Dear editor,

　　One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. 1 in the crowded store, I had my wallet stolen. And my whole salary was 2 with it.

　　I was so angry that I almost lost 3 of myself. What 4 I do? We were not very rich. The money was really not a 5 sum 6 my family, it would affect our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

　　I felt very sad and even 7 for losing the money when I got back home. To make 8 for my unforgivable mistake, I 9 all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then prepared a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to please her.

　　When she came home, I 10 a smile to 11 her. She was surprised to see the neat house and delicious meat. We sat 12 the table and began to eat. I told my story 13 . She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

　　“I’ve lost my salary,”I murmured to her again.

　　“I 14 .”She did not shout at me as I bad expected. She did not lose her 15 . 16 I was afraid she was trying hard to 17 her anger.

　　A moment later, my wife was still silent and seemed to be 18 her favourite dish At last I could not help asking,“I’ve lost the money. Why not shout at me?”

　　She raised her eyes, looking at me and 19 ,“Oh, on the contrary, I’m thinking about 20 to comfort you. It’s the thief who is to blame.”

A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is 　1 because he doesn’t understand how to make the 　2 of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their　 3　 　.

A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 　 4 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for 　 5 , and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 　 6　 likely to fail, and the failure will 　 7　 his belief in his incompetence (无能).

Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 　 8　 　like this . When he was a small boy, he had a poor　 9　 in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not　 10　 too much of him. In his way, they two 　 11 　the idea. He accepted　 12 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless 　 13　 and was very poor at maths, 　14　 as they expected.

One day he worked at a problem which 15 of the other students had been able to solve.

Alder 　16 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 　17 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only 18 that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learnt 　 19 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may　 20 himself as well as others by his ability.

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

2.         A. biggest　　　 B. most　　　　　　 C. highest　　　 D. deepest

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

4.         A. decision　　　　 B. success　　　 C. effort 　　　　　 D. trouble

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. increase　　　　 D. add to

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. his　　　　　 B. her　　　　　 C. its　　　　　 D. their

13.     A. managing　　　　 B. succeeding　　　 C. trying 　　　　　 D. acting

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

15.     A. none　 　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　 C. no one　　　　 　 D. nobody

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

17.     A. lived　　　　　　 B. worked　　　　 C. played　　　　 　 D. graduated

18.     A. made　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. expected　　　 　 D. proved

19.     A. early　　　　　　 B. deeply　　　　　 C. late　　　　　 　 D. simple

20.     A. encourage　　　　 B. love　　　　　　 C. astonish　　　 　 D. disappoint

Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a water puddle (水坑) ahead on the path. I changed my direction to __1__ it on the part of the path that wasn’t covered by water and mud. __2__ I reached the puddle, I was suddenly attacked! But I was __3_. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

I took a step forward. My attacker __4__ me again. He pushed and struck me __5__ with his head and body, striking me over and over again with all his might. For a second time, I moved back a step __6__ my attacker gave up his attack. Yet again, I tried moving __7__, my attacker charged me again. I was struck heavily in the chest over and over again. I wasn’t sure what to do __8__ to walk back a third time. This time, though, I stepped back several paces to __9__ the situation. My attacker moved back as well to land on the ground. That’s when I discovered __10__ my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying. She was __11__ the puddle where he landed.

Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his __12__ as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his __13__ for his mate. He had bravely attacked me for his mate’s __14__, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, I __15__ careless enough to step on her. Now I knew why and what he was fighting for. There was really only one choice __16__ for me. I carefully __17__ my way around the puddle to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely __18__. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.

Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the __19__ of that butterfly whenever I see huge obstacles facing me. I use that butterfly’s courage as an inspiration to __20__ myself that good things are worth fighting for.

1．A．walk past 　 B．go around 　 C．run down 　 D．jump off

2．A．Because 　　 B．Once 　　　 C．Though 　　 D．As

3．A．injured 　　 B．wounded 　　 C．unhurt 　　 D．harmed

4．A．rushed 　　　 B．caught 　　 C．dragged 　　 D．snatched

5．A．by the arm　 B．on the head C．in the face D．in the chest

6．A．but 　　　　 B．and 　　　　 C．as 　　　　 D．since

7．A．backward 　　 B．toward 　　 C．forward 　　 D．downward

8．A．other than 　 B．rather than C．more than 　 D．further than

9．A．look into 　 B．look over 　 C．look on 　　 D．look after

10．A．that 　　　 B．how 　　　　 C．where 　　　 D．why

11．A．besides 　 B．beyond 　　 C．beside 　　 D．beneath

12．A．wings 　　　 B．mouth 　　　 C．legs 　　　 D．eyes

13．A．search 　　 B．concern 　　 C．praise 　　 D．eagerness

14．A．advantage 　 B．profit 　　 C．interest 　 D．sake

15．A．should have been　　　　　 B．must have been

　 C．should be　 D．couldn’t have been

16．A．left 　　　 B．leaving 　　 C．remained 　 D．remaining

17．A．took 　　　 B．lost 　　　 C．made 　　　 D．fought

18．A．smooth 　　 B．muddy 　　　 C．clean 　　　 D．flat

19．A．determination 　　　　　　 B．enthusiasm C．courage D．unselfishness

20．A．remind B．blame C．inform D．argue