In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she  41 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American  42 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a  43 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy  44 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

Atsuko  45 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  46 world. "People were struggling with problems and often seemed  47 ," she said. "I felt very alone."

One of her hardest  48 was PE. "We played volleyball." she said.

"The other students were  49 it, but I wasn't."

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to  50 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it  51 the net. NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face  52 she failed.

A young man on her team  53 what she was going through." He walked up to me and ? 54 , 'Come on. You can do that'".

"You will never understand how those words of  55 made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness."

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 56 .

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have

57 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness  58 to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind----you have no idea how long the words will  59 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  60 words: You can do that.

41. A. learned     B. spoke     C. dreamed      D. heard

42. A. way      B. life      C. education        D. spirit

43. A. photo    B. painting   C. picture       D. drawing

44. A. baking     B. frying    C. steaming      D. boiling

45. A. hoped     B. arranged   C. liked         D. attempted

46. A. described  B. imagined C. created          D. discovered

47. A. tense     B. cheerful   C. relaxed        D. deserted

48. A. times     B. question   C. classes        D. projects.

49. A. curious about  B. good at  C. slow at    D. nervous about

50. A. kick     B. pass     C. carry      D. hit

51. A. through      B. into     C. over      D. past

52. A. after B. if      C. because          D. until

53. A. believed     B. considered       C. wondered    D. sensed

54. A. warned     B. sighed         C. ordered            D. whispered

55. A. excitement   B. encouragement    C. persuasion   D. suggestion

56. A. interested      B. doubtful       C. puzzled       D. sure

57. A. never       B. already        C. seldom        D. almost

58. A. happened     B. applied        C. seemed       D. meant

59. A. continue    B. stay         C. exist         D. live

60. A. merciful      B. bitter       C. simple        D. easy

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