______ I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A.

A. While B. Once C. If D. Until

The manager_____ the workers how to improve the program since 9 a.m.

A. has told B.is telling C.has been telling D.will have told

_____is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger , more prosperous economy.

A. As B. It C. This D. That

---- Am I bothering you, Black?

---- No. ______ , I like you to be with me.

A. On the other hand B. In a word

C. For one thing D. On the contrary

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list in our past that we felt of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very 38 process, but there’ s always some soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then that we find ways to people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one found out.”

“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to the past wrongdoings.

1.A. something B. anything C. somebody D. anybody

2.A. ashamed B. afraid C. sure D. proud

3.A. private B. secret C. interesting D. funny

4.A. foolish B. polite C. simple D. brave

5.A. expected B. suggested C. ordered D. demanded

6.A．connect withB．depend on C．make apologise toD．get along with

7.A．improveB．continueC．realize D．keep

8.A．notesB．listC．planD．stories

9.A．anyB．mostC．noneD．all

10.A．partB．gameC．trickD．record

11.A. view B. sign C. attention D. remark

12.A. also B. even C. still D. ever

13.A. appears B. considers C. presents D. remembers

14.A. angry B. happy C. doubtful D. alive

15.A. words B. rings C. repeats D. calls

16.A. cold B. plain C. nervous D. lively

17.A. in case B. so long as C. unless D. because

18.A. around B. out C. on D. away

19.A. build up B. make up C. clear up D. give up

20.A. regret B. forgive C. right D. punish

I was very sympathetic with world leaders burdened with resolving conflicts between nations. When my three children were young, in most days it was hard to keep my house from becoming a war zone. It got worse as they grew older. Three years ago, Zack, then 16, couldn’t make it through a day without playing tricks on his sisters, Alex and Taryn, then 11 and 9.

My husband and I tried to understand his adolescent moodiness. We begged, reasoned, punished, and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how his behavior was hurting our family. His response was a shrug and “I say it because it’s true”.

I even tried telling the girls to fight back. But it was a bad idea. Now I had three kids at war. At wit’s end, I poured my heart out to my sister in an e-mail. She wrote back, “Don’t e-mail me. E-mail him.”

Our son was online every day, mailing and instantly messaging his friends. So what if I was within shouting distance? Maybe he would actually hear me this way. There’d be no yelling or door slamming（猛然關(guān)閉）. Zack wouldn’t feel under attack. And with a few simple keystrokes, he could respond. Or not. Zack didn’t reply for days. When he finally did, his entire message was four words. I expected the worst, but then smiled when I read them, ”You are right. I’m sorry.” The kids still fought, of course, but Zack scaled back the abuse (惡習(xí)). Best of all, I now have an effective way to communicate with not one but three easily annoyed teens. They don’t tune me out as much. They don’t like to listen to me nag (嘮叨) .Or as Alex says, “You’re so much nicer online.”

All I know is that the house is quiet, and we’re talking. In fact, Taryn just instantly messaged me from upstairs. It’s time to take her to softball practice.

1.The purpose of this passage is to tell us _________ .

A. how to solve family problems

B. how a mother shows her love to her children

C. how to treat kids in a more sensible way

D. the value of understanding between parents and children

2.By the first sentence of the passage, the author really means to be_______.

A.humourous B.sympathetic C.serious D.inspiring

3.How did Zack react when the author first tried to stop his bad behavior？

A. He was annoyed and got worse.

B. He talked back to the author.

C. He felt sorry and changed.

D. He was persuaded and acted politely.

4.Zack stopped fighting with his sisters because _________ .

A. his mother learned how to mail him

B. his mother stopped yelling and nagging

C. his sisters learned to instantly message him

D. his mother had more friendly communications with him online

Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it grows in yours.

It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Do not rely on one's appearance, it can deceive. Do not rely on wealth, even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them.

Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.

Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.

The happiest of people do not necessarily gave the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those who have been hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tired, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

1.The writer thinks the trouble with some people is that they __________.

A. always take a long view about problems

B. look at problems all-sidedly

C. can be good at doing with problems

D. deal with problems one-sidedly

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. We often don't know what we have lost until it happens.

B. If it takes you an hour to love someone, you will easily forget her.

C. If you give someone your love, you are sure that she will give her love to you in return.

D. If someone accepts your love and he doesn’t give you his love in return, you should be angry with him.

3.If you put yourself in another's position, ___________.

A. you should depend on wealth

B. you shouldn't do those things that will hurt you and other people

C. you will do what you want to do however dangerous it is to people

D. you should depend on other people

4.In the last paragraph of the passage, the writer is actually telling us that a man in the world should be one who __________.

A. can accept the suggestions made by others

B. can live happily and forget the past

C. does good for the people and is respected by them

D. has made a lot of money for himself when he dies

In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: “Nice day, isn’t it?” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safer topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching: “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus stops, people may comment about the transport system: “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”

Greetings and small talk are important parts of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.

1.Small talk __________ .

A. is a kind of conversation with short words

B. is a greeting when people meet each other

C. is to let people disagree about something

D. is something we talk about to start with a conversation

2.Why do people need small talk?

A. To choose a topic for conversation.

B. To agree about the weather.

C. To let meeting people become easier and more comfortable.

D. To learn a language.

3.The passage suggests that when we learn a language ,__________．

A. we should grasp the importance of the language

B. we should know the culture of the language

C. we should only master the grammar and vocabulary

D. we should learn about the transport system of the country

Tell a story and tell it well, and you may open wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of communication in a business, or even open people’s mind to another culture or race.

People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.

“Most local stories are based on a larger theme,” American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says, “Cinderella(灰姑娘), or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness, appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world.”

Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She works with prisoners too, helping them know who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write, direct, and act in their own lives. If they don’t like the story they are living, they can rewrite the story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers. “For every advance in business,” she says, “there is a greater need for communication.” Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship, she says.

Pugh spent several years in Nigeria, where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there. The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere, she says.

“I learned how people used stories to spread their culture,” she says. “What I do is to focus on the value of stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs. We are all storytellers. We all have a story to tell. We tell everybody’s story.”

1.What do we learn about American story tellers from Paragraph 2 ?

A. They share the same way of storytelling.

B. They prefer to tell stories from other cultures.

C. They learn their stories from the American natives.

D. They find storytelling useful for both children and adults.

2.The underlined sentence (Paragraph 4) suggests that prisoners can _____.

A. direct films

B. settle down in another place

C. start a new life

D. become good actors

3.Pugh has practised storytelling with _____ groups of people.

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A. Storytelling can influence the way people think.

B. Storytelling is vital to the growth of businesses.

C. Storytelling is the best way to educate children in school.

D. Storytelling helps people understand themselves and others.

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Dream is a semi-conscious state where we have absolutely no control over our thoughts and expressions. 1. Maybe the answer is "yes", but it may be "No".

Research proves that all of us dream at least twice or more in our sleep though we may not remember when we get up. 2. Within 10 minutes, almost all dreams are forgotten.

People who are blind from birth dream, too. 3. During Roman era some dreams were even discussed and interpreted in the senate as the dream was considered to be a God sent message for the mankind. Clear dreams are considered those dreams where persons can take full or partial control of their dreams.

4. Writing down and keeping track of your dreams is very important. Second thing is noticing signs or triggers (刺激物) that can help us stay aware that we are in dreaming state. Once we start dreaming clearly we could control the imaginary experiences in the dream environment. 5. An interesting fact is that our body is paralyzed(不動(dòng)彈)during our sleep probably to prevent the body from acting out dreams.

A. In 5 minutes of waking, half of our dream is forgotten.

B. It is just that the dreams of these individuals are formed by other senses such as the touch, smell, sound and C. taste.

C. The content and purpose of dreams are not fully understood.

D. Most important fact in order to be aware that we are dreaming is practice.

E. Do you know that most of us spend six years or more of our lifetime dreaming?

F. This is extremely important for people that have nightmares.

G. This means that the brain mainly works with signals from itself.