―Where would you like to go?
    ―I don't mind _____ I go; I will go _____ you want to go.
  A. where; the place              B. where; wherever
C. the place; wherever            D. wherever; no matter where

“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning．“I wish you  1  let me stay at home． Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school．”

Mr. Williams took his little boy   2   the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son． I want to  3   you something in the garden．”

Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along   4  they came to a bed in which peas（豌豆） were growing．Not a weed（杂草） was to be  5   about their roots．

“See how beautifully these peas are   6 , my son,” said Mr. Williams． “How clean and healthy the vines（藤） look．We shall have a good   7  ．Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden．”

Mr. Williams then   8 Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines．

After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you   9  Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”

“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy．“I never saw such   10 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as   11  as the peas themselves．There won’t be half a crop!” “   12   are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”

“Because they have been left to grow as they   13  ．I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them   14  ”

“Yes．A garden will soon be overrun with weeds   15  it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams  16  , “and so it is with the human garden． Children’s minds are like garden beds．They must be   17   cared for．I send you to school in order that the garden of your  18   may have good seeds and   19  plentifully．Now which would you   20  , to stay at home or go to school?”

“I would rather go to school,” said Harry．

1．A．could                    B．should                 C．might                  D．would

2．A．in                         B．with                   C．by                      D．of

3．A．offer                     B．show                  C．give                   D．remind

4．A．when                   B．where                 C．before                D．until

5．A．made                   B．changed              C．seen                   D．planted

6．A．growing                B．moving               C．shaking               D．dancing

7．A．result                    B．harvest               C．match                D．present

8．A．forced                  B．ordered               C．followed             D．led

9．A．think of               B．look at                C．hear of              D．deal with

10．A．ugly                   B．fine                     C．dirty                   D．poor

11．A．deep                   B．long                   C．high                   D．wide

12．A．When                 B．Why                   C．Where                D．How

13．A．pleased               B．stayed                C．left                     D．belonged

14．A．ahead                 B．outside               C．forward              D．afterward

15．A．as                      B．or                      C．if                       D．so

16．A．required              B．answered            C．explained            D．announced

17．A．carefully              B．correctly             C．gently                 D．slightly

18．A．school                B．mind                  C．family                D．dream

19．A．produce              B．develop               C．decrease             D．drop

20．A．find                    B．support               C．know                  D．prefer

       You’ve heard the saying: if you don’t know where you’re going, how will you know when you get there. Thousands of successful people attribute most of their success to goal setting. Knowing this, why don’t the majority of people set goals?

Goal setting starts within you. You have to believe it’s possible to do a thing before you will have a strong desire to write it down on paper and take steps to make it happen.

How do you possibly bring yourself to believe in your own success? After all, so many of you have been at this success thing for a while and it still hasn’t happened to you. Companies that you believed in and worked hard for having failed, your family and friends are waiting for you to “be realistic”, and life just keeps giving you one blow after another. But there is a small fire burning inside of you. You keep at it because all you know is you can’t continue to get up every morning, go to work for someone else and allow them to determine how much you’re worth each week which is far below your true value.

So where do you go from here? Where do you start today? The road to inner belief in your success begins with you telling yourself every day, throughout the day, that you can do what you set out to do, you can have what you set out to get, and you can be that successful person you know that lives inside you. Yes, obstacles will come, doubters will be around, but don’t you be one of them.

Treat yourself like the person you love and care about most. If you had children who had a paper route and they wanted to accomplish a goal but they kept running into obstacles, what would happen? They would soon become discouraged with so many people telling them no. I’m not interested in what you have to offer. What would you say to your child? I’m sure it won’t be the same thing you’ve been saying to yourself. Turn your words around. Speak those same words of encouragement you would speak to your discouraged child, to yourself, If you would never put a loved one down, especially when they are feeling discouraged why would you do that to yourself? You have the power within to stop it right now and turn it around.

Be committed（表示出明确意图的）from this point forward, to speak words of encouragement to yourself. The mind is an amazing thing. You can convince yourself of anything over time. If you repeatedly tell yourself every day, throughout the day, how successful you are, how capable you are, you will not only start to believe it, you will start to live it.

1．What does the author mean by saying “Turn your words around?”

       A．You should speak words of encouragement to your discouraged child.

       B．You shouldn’t put a loved one down.

       C．You should encourage yourself.

       D．You should change the subject of the conversation.

       A．Thousands of successful people owe most of their success to goal setting.

       B．The majority of people set goals in order to succeed.

       C．We can bring ourselves to believe in our own success.

       D．We should say words of encouragement to ourselves.

3．According to the author, how should you treat yourself?

       A．Treat yourself like an innocent child.

       B．Treat yourself like a hero who can do everything.

       C．Treat yourself like a fool who can’t achieve anything.

       D．Treat yourself like the person you care and love most.

4．In the eyes of the author,            is what you should do to set a goal.

       A．being ambitious to do whatever you like to do.

       B．telling yourself time and again that you can do it

       C．treating yourself like the person you love and care about most

       D．convincing others that you are quite capable

Amy returned to her small apartment at midnight, tired. Her worst fears raced through her mind. Would the court tell her she couldn’t care for her family anymore? Would the kids go through the sadness once more of being split up and sent away? She was so young, almost a child herself, and yet Amy knew everything depended on her. At that moment, she wondered if she would ever find the strength to see it through.
From earliest childhood, Amy took care of her younger brothers. Jan, their mother, only added to the family disorder and confusion because of her drug addict. Sometimes they lived in apartments, sometimes in shelters.
One afternoon Amy was called to the high school, where a social worker was waiting for her. “We’re going to have to put you guys in foster（收养) care.” the social worker said. “No! Don’t spilt us up!” the girl cried out. “Can’t you just leave it the way it is?” The social worker shook his head. Amy’s voice then rose like the howl of a lion protecting her babies: “Why can’t I take them? I take care of them all the time anyway.” The social worker hesitated, and then said, “Maybe. Once you’re 18, you could apply to become their relative caretaker. Then you’d be their foster mother until we find a home where all of you can be together.” “I’ll do it,” Amy said.
One month later, Amy was named guardian of her brothers for a six-month trial period. It was a remarkable victory for an 18-year-old girl. Her brothers didn’t make her task any easier in the months ahead. However，Amy’s efforts were rewarded when the court allowed her to continue as guardian. Amy’s relief at remaining the kids’ guardian was at risk of being taken away by the pressure she always
felt to measure up. Social workers still looked regularly over her shoulder and asked the boys shameful
questions: “Does she feed you? Does she ever try to harm you?” Then one day a visiting social worker
came over. “We’d like to get the boys adopted into homes,” she said. Sensing that the family was about to be split apart yet again, Amy replied, “Fine, then. Call it adoption if you want, but they’re not going anywhere.” To her surprise, the social worker took her remark seriously. She explained that if Amy were to adopt the boys, they would become like any other family.
That night at dinner Amy told the boys about the idea. “Cool!” Joey said. He threw a piece of corn at Adam. His brother flicked it back, and pretty soon corn was flying. Amy rolled her eyes. They didn’t have far to go to be like any other family. As the proceedings（程序）ended, Amy thanked everyone. “No,” the judge responded, “Thank you. You saved three kids. Not many family members would do what you’re doing, especially for this many children. I’m very proud of you.” 
On a lazy spring day, in a modest suburban neighborhood, Amy stood in front of a neatly kept one-story house. She watched her brothers playing basketball, and heard the playful bark of their dog, Tahoe. The young lady had made good on her promise: they had rented a home, a real home, and the boys had gotten their dog. Amy continues to raise her family alone, but has begun taking courses in business management at a nearby community college. Eventually, she hopes to become a child psychologist.
【小题1】 Which of the following best describes Amy?