn.
A．some B．most C．few D．all
A．but B．so C．and D．because
A．how B．when C．why D．that
A．cooking B．sowing C．playing D．geography
A．subjects B．skills C．languages D．games
A．make B．prepare C．teach D．study
A．teach B．support C．live D．work
A．and B．in order to C．so as to D．so that
A．communicate B．work C．talk D．study
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．Foreign languages B．Mathematics C．History D．Geography
A．practical B．special C．different D．importance
A．work B．lives C．study D．communication
A．difficult B．unusual C．important D．kind
A．foreign languages B．science C．mathematics D．facts
A．above all B．at all C．in all D．for all
A．doesn't B．never C．really D．may
A．unsuccessful B．calm C．successful D．useful
A．Although B．But C．However D．Therefore
A．begin B．work C．live D．learn
The following story is from my friend, Peter. His job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier（边境） to make sure that they were not smuggling （走私）anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming ____ the hill towards the frontier, ____ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw（稻草）on it. When the bike ____ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and ____ him take the straw off and untie（解开） it. Then he would examine the straw very ____ to see ____ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets ____ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always ____ to find gold or other valuable things that ____ in the straw, he never found ____. He was sure the man was ____ something, but he was not ____ to think out what it could be.
Then one evening, after he had looked ____ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets ____ usual, he ___ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things ____ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my ____day on the job. Tomorrow I’m going to ____. I promise I shall not tell ____ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for ____. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”
A．up B．down C．to D．towards
A．filling B．pulling C．pushing D．carrying
A．arrived B．reached C．came D．appeared
A．ask B．order C．let D．call
A．carefully B．quickly C．silently D．horribly
A．That B．where C．how D．whether
A．before B．after C．first D．so
A．lucky B．hoping C．thinking D．wondering
A．had been hidden B．hidden C．hiding D．were hidden
A．Nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．taking B．smuggling C．stealing D．pushing
A．possible B．strong C．able D．clever
A．through B．thoroughly C．upon D．up
A．like B．more C．then D．as
A．told B．cried C．ordered D．said
A．cross B．past C．across D．into
A．first B．last C．second D．third
A．die B．back C．leave D．return
A．everyone B．anyone C．no one D．someone
A．sometimes B．some times C．sometime D．some time
I live in a big city．It is noisy and dirty and I always feel very______．At the weekends, I like to leave the city and get some ______air and have a good rest．A few weeks ago, I decided__43___ to see my_______ ．I was really looking forward to ________ them as soon as possible．
My parents live a long way away．I went to see them with James, a friend of________．And we drove there_______ Friday night．In the middle of the road it began to rain．
The roads became very wet and it was difficult to________．We _____ home just after midnight, feeling very tired．The next morning it was still______．James took his car to a garage（汽车修理厂）________ was very good．
In the afternoon the_______ got better．We wanted to go for a drive．My parents______ us their car．But their car was not very good．It didn’t______on the way．How ______ we were! We had to call up the garage．“Oh”, they said, “your car won’t ______ until tomorrow．” So it wasn’t ______for us to go for drive．We had to stay at my parents’ home all day．On Sunday my mother ______ a heavy box on her foot and we had to hire（雇佣）a taxi _____ her to hospital．When James and I drove back home on Sunday afternoon, we got stuck in a car accident．Oh, my God! Next time if I want a rest, I will stay in the_____．
A．exhausted B．energetic C．amazed D．happy
A．cold B．dry C．fresh D．cool
A．to go B．going C．gone D．to be going
A．comrades B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．to meet B．met C．meeting D．being met
A．mine B．I C．my D．me
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．ride B．drive C．walk D．run
A．arrived at B．arrived C．got to D．arrived in
A．blowing B．snowing C．raining D．shining
A．that B．where C．whose D．who
A．sky B．earth C．water D．weather
A．lent B．borrowed C．sold D．bought
A．move B．run C．work D．start
A．lucky B．amused C．unlucky D．pleased
A．be repaired B．repaired C．been repairing D．repair
A．easy B．possible C．necessary D．right
A．put B．threw C．dropped D．fell
A．to bring B．to take C．bring D．take
A．country B．city C．mountain D．village