阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students．To make the point 　　1　　, he used an illustration．

　　As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz．” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table．Then he 　　2　　 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar．

　　When the jar was filled to the 　　3　　 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 　　4　　 ? ” Everyone in the class said, “Yes．”

　　“Really?” Then he 　　5　　 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel(沙砾，石子)，dumped some in and 　　6　　 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space 　　7　　 the big rocks．Then he asked the group the same question．“Probably not．” One of them answered．“Good! ” he replied．

　　He reached under the table and 　　8　　 a bucket of sand．He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 　　9　　 left between the rocks and the gravel．　　10　　 he asked the question．“No! ” the class shouted．“Good! ” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 　　11　　 the jar was filled to the brim．

　　Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 　　12　　 of this illustration? ” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 　　13　　 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 　　14　　 some more things in it．”

　　“No, ” the speaker replied, “The truth it teaches us is that you will 　　15　　 get them in at all if you don't put the big rocks in first．　　16　　 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 　　17　　 for yourself．In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you'll fill your life with 　　18　　 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff．So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 　　19　　 on this short story, ask yourself what are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Then put those in your 　　20　　 first．”

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

　　Bobby, the six-year-old boy, was getting cold walking in the street in the snow．Bobby didn't wear boots; he didn't own any．The thin sneakers(球鞋)he wore had a few 　　1　　 in them and they did poor job of keeping out the cold．Ever since his father had passed away three years ago, the family of five had 　　2　　．His mother worked hard, but there never seemed to be enough．Nevertheless, what the family lacked in money and 　　3　　 things, they made up for in love and family 　　4　　．

　　Here it was Christmas Eve already, and his sisters had already made beautiful 　　5　　 for their mother while he had nothing．Try 　　6　　 he might, he could not 　　7　　 an idea for his mother's Christmas gift．Even he could, he didn't have any money to spend．

　　Bobby walked from shop to shop, looking into each 　　8　　 window．Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of 　　9　　．It was starting to get dark and Bobby 　　10　　 turned to walk home when suddenly his eyes caught a 　　11　　 dime．Overjoyed, he picked up the new found treasure, and ran into a shop．However, his excitement quickly 　　12　　 cold when he was told that he couldn't buy anything with 　　13　　 a dime．

　　Not discouraged, he entered a flower shop．He 　　14　　 the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother's Christmas gift．When the shop owner 　　15　　 at Bobby and his ten cents offering, he saw himself, many years ago, a poor boy too, when a stranger 　　16　　 him ten dollars to buy his mother a Christmas gift．．．．Knowing what to do, he put his hand on Bobby's shoulder and said, “Lucky you! I just happened to have some roses on 　　17　　 for ten cents a dozen．Just wait here．” Then he went to fetch the bunch of his best roses, which had been 　　18　　 for a special gift．Bobby could hardly believe what happened until before him 　　19　　 twelve beautiful red roses．

　　Never before has 　　20　　 felt so happy as Bobby felt at that moment．

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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和D)中，选出最佳答案。

　　When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power．But 　　1　　 are these really, and how do 　　2　　 operate?

　　Leadership today is not about 　　3　　 others to do things．If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire．If you order someone to do something 　　4　　 their will, they may do it because they feel they must, but the anger they feel will 　　5　　 more harm in the long term, and they will also experience fear．

　　Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to 　　6　　 at his or her best．If they associate you with this 　　7　　 of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, 　　8　　 possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively．　　9　　 has no place in leadership．

　　The way we influence people 　　10　　 a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion．We can order someone to do something, 　　11　　 may be part of the day work; or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they become fully 　　12　　 to the projects and provide some of their own motivation．Today's work place is all about 　　13　　．

　　As a human being as 　　14　　 as a worker, everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like．Leaders 　　15　　 the way things work．They know the pay check is not the 　　16　　 most motivating factor in the work life of most people．

　　The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that 　　17　　 from the confidence of emotional intelligence-knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and 　　18　　 of others．Developing your emotional 　　19　　 is the single best thing you can do if you want to 　　20　　 your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings, wishes, needs and memories．But something on the “outside” may affect what we 　　1　　．If a person is hungry or tired or cold, his dream may include a feeling of this kind．If the 　　2　　 on your body has slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are 　　3　　 or resting on the ice and snow．The material for the dream you will 　　4　　 tonight is probably to come from the experiences you have today．

　　　　5　　 the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has an effect on you 　　6　　 you are sleeping(feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc．)and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now．This is why very young 　　7　　 are likely to dream of fairies(仙女), older children of school examinations, 　　8　　 people of food, homesick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom．

　　To show you how that is 　　9　　 while you are asleep and how your wishes or needs can all be joined together in a dream, 　　10　　 is the story of an experiment．A man was asleep and the back of his 　　11　　 was rubbed 　　12　　 a piece of cotton．He would dream that he 　　13　　 in a hospital and his girlfriend was visiting him, 　　14　　 on the bed and feeling gently his hand!

　　There are some scientists who have made a special 　　15　　 of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams 　　16　　．Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it 　　17　　 an interesting approach to the problem．They believe that dreams are 　　18　　 expressions of wishes that didn't 　　19　　．In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes 　　20　　 out．

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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和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Once there lived a rich merchant(商人)and a poor shoemaker in the same house．The merchant occupied the second floor, 　　1　　 the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor．The shoemaker was one of the 　　2　　 persons on earth．He worked from morning till night, singing merrily．His heart was filled with 　　3　　, whenever he saw the boots and shoes 　　4　　．Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he 　　5　　 knew how much wealth(财产)he had．He was always 　　6　　 over his gold and silver coins far into the night．Even in bed his uneasiness(不安)about his riches kept him 　　7　　．When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an 　　8　　 riser．It continued all day and was a(n) 　　9　　 to the merchant．Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of 　　10　　．He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an 　　11　　 to the shoemaker's song．“Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds, ” answered his friend．“You are rich enough to do that, I suppose．Ask for nothing in 　　12　　 ．Simply give the money．” The merchant 　　13　　 the advice．

　　When the shoemaker 　　14　　 the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was 　　15　　 to find shining coins．“I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors．If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it, ” he thought．“I will 　　16　　 it away even from my wife．” So he hid the bag of money under the floor．From then on he 　　17　　 his neighbors as much as he could．His wife who had been the best 　　18　　 to him, became troublesome．Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to 　　19　　 to his work with diligence(勤劳)．He could not sing merrily now．　　20　　 he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy．

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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和D)中，选出最佳选项。

You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school．School is also the place 　　1　　 you socialize and learn to get along with people．But this is 　　2　　 easy．What can you do 　　3　　 you just don't like one of your classmates?

　　If you discover that you have problems 　　4　　 your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance．Tolerance is the 　　5　　 to recognize and respect the 　　6　　 in others．We cannot change the way that other people act, 　　7　　 it is important to learn to live happily with them．

　　Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better 　　8　　 with each other．Getting to know someone 　　9　　 help you understand why they do things 　　10　　 from you．It is important to remember that just because something is different does not mean that it is bad．　　11　　 teaches us to keep an even temper and open mind．

　　One thing to 　　12　　 is the old saying, “Treat others how you want 　　13　　”．You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is 　　14　　 to treat them with equal kindness．If you tolerate 　　15　　 it does not mean that you have to like it．No one is asking you to 　　16　　 who you are or what you believe in．Tolerance just means that you will be 　　17　　 of the differences in others and not try to make them change．

　　It is important to 　　18　　 tolerance because it will make everyone's lives easier．Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests．The world is a very 　　19　　, and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make 　　20　　．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball．I happen to be one of the few girls who would 　　1　　：surfing(冲浪运动)。

　　I started surfing about five years ago and 　　2　　 in love with the sport on the very first day．　　3　　 that first wave was the best feeling I had ever experienced．

　　When I try to 　　4　　 surfing with other things, I find it very 　　5　　 because, in my life, there's nothing like it．It involves body, mind and soul．There's sand between my toes and cool, 　　6　　 water all around me．

　　The one thing I can 　　7　　 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge．You can never be the “　　8　　 surfer” because the 　　9　　 offers an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master．There are many surfing 　　10　　．Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and sharp．All of these things appeal to me and make surfing 　　11　　 from any other sports．

　　I've 　　12　　 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don't think girls can do．It's part of being human to advance to new levels, so shouldn't it be expected that 　　13　　 should step up and start pushing the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?

　　There’re women 　　14　　 side by side with the president of our country, so why not side by side with the boys on the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a 　　15　　 to succeed, and they will．

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Steve Jobs on life and death

　　When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you'll most certainly be right．” It made an 　　1　　 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every 　　2　　 and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”And whenever the 　　3　　 has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to 　　4　　 something．

　　Remembering that I'll be 　　5　　 soon is the most important tool I've ever used to help me make the big 　　6　　 in life．Because almost everything-all external expectations, all pride, all

　　　　7　　 of embarrassment or failure-these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is 　　8　　 important．Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to 　　9　　．You are already naked．There is no reason not to 　　10　　 your heart．

　　Your time is limited, so don't 　　11　　 it living someone else's life．Don't be 　　12　　 by dogma-which is living with the results of other people's thinking．Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice．And most importantly, have the 　　13　　 to follow your beliefs and goals．They somehow already know what you really want to 　　14　　．Everything else is 　　15　　．

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　　People do not analyze every problem they meet．Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 　　1　　 problem．They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people．Other times they begin to act without 　　2　　; they try to find a solution by trial and error．　　3　　, when all these methods 　　4　　, the person with a problem has to start analyzing．There are six 　　5　　 in analyzing a problem．

　　First the person must recognize that there is a problem．For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does．Sam must 　　6　　 that there is a problem with his bicycle．

　　Next the thinker must 　　7　　 the problem．Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work．For instance, he must 　　8　　 the parts that are wrong．

　　Now the person must look for 　　9　　 that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions．For instance, suppose Sam 　　10　　 that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes．　　11　　, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully．

　　After 　　12　　 the problem, the person should have 　　13　　 suggestions for a possible solution．Take Sam as an example 　　14　　, his suggestions might be：tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones．

　　Eventually one 　　15　　 seems to be the solution 　　16　　 the problem．Sometimes the final idea comes quite 　　17　　 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 　　18　　 way．Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖)stuck to a brake．He 　　19　　 hits on the solution to his problem：he must clean the brake．

　　Finally the solution is 　　20　　．Sam does it and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly．In short, he has solved the problem．

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The Storm Will Pass

　　One day a young lady was driving with her father in the family car and they were 　　1　　 in a very heavy storm, and the young lady asked her father, “What should I do, 　　2　　 or keep driving?”

　　He said, “Keep on driving．”

　　As they drove on, cars began to pull over to the side of the 　　3　　 as the storm was getting worse．Again the young lady asked 　　4　　, “Father, what should I do, stop or keep driving?”

　　“Keep on driving,” her father replied．

　　A few kilometers 　　5　　 the young lady noticed that not only more cars were pulling over, but also some 　　6　　 transport trucks were also pulling over to the side of the road．“I can barely 　　7　　 ahead．Now I must pull over,” she told her father．“It is 　　8　　 and everyone is pulling over!”

　　Her father told her again, “Don't give up, and just keep driving!”

　　Now the storm was at its worst, but she did as her father had 　　9　　 and kept driving and then the storm started to become 　　10　　 and she could see a little more 　　11　　．After a couple of kilometers she had driven out of the storm and the 　　12　　 came out and the road ahead was 　　13　　．

　　Her father said, “Now you can pull over and let's get out．”

　　“But 　　14　　 now, Father?” she asked．

　　Her father said, “When you get out, you can 　　15　　 back at all the people in cars and big trucks that gave up and are still in the 　　16　　 and because you never gave up your storm is now over．”

　　This is an 　　17　　 for anyone who is going through “　　18　　 times” and their own “personal storms”．

　　Just because everyone else, even the 　　19　　, gives up．You don't have to…if you keep going, soon your storm will be over and the sun will 　　20　　 upon you again, and the road ahead will be dry and clear．

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