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　　My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives．Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who joined in this 　　1　　．

　　One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and 　　2　　．All the students were working 　　3　　 a task．The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts．” “I can’t kick the soccer ball．” “I can’t get Debbie to like me．” Her page was half full and she showed no 　　4　　 of stopping．I walked down the row and found 　　5　　 was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do．

　　By this time the activity aroused my 　　6　　, so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on, 　　7　　 I noticed she too was busy writing．“I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting．” …I felt it best not to 　　8　　．

　　After another ten minutes, the students were 　　9　　 to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front．They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoe box．Then Donna 　　10　　 hers．She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door．

　　Students followed the teacher．I followed the students．Halfway down the hallway, Donna got a shovel(铲子)from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground．There they began to 　　11　　．The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the 　　12　　 of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt．At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and 　　13　　 your heads．” They quickly formed a circle around the grave．

　　Donna delivered the eulogy(悼词)．“Friends, we gathered here today to 　　14　　 the memory of ‘I Can’t．’ He is 　　15　　 by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’．May ‘I Can’t’ rest in 　　16　　．Amen!”

　　She turned the students 　　17　　 and marched them back into the classroom．They celebrated the 　　18　　 of “I Can’t”．Donna cut a large tombstone from paper．She wrote the words “I Can’t” at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom．On those rare occasions when a student 　　19　　 and said, “I Can’t,” Donna 　　20　　 pointed to the paper tombstone．The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement．

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　　Culture shock is a complex topic, but I'm a simple man with simple perspectives．So my experience of foreign culture boils down to three basic stages：anger, acceptance and appreciation．

　　When I 　　1　　 my life in China I was often filled with frustration and 　　2　　 over the way things were．Things were seen as clearly “ 　　3　　” and I rejected the view of there being other ways of doing things．Afterwards I came to 　　4　　 different ways of doing things 　　5　　 still saw my own ways as superior．

　　My views were still heavily colored by 　　6　　 and I often accepted situations I felt 　　7　　 by simply coining the phrase "That's China," 　　8　　 China was a backward country that simply didn't do things correctly．Finally, 　　9　　, I came to understand and appreciate the new 　　10　　 and ways of doing things, sometimes using them as effectively as the 　　11　　．

　　For example, fish is never 　　12　　 with the head in my country, thus my feelings went from “Ugh! I can’t eat this! The fish is 　　13　　 at me saying, `You're a 　　14　　 man．' Take this off the table,” to “I’ll let my friends enjoy, but I'll just stick with the other 　　15　　,” and to "Would anyone mind if I eat the eyeball?"

　　It is not the same with every westerner, and some take 　　16　　 than others to go through the three stages．It all depends on how 　　17　　 you are and how tightly you 　　18　　 to your own culture．It took a little over a year of living in China 　　19　　 I finally appreciate the new culture．Now, I'm more 　　20　　 in China than in my own country．

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　　A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived．None of them dared go outside for fear of being 　　1　　 by the cat．

　　The mice decided to hold a 　　2　　 to find a way of stopping themselves from being in 　　3　　．One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages 　　4　　 into the meeting room．

　　“Let's build a big trap,” one mouse 　　5　　．When this idea was 　　6　　, another said, “What about poisoning(毒死)her?” But 　　7　　 knew where to buy the poison．One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat's food, 　　8　　 said, “Let's cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm．” But the meeting did not accept his 　　9　　．

　　At last, one mouse, 　　10　　 than the rest, jumped onto a table．Waving a bell, he called for 　　11　　 , “Be quiet! We'll tie this bell to the cat's tail, so we'll always know 　　12　　 she is! We'll have 　　13　　 to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to 　　14　　!” Hearing the words, everyone got 　　15　　 and they congratulated him on his good idea．

　　“We'll tie it so tightly that it will never 　　16　　!”

　　“She'll never be able to walk 　　17　　 again! Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine…”

　　However, the wise mouse said, “We must 　　18　　 who is going to tie it on her tail．” There was not a sound in the room．Nobody was 　　19　　 enough to put the plan into action．The meeting ended without any decision being made．

　　It's often very 　　20　　 to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter．

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Although there is no formal process of selection, in larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through election or recruitment(招募)．

　　Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability, decades(十年)of research have failed to produce evidence that there are any “natural leaders”．It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have in common; or rather, any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group．

　　Research suggests that there are typically two different leadership roles that are held by different individuals．Instrumental leadership is leadership that emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group．Group members look to instrumental leaders to “get things done”．Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership that emphasizes the collective well－beings(福利)of a social group's members．Expressive leaders are less concerned with the overall goals of the group than with providing emotional support to group members and attempting to minimize tension and conflict among them．

　　Instrumental leaders are likely to have a rather secondary relationship to other group members．They give others and may discipline group members who inhibit(阻碍)attainment of the group's goals．Expressive leaders develop a more personal or primary relationship to others in the group．They offer sympathy when someone experiences difficulties and try to solve problems that threaten to divide the group．As the difference between these two roles suggests, expressive leaders generally receive more personal affection from group members; instrumental leaders, if they are successful in promoting group goals, may enjoy a more distant respect．

阅读下面短文，从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。

　　Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness．So often they get 　　1　　 , and occasionally they come back to bite you!

　　Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself 　　2　　 at a bus station．The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn't in a good 　　3　　．

　　That's when a woman asked me if I had any spare 　　4　　 to help her get a bus ticket．

　　“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically(挖苦地)．“How much would you like?”

　　As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my 　　5　　 and reached into my bag for some money．As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real 　　6　　．

　　I reached back into my bag and brought out a 　　7　　 I had bought earlier．I handed it to her with a(n)　　8　　 that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice．Getting a 　　9　　 look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of 　　10　　 days!

　　As she took the food, a look of 　　11　　 washed over her．In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don't live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably 　　12　　 be used, but I took it．

　　A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still 　　13　　 of five dollars．I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well．　　14　　, the voice in my head told me I was being a fool．

　　Five minutes later she came back again and tried to 　　15　　 my twenty．When I said it was for her so she could get something else to 　　16　　, and that I was completely serious and I wasn't taking it 　　17　　, she started crying and hugged me．

　　From now on, when I wonder if it is 　　18　　 trying to help someone, I will remember that woman．Maybe I am really making a 　　19　　 for someone．So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually 　　20　　 another human being!

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　　Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed．When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had 　　1　　 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it．After 　　2　　 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 　　3　　 they started the 950-mile journey back．

　　The journey was unexpectedly 　　4　　 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them．The sun hardly 　　5　　．The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 　　6　　 to mark their way home．To make things 　　7　　．Evans, whom they had all thought of 　　8　　 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice．Having 　　9　　 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died．

　　The four who were 　　10　　 pushed on at the best speed they could 　　11　　．Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from the fact; at night his 　　12　　 feet swelled so large that he could 　　13　　 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 　　14　　．He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 　　15　　 could save themselves．He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 　　16　　 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 　　17　　 for another night．

　　The following morning, 　　18　　 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said．“I am just going outside and may be 　　19　　 some time．” He was never seen again．He had walked out 　　20　　 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions．

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　　Year after year my brothers, sister and I would lie in bed awake on Christmas morning．We were just 　　1　　 to hear my father's voice saying it was all right to 　　2　　．Usually I was the first one jumped out of bed．I can still 　　3　　 my growing eagerness(渴望)for the 　　4　　 every year．

　　Even now as I 　　5　　 the boxes of Christmas decorations(装饰品)I can see the familiar ones：the presents with our birth years on them, our five stockings, four for the 　　6　　 , one for the dog．It used to be easy for us to 　　7　　 when to put up the decorations．But now since we all have 　　8　　 and social lives, it is usually a hurried activity．

　　As we get older, the season almost brings a 　　9　　 to a little place in our hearts．The worst was year after my grandparents had 　　10　　．We couldn't go to their house to celebrate the holiday anymore．　　11　　, we just had a get-together in my house．Now when I 　　12　　 to it, I miss the special 　　13　　 my grandfather gave me for Christmas．I even miss him 　　14　　 me “Jessie”, even though I can't 　　15　　 when people call me that．

　　Things change, not always for the good, 　　16　　 not always for the bad either．And the things that don't 　　17　　 have the most important meaning to us, and I am sure they will be there for the 　　18　　 of our lives．After all, every time I hear my father's 　　19　　 “All right you guys, come on down, nice and slow” and we go down the stairs, first my brother, then me, then my sister, then my older brother, I still 　　20　　 the true Christmas spirit．

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　　I met Mrs．Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors．Almost instantly I loved her．She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 　　1　　 she was encouraging and inspiring．For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me．

　　Mrs．Neidl would ask me for my 　　2　　．She wanted to know how I thought we should 　　3　　 things．At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 　　4　　 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 　　5　　．It was cause and effect：She believed I had opinions, so I began to 　　6　　 them．She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly．She loved how 　　7　　 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more．She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself．

　　Mrs．Neidl's 　　8　　 that year was, "Try it．We can always paint over it 　　9　　!" I began to take 　　10　　．I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing－only things to be 　　11　　 upon．I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 　　12　　 create something．

　　The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year．I was 　　13　　 in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in．It was that year that I 　　14　　 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design．

　　Being on that stage-design team 　　15　　 Mrs．Neidl changed me completely．Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 　　16　　 a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed．She taught me not to 　　17　　 what people think I should do：She taught me to take chances and not be 　　18　　．Mrs．Neidl was my comforter when I was upset．Her 　　19　　 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 　　20　　．

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　　When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人)．He’d 　　1　　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 　　2　　 had his father and grandfather before him．He didn’t want me 　　3　　 near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer．So I did as he asked．I got good 　　4　　, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 　　5　　 me to study law and business at the same time．

　　In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 　　6　　 done anything but go to school．So, at 24 I decided to drop out．　　7　　, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea．But I felt strongly that you can’t 　　8　　 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life．

　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound．Three years later, I was ready to go back to 　　9　　．I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 　　10　　, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 　　11　　 quality．Why not make good beer for 　　12　　? I thought．

　　I decided to give up my job to become 　　13　　．When I told Dad, he was 　　14　　, but in the end he 　　15　　 me．I called my beer Samuel Adams, 　　16　　 the brewer and patriot(爱国者)who helped to start the Boston Tea Party．　　17　　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 　　18　　 out．Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒)won the top prize for American beer．In the end I was destined(注定)to be a brewer．My 　　19　　 to the young is simple：Life is very 　　20　　, so don’t rush to make decisions．Life doesn’t let you plan．

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　　While I was standing at kitchen windowns, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house 　　1　　, “We need a doctor out here．We need a doctor．Hurry, Mom．”“What's wrong?”I asked．Spenceranxiously told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor．

Dutifully(顺从地), I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer's hand－　　2　　, that's the sort of thing mothers do．While my son led me out of the door and 　　3　　 the bird, I explained that if the creature was indeed dead, a doctor could not 　　4　　．When we arrived at 　　5　　 scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead．Spencer and I could see the nest high up in the tree．My son and I 　　6　　 the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the 　　7　　 had caused it death．“I think his mummy and daddy really 　　8　　 him, ”Spencer observed．I 　　9　　 my boy's hand and tried to ease(缓解)his 　　10　　 by saying that I was sure they did, 　　11　　 they would be okay because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and PoPo－my deceased(去世了的)grandfather．I assured(使……放心)Spencer that the bird's mommy and daddy knew that their little one would be 　　12　　 and loved．I told Spencer that PoPo loved little birds．and that I 　　13　　 he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird 　　14　　．I picked up the little creature's body, slipped(悄悄放到)it into my plastic bag and 　　15　　 placed the bird in the rubbish bin。　　16　　 was said about the matter for the rest of the day．Spencer went right back to play 　　17　　 he had never been interrupted, and I returned to my work in the kitchen．

　　At breakfast the next morning, Spencer sadly explained to his father that he had founde a baby bird the day before that fell from its nest．

　　“It was dead, Daddy．”

　　Trying to 　　18　　 Spencer’s spints and reminded him that the little bird was really 　　19　　, I asked our son to tell Daddy 　　20　　 the baby bird was．Spencer, looking solemn-faced at his dad, stated, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, Popo．”