IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your 26 . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you 27 at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not 28 for him. At school many students played jokes on him 29 he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be 30 friends, so he always felt 31 . However, he faced that bravely. He 32 to type and write with two toes（脚趾）at the age of six, and he could 33 s
urf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the 34 students in the studies. And he decided on 35 to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular 36 in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story 37 difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you 38 , not what you don’t have.” he said. His 39 encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they 40 and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”
A．arms B．ears C．eyes D．teeth
A．laugh B．cry C．smile D．shout
A．old B．easy C．modern D．difficult
A．because B．if C．until D．although
A．his B．my D．our
A．happy B．relaxed C．lonely D．surprised
A．failed B．forgot C．helped D．learned
A．even B．ever C．never D．hardly
A．tall B．lazy C．sleepy D．excellent
A．how B．who C．what D．where
A．doctors B．speakers C．scientists D．managers
A．at B．for C．into D．against
A．make B．have C．lose D．want
A．story B．sadness C．friend D．family
A．fall B．play C．listen D．exercise
Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me _____ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have___ _ many ideas. _______ important idea is that I want to be a better man.
Many things make human beings different _______ or better than or even superior (优越于)to animals. One of the most important things is ______. If I fail to receive higher education, my education_____. As I want to be a fully _______ man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to_________.
I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are ______ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better man and __ _ _ serve the people.
A．quite B．so C．such D．another
A．come up with B．agreed with C．been fed up with D．got on well with
A．Most B．The most C．More D．Much
A．to B．around C．between D．from
A．education B．weather C．temperature D．science
A．finished B．don’t finish C．will not finish D．has finished
A．develop B．developed C．developing D．experience
A．improve B．graduate C．hear D．provide
A．between B．among C．inside D．outside
A．can good B．may best C．be able to better D．be able to best
A father was sitting at his desk and looking at bills(账单) when his young son ran in and said, “Dad, today is your birthday and you’re 40 years old, 1 I’m going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!” When the boy 2 kissing him, the father shouted, “Andrew, don’t do this right now. I’m too 3 !”
The boy stood there and tears (眼泪) 4 from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said, “You can do it later.”
The boy said nothing but walked away 5 . That evening the father said, “Come and 6 the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t.
Unfortunately, a few days after the father’s birthday, the boy had a(n) 7 and died(死). His sad father wrote, “If only I could tell him how sorry I am for words, and how 8 my heart is hurting.”
Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept(接受) any loving act, or others will regard it 9 a “no” and it can leave a scar(伤痕). If we don’t get love, our life will have no meaning. Nothing is more important than 10 love from those who are near and dear to us.A. because B. so C. but
A. stopped B. forgot C. started
A. busy B. angry C. hungry
A. felt B. fell C. flew
A. excitedly B. friendly C. quietly
A. finish B. get C. take
A. matter B. accident C. event
A. many B. much C. long
A. as B. with C. for
A. giving B. asking C. accepting
Farming in the USA today is very different from that 100 years ago. In those days, farmers did not have many machines to help them. They had animals. ____This meant that farms were smaller than they are now. Farmers also worked in a different way in the past. In those days, farmers grew fruits and vegetables and kept cows, pigs and chickens to feed their families. ______.Farmers have a very special life in many ways. First of all, they can’t leave the job at the end of the day. They live on the farm and there is always work to do. Second, a lot of farm work is outdoors, so the weather is very important for farmers.A lot of bad weather means farmers will lose money. Finally, farmers work with plants and animals. They understand nature better than other people do.Farm work changes with the seasons. Spring is a time for planting. Farmers are busy getting the fields ready and then planting the seeds(种子). In summer, farmers must take good care of the plants. Some may need water. Other plants may have problems with insects or diseases. Then in eady for picking. _____. Winter is a time for rest or for work on the farm machines.
A．It is also important for the success of their farms B．So all the farmers are happy to get them C．Today farmers grow things on the farms, so they can sell them for money D．But animals work slowly compared to machines
I’m seventeen. I worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter (柜台) and I put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work.
While working, I wore a plate with my name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, “Mr. Castle, how are you?” We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, “It was nice talking to you, Brett.” I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put “Irving” down on my name plate. If he’d have said, “Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?” I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here.
The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn’t accept tips(小费). Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction(反应)is to take a quarter and give it to me. I’d say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, “Oh, thanks a lot.” When you say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” they feel a little put down. They say, “No one will know.” And they put it in your pocket. You say, “I really can’t.” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put a tip in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I was puzzled and didn’t know what to do. Should I d have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something?
I decided that one year had been enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.
. From the second paragraph, we can infer (推断) that ________.
A．the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job B．people can easily start talking with a name plate C．Mr. Castle mistook Irving for Brett D．Irving was the writer’s real name
A．customers only gave small tips to B．some customers had strange ideas about tipping C．he didn’t want to fight with the customers D．the store didn’t allow the box boys to take tips
A．relaxed B．upset C．bored D．surprised
A．How I Could Find a Job B．How I Got along with Customers C．Why I Gave up My Job D．Why I couldn’t Take Tips
One day, a boy found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 35 in the cocoon. He sat and 36 for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make its body through that little hole. Suddenly it 37 .
So the boy decided to help the butterfly.He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole bigger.The butterfly came out 38 , but it looked a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 39 . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, it has to spend the rest of its life crawling (爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with 40 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of getting out of the cocoon 41 the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 42 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never 43 the fluid and it can never fly.
Sometimes struggles are what we need in our lives. 44 we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be as 45 as what we could have been. We would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even means growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t 46 difficulties or problems. So, next time you are faced with a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly.
Struggle a little—then fly!
A．snake B．insect C．wall D．hole
A．read B．listened C．watched D．found
A．stopped B．began C．continued D．moved
A．wings B．head C．feet D．eyes
A．kindness B．excitement C．success D．humour
A．lets B．keeps C．makes D．asks
A．ready B．sorry C．glad D．kind
A．put B．refuse C．give D．get
A．When B．As C．Since D．If
A．wise B．quiet C．strong D．patient
A．cause B．avoid C．face D．have
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