No one is perfect．We all mess up（搞砸）now and then．It can　 36 a little bit to remember that most people have been in the　 37　 you’re in—hurting several people’s feelings．What makes the difference is what you do next． 38 can go along way toward healing(治愈) hurt or angry feelings．It takes 39　 to step up and admit what you did was　 40 ．Try saying，“What I said the other day was　 4l insensitive of me．I shouldn’t have said that．I just want to say I’m sorry．”

　 When we say sorry, we　 42 to be sincere to show we feel sorry about how hurt another person may be．If an apology is more about 43 and how we can benefit，it might not seem true．

Another element of saying sorry is to let the person know you’re not going to let it　 44 again．You could tell your friends，“I’m going to be more aware of what I 45 and say about people in the future．I’ll make an effort(努力) to be 　46 and more positive about people，and not to 47 behind their backs—especially when it’s my friends．”

If you can’t bring yourself to have a 48 in person，write a note．Whichever way you　 49　 to communicate, be sure that you’d feel comfortable if anything you say is 50 with other friends，too．

Hopefully，your friends can stop being angry with you．But don’t be 51 if it doesn’t happen instantly．Some people are quick to 52 ．Others may have to think about what you said and need 53 to get over hurt feelings or anger , or to regain trust．Do your best with the part that’s up to you．The rest is up to them．

Stop being angry with yourself，too．You can learn from your 54 ．Being too self-critical can’t help you．Move forward．Focus your energies on trying to make things right　 55　 working on your good intentions!

36．A．give　 B．help　 　 　　C．explain 　　　　　　　 D．get

37．A．World　 　　 B．house　 　　 C．surrounding　 　 D．situation

38．A．Apologies 　 B．Friendships C．Words　 　　 D．Experiences

39．A．money　 　 B．knowledge C．courage　 　　　　 D．patience

40．A．wrong　 　　 B．unusual 　　　 C．different　　 　　　 D．dangerous

41．A．probably 　　 B．usually 　　　　 C．really 　　　　 　　D．finally

42．A．1eam　 　　 B．need 　　　　　 C．promise 　　D．hope

43．A．others　 　　 B．themselves　 　　 C．humans　 　　　　 D．ourselves

44．A．continue 　　　　　　 B．happen 　　　　 C．change 　　　　　　　 D．work

45．A．want 　　　　　 B．know 　　　　　 C．think 　　　　　　　　 D．hear

46．A．cleverer 　　　　　　 B．stronger 　　　 C．faster 　　　　 　　D．kinder

47．A．talk　 　　　　 B．follow 　　　　 C．act　 　　　　　　　　 D．shout

48．A．party　 　　　　　　 B．1esson 　　　 C．meeting 　D．conversation

49．A．dare　 　　　 B．decide 　　　 C．claim 　　　　　　　　 D．dream

50．A．shared　 　 B．compared　 　　　 C．connected　 　　 D．treated

51．A．surprised　 　　　 B．interested 　 C．discouraged　 　 D．frightened

52．A．forgive　 　 B．understand　 　　 C．agree　 　　　　　　 D．appear

53．A．energy　 　 B．time　 　　　　 C．confidence　 　　 D．support

54．A．skills　　 　　 B．friends 　　　　 C．plans 　　　　　　　　 D．mistakes

55．A．for　 　　　　　 B．and　 　　　　 C．but　 　　　　　　　　 D．or

Eleven-year-old Angela was attacked by a rare　 26　 involving her nerve system．She was unable to walk and her movement was 27　 in other ways as well．The doctors did not hold much　 28　 of her ever recovering from this illness．They 29　 she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair．They said that few, if any, were able to come back to　 30　 after suffering from this disease．The little girl was 31　 ．There, lying in her hospital bed, she would swear that she was 32　 going to be walking again someday．
She was moved to a specialized　 33　 hospital in the San Francisco Bay area．Whatever
34　 could be applied to her case were used．The doctors were attracted by her undefeatable spirit．They taught her about imaging about seeing herself walking．If it would do 35　 else, it would at least give her hope and something 36　 to do in the long waking hours in her bed． Angela would work as hard as possible in physical treatment, and in exercise sessions．But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her 37　 , visualizing herself moving, moving, moving ！
One day, 38　 she was attempting, with all her might, to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though something 39　 happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She 40　 out, "Look what I'm doing! Look! Look! I can do it”．I moved! I moved!"
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running for 41　 .People were screaming, equipment was 42　 and glass was breaking．You see, it was the recent San Francisco earthquake． 43　 don't tell that to Angela．She's 44　 that she did it．
And now only a few years later, she's back in school, on her own 45　 ．No crutches, no wheelchair．You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat a little disease, can't they?

26．A．problem　　 　　 B．disease　　　 　 C．accident　　　 　 D．error

27．A．reduced　　 　　 B．avoided　　　 C．limited　　　 　　　 D．forced
28．A．thought　　 　　 B．idea　　　　 　 C．opinion　　　　 　 D．hope
29．A．predicted　 　　　 B．prepared　　 C．admitted　　　 　 D．decided
30．A．active　　 　　　 B．normal　　　 　 C．alive　　　　　 　 D．confident
31．A．fearless　 　　　　 B．peaceful　　 　 C．patient　　　　 　 D．stainless
32．A．probably 　　　　　 B．approximately C．sincerely　　 　　 D．certainly
33．A．recovery　 　　　　 B．experiment　　 C．practice　　　 　　 D．exercise
34．A．schedules　 　　 B．instructions　 C．supports　　 　　 D．treatments
35．A．something　 　 B．anything　 　　 C．nothing　　 　　　 D．everything
36．A．admirable　 　　　 B．interesting　 　 C．optimistic　 　　　 D．appropriate
37．A．training　　 　　 B．imaging　　 　 C．expectation　 　　　 D．performance
38．A．however　　 　　 B．after　　　 　　 C．just　　　　 　　 D．as
39．A．useful　　　　 B．regretful　　 C．surprising　　 　　 D．disgusting
40．A．screamed　　 　 B．laughed　　 　 C．spoke　　　 　　 D．sang
41．A．ground　　 　　　 B．cover　　　 C．ceiling　　　 　　　 D．bed
42．A．accelerating 　　 B．running　　　 C．appearing　　 　　 D．falling
43．A．For　　　　 　　 B．So　　　　 　 C．But　　　　 　　　 D．Or
44．A．convinced　 　　 B．supposed　 　 C．realized　　　 　　 D．accepted
45．A．parts　　　 　　　 B．legs 　　　　 C．body　　　　 　　 D．role

One fine day, I was sitting in a quiet room at the Miclroft Hotel, a peaceful place about an hour out of Toronoto. It was just past noon, late July, and I was 　 1　 to the desperate sounds of a life —or— death 　2　 going on a few feet away．

There was a small fly 　3 the last of its short life' s energies in a useless 　4　 to fly through the glass of the window．The whining （发出嗡嗡声） wings told the 　5　 story of the fly' s strategy: Try harder．But it' s not working．

The great effort offered no hope for its　 6 ．Instead, the struggle was part of the trap．It was 　7　 for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in breaking through the glass: This fly's fate was　 8 ．It would die there near the window． 9　 the room; ten steps away, the door was 10 ．By ten seconds of flying, this small creature could 　11　 the outside world．With only a bit of the 　12　 now being wasted, it could be free of this self - imposed （自设的） trap．The breakthrough possibility was 　13　 .It would be so easy．

Why didn't the fly try 　14　 approach? How did it get so locked in the idea that this 　15 route and determined effort offered the most 　16　 for success? No doubt this approach made sense to the fly． 17 , it was an idea that would kill it．

Trying harder isn't necessarily the solution to achieving more．It 　18 offer any real promise for getting what you want out of life．Sometimes, 　19　 , it' s a big part of the problem．If you stake （拿……冒险） your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever, you may 20 your chances for success．

1．A．listening　　　 B．walking　　　 　　　　　　 C．looking　　 　　　 D．talking

2．A．performance　 B．struggle　　　　 C．competition　　 D．decision

3．A．giving up　 　　　　　　 B．saving up　　 C．bringing out　　 D．burning out

4．A．fight　 B．attempt　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．way　　　　　　 D．spirit

5．A．sad　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．brave　　　　　　　　　　 C．funny　　　 　　　 D．great

6．A．reality　　　　　 B．trouble　　　 C．survival　　　 D．death

7．A．impossible　　 B．difficult 　C．unnecessary　　 　　　 D．practical

8．A．determined　 B．shortened 　C．changed　　　　 　　　　 D．controlled

9．A．From　　　 　　　　　 B．．Through C．Across　　　　 　　　　 D．Around

10．A．open　　　　 　　　 B．left 　C．closed　　　 　　　　　 D．guarded

11．A．see　　　　　 　 B．reach 　C．feel　　　　　 　　　　　 D．contact

12．A．power　　　 　　 B．hope C．trial　　　　　　 　　　 D．effort

13．A．late　　　　　 　　 B．little C．there　　　　 　　　　　 D．wasted

14．A．another　　　 　　　 B．the other 　C．either　　　　　 　　　 D．any other

15．A．different -　 　　　　 B．difficult 　C．familiar　　　　 　　　 D．particular

16．A．problem　　 　　　 B．excuse C. strength　　　　 　　　　 D．promise

17．A．Probably　　 　　 B．Regrettably C．Naturally　　　　 　　　 D．Gradually

18．A．may not B．mustn't C．would not D．can't

19．A．at last　　　 　　　 B．intact 　C．as a result　　　 　　　 D．after all

20．A．kill　　　　　 　　 B．value C．take　　　　　　 　　　 D．have

During the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old and up. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until sixty.

This important change in women’s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic (经济的) position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married their school-leaving age is sixteen. Many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to fuller part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage (婚姻), with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.

1. We are told that in a family about 1900__________ .

　 A . few children died before they were five

　 B. seven or eight children lived to be more than five

　 C. the youngest child would be fifteen

　 D. four or five children died when they were five

2. One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she __________.

　 A. is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves

　 B. does not like children herself

　 C. needn’t worry about food for her children

　 D. can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty

3. Many girls are now likely to __________.

　 A. give up their jobs for good after they are married

　 B. leave school as soon as they can

　 C. marry so that they can get a job

　 D. continue working until they are going to have a baby

4. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to __________.

　 A. stay at home after leaving school

　 B. marry men younger than themselves

　 C. start working again in life

　 D. marry while still at school

5. Now a husband probably __________.

　 A. plays a greater part in looking after children

　 B. helps his wife by doing much of the housework

　 C. feels dissatisfied with his part in the family

　 D. takes a part-time job so that he can help in the home

Cloze

　　The government wanted to put __1__ a big office building in the capital and had to choose an engineering company to do __2__ work. Several big companies wanted the job, because it would bring __3__ a lot of money __4__ they could get it, but, of course, they could not all have it, so the government had to decide __5__ of them should be the lucky __6__. So they appointed（任命，委派）, a government official to __7__ the various companies' offers, decide which was the most suitable, and then advise the Minister of Works which of them to choose.

　　After some months, the choice was __8__ and work was about to begin __9__ one of the companies which had not been successful complained（抱怨）to the Minister They said, the official who had been responsible for __10__ him on the choice of a company to do the work had accepted bribes（贿赂）.

　　The Minister at once ordered an inquiry（调查）into the whole matter, and after a month had __11__ that the official had __12__ taken bribes. He therefore sent for him and asked for __13__.

　　The official admitted that he had taken big bribes. “But,” “ he said, I did not just take one from the __14__ to which I recommended that you __15__ the work. I took a bribe from each company and promised to give them the work.”

　　“Well, then,” said the Minister, “ __16__ did you finally make your choice? Did you choose the one .that gave you the biggest bribe.”

　　“Certainly, __17__ , sir.” answered the official, deeply __18__ that the Minister should scold him __19__ such dishonesty. “I was very careful to take __20__ the same bribe,from each of the companies that were trying to get the job, and then choose the one that I thought would do the work best and most cheaply, of course.”