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

　　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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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。

　　The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break．She seemed so small as she pushed her way 　　1　　 the crowd of boys on the playground．She 　　2　　 from them all．

　　I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing 　　3　　．She would practice dribbling(运球)and shooting over and over again, sometimes until 　　4　　．One day I asked her 　　5　　 she practiced so much．She looked 　　6　　 in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college．The only way I can 　　7　　 is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball．I want to be 　　8　　．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．” Well, I had to give it in to her-she was 　　9　　．One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 　　10　　 in her arms．I walked toward her and quietly asked what was 　　11　　．“Oh, nothing, ” came a soft reply．“I'm just too short．” The coach told her that at her height she would probably 　　12　　 get to play for a top ranked team, 　　13　　 offered a scholarship．So she 　　14　　 stop dreaming about college．She was 　　15　　 and I sensed her disappointment．I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet．She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong．They just didn't 　　16　　 the power of a dream．He told her 　　17　　 she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, 　　18　　 could stop her except one thing-her own attitude．He told her again, “ if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．”

　　The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter(招聘人员)．She was indeed offered a 　　19　　．She was going to get the college education that she had 　　20　　 and worked toward for all those years．

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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。

　　Sea turtles are found in all warm waters throughout the world．Sea turtles are the 　　1　　 of the turtles．The largest kind of sea turtle can grow as long as eight feet and 　　2　　 1, 500 pounds．Even the smallest kind, Kemp’s-Ridley, can 　　3　　 to 28 inches long and weigh almost 100 pounds．Many other turtles are small enough to 　　4　　 in your hand．It is difficult to find population numbers for sea turtles because they do not 　　5　　 shore once they hatch and reach the ocean, which makes it hard to 　　6　　 them．Sea turtles 　　7　　 in the water because they are safer there．They cannot 　　8　　 their heads and feet into their shells like other turtles can．Sea turtles cannot hide inside their shells 　　9　　 other animals that want to eat them．They need to move quickly to stay safe．

　　When the weather 　　10　　 warm, sea turtles leave the ocean to 　　11　　 their eggs on the beach．This is the only time they will ever leave the water．Most 　　12　　 turtles spend part of the time in water 　　13　　 part of the time on land．It is easy to understand 　　14　　 sea turtles stay in the water．Their 　　15　　 to swim is greater than their ability to walk．Their heavy bodies and unusual feet make it hard for them to 　　16　　 on land．They are better 　　17　　 for life in the water．They are well suited for life in the sea because of 　　18　　 their bodies are made．

　　The way their feet are made helps sea turtles swim very quickly．Their feet look like long 　　19　　．When they swim, they flap their feet like a bird flaps its wings．This 　　20　　 way of swimming benefits sea turtles．It allows them to escape from their enemies．

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　　Lily was heading down the sidewalk towards her subway stop in Washington．She had a lot to do at work．But as she hurried down the 　　1　　, she started to feel warm．By the time she 　　2　　 to the platform．Lily felt sick-maybe it hadn't been a 　　3　　 idea to give blood the night before, she thought．She leaned 　　4　　 against a post close to the tracks．

　　Several metres away, John and his girlfriend Mary, found a 　　5　　 close to where the front of the train would stop．Suddenly he 　　6　　 the scream, followed by someone yelling．“Oh, my God she 　　7　　 in!” John didn't hesitate．Taking off and 　　8　　 the bag to his friend, he 　　9　　 down to the tracks and ran some 12 metres towards the body lying facedown on the 　　10　　．By the time John reached Lily, he could“　　11　　 vibration(震动)on the tracks and see the light 　　12　　 the tunnel,” he remembers．“The train was maybe 20 seconds from the station．”

　　　　13　　, a former high school wrestler who trains t a gym to stay in shape, 　　14　　 Lily under her ampits,(腋窝)．She was deadweight．“It was 　　15　　 to lift her．She was just our,” he says．But he managed to raise her 1.2 meters to the 　　16　　 so that by standers could grab her arms and drag her away from the edge．As the train closed in, John had to 　　17　　 himself onto the platform．He did so just seconds before the t rain passed by him and came to a stop．

　　When Lily woke up again, she felt herself being 　　18　　 along the ground, and saw someone else around her．Police and fire officials soon arrived and Lily 　　19　　 a scries of operations on her face 　　20　　 fortunately she didn't lose her life．

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Unchangeable Love

　　One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was expecting a quiet 　　1　　 of the splendid artwork．

　　A young 　　2　　 viewing the paintings ahead of me 　　3　　 nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．I admired the man's 　　4　　 for putting up with her 　　5　　 stream of words．　　6　　 by their noise, I moved on．

　　I met them several times as I moved 　　7　　 the various rooms of art．Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 　　8　　．

　　I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 　　9　　 when the couple approached the 　　10　　．Before they left, the man 　　11　　 into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He 　　12　　 it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the 　　13　　 to get his wife's jacket．

　　"He's a 　　14　　 man．" the clerk at the counter said．"Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．

　　So, as before, he and his wife come in 　　15　　 there is a new art show．"

　　"But what does he get out of the art?" I asked．"He can't see．"

　　"Can't see! You're 　　16　　．He sees a lot．More than you and I do," the clerk said．"His wife 　　17　　 each painting so he can see it in his head．"

　　I learned something about patience, 　　18　　 and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 　　19　　 and the courage of a husband who would not 　　20　　 blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand．

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　　Two weeks before Christmas, Mother told me we were going to my grandmother's house for the holiday．Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town．They had no electricity or running water and 　　1　　 what I considered the “good things” in life．They 　　2　　 made no plans for Christmas．When Christmas Eve arrived, Mom told me in her best “I-mean-it” voice to 　　3　　 all the decorations from our tree．She packed those up 　　4　　 all the trimmings(材料)for a complete turkey dinner．

　　Christmas morning　dawned　perfectly with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow．　　5　　 I sulked(生气)silently in the backseat of the car as we made our 　　6　　 to grandma's．This was going to be the 　　7　　 Christmas ever! Grandma was 　　8　　 to see us as we walked up to her door．“What on earth are you doing here?” she stammered(结巴)．” We weren't expecting 　　9　　．It's Christmas, and I don't even have a turkey to cook for you．” “I knew 　　10　　．” Mom said as we set boxes of goodies on the kitchen table．“That's 　　11　　 we brought all with us．” “We 　　12　　 have a tree,” Mom insisted．“ Otherwise(否则), what will we do with all these decorations?” Uncle Henry quickly caught Mom's spirit．He called me to join him, and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods．Soon the house smelled fresh and piney as we decorated the tree, and the day take on a festive air．The turkey dinner was very good, too．I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas day!

　　Dessert was forgotten 　　13　　 Mom came out with the final surprise-a flaming pudding!“Merry Christmas, mother,” Mom said．“Dear me!” Grandma gasped(喘息)．“I haven't seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married．”Tears of 　　14　　 filled her eyes．I could not hold the tears back, 　　15　　．I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever-she had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give．

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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。

　　I’ve been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good．Taxicab drivers have to be tough fellows to be able to work in New York．You’ve got to 　　1　　 the New York 　　2　　 eight hours a day these days, so people get the wrong 　　3　　 that they are bad．

　　Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people．Most of them will 　　4　　 as honest fellows．You read in the 　　5　　 almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds that people 　　6　　 in their cabs．If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers．

　　One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my cab．I 　　7　　 helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had 　　8　　 her．It took me almost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her．I didn't 　　9　　 as much as “thank you”．Still I felt good 　　10　　 I had done what was right．I think I felt better than she did．

　　I was born and 　　11　　 in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old．Then I came to this 　　12　　 in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting(参军)in World War I．After being discharged(退役), I had a family and bought my own cab．Life hasn't been too 　　13　　 at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit 　　14　　 for a rainy day．

　　When I 　　15　　 driving a cab, ParkAvenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards．Hoofer's Brewery was right next to where the Waldorf-Astoria is now．I did pretty well, 　　16　　 in those days．

　　In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have 　　17　　 had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks．

　　I believe 　　18　　 is one of the greatest gifts there is．I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity(正直), etc．But it doesn't make any 　　19　　 what they call it; it's still what makes a man a good 　　20　　．This is my code, and I try to live by．

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　　A poor boy Howard Kelly was trying to make some money for school by selling goods．He found that he had only one coin left．He was so 　　1　　 that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house．However, he lost his courage(勇气)when a lovely young 　　2　　 opened the door．Instead of asking for a meal, he asked for a drink of 　　3　　．She smiled understandingly and brought him a 　　4　　 glass of milk．He drank it slowly and then asked, “How much is it?”

　　“You need pay nothing．” she replied．“Mother has 　　5　　 me never to accept pay for a 　　6　　．” As Howard 　　7　　 that house, he not only felt stronger 　　8　　, but it also made him believe in God and the human beings more．He was about to give up before this．

　　　　9　　 later, the young woman became very ill．She was sent to the big city, 　　10　　 Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the treatment(治疗)．When he heard the name of the 　　11　　 she came from, a 　　12　　 light filled his eyes．Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room．He 　　13　　 her at once．From that day on, he gave 　　14　　 attention to her case and 　　15　　 to do his best to save her life．

　　After a long time, she recovered．The bill was sent to her room．She was 　　16　　 to open it because she knew it would 　　17　　 the rest of her life to pay it off．Finally she looked at the bill and saw these words on one side of it,

　　“Paid in full with 　　18　　．”

　　Tears of 　　19　　 ran out of her eyes as she cried, “Thank you, 　　20　　．Your love has got around through human hearts and hands．”

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　　My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy．One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper 　　1　　 what he wanted to be and do when he grew up．

　　That night he wrote a seven-paper 　　2　　 his dream of owning a farm．He put a great deal of his heart into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his 　　3　　．Two days later he received his paper back．On the 　　4　　 page was a large red F with a 　　5　　 that read, “See me after class．” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “　　6　　 did I receive an F? ” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you．Owning a farm requires a lot of money．There's no 　　7　　 a young man could ever do it．” Then the teacher added, “ 　　8　　 you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your 　　9　　．”

　　The boy went home and 　　10　　 about it long and hard．Finally, after a week, he turned in the 　　11　　 paper, making no changes．

　　Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting on my farm．I 　　12　　 have that school paper over fireplace．” He added, “The best part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my farm．When the teacher was 　　13　　, he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now．When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream 　　14　　．During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams．Fortunately you had enough courage not to 　　15　　 yours．”

　　Don't let anyone steal your dreams．Follow your heart, no matter what…

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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。

　　Filled with sorrow, I didn't notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on．I was at the funeral of my 　　1　　．The hurt was so intense, and I found it hard to 　　2　　 at times．

　　Suddenly, I heard a 　　3　　 open and slam shut at the back of the church．Quick 　　4　　 hurried along the floor．A young man looked around in a 　　5　　 and then sat next to me．His eyes were full of tears．

　　“I'm 　　6　　, ” he explained, though no explanation was 　　7　　．After several eulogies(悼文), he leaned over and commented, “Why do they keep 　　8　　 Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’? ” “Because that was her name, Margaret．Never Mary, ” I 　　9　　．“No, that isn't correct, ” he insisted．“Her name is Mary, Mary Peters．” “That isn't 　　10　　 this is, ” I replied．“Isn't this the Lutheran church? ” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street．I believe you’re at the 　　11　　 funeral, sir．”

　　The solemnness(庄严)of the occasion 　　12　　 with the realization of the man's mistake bubbled(充溢)up inside me and came out as 　　13　　．I peeked at the misguided man seated beside me．He was laughing, 　　14　　．I imagined Mother laughing．At the 　　15　　 “Aman”, we darted(猛冲)out a door and into the parking lot．

　　“I do believe we'll be the 　　16　　 of the town, ” he smiled．He said his name was Rick and that 　　17　　 he had missed his aunt's funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee．That afternoon began a lifelong 　　18　　 for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral．A year after our meeting, we were 　　19　　 at a country church．This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time．

　　Whenever anyone asks us how we 　　20　　, Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us．”

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