Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, 13, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year．Both worked very hard．After several years, however, the boss 　　1　　 Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary 　　2　　．John could not take it anymore, tendered his resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not know how to delegate and did not value 　　3　　 staff, but only promoted those who flattered him．

　　The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years．He thought a moment and said, "Thank you for your 　　4　　, but I have a request．1 hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave．Perhaps you will change your decision and 　　5　　 your resignation．"

　　John agreed．The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market．John went and returned soon．He said he had found out a man 　　6　　 watermelon．The boss asked how much per kg．John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to 　　7　　 the boss ＄1.2 per kg．

　　The boss told John to wait a 　　8　　 and he called Bobby to come to his office．He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market．Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelon．＄1.2 per kg, ＄10 for 10 kg, he has inventory(存货)of 340 melons．On the table 58 melons, bought from the South two days ago, they are 　　9　　 and red, good quality．"

　　John was very 　　10　　 and realized the difference between himself and Bobby．He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby．

　　Chances exist in the daily details．For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and 　　11　　 so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim．If a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow．Then, the 　　12　　 between a year and a day is 365 times!

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　　Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing．Surprisingly, he could read, yet, 　　1　　 his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade．Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed…　　2　　 Miss White．

　　Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady．For the first time in his 　　3　　 life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, 　　4　　 he failed．In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was 　　5　　 for basic skills．Steve hurried through his tests, and 　　6　　 to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly．One day, Miss White’s 　　7　　 voice broke into his daydreams．“Steve!” Startled(吓了一跳), he 　　8　　 to look at her．“Pay attention!” She began to 　　9　　 the test results．“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “　　10　　 one boy, and it breaks my 　　11　　 to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp 　　12　　．“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

　After that, Steve still 　　13　　 do his homework．“Just try it,” Miss White said one day．“Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, 　　14　　, that afternoon．

　　The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom．She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a 　　15　　 on the weekend homework．Steve was the first to 　　16　　 his paper．With a look of 　　17　　, Miss White took his paper．Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest．

　　Miss White’s face was in total 　　18　　! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile．The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just 　　19　　 his first test! From that moment 　　20　　 was the same for Steve．

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　　I cheated on a final exam in college．It was spring semester of my junior year, the early ’70s, at 　　1　　 was then Rider College．I was between a B and a C in “Introduction to 　　2　　”, and the exam would determine my final 　　3　　．

　　Music was 　　4　　 my strongest subject．I had never studied an instrument and had had little 　　5　　 to classical music．But as a secondary education major, I needed two fine arts electives．I had chosen music as one of them．At two credits, how 　　6　　 could it be?

　　I thought I could hold my own on the test 　　7　　 just before it began, when the professor announced that he would 　　8　　 a series of musical passages on a tape recorder for 15 minutes．We were to name the 　　9　　 we heard in each selection．

　　We were 　　10　　 in that classroom like penguins on a chunk of floating sea 　　11　　, so it was an effort to keep my eyes 　　12　　 on my own desk．I think the music was a Mozart symphony, 　　13　　 by Tchaikovsky and a piece by John Philip Sousa．During one selection, my 　　14　　 turned to the paper of the student on my right．I had 　　15　　 the instrument to be a violin; my neighbor had written viola(中提琴)．He had to be 　　16　　－almost anyone would know more about music than I did．I changed my 　　17　　．

　　A few days later, looking at the answers to the exam and the final grades posted on the professor’s office 　　18　　, I understood the meaning of poetic justice．The instrument had been a violin．That one answer had 　　19　　 my exam grade to a C, which 　　20　　 a C for the course．

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　　I grew up poor in a very large family．We had little money and few goods, but plenty of 　　1　　 and attention．I understood that no matter how 　　2　　 a person was, he could still afford a dream．

　　My dream was to be a(an)　　3　　 By the time I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　　4　　 anything that moved on the football field．I was 　　5　　 lucky．My high-school coach was Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but 　　6　　 me how to believe in myself．

　　It was a summer, and a friend 　　7　　 me for a summer job．This meant a chance for money in my pocket-cash for such things as a new bike and new clothes, and the start of 　　8　　 for a house for my mother．

　　Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball to 　　9　　 the work schedule．

　　When I told Jarvis, he was as mad as I 　　10　　 him to be．"You will have your whole 　　11　　 to work，" he said．"But your playing days are 　　12　　．You can't 　　13　　 to waste them．"

　　I stood before him trying to think of the words that would explain to him 　　14　　 my dream of buying my mom a house was 　　15　　 facing his disappointment in me．

　　“How much are you going to make at this job, son?" he demanded．

　　"＄ 3.25 an hour，" I replied．

　　"Is ＄ 3.25 an hour the 　　16　　 of a dream?" he asked．

　　That question laid 　　17　　 for me the difference between wanting something 　　18　　 and having a goal．I 　　19　　 myself to sports that summer, and within the year I signed with the Denver Broncos for＄1.7 million, and bought my mother the 　　20　　 of my dream．

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　　As a junior student at a technical college, he knows he would have to work hard now, as he somewhat slacked(懒散)his way 　　1　　 the two previous years．

　　He wakes up every morning filled with excitement and 　　2　　 intentions．Studying is actually the 　　3　　 thing that crosses his mind．“I’ve got to get that chapter 　　4　　”, he tells himself．He sits down at his dorm desk and opens the computer book．The 　　5　　 rings．It’s Jane, his girlfriend．“Lunch, today?” “Yeah, I 　　6　　 do that．See you then．” Before he sits back down he 　　7　　 that he missed his workout yesterday．“A quick workout will 　　8　　 take 40 minutes and it will energize my mind and prepare me for studying”．He puts on his sneakers and 　　9　　 the gym．

　　When he comes back, he takes a shower and is again 　　10　　 to start reading．“Ah, crap! I forgot to email my mother those photos．” He quickly opens his laptop．　　11　　 he sends the email he gets an Instant Messaging from an old school friend, who he hasn’t 　　12　　 to for six months．After a forty-minute chat, he fires the email off to his 　　13　　 and returns to the book．

　　He 　　14　　 at the wall clock and realizes he has thirty minutes before he has to leave to meet Jane．“It will be 　　15　　 to study for just thirty minutes”, he thinks out loud．He 　　16　　 himself that it would be in his best interest to save the reading for after 　　17　　．So he logs into Facebook and replies to some messages．

　　Procrastination(拖延)is really a deadly virus．To 　　18　　 procrastination, make a list of the things you need to accomplish, and set a time-limit for the 　　19　　 of each job．Also you can go to some location where 　　20　　 can interrupt you．

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　　My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing．Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at 　　1　　．As for me, I 　　2　　 both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario．

　　The last time Dad and I set sail together is really 　　3　　．It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university．I came home and 　　4　　 Dad to go sailing．Out we set soon on the 　　5　　 lake．Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything 　　6　　 well with the tiller(舵柄)in his hands．

　　When we were in the middle of the lake, a 　　7　　 wind came all of a sudden．The boat was hit 　　8　　．Dad was always at his best in any 　　9　　, but at this moment he 　　10　　．

　　“John! 　　11　　！” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands．

　　In my memory he could fix any 　　12　　．He was the one I always 　　13　　 for strength and security．Before I could respond, a 　　14　　 of water got into the boat．I rushed to the tiller 　　15　　 it was too late．Another huge wall of water 　　16　　 the boat in a minute．We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly．At that moment, I felt fiercely 　　17　　 of him．

　　I swam to Dad 　　18　　 and assisted him in climbing onto the hull(船壳)of the boat．Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of 　　19　　．“It’s all right, Dad．We are safe now, ”I comforted him．

　　That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency．More importantly, I found it was my turn to start 　　20　　 for my father．

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　　I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care．

　　What I 　　1　　 most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 　　2　　 ate our meal．With so little conversation I was quick to 　　3　　 his family as cold．When we got into the 　　4　　 to go home, his father suddenly appeared．　　5　　, he began to wash his son’s windscreen．I could feel he was a caring man through the glass．

　　I learned another lesson about love a few years later．My father often 　　6　　 me early in the morning．“Buy Xerox．It’s a good sharp price, ” he might say when I answered the phone．No pleasant 　　7　　 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions．This manner of his 　　8　　 me and we often quarreled．But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 　　9　　 morning calls．The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 　　10　　 him．

　　When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 　　11　　．For example, I always return phone calls 　　12　　 and regularly contact with my friends．I expect the same from them．I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails．I rushed to the 　　13　　：She wasn’t a good friend! My anger 　　14　　 as the holidays approached．But then she came to a gathering I 　　15　　 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month．I was 　　16　　 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 　　17　　．Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends．

　　Far too often, I ignored their 　　18　　 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 　　19　　．Over the years, however, I’ve learned to 　　20　　 other persons, love signs．

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　　A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide－the division of the world into the info(information)rich and the info poor．And that 　　1　　 does exist today．My wife and I lectured about this looming(隐现的)danger twenty years ago．What was less 　　2　　 then, however, were the new, positive 　　3　　 that work against the digital divide．　　4　　, there are reasons to be 　　5　　．

　　There are technological reasons to hope the digital divide will narrow．As the Internet becomes more and more 　　6　　, it is in the interest of business to universalize access－after all, the more people online, the more potential 　　7　　 there are．More and more 　　8　　, afraid their countries will be left 　　9　　, want to spread Internet access．Within the next decade or two, one to two billion people on the planet will be 　　10　　 together．As a result, I now believe the digital divide will 　　11　　 rather than widen in the years ahead．And that is very good news because the Internet may well be the most powerful tool for 　　12　　 against world poverty that we've ever had．

　　Of course, the use of the Internet isn't the only way to 　　13　　 poverty．And the Internet is not the only tool we have．But it has 　　14　　 potential．

　　To 　　15　　 advantage of this tool, some poor countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices 　　16　　 regard to foreign investment．Countries that still think foreign investment is a/an 　　17　　 of their sovereignty(主权)might well study the history of 　　18　　 in the United States．When the United States built its industrial infrastructure, it didn't have the capital to do so．And that is 　　19　　 America's Second Wave infrastructure－　20　　 roads, harbors, highways, ports and so on－were built with foreign investment．

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　　It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination．　　1　　, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work．

　　Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 　　2　　 for many years．In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 　　3　　．With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 　　4　　．

　　Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 　　5　　 over the hills．They had been 　　6　　 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse．Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 　　7　　．To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 　　8　　．

　　One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island, Robert 　　9　　 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 　　10　　．“What’s that?” he asked．“That’s the 　　11　　 treasure, ” said the boy．Robert suddenly 　　12　　 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 　　13　　．While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story．He would make the 　　14　　 a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd．But who would be the pirate(海盗)?

　　Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 　　15　　 of a wooden leg．Robert had always wanted to 　　16　　 such a man in a story．　　17　　 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 　　18　　．

　　So, thanks to a 　　9　　 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 　　20　　 stories in the English language．

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Many adults see teens as energetic．Many of us see ourselves as proud．This thinking 　　1　　 many adults and us to have the idea that if we can't handle school or 　　2　　 life well, we are just not trying hard．

　　But in my opinion that may not be 　　3　　．

　　Earlier this school year, I was leaving my class one Friday 　　4　　 suddenly it 　　5　　 like I had pulled a muscle in my back．I knew I was ill．

　　After a few days I stopped eating．This meant I lost 　　6　　; the clothes that I bought two weeks earlier began 　　7　　 loose．This time my parents got scared．

　　　　8　　, I started sleeping less．My eyelids(眼皮)were constantly 　　9　　．

　　I refused to 　　10　　 that I was ill．I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop; I didn't 　　11　　 any classes．When I was hurting, I didn't mind and kept on going．　　12　　 it kills you, it makes you stronger, right?

　　But now I find myself thinking．Is it 　　13　　 it? I'm taking the classes and working for the newspaper because it does good 　　14　　 college applications．And I'm working 25 hours a week so that, once I get into my dream school, I can 　　15　　 it．

　　Here I am, already sick from the 　　16　　 of work I'm doing in and out of school．So, what good is a(n)　　17　　 application if I'm badly ill? What is the 　　18　　 of doing this work if I can't enjoy the results?

　　In fact, by writing my 　　19　　 I'm telling all the people who 　　20　　 much about the future to worry about it now．