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Childhood curiosity can last a lifetime and I learned this from my son, Bill. When he was very young, I often took him to the . He loved to read and often needed to the books he’d read in order to borrow more books. One unintended of his nonstop reading habits was that he even at the dinner table. His mother, Mary, and I did our best to him that, on certain social , reading while dining with others was not a good thing.
Every summer the teachers at his school give the students a reading list, and there was a contest to see who could read the most books. He was so , and he always wanted to win. And he often . But the main reason why he read so obsessively (着迷地) was that he was so . He didn’t just want to learn about things. He wanted to learn about everything.
We helped his curiosity in every way. an unfamiliar word came up in conversation, we’d turn to the , looking up the word, and reading the definition aloud. Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question, the exists somewhere. All you have to do is it.
Bill remains as much of a today as when he was a child, and he seems to everything he reads. He’s often to share what he’s learned with the next person he meets. He reads at the dinner table, though — which is a good thing because the books he’s attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing (引不起食欲的): The Eradication of Infectious Diseases, Mosquitoes, Malaria & Man, and Rats, Lice, and History.
A．school B．library C．office D．museum
A．pick B．store C．talk D．return
A．advantage B．explanation C．discovery D．consequence
A．play B．laugh C．read D．study
A．advise B．promise C．warn D．convince
A．issues B．occasions C．services D．duties
A．could B．should C．would D．might
A．sincere B．crazy C．competitive D．positive
A．went B．did C．failed D．proved
A．confident B．curious C．diligent D．excellent
A．simple B．past C．some D．any
A．develop B．protect C．examine D．follow
A．If B．Until C．Though D．Because
A．teacher B．newspaper C．dictionary D．partner
A．person B．answer C．book D．matter
A．use B．find C．tell D．ask
A．reader B．speaker C．maker D．user
A．imagine B．believe C．remember D．create
A．afraid B．eager C．careful D．sure
A．now and again B．at all time C．just now D．no longer
It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of 31 . Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged 32 , said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the 33 of a friend. Then count the occasions 34 you indicated clearly and truly that you were 35 . A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep 36 in us knows that when even a small wrong has been 37 , some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and 38 
is expressed.
I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of 39 : headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No 40 cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, “ 41 you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some 42 , the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been 43 his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance (继承权). Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother 44 forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good 45 . He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man 46 crying. “Thank you,” He said, “I think I’m 47 .” And he wa
s. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it 48 . If you can think of someone who 49 an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it 50 .
A．communicating B．expressing C．apologizing D．explaining
A．roughly B．toughly C．gently
A．risk B．expense D．mercy
A．that B．how C．which D．when
A．sorry B．regretful C．tolerant D．amazed
A．wisdom B．pain C．fright D．tension
A．ignored B．committed C．adjusted D．promoted
A．regret B．curiosity C．devotion D．envy
A．questions B．complaints C．signs D．conflicts
A．spiritual B．immoral C．physical D．outward
A．If B．Until C．When D．Unless
A．recalling B．unconsciousness C．mediation D．hesitation
A．accusing B．informing C．cheating D．warning
A．calling for B．begging for C．reckoning on D．focusing on
A．relationship B．situation C．condition D．attention
A．burst out B．brought out C．gave out D．let out
A．rescued B．cured C．sealed D．persuaded
A．weaker B．maturer C．stronger D．fruitier
A．borrows B．receives C．demands D．deserves
A．for a moment B．at last C．right away D．in a while
Suppose someone gave you a pen---a sealed(密封的),solid‑coloured pen. You couldn’t see how much 21 it had. It might run dry 22 the first few tentative (试探的) words or last just long and make a difference in the scheme of things. You don’t know when the ink will 24 .
Under the rules of the game, you really never know. You have to 25 a chance! Actually, no rule of the game states you must do anything. 26 picking up and using the pen, you could leave it on a shelf or in a drawer where it will dry up, 27 .But if you do decide to use it, what would you 28 it? How would you 29 the game?
Would you plan and plan before you ever 30 a word? Would your plans be so extensive that you never didn’t even start 31 ? Or would you take the pen 32 ,plunge right in and Just do it, struggling to keep up 33 the twists and turns of the torrent (急流)of words that take you where they take you?
Would you write cautiously and 34 ,as if the pen might run dry the next moment, or would you pretend to believe that the pen would write forever and go on accordingly?
And what would you write about:Love? Hate? Fun? Misery? Life? Death? Nothing? 35 ?
Would you write to 36 just yourself? Or others? Or yourself by writing about others?
Would you even write? Once you have the pen ,no 37 says you have to write. Would you sketch? Scribble(潦草地写)？Doodle(涂鸦)or draw? Would you stay in or on the 38 ,or see no lines at all, even if they 39 there? There’s a lot to think about here, isn’t there?
Now, 40 someone gave you a life…
A．ink B．water C．liquid D．solid
A．before B．after C．when D．as
A．much B．very C．real D．enough
A．cross out B．leave off C．run out D．use up
A．bring B．take C．use D．carry
A．Instead of B．In spite of C．Other than D．Rather than
A．used B．useful C．unused D．using
A．deal with B．do C．do with D．deal in
A．do B．watch C．like D．play
A．draw B．write C．think of D．use
A．picture B．writing C．painting D．photo
A．in hand B．at hand C．on hand D．by hand
A．on B．for C．with D．at
A．carefully B．deliberately C．especially D．extremely
A．Something B．Everything C．Anything D．None
A．like B．forgive C．please D．surprise
A．one B．rule C．friend D．relative
A．line B．lines C．pens D．paper
A．are B．were C．have D．had been
A．suppose B．wish C．hope D．expect
In 2004,I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England,holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate.After nervously 21 a short training course,I began to give classes to my 12 students,all of them older than I was. I 22 hard to remain clam in class and 23 they wouldn't find out how unconfident I felt most of the time.I was quite _24_,actually,until the end of 25 and the night of the final oral test.
The test was going to start at 7 pm,and at 6:50, I_ 26 myself in the teachers bathroom to 27 all the test questions again.I really wanted to learn the 28 by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced tester.The 29 is,I actually locked myself in the bathroom.I 30 couldn't get out!The bell rang at 7 pm and I could hear the noise in the halls 31 the students went to their rooms.I tried hard to 32 the bathroom door,but failed.
I heard the cleaning lady’s voice and asked for help as 33 as I could, However, she wasn't exactly a thoughtful person, and started 34 ：“Diana’s locked in the bathroom!”Shame had fallen upon me! 35 , the course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and, 36 ,my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like“Aren’t we 37 ! No test today!”All I could do was 38 , and my entire 39 was waiting for me outside, naughty smiles on their faces.“ 40 ！Teacher.”They said,“We know you are human too!”
They all passed their test.True to the Brazilian style, we all went out for a beer afterwards, and laughed the whole thing off.
A．holding B．taking C．getting D．giving
A．performed B．learned C．worked D．tried
A．thought B．hoped C．guessed D．realized
A．successful B．fortunate C．happy D．satisfied
A．the class B．the course C．the day D．the year
A．tidied B．washed C．locked D．reminded
A．rewrite B．answer C．go over D．put forward
A．questions B．instructions C．answers D．steps
A．situation B．condition C．trick D．problem
A．probably B．simply C．sadly D．nearly
A．as B．before C．open D．push
A．knock B．kick C．open D．push
A．quietly B．hurriedly C．excitedly D．crazily
A．scolding B．running C．laughing D．shouting
A．At first B．Soon enough C．In the end D．Right now
A．to my amazement B．to my delight C．to my surprise D．to my horror
A．lucky B．comfortable C．anxious D．regretful
A．watch B．smile C．wait D．worry
A．class B．staff C．group D．school
A．Sorry B．Congratulations C．Don’t be angry D．Don’t worry
I had the privilege to visit the Bridge of Forgiveness in Palawan during the time when I was on the summer’s team.
After the long and exciting week,we had a chance to 21 the place where we were assigned(指定).We 22 the narrow hanging bridge made of two bamboos and a long rope which you can hold 23 for your life as you cross it. I was so afraid of 24 , especially here ,and I think most of us were not 25 to crossing so high a bridge 26 ,our team leader told us that we must cross this bridge in order to see the splendid falls that lie out on the other 27 .
“As you cross this bridge,think about 28 difficult,but it is possible”.
Many times in our lives we face 29 that we don’t expect---broken relationships,betrayal(背叛)of a friend, etc.,and all we can do is 30 . But I noticed that life must go on, and all the burdens must be 31 through forgiveness---forgiveness of yourself and others.
I didn’t understand my cousin 32 she told me I should 33 all those unfriendly guys with 34 . But as I grow older,I realize that lying in the past 35 and guilt will not serve me well.
Once I forgave serious 36 ,I noticed that I couldn’t forget them but every time I remembered them, I 37 . There aer no more pains brought just by the thought of them.
After all,life is good 38 all the hardships pains and difficulties,life teaches me to be 39 in facing and adversity（逆境）while at the same time it makes me 40 to those who suffer, If somebody does something terrible to me,I have to think back the bridge of forgiveness---difficult but possible.
A．admire B．recognize C．explore D．expose
A．came upon B．set aside C．built up D．broke down
A．conveniently B．delightedly C．tightly D．relaxingly
A．distance B．heights C．dangers D．lengths
A．devoted B．limited C．opposed D．accustomed
A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Anyway
A．side B．hand C．way D．direction
A．happiness B．sorrow C．forgiveness D．entertainment
A．strangers B．environments C．ceremonies D．situations
A．hope B．fight C．forget D．sigh
A．stopped B．unloaded C．added D．charged
A．when B．until C．unless D．before
A．ignore B．tease C．treat D．value
A．patience B．kindness C．courage D．violence
A．matters B．hurts C．counts D．changes
A．disadvantages B．behavior C．friends D．offences
A．ached B．suffered C．smiled D．regretted
A．Apart from B．Rather than C．Instead of D．Regardless of
A．strong B．aggressive C．inspired D．aware
A．considerate B．merciful C．grateful D．sincere
“How did you do it, Dad ? How have you 21 not to take a drink for almost 20 years? ”It took me almost 20 years to have the 22 to even ask my father this very 23 question.
When Dad first 24 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles 25 he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again.For a few years we were 26 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little 27 that I would recite to myself 28 four to five times a day ” was Dad’s 29 to my 18-year-old unasked question.“The 30 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 31 that I could not handle them,”Dad said.And then he 32 the poem with me.The poem’s simple, yet profound (深奥的) words 33 became part of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father,I 34 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations (断言) with one affirmation listed for each 35 of the year.
I 36 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face.There,on my birthday ,was the 38 poem that had helped my 39 for all these years! It is called The Sereniry Prayer.
God,give me the Serenity（平静）to accept the things I cannot change,the Courage to 40 the things I can,and the Wisdom to know the difference.
A．failed B．succeeded C．managed D．tried
A．courage B．ability C．wisdom D．confidence
A．interesting B．personal C．hard D．unanswered
A．started B．enjoyed C．minded D．stopped
A．every time B．all time C．next time D．last time
A．anxious B．glad C．afraid D．eager
A．book B．passage C．poem D．list
A．at least B．at most C．at first D．at last
A．comment B．praise C．contribution D．reply
A．words B．phrases C．letters D．sentences
A．strange B．different C．simple D．tough
A．shared B．talked C．read D．impressed
A．surprisingly B．immediately C．increasingly D．regularly
A．brought B．bought C．received D．accepted
A．hour B．week C．month D．day
A．easily B．hurriedly C．sadly D．peacefully
A．Tears B．Smiles C．Sweat D．Satisfaction
A．correct B．impossible C．original D．exact
A．mother B．father C．friend D．classmate
A．believe B．benefit C．change D．do
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