When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad 36 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t 37 it, but I could pray from the 38 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or 39 and go home empty-handed. That corner 40 either mouth-watering excitement or 41 .
On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the 42 sound of his offer. It 43 . “Would you like an ice cream today?”“That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “It sounds good to me too, Son. How would you like to treat today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled. I could afford it. I had a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some 44 for odd jobs (零活). And 45 it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit (冲动) of 46 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll 47 .” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to 48 . But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt 49 for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or 50 act disappointed.
I 51 that generosity goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the 52 ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We went on another 53 the next week. As we 54 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My 55 .”
A．never B．hardly C．frequently D．strangely
A．expect B．rely C．wait D．get
A．month B．day C．weekend D．time
A．finish B．drive C．turn D．return
A．encouraged B．meant C．suggested D．instructed
A．anger B．shame C．happiness D．disappointment
A．funny B．surprising C．interesting D．beautiful
A．came B．spoke C．rang D．flew
A．extra B．limited C．little D．easy
A．after B．while C．when D．although
A．sadness B．regret C．curiosity D．selfishness
A．accept B．pay C．pass D．resist
A．turn back B．keep up C．stop by D．give in
A．unsatisfied B．awful C．angry D．crazy
A．even B．never C．only D．somehow
A．knew B．learned C．imagined D．recognised
A．dearest B．worst C．cheapest D．best
A．snack B．view C．trip D．corner
A．crossed B．left C．saw D．approached
A．service B．treat C．joke D．code
Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had 31 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 32 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 33 they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly 34 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 35 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 36 to mark their way home. To make things 37 . Evans, whom they had all thought of 38 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 39 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were 40 pushed on at the best speed they could 41 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 42 fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could 43 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 44 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 45 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 46 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 47 for another night.
The following morning, 48 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 49 some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 50 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
A．knocked B．fought C．won D．beaten
A．growing B．putting C．planting D．laying
A．after B．until C．while D．before
A．safe B．fast C．short D．slow
A．rose B．set C．appeared D．disappeared
A．taken up B．cut up C．set up D．picked up
A．easier B．better C．bitter D．worse
A．to B．upon C．as D．in
A．battled B．struggled C．speeded D．waited
A．left B．lost C．defeated D．saved
A．manage B．try C．employ D．find
A．ached B．frozen C．harden D．harmed
A．hardly B．never C．seldom D．nearly
A．pain B．fear C．trouble D．danger
A．all others B．some others C．others D．the others
A．away B．with C．off D．on
A．bed B．tent C．blanket D．sleeping-bag
A．while B．since C．for D．once
A．missed B．separated C．passed D．gone
A．patiently B．lonely C．alone D．worriedly
I thought my luck had run out at the end of the summer holiday. It was not the 31 of the new term that did it, but the 32 military training. My 33 nightmare(噩梦) had finally come true.
The weather was 34 hot when we were training. Sweat dropped from every part of my body. I 35 as if my mouth was going to catch fire. 36 was the only thing I could think about. It was the first time in my life that I have ever really felt 37 .
However, we had to stand completely 38 all day. The drill-master(教官) were very strict with us. They only 39 us to sit directly on the ground for a few minutes. My heels ached and I had a blister(水泡) on my 40 .
Believe me, this was not the most 41 part. What I couldn’t 42 most of all was the smell of the toilets. It left such a deep impression on me that I can almost smell it right now.I guess most of the other students 43 the same experience that I had. I often thought of giving up and going back home. 44 , I didn’t.
One day, our PE teacher came to watch our 45 for a while. Then he 46 to join the national flag squad(队). “You movement is the best of all,” he praised me. It was so 47 ! I almost couldn’t believe my ears. It was a great honor to be chosen for the squad.
From that day on, I worked much harder than before because I knew I was going to 48 the national flag. Every Monday, thousands of eyes would be 49 on me. Now military training has finished and I have become a flag protector in my school. Every time I raise the flag, I know all my hard work has 50 .
A．imagination B．course C．start D．end
A．wonderful B．simple C．important D．tough
A．most B．worst C．best D．least
A．unbearably B．necessarily C．completely D．regularly
A．believed B．supposed C．felt D．considered
A．Rest B．Water C．Music D．Fruit
A．sleepy B．helpless C．thirsty D．useless
A．quiet B．silent C．calm D．still
A．allowed B．ordered C．kept D．made
A．legs B．hands C．feet D．arms
A．wonderful B．exciting C．popular D．painful
A．prevent B．need C．handle D．stand
A．behaved B．shared C．belonged D．presented
A．Naturally B．Generally C．Fortunately D．Especially
A．performance B．practice C．students D．exercise
A．took me out B．picked me out C．gave me out D．let me out
A．awful B．rare C．amazing D．interesting
A．lift B．protect C．catch D．hold
A．focusing B．turning C．changing D．moving
A．turned off B．got off C．taken off D．paid off
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the____36____ that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the ____37____ of his mental faculties(官能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of ____38_____ anything new because of their age.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real ____39_____ , because he feels that it ____40_____ be useless, he won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may____41_____ he is doing so. He is ____42_____ likely to fail, and the failure will ____43____ belief in his incompetence(无能). Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had a (an) ____44_____ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor ____45____ in maths. His teacher told his ____46_____ he had no ability in maths in order that they would not ____47____ too much of him.____48_____he too accepted ____49_____ mistaken thinking of his ability, and he felt that it was useless to ____50____, and was very poor at maths, ____51____ as they expected.
One day he worked out a problem which ____52_____ of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now ____53____ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at ____54____. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may ____55_____ himself as well as others by his ability.
A．belief B．way C．fact D．condition
A．biggest B．most C．highest D．deepest
A．teaching B．learning C．accepting D．using
A．decision B．success C．effort D．trouble
A．would B．should C．must D．could
A．forget B．think C．guess D．understand
A．nevertheless B．moreover C．however D．therefore
A．lead to B．add to C．take to D．contribute to
A．experience B．example C．thought D．story
A．state B．mind C．start D．ending
A．classmates B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．blame B．expect C．get D．win
A．Virtually B．Gradually C．Fortunately D．Especially
A．it B．her C．its D．their
A．manage B．succeed C．try D．act
A．only B．almost C．just D．nearly
A．none B．all C．many D．most
A．lived B．worked C．played D．graduated
A．1essons B．medicine C．subjects D．maths
A．encourage B．love C．astonish D．disappoint
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 1 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 2 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication (非言语交际) makes up about 50% of what we really 3 . And body language is particularly 4 when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化). Indeed, what is called body language is so 5 a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 6 , different societies treat the 7 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 8 contact (接触) even with friends, certainly not with 9 .
People from Latin American countries, 10 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in 11 , it may look like a Latino is 12 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving 13 . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 14 -which the Latino will in return regard as 15 _ .
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 16 . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 17 cultures, there’s a strong possibility of 18 . But whatever the situation, the best 19 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 20 _.
A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
A．sounds B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．well B．far C．much D．long
A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings
A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone
A．strangers B．relatives C．neighbours D．enemies
A．in other words B．on the other hand C．in a similar way D．by all means
A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following
A．closer B．faster C．in D．away
A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich
A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
A．chance B．time C．result D．advice
A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased
I still remember father spent plenty of time teaching me how to pronounce a word, how to understand something that I saw for the first time and how to be polite to others. And I will never 31 one sentence my father used to say to me, “I love you, son. Say you love me, son.” 32 , I would scream, “I love you, Dad.”
When I was growing up, I found that I had little in 33 with my father gradually. Sometimes we often argued about something sharply and then the argument changed into a 34 . I knew there was a gap between us. I didn’t 35 hearing the words “I love you” from my father the last time. To tell you the truth, I couldn’t honestly remember 36 I had last said those words to him, either.
Now father was in hospital. The doctor said it was 37 and he needed an operation at once, 38 he wasn’t sure whether my father was able to 39 it. Everything in my childhood 40 in my mind. Then I called and said, “Dad, I love you!”
There was a 41 at the other end and he replied coldly, “Well, I love you, too!”
I 42 and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are 43 , I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 44 asked, “Paul, is everything OK?”
A few weeks later I was working when I received my father’s call. “Paul, I love you.” I was so 45 that my tears rolled down my cheeks. Perhaps both of us 46 that this special moment had 47 our relationship to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father finally narrowly 48 death following the heart operation. I can’t 49 that if I didn’t take the first 50 and Dad did not survive the surgery, what kind of life I would lead now.
A．forget B．read C．understand D．practice
A．Actually B．Simply C．Naturally D．Strangely
A．heart B．manner C．mind D．common
A．fight B．quarrel C．question D．discussion
A．expect B．think C．enjoy D．remember
A．why B．whether C．where D．when
A．risky B．serious C．important D．difficult
A．but B．because C．so D．for
A．remain B．master C．survive D．defeat
A．put B．opened C．kept D．appeared
A．response B．pause C．silence D．surprise
A．cried B．smiled C．nodded D．moved
A．free B．ready C．happy D．convenient
A．eagerly B．carefully C．excitedly D．nervously
A．touched B．amused C．encouraged D．shocked
A．required B．realized C．reacted D．reported
A．formed B．built C．taken D．increased
A．escaped B．passed C．beat D．fought
A．conclude B．infer C．imagine D．decide
A．effect B．step C．word D．advice
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