The journey of water as it flows upon the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life.Water begins its _____ on earth as it falls from the sky and streams down a mountain into a stream or river.In the same way, we come into the world and begin our lives on earth.Like a river that flows within the ____ of its banks, we are born with certain defining characteristics that ____ our identity.We are born in a specific time and place, within a specific family, and with certain gifts and ____.With these limitations, we move through life, ____many twists, turns, and barriers along the way just as a river ____.
Water is a great teacher that shows us ____ to move through the world with grace, bravery, determination, and ____.When a river ____ at a waterfall, it gains energy and moves on, as we face our own waterfalls, we may fall hard ____we always keep moving on.Water can inspire us not to become rigid (死板的)with fear or stick to what’s familiar.Water is ____ and does not waste time sticking to its past, but flows onward without ____.At the same time, when there is a ____ to be filled, water does not run away from it in ____ of the dark; instead, water modestly and bravely fills the empty space.In the same way, we can face the ____ moments of our life rather than run away from them.
____, a river will empty into the sea.Water does not hold back from ____in a larger body, nor does it fear a loss of ____ or control.It gracefully and modestly falls into the vastness by contributing its energy and joining without ____.Each time we move beyond our individual characters to become part of something bigger, we can try our best to _____ the lead of the river.
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An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 1mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “ 2a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 3all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 4her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s 5my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 6. His name is Andrew and he has something 7growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t 8miracles here, chilD．I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling 9at the little girl.
In the shop was a 10customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 11?”
“I don’t know,” she replieD．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 12. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 13.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents, 14I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents — the 15price of a miracle for little brothers. 16me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 17your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without 18and it wasn’t long before Andrew was 19again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the20of a little child.
1． A．tearful B．hopeful C．helpless D．kind
2． A．Simply B．Just C．Only D．More than
3． A．drew B．pulled C．put D．poured
4． A．followed B．made C．took D．found
5． A．to B．as C．for D．on
6． A．hope B．doctor C．favor D．miracle
7． A．bad B．small C．extra D．impossible
8． A．have B．offer C．sell D．store
9． A．gently B．sadly C．strangely D．coldly
10．A．well dressed B．kind hearted C．well behaved D．good looking
11．A．have B．need C．care D．like
12．A．a doctor B．a surgeon C．an operation D．a kindness
13．A．savings B．wishes C．ideas D．suggestions
14．A．since B．as C．after D．but
15．A．same B．exact C．proper D．necessary
16．A．Show B．Help C．Take D．Follow
17．A．help B．encourage C．persuade D．meet
18．A．difficulty B．delay C．charge D．result
19．A．happy B．well C．strong D．home
20． A．cleverness B．faith C．courage D．devotion
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 1everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I 2there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 3people feel like that.” My father asked me 4I meant. “I want to be a motivational （激励人的）speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replieD．A5was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 6a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company7as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 8. Many people were 9that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked 10I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 11to start my own company and leave my secure（无忧虑的）position after
12a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a 13that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 14to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a15?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 16I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was 17.
Having made that decision, I was immediately 18. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no 19. But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better joB．And I was able to book several 20engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.
1．A．rise B．blow C．put D．raise
2．A．left B．came C．arrived D．slipped
3．A．get B．hope C．make D．cheer
4．A．that B．what C．which D．if
5．A．dream B．idea C．girl D．speaker
6．A．After B．Before C．Because D．While
7．A．beginning B．working C．acting D．regarding
8．A．life B．love C．income D．career
9．A．disappointed B．moved C．surprised D．delighted
10．A．when B．why C．if D．how
11．A．plan B．promise C．decision D．mind
12．A．attending B．joining C．entering D．holding
13．A．newspaper B．book C．report D．speech
14．A．day B．second C．week D．moment
15．A．help B．job C．god D．company
16．A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
17．A．alive B．dead C．missing D．born
18．A．examined B．searched C．checked D．tested
19．A．help B．harm C．income D．money
20．A．selling B．speaking C．writing D．listening
Peter Fern was crazy about mountains. Climbing was the 1of his life. Church towers，seaside cliffs, rock faces, ice mountains，anything “If it is there” , he used to say, “then I want to climb it.”
So the news of his marriage gave me a 2. I’d never known him to take much interest in 3. Well，Peter Fern a married man! I couldn't 4it. I 5whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky 6.
She was French perhaps--from that place 7he usually spent his holidays. Chamonix，wasn’t it? From Chamonix he'd climbed Mount Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and another one the day after! That was it, then: She was French，from a mountaineering family. No 8. No other explanation.
A month later I met them 9in town. Anna surprised me—because she was English. She was a dancer in the 10．
“I have 11climbed more than sixty steps in my life,” she told me. “Peter has his 12, and I’ve got mine. No 13”. “None at all，”Peter said, smiling. “Where did you spend your 14?” I askeD．Somewhere far 15theatres and mountains，was it? “We had a week's holiday,” Anna said, “I flew to New York to see Dirke Dancers on Broadway. A wonderful 16!” Peter said, “I didn’t want to 17the good weather. So I went to Switzerland and climbed the north 18of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop. Great 19, the Eiger. Grand place for a honeymoon! I’ll show you the 20we took one day.”
1． A．purpose B．love C．answer D．even
2． A．joy B．thought C．lesson D．shock
3． A．mountains B．churches C．faces D．girls
4． A．accept B．understand C．bear D．tell
5． A．believed B．knew C．wondered D．realized
6． A．jobs B．words C．adventures D．deeds
7． A．where B．when C．which D．how
8． A．one B．reason C．sign D．doubt
9． A．all B．two C．both D．double
10．A．family B．mountain C．theatre D．holiday
11．A．ever B．even C．never D．almost
12．A．interests B．life C．room D．car
13．A．wonder B．way C．time D．problems
14．A．days B．honeymoon C．childhood D．rest of life
15．A．away B．as C．by D．from
16．A．show B．sight C．scene D．game
17．A．miss B．escape C．break D．forget
18．A．position B．face C．point D．line
19．A．programme B．progress C．fun D．invention
20．A．photographs B．roles C．sports D．pains
My father often works very harD．And he has 1to see a film. Here I’ll tell you 2about him.
One afternoon, when he finished his work and 3go home, he found a film ticket under the 4on his desk. He thought he 5to have not much work to do that day and 6was quite wonderful to pass the 7at the cinemA．So he came back home and 8finished his supper. Then he said 9to us and left.
But to our 10, he came back about half an hour later, I 11him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about12funny thing that had happened at the cinema.
When my father was sitting in his seat, a 13came to my father’s and said that the seat was 14. Ｍy father was surpriseD．He took out the ticket 15looked at it carefully. It was Row17,16. And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 17her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.
18? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The 19of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,20, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.
1． A．little money B．much money C．little time D．much time
2． A．a funny story B．a good story C．an old story D．a strange story
3． A．was to B．was about to C．had to D．ought
4． A．box B．book C．glass D．paper
5． A．happened B．liked C．pretended D．wanted
6． A．it B．this C．that D．which
7． A．morning B．afternoon C．day D．evening
8． A．early B．quietly C．quickly D．suddenly
9． A．hello B．good-bye C．good evening D．good night
10．A．disappointment B．joy C．sorrow D．surprise
11．A．asked B．explained C．told D．wanted
12．A．a B．one C．some D．the
13．A．man B．woman C．doctor D．nurse
14．A．hers B．his C．taken D．wrong
15．A．and B．but C．or D．so
16．A．Seat1 B．Seat2 C．Seat3 D．Seat4
17．A．it bring B．to get C．to see D．to show
18．A．Why B．How C．When D．where
19．A．designs B．colors C．prices D．owners
20．A．I’m sad B．I’m sorry C．I’m wrong D．I’m worried
During a recent holiday I visited Dusseldorf, a city in the former West Germany. The nine-day trip left a deep impression 1me. I arrived at Dussedorf airport at 7 pm. It was already 2outside. The first thing I needed to do was to find a place to 3 . I decided to telephone the youth hotel. But to use the phone I needed some 4, I asked a lady for help. To my 5she gave me three coins to use. But all the phones in the 6needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be bought at post offices during the 7. I was 8I would not be able to call the hotel. An old gentleman helped me. He couldn’t speak English 9understand that I needed to 10a phone call. He showed me where the phone was and inserted 11phone carD．I called the youth hotel and found a place to stay that night.
The 12of the German people made me feel that I was not 13my first day in Germany wasn’t as 14as I expecteD．Whenever I went, I asked people for 15. It surprised me that 16every young German could speak English fluently. Older Germans couldn't speak English very well, but they would try to help me 17they coulD．One middle-aged man I asked for directions even 18me to the place I was looking for.
My 19in Germany totally changed my impression of Germans. Now I think the people couldn't be more 20.
1． A．on B．for C．to D．about
2． A．late B．dark C．light D．early
3． A．visit B．eat C．stay D．keep
4． A．cards B．information C．money D．coins
5． A．joy B．disappointment C．emotion D．surprise
6． A．hotel B．airport C．city D．pavement
7． A．night B．daytime C．trip D．rush-hour
8． A．afraid B．sure C．glad D．eager
9． A．or B．but C．and D．so
10．A．make B．have C．do D．answer
11．A．another B．a C．my D．his
12．A．use B．success C．care D．kindness
13．A．really B．nearly out of C．far from D．close to
14．A．interesting B．good C．bad D．busy
15．A．direction B．distance C．travel D．serve
16．A．almost B．even C．only D．already
17．A．whenever B．whatever C．wherever D．however
18．A．drove B．reached C．moved D．came
19．A．experience B．victory C．visit D．memory
20．A．friendly B．unfriendly C．cold-hearted D．valuable