"What's it like to have a gap between your teeth?" a girl asked me one day.
Nobody had ever before. My hand unconsciously rose to cover my mouth. But, as she looked at me, sincerely waiting for
, 1 realized she was not trying to be rude. "I never think about it," I truthfully replied. She nodded and turned away. I was left wondering if people _
me and saw only gappy teeth.
Later that day at home, I began to ___ my teeth again. I felt upset. I thought my life would be somehow better if my teeth were not gappy. How I wanted the perfect teeth that everyone else seemed to have!
Of course, Mom everything. She has lived her entire life with gappy teeth, and tried to convince me that there was nothing to __
. When I refused to listen, she told me I could get the surgery to close the gap if it was that important. "Let's be
.though," she said. "If everyone got surgeries to become pretty, everyone would be exactly the same. There is beauty in differences."
Her __ made me consider my teeth seriously. The thought of losing my gap was more terrible than the reality that people were going to notice it. I realized how important it was to me. It is part of my
.
Nowadays many people do ridiculous things to realize their dream of "perfection." The is that no one is perfect. When all potential for ugliness is removed, so is all of the
potential for
So if that girl ever asked about my teeth I would truthfully answer. "You know? It's really cute."
A. faced B. guessed C. asked D. imagined
A. an offer B. an answer C. a suggestion D. a result
A heard of B. thought of C. talked about D. looked at
A. consider B. brush C. cover D. appreciate
A. admitted B. noticed C. controlled D. changed
A. worry about B. put off C. give up D. wipe out
A. friendly B. lovely C. honest D. helpful
A. words B. jokes C. dreams D. acts
A. ability B. decision C. goal D. identity
A. possibility B. purpose C. truth D. choice
A. courage B. wisdom C. kindness D. beauty
A. once B. again C. too D. instead
The universities are schools of education and research but the main reason for their existence is not in the knowledge taught to the students or in the opportunities for the economic or social ___50___ resulting from the research findings.
The true function of a university is that it keeps the ___51___ between knowledge and the real life. It unites the students with ordinary life in a ___52___ way. The university passes on information, but it ___53___ the information imaginatively. Imagination is the driving force for the society’s future development. Students’ imagination is the very ___54___ every university should protect and encourage. A university which ___55___ to do so has no reason for existence. With imagination, knowledge is not only knowledge: it includes all possibilities. It’s no longer a ___56___ on students’ memory. It’s food for thought and ___57___ for creative inventions.
Imagination is not ___58___ knowledge. Instead, it is a way leading to more knowledge. It works by thoroughly studying the current knowledge and then exploring every possibility about the knowledge. In the exploration, new knowledge ___59___. Imagination enables men to construct a new vision of the world and it adds ___60___ to life through endless possibilities. Imaginative people are restless all along.
Youth is imaginative and if the university can help preserve this precious wealth, the power of imagination can ___61___ change the world. Besides, it should also be made clear that imagination won’t be most effective without necessary experience. The problem of the current world is that those who are imaginative have only little experience ___62___ those who are experienced have weak imaginations. The ___63___ left for the universities is to hold together these two factors for the whole human race to ___64___ greater development and happiness.
A．problem B．development C．life D．inquiry
A．connection B．attraction C．difference D．tradition
A．technical B．difficult C．creative D．basic
A．supposes B．conveys C．expects D．weighs
A．spirit B．goods C．message D．theory
A．tries B．pretends C．fails D．means
A．burden B．treasure C．schedule D．science
A．result B．material C．cost D．figure
A．superior to B．familiar with C．separate from D．strict with
A．takes shape B．steps in C．sets off D．speeds up
A．proof B．excitement C．greed D．seed
A．temporarily B．carefully C．reluctantly D．finally
A．because B．unless C．while D．until
A．sympathy B．solution C．condition D．purpose
A．require B．fix C．imagine D．achieve
Keep on trying even when you are in trouble, ________?
A．will you B．do you C．shall you D．can’t you
A long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and1 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and3 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He4 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was5 and tired, he did not stop6 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I8 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only9 a very small area to10 myself.”
The above story is11 to the journey of our12 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 13 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect our14, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding15 and the things we love to do. One day16 we look back, we will17 that we don’t really need that much,18 then we cannot turn back time for what we have19 .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only20 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
A．use B．cover C．work D．get
A．Good B．Strange C．Sure D．Interesting
A．rode B．ran C．expanded D．struggled
A．kept on B．asked for C．gave up D．succeeded in
A．sad B．excited C．confused D．hungry
A．but B．so C．because D．if
A．sleeping B．arguing C．dying D．smiling
A．push B．make C．destroy D．prove
A．need B．have C．find D．show
A．live B．bury C．support D．sleep
A．useful B．certain C．similar D．special
A．future B．past C．history D．life
A．friends B．progress C．discoveries D．money
A．health B．career C．honor D．freedom
A．things B．condition C．people D．beauty
A．before B．when C．unless D．since
A．realize B．regret C．apologize D．explain
A．or B．until C．however D．but
A．saved B．missed C．reduced D．won
A．possible B．probable C．necessary D．suitable
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 36 a beautiful sports car in a show room, and knowing his father could well 37 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man awaited 38_ that his father had bought the car.39 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his40 study room. His father told him how 41 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 42 he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully 43 gift box.
Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and44 a lovely, leather- bound (皮纸封面) Bible(圣经), 45 the young man's name pressed in gold. 46 , he raised his voice to his father, and said "With 47 your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in48 . He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very 49 , and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him 50 that graduation day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram（电报） 51 him his father had passed away, and willed（立遗嘱） all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and 52_ things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden 53 and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still gift - wrapped Bible _54__as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the 55 . It had a tag (标签) with the date of his graduation on it, and the words PAID IN FULL.
A．noticed B．admired C．watched D．seen
A．supply B．offer C．afford D．serve
A．promise B．mark C．support D．signs
A．Shortly B．Finally C．Instead D．So
A．public B．hard C．private D．lazy
A．proud B．sad C．upset D．puzzled
A．many B．much C．far D．often
A．wrapped B．typed C．written D．painted
A．looked B．reached C．found D．showed
A．with B．while C．after D．when
A．Angry B．Pleased C．Interested D．Disappoint
A．none B．all C．little D．bit
A．home B．study C．city D．business
A．healthy B．strong C．old D．young
A．on B．until C．since D．after
A．telling B．showing C．saying D．talking
A．look for B．take care of C．care D．mind
A．excitement B．disappointment C．surprise D．sadness
A．but B．right C．just D．only
A．door B．bed C．desk D．Bible
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “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 _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
A．joy B．surprise C．dislike D．disappointment
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．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