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　　It has been difficult to sit on the bench most of the time, watching my team from the sideline．I always 　　1　　 why I am not good enough to be on the floor．After endless hours of work and devotion, 　　2　　 myself through drill after drill, the last thing I want is to be a cheerleader．The feeling of being 　　3　　 is sometimes too much and drives me to 　　4　　 on the spot．I often feel as though my 　　5　　 are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to 　　6　　．It is heartbreaking to be a spectator(旁观者)for the game I love, knowing that no one has enough faith to give me the chance to 　　7　　 on the floor．Tears well up, but I 　　7　　 them back．I shouldn't be so 　　9　　 over something so silly．

　　Away from the game, it's easier to put my thoughts together, rather than letting my 　　10　　 drive my reasoning．I consider 　　11　　 I am where I am．I have played basketball my whole life．I have a strong 　　12　　 for the sport and always have．There is nothing like the 　　13　　 of playing：the swish(飕飕声)of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises(青肿)are battle wounds worn 　　14　　 after every game．

　　Even if I don't play much, I participate in every game．I am part of a team of girls who 　　15　　 together like a family．I am there for them, 　　16　　 they are for me．

　　Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and continue playing basketball 　　17　　 great passion just a little longer? The 　　18　　 isn't difficult when I consider the joy that being a part of a team 　　19　　 me－and not just any team, but my team．I love basketball and my teammates．When I think about that, my 　　20　　 from the bench really isn't so bad after all．

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　　A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor．While talking about the present-day 　　1　　 topic－Happiness, the conversation soon turned into complaints about 　　2　　 in work and life．Offering his 　　3　　 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 　　4　　 with a large pot of coffee and a 　　5　　 of cups－porcelain(瓷), plastic, glass, crystal(水晶), some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful－telling them to 　　6　　 themselves to the coffee．

　　Seeing all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have 　　7　　, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 　　8　　 , leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is 　　9　　 for you to want：only the best for yourselves, that is the 　　10　　 of your problems and stress．”

　　“　　11　　 the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink．　　12　　 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup．　　13　　 you consciously went for the best cups…．And then you began 　　14　　 each other's cups．”

　　“Now consider this：　　15　　 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just 　　16　　 to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 　　17　　 of life we live．Sometimes, by focusing only on the cup, we 　　18　　 to enjoy the coffee．So, value the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups drive you．　　19　　 , enjoy the coffee．”

　　It's true that the 　　20　　 people don't have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything,

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　　Long, long ago, after a young woman finished her housework, she went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her．She didn't know how she was going to 　　1　　 it and wanted to give up．She was 　　2　　 fighting and struggling．It seemed as one 　　3　　 was solved, a new one would appear．

　　Her grandmother took her to the 　　4　　．She filled 3 pots with water and placed each on a high fire, and soon the pots came to 　　5　　．In the first pot, she placed carrots, in the second, she placed 　　6　　, and in the last she placed ground(被碾成粉末状的)coffee beans．She let them sit and boil．In about 20 minutes she turned off the 　　7　　 and placed them in a separate bowl．　　8　　 to her grandmother, she asked, “Tell me what you see．”

　　“Carrots, eggs, and coffee．” She 　　9　　．Her grandmother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots．She did and noticed that they were 　　10　　．The grandmother then asked the granddaughter to take an egg and 　　11　　 it．After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg．　　12　　 , the grandmother asked the granddaughter to 　　13　　 the coffee．The granddaughter smiled as she tasted its rich smell then asked, “What does it mean, grandmother?”

　　Her grandmother 　　14　　 that each of these objects had faced the same adversity(逆境), boiling water．Each responded 　　15　　．The carrot went in strong and hard, however, after 　　16　　 the boiling water, it softened and became weak．The egg had been easily broken．Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior(内部), 　　17　　 after sitting through the boiling water, its 　　18　　 became hardened．The ground coffee beans were unique, 　　19　　．After they were in the boiling 　　20　　 , they had changed the water．

　　“Which are you?” she asked her granddaughter．

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　　By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didn't visit．I couldn't understand　　1　　 my best friend wouldn't come to see me．Struggling against the 　　2　　, I phoned his 　　3　　．His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got 　　4　　．“He's not here right now,” she said．I thought it was 　　5　　that she didn't tell me where he was or　　6　　 to have him call me．But I was so weak, I just let it　　7　　．I found out later that Tom's mother called my parents right after we rang 　　8　　．My phone call really made her　　9　　 , and she 　　10　　they talk to me．Later that night, my mom 　　11　　．Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had 　　12　　 what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news：I'd hit a tree．Tom, in the 　　13　　 seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly．The only reason I'd lived was because of my 　　14　　．

　　My first　　15　　 was of shock．．I'd been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the 　　16　　 person in the world．Even after I was able to 　　17　　 several weeks later, I didn't want to eat, I didn't want to talk．I just 　　18　　 at the wall in my 　　19　　and cried．The only person I wanted to see was Tom．I didn't feel like 　　20　　with any of my old friends．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。

　　I was in New York City to advise large banks on the secret to success in business．Once I started a 　　1　　with my taxi driver, Tony．He had studied be a marine biologist, but couldn't get a 　　2　　job in that field．“I like driving a taxi,” he said．“but I hope to do much better than just to 　　3　　．” Like many people, Tony thought that being self-reliant meant 　　4　　 asking for help．But we need to develop relationships in order to　　5　　our goals．Tony liked chatting with his customers, yet he didn't want 　　6　　to them．I advised him to give it a 　　7　　．And he did．Not only did his customers take his taxi more often, but they 　　8　　 him to their friends．Soon he had a long list of 　　9　　 and was able to buy his own car, then a second．He had to 　　10　　another man to help with the overflow．

　　We each contain 　　11　　of greatness, which can be expressed in 　　12　　 ways, from starting a business to raising the next generation of leaders．Life is all about finding that seed and nurturing it to its　　13　　 growth．And I know it's possible, because I am living 　　14　　．

　　I'm the son of a steelworker and a cleaning woman．My dad would come home, his hands were scraped and 　　15　　, and he said, “I don't want this for you, Keith．You need a great 　　16　　．”Although my father didn't know the CEO of his company, he wasn't afraid to introduce himself and ask for advice．The CEO admired his 　　17　　and helped get me a scholarship at one of the excellent school in the country．I went on to Yale University and Harvard Business School．　　18　　I was the youngest chief marketing officer in the Fortune 500．I learned that the secret 　　19　　 success lies in the power of relationship．We 　　20　　need “coach” to help reach our goals．

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　　There is one showing love, and there's another not responding in time．During lifetime, however, it turns out to be a regret and we always think of making it up when it's gone．

　　A father sat at his desk staring over his monthly bills 　　1　　 his young son rushed in and 　　2　　 , “Dad, because this is your birthday and you’re 55 years old, I'm going to give you 55 　　3　　, one for each year! ” When the boy started 　　4　　 his agreement, the father exclaimed, “Oh, Andrew, don't do it now; I'm too 　　5　　 ! ” The youngster immediately 　　6　　 silent as tears welled up in his big blue eyes．　　7　　 the father said, “You can finish later．”

　　The boy said nothing but quietly 　　8　　 , disappointment written 　　9　　 his face．That evening the father said, “ Come and finish the 　　10　　 kisses now, Andrew! ” But the boy didn't respond．

　　Unfortunately, a few days later after this incident, the boy had an 　　11　　 and was drowned．His 　　12　　 father wrote, “If only I 　　13　　 tell him how much I regret my thoughtless 　　14　　 , and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is 　　15　　．”

　　Love is a two-way street．Any loving act must be warmly accepted 　　16　　 it will be taken as rejection and can 　　17　　 a scar．If we are too busy to give and 　　18　　 love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than 　　19　　 with love to the cry for love from those who are near and precious to us．Because there may be no 　　20　　 at all as in the case of the little boy．

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　　Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women．Career women are 　　1　　 than housewives．Evidence shows that 　　2　　 are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows 　　3　　 the unemployment rate increases by 1％, the death rate increases correspondingly by 2％．All this 　　4　　 one point： Work is helpful to health．

　　Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, 　　5　　 loneliness and solitude．Researches show that people feel 　　6　　 and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead, the happiest are those who are 　　7　　．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard．Work serves as 　　8　　 between man and reality．By work, people 　　9　　 each other．By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work 　　10　　 the loss of everything．

　　It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to(易于) 　　11　　．　　12　　 , work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of 　　13　　．work makes one feel his value and status in society．When 　　14　　 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 　　15　　 a patient or a teacher sees his students 　　16　　 , they are happy 　　17　　．

　　From the above we can come to the conclusion 　　18　　 the more you work, 　　19　　 you will be．Let's work hard, 　　20　　 and live a happy and healthy life．

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　　“I'm too old and it's too late,” which played over and over in my mind．I was 　　1　　 and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time．　　2　　 my ambition to become a writer, I 　　3　　 my ability to succeed as one．Had I wasted years going 　　4　　 the wrong goals?

　　I was at a low point 　　5　　 the voice on the radio began 　　6　　 the story of Grandma Moses．Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who 　　7　　．Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 　　8　　 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering(绣花)on cloth．

　　At seventy-eight, her fingers became 　　9　　 awkward to hold a needle．　　10　　 give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 　　11　　．For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold 　　12　　 a little money．But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the 　　13　　 world-and the rest is 　　14　　．She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings, 　　15　　 her book illustrations(插图)for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!

　　　　16　　 I listened to the radio, my 　　17　　 changed．If Grandma Moses 　　18　　 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, my life still had 　　19　　 after thirty．Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly 　　20　　．

　　It was published eight months later．

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　　The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights．It 　　1　　 me of how many people I've seen who take the yellow light as a 　　2　　 to go faster．I also can't understand why people don't move when the traffic light has turned green．Above all, there are those 　　3　　 situations in which someone just 　　4　　 the fact that the light has turned red, and keeps going．That is why so many 　　5　　 happen! All these situations make me 　　6　　 the purpose of traffic lights．

　　　　7　　, it's even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at 　　8　　 crossroads．Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to 　　9　　 traffic．And I'll do my best to 　　10　　 the traffic rules：to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I'm 　　11　　 to．

　　It occurs to me that my 　　12　　 have done much the same for me 　　13　　 teach- ing me how to live．They have given me many 　　14　　 lights; to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to 　　15　　 with joy and purpose．They have also given me some red lights 　　16　　 my life goes astray(误入歧途)：not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires．And there 　　17　　 have been some yellow caution lights：to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to 　　18　　 school regularly and work hard．

　　If I obey these rules, my life will be as 　　19　　 as it can be．Just as I'm wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I'm walking across the street, I'm wise to pay attention to the “　　20　　 signals” given to me by my parents．

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　　When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points．He was 　　1　　 and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my 　　2　　．His beaming(欢笑的)face turned to shock．"You're 　　3　　 my grade?" he said angrily．"I would never have come in 　　4　　 …"

　　He didn't finish the 　　5　　, but it was obvious that his display of honesty was 　　6　　．He thought he'd have it all －praise and the higher grade．

　　Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade 　　7　　 because all I'd accomplished was to discourage him from being 　　8　　 in the future．And every time I tell this story, some people agree to this 　　9　　．

　　But I can't see how I could give good reason for worsening my 　　10　　 in grading by undermining(损害)the honesty of all my grades by failing to 　　11　　 an error．The grade itself would be a dishonest 　　12　　 of his knowledge and it would have been 　　13　　 to other students．How could I 　　14　　 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?

　　I know 　　15　　 reporting an error in one's favor is unusual, but, like 　　16　　 too much change, it's clearly the right thing to do．People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up 　　17　　 as much as anyone else．The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is 　　18　　 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing．

　　Perhaps lowering the student's grade did 　　19　　 him from being honest in the future, but bribing(贿赂)him to be honest so that he does the right thing when its cost-free would have 　　20　　 him even more．The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards．

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