“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 36   , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January   37   air．

Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really   38    thing to do．But then she took it a step   39   ．“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物） and   40   him in front of the open door．“Touch．” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a   41   position．She  42   him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became   43   ．Over the last few days I have been with Kolby．Each time he comes in I bring him back to the   44  door and ask him to close．There have been   45   in the beginning, but lately more and more successes．

However, there remains much work to be done．I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again  46   he will close the door from a distance．But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the    47    will be completed, and, with the way things are   48   , completed quickly．

What a  49   treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the  50   I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby．

A wish is just a wish until you decide to take  51  ．Once you   52  the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of  53  ．Once you want to accomplish a goal, and  54   that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done．Just  55    doing it．

A．complain       B．scream      C．worry       D．scare

A．thin       B．fresh C．dirty  D．cold

A．interesting     B．funny       C．tough       D．possible

A．again     B．further      C．deeper      D．backward

A．pushing  B．catching    C．driving     D．positioning

A．stopped  B．fixed C．closed       D．checked

A．rewarded       B．provided   C．offered     D．thanked

A．moved   B．convinced C．concerned D．puzzled

A．open      B．closed       C．broken      D．perfect

A．pleasures       B．experiments     C．failures     D．pauses

A．in case   B．even if      C．as if  D．so that

A．interest  B．task   C．profit       D．harmony

A．changing       B．reacting    C．progressing      D．happening

A．wonderful     B．small C．different   D．simple

A．knowledge    B．skills C．lessons      D．experience

A．patience B．part   C．delight      D．action

A．hold on to B．pay attention to    C．come up with        D．live up to

A．date       B．touch C．reach       D．power

A．prove     B．decide      C．approve    D．realize

A．imagine B．start  C．keep  D．enjoy

“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 36  , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January   37  air．

Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really   38   thing to do．But then she took it a step   39  ．“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物） and   40  him in front of the open door．“Touch．” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a   41  position．She  42  him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became   43  ．Over the last few days I have been with Kolby．Each time he comes in I bring him back to the  44  door and ask him to close．There have been   45  in the beginning, but lately more and more successes．

However, there remains much work to be done．I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again  46  he will close the door from a distance．But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the   47   will be completed, and, with the way things are   48  , completed quickly．

What a  49  treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the  50  I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby．

A wish is just a wish until you decide to take  51 ．Once you   52  the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of  53 ．Once you want to accomplish a goal, and  54  that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done．Just  55   doing it．

“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 　36 , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January 　37 air．

Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really 　38 　thing to do．But then she took it a step 　39 ．“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物）and 　40 him in front of the open door．“Touch．” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a 　41 position．She 42　 him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became 　43 ．Over the last few days I have been with Kolby．Each time he comes in I bring him back to the 　44 door and ask him to close．There have been 　45 in the beginning, but lately more and more successes．

However, there remains much work to be done．I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again 46 he will close the door from a distance．But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the 　47 will be completed, and, with the way things are　 48　 , completed quickly．

What a 49　 treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the 50 I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby．

A wish is just a wish until you decide to take 51 ．Once you 　52 the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of 53 ．Once you want to accomplish a goal, and 54 that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done．Just 　55 doing it．

36．A．complain　 　　 B．scream　 　　　 C．worry　　　 　　 D．scare

37．A．thin　 　　　　 B．fresh　　　 　　　 C．dirty 　　 　　D．cold

38．A．interesting B．funny　　 　　　 C．tough　　　 　　 D．possible

39．A．again 　　 B．further　 　　　 C．deeper　　 　　 D．backward

40．A．pushing　 　　 B．catching 　　　 C．driving　　 　　 D．positioning

41．A．stopped　 　　 B．fixed　　　 　　　 C．closed　　 　　 D．checked

42．A．rewarded 　　 B．provided 　 C．offered　　 　　 D．thanked

43．A．moved　　 　　 B．convinced　　 　 C．concerned D．puzzled

44．A．open 　　 B．closed　　 　　　 C．broken　　 　　 D．perfect

45．A．pleasures B．experiments　 　 C．failures　　 　　 D．pauses

46．A．in case　　 　　 B．even if　 　　　 C．as if 　　　　 D．so that

47．A．interest　　 　　 B．task 　　　　　 C．profit 　　　　 D．harmony

48．A．changing　 　　 B．reacting　 　　　 C．progressing　　 D．happening

49．A．wonderful B．small　　　 　　　 C．different　 　　 D．simple

50．A．knowledge　　　 B．skills　　　 　　　 C．lessons　　 　　 D．experience

51．A．patience　 　　 B．part　　　　　 C．delight　　　 　　 D．action

52．A．hold on to　 B．pay attention to C．come up with　 D．live up to

53．A．date　 　　　　 B．touch　　 　　　 C．reach 　　 　　　D．power

54．A．prove　　　 　　 B．decide 　 　　　　C．approve　 　　 D．realize

55．A．imagine　　 　　 B．start 　　　 C．keep 　　　　 D．enjoy

    A famous foreign company that invested in China wanted to employ a reception secretary for its public relation department.

    A beautiful girl with a master degree in electric engineering became a winning candidate(候选人) through the difficult process of employment. At its last stage she faced an oral test together with another girl who was her equal not only in good looks but also in education standard. The girl we talk about was confident in herself and successful in the oral test. It seemed that she would get the chance. The examiner told her on behalf of the company that she could come to office of company next Monday as a new employee. At last he asked her, “Have you anything else to say? Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl was quite at a loss, saying with hesitation(犹豫不决),”“I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer.”Surprised, the examiner said calmly,“In that case, let’s wait till you are ready.”

    The next day the girl came to tell that her parents agreed to her beginning work next Monday. But the examiner said regretfully,“Sorry, the job position is filled by another suitable candidate. You had better have a try in another place.”The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation and was told,“What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind.”

 That was how a good opportunity slipped away right under the nose of a beautiful girl.

What did the examiner value most?

A．One’s beautiful looks.    B．One’s knowledge.

C．One’s young age.          D．One’s independence.

It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．the other girl who failed at the last oral test was most likely to get the job

B．another girl chosen in next test held the company

C．the company lost its best employee

D．the examiner was surprised at his first choice

Why did the beautiful girl want to ask her parents for advice?

A．She didn’t know what to do.

B．She couldn’t answer the question.

C．She hadn’t expected the examiner would ask such a question.

D．Her parents would scold her if she agreed without their permission.

The best title of this passage probably is ________.

A．Make your decision quickly    B．Have your own judgment

C．Seize your chance in time      D．Hesitation leads to failure