I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely(模糊地) 1 the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see things again, 2 a disaster can do strange things to people. It happened to me the other day that I might not have come to love 3 as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not sure that I would believe in it so 4 . I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I 5 mean that the loss of 6 made me enjoy more of 7 I have now.
Life asks us to keep making 8 to reality. If a person is able to get ready for anything changeable his world will 9 more meaningful. I became blind, but I was 10 . My parents and my teachers saw 11 in me－a potential(潜力) to live, you might call it－which I didn’t see, and they make me fight it out with blindness.
The hardest 12 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was what I had to do at least. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would become a chair rocker for the 13 of my life. When I say I believe in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase 14 . That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: A belief that I could deal with anything alone; that somewhere in the 15 there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
1. A. imagine B. find C. remember D. guess
2. A. but B. though C. so D. because
3. A. myself B. life C. eyes D. blindness
4. A. that B. therefore C. happily D. deeply
5. A. seldom B. just C. hardly D. always
6. A. them B. it C. blindness D. light
7. A. that B. what C. which D. where
8. A. moments B. encouragements C. improvements D. changes
9. A. become B. change C. look D. end
10. A. brave B. lucky C. sad D. wise
11. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
12. A. problem B. experience C. difficulty D. lesson
13. A. rest B. whole C. need D. last
14. A. lonely B. alone C. self D. person
15. A. company B. group C. society (社会) D. family
What’s your idea about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success only with practice. In fact, I fell both of these statements are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways not in others.
For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see “Titanic”. I was really because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition, Thinking that I might be lucky again, I joining in other art competitions, ‘But the result was that I won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the I produced were not of a very high standard
These experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky , I also need to put in hard work. As we know, akes perfect. So I believe success builds on less luck and chance.
A．moves B．comes C．returns D．leaves
A．or B．so C．and D．but
A．won B．began C．failed D．ended
A．sorry B．active C．lucky D．nervous
A．tried B．forgot C．stopped D．remembered
A．often B．ever C．sometimes D．never
A．greater B．more natural C．lower D．more common
A．results B．film C．prizes D．drawings
A．at last B．at most C．at first D．at least
A．chance B．practice C．difference D．experience
Around two weeks ago, I was invited to be a judge(裁判) at a college. All of the students had been given a piece of paper with a topic written on it. The first one to speak looked a little . “My dear friends and judges,” he said loudly, “this is an unfair ! I have been given the paper,” he continued, “to speak on the topic with just a few minutes’ preparation, those who come after me have more time to their speeches!” He then left the stage and went out of the hall.
I met him later by chance. “Who said life is ?” I asked him with a smile, and I asked him to walk with me to my car. “Have you seen the figures(数字) they show when a new car is into the market, saying how good it is?”
“Yes,” he nodded.
“But they put a after all these figures. They say all the figures are in ideal road conditions!”
“Yes,” he said again.
“Can you show me some ideal road conditions?” I asked him, and he smiled. “The car that sells well is the one will provide power and speed on the roads. That car is the winner.”
We had got to the car. “Don’t look for ideal competition conditions,” I said. “ the unfair and come out a winner!”
I looked back as I drove away and saw him smile and wave, and I knew he would do as I said.
A．unhappy B．afraid C．ungrateful D．tired
A．idea B．competition C．topic D．judge
A．when B．so C．since D．while
A．wait for B．care about C．work on D．find out
A．easy B．fair C．interesting D．boring
A．produced B．imported C．advertised D．introduced
A．word B．guide C．line D．letter
A．that B．what C．who D．whose
A．best B．worst C．busiest D．longest
A．fight B．balance C．blame D．change
A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away, this boy was the student in his class. He was the top in every competition. But the boy changed after home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time.
His started worrying about the boy. But even they did not know was wrong with him. So his dad to travel to the boarding school and talk with him. The father started him casual questions about his classes, teachers and sports. some time his dad said, “Do you know son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my ?” “No, no.” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He hugged his dad.They didn’t say to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this Earth who cared for him . And today this young man in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
A．healthiest B．nicest C．loneliest D．brightest
A．reaching B．going C．leaving D．coming
A．friends B．parents C．teachers D．cousins
A．what B．why C．how D．where
A．liked B．continued C．decided D．thought
A．saying B．telling C．speaking D．asking
A．When B．Before C．After D．Until
A．groups B．grades C．happiness D．brightness
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．widely B．strongly C．heavily D．deeply
At present, almost everyone has a mobile phone, but have you ever thought that cell phones be bad for your health? A study shows that heavy mobile phone use may cause hearing loss(失聪).
This study shows that people who use cell phones for about an hour a day have a time hearing some similar sounds, especially in their right ears. It is getting harder for to tell the difference between the sounds of“s”and“f”，and“t”and“z”.
Researchers studied 100 people who used cell phones and them with 50 people who did not. The study lasted for 12 months. What the researchers found was that cell phone users had more hearing than those who did not use cell phones.
Besides this, our ears have many little inside them. Too much noise will cause these hairs to get weak and die. When these hairs die, it affects our ability to listen.
However, cell phone users don’t care too much this study. One man said,“I’d be more worried about people who MP3 players. They put those earphones in their ears and listen to very music. I think that is more likely(更有可能的) to cause hearing loss than a cell phone.”
A．should B．need C．might D．must
A．busier B．happier C．harder D．shorter
A．us B．you C．it D．them
A．compared B．suggested C．showed D．taught
A．advantages B．problems C．rules D．experiences
A．noises B．pains C．hairs D．pimples
A．hardly B．actually C．clearly D．finally
A．to B．with C．about D．of
A．produce B．use C．discover D．see
A．beautiful B．soft C．loud D．light
Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work. He used to carry a nice to work with him so that he could change if his clothes got wrinkled (皱的). “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “ I need to feel comfortable.” More and more companies are their office workers to wear casual clothes (便装) to work. They thought the casual clothes could their work. In the early 1990s, the workers in American companies could wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday).This became known “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. Why have so many companies done like that? One reason is that it’s for a company to hire (雇佣) new workers if it has a casual dress style. “A lot of young people don’t want to for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you make a for their dressing.” Another reason is that people work when they are wearing comfortable clothes. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress style helps them money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said, “for the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”
A．suit B．bag C．breakfast D．newspaper
A．or B．so C．while D．unless
A．helping B．inviting C．encouraging D．warning
A．be good for B．be interested in C．be friendly to D．be pleased with
A．of B．as C．for D．about
A．harder B．safer C．easier D．worse
A．put up B．get up C．look up D．dress up
A．plan B．rule C．fire D．mark
A．politely B．seriously C．correctly D．happily
A．save B．raise C．make D．waste
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