In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (執(zhí)著) in every task I devoted myself to. I was ____ that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small ____ made me change my mind.

One day my two?year?old son, ___ at a dozen of “stood” color marker?pens, cheered excitedly，“Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ball?pens, ____ to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ball?pens just lay ____. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said ____， “Mummy can't help you.” To my surprise, he wouldn't listen and continued trying... I was dumbfounded by his persistence.

My son's behaviour reminded me of George who was always ____ in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, ____， there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised __ about him and ___ us to look up to him as a role model.

One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”

“Probably can't leave till midnight，” he said.

“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety？”

“____.”

“Don't you have time to be with your family at all？”

He shook his head slowly and ____ a sigh. “It's not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It's much too ____ to even think about letting go.”

A year later I resigned. The ____ thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I've never seen him. But occasionally his aged ____ would come to my mind.

Until that day, ____ knowing why the ball?pens couldn't stand up, the two?year?old had ____ the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ball?pens and kept only those water markers for his “game”. ___， he already learned to let go of his previous ____ attempts.

In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to ____ them and then decisively let go of them immediately.

1.A.confident B．consistent

C．conscious D．convinced

2.A.event B．incident

C．accident D．affair

3.A.pointing B．shouting

C．screaming D．laughing

4.A.insisting B．requiring

C．intending D．urging

5.A.flat B．silent

C．still D．quiet

6.A.deliberately B．casually

C．unintentionally D．enthusiastically

7.A.interested B．busy

C．devoted D．buried

8.A.therefore B．however

C．otherwise D．though

9.A.high B．highly

C．well D．much

10.A.promised B．demanded

C．inspired D．appealed

11.A.At random B．At times

C．At most D．At least

12.A.let off B．let out

C．sent off D．sent out

13.A.encouraging B．comfortable

C．painful D．ashamed

14.A.latter B．later

C．last D．lately

15.A.picture B．figure

C．reflection D．image

16.A.for B．with

C．without D．besides

17.A.received B．accepted

C．refused D．rejected

18.A.Generally B．Eventually

C．Additionally D．Obviously

19.A.useless B．endless

C．hopeful D．meaningful

20.A.clarify B．distinguish

C．identify D．acknowledge

Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having __ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the ____ mentality (心態(tài)) people need in sports.

____ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. ____， I was at my younger brother's baseball game the other night and his team was ____ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their ____ for bravery and will to fight, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, ____ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so ___ about the loss and he said it was because some kid's mom brought really good snacks.

Some parents have a ___ with coaches shouting at their child, as they hold the view that if a child makes a mistake, it is the coach's ___ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to __11__ the team, problems ____. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal ___ on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and ____ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to ____ the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don't ____ it.

With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ____. More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams ____ more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in ____. While having fun is important, skills and a ____ mentality is worth more in the world of sports.

1.A.fun B．dignity

C．courage D．patience

2.A.social B．competitive

C．healthy D．responsible

3.A.Coaches B．Parents

C．Experts D．Headmasters

4.A.As a result B．In addition

C．For example D．On the contrary

5.A.up B．below

C．above D．down

6.A.scores B．goals

C．spirits D．dreams

7.A.chew B．spit

C．count D．swallow

8.A.worried B．happy

C．serious D．casual

9.A.joke B．problem

C．contact D．compromise

10.A.duty B．experience

C．awareness D．turn

11.A.dismiss B．unite

C．handle D．assess

12.A.stand out B．break out

C．work out D．come out

13.A.say B．guidance

C．response D．reward

14.A.protect B．defend

C．excuse D．discourage

15.A.assist B．motivate

C．please D．blame

16.A.want B．deserve

C．value D．appreciate

17.A.way B．decline

C．go D．rise

18.A.offer B．require

C．seek D．preserve

19.A.academics B．sports

C．exams D．competitions

20.A.risking B．controlling

C．winning D．cooperating

It was about the third week in June last year. My 15?year?old son had already settled into his summer routine：Go to ____ at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p．m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games ___ dinner.

It was the middle of the ____ when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn't ___ that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that ____ the next day, and a company that ____ teenagers to guard their pools.

From that day I woke him up at 8 a．m. every day for him to ____ the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was ____ his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually ____ going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could ____ someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to ____ work for a living.

Two weeks later, he had a ____ as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very ____ and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working full?time at a pool. He says a lot of his ____ don't have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn't try ____ enough! Even if your kid is super ____ with finals and after?school activities and doesn't have time, you can ____ job information for him.

Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie ____， or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring ___ for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the ____ to make sure he is never late.

1.A.school B．study

C．bed D．work

2.A.around B．until

C．after D．during

3.A.night B．noon

C．morning D．afternoon

4.A.watch B．appreciate

C．notice D．stand

5.A.lasted B．rested

C．started D．developed

6.A.hired B．forced

C．persuaded D．force

7.A.give B．attend

C．observe D．help

8.A.designed B．ruining

C．enjoying D．joining

9.A.looking into B．looking out of

C．looking down upon D．looking forward to

10.A.recognize B．conduct

C．save D．buy

11.A.roughly B．luckily

C．actually D．suddenly

12.A.job B．problem

C．goal D．reward

13.A.slowly B．seriously

C．calmly D．quickly

14.A.teachers B．colleagues

C．students D．friends

15.A.hard B．fast

C．early D．directly

16.A.clear B．excited

C．busy D．disappointed

17.A.write down B．think about

C．wait for D．search for

18.A.theatre B．square

C．park D．factory

19.A.experts B．foreigners

C．teenagers D．villagers

20.A.habit B．schedule

C．tradition D．determination

My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ____ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ____ to it.

As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ____ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn't talk the way ____ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert (警覺的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor ____ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___. My writing was not at the ____ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (彈手指) were ____.

My mother ____ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH. D. , decided to ____ the situation early in my development. She didn't want me to ____. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ____ me. She spent hours every day ____ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ____ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave ____ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ____ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ____ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ____ and attend college.

She used her gifts as a ____ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.

1.A.everything B．nothing

C．anything D．something

2.A.mind B．brain

C．feelings D．work

3.A.smoothly B．strongly

C．frequently D．easily

4.A.average B．ordinary

C．normal D．common

5.A.just B．ever

C．even D．only

6.A.hear B．write

C．read D．understand

7.A.level B．length

C．speed D．degree

8.A.problems B．excuses

C．worries D．duties

9.A.suffered B．observed

C．removed D．tolerated

10.A.study B．find

C．change D．keep

11.A.fight B．struggle

C．strike D．challenge

12.A.interrupted B．disturbed

C．terrified D．troubled

13.A.teaching B．giving

C．supporting D．reminding

14.A.Without B．Except

C．Besides D．Beyond

15.A.information B．advice

C．promise D．expectation

16.A.before B．though

C．because D．unless

17.A.set up B．gave up

C．pushed up D．looked up

18.A.rich B．famous

C．successful D．powerful

19.A.training B．grades

C．experiments D．abilities

20.A.woman B．doctor

C．sister D．teacher

Have you ever asked yourself what makes people successful? If you look around and talk those who are very successful, you will see that they all ____ certain qualities which have proved ____ for their success.

It is evident that successful people are those who act. When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that ____ is taken, not given. They ____ immediately what has to be done and then do it with ____， thus strengthening their reputation.

Successful people are ____ about the things they do, especially when they ___ what they are doing. They are motivated by their own ___ and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard ____ when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work.

They do not ____ failure. Failures and disappointments in life are ____. It is failure that teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and ____ and learn from each failure. They ___ with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those who ____ their achievement.

Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it's ____ the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect. By giving respect to others, they ____ respect for themselves.

Another important ____ of successful persons is that they never complain. It's better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.

To put it ____， take action and be enthusiastic. Do not be afraid to fail, ____ get up and start again. When you do so, success will be just ____ the corner.

1.A.improve B．raise

C．test D．possess

2.A.vital B．individual

C．personal D．mental

3.A.devotion B．responsibility

C．authority D．administration

4.A.sigh B．show

C．weigh D．hope

5.A.pleasure B．honor

C．adventure D．behavior

6.A.enthusiastic B．characteristic

C．energetic D．authentic

7.A.bring in B．believe in

C．call in D．join in

8.A.effort B．satisfaction

C．condition D．value

9.A.just B．right

C．only D．even

10.A.represent B．expect

C．fear D．want

11.A.apparent B．uncomfortable

C．unavoidable D．urgent

12.A.commitment B．arrangement

C．movement D．achievement

13.A.progress B．work

C．associate D．celebrate

14.A.congratulate B．appreciate

C．attempt D．choose

15.A.especially B．totally

C．naturally D．really

16.A.pay B．receive

C．require D．promise

17.A.quality B．identity

C．ability D．reality

18.A.honestly B．firmly

C．shortly D．deeply

19.A.so B．and

C．or D．but

20.A.in B．at

C．within D．around

It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days ____ from duty after working overtime for some time. ___， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already ___. I thought I'd thumb a lift.

I waited by the side of the ____ for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and ____ himself as Gordon. He said that ____ he couldn't give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He'd been watching me and thought I must be ____ after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was ____， and he also offered to help me find a ____ home afterwards.

When we arrived at Gordon's ____， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.

Then I got married, but my husband didn't believe in giving ____ a ride. This made me feel ____ when we'd pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could ____ offer them the lift they hoped for.

Twenty?five years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I ____ an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to ____ a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the ____ I'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the ____ up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and ____ some water and sweets.

After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You haven't changed a bit, ____ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn't ____ where I'd met him. He then told me he was Gordon.

1.A.off B．away

C．out B．up

2.A.Surprisingly B．Hopefully

C．Unfortunately D．Strangely

3.A.started B．left

C．delayed D．arrived

4.A.town B．station

C．railway D．highway

5.A.considered B．described

C．introduced D．named

6.A.when B．once

C．although D．unless

7.A.tired B．thirsty

C．angry D．hungry

8.A.careful B．safe

C．young D．suspicious

9.A.lift B．way

C．train D．bicycle

10.A.kitchen B．shop

C．house D．garage

11.A.villagers B．strangers

C．relatives D．neighbours

12.A.bad B．nervous

C．excited D．anxious

13.A.ever B．still

C．never D．sometimes

14.A.recognized B．noticed

C．knew D．observed

15.A.offer B．enjoy

C．demand D．get

16.A.support B．debt

C．effort D．favour

17.A.pair B．couple

C．group D．team

18.A.exchanged B．shared

C．drank D．brought

19.A.even B．only

C．thus D．just

20.A.remind B．repeat

C．recommend D．recall

Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday ____， but lacked ____ for the things that mattered most.

She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to ___ their lives. “We had to decide what was really ____，” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to ____ with their three?year?old son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship.

So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive ____ such as reading, cooking and going to the park.

Then Shirley ____ her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that ____ “At your service, buy ____ a little time” and helped clients (客戶) with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and ____ parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a ____，” she says, “I can spare time to take my son to the ____ or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are ____.”

Shirley and her husband are ____ alone in wanting to ____ and live a satisfying life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples ____ that they lack time together. ____ does the time go?

For most people, ____ and commuting (通勤) take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming ____ of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we have to gain ____ over life and have time for the pleasures.

1.A.activities B．services

C．demands D．exercises

2.A.time B．strength

C．money D．ability

3.A.lead B．simplify

C．adapt D．consider

4.A.comfortable B．interesting

C．important D．hard

5.A.study B．help

C．meet D．play

6.A.pleasures B．places

C．tasks D．goods

7.A.found B．received

C．took D．quit

8.A.read B．wrote

C．showed D．told

9.A.us B．yourself

C．children D．herself

10.A.attending B．organizing

C．having D．going

11.A.life B．result

C．balance D．difference

12.A.office B．hospital

C．park D．school

13.A.gone B．better

C．strong D．obvious

14.A.a bit B．far from

C．much too D．more than

15.．A.keep pace B．settle down

C．take off D．slow down

16.A.expect B．doubt

C．complain D．imagine

17.A.How B．When

C．Where D．Why

18.A.traveling B．reading

C．shopping D．working

19.A.aware B．afraid

C．proud D．sure

20.A.value B．control

C．success D．experience

If you're going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right.

Mostly he said that after my half?hearted (不盡力的) ____ to weed the vegetable garden. For some reason, he knew that there were white roots still ____ deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the ____ again the next day with a spade dig deep and ____ the roots of our garden. As I tried to focus my attention to ____， Dad's words kept echoing in my mind: “Do it right.”

I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams in the company was ____. All of us were sad to see them go. They were good friends and ____， and we worried about them. And ____， at such times you always wonder: am I next?

But as we watched them during the week they were given to ____， many of us noticed that they weren't handling this in quite the way we expected them to. ____ none of them found another job, there was also no bitterness or ____ in their departure. I didn't hear a negative word. I didn't see any ____ or unhappy faces—at least, not from them. Instead, I saw grace.

“It's ____，” one of my colleagues whispered. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, and they ____ comforting me.”

Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their ____. I don't know if my departing friends ____ their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and ____ us.

Lee, a man who has seen and ____ lots of lay?offs during almost 40 up?and?down, on?again?off?again years with the company, ____ nicely for all of us.

“Now, that's doing it right，” he said.

Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling his ____.

1.A.attempts B．judgements

C．expectations D．requests

2.A.planted B．buried

C．grown D．stuck

3.A.house B．school

C．garden D．company

4.A.look forward to B．come up with

C．fit in with D．get down to

5.A.watching B．thinking

C．digging D．working

6.A.turned down B．laid off

C．cut down D．given up

7.A.competitors B．colleagues

C．directors D．consultants

8.A.frankly B．naturally

C．equally D．generally

9.A.hurry up B．turn up

C．pack up D．come up

10.A.Since B．When

C．Unless D．While

11.A.sadness B．puzzle

C．anger D．delight

12.A.tears B．smiles

C．dangers D．fears

13.A.upsetting B．exciting

C．disappointing D．amazing

14.A.objected to B．insisted on

C．ended up D．kept on

15.A.birth B．death

C．arrival D．party

16.A.view B．recognize

C．choose D．describe

17.A.discouraged B．warned

C．inspired D．amused

18.A.celebrated B．witnessed

C．resisted D．survived

19.A.made up B．summed up

C．picked up D．speeded up

20.A.disagreement B．indifference

C．admiration D．approval

Sometimes it's a bit challenging to reach a ________ between parents' expectations and their kids' desires.

A．commitment B．comprehension

C．cooperation D．compromise

After ________ careful consideration, they finally decided that each child will be offered ________ university education.

A．the; a B．不填；an

C．a; an D．不填；a