The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   36  everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I   37  there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, "Dad, I want to   38  people feel like that." My father asked me   39  I meant. "I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziglar. I replied A(An)  40  was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company   42  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my  43 . Many people were  44  that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked  45  I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my  46  to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after  47 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  48  that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a   49  to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a   50  ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  51  I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  52 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately  53  . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several  55  engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

小題1:	A．rise B．blow C．put D．raise

小題2:	A．left B．came C．a(chǎn)rrived D．slipped

小題3:	A．get B．hope C．make D．cheer

小題4:	A．that B．what C．which D．if

小題5:	A．dream B．idea C．girl D．speaker

小題6:	A．After B．Before C．Because D．While

小題7:	A．beginning B．working C．a(chǎn)cting D．regarding

小題8:	A．life B．love C．income D．career

小題9:	A．disappointed B．moved C．surprised D．delighted

小題10:

A．when B．why C．if D．how

小題11:

A．plan B．promise C．decision D．mind

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)ttending B．joining C．entering D．holding

小題13:

A．newspaper B．book C．report D．speech

小題14:

A．day B．second C．week D．moment

小題15:

A．help B．job C．god D．company

小題16:

A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．nothing D．something

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)live B．dead C．missing D．born

小題18:

A．examined B．searched C．checked D．tested

小題19:

A．help B．harm C．income D．money

小題20:

A．selling B．speaking C．writing D．listening

“How did you do it, Dad ? How have you   21   not to take a drink for almost 20 years? ”It took me almost 20 years to have the  22  to even ask my father this very  23 question.
When Dad first 24  drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles  25  he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again.For a few years we were  26  to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little  27  that I would recite to myself  28  four to five times a day ” was Dad’s  29 to my 18-year-old unasked question.“The  30  were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so  31  that I could not handle them,”Dad said.And then he  32  the poem with me.The poem’s simple, yet profound (深?yuàn)W的) words  33  became part of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father,I  34  a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations (斷言) with one affirmation listed for each  35  of the year.
I 36  opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37  of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face.There,on my birthday ,was the  38  poem that had helped my  39 for all these years! It is called The Sereniry Prayer.
God,give me the Serenity（平靜）to accept the things I cannot change,the Courage to  40  the things I can,and the Wisdom to know the difference.

小題1:	A．failed B．succeeded C．managed D．tried

小題2:	A．courage B．a(chǎn)bility C．wisdom D．confidence

小題3:	A．interesting B．personal C．hard D．unanswered

小題4:	A．started B．enjoyed C．minded D．stopped

小題5:	A．every time B．a(chǎn)ll time C．next time D．last time

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)nxious B．glad C．a(chǎn)fraid D．eager

小題7:	A．book B．passage C．poem D．list

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)t least B．a(chǎn)t most C．a(chǎn)t first D．a(chǎn)t last

小題9:	A．comment B．praise C．contribution D．reply

小題10:

A．words B．phrases C．letters D．sentences

小題11:

A．strange B．different C．simple D．tough

小題12:

A．shared B．talked C．read D．impressed

小題13:

A．surprisingly B．immediately C．increasingly D．regularly

小題14:

A．brought B．bought C．received D．a(chǎn)ccepted

小題15:

A．hour B．week C．month D．day

小題16:

A．easily B．hurriedly C．sadly D．peacefully

小題17:

A．Tears B．Smiles C．Sweat D．Satisfaction

小題18:

A．correct B．impossible C．original D．exact

小題19:

A．mother B．father C．friend D．classmate

小題20:

A．believe B．benefit C．change D．do

I had the privilege to visit the Bridge of Forgiveness in Palawan during the time when I was on the summer’s team.
After the long and exciting week,we had a chance to  21  the place where we were assigned(指定).We  22  the narrow hanging bridge made of two bamboos and a long rope which you can hold  23  for your life as you cross it. I was so afraid of  24 , especially here ,and I think most of us were not  25  to crossing so high a bridge  26 ,our team leader told us that we must cross this bridge in order to see the splendid falls that lie out on the other  27 .
“As you cross this bridge,think about  28  difficult,but it is possible”.
Many times in our lives we face 29 that we don’t expect---broken relationships,betrayal(背叛)of a friend, etc.,and all we can do is  30 . But I noticed that life must go on, and all the burdens must be  31  through forgiveness---forgiveness of yourself and others.
I didn’t understand my cousin  32  she told me I should  33  all those unfriendly guys with  34 . But as I grow older,I realize that lying in the past  35  and guilt will not serve me well.
Once I forgave serious  36  ,I noticed that I couldn’t forget them but every time I remembered them, I  37 . There aer no more pains brought just by the thought of them.
After all,life is good   38  all the hardships pains and difficulties,life teaches me to be   39  in facing and adversity（逆境）while at the same time it makes me  40  to those who suffer, If somebody does something terrible to me,I have to think back the bridge of forgiveness---difficult but possible.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)dmire B．recognize C．explore D．expose

小題2:	A．came upon B．set aside C．built up D．broke down

小題3:	A．conveniently B．delightedly C．tightly D．relaxingly

小題4:	A．distance B．heights C．dangers D．lengths

小題5:	A．devoted B．limited C．opposed D．a(chǎn)ccustomed

小題6:	A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Anyway

小題7:	A．side B．hand C．way D．direction

小題8:	A．happiness B．sorrow C．forgiveness D．entertainment

小題9:	A．strangers B．environments C．ceremonies D．situations

小題10:

A．hope B．fight C．forget D．sigh

小題11:

A．stopped B．unloaded C．a(chǎn)dded D．charged

小題12:

A．when B．until C．unless D．before

小題13:

A．ignore B．tease C．treat D．value

小題14:

A．patience B．kindness C．courage D．violence

小題15:

A．matters B．hurts C．counts D．changes

小題16:

A．disadvantages B．behavior C．friends D．offences

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)ched B．suffered C．smiled D．regretted

小題18:

A．Apart from B．Rather than C．Instead of D．Regardless of

小題19:

A．strong B．a(chǎn)ggressive C．inspired D．a(chǎn)ware

小題20:

A．considerate B．merciful C．grateful D．sincere

A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York. The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
The programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of fun. He explains, “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $5.” Again, the engineer politely refuses and tries to get to sleep.
The programmer, now somewhat agitated, says, “OK, if you don’t know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50!” This catches the engineer’s attention, and he sees no end to this torment(折磨) unless he plays, so he agrees to the game.
The programmer asks the first question. “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?” The engineer doesn’t say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer. Now, it’s the engineer’s turn. He asks the programmer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?” The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references. After about an hour, he wakes the engineer and hands him $50. The engineer politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep. The programmer, more than a little miffed, shakes the engineer and asks, “Well, so what’s the answer?” Without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away and goes back to sleep.
小題1:What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Boring Conversation	B．A Fun Game
C．A Trick During The Flight	D．A Question Without Answer

小題2:What’s the meaning of the underlined work “agitated”?

A．Angry.

B．Excited.

C．Surprised.

D．Curious.

小題3:What kind of person is the programmer according to what he said?

A．Confident.

B．Selfish.

C．Greedy.

D．Generous.

小題4:What can we infer according to the last sentence?

A．The engineer has little money with him.

B．Actually the engineer doesn’t know the answer, either.

C．The engineer is bored with programmer.

D．The engineer beats the programmer at last.

小題5:Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．In the beginning the engineer is not interested in the game.

B．The engineer is too sleepy to want to play the game.

C．At last the engineer gains $45 from the programmer.

D．Nobody knows the answer to the engineer’s question.

The day my fiancé fell to his death, it started to snow, just like the bottom hadn’t fallen out of my world when he fell off the roof. His body, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up.
One morning, I shuffled(拖著腳步走) downstairs and was surprised to see a snowplow(掃雪機(jī)) clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman shoveling my walk. I dropped to my knees, crawled through the living room, and back upstairs so those good Samaritans would not see me. I was mortified. My first thought was, how would I ever repay them? I didn’t have the strength to brush my hair, let alone shovel someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I took pride in the fact that I rarely asked for help or favors. I defined myself by my competence and independence. How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch everyday and watch the snow fall?
Learning how to receive the love and support that came my way wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried because I couldn’t even help them set the table. “I’m not usually this lazy,” I swept. Finally, my friend Kathy sat down with me and said, “Mary, cooking for you is not a burden. It makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard similar words of comfort from the people who supported me during those dark days. One very wise man told me, “You are not doing nothing. Being fully open to your grief may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
In many ways I have changed for the better. I have been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom that comes from facing one’s worst fear and walking away whole.
小題1:What made the author feel sad?

A．Her fiancé’s sudden death.	B．Constant heavy snow.
C．Her fiancé abandoning her.	D．Her job being refused again.

小題2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “mortified” in Paragraph 1?

A．Surprised.

B．Angry.

C．Ashamed.

D．Moved.

小題3:It is _______ that helped the author out of darkness.

A．herself

B．her friends

C．her fiancé

D．a(chǎn) snowplow

小題4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The author was a capable and independent woman.

B．The author was so lazy that she wouldn’t shovel the walk.

C．Finally the author got through hardest work bravely.

D．When facing the worst fear, you will get strength.

小題5:What’s the author’s purpose in the passage?

A．To talk about her hardest work in her life.

B．To talk about her real love between her and her fiancé.

C．To tell us to walk out of hardest work confidently and bravely.

D．To tell us the importance of friendship.

I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother．We had   26  money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention．I was   27   and energetic．I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could   28   afford a dream．
My dream was to be a   29 ．When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball．I was also   30  : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who   31  me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief．One particular   32  with him changed my life forever．
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 33 ．This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the   34  of savings for a house for my mother．The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to   35   at it．
Then I realized I would have to   36   summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing．I was   37   about this．
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as  38  as I expected him to be．“You have your whole life to work,” he said．“Your   39  days are limited．You can’t afford to waste them．”
I stood before him with my head   40  , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth  41   his disappointment in me．
“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded．
“$ 3．25 an hour,” I replied．
“Well, is $ 3．25 an hour the price of a   42  ?” he asked．
That   43  laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal．I devoted myself to   44   that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract．I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1．7 million, and bought my mother the   45  of my dreams．

小題1:	A．some B．little C．no D．much

小題2:	A．happy B．lovely C．a(chǎn)ngry D．noisy

小題3:	A．only B．ever C．still D．a(chǎn)lmost

小題4:	A．teacher B．coach C．doctor D．sportsman

小題5:	A．lucky B．satisfied C．hopeful D．surprised

小題6:	A．taught B．a(chǎn)sked C．told D．trained

小題7:	A．match B．story C．moment D．incident

小題8:	A．job B．camp C．holiday D．course

小題9:	A．cause B．start C．need D．a(chǎn)mount

小題10:

A．stand B．call C．look D．jump

小題11:

A．take out B．cut off C．put on D．give up

小題12:

A．excited B．curious C．a(chǎn)nxious D．disappointed

小題13:

A．mad B．puzzled C．regretful D．discouraged

小題14:

A．working B．playing C．learning D．shining

小題15:

A．shaking B．hanging C．holding D．nodding

小題16:

A．feeling B．suffering C．facing D．expressing

小題17:

A．dream B．game C．chance D．life

小題18:

A．offer B．price C．question D．order

小題19:

A．study B．sports C．homework D．business

小題20:

A．clothes B．bike C．house D．goods

My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “what perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree   21  some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they     22  Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football     23  scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or   24   we are uncertain, but we all, my friends   25 I, consider this  26  .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness  27 nonsense. As an old saying_28_: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not __29__anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that _30__one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say __31_about Beckham’s good looks
If we close our eyes, ___32__in deep thought, we can find that the things__33__us to be in true happy, sad or moved ___34__a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial(表面) things , ___35__we will find that we have not really gained anything ___36__ our first impression had blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant___37___ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great___38___. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it _39___us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have __40__.

小題1:	A．to B．on C．in D．a(chǎn)t

小題2:	A．learn from B．learn C．know D．know about

小題3:	A．rather than B．except for C．except D．a(chǎn)part from

小題4:	A．with which B．a(chǎn)bout that C．a(chǎn)bout which D．which

小題5:	A．not B．a(chǎn)s well as C．rather than D．but

小題6:	A．one of life’s pleasures B．pleasures of life C．one of life’s sorrow D．one of life’s regrets

小題7:	A．nor B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．or else

小題8:	A．speaks B．talks C．tells D．goes

小題9:	A．take B．judge C．a(chǎn)ccept D．conclude

小題10:

A．makes B．causes C．builds D．create

小題11:

A．more B．much C．worse D．less

小題12:

A．fell B．fallen C．falling D．fall

小題13:

A．that move B．that moves C．move D．moves

小題14:

A．lack B．have C．include D．cover

小題15:

A．in fact B．indeed C．in a while D．sooner or later

小題16:

A．so B．even though C．because D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題17:

A．even if B．a(chǎn)lthough C．unless D．if

小題18:

A．joy B．progress C．effort D．work

小題19:

A．cares B．pains C．worries D．minds

小題20:

A．come B．made C．had D．become

You wake up in the morning，the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings，you say hello, and the drama starts．The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to．You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!
Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness．It may not change what you think，but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time．
Life brings ups and downs，but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer．They only feel glad when they make others feel bad．No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect．
When you communicate with positive people，your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted．When the dagger(匕首) of a negative person is put in you，you feel the heavy feeling that all in all，brings you down．
Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people．This could be a co-worker，or a relative．In this case，say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person，but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that．
Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized．The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附著) you throughout the rest of your day，which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness．Life is too short to feel negative．Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible．
小題1: The purpose of the first paragraph is to ______.

A．make a comparison	B．offer an evidence
C．introduce a topic	D．describe a daily scene

小題2: How can negative people have effect on us?

A．By influencing our emotion．	B．By telling us the nature of life．
C．By changing our ways of thinking．	D．By comparing their attitudes to life with ours．

小題3: Some negative people base their happiness on _______.

A．other people’s pity for them	B．making other people unhappy
C．building up a positive attitude	D．other people’s respect for them

小題4: According to the passage, to reduce negative people’s influence on us，we are advised to ____.

A．change negative people’s attitudes to life

B．show our dissatisfaction to negative people

C．make negative people feel ashamed of themselves

D．communicate with negative people as little as possible

小題5:What is the author’s attitude towards negative people?

A．Favorable．

B．Critical.

C．Indifferent.

D．Supportiv

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been   21  me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly   22 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could   23  my moves, because she   24   to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I   25   she had strict sleeping habits,   26   I thought she ought to be able to    27  some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 28 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having 29 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked  30 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.”“No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it  31 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 32  for another ten minutes, until  33  my daughter burst into tears, and  34  that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made   35 . I had started the evening wanting to have a  36time with my daughter but had   37  my desire to win to become more   38 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win   39  me well. As a parent, I   40  that it got in my way. So I had to change.
 

小題1:A. guiding 小題2:A. allowed 小題3:A. change 小題4:A. agreed 小題5:A. knew 小題6:A. so 小題7:A. put up 小題8:A. As usual 小題9:A. patience 小題10: A. excited 小題11: A. well 小題12:A. discussed 小題13: A. nervously 小題14:A. promised 小題15:A. a mistake 小題16:A. free 小題17: A. managed 小題18:A. important 小題19:A. offered 小題20:A. realized

B. asking B. expected B. repeat B. needed B. learned B. for B. take up B. Go ahead B. luck B. proud B. again B. continued B. immediately B. admitted B. a decision B. different B. recognized B. attractive B. served B. apologized

C. training C. replied C. hurry C. begged C. guessed C. but C. pick up C. By the way C. fun C. anxious C. fairly C. counted C. strangely C. wondered C. an attempt C. full C. allowed C. practical C. controlled C. imagined

D. advising D. accepted D. pass D. hated D. heard D. or D. give up D. Come on D. success D. angry D. regularly D. argued D. suddenly D. discovered D. an effort D. happy D. reduced D. interesting D. taught D. explained

Last year．I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC．I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended．Immediately, I pulled out all of my change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her．But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money．I just need help finding the post office．”
In an instant, I realized what I had done．I acted with prejudice―I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be．I hated what I saw in myself．
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant．I left Honduras and arrived in the US at the age of 15．I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister．Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, cashier and pizza delivery driver among many other humble(卑微的)jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer．
In my own life, I have experienced prejudice．I remember a time―at the age of 17―when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me．
But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am, where I have been ,and to lose sight of where I want to be going．That blind woman on the streets cured me of my blindness．She reminded me of my belief in humility(謙虛)．By the way, I helped that lady to the post office．I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson．
小題1:How did the writer give the blind woman money?

A．In a modest way	B．In a polite way
C．In an impatient way．	D．In a painful way

小題2:According to the text, the writer__________．
A．still lives a poor life    
B．was busy with his work
C．was born in Honduras  
D．was a native of Washington D．C．
小題3:According to the text, the author most probably agrees that one should__________．

A．be nice to the elderly and the disabled

B．try to experience different kinds of culture

C．treat others equally with love and respect

D．think about one’s past as often as possible

小題4:What would be the best title of the text?

A．A priceless lesson	B．An act of prejudice
C．A sightseeing trip	D．A humble moment