It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet ______. The loaded plates I carried ______ to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything ______. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream ______ a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father ______ at me as he handed my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve _____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ______. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “______!” Those few words of praise had ______ everything. Praise is like ______ to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And ______, while most of us are only too______ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are ______ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why-when one word of praise can bring such______?
It’s strange how mean we are about praising. Perhaps it’s ______ few of us know how to accept it. It’s ______ rewarding to give praise in areas in which______ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admired for a glorious picture, a cook for a ______ meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ______ just right? In fact, to give praise ______ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.
A．rested B．hurt C．broke D．slipped
A．remained B．looked C．seemed D．appeared
A．new B．special C．nervous D．right
A．order B．price C．material D．chair
A．stared B．smiled C．glanced D．nodded
A．called on B．looked after C．passed by D．thought of
A．arrived B．continued C．disappeared D．developed
A．Oh B．Well C．Fine D．Terrible
A．made B．changed C．found D．improved
A．heat B．warmth C．snowstorm D．sunlight
A．then B．thus C．therefore D．yet
A．ready B．doubtful C．satisfied D．disappointed
A．unable B．unwilling C．likely D．anxious
A．attention B．choice C．pleasure D．difficulty
A．because B．when C．what D．where
A．finally B．especially C．silly D．fortunately
A．effort B．attempt C．deed D．feeling
A．daily B．light C．perfect D．poor
A．done B．sold C．chosen D．given
A．adds B．leaves C．offers D．costs
So tired as I was, I bothered myself to open up my cafe shop on the cold morning. With many consumers streaming in, I knew another long business day began. And I had to serve far into the night.
As I rushed among the tables, suddenly, a asked if I could mind a child. I was quite but I could tell the man was quite desperate（绝望的）. So I had to make a with him that if he wanted his son to stay and wait for him, he had to something in the shop.
This was quite for the man to do; I could he was quite poor by the he was dressed. It looked as if he had tried to come in his clothes. But they still looked a bit old and worn out he had often worn them, just to make himself look best. Looking down I could see his were also a bit shabby（破旧的）and the heels（鞋后跟）were in a terrible state. I thought he was going for a job interview. In the end he bought a small box of for his little son and seated him down in the corner. I could tell the boy was feeling down and only could with a bit of cheering up.
Seeing that the kid sat there for quite a while, I was a bit as the poor little kid was sitting his own. People watched him and some kids even came over to pick on him. I was to see one of them even knocked his cookies off the table. He quickly went and got them back without saying a word. I was hoping his father would up and come back for his son's .
At closing time, the only person left was the little boy. After a while, the father finally came in with a tiresome look. I he didn't get any job. As they were leaving, I offered the kid a little cake, but the man rejected（拒绝）it. I he felt as if I had just abused（虐待）him. Of course I didn't mean to. But I could understand why he felt like that. I only wished them good whatever happened.
The man opened the door to leave — father and son hand in hand.
A．voice B．sound C．noise D．tune
A．pleased B．frightened C．annoyed D．interested
A．deal B．decision C．promise D．date
A．leave B．buy C．do D．eat
A．easy B．natural C．hard D．possible
A．explain B．prove C．think D．tell
A．manner B．means C．method D．way
A．poorest B．best C．prettiest D．oldest
A．even though B．so that C．as if D．now that
A．socks B．gloves C．pants D．shoes
A．sweets B．cigarettes C．cookies D．cakes
A．laugh B．speak C．do D．help
A．relaxed B．nervous C．satisfied D．worried
A．on B．of C．by D．for
A．touched B．disappointed C．astonished D．excited
A．hurry B．give C．turn D．run
A．chance B．benefit C．future D．job
A．hoped B．imagined C．doubted D．guessed
A．clarified（分类） B．assumed C．confused D．ignored
A．luck B．progress C．supper D．night
A couple were having a wedding. All of their friends and family came to see the lovely and all had a wonderful time. The bride was in her white wedding gown and the groom was very handsome. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.
A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a , “Each of us will write a list of things we find a bit with the other person. Then, we can talk about how we can them and make our lives happier.” The husband agreed. So they went to think of the things that annoyed them about the other.
The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided they would go over their .
“I’ll start,” said the wife. She took out her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill three pages. In fact, as she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husband's eyes.
“What’s wrong?” she asked. “Nothing.” the husband replied,“ reading your list.”
The wife continued to read until she had read all three to her husband.
“Now, it’s your turn and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists.” she said happily.
the husband stated，“I don’t have anything on my list. I think you are the way that you are. I don’t want you to change anything for me.”
The wife by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his acceptance of her, turned her head and wept.
In life, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don’t really have to go looking for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time seeking the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the things before us?
A．house B．factory C．ceremony D．church
A．attractive B．nervous C．serious D．strict
A．preparation B．order C．shame D．suggestion
A．annoying B．exciting C．interesting D．puzzling
A．adopt B．keep C．make D．fix
A．celebration B．table C．lists D．document
A．Keep on B．Put on C．Call on D．Get on
A．attacks B．items C．annoyances D．pages
A．Nervously B．Calmly C．Angrily D．Anxiously
A．outgoing B．careful C．perfect D．beautiful
A．shocked B．moved C．disappointed D．threatened
A．bad B．wonderful C．wrong D．horrible
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other , including her“sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression that she's anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, that she doesn't push too hard on them, really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that often don't realize she's blind.
I this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle with us”.
To my great , my child had learned about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never in conversation. When I told my daughter that Michelle was blind, she was for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla . And I knew my child was because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also heard Kayla's in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my .”
Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A．senses B．means C．methods D．ways
A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．lost
A．instead B．except C．since D．but
A．who B．it C．she D．which
A．guests B．family C．children D．friends
A．realized B．heard C．recognized D．witnessed
A．sad B．satisfied C．excited D．enjoyed
A．especially B．not so C．a little D．not at all
A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix
A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played
A．excitement B．surprise C．delight D．encouragement
A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper
A．touched B．distinguished C．saw D．understood
A．after B．before C．until D．when
A．turned out B．come up C．referred to D．talked about
A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried
A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed
A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain
A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description
A．paper B．eyes C．hands D．pens
Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball , Chuck Hart. Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s on the side of the box. The first indication that something was came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was for his amazing work in the community.
Travis’s hands ; his heart stopped. It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think ?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be by the other players. When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis decided he not tell him. "'Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look…” his dad said ,“Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n） . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in ?”
“No,” Travis said.
“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n) when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, you were polite and made the best of it. You have such a good , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful .
A．surprised B．ashamed C．excited D．worried
A．team B．player C．coach D．game
A．Unless B．If C．Because D．Although
A．skill B．performance C．behavior D．action
A．name B．photo C．sign D．model
A．strange B．wrong C．true D．funny
A．known B．encouraged C．adopted D．influenced
A．fell B．froze C．shook D．folded
A．questioned B．noticed C．teased D．attacked
A．can B．need C．would D．may
A．pulled up B．put up C．took up D．turned up
A．peacefully B．hesitantly C．delightedly D．naturally
A．choice B．effort C．comment D．mistake
A．believe B．miss C．admire D．remember
A．danger B．surprise C．sorrow D．trouble
A．teammate B．adult C．kid D．student
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．quality B．courage C．dream D．belief
A．clearly B．carefully C．patiently D．differently
A．gift B．look C．hope D．lesson
Just like a boxer, we , too come face to face with many opponents on the stage of life—problems and difficulties. The bad news is that we don’t really know when our with these opponents occur. Here are several reasons why you should yourself for success like a champion boxer!
You don’t practice on the stage, that’s where your skills and your abilities are . This also means that you don’t solving problems and developing yourself when occur, you prepare yourself to face them long you actually face them.
If you are talented, you probably need less and training time in facing life’s challenges. Actually, for people who are born with , training and learning becomes even more important. the lazy person’s motto: “If it isn’t broken, why fix it?” Why wait for your roof to leak in the season when you can fix it right away. Act
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Training enables you to gain intuition(直觉 )and reaction. With practice and training, you build up your body, your mind and your heart and gain the intuition and reaction of a (n) .The same thing is true in life. Without training, you will . Without training, you will not be able to how your enemy will hit you.
Keep in mind that training is born out of discipline and . Even if you meet with some setbacks in your training process, you keep at it and are confident, you will soon see in your life and when problems come, you will be like the champion who stands tall and fights until the final round is over and you’re as the champion!
A．friendships B．championships C．programs D．matches
A．train B．offer C．show D．bring
A．appreciated B．shared C．evaluated D．promoted
A．finish B．start C．enjoy D．practice
A．chances B．problems C．occasions D．dangers
A．before B．after C．as D．since
A．consideration B．attention C．preparation D．instruction
A．disease B．ambition C．talent D．belief
A．Understand B．Abandon C．Condemn D．Remember
A．cloudy B．windy C．sunny D．rainy
A．on time B．at times C．right away D．at last
A．constant B．real C．stable D．quick
A．enemy B．champion C．opponent D．coach
A．mix up B．mess up C．stand out D．break out
A．check B．prove C．handle D．predict
A．confidence B．experience C．performance D．improvement
A．before B．unless C．until D．if
A．exchanges B．results C．setbacks D．disadvantages
A．judge B．swimmer C．boxer D．runner
A．claimed B．called C．announced D．elected
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