This is my third story. When I was 17，I read a quote that 1 something like，“If you live each day 2 it was your last，someday you'll most certainly be right.”Since then，for the past thirty?three years，I've looked 3 the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a 4 ，I know I need to change something.

　 About a year ago I was 　5 with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable，and that I should 　6 to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my 7 in order，which is doctors' code for“prepare to 8 ”. Later that evening when the doctors 　9 the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope，they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is 　10 with surgery. I had the surgery and，11 ，I'm fine now.

　 This was the closest I've been to facing death，and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the 12 we all share. No one has 　13 escaped it. And that is 14 it should be，because death is very likely the single 15 invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make 　16 for the new. Your time is 　17 ，so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(信条)—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of 　18 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly，have the courage to 　19 your heart and intuition(直觉). They 20 already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

（1）A. said　 　　 B. described　 C. went　 　　 D. expressed

（2）A. unless 　　 B. as if　　 　 C. even if 　　 D. as long as

（3）A. in　　 　　　B. at　　　　 C. through 　　 D. On

（4）A. row　 　　 B. minute　　　 C. sense　 　　D. word

（5）A. connected 　B. infected　　 C. affected　 D. diagnosed

（6）A. want　 　　B. dream　　　 C. expect 　　D. imagine

（7）A. duties 　　 B. businesses C. affairs 　　D. life

（8）A. work　 　　B. start　　　 　C. talk　 　　D. die

（9）A. looked 　　B. viewed　　 C. realized 　　D. noticed

（10）A. curable 　　B. possible　 　 C. acceptable D. suitable

（11）A. carefully 　B. thankfully　　 C. anxiously 　D. hopefully

（12）A. possession B. destination　 C. expectation D. position

（13）A. ever　 　　 B. even　　 　 C. never　 　　D. still

（14）A. when　 　 B. while　　 　　C. as　　 　　 D. since

（15）A. better 　　B. worst　　 　　C. worse　 　　D. best

（16）A. use　 　 B. a difference　 C. sense　 　　 D. way

（17）A. endless 　B. repeated　　 C. countless 　　D. limited

（18）A. others' 　 B. others　　　 C. anyone's　 　 D. some others

（19）A. listen 　　B. follow　 　　 C. take　　 　　 D. accept

（20）A. however B.whatever 　C.somehow　 D.Somewhat

1. A. If    　　　　   B. Because　　　　　　  　　   C. Although　　  　　   D. Before

2. A. suggestion        B. context   　　　　     C. abstract 　　  　　   D. information

3. A. poor 　　 　　   B. ideal 　　　　   　　   C. average      　　   D. disappointed

4. A. such 　　 　　   B. one　　 　　　　       C. any   　　　　   D. some

5. A. fun  　　 　　   B. work  　　    　　   C. learning      　　   D. prize

6. A. by          　　B. in　　    　　　　    C. for　　 　　  　　   D. with

7. A. unhappy       B. responsible　　　　     C. satisfied 　　 　　   D. dismissed

8. A. collected         B. distributed　　　　 C. assigned   　　　　   

 D. finished

9. A. the most         B. the least 　　  　　   C. possible  　　　　      D. practical

10. A. student's        B. assistant's  　　       C. professor's  　　　　　　    D. librarian's

11. A. when   　　   B. what　　   　　      C. why　　    　　    D. how

12. A. wish   　　      B. hope for 　　 　　   C. want   　　  　　   D. expect

13. A. selections       B. collections 　　　　    C. sources 　　  　　   D. origins

14. A. hate    　　   B. dislike   　　 　　   C. like　　 　　 　　   D. prefer

15. A. too 　　 　　   B. such　　    　　   C. much        　　   D. more

16. A. but 　　 　　   B. except 　　　　   C. with　　 　　　　   D. besides

17. A. However        B. Therefore    　　   C. Furthermore 　　     D. Nevertheless

18. A. full      　　   B. limited       　　   C. irregular     　　   D. enough

19. A. interrupt 　　    B. annoy　　   　　   C. approach    　　   D. disturb

20. A. or    　　　　B. to　　　　　　    C. and　　　　　　   D. but

______ good use you made of your time to study，there is still room for improvement.

A. However B. Whatever　 C. Though D. That

I absolutely believe they'll accept the challenge, ______ they can’t call themselves brave men.

A. however B. otherwise　 C. although　 D. despite

Today, when a man steps onto the moon, the 1 learn about it immediately. What did the 2 say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly 3 about it at all. There were only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very 4 . Some of the things they said were not even 5 .

    In 1904 the Wrights built a 6 machine. They called it“Flyer No. Two”. They 7 some reporters to watch them fly. 8 there was some mechanical trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspaperman 9 away. They were 10 and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their 11. In 1905 they built an even 12 machine,“Flyer No. Three”. They were able to 13 up in the air for half an hour and more in this machine. They were 14 to turn and climb in the air. Farmers and travelers often saw them flying. 15 when these people told newspaper men about it, they refused to believe them.

    The Wrights 16 “Flyer No. Three”to the United States Government. The Government was not 17. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money to build a 18 . They did not understand that the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was 19 . At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their plane to pieces. The 20 were put into a huge box. It seemed nobody was interested.

    1. A. city　　    B. world　　　　　　    C. village　　　　　　   D. country

    2. A. people    B. experts　　　　　　  C. officials　　　　　　 D. newspapers

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

    4. A. much　　 B. little　　　　　　　　  C. clearly　　　　　　   D. exactly

    5. A. wrong    B. useful　　　　　　    C. correct　　　　　　　　　　 D. important

    6. A. air　　　　  B. first　　　　　　　　  C. simple　　　　　　   D. second

    7. A. took　　　　　　  B. sent　　　　　　　　  C. invited　　　　　　   D. expected

    8. A. Really　　 B. Shortly　　　　　　  C. Usually　　　　　　  D. Unfortunately

    9. A. ran　　　　 B. went　　　　　　　　 C. gave　　　　　　　　 D. were

    10. A. sad　　　　　　  B. excited　　　　　　  C. pleased　　　　　　  D. disappointed

    11. A. work    B. program　　　　    C. search　　　　　　   D. job

    12. A. better    B. faster　　　　　　    C. richer　　　　　　    D. tougher

    13. A. set　　    B. get　　　　　　　　    C. stay　　　　　　　　  D. reach

    14. A. able　　      B. about　　　　　　    C. just　　　　　　　　   D. going

    15. A. However B. Though　　　　   C. But　　　　　　　　   D. Unless

    16. A. sold　　  B. gave　　　　　　　　  C. offered　　　　　　  D. brought

    17. A. worried B. interested　　　　   C. discouraged　　　　　　  D. surprised

    18. A. plane    B. company　　　　   C. firm　　　　　　　　  D. airport

    19. A. probable　　   B. wonderful　　　　  C. dangerous　　　　 D. impossible

20. A. planes   B. machines　　　　   C. parts　　　　　　　　 D. wings