I remember as a smart child when we met with either family or friends. Someone would come up and mention my high “ ” and ask, “What are you going to be when you ?”
Well, it started out being a teacher or a hero. it was a fireman, artist…As I grew older my dreams of the future . When I was in college, I was asked, “What will you major in?” Another question was to find out what I would be when I “grew up”.
By then I had set about becoming a programmer. So I studied and prepared for that. I was studying software full-time for much of my life. I am that I could realize my dream that affords me the opportunity to have a positive on someone’s life. However, for many, there is a “ ” which goes around stealing our dreams and robbing us of the mental state to attain our . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, a friend or a co-worker, the greatest thief is just ourselves.
We find ourselves just about the aim, and this “small” voice inside says, “You’ll never .” “Very few have ever done this successfully.’ And on and on the “small” voice some kind of failure.
Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are . It is one of the most important we have, because it teaches us lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for , which is probably just around the corner.
There are no “overnight” successes, but with perseverance(毅力), it will come. So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone steal it from you. You can do anything you want to do, so don’t .
A．attitude B．resolution C．intelligence D．quality
A．get up B．pick up C．set up D．grow up
A．Before B．Later C．Recently D．Instead
A．kept B．formed C．changed D．continued
A．imagined B．designed C．supposed D．guessed
A．car B．computer C．radio D．satellite
A．satisfied B．surprised C．tied D．devoted
A．purpose B．resource C．instruction D．influence
A．partner B．thief C．writer D．worker
A．same B．exact C．stubborn D．necessary
A．results B．disasters C．promises D．goals
A．but B．so C．while D．because
A．leaving B．reaching C．selecting D．removing
A．lose B．fail C．succeed D．beat
A．fears B．predicts C．hears D．reports
A．achieved B．survived C．admitted D．replaced
A．cases B．methods C．steps D．tools
A．hopeless B．logical C．valuable D．technological
A．failure B．reality C．success D．responsibility
A．take apart B．care about C．suffer from D．give up
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My daughter is a single parent. She works hard to ______ for herself and her three young sons. She budgets(谨慎花钱) carefully and ______ to plan for the little luxuries (奢侈品) and treats that others take for granted. When her eldest son, David, wanted a ______ so that he could do an after-school newspaper delivery job, she ______ and soon, he was the proud ______ of a good second-hand bike.
One afternoon, my daughter asked David to go to a local shop. He rode his bicycle, ______ foolishly left it outside the shop without _____ it up. When David came out of the shop, it was______. He walked home in _____ and then, together with his frustrated mother, went to the local police station to report the ______.
Imagine their ______ when they arrived at the station: a car parked out front had David’s bike wedged (挤进) in its boot (汽车后部的行李箱). The ______ told them how he’d seen a group of kids ______ the bike once my grandson had gone inside the shop.
The driver – in his late teens himself – had called out to them to “leave that bike ______!” Despite this, one member of the group ______ on the bicycle and rode it away while the others followed. Not to be ______, the teen got in his car, drove after them and ______ that they give the stolen bike back.
He was happy to be able to ______ it to my grandson together with a lecture (echoed(附和) by the policeman and his mother) about the silliness of ______ to use the bike lock. ______, in all the excitement, he slipped away, without even giving them his name or telephone number.
A．stand B．provide C．change D．watch
A．permits B．refuses C．manages D．decides
A．bicycle B．watch C．phone D．backpack
A．gave out B．set aside C．saved up D．worked up
A．driver B．worker C．seller D．owner
A．and B．but C．so D．when
A．locking B．picking C．covering D．hiding
A．left B．missed C．broken D．gone
A．surprise B．trouble C．tears D．peace
A．danger B．theft C．accident D．fight
A．joy B．regret C．anger D．disappointment
A．policeman B．manager C．teacher D．driver
A．ride B．fix C．steal D．knock
A．out B．off C．away D．alone
A．jumped B．touched C．walked D．moved
A．annoyed B．angry C．confused D．discouraged
A．advised B．demanded C．forced D．promised
A．donate B．explain C．return D．pass
A．learning B．teaching C．reminding D．failing
A．Besides B．Then C．Finally D．Therefore
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man, I remember the small child with .
Our cat was to give birth. And like all young children, my son was very interested in the birth of the babies. During the following week, he never stopped me for a chance to witness it. At last, I agreed. I answered all his questions and prepared him the best he might not be shocked or frightened.
That when my son arrived home, one baby cat had been born. He was so at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies . When the mother cat began to very loudly, it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son but never said a word. Then he asked me, “Mum, why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes” I that it was not a hurtful pain but a pain of great pleasure the mother.
When the of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat, my son hugged me with tears his face, saying, “Mum, I’m sorry for the I brought you to have me.” My heart almost stopped. With a(n) choice of words, I told him that his birth had brought me but smiles, and that I would like to it 100 times.
Now my son is a grown man, but he always that night, for it was on that night that he finally what the word “love” meant.
A．smiles B．care C．interest D．tears
A．ready B．determined C．willing D．upset
A．searching B．begging C．thanking D．commanding
A．unless B．until C．so that D．as if
A．morning B．afternoon C．night D．noon
A．amazed B．frightened C．angry D．sad
A．jumping B．sleeping C．growing D．moving
A．laugh B．cry C．cough D．shout
A．watched B．noticed C．found D．responded
A．realized B．expressed C．explained D．added
A．in B．with C．for D．on
A．birth B．loss C．performance D．protection
A．peacefully B．suddenly C．actually D．naturally
A．calming down B．setting down C．rolling down D．turning down
A．trial B．pain C．cruelty D．violence
A．hopeful B．useless C．careful D．informal
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．join in B．go through C．dream of D．suffer from
A．remembers B．regrets C．ignores D．prefers
A．admitted B．decided C．understood D．doubted
Lily , a girl , always thought of losing weight . Although she was twenty-one years old , she stayed at home and did nothing instead of looking for a job . Last year , her father , who was a , made a to go to Guangzhou to do trade with the local people . Lily had never been to Guangdong, so she asked her father to go with her . Lily was only one child in his family , so his father loved her very much . He couldn’t stand her requests and eventually he was forced to show his by smiling .
Lily her father to Guangdong . Several days later , A friend of her father her to work in a . Lily had never thought of being a barber , but she was tired of staying at home all days , she wanted to have a try .
When firstly arriving in the new barbershop, Lily felt it hard to herself to the environment, especially in the of others’ help. Realizing this, her workmates encouraged Lily to practice more in her spare time so that she could . Lily kept to her belief--nothing is impossible, and she cheered herself up the difficulties. She finally adjusted herself to the barbershop one month later and all her workmates her on her success. To put it simply, Lily’s adjustment is the process of helping each other.
A．tall B．strong C．stout D．weak
A．teacher B．merchant C．driver D．professor
A．decision B．suggestion C．friend D．program
A．peaceful B．powerful C．hopeless D．endless
A．idea B．approval C．suggestion D．plan
A．accompanied B．left C．found D．joined
A．refused B．hired C．recommended D．admitted
A．cinema B．bookshop C．supermarket D．barbershop
A．adjust B．make C．enjoy D．help
A．appearance B．front C．absence D．back
A．on air B．on purpose C．on his own D．in purpose
A．get ahead B．get on C．get off D．get ready
A．however B．therefore C．because D．but
A．regardless of B．except C．as well as D．except for
A．wished B．hit C．celebrated D．congratulated
My father was a strong fisherman. He loved the sea and would stay out until he caught enough to the family.
When we met weather, he would drive me to school with his old truck. And after we arrived, he would bend over and give me a on the face and then tell me to be a good boy. I always felt very shy in front of so many other . I was already a twelve-year-old young man, but my father still kissed me goodbye!
Then on a rainy day I to tell him my feeling. When we stopped at the school gate, the big smile appeared on my father’s face. I what would happen next. I put my hand up and for the first time said “No” to him. The smile on his face immediately changed into a look. He looked at me for a long time, and tears began to appear in his eyes. I was shocked. I had never him cry! Then he said, “You’re right. You are a big boy. . . a man. I won’t kiss you any more. ”
Not long after that, my dad went to the sea on a bad day. Most of the stayed at home, but not Dad, because he had a big family to feed. But after that day, he came back. Later his boat was found with its nets half in and half out. He must have a strong wind and was trying to save the nets.
How I wished I hadn’t my father’s kiss! And from this I have learnt that we should take every chance with our family and friends as the last one in our lives. We can have regrets (遗憾) by doing this.
A．enjoy B．feed C．keep D．save
A．fine B．warm C．cool D．bad
A．kiss B．smile C．touch D．chat
A．passengers B．workers C．schoolmates D．friends
A．decided B．agreed C．advised D．happened
A．strange B．usual C．beautiful D．kind
A．concerned B．wondered C．knew D．remembered
A．curiously B．violently C．patiently D．quickly
A．disappointed B．worried C．surprised D．satisfied
A．wanted B．seen C．gained D．minded
A．physicists B．authors C．customers D．fishermen
A．later B．finally C．never D．often
A．missed B．managed C．met D．hoped
A．refused B．forgotten C．hated D．remembered
A．new B．good C．small D．few
A few years ago my mother asked me to go shopping with her because she needed a new dress. I don’t like to shop with others, and I’m not a person. However, we for the mall together at last.
We visited nearly every , and she tried on dress after dress, them all. As the day went on, I grew tired and my mother grew .
, at our last shop, my mother tried on a lovely blue three-piece dress. The blouse had a bow at the neckline. As I stood in the room with her, I watched as she tried, with much , to tie it. Her hands were so badly crippled from arthritis(关节炎) that she couldn’t do it. Immediately, my impatience to an overwhelming(无法抗拒的) wave of sympathy for her. I turned away to hide the that came up involuntarily.
Regaining my calmness, I turned back to tie the bow for her. The dress was beautiful, and she bought it. Our shopping trip was , but the event was etched(铭刻) in my memory. For the rest of the day, my kept returning to that moment in the dressing room and to the of my mother’s hands trying to tie that bow. Those hands that had fed me, bathed me, dressed me, comforted me, and, , prayed for me, were now touching me in a remarkable .
Later in the evening, I went to my mother’s room, her hands in mine, kissed them and, much to her , told her that to me they were the most hands in the world.
A．simply B．finally C．actually D．normally
A．patient B．honest C．respectful D．trustworthy
A．took off B．kept off C．got off D．set off
A．person B．store C．assistant D．boss
A．remembering B．buying C．rejecting D．recommending
A．frustrated B．worried C．tired D．upset
A．Immediately B．Finally C．Traditionally D．Quietly
A．sitting B．dining C．dressing D．waiting
A．time B．pride C．experience D．difficulty
A．gave off B．gave away C．gave way D．gave up
A．tears B．money C．expression D．feeling
A．off B．out C．on D．over
A．head B．mind C．heart D．brain
A．sense B．belief C．vision D．consciousness
A．loving B．lively C．live D．alive
A．first of all B．most of all C．all in all D．after all
A．style B．fashion C．manner D．form
A．took B．made C．removed D．replaced
A．sorrow B．disappointment C．regret D．surprise
A．common B．effective C．beautiful D．useful