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

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t    1  drive to a store and back home. He always looks    2  up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything

   3  such as strange cars, loud noises,  4  windows, or people gathering on street comers.

Tim   5  to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group   6  on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s   7  .Tim gets together with ?about? ten of his neighbors to discuss community ?  8  .?Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police   9  their homes, streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman, president of ?  10  ?neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim.“People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not   11  them. Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said,“but I don’t think anyone has the   12  to steal from other people or to make them feel   13  sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors   14  out for one another,“We 15  each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a  16    of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the  17  .?For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for   18  ,or someone destroying property, we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups ?  19  ?a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees,“Police are good people, but they can’t do   20  .”

1.A.yet                         B.still                           C.just                           D.rather

2.A.carefully　             B.clearly                      C.nervously                  D.coldly

3.A.familiar                  B.unusual                     C.expensive                  D.interesting

4.A.curtained                B.open                         C.old                           D.broken

5.A.attends                   B.belongs                     C.goes                          D.turns

6.A.meets                     B.quarrels                     C.sings                         D.searches

7.A.where                    B.why                          C.when                        D.how

8.A.politics                   B.wealth                       C.health                       D.safety

9.A.keep                      B.hold                          C.let                                   D.protect

10.A.its                        B.his                            C.their                         D.your

11.A.round                   B.on                                   C.about                        D.to

12.A.right                    B.chance                      C.courage                     D.mind

13.A.unlucky                B.unsafe                       C.disappointed              D.discouraged

14.A.set                       B.let                                   C.hold                          D.look

15.A.care                            B.enter                         C.watch                        D.manage

16.A.group                   B.set                            C.number                            D.crowd

17.A.judges                  B.police                       C.firemen                     D.doctors

18.A.work                    B.burden                      C.service                      D.trouble

19.A.produce                B.find                          C.get                            D.help

20.A.anything               B.evening                     C.harm                         D.wrong

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　　All kinds of people came in to have their shoes shined. Most folks were friendly. But this man was different.

　　“How much do you make a week, boy?”he asked me. I felt he was __1__ at me.

　　He kept giving a sharp __2__ around every now and then. All the time I kept __3__ where I'd seen his face. Suddenly I knew. I'd seen his __4__ in the post office many times. He was the big robber: __5__ by the police in three states!

　　“You know, ”he was saying,“it's imagination people __6__. You'll never get anywhere as a shoeshine boy.”

　　I kept brushing on his shoes as __7__ as I could. The sooner I finished, the better. He said,“When I was sixteen, I had __8__ $ 2 500 of my own.”

　　That reminded me of something. Was it $ 2 500 or $ 5 000 or $ 25 000? I wasn't __9__. I knew a big reward was __10__ for him.

　　But what could I do about it? __11__ him with a can of shoe polish（擦亮剂）? A man his __12__ could grind（压碎）me into the floor. If only someone would come in! He kept talking away（喋喋不休）.“Along with __13__, it takes courage. The courage to take a chance. Start something on a shoestring（鞋带）.”

　　Suddenly I saw Officer Dailey __14__ across the street. Then, real fast, I began tightening the man's shoestrings.

　　The policeman was at the window when I cried out,“Officer Dailey, __15__! This man's a robber.”

　　“__16__,”the man shouted angrily. He started to jump off the stand. But he didn't go the __17__ he planned. He fell flat on his face and knocked himself out cold.

　　“That was __18__ clever of you,”the officer said. “You'll get a reward of $ 7 500 for him.”

　　“Well, it really wasn't my __19__,”I said.“It was his. He told me that __20__ you had courage and imagination, you could start something big on a shoestring.”

One day all the employees of a very famous company reached their office and all saw a big sign on the main door which said this:

"Yesterday, the 36 who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company 37 . We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been 38 in the gym."

In the beginning, they all got 39 for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting 40 to know who was that person who hindered the 41 of their colleagues and the company itself?

The 42 in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd 43 the room. The more people 44 the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.

Everyone thought, " 45 is this person who was hindering my progress?"

One by one the employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it, they 　46 became speechless.

They all got to stand near the coffin, and felt shocked and 47 , as if someone had touched the deepest part of their 　48 . There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who

49 it could see themselves! There was also a sign next to the mirror that 50 :

"There is only one person who is capable of setting 51 to your growth and IT IS YOU!"

Your life does not 52 when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your husband or wife changes...

No, your life changes when YOU change, when you 53 your limiting beliefs inside.

Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of 54 , impossibilities and losses. Be a winner; build yourself and your reality. 55 , it's the way you face life itself that makes the difference.

36. A. person 　　　　　　　　　　 B. boss 　　　　　　　 C. sign 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. funeral

37. A. died away 　　　　 B. died out 　　　　　 C. passed away 　　　　　 D. passed out

38. A. protected 　　　　 B. prevented 　　　　 C. proved 　　　　　　　　　 D. prepared

39. A. happy 　　　　　　　 B. sad 　　　　　　　　 C. joyful 　　　　　　　　　　 D. grateful

40. A. calm　　 　　　　　 B. curious 　　　　　 C. conscious 　　　　　　　 D. convenient

41. A. development 　　 B. width 　　　　　　　　　　 C. faith 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. strength

42. A. way 　　　　　　　　 B. sadness 　　　　　 C. excitement 　　　　　　 D. disappointment

43. A. within 　　　　　　　 B. without 　　　　　 C. about 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. around

44. A. bought 　　　　　　 B. sold 　　　　　　　　 C. reached 　　　　　　　　 D. touched

45. A. What 　　　　　　　 B. Which 　　　　　　 C. Where 　　　　　　　　　 D. Who

46. A. carefully 　　　　　 B. actually 　　　　　 C. suddenly 　　　　　　　　 D. madly

47. A. in silence 　　　　　 B. in return 　　　　 C. in need 　　　　　　　　　 D. in order

48. A. hand 　　　　　　　　 B. soul 　　　　　　　　 C. mouth 　　　　　　　　　 D. face

49. A. put outside 　　　 B. put inside 　　　　 C. looked outside 　　　　 D. looked inside

50. A. wrote 　　　　　　　 B. spoke 　　　　　　 C. said 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. told

51. A. deadlines 　　　　　 B. demands'　 　　 C. limits 　　　　　　　　　　 D. lacks

52. A. calculate 　　　　　 B. cancel 　　　　　　 C. communicate　　 　　 D. change

53. A. go beyond 　　　　 B. go together 　　 C. go without 　　　　　　　　　　 D. go towards

54. A. changes 　　 　　B. difficulties 　　　 C. advantages 　　　　　　 D. bargains

55. A. Forget 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Follow 　　　　　　 C. Obey 　　　 　　　　D. Remember

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

　　 When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't ___ 1 ___ drive to a store and back home. He always looks ___ 2 ___ up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything ___ 3 ___ such as strange cars, loud noises, ___ 4 ___ windows, or people gathering on street corners.

　　 Tim ___ 5 ___ to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana. USA. The neighborhood watch group ___ 6 ___ on the third Wednesday of every month. That's ___ 7 ___ Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community ___ 8 ___. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police ___ 9 ___ their homes, streets, and families safe.

　　 Tina Stedman, president of ___ 10 ___ neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. "People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not ___ 11 ___ them. Well, it's never happened to me," she said, "but I don't think anyone has the ___ 12 ___ to steal from other people or to make them feel ___ 13 ___ sitting in their own homes."

　　 Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors ___ 14 ___ out for one another. "We ___ 15 ___ each other's homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a ___ 16 ___ of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, then we call the ___ 17 ___. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for ___ 18 ___ , or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police."

　　 Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups ___ 19 ___ a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, "Police are good people, but they can't do ___ 20 ___."

1. A. yet　　 　 　 B. still　　　 　 C. just 　　　　　　 D. rather

2. A. carefully 　　 B. clearly　　 　 C. nervously 　　　 D. coldly

3. A. familiar　 　 　 B. unusual　 C. expensive　　 　　 D. interesting

4. A. curtained　 　 　 B. open　　 　 　 C. old　　 　　　　　 D. broken

5. A. attends 　 　 　　B. belongs　 C. goes　　 　　　　 D. turns

6. A. meets　 　 　　B. quarrels　 　 C. sings　　 　　　　 D. searches

7. A. where　 　 B. why　 　　 C. when　　　 　　　 D. how

8. A. politics 　　 B. wealth 　 C. health　　　 　　 D. safety

9. A. keep　 　 B. hold　 　 C. let　　　　 　　 D. protect

10. A. its　　 　 B. his　 　 C. their　　　 　　 D. your

11. A. round　 　　 B. on　　 　 C. about　　　 　　　 D. to

12. A. right　 　　 B. chance 　 C. courage　　 　　　 D. mind

13. A. unlucky 　 B. unsafe　 　 C. disappointed 　　 D. discouraged

14. A. set　　 　　　 B. let　 　　 C. hold　　　 　 D. look

15. A. care　　 　 B. enter 　 C. watch　　　 　　　 D. manage

16. A. group　 　　 B. set　　 　 　 C. number　　 　 D. crowd

17. A. judges　 　 B. police 　 　 C. firemen　　 　　　 D. doctors

18. A. work　 　 B. burden 　 C. service　　 　　 D. trouble

19. A. produce 　　 B. find　 　 C. get　　　　 　　　 D. help

20. A. anything 　 B. everything 　 C. harm　 　　　 D. wrong