I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area．My parents 1 the necessities of life 2 they couldn’t give much more．If I asked my father 3 a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them 4 ．” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t 5 them．From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school．
When I 6 from high school, I joined the navy．Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S．C．, where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily 7 ．These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles．Completing these tasks successfully 8 discipline, team-work and responsibility．It didn’t 9 whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the 10 of the company．
I went 11 to graduate from the U．S．Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy．The part of my job I 12 most was the comseling(咨询) meeting I 13 with the family members of the men and women in my 14 , trying to help them deal with the long periods of 15 ．These proved popular and word of them spread． 16 I was being asked to give encouraging 17 to business groups, educators and keds across the country．
But I consider the boot camp my first real 18 , and my life is still guided by the 19 lessons I hearned there．It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to 20 it．
In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football．I gave the same 1 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members．I talked about 2 football wasn't just for 3 athletes and how everyone could 4 from it．This year, a 5 looking couple approached me after my speech．They said their son really wanted to play football．They had tried to 6 him out of it, but he had his heart 7 on joining the team．
When they told me his name, my heart sank．Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds．He was a 8 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 9 sports．I knew he would never 10 it through football practice, let 11 as a player．But we told them we could give it a try．
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 12 starting a one-mile jog around the track．I 13 my eye on Michael．At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet．“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 14 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on． 15 he fell, but each time 16 himself up．
The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 17 and physically．By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 18 only one game that season, 19 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 20 I was of him．
A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April．People 1 forget the significance(意义)of the day．
In March 1980, I was 2 at Durham University with seven other Chinese students．I had 3 to go to another university after graduation and had 4 application(申请)forms to several 5 ．Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office(传达室)and waited my fate．But no 6 came．
On April 1st, as I was eating my 7 , Huang came in, with a toothbrush 8 in his hand． 9 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 10 ．“Morning, Wu, ”he said, “I saw Mr．G this morning．He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 11 possible．”I jumped with 12 ．
I even didn’t 13 my breakfast and rushed to Mr．G’s office but he wasn’t 14 ．I then went to the secretary’s room and 15 everything to her．She opened Mr．G’s room．I looked at everything．There didn’t seem to be a letter for me．“If he had asked you to pick it up from here, ”said the secretary, “he would have put it in 16 or simply left it to me．”
Greatly 17 , I walked out of the room and 18 the secretary lock it． 19 the secretary’s eyes 20 ．“Sorry, ”she said．“It’s April Fool’s Day!”
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完形填空
A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April．People 1 forget the significance(意义)of the day．
In March 1980, I was 2 at Durham University with seven other Chinese students．I had 3 to go to another university after graduation and had 4 application(申请)forms to several 5 ．Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office(传达室)and waited my fate．But no 6 came．
On April 1st, as I was eating my 7 , Huang came in, with a toothbrush 8 in his hand． 9 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 10 ．“Morning, Wu, ”he said, “I saw Mr．G this morning．He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 11 possible．”I jumped with 12 ．
I even didn’t 13 my breakfast and rushed to Mr G’s office but he wasn’t 14 ．I then went to the secretary’s room and 15 everything to her．She opened Mr．G’s room．I looked at everything．There didn’t seem to be a letter for me．“If he had asked you to pick it up from here, ”said the secretary, “he would have put it in 16 or simply left it to me．”
Greatly 17 , I walked out of the room and 18 the secretary lock it． 19 the secretary’s eyes 20 ．“Sorry, ”she said．“It’s April Fool’s Day!”
(1)
[ ]
A．
sometimes
B．
never
C．
always
D．
seldom
(2)
[ ]
A．
staying
B．
working
C．
visiting
D．
studying
(3)
[ ]
A．
continued
B．
planned
C．
managed
D．
remembered
(4)
[ ]
A．
returned
B．
taken
C．
handed
D．
sent
(5)
[ ]
A．
people
B．
colleges
C．
cities
D．
offices
(6)
[ ]
A．
application
B．
report
C．
reply
D．
chance
(7)
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A．
dinner
B．
lunch
C．
supper
D．
breakfast
(8)
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A．
still
B．
even
C．
yet
D．
already
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A．
Because of
B．
As if
C．
After
D．
While
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A．
message
B．
sign
C．
letter
D．
notice
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A．
if
B．
as soon as
C．
when
D．
as fast as
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A．
the news
B．
the letter
C．
joy
D．
luck
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A．
take
B．
finish
C．
complete
D．
have
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A．
anywhere
B．
in
C．
at
D．
away
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A．
asked
B．
told
C．
explained
D．
answered
(16)
[ ]
A．
the office
B．
his desk
C．
the room
D．
an obvious place
(17)
[ ]
A．
disappoint
B．
disappointed
C．
disappointing
D．
disappointment
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A．
watched
B．
made
C．
saw
D．
let
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A．
Quickly
B．
Strangely
C．
Finally
D．
Suddenly
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closed
B．
opened
C．
brightened
D．
darkened
完形填空
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management．He 1 a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 2 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 3 from 20g to 500 g．
“It does not matter on the absolute 4 ．It depends on how 5 you hold it．If I hold it for a minute, it is OK．If I hold it for a(n) 6 , I will have an ache in my right arm．If I hold it for a day, you will have to 7 an ambulance．It is exactly the 8 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 9 it becomes．” The whole audience became silent, lost in thought．
After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ 10 we carry our burden all the time, 11 , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier, 12 heavy for us to bear．
“What you have to do is to 13 the glass, rest for a while 14 holding it up again．”
As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 15 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on．
So before you 16 home from work tonight, put the burden of 17 down．Don’t carry it back 18 ．You can pick it up tomorrow．
Whatever burden you are having now on your 19 , let it down for a moment if you can．
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