With excitement and enthusiasm we started our small business. No longer were we 1 to have a weekly paycheck (工資). We now were on our own to 2 an income to provide us with the money to live. I was a little 3 about our ability to do this. But, Byron believed in our products, and believed in our ability to 4 .
We invested heavily in producing a number of products, 5 none of them are popular with customers. The market gave us so heavy a 6 that we hardly made enough money to pay our expenses.
We now had our money 7 in the booth (貨攤) that we had rented for the summer and fall months. We had a lot of money 8 up in materials. So we did not have enough money to 9 our monthly bills. We were discouraged, and the thoughts of failure ran through our heads.
As we discussed our 10 , I happened to read the words by Mary Pickford: "If you have made mistakes... there is always another chance for you... you may have a 11 start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘Failure’ is not falling down, but 12 down."
The words strengthen my determination and Byron's 13 that we could succeed. We did fall down, but we were 14 not to stay down! So, we stepped back and refocused. We came up with new products using remaining 15 . We redesigned our booth. We reconsidered our pricing system. And, we started making enough money to pay our 16 .
If we had done nothing, if we allowed ourselves to "stay down", then we would have 17 . But we made the choice to learn from our 18 , and we moved forward with more determination. These words 19 a much better idea on failure ---- a chance for a fresh start! The most important point here is "choice" because you decide how you 20 your failure, you decide if you stay down.
1. A. happy B. willing C. ready D. safe
2. A. produce B. receive C. win D. save
3. A. patient B. worried C. proud D. fond
4. A. work B. survive C. succeed D. compete
5. A. unless B. so C. but D. though
6. A. blow B. gift C. pleasure D. surprise
7. A. lent B. spent C. wasted D. lost
8. A. put B. used C. taken D. tied
9. A. cover B. print C. write D. send
10. A. holidays B. trips C. expectations D. choices
11. A. good B. fresh C. natural D. sudden
12. A. staying B. falling C. lying D. turning
13. A. belief B. imagination C. suggestion D. requirement
14. A. reminded B. supposed C. prepared D. determined
15. A. tools B. machines C. materials D. goods
16. A. debts B. bills C. products D. prices
17. A. died B. hurt C. slept D. failed
18. A. performances B. dreams C. mistakes D. promises
19. A. explain B. create C. offer D. prove
20. A. view B. prevent C. forget D. explore
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I ______ with my uncle and aunt because my parents have gone abroad for a holiday.
A. stayed B. am staying C. have stayed D. was staying
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I saw a case falling off a man’s bike on my way to the 1.
cinema in this afternoon . I shouted out to the man 2.
to stop. But he didn’t hear me and ride away. I was 3.
wondering what to do while I had an idea. I stopped a 4.
taxi and got in it with the case. Soon I caught up with 5.
the man. Got the case back, he was so thankful that he 6.
offered me some money, and I refused it politely. Then 7.
the driver took him to the cinema. When I paid him, the driver 8.
pushed my hand away and said with smile, “Neither will I 9.
accept your money”. I felt very happy though I was late for the film. 10.
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—Mr Smith, I wonder if I could take the Friday off?
—_______? It’s a bit difficult with so many people away on holiday, you know.?
A. Why are you doing so
B. Do you really have to
C. Where are you going
D. Do you feel it necessary?
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“如何真正處理好孩子與父母間的關系”一直是我們非常關注和想了解的話題。溝通是必要的方式之一，可如何能夠進行真正心靈上的溝通？我們，作為父母的，作為孩子的，都得需要思索。這篇文章會給你一定的啟示. . . .
I was 13 years old. My family had moved to Southern California from North Florida a year before. I hit adolescence with a vengeance. I was angry and rebellious, with little regard for anything my parents had to say, particularly if it had to do with me. Like so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn't agree with my picture of the world. A "brilliant without need of guidance" kid, I rejected any overt offering of love. In fact, I got angry at the mention of the word love.
One night, after a particularly difficult day, I _____________, shut the door and got into bed. As I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow. There was an envelope. I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, "To read when you're alone. "
Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I opened it. It said "Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don't do everything right. I also know that I love you completely and nothing you do or say will ever change that. I am here for you if you ever need to talk, and if you don't, that's okay. Just know that no matter where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son. I'm here for you and I love you—hat will never change. Love, Mom.
That was the first of several "To read when you're alone" letters. They were never mentioned until I was an adult.
Today I travel the world helping people. I was in Sarasota, Florida, teaching a seminar when, at the end of the day, a lady came up to me and shared the difficulty she was having with her son. We walked out to the beach, and I told her of my mom's undying love and about the "To read when you're alone" letters. Several weeks later, I got a card that said she had written her first letter and left it for her son.
That night as I went to bed, I put my hands under my pillow and remembered the relief I felt every time I got a letter. In the midst of my turbulent teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be loved in spite of me, not because of me. Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed. Today when the seas of life get stormy, I know that just under my pillow there is that calm assurance that love - consistent, abiding, unconditional love - changes lives.
1. What’s the best title of the passage?
2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
I reached out my hands for the letter under the pillow that night when I went to bed, and I always felt relief with the letter under my pillow.
3. Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.（within ten words）
4. What do you learn after reading the passage? （within 30 words）
5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I've always loved going hiking with my dad． 36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 37 ．Suddenly, it was important to do things with 38 ．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to 39 my Sundays:, to all day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference （冷漠） hurt him, my father kept 40 , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 41 I wanted to come．
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 42 ．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father 43 my room．"It's a beautiful day．
Want to go for a 44 , today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently 45 . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 46 .
Several hours later, the police called us, 47 us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could 48 speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49 of hurting him.
“Daddy … I’m sorry…”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
“No,” I said, “I 50 what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
“Sweetheart, I don’t 51 anything about that day. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 52 a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 53 wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 54 have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the 55 to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
A．Therefore B．Instead C．Besides D．However
A．attention B．sight C．effort D．energy
A．Dad B．friends C．teachers D．brothers
A．start B．save C．devote D．waste
A．silent B．busy C．asleep D．awake
A．unless B．in case C．so that D．as if
A．spirits B．conditions C．states D．hopes
A．left B．checked C．entered D．knocked
A．ride B．walk C．picnic D．game
A．whispered B．warned C．announced D．shouted
A．moment B．morning C．afternoon D．evening
A．convincing B．reminding C．informing D．phoning
A．eventually B．generally C．strictly D．broadly
A．tired B．afraid C．aware D．sorry
A．discuss B．think C．care D．mean
A．hate B．forget C．remember D．like
A．got B．expressed C．exchanged D．managed
A．often B．never C．even D．once
A．apologies B．promises C．smiles D．words
A．experience B．honor C．power D．desire
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