I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I______his begging for affection (喜爱), and ran for the waiting bus.

______, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me______, “Honey, I have some______news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and______. I’m so sorry.”

“No! It’s not true!” I was______. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling______, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was______.

When I got off the bus the next day, the silence at home was deafening.   , my sobs (哭泣) erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop______. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.______could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.

Time passed, and against my will, I started to______some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ______ a dog. We can do everything right, but______things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s______. The best way to deal with the hard times is to understand what you   and get them through when they come, and to remember that hard times always______.

I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone______, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no______for others like Belle – my new dog.

Best of all, I realized that Tippy______all of my old memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!

1.A．met          B．ignored       C．promised   D．preferred

2.A．However          B．Besides        C．Therefore D．Finally

3.A．excitedly          B．quickly         C．reliably       D．seriously

4.A．good        B．sad      C．dull    D．happy

5.A．escaped B．wounded    C．killed           D．knocked

6.A．in disagreement      B．in anger

C．in silence   D．in shock

7.A．upset        B．sleepy          C．spellbound          D．uncertain

8.A．gone        B．missing        C．alive   D．stolen

9.A．Entirely   B．Actually       C．Finally         D．Frequently

10.A．waiting B．crying C．thinking      D．expecting

11.A．Why       B．What  C．Which         D．How

12.A．forget   B．recall  C．understand         D．change

13.A．to           B．about  C．out     D．into

14.A．surprising      B．bad     C．amazing      D．amusing

15.A．nature B．human         C．life     D．rule

16.A．came through         B．went through

C．looked through D．watch through

17.A．disappear       B．overcome   C．help   D．pass

18.A．grows    B．lives    C．suffers        D．dies

19.A．chance           B．room  C．possibility   D．doubt

20.A．thought of      B．brought up C．left behind          D．picked up

I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I___36___his begging for affection (喜爱), hurdled over him and ran for the waiting bus.

___37___, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me___38___, “Honey, I have some___39___news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and___40___. I’m so sorry.”

“No! It’s not true!” I was___41___. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling___42___, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was___43___.

When I got off the bus the next day, the___44___at home was deafening. Finally, my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop___45___. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.___46___could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.

Time passed, and against my will, I started to___47___some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ___48___ a dog. We can do everything right, but___49___things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s___50___. The best way to deal with the hard times is to___51___what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always___52___.

I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone___53___, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no___54___for others like Belle – my new dog.

Best of all, I realized that Tippy___55___all of my good memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!

A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work..

    He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is  36  because he doesn’t understand how to make  37  use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their  38 .

    A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real  39  because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for  40 . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so.  41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will  42  his belief in his incompetence（无能）in turn.

    Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had  43  like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44  in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not  45  too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents  46  the idea. He  47  their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to  48 . Then, he was very poor at math,  49  as they expected.

    But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which  50  of the other students had been able to solve. He  51  in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at  52 .

    Alder now  53  with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it  54 , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may  55  himself as well as others by his ability.

1.A．clever          B．shy        C．useless           D．stupid

2.A．big             B．full           C．high           D．great

3.A．age             B．ability    C．brain         D．knowledge

4.A．decision        B．plan        C．effort           D．promise

5.A．work            B．study      C．improvement   D．success

6.A．Truly           B．Really     C．However        D．Therefore

7.A．lead to         B．strengthen        C．improve         D．get rid of

8.A．an experience  B．an example  C．a thought         D．a story

9.A．state           B．mind             C．start            D．ending

10.A．blame          B．expect       C．get          D．win

11.A．developed      B．organized        C．discovered  D．found

12.A．broke         B．refused      C．doubted      D．accepted

13.A．manage         B．argue           C．try           D．act

14.A．only           B．almost      C．just          D．then

15.A．none           B．all              C．some             D．most

16.A．broke          B．succeeded  C．failed            D．believed

17.A．physics        B．medicine        C．English      D．math

18.A．studies        B．works        C．plays            D．graduates

19.A．early          B．deeply      C．later             D．simply

20.A．discourage         B．love            C．surprise      D．disappoint

A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work．

       He may have the belief that he is unable to do it．A child may think he is  36  because he doesn’t understand how to make  37  use of his mental gifts．Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn things new because of their  38 ．

       A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real  39  because he feels that it would be useless．He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for  40 ．Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so． 41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will  42  his belief in his incompetence（无能） in turn．

       Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had  43  like this．When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44  in maths．His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not  45  too much of him．In this way, his teacher and parents  46  the idea．He  47  their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to  48 ．Then, he was very poor at maths,  49  as they expected．

       But one day everything changed．He worked out a problem which  50  of the other students had been able to solve．He  51  in solving the problem which gave him confidence （信心）．Soon he became especially good at  52 ．

       Alder now  53  with interest, determination and purpose．He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned it  54 , not too late．From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may  55  himself as well as others by his ability．

1.A．clever        B．shy        C．useless          D．stupid

2.A．big          B．full       C．high       D．great

3.A．age           B．ability          C．brain     D．knowledge

4.A．decision     B．plan            C．effort           D．promise

5.A．work         B．study     C．improvementD．success

6.A．Truly         B．Really          C．However   D．Therefore

7.A．lead to     B．strengthen C．improve    D．get rid of

8.A．an experience       B．an example      C．a thought  D．a story

9.A．state          B．mind     C．start      D．ending

10.A．blame      B．expect          C．get        D．win

11.A．developed    B．organized  C．discovered       D．found

12.A．broke       B．refused     C．doubted    D．accepted

13.A．manage           B．argue    C．try        D．act

14.A．only        B．almost          C．just       D．then

15.A．none        B．all        C．some     D．most

16.A．broke       B．succeeded C．failed           D．believed

17.A．physics           B．medicine   C．English         D．maths

18.A．studies     B．works     C．plays          D．graduates

19.A．early        B．deeply          C．later       D．simply

20.A．discourage   B．love      C．surprise    D．disappoint