I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wife's operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends, who were ___36___ waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.
There was a young boy sitting quietly in the ___37___ . He held a small box of ___38___ in one hand and a tablet(写字板) in the other. Every so often he'd place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hours passed I began to see the room almost ___39___ . And there was a strange silence.
"Daddy, when is Mommy going home?" the young boy asked, breaking the ___40___.
"Tomorrow." his father replied. The boy picked up his crayons and ___41___ something on the tablet.
I ___42___ him as he moved his feet back and forth, looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine-filled window. "When's ___43___, Daddy?" he asked. His father ___44___ him over to sit by him. "Come, ___45___ here next to me," he said with a gentle tone in his voice.
___46___ his things, the little boy walked slowly to his father's side from the corner.The man ___47___ out and held his son by his shoulder.
"There are three days in life. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. One is over and done, one we live in, the other we ___48___ . We can't live in yesterday, but if we are happy enough today, we will be even happier tomorrow," he said in an attempt to ___49___ the boy.
The little boy looked at him for a moment and said, "If Mommy is going home tomorrow, I'll be ___50___. So, I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy."
Now hanging on every word of this ___51___ , I leaned forward to hear his response. It was ___52___.
"Son, the one great thing about today is once it ___53___, it is already almost tomorrow."
I thought about how ___54___ it was. Even in my adult life, I still live waiting for what tomorrow may ___55___. Now I know that it is already "almost tomorrow".

【小题1】
A.eagerlyB.patientlyC.happilyD.curiously
【小题2】
A.chairB.cornerC.distanceD.shadow
【小题3】
A.giftsB.toysC.chalksD.crayons
【小题4】
A.darkB.fullC.emptyD.clean
【小题5】
A.promiseB.ruleC.recordD.silence
【小题6】
A.wroteB.drewC.printedD.carved
【小题7】
A.followedB.foundC.watchedD.caught
【小题8】
A.todayB.yesterdayC.futureD.tomorrow
【小题9】
A.knockedB.orderedC.calledD.pulled
【小题10】
A.standB.sitC.lieD.sleep
【小题11】
A.gatheringB.forgettingC.savingD.choosing
【小题12】
A.gotB.tookC.setD.reached
【小题13】
A.spendB.wasteC.killD.expect
【小题14】
A.frighten B.satisfyC.persuadeD.warn
【小题15】
A.happierB.calmerC.smarterD.sadder
【小题16】
A.storyB.argumentC.conversationD.discussion
【小题17】
A.humorousB.sillyC.positiveD.perfect
【小题18】
A.endsB.startsC.passesD.lasts
【小题19】
A.meaningfulB.importantC.interestingD.fantastic
【小题20】
A.happenB.comeC.bringD.need

On the night of my birthday, I went with my mom to the nearest drug store to buy vitamins. Even though it was my birthday, I was feeling   11  and a bit lonely. Maybe I missed my dad who died four years ago, I just wanted him to be beside me that day.

On my way to the drug store, I was crying. When I arrived there, I cleaned my   12   up from the tears and tried to   13  when I ordered the vitamins my mom wanted to buy. While I was waiting, I looked around the building and I   14  sight of a beggar next to the door. She was with her son, a cute little boy. They were sitting on the street. Although it was in winter at the moment and I still felt   15   with my coat, I noticed that the child was just wearing an old T-shirt. I felt sorry for them. When I   16   for my vitamins, I glanced at them and had an idea. “Why don’t I contribute some of my smaller clothes to them? Today is my   17 .” I thought to myself. I had to   18  something with someone else that day. Yeah, I   19  that I had to do that. I went home in a hurry and I felt so excited as I looked for some of my smaller   20 .

At home, I told my mom my   21  and told her my idea. My mom   22  with me. I found a few clothes and went back to the drug store. When I got there, I didn’t hand the clothing over myself. I wanted it to be a   23 , so I asked someone to hand the clothes over, then I left. As I left, I   24  someone saying “thank you!” and I hoped it was for me.

On the road, my heart was full of   25  and warmth. I felt glad that I could share something on my birthday and that was a big gift for me.

1.                A.happy          B. sad           C. glad D. delighted

 

2.                A.hand           B. cheek         C. head    D. shoulder

 

3.                A.smile          B. ask           C. run D. cry

 

4.                A.put            B. caught         C. kept D. held

 

5.                A.warm          B. cloudy         C. cold D. hot

 

6.                A.paid           B. answered      C. accounted    D. applied

 

7.                A.Sunday         B. holiday        C. Monday D. birthday

 

8.                A.share          B. discuss        C. support  D. send

 

9.                A.expected       B. managed       C. failed   D. decided

 

10.               A. clothes        B. books         C. medicine D. caps

 

11.               A. experience     B. practice       C. experiment   D. discovery

 

12.               A. discussed      B. agreed        C. argued   D. debated

 

13.               A. secret         B. wonder        C. news D. pride

 

14.               A. touched       B. heard         C. smelt D. felt

 

15.               A. sadness       B. happiness      C. coldness  D. worry

 

 

Have you heard of the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proves it wrong in 1954.

What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when people, who do not know how to swim, fall in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.

Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam (堵塞) if the operator typed too fast.

These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers command to your nervous system.

I used a snake in my workshops of children to learn how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes were slippery, slimy(黏糊糊的)  and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.

Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change.

1.From the first paragraph, we know that _________.

A. several people have run a mile in four minutes.

B. Roger Banister set a record

C. nobody has run a mile in three minutes.

D. Roger Banister tied a world record

2. By comparing a drowning animal and a person, the writer tried to show _________.

A. the power of confidence

B. the responses of humans and animals to dangers

C. the difference between humans and animals

D. the power of belief

3.Which of the following statements would the writer agree with?

    A. Our beliefs are impossible to change

    B. How we act mainly depends on our beliefs.

    C. Our beliefs create or destroy our nervous system

    D. Our beliefs always go against the truth

4.The children visiting the writer’s workshops might_________.

    A. learn how to keep off snakes

    B. become brave and realistic

    C. become clever and strong

D. learn to review their beliefs

 

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