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Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.

I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.

I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.

If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.

Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.

Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.

1.What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?

A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.

B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town.

C. He will give the very person long list of direction.

D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.

2.Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?

A. Because of his poor sense of direction.

B. Because he always forget the way to home.

C. Because he did not have any friend.

D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.

3.How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?

A. He felt strange.                        B. He felt embarrassed.

C. He felt very sad.                    D. He felt astonished.

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Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.

I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.

I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.

If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.

Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.

Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.

1.Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?

A. A warm-hearted old lady did such a thing

B. The writer did it for himself.

C. The secretary did so.

D. Someone we don’t know.

2.Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?

A. Because he always forget the way to home

B. Because of his poor sense of direction

C. Because he did not have any friend.

D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.

3.How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?

A. He felt astonished　　　　　　 B. He felt embarrassed.

C. He felt very sad.　　　　　　　 D. He felt strange

4.What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?

A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.

B. He will give the very person long list of direction

C. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town

D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.

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Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later. I am one of those unfortunate people who have 　　　　 sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get 　　　　 on my way there. When I was young I was so 　　　 that I never dared ask strangers the way and so I used to 　　 round in circles and hope that I would happen to get to the place I was heading for. I am 　　 　　　　 too shy to ask people for directions, but I often 　　　 replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will 　　 on telling you the way, even if they do not know it ; others who are 　　 to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long 　　　　 of directions which you cannot possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to 　　　 between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the 　　　　 direction. If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a 　　 to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong 　　　 but even this can have embarrassing (尴尬的) results. Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would 　　 him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my 　　　　 reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I 　　 that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decided it was too late to turn back and 　　　 him in the crowd behind me 　　　 I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting. Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the 　　 man who had asked for directions to my office and his 　　 when he recognized me as the person he had asked.

1.A. good　　 B. instant　　 C. poor　　 D. fine

2.A. lost　　 B. disappeared　 C. stuck　　 D. missing

3.A. brave　 B. nervous　 C. afraid　　 D. shy

4.A. come　 B. show　　 C. look　　 D. wander

5.A. still　　 B. no longer　 C. any more　 D. often

6.A. receive　 B. accept　　 C. give　　 D. import

7.A. advise　 B. suggest　 C. insist　　 D. persuade

8.A. glad　　 B. anxious　 C. interested　 D. angry

9.A. line　　 B. list　　 C. page　　 D. paragraph

10.A. say　　 B. know　　 C. divide　　 D. tell

11.A. right　 B. same　　 C. other　　 D. opposite

12.A. friend　 B. policeman　 C. stranger　 D. foreigner

13.A. direction B. advice　 　 C. answer　 　 D. road

14.A. direct　 B. tell　　 C. take　　 D. point

15.A. similar　 B. common　 C. usual　　 D. general

16.A. noticed　 B. realized　 C. believed　 D. considered

17.A. look　 B. find　　 C. discover　 D. search

18.A. when　 B. then　　 C. while　　 D. as

19.A. only　 B. certain　 　 C. very　　 D. just

20.A. astonishment B. excitement　 C. judgment　 D. Embarrassment

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Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.

I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.

I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.

If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.

Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.

Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.

1.What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?

2. Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?

3.How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?

4. Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?

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What might life be like if you looked very different from others? Most of us are lucky to be born with “normal” faces. 1., the movie Wonder shows us that there is no such thing as being normal and that beauty is more than skin-deep.

2. (base) on a bestselling novel, the movie is about a boy named Auggie. He has a facial deformity (畸形) and has spent most of his life being home schooled. But as he enters middle school, his parents decide to send him to a private school. There, Auggie must deal with judgmental classmates and learn to accept 3.(he) as he is.

In the US, most kids 4. (teach) that it is OK to be different. Most people in the US celebrate being unique.

But some kids have difficulty 5.(accept) uniqueness. It’s easy to pick on someone who’s different, 6.(especial) if you have your own problems to deal with. This is another 7. (center) theme from the movie—even the kids 8. pick on Auggie have their own personal struggles.

As Auggie’s classmates get to know him better, they come to find that he’s a nice kid 9. a great sense of humor. They start to change their attitude toward him. In real life, it may take longer to see such changes happen. But if we give people10.chance, their hearts and minds may change in the end.

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Some people are just born to be failures. That’s the way some adults look at ______　 kids. Maybe you've heard the saying, “A bird with a ______ wing will never fly as high.” I'm sure that T. J. Ware was made to ______　 this way almost every day. At high school, T. J. was the best-known troublemaker in his town. He was a silent boy, didn’t answer questions and often ______ .

I met T. J. for the first time at an activity aimed at getting students more involved in community charity. When I ______, the community leaders ______ me that T.J. had the longest arrest（拘留） record in the history of town. Actually, I wasn’t the first to hear about T.J.’s darker side as the first words of ______　 .

At the start of the activity, T. J. was just ______　 outside the circle of students, against the back wall, with a(n) ______　 look on his face. He didn’t readily join the discussion groups, and didn’t seem to have much to say. But gradually, the interactive games ______ him in. T. J. shared his great thoughts on 　 ______　 . The other students ______　 his ideas and were impressed with his passion for helping those in need. 　 ______ , they elected T. J. co-chairman of the group.

After the activity, T. J. started showing up at school and being active in class, which none of his teachers expected. More ______ , two weeks later, T. J. led a group of 70 students in a drive to collect ______ . They collected a school______ : 2,854 cans of food in just two hours, (the shortest time in the history of town) enough to take care of 　 ______ families in the area for 75 days.

T. J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs 　 ______　 . Once it has ______　 , it can fly higher than the rest. Now T. J. is ______ quite nicely as a chairman of a nationwide charity organization.

1.A. failed　　 　　 B. troublesome C. annoyed　 　　 　 D. worried

2.A. single　　 　 B. faulty　　 　　 C. burden　 　　　 D. broken

3.A. think　　 　　 B. walk　　 　　　 C. feel　　 　　　　 D. struggle

4.A. fought　　 　 B. drove　　　 　　 C. challenged　　 D. laughed

5.A. looked up　　 B. stood up　　 　 C. finished up　　 D. turned up

6.A. warned　 　　 B. suggested　　 　 C. reminded　　 　　 D. reached

7.A.explanation　 B. communication C. introduction　 D.instruction

8.A. standing　　 B. laughing　　 　 C. hiding　　 　　 D. wandering

9.A. worried　　 B. interested　 C. indifferent　　 D. puzzled

10.A. allowed　　 B. showed　　 　　 C. drew　　 　　　　 D. put

11.A. games　　 　 B. concerns　　 　 C. school　　 　　 D. charity

12.A. ignored　　 B. welcomed　　 　　 C. doubted　 　　 D. misunderstood

13.A. However　　 B. Besides　　 　　 C. Anyway　　 　　 D. Therefore

14.A. importantly B. surprisingly C. luckily　 　　 D. popularly

15.A. money　　 　　 B. rubbish　 　 　 C. cans　　 　　　 D. food

16.A. restaurant　 B. record　　 　　 C. yard　　 　　　　 D. term

17.A. needy　　 　　 B. lonely　　 　　 C. friendly　　 　 D. likely

18.A. persuading　 B. mending　　 　 C. observing　　 　 D. teaching

19.A. healed　　 B. noticed　　 C. appeared　　 　 D. changed

20.A. behaving　　 B. growing　　 　　 C. flying　　 　　 D. achieving

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It is good to get in touch with your inner child from time to time，and obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment．A Brooklyn-based adult preschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to act like a kid again．

At Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in show—and—tell，arts—and—crafts such as finger paint，games like musical chairs and even take naps．The month-long course also has class picture day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day．

30-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos，the brain behind the adult preschool，studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher．She’s always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood．A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead．

According to Candice，her blogger friend，Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children．“I realized all the significances of what we learn in preschool，”said founder Michelle Joni，“People come here and get in touch with their inner child．It’s magical．We are bringing ourselves back to another place，another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves，more confident and ready to take on the world.”

“One person’s here because they want to learn not to be so serious．”Michelle said．“Another's here to learn to be more confident.” She explained that most of the classes were planned．However，Joni added that while the planned activities were fun，it was often the spontaneous(自发的)moments that attracted students．“It’s the things you don’t plan for，the sharing between friends and learning from each other.’’

1.What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind?

A. To give adults a chance to return to childhood．

B. To help parents understand their children better．

C. To provide practical training courses for teachers．

D. To introduce some ways of playing with children．

2.What is mainly discussed about Preschool Mastermind in Paragraph 2 ?

A. Its customers．　　 B. Its activities．

C. Its environment．　　 D. Its schedule.

3.According to Candice，people come to this program to________.

A. enjoy freedom of thinking　　 B. realize their childhood dreams

C. discover their inner abilities　　 D. figure out childhood puzzles

4.What do we know about Michelle Joni?

A. She used to be a preschool teacher．

B. She likes to make plans in advance．

C. She founded Preschool Mastermind．

D. She gained confidence by sharing．

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Since having my son, I have found that I am always lucky enough to be surrounded by people willing to help.

When he was eight weeks old, I had a(n) ______ to meet with a TV producer in New York City to talk about my career. It was Monday. Could I, a young mother with a newborn, ________ from my home outside Boston to meet him on Wednesday? It was a _______ chance. So I said yes.

Honestly, it was _______. My son hated being in the car seat and ate very _______ during the long ride. _______we spent a comfortable Tuesday night at my parents’ house in Connecticut, which is halfway between Boston and New York. When we _______New York, I handed my son over to my friend from college. A dad himself, he _______him in a coffee shop during my_______. Everything went fine thanks to his help.

When my son was four months old, my best friend was going through a difficult time. So I decided to fly to Florida to ______her. Without my husband, who had to work, I was _______to fly with the baby. But I figured it couldn’t be _______than driving to New York when he was a newborn, and I had gotten through that.

_______, people I met on our trip were endlessly_______. On the flight down, the airline worker got me an extra_______because the flight wasn’t full. A nice lady sitting close to us _______him while I went to the bathroom. Taxi drivers helped me fasten his car seat and loaded the awkward pushchair in their trunks. To_______my son, my friend borrowed a lot of toys. We spent four ________days in Florida.

If you want an opportunity to see the _______in people, try taking a baby on a trip. In my experience, when face-to-face, most people sincerely want to _______each other.

1.A. wish　　 B. trip　　 C. appointment　　 D. opportunity

2.A. walk　　 B. drive　　 C. fly　　 D. ship

3.A. reasonable　　 B. realistic　　 C. rare　　 D. slight

4.A. exciting　　 B. boring　　 C. tough　　 D. plain

5.A. quickly　　 B. hurriedly　　 C. rudely　　 D. frequently

6.A. And　　 B. But　　 C. As　　 D. So

7.A. arrived　　 B. visited　　 C. left　　 D. missed

8.A. hunted for　　 B. looked after　　 C. laughed at　　 D. called on

9.A. working　　 B. meeting　　 C. showing　　 D. preparing

10.A. accept　　 B. save　　 C. wake　　 D. comfort

11.A. upset　　 B. puzzled　　 C. nervous　　 D. surprised

12.A. easier　　 B. worse　　 C. longer　　 D. later

13.A. Amazingly　　 B. Strangely　　 C. Amusingly　　 D. Instantly

14.A. useful　　 B. hopeful　　 C. cheerful　　 D. helpful

15.A. cup　　 B. seat　　 C. blanket　　 D. meal

16.A. taught　　 B. moved　　 C. watched　　 D. loved

17.A. please　　 B. attract　　 C. know　　 D. support

18.A. busy　　 B. wonderful　　 C. safe　　 D. quiet

19.A. good　　 B. fun　　 C. secret　　 D. smile

20.A. make friends with　　 B. catch up with　　 C. take care of　　 D. get hold of

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Have you ever wondered why certain people always say they are lucky? Some people say the secret of being born lucky is probably a summer birthday. May babies are the most likely to enjoy a lifetime of good fortune, a study of 40,000 people has found. The time of year you are born has a lasting influence on optimism and whether people think they are lucky, British and Swedish scientists said. May is the luckiest month to be born in, with half of those born then considering themselves lucky. October is the least lucky month with only 43 percent claiming good fortune.

The study adds to evidence that luck is not all down to chance, but is also affected by a person’s attitude. Another research has shown that whether people think themselves lucky depends more on having a “glass half-full” (instead of “half-empty”) approach to life, than on success. Professor Richard Wiseman, who led the study, said, “Something is influencing how people feel about their luck. People create their own luck through their attitude towards life.”

Luck is a mental state and not a matter of blind chance. There could be two reasons why those born in spring and summer reported themselves luckier than those born in autumn or winter. “One theory is that the temperature at the time of birth might be helpful to the development of the brain.” He said. “People born in winter are more likely to suffer from depression”. He said another possible reason is that mothers may be in a bad mood during winter, which influences their babies. The researchers said their findings were based on statistics only, and would not be true for everyone.

What’s depression? Medical depression is when one feels so sad and hopeless that sometimes he can’t imagine being happy. The pain becomes so deep that you don’t feel like participating in life. People who are permanently depressed usually have physical problems like stomachaches, headaches, and lack of energy. As you probably know, some people experience such deep depression that they believe suicide (killing yourself) is the only way to escape their pain.

1.Why can your birthday influence your attitude towards life?

A. The time of your birthday determines how fortunate you will be.

B. Mothers may feel differently in different seasons, and their moods influence their babies.

C. How successful you will be lies in the hour of your birthday.

D. How you feel about your health is influenced by the time of your birthday.

2.Having a “half-full” approach to life is a (an) ______ attitude.

A. optimistic　　 B. pessimistic　　 C. lucky　　 D. depressing

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People born in summer are probably more optimistic than those born in winter.

B. A person’s luck may be affected by his attitude.

C. Depression may harm one’s physical health.

D. Luck is never a matter of chance.

4.According to the research result, one’s luck mainly depends on ______.

A. chance　　 B. the month to be born in

C. one’s attitude to life　　 D. health state

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It’s great to be part of a happy family. It is fun to be with people who like you. It is good to feel the_______and the love of the ones who care for you. It is fantastic when you can_______them when you have problems.

_______,it is also true that things are not always easy. Young people want to_______their own personality. Parents_______think they know better. They find it_______to accept that their son or daughter wants to think differently from how they used to think when they were_______themselves. As a result, young people are often unhappy and believe their parents do not_______them.

Many of my friends would love to be_______of their parents as soon as possible. They would love to have their own place where they can live the life they imagine must be________. They think that not having a________who tells them to tidy up their room or get up at a certain time must be paradise （天堂）.

How would I________if I were asked if I wanted to leave home? First of all, there is the financial( 财务的） situation． Having your own flat costs a lot of ________. Secondly, being completely________also means a lot of responsibility.________, I admit I like to be reminded of urgent（紧急的） things I have forgotten to do ________I would never admit that to my parents). And thirdly, if members of a family accept that everybody is an individual and needs a certain amount of________, life in a family can be great fun.

________,I would not like to be on my own too soon. I would say that I am________living with my family for now and I can________.

1.A. need　　 B. courage　　 C. beauty　　 D. warmth

2.A. look after　　 B. turn to　　 C. search for　　 D. think about

3.A. Besides　　 B. Instead　　 C. Therefore　　 D. However

4.A. change　　 B. forget　　 C. develop　　 D. avoid

5.A. often　　 B. still　　 C. hardly　　 D. never

6.A. interesting　　 B. unfair　　 C. important　　 D. difficult

7.A. young　　 B. old　　 C. weak　　 D. strong

8.A. like　　 B. accept　　 C. teach　　 D. understand

9.A. glad　　 B. proud　　 C. careful　　 D. independent

10.A. real　　 B. perfect　　 C. normal　　 D. busy

11.A. friend　　 B. parent　　 C. teacher　　 D. partner

12.A. feel　　 B. study　　 C. react　　 D. prove

13.A. time　　 B. money　　 C. effort　　 D. energy

14.A. in trouble　　 B. in silence　　 C. on your own　　 D. on others’ side

15.A. As usual　　 B. In short　　 C. For example　　 D. Above all

16.A. if　　 B. although　　 C. unless　　 D. because

17.A. attention　　 B. help　　 C. freedom　　 D. respect

18.A. Surprisingly　　 B. Unluckily　　 C. Strangely　　 D. Personally

19.A. happy　　 B. brave　　 C. sad　　 D. afraid

20.A. leave　　 B. stop　　 C. wait　　 D. follow

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