Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort-and at maximum speed. That 1 learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one 2 :to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didn’t want to 3 what I do ,like so many who come to a new country .” she said , “I 4 to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 5 myself properly.”
Diana quickly realized that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a 6 meant going to school to get the 7 education and certification, “My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me 8 in my abilities but I couldn’t speak the language and I had to 9 how to do things in Canada. It was like having to 10 all over again ,” said Diana.
11 , she found just the help she needed for her relaunch (重新开张) 12 continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking 13 for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the Images Consulting Certificate in May 2009. 14 Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going 15 while at college.
By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her 16 in Canada, Diana at last achieved her 17 goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Centre. She was on the fast-track to 18 .
Looking back, Diana, a fashion (时装) designer, 19 her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and 20 ,the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.
A．requires B．encourages C．include D．advises
A．goal B．memory C．choice D．problem
A．continue B．choose C．change D．lose
A．demanded B．decided C．agreed D．hesitated
A．teach B．prepare C．enjoy D．persuade
A．reality B．fact C．challenge D．wonder
A．physical B．private C．primary D．necessary
A．pressure B．judgment C．influence D．confidence
A．put away B．depend on C．learn about D．look into
A．advance B．start C．suffer D．work
A．Naturally B．Gradually C．Luckily D．Clearly
A．through B．for C．before D．with
A．notes B．responsibilities C．chances D．courses
A．Though B．As C．Since D．Once
A．around B．back C．ahead D．out
A．adventure B．arrival C．performance D．journey
A．original B．common C．another D．distant
A．success B．wealth C．glory D．happiness
A．adds B．connects C．devotes D．owes
A．after all B．above all C．at least D．at first
On a weekday evening, Jane was at home as usual. As her ____swung between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was unexpectedly ___by an urgent call from her sister “Get over here! Turn on NBC and check these guys out. They are just like you…..” One facebook message and a phone interview later, Jane ____herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the sweltering (令人发昏的)desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and _____ awareness(意识)about zero-waste and climate change.
With a deep ____ of the environment and a desire to make a ____, Jane, Davey, and a group of self ____ “environmental pick-up artists” went on a coast to coast road side trash pick-up. As they walked, sometimes only ____0.9 miles in an entire day, they ____ and steadily made their way across the United States for three years, picking up a total of 201,678 pounds of trash.
Jane and Davey ___ with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their ____to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently ____how she would have enough ____ to fly home for their two-week spring break, Jane found a blank, unidentified envelope ____with $850 cash in the desert. Just enough to get her home and back. After their bus ____ outside of Denver, they unexpectedly got ____and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the “Yosemite Facelift” where ___from all over the state came together with a ____of cleaning up trash all over the park.
Being at the right place at the right time became almost normal, and they realized that much of what they ____was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply ____ themselves to their task, and surrender to the journey.
A．hands B．thoughts C．balance D．position
A．blamed B．frightened C．moved D．interrupted
A．found B．cheered C．dropped D．taught
A．abandoning B．raising C．shaking D．hiding
A．pride B．trust C．love D．fear
A．plan B．promise C．mistake D．difference
A．described B．corrected C．repeated D．discovered
A．driving B．covering C．riding D．fixing
A．slowly B．secretly C．helplessly D．frequently
A．heard B．read C．wrote D．shared
A．problems B．costs C．efforts D．choices
A．depending on B．replying to C．worrying about D．meeting with
A．time B．money C．food D．room
A．filled B．supplied C．decorated D．equipped
A．set off B．held on C．headed for D．broke down
A．rest B．practice C．help D．understanding
A．volunteers B．members C．tourists D．reporters
A．question B．purpose C．decision D．lesson
A．introduced B．expected C．examined D．experienced
A．turn B．limit C．devote D．compare
It’s a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal . He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is .
One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they couldn’t go with their illgotten gains. They the food and simply crowded together in panic—knowing the police were the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal even if they were that . “We have food in the back, expired (到期) but still to eat. If you need food, you have some.”
They were told to what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer .
This wasn't what they had . They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three people walked out with all the their arms could hold. They were that if they needed to come back again they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the person in the
world to claim he was a hero. But he gave the three people something they were in desperate need of—a small amount of selfrespect and a little bit of .
A．friends B．neighbors C．customers D．passengers
A．respect B．pride C．wisdom D．privilege
A．slow B．busy C．heavy D．swift
A．bravely B．reasonably C．hardly D．obviously
A．opened B．locked C．closed D．broke
A．nowhere B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everywhere
A．hid B．lifted C．swallowed D．dropped
A．in B．on C．off D．by
A．anxious B．cautious C．courageous D．hungry
A．safe B．easy C．sweet D．unique
A．must B．can C．should D．need
A．hold up B．hand out C．picks up D．hand in
A．when B．after C．before D．since
A．popular B．necessary C．reliable D．important
A．wanted B．desired C．expected D．admired
A．dirtier B．cleaner C．cleverer D．quicker
A．money B．cigarettes C．drinks D．food
A．reminded B．warned C．ordered D．persuaded
A．first B．last C．best D．worst
A．worry B．advice C．hope D．education
The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. People built walls to influence from the other town.
In Pressure, tried to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would compete（竞争） to have the baby with the cry. There was competition in every side of life. Because was the index (指数) of success, people were busy making money, with for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t stand it and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.
, over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without and do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t whether students appear or not. Workers might sit around the office drinking coffee and doing nothing. rules, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was that is of great importance. No one had the thought of moving , either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were models from Pressure.
Some of the young take drugs because of the of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no distant space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes(极端).
A．connect B．keep C．keep out D．protect
A．everyone B．anyone C．nobody D．somebody
A．saddest B．easiest C．loudest D．poorest
A．health B．joy C．children D．wealth
A．rarely B．always C．hardly D．sometimes
A．much time B．no reason C．many reasons D．no time
A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．Unfortunately D．Similarly
A．pleasure B．pressure C．work D．happiness
A．must B．need C．could D．should
A．know B．find C．recognize D．care
A．in the morning B．in the evening C．all day long D．in the afternoon
A．Without B．With C．Referring to D．According to
A．money B．time C．pleasure D．pressure
A．backward B．forward C．about D．away
A．the old B．the new C．the best D．the same
A．anxiousness B．homelessness C．happiness D．meaninglessness
A．pressure B．life C．pleasure D．money
A．improved B．failed C．succeeded D．lived
A．satisfied B．surprised C．patient D．angry
A．put up B．put down C．pulled down D．set up
The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. People built walls to influence from the other town.
In Pressure, tried to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would compete（竞争） to have the baby with the cry. There was competition in every side of life. Because was the index (指数) of success, people were busy making money, with for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t stand it and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.
, over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without and do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t whether students appear or not. Workers might sit around the office drinking coffee and doing nothing. rules, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was that is of great importance. No one had the thought of moving , either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were models from Pressure.
Some of the young take drugs because of the of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no distant space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes(极端).
A．connect B．keep C．keep out D．protect
A．everyone B．anyone C．nobody D．somebody
A．saddest B．easiest C．loudest D．poorest
A．health B．joy C．children D．wealth
A．rarely B．always C．hardly D．sometimes
A．much time B．no reason C．many reasons D．no time
A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．Unfortunately D．Similarly
A．pleasure B．pressure C．work D．happiness
A．must B．need C．could D．should
A．know B．find C．recognize D．care
A．in the morning B．in the evening C．all day long D．in the afternoon
A．Without B．With C．Referring to D．According to
A．money B．time C．pleasure D．pressure
A．backward B．forward C．about D．away
A．the old B．the new C．the best D．the same
A．anxiousness B．homelessness C．happiness D．meaninglessness
A．pressure B．life C．pleasure D．money
A．improved B．failed C．succeeded D．lived
A．satisfied B．surprised C．patient D．angry
A．put up B．put down C．pulled down D．set up
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was and ill.
My father was once a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started talking about life, and I told them about one of my . I said that we must very often give things up we grow — our youth, our beauty, and our friends — but it always that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn't think of anything to say. , he answered his own question: “I gained the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also by his words. After that，when I began to feel irritated（愤怒的）at someone, I remember his words and become calm. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be to give up my small irritations. In this way, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one .
A．Afterwards B．Therefore C．However D．Besides
A．tired B．poor C．weak D．slow
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．impossible B．difficult C．hopeful D．hopeless
A．decisions B．experiences C．suggestions D．beliefs
A．as B．since C．before D．till
A．seems B．promises C．suggests D．requires
A．cheered B．turned C．spoke D．opened
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．Surprisingly B．Immediately C．Naturally D．Certainly
A．moved B．amazed C．attracted D．warned
A．should B．could C．would D．might
A．ready B．able C．free D．likely
A．doubt B．wonder C．know D．guess
A．prize B．word C．experience D．gift
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