18.I was at the post office early that morning,hoping to be in and out in a short while.Yet,I(36)A myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway.I had never seen so many people there on a weekday.It seemed someone might have made an announcement,welcoming customers to carry as many (37)B as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package(38)C.The queue moved very slowly.My patience ran out and I got(39)D.The longer it took,the angrier I became.When I got to the counter finally,I finished my (40)Aquickly and briefly,and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.
"Excuse me,"I said,trying not to be too pushy.Several people had to move (41)D to make room for me to get to the (42)C.
I stepped out,complaining about the (43)B conditions.Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment,I headed into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my (44)C.She was walking with determination,and each step sounded very heavy.I (45)D that she looked as if she could breathe fire.It stopped me in my tracks.I (46)B myself and it wasn't pretty.Had I looked like that?Her body language said that she was having a(47)A day.My anger melted away.I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a (48)B.So I did what I could in a minute (49)C she hurried past me-I smiled.In a second everything changed.She was astonished,then somewhat (50)D.Then her face softened and her shoulders (51)C.I saw her take a deep breath.Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my(52)A.Wow,it's amazing what a simple smile can do.
From then on,I became aware of people's (53)D and my own,the way we show our feelings.Now I use that (54)B every day to let it(55)A me that when facing the world,I can try a smile.
"Excuse me,"I said,trying not to be too pushy.Several people had to move (41)D to make room for me to get to the (42)C.
I stepped out,complaining about the (43)B conditions.Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment,I headed into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my (44)C.She was walking with determination,and each step sounded very heavy.I (45)D that she looked as if she could breathe fire.It stopped me in my tracks.I (46)B myself and it wasn't pretty.Had I looked like that?Her body language said that she was having a(47)A day.My anger melted away.I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a (48)B.So I did what I could in a minute (49)C she hurried past me-I smiled.In a second everything changed.She was astonished,then somewhat (50)D.Then her face softened and her shoulders (51)C.I saw her take a deep breath.Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my(52)A.Wow,it's amazing what a simple smile can do.
From then on,I became aware of people's (53)D and my own,the way we show our feelings.Now I use that (54)B every day to let it(55)A me that when facing the world,I can try a smile.
36.A.found | B.helped | C.troubled | D.enjoyed |
37.A.things | B.packages | C.chances | D.dollars |
38.A.lifted | B.cashed | C.weighed | D.carried |
39.A.pleased | B.disappointed | C.delighted | D.annoyed |
40.A.business | B.choice | C.situation | D.attitude |
41.A.away | B.about | C.along | D.aside |
42.A.counter | B.cashier | C.exit | D.entrance |
43.A.weather | B.service | C.work | D.shopping |
44.A.satisfaction | B.decision | C.direction | D.imagination |
45.A.announced | B.discovered | C.proved | D.noticed |
46.A.trusted | B.recognized | C.hid | D.persuaded |
47.A.rough | B.bright | C.big | D.nice |
48.A.gentleman | B.stranger | C.customer | D.passenger |
49.A.until | B.though | C.before | D.since |
50.A.attracted | B.frightened | C.cheered | D.confused |
51.A.trembled | B.raised | C.relaxed | D.tightened |
52.A.car | B.office | C.home | D.doctor |
53.A.appearances | B.reactions | C.behaviors | D.expressions |
54.A.treatment | B.awareness | C.conclusion | D.achievement |
55.A.remind | B.show | C.give | D.tell. |
14.My son Joey was born with badly twisted (11)D.The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk (12)Cbut would never run very well.The first three years of his life were spent in (13)A.casts and braces.By the time he was eight,you wouldn't know he had a problem when you saw him (14)B.The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during (15)D,and Joey would jump right in and run and play,too.We (16)Atold him that he probably wouldn't be able to (17)D as well as the other children.So he didn't know.
In seventh grade he decided to (18)B for the cross-country team.Every day he (19)A with the team.He worked harder and ran more than any of the others-four to five miles a day~~perhaps he sensed that the (20)B that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him.Although the entire team runs,only the (21)Cseven runners have the potential to score points for the (22)C.We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team,so he didn't know.
He (23)Dto run four to five miles a day.Every day (24)D the day he had a 103-degree fever.I was (25)B.So I went to look for him after school.I found him running all alone.The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy (呆滞)from his (26)C.Yet he looked straight ahead and (27)A running.We never told him he couldn't run four miles with a 103-degree fever.So he didn't know.
Two weeks later,the names of the team runners were (28)A.Joey was number six on the (29)C.Joey had made the team.He was in seventh grade-the other six team members were all eighth-graders.We never told him he shouldn't (30)B to make the team.We never told him he couldn't do it We never told him he couldn't do it…so he didn't know.He just did it.
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In seventh grade he decided to (18)B for the cross-country team.Every day he (19)A with the team.He worked harder and ran more than any of the others-four to five miles a day~~perhaps he sensed that the (20)B that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him.Although the entire team runs,only the (21)Cseven runners have the potential to score points for the (22)C.We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team,so he didn't know.
He (23)Dto run four to five miles a day.Every day (24)D the day he had a 103-degree fever.I was (25)B.So I went to look for him after school.I found him running all alone.The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy (呆滞)from his (26)C.Yet he looked straight ahead and (27)A running.We never told him he couldn't run four miles with a 103-degree fever.So he didn't know.
Two weeks later,the names of the team runners were (28)A.Joey was number six on the (29)C.Joey had made the team.He was in seventh grade-the other six team members were all eighth-graders.We never told him he shouldn't (30)B to make the team.We never told him he couldn't do it We never told him he couldn't do it…so he didn't know.He just did it.
11.A.hands | B.mouth | C.body | D.feet |
12.A.freely | B.fluently | C.normally | D.strangely |
13.A.treatment | B.school | C.dark | D.silence |
14.A.study | B.walk | C.read | D.stand |
15.A.holiday | B.rest | C.winter | D.play |
16.A.never | B.often | C.always | D.still |
17.A.talk | B.study | C.read | D.run |
18.A.break out | B.go out | C.give out | D.run out |
19.A.trained | B.struggled | C.fight | D.study |
20.A.scores | B.abilities | C.standards | D.dreams |
21.A.last | B.strongest | C.top | D.number |
22.A.family | B.country | C.school | D.grade |
23.A.started | B.refused | C.liked | D.continued |
24.A.though | B.still | C.then | D.even |
25.A.surprised | B.worried | C.sad | D.nervous |
26.A.running | B.sweat | C.fever | D.feet |
27.A.kept | B.stopped | C.began | D.forgot |
28.A.called | B.made | C.spelt | D.read |
29.A.ground | B.team | C.list | D.wall |
30.A.decide | B.expect | C.promise | D.refuse |