I wrote a letter of complaint, and the airline has promised to _____ the matter.

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look up
B.
look into
C.
look through
D.
look for

I was painfully shy as a child. In high school I would avoid participating in class discussions. I was too afraid to talk to anyone but my closest friends~ I would think about being less shy, wanting the courage not only to ask a girl out, but to speak up in class and say what I was thinking. Yet, it never happened. Fears showed themselves in such self-conscious questions as, " What will other people think? What if she says no?" I felt a dark presence in my mind holding me back.

This shyness continued into college. One day, the question occurred to me: Is life shy?

The thought surprised me ! Think of the leaves bursting out in the spring time, the bird singing at dawn, the sheer number of different forms of life, all expressing the wideness and scope of divine life. There's nothing shy about it. Life is everywhere and attention-grabbing (引人注意的). So, if my creator isn't shy about all the life that needs expressing, I don't need to be either.

I realized that if I wanted to overcome fear and shyness, I would have to put this law of life into practice~ Shyness, fear, and loneliness were hindering me from living my life as life: God wanted me to live it. Therefore, I decided to live how life saw me.

One example: I wrote a note to a girl, asking her out on a date. Even as I was writing it, the fears of disaffirmation and unworthiness came to me. This time however, instead of shrinking back and hiding from the fear, I put the note in the campus mail in spite of myself. I thought: whether she says yes or no, it's still right for me not to be shy. I can live with the confidence sent from the source of my life. The girl saw me in class the next day and told me that she would love to go out with me. I should not have been so surprised!

Bit by bit, I was proving that the limited view of myself no longer had control over me. After college, I worked as a newspaper reporter, earned an advanced degree in theater, became a productive writer (a lifelong dream), met a special woman whom I married, and even got a job teaching at a university.

1.The writer was shy as a child because of______.

A．awareness that life is shy

B．lack of courage to speak out in public

C．fear of others' attitude and reaction

D．failure in his participation in class discussion

2."The law" in Paragraph 4 refers to the fact that______.

A．life is attention-grabbing and divine

B．God treats everything and everyone fairly

C．everything in nature is in the favour of God

D．the creator of life which needs expressing isn't shy

3.It can be learnt from Paragraph 5 that the writer______.

A．didn't hesitate before sending the note

B．wouldn't regret sending the note despite the result

C．was not surprised when the girl agreed to go out

D．believed in God and felt encouraged by the wideness of life

4.The underlined word "disaffirmation" in Paragraph 5 probably means______.

A．rejection B．laughter C．regret D．horror

5.The purpose of writing the text is to______.

A．blame those who are shy and unconfident

B．persuade people to have confidence in their career

C．share the personal experience with the readers

D．prove that the overcome of shyness helps achieve success

My First Job

Jay Leno is a very famous TV host in NBC．He started his talk show titled The Jay Lena Show in September 2009．It was a very popular TV programm in America．Here is the story of his first job．

I gained a very strong work concept from my parents, both of whom lived through a hard period of time-the Great Depression （大萧条）．They couldn't ___36___ people who didn't work regularly．I once told my mom that Sylvester Stallone was getting $12 million for ten weeks of work．"What's he going to do the rest of the _37__?" she asked．

I took my first job at Wilmington Ford near my homerown of Andover, Massachusetts, when I was 16．I worked until five or six o'clock on school days and __38____ 12-hour days during the summer as a prepper（擦洗汽车的小工）．This meant washing and polishing the new cars, and making sure the paper floor mats were in __39__．Another responsibility was taking off the hubcaps (车轮毂盖） at night, so they wouldn't get stolen, and 40 them the next day．This was 41 work because we had about seven acres of 42 One day, carrying an armful of hubcaps 43 a corner, I almost __44__ our new general manager．Scared, I dropped them all．He __45 me on the spot．

I was too ashamed to tell my parents．Every day for about two weeks, I stayed __46 until evening．Then I would go home and say I had a ．__47___ day at work．

Trying to make a last 48 , I wrote a letter to Henry Ford II and told him what happened．I said that we were a reliable Ford family and that when I was old enough, I was going to buy a Mustang． __49__ the owner of the dealership(经营店） called．"I don't know who you know in Detroit．" he said．"but if you want your job back, you've 50 it.”

Later, during college, I wanted to work at a Roils-Royce dealership, but the owner said there were no openings．So 1 started washing cars there anyway．When the ___51__ noticed me, I said I was working until he _52__ me．He did．And the second day, I started to work there as a sales clerk．

It 53 persistence (坚持） to succeed．Attitude 54_ matters．I have never thought I was better than anyone else, but I have always believed I couldn't be _ 55 ．

1. A．see B．know C．understand D．love

2. A．day B．month C．week D．year

3. A．put in B．took up C．gave out D．stuck to

4. A．place B．need C．shape D．fashion

5. A．changing B．selling C．replacing D．cleaning

6. A．hard B．normal C．regular D．plain

7. A．mats B．cars C．areas D．floors

8. A．at B．in C．beyond D．around

9. A．broke into B．looked across C．crashed into D．came across

10. A．fired B．left C．punished D．forgot

11. A．calm B．busy C．still D．alone

12. A．stressful B．relaxing C．bad D．great

13. A．effort B．change C．dialogue D．decision

14. A．Gradually B．Eventually C．Temporarily D．Hopefully

15. A．reached B．passed C．got D．caught

16. A．prepper B．owner C．clerk D．customer

17. A．helped B．tired C．hired D．called

18. A．makes B．shows C．carries D．takes

19. A．also B．even C．never D．ever

20. A．followed B．scolded C．defeated D．interrupted

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此行缺一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该加的词，并附带前（后）词。

此行错一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该该错和改正后的词。

In the first day when I went to work in a very famous 1.___________

restaurant, my boss complained that there were very a few 2.___________

people coming for dinner. So I am “invited” to have a meal in 3.___________

the restaurant. After ordering two French dishes and some food, 4.___________

I began to look frequently at watch timing the serving of the 5.___________

meal. Meanwhile, I looked around to see that there was anything 6.___________

else wrong there. I wrote something improper down secret. My 7.___________

meal was not serving yet. I looked at my watch ：32 minutes 8.___________

passed! I realized that wait too long for service was the main 9.___________

reasons why the business was poor. Then I wrote a report about 10.___________

my findings and presented it to the boss.

When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students smiled unkindly, 36 nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be 37 , only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so ashamed I burst into 38 . That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my 39 , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed, “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I 40 success. I’d sold the first thing I’d 41 written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck that was fine with me.

During the next two years I sold dozens of poems and letters. By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks (剪贴簿) 42 my published works. I never 43 my writing to my teachers, friends or my family 44 because they were dream killers.

I had four children at the time. 45 the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months. I chose a 46 and mailed it. A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start 47 another book. Crying Wind, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became 48 reading in native American schools in Canada.

The 49 year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. People ask what college I 50 , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars 51 six years ago. I do all the housework and 52 my writing in a few minutes here and there. I’ve written eight books. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right 53 I’ve succeeded. Writing is 54 , it’s fun and anyone can do it. 55 , a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.

1.	A. other	B. others	C. the other	D. the rest
2.	A. silly	B. curious	C. excited	D. depressed
3.	A. laughter	B. tears	C. song	D. cheers
4.	A. puzzlement	B.disappointment	C. expectation	D. astonishment
5.	A. tasted	B. met	C. accepted	D. considered
6.	A. yet	B. never	C. even	D. ever
7.	A. crowdedwith	B. filled with	C. combined with	D. linked with
8.	A. remembered	B. concluded	C. mentioned	D. described
9.	A. again	B. instead	C. still	D. merely
10.	A. Though	B. Before	C. Until	D. While
11.	A. writer	B. reporter	C. publisher	D. manager
12.	A. working on	B. going on	C. turning on	D. putting on
13.	A. requested	B. required	C. demanded	D. reminded
14.	A. busiest	B. worse	C. worst	D. highest
15.	A. attended	B. took	C. admitted	D. participated
16.	A. out	B. to	C. by	D. for
17.	A. keep	B. fit	C. save	D. hold
18.	A. or	B. so	C. and	D. but
19.	A. easy	B. hard	C. convenient	D. practical
20.	A. On the contrary	B. Of course	C. As a result	D. In this way

I wrote a report ________ what I saw and heard．

I wrote a letter of complaint, and the airline has promised to _____ the matter.

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