The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. People built walls to influence from the other town.
In Pressure, tried to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would compete（竞争） to have the baby with the cry. There was competition in every side of life. Because was the index (指数) of success, people were busy making money, with for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t stand it and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.
, over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without and do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t whether students appear or not. Workers might sit around the office drinking coffee and doing nothing. rules, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was that is of great importance. No one had the thought of moving , either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were models from Pressure.
Some of the young take drugs because of the of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no distant space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes(极端).
A．connect B．keep C．keep out D．protect
A．everyone B．anyone C．nobody D．somebody
A．saddest B．easiest C．loudest D．poorest
A．health B．joy C．children D．wealth
A．rarely B．always C．hardly D．sometimes
A．much time B．no reason C．many reasons D．no time
A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．Unfortunately D．Similarly
A．pleasure B．pressure C．work D．happiness
A．must B．need C．could D．should
A．know B．find C．recognize D．care
A．in the morning B．in the evening C．all day long D．in the afternoon
A．Without B．With C．Referring to D．According to
A．money B．time C．pleasure D．pressure
A．backward B．forward C．about D．away
A．the old B．the new C．the best D．the same
A．anxiousness B．homelessness C．happiness D．meaninglessness
A．pressure B．life C．pleasure D．money
A．improved B．failed C．succeeded D．lived
A．satisfied B．surprised C．patient D．angry
A．put up B．put down C．pulled down D．set up
My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life．Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become __1 and that I would be one of the great ones．She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my__2 to it．
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came 3__ to others．I had problems with writing, reading and especially Speaking．I didn't talk the way __4__ kids did and did not respond, to questions or stay alert （警觉的） to my surroundings．;My reading was poor 5 with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to __6___My writing was not at the 7 it should have been．Even simple things like knowing-my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers （弹手指） were 8 ．
My mother 9 all my challenges and as a professor with a PH．D, decided to __10 the situation early in my development．She didn't want me to 11 ．After-a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had 12 me．She spent hours every day _13_ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn．_14__ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now．
In addition, she gave __15__ for my life．She told me what to do and what not to do． Her expectations have always been high 16_ she knows that I can do it．For that, I thank her．She would not allow her son to be incapable．She never __17__ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must．I will be a 18__ person if I continue to follow her lead．She encourages me to study hard for my 19__and attend college．
She used her gifts as a__20__ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something．
A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something
A．mind B．brain C．feelings D．work．
A．smoothly B．strongly C．frequently D．easily
A．average B．ordinary C．normal D．come on
A．just B．ever C．even D．only
A．hear B．write C．read D．understand
A．level B．length C．speed D．degree
A．suffered B．observed C．removed D．tolerated
A．study B．find C．change D．keep
A．interrupted B．disturbed C．terrified D．troubled
A．teaching B．giving C．supporting D．reminding
A．Without B．Except C．Besides D．Beyond
A．information B．advice C．promise D．expectation
A．setup B．gave up C．pushed up D．looked up
A．training B．grades C．experiments D．abilities
A．woman B．doctor C．sister D．teacher
I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, I dreamed of becoming a doctor.
My mother was a . Through her work, she observed that people spent a lot more time than they did watch television. She that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important . Years later we realized her marks were only a My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be .
When I entered high school I was an A-student, not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A—student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn't . I was cool.One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want." I was very with that arrangement but I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A—student
, and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a .
A．that B．which C．when D．who
A．woman servant B．teacher C．scientist D．nurse
A．healthy B．successful C．powerful D．clever
A．searching B．reading C．working D．training
A．ordered B．insisted C．suggested D．announced
A．hand in B．turn over C．pick up D．cut down
A．titles B．magazines C．books D．parts
A．game B．trick C．pleasure D．task
A．anybody B．nobody C．somebody D．everybody
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．know B．care C．face D．stop
A．thought B．chatted C．complained D．worried
A．repairing B．cleaning C．rubbing D．watching
A．encouraged B．puzzled C．moved D．pleased
A．now that B．if C．when D．since
A．wall B．house C．window D．roof
A．realized B．imagined C．believed D．noticed
A．suited B．required C．made D．matched
A．even B．forever C．before D．again
A．professor B．expert C．doctor D．boss
On a cold winter morning I heard someone trying to get their car out of the snow after a snowstorm. After a few minutes I realized they needed a(n) ____, so I got dressed ,went ____, and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, ____ more cold than sociable(交际的), I walked back to my apartment, ____ really seeing the driver.
Months _____ I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me ___ on paying for the beer I was buying! It felt a bit ____ and I had to refuse repeatedly. When I ____ the cashier she told me my stuff was already _____ and she couldn't take my money.
So, I was walking back home from the store and that ____ guy is fifty feet in front of me, all the way! It ____that he's my neighbor, living in the apartment complex(公寓大楼) just after mine!
As we ____ the stairs of our separate apartment buildings I ____, "Thanks for the beer!" He replied, "____. Thanks for helping me push my car that time!"
I didn't ___ him and told him it wasn't me. He said "Oh! Okay. Well, still ... enjoy!"
A few days later I ___ him getting into his car and I realized ____ he was and that it actually had been me who ____ him that day!
Maybe one day soon I'll tell him he bought ____ for the right guy!
Either way, it feels nice to help, and when you put ____ into the world, it eventually comes back to you!
A．entry B．push C．handle D．drag
A．upward B．downstairs C．backwards D．outside
A．feeling B．looking C．proving D．turning
A．unless B．until C．without D．by
A．ago B．later C．within D．away
A．insisted B．depended C．reflected D．held
A．awkward B．joyful C．curious D．pleasant
A．offered B．charged C．reached D．rang
A．turned down B．checked out C．set aside D．paid for
A．strange B．same C．great D．junior
A．finds out B．turns out C．carries out D．works out
A．walked up B．settled down C．dried up D．turned around
A．whispered B．shouted C．declared D．acknowledged
A．No way B．No wonder C．No problem D．No doubt
A．expect B．remember C．mind D．appreciate
A．saw B．heard C．observed D．sensed
A．what B．where C．who D．how
A．offered B．comforted C．rewarded D．helped
A．stuff B．car C．beer D．apartment
A．good B．quality C．benefit D．energy
Everyone needs water and a diet ______healthy foods. These foods should _____some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.
People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods_____change into energy. Our bodies use different _____of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里).The more _____we take, the more calories we burn. Even when you are ____you are using energy ---about 65calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is ____up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On ____Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as_____as 650 calories an hour.
The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is _____in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many______countries in the world. That is _____lots of people in China have white teeth.
People in the western world do no eat _____healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and don’t take _____exercise.Because of this, they ____weight very easily. In order to _____with the quick pace(步伐)of their life and work , they eat a lot of fast food . They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisp, chocolates, butter and ice cream and so on, _____are called ____food by some epicureans (美食家).The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid _____fat and _____it is advisable (明智的)to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.
A．above B．Of C．at D．over
A．include B．hold C．contain D．make up
A．which B．what C．Where D．it
A．numbers B．amounts C．plenty D．deal
A．exercise B．lesson C．sport D．games
A．waken B．running C．working D．asleep
A．running B．adding C．burning D．wasting
A．Children B．Work C．Sports D．Teacher
A．much B．many C．few D．little
A．poor B．low C．rich D．plenty
A．more B．other C．rest D．others
A．a number of B．too much C．masses of D．enough
A．lose weight B．put on C．die D．stay healthy
A．keep up B．carry on C．keep on D．go on
A．as B．these C．which D．they
A．bad B．disease C．healthy D．junk
A．to get B．becoming C．to become D．get
A．keep thin B．keep fit C．stay calm D．fall ill
The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to "sell" yourself. It should state 36 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 37 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 38 out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in 39 that the things a possible employer is most 40 to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 41 the first few sentences fail to 42 the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be 43 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 44 your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your 45 in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful 46 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 47 your product and why they like it.”
Try to 48 generalities(概述). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 49 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I 50 in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no 51 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 52 .
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 53 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 54 is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 55 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
A．easily B．carefully C．obviously D．clearly
A．done B．found C．known D．heard
A．sending B．leaving C．taking D．picking
A．brain B．sight C．mind D．order
A．probable B．possible C．able D．likely
A．While B．Although C．If D．As
A．win B．pay C．show D．fix
A．kept B．read C．written D．continued
A．from B．for C．into D．to
A．article B．report C．advertisement D．introduction
A．watch B．study C．search D．discussion
A．use B．make C．sell D．change
A．gain B．remember C．protect D．avoid
A．applying B．losing C．preparing D．fitting
A．offer B．supply C．provide D．mean
A．worker B．manager C．owner D．beginner
A．success B．experience C．practice D．development
A．State B．Ask C．Make D．Get
A．result B．idea C．promise D．decision
A．easier B．happier C．cheaper D．safer
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