You can reach almost any goal if you want to—but sometimes it takes great efforts to realize your dream．
That was quite true for me．When I was 17 years old，I broke my father’s_____．He had saved enough from an average income to send me to college to become a lawyer．Three months later I was home telling him that I had left college — and for the first time I saw him ______.
“Son，I’m always going to love you even though you’ll never achieve anything，’’he said with tears(眼泪)in his eyes．
When I walked out of that room，I was burning with something within my body．Not everyone has the chance to feel it．I did not just want to______ — I had to．
But I couldn't see how to do it and all the time my father’s words were in my mind. I become a salesperson．It was not______ because I knew almost nothing about marketing.
Then a man introduced me to the Edwards training course．I went and learned a lot of useful______．I tried my best to put them to work．Soon after that，I started tasting the sweet fruits of Success for the first time．
Some time later，I told the manager of my company that I would like to meet with Mr．Edwards．They arranged it for me．When the day came，I told him，“Mr. Edwards，my goal is to be able to train people just as you trained me．’’______，he agreed to let me try．
All that came true because I set goals to make it happen．Sticking to the goal was the most important．
A．promise B．record C．heart D．law
A．shout B．cry C．laugh D．relax
A．succeed B．argue C．stop D．move
A．fair B．easy C．serious D．safe
A．poems B．dialogues C．excuses D．skills
A．Luckily B．Usually C．Clearly D．Suddenly
George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved 31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 32 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 33 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow 34 children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 35 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to 36 his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a 37 of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 38 . He had other 39 . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many 40 in the south grew only cotton. This was 41 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 42 would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was 44 “The Wizard(能手) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 45 of 79.
A．animals B．plants C．buildings D．photos
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．house B．farm C．hospital D．school
A．brown B．yellow C．black D．white
A．when B．until C．for D．since
A．cost B．spend C．pay D．take
A．love B．hate C．question D．surprise
A．accepted B．refused C．understood D．cared
A．situations B．suggestions C．plays D．plans
A．farmers B．scientists C．doctors D．inventors
A．helpful B．harmful C．careful D．wonderful
A．pumpkin B．peanut C．cotton D．potato
A．soil B．water C．air D．weather
A．seen B．look C．found D．called
A．time B．year C．age D．season
Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to many interesting 31 in Beijing, but he has not yet been to many other parts of 32 . Last week he went to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his 33 .
Many people like to travel by 34 , but the Greens think that travelling by train is the best. It is much 35 and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. They had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu 36 they went on to Mount Emei by bus.
The train was quite nice and tidy, and there weren’t too many people in 37 sleeping car. The Greens could stand up and 38 around. It was a long journey, 39 none of them felt tired. They kept 40 the beautiful things out of the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor kept coming to give them hot water and 41 them newspapers. People nearby 42 with each other. A young man tried to speak English with Mr and Mrs Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep quite 43 . He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.
When Jim woke up the next morning, the train was already 44 Chengdu. His train ride seemed really 45 , but his memory (记忆) of the pleasant journey will last long.
A．schools B． places C． villages D． cities
A．England B． America C． China D． the world
A．friends B． classmates C． father D． family
A．air B． bus C． train D． ship
A．cheaper B． dearer C． dirtier D． quicker
A．before B． when C． after D． while
A．my B． your C． our D． their
A．sit B． walk C． run D． dance
A．and B． so C． also D． but
A．looking B． drawing C． watching D． getting
A．reading B． buying C． selling D． writing
A．talked B． spoke C． told D． said
A．early B． late C． easily D． hard
A．beside B． to C． past D．near
A．quick B． slow C． short D． long
Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. 41 that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.
“Finding a job” is not 42 as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not 43 for it. Sometimes “Chance” may 44 a more important part than “decision”.
Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs 45 you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important 46 what kind of person you are, which special qualities 47 you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference 48 an interest and a skill. If you like 49 and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can 50 a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a 51 .
Then ask yourself a question, “ In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your 52 skills?”
After 53 your skills, the next step is research. To 54 as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends 55 the work they do.
Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.
A．It’s saying B．It’s say C．It is said D．It says
A．same B．as same C．so good D．the same
A．suitable B．fitted C．able D．like
A．take B．play C．have D．choose
A．which B．what C．if D．whether
A．feel B．realize C．to feel D．to realize
A．helps B．makes C．make D．help
A．both B．between C．from D．either
A．art B．music C．sports D．acting
A．ride B．feed C．draw D．treat
A．success B．skill C．hobby D．fact
A．good B．the best C．better D．best
A．examine B．have examined C．examining D．examined
A．find out B．look out C．find D．look at
A．what do they think of B．how do they think of C．what they think of D．how they think of
Jack 41 in a small town in England. He always stayed in England 42 his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to 43 countries. All my friends go to Spain, 44 they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a 45 to Spain and 46 at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went 47 for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and 48 he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.
Jack 49 on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”
Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him 50 , “Maps of the city, sir?”
A．flew B．lived C．went D．dropped
A．for B．off C．with D．into
A．all B．both C．other D．any
A．and B．but C．though D．however
A．bus B．plane C．train D．bike
A．reached B．left C．arrived D．stayed
A．down B．up C．away D．out
A．before B．while C．since D．after
A．lay B．stood C．fell D．jumped
A．once again B．on time C．at times D．at once
Hello! I have four classmates. Do you want to know what they 56 ? Let me tell you.
Wang Lin is the capital of the basketball team. He is tall and he is 57 medium build. He has short straight hair. Wang Lin is very popular in my class.
Mary is thin and she is 58 heavy. She has short curly blond hair. She is good –looking but she is a little bit quiet.
Xu Quian loves 59 jokes. She is short and a little heavy. She has beautiful long black hair. She never stops talking.
Mike is a good student. He is very tall. He has curly brown hair. He 60 reading and playing chess.
Which one of them do you like best, could you tell me?
A．looks like B．look like C．look at D．looks at
A．at B．in C．of D．for
A．little B．kind C．kind of D．lots of
A．to talk B．saying C．telling D．to speak
A．like B．enjoys C．love D．liking
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