Last week, I took a sales class for female business owners. The     36   thing the instructor did was ask if anyone had been the victim of a     37   sales experience. Every person in the room    38   her hand.

When she knew details, we learned that the     39   situations had one thing in common. It     40   that whenever a class member had a bad sales experience, it involved the     41   promising something he wouldn’t or couldn’t deliver.

The example I     42  with the class was a current one. I bought a summer membership at our community pool     43   because it advertised a lovely baby pool to which I could escape with my active one and four year-olds. However, every time I’ve used the pool this summer, the baby area has been     44   . Too much chlorine（氯氣）,    45   one manager.

I’m sure the pool director was very apologetic that his     46   had been inconvenienced, and that’s nice, but the     47   is that I did not get what I paid for. When the baby pool was closed, I had to swim with my     48   in the adult pool, which did not     49   me the control I wanted and as such, was quite stressful. I would have rather stayed home.

The pool has     50  a customer. I will not be buying a pass next summer.

In work and in life, it is really important not to     51   something you can’t deliver, because at best, it will improve your   52    . At worse, you could lose your job.    53   , before you assure a co-worker or customer that you can get something done, make sure that your boss or someone higher-up isn’t going to step in and force you to     54   your plan. You are not God, so don’t lead people to believe that you     55  the universe.

1.                A．last            B．first            C．latest D．only

 

2.                A．good           B．miserable       C．bad  D．wonderful

 

3.                A．raised          B．rose           C．a(chǎn)rose D．a(chǎn)roused

 

4.                A．negative        B．supportive      C．positive   D．pessimistic

 

5.                A．a(chǎn)ppeared       B．noticed         C．seemed  D．presented

 

6.                A．seller          B．buyer          C．shopper  D．a(chǎn)ssistant

 

7.                A．told           B．shared         C．held D．spoke

 

8.                A．roughly         B．correctly        C．naturally  D．precisely

 

9.                A．closed         B．turned         C．switched  D．forbidden

 

10.               A．a(chǎn)nnounced      B．claimed        C．declared  D．exclaimed

 

11.               A．colleagues      B．fellows         C．customers D．children

 

12.               A．point          B．subject         C．sense D．truth

 

13.               A．friends         B．students        C．kids  D．cousins

 

14.               A．supply         B．a(chǎn)fford          C．provide   D．undertake

 

15.               A．gained         B．a(chǎn)cquired        C．hurt  D．lost

 

16.               A．promise        B．serve          C．a(chǎn)ccommodate  D．explain

 

17.               A．mood          B．relationships     C．feelings   D．learning

 

18.               A．However       B．Instead         C．Therefore D．Besides

 

19.               A．a(chǎn)bandon        B．continue        C．change    D．conduct

 

20.               A．command       B．demand        C．contain    D．control

 

 

We tried so hard to make things better for our kids but we made them worse. For my naughty boys, I’d know better. I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf. I really would.

My cherished boys, I hope you learn humility (謙遜) by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl (爬) under the covers (被子) with you because he’s scared, I hope you’ll let him. And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along, I hope you take him.

　　I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract (減) in your head.

May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole (旗桿). I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don’t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won’t like it.

I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.

I hope your father punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor’s window, and that your mother hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold (一個(gè)石膏模型) of your hand.

　 These things I wish for you—tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.

1.Who wrote the letter?

A．A grandmother.

B．A grandfather.

C．A father.

D．A mother.

2.What does the author hope for the boys?

A．they learn a lesson from a fight with others.

B．they know how to calculate with computers.

C．they get on well with family members..

D．they burn their hand on the stove and stick their tongue on a frozen flagpole.

3.It can be inferred from the text that the boys _________________.

A．often fight with others	B．a(chǎn)re to develop good qualities
C．a(chǎn)lways keep their grandpa company	D．score high in the exam

4. Why does the author write the letter?

A．To show the boys it’s not easy growing up.

B．To teach the boys dos and don’ts on the way growing up.

C．To help the boys to avoid making mistakes on the way growing up.

D．To encourage the boys to fully experience life on the way growing up.

 

—I just can't stop worrying about the result of my medical examination.

—＿＿．There’s nothing you can do now but wait.

A. Sit back and relax  B. Watch out for it

C. Just a moment     D. Take your time

 

For most people, graduation is an exciting day – the culmination (頂點(diǎn)) of years of hard work. My graduation day... was not.

I remember that weekend two years ago, Family and friends had traveled far to watch our class walk across the stage. But like everyone else in my graduating class, I had watched the economy go from bad to worse during my senior year. We graduates had degrees, but very limited prospects (前景). I hadn’t secured a job, and I knew that the next day, when my lease (租約) ended, I would no longer have a place to call home.

The weeks ahead weren’t easy. I gathered up everything I couldn’t carry and put it into storage. Then, because I had no opportunities in my small university town, I packed up my car and drove to California to find work. But what I thought would take a week dragged into two, then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself still jobless. The due date to begin paying back my student loans was creeping even closer.

Have you ever felt utter dread? That feeling became a constant in my life. The most frustrating part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any progress.

So what did I do to maintain my sanity? I wrote. Something about putting my words on a page made everything clearer. Something about writing gave me hope.

I channeled my frustration into a children’s book. Beyond the river was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish who refused to give up.

And then one day, with no writing degree or contacts in the writing world – just hard work and perseverance – I was offered a publishing contract for my first book. After that, things were in place, I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was hired shortly after.

The moral of this story is… don’t give up, even if things look bleak now.  Two years ago I was drinking cold soup right out the can. Things change. All we need is the courage to push beyond the river.

1.When it was time to graduate, the author felt _____.

A．Bored            B．Relieved          C．depressed         D．hopeful

2.After the author’s graduation, _____.

A．he went on a short trip with his family to California

B．things turned even worse than he had expected

C．he focused on writing instead of applying for jobs

D．he found his salary was hardly enough to pay back his student loans

3.When did the author’s career life begin to run smoothly according to the article?

A．After he got his first publishing contract.

B．After he began to write his book Beyond the river.

C．After he finished his book Beyond the river.

D．After he got hired by the Walt Disney Company.

4.What is the main message the story intends to convey?

A．Opportunity lies everywhere.

B．Perseverance is essential to success.

C．It’s important to adapt yourself to society.

D．We should devote ourselves to whatever we do.

 

Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my  21  . The sadness was so great that I found it hard to  22  _ at times.

Suddenly, I heard a  23  open and shut at the back of the church. Quick  24  hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a  25  and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.

“I’m    26 ,” he explained, though no explanation was   27  . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “ Why do they keep   28   Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I  29  . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t    30   this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the   31   funeral, sir.”

The solemnness (莊嚴(yán)) of the occasion    32  with the realization of the man’s mistake amused me and I could not help    33  . I looked at the man seated beside me. He was laughing，  34   . I imagined Mother laughing. At the  35  “Amen”, we ran out of the door and into the parking lot.

“I do believe we’ll be the   36  of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that   37   he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong    38  for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were   39  at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.

Whenever anyone asks us how we   40  , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”

1.       B.neighbor        C. mother     D.  aunt                    

2.                A．imagine        B．breathe         C．explain   D．sit

 

3.                A．box            B．bottle          C．door D．window

 

4.                A．noises          B．claps           C．songs D．steps

 

5.                A．mood          B．rush           C．mess D．row

 

6.                A．a(chǎn)ngry          B．a(chǎn)nxious         C．full  D．late

 

7.                A．necessary       B．natural         C．impossible D．uncertain

 

8.                A．confusing       B．calling          C．a(chǎn)sking    D．questioning

 

9.                A．shouted        B．cried           C．whispered D．reported

 

10.               A．who           B．when          C．why D．where

 

11.               A．special         B．wrong          C．same D．different

 

12.               A．filled          B．covered        C．stocked   D．mixed

 

13.               A．laughing        B．wondering      C．worrying  D．singing

 

14.               A．yet            B．too            C．either D．though

 

15.               A．first           B．middle         C．second    D．final

 

16.               A．talk            B．eye            C．word D．idea

 

17.               A．till            B．since          C．if D．before

 

18.               A．waiting         B．dream         C．thought   D．journey

 

19.               A．freed          B．protected       C．married   D．disturbed

 

20.               A．lived           B．met           C．stayed D．grew