Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough．Success （1） fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the（2） in our lives．
When twelve﹣year﹣old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931，he had no （3） of knowing that his life was to change（4） ．The class experiment that day was to （5） how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling（冒泡）to the surface．（6） ，the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat（7） held something more volatile（易挥发的）than water．When Wilson heated it，the container（8） ，leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes．
When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later，his parents （9） to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had （10） their lives．But Wilson did not regard the accident as（11） ．He learned braille（盲文）quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind．There，he not only did well as a student but also became a（n）（12） public speaker．
Later，he worked in Africa，where many people suffered from（13） for lack of proper treatment．For him，it was one thing to（14） his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue （15） it could be fixed so easily．This moved him to action．And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the（16） Wilson made to preventing the （17） ．
Wilson received several international （18） for his great contributions．He lost his sight but found a（19） ．He proved that it's not what happens to us that（20） our lives﹣it's what we make of what happens．
（1）A． depends |
B． holds |
C． keeps |
D． reflects |
（2）A． dilemmas |
B． accidents |
C． events |
D． steps |
（3）A． way |
B． hope |
C． plan |
D． measure |
（4）A． continually |
B． gradually |
C． gracefully |
D． completely |
（5）A． direct |
B． show |
C． advocate |
D． declare |
（6）A． Anyway |
B． Moreover |
C． Somehow |
D． Thus |
（7）A． mistakenly |
B． casually |
C． amazingly |
D． clumsily |
（8）A． erupted |
B． exploded |
C． emptied |
D． exposed |
（9）A． deserved |
B． attempted |
C． cared |
D． agreed |
（10）A． submitted to |
B． catered for |
C． impressed on |
D． happened to |
（11）A． fantastic |
B． extraordinary |
C． impressive |
D． catastrophic |
（12）A． accomplished |
B． crucial |
C． specific |
D． innocent |
（13）A． deafness |
B． depression |
C． blindness |
D.speechlessness |
（14）A． decide |
B． abandon |
C． control |
D． accept |
（15）A． until |
B． when |
C． unless |
D． before |
（16）A． opposition |
B． adjustments |
C． commitment |
D． limitations |
（17）A． preventable |
B． potential |
C． spreadable |
D． influential |
（18）A． scholarships |
B． rewards |
C． awards |
D． bonuses |
（19）A． fortune |
B． recipe |
C． dream |
D． vision |
（20）A． distinguishes |
B． determines |
C． claims |
D． limits |
Most Americans don’t like to get advice ___ (strange)”. When they need advice, they don’t usually go to people they know. Instead， many of them write
to newspapers and magazines ___
give advice on many different subjects
(include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on how to buy _
house or a car.
Most newspapers(regular) print letters from readers with problems. Along with letters there are answers written by people who are supposed to know
to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, _
__ are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special
(train) for this kind of work.
A young man, while travelling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder
had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man
(present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled
(warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home
a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let student taste the water. He spat it out,
(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like
？” The teacher replied，“You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be
(sweet)．”
We understand this lesson best we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.
Mrs. Wilson, ______is the wife of a rich man, ___
___(invite) some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased with herself ____
___the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to cool for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she came back for it, she was __
__(surprise) to find the neighbor’s cat staring at the fish. She was in time to stop the cat before it was too late. That afternoon every one enjoyed the fish. They talked and laughed ___
_ four o’clock.
After the guests left, Mrs. Wilson felt tired ____happy. She was sitting down in a chair near the window when she saw the neighbor’s cat __
_(die) in her garden, she was sure the fish was bad. What
____happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help, the doctor would like each guest _
__(meet) him. Once again Mrs. .Wilson was alone in her chair still tired but no longer happy, just then the telephone rang. ____
__was her neighbor, “oh, Mrs. Wilson” he cried, “My cat was killed by a car and put in your garden.”
I’m only daughter of my parents. So they are worried
everything I do. For example,
I ride my bike, my parents won’t let me
(ride) by myself. They are afraid I might fall off my bike and hurt
.They are taking great trouble to support the bike, with my mother even
(carry) a first-aid box. I’m not free to ride and I often say
(angry), “Why not let me ride alone?”
Now, most families have one child. want to do everything for their children. This does no good to them. Too much love from parents may prevent children from __
independent. In my opinion, parents should let their children do
they should do alone.
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