I had an interesting experience playing table-tennis last year. I was playing against a    1    opponent (对手) . The score was 20 to 17 in her   2     . I won the next three points which made the score 20 to 20. I   3     my paddle on the table and thanked my opponent and began to walk away. She called me   4     and said we had to continue until one of us   5     .

“Look,” I said, “if we    6    , one of two events will take place. Either you or I will win. If you win, I will begin to   7     my skill. If I win, you will be unhappy. Isn’t it better to know that we both played   8     , that we enjoyed the competition , and that we played to an even (相等) score ?” This was a    9    ending for my opponent and for the persons watching this contest. It made    10    to me to leave with a tie game , an impasse (僵局): no winner , no    11    !

So, my friends, here is the problem    12    me. Our present technology makes it possible for nations to    13    other nations with time for retaliatory (报复) strikes . In such a nuclear time there    14    be no winners, only losers. Under these conditions, the only choice to   15 global destruction is global impasse. This would be a   16     “tie game” where no nation wins and no nation loses. An impasse reached through compromise (妥协). This is because compromise becomes the only means of    17    . We cannot destroy this beautiful planet by holding on to    18    understanding of victory. The    19    victory is in achieving a desirable impasse. No one wins,  20     no one loses either .

1．A．tiring                    B．poor                   C．fine                    D．brave

2．A．favor                   B．side                    C．lead                    D．place

3．A．threw                   B．placed                C．stuck                 D．dropped

4．A．up                       B．over                   C．on                      D．back

5．A．lost                      B．won                   C．gave up              D．tired out

6．A．perform               B．stop                   C．continue             D．leave

7．A．doubt                   B．hate                    C．practice              D．desert

8．A．hard                     B．fair                     C．poorly                D．well

9．A．close                    B．surprising           C．satisfying            D．reasonable

10．A．progress             B．room                  C．sense                 D．time

11．A．loser                  B．fighter                C．success              D．player

12．A．encouraging        B．frightening          C．shocking            D．troubling

13．A．destroy               B．attack                 C．invade                D．rule

14．A．may                    B．should                C．can                    D．must

15．A．escape                B．flee                    C．accept                D．avoid

16．A．different             B．small                   C．huge                  D．familiar

17．A．surviving            B．living                  C．staying               D．pleasing

18．A．an old                 B．an unusual          C．the same             D．a complete

19．A．great                  B．only                   C．same                  D．equal

20．A．while                  B．but                     C．as                      D．since

Comparing is competition’s twin. Comparing yourself to others is   1  but bad news. Why? Because we’re all on different  2  timetable. Since we all bake   3  , we shouldn’t keep opening the oven door to see how   4  our cake is rising compared to our neighbor’s  5  our own cake won’t rise at all.

 My problem began when I   6  the high school. Most of the kids in my high school had money. And how you   7  was everything. The big question was who is wearing what today? There were even some   8  rules about clothes such as never wear the same thing twice. Brand names and expensive jeans were a   9  . You had to have every color every style.

I began to feel   10  . A voice said to me “Why can’t you look like her?” “  11  you’re so fat?” Although I wasn’t fat; I was so   12  of being fat. It soon became a big part of my life. I started throwing   13  thirty to forty times a day. It was my secret. I couldn’t tell my parents because I didn’t want to let them   14  .

Finally the situation worsened. While I was on   15  performing in a play, I suddenly   16    Waking up in the dressing room, I found my mom at my side. “I need help,” I whispered.

  17  that I had a problem was the first step to my recovery. Looking back now, I can’t believe I got myself into that   18  of mind. I had everything I needed to be happy   19  I was so miserable. I want to shout out to the world, “Don’t ever do this to   20  .It’s not worth it.”

1．A．everything             B．anything              C．nothing               D．something

2．A．development          B．duty                    C．improvement       D．living

4．A．slow                     B．well                    C．rapidly                D．properly

5．A．though                  B．however              C．or                       D．when

6．A．entered                 B．found                  C．joined                  D．left

7．A．acted                    B．studied                C．dressed               D．ate

8．A．simple                   B．well-known         C．unforgettable       D．unspoken

9．A．must                     B．sign                    C．symbol                D．note

10．A．special                B．tired                    C．self-conscious     D．self-confident

11．A．  When                B．Because               C．If only                D．How come

12．A．happy                 B．unaware              C．scared                 D．concerned

13．A．off                      B．up                       C．back                   D．out

14．A．down                  B．on                       C．off                      D．up

15．A．spot                    B．top                      C．stage                   D．time

16．A．ran away             B．passed out           C．got lost               D．gave off

17．A．Remembering      B．Understanding      C．Forgetting           D．Admitting

18．A．case                    B．state                    C．condition             D．situation

19．A．yet                      B．and                     C．meanwhile           D．for

20．A．your parents       B．your friends      C．others             D．yourself