Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we __21__ realize that those challenges are the very things that __22__ us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with __23__.
When w
e are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __24__: we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the _25__ and call it quits. Although there are _26_ times when calling it quits is
the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is commitment and _27_.
When we are devoted to something, it means that no matter how __28__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __29__ it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __30__ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to (对照) just saying what the other person did wrong. __31__ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” __32__ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for __33__ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or _34__ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only _35__ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “H
ard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”
A．seem to B．come to C．hope to D．try to
A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape
A．success B．pressure C．friendship D．difficulty
A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects
A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense
A．hardly B．certainly C．consequently D．exactly
A．communication B．confidence C．courage D．consideration
A．doubtful B．shameful C．harmful D．painful
A．keep B．control C．face D．catch
A．space C．topic D．room
A．If B．As C．While D．Unless
A．other than B．rather than C．or rather D．or else
A．what B．who C．where D．which
A．pass by B．come across C．get through D．run over
A．serves B．means C．aims D．attempts
I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has ___ __ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady ___ __ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.
I went to the __ __ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ___ ___ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was true , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to __ __ an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ___ ___ she purchased the item.
“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be ___ __ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he ___ __ to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ___ ___ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its cover. The woman looked poor, but she ___ __ the same treatment as anyone else does.
A．purchased B．shown C．lost D．mended
A．managed B．wanted C．refused D．promised
A．counter B．department C．market D．window
A．warning B．informing C．reminding D．accusing
A．leave B．pay C．find D．obtain
A．answer B．prove C．support D．admit
A．ordered B．asked C．denied D．given
A．agreed B．prepared C．failed D．remembered
A．totally B．gradually C．hardly D．quickly
A．deserved B．required C．received D．appreciated
My wife Julie and I were out on the road that______around where we live, when we saw a（n）______ worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked __38____to the dog and patted it. I______ and there was a collar with a phone number. I called ______ no one answered.
The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s ______ while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk ______ our new friend made short work of the food. ______we got her home.
After trying for many times we got a ______from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She ______ that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was ______returned home.
Here is the _____of the story:
Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to______me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing ______ that made that sound likely.
I was ______ to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more______than our problem to worry about. There was a creature ______ right before us and we had to work together to help it.
We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.
In the______ “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, ______ God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”
Sometimes angels come ______ as dogs.
A．flows B．reaches C．runs D．walks
A．young B．old C．tired D．ugly
A．gently B．carefully C．angrily D．slowly
A．comforted B．touched C．tested D．checked
A．or B．and C．but D．so
A．clothes B．food C．toys D．basket
A．while B．when C．until D．though
A．Gradually B．Successfully C．Eventually D．Surprisingly
A．letter B．phone C．note D．response
A．explained B．declared C．suggested D．insisted
A．happily B．safely C．quickly D．loudly
A．secret B．point C．truth D．background
A．advise B．allow C．urge D．persuade
A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
A．going B．about C．supposed D．used
A．important B．influential C．effective D．foolish
A．in order B．in danger C．in need. D．in use
A．song B．story C．film D．book
A．should B．may C．would D．could
A．treated B．regarded C．worked D．disguised.
Streit was an experienced safecracker who never used force—either against people or safes．He was a real of his trade and it took him only 19 minutes to open the most difficult he had ever met．In about 10 years， by his brother Stefan，he took about 33,000,000—from the safes of 28 banks in Austria．On his last job，he the safe door open and 80,000 behind．With the was a note，“We don't need all that much”．A witness his car and Streit was caught by the police．Then he was sent to Austria's Stein Prison to serve a six-year ．He boasted（吹嘘）at his trial that he would continue the law, “I'm a thief and I shall use every opportunity.” In spite of the prison officials moved Streit to the prison's blacksmith shop．One day during the week before Christmas，Streit ．Searchers found all his doors were well locked．Streit had to make a set of keys and let himself out．Not to ，though．After crossing into Bavaria，Streit the suspicion（怀疑）of German customs police on purpose and got himself ．“I want to be in a German prison, ”he to the surprised police．“As German coups give much milder（温和的）sentences for like mine and will the time I would otherwise have served in Stein Prison．”In prison，Streit his keepers to let him telephone his former keeper, Karl Schreiner of Stein Prison．“I'm sorry I caused trouble．I didn't want to anybody by escaping．Conditions weren't that bad．In fact the food was better than it is here．”
A．dancer B．artist C．composer D．musician
A．safe B．bank C．prison D．door
A．offered B．trained C．respected D．helped
A．made B．broke C．left D．removed
A．safe B．money C．door D．job
A．rode B．stole C．broke D．recognized
A．sentence B．holiday C．freedom D．treatment
A．obeying B．respecting C．breaking D．destroying
A．sentence B．warning C．trial D．suggestion
A．survived B．starved C．disappeared D．worked
A．tried B．decided C．expected D．managed
A．safety B．prison C．hometown D．freedom
A．offered B．attracted C．removed D．admired
A．arrested B．relaxed C．recognized D．encouraged
A．went B．lied C．explained D．negotiated
A．mistakes B．robbery C．money D．crimes
A．multiply B．reduce C．add D．lose
A．cheated B．expected C．persuaded D．helped
A．if B．but C．for D．though
A．injure B．steal C．accuse D．embarrass
A noted American psychologist once remarked that childhood is a magical period in one’s life．Indeed it is, for during one undergoes a step-by-step transformation not only in mental capacity, but also in physical and verbal skills．Each step an increase in the difficulty of a child’s conceptual and learning abilities．During the early stages of childhood, from infancy to about five, the child learns skills including using the toilet, bathing and dressing himself independently．At this stage, he also learns to be very observant, curious, imaginative and creative．His ability to remember things also at this stage． He remembers details that an adult may have difficulty in remembering．Gradually , he learns elementary skills in problem-solving．At school, particular in classes, the child is especially creative．Given a piece of paper and some colored pencils, he draws a variety of from his surroundings as well as from his circle．It is not surprising to see a child draw a monster to represent an abusive father, and an angel to represent a loving and caring mother．
As he graduates to the later stages of childhood bordering on the teenage years, the child learns the of human relations and socialization by interacting with his peers—his friends and schoolmates． He also learns to with new life situations, including dates and part-time work． Given a tight schedule of schoolwork, the child learns to prepare his own schedules of work and play; the more________ and less serious ones manage to take time out of their busy schedules of assignments, reports and tests and examinations to go with their friends on relaxation entertainment．
A．adolescence B．adulthood C．childhood D．infancy
A．signs B．presents C．prevents D．signals
A．difficult B．simple C．useful D．helpful
A．develops B．increases C．reduces D．strengthens
A．music B．art C．chemistry D．biology
A．pictures B．buildings C．reflections D．images
A．family B．school C．teacher D．friend
A．competence B．commitment C．complexity D．competition
A．agree B．experiment C．withdraw D．concern
A．practical B．cautious C．enthusiastic D．stubborn
Coming home after working out for a whole day I had my purse lost．I it had slipped out my backpack as I was being ．While it was probably very close to my apartment it still failed to come into and I had no but to cancel my debit cards．
I’d had the purse for more than a decade as it was a Christmas present ,which was a bright, red leather, Cheeky Monkey purse ,so probably not entirelyfor a 36-year-old but I was very upset to have lost it!
Everyone I spoke to I might get the purse back but the money and vouchers in it would very likely disappear．I had written off the of the purse and was even considering whether to move on and go “grown-up” when I was seeking a ．
I came home late the following night and my monkey purse was on my mat! I checked the contents and everything was including anything of cash value．I was astounded when I read the note which read, “I came across this last night．It was too dark to it then ,so I came back tonight．I got your from your license．Sorry．Iain．”
Not only had this man returned my purse but he thought he me an apology for not bringing it back sooner!
I have told almost all my acquaintances, who almost responded with a similar standard answer, “It restores your in human nature” and it lots of stories about similar experiences．
There were no contact so I am unable to get in touch to say thank you to Iain, but I hope he will be of how grateful I am!
A．doubted B．suspected C．proved D．recognized
A．put off B．set off C．dropped off D．left off
A．effect B．appearance C．view D．attention
A．ability B．thought C．alternative D．decision
A．grown up B．brought up C．taken on D．applied to
A．decided B．doubted C．prayed D．exposed
A．previously B．approximately C．regularly D．eventually
A．however B．therefore C．otherwise D．though
A．value B．contents C．name D．lists
A．process B．comfort C．judgment D．replacement
A．undamaged B．lost C．checked D．reserved
A．appealing B．thrilling C．accompanying D．entertaining
A．look over B．go over C．get through D．see through
A．name B．phone number C．address D．card
A．forgot B．made C．paid D．owed
A．faith B．reputation C．quality D．justice
A．adapted B．inspired C．described D．expanded
A．fantastic B．worthy C．priceless D．positive
A．tracks B．outlines C．details D．accounts
A．proud B．sensitive C．aware D．certain
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