It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away,and my feet1      The loaded plates I carried 2      to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged,I didn't seem able to do anything 3      . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream 4      a dozen times,I was ready to stop. Then the father 5      at me as he handed me my tip. "Well done," he said, "you've 6      us really well.”Suddenly my tiredness 7      I smiled back,and later, when the man?ager asked me how I'd like my first day,I said, " 8      !" Those few words of praise had 9      everything. Praise is like 10      to the human spirit;we cannot flower and grow without it. And 11      ,while most of us are only too 12      to apply(应用) to others the cold wind of criticism(批评) ,we are 13      to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why― when one word of praise can bring such 14      

It's strange how chary(吝啬) we are about praising. Perhaps it's because 15      of us know how to accept it. It's 16      rewarding(值得做的) to give praise in areas in which

17      generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admired for a glorious picture,

a cook for a 18      meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are 19      just right? In fact,to give praise 20      nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort.

(   ) 1.A. refused   B. broke   C. hurt   D. slipped

(   ) 2.A. remained   B. seemed   C. became   D. appeared

(   ) 3.A. new   B. special   C. wrong   D. right

(   ) 4.A. order   B. price   C. material   D. boxes

(   ) 5.A. stared   B. smiled   C. glanced   D. nodded

(   ) 6.A. called on   B. looked after   C. passed by   D. thought of

(   ) 7.A. reduced   B. continued   C. disappeared   D. developed

(   ) 8.A. Tiring   B. Well   C. Fine   D. Terrible

(   ) 9.A. made   B. changed   C. found   D. improved

(   ) 10.A. wind   B. warmth   C. snowstorm   D. sunlight

(   ) 11.A. but   B. thus   C. therefore   D. yet

(   ) 12.A. ready   B. doubtful   C. satisfied   D. disappointed

(   ) 13.A. unable   B. unwilling   C. likely   D. anxious

(   ) 14.A. attention   B. choice   C. pleasure   D. difficulty

(   ) 15.A. few   B. many   C. some   D. none

(   ) 16.A. finally   B. especially   C. silly   D. fortunately

(   ) 17.A. effort   B. attempt   C. deed   D. feeling

(   ) 18.A. daily   B. light   C. perfect   D. poor

(   ) 19.A. done   B. sold   C. chosen   D. given

(   ) 20.A. adds   B. leaves   C. offers   D. costs

Time is very important in our lives. It 1      our everyday moments. However,time never had any 2       in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 3       .

It's round in the center with two silver bands that go around my 4       and all of it is made of silver. This object 5       me the importance of time in my life.

I received this 6       on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 a. m. to 7       up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father's house. 8      ,I was late because I was going out with my friends. Later on that day,around 11 :00 a. m. , I 9       my uncle, but I was very 10       for him. He had 11       the airport and taken a taxi to my father's house.

I got to my father's house at 2:00 p. m. on the same day and looked at my angry father's face. I felt 12       of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him 13       he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, "Essa,did you have 14       with your friends today?" I answered, "Yes, father, and I'm sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali. " He said, "What you did was not very 15       and you should be sorry for your 16       . ”I was ashamed and said, "Father,I'll never do it again. I promise.”He said, "I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 17       for you.”He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 18       .

I learned a very important lesson from my father:to 19       time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 20       to me,not because of its price,but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

(   ) 1.A. appreciates   B. organizes   C. orders   D. explains

(   ) 2.A. importance   B. beauty   C. necessity   D. interest

(   ) 3.A. confident   B. independent   C. excited   D. responsible

(   ) 4.A. finger   B. wrist   C. neck   D. arm

(   ) 5.A. tells   B. makes   C. gives   D. reminds

(   ) 6.A. matter   B. object   C. gift   D. thing

(   ) 7.A. call   B. pick   C. put   D. bring

(   ) 8.A. Otherwise   B. Fortunately   C. However   D. Hopefully

(   ) 9.A. forgot   B. remembered   C. missed   D. visited

(   ) 10.A. anxious   B. nervous   C. early   D. late

(   ) 11.A. reached   B. passed   C. left   D. missed

(   ) 12. A. ashamed   B. frightened   C. disappointed.   D. sorry

(   ) 13. A. where   B. when   C. there   D. then

(   ) 14. A. trouble   B. fun   C. appointment   D. quarrels

(   ) 15. A. bad   B. nice   C. pleasing   D. funny

(   ) 16. A. ideas   B. words.   C. actions   D. promises

(   ) 17. A. lesson   B. hope   C. requirement   D. reminder

(   ) 18. A. life   B. day   C. way   D. thought

(   ) 19. A. waste   B. respect   C. neglect   D. enjoy

(   ) 20. A. useful   B. necessary   C. different   D. important

   While you are much safer inside than out,lightning can strike you even in the home. Here's how to 1         yourselves indoors.

1.Stay away from 2      Get out of the shower of bath. Don't 3       conductors such as fireplaces and metal pipes.

   Cheryl Falvey of Killing Woth Conn,was struck by lightning last year while washing her 4      . Lightning 5       a window next to the washing machine, struck her right hand, 6       through her body and finally out of her 7       arm. "It was as though I was 8       a bolt(雷电) of lightning in my hands," remembers Falvey,who was 9       across the room.

2.Stay off the telephone. It isn't an old wires'10       ― many people have been hurt through telephone wires. It was 11       outside while Peter Van Artrijk,Jr. was on the 12       at his house in Florida. "Bam!A bolt hit the building," he says,  "I felt the 13       on my arms stand on end and a charge(电荷) hit me through the telephone, which was 14       blown out of my hand.”

3.Unplug(拔插头) televisions,computers, etc. Don't just turn them  15       . If the house is struck,they could be damaged if you keep them 16       in.

4.Try lightning rods(避雷针) if your 17       is very often hit by lightning. 18       fixed, says Rust,lightning rods 19       the chances of damage to a home and to the people 20       it. 

(   ) 1.A. save   B. hide   C. help   D. protect

(   ) 2.A. houses   B. rooms   C. beds   D. windows

(   ) 3.A. touch   B. grasp   C. move   D. seize

(   ) 4.A. clothes   B. hands   C. window   D. face

(   ) 5.A. broke   B. reached   C. entered   D. forced

(   ) 6.A. slipped   B. travelled   C. spread   D. rolled

(   ) 7.A. injured   B. hurt   C. right   D. left

(   ) 8.A. holding   B. carrying   C. keeping   D. placing

(   ) 9.A. shaken   B. swept   C. thrown   D. drawn

(   ) 10.A. talk   B. tale   C. news   D. report

(   ) 11.A. blowing   B. snowing   C. shining   D. raining

(   ) 12.A. phone   B. sofa   C. bed   D. chair

(   ) 13.A. hair   B. muscle   C. hands   D. skin

(   ) 14.A. simply   B. hardly   C. almost   D. completely

(   ) 15.A. on   B. over   C. off   D. down

(   ) 16.A. powered   B. wired   C. inserted   D. plugged

(   ) 17.A. town   B. area   C. building   D. courtyard

(   ) 18.A. Properly   B. Simply   C. Usually   D. Firmly

(   ) 19.A. escape   B. prevent   C. avoid   D. reduce

(   ) 20.A. near   B. outside   C. inside   D. from

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