For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me . But then it tore us apart.
My best friend lives three minutes from my . Since her is in late summer, seven months behind mine, I basically became her when I turned 16 in December.
And so I her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream , went shopping and to the movies--all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so that she gave me a to her house.
A week after I got my license, she was with me I had my first accident. She was there and me and we kept it a , since I didn’t want people to . From then on, through thick and thin, it was just me, my car and my best friend.
High school is a time of , but I couldn’t for a long time we became so distant(疏远) after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car: a green 2004 Beetle. With its , the passenger seat of my car became . Our car trips became less frequent I didn’t even drive down her street.
It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.
A．some B．any C．none D．all
A．closer B．farther C．luckier D．happier
A．neighbor B．school C．home D．family
A．holiday B．birthday C．course D．job
A．driver B．follower C．partner D．guide
A．picked B．woke C．called D．hurried
A．parties B．trips C．plans D．classes
A．happily B．often C．hardly D．seldom
A．key B．door C．address D．phone
A．while B．but C．after D．when
A．saved B．suggested C．advised D．comforted
A．favorite B．secret C．pride D．joke
A．help B．see C．know D．laugh
A．change B．disappointment C．friendship D．excitement
A．understand B．answer C．imagine D．believe
A．when B．where C．how D．what
A．arrival B．dream C．return D．beauty
A．broken B．crowded C．empty D．different
A．however B．until C．as D．before
A．regretted B．received C．enjoyed D．lost
How can you stop smoking?
It is not easy to stop smoking，but millions have to quit and so can you Here are a few suggestions.
Prepare yourself . Decide on a day to quit Don’t choose a day that you know is going to be stressful, such as the day of an exam. Make a list of all the you will get from stopping smoking. Then your last packet of cigarettes.
Be . Every time you feel like smoking a cigarette， yourself that you are a non-smoker．Reread the list of benefits you wrote earlier．
Break the habit Instead of smoking a cigarette，do something else. Go for a walk，clean your teeth drink some water, clean the house；in fact，do anything to keep your mind and your hands busy.
Relax. If you start to feel nervous or stressed，do not reach a cigarette .Try some deep breathing instead. Do some relaxation exercise every time you feel stressed.
Get help if you need it. Arrange to stop smoking with a fiend so you call talk about your problems，or Join a stop-smoking group .If you feel ，you might like to talk to a doctor or chemist about something to help you，like nicotine chewing gum.
Keep trying. Do not be disappointed if you have to try several times before you stop smoking. If you and have a cigarette，do not feel ashamed .Just try again. You will succeed .
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A．values B．benefits C．results D．profits
A．give away B．take away C．throw away D．keep away
A．addicted B．accustomed C．determined D．depressed
A．prepare B．inform C．threaten D．remind
A．especially B．specially C．normally D．certainly
A．out B．for C．at D．in
A．desperate B．satisfied C．arbitrary D．conscious
A．stick B．continue C．weaken D．insist
A．eventually B．constantly C．occasionally D．normally
When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments __ he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to so many times. He said, "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just to be a 2000-step process."
Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever, her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a . For the next few years she one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to , but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.
When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, "That's an invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?" In the 1940s, another young named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 — after seven long years of rejections! - He got a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.
Character cannot be in ease and quiet. Only experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success . You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. A is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!
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A．win B．gain C．fail D．lose
A．seemed B．pretended C．appeared D．happened
A．survival B．challenge C．rescue D．illness
A．making B．leaving C．reaching D．causing
A．depended B．supported C．trusted D．believed
A．success B．achievement C．victory D．miracle
A．joined B．attended C．entered D．escaped
A．quit B．hold C．take D．refuse
A．Fortunately B．Immediately C．Unbelievably D．Eventually
A．adorable B．awkward C．amazing D．acceptable
A．inventor B．discoverer C．director D．doctor
A．supposing B．considering C．regarding D．including
A．finally B．willingly C．primarily D．casually
A．pay B．win C．sell D．purchase
A．born B．produced C．developed D．gained
A．for B．through C．due to D．across
A．achieved B．made C．caused D．left
A．when B．where C．which D．what
A．challenger B．loser C．winner D．volunteer
One day I decided to quit．I quitted my job, my relationship, myspirituality. I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the to have one last talk with God． "Can you give me one good not to quit?" His answer surprised me．
"Look around． Do you see the fern（蕨类植物） and the bamboo? When I planted their seeds, I took good care of them．The fern quickly grew from the earth． nothing came from the bamboo seed． During the following three years, the fern grew more plentiful． And, nothing came from the bamboo seed． But I did not quit on the bamboo． Then in the fifth year a sprout（新芽） emerged from the earth． Compared to the fern it was small and insignificant． But just 6 months later the bamboo to over 100 feet tall． It had spent the five years growing． Those roots made it strong and gave it it needed to survive． I wouldn’t give any of my creations a challenge it could not．”
He said to me． "All this time you have been struggling, you have been growing roots． I would not quit on the bamboo． will I ever quit on you． Don't yourself with others．The bamboo had a different from the fern． Yet they both make the forest beautiful． Your time will ． You will rise high! "
"How high should I rise?" I asked．
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked ．
"As high as it can?" I．
"Yes," He said． "Give me glory rising as high as you can．"
I left the forest and bring back this story． I hope it can help you see that God will never on you． Never regret a day in your life． Good days give you happiness． Bad days give you． Both are necessary to life．
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A．reason B．sense C．response D．explanation
A．Even B．Instead C．Yet D．Rather
A．again B．always C．ever D．often
A．thin B．tiny C．weak D．short
A．largely B．entirely C．seemingly D．probably
A．raised B．provided C．rose D．produced
A．fruits B．leaves C．seeds D． roots
A．which B．where C．how D．what
A．present B．explore C．handle D．offer
A．particularly B．actually C．merely D．obviously
A．Either B．So C．Neither D．As
A．furnish B．associate C． connect D．compare
A．purpose B．recognition C． credit D．possibility
A．go B．come C．get D．leave
A．in nature B．in exchange C．in respect D．in turn
A．questioned B．required C．requested D．remarked
A．from B．with C．by D．for
A．cut up B．give up C．break up D．pick up
A．experiences B．strengths C．awards D．ambitions
A newly trained teacher named Mary went to teach at a Navajo Indian reservation. Every day, she would ask five of the young Navajo students to 21 the chalkboard and complete a simple math problem from 22 homework.
They would stand there, silently, 23 to complete the task. Mary couldn’t figure it out. 24 she had studied in her educational curriculum helped, and she 25 hadn’t seen anything like it in her student-teaching days back in Phoenix.
What am I doing wrong? Could I have chosen five students who can’t do the 26 ? Mary would wonder. No, 27 couldn’t be that. Finally she 28 the students what was wrong. And in their answers, she learned a 29 lesson from her young 30 pupils about self-image and a(n) 31 of self-worth.
It seemed that the students 32 each other’s individuality and knew that 33 of them were capable of doing the problems. 34 at their early age, they understood the senselessness of the win-lose approach in the classroom. They believed no one would 35 if any students were shown up or embarrassed at the 36 . So they 37 to compete with each other in public.
Once she understood, Mary changed the system 38 she could check each child’s math problem individually, but not at any child’s expense 39 his classmates. They all wanted to learn, 40 not at someone else’s expense.
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A．happy B．willingly C．readily D．unwilling
A．Anything B．Nothing C．Everything D．Neither
A．almost B．certainly C．hardly D．never
A．question B．chalkboard C．problem D．homework
A．they B．it C．everything D．each
A．asked B．questioned C．told D．understood
A．outstanding B．surprising C．annoying D．frightening
A．sunburned B．tender C．Indian D．naughty
A．sense B．image C．way D．aspect
A．had B．ignored C．respected D．cared
A．none B．no one C．each D．not all
A．Especially B．Even though C．Even so D．Even
A．lose B．win C．achieve D．answer
A．time B．situation C．chalkboard D．condition
A．refused B．rejected C．tried D．promised
A．if B．so that C．unless D．in case
A．in favor of B．of C．by means of D．in front of
A．and B．but C．so D．or
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my , it was the same score.
Later that evening, I told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our much better than an IQ (智商) test. We that Michael’s score must have been a and we should treat him as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got grades in the school, especially biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student. Soon afterwards, his teacher permitted him to take more courses than . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say , “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be .
Children often do as as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, of them. That is, tell a child he is “ ,” and he may play the role of a foolish child.
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A．tearfully B．fearfully C．cheerfully D．hopefully
A．student B．son C．friend D．doctor
A．argued B．realized C．decided D．understood
A．joke B．mistake C．warning D．wonder
A．specially B．strictly C．naturally D．carefully
A．poor B．good C．average D．standard
A．in B．about C．of D．for
A．visited B．chose C．passed D．entered
A．allowed B．described C．required D．offered
A．missed B．held C．delayed D．attended
A．high B．same C．low D．different
A．curiously B．eagerly C．calmly D．jokingly
A．faith B．interest C．pride D．delight
A．looked for B．asked for C．waited for D．prepared for
A．received B．accepted C．organized D．discussed
A．imperfect B．impossible C．uncertain D．unsatisfactory
A．honestly B．much C．well D．bravely
A．hear B．learn C．expect D．speak
A．wise B．rude C．shy D．stupid