Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough．Success （1） fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the（2） in our lives．
When twelve﹣year﹣old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931，he had no （3） of knowing that his life was to change（4） ．The class experiment that day was to （5） how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling（冒泡）to the surface．（6） ，the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat（7） held something more volatile（易挥发的）than water．When Wilson heated it，the container（8） ，leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes．
When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later，his parents （9） to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had （10） their lives．But Wilson did not regard the accident as（11） ．He learned braille（盲文）quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind．There，he not only did well as a student but also became a（n）（12） public speaker．
Later，he worked in Africa，where many people suffered from（13） for lack of proper treatment．For him，it was one thing to（14） his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue （15） it could be fixed so easily．This moved him to action．And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the（16） Wilson made to preventing the （17） ．
Wilson received several international （18） for his great contributions．He lost his sight but found a（19） ．He proved that it's not what happens to us that（20） our lives﹣it's what we make of what happens．
（1）A． depends |
B． holds |
C． keeps |
D． reflects |
（2）A． dilemmas |
B． accidents |
C． events |
D． steps |
（3）A． way |
B． hope |
C． plan |
D． measure |
（4）A． continually |
B． gradually |
C． gracefully |
D． completely |
（5）A． direct |
B． show |
C． advocate |
D． declare |
（6）A． Anyway |
B． Moreover |
C． Somehow |
D． Thus |
（7）A． mistakenly |
B． casually |
C． amazingly |
D． clumsily |
（8）A． erupted |
B． exploded |
C． emptied |
D． exposed |
（9）A． deserved |
B． attempted |
C． cared |
D． agreed |
（10）A． submitted to |
B． catered for |
C． impressed on |
D． happened to |
（11）A． fantastic |
B． extraordinary |
C． impressive |
D． catastrophic |
（12）A． accomplished |
B． crucial |
C． specific |
D． innocent |
（13）A． deafness |
B． depression |
C． blindness |
D.speechlessness |
（14）A． decide |
B． abandon |
C． control |
D． accept |
（15）A． until |
B． when |
C． unless |
D． before |
（16）A． opposition |
B． adjustments |
C． commitment |
D． limitations |
（17）A． preventable |
B． potential |
C． spreadable |
D． influential |
（18）A． scholarships |
B． rewards |
C． awards |
D． bonuses |
（19）A． fortune |
B． recipe |
C． dream |
D． vision |
（20）A． distinguishes |
B． determines |
C． claims |
D． limits |
David will never for get what happened to him the day before yesterday．He(eat)something at home when he received a strange phone call from a hospital．The caller said that his son
(fall) to the ground unconscious on the way to schoo1．It was he _
took him to the hospital．David hung up his cell phone and rushed to his son’s classroom，only to find him listening to the teacher attentively．He suddenly realized that he had been cheated，but he felt
(relieve)．Just at that time the phone rang again，saying，“Your son is in great danger and he needs
immediate operation which costs 48，000 yuan． The doctors here say they will not operate
your son until they receive the money．’’When
(ask) from where the caller had taken his son to hospital，the caller rang off．David gave a big smile and said．“What a pity!”
If the cheater thought he could get money from David in such a (honest)way, he was wrong．Such phone calls are common these days．A few of them might have fallen victims to such tricks．Most parents are sensitive to
．It was really silly to cheat well—educated men like David．
Believe it or not，it’s a true story．The(colleague)in his office can confirm it，such as Tom，Peter and so on．
It’s one way for a weasel (黄鼠狼) to get around: taking a ride on the back of a woodpecker (啄木鸟) . In fact, the picture shows the bird’s fight life after the flesh-eating weasel jumped onto its back and attacked it. The extraordinary picture was taken by Martin Le-May, an amateur
(photograph) who was out walking with his wife in Hornchurch Country Park, Essex.
“As we walked we heard a painful noise and I saw the flash of green,” said Mr Le-May, 52. “We trained our telescope and it occurred that the woodpecker was （natural） jumping about like it was standing
a hot surface. The bird was about 50m away from us and took off just as I lifted the camera up. Originally, I
(think) I was just taking
picture of a green woodpecker flying. Then I realized it had
on its back. Suddenly it was obvious it had a small creature on its back and this was a struggle for life.”
The bird was around two meters off the ground when Mr. Le-May caught it on camera. Happily, it managed (shake) off the weasel and fly up into the trees.
The picture became a hot topic when it was circulated on social media, with some Twitter users (say) it could not be real.
Matt Binstead, head keeper at the British Wildlife Centre, said: “You can tell it’s a real photograph”.
Joyce: What do you think of the lead teacher’s speech?
Caroline: I think it was ___ (interest).
Joyce: ___ do I. I hear Mike is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year.
Caroline: Yes, his teacher says so. He ____ (work) hard at his lessons every evening for months. He wants to go to Oxford University next year.
Joyce: I hope he will realize his goal.
Caroline: I hope so. _ I think he works too hard. I hope he’ll go out and enjoy __
__ for a change. How about your son Carl?
Joyce: Don’t mention him. Carl never starts studying.
Caroline: You’re joking. I heard that Carl ___ (win) the composition prize.
Joyce: You have made ___ mistake. That is White Carl. My son is Brown Carl. The whites live in the same community __
__ we do. White Carl has always been so hard working. He wants to be a __
__ (write). My son likes going to the concert. He only likes singing.
Caroline: ___ he practices singing, he will become a singer in the future.
Joyce: Not all people can become a singer. I don’t think he has the talent.
You may like reading novels for fun. But you need to get (organize) if you are reading a novel for school. Here
(be)a few tips.
First, pay attention to characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everythingis about a character can help us to understand him, from his__
(appear) to the kind of food he eats.
Besides, the order of the story and the plot are (equal) important. Make sure that as you read, you make
_ quick note of what happens in each chapter. This will help you bring the things you have noticed about the character, setting, language and so on together. It's also an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it.
Next, themes. They are ideas that a novel explores.is a must to get the hang of the theme if you want to fully appreciate the novel. Perhaps love is a major theme, or justice, or
(survive).
Furthermore, novels are made uplanguage. Writers use language in a special way
(make) their novels work. They may use metaphors, invent symbols, or show different characters' personalities through their speech styles.
A man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight he became angry when the child tried to decorate a box
(put) under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl
(bring) the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found outbox was empty. He yelled at her,
(state) “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be _
_ inside?” The little girl looked up at him
tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her(forgive). Only a short time later, an accident took the life
the child. For many years, her father kept that gold box by his bed and
he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.