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The famous composer(作曲家)，Albert Roussel，didn’t have a good start in this career. However，he achieved a great deal of success as a result of a ．
Roussel's parents died when he was eight and he went to live with his ．As a little boy，he fell in 1ove with music and himself about it by reading through the family collection that his mother kept． which there were a lot of related books．
Three years later．Roussel’s grandfather died，and his mother’s sister decided to him．Her husband was a kind man and for young Roussel’s music lessons．One summer vacation at a Belgian seaside added a second to his life—the sea．Then he studied to be a naval cadet(海军学员)，but still took time to study ．
In the French Navy，he and two friends found the time to a band，playing the works of Beethoven and other ．Roussel also began composing．On Christmas day 1892，he had his first chance to as a composer，which turned out to be a success．
That success Roussel to write a wedding march(婚礼进行曲)，and one of his navy friends to show it to a famous conductor，Edouard Colonne．When Roussel’s friend with the manuscript(手稿)，he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to his naval career and devote his life to music．
Not long ，at the age of 25，Roussel decided to Edouard Colonne’s advice．He gave his heart and soul to his composing and a major force in the twentieth century’s French music．Because of Eduoard Colonne’s inspiring ，Roussel devoted his life to music，but Rousssel’s friend later admitted that he had made it up．He said he had never even shown Roussel’s manuscript to the famous conductor．
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Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. 36 man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was next to the room's only 37 . The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
They talked for hours 38 . Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up, he 39 pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The other man felt his world would be 40 and enlivened by all the wonderful world outside.
The window overlooked a 41 with a lovely lake. Ducks played on the water while children 42 their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm in flowers. A fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the 43 .
As the man by the window described all this in delicate 44 , the other man would close his eyes and 45 the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade 46 . 47 the other man couldn't hear the band, he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window pictured it with 48 words.
Days and weeks passed.
One morning, the nurse arrived, 49 to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and had the body taken away.
The other man asked to be 50 next to the window. Painfully, he sat up to take his first look at the world outside. 51 , he would have the joy of seeing it for himself.
He slowly turn to look out the window. It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have 52 his roommate to describe such wonderful things outside. The nurse 53 that the man was blind. "Perhaps he just wanted to 54 you."
Shared grief is half the sorrow, 55 happiness when shared, is doubled.
A．The one B．One C．Another D．This
A．entrance B．exit C．passage D．window
A．on end B．in vain C．at ease D．after all
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．shortened B．deepened C．broadened D．sharpened
A．courtyard B．market C．wood D．park
A．flew B．designed C．sailed D．swapped
A．distance B．way C．process D．course
A．effect B．particular C．detail D．relief
A．expose B．imagine C．realize D．spot
A．passing away B．passing by C．passing down D．passing out
A．Because B．As C．Once D．Although
A．descriptive B．productive C．sensitive D．tentative
A．strangely B．surprisingly C．sceptically D．only
A．substituted B．offered C．switched D．organized
A．Willingly B．Finally C．Generously D．Occasionally
A．sacrificed B．referred C．motivated D．intended
A．responded B．respected C．requested D．resisted
A．recover B．defend C．observe D．encourage
A．or B．but C．so D．and
Many Tuesday mornings. I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really 1 the time along with him.
One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit 2 when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and 3 that my dad must be there, but he wasn’t. I 4 through his home, checking every room. I tried not to 5 . Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.
I was worried . 6 , my father was seventy-one years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother’s aerobics（有氧运动）class.
On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our 7 together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was 8 me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his 9 , I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was 10 all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so 11 of my father for being so 12 and talented. He’d made my party a 13 .
As I entered my mother’s class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in 14.
“Mom, where’s Dad?” I asked, “He’s working in the 15 on the side of the house!” she answered.
And I hurried to my car and 16 back to the yard. “Hey, Dad!” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad 17 laughing his typical laugh that was always 18 . I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so , as I 19 the door to my father’s house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.
Thanks, Daddy, for all the 20 and more importantly, for all your love.
A．dislike B．share C．get D．enjoy
A．dangerous B．unusual C．joyful D．relaxing
A．decided B．hoped C．expected D．wondered
A．lived B．pulled C．hurried D．came
A．cry B．panic C．believe D．confirm
A．Above all B．In all C．After all D．For all
A．journey B．family C．interest D．past
A．holding B．picking C．calling D．bringing
A．heart B．chest C．eyes D．arms
A．amazing B．cheating C．inviting D．providing
A．sure B．aware C．proud D．afraid
A．honest B．special C．lucky D．practical
A．feast B．prize C．secret D．success
A．anger B．worry C．sorrow D．surprise
A．yard B．kitchen C．room D．home
A．fought B．raced(疾驰) C．looked D．fled
A．kept B．remembered C．began D．stopped
A．bitter B．simple C．familiar D．tight
A．closed B．unlocked C．kicked D．knocked
A．memories B．chances C．assistance D．advice
Perhaps what we like most about the successful man who has a sense of humor is that he doesn't seem to take himself too 36 . The average person expects the man in a powerful 37 to be too vain and self-centered. “Walt Dizzy is just a plain, ordinary guy. It's absolutely amazing,” Harvey tells his friends, “He's really not different from any one of us. Boy, I'll tell you, success didn't spoil him.” 38 it was Walt Dizzy's aptitude for making the people around him feel 39 that relaxed everyone who met him and gave people the impression that he’s “one of the boys’’.
It's always a surprise and a 40 when people discover that successful individuals are basically not different from anyone else. The majority of people 41 highly successful men and women to be very solemn and earnest because they 42 such big decisions. An executive who has a relaxed 43 and good sense of humor leaves a favorable impression. You've undoubtedly often heard someone say, 44 discussing one of these tycoons(大人物), “I can identify with him.” The party who makes the remark has absolutely 45 in common with the tycoons, but the 46 atmosphere, not the man himself, becomes the means of identification.
Greeting someone 47 whom you are about to do business with a warm smile is the best way to introduce yourself. People can't 48 immediately liking such an individual. He seems humble, and they're impressed with his informal manner. They notice his “human side,” and he 49 them over at once. People want to cooperate with this kind of man. A 50 first meeting sets the stage beautifully for the formal discussions.
On the other hand, there's the humorless, dull type who turns you completely 51 .Stanley Shtick, president of a large food company, is a good 52 . “He is the coldest fish I’ve 53 met,” says Zelda Zoftik, “You would think he was the King of England, the way he acts,” she 54 . “The longer it is before I meet with him again, the 55 .”
A．seriously B．highly C．easily D．simply
A．situation B．position C．location D．tradition
A．Actually B．Eventually C．Gradually D．Naturally
A．nervous B．conscious C．comfortable D．reliable
A．pressure B．pleasure C．relief D．shock
A．expect B．want C．hope D．think
A．do B．make C．take D．carry
A．figure B．smile C．personality D．shape
A．when B．if C．though D．since
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．excited B．relaxed C．interested D．embarrassed
A．for B．with C．through D．to
A．help B．control C．stand D．risk
A．wins B．gets C．beats D．captures
A．energetic B．regular C．friendly D．normal
A．on B．down C．over D．off
A．idea B．example C．friend D．person
A．ever B．seldom C．never D．often
A．explains B．suggests C．complains D．praises
A．more B．closer C．better D．worse
There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t 36 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “ 37 ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 38 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 39 every penny I could and 40 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to 41 to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only 42 you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a 43 to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house , 44 it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) 45 day. As I dropped my dad off, I 46 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 47 from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 48 lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
In that instant, it 49 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, 50 hot it got. Never, not once, had I hear him 51 about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to 52 me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my 53 . Don’t work too hard. I love you.”
His 54 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 55 his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”
A．like B．remember C．forget D．care
A．Sorry B．Yes C．No D．Well
A．car B．friend C．job D．present
A．spent B．earned C．kept D．saved
A．when B．if C．because D．though
A．pay it back B．hand it over C．turn it up D．show it off
A．pay B．charge C．offer D．provide
A．ride B．leave C．trip D．hurry
A．as B．although C．but D．since
A．ordinary B．hot C．work D．special
A．helped B．followed C．left D．watched
A．tools B．clothes C．luggage D．bag
A．fewer B．more C．longer D．deeper
A．happened B．seemed C．occurred D．appeared
A．whatever B．whenever C．wherever D．however
A．talk B．complain C．ask D．speak
A．hand B．pass C．lend D．take
A．help B．advice C．treat D．reply
A．hands B．smile C．voice D．eyes
A．cleaned B．wiped C．cleared D．felt
The power of encouragement is great. You may draw some inspiration from the following story.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a famous 19thcentury poet and artist, was once 26 by an elderly man. The old man had some sketches (素描) and drawings that he 27 Rossetti to look at them and tell him if they were any good, or 28 they at least showed potential(潜在的)talent.
Rossetti looked them 29 carefully. After the first few, he knew that they were worthless, showing not the least sign of artistic talent. But Rossetti was a 30 man, and he told the elderly 31 as gently as possible that the pictures were of little value and showed little talent. He was sorry, 32 he could not 33 to the man.
The visitor was 34 , but seemed to expect Rossetti’s 35 .He then apologized for 36 Rossetti’s time, but would he just 37 a few more drawings—these done by a(n) 38 art student？Rossetti looked over the 39 batch (一批) of sketches and immediately became 40 over the talent they revealed(显示；透露) .“These,” he said,“Oh, these are good. This young student has great talent. He should be 41 every help and encouragement in his career as an artist. He has a hopeful future if he will work and stick to it.”
Rossetti could see that the old man was 42 moved.“Who is this fine young artist？” he asked.“Your son？” “No,” said the old man sadly.“It was I 43 painted the pictures forty years ago. 44 I had heard your praise then！For you see, I got discouraged and 45 drawing—too soon.”
A．expected B．wished C．visited D．requested
A．wanted B．made C．had D．hoped
A．why B．which C．that D．whether
A．up B．over C．on D．down
A．rude B．talented C．kind D．creative
A．woman B．man C．artist D．poet
A．but B．and C．or D．otherwise
A．speak B．apologize C．lie D．listen
A．annoyed B．disappointed C．delighted D．puzzled
A．achievement B．adjustment C．judgment D．statement
A．turning up B．making up C．taking up D．looking up
A．look at B．glare at C．aim at D．stare at
A．pretty B．famouse C．young D．talented
A．first B．second C．third D．last
A．enthusiastic B．sad C．angry D．bad
A．made B．learnt C．taught D．given
A．slightly B．deeply C．barely D．smoothly
A．what B．which C．whom D．who
A．Only if B．If only C．If so D．If any
A．insisted on B．led to C．headed to D．gave up
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