If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you___to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a____hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to__
__.
"What are you doing?"asked one of the visitors.
"We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one of the brothers____excitedly.
The older boys began to laugh,__ __the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was__
__.After a long__
___,one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety
of insects.He____the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing (嘲笑)__
__.
Then he said quietly and_____,"Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look what we have found along the way!"
Their____was far too ambitious, but it did__
__them to dig. And that is what a goal is for-to cause us to move in the__
___we have chosen;__
__to set us to digging!
But not every goal will be fully____.Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every endeavor will be completed.
Not every dream will be____. But when you__
__your aim, perhaps you can say,"Yes,__
__look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!"
It is in the___that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truly__
__.
A. look forward B. set out C. take over D. give in
A. wide B. large C. deep D. shallow
A. watch B. discuss C. introduce D. hasten
A. whispered B. commented C. lectured D. volunteered
A. expressing B. explaining C. telling D. arguing
A. unnecessary B. impossible C. unbelievable D. incorrect
A silence B. intention C. escape D. imagination
A folded B. covered C. removed D. defended
A. volunteers B. farmers C. contributors D. visitors
A confidently B. curiously C. immediately D. strictly
A idea B. thought C. goal D. belief
A make B. expect C. cause D. force
A justice B. feeling C. chance D. direction
A as a result B. in other words C. now and then D. all the way
A achieved B. absorbed C. controlled D. decided
A predicated B. grasped C. realized D. depended
A succeed B. reached C. fail D. lose
A. but B. so C and D or
A searching B. digging C. arranging D. discovering
A. considers B. proves C. occurs D. matters
It was an afternoon in the winter. Some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the ___1____. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “Wouldn’t it be ___2___ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __3___ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___4__ if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.
Early in the morning, three days __5____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___6___ for a bus to take us to the __7___. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __8___ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___9__. We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to __10___.
We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. __11___ we were proud that we were the __12___ ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __13__ ourselves quickly.
But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt __14___ cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ____15__ the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___16___. The water was unbelievably cold. ___17___ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never ___18___. I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So __19___ my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.
We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all __20__ a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.
A.object B.topic C.opinion D.center
A.interesting B.lucky C.happy D.surprising
A.what B.how C.that D.why
A.worse B.ill C.stronger D.better
A.later B.past C.since D.before
A.asking B.meeting C.waiting D.looking
A.swimming pool B.sands C.lake D.river
A.only B.though C.even D.since
A.cold B.warm C.hot D.cool
A.speak out B.talk about C.shout at D.think over
A.For B.Instead C.Sometimes D.Unless
A.only B.lucky C.younger D.happy
A.helped B.enjoyed C.dressed D.changed
A.such B.a little C.very D.a bit
A.go down B.go into C.jump into D.take off
A.carefully B.quickly C.bravely D.finally
A.Last B.Next C.When D.Then
A.remember B.forget C.believe D.tell
A.did B.do C.were D.had
A.became B.felt C.turned D.caught
A man found the cocoon (茧) of a moth (蛾). He took it home so that he could 1 the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small 2 appeared. He sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to 3 the body through that little hole. Soon it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had 4 as far as it could and it could go no further. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the5___bit of the cocoon. The 6 then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven (无用的) wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and 7 to be able to support the 8 , which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life 9 around with a swollen body and shriven wings. It was 10 able to fly.
What the man in his kindness 11 was that the small cocoon and the12__of the moth to get through the 13 opening was a way to push fluid (液体) 14 the body of moth 15 its wings so that it would be ready to fly 16 it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and 17 would come only after the struggle. By taking the struggle away, he also took away the moth’s health.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we were to 18 our lives without any difficulties, we would become disabled. We would not be as 19 as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance. Leave no room for 20 .
A.help B.protect C.watch D.see
A.opening B.line C.moth D.butterfly
A.push B.draw C.make D.force
A.got B.done C.tried D.struggled
A.covering B.remaining C.shell D.skin
A.moth B.butterfly C.cocoon D.worm
A.lessen B.widen C.expand D.shorten
A.standing B.flight C.themselves D.body
A.flying B.crawling C.walking D.lying
A.already B.certainly C.never D.seldom
A.shouldn’t do B.thought C.did D.didn’t understand
A.crawling B.struggle C.fight D.force
A.tiny B.beginning C.right D.above
A.in B.on C.by D.from
A.into B.to C.in D.onto
A.after B.once C.before D.until
A.courage B.hope C.flight D.survival
A.stand on B.get on C.go through D.live
A.great B.determined C.brave D.strong
A.regrets B.death C.failure D.wishes
This economy has really got a lot of people moving and not always by a choice they wanted to make. My wife and I now find ourselves among those unfortunates feeling that 1 .
At the end of last year, our customers just 2 . We had to make the painful decision to3 our office and put our house up for 4 . We haven’t lived in it for two years yet and expected it would be the 5 one for a long time. How 6 this world economic mess is changing our lives!
As I get older, I find moving less adventurous and more 7 . This time, we’re in the process of moving without knowing where we’ll 8 next. Job searching has been thrown into the quagmire(困境) of an unsettled life. Both my wife and I had been feeling pretty 9 from all this. I’ve been challenged to find the positive in all this down that’s 10 us.
But then it happened while I watched my wife 11 things up. She’s an absolute whiz(能手) when it comes to packing. I took delight in watching her 12 just the right boxes for 13 in front of her and filling in the 14 with pillows and towels. I began feeling something like a wind lift me up and sail me through my own 15 of the packing and loading.
Some friends will be helping us with the 16 . I’ve told them that they’re not 17 friends but gaining some new vacation spots.
I have 18 that we’ll get through this transition finally. We all will always have work to do, by choice or 19 , and we can also consciously make the effort to create a sense of 20 in a new place.
A.pressure B.pleasure C.heat D.chance
A.stayed up B.turned up C.dried up D.came up
A.open B.close C.visit D.paint
A.help B.comparison C.decoration D.sale
A.last B.next C.only D.special
A.little B.quickly C.frequently D.well
A.dangerous B.common C.stressful D.interesting
A.return B.arrive C.study D.prepare
A.relaxed B.excited C.ashamed D.depressed
A.improving B.encouraging C.beating D.killing
A.packing B.washing C.pulling D.dividing
A.bring up B.keep up C.size up D.set up
A.others B.nothing C.another D.everything
A.cars B.gaps C.tanks D.holes
A.boat B.share C.wish D.promise
A.settling B.cooking C.cleaning D.moving
A.valuing B.losing C.inviting D.making
A.idea B.faith C.feeling D.opinion
A.otherwise B.indeed C.worse D.rather
A.panic B.connection C.humor D.home
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 36in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 37 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 38 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 39 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 40 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 41 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had42 her. I was 43 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it 44 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 45 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen 46 , but it’s really there. Love is 47 .”
I listened carefully but I 48 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 49 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 50 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 51 on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 52 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 53 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 54 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 55in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
A.keep fit B.rise early C.earn money D.collect money
A.magic B.romantic C.fantastic D.attractive
A.simple B.easy C.relaxing D.luxurious
A.the question B.question C.reach D.control
A.feeling B.love C.quarrel D.smile
A.raised B.shook C.nodded D.bowed
A.hurt B.injured C.wounded D.harmed
A.in great surprise B.in a great embarrassment C.with deep depression D.at extreme sorrow
A.happens B.comes about C.appears D.occurs
A.warm and soft B.hot and hard C.thin and cool D.strong and durable
A.somewhere and sometime B.anywhere or anytime C.more or less D.here and there
A.inside B.outside C.faraway D.nearby
A.could believe B.couldn’t understand C.wouldn’t recognize D.might know
A.got sick B.got stuck C.threw up D.became disabled
A.quite healthy B.very pale C.fairly red D.much surprised
A.jump high B.go hurriedly C.run fast D.walk slowly
A.think about B.talk with C.worry about D.laugh at
A.Reading B.Seeing C.Saying D.Writing
A.fresh roses B.gold ring C.sweet kisses D.beautiful jewelry
A.a thread B.a needle C.the cloth D.the cotton
There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much.Every day after work the man would come home and 36 with the little boy.He would always 37 all of his extra time with the little boy.
One night, while the man was at work, he 38 that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy.39 he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him 40.So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large 41 of the world on the cover.He got a(n) 42 .He removed the map, and then patiently tore it up into small pieces.Then he put all the 43 in his coat pocket.
When he got home, the little boy came 44 to him and was ready to play. The man 45 that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now.He 46 the little boy into the dining room, and 47 all the pieces of the map.He spread them on the table.He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could 48 together, his extra work would be 49_, and they could both play.Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now?" The man was50, saying, "That's impossible.Let's have a look" And 51 enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together every piece in its 52 .The man said, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It's 53.On the 54 of the page is a(n)55 of a man.When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.”
A.enjoy B.watch C.share D.play
A.take B.spend C.spare D.have
A.recognized B.told C.realized D.expected
A.However B.Or C.For D.But
A.happy B.busy C.excited D.silent
A.map B.picture C.figure D.image
A.information B.chance C.idea D.advice
A.world B.pieces C.paper D.magazine
A.running B.expecting C.shouting D.meeting
A.explained B.persuaded C.shouted D.discussed
A.asked B.ordered C.led D.showed
A.did up B.dealt with C.put out D.took out
A.look it up B.get it around C.put it back D.turn it over
A.finished B.wasted C.delivered D.filled
A.shocked B.surprised C.satisfied D.tired
A.beautiful B.sure C.right D.quite
A.way B.position C.side D.place
A.funny B.difficult C.simple D.interesting
A.back B.cover C.top D.front
A.picture B.impression C.sculpture D.shade