After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and  1 , I threw my things on the sofa and picked something from the  2 to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my  3 would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went  4 to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and  5 sleepiness at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes  6 and I wanted something to cheer me up.

Later, I  7 the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key(跑调),   8  made me excited that she was here. I ran down to  9 my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom was happy. Her  10 seemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to  11 the stress (压力) again.

Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be  12 after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up  13 in the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a  14 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns(图案) for clothes over and over. After work, my mom at times gets stuck(被困) in  15 for two hours on her way back home. When I 16 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to  17 . At least I have some interesting things to do at school, but one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I  18 that my mom has a positive (积极的) attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart, which encourages me to do my work well,  19 there may be difficulties. Seeing her happy makes me feel  20 , too.

1.                A.heavy          B.busy           C.hungry   D.unlucky

 

2.                A.classroom       B.kitchen         C.bedroom D.apartment

 

3.                A.dream          B.supper         C.homework    D.experience

 

4.                A.downstairs      B.outside         C.upstairs   D.inside

 

5.                A.break          B.put            C.get D.fight

 

6.                A.opening        B.opened         C.open D.closing

 

7.                A.felt            B.listened         C.raised    D.heard

 

8.                A.which          B.that            C.it    D.but

 

9.                A.look           B.greet           C.said to    D.help

 

10.               A.need          B.idea           C.faith  D.energy

 

11.               A.face           B.change         C.accept    D.1eave

 

12.               A.creative        B.sensitive        C.competitive    D.positive

 

13.               A.early          B.soon           C.fast   D.1ate

 

14.               A.furniture       B.shoe           C.car   D.clothing

 

15.               A.chat           B.traffic          C.duty  D.task

 

16.               A.replace        B.exchange       C.decorate  D.compare

 

17.               A.complain       B.decide         C.study D.play

 

18.               A.achieve        B.notice          C.admire    D.improve

 

19.               A.however       B.though         C.despite    D.at least

 

20.               A.good          B.skillful          C.successful D.important

 

 

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.  Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. desperation    B. authorities         C. diligently       D. confusion    E. enrolled

F. violently       G. financial          H. conclusion     I. devoted      J. graduation

Seventeen years ago, when I was in military college, I was known as “the worrying wreck from Virginia Tech”. I worried so ____1_____ that I often became ill. In _____2_____, I poured out my troubles to Professor Baird, professor of business administration. The fifteen minutes that I spent with Professor Baird did more for my health and happiness than all the rest of the four years I spent in college. “Jim,” he said, “you ought to sit down and face the facts. If you _____3_____ half as much time and energy to solving your problems as you do to worrying about them, you wouldn’t have any worries. ”

I figured that I had failed physics because I had no interest in the subject. But now I changed my attitude. I said to myself, “If the college _____4_____ demand that I pass my physics examination before I obtain a degree, who am I to question their wisdom?”

So I ______5____   for physics again. This time I passed because instead of wasting my time in worrying about how hard it was, I studied _____6_____.

I solved my ____7_____ worries by taking on some additional jobs, such as selling punch at the college dances, and by borrowing money from my father, which I paid back soon after ____8______.

As I look back at it now, I can see that my problem was one of _____9_____, a lack of willingness to find the causes of my worry and face them realistically.

 

When I was 11, my grandfather began to teach me how to drive. I was a fast learner. At 16, I was already a   1   driver. However, when I passed into adulthood, I began to get speeding tickets. For me, this did not reflect one’s   2   as a driver. So I   3   to drive as fast as I could.

Then in September of 2005, I received a letter   4  my presence to discuss my future   ___5   rights. As I sat down, a man began to unfold my file. I was   6   to see my record was five pages long. The man gave me two   7  . I could turn in my   8   and not drive for three months or continue driving, but without tickets for one year. With two kids and a busy practice, I went with the second choice.

After the meeting, I had lunch with my friend, Nick. He noticed that my eating habits        ___9   my driving habits. Nick told me that my attention was   10   paid to the destination and not the process of getting there. The car gives fun, allowing me to get to my   __11   much faster. However, after reaching it, I was never truly satisfied because I   12_   the messages and lessons of the journey.

After the two   13  , I began to transform myself. I now enjoy driving, often taking the most scenic route. I have also slowed my   14   down, enjoying each bite as I go. Learning   15   is really a big lesson for me.

1. A. lucky         B. skilled           C. careless           D. poor

2. A. interest          B. belief             C. ability               D. character

3. A. stopped       B. wanted            C. began              D. continued

4. A. requesting        B. hoping            C. suggesting         D. planning

    5. A. driving           B. swimming           C. diving                D. living

    6. A. disappointed  B. depressed          C. surprised         D. terrified

    7. A. tickets           B. choices            C. letters           D. pages

    8. A. license           B. money              C. evidence          D. file

    9. A. affected      B. matched            C. suited            D. caused

    10. A. totally          B. partly             C. slowly            D. slightly

    11. A. destination  B. process            C. place             D. journey

    12. A. understood   B. lacked             C. gained            D. ignored

    13. A. surveys      B. events             C. debates           D. arguments

    14. A. working      B. driving            C. walking           D. eating

    15. A. honesty      B. understanding      C. patience          D. carelessness

 

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