It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, __36__, he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something __37__ in the company should ever do.

I wish I __38__ give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — __39__ it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m __40__, experienced and I know better.

__41__ I work with some very kind and compassionate(富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to __42__ by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar __43__ they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ __44__ ” person here.

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who __45__ the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely __46__ about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would __47__ to such an extremely embarrassing incident.

As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the __48__ when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly, __49__ with empathetic(体恤别人感受的) consideration. She listened to my   __ 50__. Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n)   __51__.

“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to __52__ that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s __53__. It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her __54__ to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”     I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those __55__ words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.

16.A. to the way       B. in the way       C. by the way      D. on the way

17.A. no one          B. anyone         C. someone        D. the one

18.A. might           B. could          C. should          D. will

19.A. rely            B. blame          C. put             D. fix

20.A. old             B. energetic       C. cheerful         D. outgoing

21.A. Hopefully       B. Naturally       C. Generally        D. Thankfully

22.A. sit             B. work           C. stop             D. watch

23.A. mistakes        B. troubles         C. attempts         D. decisions

24.A. annoying        B. embarrassing    C. puzzling         D. confusing

25.A. repairs          B. occupies         C. wants          D. works

26.A. hopeful         B. curious          C. serious         D. mad

27.A. turn            B. agree           C. react           D. object

28.A. issue           B. outcome         C. criterion        D. message

29.A. for             B. therefore        C. otherwise       D. but

30.A. conclusion       B. explanation      C. challenge       D. imagination

31.A. end             B. key            C. order           D. process

32.A. forget           B. change         C. prevent         D. ruin

33.A. broken          B. done           C. lost            D. kept

34.A. patience         B. skill           C. attention        D. interest

35.A. sweet           B. pleasant        C. meaningful      D. colorful

June is always a sad time for Senior Three students. After taking the big test, they leave to  31    their dreams in different ways. It’s hard time when students    32  to say goodbye to carefree high school days and close friends.
People always say that teenage friendships are the most precious. Kids are too young to understand real friendship while adults    33  to relate it to fame and wealth.
Things are    34  with high school best friends. We share each other’s secret. We discuss news from all walks of life and begin to    35  our values. We support each other on the journey to the biggest    36   in our lives. We also share success and failure. The seeds of friendship become deeply rooted.
Many of us don’t realize this ­­­   37   we enter society. One of my friends, Yang Ping,    38  how strong the bond with high school friends could be. “ It was my high school friend who helped me    get    39  the darkest days in my life,” said the 27-year-old girl.
In 2001 Yang lost her job in Beijing. Yang’s best friend was staying in a college dormitory and took her in. Each night the two girls squeezed into a narrow single bed, chatting and crying. “I’ll never forget her care and encouragement, which supported me out of the darkness,” said Yang.
I    40   remember my last days in Senior 3. At the time, I    41   a 20-page message with my best friend, both of us hoping to keep the friendship    42   forever.
But we didn’t realize we were already deep in each other’s    43   . During the past ten years, whenever I’ve needed help or wanted to pour out my    44  , she has always been there at the other end of a telephone line.
It is true that friends come and go. But never forget the ones who have been there for you. Take a closer look at those now around you, they could be the most precious     45  you discover in your entire life.

【小题1】
A.realize B.create C.depend D.finish
【小题2】
A.decide B.volunteer C.haveD.begin
【小题3】
A.attemptB.tendC.planD.manage
【小题4】
A.similar B.same C.like D.different
【小题5】
A.weigh B.make C.measure D.shape
【小题6】
A.challenge B.trouble C.questionD.problem
【小题7】
A.unlessB.afterC.untilD.but
【小题8】
A.experienced B.appreciatedC.consideredD.thought
【小题9】
A.into B.outC.through D.across
【小题10】
A.yetB.evenC.alreadyD.still
【小题11】
A.changedB.exchangedC.turnedD.discussed
【小题12】
A.runningB.goingC.advancingD.marching
【小题13】
A.headB.brainC.spirit D.heart
【小题14】
A.unhappiness B.happiness C.disaster D.joy
【小题15】
A.periodB.treasureC.wonderD.image

It was her giggling (咯咯笑) that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
Walking over to the offender (肇事者), I asked for the   36 . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet   37  between a teacher and a student. When she finally   38  it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.” It was a hand-drawn   39  of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind,   40  , was working angrily as I struggled not to   41 . I figured I knew the two most likely students who drew the picture. It would do them some   42  to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it.
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself   43 .
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how   44  this was for me. I told them there must be a reason   45    and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I was seated in the back of the classroom, with tears in my eyes.
As I   46  the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing   47  you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re afraid of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I   48  drew the picture, had a list of issues. I was too   49 , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of   50  my students, I had begun commanding them to   51 . Where I thought I was driving them to success I was   52  driving them away. I had some apology to make. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one   53  by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for   54 .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the   55 .

1.
A. note
B. advice
C. reason
D. help
2.
A. battle
B. competition
C. argument
D. conversation
3.
A. took
B. thought
C. turned
D. handed
4.
A. statue
B. graph
C. picture
D. poster
5.
A. otherwise
B. however
C. therefore
D. besides
6.
A. leave
B. cry
C. explain
D. argue
7.
A. good
B. harm
C. favor
D. punishment
8.
A. amused
B. controlled
C. uninterested
D. relaxed
9.
A. meaningful
B. forgetful
C. regretful
D. hurtful
10.
A. aside
B. above
C. under
D. behind
11.
A. wrote
B. finished
C. read
D. collected
12.
A. beyond
B. from
C. against
D. for
13.
A. figured
B. promised
C. concluded
D. confirmed
14.
A. talkative
B. mean
C. funny
D. considerate
15.
A. forcing
B. encouraging
C. comforting
D. teaching
16.
A. appreciate
B. apologize
C. promise
D. succeed
17.
A. actually
B. normally
C. immediately
D. generally
18.
A. decorated
B. offered
C. signed
D. bought
19.
A. thankfulness
B. pardon
C. congratulation
D. communication
20.
A. friendship
B. education
C. knowledge
D. future

Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked old. We decided it was time to   1   the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing   2   colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together: “Not the measuring stick.”
“No,” I   3   them. “Not the measuring stick..”
The measuring stick isn’t a (an)   4   stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we’ve   5    each child’s growth by making a mark showing his or her   6   on every birthday. Over the years so many colored pens, pencils and markers have been used, that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract painting.
Names and dates show different    7  , and I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured me. At the parties, when this door   8   back and forth frequently, friends stop to   9   the names and dates. When we ask if they would like to be always remembered, they usually smile   10   and go back right up into place,   11   to be measured.
Many of those listed on the door are still  12  ; some have stopped. Some remain with us only in   13 . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her too. It was her last visit to our home.
We haven’t  14   the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the back of the kitchen door will always remain   15  , with lots of names and dates in various colors.

【小题1】
A.restore
B.rebuild
C.sell
D.repaint
【小题2】
A.comfortable
B.possible
C.available
D.changeable
【小题3】
A.promised
B.repeated
C.followed
D.responded
【小题4】
A.false
B.wonderful
C.actual
D.obvious
【小题5】
A.kept
B.witnessed
C.recorded
D.accompanied
【小题6】
A.age
B.weight
C.name
D.height
【小题7】
A.information
B.handwriting
C.style
D.characteristic
【小题8】
A.adjusts
B.shuts
C.opens
D.swings
【小题9】
A.copy
B.read
C.appreciate
D.remove
【小题10】
A.proudly
B.automatically
C.shyly
D.calmly
【小题11】
A.ready
B.voluntary
C.able
D.unwilling
【小题12】
A.growing
B.contributing
C.studying
D.working
【小题13】
A.sight
B.design
C.amazement
D.memory
【小题14】
A.concerned about
B.approved of
C.decided on
D.relied on
【小题15】
A.fresh
B.old
C.white
D.original

   CHICAGO ---Call it a reward, or just “bribery(贿赂)”.
Whichever it is, many parents today readily admit to buying off their children, who get goodies(好东西) for anything from behaving in a restaurant to sleeping all night in their own beds.
That’s what worries parenting experts.
“I think that reward systems have a time and a place and work really well in certain situations,” says Marcy Safyer, director of the Adelphi University Institute for Parenting.
“But what often gets lost for people is being able to figure out how to communicate to their kids that doing the thing is rewarding enough,” Safyer says.
Parents and experts alike agree that the dynamic(动力) is partly a reflection of the world we live in. It’s unrealistic to think a parent wouldn’t reward their children with material things sometimes, says Robin Lanzi, a clinical psychologist and mother of four who’s the research director at the Center on Health and Education at Georgetown University.
“But you want to make sure that they match the behavior, so it’s not something huge for something small,” Lanzi says.
She recalls hearing about a father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system for scoring a couple goals in a soccer game.
Elizabeth Powell, a mother of two young daughters in Austin, Texas, knows what she means.
“You want to raise them in a way that they’re respectful and appreciate things,” Powell says of her children. “But sometimes, you wonder now if kids appreciate even a new pair of shoes. ”
【小题1】Parenting experts are worried that ____ .

A.today’s children are fed up with material things
B.parents are rewarding their kids improperly
C.today’s children are more and more demanding(苛求的)
D.there is lack of communication between parents and children
【小题2】What Safyer says suggests that ____ .
A.reward systems are quite limited in developing abilities
B.reward systems work well regardless of(不管) time and place
C.reward systems are still not made full use of to develop abilities
D.reward systems are often used at the wrong time and place
【小题3】What can we learn from what Robin Lanzi says?
A.She holds a different opinion from other parenting experts.
B.She thinks children can’t behave well without being rewarded.
C.She holds a similar belief to Safyer and gives further explanation.
D.She doesn’t believe in rewarding children for good behavior.
【小题4】The father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system can be regarded as
_____.
A.over-rewarding his child
B.giving his child proper reward
C.respecting and appreciating his child
D.giving something small for something huge

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