A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, everywhere. I tried to use a broom, with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered（破碎）. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble his new surroundings and the of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
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What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When I was in the army I __36an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against__37of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not__38 have scored more than 80. __39 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always__40it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man __41questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a __42. In a world where I have to work with my__43, I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man __44. He had a habit of telling __45 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-umb(聋哑) man__46 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made__47movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He __48his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk__49him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the __50man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀). __51do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his__52and asked for them. I've been__53hat on all my customers today, but I knew __54 I'd catch you.”“Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very __55 .”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
36. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose
37. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number
38. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently
39. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. Yet
40. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed
41. A. answered B. practised C. designed D. tried
42. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool
43. A. brains B. effort C. hands D. attention
44. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well
45. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales
46. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed
47. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling
48. A. nodded B. raisedC. shook D. turned
49. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold
50. A. clever B. other C. right D. next
51. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which
52. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information
53. A. trying B. proving C. practising D. examining
54. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now
55. A. clear B. sillyC. slow D. smart
Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm(确认) his flight home with the airline company(航空公司). He was visiting Spain in order to __36 his Spanish. When he was speaking to people__37 he had no __38understanding what they said. __39, when he was speaking on the phone, he __40had a problem. Andy__41 the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She__42told Andy to be at the airport two hours __43 in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was__44in three days, Andy didn't __45any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could __46 and spend a year in Spain.
Too __47, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to __48 . He went to the clerk to __49his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket with__50. “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and __51it is eight in the evening.”“ But I confirmed my flight,” __52Andy. “Will I have to pay for another ticket?”
“No,sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now.”
Andy's __53of shock turned to one of __54as he realized that now he could continue his__55.
36.A. prepare B. improve C. enjoy D. learn
37.A. slowly B. in public C. in person D. carefully
38.A. difficulty B. ideaC. mistake D. interest
39.A. Instead B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. However
40.A. even B. just C. still D. seldom
41.A. called B. liked C. trusted D. asked
42.A. againB. also C. only D. once
43.A. before B. earlier C. later D. after
44.A. moving B. returning C. staying D. leaving
45.A. take B. have C. lose D. find
46.A. wait B. go home C. stop D. come back
47.A. shortly B. quickly C. badly D. early
48.A. speak B. go C. rush D. delay
49.A. buy B. present C. order D. provide
50.A. astonishment B. patience C. respect D. delight
51.A. maybe B. so C. here D. now
52.A. insisted B. apologized C. replied D. demanded
53.A. experience B. expression C. look D. face
54.A. pleasure B. comfort C. sadness D. hopelessness
55.A. plan B. flight C. journey D. vacation
DC Hilton was one of the first Americans to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night.42 years ago he bought a small restaurant on US highway 69,in Oklahoma.His main customers were truck drivers and __61salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheeseburgers when they stopped to__62their journey.
It was they who first tried to persuade Hilton to remain open all night.He thought about it for a while,and then suddenly made up his mind.He took the door key and threw it across the road.He hasn't closed the door__63.
Over the years his simple burger cafe has expanded into a 24-hour roadside empire,with a 100-seat restaurant,a petrol station,a mini shopping market,a car park__64 mobile homes(活动住房) and all night self-help laundry.
Hilton was a pioneer in a 24-hour__65 which has now caught on around the world.Today not only restaurants but also banks,supermarkets,mail order firms,travel agencies and many other businesses are__66to be open all night. __67is this really a good thing?
A lot of research has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working, and
there is growing__68about the long-term dangers of a society that doesn't sleep.Americans are said to be sleeping 20% less than they did 100 years ago,and 55% claim to suffer at least occasionally from over-tiredness. __69of the worst man made disasters happened in the last few hours before dawn ,when even the most experienced night-worker has difficulty__70awake.
61.A.travelling B. walking C. entering D. coming
62.A.start B. continue C. break D. enjoy
63.A.ever B. since C. later D. then
64.A.onB. at C. of D. for
65.A.working trendB. touring business C. banking serviceD. delivering system
66.A.performing B. pretending C. beginning D. hesitating
67.A.Thus B. AndBut D. Furthermore
68.A.concern B. understandingC. interest D. sense
69.A.Few B. Several C. None D. All
70.A.preservingB. becomingC. maintaining D. staying
Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework .They say that
it is _51for children to work at home in their free time. _52,they argue that most teachers do not_ 53plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to_54 tasks which they have already done at school.
Recently in Greece many parents_ 55_ about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time ,and they wanted to_56__it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently .In Denmark ,Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends .In Holland, teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their homework .The children are free to help one another.Similar_57_also exists in some British schools.
Most people agree that homework is not___58.A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and_ 59room is in a much better position than a pupil who does his homework in a small,noisy room with the television on.Some parents help their children with their homework.Other parents take no_ 60 at all in their children's homework.
51.A.unnecessary B. uninteresting C. unfortunate D. unimportant
52.A.Nevertheless B. However C. Therefore D. Moreover
53.A.considerably B. favourably C. properly D. pleasantly
54.A.finish B. repeat C. attend D. accomplish
55.A.quarrelled B. puzzled C. explored D. complained
56.A.delay B. stop C. block D. prove
57.A.schedule B. operation C. arrangement D. behaviour
58.A.fair B. average C. balanced D. comparative
59.A.furnished B. expensive C. comfortable D. suitable
60.A.interest B. curiosity C. notice D. Attention
Now that final exams are history, you seem to have that extra bounce. After all, winter 1 awaits you. Get off that couch and begin the more productive life you should be living2 our help.
Spring Festival is a3 time to test the bonds of romance, say, with a trip to France. This idea came to Su Enlu and his girlfriend one day. They were talking about the4 of a weekend trip when Su said, half-jokingly, that they might just go to France.
5 doing some online research and talking with people who'd been there, they decided to take the plunge. To prepare for it, they read French history and tested each other in6 French language.
This has been one of the happiest7 in our three-year relationship, said Su, a 22-year-old English major at the University of International Business and Economics.
Su saw no problem with asking his parents to8 the trip for about 10,000 yuan from each side. "I'm seizing the day," he said. "Later, when I have that9 money, I might not have time to enjoy it."
The couple10 been to foreign countries. But in order to secure a visa, they went for travel agency to take care of their11 . Moreover, they asked friends who study in France to be their contact person and arrange some cheap12 during their stay abroad to save money as much as they can.
Some students, like 19-year-old freshman Nan Zhichao, have decided to use the winter holiday to get some13 . Nan and a group of classmates are going on their own cycling tour of Hainan.
The Huazhong University of Science and Technology information major14 the whole project himself. From booking accommodations15 collecting mechanical supplies, to studying the weather forecast, to drawing out the route for each day, Nan worked hard to16 every detail was right.
This trip is not only about pushing our limits,17 about looking for adventure, said Nan. "It's also a testament to being adults, and part of a new generation of college students."
Now in Hainan, Nan's team is pedaling18 in T-shirts and shorts, shedding some of the19 they gained during the fall semester, and strengthening the bond of their friendships. Said Nan: "We now know each other more than we used to, even20 months of living together."
( ) 1. A. snow B. cold C. vacation D. season
( ) 2. A. to B. for C. at D. with
( ) 3. A. great B. bad C. useful D. helpful
( ) 4. A. choice B. possibility C. break D. rest
( ) 5. A. Before B. Within C. During D. After
( ) 6. A. advanced B. basic C. middle D. official
( ) 7. A. times B. days C. months D. seasons
( ) 8. A. carry B. fund C. hold D. bring
( ) 9. A. many B. much C. few D. little
( ) 10. A. have B. don’t C. are D. haven’t
( ) 11. A. application B. work C. plan D. job
( ) 12. A. food B. accommodations C. clothes D. trip
( ) 13. A. money B. sleep C. exercise D. help
( ) 14. A. panned B. changed C. caught D. led
( ) 15. A. until B. to C. for D. at
( ) 16. A. make free B. make colorful C. make sure D. make true
( ) 17. A. but for B. as for C. only also D. but also
( ) 18. A. on B. forward C. around D. in
() 19. A. meat B. weight C. flesh D. sweater
( ) 20. A. after B. in C. for D. over