Always Changing

Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough  36 someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining  37 professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional  38 . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re  39 for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线)balls  40 us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to   41 the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change  42 to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that“survivability depends upon  43 .”And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be  44 in four words:“Go with the flow.”
I’m not exactly sure , but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of   45 —both good and bad . No matter how excellent your skill , there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no  46 . The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to    47 adjustments should the need arise-as it almost  48 does.
That doesn't mean you don't keep trying to make all your  49 come true．It just means that when things come up that aren't  50 in your plan，you work around them—and then you move on。
“Change，indeed，is painful，  51 ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has  52 .”
we're going to miss Mark. But rather than stay on the  53 of our parting，we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future－for him，and for us．And then we'll go out and   54  
everything we can to make that future happen．  55 our plans change--again.

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I have just got some good news to tell to you. I win a national prize for painting last week. My father was so pleasing that he suggested I went to England for a holiday. I’d like to staying there for half a month, visiting place of interest or practicing my English as well. We’ve been often writing to each for a year and a half now. I have often dreamed of talk face to face with you. I imagine you’ll be at vacation yourself by that time. Perhaps we could go out to do some sightseeing together.

It has been my lifelong dream to play on the high school　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　basketball team. I 1 playing basketball when I was in the second grade. My older 2 taught me to play. He is three years older than me. He 3 with me every afternoon and always attended my games with our parents.

This year, I 4 high school. The high school 5 team tryouts(选拔) from the freshmen(高中一年级新生) were announced(宣布) last month. Every day 6 the announcement, my brother has helped me prepare for the team tryouts. The tryouts were 7 last Saturday morning. Twenty-three students from my grade tried out for the team. The team only has spaces for five 8 . I know I worked as 9 as I could to prepare for the tryouts. I felt like I had done a good job at the tryouts, but I was still 10 on Saturday night and Sunday morning, waiting for the team list to be 11 . On Sunday afternoon, my parents took me to the school to see who had made the team. I was so happy 12 I saw my name on the list. It was so 13 to be part of the team.

When we left the 14 , my parents said we should go out for pizza. It would just be a little family 15 in my honour. They called my brother, and he met us at the 16 . He walked in with a big 17 on his face. He was really proud of me. My parents were very 18 too, although they warned me about keeping my grades 19 and making sure I did all my homework every day. In fact, they did not need to 20 about those things, because I would not only work very hard to stay on the basketball team, but also to keep my grades high.

1A. began　　 B. dreamt　　 　 C. hated　　　 D. preferred

2.A. sister　　 B. brother　　　 C. friend　　　 D. classmate

3.A. practiced　 B. studied　　 C. struggled　 D. competed 4.A. reached　 B. graduated C. started　　 D. finished

5.A. football　 B. basketball　　 C. baseball　 　D. volleyball

6.A. through　 B. until　　　　 C. since　　　 D. before

7.A. checked　 B. opened　　　 C. decided　　 　 D. held

8.A. trainers　 B. workers　　 C. teachers　　 D. students

9.A. quickly　 B. hard　　 　 C. much　　　 　 D. early

10.A. nervous　 　B. angry　　　 　 C. miserable　　 D. scared

11.A. continued B. announced　 C. questioned　　 D. answered

12.A. when 　　　B. unless　　 C. whenever　 　 D. if

13.A. exciting　 B. boring　 C. interesting　　 　 D. tiring

14.A. hospital　 B. company　 　 C. school　 　　 D. yard

15.A. communication　　　 B. organization 　

C. celebration　　　　 D. determination

16.A. hotel 　　 B. party 　 C. shop 　 　　　　D. restaurant

17.A. tear 　　　 B. surprise 　 C. silence 　 　　D. smile

18.A. sad 　 B. proud 　 C. stupid 　 D. quiet

19.A. out 　 B. down　　　　 C. up　　　　 D. on

20. A. worry　 　 B. talk　　 　　 C. think 　　　　 D. come