I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Well, it __36__ being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer... As I grew older my dreams for the future __37__. When, at last, I was in college, I set my __38__ on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father. __39__ I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the __40__ in the end and I was preaching __41__ full-time for much of my adult life.
However, for many people, there is a "thief" that goes around stealing our __42__. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the __43__ thief is usually ourselves.
We find __44__ just about reaching the top, and a "small" __45__ inside says, "You’ll never make __46__.""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice __47__ our failure. Failure ,__48__ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable (极宝贵的) __49__ . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready __50__ success.
I always tell my children that you __51__ do anything that your heart desires(渴望). Remember the saying, "Nothing is __52__ to a willing heart." There are __53__ "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine __54__ a life you dream of ，Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone __55__ it from you —especially yourself.

After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a spe­cial student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(阻碍) and going for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion（冠军）. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed
away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.
I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I
will never get to do that. However, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Yours,
Matthew
【小题1】 How old was Matthew when they met?

I remember as a small child when we would have these gatherings where someone would come up and ask, “What are you going to be when you grow up?”?

  Well, it    41    being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, policeman, lawyer ... As I grew older my dreams of the future   42   . When, at last, I was in college, I made up my   43     to become a preacher(牧师) as my father.    44     I studied and prepared for that life. I reached    45   in the end and I was preaching nearly fulltime for much of my adult life.

 However, for many, there is a “thief” which goes around stealing our   46    . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the    47    thief is, so many times, just    48   .?

   We find ourselves just about reaching the top, and this “small”    49     inside says, “You will never make   50    .” “You can’t possibly do this.” And on and on the “small” voice 51        some kind of failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are    52    . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable   53    . And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready    54    success.

   The message I always gave my children was that you   55    do anything your heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is    56   to a willing heart.” There are   57    “overnight” successes, but with determination, it will come. Imagine yourself in the life you dream of   58    . Then in your heart, believe it   59   happen for you. Then work, work, work. You get the picture.

   So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone   60    it from you—especially yourself.

1.A. insisted on           B. felt like             C. kept on           D. started out

2.A. changed             B. meant               C. planned          D. left

3.A. goal                  B. mind       C. interest         D. experience

4.A. But                        B. So                   C. Or                D. Yes

5.A. agreement           B. conclusion         C. success           D. position

6.A. money               B. children            C. friends           D. dreams

7.A. greatest              B. tallest               C. poorest         D. oldest

8.A. themselves                   B. yourselves         C. ourselves         D. itself

9.A. sound                B. voice                C. noise           D. speech

10.A. it                    B. him                C. her             D. me

11.A. expects                 B. predicts       C. answers               D. suffers

12.A. met               B. defended          C. understood              D. realized

13.A. stages             B. suggestions    C. lessons             D. choices

14.A. to                   B. for                 C. at                        D. with

15.A. are able to               B. used to        C. have to               D. ought to

16.A. interesting               B. important      C. necessary            D. impossible

17.A.many                          B. a few              C. some                     D. no

18.A. spending                 B. living         C. planning                D. changing

19.A. will                       B. might         C. could                 D. does

20.A. buy                            B. fool           C. steal                 D. borrow

I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"

     Well, it 31  being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer... As I grew older my dreams for the future  32 . When, at last, I was in college, I had my 33 set on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father.  34  I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the 35 in the end and I was preaching  36 full-time for much of my adult life.

     However, for many, there is a "thief" that goes around stealing our 37 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the 38  thief is usually ourselves.

     We find 39 just about reaching the top, and a "small" 40  inside says, "You’ll never 41 it""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice 42 our failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are 43 . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable (极宝贵的) 44 . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready for 45  

     The message I always gave my children was that you 46  do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, "Nothing is 47 to a willing heart." There are 48  "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will arrive. The life you dream of 49 in the end .Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.

     So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone 50 it from you —especially yourself.

1.                A．insisted on      B．felt like         C．kept on   D．started out

2.                A．changed        B．failed           C．planned  D．left

3.                A．eyes           B．heart           C．brain D．experience

4.                A．But            B．So             C．Or   D．Yet

5.                A．agreement      B．decision        C．aim  D．position

6.                A．hardly          B．slightly          C．nearly    D．extremely

7.                A．money         B．plan           C．friends   D．dreams

8.                A．greatest        B．tallest          C．poorest   D．oldest

9.                A．themselves      B．yourselves      C．ourselves D．itself

10.               A．sound          B．voice          C．noise D．speech

11.               A．succeed        B．make          C．put   D．finish

12.               A．expects        B．predicts        C．answers   D．suffers

13.               A．met           B．defended       C．understood D．realized

14.               A．stages          B．suggestions      C．lessons    D．choices

15.               A．success        B．succeed        C．a success  D．successful

16.               A．are able to      B．used to         C．have to    D．ought to

17.               A．interesting      B．important       C．necessary  D．impossible

18.               A．many          B．a few          C．some D．no

19.               A．coming         B．to come        C．came D．will come

20.               A．buy           B．fool           C．steal  D．borrow

Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask a boy (girl) for a date？

Many people are afraid to assert themselves (insist upon their own rights). Dr Robert Alberti, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks it’s because their self-esteem(自尊) is low. “Our whole set-up makes people doubt themselves,” says Alberti. “There’s always a 'superior' around — a parent, a teacher, a boss — who 'knows better’”.

But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people to assert themselves. They offer “assertiveness training” courses (AT). In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive(敢闯, 闯劲儿) without hurting other people.

In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motive—the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.

In the passage, the writer talks about the problem that _______.

A. some people are too easy-going

B. some people are too timid

C. there are too many superiors around us

D. some people dare not stick up for their own rights

The effect of our set-up on people is often to _______.

A. make them distrust their own judgment

B. make things more favorable for them

C. keep them from speaking out as much as their superiors do

D. help them to learn to speak up for their rights

One thing AT doesn’t do is to _______.

A. use the need of people to share

B. show people they have the right to be themselves

C. help people to be aggressive at anytime even when others suffer

D. help people overcome fear