I saw a dear friend a few days ago and stopped by to ask her how she was doing.She looked up,voice lowered,just complaining:“I'm so busy…have so much going on”

Almost immediately after,I ran into another friend and asked him how he was.Again,the same tone,the same response:“I'm just so busy…got so much to do.”

Their responses knocked me down.How did we create a world in which we have more and more to do with less time for leisure,less time for reflection,less time for community? When did we forget that we are human beings,not human doings? What happened to a world in which we can sit with the people we love so much and have slow conversations with meaningful pauses and silences that we are in no rush to fill?

This disease of being “busy” is spiritually destructive to our health and well-being.It weakens our ability to be fully present with those we love the most in our families, and keeps us from forming the kind of community that we all so desperately tong for.

I don’t have any magical solutions.All I know is that we are losing the ability to live a truly human life.I am always a prisoner of hope, but I wonder if we are willing to make a change to our so-called busyness of life.Somehow we need a different model of organizing our lives,our societies,and our families.

I want us to have a kind of existence where we can pause,look each other in the eye,touch one another,and ask ourselves:Here is how my heart is doing,I am taking the time to reflect on my own existence,and I know how to express the state of my heart.

1.What’s the result of the busy lifestyle?

A.People will become forgetful in their everyday life.

B.People are beginning to find some time for leisure.

C.People may lose the ability of enjoying their life.

D.People will further understand the importance of community.

2.How can we live a relaxed and balanced life according to the author?

A.By seeking help from local families.

B.By improving our working ability.

C.By reconstructing the model of our lives.

D.By creating a smarter open community.

3.Calling himself a prisoner of hope,the author means that .

A.he thinks people won’t change

B.he actually has magical solutions

C.it is harmful to have many hopes

D.he is always optimistic about life

4.What is the purpose of the author writing the article?

A.To express concerns about people’s complaints.

B.To criticize and reflect on the people’s present lifestyle.

C.To voice his opinions on how to live a simple life.

D.To question whether it is possible to live a slow life.

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“Ring! Ring! Ring!”The telephone rang for a long time in Bill Hewlett’s house.Bill was the director of a large ________company called Hewlett-Packard.At that time,computers had already ________ but they were huge machines that cost a lot of money.

Bill answered the telephone________ .He did not like being disturbed while he was reading his newspaper.A young-sounding ________ on the other line said,”My name is Steve Jobs.I in a ________of the Hewlett-Packard Explorers’Club.I went on a fieldtrip to one of your company ‘s laboratories and was ________ by the 9100A computer.I’ve never seen anything so splendid!”He ________ for a while and continued.”I in looking for some computer ________ to build a frequency counter.Well.I thought you might be able to ________ me.”

There was ________ .Then,Bill asked the young boy for his ________ .Steve revealed that he was twelve.There was another silence.________ by the boy’s enthusiasm,Bill invited Steve to his office.

A few days later,Bill Hewlett gave Steve what he needed.Steve was also offered a ________ job in one of his laboratories.

Eight years later,Steve Jobs set up a ________ with his close friend,Steve Wozniak.Their first step was to find a ________ for the company.Steve Jobs loved apples and had worked off an apple ________ before.Although there was no ________ between apples and computers,________ thought‘Apple’would be a catchy name.”I like the name.We’11 be in a great ________ in the telephone directory,”Steve Wozniak said confidently.That was how Apple was ________ in 1976.

1.A.computer B.machine C. fruit D. telephone

2.A.arrived B.gone C. 1eft D. existed

3.A.quickly B.sadly C. angrily D. happily

4.A.scientist B. voice C. girl D. man

5.A.member B.adviser C. teacher D. technician

6.A.met B.delighted C. hurt D. amazed

7.A.thought B.1ooked C. paused D. talked

8.A.parts B.experts C. games D. programs

9.A.show B.help C. teach D. 1ead

10.A.1aughter B.sound C. excitement D. silence

11.A.address B.number C. age D. money

12.A.Impressed B.Woken C. Troubled D. Puzzled

13.A.permanent B.night-time C.full-time D. vacation

14.A.factory B.company C. 1aboratory D. club

15.A.name B.manager C. place D.designer

16.A.farm B.tree C.factory D. store

17.A.business B.dialogue C. friendship D. connection

18.A.each B.both C. some D. all

19.A.position B.relation C. field D. moment

20.A.managed B.saved C. created D. bought

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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 Mac kenzie 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. Mac kenzie 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 was really 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 (萦绕) by a decision to not 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 choice.

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. The successful boss that he admired.

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 to not 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 might not regret if he failed the attempt

C. the author wanted someone else to try 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

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Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father. , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was and ill.

My father was a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started about life, and I told them about one of my . I said that we must very often give things up we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. , he answered his own question: “I the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I remember his words and become . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be to give up my small anger. In this , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now I am for this one gift.

1.A. Therefore B. However C. Meanwhile D. Afterwards

2.A. poor B. slow C. tired D. weak

3.A. once B. already C. still D. only

4.A. sent B. threw C. took D. put

5.A. difficult B. stressful C. hopeless D. impossible

6.A. talking B. asking C. worrying D. caring

7.A. beliefs B. decisions C. experiences D. ambitions

8.A. till B. since C. before D. as

9.A. promises B. seems C. requires D. suggests

10.A. summed B. opened C. spoke D. turned

11.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

12.A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly

13.A. accepted B. gained C. enjoyed D. had

14.A. attracted B. warned C. touched D. astonished

15.A. might B. should C. could D. would

16.A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy

17.A. likely B. free C. able D. ready

18.A. method B. way C. case D. form

19.A. guess B. doubt C. wonder D. know

20.A. grateful B. doubtful C. hopeful D. cheerful

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