Have you heard of the story of “spilt milk?” Well, we all know it is no use crying over spilt milk．But this story is 1 ．
A famous scientist had 2 several very important medical discoveries．He was asked in an interview 3 set him so far apart from others?
He responded that it all came from an 4 with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old．He had been trying to 5 a bottle of milk from the refrigerator 6 he lost hold of the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor－a sea of 7 !
When his mother came, instead of yelling(大叫)at him or giving him a 8 , she said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you 9 to clean it up and restore 10 to its proper order．We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel, 11 a mop(拖把)．Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk．
His mother then said, “Robert, what we will do is an experiment in how to 12 carry a big milk bottle with two 13 hands．Now, let’s try and 14 if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it．” The little boy 15 if he grasped the bottle at the neck with both hands, he could make 16 ．What a wonderful lesson!
This scientist 17 remarked it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t 18 to be afraid to make mistakes． 19 , he knew that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, 20 , what scientific experiments are all about．
I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen．Just listen．Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our 1 , and especially if it’s given from the 2 ．When people are talking, there’s no need to do anything but 3 them．Just take them 4 ．Listen to what they’re saying．Care about it．Most times caring about it is even more important than 5 it．
One of my patients told me that when she 6 to tell her story, people often 7 to tell her that they had once had something just like what happened to her．Subtly, her pain became a story about themselves． 8 she stopped talking to most people．It was just too 9 ．We connect through listening．When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand．we move the 10 of attention to ourselves．But when we listen, they know we care．
I have ever learned to 11 to someone crying by just listening．in the old days I used to reach for the tissues(纸巾) 12 I realized that passing a person a tissue may be just another way to shut them 13 , to take them out of their 14 of sadness and pain Now I just listen．When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there 15 them．
This 16 thing has not been that easy to learn．It certainly went against everything I had been 17 since I was very young at school．I thought people listened only because they were too 18 to speak or did not know the answer．A loving silence often has far more 19 to connect than the most well-intentioned 20 ．
(1)
[ ]
A．
introduction
B．
instruction
C．
attention
D．
relaxation
(2)
[ ]
A．
head
B．
memory
C．
mind
D．
heart
(3)
[ ]
A．
talk to
B．
listen to
C．
object to
D．
stick to
(4)
[ ]
A．
in
B．
up
C．
off
D．
away
(5)
[ ]
A．
denying
B．
remembering
C．
questioning
D．
understanding
(6)
[ ]
A．
managed
B．
tried
C．
hoped
D．
expected
(7)
[ ]
A．
encouraged
B．
interrupted
C．
discouraged
D．
urged
(8)
[ ]
A．
Eventually
B．
Immediately
C．
Completely
D．
Especially
(9)
[ ]
A．
impolite
B．
meaningless
C．
lonely
D．
selfish
(10)
[ ]
A．
middle
B．
focus
C．
center
D．
choice
(11)
[ ]
A．
respond
B．
compare
C．
link
D．
regret
(12)
[ ]
A．
unless
B．
if
C．
until
D．
when
(13)
[ ]
A．
down
B．
away
C．
in
D．
off
(14)
[ ]
A．
experiment
B．
mixture
C．
judgment
D．
experience
(15)
[ ]
A．
with
B．
against
C．
for
D．
among
(16)
[ ]
A．
complex
B．
simple
C．
complicated
D．
single
(17)
[ ]
A．
mentioned
B．
published
C．
taught
D．
proved
(18)
[ ]
A．
shy
B．
greedy
C．
active
D．
proud
(19)
[ ]
A．
strength
B．
energy
C．
power
D．
force
(20)
[ ]
A．
gestures
B．
praise
C．
criticism
D．
words
完型填空题：
Mr．Glen is a millionaire．Five years ago,after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 1 his small company．Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee．He always 2 his success to it．
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph．D．degree, 3 to return to the homeland, starting a company．Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 4 made through years of work after school and the scholarships．At the airport he had to accept the 5 customs check．The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 6 ．Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 7 for his watch．So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 8 fake(假货)．When he was 9 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 10 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 11 hearing Glen’ s words．Glen was 12 ．Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 13 ．For many times of entry-exit 14 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment．The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 15 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 16 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 17 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long．
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too．He said that this made a deep 18 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 19 , which he would remember as the 20 of his success forever．
(1)
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A．
set up
B．
took up
C．
went up
D．
picked up
(2)
[ ]
A．
honors
B．
mentions
C．
brings
D．
owes
(3)
[ ]
A．
decided
B．
refused
C．
objected
D．
asked
(4)
[ ]
A．
books
B．
things
C．
savings
D．
pounds
(5)
[ ]
A．
ordinary
B．
routine
C．
regular
D．
common
(6)
[ ]
A．
look
B．
inspection
C．
test
D．
experiment
(7)
[ ]
A．
one
B．
it
C．
them
D．
these
(8)
[ ]
A．
priceless
B．
useful
C．
worthless
D．
valuable
(9)
[ ]
A．
afraid
B．
proud
C．
ashamed
D．
hard
(10)
[ ]
A．
that
B．
what
C．
as
D．
which
(11)
[ ]
A．
on
B．
at
C．
who
D．
in
(12)
[ ]
A．
disappointed
B．
delighted
C．
amazed
D．
satisfied
(13)
[ ]
A．
strictly
B．
quietly
C．
quickly
D．
curiously
(14)
[ ]
A．
conditions
B．
experiences
C．
experiments
D．
chances
(15)
[ ]
A．
stopped
B．
hoped
C．
warned
D．
urged
(16)
[ ]
A．
came out
B．
found out
C．
sent out
D．
set out
(17)
[ ]
A．
hit
B．
blamed
C．
praised
D．
charged
(18)
[ ]
A．
expression
B．
idea
C．
thought
D．
impression
(19)
[ ]
A．
honesty
B．
lies
C．
goods
D．
bravery
(20)
[ ]
A．
secret
B．
lesson
C．
choice
D．
Belief
完型填空
Serious Business
Let me take you 1 a couple of years．Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and 2 me yet．
We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware store．No automatic door, not a computer in the building．It was one that I went to fairly often．As we entered the door, two sounds 3 us．The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the door．The other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our 4 ．
"Good afternoon, Ryan," 5 the cheerful greeting．Andy was a very 6 sort of owner．He was of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us．
We walked across the old wood floor．Andy asked us what he could help us with．I told him we were 7 a spring．He very patiently replied, "I have lots of springs．You're going to need to be more 8 ．"
"Just a spring for an old-fashioned screen door．"
"That's it．A screen door spring．Right down there．" We 9 where he was pointing, and sure enough, there they were．Andy knew his store, and his products．That was why I came here instead of Meijer．The service couldn't be beaten．The price－Yes．But service and 10 －No．
I picked up one and followed him to the 11 ．
He 12 the price, doing the math in his head．"＄1.88, with tax：comes to ＄1.99．"
Put it on my dad's account．"
He nodded and smiled, "Good dad's account．" He laughed．"I don't know what you boys would do 13 dad's account!"
He handed me the ticket and as I 14 it I asked, "You really trust my signature?"
His reply surprised, 15 delighted, me．"When I can't trust Jerry Hoover's boys I can trust nobody!"
We left, and the brain 16 started to forget things, in order of importance．But what Andy said that day rang in my ears．And it rings in my ears today．That's a tall order to live up．to．It's a high standard of 17 ．My father made a fame for that name, and I get to 18 the benefits．But on account of this, I must 19 that fame．And that's 20 business．
(1)
[ ]
A．
back
B．
away
C．
on
D．
in
(2)
[ ]
A．
excites
B．
shocks
C．
amazes
D．
inspires
(3)
[ ]
A．
greeted
B．
hugged
C．
heard
D．
sensed
(4)
[ ]
A．
absence
B．
guests
C．
shopping
D．
presence
(5)
[ ]
A．
replied
B．
said
C．
came
D．
cried
(6)
[ ]
A．
special
B．
friendly
C．
ordinary
D．
appropriate
(7)
[ ]
A．
looking up
B．
looking for
C．
looking into
D．
looking at
(8)
[ ]
A．
specific
B．
special
C．
particular
D．
practical
(9)
[ ]
A．
got to
B．
turned to
C．
stuck to
D．
referred to
(10)
[ ]
A．
description
B．
determination
C．
satisfaction
D．
imagination
(11)
[ ]
A．
comer
B．
cashier
C．
counter
D．
door
(12)
[ ]
A．
figured up
B．
made up
C．
took up
D．
put up
(13)
[ ]
A．
with
B．
without
C．
by
D．
for
(14)
[ ]
A．
received
B．
signed
C．
wrote
D．
touched
(15)
[ ]
A．
yet
B．
still
C．
even
D．
also
(16)
[ ]
A．
immediately
B．
eventually
C．
merely
D．
possibly
(17)
[ ]
A．
devotion
B．
fortune
C．
consideration
D．
honesty
(18)
[ ]
A．
realize
B．
believe
C．
use
D．
enjoy
(19)
[ ]
A．
maintain
B．
obtain
C．
contain
D．
entertain
(20)
[ ]
A．
wonderful
B．
optimistic
C．
serious
D．
successful
完型填空
Unchangeable Love
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was expecting a quiet 1 of the splendid artwork．
A young 2 viewing the paintings ahead of me 3 nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．I admired the man's 4 for putting up with her 5 stream of words． 6 by their noise, I moved on．
I met them several times as I moved 7 the various rooms of art．Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 8 ．
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 9 when the couple approached the 10 ．Before they left, the man 11 into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He 12 it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the 13 to get his wife's jacket．
"He's a 14 man．" the clerk at the counter said．"Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．
So, as before, he and his wife come in 15 there is a new art show．"
"But what does he get out of the art?" I asked．"He can't see．"
"Can't see! You're 16 ．He sees a lot．More than you and I do," the clerk said．"His wife 17 each painting so he can see it in his head．"
I learned something about patience, 18 and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 19 and the courage of a husband who would not 20 blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand．
Sindu wiped her tears. “Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls, 40 the whole lot of this. But …You should…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this 41 rice, will you give me 42 I ask for?”