Long long ago, human beings used to walk barefoot. A king happened to travel 1into the countryside. He was greatly troubled by the2roads where gravel(砾石) and broken stones pricked(使刺痛) and numbed(使麻木) his 3. When he returned to his palace he issued an order that all the roads be4with cattle hide(牛皮). He thought it was beneficial not only to5but also to his people and hoped 6would no longer be a painful thing
But7all the cattle in the kingdom were killed there8not be enough hide to get the work done. Evidently it was a stupid9. As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and10. At this juncture a clever servant in the palace11to make a suggestion. "Your Majesty, why don't take an easier way? You don't have to mobilize(调动)so many people, to have so many oxen killed, nor so much money 12. What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide." Surprised and13, the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 14.
This is said to be the origin of using 15to make shoes. Though it sounds 16and strange, it inspires us to think. It is much easier to change oneself than to change the world. 17it will be much better for one to change oneself before one 18an attempt to change the outer world. Why don't try to put yourself on the19of the person you deal with? You will find it easier to solve a problem 20you change your way of thinking.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      much
    2. B.
      near
    3. C.
      far
    4. D.
      a lot
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      smooth
    2. B.
      rough
    3. C.
      long
    4. D.
      busy
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      body
    2. B.
      arms
    3. C.
      feet
    4. D.
      legs
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      crowded
    2. B.
      filled
    3. C.
      covered
    4. D.
      put
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      others
    2. B.
      himself
    3. C.
      them
    4. D.
      themselves
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      walking
    2. B.
      swimming
    3. C.
      singing
    4. D.
      shopping
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      as well
    2. B.
      even if
    3. C.
      as long as
    4. D.
      when
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      would
    2. B.
      should
    3. C.
      must
    4. D.
      may
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      comment
    2. B.
      chance
    3. C.
      attempt
    4. D.
      opinion
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      sigh
    2. B.
      sign
    3. C.
      cheer
    4. D.
      weep
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      wanted
    2. B.
      ventured
    3. C.
      planned
    4. D.
      hoped
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      wasted
    2. B.
      borrowed
    3. C.
      saved
    4. D.
      loaned
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      moved
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      pleased
    4. D.
      bored
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      decision
    2. B.
      plan
    3. C.
      suggestion
    4. D.
      measure
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      leather
    2. B.
      silk
    3. C.
      plastic
    4. D.
      cloth
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      odd
    2. B.
      funny
    3. C.
      amusing
    4. D.
      surprising
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      Or
    2. B.
      But
    3. C.
      So
    4. D.
      However
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      makes
    2. B.
      tries
    3. C.
      takes
    4. D.
      gives
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      direction
    2. B.
      situation
    3. C.
      occasion
    4. D.
      position
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      before
    2. B.
      if
    3. C.
      while
    4. D.
      until

It was a hard journey but I ________ to get to the camp somehow．


  1. A.
    succeeded
  2. B.
    managed
  3. C.
    tried
  4. D.
    intended

The money he spends every month ________ about 100 Yuan．


  1. A.
    adds up to
  2. B.
    adds up
  3. C.
    adds
  4. D.
    adds to

Don’t worry, you’ll get chosen for the team．________．


  1. A.
    Every dog has its day．
  2. B.
    An old dog cannot learn new tricks．
  3. C.
    A bad beginning makes a bad ending．
  4. D.
    A bad workman always blames his tools．

Mr. Hart, a London taxi driver, has a new black taxi. He hurries through the busy 1every day.
One day when he was having a short rest, a young man jumped into his2.
“To the station as3as you can,” shouted the man in a very 4way. “My5leaves at three o’clock.”
Mr. Hart did his best, but there was a lot of traffic. At every corner there was a6light.
The young man said,” Hurry up, man! I don’t want to 7my train.”
“And I don’t want to have an 8,” replied Mr. Hart quickly.
While he was 9, Mr. Hart suddenly recognized the man’s 10. He was a11. The police were looking for him. His picture was in the 12that he read.
Mr. Hart raced through the streets and 13through red lights. Soon there was a police car 14him. Mr. Hart raced on until he 15the station. He stopped in front of the station at two minutes 16three. The young man quickly jumped out of the taxi, and ran into the station.
“ 17!” cried Mr. Hart. At the moment the police car stopped, too. “Quick! He is the thief!” shouted Mr. Hart. Two policeman 18into the station. Three minutes later they 19with the young man.
“Well 20!” a policeman said to Mr. Hart as they were taking the thief to the police car.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      stations
    2. B.
      streets
    3. C.
      building
    4. D.
      shops
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      house
    2. B.
      truck
    3. C.
      bed
    4. D.
      taxi
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      fast
    2. B.
      slowly
    3. C.
      quietly
    4. D.
      early
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      kind
    2. B.
      friendly
    3. C.
      unfriendly
    4. D.
      lovely
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      train
    2. B.
      bus
    3. C.
      plan
    4. D.
      ship
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      green
    2. B.
      yellow
    3. C.
      red
    4. D.
      black
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      catch
    2. B.
      get
    3. C.
      leave
    4. D.
      miss
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      interest
    2. B.
      accident
    3. C.
      answer
    4. D.
      example
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      driving
    2. B.
      listening
    3. C.
      begging
    4. D.
      walking
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      face
    2. B.
      eye
    3. C.
      coat
    4. D.
      back
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      driver
    2. B.
      runner
    3. C.
      thief
    4. D.
      worker
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      films
    2. B.
      newspapers
    3. C.
      stations
    4. D.
      offices
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      walked
    2. B.
      drove
    3. C.
      flew
    4. D.
      ran
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      before
    2. B.
      beside
    3. C.
      behind
    4. D.
      near
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      reached
    2. B.
      passed
    3. C.
      hit
    4. D.
      entered
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      after
    2. B.
      to
    3. C.
      past
    4. D.
      at
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      Look
    2. B.
      Stand
    3. C.
      Stop
    4. D.
      Hands up
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      broke
    2. B.
      went
    3. C.
      walked
    4. D.
      rushed
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      disappeared
    2. B.
      left
    3. C.
      met
    4. D.
      returned
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      finished
    2. B.
      done
    3. C.
      known
    4. D.
      take

A farewell party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any pubic show where she didn’t know anyone. It made her 1hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew 2, there was no3 to feel shy.4she had made up her mind to 5people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying goodbye to its6— she had left so many other 7, and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.
Yet this8 was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her9. She had put on her 10black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of11 for one evening, but now they had 12old Miss Hutton of all people to give the13 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting 14about it, for it was the first rule her15 had given her — avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as16 showed through the sleeve of her 17dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! For 18out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her 19with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She20 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      face
    2. B.
      show
    3. C.
      room
    4. D.
      dress
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      nothing
    2. B.
      nobody
    3. C.
      everything
    4. D.
      everybody
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      chance
    2. B.
      time
    3. C.
      reason
    4. D.
      use
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      So
    2. B.
      But
    3. C.
      For
    4. D.
      There
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      pay
    2. B.
      give
    3. C.
      enjoy
    4. D.
      offer
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      guests
    2. B.
      people
    3. C.
      places
    4. D.
      things
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      houses
    2. B.
      friends
    3. C.
      hotels
    4. D.
      parties
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      morning
    2. B.
      afternoon
    3. C.
      evening
    4. D.
      night
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      life
    2. B.
      work
    3. C.
      school
    4. D.
      home
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      large
    2. B.
      best
    3. C.
      most
    4. D.
      worst
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      service
    2. B.
      exhibition
    3. C.
      Group
    4. D.
      attention
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      ordered
    2. B.
      chosen
    3. C.
      wished
    4. D.
      helped
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      long
    2. B.
      great
    3. C.
      goodbye
    4. D.
      welcome
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      excited
    2. B.
      anxious
    3. C.
      puzzled
    4. D.
      pleased
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      teacher
    2. B.
      friend
    3. C.
      husband
    4. D.
      doctor
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      they
    2. B.
      he
    3. C.
      it
    4. D.
      she
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      black
    2. B.
      white
    3. C.
      red
    4. D.
      green
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      getting
    2. B.
      putting
    3. C.
      breathing
    4. D.
      speaking
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      action
    2. B.
      speech
    3. C.
      work
    4. D.
      performance
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      made
    2. B.
      enjoyed
    3. C.
      understood
    4. D.
      thought

Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.
Though Michael was the1of the class when he entered high school, his 2continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play 3if he didn’t want to.
However, Michael loved football and was4to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never5a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer (替补队员) all four years. His6father was always in the stands, with words of7for him.
It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly8the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael 9the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for10immediately.
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points11, a silent young man eagerly12onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so13.
“Coach, please let me14. I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach15. Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n)16. He helped his team win finally.
When the team was cheering for their17, Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me18you did it?”
Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He19a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could20me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      strongest
    2. B.
      smallest
    3. C.
      biggest
    4. D.
      youngest
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      coach
    2. B.
      players
    3. C.
      classmates
    4. D.
      father
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      football
    2. B.
      games
    3. C.
      practices
    4. D.
      basketball
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      required
    2. B.
      determined
    3. C.
      satisfied
    4. D.
      reminded
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      failed
    2. B.
      lost
    3. C.
      missed
    4. D.
      won
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      sympathetic
    2. B.
      upset
    3. C.
      faithful
    4. D.
      optimistic
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      encouragement
    2. B.
      judgment
    3. C.
      wisdom
    4. D.
      amusement
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      after
    2. B.
      since
    3. C.
      towards
    4. D.
      before
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      went through
    2. B.
      turned over
    3. C.
      got over
    4. D.
      tore up
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      school
    2. B.
      home
    3. C.
      field
    4. D.
      class
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      ahead
    2. B.
      beside
    3. C.
      behind
    4. D.
      away
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      walked
    2. B.
      ran
    3. C.
      climbed
    4. D.
      slipped
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      quietly
    2. B.
      sadly
    3. C.
      happily
    4. D.
      soon
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      go
    2. B.
      fight
    3. C.
      work
    4. D.
      play
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      left
    2. B.
      refused
    3. C.
      agreed
    4. D.
      cried
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      star
    2. B.
      son
    3. C.
      amateur
    4. D.
      trainer
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      victory
    2. B.
      award
    3. C.
      memorial
    4. D.
      unity
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      why
    2. B.
      when
    3. C.
      where
    4. D.
      how
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      spread
    2. B.
      changed
    3. C.
      forced
    4. D.
      stopped
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      hear
    2. B.
      see
    3. C.
      feel
    4. D.
      make

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are1 . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to2it. Creativity isn’t always3with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time4 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
Making connections. This technique involves taking5ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words6with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the7to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original8; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t9. You have as much time /space / money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new10. If your goal is to learn to ski,11, you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now12this to reality.Maybe you can practise skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a13point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the14 in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their15. The best fishermen think like fish!

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      wrong
    2. B.
      unbelievable
    3. C.
      reasonable
    4. D.
      realistic
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      put up with
    2. B.
      catch up with
    3. C.
      make use of
    4. D.
      keep track of
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      equipped
    2. B.
      compared
    3. C.
      covered
    4. D.
      connected
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      skillfully
    2. B.
      routinely
    3. C.
      vividly
    4. D.
      deeply
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      familiar
    2. B.
      unrelated
    3. C.
      creative
    4. D.
      imaginary
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      presented
    2. B.
      marked
    3. C.
      lit
    4. D.
      associated
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      ideas
    2. B.
      ambitions
    3. C.
      achievement
    4. D.
      technique
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      experience
    2. B.
      service
    3. C.
      present
    4. D.
      object
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      last
    3. C.
      exist
    4. D.
      change
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      possibilities
    2. B.
      limitations
    3. C.
      tendency
    4. D.
      practice
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      in fact
    2. B.
      in particular
    3. C.
      as a whole
    4. D.
      for example
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      devote
    2. B.
      adapt
    3. C.
      lead
    4. D.
      keep
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      private
    2. B.
      global
    3. C.
      different
    4. D.
      practical
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      features
    2. B.
      themes
    3. C.
      creatures
    4. D.
      characters
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      positions
    2. B.
      dreams
    3. C.
      images
    4. D.
      directions

I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings---love for a dog. For at least ten years my1had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the2came up. We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule3one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy (小狗)4we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the5of a Formula 1 (一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house,6from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the7, where my wife washed him with8care. From that day on, the invisible(看不见的)9for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to10that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had11for him with greater care than those for me—he didn’t12look at them.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom13one evening, when, tired from work, I14the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth,15me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the16which had disturbed his sleep. I meekly(乖乖地)17that I had forgotten to turn off the light, but that was not18. He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes19.
Now we finally know who’s the20at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      wife
    2. B.
      son
    3. C.
      husband
    4. D.
      daughter
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      promise
    2. B.
      chance
    3. C.
      idea
    4. D.
      trouble
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      kept
    2. B.
      rose
    3. C.
      carried
    4. D.
      invited
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      if
    2. B.
      unless
    3. C.
      since
    4. D.
      before
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      speed
    2. B.
      shape
    3. C.
      cost
    4. D.
      race
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      climbed
    2. B.
      jumped
    3. C.
      covered
    4. D.
      stopped
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      yard
    2. B.
      street
    3. C.
      kitchen
    4. D.
      bathroom
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      friendly
    2. B.
      motherly
    3. C.
      natural
    4. D.
      personal
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      signal
    2. B.
      work
    3. C.
      war
    4. D.
      truth
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      doubt
    2. B.
      understand
    3. C.
      deserve
    4. D.
      inspect
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      reached
    2. B.
      searched
    3. C.
      looked
    4. D.
      prepared
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      even
    2. B.
      still
    3. C.
      ever
    4. D.
      yet
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      while
    2. B.
      because
    3. C.
      until
    4. D.
      as
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      gave in
    2. B.
      gave up
    3. C.
      gave away
    4. D.
      gave out
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      broke
    2. B.
      woke
    3. C.
      picked
    4. D.
      packed
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      water
    2. B.
      heater
    3. C.
      cooker
    4. D.
      light
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      hoped
    2. B.
      considered
    3. C.
      admitted
    4. D.
      decided
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      enough
    2. B.
      good
    3. C.
      bad
    4. D.
      true
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      plans
    2. B.
      mistakes
    3. C.
      faces
    4. D.
      decisions
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      boss
    2. B.
      member
    3. C.
      adult
    4. D.
      child

A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work.
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is 1 because he doesn’t understand how to make 2 use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their 3.
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real 4 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for 5. Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. 6, he is likely to fail, and the failure will 7 his belief in his incompetence（无能）in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 8 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor9 in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not 10 too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents 11 the idea. He 12 their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to 13. Then, he was very poor at math, 14 as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which 15 of the other students had been able to solve. He 16 in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at 17.
Alder now 18 with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it 19, not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 20 himself as well as others by his ability.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      stupid
    2. B.
      shy
    3. C.
      useless
    4. D.
      clever
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      big
    2. B.
      full
    3. C.
      high
    4. D.
      straight
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      ability
    2. B.
      age
    3. C.
      brain
    4. D.
      knowledge
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      decision
    2. B.
      plan
    3. C.
      promise
    4. D.
      effort
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      study
    3. C.
      pleasure
    4. D.
      success
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      Therefore
    2. B.
      Really
    3. C.
      However
    4. D.
      Truly
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      lead to
    2. B.
      strengthen
    3. C.
      improve
    4. D.
      get rid of
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      a thought
    2. B.
      an example
    3. C.
      an experience
    4. D.
      an idea
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      state
    2. B.
      mind
    3. C.
      start
    4. D.
      ending
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      blame
    2. B.
      expect
    3. C.
      get
    4. D.
      win
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      discovered
    2. B.
      organized
    3. C.
      developed
    4. D.
      found
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      broke
    2. B.
      refused
    3. C.
      doubted
    4. D.
      accepted
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      manage
    2. B.
      argue
    3. C.
      act
    4. D.
      try
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      only
    2. B.
      almost
    3. C.
      just
    4. D.
      then
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      none
    2. B.
      all
    3. C.
      some
    4. D.
      most
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      succeeded
    2. B.
      broke
    3. C.
      failed
    4. D.
      believed
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      physics
    2. B.
      medicine
    3. C.
      English
    4. D.
      math
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      studies
    2. B.
      plays
    3. C.
      works
    4. D.
      graduates
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      early
    2. B.
      deeply
    3. C.
      late
    4. D.
      simply
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      discourage
    2. B.
      love
    3. C.
      surprise
    4. D.
      disappoint
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