We were flying to a meeting. I was in the middle    36 .I found that the young woman sitting next to me was very   37 and deep in thought. Then I asked her where she was from, where she was going and   38  she did.

She was a student and had been attending   39 in Poland-----the homeland of her father. Then she told me sadly that her father had    40    . She had chosen to attend college in Poland   41 her father’s wishes and their relationship had been  42  .They hadn’t forgiven each other  43  he died.

She seemed so sad. I looked at her, trying to   44  some words to say. I asked her if she had forgiven  45  for not realizing her father’s dream. She answered that she couldn’t forgive herself  and felt so  46 .Slowly, I began to tell her about forgiveness. I encouraged her to  47  that because I believed her father wanted that too. She should forgive herself  48  how awful she thought she had been.

I told her about  49  I had done as a teenager for which I had felt guilty for many years. How I was  50  with the choice of forgiving myself or to  51  feeling guilty for the rest of my life. I had  52  to forgive myself . The light in her eyes went on. She began to understand that she was  53   forgiven and could forgive herself. She could be  54  and happy.

How about you? Is there anything in your  55  for which you feel guilty?

1.                A．chair           B．room           C．seat D．class

2.                A．mad           B．sad            C．angry D．happy

3.                A．when          B．which          C．how D．what

4.                A．meeting        B．school          C．university D．party

5.                A．died           B．come          C．returned  D．left

6.                A．for            B．against         C．with D．on

7.                A．bad            B．good           C．worse    D．better

8.                A．since          B．after           C．when D．while

9.                A．find out        B．look up         C．go over   D．think of

10.               A．myself         B．yourself        C．himself    D．herself

11.               A．unhappy        B．guilty          C．lonely D．helpless

12.               A．trust           B．understand      C．realize    D．find

13.               A．as though       B．even though     C．if only D．no matter

14.               A．anything        B．nothing         C．something D．everything

15.               A．faced          B．forced         C．satisfied   D．challenged

16.               A．try            B．continue        C．start  D．consider

17.               A．picked         B．elected         C．selected   D．chosen

18.               A．totally          B．simply          C．already    D．hardly

19.               A．calm           B．quiet          C．free  D．safe

20.               A．house          B．life            C．family D．work

At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a boy on the same day. Partly because my parents  46 a shop selling flowers, the room was soon  47  with the lovely scent of roses.
　  As the seventh floral arrangement was   48  , I was beginning to feel  49 , for no flowers had arrived for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the  50  bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much  51 , too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’  52  .
　 “I’m enjoying every  53 of this”, she said as though she had read my   54  and was trying to reassure me. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a   55 ？”
　  I still felt uncomfortable, however.  56   there were some magic button I could push to  57   the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least,I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send  58 some.
　　The flowers arrived just   59  Ann and I were finishing supper.
　　“More flowers for you,” she said,   60  .
　　“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the     61   “These are for you.”
　　Ann stared at the blossoms a long time, not saying anything. She ran her 62  across the pale blue bouquets and  63 touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to engrave（刻画） them on her 64 .
　　“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.
I was almost embarrassed. It was such a little    65  on my part.

My name is Nick Vujicic, an Australian who was born without any limbs（四肢）. In recent years one of my most __1 __videos on YouTube shows my skateboarding, surfing, playing music, and best of all, __2 ___hugs from all fields of great people.

All in all, those are pretty ordinary __3 __that just about anyone can do, right? So _4 _do you think that video has been viewed millions of times? My theory is that people are __5 _to watch it because in spite of my physical limitations, I’m living __6 __I had no limits.

People often think someone __7 __a severe disability to be inactive, upset, maybe even crazy. But I’d like to __8 __them by showing that I lead a very adventurous and fruitful life

Among the hundreds of __9 _on that video, here’s one typical remark:“Seeing a guy like this being happy makes me wonder why I feel __10 _for myself sometimes －or feel not funny enough, or whatever. How can I __11 __think thoughts like that when this guy is living without limbs and still being happy!?”

I found happiness when I realized that imperfect __12 _I may be, I am the perfect Nick Vujicic. I’m designed __13 _God’s plan. That’s not to say that there isn’t __14 for improvement. I’m always trying to be better so I can better __15 _the world!

I do believe my life has no __16 _. I want you all to feel the same way about your life, no matter what your challenges may be. As we __17 _our journey together, please take a moment to __18 _about any limitations you’ve placed on your life. Now think about what __19 _would be like to be __20 _of those limitations. What would your life be if anything were possible?

1.                A．disappointing    B．unforgettable    C．popular   D．useful

2.                A．receiving       B．collecting       C．returning D．gathering

3.                A．sports          B．activities        C．affairs    D．wonders

4.                A．how           B．what           C．when D．why

5.                A．drawn          B．expected       C．required  D．ordered

6.                A．even though     B．in case          C．as though D．if only

7.                A．of             B．from           C．in   D．with

8.                A．advise          B．greet           C．surprise  D．please

9.                A．comments      B．pictures        C．replies   D．statements

10.               A．nervous        B．sorry          C．eager D．desperate

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

12.               A．if             B．as             C．while D．although

13.               A．according to     B．thanks to       C．owing to   D．up to

14.               A．stage          B．area           C．place D．room

15.               A．protect         B．rescue         C．serve D．reserve

16.               A．challenges      B．limits          C．doubts    D．endings

17.               A．finish          B．continue        C．start  D．stop

18.               A．worry          B．think           C．care  D．talk

19.               A．we            B．one           C．it D．you

20.               A．free           B．short          C．aware D．fond

The new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nation’s largest cities, can ever graduate. The studies clearly show that the dropout rate isn’t dropping. And, in particular, the dropout rate isn’t dropping for poor and minority students.
Amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans—or any plans—to teach students motivation. Most schools have no game plan to ensure that students understand that schooling will be completely necessary. Schools expect youth and children to act as though schooling is important, but they never teach them to believe that.
Years ago, families ensured that the children recognized the value of schooling. But in many modern families, the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell their children that school is not important. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training.
Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (无动于衷的) students that they must stay in school.
Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has changed. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. Today, factories are increasingly automated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma.
Ask students which century they will be prepared for: In 1900, the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servant—education not needed. Now, the most common jobs are office and sales staff—education and diploma usually needed. An amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office.
Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced. For example, the coming trend in fast food is to use computers rather than people to run the restaurant. A prototype is apparently already being tested. The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements may be ripe for automation.
【小题1】What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph1?

I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I  was  36   the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final    37  . During the test，the girl  38   next to me whispered something，but I didn’t understand. So I leaned(倾斜) over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me  39 I had an extra pen. She showed me that  40  was out of ink and would not write．I happened to have an extra one，so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk．

Later, after the test papers had been  41 the teacher asked me to  42  in the room when all the other students  43   . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about  44  it meant to grow up；she mentioned how important it was to stand  45   your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about __46 _and emphasized the fact   that when people do something dishonest，they really  47  themselves．She made me promise that I would think  48   about all the things she had said. Then she told me I could   49  . I walked out of the room wondering   40   she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．

Later on，I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the gir1 next to me, it looked   51  I was copying answers  52   the girl’s test paper. So I came to find her and tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t   53   anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test.  54   I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor   55  letting her use my pen, I was sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test．

1.                A．from           B．on             C．in   D．at

2.                A．lesson          B．test            C．class D．papers

3.                A．seat           B．seating         C．sitting    D．sit

4.                A．whether        B．why            C．where    D．that

5.                A．one           B．that            C．it    D．hers

6.                A．handed         B．turned in        C．given out D．marked

7.                A．work           B．read           C．stay  D．study

8.                A．gone out        B．were studying    C．were there    D．were dismissed

9.                A．how           B．why            C．what D．which

10.               A．by            B．on            C．to    D．with

11.               A．honesty        B．faith           C．confidence D．reliability

12.               A．improve        B．punish         C．cheat D．help

13.               A．well           B．highly          C．honestly   D．seriously

14.               A．leave          B．go on          C．sit down   D．refuse

15.               A．if             B．whether        C．why  D．how

16.               A．like            B．as though       C．as    D．that

17.               A．for            B．by             C．from  D．at

18.               A．mentioned      B．asked          C．answered  D．realized

19.               A．Long before     B．As long as       C．Just as D．Even though

20.               A．with           B．by             C．in    D．through