Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. ______ the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to employ new staff. My son targeted a company that was ______ to hire only one person ______ there were more than twenty people filling their resumes.
After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later ______ one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite ______ and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.
On the day of the final interview, my son and other two ______ arrived at the interview place on time, ______ the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably ______. The interviewer only said to them,
“All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our notice. We will tell you the result in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very disappointed.
In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me ______on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole ______ ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also part of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s ______ was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.
Only then did I know that my son’s “hope” ______ in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not ______ to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand ______. Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of ______ compared with others!
A．As to B．Due to C．Instead of D．Contrary to
A．encouraged B．allowed C．supposed D．intended
A．while B．since C．though D．if
A．meet B．attract C．decide D．represent
A．slowly B．smoothly C．secretly D．silently
A．members B．students C．friends D．candidates
A．waiting for B．watching over C．thinking about D．looking into
A．formal B．simple C．funny D．strange
A．doubtfully B．excitedly C．calmly D．worriedly
A．matter B．cause C．conclusion D．interview
A．way B．reply C．problem D．question
A．changed B．grew C．came D．developed
A．expect B．forget C．dislike D．regret
A．generosity B．curiosity C．dignity D．personality
A．abilities B．strengths C．challenges D．opportunities
There was a woman in Detroit（底特律），who has two sons．She was worried them，especially the younger one，Ben， he was not doing well in school．Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so ．
The mother that she would，herself，have to get her sons to do better in school．She them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her．
One day，in Ben’s ，the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it．Ben up his hand and the teacher let him ．“Why did Ben raise his hand？” they wondered．He said anything；what could he possibly want to say？
Well，Ben not only the rock；he said a lot about it．He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it． The teacher and the students were ．Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ．
Ben later went on to the of his class．When he finished high school，he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学) at last became one of the best doctors in the United States．
After Ben had grown up，he something about his mother that he did not know as a ．
She，herself，had never learned how to ．
A．about B．on C．with D．over
A．because B．so C．but D．though
A．played B．got C．took D．made
A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick
A．asked B．decided C．forgot D．heard
A．made B．let C．told D．considered
A．notice B．message C．book D．question
A．class B．room C．office D．lab
A．looked B．gave C．took D．put
A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak
A．always B．even C．quickly D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．threw
A．whether B．when C．where D．why
A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．end C．back D．side
A．so B．and C．or D．however
A．learnt B．remembered C．understood D．guessed
A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher
A．read B．work C．teach D．show
Vote after informal vote，I was in the top five．But when the decision of who was going to move ahead from the Master’s degree program to the doctoral program was announced，I was of my mother’s words．“Michael，when one door closes another opens．”
I wasn’t among the five who were to the Psy．D．program at Hahnemann Medical College on that Friday late in May，1972．I my 8 th grade teacher said I wasn’t material. No．I really don’t believe her ．I'm maybe knocked down but I’m a victor not a ．No，one door closed，but there is at all another is opening．”
Monday morning I found that other ．I went over to the University of Pennsylvania and，despite the deadline having for entrance that year into their very respected Ph．D．program，despite the self-talk and difficulties I had to ，I hand printed an ，was miraculously(奇迹般地)admitted，and in September，1972 my doctoral studies at Penn．
Had the door at Hahnemann’s doctoral program not on me，I would have a Psy．D．degree from a school that now no longer even exists． ，the door opened for me to a Ph．D．degree from one of the nation’s most famous Ivy League schools．
Steve Maraboli observed，“As I look back on my life，I that every time I thought I was being from something good，I was being redirected to something better．”Steve’s observation for many successful people from all walks of life．I hope it will work for you too．
A．official B．total C．special D．1egal
A．reflected B．warned C．asked D．reminded
A．exposed B．admitted C．1ifted D．pushed
A．keep B．hear C．remember D．find
A．examination B．creation C．career D．college
A．predictions B．words C．influences D．behaviors
A．victim B．student C．soldier D．success
A．no way B．no wonder C．no doubt D．no problem
A．secret B．door C．school D．chance
A．cancelled B．broken C．1ost D．passed
A．doubtful B．silent C．careless D．meaningless
A．explain B．master C．overcome D．practice
A．introduction B．application C．identity D．apology
A．began B．received C．finished D．reached
A．knocked B．refused C．opened D．closed
A．However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Then
A．regret B．believe C．realize D．know
A．rejected B．removed C．dismissed D．ignored
A．possibly B．quickly C．actually D．naturally
A．fits B．works C．waits D．hopes
The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald __ himself to fathering the kid. , the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly . He spent a lot on art works of the . Later Fitzgerald himself became ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his
_ _ as to how his wealth would be — to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍卖）.
Because of the large quantity and high of his collection, a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to . Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to . First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ .
The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders... except one — the old servant who had __ _ the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became , and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.
A．expected B．appointed C．devoted D．booked
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Secondly D．Unfortunately
A．declined B．increased C．remained D．affected
A．partners B．masters C．servants D．volunteers
A．seriously B．slightly C．lightly D．gradually
A．matter B．notice C．letter D．will
A．settled B．dealt C．involved D．banned
A．price B．spirit C．quality D．attraction
A．traditional B．possible C．occasional D．absent
A．directors B．fans C．supporters D．competitors
A．call B．bid C．reject D．order
A．known B．famous C．poor D．cheap
A．attention B．principle C．saying D．party
A．heard B．told C．wrote D．read
A．wife B．servant C．director D．son
A．receive B．remind C．need D．plan
A．worked B．served C．lived D．waited
A．played B．applied C．offered D．accepted
A．lost B．got C．continued D．stopped
A．noisy B．eager C．quiet D．anxious
A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, everywhere. I tried to use a broom, with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered（破碎）. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble his new surroundings and the of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
A．drink B．vegetable C．fruit D．meat
A．slipped B．walked C．ran D．moved
A．rubbed B．rolled C．grew D．existed
A．so B．and C．although D．but
A．kitchen B．living room C．bedroom D．storeroom
A．turning up B．getting up C．taking up D．using up
A．left B．ate C．found D．planted
A．presents B．cans C．vegetables D．peas
A．woman B．child C．man D．boy
A．for B．of C．with D．in
A．wife B．life C．son D．friend
A．adjusting to B．leading to C．turning to D．adding to
A．thank B．loss C．help D．love
A．close B．near C．down D．wide
A．get it B．leave it C．take it D．make it
A．grew B．bought C．frozen D．collected
A．specially B．fortunately C．properly D．eventually
A．both B．all C．either D．each
A．move on B．put on C．bring on D．call on
A．while B．because C．or D．since
Money was a constant source of tension and stress when I was growing up. My parents were , well-educated and hard-working, but they lived from paycheck to paycheck. When I was 13, they split up. Then my mom to raise three kids, often relying on free lunch tickets and food stamps. As my mother retirement age, she was filled with over the fact that she hadn’t saved enough for her golden retirement years, she often sighed. My father had always been to work—we had always he’d work less and spend more time with us . But he is just a workaholic(工作狂).
My parents were trying so hard to make ends meet, so I couldn’t become a on them. As a result, I college and spent the next couple of years drifting from one minimum wage job to another. I my broken-down car, went to work on foot, reduced my by sharing a one-bedroom apartment with three other women, and got free food during Happy Hour at our local bar. I learned to do whatever it took to .
One night, while I was working at a donut shop and 34 coffee for a homeless customer, I that I was one paycheck away from being homeless myself. That was my wake-up . Motivated by fear of an uncertain , I opened the Yellow Pages(电话黄页), professional dog trainers and negotiated an unpaid apprenticeship(学徒工作). Less than a year later, I was by a dog trainer, and I loved the work. A couple of years later, I started my own dog-training school, which luckily turned out to be . My efforts paid off.
Though I didn’t have rich parents to rely on, I discovered the power of asking for what I want.
A．clever B．careful C．greedy D．powerless
A．hoped B．struggled C．attempted D．refused
A．counted B．imagined C．mentioned D．approached
A．curiosity B．disagreement C．anxiety D．happiness
A．if B．so C．but D．because
A．addicted B．similar C．related D．familiar
A．believed B．guessed C．said D．wished
A．though B．yet C．instead D．too
A．danger B．burden C．challenge D．threat
A．dropped out of B．was admitted into C．went in D．went through
A．paid for B．cleaned out C．gave away D．fixed up
A．clothes B．dinner C．weight D．rent
A．survive B．work C．play D．pay
A．buying B．making C．tasting D．smelling
A．recalled B．promised C．feared D．realized
A．sign B．hit C．call D．period
A．future B．job C．mood D．family
A．searched B．phoned C．invited D．persuaded
A．honored B．reminded C．hired D．moved
A．hard B．tiring C．efficient D．successful
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