I remember as a small child when we would have these gatherings where someone would come up and ask, “What are you going to be when you grow up?”
Well, it 41 being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, policeman, lawyer ... As I grew older my dreams of the future 42 . When, at last, I was in college, I made up my 43 to become a preacher(牧师) as my father. 44 I studied and prepared for that life. I reached 45 in the end and I was preaching nearly fulltime for much of my adult life.
However, for many, there is a “thief” which goes around stealing our 46 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the 47 thief is, so many times, just 48 .
We find ourselves just about reaching the top, and this “small” 49 inside says, “You will never make 50 .” “You can’t possibly do this.” And on and on the “small” voice 51 some kind of failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are 52 . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable 53 . And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready 54 success.
The message I always gave my children was that you 55 do anything your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is 56 to a willing heart.” There are 57 “overnight” successes, but with determination, it will come. Imagine yourself in the life you dream of 58 . Then in your heart, believe it 59 happen for you. Then work, work, work. You get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone 60 it from you—especially yourself.
A．insisted on B．felt like C．kept on D．started out
A．changed B．meant C．planned D．left
A．goal B．mind C．interest D．experience
A．But B．So C．Or D．Yes
A．agreement B．conclusion C．success D．position
A．money B．children C．friends D．dreams
A．greatest B．tallest C．poorest D．oldest
A．themselves B．yourselves C．ourselves D．itself
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．speech
A．it B．him C．her D．me
A．expects B．predicts C．answers D．suffers
A．met B．defended C．understood D．realized
A．stages B．suggestions C．lessons D．choices
A．to B．for C．at D．with
A．are able to B．used to C．have to D．ought to
A．interesting B．important C．necessary D．impossible
A．many B．a few C．some D．no
A．spending B．living C．planning D．changing
A．will B．might C．could D．does
A．buy B．fool C．steal D．borrow
Do you have a Teddy Bear? The lovable teddy bear _____be found all around the world. You can find _____not only in toy stores, _____ on T-shirts, posters and more. Do you know _____ the teddy bear got its name?
On November 14, 1902, US President Theodore Roosevelt went to Mississippi to ____ a problem. After a day's work, Roosevelt went hunting. However, he was unhappy ______ he couldn't find ___ big game to shoot during the hunt.
Legend has it _____ his host wanted the hunting trip to be _______, so he went out and found a bear cub and _____ it to a tree for Roosevelt to shoot. But Roosevelt _____and asked him to _____ it free.
After _____ about this, artist Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon of Roosevelt and the bear. He then _______ the cartoon in The Washington Post.
A few days _____, a shopkeeper saw the cartoon and had his wife _____ many toy bears _______ the bear in the cartoon. They named them _____ Roosevelt’s nickname Teddy. ____ early 1903, they sold these teddy bears in the shop and many people came to buy them. Now it is _____with a lot of people.
A．should B．can C．must D．will
A．it B．them C．its D．it’s
A．and B．however C．but also D．although
A．what B．how C．why D．however
A．answer B．make C．solve D．solving
A．because B．so C．but D．though
A．some B．every C．all D．any
A．that B．what C．which D．/
A．successful B．succeed C．success D．succeeded
A．tie B．tied C．to tie D．tying
A．accepted B．received C．refused D．agreed
A．put B．set C．leave D．making
A．being heard B．hearing C．heard D．hear
A．came out B．made C．gave D．published
A．lately B．before C．later D．late
A．to make B．made C．to be made D．make
A．to be based on B．based on C．basing on D．are based on
A．because B．according C．before D．after
A．In B．On C．Between D．Among
A．loved B．sold C．popular D．bought
When growing up, I hadn't the slightest curiosity about the authors of books I read; it was the _ that was important. My mother, and sometimes my father. read _ to us every night. I could hardly wait I could read and write my own books. But in the first grade,
I would sit with a group of while the teacher turned over large sheets of paper. had been written in crayon and seemed to have something to do with in one corner-a cat or dog or a tree in autumn. One by one the other children read aloud those black while I sat unhappy. One day I decided that perhaps was just making stories up. So the next time when the teacher to the words, I eagerly _ a story about a dog attacking a cat a tree in autumn. The teacher looked sad and-shook her _ , and I knew that I still had not discovered the magic secret.
By the time I fifth grade, "writing books" was still my favorite hobby. I rushed home from school each day to write down had been forming in my head. At sixteen my first story was in a church magazine. In college, where I was studying to be a psychologist, was able to pay my by writing stories. When I got my bachelor's degree, I decided to write more than anything else, so I began writing . I have since published books for both children and _ . I'm not happy unless I spend some time writing. Usually I write about six hours each day. I spend three months to a year on a children's book. how well I know the before I begin. A neovel for adults takes a year or two. When my work is going well. I wake early in the mornings, hoping it is time to get up.
A．experience B．story C．process D．class
A．aloud B．loudly C．loud D．widely
A．before B．after C．until D．though
A．teachers B．parents C．children D．writers
A．Lectures B．Rules C．Meanings D．Sentences
A．words B．news C．pictures D．promises
A．pages B．marks C．dots D．grades
A．reading B．listening C．speaking D．playing
A．turned B．picked C．pointed D．intended
A． set up B．told up C．made up D． put up
A．beneath B．over C． above D．inside
A．arm B．head C．leg D．ruler
A．arrived B．finished C．reached D．managed
A．whichever B．however C．whatever D．wherever
A．rewarded B．published C．recalled D．received
A．family B．work C．child D．tuition
A．part-time B．full-time C．sometime D．in time
A．adults B．men C．women D．students
A．figuring out B．carrying on C．depending on D．bringing out
A．readers B．characters C．topics D．chapters
I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet , which gave me motivation and ambition.
There were several years that have left an extremely bitter taste in my mouth .The first few months after my mother’s remarriage were sweet: baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things . Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were by days Emily and I spent lonely in our rooms under our stepfather’s . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had a war field. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation. Then one evening, after another argument had , we were left homeless . And later a friend of my mother let us stay with her. Instead of focusing on our economic problem, my mother pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a life. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills. , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the of perseverance (坚持不懈) and education.
And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.
A．behavior B．adventure C．activity D．experience
A．continued B．changed C．ruined D．disappeared
A．concerned B．associated C．provided D．replaced
A．sympathy B．offers C．orders D．efforts
A．separated B．interrupted C．harmed D．prepared
A．turned into B．turned up C．turned down D．turned on
A．broke B．caused C．erupted D．delayed
A．mistakenly B．obviously C．selflessly D．unwillingly
A．important B．difficult C．dangerous D．comfortable
A．Instead B．Otherwise C．Meanwhile D．Therefore
A．value B．cost C．price D．theme
A．mistakes B．appointments C．arrangements D．achievements
The family had just moved．The young woman was feeling a little ．It was Mother's Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents．
She had called them that morning，and her mother had how colorful their backyard was spring had arrived．Later，she told her husband how she those lilacs(丁香)in her parents’yard．“I know where we can find some，”he said．“Get the and come on．”So off they went．
Some time later，they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round．The young woman rushed up to the nearest and buried her face in the flowers．Carefully，she some．Finally，they returned to their car for the home．The woman sat smiling，surrounded by her ．
When they were near home，she shouted“stop”，got off quickly and to a nearby nursing home．She went to the end of the porch(门廊)，where a(n) patient was sitting in her wheelchair，and put the flowers into her lap．The two ，bursting into laughter now and then．Later the young woman turned and ran back to her ．As the car pulled away，the woman in the wheelchair with a smile，and held the lilacs ．
“Mom，”the kids asked，“ did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother's Day，and she seems so while I have all of you．And anyone would be by flowers．”
This satisfied the kids，but not the husband．The next day he some young lilacs around their yard．
I was the husband．Now，every May，our yard is full of lilacs．Every Mother’s Day our kids purple lilacs．And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman．
A．moved B．worried C．angry D．depressed
A．1earned B．imagined C．mentioned D．realized
A．now that B．so that C．as if D．even if
A．missed B．grew C．watered D．showed
A．cars B．kids C．clothes D．1ilacs．
A．bush B．hill C．yard D．door
A．bought B．picked C．set D．raised
A．break B．holiday C．trip D．dinner
A．friends B．memory C．flowers D．honor
A．responded B．pointed C．drove D．hurried
A．1oving B．elderly C．serious D．sensitive
A．hesitated B．waited C．sat D．chatted
A．family B．mother C．path D．home
A．nodded B．waved C．1eft D．continued
A．sadly B．politely C．quickly D．tightly
A．why B．when C．how D．where
A．quiet B．confused C．alone D．patient
A．calmed B．persuaded C．disappointed D．cheered
A．arranged B．dried C．planted D．hid
A．find B．gather C．receive D．buy
A man was bitterly envious of his neighbour．He spent long hours in prayer，wanting to be to his neighbour in every aspect of life．
One night，God appeared before him in a dream and said，“I am pleased with your ．Ask for a gift． your neighbour will get the same gift in double amount．”
He was glad but sad that his enemy would get a greater gift．He requested，“God， the sight in one of my eyes．”
With his single eye，he peeped at his neighbour but was to see his neighbour's sight was not lost! Confused，he to God，“Why don’t you keep your word?”
God said，“Son，I always keep my word． is not a gift，but a curse．You have the gift of sight in only one eye now，as asked by you．But your neighbour has sight in both of his eyes．I the gift．”
He suddenly from his dream and was sure that it was a message from God．Englightened by the dream，he went to his neighbour and begged his pardon for thinking and acting him．They embraced each other and were good friends thereafter．
A．cleverer B．previous C．stronger D．superior
A．prayer B．envy C．sorrow D．pity
A．Otherwiee B．But C．Therefore D．Besides
A．finish B．cut C．move D．destroy
A．delighted B．terrified C．surprised D．worried
A．blamed B．complained C．yelled D．hurried
A．Blindness B．Envy C．Disability D．Promise
A．relieved B．awarded C．kept D．doubled
A．awoke B．burst C．cried D．frightened
A．towards B．for C．against D．on
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