Joy in the journey

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

    Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to      . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the      !” one of the brothers volunteered      .

    The older boys began to      , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was      . After a long silence, one of the         picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He       the lid and showed the wonderful       to the scoffing(嘲笑的)visitors. Then he said quietly and      , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found       the way!”

    Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is       a goal is for — to cause us to move in the       we have chosen, in other words, to keep us      ! But not every goal will be fully      . Not every job will end      . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be      . But when you fall       of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things       my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging       life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly      .

1.A. rest             B. work        C. watch          D. laugh

2.A. house           B. earth        C. wall          D. road

3.A. calmly          B. patiently      C. excitedly              D. impatiently

4.A. laugh           B. think        C. stare                   D. smile

5.A. important       B. difficult       C. impossible        D. interesting

6.A. passers-by       B. watchers    C. visitors                D. diggers

7.A. moved           B. removed  C. broke          D. pushed

8.A. contents         B. scenes     C. pictures                D. jars

9.A. properly         B. confidently          C. carefully        D. happily

10.A. in               B. along               C. to                 D. out

11.A. what            B. how                    C. where              D. which

12.A. way             B. direction    C. life                D. sight

13.A. thinking         B. moving        C. digging           D. living

14.A. made            B. prepared            C. kicked                D. achieved

15.A. hopelessly        B. pleasantly            C. surprisingly      D. successfully

16.A. come true        B. realized              C. made              D. treasured

17.A. short             B. lost          C. out                D. behind

18.A. breaking into     B. turning to            C. coming into       D. holding to

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

20.A. matters          B. happens      C. appears           D. exists

 

Rules for the University Entrance Examination

●You must be at the examination center ten minutes before the examination starts. If you are more than ten minutes late, you may not enter the examination center. The examination takes place at the same time in different states.

●You must have proof of your name and grade as well as official examination number. Show these when you come to the examination center.

●Depending on which examination you are taking, you may bring certain items into the examination center. Mathematics examinations may allow you to use electronic calculators (计算器). Other subjects may allow you to use dictionaries and other reference material. Please read the notes sent with your timetable carefully.

●You must bring your own pencils. None will be provided for you. The following items are not allowed in the examination center: walkmans and radios, head sets, any food or drink, schoolbags, electronic equipment (unless specifically permitted for various subjects), and mobile phones.

●Once in the center, you must sit at the desk with your examination number on it. When you sit down, place your examination number at the top corner of your desk.

●You must remain silent during the examination. You must not disturb other people who are taking the test.

●If you need a drink or toilet break, you should raise your hand and wait for the supervisor (监督者) to speak to you. You will be given water or the supervisor will take you to the bathroom. You are not allowed to talk with anyone during the break.

●You must write your answers in the official answer sheet. Your supervisor will provide extra paper if you wish to make notes.

●You may leave the examination room at any time if you do not plan to return. If you finish early and want to leave, please move well away from the examination center.

●The supervisor will warn you fifteen minutes, five minutes and one minute before the end of the examination. When the supervisor says that the time is up, you must put down your pencil and wait at your desk until your paper is collected.

1.What kind of examination are these rules probably for?

A. A local exam.                      B. A final exam. 

C. A college exam.                    D. A national exam.

2.What are you allowed to have with you when you take mathematics examination?

A. Related material.                   B. Proof of yourself.

C. A cell phone.                      D. A dictionary.

3.What should you do if you finish the test early and want to get a better result?

A. Take some notes carefully.           

B. Leave the room immediately.

C. Remain in your seat and check again.  

D. Raise your hand to inform your teacher.

4.What can be provided for you during the exam?

A. Pencils.                          B. Food and drink.     

C. Extra paper.                       D. Calculators.

 

 

Suppose you want to buy some new clothes or a new TV. Or maybe you need some work done on your car. How can you find the best price without shopping all over town? Ads can help you. Ads can show you lots of prices. And you don’t have to go anywhere to see them. Just open a newspaper or magazine, and you’ll find plenty of ads.

The following is an ad about TV sets for sale. Please read it and answer the questions below.

1. How many different kinds of TV sets does the store advertise( 打广告) here ?

A. Four.                                B. Three.                           C. Two.                               D. Five.

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the advertisement?

A. You can buy any kind on July 14th.

B. The service time is 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day except Monday.

C. The larger the screen is, the higher the price will be.

D. The lowest price is a little more than 300.

3.Which is NOT mentioned in the advertisement?

A. The deadline (最后期限) of all the TV set sales.

B. The post code of the area where the store is.

C. The address of the store.

D. The name of the store.

4.What can ads do for us according to the passage?

A. They can help us cut down the prices before shopping.

B. They can show us plenty of prices after shopping all over town.

C. They can help us learn about the quality of the advertised things.

D. They can help us find the best price without shopping everywhere.

 

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block  recognize  retell  identity  actually  subway

standard  government  accent  present  native

vocabulary  include  command  apartment  rule  request

international  direction  northwestern  lightning  rapidly

1 ___________ is a kind of natural phenomenon.

2 Please read the __________ on the bottle before taking the medicine.

3 May and I are classamtes, but we live in different _________.

4 Mao Zedong spoke with a strong Hunan __________.

5 When we met many years later I could hardly __________ Lily at the airport.

6 Gansu is a __________ province of China.

7 If you want to learn Chinese, you may learn from her. She speaks very ________ Chinese.

8 Will you please __________ the story to the whole class?

9 Visitors are ___________ not to touch the exhibits.

10 He lived in America for five years and has a good __________ of English.

11 The population of that country is increasing ___________.

12 Our __________ must do something to stop the rising house prices.

13 The police are trying to discover the __________ of the killer.

14 Usually you will read faster if you have a bigger English _________.

15 All those _________ at the meeting are high officials.

16 _________, English is not so hard to learn if you put your heart into it.

17 _________ speakers of English are in good demand in our school.

18 Only ten boys passed the exam, _________ Peter and you.

19 My father likes me to major in __________ trade when I go to university.

20 Underground and _________ mean the same in English.

21 Englishmen say flat, while Americans say ____________.

22 India was once __________by Britain and won its independence in 1947.

 

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