Roberta appeared on the stage．She took a deep breath and began to 1 ．Now she was Portia, a strong–willed 2 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice．The theater was filled with people．She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 3 from her．
4 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演)．She 5 being in front of other people．She was very 6 at school．She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 7 much attention．She stayed mostly to herself, making 8 friends．She had excellent grades, 9 she always thought that something was missing．
Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and 10 her to join in．
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 11 the part．Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Her mother wouldn’t let the 12 drop．“You’re just a little scared(害怕)．Everyone gets scared．You know you 13 do it．The trick is to look past the 14 to find the love of what you’re doing．’’
So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club．She had read the play and found herself excited by the 15 of speaking such rich words．In secret she practiced Portia’s part, memorizing the lines by repeating them over and over．It wasn’t hard; she loved every minute of it．Every time she spoke the words, she had a new understanding of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels．
On the day of the audition, she performed two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors．When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the part was hers．
This is a cartoon film．It tells a story of the sea gangsters(匪徒)．
Oscar was a fast-talking little fish who always had big 1 , but his big dreams would always 2 him nothing but big troubles．
In the deep of the sea 3 a gang(帮)of shark gangsters They 4 nothing but rob and steal things．The head of the 5 was called Lino, who had two sons, Frankie and Lenny．He loved his sons, but was also 6 on them．He wished them to be able to 7 his work in the future．
One day, Frankie was 8 by a dropping anchor(锚)of a fishing ship near the sea．Oscar 9 to see this．He decided to make good 10 of this chance to show off his ability of getting rid of the shark． 11 he went, he told others that he killed the 12 with ease．His fellows 13 his story and regarded him as a great hero．Oscar 14 appeared on TV, and soon he became a superstar．He was widely admired and respected．He was surrounded with fame and wealth．
But as you can imagine, his big 15 would bring him disaster again．Having learnt 16 was Oscar who killed his son, Lino made great efforts to catch Oscar and kill him．Oscar could do nothing but run away as fast as he could．But 17 you know, in the sea there is a famous 18 that the big fish usually eat the small ones．In the dangerous game Oscar had little 19 to live on and all this was a 20 of his big lie．
(1)
[ ]
A．
families
B．
dreams
C．
progress
D．
changes
(2)
[ ]
A．
bring
B．
take
C．
help
D．
find
(3)
[ ]
A．
was
B．
lived
C．
stayed
D．
stood
(4)
[ ]
A．
owned
B．
called
C．
did
D．
had
(5)
[ ]
A．
sea
B．
gang
C．
ship
D．
sailor
(6)
[ ]
A．
angry
B．
hard
C．
careful
D．
proud
(7)
[ ]
A．
go on with
B．
find
C．
give in
D．
afford
(8)
[ ]
A．
caught
B．
cut
C．
killed
D．
hurt
(9)
[ ]
A．
hoped
B．
got
C．
came
D．
happened
(10)
[ ]
A．
use
B．
excuse
C．
decision
D．
study
(11)
[ ]
A．
However
B．
Whatever
C．
Wherever
D．
Whenever
(12)
[ ]
A．
captain
B．
shark
C．
head
D．
fellow
(13)
[ ]
A．
heard
B．
thought
C．
accepted
D．
made
(14)
[ ]
A．
even
B．
instead
C．
especially
D．
never
(15)
[ ]
A．
skin
B．
mouth
C．
body
D．
lie
(16)
[ ]
A．
it
B．
there
C．
that
D．
this
(17)
[ ]
A．
which
B．
as
C．
how
D．
what
(18)
[ ]
A．
story
B．
fish
C．
saying
D．
game
(19)
[ ]
A．
time
B．
money
C．
food
D．
chance
(20)
[ ]
A．
result
B．
cause
C．
beginning
D．
start
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When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger．But forgiveness is possible and it can be surprisingly 1 to your physical and 2 health．
"People who forgive 3 less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness," says Frederic Luskin, Ph．D．, 4 of Forgive for Good．"So it can help 5 on the．wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune system and 6 people to feel more vital．"
So how do you start the forgiveness? Try 7 these steps：
Calm yourself．To defuse(缓解)your 8 and try a simple stress-management technique．
"Take a couple of breaths and think of 9 that gives you pleasure：a 10 scene in nature, someone you love," Luskin says．
Don't 11 an apology．"Many times the person who hurt you has no 12 of apologizing," Luskin says．"They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same 13 ．So if you wait for people to apologize ,you could be waiting a(n) 14 long time．"Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean 15 to the person who upsets you．
Take the control away from your offender．Mentally replaying your 16 gives power to the person who caused you pain．" 17 of focusing on your hurt feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness 18 you," Luskin says．
Try to see things from the other person's perspective(立场；视角)．If you empathize(有同感)with that person, you may 19 that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear even love．
Recognize the benefits of forgiveness．Research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better 20 and better sleep patterns．Don't forget to forgive yourself．"For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge," Luskin says．
"But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don't do it．"
(1)
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A．
beneficial
B．
harmful
C．
helpless
D．
suitable
(2)
[ ]
A．
chemical
B．
wealthy
C．
technical
D．
mental
(3)
[ ]
A．
own
B．
show
C．
direct
D．
prove
(4)
[ ]
A．
author
B．
owner
C．
professor
D．
publisher
(5)
[ ]
A．
insist
B．
save
C．
wait
D．
depend
(6)
[ ]
A．
require
B．
wish
C．
invite
D．
allow
(7)
[ ]
A．
forgiving
B．
turning
C．
following
D．
counting
(8)
[ ]
A．
sadness
B．
anger
C．
hunger
D．
energy
(9)
[ ]
A．
something
B．
anything
C．
nothing
D．
everything
(10)
[ ]
A．
thoughtful
B．
dull
C．
beautiful
D．
still
(11)
[ ]
A．
call for
B．
hunt for
C．
bid for
D．
wait for
(12)
[ ]
A．
invention
B．
invitation
C．
intention
D．
attention
(13)
[ ]
A．
way
B．
means
C．
method
D．
approach
(14)
[ ]
A．
helpfully
B．
carefully
C．
patiently
D．
awfully
(15)
[ ]
A．
giving in
B．
giving away
C．
giving up
D．
giving out
(16)
[ ]
A．
wound
B．
hurt
C．
cut
D．
damage
(17)
[ ]
A．
Because
B．
In honour
C．
Instead
D．
In search
(18)
[ ]
A．
around
B．
above
C．
beneath
D．
below
(19)
[ ]
A．
forget
B．
realize
C．
announce
D．
doubt
(20)
[ ]
A．
housing
B．
salary
C．
safety
D．
appetite
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Every person has some unforgettable experiences in his life．Some will remain in his heart as instructive stories to his life．I believe that we often tell ourselves the stories in order to keep our sanity(通情达理)．These stories stay inside ourselves
Many of the stories that I have kept inside myself are in the 1 of lessons that have taught me something about life．These lessons are 2 to carry with me．They require no outside 3 to store them in．No one can 4 me of them．They 5 their freshness without having to be renewed．And I can offer them to others without 6 them myself．
I remember there is a lesson which is about a little girl who was 7 from a serious disease．Her only chance of 8 was to have a blood transfusion(输血) 9 her five-year-old brother．The doctor asked the little boy 10 he would be willing to give his 11 to his sister．He took a 12 breath and said he would do it if it would save her life．
As the transfusion took place, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled as he watched the color 13 to her cheeks．Then his 14 disappeared．He looked up at the doctor and asked in a trembling 5 ．“Will I start to 16 right away?”
Being so 17 , the lovely little boy had 18 the doctor．He thought he was going to die after he gave blood to his sister．
This was my lesson in “ 19 ”．I learned that a candle loses 20 by lighting another candle．
