Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening．Say the wrong thing and the parents may get mad．But, say _50_, and they'll think you weren't friendly．So, _51_can you talk with adults?

It's _52_．Just ask them questions about themselves．"Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living," suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny, author of The Confidence Plan．

Kids can also talk to grown-ups about _53_．Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties "_54_" when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says．If a grown-up is _55_ Harry Potter, it's ok to talk about your love for Harry．It's a safe topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so go ahead and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead．

But _56_the topic of video games．"Adults don't want to hear about your video game _57_they play it," Ursiny explains．

Adults also don't want to hear slang．Don't use language they don't _58_．Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language．

_59_,most adults aren't into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid．Ursiny recommends asking adults what school was like when they were your age．"It might be a fun discussion if you _60_your

10th-grade experience with theirs．"_61_you chat with your parents beforehand to find out which topics are

off-limits（禁区）．

Also, don't chat about things that make your parents feel guilty．Don't mention _62_ stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says．And don't complain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast．

Instead, Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents' _63_．Learning how to _64_that type of understanding might help you out in the future．"The most successful people, can develop a sympathetic feeling for others," he says．

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

2.A．how                B．whatever         C．why              D．when

3.A．important          B．interesting     C．hard             D．easy

4.A．movies             B．meals            C．parties          D．hobbies

5.A．look up            B．light up        C．make up          D．keep up

6.A．in               B．on                 C．into             D．onto

7.A．neglect            B．avoid            C．prevent          D．ignore

8.A．when               B．unless           C．but              D．because

9.A．believe            B．accept           C．understand       D．agree

10.A．While             B．As               C．If               D．Since

11.A．show              B．compare          C．balance          D．match

12.A．Make sure         B．Pay attention    C．Watch out        D．Take care

13.A．incredible                            B．special          C．embarrassing     D．personal

14.A．shoes            B．clothes          C．condition        D．location

15.A．produce           B．shape       C．raise            D．develop

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race.      My  36 was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of    37  who passed by and   38 a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the   39  and gave it a shot.

The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t   40  if I could finish.

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very   41  , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt      42  for a second.

But then I   43   something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had   44  capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my   45   was only to finish.

After a minute, it   46 me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned  47 about myself in that moment. I turned my   48  into inspiration.

I decided that I would not   49 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and  50 properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I   51 the finishing line, I was proud  52 my accomplishment.

In life we all have those moments when we  53 ourselves to others. It’s only   54 . Don’ allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into   55  and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.

Toyota’s chief executive said the company grew too fast to        safety controls．

 Work hard at your lessons, and you’ll ____ your classmates.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—45各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

Creativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.

If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we   36   not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of   37  . Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together.   38  his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his   39   company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new   40  .

Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it   41   a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not   42   that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.  43  , schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators   44  creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but cannot recognize ways to use it in new   45  . They may know the rules correctly, but they are   46   to use them to work out practical problems.

It is important to give children   47  . From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the   48   decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is ___49___the most important character of creative people is a very strong  ___50    to find a way out of trouble.

36．A．should      B．might       C．will   D．must

37．A．machine   B．walkman   C．tape   D．ruler

38．A．But   B．So     C．And  D．Though

39．A．new  B．former      C．own  D．formal

40．A．tapes B．thought     C．ideas D．feelings

41．A．usually     B．really       C．possibly    D．necessarily

42．A．mean B．introduce  C．conclude   D．produce

43．A．Fortunately      B．Unfortunately   C．Anxiously D．Generally

44．A．give up     B．take up     C．use up      D．keep up

45．A．conditions B．surroundings    C．situations  D．environments

46．A．sure  B．ready C．able   D．unable

47．A．choices     B．chances     C．time  D．money

48．A．present     B．hard  C．wrong      D．right

49．A．why  B．how  C．what  D．because

50．A．desire            B．inspire          C．influence         D．attitude