2.Mom devoted ______ to taking care of us.( )
A. | she | B. | her | C. | it | D. | herself |
1.Henry Ford wanted to produce a v-8motor,an engine with eight cylinders(气缸).The design was placed on paper,but the engineers(41)A that it was simply impossible.
Ford said,"Produce it(42)B."
"But,"they replied,"It's (43)C!"
"Go ahead."Ford commanded,"And stay on the job(44)Dyou succeed,no matter how much time is (45)B."
The(46)Awent ahead.There was nothing else for them to do,if they were to(47)C on the Fordstaff.Six months passed and (48)Bhappened.Another six months passed,and still nothing happened The engineers tried every(49)A plan to carry out the orders,but the thing seemed out of the(50)A:"impossible!"
At the end of the year,Ford checked(51)C his engineers,and again they (52)A him they had found no way to (53)C out his orders.
"Go right ahead,"said Ford,"I want it,and I'll have it."
They went ahead,and then,(54)Dby a stroke of magic,the (55)D was discovered.
The Ford(56) Bhad won once more!
This story may not be(57)Dwith minute accuracy,but it is true.Henry Ford was successful,because he understood and (58)Cthe principles of success.If you can do this,if you can lay your finger on the particular group of (59)Bwhich made Henry Ford rich,you can(60)Ahis achievements in almost any calling for which you are suited.
Ford said,"Produce it(42)B."
"But,"they replied,"It's (43)C!"
"Go ahead."Ford commanded,"And stay on the job(44)Dyou succeed,no matter how much time is (45)B."
The(46)Awent ahead.There was nothing else for them to do,if they were to(47)C on the Fordstaff.Six months passed and (48)Bhappened.Another six months passed,and still nothing happened The engineers tried every(49)A plan to carry out the orders,but the thing seemed out of the(50)A:"impossible!"
At the end of the year,Ford checked(51)C his engineers,and again they (52)A him they had found no way to (53)C out his orders.
"Go right ahead,"said Ford,"I want it,and I'll have it."
They went ahead,and then,(54)Dby a stroke of magic,the (55)D was discovered.
The Ford(56) Bhad won once more!
This story may not be(57)Dwith minute accuracy,but it is true.Henry Ford was successful,because he understood and (58)Cthe principles of success.If you can do this,if you can lay your finger on the particular group of (59)Bwhich made Henry Ford rich,you can(60)Ahis achievements in almost any calling for which you are suited.
41.A.agreed | B.taught | C.admitted | D.noticed |
42.A.someway | B.anyway | C.anywhere | D.anymore |
43.A.impatient | B.impolite | C.impossible | D.immediate |
44.A.or | B.if | C.as | D.until |
45.A.wasted | B.required | C.contributed | D.gone |
46.A.engineers | B.machines | C.factories | D.workers |
47.A.live | B.stay | C.remain | D.depend |
48.A.something | B.nothing | C.anything | D.everything |
49.A.available | B.comfortable | C.changeable | D.forgettable |
50.A.question | B.ordinary | C.way | D.mind |
51.A.out | B.in | C.with | D.over |
52.A.informed | B.warned | C.persuaded | D.said |
53.A.find | B.look | C.carry | D.check |
54.A.even if | B.if so | C.only if | D.as if |
55.A.order | B.story | C.way | D.secret |
56.A.decision | B.determination | C.conclusion | D.operation |
57.A.written | B.made | C.played | D.described |
58.A.learnt | B.remembered | C.applied | D.controlled |
59.A.advice | B.principles | C.material | D.messages |
60.A.equal | B.get | C.realize | D.live. |
20.Sometimes you meet an ordinary person doing something extraordinary.On a recent trip I met Normand Gallant.Normand is someone you could pass on the street and(41)Anotice but he is a very special person who(42)Brecognition.
Norm lives in a remote area far from the(43)Cbig hospital,so when his wife(44)Acancer several years ago,Norm was faced with a four hour(45)Dto where she could be treated.That meant lots of(46)Cfor meals,fuel,hotels and so on.But in the end the cancer took his wife(47)B.
Norm was obviously(48)C by his wife's passing,but he was also very angry,(49)Ahe realized that other people were(50)Dthe same sorts of hardships.He wanted to do something but he didn't want to give money to the(51)Dthat support cancer research because he didn't know how much would actually get to the researchers.What he did was to(52)Dparties.
About every three weeks on Saturday evenings,there is a party in Norm's garage.There is music and dancing,and(53)Bduring the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties(54)Athe cost of supporting a cancer patient undertaking(55)Cfar from home.Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money(56)B,every cent of it goes(57)Dto that family.
Norm's personal loss has(58)Aan act of kindness that honors the(59)Bof the wife he has lost.Wouldn't it be(60)Cif we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant?He makes the world a better place.
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Norm lives in a remote area far from the(43)Cbig hospital,so when his wife(44)Acancer several years ago,Norm was faced with a four hour(45)Dto where she could be treated.That meant lots of(46)Cfor meals,fuel,hotels and so on.But in the end the cancer took his wife(47)B.
Norm was obviously(48)C by his wife's passing,but he was also very angry,(49)Ahe realized that other people were(50)Dthe same sorts of hardships.He wanted to do something but he didn't want to give money to the(51)Dthat support cancer research because he didn't know how much would actually get to the researchers.What he did was to(52)Dparties.
About every three weeks on Saturday evenings,there is a party in Norm's garage.There is music and dancing,and(53)Bduring the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties(54)Athe cost of supporting a cancer patient undertaking(55)Cfar from home.Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money(56)B,every cent of it goes(57)Dto that family.
Norm's personal loss has(58)Aan act of kindness that honors the(59)Bof the wife he has lost.Wouldn't it be(60)Cif we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant?He makes the world a better place.
41.A.never | B.ever | C.always | D.often |
42.A.dislikes | B.deserves | C.avoids | D.achieves |
43.A.best | B.cleanest | C.nearest | D.cheapest |
44.A.developed | B.cured | C.examined | D.discovered |
45.A.flight | B.walk | C.wait | D.drive |
46.A.trouble | B.efforts | C.expense | D.preparations |
47.A.somehow | B.anyway | C.meanwhile | D.instead |
48.A.impressed | B.moved | C.stricken | D.terrified |
49.A.because | B.although | C.before | D.if |
50.A.understanding | B.questioning | C.settling | D.facing |
51.A.doctors | B.families | C.hospitals | D.organizations |
52.A.attend | B.promote | C.enjoy | D.throw |
53.A.by this means | B.at some point | C.for some reason | D.in this case |
54.A.meeting | B.decreasing | C.budgeting | D.calculating |
55.A.research | B.responsibility | C.treatment | D.risk |
56.A.distributed | B.collected | C.saved | D.deposited |
57.A.gradually | B.smoothly | C.explicitly | D.directly |
58.A.contributed to | B.resulted from | C.gone through | D.served as |
59.A.recovery | B.memory | C.cancer | D.kindness |
60.A.interesting | B.precious | C.nice | D.meaningful |