It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it__31__we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, __32__ with some bits of cloth, shaking(摆动)with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would__33__ him a coin or a cup of hot coffee.
I asked my __34_ to go over and hand this old man something. He __35__ into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “__36__ . ” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live __37__ the cold night.
I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next__38__, as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the__39__and came up to my window and __40__ at me. This time I offered(提供) him a __41__of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He __42__ the food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he __43__ me think of my father.
I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could happen to one of us, __44__ please do not pass by a __45__ person without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.

【小题1】
A.afterB.whenC.beforeD.if
【小题2】
A.covered B.tiedC.filled D.provided
【小题3】
A.sendB.leave C.greetD.accept
【小题4】
A.fatherB.sonC.husband D.friend
【小题5】
A.watched B.knockedC.cameD.looked
【小题6】
A.Excuse meB.Beg your pardonC.Take it easyD.Thank you
【小题7】
A.in B.throughC.underD.off
【小题8】
A.yearB.monthC.weekD.day
【小题9】
A.officeB.giftC.car D.shop
【小题10】
A.smiled B.pointedC.calledD.shouted
【小题11】
A.boxB.bagC.bottleD.basket
【小题12】
A.heldB.orderedC.dropped D.received
【小题13】
A.gotB.forced C.madeD.allowed
【小题14】
A.soB.and C.orD.but
【小题15】
A.quietB.sickC.poorD.shy

When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop   1  school because my mother had no ___2___ to pay for my school bills.
We started working in people’s gardens to save up enough money  3  me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. Unluckily, my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world went  4 . I asked my headmaster  5  I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me  6  in the school garden during the  7 . I had not been able to study well because of my mother’s  8 .   9  the end of my second year,   I  10  most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat (重复) the year. After  11  summer working in the school garden, I went back to lessons again. But suddenly I fell  12 .
Because of my illness, I was weak and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless. My headmaster told me not to give up (放弃). And my teachers  and  classmates  helped me  a   13  . Now I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not  14  . A few students  15  my poor clothes. They also call me ‘farmer’ because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to do with such problems.

【小题1】
A.to go toB.going toC.living inD.visiting the
【小题2】
A.timeB.moneyC.helpD.friends
【小题3】
A.forB.ofC.toD.by
【小题4】
A.brightB.lateC.darkD.wrong
【小题5】
A.whatB.whichC.ifD.when
【小题6】
A.workB.to workC.workingD.study
【小题7】
A.afternoon B.holidaysC.nightD.morning
【小题8】
A.illnessB.deathC.restD.work
【小题9】
A.NearB.InC.AtD.By
【小题10】
A.passedB.went through C.failedD.had
【小题11】
A.anotherB.otherC.the otherD.more
【小题12】
A.tiredB.asleepC.upD.ill
【小题13】
A.little B.fewC.lotD.lot of
【小题14】
A.the sameB.hardC.difficultD.easy
【小题15】
A.laugh atB.likeC.put onD.laugh

“Would you tell me which way I should go from here?” asked Alice.

“That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat.

“I really don’t care where” replied Alice.

“Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go,” said the Cat.

--- from “ Alice in Wonderland ”

My name is David. And I have a brother called Mike. 

One day, my brother called me and asked me for some advice. He was trying to decide between two job offers:

Job 1 – The first job was your typical 40 hour a week “office” job.

Job 2 – The second job was more of a career in the insurance industry(保险业), where he would start at the bottom, and after many years and many long hours eventually rise to the top (if he was good). 

The second job did not pay as well as the first job (at the beginning), but the pay-off of the second job (in the future) was much greater than the first job. So which job should my brother take? Well the answer is…it depends.

Just like the Cat was trying to tell Alice, which road you take depends a great deal on where you want to end up.

Begin with the End in Mind

I asked my brother what was his life’s purpose. He said his purpose was to “teach,” but he wanted to make a lot of money first. I told my brother to forget about the money, and I advised him to focus on his purpose. I then asked him which job best supported his end result of “teaching.” He said the first job best supported his goal because he would only have to work 40 hours a week, which would give him spare time to teach. He continued on to say, “but if I take job number two, I can work hard and make more money, then I can retire early and “teach” later in life.” I again advised him to “focus” on his purpose, not money. Things don’t end wrong, they begin wrong!

You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well

It would be very difficult to have a successful teaching career while you’re working 70-80 hours a week in the insurance business; no one can ride two horses well. As they say, you can do anything, but not everything. I advised him to get started today by choosing the job that best supported that decision.

Tomorrow Never Comes

My brother was thinking that he could always start teaching later in life, but the reality is, tomorrow never comes. Unless you decide right now to follow your feelings, they will probably never be completed. You only live once, don’t go to the end of your life with one regret.

The Money Will Come

My brother seemed to be overly concerned with making money. I told him not to be anxious about making money. You will always have greater money when you’re doing what you love.

In a word, whenever you’re at a cross-road, be sure to make the decision that best supports the goal of your life. If you do, then you will be well on your way.

1. Mike ___________ David one day.

A. visited         B. met        C. made a telephone call to    D. found

2. Mike was trying to ____________.

A. look for a job            B. start a career   

C. wok in an office          D. decide between two job offers

3.As for the life’s purpose, Mike ______________.

A. wanted to teach first                    B. wanted to make a lot of money first 

C. wanted to work in the insurance industry    D. wanted to work 40 hours a day

4. You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well means _____________.

A. you’d better have two horses     

B. you can only ride one horse well

C. you can do everything well.      

D. you can’t do two things well at the same time

5. The best title of the passage is ______________.

A. How to choose a better job    

B. It is more important to begin than to end

C. How to make a better decision 

D. Make more money because tomorrow never comes

 

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