Each one of us is a wonderful being. Encouragement can the hidden ability and wonder in an individual. Telling others constantly that they are the useless, stupid, and uncreative only the possibility of their improvement. But if we were to the encouragement technique in our praises, chances are that we would make others realize their .
An old man was picking fish from the shore and throwing them back into the sea. A young man this and said, “For the past two hours you are throwing fishes into the sea. But there are so many fishes around. Can you make a difference to all of them?” The old man smiled, yet another fish, threw it into the sea and said, “I have made difference to this fish.”
Constantly encourage yourself and encourage others. Let this be your and duty. Believe in them, and life will have meaningful . With such a purpose you will have no time to be depressed. The act of yourself and others will be a source of joy.
“But I am so . Can I make a difference to the world?” asked the man. It is said, “What a little lamp can do, the great Sun cannot; it can shine in the .”
A pilot while flying realized that he direction. It was dark and difficult for him to land. The was running out. There was a great . Suddenly he saw a heavy truck on the expressway; its headlight beam him to make out the path. Using expressway as runway, he . He said to himself, “I am sure the truck driver would not have realized that the truck’s headlights many lives”.
In the same way, we may not know how we can to others. What is important is our intention to contribute.
A．lose B．lack C．inspire D．appreciate
A．destroys B．adds C．creates D．gains
A．discover B．study C．employ D．improve
A．goal B．dream C．fault D．potential
A．sure B．busy C．worth D．foolish
A．observed B．praised C．opposed D．heard
A．really B．specially C．quickly D．frequently
A．set up B．ran up C．picked up D．went up
A．progress B．habit C．result D．benefit
A．stories B．tasks C．friends D．purposes
A．encouraging B．trusting C．enjoying D．appreciating
A．helpful B．meaningful C．unimportant D．unlucky
A．morning B．night C．sky D．hole
A．missed B．found C．mistook D．lost
A．fuel B．money C．strength D．patience
A．comfort B．surprise C．pleasure D．danger
A．advised B．helped C．taught D．requested
A．escaped B．failed C．landed D．appeared
A．killed B．saved C．risked D．cost
A．turn B．contribute C．point D．prefer
I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 36 appointed a seat by the teacher, I always 37 to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this 38 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 39 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 40 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 41 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 42_of it! When I first started 43 the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 44 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 45 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 46 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 47 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 48 “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 49 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 50in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 51 — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 52 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates, I have gone from “53”in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 54 raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 55 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
A．as B．until C．unless D．though
A．hoped B．agreed C．meant D．chose
A．continued B．changed C．settled D．started
A．idea B．plan C．belief D．saying
A．right B．chance C．ability D．patience
A．going B．looking C．cheering D．applying
A．point B．half C．rest D．basis
A．enjoying B．preparing C．attending D．watching
A．less B．later C．worse D．further
A．committed B．motivated C．embarrassed D．confused
A．Interestingly B．Fortunately C．Obviously D．hopefully
A．focus B．act C．rely D．try
A．want B．do C．support D．know
A．steps B．orders C．rules D．games
A．roles B．part C．mind D．value
A．process B．operation C．movement D．situation
A．expressed B．improved C．preserved D．recognized
A．dreaming B．playing C．relaxing D．hiding
A．by B．for C．with D．to
A．lucky B．happy C．sure D．satisfied
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the 36 _, the couple went to the front desk hoping to 37 for the night.
“Could you 38 give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a 39 man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and 40 that there were three conventions(大会) in town.
“All of our 41 are taken,” the clerk said. “But I can’t send a 42 couple like you 43 into the rain at 1 o’clock in the morning. Would you please be 44 to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite（套房）, but it will be good enough to make you45 for the night.”
The couple said no politely.
“Don’t 46 me. It is just fine with me,” the clerk told them.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, “You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel. Maybe someday I’ll build 47 for you.” The three of them had a good 48 .
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten it 49 he received a letter from the old man. It recalled(使回忆) that stormy night and contained a round-trip（双程的） 50 to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit. The old man met him in New York, and 51 him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.
He then pointed to a great new 52 there, a palace of reddish stone. “That,” said the old man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to 53_ .”
“You must be 54 ,” the young man said.
“I am sure I am not,” said the old man, the name of 55 was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk, George C. Boldt became its first manager.
A．rain B．anger C．snow D．hunger
A．leave B．go C．stay D．look
A．surely B．possibly C．really D．freely
A．lazy B．bored C．nervous
A．shouted B．explained C．believed D．agreed
A．hotels B．desks C．streets D．rooms
A．nice B．famous C．rich D．common
A．beyond B．off C．out D．under
A．kind B．glad C．good D．generous
A．enjoyable B．helpful C．grateful D．comfortable
A．worry about B．take care of C．make use of D．come up with
A．one B．it C．them D．those
A．sleep B．meal C．laugh D．walk
A．after B．before C．while D．when
A．ticket B．bill C．check D．questionnaire
A．made B．told C．treated D．led
A．building B．car C．bedroom D．place
A．live B．sell C．manage D．rent
A．lying B．joking C．dreaming D．cheating
A．whose B．which C．whom D．who
The great 46 scientist, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His father was a well-known doctor, and 47 that his son also would become a doctor.
As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and 48 , 49 nature and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in natural science books. He was fond 50 collecting animal and plant specimens 51 insects, birds, flowers and leaves.
At sixteen, Charles 52 Edinburgh University 53 . But he was interested in 54 . Then he was sent to Cambridge University, 55 he graduated in1831.
56 he heard that the ship Beagle(贝格尔号) was 57 to South America and wanted a naturalist. His biology professor advised him to go. He said the journey would be just the thing for Charles. So the Beagle left England in December 1831, Charles Darwin was 58 .
The expedition 59 almost five years. The Beagle 60 the waters near the east and west 61 of South America, and many other places. He 62 all kinds of plants and animals, which he sent home from the 63 he visited.
After returning from the expedition, Darwin continued his studies of changes in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals do no
t 64 the same, that they always change.
By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book “The Origin of Species”. It made a great noise in the word of science. Darwin was attacked by the 65 and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.
Darwin tirelessly continued his scientific studies until he died on April 19,1882.
A．American B．British C．German D．Italian
A．hoped B．wanted C．wished D．required
A．woods B．forests C．mountains D．countryside
A．noticing B．watching C．looking over D．seeing
A．at B．of C．with D．in
A．for example B．like as C．such as D．like
A．had been sent to B．was sent to C．was sent for D．had been sent for
A．to find machine B．to study medicine C．to make medicine D．to study machine
A．nature scene B．social history C．natural history D．biological lives
A．from where B．in which C．from which D．at which
A．Late B．Later C．After that D．From then on
A．going on a trip B．traveling about C．about to a journey D．making a journey
A．at board B．in ship C．on board D．on trip
A．was lasted B．had lasted C．lasted D．had kept
A．parts B．land C．coasts D．beaches
A．got B．collected C．caught D．fed
A．ports B．cities C．places D．towns
A．remain B．show C．mean D．make
A．government B．relatives C．Church D．professors
It’s a small gas station that has snacks,drinks,cigarettes,and candies.The young man behind the counter(柜台) knows his 16by name and what they normally want to buy.He treats children and adults with equal17.He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is 18.
One day , three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could , 19not intending to pay for it . He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and 20 the front door . It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they were’t going 21with their ill-gotten gains (不义之财).They 22the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were 23the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn’t have to steal if they were that 24. “We have food in the back expired(到期) but still 25to eat . If you need food , you 26have some .”
They were told to 27what they had dropped and put it back , and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that 28the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer 29.
This wasn’t what they had 30. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done. Shocked , they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three 31people walked out with all the 32their arms could hold. They were 33that , if they needed to come back aga
in , they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in . He would be the 34person in the world to claim he was a hero . But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of –a 35amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.A frends B neighbors C customers D passengers
A respect B pride C wisdom D right
A slow B busy C heavy D swift
A bravely B reasonably C hardly D obviously
A opened B locked C closed D broke
A nowhere B somewhere C anywhere D everywhere
A hid B lifted C swallowed D dropped
A in B on C off D by
A anxious B cautious C courageous D hungry
A safe B easy C sweet D unique
A must B can C should D need
A hold up B hand out C pick up D hand in
A when B after C before D since
A popular B necessary C reliable D admired
A wanted B desired C expected D admired
A dirtier B cleaner C cleverer D quicker
A money B cigarettes C drinks D food
A reminded B warned C ordered D persuaded
A first B last C best D worst
A large B fair C small D full
Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen. 16 middle school and p
art of high school, I 17 to keep up. I was not a bad student，but I just didn’t understand 18 they were teaching because I have a 
learning 19 . I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to 20 . I wanted to make something of myself, and 21 I wasn’t a failure.
22the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t 23 to go to a big school, which narrowed (缩小) my 24 to a small college which could be 25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I 26 two, but they just didn’t 27 . Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.
The day when I was 28 by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school 29 me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so 30 , and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college 31 the rest of my senior year.
The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n) 32 place. Finally my
parents and I packed the car and 33 Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived. “Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard 34 from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect（理想的）school. I had found my home for the next four years.
A．During B．Through C．Until D．Under
A．struggled B．started C．forgot D．turned
B．that C．why D．what
A．experience B．advantage C．disability D．habit
A．work B．college C．hospital D．home
A．believe B．prove C．feel D．imagine
A．Because B．After C．When D．Before
A．want B．manage C．decide D．refuse
A．plans C．choices D．purposes
A．honorable B．imaginable C．suitable D．comfortable
A．expected B．left C．visited D．dreamed
A．work B．fit C．match D．satisfy
A．asked B．invited C．admitted D．attracted
A．telling B．warning C．advising D．reminding
A．worried B．surprised C．frightened D．excited
A．stopped B．lasted C．saw D．held
A．old B．famous C．familiar D．new
A．cared for B．looked for C．headed for D．asked for
A．day and night B．over and over C．more or less D．up and down
A．warm B．cold C．sad D．sorry