阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

　　As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father who was standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers．He smiled at her．Then she 　　1　　 out at the audience, 　　2　　 to see her mother．These two, Albert and Doris Fleming, had 　　3　　 all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their 　　4　　 compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio．

　　　The music 　　5　　 and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music 　　6　　 her along into her turns, and she began skating with much 　　7　　 in herself．The cold fear she always had in the 　　8　　．

　　Seconds before skating onto the ice was 　　9　　．She was feeling the movement of the music and 　　10　　 it carry her．She skated easily, 　　11　　 did more jumps, a final turn, and her performance was 　　12　　．

　　The crowd loved it and cheered 　　13　　 she skated off the ice．"Nice job," said one of other 　　14　　．It was the 　　15　　 that always came after a free-skating performance．But what would the 　　16　　 say?Standing beside her father, Peggy 　　17　　 for the scoring to be finished．On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting 　　18　　 alone, others with a parent．Shortly before 10 o'clock the results were 　　19　　．The United States Women's Figure Skating Champion was Peggy Fleming of Pasadena, 　　20　　!

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Strength in the face of problems

　　I was standing on the stage before 200 people, 　　1　　 as George Washington．I had the leading 　　2　　 in my sixth grade play and, for the past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room struggling to say my 　　3　　．

　　Now it was time to perform, my heart was 　　4　　 rapidly．At my 　　5　　, I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it happened：I stuttered(口吃)．I knew I would, and I did．

　　All things were a problem．

　　From that moment on, I promised myself that my role in that play would be my first and my last．My speech problem 　　6　　 everything．

　　　　7　　 a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the 　　8　　 comments of my parents．"Take a deep 　　9　　 and think about what you're going to say．" I 　　10　　 to take speech therapy(治疗，疗法)．I was too ashamed to 　　11　　 I had a problem．

　　As my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never 　　12　　．It held me back．

　　After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I 　　13　　 running in class elections．I feared reading aloud and meeting new people．

　　Changing my attitude．

　　Many times I would sit in my room and cry, 　　14　　 what it would be like to be normal, like everyone else．

　　Finally, I came to my senses．I read articles about famous people who 　　15　　 their speech problems．

　　I 　　16　　 I was letting it control my life, who I am and who I will become．l faced the 　　17　　 that I do have a problem that will always be with me．

　　It has made me a stronger person and, with time, I know I'll 　　18　　 the confidence to stand up and prove to myself that it will never 　　19　　．Most of all, I know that I'm not the only one who suffers, because nobody is 　　20　　．

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　　In 1896,36-year-old Helga Estby and her 18-year-old daughter, Clara, walked across America．Their 3,500-mile 　　1　　 from Spokane to Manhattan was physically discouraging．Dressed in long skirts and thin leather shoes, 　　2　　 only a small bundle of belongings(物品), the women found their endurance and courage 　　3　　 daily by tramps(徒步旅行), rattlesnake(响尾蛇), deserts, snowy mountain passes and flooded rivers．

　　The greatest hardship, 　　4　　, is shown in the title of Linda Lawrence Hunt's book, Bold Spirit：Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America．The woman's 　　5　　 to leave her family-including two children younger than 4－for seven months 　　6　　 such anger and grief that her daughters, 　　7　　 Estby's death in 1942, 　　8　　 their mother's writings about her incredible journey．

　　The 1893 depression(大萧条)had left the Estby family 　　9　　 seemingly insurmountable(不可克服的)bills(账单)．" 　　10　　 on paying taxes, Helga was ready to do anything to 　　11　　 the Mica Creek farm and home built by her husband, Ole, for their family of nine children," Hunt writes．A ＄10,000 award for being the first woman to travel unaccompanied(无陪伴的)by a 　　12　　 across the country 　　13　　 Helga from her Eastern Washington home．The journey was to 　　14　　 women's hardiness and courage．

　　Hunt 　　15　　 learned of the trip from an eighth-grader's seven-page 　　16　　 in the Washington State History Day contest．Grandma Walks From Coast To Coast was 　　17　　 on two newspaper clippings(剪报)about the boy's great-great-grandmother; they were the only things saved when Estby's daughters burned her 　　18　　．Hunt constructed her story from newspaper accounts, historical societies' records, public 　　19　　,and what little information and memories 　　20　　．

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　　One day, my husband and I were busy going for work．Our four-year-old son, Justin Carl, had to be 　　1　　 for getting into mischief(恶作剧，淘气)．My husband George told him to stand in the comer．He was very quiet 　　2　　 wasn't too happy about it．　　3　　, he said," I'm going to run away from home．" My first 　　4　　 was surprise, and his words angered me．" You 　　5　　?" I blurted(未加思索地冲口说出)．But as I turned to look at him, he looked like an angel, with his face so 　　6　　．He was saying so much 　　7　　 just his words．He was crying from within, "Don't you dare ignore me．Please 　　8　　 me．I'm important too．

Please make me feel 　　9　　, unconditionally loved and needed．""Okay, Jussie, you can run away from home," and I started picking 　　10　　 clothes．" Well, we'll need pajamas(睡衣), your coat…""Mama,"he．said, "what are you doing?" I 　　11　　 these items into a bag and placed them by the front door．

　　"Okay, Jussie, are you sure you want to run away from home?"

　　"Yeah, but where are you going?"

　　"Well, if you're going, 　　12　　 Mama's going with you, because I would never want you to be 　　13　　．I love you 　　14　　, Justin Carl．" We held each other while we talked．"Why do you want to come with me?" I looked 　　15　　 his eyes．"　　16　　 I love you, Justin．My life would never be the same if you 　　17　　．"Can Daddy come?No, Daddy has to stay home with your brothers．"He thought for a while and said, "Mama, can we 　　18　　 home?　Yes, Justin, we can stay home．"

　　"Mama．"

　　"Yes, Justin?"

　　"I love you．"

　　"I love you, too, honey．How about 　　19　　 me make some popcorn?"

　　"All right．"

　　I learned that as a mother I should 　　20　　 "run away" from the opportunity to show my children they are the most precious gift from God．

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　　Here is a letter from a daughter to God．

　　"Dear God, Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters 　　1　　 they never fully appreciated their mothers 　　2　　 it was too late to tell them．I am blessed with the dear mother who is still 　　3　　．I appreciate her 　　4　　 each day．My mother does not change, but I 　　5　　．As I grow older and wiser, I realize 　　6　　 an extraordinary person she is．How sad that I am unable to speak these words 　　7　　 her presence, 　　8　　 they flow easily from my pen．How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for 　　9　　 itself?For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into 　　10　　 a child?For running 　　11　　 a moody(喜怒无常的)teenager, for tolerating(忍受，容忍)a college student who knows everything?　　12　　 waiting for the day 　　13　　 a daughter realizes how wise her mother really is?How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother?For being ready with 　　14　　 when asked or 　　15　　 silent when it is most appreciated?For not saying, "I told you so", when she 　　16　　 these words dozens of times?For being essentially(本质上，本来)herself－loving, thoughtful, patient and forgiving?I don't know how, dear God, 　　17　　 to ask you to bless her as 　　18　　 as she deserves(值得)and to help me live up to the example she has 　　19　　, I pray that I will look 　　20　　 good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine．"

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　　People often have curiosity．When a person is curious about something, it means he is 　　1　　 in it and wishes to know more about it．There is 　　2　　 wrong with curiosity in itself．Whether it is good or bad depends on what people are curious about．

　　Curiosity is 　　3　　 silly or wrong．Some persons with nothing to do are 　　4　　 of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing．They are 　　5　　 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are 　　6　　 home or taking outside, or why they have come home so early or late．To be interested in these things is 　　7　　 because they are not at all 　　8　　．It is 　　9　　 for them to know what their neighbors do or are doing．Such curiosity is something not only foolish but also 　　10　　．Most probably, it 　　11　　 to small talk which often brings harm, shame or disrespect to 　　12　　, and thus 　　13　　 their feelings．

　　On the other hand, there is a 　　14　　 curiosity-the curiosity of wise men, who 　　15　　 at all the great things and try to find out all they 　　16　　 about them．Columbus could 　　17　　 have found America if he had not been 　　18　　．James Watt would not have made the steam engine without his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid．All the discoveries in the world have been made 　　19　　 a result of curiosity, but the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have 　　20　　 or nothing to do with the happiness of the public．

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　　When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter．To my 　　1　　 I found people queuing some paces away from the person at the savings deposit window．　　2　　 so?Each did his business 　　3　　 but the line never moved a step 　　4　　．I was very 　　5　　, so I walked to the window to find out the cause．There was a notice on which was written"Thank you for your 　　6　　 for other's privacy"－a polite 　　7　　 to keep people away from nosing into other's 　　8　　(money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries)．I was deeply impressed by the 　　9　　 and stayed a while to watch：they were waiting so 　　10　　 at a distance that they seemed quite 　　11　　 to the practice．The 　　12　　 thing happened at a public telephone box．　　13　　 waiting for their turns always kept their distance enough to be out of 　　14　　．It's another typical example!

　　From then on I 　　15　　 to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment 　　16　　 towards others．I found the Germans always mindful of other's privacy．They avoided putting others in an embarrassing situation．For instance, they never 　　17　　 about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, 　　18　　 would they comment on the others or jewels others wore．Their laws 　　19　　 reading diaries or opening letters without permission．That shows 　　20　　 natters are not allowed to be disturbed．

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　　If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses．Success or 　　1　　 in your work would depend, to 　　2　　 great extent, 　　3　　 your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage．　　4　　 the utmost importance is your attitude．A person 　　5　　 begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is 　　6　　 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success．On the other hand, a person who is secure 　　7　　 his belief that he is probably as capable 　　8　　 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 　　9　　 it possesses a certain strength of purpose．The chances are that he will do well．

　　　　10　　 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength．Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness．A bookkeeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight．line with a saw 　　11　　 hopeless cases．

　　This book has been designed to help you capitalize 　　12　　 the strength and overcome the 　　13　　 that you bring to the job of learning．But in groups to measure your development, you must first 　　14　　 stock of where you stand now．　　15　　 we get further along in the book, we'll be 　　16　　 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 　　17　　 skills．However, 　　18　　 begin with, you should pause 　　19　　 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school：your 　　20　　, your reading and communication skills, and your study habits．

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　　Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience．The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps 　　1　　 talk with slides(幻灯片), writing up important information on the blackboard, 　　2　　 reading material and giving out 　　3　　．The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and 　　4　　 what to write．Very often the student leaves the lecture 　　5　　 notes, which do not catch the main points, and 　　6　　 become hard even for the 　　7　　 to understand．

　　Most universities provide courses which 　　8　　 new students to develop the skills they need to be 　　9　　 listeners and note-takers．　　10　　 these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which 　　11　　 learners to practice these skills 　　12　　．In all cases it is important to 　　13　　 the problem 　　14　　 actually starting your studies．

　　It is important to 　　15　　 that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills 　　16　　 in college study．One way of 　　17　　 these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most universities provide throughout the 　　18　　 year．Another basic 　　19　　 is to find a study partner, 　　20　　, it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak．When you 　　1　　 using them again, they 　　2　　 become strong again．Everybody knows this and nobody would think of 　　3　　 this fact．　　4　　 there are many people who do not 　　5　　 to know that memory works in the 　　6　　 way．

　　　　7　　 someone says that he has a good memory, he 　　8　　 means that he 　　9　　 his memory by practising exercising it．When someone 　　10　　 says that his memory is poor, he actually means that he 　　11　　 give it enough chances to become 　　12　　．Have you ever 　　13　　 that people who cannot read or write usually have 　　14　　 memories than those who can?This is 　　15　　 those who 　　16　　 read or write 　　17　　 remember things．They have to remember dates, places, names, songs and stories．So their memory is the whole time 　　18　　．So 　　19　　 you want to have a good memory, you should learn from thee people, 　　20　　 by remembering what you see, hear, feel and write．If so, you must have a good memory．