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　　When I was fifteen, I announced in my English class that I was going to write my own books．Half the students sneered(冷笑), and the 　　1　　 nearly fell out of their chairs laughing．“Don't be silly, only 　　2　　 can become writers, ”the English teacher said, ”and you are getting a D this term．” I was so 　　3　　 that I burst into tears．

　　That night I wrote a short 　　4　　 poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper．To my 　　5　　, they published it and sent me two dollars．I was a published and 　　6　　 writer．I showed my teacher and fellow students．They 　　7　　．”Just plain dumb luck．”the teacher said．I tasted 　　8　　．I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written．That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was 　　9　　 with me．

　　During the next two years I sold dozens of 　　10　　, letters, jokes and recipes．By the time I 　　11　　 from high school, with a C minus average, I had had many scrapbooks filled with my published work．I 　　12　　 mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again．They were dream killers and 　　13　　 people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their 　　14　　．

　　I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four．I wrote what I felt．It 　　15　　 nine months, just like a pregnant woman．I mailed it without a self addressed and stamped 　　16　　 and without making a copy of the manuseript．

　　A month later I received a(n) 　　17　　, and a request to start working on another book．The worst year I earned two dollars．In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars．　　18　　 years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand．No, it isn't enough to live 　　19　　, but it's still more than I'd make working part time, People ask what college I 　　20　　, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer．The answer is：“None．”I just write．I'm not a genius．

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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。

　　An elderly carpenter was ready to retire．He told his employer of his plans to 　　1　　 the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife 　　2　　 his extended family．He would 　　3　　 the salary, but he needed to retire．They could get by．

　　The employer was 　　4　　 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one 　　5　　 house as a personal 　　6　　．The carpenter said yes, 　　7　　 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work．He used bad workmanship and inferior(差的)materials．It was an unfortunate way to end his 　　8　　．

　　When the carpenter finished his work, the employer came to 　　9　　 the house and handed the front-door key to the carpenter．“This is your house, ” he said, “my 　　10　　 to you．” The carpenter was shocked! What a 　　11　　! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so 　　12　　．

　　So it is with us．We build our lives in a distracted(心浮气躁的) 　　13　　, willing to put up less than the best．At 　　14　　 points we do not give the job our best 　　15　　．Then with a shock we look at the situation we have 　　16　　 and find that we are now living in the house we have built．

　　But, you cannot 　　17　　．You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall．The plate on the wall says, “Life is a do-it-yourself project．” Your life tomorrow will be the result of your 　　18　　 and the choices you 　　19　　 today．Therefore, build 　　20　　!

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　　I contributed one of, what I believed to be, my best stories titled Symbol of Success to my school paper．One month later, I sat in the classroom 　　1　　 waiting for the school paper to be passed around, knowing that 　　2　　 I received it, I would know how good a writer I really was．

　　Before, Professor Cullen had read my story and confirmed that she would include a(n) 　　3　　 of my story in the school paper．Professor Cullen was known for he 　　4　　 and strictness．Though 　　5　　 her was very hard, I still wanted to do so．

　　When the paper arrived at my classroom, I 　　6　　 knocked down five of my classmates to get the first paper．Then I returned to my seat, 　　7　　 for what was about to tell the truth behind my 　　8　　．I read through many stories’ reviews, and there wasn't a story getting more than three stars．When I 　　9　　 saw the title of my story on the last page, I 　　10　　．I believed there was no way that my story would be any better than the other stories in the paper．

　　It was long after that I heard someone yell out “Five stars! ” from behind me．I 　　11　　 and saw the shocked 　　12　　 of a classmate．“Your story got five stars! ”

　　I quickly turned my 　　13　　 back to my story and saw the five stars at the end of the review．The 　　14　　 of the five stars kept my eyes wide open．I was 　　15　　．“Could it be true? ” I thought to myself．When I saw Professor Cullen's review that I was blessed with a capacity for story writing, I felt 　　16　　．

　　For so long I believed that I wasn't as 　　17　　 as I thought, and my talents were a mere fa?ade(假象)I made to cover up my lack of 　　18　　．However, this review 　　19　　 that I was truly good at writing and that there was a future ahead for me in the field of writing．The five stars became the 　　20　　 of my success．

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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。

Robeson was born in a very poor family．At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, then he sold what he had picked and 　　1　　 a few coins to help his parents．He had little 　　2　　, for being so poor, how could they 　　3　　 school fees?

When he was fifteen, he worked 　　4　　 a servant in a school．Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 　　5　　 for himself．How he 　　6　　 to have the same chance! He decided to study by 　　7　　．In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 　　8　　 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said．At night, he tried his best to remember what he 　　9　　 during the day．He worked 　　10　　 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep．The more he learned, the greater 　　11　　 he showed in his lessons．A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 　　12　　 him to sit at the back of the class．In one exam, he was the 　　13　　 one in the whole school who reached the highest grade．He would have been given the scholarship if he had been a 　　14　　 student of the school．

Robeson 　　15　　 through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the 　　16　　 of some university professors．They admired his talent 　　17　　 his diligence．To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and 　　18　　 him free guidance．Robeson felt 　　19　　, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 　　20　　 success．

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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。

　　When he was driving home one evening on a country road, he saw an old lady on the side of the road．He 　　1　　 in front of her ear and got out．Even with the 　　2　　 on his face, she Was worried．He looked poor and hungry．He knew 　　3　　 she felt．He said,“I am here to help you, madam．Why don't you wait in the ear where it's warm? 　　4　　, my name is Joe．”

　　She had a 　　5　　 tire．Joe crawled under the ear, changed the tire．But he got 　　6　　 and his hands hurt．She could not thank him 　　7　　 and asked him how much she 　　8　　 him．He told her that if she really wanted to 　　9　　 him back, the next time she saw, someone who needed help, she could give that person the 　　10　　 they needed．

　　She drove off．A few miles down the road the lady saw a small 　　11　　．She went in．The waitress had a sweet smile, and was nearly eight months 　　12　　．The old lady 　　13　　 how someone like her who seemed poor could be so kind to a 　　14　　．Then she remembered Joe．After the lady finished her meal．the waitress went to get her 　　15　　 from a hundred-dollar bill．But she stepped right out the door．

　　when the waitress came back, she noticed something 　　16　　 on a napkin(餐巾纸),“I am helping you because someone once helped me．If you really want to pay me back．here's what you do-Do not let the 　　17　　 of love end with you．”

　　That night when she got home, she was 　　18　　 the money and what the lady had written．She and her husband needed money with the baby 　　19　　．next month．She knew how worried her bus band was and as he lay 　　20　　 next to her, she whispered, “Everything's going to be all right, I love you, Joe．”

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　　In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment．There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 　　1　　．

　　Today things are 　　2　　, the world has become too 　　3　　．We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are 　　4　　 our environment with dangerous chemicals．If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 　　5　　 survive．

　　Everyone 　　6　　 today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left．Yet, with modern fishing 　　7　　, more and more fishes are caught．We know that if too many trees are cut down, 　　8　　 will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth．Yet we 　　9　　 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 　　10　　 more and more trees．

　　We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die．　　11　　, in most countries wastes are 　　12　　 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 　　13　　 laws to stop this．

　　We know, too, that if the 　　14　　 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough 　　15　　．What can we do to solve these problems?

　　If we eat more vegetables and less 　　16　　, there will be more food for everyone．Land that is used to grow crops 　　17　　 five times more people than land where animals are kept．

　　Our natural resources will 　　18　　 longer if we learn to recycle them．

　　The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 　　19　　．

　　Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 　　20　　 in the future．

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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，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项。

　　During the years when I was a teacher, I learned a lot of things．Perhaps the most important one was the life-changing 　　1　　 of encouraging words．

　　I 　　2　　 what Leo Buscaglia had done with his students in University of Southern California．In one class Leo Buscaglia and his students had made two lists of 　　3　　, one positive and one negative．Then they 　　4　　 the negative words in the trash and tried to use only the 　　5　　 words for one month．They were 　　6　　 at how much better their lives became just by using words full of 　　7　　．

　　I decided to try this as well by 　　8　　 something good to write on each paper my students 　　9　　．No matter how many mistakes a student's paper 　　10　　 , there was always a 　　11　　 sentence, beautiful thought, or a great idea that I could 　　12　　 on．I remember glancing over my desk and 　　13　　 some of the students reading those encouraging words 　　14　　．It was a joy seeing their eyes shine a little brighter, their 　　15　　 sit up a little straighter, and their learning climb a lot 　　16　　．

　　I recently saw one of my 　　17　　 students and we talked for a while．He has got married, and has two children now．As I was saying goodbye, he said, “You know I 　　18　　 have a few of those old papers．I look at them from time to time．I just 　　19　　 my kids have a good teacher like you．” I was amazed at the 　　20　　 those few positive words had on his life．

　　May your own life be forever full of encouraging words in your ears, from your lips and in your heart．

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　　I was sitting at the counter having breakfast at a restaurant the other day．It' s a small place．A man walked in and sat next to me．On top of the milk-dispenser( 自动售货机)is a small 　　1　　 placed there for both the customers' enjoyment and the owners when things get 　　2　　 The news was mostly about the local people．There was a little girl 　　3　　 through some coats in a shop on the screen now．The reporter asked her if she found something that 　　4　　．She smiled, "I．like this store．Mommy said I could have any coat I wanted, 　　5　　 I'm getting this one for my friend, Mandy．All I know is that Mandy 　　6　　 a coat．"

　　Out of the comer of my eye I could see the man lower his head and begin to 　　7　　 his eyes．"Hey, don't feel bad," I told him．He turned 　　8　　 me．I could still see the 　　9　　．

　　He said, "I'm Mandy' s father．That's the first time I've seen that．"

　　Oh, my God! My hands 　　10　　 and I also wept．"It must be raining," he 　　11　　．We spoke for a few more minutes．It turns out that he' s been 　　12　　 for more than a year and now does odd(零散的)jobs to pay bills．We said 　　13　　 and I went to the cash register．I said in a low voice that I 　　14　　 his check．"He only gets coffee," the 　　15　　 said．"Well, here．This is for my meal, his coffee and tell him this is for Mandy．"

　　Many years ago I spoke at my friend' s church in Atlanta．A woman came up to me and gave me everything she had in her 　　16　　．I was shocked and began to 　　17　　 it．"It isn't very much, but God said it would multiply．Please take it," she said．

　　It was＄57．I 　　18　　 carried it with me until that very day．I gave it away and replaced it．I turned to walk away and another man sitting at the counter said, " I heard your 　　19　　 with that man．I' U help him, 　　20　　．"

　　His eyes watered and he said," He' s right．It must be raining．"

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　　“Do-o-ggy! Do-o-ggy!”

　　Mrs．Smith was doing the house when she heard someone shouting outside．　　1　　 about her son, she dashed out．What she saw shocked her：Her son Tommy was standing from his armchair, pointing to a cute little dog and 　　2　　 excitedly．

　　If you knew the 3-year-old boy couldn't walk or speak 　　3　　 that, you would not wonder why Mrs．Smith was so shocked at the 　　4　　 of his son's behavior．Actually, Tommy is a very 　　5　　 boy, with golden hair and big blue eyes, but when you talk with him you may find there is something wrong with him：He 　　6　　 to make eye contact with you or to respond to you; instead, he murmurs to 　　7　　 about something nobody can understand-he lives in a word of his own．

　　Mrs．Smith found that was a dog next door．He surely 　　8　　 the boy．He ran to him and sat before him, his body 　　9　　 and his tail wagging．The boy reached his hand to touch the dog's face while the dog licked the boy's hand with his 　　10　　．Then they began to “talk”, “laugh”, and “walking” on 　　11　　 legs around the yard．

　　Seeing this, tears of 　　12　　 filled Mrs．Smith's eyes．Three years before, her husband had 　　13　　 her and her son because of her son's illness, and ever since her son had been the 　　14　　 of her life．She had taken her son to many experts but with 　　15　　 effect．

　　From then on, the little dog became their 　　16　　 visitor and Tommy 　　17　　 stepped out of his own world and turned normal boy．

　　Animals have been 　　18　　 of mankind for thousands of years．Man has turned more cunning and less reliable as he has become more 　　19　　, while animals remain pure and innocent, 　　20　　 that he feels more comfortable with them than with his fellow creature．

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　　The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep．A few dogs started barking at it．The elephant woke up in a terrible anger：it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety．

　　That didn't stop the elephant．It destroyed a dozen 　　1　　 and 　　2　　 several people．The villagers were 　　3　　 and angry．Then someone 　　4　　 calling Parbati, the elephant princess．Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant 　　5　　．He taught Parbati to ride an elephant 　　6　　 she could even walk．He also taught her the 　　7　　 of the elephant, round-up-how to catch wild elephants．

　　Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle．After a happy childhood 　　8　　 with her father, she was sent to a 　　9　　 school in the city．But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her 　　10　　．"New life in the city is too dull．Catching elephants is an adventure and the 　　11　　 lasts for days after the 　　12　　．" she says．

　　But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun．"My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the 　　13　　．and to keep the elephants safe from man．" And this is exactly what Parbati 　　14　　 for many years．Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry：for many years, 　　15　　 hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land．　　16　　 is now fighting back．Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to 　　17　　 the animals back to the jungle before they can kill them．

　　The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion．A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly 　　18　　 elephant．" 　　19　　 they grow to love their tamers and never forget them．They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal．An elephant 　　20　　 indeed!

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