My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and my first job, when I was six years old, was diner’s shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me to do it right, telling me to offer to re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t .
Working in the restaurant was a of great pride because I was also working for the of the whole family. But my father made it clear that I had to certain standards to be part of the team. I had to be punctual, hard-working and to the customers.
I was paid for my work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of Dad I thought he should give me $10 a week. He said, “OK, then how about you me for the three meals a day you eat here? And for the times you bring in your buddies for free sodas?” He I owed him about $40 a week.
I remember home to Seattle after being away in the Army for about two years. I had just been to captain and was full of pride as I walked into my parents’ restaurant. The thing Dad said was, “How about you cleaning up tonight?” I cannot it! I’m an officer in the US Army! But it didn’t matter. As far as Dad was , I was just another member of the team. I the mop. Working for Dad had taught me that being loyal a team comes first. It doesn’t matter whether that ________ is involved in a family restaurant or the UN Peacekeeping Force.
A．blank B．real C．natural D．small
A．cleaning B．shining C．clearing D．sweeping
A．how B．what C．when D．where
A．disappointed B．puzzled C．content D．willing
A．resource B．defense C．robbery D．source
A．advantage B．strength C．benefit D．help
A．look up to B．look forward to C．come up to D．hold on to
A．generous B．polite C．grateful D．hopeful
A．never B．ever C．always D．seldom
A．asking B．persuading C．discussing D．telling
A．paying B．spending C．costing D．taking
A．expanded B．wondered C．figured D．scanned
A．going B．coming C．leaving D．returning
A．raised B．improved C．aroused D．promoted
A．right B．first C．just D．only
A．believe B．make C．help D．catch
A．appointed B．considered C．concerned D．thought
A．held up B．reached for C．laid out D．showed off
A．to B．in C．with D．of
A．work B．job C．effort D．team
An old man lived in the suburb of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get the right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single of his life. He sat at the street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was , and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly. The could not stand the smell anymore, they asked the police officers to clean the place. The officers down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had over the years.
The police the money, and they soon that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house in anticipation to the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said nothing at all: he went into his house and the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and to beg.
, this old man had no great plans, or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story except staying on the things we enjoy doing, commitment (专心,敬业). We should remain true to our , although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally . Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts .
A．bus B．car C．taxi D．train
A．day B．week C．month D．year
A．wide B．dark C．same D．lonely
A．huge B．dirty C．pleasant D．neat
A．officials B．neighbors C．onlookers D．children
A．but B．so C．yet D．as
A．knocked B．climbed C．jumped D．rolled
A．stolen B．donated C．collected D．hidden
A．counted B．washed C．burned D．made
A．admitted B．denied C．agreed D．realized
A．enjoy B．share C．hear D．announce
A．doubt B．evidence C．need D．time
A．locked B．opened C．cleaned D．broke
A．refused B．continued C．learned D．requested
A．Sadly B．Surprisingly C．Obviously D．Luckily
A．cars B．friends C．jobs D．dreams
A．focused B．calm C．open-minded D．silent
A．career B．god C．money D．country
A．agree B．enjoy C．disapprove D．advise
A．confidence B．courage C．attention D．wealth
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Letting go of success
I want to make the most of every day. And, like most people, I've _ __ that the best way to do it is to let go of past failures. But that's not all. One can never fully ___ ____ today while thinking too much about past successes, either. People never ___ ___ while resting comfortably on their laurels (荣誉). The __ ____ is that sometimes our successes hold us back more than our failures!
I once __ ____ a story about the Oscar owner, actor Clark Gable. A friend ___ ____ Gable one afternoon at the actor's home. She brought along her ___ ____ son, who was playing happily with toy cars on the floor. He ___ ____ he was racing those cars around a great track, which in ___ ____ was an imaginary circle around a golden statue (雕像). The small statue the boy played with was actually the Oscar Clark Gable ___ ____ for his performance in the 1934 movie It Happened One Night.
When his mother told him the time had come to __ ____，the little boy asked the actor, “Can I have this？” __ ____ to the Oscar.
“Sure，” he smiled. “It's yours.”
The horrified mother ___ ____. “Put that back immediately！”
Giving the child the golden statue, Clark Gable said, “Having the Oscar around doesn't mean anything to me; ___ __ it does.” The actor seemed to know that past success could be a ___ ____ hammock (吊床) upon which he may be tempted to __ ____， rather than a springboard setting him to begin a new start.
You may have learned to let go of past ___ ____ and mistakes in order to free the present. But will you forget past successes and achievements in order to free the ___ ____？ Will your past be a springboard or a restful hammock?
“I like the __ ____ of the future better than the history of the past，” said Thomas Jefferson. I ___ ____. After all, the future, not the past, is where the rest of your life will be lived.
A．discovered B．inferred C．hoped D．worried
A．spend B．live C．enjoy D．understand
A．struggle B．work C．learn D．succeed
A．story B．fact C．idea D．news
A．heard B．told C．knew D．wrote
A．saw B．recognized C．met D．visited
A．careful B．small C．lonely D．clever
A．pretended B．believed C．insisted D．suggested
A．case B．reality C．turn D．need
A．cared B．asked C．looked D．won
A．act B．leave C．play D．wait
A．running B．getting C．pointing D．shouting
A．objected B．noticed C．suffered D．breathed
A．selling B．keeping C．sharing D．earning
A．special B．comfortable C．expensive D．necessary
A．rest B．cheat C．stop D．sit
A．difficulties B．Events C．failures D．achievements
A．time B．future C．body D．brain
A．idea B．meaning C．dreams D．thoughts
A．obey B．permit C．wish D．agree
A man lived at the foot of a hill. For a long time, he heard of tales of the other side of the hill—stories of rich land, weather and beautiful scenery.
One day, he was life in his home town and thought it was to improve it, so he packed his bags, left his home and started climbing the hill, to live a better life.
The climb was very .The man had to stop to rest many times. At some , the hill was very steep (陡峭的) indeed, and he almost wanted to . But his dream of a better life him going.
One afternoon, the man came to another steep part of the hill. And at the top stood some thick plants. The same had happened to him many times before. this time it was a little hard to get over it, he surely was able to do it.
, the man was too tired after all those days of and pushing through high plants. He was that he still had no results to show, no fruit to enjoy. He just didn’t want to any more. He said to himself, “Maybe life on the other side of the hill is not like what the told. My old home isn’t that anyway.” He finally made his decision, and set off for home.
Actually the man didn’t know that he climbed over that slope (斜坡), he could see the other side of the hill and all he had heard about that place was . The man had already done the hard part, but he to stop trying when things were going to get much better.
A．bad B．hot C．perfect D．cold
A．interested in B．bored of C．surprised at D．nervous about
A．easy B．necessary C．simple D．right
A．wishing B．beginning C．refusing D．helping
A．astonishing B．interesting C．tiring D．attractive
A．afternoons B．days C．points D．corners
A．get up B．give up C．sit down D．run away
A．stopped B．asked C．noticed D．kept
A．trouble B．steep C．dream D．illness
A．If B．Because C．When D．Although
A．Luckily B．However C．Or D．So
A．running B．playing C．climbing D．waiting
A．happy B．angry C．excited D．charged
A．try B．help C．escape D．learn
A．films B．books C．tales D．lessons
A．strange B．terrible C．useless D．dangerous
A．looked around B．turned around C．went on D．slowed down
A．as if B．so that C．as long as D．as well as
A．false B．true C．funny D．important
A．prepared B．agreed C．chose D．failed
Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle.
This farmhouse had been too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he into the room where grain was stored and was quite as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat , and without thinking he started to run and luckily the cat’s paws.
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came the next few days. Zigfried every single hour of them. , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a smile at the door of his home, he heard the of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”
A．carefully B．excitedly C．hopefully D．proudly
A．shabby B．noisy C．messy D．empty
A．mouth B．nose C．stomach D．throat
A．bag B．stick C．bowl D．coat
A．although B．until C．whereas D．unless
A．leapt B．sniffed C．trembled D．withdrew
A．broke B．marched C．paced D．stole
A．curious B．nervous C．pitiful D．sensible
A．took B．released C．felt D．drew
A．strongly B．irregularly C．slowly D．wildly
A．escaped B．seized C．rubbed D．scratched
A．close B．happy C．new D．young
A．celebrate B．communicate C．compete D．compromise
A．across B．from C．off D．up
A．alive B．loose C．open D．still
A．counted B．enjoyed C．missed D．wasted
A．However B．Instead C．Moreover D．Therefore
A．bitter B．forced C．polite D．satisfied
A．introduction B．discussion C．comment D．debate
A．blood B．smile C．tear D．sweat
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, but people in the streets him, especially those who are .
For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that ? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's . His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and the street. He looks around at. He stops when he someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he , looking for more people with cold .
On winter days, Mr. Greenberg gloves. During the rest of the year, he gloves. People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them .
It runs in the . Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the . A pair of gloves may be a thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
A．know about B．learn from C．cheer for D．look after
A．kind B．poor C．old D．busy
A．name B．chance C．job D．message
A．crazy B．curious C．different D．calm
A．sound B．act C．dress D．feel
A．keep off B．cross over C．drive along D．hurry down
A．people B．street numbers C．traffic lights D．cars
A．chooses B．greets C．sees D．helps
A．turns around B．moves on C．holds up D．hangs out
A．hands B．ears C．faces D．eyes
A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on
A．buys B．sells C．borrows D．returns
A．call B．send C．lend D．show
A．enjoyed B．delayed C．remembered D．began
A．dislike B．excuse C．understand D．study
A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised by
A．smart B．rich C．special D．happy
A．family B．neighborhood C．company D．city
A．pain B．same C．honor D．cold
A．delightful B．useful C．small D．comforting