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Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces. Each of us must choose which we want to ______ our future and our expectations. We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or ______. It’s our decision: from which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in ______ or down in desperation?
I believe in the upward look. I choose to ______ the positive and skip right over the negative.
An optimistic attitude is not a luxury(奢侈品); it’s a(n) ______. The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. ______, negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations ______ themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy (预言). Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live.
Years ago, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “How do you feel?” That seemed like a(n) ______ question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don’t look well,” he replied. This ______ me completely by surprise. A little ______ confidently, I told him that I had ______ felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.
By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little ______. About a block away, I ______ over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was I affected with jaundice(黄疸)? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver? Had I ______ some rare disease?
On another beautiful day, when I went into that gas station, feeling _____ again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright, distasteful ______, and the light reflecting ______ the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis(肝炎)! I wondered how many other folks had ______ the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total ______ change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single ______ observation had a great effect on the way I felt and acted.
The only thing more powerful than negativism is a word of optimism and hope. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished.
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Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we 21realize that those challenges are the very things that __22___ us and make us who we are .It is the same with challenges that come with __23____.
When we are faced with a challenge ,we usually have two __24___ .We can try to beat it off , or we can decide that the thing___25___ the challenge isn’t worth the__26___ and call it quits , Although there are certainly ___27___ when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most __28___all that is needed is___29___ and communication.
When we are committed to something , it means that no matter how__30____ or how uncomfortable something is , we will always choose to__31___ it and work it through instead of running away from it . Communication is making __32____for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong .And__33___ you can say to a friend , “I got my feeling hurt.” __34____“You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster .
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you , try to see them for__35___ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or__36____ on your way through life .Nothing is so big that it is __37___ to get over ,and hurt only__38__ to make us stronger .It is all part of growing up ,it__39____ to everyone ,and someday you will___30____ all of this and say ,”Hard as it was ,it made me who I am today .And that is a good thing .” A seem to B come to C hope to D try to
A design B promote C direct D shape
A confidence B pressure C friendship D difficulty
A opportunities B expectations C choices D aspects
A demanding B deserving C predicting D presenting
A comment B loss C trouble D expense
A spans B times C dates D ages
A cases B fields C parts D occasions
A assessment B commitment C encouragement D adjustment
A doubtful B shameful C harmful D painful
A keep B control C face D catch
A space B plan C topic D room
A if B as C while D unless
A other than B rather than C or rather D or else
A what B who C where D which
A pass by B come across C get through D run over
A easy B necessary C impossible D comfortable
A serves B means C aims D attempts
A opens B appeals C goes D happens
A look down on B look back on C look forward to D look up to
I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last 21 of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and always 22 at everyone. So I thought this would be very 23.
Soon after we were given the project, my 24 went out to McDonald’s. We were waiting to be 25, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to 26 , and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two homeless men 27 .
As I looked down at the short gentleman with 28 eyes, he said, “Good day.” The second man stood behind his friend. I 29 the second man was mentally challenged(智障) and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.
The young 30 at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, “Coffee is all, Miss.” Because that was all they could 31 .
I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a 32 tray(托盘). I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you. God is here 33 me to give you hope.”
When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is 34 God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”
I returned to 35 with this story in hand. I 36 “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I 37 this with the class?”
I slowly 38 and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be 39 .
In my own way I had 40 the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
A．question B．project C．class D．expression
A．smile B．laugh C．look D．stare
A．difficult B．funny C．important D．easy
A．teacher B．classmates C．family D．children
A．ordered B．served C．paid D．called
A．run away B．crowd in C．shout out D．move away
A．in surprise B．in silence C．in rags D．in fear
A．tearful B．blue C．closed D．black
A．realized B．accepted C．permitted D．admitted
A．helper B．gentleman C．lady D．friend
A．drink B．want C．take D．afford
A．big B．separate C．flat D．round
A．whispering B．going C．taking D．carrying
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．college B．home C．church D．McDonald’s
A．put up B．handed out C．handed in D．put away
A．publish B．share C．copy D．keep
A．turned B．left C．shook D．nodded
A．forgiven B．thanked C．helped D．remembered
A．touched B．knew C．forgot D．recognized
It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of 31 . Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged 32 , said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the 33 of a friend. Then count the occasions 34 you indicated clearly and truly that you were 35 . A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep 36in us knows that when even a small wrong has been 37 , some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and 38 is expressed.
I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of 39 : headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No 40 cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, “ 41 you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some 42 , the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been 43 his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance (继承权). Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother 44 forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good 45 . He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man 46 crying. “Thank you,” He said, “I think I’m 47 .” And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it 48 . If you can think of someone who 49 an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it 50 .
A．communicating B．expressing C．apologizing D．explaining
A．roughly B．toughly C．gently D．honestly
A．risk B．expense C．loss D．mercy
A．that B．how C．which D．when
A．sorry B．regretful C．tolerant D．amazed
A．wisdom B．pain C．fright D．tension
A．ignored B．committed C．adjusted D．promoted
A．regret B．curiosity C．devotion D．envy
A．questions B．complaints C．signs D．conflicts
A．spiritual B．immoral C．physical D．outward
A．If B．Until C．When D．Unless
A．recalling B．unconsciousness C．mediation D．hesitation
A．accusing B．informing C．cheating D．warning
A．calling for B．begging for D．focusing on
A．relationship B．situation C．condition D．attention
A．burst out B．brought out C．gave out D．let out
A．rescued B．cured C．sealed D．persuaded
A．weaker B．maturer C．stronger D．fruitier
A．borrows B．receives C．demands D．deserves
A．for a moment B．at last C．right away D．in a while
It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and soon swimming became the 36 . Suddenly I hit upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be _37_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and _38_ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be _39_ if we did．” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea i
ndeed．
Early in the morning, three days _40_, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, _41_ for a bus to take us to the _42_． The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold．_43_ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us _44_． We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to _45_．
We soon reached the sands． There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged． _46_ we were proud that we were the _47_ ones that dared to challenge(向……挑战) the weather． Besides, the sun could keep us warm． So we _48_ ourselves quickly．
But things were not going to be so nice as we thought． The sea wind was blowing, we felt _49_ cold and we shook from head to feet． At last, we decided to _50_ the sea water． We put our feet in first, only to take them back _51_．The water was unbelievably cold．The I 52 that we should all jump in at the same time． We all went back ten steps． I gave the order and we all rushed forward．We jumped．I shall never 53 the feeling I had when I was in the water. I got up and rushed against to the seaside. So _54_ my friends．We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home．
We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _55_ a bad cold． We missed the lessons, but we got this unforgettable experience．
A．topic B．object C．center D．opinion
A．lucky B．interesting C．surprising D．happy
A．how B．what C．why D．that
A．ill B．worse C．better D．stronger
A．past B．later C．before D．since
A．meeting B．asking C．looking D．waiting
A．sands B．pool C．river D．lake
A．Though B．Only C．Since D．Even
A．warm B．cold D．hot
A．talk about B．speak out C．think over D．shout at
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Particularly D．Lately
A．lucky B．only C．happy D．younger
A．enjoyed B．helped C．changed D．dressed
A．a little B．such C．a few D．very
A．dive into B．put down C．take off D．walk into
A．quickly B．carefully C．finally D．bravely
A．announced B．promised C．suggested D．told
A．forget B．remember C．tell D．believe
A．do B．did C．had D．was
A．felt B．became C．caught D．turned
I grew up poor---living in the housing projects (住房) with six brothers, three sisters, a varying assortment (各式各样东西的混合) of foster kids (养子), my father, and a wonderful mother, Scarlette Hunley. We had little money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream.
My dream was 38 . By the time I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, and hit anything that moved on the baseball field. I was also 39 : My high school coach Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me how to believe in myself. He 40 me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend 41 me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a 42 for my mother. The prospect of a summer job was attractive and interesting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I would have to 43 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was 44 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work，” he said. “Your 45 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”
I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 46 to me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He demanded. “3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied. “Well,” he asked, “Is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That question, the plainness of it, laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I dedicated myself to sports that summer and with the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 47 a $20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1998 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother the house of my dreams.
A．happy B．polite C．shy D．honest
A．live B．afford C．make D．need
A．athletics B．music C．business D．money
A．right B．popular C．lucky D．confident
A．persuaded B．taught C．brought D．asked
A．sent B．advised C．gave D．recommended
A．ticket B．car C．house D．job
A．give in B．give up C．give away D．give off
A．disappointed B．mad C．frightened D．shameful
A．living B．playing C．working D．learning
A．sadness B．regret C．hopelessness D．disappointment
A．paid B．got C．offered D．presented