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My father had a small business, employing(雇用)fifteen people at any given time. We sold all kinds of milk products. I had worked for my father since I was young,      did all seven kids in my family.

One day, we had a new employee, Debbie, who wanted to work in the store for the summer. She had     done this type of work before, but planned to give it her all.

On her first day, Debbie made just about every mistake in the    . She charged the wrong prices for items, she gave the wrong bag of food to the wrong customer, and she    and broke a half gallon of milk. The torture(折磨)of watching her fighting her way was too much for me. I went into my father’s office and said, “Please go out there and put her out of her misery(苦恼).” I      him to walk right into the store and let her go away from our store.

Since my father’s office was situated within view of the sales counter, he had surely      what I was talking about. He sat,     , for a moment. Then he got up from his desk and walked over to Debbie, who was standing behind the counter.

“Debbie,” he said, as he put his hand      on her shoulder. “I have been watching you all day, and I saw how you     Mrs. Forbush.”

Debbie’s face turned red and tears began to     in her eyes as she tried hard to remember Mrs. Forbush from the many women she had given the wrong change to or drop off her milk onto the floor.

My father continued, “I’ve never seen Mrs. Forbush be so      to any one of my employees before. You really knew how to deal with her. I am sure that she is going to want you to    her every time she comes in. Keep up the good work.”

In return for being a wise and kind employer, my father got a trusty and hardworking employee for fifteen years … and a friend for life.

1.A. unless                      B. neither                    C. as                  D. nor

2.A. already               B. yet                         C. never                   D. ever

3.A. vision                  B. book              C. spirit             D. position

4.A. dropped         B. lost                    C. touched        D. missed

5.A. encouraged                 B. forced                    C. expected              D. influenced

6.A. followed                B. seen                            C. guessed      D. heard

7.A. careful                  B. upset                       C. angry                     D. thoughtful

8.A. gently                      B. seriously                      C. lightly              D. directly

9.A. accepted           B. agreed                           C. treated                 D. considered

10.A. run               B. well                              C. appear                      D. rise

11.A. funny                 B. hopeless                         C. rude                        D. polite

12.A. wait on              B. look after                        C. stand for                 D. depend on

 

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Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary  31 of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达) 32  by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but  33  performance pleases us.

34 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He  35 answered questions—he might be  36 .

I try my best to  37 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly  38  God for direction. But  39 changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.

One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 40 with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.

At that time, Mary got a box  41 with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are  42  ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try  43 . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with  44 in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.

Jack gradually believe him that it’s all  45 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.

31. A. life           B. part            C. game            D. show

32. A. neither         B. nor            C. either            D. or

33. A. high           B. bad            C. top              D. big

34. A. When         B. While           C. As              D. Although

35. A. always         B. sometimes       C. ever             D. seldom

36. A. right          B. wrong          C. mistake           D. fail

37. A. start          B. set             C. establish          D. build

38. A. told           B. asked           C. said             D. spoke

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

40. A. Kind          B. Nice            C. Great            D. Pleased

41. A. filled          B. full             C. deal             D. do

42. A. broke          B. new            C. good             D. worn

43. A. once          B. again           C. too              D. either

44. A. disappointment   B. sadness         C. fear             D. love

45. A. right          B. OK            C. well             D. good

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