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1

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldnt . What was the worst was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of? as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to? in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke， and then came the? of the rescue.

It is almost? that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his ： “First of all， I checked up my? conditions and found myself not in mortal （致死的） danger. As there was no? to call for help， I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from . In this way I dozed off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the? of an exploration adventure that happened years ago. A group of young men? to explore a mountain cave and got lost. Unable to find a way out in the? cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the? team that found them， the place where they got? was only about 10 metres away from the opening of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to? themselves， they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.

Dont you think you can compare it with? itself？ When you meet with difficulty in life and work， you are lost in darkness.? you， its unclear yet and you neednt put up struggle . It seems to be a negative attitude， but a person who can? to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.

1. A. speak B. move C. run D. leave

2. A. service B. date C. control D. work

3. A. cry B. lie C. wait D. sleep

4. A. delay B. success C. dawn D. arrival

5. A. untrue B. unimaginable C. hopeless D. useless

6. A. idea B. decision C. explanation D. excuse

7. A. physical B. driving C. housing D. medical

8. A. energy B. way C. tool D. strength

9. A. opening B. spreading C. hurting D. bleeding

10. A. loss B. failure C. disappointment D. sadness

11. A. expected B. managed C. tried D. needed

12. A. dangerous B. dark C. deep D. strange

13. A. hearing B. sight C. feeling D. direction

14. A. rescue B. village C. exploration D. support

15. A. frightened B. caught C. lost D. worried

16. A. save B. help C. stop D. calm

17. A. adventure B. study C. life D. accident

18. A. Mind B. Watch C. Teach D. Warn

19. A. normally B. immediately C. carefully D. usually

20. A. come B. plan C. afford D. wish

2

I walked into a restaurant and ordered some food. 20 minutes later， a group of people walked in and ordered theirs. To my ， they got served first. I? as they began to eat and laugh . I even heard one of them talking? about how hed connected to someone in the hotel， which made me felt . Unable to? it anymore， I called the .

He calmly told me， “Yours is a special order， being prepared by the head? himself. Their orders were prepared? ? by students on attachment because the top chefs are? with yours. Thats why they were served first. Please have some juice as you wait.”

I calmed down and? patiently. Shortly after， my? was served by 6 waiters. Unknown to me， the owner of the hotel （who happened to be an old long lost friend of mine）? me when I entered and decided to surprise me. She changed my? meal to a five-star meal. The people at the other table were shocked. They couldnt stop . Suddenly they were the ones murmuring， asking why they didnt get that kind of? and meal.

Such is ！ Some people are ahead of you and talking about how they are smarter， wiser and better than you， how they have money and are enjoying life. You are waiting tirelessly? why its taking so long. Dont ！

The owner doesnt want you to be served a simple meal like those making a fool of you. Youre waiting long because yours is a? meal. It takes time to prepare.

1. A. delight B. regret C. surprise D. disappointment

2. A. watched B. chatted C. slept D. sighed

3. A. firmly B. strangely C. bravely D. heartily

4. A. briefly B. proudly C. quietly D. shyly

5. A. sad B. amused C. confused D. angry

6. A. stand B. attempt C. persuade D. order

7. A. owner B. waiter C. taxi D. officer

8. A. gardener B. developer C. chef D. staff

9. A. secretly B. hurriedly C. separately D. roughly

10. A. busy B. familiar C. concerned D. content

11. A. talked B. apologized C. waited D. tapped

12. A. saucer B. goal C. sandwich D. meal

13. A. saw B. rang C. greeted D. patted

14. A. traditional? ? B. nutritious C. simple D. favorite

15. A. quarreling B. staring C. clapping D. asking

16. A. praise B. attention C. award D. service

17. A. life B. conclusion C. problem D. cost

18. A. comparing B. wondering C. warning D. reporting

19. A. shout B. speak C. worry D. leave

20. A. fresh B. tasty C. free D. special

3

Bears and humans often meet in National Parks. Although campers and hikers are warned not to? the bears， many people ignore these? and feed the bears anyway. When bears are used to peoples ， problems soon arise. Bears like to eat a large variety of things， both meat and vegetables. Without human ， bears live well on roots， twigs， leaves of trees， insects and small animals. With? around， however， the bears tastes quickly? to include sandwiches， hot dogs， hamburgers， and anything else they can get from humans.

Bears often? clever strategies for getting people to let go their food supplies. More often than not， an? hiker has taken off? his or her pack for a rest only to have a? charge out of the woods，? the pack and quickly disappear into the underbrush with it. Hanging the pack on the tree branch wont .

Bears have been? to climb up， jump off， and catch the pack on the way down. One mother bear stretched up with her baby on her shoulders to? a pack stored on a pole. Many bears threaten people into? their supplies. Although a bear is? to attack a person and would probably run away if? at， few people are willing to do so. Most people drop the pack and run the other way. This， of course，? the bear. In some places， the Park Service installed some metal barrels with lids to help campers keep their? safe from bears. Although the bears were unable to? these containers， the effort was less than successful. Most campers， unable to? the metal drums from rubbish cans， never used them for the intended purpose.

1. A. hurt B. feed C. hunt D. frighten

2. A. dangers B. ideas C. problems D. warnings

3. A. food B. behavior C. life D. habit

4. A. fears B. challenges C. belief D. assistance

5. A. people B. vegetables C. meat D. animals

6. A. turn? ? B. expand C. lead D. limit

7. A. understand B. need C. study D. develop

8. A. unfriendly B. unsuspecting C. unkind D. unfortunate

9. A. monkey B. child C. bear D. thief

10. A. seize B. find C. hide D. damage

11. A. help B. disappear C. exist D. matter

12. A. expected B. encouraged C. known D. condemned

13. A. control B. reach C. carry D. discover

14. A. sending out B. taking out C. giving up D. picking up

15. A. possible B. ready C. unlikely D. unsure

16. A. looked B. screamed C. laughed D. aimed

17. A. delights B. interests C. excites D. comforts

18. A. clothes B. products C. supplies D. places

19. A. climb B. see C. recognize D. open

20. A. keep B. distinguish C. differ D. separate

4

One day all the employees of a very famous company reached their office and everyone saw a big sign on the main door which said this：

“Yesterday， the? who has been hindering （阻礙） your growth in this company? away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been? in the gym.”

In the beginning， they all got? for the death of one of their colleagues， but after a while they started getting? to know who was that person that hindered the? of their colleagues and the company itself.

The? in the gym was such tremendous that security agents were? to control the crowd within the room. The more people? the coffin （棺材）， the more excitement heated up. Everyone ， “Who is it that was hindering my progress？”

One by one the intrigued （好奇的） employees got closer to the coffin， and when they looked inside it， they

became speechless.

They all got to stand near the ， and felt shocked and stayed in silence， as if someone had touched the deepest part of their . There was a mirror inside the coffin： everyone who? inside it saw themselves！ There was also a? ? ?next to the mirror that said：

“There is only one person who is capable of setting? to your growth and IT IS YOU！ Your life does not? when your boss changes， when your friends change， when your parents change， when your husband or wife changes…”

No， your life changes when YOU change， when you? beyond your limiting beliefs inside.

Examine yourself; watch yourself. Dont be afraid of ， impossibilities and losses. Be a winner; build yourself and your reality. Remember， its the way you? life itself that makes the difference.

1. A. person B. boss C. employer D. enemy

2. A. moved B. ran C. passed D. turned

3. A. protected B. opened C. celebrated D. prepared

4. A. surprised B. sad C. scared D. worried

5. A. calm B. curious C. conscious D. confused

6. A. development B. width C. faith D. strength

7. A. way B. meaning C. excitement D. disappointment

8. A. ordered B. blamed C. entered D. welcomed

9. A. saw B. brought C. reached D. touched

10. A. imagined B. judged C. examined D. thought

11. A. carefully B. actually C. suddenly D. finally

12. A. coffin B. crowd C. door D. room

13. A. mind B. heart C. body D. memory

14. A. lay B. slept C. appeared D. looked

15. A. symbol B. mark C. sign D. word

16. A. deadlines B. demands C. limits D. lacks

17. A. continue B. cancel C. stop D. change

18. A. go B. walk C. stay D. live

19. A. funerals B. difficulties C. dangers D. doubts

20. A. obey B. consider C. face D. enjoy

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One spring afternoon several years ago， Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipeis Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their? for granted， just as he? himself. Now， however， he felt? and he couldnt even show his disappointment in his .

Seeking more personally satisfying ， he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate （命運） played a cruel? on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was? to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to? the fact that there is no such a thing as fate， only . Since then， he has published several imaginative， illustrated （帶插圖的） books.

According to Jimmy， you are what you choose to be. You can? or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that， while the world? seems unfair， your choice can change your life.

This idea can be? in Jimmys books， where his? show the powerlessness they feel before making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmys drawings， however， is . Though the world may make us feel small， we must be . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmys books—if we make choices that are? for us.

In spite of his new? and wealth， Jimmy prefers working? at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings . To Jimmy， living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could offer.

1. A. unkind B. unusual C. unfair D. uneasy

2. A. health B. wealth C. happiness D. illnesses

3. A. ought to B. had to C. needed to D. used to

4. A. ashamed B. worried C. helpless D. endless

5. A. crying B. painting C. imagination D. consideration

6. A. home B. condition C. situation D. work

7. A. game B. trick C. role D. part

8. A. unable B. possible C. unfit D. difficult

9. A. understand B. mention C. refuse D. recognize

10. A. failures B. efforts C. choices D. interests

11. A. give away B. give up C. put away D. put up

12. A. always B. seldom C. sometimes D. usually

13. A. found B. asked C. written D. accepted

14. A. models B. roles C. parents D. characters

15. A. powerful B. hopeful C. useful D. successful

16. A. great B. wise C. brave D. equal

17. A. scientific B. basic C. right D. simple

18. A. product B. fame C. name D. job

19. A. rapidly B. separately C. slowly D. quietly

20. A. drawing B. running C. sleeping D. laughing

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In my life everything was going well until recently. I have always been a very positive thinking and? person and I always used to believe that I could overcome any challenge.

Unfortunately it ， and the cheat of my dearest friend hit me very hard. I went through a very difficult phase. I wanted to seek? to why he did this to me. I started losing my? in humanity and decided to withdraw myself from society.

But somewhere inside I had a deep? of serving needy people because in childhood I was very much? by Mother Teresa and the work she was doing. So after 4 weeks of ， I decided to do community service every weekend to? him from my memory completely.

I was assigned by the project to teach some poor children in a? village in Mumbai. On the first day when I reached the location with ， I found that it was really far from civilization. I could see people living in very difficult conditions without electricity but still enjoy their life and happy with their .

My? with the kids and parents have taught me important lessons about suffering and learning to? daily gifts of life. After that ， there was no looking for me. I think I celebrate my setback （挫折） every day and thank my friend who? me because of whom I chose this path of? the needy.

I have met some wonderful and beautiful souls in this . They have made me believe that there are many more such? around us. Slowly but? one step at a time we are making? and touching the lives of many. Now I gain the faith in humanity again.

1. A. careful B. popular C. honest D. optimistic

2. A. worked B. affected C. failed D. altered

3. A. methods B. answers C. suggestions D. supports

4. A. faith B. confidence C. courage D. sense

5. A. feeling B. learning C. chance D. influence

6. A. praised B. inspired C. admired D. required

7. A. practice B. progress C. suffering D. relief

8. A. keep B. prevent C. ignore D. wipe

9. A. rich B. clear C. dirty D. remote

10. A. difficulty B. surprise C. kindness D. satisfaction

11. A. styles B. surroundings C. studies D. straits

12. A. choices B. requests C. interactions D. decisions

13. A. value B. observe C. welcome D. expect

14. A. plan B. project C. sightseeing D. express

15. A. recognized B. accused C. cheated D. comforted

16. A. sponsoring B. cheering C. entertaining D. serving

17. A. experience B. adventure C. performance D. exploration

18. A. habits B. hobbies C. thoughts D. souls

19. A. cautiously B. steadily C. strangely D. tightly

20. A. faces B. troubles C. changes D. preparations

7

The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago， which reminded me of my girlhood.

It was my second day of? and it was raining heavily. I could not? the habit I had at home， so I fell asleep right at my . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dads back. We were? home. It was the last time I had felt? to him.

After that， he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this . I was proud of it， for I felt? and “grown up”. However， there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought? from him.

One day， I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment，? me scratching the paper. Then he said， “This kind of writing needs . Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”

I followed his? for the next two words， but as I could see little ， I followed my own method—the? way. His advice did not improve my writing but our . As I grew older， I found out that he had? his schooling in Grade 6， which was the highest grade in town then， so he was considered to be a . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls， but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me， “As you can see， this family is going to count on you. We are? to improve you anything for your future. You have to get a good? to change the life for yourself.”

As a result of his ， I have made it through high school and through college. I am? a totally different and rich life from? my parents， but my girlhood is gone forever.

1. A. graduation B. employment C. college D. school

2. A. form B. resist C. follow D. break

3. A. room B. door C. desk D. bed

4. A. still B. ever C. never D. halfway

5. A. close B. good C. happy D. relaxed

6. A. state B. fact C. action D. accident

7. A. lonely B. reliable C. independent D. energetic

8. A. comfort B. satisfaction C. support D. confidence

9. A. stopping B. catching C. watching D. hearing

10. A. attention B. patience C. time D. condition

11. A. introduction B. manner C. spirit D. advice

12. A. disappointment B. development C. improvement D. encouragement

13. A. difficult B. important C. efficient D. fast

14. A. relationship B. friendship C. contact D. service

15. A. finished B. interrupted C. removed D. passed

16. A. writer B. scholar C. scientist D. specialist

17. A. tired B. glad C. useless D. hopeless

18. A. education B. chance C. job D. plan

19. A. operation B. expectation C. examination D. consultation

20. A. shaping B. picturing C. living D. imaging

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As a teenager， I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious （反叛的） on the ， but on the inside， I wanted people to? me.

Once I left home to hitchhike （搭便車） to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasnt ， and there were many times I didnt feel safe. One situation in particular? me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home， I was different， not so outwardly sure of myself.

I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope， who was? with us， was wearing my clothes. And my? ? ?seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be? if I werent there. I told my mom， and she? that though Penelope was a lovely girl， no one could? me. I pointed out， “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful ， but I was the only person who could fill my . She made me realize that even with my —and there were many—I was a loved member of the family who couldnt be replaced.

I became a searcher， wanting to? who I was and what made me unique. My? of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist pressure to? in ways that I didnt like before， and I was? by who I really was. I came to feel much more? that no one can ever take my place.

Each of us? a unique place in the world. You are ， no matter what others say or what you think. So? about being replaced. You cant be.

1. A. road B. outside C. campus D. Internet

2. A. leave B. respect C. admire D. like

3. A. easy B. necessary C. fun D. long

4. A. drove B. remained C. kept D. forced

5. A. playing B. eating C. staying D. chatting

6. A. family B. friends C. relatives D. classmates

7. A. loved B. mentioned C. cared D. missed

8. A. convinced B. remembered C. explained D. realized

9. A. scold B. compare C. replace D. match

10. A. qualities B. mistakes C. marks D. moments

11. A. character B. role C. task D. job

12. A. faults B. advantages C. manners D. pities

13. A. go for B. look at C. find out D. give up

14. A. attitude B. view C. sense D. drawing

15. A. sacrifice B. learn C. change D. act

16. A. thankful B. delighted C. disappointed D. hopeful

17. A. confident B. doubtful C. responsible D. lonely

18. A. carries B. catches C. paints D. holds

19. A. powerful B. successful C. special D. traditional

20. A. talk B. forget C. worry D. argue

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If life were a book and you were the author， how would you like the story to go？ That is the question that? my life forever.

One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu， and less than 24 hours later， I was in a? on life support with less than two percent? of living. It wasnt until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a? blood infection.

Over the? of two and a half months， I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knees. When my parents? me out of the hospital， I? that I had been put together like a patchwork （拼縫物） doll and I had to live with

legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken，? streaming down.

But I knew， in order to move forward， I had to let go of the Old Amy and? the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant . And that is when I? I didnt have to be five-foot-five anymore， but I could be as? as I wanted.

And? of all， I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were? here. Four months later， I was back upon a . Years later， I won three Board World Cup gold medals，? me one of the highest ranked snowboarders in the world.

So， instead of looking at our? and our limitations as something? or bad， we can begin looking at them as a wonderful? that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.

1. A. saved? ? B. risked? ? C. ruined? ? D. changed

2. A. hospital? ? B. club? ? C. field? ? D. stadium

3. A. thought? ? B. degree? ? C. chance? ? D. decision

4. A. mild? ? B. severe? ? C. potential? ? D. slight

5. A. journey? ? B. break? ? C. course? ? D. schedule

6. A. wheeled? ? B. dragged? ? C. pulled? ? D. delivered

7. A. made sure? ? B. felt like? ? C. worked out? ? D. put forward

8. A. familiar? ? B. heavy? ? C. unique? ? D. false

9. A. blood? ? B. sweat? ? C. tears? ? D. memories

10. A. hug? ? B. recognize? ? C. fix? ? D. introduce

11. A. plan? ? B. question? ? C. information? ? D. service

12. A. realized? ? B. doubted? ? C. agreed? ? D. remembered

13. A. young? ? B. strong C. free D. tall

14. A. least? ? B. strangest? ? C. best? ? D. luckiest

15. A. struggles? ? B. benefits? ? C. rewards? ? D. conflicts

16. A. stage? ? B. snowboard? ? C. track? ? D. playground

17. A. allowing? ? B. giving? ? C. calling? ? D. making

18. A. challenges? ? B. achievements? ? C. choices? ? D. hesitations

19. A. active? ? B. amazing? ? ·C. hopeless? ? D. confusing

20. A. ability? ? B. skill? ? C. tool? ? D. gift

10

If your home were on fire， what would you try to save？ Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorados history. On getting me call to evacuate （疏散）， we had to consider what we couldnt live without? whatever we could save and leave immediately.

We? suitcases with necessary clothes. We took the? we worked with. We took financial records—who wants to? himself with the government over? documents？ Now， what else？ We seized the valuable family? from the walls， which couldnt be replaced.

Then we took a hard look at all that . A lamp that? to my great grandmother. A? my wife learned to play as a kid. A large tent we spent months? money for camping. Bedroom furniture we wanted to pass down to our? some day. The gifts that decorated our house from our treasured friends. These things? our love as a family and friends. It was? to move everything from our home. Looking around at all that we might lose， I found it? to say goodbye. But ， I felt warm.

We were? with memories as we? at these items. Each had stories to tell just like the photos. They told about where wed been， where we? were and where we were going. They were? of those people we had loved and who loved us. Now I didnt think my “things” meant that much to me. Indeed， the? of them was all that truly mattered.

1. A. covering B. removing C. collecting D. spotting

2. A. carried B. piled C. supplied D. packed

3. A. cars B. computers C. books D. foods

4. A. enjoy B. entertain C. bother D. force

5. A. extra B. regular C. useless D. missing

6. A. pictures B. televisions C. decorations D. trees

7. A. abandoned B. remained C. burned D. talked

8. A. belonged B. adapted C. related D. appealed

9. A. dol1 B. ball C. sport D. piano

10. A. borrowing B. saving C. paying D. lending

11. A. children B. friends C. colleagues D. relatives

12. A. inspired B. measured C. represented D. expressed

13. A. unbelievable B. impractical C. inconvenient D. unnecessary

14. A. interesting B. difficult C. enjoyable D. absurd

15. A. roughly B. casually C. strangely D. curiously

16. A. flooded B. impressed C. surrounded D. satisfied

17. A. wondered B. glanced C. glared D. stared

18. A. normally B. frequently C. suddenly D. presently

19. A. signals B. signs C. symbols D. lessons

20. A. spirit B. price C. shape D. look