题目内容
| 完形填空 | ||||
| One day I was mailing a package in the office when I saw a woman approach the postal clerk. "I found this lying on the floor by my box, " she said, "and I'd like to hand it in." The postal clerk laughed and said, "I've _1_ had anyone hand in money before, but I'll put it in an envelope. Please write your name and telephone number on the front. If no one 2 the money, we'll call you." The lady explained, "I've lost money before and it was never turned in. I remember how I 3 . I don't want to make someone else feel that way." The postal clerk responded with her own 4 of having dropped some money while shopping and not knowing it 5 she was preparing to pay for her purchases. I admit that I'd slowed down on my preparations as I was busy listening to their 6 . The lady who handed in the money left the post office. At almost the same time a very young woman 7 . She approached the postal clerk and asked, "Has anyone turned in any money recently?" She told the clerk the 8 , and the clerk laughed again. "As a matter of fact, yes!" she responded. "It was turned in just several 9 ago." Then a young man ran in and said, "It's not on the ground!" She turned to him and said, "Someone turned the money in!" The look of 10 on both of these young people's faces is a memory I'll have for a long time. The young lady told how she thought the money was 11 in her coat pocket when she walked in to check her mailbox. Only when she arrived home did she 12 that it was no longer there. Yes, I finally finished preparing the package to be mailed, but I was the one who had a very special surprise in the post office. | ||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 完形填空 | ||||
| One of the main reasons that may stop us from reaching our goals and desires is our inability to be flexible. This fact may be__1__to swallow, but it's true.We do everything to get rid of suffering in our lives, yet challenges and pressures can__2__the best in us. If you have been burdened (负担) by__3__in the past,learn from them,forget about them, and move on. Some people__4__to focus on how bad their lives have been__5__these mistakes. As a result, they remain__6__in their miserable lives. So what if you run a business and you lose a ton of money? In this__7__, some people would remain deeply__8__for such a long time, and their personal lives are being affected__9__. If you're afraid to fail, then you will__10__all your chances to achieve your goals in life.__11__again; but this time, more careful and use your past mistakes as guide maps. But when you try, make sure you__12__. I've met so many people who accepted my suggestion, but most of them would__13__right in the middle of their work. They have the drive to start, __14__they lack the motivation to go through all the__15__.Yes, this is another fact of life. Those who persist (坚持) may have a bad time at present, but they shall have the__16__laug Let's fast forward into the__17__. Let's say you did try, you followed through, and you succeeded. Congratulations. So you became__18__by harvesting the fruits of your labor. This does not mean you'll stay in that situation for good.__19__may arise again, so always be ready to adjust to the present situation. The only thing permanent in this world is__20__. | ||||
|
| 完形填空 | ||||
| One summer in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp. I first 1 a boy under the tree on the first day of camp. His obvious 2 and shyness made him appear weak and lonely. Nearby, 200 3 campers were playing and joking, but the boy seemed to want to be anywhere 4 where he was. I was instructed to care more about campers who might feel 5 . So I 6 him and said, "Hi, I'm Kevin. It's nice to meet you. How are you?" 7 a shaky voice he 8 answered, "Okay, I guess." I calmly asked him to join in the activities and 9 some new people. He quietly replied, "No, this is not really my thing." I could 10 that this whole experience was 11 to him. But I somehow knew it wouldn't be right to 12 him, either. It was going to take more time and 13 . The next day, I was leading camp songs for the campers. They eagerly participated. But the boy was just sitting alone, 14 out the window. That evening at our nightly staff meeting, I made my 50 about him known. I asked them to pay special attention and spend time with him 51 they could. The days flew by fast. When the "last dance" came, surprisingly, the boy from under the tree was now a shirtless dancing 52 . He owned the dance floor 53 meaningful time with others. I couldn't' believe it was him. In that instant, I realized how easy it is to give a bit of 54 every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I tell this story as 55 as I can, and I advise others to look out for their own "boy under the tree." | ||||
|
| 完形填空 | ||||
| One day when my little boy was less than two years old, I had to see the doctor, so I left him to the babysitter. On my way to the hospital, I 1 that the babysitter was driving around the town. 2 who was taking care of my son, I went to her house to find a stranger there. 3 with the situation, I grabbed my child and left without a word. When I went to put my son in his car seat, I was 4 to find him taped(用胶带粘住)around his whole body at the elbows and around his ankles. I couldn't 5 the nightmare. Was it really true? Later I also found my baby wearing three or four diapers(尿布), so there would be no 6 to change him through the day. We soon 7 the police and with the help of several people, the 8 showed she had done this every day over the course of five months. The babysitter was found guilty in the 9 and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Over the first several months, my husband and I had a hard time 10 our anger. We eventually started taking it out on one another. 11 , at last we managed to let go of our anger. About a year later, we 12 a parole(假释)hearing, but not for the reasons everyone there 13 . Of course, others thought we wanted her to stay 14 . Imagine everyone's surprise when we rose to say that we forgave her and wanted her to be 15 . She had a 12-year-old daughter at home in need of her mother. When we 16 our forgiveness, you could see the weight of the world lift from her. She broke down in tears and looked us in the eye with 17 . Many people today are still shocked by our 18 . But I have to say it was the most 19 experience of my life. I quickly realized that forgiveness is not so much for the receiver, 20 the giver is so richly enriched in the process. | ||||
|