One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting . I was expecting a quiet 21 of the splendid artwork.
A young 22 viewing the paintings ahead of me 23 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s
24 for putting up with her 25 stream of words. 26 by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved 27 the various rooms of art, Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 28 .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 29 when the couple approached the 30 . Before they left, the man 31 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 32 it into a long sick and then 33 his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He′s a 34 man.” The clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age, During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 35 there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?”I asked .“He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re 36 . He sees a lot, More than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife 37 each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, 38 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 39 and the courage of a husband who would not 40 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
A．view B．touch C．wander D．scenery
A．lady B．man C．couple D．clerk
A．yelled B．argued C．screamed D．chatted
A．attempt B．patience C．wisdom D．independence
A．vivid B．constant C．casual D．exciting
A．Adopted B．Adapted C．Conducted D．Disturbed
A．towards B．to C．through D．from
A．anxiously B．slowly C．quickly D．sensibly
A．comment B．decision C．purchase D．profit
A．entrance B．queue C．front D．exit
A．plugged B．reached C．held D．bent
A．lengthened B．made C．brought D．broadened
A．led B．found C．forced D．tapped
A．brave B．rough C．smart D．generous
A．wherever B．whatever C．whenever D．whichever
A．wrong B．silly C．equal D．unique
A．describes B．draws C．shows D．decorates
A．kindness B．courage C．enthusiasm D．pride
A．support B．expectation C．sight D．confidence
A．allow B．hope C．get D．Cause
Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one．
I had seen an agency （中介机构） advertised in a local newspaper．I rushed out of the __41_ in search of it．I was wildly excited, and as _42_ as if I were going on the stage．Finding the ___43__ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please．”
The simple atmosphere of the office __44__ me．The woman looked carefully at me __45_ through her glasses, and then 46 me in a low voice．I answered softly．All of a sudden I started to feel rather 47 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 48 I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 49 to get a job without 50 I wondered whether I ought to leave, 51 the telephone on her desk rang．I heard her say:
“52 , I’ve got someone in the 53 at this very moment who might 54 ．” She wrote down a 55 and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady．She wants a 56 immediately．In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people．”
“Oh yes,” said I ---- 57 having cooked for more than four in my life．I 58 her again and again, and rushed out to the 59 telephone box．I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number．I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for．
I spent the next few hours 60 cook books．
A．bed B house C．agency D．office
A．proud B．please C．nervous D．worried
A．family B．door C．place D．stage
A．calmed B．excited C．frightened D．disturbed
A．as usual B．for a while C．in a minute D．once again
A．advised B．examined C．informed D．questioned
A．encouraged B．dissatisfied C．hopeless D．pleased
A．place B．job C．advice D．help
A．difficult B．helpless C．possible D．unusual
A．ability B．experience C．knowledge D．study
A．after B．since C．until D．when
A．Above all B．As a matter of fact C．As a result D．In spite of that
A．family B．house C．office D．restaurant
A．hire B．accept C．suit D．offer
A．letter B．name C．note D．number
A．cook B．help C．teacher D．secretary
A．almost B．never C．nearly D．really
A．answered B．promised C．thanked D．told
A．outside B．local C．closest D．nearest
A．borrowing B．buying C．reading D．writing
How to Release Anger the Right Way
Anger is a feeling that many of us know all too well. Some of us experience it daily, 36 others hold on to it for years at a tim
e. As you likely know, angry is not a healthy emotion. Over time it can become self-destructive, 37 relationships and
even your health.
This is not to say that anger is always a 38 thing—anger is a natural part of living；it is a 39 that something is wrong. If anger is not a incompletely normal and natural human emotion, it is, however，important to learn and understand how to 40 anger the right way.
You can release anger the right or the wrong way. 41 whether you have an anger problem yourself or not, it is 42 for everyone to understand what the right 43 of releasing anger are. Transforming （转换、变换）anger is a powerful 44 to take that will create positive changes in our relationships. One of the best ways to 45 anger is to give yourself the permission to express anger. In fact, it is quite 46 to express your anger as long as you do it 47 .
Remember that anger management 48 both on mental and physical effort. Although mental treatment alone will help you 49 for releasing your anger, it can only take you so far. The same 50 for exercise too. However, if you combine both mental treatment and exercising, you will then have 51 to an unbelievable positive solutio
n. Do a particular physical activity 52 the mental intention of releasing your anger.
It might be 53 but the most important things of all to 54 is to never hurt others when you release your anger. Make sure you give yourself the 55 to express safely your anger, without hurting anyone else .
A．when B．while C．but D．However
A．reflecting B．ruining C．limiting D．satisfying
A．bad B．good C．ordinary D．especial
A．appearance B．mark C．signal D．gesture
A．release B．relax C．obsorb D．influence
A．Instead of B．Except for C．Regardless of D．As a result of
A．important B．common C．hard D．easy
A．answers B．messages C．ways D．actions
A．step B．right C．attitude D．chance
A．shift B．change C．transfer D．transform
A．painful B．happy C．healthy D．succeeful
A．confidently B．correctly C．gradually D．separately
A．requires B．relies C．lacks D．refuse
A．attentively B．specially C．absolutely D．greatly
A．arranges B．reaches C．prepares D．applies
A．access B．approach C．admission D．contact
A．in charge of B．rather than C．along with D．in place of
A．simple B．obvious C．unrealistic D．proper
A．answer B．remember C．repeat
A．opportunity B．necessity C．possibility D．reality
The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it is used to be. The _36__ family in colonial North America was mainly concerned with survival and 37 that, its own economic prosperity, Thus, children were __38__ in terms of their productivity, and they played the role of producer quite early, Until they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of the subordination(附属).
With the __39__ of the society, the position of the children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society that the United States has become, each member must fulfill a number of personal and occupational roles and be in contact with many other members. __40__ , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are __41__ more as people in their own right than as those of the family is reflected in various laws __42__ the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.
This new __43__ of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also __44_ an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time seeking the proper way to __45__ children.
Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a two-way transaction(事务) between parents and child __46___ a one-way, parent-to-child training program. As a consequence, socializing child and __47__ with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems
A．poor B．ordinary C．happy D．wealthy
A．except B．for C．beyond D．through
A．supported B．received C．encouraged D．valued
A．movement B．achievement C．development D．requirement
A．Besides B．However C．Instead D．Therefore
A．admired B．regarded C．made D．respected
A．enjoying B．preventing C．considering D．protecting
A．view B．faith C．world D．study
A．led in B．brought in C．resulted in D．taken in
A．nurse B．praise C．understand D．raise
A．more than B．rather than C．better than D．less than
A．talking B．living C．playing D．discussing
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students smiled unkindly, 36 nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be 37 , only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so ashamed I burst into 38 . That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my 39 , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed, “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I 40 success. I’d sold the first thing I’d 41 written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems and letters. By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks (剪贴簿) 42 my published works. I never 43 my writing to my teachers, friends or my family 44 because they were dream killers.
I had four children at the time. 45 the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months. I chose a 46 and mailed it. A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start 47 another book. Crying Wind, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became 48 reading in native American schools in Canada.
The 49 year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. People ask what college I 50 , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars 51 six years ago. I do all the housework and 52 my writing in a few minutes here and there. I’ve written eight books. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right 53 I’ve succeeded. Writing is 54 , it’s fun and anyone can do it. 55 , a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
A．other B．others C．the other D．the rest
A．silly B．curious C．excited D．depressed
A．laughter B．tears C．song D．cheers
A．puzzlement B．disappointment C．expectation D．astonishment
A．tasted B．met C．accepted D．considered
A．yet B．never C．even D．ever
A．crowdedwith B．filled with C．combined with D．linked with
A．remembered B．concluded C．mentioned D．described
A．again B．instead C．still D．merely
A．Though C．Until D．While
A．writer B．reporter C．publisher D．manager
A．working on B．going on C．turning on D．putting on
A．requested B．required C．demanded D．reminded
A．busiest B．worse C．worst D．highest
A．attended B．took C．admitted D．participated
A．out B．to C．by D．for
A．keep B．fit C．save D．hold
A．or B．so C．and D．but
A．easy B．hard C．convenient D．practical
A．On the contrary B．Of course C．As a result D．In this way
A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, 41 my teacher said again and again that it was important．
One day, I happened to 42 an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to 43 ．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was 44 , I thought, perhaps this is not a 45 topic．Well, I’d 46 change the topic．So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? 47 the way, have you ever 48 there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will 49 me if I leave China without seeing 50 ．It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world． It is a place of 51 ．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ 52 !” I couldn’t 53 asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do 54 ”, he answered, gently surprised．
I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”
Hearing this, the Englishman 55 to tears．He began to 56 ,“‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’．It is an 57 of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention 58 English idioms. ”
Then I knew I had made a fool of 59 ．Since then I have been more 60 with idioms．
A．though B．when C．if D．as
A．look B．meet C．pick up D．find out
A．walk B．talk C．play D．go
A．pleased B．angry C．afraid D．surprised
A．proper B．strange C．safe D．polite
A．to B．better C．not D．like
A．On B．In C．All D．By
A．gone B．visited C．seen D．been
A．look at B．think of C．send for D．laugh at
A．it B．hem C．anything D．something
A．fun B．interest C．business D．mountain
A．Really B．Good C．You don’ t say D．You are right.
A．be B．help C．think D．do
A．this B．so C．anything D．me a favor
A．laughed B．cried C．moved D．came
A．explain B．shout C．prove D．say
A．experience B．expression C．explanation D．example
A．for B．to C．at D．in
A．me B．myself C．him D．somebody
A．helpful B．popular C．careful D．satisfied
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