Hey, Tahlia! How's the model?"

I had just taken a bite of my hot dog __26_ I heard a familiar voice yelling at me from across the crowded school yard. I saw a group of popular girls who were all __27__.

"What kind of __28__ are you going to do? An ad for a Frankenstein movie?" More laughter. My stomach twisted into a tight knot. How could they humiliate (羞辱) me like this, __29__ the entire school? As I walked into the cafeteria, I _30_ the dark scars on my right hand.

At 9 months old, I knocked over a tea pot and dumped boiling water all over my hands and stomach. My parents __31__ me to the hospital, but I had to have skin graft (移植) operation. I was in so much pain! But what __32__ me most were the cruel things people said about how I looked, __33__ that day at lunch.

The girls were being supermean to me because they'd heard I was considering doing some modeling. A close friend had suggested that I shouldn't let my scars limit me and that I might __34__ a good model.

But after that __35__ at school, I was sure I'd made a huge mistake. Upon arriving home, I covered the mirror with a blanket, fell on my bed and sobbed.

The next day, I __36__ myself to go to school. At lunch my best friend Jesse tried to encourage me: "You can't _37__ forever, Tahlia. So what if you have a few scars? Just go outside and show them that you're just as good as they are." Although I knew he was right, I couldn’t _38__ standing up for myself like that.

However, that night as I sat on the bed, my friend's words replayed in my mind. I'm _39_ hiding from myself, I thought. How stupid! Slowly, I stood up, walked over to the __40__, and tossed the blanket aside. There, in the mirror I saw a slim, dark-haired, blue-eyed girl, looking just fine, _41__ with a few scars.

The next day I wore a comfortable T-shirt to school. What's more, I had lunch outside the cafeteria, _42__ beside those mean girls. They were shocked that I should dare to walk into their territory. I felt _43__ too—free and happy.

Sometimes people still look at me strangely. They _44__ and stare, but I don't let it get to me. I have applied to several modeling companies, and at least one company is considering me for jobs. Maybe I'll never __45__ posing on the runway, but I do know one thing: I'm done.

Hey, Tahlia! How's the model?"
I had just taken a bite of my hot dog 1 I heard a familiar voice yelling at me from across the crowded school yard. I saw a group of popular girls who were all 2.
"What kind of 3 are you going to do? An ad for a Frankenstein movie?" More laughter. My stomach twisted into a tight knot. How could they humiliate (羞辱) me like this, 4 the entire school? As I walked into the cafeteria, I 5 the dark scars on my right hand.
At 9 months old, I knocked over a tea pot and dumped boiling water all over my hands and stomach. My parents 6 me to the hospital, but I had to have skin graft (移植) operation. I was in so much pain! But what 7 me most were the cruel things people said about how I looked, 8 that day at lunch.
The girls were being supermean to me because they'd heard I was considering doing some modeling. A close friend had suggested that I shouldn't let my scars limit me and that I might 9 a good model.
But after that 10 at school, I was sure I'd made a huge mistake. Upon arriving home, I covered the mirror with a blanket, fell on my bed and sobbed.
The next day, I 11 myself to go to school. At lunch my best friend Jesse tried to encourage me: "You can't 12 forever, Tahlia. So what if you have a few scars? Just go outside and show them that you're just as good as they are." Although I knew he was right, I couldn’t 13 standing up for myself like that.
However, that night as I sat on the bed, my friend's words replayed in my mind. I'm 14 hiding from myself, I thought. How stupid! Slowly, I stood up, walked over to the 15, and tossed the blanket aside. There, in the mirror I saw a slim, dark-haired, blue-eyed girl, looking just fine, 16 with a few scars.
The next day I wore a comfortable T-shirt to school. What's more, I had lunch outside the cafeteria, 17 beside those mean girls. They were shocked that I should dare to walk into their territory. I felt 18 too—free and happy.
Sometimes people still look at me strangely. They 19 and stare, but I don't let it get to me. I have applied to several modeling companies, and at least one company is considering me for jobs. Maybe I'11 never 20 posing on the runway, but I do know one thing: I'm done.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      as
   2. B.
      when
   3. C.
      while
   4. D.
      before
2. 2.
   1. A.
      applauding
   2. B.
      cheering
   3. C.
      laughing
   4. D.
      quarreling
3. 3.
   1. A.
      modeling
   2. B.
      writing
   3. C.
      drilling
   4. D.
      acting
4. 4.
   1. A.
      in spite of
   2. B.
      in view of
   3. C.
      in terms of
   4. D.
      in front of
5. 5.
   1. A.
      looked into
   2. B.
      searched for
   3. C.
      wondered about
   4. D.
      glanced at
6. 6.
   1. A.
      presented
   2. B.
      sent
   3. C.
      rushed
   4. D.
      handed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      hurt
   2. B.
      beat
   3. C.
      disappointed
   4. D.
      puzzled
8. 8.
   1. A.
      for
   2. B.
      like
   3. C.
      on
   4. D.
      after
9. 9.
   1. A.
      impress
   2. B.
      make
   3. C.
      consult
   4. D.
      defeat
10. 10.
    1. A.
       effect
    2. B.
       phenomenon
    3. C.
       challenge
    4. D.
       scene
11. 11.
    1. A.
       forced
    2. B.
       expected
    3. C.
       reminded
    4. D.
       preferred
12. 12.
    1. A.
       apologize
    2. B.
       beg
    3. C.
       hide
    4. D.
       complain
13. 13.
    1. A.
       consider
    2. B.
       imagine
    3. C.
       appreciate
    4. D.
       resist
14. 14.
    1. A.
       hardly
    2. B.
       ever
    3. C.
       even
    4. D.
       gradually
15. 15.
    1. A.
       blanket
    2. B.
       bed
    3. C.
       chair
    4. D.
       mirror
16. 16.
    1. A.
       while
    2. B.
       though
    3. C.
       but
    4. D.
       because
17. 17.
    1. A.
       right
    2. B.
       still
    3. C.
       therefore
    4. D.
       anyhow
18. 18.
    1. A.
       sensitive
    2. B.
       uncomfortable
    3. C.
       different
    4. D.
       tense
19. 19.
    1. A.
       compare
    2. B.
       associate
    3. C.
       wave
    4. D.
       whisper
20. 20.
    1. A.
       give up
    2. B.
       end up
    3. C.
       put up
    4. D.
       set up

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious (明显的) to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.

Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn’t really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech — “I Have a dream”, you may notice that he stumbles (结巴) his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don’t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.

People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech–making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication (交流). They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performance. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.

As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being perfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely. 

The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will ______.

A. be smarter than you           B. notice your mistakes

C. do better than you                       D. know what you are talking about

It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A. giving a speech is like giving a performance

B. one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad

C. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made

D. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be

What would be the best title for the passage?

A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker

B. How to Make a Perfect Speech

C. Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech

D. Don’t Expect Mistakes in a Speech

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.

   Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn’t really matter .If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech — “ I have a dream”, you may notice that he stumbles（结巴）his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don’t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making. People care a lot about making mistakes in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.

   As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being imperfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.

The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will ______ .

   A. be smarter than you        

B. notice your mistakes

   C. do better than you         

D. know what you are talking about

You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because ___________.

   A. your attention is on the content

   B. you don’t fully understand the speech

   C. you know what the speaker plans to say

   D. you find the way of speech-making more important

It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.

   A. giving a speech is like giving a performance

   B. one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad

   C. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made

   D. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be

What would be the best title of the passage? 

   A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker        

B. How to Make a Perfect Speech

   C. Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech       

D. Don’t Expect Mistakes in a Speech

Which of the following statements is true?

   A. If you are careful enough, you can make a perfect speech.

   B. Speech-making is a kind of performance.

   C. Listeners are not judges and they pay more attention to the message.

   D. Martin Luther King is not a good speaker.

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  36 and always has something  37  to say．

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  38  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  39  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  40  ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  41 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  42 today．You can choose to be in a  43  mood or be in a bad mood．' I  44  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  45  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

     "Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．

     "Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  46 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  47  you live life．"

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 48 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  49  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had  50  his mind as the accident took place．

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  51  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  52  ．I chose to live．"

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  53  his amazing attitude．

     I learned from him  54  every day we have a choice to live fully． 55 is everything．

36．A．mood       B．sense       C．feeling      D．emotion

37．A．active     B．positive    C．reactive    D．negative

38．A．trainee    B．interviewee     C．employee  D．bee

39．A．moved    B．interested        C．precious         D．curious

40．A．take it      B．hold it     C．make it    D．get it

41．A．make up B．take up    C．wake up         D．bring up

42．A．roads       B．choices     C．ways        D．methods

43．A．good B．pretty      C．nice D．smart

44．A．decide     B．choose      C．feel   D．require

45．A．cook        B．receiver    C．victim      D．leader

46．A．by     B．against     C．with        D．to

47．A．what        B．that C．how  D．which

48．A．thing B．incident   C．accident    D．state

49．A．help  B．care        C．rest   D．holiday

50．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through

51．A．sat  B．lay    C．stood       D．lied

52．A．move       B．leave       C．die  D．remove

53．A．so long as       B．in case of        C．instead of       D．because of

54．A．what        B．how C．that   D．which

55．A．Attitude         B．Choice     C．Person     D．World