Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he ______ his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always ______ his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, ______ to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the ______ made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the ______ customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for ______. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying ______ for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a ______ fake（假货）. When he was ______ of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,______ cost nearly 100,000, into pieces ______ hearing Glen’s words. Glen was ______. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined ______. For many times of entry-exit ______ he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and ______ him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if ______ reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be ______ according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep ______ on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of ______, which he would remember as the ______ of his success forever.
A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up
A．honors B．mentions C．brings D．owes
A．decided B．refused C．objected D．asked
A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds
A．ordinary B．routine C．regular D．common
A．look B．inspection C．test D．experiment
A．one B．it C．them D．these
A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable
A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．hard
A．that B．what C．as D． which
A．on B．at C．who D．in
A．disappointed B．delighted C．amazed D．satisfied
A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously
A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances
A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged
A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out
A．hit B．blamed C．praised D．charged
A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression
A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery
A．secret B．lesson C．choice D．belief
In the past，people usually believed what newlyborn babies wanted was food and to be kept warm and dry．They thought babies were not able to ____ things until they were five or six months old．____ the researchers in the United States now believe babies begin learning on their first ____ of life．They say babies are strongly ____ by their environment and one baby will ____ if his or her mother does something that the baby likes．
A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to ____ her mother．This is how babies start to learn to ____ and communicate with other people．The researchers say this ability to learn ____ in a baby even before birth．They also ____ the idea that newlyborn babies can ____ and understand sounds they heard while they were still ____ inside their mothers．
Recently，an American study ____ 112 babies found babies learned better when they were ____．The babies appeared to learn well whether they were sitting up on their own，sitting in seats or ____ to sit up．The researchers say keeping that kind ____ had what they called a ____ effect on the babies' ability to learn about objects．They say the body position may be linked to development in the ____．One ____ says babies can pay more attention to ____ an object if they do not have to be about their balance．
A．learn B．know C．remember D．eat
A．Besides B．While C．But D．Therefore
A．hour B．month C．week D．day
A．influenced B．accepted C．disturbed D．moved
A．cry B．smile C．sing D．eat
A．annoy B．love C．notice D．please
A．connect B．live C．speak D．smile
A．disappears B．informs C．exists D．happens
A．infer B．support C．deny D．instruct
A．recognize B．realize C．receive D．record
A．sleeping B．delivering C．shaping D．developing
A．helping B．involving C．raising D．containing
A．sleeping soundly B．lying down C．sitting up D．awaking clearly
A．assisted B．forced C．asked D．mentioned
A．hobby B．gesture C．decoration D．purpose
A．negative B．unmarked C．significant D．side
A．language B．brain C．feeling D．body
A．psychologist B．mother C．doctor D．researcher
A．exploring B．finding C．feeling D．discovering
A．eager B．worried C．confident D．curious
I was born without legs, so I have to wear ones to walk or use a wheelchair. I was fine. I fought off every physical challenge in my life. I went to work, drove and lived on my own. I climbed stairs and buses by myself. However, one year ago, someone came into my life and showed me that there were more to face. His name is Joseph and he is my . He doesn’t that I was born without legs. Instead, he does want me to feed him, carry him and comfort him.
Anyone who has had a baby may know how much equipment it needs to take care of the baby. It turns out that being a parent without needs more equipment, At least, I need to equip my wheelchair a basket. When I put my baby in the basket, I can push him from room to room. It is a highly effective and cheap way and Joseph finds it fun.
, I try taking Joseph outside by using a baby belt and strapping(捆) him on my chest, but Joseph often blocks my , which makes it very difficult to go on. I manage to do it, it is more by than judgment. When a baby , often the most effective way is to comfort it by walking around with it. However, I can’t do that , because it takes too long for me to get to Joseph in my wheelchair. Sometimes, when I only stand upright on my hands, Joseph holds out his arms for a . He doesn’t understand that if there’s nothing for me to myself, I can’t safely hold him. His trust that I can look after him gives me more courage.
I have just his first birthday. I’m very for him to grow up and start walking, so that we can go outside together more easily. Let the challenges keep . We’ll be and fine.
A．beneficial B．artificial C．social D．official
A．put on B．called on C．turned on D．got on
A．challenges B．performances C．disabilities D．accidents
A．pet B．friend C．son D．husband
A．think B．know C．mind D．speak
A．legs B．arms C．hands D．fingers
A．about B．with C．on D．to
A．Occasionally B．Generally C．Jokingly D．Treasonably
A．sun B．nose C．idea D．view
A．Because B．Unless C．Although D．Otherwise
A．luck B．time C．money D．space
A．smiles B．sleeps C． signs D．cries
A．quickly B．endlessly C．sincerely D．selflessly
A．snack B．kiss C．movie D．hug
A．amuse B．balance C．introduce D．behave
A．seldom B．never C．Sometimes D．always
A．celebrated B．congratulated C．remembered D．communicated
A．bad B．eager C．famous D．late
A．dancing B．walking C．building D．coming
A．careful B．optimistic C．humorous D．helpful
A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a to catch a train, she a quick way to reach it. “ I have been a taxi driver for 15 years ! ” the driver said . “ You don’t think I know the best way to go?”
The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t to annoy him, but the driver kept . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be , so she changed her .“ You know, you are right,” she told him. “ It must seem for me not to think you know the best way the city.”
, the driver glanced at his in the rearview mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “ He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “ I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”
When you find yourself with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or marriage. I have discovered one simple extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from57 in a disaster.
The is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the in what that person is saying. Find a way to , and the result may surprise you.
A．hurry B．rush C．moment D．way
A．chose B．made C．found D．suggested
A．jokingly B．angrily C．anxiously D．curiously
A．supposed B．expected C．meant D．decided
A．apologizing B．driving C．asking D．shouting
A．reasonable B．thoughtful C．normal D．practical
A．road B．mind C．direction D．manner
A．strange B．wrong C．terrible D．stupid
A．across B．in C．through D．along
A．Surprised B．Worried C．Annoyed D．Disappointed
A．rider B．speaker C．helper D．comer
A．until B．after C．because D．since
A．satisfied B．concerned C．crowded D．faced
A．give up B．turn down C．stick to D．point to
A．combine B．destroy C．suffer D．divide
A．and B．that C．but D．though
A．lying B．resulting C．setting D．leading
A．problem B．importance C．key D．reply
A．fact B．meaning C．expression D．truth
A．agree B．argue C．explain D．escape
When I was a teenager, whatever my mother asked me to do was immediately followed by my complaining, "I can't." , very few tasks that I set out to finish were completed.
One evening, my mother me into the study where she was reading an article in the TV Guide. On the cover was a(n) of Marlo Thomas, a famous actress now starring in one of my favorite shows.
"I want you to read this article," Mother began. "It's about Marlo Thomas. She how a simple poem that she was forced to learn by her father her life. She went from saying, "I can't" to "I !" According to this article, she was able to rebuild her life, and finally her career, by learning the principles in the poem."
I took the small magazine from Mother and looked down at the pages. Beside her photo was the poem my mother had ; a simple poem entitled, "I Can."
"I want you to learn that by heart," Mother said.
"Mum," I said. "I can't learn that poem. It's too ."
"It's not too long and yes, you can learn it. I want you to know it by this time tomorrow."
I turned and made my way back to my bedroom with the magazine loosely inmy small right hand. With a heavy heart, I sat on my bed and began my .
"Can't is a word that is enemy to ambition（雄心）," I began. I the line until it held inmy heart. I the process until the following evening, when I said the poem aloud from my memory that has continued to be my motto.
Ms. Thomas did not know me, but her story changed my life.
Saying, "I can," helped me to survive the worst moments of my life. Saying "I can" me to finish things I would have otherwise seen as out of my .
A．Before long B．In addition C．As a result D．Aside from
A．ever B．never C．even D．still
A．took B．pulled C．locked D．called
A．example B．photo C．passage D．introduction
A．hopes B．tells C．reports D．admits
A．changed B．helped C．improved D．saved
A．will B．must C．can D．may
A．found out B．left for C．made up D．spoken of
A．article B．story C．poem D．actress
A．difficult B．long C．boring D．meaningless
A．perfectly B．quickly C．constantly D．slowly
A．caught B．placed C．touched D．held
A．homework B．task C．activity D．plan
A．repeated B．remarked C．liked D．analysed
A．hard B．fast C．firm D．close
A．finished B．continued C．studied D．stopped
A．proudly B．softly C．slowly D．luckily
A．mainly B．partly C．forever D．only
A．allowed B．caused C．forced D．encouraged
A．mind B．business C．life D．reach
Nine years ago around Christmas, I was on a Captiva Island beach at sunrise. I crouched (蹲) low there and was lost in the false hope of finding a treasure larger than the small on the shore.
A man ran slowly along the waves my direction. When he came near me, he slowed to a walk. I didn’t him until he was almost standing over me. Too young to be of strangers, I got on my feet and looked at him. It was then that I saw what was in his , a beautiful bright cream-colored shell, the kind of thing that I was looking for. He smiled as I stared in , and then, to my shock, he handed it to me. I held it before me like a diamond, not my eyes.
“I think you will like it,” he said, and then continued his down the beach.I do not his voice, his clothes or even his face, I do still have the shell, and the greatest lesson I’ve ever . Now the shell sits on my bedside table, not as as it was, but it is still there, a reminder that there is in the world.
That man saved my belief in the kindness of people, and he saved my belief that one can find what means something in life. I see my shell every day, and I know that I can bad days because there are good things in my life. In the end, all that we have is we have done for others. The shell is to me, as important as another man who returned to the plane to me my lost jacket.
I know that a difference in someone’s life, no matter how big or small, is what truly matters, and that it is worth all the treasure in the world.
A．shell B．frog C．fish D．diamond
A．to B．in C．through D．for
A．recognize B．know C．follow D．notice
A．tired B．fond C．shy D．proud
A．clothes B．coat C．hand D．bag
A．despair B．fear C．disappointment D．amazement
A．formally B．calmly C．hopefully D．carefully
A．imagining B．believing C．thinking D．presenting
A．run B．walk C．ride D．drive
A．respect B．realize C．remember D．remind
A．but B．or C．unless D．so
A．accepted B．taken C．learned D．received
A．dirty B．hard C．bright D．soft
A．noisy B．wise C．quiet D．stupid
A．equality B．kindness C．bravery D．honesty
A．get through B．get down C．turn down D．turn off
A．what B．how C．where D．why
A．necessary B．important C．valuable D．essential
A．sell B．give C．remove D．buy
A．telling B．getting C．doing D．making