摘要： How about the two of us a rest after the work?

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In 1982, I was a young marketing person in a company in Mumbai. I had a very senior colleague named Paul, who taught me how to  36   marketing effectively and how to deal with life  37 .
It was one of those  38   days…management, sales calls, planning my travel schedule, booking hotels, arranging appointments and the   39   was endless. By the end of the day, I was not only exhausted but was getting  40 . It was at this time that Paul invited me to his house to have a rest.
We made our way to Paul’s house. Although  41   after a day’s hard work, I was excited to chat with Paul and  42  his rich experience in marketing. As we entered his house  43  the main door, Paul started singing his favourite song, I have a dream. I was in no  44  to listen to his song. I only wanted to hear about how he handled  45   sales calls.
As I leaned over Paul’s shoulder to tell him that, two young girls walked up to Paul and hugged him. They couldn’t walk steadily, and neither could they talk  　46 　 , but their faces were full of  47   and they also sang a song: No mummy’s kisses only daddy’s smiles; nobody wants us, and daddy hugs us tonight.
I was watching what was going on, totally  48   in the beautiful singing, when Paul tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to sit down.  49  to know, I asked Paul who these girls were. To my  50 , Paul told me they were his daughters and they were born as “ 51　 children” (mentally disabled). His wife died and he was both Mother and Father to them.
I was moved to tears. In the office, no one knew what Paul was   52  in his personal life. He never looked for   53  from his friends and colleagues. On the contrary, he always helped us at the office. And being head of the Department, he always  54  us to move forward in life.
Paul’s life has been a great  55  to me. If a man can smile through these troubles, nothing can prevent him from achieving success in work or life.

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B．reduce

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　　“What is the most important thing you've done in your life?” The question was put to me during a presentation I gave to a group of lawyers．

　　The answer came to me in an instant．It's not the one I gave, because the situation was not right．As a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known people．But here's the true answer：

　　The most important thing I've ever done occurred on October 8, 1990．I began the day playing tennis with an old friend I hadn't seen for a while．Between points we talked about what had been happening in each other's lives．He and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at night．

　　While we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courts．It was my friend's father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was being rushed to the hospital．In a flash my friend wasin the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dust．

　　For a moment I just stood there, paralyzed(呆若木鸡)．Then I tried to figure out what I should do．Follow my friend to the hospital? There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myself．My friend's son was in the care of doctors and nurses, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcome．Be there for moral support? Well, maybe．But my friend and his wife both had large families, and I knew they'd be surrounded by relatives who would provide more than enough comfort and support, whatever happened．All I could do at the hospital, I decided, was to get in the way．Also, I had planned a full day with my family, who were waiting for me to get home．So I decided to head back to my house and check in my friend later．

　　As I started my car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the courts．I now faced another problem．I couldn't leave the keys in the truck．So I decided to go to the hospital and give him the keys．

　　When I arrived, I was directed to a room where my friend and his wife were waiting．As I had thought, the room was filled with family members silently watching my friend comfort his wife．I went in and stood by the door, trying to decide what to do next．Soon a doctor appeared．He approached my friend and his wife, and in a quiet voice told them that their son had died．

　　For a long time the two held each other and cried, unaware of the rest of us standing around in pained silence．After they had calmed themselves, the doctor suggested they spend a few moments with their son．

　　My friend and his wife stood up and walked past their families．When they reached the door, my friend saw me standing in the corner．He came over and hugged me and started to cry．My friend's wife hugged me, too, and said, “Thanks for being here．”

　　For the rest of that morning, I sat in the emergency room of that hospital and watched my friend and his wife hold the body of their infant son, and say goodbye．

　　It's the most important thing I have ever done．

　　The experience taught me two lessons．

　　First：The most important thing I've ever done happened when I was completely helpless．None of the things I had learned in university, in three years of law school or in six years of legal practice were of any use in that situation．Something terrible was happening to people I cared about, and I was powerless to change the outcome．All I could do was standing by and watching it happen．And yet it was critical that I do just that－just be there when someone needed me．

　　Second：The most important thing I've done almost didn't happen because of things I had learned in classroom and professional life．Law school taught me how to take a set of facts, break them down and organized them．These skills are critical for lawyers．When people come to us for help, they're often stressed out and depend on a lawyer to think logically．But while learning to think, I almost forget how to feel．Today I have no doubt that I should have leapt into my car without hesitation and followed my friend to the hospital．

　　From that one experience I learned that the most important thing in life isn't the money you make, the status you attain or the honors you achieve．The most important thing in life is the kids' team you coach or the poem you write－or the time when you're just somebody's friend．

(1)

When he was asked about the most important thing he had done in life at a presentation, the author ________．
[　　]
A．	felt it was not an interesting question
B．	thought for a while and spoke his mind
C．	gave an answer from a lawyer's point of view
D．	didn't give the real answer

(2)

When he saw his friend rush to the hospital, the author could not decide whether to follow mainly because he thought ________．
[　　]
A．	he had to stay with his family
B．	his friend did not need his help
C．	he would not be of much help
D．	the baby would be in the doctor's care

(3)

The purpose of the author's description of the scene at the hospital is to inform us that ________．
[　　]
A．	he found out that he was in the way
B．	he would have felt guilty if he had not been there
C．	he regretted that he went too later
D．	his friend would have felt better if he had not been there

(4)

Which of the following is conveyed in this story?
[　　]
A．	Family and relatives can not take the place of friends．
B．	More people are a great comfort when one is in trouble．
C．	It is best to be here when someone needs you．
D．	You can certainly help a friend if you want to．

(5)

The author learned from his own experience that ________．
[　　]
A．	what is taught in school is usually of no use
B．	a lawyer cannot learn much in classrooms
C．	a lawyer should know people's feeling first
D．	he needs to be able to feel as well as think logically

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Moving can bring out the best and the worst in people, I’m finding. And I’ve discovered where a very generous spirit lives: Defiance, Ohio.
After suffering through many months of unemployment, my wife and I had to move this week from Colorado to Ohio, where she would work as a sales assistant. Not knowing a person there, we were pretty concerned about all the work, including how we’d get all the things unloaded without killing ourselves.
We decided to pay a couple of college students to help with all the heavy lifting once we got there. But one neighbor after another stopped by and joined in. “What? Have we moved to some other country? Maybe we’ve died and gone to heaven!” I thought.
Unloading actually became fun as we connected with so many wonderful new friends as we worked. The more people that helped, the easier the work became. A job we were afraid might take days for the two of us alone was done in just a few hours. Many total strangers would either walk by or drive by to ask us if we were moving in. Many were delighted that this fine old house that had sat empty for so long was coming to life again. We were invited to an outdoor meal yesterday by neighbors on the same street.
All the while, my brain was on this new sense of hope that people could be outgoing and kind to strangers. Among all the conversations were lots of offers to be of help to one another in a variety of ways. It’s wonderful to live in such a kind little town. I feel so grateful to be here, and wish the rest of the world could see how an entire society can be a model for what it’s like to look out for one another. I used to stay away from friendships with strangers, but now I live in Defiance!

1.
The author and his wife moved to Defiance because ________
1. A.
  they thought moving often brought out the best
2. B.
  a couple of students had promised to help them
3. C.
  they liked this little town
4. D.
  his wife had found a job
2.
When offered help, the author at first felt________
1. A.
  grateful
2. B.
  surprised
3. C.
  embarrassed
4. D.
  excited
3.
The neighbors did all of the following EXCEPT________
1. A.
  help them unload
2. B.
  invite them to a dinner
3. C.
  offer to drive them around
4. D.
  welcome their coming
4.
What can we know about the author’s past life?
1. A.
  He hated to live in a little town
2. B.
  He liked to make friends with strangers
3. C.
  He usually offered some help to others
4. D.
  He refused to make friends with strangers
5.
The author mainly wants to tell us ________
1. A.
  we don’t know what is good until we have lost it
2. B.
  kindness is the sunshine of social life
3. C.
  where there is a will, there is a way
4. D.
  there is no place like home

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Some people are just sure to be failures. That’s how some adults look at troublesome kids. Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will __50__ fly as high.” I’m sure that T.J. Ware, who was caught __51__ a year ago, was made to feel this way almost every day at school.

At high school, Ware was always making __52__. He didn’t answer questions, got into lots of fights and was __53__ from school at times. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year.

I met Ware for the first time at a meeting. All the students at school had been invited to __54__ for a program designed to have students become more active in their communities. The program __55__ group discussion and voluntary work in their neighborhoods.

In the beginning, Ware just stood by, not ready to join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games __56__ him in… At the end of the meeting, he joined the Homeless Project team. He knew much about __57__, hunger and helplessness. The other students on the team had never seen Ware making such a long, moving speech. They were __58__ with his passionate concern and ideas, so they elected Ware to be chairman of the team with a __59__ vote.

Two weeks later, Ware led a group of 70 students to collect __60__. They collected a school __61__: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. It was enough to feed needy families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper __62__ the event with full-page article the next day. After that, Ware started showing up at school every day and answering questions from teachers.

Ware’s change __63__ us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once it has __64__, it can fly higher than the rest.

50.	A. sometimes	B. always	C. never	D. still
51.	A. cold	B. stealing	C. lying	D. spitting
52.	A. known	B. mistake	C. fun	D. trouble
53.	A. absent	B. different	C. present	D. free
54.	A. take up	B. make up	C. sign up	D. put up
55.	A. contained	B. included	C. concluded	D. increased
56.	A. took	B. caught	C. pulled	D. drew
57.	A. poverty	B. fighting	C. robbery	D. courage
58.	A. disappointed	B. surprised	C. impressed	D. bored
59.	A. quantity	B. majority	C. minimum	D. quality
60.	A. food	B. money	C. clothes	D. furniture
61	A. rule	B. mark	C. foundation	D. record
62.	A. spread	B. covered	C. printed	D. wrote
63.	A. requests	B. decides	C. reminds	D. requires
64	A. repaired	B. realized	C. protected	D. healed

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Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest __1__ out of our Polynesian Village resort (度假胜地) at Walt Disney was asked how she __2__ her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n) __3__ vacation, but was heartbroken about __4__ several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet __5__. At that moment she was particularly __6__ over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, __7__ this was a memory she especially treasured.

Now, please understand that we have no written service rules __8__ lost photos in the park. __9__, the clerk at the front desk __10__ Disney's idea of caring for our __11__. She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of __12__ film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.

Two weeks later the guest received a __13__ at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, __14__ signed by each performer. There were also __15__ of the public procession (游行队伍) and fireworks in the park, taken by the front-desk clerk in her own __16__ after work. I happened to know this __17__ because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that __18__ in her life had she received such good service from any business.

Excellent __19__ does not come from policy (政策性的) handbooks. It comes from people who __20__ --and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.

1.A．working　　　　 B．checking　　 C．trying　　　　 D．staying

2.A．expected　　　　 B．realized　　 C．paid　　　　 D．enjoyed

3.A．disappointing　　 B．wonderful　　 C．uncomfortable D．important

4.A．taking　　　　 B．dropping　　　　 C．losing　　　　 D．breaking

5.A．developed　　　　 B．taken　　　　 C．washed　　 D．loaded

6.A．silly　　　　　　 B．nervous　　　　 C．calm　　　　 D．sad

7.A．when　　　　 B．where　　　　 C．as　　　　 D．which

8.A．covering　　　　 B．finding　　　　 C．making　　 D．keeping

9.A．Excitedly　　　　 B．Fortunately　　 C．Therefore 　　D．Quietly

10.A．understood　　 B．reminded　　　　 C．trusted　　 D．discovered

11.A．workers　　　　 B．guests　　　　 C．managers　　 D．clerks

12.A．printed　　　　 B．shot　　　　　　 C．unused　　 D．recorded

13.A．film　　　　 B．card　　　　　　 C．camera　　 D．packet

14.A．frequently　　 B．personally　　 C．alone　　　　 D．actually

15.A．rules　　　　 B．pictures　　　　 C．handbooks　　 D．performances

16.A．case　　　　 B．work　　　　　　 C．time　　　　 D．position

17.A．story　　　　 B．place　　　　　　 C．photo　　　　 D．show

18.A．only　　　　 B．almost　　　　　　 C．never　　　　 D．nearly

19.A．advice　　　　 B．experience　　　　 C．quality　　 D．service

20.A．care　　　　 B．serve 　　　　 C．like　　　　 D．know

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The author and his wife moved to Defiance because ________

When offered help, the author at first felt________

The neighbors did all of the following EXCEPT________

What can we know about the author’s past life?

The author mainly wants to tell us ________

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