Peter, a high school student, was pretty busy with school, and he was on the soccer team. High school was hard, because everyone wanted to have nice clothes, hang out, drive cars, and all these cost money. Peter’s father was the sort of guy that believed you had to earn whatever you got, so he wasn’t just about to hand over lots of money for Peter to use to have fun. So, he had to get a job.

During his freshman year summer vacation, his classmate got him a job working on a hay (干草) farm. He threw hay up into wagons as the tractor drove around fields, and then they stacked (剁起) it in the hot barn. It was a hot, low?paying job.

He once worked a few nights a week at a grocery store. He put things on the shelf. It was a lot of lifting and carrying, and his arms were strong from this and the previous job. It was dull and didn’t pay much.

He took some time off when soccer got serious, but the following summer he tried working at a lumber yard. It was hot outside, but he got a lot of exercise lifting and carrying things like boards and drywall. He also learned a lot about building supplies. It still didn’t pay well.

From there, he spent a year doing some tutoring for a friend of the family, but that was piecemeal. His first real job came the last year at school, when he fixed registers and worked on computers at a big box store. It was his favorite job yet, but it still didn’t pay well.

What Peter realized with all of these jobs was that he needed a better paying job! The only way to get that was to get trained or educated. He could go to school and get a 2?year degree in an office or technical position. His other choices were going to a 4?year college or joining the army. He wasn’t sure what he was going to do yet, but he knew he had to do something. Jobs were a lot of work, money was hard to earn, but he liked staying busy and being able to buy things. Peter wanted the most out of life, and that meant education.

1. How many jobs had Peter taken?

A. Three B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

2.All the jobs Peter had taken had one thing in common:________.

A. They were done during his vacation

B. They were dull and tiresome

C. They needed hard labour

D. They didn’t pay well

3. ________was the most important for Peter if he wanted a good job.

A. Confidence B. Education

C. Opportunity D. Wisdom

4.We can learn from the text that________.

A. Peter knew what to do for his future

B. Peter’s father didn’t care about him

C. it was very hard for Peter to make his choices

D. Peter was determined to do whatever he liked

One day I was walking to the mailbox with my dad,when I saw something drop from a tree.I couldn't what it was,so I kept my eyes on the spot as we came near .It was a baby bird,which had fallen from its nest.It had long,awkward wings and feet,and that fought to stay open .It was , so I sat next to it watching while my dad got the mail.I its nest and mother , what would happen to it.

My dad and we had to it;there was nothing we could do.He said if the bird mother smelled any traces(踪迹) of ,she wouldn't go near the again.

As we began to walk away,a woman .”Did it fall out of a nest ?”she asked.

“Yeah.”I answered.

“It a lot. Not much we can do,”she said .”Try not to think about it when you go to sleep tonight.”

I walked the mailbox the next day.The baby bird lay in the grass.

I realize that “Try not to think about it” is the of many people towards things which to provide them with perfect excuses not bothering . The woman wasn't being ; she was actually quite nice. But when everyone says”there's I can do —just try not to think about it,”Where will we finally ? When billions of people try not to think about it When they go to bed at night, there might be millions of fallen birds lying dead and in the grass the next morning.

1.A.say B.talk C.speak D.tell

2.A.eyes B.arms C. feathers D.claws

3.A. bored B.stupid C. lovely D.clever

4.A. turned back B.stared at C. pointed to D. looked for

5.A. suggesting B. deciding C.wondering D. finding

6.A. help B. leave C.catch D. kill

7.A. children B.humans C.animals D.insects

8.A. tree B. grass C. baby D.person

9.A. returned B.interrupted C.approached D. left

10.A. happens B.cries C.suffers D. changes

11.A. from B.beyond C.past D.into

12.A. asleep B.dead C.still D.alive

13.A. attitude B.feeling C.consideration D.understanding

14.A. fail B.prove C. refuse D. seem

15.A. from B. of C. about D.for

16.A. cruel B.kind C.silly D.friendly

17.A. something B. nothing C.everything D. anything

18.A. start out B. come from C.settle down D. end up

19.A. possibly B. simply C.particularly D. luckily

20.A. forgotten B. buried C.eaten D. remembered

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to________. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the________!” one of the brothers volunteered ________ .

The older boys began to ________, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was________. After a long silence, one of the________picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He ________the lid and showed the wonderful________to the scoffing(嘲笑的)visitors. Then he said quietly and ________, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found________the way!”

Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is________a goal is for — to cause us to move in the ________we have chosen, in other words, to keep us________! But not every goal will be fully ________ . Not every job will end ________. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be ________. But when you fall________of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things________ my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging ________life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly ________.

1.A. watch B. work C. rest D. laugh

2.A. house B. road C. wall D. earth

3.A. calmly B. excitedly C. patiently D. impatiently

4.A. stare B. think C. laugh D. smile

5.A. important B. impossible C. difficult D. interesting

6.A. diggers B. watchers C. visitors D. passers-by

7.A. moved B. pushed C. broke D. removed

8.A. jars B. scenes C. pictures D. contents

9.A. properly B. happily C. carefully D. confidently

10.A. in B. along C. to D. out

11.A. where B. how C. what D. which

12.A. direction B. way C. life D. sight

13.A. thinking B. digging C. moving D. living

14.A. made B. prepared C. kicked D. achieved

15.A. successfully B. pleasantly C. surprisingly D. hopelessly

16.A. come true B. treasured C. made D. realized

17.A. out B. lost C. short D. behind

18.A. breaking into B. coming into C. turning to D. holding to

19.A. when B. where C. which D. that

20.A. appears B. happens C. matters D. Exists

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