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One of my father's favorite sayings as I was growing up was "Try it!" I couldn't say I didn't like1, whatever it might be,2I tried it. Over the years I've come to3how much of my success I owe to my4of those words as one of my values. My5job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I6what I wanted to do as a career (职业) .7I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn't think the job I took8that much . I couldn't have been more9. I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity (机会) to10through the company into different11. I adopted each new opportunity with the12, "Well, I'll try it; if I don't like it I can always go back to my13position." But I was with the same company for the past 28 years , and I've14every career change I've made. I've discovered I15a large number of different talents (才能) and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being16trying new opportunities. I've also discovered that if I17what I'm doing and word hard at achieving my18. I will succeed. That's why I am so19to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think20has come and I am determined to make it a success.
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Hi，this is Linda，a schoolgirl from New Jersey.My day is full of activities and I seem to be always ____.During the week，I usually get up at half past six ____ I would really prefer to sleep late.After I get up I perform my ____ routine of washing my face，brushing my teeth，and then____ what to wear.After I get dressed，I brush my hair.I usually don't have time for____ in the morning because I have to catch a bus at seven o'clock to ___.The bus is usually___ and it really makes me envy my schoolmates who don't have to ride the bus to school.Classes at school start at a quarter to eight except on Tuesdays____ they start at seven.Each class has its own timetable.Classes are fortyfive minutes long with tenminute ___，except for one“long”break between the third and the fourth classes，which is twenty minutes____.
My classes take place____in our classroom or in various labs or a gym. After class we go for lunch to the___.Some students in their third and fourth____have afternoon classes，afterschool activities or driving lessons.
After school I sometimes go shopping or just ___ around the town for a while.When I get home I like to ____ for some time, I listen to music or watch TV. Then I start my homework or help with some housework.
I___eat dinner at about seven o'clock. At dinner my family____what happened during the day.____dinner，I watch TV or go surfing(冲浪)or watch a film or a video.I usually manage to go to ___ around half past ten.
What do you think of my____？
A．angry B．busy C．early D．happy
A．as B．if C．since D．though
A．day B．night C．morning D．afternoon
A．asking B．deciding C．knowing D．thinking
A．breakfast B．dinner C．lunch D．supper
A．cinema B．hospital C．school D．work
A．cheap B．crowded C．empty D．expensive
A．that B．when C．while D．where
A．breaks B．periods C．pauses D．stops
A．away B．long C．sharp D．short
A．all B．both C．either D．neither
A．dining hall B．library C．living room D．street
A．hour B．week C．month D．grade
A．look B．move C．travel D．walk
A．play B．relax C．sing D．sleep
A．carefully B．immediately C．slowly D．usually
A．discuss B．report C．say D．repeat
A．After B．Before C．Over D．Through
A．bed B．dream C．church D．toilet
A．country B．family C．lifestyle D．school
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long over the hills. They had been this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of . “What’s that? ”he asked. “That’s the treasure, ”said the boy. Robert suddenly something of an adventure story in the boy’s . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd the . But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to such a man in a story. Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was .
So, thanks to a September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．humorous D．adventure
A city man went duck hunting on a friend’s farm, but the first duck he shot fell across the fence line onto the neighbor’s . So he hopped(跳过)the fence to fetch the duck.
As he back for the fence, the old neighbor popped up in an old car and asked him what he was doing with “his” duck.
The city man said, “I shot him but he fell over here on your farm. ”
“Well, it’s my duck. ”the old man said. “But since you say that is yours, we’ll just settle this by the old way—we’ll for it. ”
The younger, , and bigger city man thought he could beat the older man, so he agreed.
Then the old man , “But we’ll fight by country . ”
“I get the first three hits, ”he said, “and the first one to give up will . OK? ”The young man believed he could three hits from the old guy first, so he agreed.
, before he could even put the duck down, the old man kicked him in the face. As he how such an old man made him suffer such , the old man kicked the guy in the side of the head, knocking out two teeth. The young man got . Once the young man fell to the ground, the old man kicked him again.
The young man struggled and to his feet finally. The young man, two of his teeth, slowly smiled as he his first hit on the old guy. “It’s my now. ”He made up his mind to fight back.
To his , the old man smiled as he said, “OK, I give up. According to our rules, you can have the duck now. ”
Wisdom is something powerful than strength.
A．car B．store C．farm D．house
A．headed B．returned C．apologized D．threw
A．country B．common C．strange D．traditional
A．run B．answer C．fight D．hunt
A．cleverer B．stronger C．shorter D．funnier
A．easily B．hardly C．carefully D．closely
A．worriedly B．happily C．difficultly D．patiently
A．asked B．begged C．added D．argued
A．times B．rules C．eyes D．hands
A．leave B．lose C．cry D．stay
A．have B．receive C．stand D．win
A．However B．Therefore C．Although D．Otherwise
A．found B．knew C．believed D．wondered
A．pain B．courage C．luck D．hope
A．sleepy B．injured C．clear D．foolish
A．sat B．lay C．fell D．rose
A．getting B．lending C．using D．missing
A．forgot B．described C．planned D．copied
A．duck B．food C．question D．turn
A．excitement B．surprise C．imagination D．agreement
My son, Sam, struggled through elementary school. But his sixth grade teacher took the time to ____ Sam’s strengths and inspired him to be a better student.
On Valentine’s Day, my eleven-year-old son Sam ____ me to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with chocolates. We compromised，and he ____ her a smaller but respectably sized heart. On his small ____ , $4.99 was a huge investment, and I was touched by his ____ .
Sam has not always loved teachers. He doesn’t yet admit that he ____ school, but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock, and he is ____ about some class projects.
Last year, Sam’s most memorable achievement was having the longest “missing assignment” list in the ____ fifth grade. He ____ all year to keep his head above the academic sea. Many nights Sam sank into tears of ____ while working his way through another pile of homework.
I must admit I was ____ when I first met Mrs. Hogan. She was a ____ teacher. She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced. How was this new teacher going to ____ a boy who had feared school?
As Iobserved this teacher’s ____ with my son at the end of each day, I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the ____ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed. She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. He managed to meet her ____.
Sam began to do his homework without numerous reminders ____ a major search through his crowded backpack. He brought home less and less class work. He ____ six A’s on his second-quarter report card.
I ____ don’t know how much of this miracle is due to the magic of Mrs. Hogan. I do know that my son loves his sixth grade teacher, and I think there is a ____ in relationships that can inspire children when nothing else can.
A．improve B．encourage C．push D．drive
A．advised B．promised C．allowed D．begged
A．bought B．agreed C．rejected D．met
A．standard B．Age C．budget D．basis
A．will B．cleverness C．generosity D．bravery
A．likes B．hates C．attends D．misses
A．annoyed B．excited C．surprised D．worried
A．remarkable B．favorable C．honorable D．entire
A．struggled B．intended C．failed D．continued
A．regret B．surprise C．frustration D．pleasure
A．interested B．concerned C．moved D．wrong
A．working B．caring C．rising D．beginning
A．lift up B．stay up C．sit up D．get up
A．cooperation B．relationship C．interaction D．discussion
A．precious B．interesting C．obvious D．primary
A．questions B．requests C．demands D．expectations
A．although B．or C．if D．so
A．marked B．accepted C．earned D．left
A．clearly B．strongly C．yet D．still
A．mass B．magic C．handwriting D．plan
When I stopped by to get a newspaper, a tall, sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions. With a printout of Google maps, he was looking for a _______ on the main street, but just couldn’t find it. After checking out his written directions, I mapped it my phone and showed him where he needed to go.
He, in , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel．I it again for him．He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and ．I got into my car and he got into his, and we ways．As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!
it had been several minutes, the chances of finding him miles away－where he was surely still looking around－were ．But I thought I'd give it a(an) and set off in that direction． I'd noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up．I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－ , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still about where the hotel was．
When I next to him, he couldn't believe it: " did you find me?!" he asked．"I'm not sure, but I that you are in the wrong city!" I showed him the right directions, and after more and a handshake, we .Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more sweet.
A．museum B．parking spot C．hotel D．grocery store
A．on B．in C．at D．with
A．constantly B．exactly C．absolutely D．completely
A．relief B．panic C．delight D．puzzlement
A．confirmed B．evaluated C．analyzed D．adjusted
A．took off B．took up C．took down D．took over
A．lost B．parted C．fought D．pushed
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．realized B．considered C．determined D．stated
A．Hopefully B．Unbelievably C．Consequently D．Unfortunately
A．big B．vital C．slim D．obvious
A．beginning B．end C．change D．try
A．hardly B．merely C．regularly D．occasionally
A．while B．before C．when D．since
A．at a loss B．at a risk C．at ease D．at peace
A．put out B．put up C．pulled down D．pulled in
A．Where B．Why C．When D．How
A．tried out B．figured out C．burst out D．carried out
A．luck B．smiles C．greetings D．praise
A．left together B．returned home C．waved goodbye D．rushed away
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