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　　It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes and candies．The young man behind thecounter knows his 　　1　　 by name and what they normally want to buy．He treats children andadults with equal 　　2　　 He reads scicnce fiction behind the counter when business is 　　3　　．

　　One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, 　　4　　 not intending to pay for it．He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and locked the front door．It was obvious they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going anywhere with their ill-gotten gains．They 　　5　　 the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were on the way．

　　Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were 　　6　　．“We have food in the back, expired but still Safe to eat．If you need food, you can have some．”

　　They Were told to pick up what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the mess．They were doing just that when the police arrived．The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer 　　7　　

　　This wasn't what they had 　　8　　．They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done 　　9　　, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to 　　10　　 up．

　　Soon three 　　11　　 people walked out with all the 　　12　　 their arms could hold．They were 　　13　　 that, if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab．

　　And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in．He would be the last person in the world to claim he was a/an 　　14　　 But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of-a small amount of self-respect and a little bit of 　　15　　

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请认真阅读下面短文，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　When Julie was a child, she was a very big fan of animals．As a result, all she ever heard 　　1　　 was “Julie, you should be a vet．You’re going to be a great vet．That's what you should do．” 　　2　　 when she got to the Ohio State University, she started studying to be a vet．

　　A scholarship allowed her to spend her 　　3　　 year studying abroad in Manchester, England．Away from the family 　　4　　 back home, she found herself one day sitting at her desk, surrounded by biology books and staring out the window, when it suddenly hit her：“I'm in total 　　5　　．I don't want to be a vet! ”

　　　　6　　 she thought back over all the things she'd done in her life and what had made her happy．And then it hit her-it was all of the youth leadership conferences that she had volunteered 　　7　　 , and the communications and leadership courses she had taken as elective courses back at Ohio State．“How could I have been so 　　8　　? Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally realizing I'm on the 　　9　　 path．I just never took the time to 　　10　　 it until now, ” she thought．

　　Inspired by her new 　　11　　 , Julie spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies．When 　　12　　 to Ohio State, she was eventually able to 　　13　　 the administration to let her create her own program in “leadership studies”, 　　14　　 it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate．She 　　15　　 to become a senior management consultant in leadership training and development for the Pentagon．She 　　16　　 founded a drug-prevention organization that 　　17　　 the message “Lead your own life with the skill and the 　　18　　 to say no．”

　　So, never live someone else's 　　19　　．If you limit your 　　20　　 only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want．

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　　Never before had I imagined I should have the opportunity to live with so many girls．Would they 　　1　　 such a single “Hi” from me? I was about to greet my new roommates, 　　2　　 they did not seem to have the same 　　3　　 attention that I had．They just dealt with their own 　　4　　, sorting out their clothes, and making arrangements for their university life．Thus tranquility(宁静)

　　became the 　　5　　 atmosphere in the dormitory．

　　To my surprise, 　　6　　 such a situation, I did not feel a sense of 　　7　　．With time going on, we got to know each other deeper．I was 　　8　　 to find that in deep soul we all had great dreams and belonged to the same 　　9　　．

　　However, not long before the 　　10　　 was disturbed by my own upset of mind for study pressure．What I was 　　11　　 about seemed to have 　　12　　 to do with them and what they were doing and talking about seemed so far away from me．However, one incident changed my 　　13　　 and made me treasure this kind of 　　14　　 better and more confident in our friendship．

　　One day, when I was leaving the teachers’ office, it was in complete silence and frightening 　　15　　．At my dormitory gate, I was startled(使惊奇)to find there still 　　16　　 a little light glimmering in the darkness, so faint but yet so clear．Just under the 　　17　　 of the light, I went to the room without any difficulty．They were in sound sleep, leaving the 　　18　　 light on in the calm world．Tears rolled down my cheeks．

　　I know 　　19　　 that we all like tranquility, both in environment and in our mind．It is the care that 　　20　　 all the misunderstandings and unpleasantness．

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　　How would you like to study at an American university in China?

　　　　1　　 the news that New York University(NYU)is opening a campus on Chinese mainland, the possibility of getting an American education is coming closer to a 　　2　　．

　　But how will Chinese students deal with a very different style of teaching? 　　3　　 that encourages debate, discussion and critical thinking?

　　You know how kids constantly ask questions? They have so much to learn and simply 　　4　　 information．Asking questions 　　5　　 they are curious．

　　So 　　6　　 does that natural 　　7　　 become weaker? Not at kindergarten, nor at primary school．But perhaps with puberty(青春期)　　8　　 self-consciousness and a reluctance to draw attention to yourself by asking the teacher questions．

　　　　9　　, that's a pity, because asking your teachers questions should be encouraged．After all, they’ve been educated, 　　10　　 a lot more experience than you and perhaps possess a little wisdom．

　　When I taught journalism at college in Scotland I 　　11　　 answering students’ questions．Some of them asked difficult ones．I didn't always know the answers．If I didn't, I'd admit　　12　　 and try to find out later．

　　At university we were encouraged to challenge our peers and tutors．A student would prepare a paper on a subject and other students would 　　13　　 it．It was a way of 　　14　　 critical and logical thinking．

　　You can learn to think logically, 　　15　　 some of the more difficult problems would probably require advanced math．Having a logical mind can help develop critical thinking．

　　My wife doesn't have a logical mind, but she does have emotional intelligence．An ability to empathize(有同感)with people, relate to them and 　　16　　 their personalities is also important to critical thinking．

　　I can't claim to have 　　17　　 like her emotional intelligence, but I'd like to think some of it has influenced me．If you can't 　　18　　 try to put yourself in someone else's 　　19　　 , how can you understand their situation and their problems?

　　So try to develop your powers of critical thinking．　　20　　 books, films, music and newspapers．And don't believe everything you read or see．Think for yourself．

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself．For a 　　1　　 , I had decided on frozen peas．As I was cutting open the bag, it 　　2　　 from my hand and crashed to the floor．The peas, like marbles, 　　3　　 everywhere．I tried to use a broom, 　　4　　 with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．

　　For the next week, every time I was in the 　　5　　, I found a pea-in a corner, or behind a table leg．They kept 　　6　　．Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 　　7　　 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．

　　At the time I found those few remaining 　　8　　 , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful 　　9　　 I'd met in a support group．After we married, I was reminded 　　10　　 those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my 　　11　　 had been like that bag of frozen peas．It had shattered(破碎．My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble 　　12　　 his new surroundings and the 　　13　　 of his mother．I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．

　　When life gets you 　　14　　 , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you'll never 　　15　　 , remember that it's just a bag of scattered frozen peas．The peas can be 　　16　　 , and life will move on．You'll find all the peas 　　17　　 , including the ones that are hardest to find．And when you’ve got them 　　18　　 you'll start to feel whole again．

　　The life you know can break apart at any time．But you'll have to 　　19　　, and how fast you collect your peas depends on you．Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, 　　20　　 will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?

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　　Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present．He was so 　　1　　 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes．

　　All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 　　2　　 , Chuck Hart．　　3　　 Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous 　　4　　 , he was a great player．In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart' s 　　5　　 on the side of the box．The first indication that something was 　　6　　 came as he tore away the last piece of paper．Not Hart' s．The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was 　　7　　 for his amazing work in the community．

　　Travis's hands 　　8　　 ; his heart stopped．It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren't nice, but what would his friends think?

　　They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 　　9　　 by the other players．When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis knew he 　　10　　 tell him．"'Thanks, Dad．I was really hoping for shoes, " Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box．

　　Next morning his dad drove him to school．When they 　　11　　 in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door．Just then, his dad stopped him．

　　"Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look"…" his dad said 　　12　　 "Travis, I know those aren' t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n) 　　13　　 The guy whose name is on those shoes, " he said, pointing down at Travis's feet, "is someone I 　　14　　．Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 　　15　　?"

　　"No, " Travis said．

　　" Never．He' s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he' s a team player．You could have acted like a 　　16　　 when you didn't get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 　　17　　 you were polite and made the best of it．You have 　　18　　 , like the guy whose name is on these shoes．I' m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I' 11 ever see．"

　　When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes 　　19　　．His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 　　20　　．

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　　Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that I struggled with for most of my middle school years and a part of my high school years．

　　At Riverview, 　　1　　 was usually a nightmare(噩梦)for me．As I 　　2　　 the dining hall, all the eyes would be fixed upon my bony figure．I would take my place at a table full of friends and 　　3　　 to enjoy a “normal” lunch．The 　　4　　 was that I would not always eat lunch, and that greatly 　　5　　 my friends．They would watch to make sure that I was eating properly, almost 　　6　　 food into my mouth．

　　And then, I transferred to Madison High School．I decided not to tell anyone at that school about my eating disorder since I had almost 　　7　　 by that time．Strangely, I stopped fearing lunch when I started at Madison．No one knew that I had an eating disorder, 　　8　　 they did not care what I ate．This 　　9　　 a huge amount of stress from my life．It was still hard for me to eat in front of others, which is 　　10　　 for an anorexic, but I was able to put some of my 　　11　　 aside．

　　I was thankful for the students at Riverview, but they knew me only as an anorexic．My friends cared about my health, but they 　　12　　 to care about me as a person．Truthfully, all I wanted was for them to 　　13　　 me and not to fix on my eating disorder．

　　The students at Madison took the time to know who I 　　14　　 was．They had no idea that I had been an anorexic, so that a particular label(标签)did not 　　15　　 their opinions of me．I was finally 　　16　　 for my talents and achievements, not my failures．I was honored as a good student．I was no longer afraid to show my true 　　17　　．

　　My days as an anorexic taught me many lessons that I would never 　　18　　．They taught me about life and how to be a better friend．I learned about the joy of 　　19　　 tasks such as eating lunch．I appreciated the people who helped me to see that there is more 　　20　　 life than having an eating disorder．

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　　I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax．

　　As I approached(走近)my 　　1　　, I saw one of my 　　2　　 standing by the bus stop．I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and besides, it was 　　3　　 cold to be standing outside on the coldest 　　4　　 in January．I didn't know where she lived, but I was 　　5　　 I would be able to find my way back．

　　We 　　6　　 about our work as I drove and before we knew it, we arrived at 　　7　　 house．I started driving back．　　8　　 looked familiar, but at first that didn't bother me．But soon I realized something wrong．I recognized nothing．But I told myself to stay 　　9　　．

　　I was beyond neighborhoods, streets and 　　10　　 streetlights．I no longer knew where I was now．How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my 　　11　　．It was now 2：30 a．m．My gas was slowly running out．I 　　12　　 the car and turned off the engine．In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, 　　13　　．Then I raised my head and saw a shadow down the road in front of me．I turned my headlights on．A car! I drove a little 　　14　　 , got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car．An elderly man slowly rolled his window down．

　　I said that I didn't know how to get back into town．In silence, he started driving．I ran back to my car and drove behind him．Finally I recognized a(n) 　　15　　 street．As I turned to head home, the car disappeared．Then I pulled into my driveway(车道)when the warning light for my gas tank(汽油箱)turned on．

　　Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart．

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　　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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　　In 1930, a young African American, Vivien T．Thomas, a professional carpenter, was hired as a lab assistant by a famous white doctor named Dr．Alfred Blalock．Although he 　　1　　 went to college, he had an enormous 　　2　　 to learn and explore the power of knowledge．Whenever Dr．Blalock left his office, young Thomas used to 　　3　　 study the medical books on the shelves of the office．

　　Thomas 　　4　　 a great interest in learning more and more about 　　5　　 when he started to assist Blalock during his practice of surgeries on dogs．　　6　　 Dr．Blalock understood Thomas's ability to help him perform a complicated surgery, he still did not 　　7　　 Thomas as a smart person because of the social 　　8　　 of prejudice towards African Americans．

　　Dr．Blalock wanted to 　　9　　 to believe that Thomas was just a(n) 　　10　　 by profession and a lab assistant．Employees, white or black, at the hospital could not 　　11　　 that an African American, Thomas, could run the lab．He was the 　　12　　 and thus a history maker．

　　In those days, the society expected that black people were 　　13　　 to be janitors(管理员)．Despite this reality, Thomas’ cleverness, perseverance, and passion had 　　14　　 a need in Dr．Blalock's mind．Thomas ran John Hopkins Hospital's surgical(外科的)lab 　　15　　 Dr．Blalock．At the time, all other 　　16　　 employees in the hospital were janitors．Dr．Blalock and Thomas became a 　　17　　 and conducted a joint research that 　　18　　 the first heart surgery performed at John Hopkins University Hospital in 1941．

　　Many years later, Thomas's contribution was 　　19　　 and he was eventually awarded an honorary doctorate, for his creative work in the 　　20　　 procedures of modern cardiac(心脏病的)surgery．As he became Dr．Thomas, he also inspired and lifted the confidence of the future generation．He used his knowledge for the betterment of humankind．

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