Weakness

A boy lost his left arm in a car accident. When he was 10 years old, he decided to study judo(柔道). The boy began lessons____ an old Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand______ after three months of training, the coach had taught him only one action. “Sir,” the boy finally said, “shouldn’t I be learning more actions?” “This is the only move you know, but this is the only action you’ll ever need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding,_______believing in his coach, the boy kept____ .

Several months _____, the coach took the boy to his first competition. Surprising himself, the boy______won his first two matches. The third match proved to be_____ , but after some time, his opponent(对手) became impatient and rushed over; the boy quickly used his move to win the match. Still amazed by his______ , the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and______ . For a while, the boy appeared to be defeated(被击败的). Being worried that the boy might get hurt, the referee(裁判) called a time-out(暂停). He was about to call a time-out when the coach stopped. “No,” the coach cried, “let him______ . ”

Soon after the match began again, his opponent made a big mistake: he lost his guard. Immediately, the boy used his move to defeat his opponent. The boy had______ the match and the competition. He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and the coach______ every move in each and every match. Then the boy showed the courage to ask______ was really on his mind, “Sir, how did I win the competition with only one move?”

“You won for _____ reasons,” the coach answered. “First, you’ve ______ mastered(掌握) one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only known defence(防卫)for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm. ”

The boy’s greatest weakness(弱点)had become his greatest strength.

1.A. to B. on C. with D. from

2.A. why B. when C. where D. how

3.A. so B. or C. but D. and

4.A. ask B. train C. asking D. training

5.A. later B. ago C. for D. away

6.A. easy B. easily C. hard D. difficult

7.A. easy B. easier C. difficult D. more difficult

8.A. failure B. success C. fall D. succeed

9.A. old B. experienced C. more experienced D. older

10.A. stop B. continue C. to continue D. to leave

11.A. won B. beat C. broke D. defeated

12.A. talked B. talk about C. review(回顾) D. reviewed

13.A. that B. which C. what D. whatever

14.A. one B. two C. three D. four

15.A. near B. never C. hardly D. almost

Many people believe that they will be happy when they arrive at the certain goal(目标) they set for themselves. However, when you arrive “there”, you will not feel ______, and move your “there” vision to another point in the future.

By always running after another “there”, you are never really ______ the value what you already have right “here”. It is important for human beings to keep ______ about the strong natural need to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is ______ by your dreams. On the other hand, the power can ______ you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning to be_______, you can bring yourself closer to achieve the challenge of living in the present.

To be thankful means that you thank for what you have and where you are on your path right now. As you focus on(集中于) the present moment, you can ______ the full wonder of “here”. Taking some advice will help.

First, imagine what your life would be like if you lose all that you had. This will most surely remind you of ______ you do enjoy it.

Second, make a list each day of all that you are thankful for. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel thankful for. Or ______ a few minutes before you go to sleep showing thanks to all that you have.

Third, spend time offering help to those who are less ______ than you, so that you may get new ideas.

1.A. satisfied B. interested C. excited D. amazed

2.A. reaching B. receiving C. understanding D. supporting

3.A. fit B. calm C. clean D. safe

4.A. controlled B. improved C. explored D. proved

5.A. force B. take C. pull D. promise

6.A. powerful B. useful C. careful D. thankful

7.A. notice B. see C. achieve D. experience

8.A. how much B. how well C. how often D. how soon

9.A. control B. wait C. spend D. spare

10.A. lucky B. lively C. lovely D. friendly

Once upon a time,there was a lazy poor living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around.People_________coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困) that ________ his unhappy life. One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for_________ about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you_________.” The poor man looked at the vase ________. Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However , he didn’t want to_________ such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table. “It.s not right for something so beautiful to be _________.” the poor man looked at the vaseand thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. _________ he was still not satisfied . “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint thewalls. His house turned into _________ place immediately.

The poor man_________ . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. hated B. enjoyed C. forgot D. imagined

2.A. carried B. changed C. caused D. repaired

3.A. service B. advice C. knowledge D. care

4.A. peace B. mess C. happiness D. regret

5.A. sadly B. nervously C. proudly D. surprisedly

6.A. give out B. throw away C. pay for D. keep off

7.A. ugly B. dirty C. empty D. full

8.A. Although B. But C. So D. Because

9.A. large B. dark C. comfortable D. strange

10.A. rang up B. cheered up C. stayed up D. cut up

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