An old friend once came visiting Nasruddin. And he brought along a big to him. Nasruddin’s wife it and they enjoyed the feast for dinner. The next morning, they had delicious chicken soup. The friend enjoyed his stay with Nasruddin. When he was , Nasruddin returned his friend’s thanks by thanking the for bringing the big chicken along. An hour later, Nasruddin heard a knock on the door. When he opened it, a man himself and entered, “I’m a friend of your friend who brought you that big chicken!”
Not wanting to turn away the of a friend, Nasruddin invited the man inside and him to stay for lunch. The man immediately. They had some lovely chicken cooked for lunch, which the man also enjoyed. After lunch, the man left thanking Nasruddin for the chicken.
The next day there was no pause as another entered with the same : “I am a friend of the friend of the friend who had come here with a huge chicken!” Nasruddin and asked the man to come right in and have a . A few minutes later, a bowl of soup was before him. Just one sip(一小口) told the man that this “soup” was nothing but water.
“There is nothing in the soup!” the man protested _ __.
“Not at all!” Nasruddin smiled. “This is the soup of the soup of the chicken!”
Moral of the story: When people your generosity, don’t turn them away rudely. Instead, invite them in and serve them a they will never forget---just as Nasruddin did.
A．Egg B．basket C．dinner D．chicken
A．Valued B．killed C．cooked D．ate
A．Short B．safe C．sudden D．secret
A．Promising B．leaving C．standing D．explaining
A．Latter B．next C．owner D．colleague
A．Expressed B．praised C．admired D．introduced
A．freely B．obviously C．quickly D．frequently
A．Father B．teacher C．relative D．friend
A．Asked B．persuaded C．alarmed D．supported
A．Replied B．accepted C．passed D．prepared
A．tasty B．previous C．usual D．big
A．Child B．thief C．friend D．stranger
A．Rule B．invitation C．tale D．exploration
A．smiled B．doubted C．shook D．agreed
A．rest B．meal C．bath D．smoke
A．hidden B．placed C．pushed D．thrown
A．Bitter B．waste C．polluted D．boiled
A．Sadly B．eagerly C．angrily D．violently
A．take pride in B．take advantage of C．lose sight of D．pay attention to
A．chance B．term C．lesson D．Report
Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having __ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the ____ mentality (心态) people need in sports.
____ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. ____， I was at my younger brother's baseball game the other night and his team was ____ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their ____ for bravery and will to fight, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, ____ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so ___ about the loss and he said it was because some kid's mom brought really good snacks.
Some parents have a ___ with coaches shouting at their child, as they hold the view that if a child makes a mistake, it is the coach's ___ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to __11__ the team, problems ____. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal___ on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and ____ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to ____ the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don't ____ it.
With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ____. More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams ____ more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in ____. While having fun is important, skills and a ____ mentality is worth more in the world of sports.
A．fun B．dignity C．courage D．patience
A．social B．competitive C．healthy D．responsible
A．Coaches B．Parents C．Experts D．Headmasters
A．As a result B．In addition C．For example D．On the contrary
A．up B．below C．above D．down
A．scores B．goals C．spirits D．dreams
A．chew B．spit C．count D．swallow
A．worried B．happy C．serious D．casual
A．joke B．problem C．contact D．compromise
A．duty B．experience C．awareness D．turn
A．dismiss B．unite C．handle D．assess
A．stand out B．break out C．work out D．come out
A．say B．guidance C．response D．reward
A．protect B．defend C．excuse D．discourage
A．assist B．motivate C．please D．blame
A．want B．deserve C．value D．appreciate
A．way B．decline C．go D．rise
A．offer B．require C．seek D．preserve
A．academics B．sports C．exams D．competitions
A．risking B．controlling C．winning D．cooperating
In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (执着) in every task I devoted myself to. I was ____ that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small ____ made me change my mind.
One day my twoyearold son, ___ at a dozen of “stood” color markerpens, cheered excitedly，“Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ballpens, ____ to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ballpens just lay ____. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said ____， “Mummy can't help you.” To my surprise, he wouldn't listen and continued trying... I was dumbfounded by his persistence.
My son's behaviour reminded me of George who was always ____ in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, ____， there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised __ about him and ___ us to look up to him as a role model.
One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”
“Probably can't leave till midnight，” he said.
“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety？”
“____.”
“Don't you have time to be with your family at all？”
He shook his head slowly and ____ a sigh. “It's not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It's much too ____ to even think about letting go.”
A year later I resigned. The ____ thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I've never seen him. But occasionally his aged ____ would come to my mind.
Until that day, ____ knowing why the ballpens couldn't stand up, the twoyearold had ____ the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ballpens and kept only those water markers for his “game”. ___， he already learned to let go of his previous ____ attempts.
In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to ____ them and then decisively let go of them immediately.
A．confident B．consistent C．conscious D．convinced
A．event B．incident C．accident D．affair
A．pointing B．shouting C．screaming D．laughing
A．insisting B．requiring C．intending D．urging
A．flat B．silent C．still D．quiet
A．deliberately B．casually C．unintentionally D．enthusiastically
A．interested B．busy C．devoted D．buried
A．therefore B．however C．otherwise D．though
A．high B．highly C．well D．much
A．promised B．demanded C．inspired D．appealed
A．At random B．At times C．At most D．At least
A．let off B．let out C．sent off D．sent out
A．encouraging B．comfortable C．painful D．ashamed
A．latter B．later C．last D．lately
A．picture B．figure C．reflection D．image
A．for B．with C．without D．besides
A．received B．accepted C．refused D．rejected
A．Generally B．Eventually C．Additionally D．Obviously
A．useless B．endless C．hopeful D．meaningful
A．clarify B．distinguish C．identify D．acknowledge
________ she was invited to the ball made her very happy.
A．Whether B．That C．Because D．What
________ our foreign policy, we now have multiple threats, very few of which involve the traditional battles of the past.
A．In honour of B．In terms of C．In the form of D．In defence of
We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____，one by one.“There is my grandmother's house，” I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing(追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ___，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.
We soon ___ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide(潮水)．
Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ____ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ____ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____；where I belong.”
She has ___ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is “to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us；learn the ___ of “I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.
A．appearing B．moving C．exposing D．expanding
A．referring B．travelling C．pointing D．coming
A．shared B．short C．fresh D．treasured
A．passed B．raised C．moved D．sent
A．home B．duty C．reality D．relief
A．built B．lived C．remained D．explored
A．catch up B．pull up C．step down D．come down
A．falling B．turning C．rushing D．bringing
A．yard B．village C．room D．house
A．adapts to B．appeals to C．belongs to D．occurs to
A．across B．through C．along D．past
A．lay B．played C．stood D．sat
A．marching B．looking C．breaking D．pouring
A．between B．with C．near D．behind
A．wonders B．listens C．reacts D．agrees
A．began B．grew C．studied D．stayed
A．deepened B．recognized C．accepted D．found
A．heart B．rights C．interest D．behaviors
A．one B．its C．that D．every
A．meaning B．expression C．connection D．background