In order to be a success in the American business world, you must “get along” with people. You must learn to conduct yourself in such a way _16_ you earn the affection and respect of others._17_ we have already pointed out, Americans_18_ business and pleasure. Therefore, learning how to _19_ informally can be a help with your American business _20_. Americans like to talk about a _21_of different topics—sports, politics, cars, popular movies and television shows and personal interests. Many large American cities have sports teams. If you are _22_ with Americans in the United States, it would be a good idea to _23_out about the local sports teams so that you can _24_ in the almost inevitable discussions about “how our _25_ will do this year”. Politics can be a _26_ topic unless everyone is of the same mind _27_. Limit your discussions to asking questions of your friends. Most Americans are _28_ owners and some are even fond of the subject. You can contribute _29_talking about cars you have owned or by _30_ information you have read in automotive magazines. Americans watch television almost every night and attend movies regularly,
_31_ naturally television sho
ws and the _32_ movies become topics for discussions. If you are unable to _33_ American television or attend American movies, reading the _34_ section of such magazines as Time News week will keep you up to date on _35_is popular in America.
A．which B．where C．as D．that
A．While B．Since C．As D．Because
A．mix B．enjoy C．like D．manage
A．conduct B．appear C．behave D．chat
A．friends B．efforts C．contacts D．companies
A．bit B．total C．group D．number
A．meeting B．working C．living ` D．playing
A．find B．learn C．go D．stay
A．work B．participate C．succeed D．break
A．group B．business C．company D．team
A．politically B．economically C．professionally D．personally
A．house B．car C．business D．land
A．to B．toward C．by D．through
A．collecting B．sharing C．gathering D．analyzing
A．so B．therefore C．thus D．hence
A．interesting B．exciting C．excellent D．latest
A．witness B．look C．watch D．glance
A．entertainment B．sports C．business D．movie
A．which B．that C．what D．as
Vote after informal vote，I was in the top five．But when the decision of who was going to move ahead from the Master’s degree program to the doctoral program was announced，I was of my mother’s words．“Michael，when one door closes another opens．”
I wasn’t among the five who were to the Psy．D．program at Hahnemann Medical College on that Friday late in May，1972．I my 8 th grade teacher said I wasn’t material. No．I really don’t believe her ．I'm maybe knocked down but I’m a victor not a ．No，one door closed，but there is at all another is opening．”
Monday morning I found that other ．I went over to the University of Pennsylvania and，despite the deadline having for entrance that year into their very respected Ph．D．program，despite the self-talk and difficulties I had to ，I hand printed an ，was miraculously(奇迹般地)admitted，and in September，1972 my doctoral studies at Penn．
Had the door at Hahnemann’s doctoral program not on me，I would have a Psy．D．degree from a school that now no longer even exists． ，the door opened for me to a Ph．D．degree from one of the nation’s most famous Ivy League schools．
Steve Maraboli observed，“As I look back on my life，I that every time I thought I was being from something good，I was being redirected to something better．”Steve’s observation for many successful people from all walks of life．I hope it will work for you too．
A．official B．total C．special D．1egal
A．reflected B．warned C．asked D．reminded
A．exposed B．admitted C．1ifted D．pushed
A．keep B．hear C．remember D．find
A．examination B．creation C．career D．college
A．predictions B．words C．influences D．behaviors
A．victim B．student C．soldier D．success
A．no way B．no wonder C．no doubt D．no problem
A．secret B．door C．school D．chance
A．cancelled B．broken C．1ost D．passed
A．doubtful B．silent C．careless D．meaningless
A．explain B．master C．overcome D．practice
A．introduction B．application C．identity D．apology
A．began B．received C．finished D．reached
A．knocked B．refused C．opened D．closed
A．However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Then
A．regret B．believe C．realize D．know
A．rejected B．removed C．dismissed D．ignored
A．possibly B．quickly C．actually D．naturally
A．fits B．works C．waits D．hopes
The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald __ himself to fathering the kid. , the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly . He spent a lot on art works of the . Later Fitzgerald himself became ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his
_ _ as to how his wealth would be — to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍卖）.
Because of the large quantity and high of his collection, a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to . Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to . First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ .
The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders... except one — the old servant who had __ _ the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became , and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.
A．expected B．appointed C．devoted D．booked
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Secondly D．Unfortunately
A．declined B．increased C．remained D．affected
A．partners B．masters C．servants D．volunteers
A．seriously B．slightly C．lightly D．gradually
A．matter B．notice C．letter D．will
A．settled B．dealt C．involved D．banned
A．price B．spirit C．quality D．attraction
A．traditional B．possible C．occasional D．absent
A．directors B．fans C．supporters D．competitors
A．call B．bid C．reject D．order
A．known B．famous C．poor D．cheap
A．attention B．principle C．saying D．party
A．heard B．told C．wrote D．read
A．wife B．servant C．director D．son
A．receive B．remind C．need D．plan
A．worked B．served C．lived D．waited
A．played B．applied C．offered D．accepted
A．lost B．got C．continued D．stopped
A．noisy B．eager C．quiet D．anxious
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?
A．drink B．vegetable C．fruit D．meat
A．slipped B．walked C．ran D．moved
A．rubbed B．rolled C．grew D．existed
A．so B．and C．although D．but
A．kitchen B．living room C．bedroom D．storeroom
A．turning up B．getting up C．taking up D．using up
A．left B．ate C．found D．planted
A．presents B．cans C．vegetables D．peas
A．woman B．child C．man D．boy
A．for B．of C．with D．in
A．wife B．life C．son D．friend
A．adjusting to B．leading to C．turning to D．adding to
A．thank B．loss C．help D．love
A．close B．near C．down D．wide
A．get it B．leave it C．take it D．make it
A．grew B．bought C．frozen D．collected
A．specially B．fortunately C．properly D．eventually
A．both B．all C．either D．each
A．move on B．put on C．bring on D．call on
A．while B．because C．or D．since
Money was a constant source of tension and stress when I was growing up. My parents were , well-educated and hard-working, but they lived from paycheck to paycheck. When I was 13, they split up. Then my mom to raise three kids, often relying on free lunch tickets and food stamps. As my mother retirement age, she was filled with over the fact that she hadn’t saved enough for her golden retirement years, she often sighed. My father had always been to work—we had always he’d work less and spend more time with us . But he is just a workaholic(工作狂).
My parents were trying so hard to make ends meet, so I couldn’t become a on them. As a result, I college and spent the next couple of years drifting from one minimum wage job to another. I my broken-down car, went to work on foot, reduced my by sharing a one-bedroom apartment with three other women, and got free food during Happy Hour at our local bar. I learned to do whatever it took to .
One night, while I was working at a donut shop and 34 coffee for a homeless customer, I that I was one paycheck away from being homeless myself. That was my wake-up . Motivated by fear of an uncertain , I opened the Yellow Pages(电话黄页), professional dog trainers and negotiated an unpaid apprenticeship(学徒工作). Less than a year later, I was by a dog trainer, and I loved the work. A couple of years later, I started my own dog-training school, which luckily turned out to be . My efforts paid off.
Though I didn’t have rich parents to rely on, I discovered the power of asking for what I want.
A．clever B．careful C．greedy D．powerless
A．hoped B．struggled C．attempted D．refused
A．counted B．imagined C．mentioned D．approached
A．curiosity B．disagreement C．anxiety D．happiness
A．if B．so C．but D．because
A．addicted B．similar C．related D．familiar
A．believed B．guessed C．said D．wished
A．though B．yet C．instead D．too
A．danger B．burden C．challenge D．threat
A．dropped out of B．was admitted into C．went in D．went through
A．paid for B．cleaned out C．gave away D．fixed up
A．clothes B．dinner C．weight D．rent
A．survive B．work C．play D．pay
A．buying B．making C．tasting D．smelling
A．recalled B．promised C．feared D．realized
A．sign B．hit C．call D．period
A．future B．job C．mood D．family
A．searched B．phoned C．invited D．persuaded
A．honored B．reminded C．hired D．moved
A．hard B．tiring C．efficient D．successful
My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time. Last spring I bought two newly-hatched(孵化) chickens for her. She got and took good care of them. , a few days later, both chickens died. She burst into tears because of .I helped her the two birds under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the of her ideas.
, I was wrong . Children are children . The failure hasn’t my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.
One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves(屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows(麻雀). My daughter and I could the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t.
So I told her to the grains on the windowsill（窗台）. A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill and pecked(啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, Mum, can we catch and the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room？ How it is for them to live outside？
“Oh, my dear. I do not think it’s a good idea. You know,” I explained to her, “the sparrow is a bird who loves .No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will quickly. They are to living outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves.
From then on, we have set up a kind of with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and them as pet birds. However, we do not need to them. We seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring morning.
A．exciting B．excited C．disappointed D．encouraged
A．Naturally B．Suddenly C．Unfortunately D．Finally
A．leaving B．their death C．the chickens D．them
A．Bury B．put C．dig D．set
A．end B．beginning C．wish D．reality
A．Thus B．Then C．However D．Therefore
A．at all B．in all C．after all D．for all
A．encourage B．upset C．help D．impress
A．look B．act C．feed D．catch
A．throw B．pour C．pile D．scatter
A．one after another B．one another C．every other D．each other
A．stay B．love C．cage D．watch
A．free B．happy C．cold D．warm
A．freedom B．spring C．flying D．trees
A．please B．starve C．suffer D．die
A．safe B．used C．proud D．happy
A．neighbor B．understanding C．friendship D．relationship
A．think B．treat C．dream D．appreciate
A．hurt B．possess C．belong to D．hatch
A．enjoy B．would like C．want D．consider
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