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As a saying goes, every bean has its black. It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no 　1 . Several decades ago he made a mistake –a（n）perfect mistake, 　2 .

On a cold Saturday, Mother’s father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his 3

was sending to an orphanage（孤儿院）in China. On his way home, he 　4 into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His 　5 proved fruitless.

When he 　6 replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses, having 　7 him $20 that very morning, were heading for China! He had to drive home 　8 .

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather’s church, 　9 Grandpa and his family also attended.

“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the 　10 you sent last year. You see, the bandits（土匪）had just 　11 through the orphanage, destroying everything ,including my glasses. I was desperate. ”

“　 12　 I had the money, there was simply no way of 　 13　 those glasses. 　14 headaches every day. Then your cases arrives. When my staff 　15　 the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top. ”

Then, still gripped（吸引注意）with the 　16 of it all, he continued, “When I tried 　17 the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The peopled listened, 18 for the miraculous glasses. But the director surely must have 　19 their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their 　20 of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

1. A. expectation　 B. success　 C. comment　 D. exception

2. A. though　　　　 B. although　　　 C. as　　　　 D. so

3. A. factory　　　 B. church　　　　 C. family　　　　 D. country

4. A. turned　　　　 B. reached　 C. filled　　　　 D. put

5. A. research　　　　 B. look　　　　　 C. search　　　　 D. clothes

6. A. mentally　　　 B. physically　　 C. anxiously　　 D. directly

7. A. charged 　　　 B. spent　　　　 C. paid　　　　　 D. cost

8. A. disappointed　　 B. pleased　 C. nonstop 　 D. quick

9. A. which　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. where　　　　 D. when

10. A. cases　　　　 B. clothes　　　 C. glasses　 D. wishes

11. A. cut　　　　　 B. swept　　　　 C. pulled　　　　 D. broken

12. A. Unless　　　 B. As long as　　 C. Until　　　　 D. Even though

13. A. replacing　　 B. finding　 C. wearing 　 D. changing

14. A. Except for　 B. Along with　　 C. Rather than　　　 D. As for

15. A. nailed　　　 B. burnt　　　　 C. removed　 D. took

16. A. preparation　　 B. pleasure　　　 C. satisfaction　　 C. wonder

17. A. out　　　　　 B. over　　　　　 C. for　　　 D. on

18. A. pity　　　　 B. happy　　　　 C. curious　 D. eager

19. A. confused　　 B. associated　　 C. combined　　　 D. compared

20. A. cases　　　　 B. order　　　　 C. list　　　　　 D. orphanage

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the 1　 of the classroom.

All this 2 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 3　 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 　4 in keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “　 5　 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 　 6　 of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 　 7 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 　 8　 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 　9 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 10 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and 11 . Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of 　12 . With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process. I never had so much fun!

With my　 13　 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from " 14　 " in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,to raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t 100 percent 15　 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1. A. front　 B. middle　　 　 C. corner　　 　 D. back

2. A. continued 　 B. changed　　 　 C. settled　　　 　 D. started

3. A. idea　　 　 B. plan　　　 　　 C. belief 　　　　 D. saying

4. A. interest　　 B. chance　　 　　 C. competence 　 D. difficulty

5. A. going　　　 　　　 B. looking　 C. cheering　　 　 D. applying

6. A. point 　　　 B. half　　 C. rest　　　 　　 D. basis

7. A. less　　 　　 B. later　　 C. worse　　　 　 D. further

8. A. committed B. inspired　 C. embarrassed 　 D. confused

9. A. Interestingly B. Fortunately 　　 C. Obviously　 　 D. hopefully

10. A. focus　　 　　　 B. act　　　 　　 C. rely　　　　 　 D. try

11. A. puzzling　 B. confusing　 　　 C. motivating　 D. tiring

12. A. fun　　　 B. enthusiasm 　　 C. confidence　 D. interest

13. A. expressed B. improved　 　　 C. preserved　 　 D. recognized

14. A. dreaming B. playing　 C. relaxing　　 D. hiding

15. A. lucky　　 　　　 B. happy　　 　　 C. sure　　　 　　　　 D. satisfied