Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list ___1___ in our past that we felt ___2___ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very ___3___ process, but there’ s always some ___4___soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then ___5___ that we find ways to ___6___ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever ___7___ my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my ___8___, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff ___9___ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a ___10___ on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a sob(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious ___11___. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ___12___ found out.”

“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ___13___ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ___14___. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ___15___, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it?”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a ___16___ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you ___17___ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it ___18___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to ___19___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___20___the past wrongdoings.

1. A. something              B. anything           C. somebody         D. anybody

2. A. ashamed             B. afraid            C. sure                  D. proud

3. A. private                B. secret            C. interesting         D. funny

4. A. foolish                B. polite             C. simple           D. brave

5. A. expected             B. suggested         C. ordered          D. demanded

6. A. connect with                B. depend on         C. make apologize to D. get along with

7. A. improve               B. continue            C. realize          D. keep

8. A. notes                  B. list                C. plan            D. stories

9. A. any                 B. most             C. none              D. all

10. A. part                  B. game             C. trick                  D. record

11. A. view                 B. sign               C. attention          D. remark

12. A. also                  B. even               C. still              D. ever

13. A. appears             B. considers            C. presents        D. remembers

14. A. angry                B. happy             C. doubtful          D. alive

15. A. words               B. rings               C. repeats              D. calls

16. A. cold                  B. plain                C. nervous         D. lively

17. A. in case              B. so long as           C. unless        D. because

18. A. around              B. out                  C. on             D. away

19. A. build up                   B. make up             C. clear up         D. give up

20. A. regret               B. forgive               C. right          D. punish

It was a dark and cold night. The car driver didn’t have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir?”

  “To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the car driver heard that, he didn’t feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.

 After a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “What! Fifteen dollars? Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other car driver last week.”

Which of the following is true? ____________

A .The young man went past the railway station. 

B. The young man was working in the railway station

C. The young man had just got off a train.

D. The young man was waiting for his friend there.

What do you think of the car driver?__________

A .He was a nice and clever man.  B. He liked to work very hard.

C. He was good at driving       D. He was not an honest person.

The driver felt very ____when he saw the young man coming out of the railway station.

A .sad  B. sorry  C. happy  D. worried

From the passage we know that the young man__________.

A .Knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel.

B. Had been to the hotel several times.

C. didn’t want to stay in this city.

D. must be a stranger and didn’t know the city very well.

Student participation in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of the student in many courses. Some professors base part of the final grade on the student’s oral participation. Although there are formal lectures during which the student has a passive role (i.e., listening and taking notes), many courses are organized around classroom discussions, student questions, and informal lectures. In graduate discussions the professor had a “manager” role and the students make presentations and lead discussions. The students do the actual teaching in these discussions.

A professor’s teaching method is another factor that determines the degree and type of student participation. Some professors prefer to control discussions while others prefer to guide the class without controlling it. Many professors encourage students to question their ideas. Students who object to the professor’s point of view should be prepared to prove their positions.

In the teaching of science and mathematics, the controlling mode of instruction is generally traditional, with teachers presenting formal lectures and students taking notes. However, new educational trends have turned up in the humanities and social sciences in the past twenty years. Students in education, society, and history classes, for example, are often required to solve problems in groups, design projects, make presentations, and examine case studies. Since some college or university courses are “practical” rather than theoretical, they pay more attention to “doing” for themselves.

“Participation in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of the student” in  ____

       class.

       A.the humanities and social sciences  B.the science and mathematics

       C.the theoretical lessons      D.the strictly controlled courses

From the passage we know that education in the humanities and society __________.

       A.has not changed much in the past twenty years

       B.pay attention to students’ studying instead of teachers’ teaching

       C.is much more important than that of science and mathematics

       D.has become more practical than theoretical.

The reason why some professors ask students to make presentations and lead discussions is that __________.

       A.these professors are often not well prepared before class

       B.these professors want to stress “doing”

       C.these professors want to test the students abilities

       D.these professors are not willing to teach theory

Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?

       A.Student participation is not common in many courses like society and history classes.

       B.Some professors want to control the classroom discussion.

       C.Some of students are wanted to attend the lecture of science and mathematics.

       D.New educational trends have turned up in the teaching of natural sciences such as

  chemistry.

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