Learn and Earn

    Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.

    After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie    1    a salesman. One day Charlie could not    2    it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not    3    hard working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really    4   .

    The boss knew that Charlie had spared no    5    for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the    6    between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the    7  ,  “Go and find out if there is anyone selling water melons in the market.” Charlie went, returned and    8    said, “Yes.” The boss asked. “How much per kg?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to    9  ,  “$ 12 per kg.”

    The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the    10    question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling water melons: $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a    11    of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg,    12    from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good    13   .”

    Charlie was    14    and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to    15    but to learn from Jackie.

    My dear friends, you know, a more    16    person is more observant, thinks more and understands in    17   . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,    18    you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you    19   ?

    Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How    20    are you?

    1

A. made              B. became

C. remained           D. kept

    2

A. take                B. do

C. get               D. put

    3

A. enjoy              B. meet

C. repay              D. value

    4

A. unusual             B. unfair

C. careless            D. selfless

    5

A. rest                B. trouble

C. effect             D. effort

    6

A. competition         B. relationship

C. difference           D. distance

    7

A. following            B. finding

C. shopping           D. searching

    8

A. still               B. again

C. even               D. only

    9

A. offer              B. answer

C. remind              D. repeat

    10

A. difficult            B. familiar

C. same              D. simple

    11

A. total               B. lot

C. pile               D. number

    12

A. taken              B. come

C. bought              D. heard

    13

A. value              B. quality

C. condition            D. shape

    14

A. struck              B. moved

C. puzzled             D. encouraged

    15

A. stay                B. stop

C. work              D. leave

    16

A. important            B. intelligent

C. successful          D. hardworking

    17

A. time               B. depth

C. need               D. common

    18

A. while              B. though

C. unless             D. since

    19

A. see               B. think

C. know             D. win

    20

A. hopeful             B. thoughtful

C. helpful              D. meaningful

 

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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

  Kino, a poor fisher man, found a pearl(珍珠) which was 1 big as an egg and very beautiful. He set out for the nearest town to 2 it. He needed money very much to get 3 for his sick baby.

  The news that Kino had found the pearl spread(传播)the 4 . Every man suddenly became connected with Kino's pearl, and 5 went into the dreams, wishes and hungers(欲望) of everyone. Only one person stood in the 6 and that was Kino, who became every man's 7 .

  Before Kino reached the town, the pearl buyers somehow 8 he was coming and were 9 for him.

  Kino walked into the first shop. An old man 10 to have a look at the pearl. The old man's heart missed a beat (跳动) when he saw the pearl, but he took 11 not to show his excitement (激动). He looked at it for a moment and then said 12 a sad smile, “I'm sorry, my friend. It's too large. Nobody's going to 13 one like this. I can give you a thousand pesos(比索) for it.”

  “Go and 14 it to the other buyers, or I can ask them to come here if you 15 .”They soon came. They looked as if they didn't know 16 about the pearl. They 17 five hundred for it.

  Kino 18 the pearl and left. 19 he never knew he was followed by a group of men who all had 20 with them.

1.

[  ]

A.so
B.as
C.very
D.too

2.

[  ]

A.buy
B.sell
C.show
D.go with

3.

[  ]

A.clothes
B.medicine
C.sweets
D.delicious food

4.

[  ]

A.town
B.village
C.city
D.street

5.

[  ]

A.they
B.he
C.it
D.which

6.

[  ]

A.way
B.street
C.town
D.dream

7.

[  ]

A.friend
B.enemy
C.follower
D.boss

8.

[  ]

A.saw
B.realized
C.knew
D.recognized

9.

[  ]

A.ready
B.worried
C.happy
D.afraid

10.

[  ]

A.ordered
B.suggested
C.wanted
D.promised

11.

[  ]

A.care
B.notice
C.attention
D.place

12.

[  ]

A.on
B.in
C.with
D.by

13.

[  ]

A.wanted
B.buy
C.carry
D.get

14.

[  ]

A.take
B.show
C.give
D.hand

15.

[  ]

A.want
B.like
C.sell
D.pleased

16.

[  ]

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

17.

[  ]

A.gave
B.offered
C.paid
D.bought

18.

[  ]

A.fetched
B.carried
C.took
D.brought

19.

[  ]

A.But
B.Though
C.And
D.However

20.

[  ]

A.pearls
B.money
C.guns
D.nothing

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  Making friends is a skill. Like most skill, it improve with 1 . If you want to meet people and make friends, you must beable to take 2 . You must first go 3 there are people. You won't make friends staying at home.

   4 a club or a group, for talking with those who 5 the same things as you do is easier. 6 join someone in some activity.

  Many people are 7 when taking to new people. 8 meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it's human 9 to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

  Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from 10 about ourselves.

  We 11 other people are judging us finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. 12 don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself 13 you are, and try to put the other people at ease. You'll both feel more 14 .

  Try to act self-confident even if you don't feel that way when you enter a room full of 15 such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look 16 at other people and smile. If you see someone you'd like to speak to 17 something to, don't wait for the other person to start a conversation.

  Just meeting someone 18 means that you will make friends with that person friendship is 19 on mutual liking and “give and take”. They take time and 20 to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

1.

[  ]

A.age
B.practice
C.skill
D.everything

2.

[  ]

A.photos
B.actions
C.place
D.trouble

3.

[  ]

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

4.

[  ]

A.From
B.Buy
C.Use
D.Join

5.

[  ]

A.have
B.share
C.keep
D.like

6.

[  ]

A.So
B.Or
C.However
D.But

7.

[  ]

A.afraid
B.fearful
C.nervous
D.familiar

8.

[  ]

A.Above all
B.In all
C.To all
D.After all

9.

[  ]

A.nature
B.need
C.habit
D.custom

10.

[  ]

A.facts
B.doubts
C.wonders
D.beliefs

11.

[  ]

A.suggest
B.consider
C.doubt
D.imagine

12.

[  ]

A.And
B.Therefore
C.But
D.So

13.

[  ]

A.what
B.who
C.that
D.as

14.

[  ]

A.dangerous
B.useful
C.familiar
D.comfortable

15.

[  ]

A.strangers
B.people
C.classmates
D.students

16.

[  ]

A.anxiously
B.friendly
C.curiously
D.directly

17.

[  ]

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

18.

[  ]

A.strange
B.new
C.familiar
D.tiresome

19.

[  ]

A.depend
B.laid
C.taken
D.based

20.

[  ]

A.money
B.energy
C.effort
D.trouble

One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of  36  would be considered a very poor family. On their  37  from their trip, the father asked his son, “ How was the trip?”

“It was  38 , Dad .”

“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.

“Oh yeah?” said the son.

“So what did you  39  from the trip?” asked the father.

The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that  40  to the middle of our garden and they have a creek (小溪) that has  41  end. We have lanterns in our garden and they have the  42  at night. We have a  43  piece of land to live on and they have fields that go  44  our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve  45 . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have  46  around our property(财产) to protect us but they have friends to protect them.”

With this the boy’s father was  47 .

Then his son  48 , “Dad, thank you for showing me how  49  we are.”

Too many times we  50  what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s  51  object is another’s prize possession. It’s all  52  on one’s perspective (视角). Think about what would happen if we all gave  53  for what we have,  54  worrying about what we don’t have.

Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now–and  55  your friends. Be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are close to.

A. which                  B. that                         C. what                       D. how

A. arrival                  B. return                      C. coming                    D. reach

A. shameful               B. disappointing          C. surprising                D. great

A. suffer                   B. regret                       C. hear                              D. learn

A. reaches                 B. gets                         C. arrives                     D. flows

A. much                    B. some                       C. no                           D. another

A. stars                     B. lights                             C. darkness                  D. torches

A. smooth                 B. full                        C. large                        D. small

A. through                B. within                     C. beyond                    D. across

A. themselves            B. visitors                    C. friends                    D. us

A. dogs                     B. walls                       C. soldiers                   D. policemen

A. discouraged           B. satisfied                   C. delighted                 D. speechless

A. explained             B. announced                      C. informed                 D. added

A. poor                     B. wealthy                   C. lucky                             D. proud

A. miss                     B. forget                      C. remember                D. consider

A. valuable                B. useful                      C. priceless                  D. worthless

A. based                    B. concentrated            C. decided                   D. laid

A. love                     B. concern                    C. thanks                     D. interests

A. more than            B. along with                C. instead of                D. except for

A. especially              B. besides                    C. specially                  D. only


阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My mother only had one eye . During elementary school , there was a time  36  my poor mom came to my classroom . She was such a(n)  37  that I threw her a hateful look and ran out . soon word  38  that I had a one-eye mother . Everybody  39  me . So I told myself that I would grow up and become  40  , because I hated my mom and our desperate  41  . Then I studied really hard and later became a powerful businessman . I was living happily in Seoul when my mother  42  came to see me . I felt  43  the whole sky was falling apart on me . My little daughter ran away ,  44  of my mom’s eye . I asked my mother coldly , “ Who are you ? I don’t know you !” as if she were a(n)  45  . My mother quietly answered , “ Oh , I’m sorry . I may have got the wrong  46  ,” and disappeared . Thank God ! She didn’t recognize me . I was quite  47  .
One day , a letter  48  a school reunion came to my office . I decided to take part . After the reunion , I  49  to my old home , only to find my mother falling on the cold ground with a  50  in her hand , which read :
My son ,
I think my life has been enough now . I won’t visit Seoul anymore , but would it be too much if I wanted you to visit me once in a while ? I  51  you so much . And I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion . But I decided not to go to the school . I’m  52  that I was an embarrassment for you . You see , when you were very small , you got a(n)  53  , and lost your eye . As a mother , I couldn’t  54  watching you grow up with only one eye , so I gave you mine . I was so proud of my son seeing a new world for me , in my place , with that eye . You mean the world to me .
My world shattered(崩裂). Then I cried for the person who  55  for me—my mother .
36    A   when               B.     which             C.               whose                   D     as
37    A   achievement     B.     experience      C.         encouragement  Dembarrassment
38    A   showed off       B.     moved about   C.               got around             D     turned over
39    A   turned to          B.     laughed at       C.               contributed to        D     cared for
40    A   generous          B.     devoted          C.               successful              D     lucky
41    A   poverty            B.     illness            C.               desire                    D     hunger
42 A       unfortunately    B.     Unnecessariy   C.        unlikely         Dunexpectedly
43    A   even though      B.     as if               C.             in case                   D     if only
44    A   afraid               B.     proud             C.               sure                      D     full
45    A   owner              B.     beggar            C.               relative                  D     friend
46    A   number            B.     way               C.               direction                D     address
47    A   depressed         B.     worried          C.               relaxed                  D     puzzled
48    A   including          B.     considering     C.               concluding             D     regarding
49    A   returned           B.     responded       C.               replied                  D     recovered
50    A   book                B.     photo             C.               newspaper             D     letter
51    A   hate                 B.     miss               C.               like                       D     envy
52    A   glad                 B.     delighted        C.               sorry                     D     excited
53    A   incident            B.     experience      C.               affair                    D     accident
54    A   stand                B.     help               C.               appreciate              D     understand
55    A   learned             B.     cried              C.               fell                       D     lived

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