4．A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations．
Walking up to a department store's cloth counter，a（n） （1）Bng woman said，"I want to buy this material for a new dress．How much does it cost？"
"Only one （2Aper yard，"replied the smirking （自鸣得意的） male clerk．
Not to be taken back by the funny words，the woman said，"That's fine!I'll take ten yards．"
With（3Cwritten all over his face，the clerk（4Ameasured out and wrapped the cloth，then held it out teasingly，（5Cforward to receive his（6BThe woman got the package quickly from the clerk and pointed to a little old man standing beside her．"Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me，"she（7 ）A．
He was no doubt disappointed．But in the course of living，many people are（8）B when others do not （9Atheir expectations．In order to be happy，some expectations must be dropped．These three particular（10Dand unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes：
1． Expect too much（11）C．When others say，"Thank you，"or in any way to show their gratitude，be happy．It is a gift!
2． Expect others to make you happy．They simply cannot do that．Make yourself happy and （12）Byour joy with others．
3． Expect not to be（13）B．At times，people will simply not come through for you in the way you need． （14）Athem and move on．
Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more （15）A right away!
Walking up to a department store's cloth counter，a（n） （1）Bng woman said，"I want to buy this material for a new dress．How much does it cost？"
"Only one （2Aper yard，"replied the smirking （自鸣得意的） male clerk．
Not to be taken back by the funny words，the woman said，"That's fine!I'll take ten yards．"
With（3Cwritten all over his face，the clerk（4Ameasured out and wrapped the cloth，then held it out teasingly，（5Cforward to receive his（6BThe woman got the package quickly from the clerk and pointed to a little old man standing beside her．"Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me，"she（7 ）A．
He was no doubt disappointed．But in the course of living，many people are（8）B when others do not （9Atheir expectations．In order to be happy，some expectations must be dropped．These three particular（10Dand unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes：
1． Expect too much（11）C．When others say，"Thank you，"or in any way to show their gratitude，be happy．It is a gift!
2． Expect others to make you happy．They simply cannot do that．Make yourself happy and （12）Byour joy with others．
3． Expect not to be（13）B．At times，people will simply not come through for you in the way you need． （14）Athem and move on．
Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more （15）A right away!
| 1．A．tricky | B．attractive | C．ugly | D．generous |
| 2．A．kiss | B．pay | C．dollar | D．cent |
| 3．A．happiness | B．enjoyment | C．expectation | D．courage |
| 4．A．hurriedly | B．slowly | C．patiently | D．curiously |
| 5．A．setting | B．sitting | C．leaning | D．taking |
| 6．A．reward | B．payment | C．bonus | D．money |
| 7．A．smiled | B．begged | C．waved | D．thought |
| 8．A．encouraged | B．disappointed | C．annoyed | D．surprised |
| 9．A．live up to | B．go against | C．go without | D．hope for |
| 10．A．reasonable | B．proper | C．unimportant | D．unrealistic |
| 11．A．profit | B．kiss | C．appreciation | D．disappointment |
| 12．A．spare | B．share | C．make | D．control |
| 13．A．put down | B．let down | C．taken down | D．thrown down |
| 14．A．Forgive | B．Punish | C．Blame | D．Praise |
| 15．A．happiness | B．encouragement | C．excitement | D．pride |
3．Education from My Father
My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life．But there are （36）C that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of （37）A．
When I was small I was somewhat （38）D of lightning and thunder．My father explained it．The explanation was in （39）B that a child could understand but was basically correct．I gained a better （40）A later，but I didn't have to unlearn anything．
What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds （41）B it travelled to the ground like a spark．When it travelled （42）D the air it made the air so hot that it（43）B．Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to （44）A the space．He clapped his hands together very loud，（45）D to be the air rushing in，and said that makes the thunder．When I hear thunder，I can still hear that （46）A．
He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was（47）C．It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars：no moon，no town lights．But there were more stars than you could （48）C and they had color too．He said that if there were no clouds，we had no blankets and were（49）B to the universe．Our warmth was going to（50）A the whole universe．When there were clouds，they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe．I （51）D feel on the edge of space on a very clear night．
I am sure there were many other lessons that I （52）C but no longer remember．What I did（53）D，in general，was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them，the more comfortable the world was to live in．I was not taught that there were （54）C but that there was understanding if you looked for it．This may be why I have always been （55）B in science．
My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life．But there are （36）C that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of （37）A．
When I was small I was somewhat （38）D of lightning and thunder．My father explained it．The explanation was in （39）B that a child could understand but was basically correct．I gained a better （40）A later，but I didn't have to unlearn anything．
What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds （41）B it travelled to the ground like a spark．When it travelled （42）D the air it made the air so hot that it（43）B．Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to （44）A the space．He clapped his hands together very loud，（45）D to be the air rushing in，and said that makes the thunder．When I hear thunder，I can still hear that （46）A．
He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was（47）C．It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars：no moon，no town lights．But there were more stars than you could （48）C and they had color too．He said that if there were no clouds，we had no blankets and were（49）B to the universe．Our warmth was going to（50）A the whole universe．When there were clouds，they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe．I （51）D feel on the edge of space on a very clear night．
I am sure there were many other lessons that I （52）C but no longer remember．What I did（53）D，in general，was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them，the more comfortable the world was to live in．I was not taught that there were （54）C but that there was understanding if you looked for it．This may be why I have always been （55）B in science．
| 36．A．others | B．few | C．some | D．all |
| 37．A．science | B．nature | C．weather | D．universe |
| 38．A．sure | B．fond | C．tired | D．afraid |
| 39．A．depth | B．words | C．gestures | D．data |
| 40．A．understanding | B．knowledge | C．command | D．confidence |
| 41．A．but | B．and | C．for | D．or |
| 42．A．above | B．to | C．along | D．through |
| 43．A．shone | B．burned | C．expanded | D．broke |
| 44．A．fill | B．make | C．avoid | D．break |
| 45．A．trying | B．proving | C．hoping | D．pretending |
| 46．A．clap | B．remark | C．voice | D．crash |
| 47．A．cold | B．bright | C．clear | D．foggy |
| 48．A．explore | B．foresee | C．imagine | D．identify |
| 49．A．committed | B．exposed | C．related | D．led |
| 50．A．heat | B．protect | C．extend | D．light |
| 51．A．ever | B．also | C．even | D．still |
| 52．A．selected | B．arranged | C．absorbed | D．delivered |
| 53．A．consider | B．promise | C．explain | D．learn |
| 54．A．memories | B．blankets | C．mysteries | D．thunders |
| 55．A．engaged | B．interested | C．successful | D．skillful |
1．A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor．
The conversation soon turned into complaints about （36）Ain work and life．Offering his（37）Dcoffee，the professor went to the kitchen and （38）Bwith a large pot of coffee and a （39）Bof cups-porcelain，plastic，glass，crystal，some plain-looking，some expensive，some beautiful-telling them to （40）Cthemselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said，"if you have （41）C，all the nice-looking expensive cups have been （42）A，leaving behind the plain and（43）Bones．While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the （44）Cof your problems and stress．"
"Be assured that the cup（45）Dadds no quality to the coffee．（46）Dit is just more expensive and in some cases （47）Bhides what we drink．"
"（48）Aall of you really want is coffee，not the cup，（49）A you consciously went for the best cups…．And then you began（50）Deach other's cups．"
Now consider this：（51）Bis the coffee；the jobs，money and position in society are the cups．（52）Aare just tools to hold and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define，nor change the （53）Cof life we live．Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we （54）Dto enjoy the coffee．Value the coffee，not the cups!Don't let the cups （55）Byou…enjoy the coffee instead．
The conversation soon turned into complaints about （36）Ain work and life．Offering his（37）Dcoffee，the professor went to the kitchen and （38）Bwith a large pot of coffee and a （39）Bof cups-porcelain，plastic，glass，crystal，some plain-looking，some expensive，some beautiful-telling them to （40）Cthemselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said，"if you have （41）C，all the nice-looking expensive cups have been （42）A，leaving behind the plain and（43）Bones．While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the （44）Cof your problems and stress．"
"Be assured that the cup（45）Dadds no quality to the coffee．（46）Dit is just more expensive and in some cases （47）Bhides what we drink．"
"（48）Aall of you really want is coffee，not the cup，（49）A you consciously went for the best cups…．And then you began（50）Deach other's cups．"
Now consider this：（51）Bis the coffee；the jobs，money and position in society are the cups．（52）Aare just tools to hold and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define，nor change the （53）Cof life we live．Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we （54）Dto enjoy the coffee．Value the coffee，not the cups!Don't let the cups （55）Byou…enjoy the coffee instead．
| 36．A．stress | B．dream | C．sorrow | D．truth |
| 37．A．friends | B．customers | C．fellows | D．guests |
| 38．A．carried | B．returned | C．arrived | D．reached |
| 39．A．kind | B．variety | C．sort | D．number |
| 40．A．devote | B．expose | C．help | D．addicted |
| 41．A．searched | B．witnessed | C．noticed | D．discovered |
| 42．A．taken up | B．brought in | C．sold out | D．cut down |
| 43．A．expensive | B．cheap | C．beautiful | D．usual |
| 44．A．point | B．answer | C．source | D．result |
| 45．A．by itself | B．on its own | C．for itself | D．itself |
| 46．A．At no time | B．At times | C．In no case | D．In most cases |
| 47．A．ever | B．even | C．never | D．hardly |
| 48．A．What | B．That | C．Which | D．Whether |
| 49．A．but | B．so | C．and | D．for |
| 50，A．suspecting | B．1iking | C．envying | D．eyeing |
| 51．A．Love | B．Life | C．Future | D．Failure |
| 52．A．They | B．We | C．You | D．What |
| 53．A．quantity | B．style | C．quality | D．standard |
| 54．A．have | B．hesitate | C．forget | D．fail |
| 55．A．force | B．drive | C．puzzle | D．amaze |
18．Traveling in Vietnam was like visiting a mysterious neighbor．You have lived next door to each other for years but know very （21）A about what happened on （22）D side of the fence．
I travelled there last August．A（n） （23）B 180-kilometre trip from a Chinese border town to Hanoi，the capital of Vietnam，（24）A an adventurous eight hours．That's （25）C the country still doesn't have a modern expressway system．The major passage going through the country is only a two-way road．（26）C，many areas are mountainous．
Vietnamese drivers are （27）B and fearless．They compete with each other at full speeds no matter how scared the （28）A feel．When the bus shook us violently for the hundredth time，the driver made a （29）Bto make us feel better．"See，this is just a（n） （30）A Vietnamese people give you，a free massage（按摩） service．"
It was midnight （31）CI reached that hotel．Switching on the television，I was （32）Dby something：All the （33）Cin the TV plays spoke in the same voice．（34）A，modern Korean plays and historical Chinese plays are （35）D with the Vietnamese．But it seemed they didn't have enough （36）B to dub（为…配音）all these programs．So，the same boring woman appears （37）D every TV play to speak for the roles．The next morning when I opened the window，I found myself in a huge"（38）B"．The buildings in the streets were （39）C in all kinds of colors you can imagine．Vietnamese are allowed to （40）D their houses as they like．Each one was different．The large number of colors brought the city alive．
I travelled there last August．A（n） （23）B 180-kilometre trip from a Chinese border town to Hanoi，the capital of Vietnam，（24）A an adventurous eight hours．That's （25）C the country still doesn't have a modern expressway system．The major passage going through the country is only a two-way road．（26）C，many areas are mountainous．
Vietnamese drivers are （27）B and fearless．They compete with each other at full speeds no matter how scared the （28）A feel．When the bus shook us violently for the hundredth time，the driver made a （29）Bto make us feel better．"See，this is just a（n） （30）A Vietnamese people give you，a free massage（按摩） service．"
It was midnight （31）CI reached that hotel．Switching on the television，I was （32）Dby something：All the （33）Cin the TV plays spoke in the same voice．（34）A，modern Korean plays and historical Chinese plays are （35）D with the Vietnamese．But it seemed they didn't have enough （36）B to dub（为…配音）all these programs．So，the same boring woman appears （37）D every TV play to speak for the roles．The next morning when I opened the window，I found myself in a huge"（38）B"．The buildings in the streets were （39）C in all kinds of colors you can imagine．Vietnamese are allowed to （40）D their houses as they like．Each one was different．The large number of colors brought the city alive．
| 21．A．little | B．much | C．a lot | D．few |
| 22．A．another | B．other | C．either | D．the other |
| 23．A．long | B．simple | C．pleasant | D．easy |
| 24．A．took | B．spent | C．paid | D．devoted |
| 25．A．why | B．when | C．because | D．where |
| 26．A．Therefore | B．However | C．Also | D．Otherwise |
| 27．A．wonderful | B．impatient | C．careful | D．helpless |
| 28．A．passengers | B．policemen | C．drivers | D．passers-by |
| 29．A．story | B．joke | C．promise | D．statement |
| 30．A．gift | B．pleasure | C．competition | D．surprise |
| 31．A．that | B．until | C．when | D．while |
| 32．A．excited | B．embarrassed | C．disappointed | D．amazed |
| 33．A．actresses | B．actors | C．characters | D．channels |
| 34．A．At present | B．To be honest | C．Sure enough | D．Of course |
| 35．A．satisfied | B．received | C．content | D．popular |
| 36．A．time | B．budget | C．people | D．space |
| 37．A．beside | B．under | C．over | D．behind |
| 38．A．film | B．garden | C．book | D．cup |
| 39．A．put | B．set | C．dressed | D．filled |
| 40．A．rent | B．make | C．live | D．paint |
14．Two friends，who were on a touring holiday，were slightly injured by an explosion （爆炸） in their motor van （面包车） yesterday．
Shoppers，traders and businessmen in Red Lion Street were（41）D by a loud bang，and seconds later two men were seen to（42）C out of the van，which had stopped outside Barclays Bank．Several people rushed to give（43）D and helped to put out the fire（44）A the van．
The two men，Mr．Cary House，who was driving，and Mr．Charlie Lynn，in his（45）B seat，were taken to hospital with （a/an） slight（46）C．They were allowed to leave after simple （47）B．
"I heard this explosion．It was（48）B loud．I thought it could have been a（n） （49）A．"said Mr．Leslie Webster，manager of the market，who was working in his （50）B in Red Lion Street．"I looked out of the window and saw a lad （小伙子） jump out of the van and（51）C on the ground to put out the fire on his clothes．Then a second lad came out of the van．He seemed to be in a （52）D state--parts of his trousers were burning．"
"I came downstairs to get a fire extinguisher （灭火器），but（53）D the time I got outside，someone from the bank had already been at the（54）A with an extinguisher．"said Mr．Leslie Webster．
Mr．Webster said both men were shocked．Then he helped to take one into his market's office to wait for a（n） （55）D．"The second man（56）B going back into the van to see if everything was（57）C，and five minutes later he came out with a drawer that was burning．"he added．
（58）C inside the van was not heavy，only superficial （表面的），（59）A a plastic window was blown out．
The two friends have spent the last six months（60）A．At the time of the incident their wives were shopping happily in the city．
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Shoppers，traders and businessmen in Red Lion Street were（41）D by a loud bang，and seconds later two men were seen to（42）C out of the van，which had stopped outside Barclays Bank．Several people rushed to give（43）D and helped to put out the fire（44）A the van．
The two men，Mr．Cary House，who was driving，and Mr．Charlie Lynn，in his（45）B seat，were taken to hospital with （a/an） slight（46）C．They were allowed to leave after simple （47）B．
"I heard this explosion．It was（48）B loud．I thought it could have been a（n） （49）A．"said Mr．Leslie Webster，manager of the market，who was working in his （50）B in Red Lion Street．"I looked out of the window and saw a lad （小伙子） jump out of the van and（51）C on the ground to put out the fire on his clothes．Then a second lad came out of the van．He seemed to be in a （52）D state--parts of his trousers were burning．"
"I came downstairs to get a fire extinguisher （灭火器），but（53）D the time I got outside，someone from the bank had already been at the（54）A with an extinguisher．"said Mr．Leslie Webster．
Mr．Webster said both men were shocked．Then he helped to take one into his market's office to wait for a（n） （55）D．"The second man（56）B going back into the van to see if everything was（57）C，and five minutes later he came out with a drawer that was burning．"he added．
（58）C inside the van was not heavy，only superficial （表面的），（59）A a plastic window was blown out．
The two friends have spent the last six months（60）A．At the time of the incident their wives were shopping happily in the city．
| 41．A．disappointed | B．excited | C．satisfied | D．shocked |
| 42．A．fly | B．drop | C．jump | D．fall |
| 43．A．food | B．warning | C．report | D．assistance |
| 44．A．inside | B．outside | C．around | D．towards |
| 45．A．teacher | B．passenger | C．son | D．student |
| 46．A．fever | B．sickness | C．burns | D．cold |
| 47．A．test | B．treatment | C．recovery | D．examination |
| 48．A．a little | B．pretty | C．usually | D．not a bit |
| 49．A．bomb | B．fire | C．truck | D．accident |
| 50．A．car | B．office | C．clinic | D．hospital |
| 51．A．lie | B．die | C．roll | D．fall |
| 52．A．good | B．poor | C．easier | D．worse |
| 53．A．at | B．for | C．after | D．by |
| 54．A．van | B．office | C．market | D．room |
| 55．A．driver | B．waiter | C．firefighter | D．ambulance （救护车） |
| 56．A．kept on | B．insisted on | C．cared for | D．gave up |
| 57．A．in order | B．in all | C．all right | D．all over |
| 58．A．Equipment | B．Suffering | C．Damage | D．Smoke |
| 59．A．although | B．since | C．because | D．so that |
| 60．A．travelling | B．repairing | C．selling | D．cleaning． |