Theoldmanisso（notstrong）thathe-优题课

One day， when a boy named Ted returned from school in a hurry， his mother complained， "It is six o'clock， and your school c（46）　　 at four ﹣ where have you been？"

"Oh， mom，" said Ted， "when we play ball games， we f （47）　　 everything else． We don't think of the time． Is supper ready？"

The boy's mother believed him． Ted's a（48）　　 led her to think that he had been playing with his classmates． But he hadn't been playing at all．

He had been "kept in" by the school librarian， because he had made the l（49）　　 in a complete mess． He didn't like to tell his mother about that． He wished her to think that he had been playing．

"What a s（50）　　 it is for you to try to deceive（欺骗） your mother!" said something in Ted's heart， as he q （51）　　 sat down to his supper．

"I don't care，" said the boy to h（52）　　． "I don't care． I didn't tell a lie ﹣ I didn't say that I was playing．"

"But，" said the voice， "you used words which m（53）　　 your mother think that you had been playing， and that was s （54）　　 to what you had said so．"

"I didn't tell a lie．" said Ted．

Did Ted tell a lie， or did he not？ What do you think？

If we use words which can deceive others， we tell a lie； and Ted's lie was a bad one， for it sounded so like the t （55）　　． A lie that sounds true is the worst kind of lie．

As a kid， I used to spend my summers with my grandparents on their farm in Texas． I helped them with farming at times． Luckily， they （16）　　 a caravan， a kind of car designed for people to live in while travelling． Every few summers， we'd travel together around the US and Canada．

On one trip， I was about 10years old． I was playing around in the back of the car （17）　　 my grandfather was driving． My grandmother had the passenger seat． She smoked through the trip， and I hated the（18）　　， which made me cough a lot． I read about smoking in an article． It says that every puff（吸） of a cigarette takes two minutes off your life． I（19）　　 the number of cigarettes per day and the puffs per cigarette． When I came up with a reasonable（合理的） number， I was（20）　　． Then I moved my head into the front of the car and proudly （21）　　， "So far， you've taken nine years off your life!" Hearing this， my grandmother began to cry and it was not what I（22）　　． I did not know what to do． My grandfather， who had been driving （23）　　， stopped the car， got out of it and opened my door． He looked at me calmly， and said（24）　　， "See， grandmother is crying! One day， you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever．"

As I grow up， I realize that cleverness is a gift and kindness is a choice． Gifts are easy ﹣ they are given （25）　　． Choices can be hard， so it seems more difficult to be kind．

16．A： produced	B： owned	C： required	D： returned
17．A： as	B： when	C： while	D： though
18．A： dust	B： taste	C： noise	D： smell
19．A： guessed	B： counted	C： collected	D： received
20．A： afraid	B： relaxed	C： satisfied	D： worried
21．A： replied	B： explained	C： presented	D： announced
22．A： dreamed	B： enjoyed	C： supported	D： expected
23．A： in fear	B： in silence	C： with pride	D： with sadness
24．A： gently	B： loudly	C： powerfully	D： confidently
25．A： in all	B： after all	C： above all	D： first of all

One day，Laurie saw the four March girls walking quietly through the garden．He f（66）　　them．They went to some trees and sat there drawing and reading and sewing．Laurie h（67）　　 behind a tree and watched them，feeling sad he had no brothers or sisters．A squirrel suddenly ran down the tree and Beth looked up．She saw Laurie and asked him to join them．

He read to them while they drew and sewed．They talked about their d（68）　　．

"I want to travel around the world and see lots of places．Then I'd like to become a famous m（69）　　，"said Laurie．

"I'd like a lovely house，full of nice things﹣﹣﹣good food，pretty clothes，handsome furniture and pleasant people，"Meg said．

"Wouldn't you have a husband and some angelic children in your lovely house？"asked Laurie，smilingly．

"I said'p（70）　　people'，you know．"Meg carefully tied up her shoes as she spoke，so that no one saw her f（71）　　．

Jo continued，"I want to write books and get rich and famous．My works should be as famous as Laurie's music．"

"M（72）　　is to stay at home safe with Father and Mother，looking after the family．Nothing else．Since I had my little piano，I am perfectly s（73）　　，"said Beth quietly．

Amy's modest wish was to go to Rome，do fine pictures，and be the best artist in the world．

"Every one of us，b（74）　　Beth，wants to be rich and famous．I wonder w（75）　　any of us will ever get our wishes，"said Laurie．

They decided to meet in ten years to see if their dreams came true．

Many people do not know what to do in face of a decision，big or small．Most decisions aren't life﹣changers．But often，the decision isn't between this or that； it's between acting or not．If this challenges you，here are some tips．

Jog or ride a bike to nowhere．Just start moving in hopes of leaving the familiar．Walk down every street or path you can find until you lose your way．Then，see where you end up．Remember what it felt like to wonder where you were going？Try to lose yourself more often．It'll make you better at making a decision．

Sit outside without any technology for an hour．Let yourself get bored．Can you hear the birds singing？The wind blowing？Yourself breathing？Try to do this once a week，then every other day，then every day．One of the reasons we find it hard to make better decisions is that we keep getting attracted to new things．A break from the noise will lead you to the decision you need to make．

Do something that scares you．People who have trouble making decisions fear mistakes．Tell someone you love them．Laugh out loud in a public place．Give a speech to a stranger．And when you do this，remember how you feel When you're sacred by a risky situation the next time，tell yourself that you didn't lie．And try to trust the process in the future．

Some of these things may seem silly，but the more you do them，the more you'll control yourself．It doesn't matter where you're going．Just go．Once you start moving，you can always change direction．

The art of making（56）
Introduction		People often have to decide if they will（57）　　．
Tips	Going for a jog or a bike（58）	Start moving to leave the familiar and get（59）　　． Do it more often and it will make you（60）　　 at making a decision．
	Stay outside with（61）　　 technology）	Do something outside to get yourself bored． Be away from the（62）　　 for a while daily and you will make better decisions．
	Do something that scares you	Remember your（63）　　 when you do these scary things． Trust the process in the future．
Conclusion		The more you do，the more in（64）　　 you'll feel． Stop worrying about which（65）　　 to go and just start moving．

When Charles Lee handed me the small red notebook in 1974，he changed my life．"While travelling，you should keep notes on the things you see and do．（1）　　，you will forget them some day，"he explained．I was staying in his house when travelling in England．

I took his（2）　　．I wrote in the notebook every day during the home stay and back to university．I recorded weekend trips，my professors and ideas about my life and future．

When I wrote，I wondered about my（3）　　 and purpose．Who would read this？Was I recording events and ideas just as a reminder to memory，or was there some larger purpose for this（4）　　 exercise？

I got a big picture for the task．I was recording events，thoughts，words that were（5）　　 to my life．I（6）　　 a future me sitting down to read the pages．I wondered what it would feel like to read those words later．

I filled the notebook Charles gave me．I bought a new one and（7）　　 it．Then another and another．

Recently， I decided to look through my notebooks in the past 42 years． Charles had been（8）　　．I remembered the big（9）　　，the central happenings，but on each page were details I had（10）　　．I hadn't written every day，but I always picked up the（11）　　 when it felt important．I often wrote in them at school（12）　　 my students were writing．I wanted to pass on the（13）　　 Charles had given me．These writings formed a continuous（14）　　 between my past，present，and future through events in my life．

It took several long evenings to read through my notebooks．As I read，I suddenly realized they are a gift to the（15）　　me. I am now the person I was writing to throughout those years．

（1）A．So	B．Instead	C．Moreover	D．Otherwise
（2）A．donation	B．reward	C．advice	D．promise
（3）A．listeners	B．readers	C．students	D．professors
（4）A．daily	B．weekly	C．monthly	D．yearly
（5）A．common	B．important	C．practical	D．similar
（6）A．imagined	B．remembered	C．enjoyed	D．expected
（7）A．wrote	B．filled	C．gathered	D．increased
（8）A．patient	B．serious	C．right	D．wrong
（9）A．mistakes	B．problems	C．accidents	D．events
（10）A．forgotten	B．avoided	C．kept	D．improved
（11）A．drawing	B．travelling	C．reading	D．writing
（12）A．when	B．until	C．before	D．after
（13）A．notebook	B．house	C．lesson	D．effort
（14）A．production	B．connection	C．instruction	D．situation
（15）A．late	B．past	C．present	D．future