With the old man ______ the way,  we had no trouble in finding the village.

A. show      B. to show      C. showing      D. shown

The world always makes way for the dreamer.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   36   everyone's spirits up to the ceiling, I   37   there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, "Dad, I want to   38   people feel like that." My father asked me   39   I meant. "I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziglar. I replied A(An)  40   was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company   42   as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my  43  . Many people were  44   that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked  45   I would risk everything for a dream.

I made my  46   to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after  47  a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  48   that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a    49   to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a   50   ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  51   I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  52  .

Having made that decision, I was immediately  53  . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  54  . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several  55   engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

1.A．rise             B．blow           C．put            D．raise

2.A．left             B．came           C．arrived        D．slipped

3.A．get              B．hope           C．make           D．cheer

4.A．that             B．what           C．which          D．if

5.A．dream            B．idea           C．girl           D．speaker

6.A．After            B．Before         C．Because        D．While

7.A．beginning        B．working        C．acting         D．regarding

8.A．life             B．love           C．income         D．career

9.A．disappointed     B．moved          C．surprised      D．delighted

10.A．when            B．why            C．if             D．how

11.A．plan            B．promise        C．decision       D．mind

12.A．attending       B．joining        C．entering       D．holding

13.A．newspaper       B．book           C．report         D．speech

14.A．day             B．second         C．week           D．moment

15.A．help            B．job            C．god            D．company

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

17.A．alive           B．dead           C．missing        D．born

18.A．examined        B．searched       C．checked        D．tested

19.A．help            B．harm           C．income         D．money

20.A．selling     B．speaking       C．writing        D．listening

In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who’d lived those years with us.In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones close to us—the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now！While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, but it also brightens yours. If you’re feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need.
Of course, there are times when you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into silence—speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. He had been told that the Indians did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive and more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain of reaction that transforms people all around us—including ourselves, for no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart.
【小题1】When we say something for what others do for us, it ______.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。

Dear Boris,

     ___1____

After I had spent a week with my English family, I slowly began to understand their English a little better. ___2____ Students in my group are from different cities of Britain and their dialects (方言) are different too! Some of their accents are quite strong and they also have their own words and expressions.

__3____ Before I came to England I had thought that fish and chips were eaten every day. That’s quite wrong! I get rather annoyed now when I hear all the foolish words about typical English food.

I had expected to see “London fog”. Do you remember our texts about it? We had no idea that most of this “thick fog” disappeared many years ago when people stopped using coal in their homes. But the idea to speak about weather was very helpful. ___4____ On the other hand, habits are different. People tell me what is typical British here in London is not always typical in Wales or Scotland. ___5____

But what is ordinary for all British is that they follow traditions(传统). Probably Britain has more living signs of its past than many other countries. And people have always been proud of having ancient (古老) buildings in capitals, big cities and the countryside.

I will tell you more about Britain in my other letters.

Love from Britain.

                                                           Peter

A. The weather in London is really changeable.

B. I have difficulty in understanding my classmates.

C. Thanks for your nice letter.

D. The family I live with are friendly.

E. It’s very different from what I learned at school.

F. Local habits and traditions are not the same as what we knew.

G. But it’s not the language that’s different and surprising.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A Man Named Lawrence

This is an act of kindness that happened to me one Sunday morning.

It was at two o’clock in the morning. We just came out of a club and were trying to find our   36   back to our city. As we were trying to   37   the bus stop, a man came to us and said he would show us   38   it was. Although we were a little   39  , we had no choice but follow him. He told us he was a homeless man and that his name was Lawrence.

When we passed some city workers   40  the streets, they sprayed (喷溅) the homeless man. Lawrence told us that they always sprayed the   41   if they were "in the way". I didn’t know why they would do that. They were human beings,   42  , not cattle or objects.

This man had just gotten   43  in the middle of a cold night, but  44  shouting at the workers, he asked them, "How would you   45  if your father or grandfather were treated like this?" He then told us, "It’s   46  use shouting at them, because they just get angry. You’re better off saying something from the   47  ."

It is   48  ! The world could be so different if only we put our anger  49  , lowered our voices and tried to speak from our hearts.

He took us safely to the stop and on the way talked about everything. We   50  him and told him that we   51  have never found the place on our own. He said, "I have a son of your age, and I hope that if he were   52  , someone would help him."

Not only did Lawrence clear out all the fear and distrust in our hearts, he helped us find our way, in more than one ways.   53  , this man taught us kindness. There was   54  we could really do to repay him. The only thing I hope to do is to   55  other people out.

A．way       B．car    C．friend       D．road

A．get to     B．find   C．search for D．arrive

A．how       B．what  C．which       D．where

A．interested      B．annoyed    C．worried    D．disappointed

A．wondering on       B．washing    C．painting for      D．decorating

A．blacks    B．whites      C．strangers   D．homeless

A．above all       B．in all C．after all    D．not at all

A．wet       B．angry       C．sad    D．cold

A．except for     B．shortly after     C．instead of  D．owing to

A．think    B．feel   C．tell    D．say

A．no use  B．no point    C．no need    D．no fun

A．corners B．eyes  C．bottom     D．heart

A．good    B．beautiful   C．true   D．funny

A．aside    B．off    C．down D．up

A．left      B．thanked    C．paid  D．brought

A．should  B．could C．must  D．need

A．waited for   B．taken in    C．lost   D．missed

A．On the contrary   B．On the other hand    C．What’s up D．What’s more

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

A．help     B．work C．pay   D．check