In the city of Fujisawa, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she arrived, however, she   1  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American    2   was from the textbooks the had read.“I had a   3  in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room. Mummy  4  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”

Atsuko   5  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her   6  world.“People were struggling with problems and often seemed   7  ,”she said.“I felt very alone.”

One of the hardest  8  was physical education.“We played volleyball,”she said.“The other students were  9  it, but I wasn’t.”

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to   10  the ball to her teammates so they could knock it   11    the net. No problem for most people. But is terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face   12   she failed.

A young man. On her team   13   what she was going through.“He walked up to me and   14   ,‘Come on, You can do that.’”

“You will never understand how those words of    15   .made me feel…Four words…You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.”

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not     16   .

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan ,working as a salesclerk.“I have     17   forgotten the words,”she said.“When things are not going so well, I think of them.”

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness    18   to her.“He probably doesn’t even remember it.”she said, That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person―cruel or kind―you have no ides how long the words will     19    .She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four   20   words; You can do that.

1.A.learned         B.spoke              C.dreamed         D.heard

2.A.way           B.life                 C.education       D.spirit

3.A.photo          B.painting             C.picture         D.drawing

4.A.baking         B.frying               C.steaming       D.drawing

5.A.hoped          B.arranged            C.liked           D.attempted

6.A.described       B.imagined            C.created        D.discovered

7.A.tense           B.cheerful            C.relaxed         D.deserted

8.A.times           B.questions           C.classes         D.projects

9.A.curious about    B.good at             C.slow at         D.nervous about

10.A.kick           B.pass               C.carry           D.hit

11.A.through        B.into                C.over           D.past

12.A.after           B.if                  C.because        D.until

13.A.believed       B.considered           C.wondered       D.sensed

14.A.warned        B.sighed               C.ordered        D.whispered

15.A.excitement     B.encouragement        C.persuasion      D.suggestion

16.A.interested      B.doubtful              C.puzzled        D.sure

17.A.never          B.already              C.seldom         D.almost

18.A.happened       B.applied              C.seemed        D.meane

19.A.continue        B.stay                C.exist           D.live

20.A.merciful       B.bitter                C.simple          D.easy

     In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American  37  was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a  38  in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living  room,Mummy  39  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

    Atsuko  40  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  41  world.'"People were struggling with problems and often seemed  42  ," she said. "I felt very alone."

    One of her hardest  43  was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said."The other students were   44  it, but I wasn't."

    One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to   45   the ball to her teammates so they could knock it  46  the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face  47  she failed.

    A young man on her team  48  What she was going through." He walked up to me and  49  , 'Come on. You can do that'".

    "You will never understand how those words of  50  made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness."

    She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not  51  .

    Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have  52  forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

    She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness   53  to her.  "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will  54  . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  55  words: You can do that.

36. A. learned                     B. spoke                      C. dreamed                  D. heard

37. A. way                          B. life                                C. education               D. spirit

38. A. photo                       B. painting                         C. picture                           D. drawing

39. A. baking                     B. frying                            C. steaming                        D. boiling

40. A. hoped                      B. arranged                        C. liked                             D. attempted

41. A. described                  B. imagined                C. created                   D. discovered

42. A. tense                        B. cheerful                         C. relaxed                          D. deserted

43. A. times                       B. question                         C. classes                           D. projects.

44. A. curious about      B. good at                   C. slow at                          D. nervous about

45. A. kick                       B. pass                          C. carry                             D. hit

46. A. through                    B. into                               C. over                           D. past

47. A. after                        B. if                                  C. because                     D. until

48. A. believed            B. considered                  C. wondered            D. sensed

49. A. warned                     B. sighed                    C. ordered                          D. whispered

50. A. excitement         B. encouragement         C. persuasion               D. suggestion

51. A. interested          B. doubtful                         C. puzzled                          D. sure

52. A. never                      B. already                   C. seldom                   D. almost

53. A. happened           B. applied                   C. seemed                   D. meant

54. A. continue            B. stay                               C. exist                       D. live

55. A. merciful            B. bitter                      C. simple                    D. easy

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In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American  37  was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a  38   in mind: Daddy  watching TV  in  the  living  room, Mummy   39  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

     Atsuko 40  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  41  world.' "People were struggling with problems and often seemed  42  ," she said. "I felt  very alone."

     One of her hardest  43  was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said. "The other students were   44  it, but I wasn't."

     One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to   45   the ball to her teammates so they could knock it  46  the net- NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face  47  she failed.

     A young man on her team   48  What she was going through." He walked up to me and  49  , 'Come on. You can do that'"

     "You will never understand how those words of  50  made me feel.. Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness"

     She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not  51  .

     Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have  52  forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

     She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness   53  to her.  "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind---you have no idea how long the words will  54 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  55  words: You can do that.

36. A. learned               B. spoke                      C. dreamed                  D. heard

37. A. way                        B. life                         C. education               D. spirit

38. A. photo                 B. painting                   C. picture                    D. drawing

39. A. baking                B. frying                     C. steaming                  D. boiling

40. A. hoped                B. arranged                  C. liked                        D. attempted

41. A. described                 B. imagined             C. created                D. discovered

42. A. tense                  B. cheerful                   C. relaxed                    D. deserted

43. A. times                 B. question                   C. classes                    D. projects.

44. A. curious about   B. good at               C. slow at             D. nervous about

45. A. kick                        B. pass                       C. carry                      D. hit

46. A. through             B. into                        C. over                              D. past

47. A. after                  B. if                           C. because                        D. until

48. A. believed         B. considered                   C. wondered            D. sensed

49. A. warned        B. sighed                 C. ordered             D. whispered

50. A. excitement      B. encouragement     C. persuasion           D. suggestion

51. A. interested        B. doubtful           C. puzzled             D. sure

52. A. never               B. already              C. seldom                D. almost

53. A. happened         B. applied               C. seemed              D. meant

54. A. continue          B. stay                  C. exist                  D. live

55. A. merciful         B. bitter                   C. simple                 D. easy

In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she  36  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American  37  was from the textbooks she had read. “I had a  38  in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy  39  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”

Atsuko  40  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  41  world. “People were struggling with problems and often seemed  42 ,” she said. “I felt very alone.”

One of her hardest  43  was physical education. “We played volleyball.” she said. “The other students were  44  it, but I wasn’t.”

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to  45  the ball to her teammates so they could knock it  46  the net. No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face  47  she failed.

A young man on her team  48  what she was going through. He walked up to her and  49 , “Come on. You can do that”

“You will never understand how those words of  50  made me feel…Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.”

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not  51 .

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. “I have  52 forgotten the words.” she said. “When things are not going so well, I think of them.”

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness  53  to her.  “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will  54 . She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  55  words: You can do that.