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Imagine spending 1,182 hours working hard and receiving no encouraging words. This was the situation I found myself in as I _________a new swim team with a Russian coach. As a long-time swimmer, I was used to receiving plentiful praises and _________speeches from my coaches. _________ , after practicing for a few weeks, I noticed I did not hear any _________ like “you’re almost there”, “congratulations”, or “you’re doing great” that _________ me through the hard practice. I received scoffs(嘲笑) when I was expecting _________ and praises. To me, Vladimir seemed like a _________man.

As I was trying to understand him through his heavy accent, I realized that Vladimir had been trained and _________by the culture in Russia and that led to his different coaching style and unusually high _________ . He spent over 1,182 hours _________, receiving no praises and was simply expected to _________ . This method of coaching that seemed so foreign to me was from what he _________ , leaving home at the age of twelve, and eventually winning an Olympic medal.

I began to appreciate his _________to give out praises. He had a much different idea on how best to coach and motivate swimmers. He did not feel the _________ to say compliments(称赞), since he believed one should be _________ without these praises.

It was the fact that he was so different from my previous coaches that made him _________ .He forced me to really think about why I was swimming. I learned to swim not for 57but to find the motivation. It became clear to me that the _________of experiencing different coaching styles is that each one can bring out the best in me if I learn from these _________ . Various training styles may be _________ to me at the start but can help me grow in many ways.

1.A.founded B.joined C.interviewed D.trained

2.A.typical B.practical C.polite D.positive

3.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.However D.Moreover

4.A.words B.voices C.jokes D.news

5.A.followed B.helped C.forced D.checked

6.A.promises B.smiles C.behaviors D.surprises

7.A.funny B.poor C.cold D.familiar

8.A.awarded B.judged C.influenced D.frightened

9.A.qualities B.limits C.temperatures D.expectations

10.A.swimming B.dreaming C.seeking D.thinking

11.A.inspire B.fail C.chat D.perform

12.A.went through B.gave up C.carried out D.turned down

13.A.gift B.removal C.refusal D.argument

14.A.possibility B.need C.duty D.right

15.A.advised B.ignored C.accepted D.encouraged

16.A.valuable B.modest C.humorous D.ordinary

17.A.fame B.prize C.praise D.power

18.A.pleasure B.risk C.chance D.benefit

19.A.differences B.measures C.mistakes D.stories

20.A.similar B.uncomfortable C.important D.impossible

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Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.

Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don't judge.

A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about I1 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.

1.What does the text mainly discuss?

A.Pets’ value in medical research.

B.How pets help people calm down.

C.People's opinions of keeping pets.

D.What pets bring to their owners.

2.We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting

well if

A.he has a pet companion

B.he has less stress of work

C.he often does mental arithmetic

D.he is taken care of by his family

3.According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when doing stressful tasks?

A.They have lower blood pressure.

B.They become more patient.

C.They are less nervous.

D.They are in higher spirits.

4.The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that

A.people with dogs did more exercise

B.dogs lost the same weight as people did

C.dogs liked exercise much more than people did

D.people without dogs found the program unhelpful

Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy – they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all.

After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.

1.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

A. His dream of being an inventor.

B. The support of his wife.

C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.

D. Millions of exciting titles.

2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.

B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.

C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.

D. The decision not to try the online bookstore would terrify him.

3.We can know from the passage that _______.

A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B. the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C. the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D. the author might go back to his boss if he failed

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Cleverness and Kindness B. The Starting of Amazon

C. Following My Passion D. We Are What We Choose

This weekly four-day physical activity schedule will get your kids excited about being active.

Tuesday

When the kids get home from school, don’t let them go straight to the TV and get settled in. Encourage them to get moving and get off the couch(沙发) by giving them a pedometer(计步器). Pedometers are the most fun when parents also use one because that turns stepping, walking and running into a game to see who can get the most steps.

Thursday

The kids have done a great job so far this week, but now they long for a little more TV time. Instead of turning on cartoons, let them watch fitness movies made just for kids. These movies encourage watchers to get up and dance along to kid-friendly music.

Saturday

Get the whole family out of the house together and over to a park. Bring lots of sports equipment, pack a healthy picnic and have a family competitive sports day. Kids and adults get into groups and play against each other in tennis, basketball or soccer. After everyone has played hard for a couple of hours, stop for a picnic and then if your family isn’t too tired, go back and play some more.

Sunday

Every child loves to play video games and there is no better time to allow kids to play them than on Sunday when no homework is due. But don’t let them play a game that forces them to sit down for hours. Dance games with a floor mat(垫子) to help kids follow the dance moves are popular to kids.

1.Parents are advised to use a pedometer together with their kids because _______.

A. they can give their kids some advice about walking

B. it can prevent them from watching TV too much

C. their kids will not use it if they don’t

D. this will allow them and their kids to have a fun competition

2.On Thursday when a kid wants to watch TV, his parents should ______.

A. let him watch it for a short time B. show fitness movies to him

C. take him out for a walk instead D. watch cartoons with him

3.According to the author, the best time for a kid to play video games is ______.

A. Sunday B. Tuesday

C. Saturday D. Thursday

How hard we have all prayed(祈祷) to grow up quickly, and looked forward to the happy days of being a grown-up and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have.

At last, you have grown up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you “young lady”. You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady. You are proud of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you-this young lady-heartily. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.

But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say; “Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone already.”

“No”, they say, “your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.” Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.

Another time you tell your grandma, “Grandma, see, I am a grown-up now.”

“Good, now, you can sit here and knit (编织) this for me while I go and have a rest.” To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes your work. You hear what she says, “Such a big girl can’t do such easy work.” You wish then you were a child again.

But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can’t help it. That’s the way it goes!

1.The passage is told about _______ problems.

A. a growing-up boy’s B. an old woman’s

C. a teenage girl’s D. a grown-up’s

2.How does she know her prayer has been answered?

A. She is no longer a kid.

B. People begin to call her teenager.

C. She can join women in all kinds of activities.

D. People treat her as a young lady.

3.From what her parents say, we know _________.

A. they still regard her as a child

B. they don’t want her to spend money

C. it’s dangerous for a girl to spend money

D. they love her more than before

4.Having heard her grandma’s criticism(批评), _________.

A. she has to lie in bed, doing nothing

B. she wishes she were not growing up

C. she knows she has already worked the whole afternoon

D. she finds it isn’t her turn to do knitting

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