The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙)operation．His throat 1 , and he was afraid．However, the young nurse 2 by his bed smiled so 3 that the little boy smiled back．He 4 to be afraid．The young nurse was May Paxton 5 she was deaf(聋的)．May Paxton graduated 6 the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909．Three years 7 she went to see Dr．Richardson about 8 a nurse．Dr．Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City． 9 had never heard of a deaf nurse．She told May that her 10 would be very low and that the work would be 11 ．However, May said that hard work did not frighten her．Dr．Richardson was 12 her, and accepted May as a student nurse．
Dr．Richardson never 13 her decision． 14 , she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurse．The 15 was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of 16 ．The second was Miss Little Bessie．These three were 17 “the silent angels(天使)of Mercy Hospital”during the 18 they worked there．
Dr．Richardson often 19 her faith in the girl’s ability to learn nursing．She wrote to May,“For three years, you have been with us…It is wonderful to me that no man, 20 or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint(投诉)against you…”
(1)
[ ]
A．
cut
B．
hurt
C．
wounded
D．
damaged
(2)
[ ]
A．
standing
B．
jumping
C．
lying
D．
crying
(3)
[ ]
A．
shyly
B．
sadly
C．
cheerfully
D．
weakly
(4)
[ ]
A．
continued
B．
began
C．
stopped
D．
forgot
(5)
[ ]
A．
for
B．
so
C．
and
D．
but
(6)
[ ]
A．
as
B．
from
C．
with
D．
in
(7)
[ ]
A．
later
B．
before
C．
ago
D．
then
(8)
[ ]
A．
seeking
B．
changing
C．
hiring
D．
becoming
(9)
[ ]
A．
You
B．
She
C．
We
D．
He
(10)
[ ]
A．
money
B．
check
C．
pay
D．
price
(11)
[ ]
A．
easy
B．
disappointing
C．
joyful
D．
difficult
(12)
[ ]
A．
angry with
B．
satisfied with
C．
sorry for
D．
ashamed of
(13)
[ ]
A．
regretted
B．
thought of
C．
liked
D．
believed
(14)
[ ]
A．
In fact
B．
In a hurry
C．
In surprise
D．
In public
(15)
[ ]
A．
one
B．
others
C．
first
D．
other
(16)
[ ]
A．
reading
B．
hearing
C．
listening
D．
writing
(17)
[ ]
A．
offered
B．
chosen
C．
told
D．
called
(18)
[ ]
A．
year
B．
month
C．
time
D．
term
(19)
[ ]
A．
spoke of
B．
said
C．
heard of
D．
noticed
(20)
[ ]
A．
person
B．
woman
C．
boy
D．
girl
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Why is setting goals(目标)important?Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life． 1 just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen．
Successful people 2 how their life should be and set lots of goals．By setting goals you are 3 your life．It’s like having a 4 to show you where you want to go．Think of it this way．There are 5 drivers．One has a destination(目的地)in mind(her goal)which can be found on a map．She can drive straight there without any 6 time or wrong turns．The other driver has no goal or destination or map．She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, 7 she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just 8 gas．Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set goals and follow through on them．They decide what they want in life and then get there by making 9 and setting goals． 10 people just let life happen by accident．Goals aren’t difficult to set——and they aren’t difficult to reach．It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are．You are the one who must 11 what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life．
Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more 12 to achieve it．Written goals can be 13 regularly, and have more power．Like a contract(合同)with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget．Also 14 you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously 15 situations that will bring you nearer to your goal．
(1)
[ ]
A．
Because of
B．
Instead of
C．
In spite of
D．
In addition to
(2)
[ ]
A．
imagine
B．
discuss
C．
experience
D．
show
(3)
[ ]
A．
going on with
B．
taking control of
C．
getting along with
D．
taking advantage of
(4)
[ ]
A．
guide
B．
friend
C．
map
D．
sign
(5)
[ ]
A．
two
B．
such
C．
some
D．
good
(6)
[ ]
A．
free
B．
dull
C．
fixed
D．
wasted
(7)
[ ]
A．
or
B．
for
C．
but
D．
so
(8)
[ ]
A．
thinking of
B．
using up
C．
turning off
D．
paying for
(9)
[ ]
A．
plans
B．
money
C．
friend
D．
maps
(10)
[ ]
A．
Lucky
B．
Young
C．
Ordinary
D．
Unsuccessful
(11)
[ ]
A．
practice
B．
change
C．
admit
D．
decide
(12)
[ ]
A．
willing
B．
anxious
C．
likely
D．
cleverly
(13)
[ ]
A．
improved
B．
reviewed
C．
set
D．
reached
(14)
[ ]
A．
although
B．
until
C．
when
D．
unless
(15)
[ ]
A．
aware of
B．
worried about
C．
familiar with
D．
satisfied with
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Mom, Dad, I’m going to college!Can you believe it?I never thought it could happen． 1 middle school and part of high school, I 2 to keep up．I was not a bad student;I just didn’t understand 3 they were teaching because I have a learning 4 ．I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to 5 ．I wanted to make something of myself, and 6 I wasn’t a failure．
7 the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me．I knew I didn’t 8 to go to a big school, which narrowed(缩小)my 9 to a small college that could be 10 for me with a learning disability．I looked in Florida and found three schools．I 11 two, but they just didn’t 12 ．Then I visited Beacon College．Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes．
The day when I was 13 by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life．I received the call from the school 14 me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner．My family was so 15 , and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida．The expectation of going to college 16 the rest of my senior year．
The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n) 17 place．Finally my parents and I packed the car and 18 Florida．After a two-day drive, we arrived．
“Welcome to Beacon College!It is so nice to see you!” I heard 19 from the teachers and students, as we were introduced．I felt so 20 to hear those cheerful voices．I knew I had found a perfect(理想的)school．I had found my home for the next four years．
(1)
[ ]
A．
Across
B．
Through
C．
Until
D．
Under
(2)
[ ]
A．
struggled
B．
started
C．
forgot
D．
turned
(3)
[ ]
A．
how
B．
that
C．
why
D．
what
(4)
[ ]
A．
experience
B．
advantage
C．
disability
D．
habit
(5)
[ ]
A．
work
B．
college
C．
hospital
D．
home
(6)
[ ]
A．
believe
B．
prove
C．
feel
D．
imagine
(7)
[ ]
A．
Because
B．
After
C．
When
D．
Before
(8)
[ ]
A．
want
B．
manage
C．
decide
D．
refuse
(9)
[ ]
A．
plans
B．
decisions
C．
choices
D．
purposes
(10)
[ ]
A．
honorable
B．
imaginable
C．
suitable
D．
comfortable
(11)
[ ]
A．
expected
B．
left
C．
visited
D．
dreamed
(12)
[ ]
A．
work
B．
fit
C．
match
D．
satisfy
(13)
[ ]
A．
asked
B．
invited
C．
accepted
D．
attracted
(14)
[ ]
A．
telling
B．
warning
C．
advising
D．
reminding
(15)
[ ]
A．
worried
B．
surprised
C．
frightened
D．
excited
(16)
[ ]
A．
stopped
B．
lasted
C．
saw
D．
held
(17)
[ ]
A．
old
B．
famous
C．
familiar
D．
new
(18)
[ ]
A．
cared for
B．
looked for
C．
headed for
D．
asked for
(19)
[ ]
A．
day and night
B．
over and over
C．
more or less
D．
up and down
(20)
[ ]
A．
warm
B．
cold
C．
great
D．
sorry
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I came home that day with a long face and a broken heart．I had not done well in my math test and other students’ bad comments had made my bad day even worse．
It was my wonderful grandma, of course, who first 1 my long face and called my to her room．After 2 about what had happened, she began to think for a while and then smiled, and this made me feel bad because I thought she was smiling at my problems．I got up to leave the room but she called me back and told me a 3 that changed my life and gave me back my lost 4 ．
Once in a wild green 5 there was a blue pond(池塘)filled with frogs．But in the garden there was also a dried-up well(井)．It did not have a single drop of 6 ．
One day Billy Frog and Tilly Frog were playing in the garden 7 suddenly their ball fell into the dry well．After thinking for a while, they decided to get the ball back immediately．All of a sudden, they lost their balance and fell in．
The frogs started crying for 8 and tried their best to get out the well by 9 ．Soon their cries were heard and many frogs came to help them but they all 10 ．As night began to fall, the frogs started to leave saying that it was 11 to get them out of the well and that they would stay there until they died．
Billy listened to what they were saying and 12 hope．Tilly, however, continued to try．It took her a whole day to jump．Finally she managed to jump 13 enough to get out of the well．She successfully escaped!She looked down at Billy who looked up at her in surprise．
“You can do it too, Billy!” cried Tilly．“ 14 !you can make it．”These words of encouragement lifted the spirits of the discouraged frog and he started jumping too．It was difficult, but after a day he also jumped out of the well．
Their story proves that 15 is impossible with a little faith．(信念)