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My family was gathered for a barbecue when the discussion arose about a celebrity who earned a large amount of money. The major criteria for receiving millions of dollars seem to be determined by how much the audience will pay to watch the performer achieve.

The discussion led to a sudden self-questioning. Why did I choose teaching for a career? I half-listened to their conversation as I pondered the answer.

I remembered my three children watching me spend nights planning for my class. I remembered how they intently listened to my frustrations concerning materials, procedures and the amount of responsibility that seemed to endlessly be thrust into the laps of classroom teachers. I remembered when it came time for each of my own children to choose a profession. How I waited to hear if any had plans to follow Mom into teaching. Long considerations held no mention of anyone becoming a teacher.

Dessert was being served, and everyone was still involved in the discussion of the enormous salary of one individual, when the phone rang. My husband handed the phone to me.

“Hello, this is Bonnie Block,” I said.

“Is this the Bonnie Block who used to teach kindergarten?”

A nervous sensation swelled in me, and my mind raced with memories of those days long ago.

“Yes!” I exclaimed with a lump in my throat. It seemed like forever as I waited anxiously to hear what the caller would say next.

“I am Danielle—Danielle Russ. I was in your kindergarten class.”

Tears of surprise and joy rolled down my flushed cheeks.

“Yes,” I uttered softly as I remembered that darling, wonderful child.

“Well, I am graduating from high school this year, and I have been trying to find you. I wanted you to know what a difference you made in my life.”

She proceeded to give details. My influence on her wasn’t limited to kindergarten but remained a strong motivating force when she needed a coach to help her meet a challenge. “I pictured you praising and encouraging me all the way.”

Why choose teaching?

The pay is great!

1.The author’s children were not willing to be a teacher as their profession because ________.

A. they didn’t like the profession

B. they would give a lot but gain a little

C. they wanted to try different careers

D. their mother rejected it

2.Danielle rang the author mainly to ________.

A. express gratitude

B. make complaints

C. keep in touch

D. show off her achievements

3.When the author received the call, she felt ________.

A. embarrassed but delighted

B. confused but pleasant

C. unexpected but moved

D. astonished but regretful

4.The last sentence “The pay is great!” implies that the author ________.

A. suffers a lot as a teacher

B. pays a lot for teaching

C. is well-paid as a teacher

D. has her work recognized

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Four simple ways to stay positive

Trying to stay positive, both in good times and bad, is a great way to improve your quality of life. Try these four methods on a daily basis.

1. Don’t think a lot about negativity.

Of course. Staying positive 24 hours a day, seven days a week is a bit difficult. Letting things get to you is normal, and it’s actually healthy to cry or express frustrations once in a while.

It’s when those negative moments control your life that your emotional balance is at risk. 1. However, don’t give that sadness another second in your day.

2. 2.

What you put into your body directly affects how you feel on the outside. Fill yourself with good, healthy foods like fruits and vegetables and limit snacking. Exercise is equally of great importance. Take a few days out of your week for at least half an hour of activity, and try to stick to it.3.

3. Be kind to others.

4. Making someone’s day a bit brighter not only puts a smile on his or her face, but also yours as well. Remember to smile and treat each person with pity and respect. Good deeds are contagious（传染的）, and your positive attitude may spread among others.

4. Take it one day at a time.

Being positive isn’t an instant thing. It’s a steady effort that we follow every hour of every day. 5. Instead, focus on living at the moment and doing what you can to make each moment better.

A.Eat healthy and stay fit.

B.Take your lunch breaks outside.

C.Don’t worry about what the future may bring.

D.Gratefulness helps you appreciate life in bad times.

E.Good feelings come from acts of kindness and selflessness.

F.Take a few minutes to feel sad and accept what happened.

G.Even going outside for a walk and enjoying the sunshine improves your mood.

Sleeping in Class

I can still remember it as if it happened yesterday. I was a college freshman and had_________most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just _______ my first class of the day my eyelids were feeling _______and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a _______. A few minutes’ nap time before class couldn’t_______, I thought.

Boom! I lifted my head immediately and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my heart _________ quickly trying to find the cause of the _______. My young professor was looking back at me with a _______, boyish smile on his face. He had _________ dropped the pile of textbooks he was carrying onto Ms desk. “Good morning!” he said, still smiling. “I’m glad to see everyone is ________. Now let’s get started.”

For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the shock of my professor’s textbook__________either. It was ________from the attractive discussion he led. With knowledge and good humor, he made the material come alive. His insights were full of both wisdom and loving kindness. I________the classroom not only wide awake, but a little ________and a little better as well.

I learned something far more important than ________ in class that day, too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life, do it well, do it ________, and make it an ________ of your love. What a glorious place this world would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. What a beautiful world we could ________ if every doctor, teacher, musician, cook, waitress, poet, miner, farmer, and laborer made their work an expression of their love. Don’t sleepwalk your way through life then. ________! Let your love fill your work and your soul. Life is ________short not to live it well.

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2.A. before B. during C. after D. over

3.

A. lighter and lighter B. wider and wider

C. smaller and smaller D. heavier and heavier

4.A. pillow B. bed C. tool D. waste

5.A. break B. shock C. hurt D. pass

6.A. jumping B. striking C. moving D. beating

7.A. accident B. lesson C. action D. noise

8.A. sad B. evil C. naughty D. silly

9.A. intentionally B. accidentally C. naturally D. obviously

10.A. present B. awake C. sleepy D. attentive

11.A. bomb B. instructions C. alarm o’clock D. hitter

12.A. even B. instead C. still D. therefore

13.A. left B. attended C. missed D. entered

14.A. smarter B. stranger C. braver D. prettier

15.A. not talking B. not learning C. not fighting D. not sleeping

16.A. with effort B. with pressure C. with desire D. with joy

17.A. aim B. expression C. acceptance D. offer

18.A. describe B. create C. change D. ruin

19.A. Cheer up B. Hurry up C. Wake up D. Look up

20.A. so B. as C. too D. such

Five Things Ambitious People Never Say

(1)“I can’t do this—it’s too hard.”

Ambitious people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words. 1.

(2)“I’m not good enough.”

Ambitious people never say they are not good enough. Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you vulnerable to quit when things get a little rough. And quitting when things get a little rough is never a good thing. The most successful people in the world are not quitters. 2.Be confident and believe in yourself, or no one else will.

(3) “I won’t make it through the obstacles.”

Challenges and obstacles are tests of your resolve and desire to succeed. 3.They say they will make it because they know better things lie ahead—the sun always shines after the storm.

(4) 4.

The only time people won’t take you seriously is if you don’t take yourself seriously. Insisting that people won’t take you seriously is an excuse not to do what you know you should do. Ambitious people never say these words. They respect themselves and honor their work and that earns people’s respect. Start respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.

(5)“I’m going to fail for sure.”

5.It can teach you valuable lessons and redirect you to the right path. Ambitious people don’t say they are going to fail and let that stop them from trying. They defy the fear of failure by taking calculated risks because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you don’t try at all. Jim Carrey says it best: “You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”

A. People won’t take me seriously.

B. They tell themselves they can do it.

C. They are hard workers who believe in themselves and their abilities.

D. People take it for granted that it is impossible.

E. Ambitious People never say they can do everything well.

F. Ambitious people never say they won’t make it through the hard times.

G. Failure is not entirely bad.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Have you complained 1. your family, your boss, or even your life? Maybe everyone has, but after reading this story, you may change your view and treat the world with another attitude.

An ass (驴), 2. (belong) to an herb-seller who gave him too little food and too much work, could not bear the life any longer. So he made a petition (请求) to God, to be released from his present service and provided with 3. master. After warning him 4. he would regret doing it, God made him to be sold to a tile-maker. Shortly afterwards, the ass found that he had 5. (heavy) loads to carry and harder work in the brick-field, and asked for another change again. God, telling him that it would be 6. last time that he could satisfy his request, made him sold to a tanner (皮革工). The ass found that he 7. (fall) into worse hands. Knowing his new master’s occupation, he said, “It would have been better for me either to have been starved by the first owner 8. to have been overworked by the second. But now I have already been bought by my present owner, 9. will peel off my skin even after I am dead, and make me useful .”

We can see that people with dissatisfaction in a place are not 10. (like) to find happiness in another.
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A．had intendedB．intendedC．have intendedD．were intending

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