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　　I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago．In the house with a large 　　1　　 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children．At the end of the day, he would 　　2　　 his taxi on the road．I 　　3　　 why he did not park it in the garage．

　　Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage．In the afternoon he would come home 　　4　　 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 　　5　　 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi．I felt it was 　　6　　．

　　I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 　　7　　 to be outside one evening two weeks 　　8　　 , when the garage door was 　　9　　 and he drove out in his “own” car：a Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely 　　10　　 I realized what that meant．You see, he was a taxi driver．But 　　11　　 inside, he saw himself as something else：a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n) 　　12　　．He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce．The world looked at his taxi and 　　13　　 him a taxi driver．But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living．Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a(n) 　　14　　．

　　We go to bed every night and 　　15　　 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors．We go for a 　　16　　 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 　　17　　．We love life as it is．Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 　　18　　 the social ladder-how much bigger and better a 　　19　　 we have．And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage．We should focus more on 　　20　　 we are than what we do!

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完型填空，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。

　　I grew up poor-living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother．We had 　　1　　 money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention．I was 　　2　　 and energetic．I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could 　　3　　 afford a dream．

　　My dream was to be a 　　4　　．When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball．I was also 　　5　　：my high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 　　6　　 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief．One particular 　　7　　 with him changed my life forever．

　　It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 　　8　　．This meant a chance for my first income-cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the 　　9　　 of savings for a house for my mother．The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to 　　10　　 at it．

　　Then I realized I would have to 　　11　　 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn't be playing．I was 　　12　　 about this．

　　When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 　　13　　 as I expected him to be．“You have your whole life to work, ” he said．“Your 　　14　　 days are limited．You can't afford to waste them．”

　　I stood before him with my head 　　15　　 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth 　　16　　 his disappointment in me．

　　“How much are you going to make at this job? ” he demanded．

　　“＄ 3.25 an hour, ” I replied．

　　“Well, is ＄ 3.25 an hour the price of a 　　17　　 ? ” he asked．

　　That 　　18　　 laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal．I devoted myself to 　　19　　 that summer, and within the year I was offered a ＄ 20, 000 contract．I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for ＄ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the 　　20　　 of my dreams．

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完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。

　　Last week I went to a supermarket．After I 　　1　　 the bill and was passing through the door, the alarm suddenly started to ring．Suddenly, a young guard ran toward me and ordered me to 　　2　　 him．I felt so upset and 　　3　　．He took me to a small room, but I was 　　4　　 frightened that I stopped at the door．Finding me 　　5　　 to enter the room, he shouted that I had to go into the room．

　　He closed the door．I thought he was going to hurt me．Suddenly, a 　　6　　 voice said in my ear：“Take out the things you’ve stolen! ” “I stole nothing．” I said．“Do as I tell you．If we find them, you'll be in trouble．” “There is nothing．” I answered．“I didn't take anything．” I said, taking everything out of my pockets and bag．

　　　　7　　 this point, a guard came in and asked a salesgirl to 　　8　　 me．　　9　　 , they found nothing．

　　But they didn't believe that I hadn't stolen anything．So the young guard ordered me to pass through the door alarm again．

　　I was 　　10　　 when it rang again．I felt 　　11　　 and burst into tears．I didn't know how to prove 　　12　　 I was innocent(清白的)．

　　They made me go into the small room again．

　　“Take out the stolen things quickly, 　　13　　 we will dial 110．” They said．

　　“OK, call the police．I’ m not afraid．” I said 　　14　　．

　　Suddenly, they 　　15　　 their tone．After a while, a salesgirl asked me to raise my feet．I did 　　16　　 she had told me．There was a label(标签)on the bottom of my shoe．That was it! That was the 　　17　　 thing that had brought me such great trouble．But it 　　18　　 my innocence．

　　After that, they 　　19　　 to me in the small room, But they should have apologized 　　20　　 , shouldn't they? A lot of people were there when I was taken away．What did they think of me?

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完型填空，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。

　　“I am going home to Denmark, Son, and I just want to tell you I love you．”

　　In my dad's last telephone call to me, he 　　1　　 that line several times in half an hour．I wasn't listening at the right level．I heard the words, but not the message, and 　　2　　 not their deeper meaning．I believed my dad would live to be 100 years old, 　　3　　 my great uncle lived to be 107 years old．I hadn't felt his 　　4　　 over Mum's death, understood his loneliness or 　　5　　 most of his friends had left the world．He often asked my brother and me to create grandchildren 　　6　　 he could be a devoted grandfather．I was too busy with my business to really listen．

　　“Dad's dead, ” sighed my brother not long after dad went back to Denmark．

　　I was 　　7　　 and just cried for the loss of my dad．This isn't the 　　8　　 it's supposed to happen．If I had known these were to be dad's final days, I would have asked to go with him to Denmark．If I had been really listening and thinking, I would have offered comfort during his final hours．After all, a loved one should hold his hand and 　　9　　 him as he makes the transition(过渡)from reality to another world．Dad 　　10　　 his departure(离开)repeatedly, but I 　　11　　 it．I felt sadness, pain and regret．Why had I not been there for him? He'd always been there for me．In the mornings when I was nine years old, he 　　12　　 come home from working 18 hours and 　　13　　 me up by patting my back lightly with his strong powerful hands and whispering, “Time to get up, Son．” 　　14　　 I was dressed and ready to go, he had put my schoolbag in my bicycle basket．Recalling these 　　15　　 moments with dad brings tears to my eyes．

　　Now my heart is still in 　　16　　 because dad was there for me and I wasn't there for him．My hearty 　　17　　 is：always, always seize the moment to 　　18　　 your love with your loved ones, and keep them 　　19　　 when they leave the world．Experiencing the 　　20　　 of death with one you love will make you understand the meaning of life better．

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完形填空，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)，选出最佳选项。

　　When I was about 8 years old, I asked my mum to buy me a certain biscuit because it sponsored(赞助)Flash Gordon．Gordon was a super-hero who 　　　　 for good deeds(事情)in outer space．

　　My mum would buy the 　　　　 for me because I 　　　　 the prize that came with it．The prize was a pair of glasses that Gordon 　　　　．

　　However, in order to get the prize I had to 　　　　 the whole box of biscuits out because it was at the 　　　　．I didn't dare to think of 　　　　 my way to the prize because I was too 　　　　．Yes, I wanted to be like Flash Gordon! 　　　　 the glasses came out from the bottom, I put them on．I felt like my favorite 　　　　．I wore them everywhere my mum and I went．I even tried to wear them to 　　　　, but the teachers didn't want a super-hero flying around the playground．

　　Over the years there were other prizes from many 　　　　 brands(牌子)of biscuits, but I was never really 　　　　 the biscuits, only the 　　　　．

　　When you think about it, 　　　　 itself can be like a box of biscuits．Even as adults, we keep 　　　　 that prize at all costs．Just 　　　　 what we do at times．We become greedy(贪婪的)to get what we think is the prize．

　　Try to look at it from a different view．Wouldn't it be better to 　　　　 the journey along the way? In other words, don't be impatient and pour the box．That will only spoil(破坏)the 　　　　 meaning of the prize．Enjoy what you have and be grateful．I promise your prize will 　　　　, without having to push others out of the way to get it．

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完型填空，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。

　　Nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier(a kind of little smart dog)George is being honored with a bravery medal for saving five New Zealand children from an attack by two pit bills(比特犬)．The medal from the Society 　　1　　 the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(SPCA)comes after former US Marine Jerrell Hudman said he was 　　2　　 his Purple Heart medal to George's owner after hearing of the 　　3　　 bravery．

　　Feisty, 30cm 　　4　　 George, who had a heart problem, fought with the pit bulls to 　　5　　 them from attacking the youngest of five children as they 　　6　　 home from buying sweets at a neighborhood shop in the small North Island town of Manaia ten days ago．

　　The Jack Russell was badly injured in the fight．“It was an extraordinary act of 　　7　　 , ” said the animal protection society's chief executive, Robyn Kippenberger．Authorities have 　　8　　 the two pit bulls, and their 　　9　　 faces the accusation for owning dangerous and uncontrolled dogs．

　　Yesterday，Kippenberger said her group's award, the SPCA medal, normally given to 　　10　　 for bravery in 　　11　　 animals, has not been awarded to a dog since 1990．The two previous dog winners were 　　12　　 police dogs．“That he 　　13　　 up a couple of dogs much larger than himself, 　　14　　 to protect a child, is just a most amazing act and needs to be 　　15　　,” she told The Associated Press．The bravery medal will be presented to George's owner at the children's school．

　　　　16　　 , former US Marine Jerrell Hudman told the local newspaper that he would honor the terrier's bravery by mailing to New Zealand one of the three Purple Heart medals he was awarded for 　　17　　 in Vietnam in 1967．Purple Hearts are given to US 　　18　　 wounded or killed in battles．Hudman, 58, of Austin, Texas, 　　19　　 George as a “little warrior” who 　　20　　 the honor．

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完形填空，阅读下面的短文，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。

　　If you are human, you can't help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong．You must also 　　1　　 as if your life is completely out of control at times．It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or 　　2　　 strangers can boost(增强)your spirits．It is also during those 　　3　　 that negative words can be devastating(毁灭性的)and sink you deeper and deeper into depression．

　　For example, consider this story about a group of 　　4　　 who were traveling through the woods when 　　5　　 of them fell into a deep pit(坑)．All of the other frogs gathered around the 　　6　　．When they saw how 　　7　　 the pit was, they told the two 　　8　　 frogs they would never get out．

　　The two frogs didn't obey what other frogs said and tried to 　　9　　 out of the pit．The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, 　　10　　 it was in vain．Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply 　　11　　．He fell down and 　　12　　．The other frog continued to jump as 　　13　　 as he could．Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to 　　14　　 the pain．The more they 　　15　　, the harder he jumped and finally he 　　16　　 to safety．

　　When he 　　17　　, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all 　　18　　 him to simply quit．The frog 　　19　　 to them that he was a little bit deaf．He thought they were 　　20　　 him all the time．

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完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　When I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a 　　1　　．We noticed a few customers including several old ladies, were having their meal．When a dish is 　　2　　 , the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would 　　3　　 every bit of the food on their plates．

　　As I was hungry, my local colleague 　　4　　 much food for me．Since there were other things to do, we did not 　　5　　 much time dining．When we planned to leave, there was still about one third of 　　6　　 food left．When we were leaving the restaurant, we 　　7　　 someone calling us．When the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were 　　8　　 about us wasting so much food．

　　“We 　　9　　 for our food; it is none of your 　　10　　 how much food we left behind”, my colleague told the old ladies．They got angry, and one of them 　　11　　 made a call to someone．After a while, an officer in 　　12　　 arrived．Upon knowing what had happened, he issued us a 50-euro 　　13　　．The officer told us in a stern(严厉的)voice：“order 　　14　　 you can consume．Money is yours, 　　15　　 the resources belong to the society．You have no 　　16　　 for wasting them．” Our face turned red．We all agreed with him in our 　　17　　．My colleague took out a 50-euro note and repeatedly 　　18　　 to the officer．

　　My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir．We all 　　19　　 it to remind us that we should never be 　　20　　．

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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。

　　Steven and David joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year．Both worked very 　　1　　．After several years, however, the boss 　　2　　 David to the position of manager but Steven remained a(n)　　3　　 employee．Steven could not take it anymore, handed in his resignation to the boss and 　　4　　 the boss did not value hard working staff, but only promoted those who flattered (奉承)him．

　　The boss knew that Steven worked very hard for the years．He 　　5　　 for a moment and said, "Thank you for your criticism, but I have a(n)　　6　　．I hope you will do one more thing for our company 　　7　　 you leave．Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation．"

　　Steven 　　8　　．The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the 　　9　　．Steven went and returned soon．He said he had found out a man selling watermelon．The boss asked how much per kg? Steven 　　10　　 his head and went back to the market to ask and returned, telling the boss ＄1.2 per kg．

　　The boss told Steven to wait a second, and he called David to come to his office．He asked David to do the 　　11　　 thing as he had told Steven to．David went, returned and said, “ Boss, only one person selling watermelon, ＄1.2 per kg．＄10 　　12　　 10 kg, he has 340 melons in 　　13　　．On the table 58 melons, each weighs about 2 kg, 　　14　　 from the South two days ago．They are fresh ,red and of good quality．”

　　Steven was very 　　15　　 and realized the difference between himself and David．He decided not to 　　16　　 but to learn from David．

　　My dear friends, a more successful person is better at 　　17　　, thinks more and explores in depth．　　18　　 exists in the daily details．For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and 　　19　　 so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his 　　20　　．If a person sees one year ahead while you see only tomorrow, the difference between the two is 365 times．How could you win?

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　　I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking．That's when I heard piano music and singing 　　1　　 above the noise of the people and the traffic．I walked a little 　　2　　 so I could find out where it was coming from．Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 　　3　　 next to her．

　　She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying．The way she was singing 　　4　　 me a bit．I stood there watching her 　　5　　 for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take　　6　　 to perform on her own in the middle of a 　　7　　 New York ferry terminal．

　　So I stood there listening．She must have felt my 　　8　　 because she would 　　9　　 look in my direction．Having enjoyed her music for several minutes, I walked over and put some money in her carriage and she said, “Thank you．” 　　10　　 continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going 　　11　　 a tough time lately, but you've made me hopeful again．”

　　“I'm happy that I could help,” she replied．“Why are you so sad?”

　　“Well, my mum told me she had got 　　12　　 from her job, and that made me sad．I'm not

　　so sure what to do…”

　　“You see, here’s the problem．” she explained．“When walking, your head was down．Don't look defeated, because 　　13　　 comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it．You should smile more．．．lift your head up．”

　　I smiled weakly, amazed by 　　14　　 she was encouraging me．So, I asked her why she was playing the piano in the middle of a crowded place．She explained to me that she sees a lot of 　　15　　 people in the world and she tries to 　　16　　the pain and bring more positivity by sharing 　　17　　 music．She told me that when she wasn't making music she studied 　　18　　．So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me．

　　I smiled a little 　　19　　 because I knew that she was doing a good thing．After that we parted, my heart touched and 　　20　　 by a musical soul!

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