The opening and closing of doors are the most significant actions of man’s life. What a lies in doors!
No man knows what awaits him when he opens a door. the most familiar room, where the clock ticks and the hearth glows red at dusk may harbor .The worker may actually have called and the leaking pipe. The cook may have been ill and demanded her passport.
There are many kinds of doors. Revolving doors for hotels, shops and public buildings. There are many the busy, bustling ways of modern life. Can you William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens skipping through a door? There are double doors, sliding doors, stage doors and glass doors. The and mystery of a door lies in its quality of being hidden. A glass door is not a door at all, but a window. The meaning of a door is to what lies inside; to keep the heart in suspense.
Also, there are many ways of opening doors. There is the cheery of elbow with which the waiter opens the kitchen door. There is the sympathetic and awful of the dentist’s maid who opens the door into the operating room and, without speaking, that the doctor is ready for you.
The opening of doors has in it some flavor of the , some sense of moving into a new moment. Even in , the opening of a door may bring relief. But the closing of doors could be , A door closed brings to an end. And there are degrees of sadness in the closing of doors. A door slammed is a confession of weakness. A door shut may often be the most tragic gesture in life.
The opening and closing of doors is a part of the serious fluency of life. Life will not stay and let us alone. We are opening doors with hope, closing them with despair. Life not much longer than a pipe of tobacco, and destiny knocks us out like the ashes.
A．mystery B．relief C．scenery D．pleasure
A．So B．Still C．Even D．Also
A．wishes B．puzzles C．surprises D．changes
A．checked B．fixed C．wrapped D．removed
A．essential to B．different from C．consistent with D．typical of
A．imagine B．suggest C．catch D．notice
A．stage B．sliding C．glass D．revolving
A．symbol B．miracle C．sign D．mark
A．busy B．hide C．discover D．exhibit
A．knock B．bump C．push D．touch
A．silence B．noise C．voice D．peace
A．announce B．admits C．implies D．expects
A．darkness B．certainty C．possibility D．unknown
A．vain B．hope C．sadness D．happiness
A．easy B．terrible C．dull D．interesting
A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
A．heavily B．hurriedly C．gently D．firmly
A．still B．calm C．silent D．simple
A．naturally B．continually C．obviously D．possibly
A．measures B．matches C．reaches D．lasts
On a Saturday morning, my left arm went numb, and I felt dizzy. I was taken to hospital. After a quick , the doctor said I had a stroke. As waves of paralysis(瘫痪) came over me, I slowly lost_ of my body. I was just 50 and I thought about how _ it was.
After two operations, I was transferred to the Recovery Center. Though I had lost the use of my arm and leg and couldn’t see out of my left eye, the only thought on my mind was to return to my job. But the was that I needed to relearn how to and see first. I had always been kind of , and this just made me feel like recovery was impossible.
A few days after my first_ physical therapy(治疗) session, my mother came into my room with a neatly-typed written by a nine-year-old boy named Jackson. He told me about the stoke he’d had only a year earlier. He, too, had been paralyzed on his left side. But, telling me what he had lost, Jackson shared what I would . “Do not give up on yourself. All the hard work is worth it.” he wrote.
And the advice kept on coming. He told me to the therapy on the hospital’s “grown-up” floor, where “they make you work hard and you get lots of things back fast.” Here I was, a grown man and a senator of Illinois, getting from a young boy I had _ met.
After a few weeks of correspondence(通信), I arranged for us to meet. He seemed _ at first, but all the awkwardness quickly_ . Jackson showed me how he could run, and I immediately felt_ . One thing I particularly_ was the energy and dignity radiating from him.
As for my recovery, it _ just as Jackson said it would. After a year of intense physical therapy, I climbed to the top of the Capitol and returned to work. With every step I took, I thought of Jackson and his _ . Whenever I was tired or discouraged, I thought of him, the world’s strongest boy.
A．decision B．examination C．description D．discussion
A．hope B．sight C．memory D．control
A．unbelievable B．ordinary C．significant D．controversial
A．right B．left C．single D．only
A．effect B．consequence C．reality D．conclusion
A．speak B．stand C．run D．climb
A．pessimistic B．optimistic C．generous D．realistic
A．efficient B．satisfactory C．discouraging D．amazing
A．book B．poster C．slogan D．letter
A．beyond B．by C．without D．except
A．experience B．discover C．lose D．gain
A．attend B．reject C．end D．escape
A．information B．knowledge C．advice D．freedom
A．occasionally B．seldom C．ever D．never
A．confident B．nervous C．upset D．desperate
A．broke out B．came over C．melted away D．turned up
A．inspired B．relaxed C．frustrated D．confused
A．recommended B．admired C．doubted D．obtained
A．came B．fell C．stayed D．disappeared
A．wisdom B．intelligence C．strength D．Lesson
At age 14, 15 and 16, the way we looked was the most important thing in the world to us. My friends and I wanted nothing less than perfection.
In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our became even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach, of our flat stomachs.
One summer day, all my friends were at my house . At one point, I was running back to the pool. I on a bee, and while it was dying under my foot, it stung (蛰) me. I instantly started to feel . That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could barely .
When my foot started to go numb, everyone became more . My foot was not getting enough blood. I had to go to the , and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my middle was becoming. That me more than any concern over my leg.
That would all when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting off my foot. It was still not getting the supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their treatment.
Never before did I have such great for my foot. And walking seemed like a from the gods. Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the hospital, who were quickly becoming my friends.
One girl came to visit me . Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and the other patients.
She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her .
Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen, I was walking, and I had my foot! When I would go back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and good cheer. I thought if even there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.
A．grades B．brains C．bodies D．clothes
A．ashamed B．proud C．sure D．tired
A．dancing B．chatting C．jogging D．swimming
A．stepped B．focused C．held D．took
A．upset B．fearful C．sick D．anxious
A．jump B．run C．stand D．rest
A．concerned B．relieved C．surprised D．interested
A．beach B．hospital C．gym D．school
A．blamed B．impressed C．shocked D．troubled
A．change B．bother C．help D．happen
A．nutrition B．blood C．time D．air
A．observation B．devotion C．appreciation D．evaluation
A．gift B．hand C．promise D．treat
A．homework B．appointment C．movies D．gymnastics
A．suddenly B．regularly C．eventually D．recently
A．advise B．encourage C．serve D．instruct
A．choice B．thought C．glance D．chance
A．words B．ideas C．flowers D．visits
A．but B．then C．so D．for
A．enjoying B．gaining C．discovering D．spreading
Once upon a time, there is a leprosy（麻风病） patient, who from the disease for nearly 40 years, has been on the roadside, he was led to the magic pool edge, But he lay there for nearly 40 years, still not to the half goal.
One day, God met him and asked: “Sir, do you want to be cured, the lifting of the ?”
The leprosy patient said: “Of course! Sinister but good people, they are after nothing but , will not help me.”
Hearing that, the God said: “Would you like to the treatment?
“I should, of course! But for me to climb over the pond, the water .”
God listened to the leprosy patient, then after a little ， ask him once: “Don’t you want to be cured in the end?
He said: “Yes!”
God : “Well, you now stand up to to the pool, do not always find some reasons that can not be for their own defense.”
Upon hearing this, the leprosy patient was deeply and immediately stood up and went to the water edge, containing the heart of God with his hands a few water to . Twinkling of an eye, his for nearly 40 years of leprosy paid off!
Everyone has a ideal, the success of everyone. However, if you have not yet reached the , the success of far-fetched, do you yourself: I pay for their own ideals and how much effort? I was not always finding a(n) for a lot of failure for my own sophistry？ In fact, We should not make excuses for failure. We should find a to success, As long as you have made the efforts to development, the fate will always you.
A．learned B．suffered ` C．gained D．benefited
A．lying B．waiting C．sitting D．standing
A．disease B．God C．pool D．road
A．life B．person C．body D．disease
A．yourself B．himself C．themselves D．herself
A．receive B．refuse C．find D．ask
A．looking B．waiting C．forgetting D．arranging
A．put up B．dried up C．broke up D．took up
A．happy B．excited C．anxious D．angry
A．shouted B．thought C．replied D．smiled
A．come B．leave C．run D．roll
A．found B．completed C．taken D．followed
A．encouraged B．moved C．ashamed D．please
A．wash B．smoke C．spill D．drink
A．struggle B．life C．work D．love
A．ideal B．edge C．line D．agreement
A．taught B．cured C．promised D．asked
A．reason B．cause C．excuse D．factor
A．pool B．god C．target D．solution
A．oppose B．enable C．force D．Follow
My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch（发射）. The Discovery was to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it 42 so many times on television, now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle drives home one unforgettable point — the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building, 4.5 million pounds, and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small of hundreds of portable radios all tuned（调准） to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating out of your _ .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts （螺栓） . The first things you see are large white clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way . Thousands upon millions of pounds of can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle __ _ and roars into the sky, headed into space at a _ of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first two minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital altitude.
And that’s exactly how success : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However, you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
A．advised B．hoped C．scheduled D．reminded
A．take up B．come up C．step up D．go up
A．but B．and C．as D．therefore
A．universe B．world C．nature D．air
A．costing B．weighing C．measuring D．selling
A．on B．off C．up D．away
A．smaller B．greater C．bigger D．clever
A．rockets B．workers C．speakers D．astronauts
A．mouth B．stomach C．mind D．chest
A．blow B．follow C．grow D．flow
A．gas B．smoke C．mist D．steam
A．downward B．upward C．forward D．outward
A．pull B．lift C．push D．pressure
A．picks up B．puts off C．picks out D．puts on
A．distance B．degree C．height D．speed
A．ordinary B．present C．absolute D．apparent
A．puts off B．gets off C．takes off D．gives off
A．hardest B．easiest C．simplest D．biggest
A．while B．if C．unless D．until
A．useless B．careless C．priceless D．aimless
One day I was taking a bus. The driver didn't to start the bus soon because it was not yet .A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story , not to anyone particular. On her way to the station, half of her was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect the fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he that he had spent all his money as he accidentally got on a wrong bus and now was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor's .
The woman was watching the incident. the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered.
“Stop him! Can't you see he's only trying to get home。He doesn't have any money!” the driver .
“Well, that's no to throw him off the bus.” She insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here's his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a time.
All heads turned to the woman. “It's only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of her way home a happy smile, with the money she'd lost earlier .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
A．try B．intend C．decide D．care
A．empty B．ready C．crowded D．full
A．carefully B．seriously C．tearfully D．calmly
A．money B．possession C．fare D．wealth
A．strangely B．happily C．fortunately D．secretly
A．unsatisfied B．weak C．excited D．unhappy
A．explained B．declared C．admitted D．found
A．get off B．get over C．get on D．get into
A．thanked B．scolded C．praised D．begged
A．command B．action C．suggestion D．request
A．Unless B．When C．Until D．Although
A．attacking B．wronging C．blaming D．bothering
A．warned B．whispered C．repeated D．shouted
A．problem B．need C．reason D．matter
A．spending B．lost C．remaining D．borrowed
A．busy B．hard C．cold D．fearful
A．giving B．taking C．wearing D．forcing
A．forgotten B．used C．earned D．returned
A．move B．Increase C．lighten D．carry
A．world B．journey C．smile D．friendship
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