Even people who don’t have much talent for acting or singing still dream of being discovered by a talent scout (星探). It seems just like the lottery(彩票), but better you get fame and money.
For me, the dream seemed likely to stay a dream. But everything last week in Beijing. I was eating dinner with some friends. As I was getting ready to pay, a young Chinese woman came running up to me. I was that I must have done something horrible to offend(冒犯) her without it.
“You are a white man,” she said when she got to our table.
“Yes, I am a white man,” I replied.
“Can you speak ?” she asked.
“Yes.”
“Oh good. Come with me now, please.”
I walked outside and saw that a movie was being shot in front of one of the street’s largest _ .
The woman, a talent agent (经纪人), had a foreigner for this movie, but he had forgotten to . She needed to find a white guy who spoke English, and I was the only one . My part was to walk from one end of the street to the other, and then the club. When I got to the club, I was supposed to to my friend and say, “Forget about the girl, man. We are here to party!” It took me three tries to say the line or walk without tripping(绊倒), but I got it right.
The talent scout ran to me afterward. “You are so . I would like you to join my agency.” I know I am not going to be the next Jay Chou. , it seems that my “star” talents are being white and being able to speak English. , next time you are watching a Chinese movie, look in the . If you see a white guy stumbling (蹒跚) on his way into a nightclub, it might just be me on my way to stardom (星途)!
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I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang. I felt something ______ had happened. It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the ______ at once. She explained that she’d ______ my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, crying. At first, she had ______ it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she ______ something was wrong. So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, lying on the ______ floor. She had been emptying the dishwasher ______ a live wire fell and touched her.www. .com
Mary was taken to hospital. When I arrived, doctors were trying to rescue her, but there was no ______. I explained to the boys that Mum had died; I felt it was important to be ______ with them. For a year I was in a suffering ______ of mind. I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt _____. www. .com
Later, I felt I had to honor my love for Mary by not breaking ______. She married me because I was a ______ man and I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim rather than ______.
We moved to another city but two years later, I was diagnosed with cancer. The anxiety that had been gone came ______ back—would my boys be left with no parents? ______, the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.
______ everything happening to me, I realized merely thinking “why me” doesn’t ______. We have to learn to accept and adapt to the ______it has brought about. It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future. Instead, just focus on the ______.
A．amazing B．strange C．awful D．exciting
A．house B．exit C．entrance D．hospital
A．seen B．heard C．recognized D．sensed
A．ignored B．hesitated C．imagined D．confused
A．wondered B．realized C．expected D．predicted
A．bathroom B．bedroom C．toilet D．kitchen
A．while B．when C．until D．as
A．use B．doubt C．breath D．point
A．clear B．familiar C．strict D．pleased
A．situation B．condition C．state D．occasion
A．curiously B．lonely C．coldly D．lively
A．down B．up C．away D．off
A．rich B．considerate C．handsome D．strong
A．dive B．sink C．fall D．float
A．flooding B．returning C．looking D．calling
A．Gradually B．Hopefully C．Thankfully D．Eventually
A．For B．As C．With D．Through
A．matter B．affect C．count D．help
A．changes B．experiences C．disabilities D．decisions
A．activity B．honor C．present D．life
One day my math teacher asked me to help him save backup copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he me.
A few days later he asked me to help him again, because he how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class and began to talk among themselves . Later that day, at lunch time, I was by several of them.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll you…”
I could not believe what I was hearing. I could get paid for something very . “All right, I’ll do it.” The next day my math teacher me to help him out. When he was not going paying attention, I began to change their grades from F’s to A’s.
I soon became very among my friends. They began to treat me like a god with magical . I began to change the grades of students. Word quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine I was called into the headmaster’s office. When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry in his eyes. “I have known you for three years now. I don’t want to what your teacher said, but I’m afraid that I must. He has too much ,” he said. “do you have anything to say yourself?” he asked.
“No.” I said finally. I did not realize how serious my actions had been. I had violated the of my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way . I was forced to leave my school. That was a good for me.
A．access B．assess C．change D．mark
A．guided B．supported C．thanked D．accepted
A．doubted B．remembered C．reminded D．forgot
A．hid B．noticed C．complained D．agreed
A．disappointedly B．quietly C．freely D．angrily
A．appointed B．approved C．approached D．appreciated
A．pay B．praise C．follow D．inspire
A．familiar B．simple C．interesting D．pleasant
A．forced B．advised C．encouraged D．got
A．optimistic B．popular C．sensitive D．grateful
A．energy B．strength C．right D．power
A．escaped B．slipped C．spread D．fled
A．until B．since C．as D．after
A．sight B．look C．light D．feeling
A．believe B．ignore C．oppose D．influence
A．experience B．pressure C．confidence D．evidence
A．to B．by C．for D．of
A．intention B．honor C．promise D．trust
A．on B．in C．back D．down
A．lesson B．skill C．story D．example
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. ___ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find ____ work.
I was ____ a school bus to make ends meet（使收支相抵）and ____ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had ____ five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not ___ the job. “Why has my life become so ____?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to ___ a little girl, she handed me an earring ____ I should keep it ___ somebody claimed it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it ____ me -- I had been giving all of my ____ to what was going wrong with my ____ rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a ____ of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to ____ more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for ____ from a lady who was a director at a larger ____. She asked me if I would ___ a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My ____ there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of ____ that I completely changed my life.
A．As B．Though C．If D．When
A．successful B．extra C．satisfying D．convenient
A．driving B．repairing C．taking D．designing
A．working B．travelling C．discussing D．living
A．prepared for B．attended C．asked for D．held
A．lose B．like C．find D．get
A．hard B．busy C．serious D．short
A．wave at B．drop off C．call on D．look for
A．ordering B．promising C．saying D．showing
A．in case B．or else C．as if D．now that
A．hurt B．hit C．caught D．moved
A．feelings B．attention C．strength D．interests
A．opinions B．education C．experiences D．life
A．list B．book C．check D．copy
A．connect B．turn C．keep D．add
A．her B．a passenger C．me D．my friend
A．hospital B．factory C．restaurant D．hotel
A．listen to B．review C．give D．talk about
A．plan B．choice C．day D．tour
A．operation B．speaking C．employment D．thinking
A man wanted to make an investment. An idea struck him: “Why don’t I plant a small mango tree and enjoy the benefits when it grows into a big one?” So he went to the , bought a small tree and took it home. To the pride of his family, he it in the center of his .
He read everything about a mango tree. He got up early every morning, for he was determined to supply the tree with all the necessary nutrients. He watered it, it with manure（粪肥），and took good care of its leaves by removing those ones. He made sure the tree received enough care.
Many times he sat and the beauty of the growing tree while dreaming about the mangos that the tree would . His mind was always filled with the wish to taste the first fruit of the tree.
Years went by …Now, he had a big tree with its leaves shining and healthy, its bark（树皮）healthy and hard. It was a big attraction it decorated his whole garden.
Then one day he noticed a small bud（花蕾）,which in a couple of days grew into a beautiful .Now he could hardly wait for the fruit, so he started to his supply of nutrients and care. Then one day the tree let out its first product—a small green fruit. The man was so .
He waited for a few more weeks till the fruit grew in .The day came when he decided to the first fruit of the tree. He the tree, picked the fruit and then came his .The fruit was not like what he expected. It was hard, big and round. He was puzzled. He was sad.
Seeing this, his came and asked him what happened. He told them that the fruit from his tree was not what he wanted. When the neighbors heard this, they did not know whether to or comfort him, for what he planted years ago was not a mango tree. We can only reap（收获）what we plant.
A．city B．farm C．market D．shop
A．grew B．moved C．planted D．threw
A．garden B．house C．village D．yard
A．buying B．improving C．keeping D．raising
A．decorated B．equipped C．served D．supplied
A．green B．red C．white D．yellow
A．admired B．drew C．greeted D．operated
A．beneficial B．expensive C．healthy D．tasty
A．bear B．burst C．deserve D．make
A．immediately B．quickly C．narrowly D．suddenly
A．because B．if C．though D．when
A．flower B．fruit C．leaf D．nut
A．rise B．increase C．decrease D．decline
A．greedy B．happy C．nervous D．sad
A．age B．length C．size D．width
A．observe B．sell C．steal D．taste
A．climbed B．cut C．hid D．killed
A．anxiety B．cheer C．disappointment D．opinion
A．children B．friends C．neighbors D．relatives
A．complain B．laugh C．motivate D．support
Frank laughed as he tried to tear at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball _, Chuck Hart. While Hart was for his poor sportsmanship and infamous , he was a great player. In fact, Frank wasn't thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s on the side of the box. The first indication that something was came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was for his amazing work in the community.
Frank’s hands ; his heart stopped. It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think ?
They were the wrong shoes and Frank would be by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Frank decided he not tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Frank said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
The next morning his dad drove him to school. When they in front of his destination, Frank slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Frank, wait a minute, look…” his dad said ,“Frank, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n） . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Frank’s feet, “is someone I . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in ?”
“No,” Frank said.
“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n) when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Frank , you were polite and made the best of it. You have such a good , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Frank looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful .
A．amazed B．excited C．ashamed D．worried
A．team B．player C．coach D．game
A．criticised B．praised C．adored D．accused
A．skill B．performance C．behavior D．action
A．name B．photo C．sign D．model
A．strange B．wrong C．true D．funny
A．known B．encouraged C．adopted D．influenced
A．fell B．froze C．shook D．folded
A．questioned B．noticed C．teased D．attacked
A．can B．need C．would D．may
A．pulled up B．put up C．took up D．turned up
A．peacefully B．hesitantly C．delightedly D．naturally
A．choice B．effort C．comment D．mistake
A．believe B．miss C．admire D．remember
A．danger B．surprise C．sorrow D．trouble
A．teammate B．adult C．kid D．student
A．however B．and C．but D．so
A．quality B．courage C．dream D．belief
A．clearly B．carefully C．patiently D．differently
A．gift B．look C．hope D．lesson
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