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．
This is my third story．When I was seventeen, I 1 a quote(引文)that went something like, " If you live each day 2 it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right．" Since then, for the past thirty-three years, I've looked 3 the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, what would I do? " And when there was no answer for too many days in a 4 , I know I need to change something．
About a year ago I 5 from cancer．The doctors told me it was incurable, and that I should 6 to live no longer than three to six months．They advised me to get my 7 in order, which is doctors' code(代名词)for "prepare to 8 "．Later when the doctors 9 the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope, they found it turned out to be a very rare form of cancer that is 10 with surgery．I had the surgery and, 11 , I'm fine now．
This was the closest I've been to facing 12 , and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades．Death is the destination we all 13 ．No one has ever escaped it．And that is 14 it should be, because death is very likely the single 15 invention of life．It clears out the old to make 16 for the new．Your time is limited, so don't waste it living 17 life．Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out(盖过)your own inner 18 ．And most importantly, have the courage to 19 your heart and intuition(直觉)．They 20 already know what you truly want to become．Everything else is secondary．
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完型填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
When I was growing up, I always gave my mom an apron(围裙)on her birthday．I wanted my own mom- 1 that apron I'd just given her, of course-to 2 me at the end of each afternoon bearing a plate of home-baked 3 as she waited breathlessly to hear about my 4 day at school．
Mom loved her family without question, but as an elementary-school teacher she had her own exciting days to 5 ．She had hardly any extra time and 6 , and home-baked treats were rare in our house except 7 very special occasions．Since Mom didn't make cookies very often, the 8 of her baking were not always the same．Sometimes the cookies were browned a little more than planned or 9 together and other times the cookies weren't smooth． 10 , none of that bothered anyone in the family．All we 11 was swallowing whatever we were having for dinner that night so we could get to the cookies 12 us on the kitchen counter．
Now that I'm a mom myself, I can 13 all too well why my mother didn't always have the time to wear the apron．As was true with my mother, the list of things I need to do is often 14 than the day itself．But I also understand the desire to 15 the same yellow mixing bowl my mother used and make something special for my family every so often．Whatever I bake is met with approval, appreciation and good 16 by my husband and children．At some level, I believe they're 17 that I was thinking about them as I 18 the brown sugar into the butter or frosted the cake with their favorite kind of icing．They always know I love them．I 19 they know it a little better when I'm in a baking mood．
I'm sure my mother felt 20 the same way whenever she made cookies for us．Those cookies will always, in my mind, be the best treat．
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完型填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
The wisdom my 77-year-old father has passed on to me came more through osmosis(潜移)than lectures．My dad's 1 shines through all．my life．
Old age hasn't 2 him, mainly because he doesn't think almost-80 is old．He had ever trained for a charity 3 across the Hudson River in New York．He wore his custom? fitted diving suit, but he still got so 4 We warmed him and wrapped him in a sleeping bag．"Oh, 5 ．it isn't that bad, " he'd say, "I am fine．" He always is．He did 6 the Hudson swim a month later．
If you ask my father whether or not his life has been hard, he will styhe is 7 ．He means the kind of happiness that comes from 8 a well-cooked family meal, taking a good long run or growing a perfect tomato．．Did I mention that he used to nm marathons before his knee replacement surgery? He's the only one 9 convinced me I could do it, too．"Anyone can run a marathon, " he said, " 10 you keep training"．
My father was born in 1933．His childhood took a 11 at the beginning of World War It．His father j6ined the French Army and was 12 by the Germans and spent the war in a prison camp．My dad and his mother and sister were shipped off to New Jersey to live with relatives．His mother 13 depression, and Dad went to a boarding school in New England from the sixth grade on．Yet in all Dad's dinner table 14 , there have been many times when he turned them into 15 stories．
After a family dinner the other night, my father advised us to try the skydiving 16 "Sixty-five seconds of free falling, " he said．"I 17 it．I should have been a paratiooper(伞兵)"!
He loves getting cards in the mail, and usually I'm 18 , so instead I call him on Father Day．But this year I've 19 to be early for once．’I want to let him know how much he 20 to me．
Dad, thank you-for all of it and mostly for your long faith that everything will be OK．
