For years people had told our founders, motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, inspiring stories about themselves. Jack and Mark included these stories in their talks, and their audiences repeatedly asked if they had ever been published. Eventually, Jack and Mark decided to collect the best 101 stories they’d been told and put them in a book. They called it Chicken Soup for the Soul because they wanted it to provide comfort, just like their grandmothers’ cooking.

They took the book to New York, hoping to sell it to one of the big publishers, but every single one turned them down. The project appeared to have stalled until they met Peter Vegso. Peter read some of the stories and loved them, so he decided to give the book a chance, becoming Chicken Soup for the Soul founding publisher.

Chicken Soup for the Soul turned into one of the most popular and loved books ever published, selling 11 million copies around the world. Today, we’ve published more than 250 books and Chicken Soup for the Soul has become the best-selling trade paperback book series of all time.

People have connected with Chicken Soup for the Soul books deeply. Years ago, we started getting letters from readers asking for more, not just more books, but other things, too. Jack and Mark recognized that Chicken Soup for the Soul had grown into something much bigger than the book series they had created. So, in 2008, William Rouhana, Amy Newmark and Robert Jacobs bought Chicken Soup for the Soul from them. Today, we have a line of comfort foods, including healthy and balanced pet foods. We’re online now with our forums, apps and a YouTube channel. We’re working hard on a new Chicken Soup for the Soul TV show and a movie. Meanwhile, we are still collecting stories from our readers and the public, just like we’ve done since the beginning. We have new books coming out almost every month. We’re always looking for ways to share happiness, inspiration and wellness through everything we do.

1.The first Chicken Soup for the Soul ________.

A. was published by Peter Vegso

B. was Jack and Mark’s own experiences

C. encouraged people to be speakers

D. told stories that happened in kitchens

2.The underlined word “stalled” in paragraph 2 means “________”.

A. stopped making money

B. stopped following the original plan

C. stopped achieving progress

D. stopped attracting the attention of big publishers

3.Jack and Mark sold Chicken Soup for the Soul because ________.

A. they lost interest in it

B. it deserved expansion

C. readers got tired of the series

D. it could be sold at a high price

4.What’s the text mainly about?

A. The popularity of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

B. Publishing in different periods.

C. The importance of readers’ support.

D. The history of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

When I came to Cincinnati as an au pair (家庭打工留学生), a lot of things there were different from what I knew. My host family lived in a huge house I could only describe as a "castle".In Germany I had lived in a small apartment together with my mom. Soon I found out that the "castle" was actually rather small in our neighborhood.

Everybody there was very friendly and polite. They greeted you when they were walking by at least 3 feet away from you. They must not have seen a German au pair before, for most people I met asked me all kinds of questions about Germany. I enjoyed answering their various strange questions. I made a lot of friends and I started to hang out with them.

Of course, there were a number of new things, and it took me the whole year to find them all out. I never got homesick. Perhaps it was because I did not have too many negative experiences and felt loved and welcomed there.

However, I had undergone some painful experience back in Germany. I was frustrated by the way people would run me over and not even say "Sorry." Taking up my studies at the TU-Dresden, I felt lonely. Everybody here seemed to be withdrawn(离群的) and I missed everything I had in Cincinnati. Germany was so "cold". I found it so much harder to make new friends. After six months I got a roommate and only two good friends. I also flew back to Cincinnati several times for long periods. I felt that without those visits I was not able to make it.

Now I am over this German culture shock. It almost took me an entire year. I am still going back and forward between Dresden and Cincinnati four times a year.

1.When the author lived in Cincinnati, ________.

A. she lived in a real castle

B. some people were not very kind to her

C. many people were curious about her motherland

D. she lived in the biggest house in the neighborhood

2.In the opinion of the author, life in Cincinnati was ________.

A. wonderfulB. hardC. painfulD. strange

3.The underlined word "undergone" in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A. welcomedB. acceptedC. expectedD. suffered

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the author?

A. She lived with her mother in a big house in Germany.

B. She never went back to Cincinnati after she came back to Germany.

C. She seldom hung out with her American friends as she was too busy.

D. She did miss her friends in Cincinnati when she was at the TU-Dresden.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. University life in Germany

B. My culture shock experience

C. Advantages of living in USA

D. How to be an au pair in USA

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The archctype(典范)of the Hollywood leading man is taller and handsome. But that norm(标准)hasn’t prevented 21-year-old Josh Hutcherson from 21 his ambition to become a Hollywood heartthrob(万人迷).

Hutcherson stands only 1.65 meters tall. On April 13, Hutcherson 22 the best Male Performance Award at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angles for his portrayal (饰演) Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games :Catching Fire.

“This is so wonderful. I know everybody said it, but I grew up watching these awards. How I wish I could win the awards and now I’ m here,and it’s like the 23 thing in the world",said Hutcherson during his acceptance 24 .

Hutcherson dreamed of becoming a movie star from the age of 4. At that time, he expressed his __25 in acting 26 he was teased by other kids at school.

“I didn’t understand, because I just loved doing it and I didn’t know what was wrong with it. It was 27 to me,” he recalled to Movies Online.

28 , Hutcherson finally persuaded his parents to 29 him.

At 12, Hutcherson got his first lead 30 in a movie, Little Manhattan, which earned the young actor 31 . “Mr. Hutcherson emerges (暂露头角)as a child actor worth watching,” The New York Times commented then.

In the years that followed, his passion for acting 32 . After he played his breakthrough leading role in Bridge to Terabithia, he became a(n) 33 , brave boy, he told MoviesOnline.

Hutcherson was a huge 34 of Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy(三部曲),so he was excited to hear that film 35 of the books were on the 36 . He had once read all the three books in only five days.

Hutcherson 37 getting the part in The Hunger Games. He said he was able to attract 38 as Peeta because he connected so 39 to the character.

“Peeta is all about staying 40 yourself. He goes into the Games and does everything he can to maintain what he believes in,” Hutcherson told Parade magazine.

1.A. discoveringB. treatingC. achievingD. reducing

2.A. wonB. instructedC. passedD. spared

3.A. kindestB. coolestC. hardestD. simplest

4.A. trainingB. journeyC. speechD. schedule

5.A. respect B. sympathyC. interestD. pity

6.A. sinceB. ifC. untilD. but

7.A. similarB. importantC. complexD. hurtful

8.A. ConfusedB. DeterminedC. AstonishedD. Embarrassed

9.A. rewardB. defendC. affectD. support

10.A. roleB. paceC. markD. level

11.A. freedomB. praiseC. powerD. competition

12.A. grewB. combinedC. botheredD. benefited

13.A. energeticB. strictC. confidentD. intelligent

14.A. talentB. fanC. characterD. director

15.A. expensesB. mannersC. industriesD. adaptations

16.A. spotB. wayC. guardD. rise

17.A. attached toB. called forC. ended upD. put off

18.A. reportersB. childrenC. judgesD. audience

19.A. variouslyB. toughlyC. stronglyD. regularly

20.A. independent ofB. careful of

C. patient withD. true to

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