I feel ashamed to admit this, but in much of my past life, I pretended I knew what was going on when I didn’t, for fear of being “caught out”. In the school cafeteria, when people talked about TV shows, which I didn’t have the channels for, or on MSN Messenger, when I read unfamiliar song lyrics my friends had shared, I felt upset and I’d pretend to be calm and recognize what they were talking about, like everyone else.
I did this, as I didn’t want to be seen not to understand some things that people, I respected were good at. I thought that if I didn’t know what was going on, it betrayed a moral failing and exposed me as a boy who was deeply uncool and actually, a bit stupid.
And so I nodded along silently. I prayed I wouldn’t be found out what I really was, or I would feel embarrassed. I would follow up each incident with some diligent homework on the subject, trying to disguise myself. Unsurprisingly, it all became far too much and recently I’ve found myself overwhelmed by the number of things I didn’t know about. From politics to pop culture—even Micro Electro Mechanical Systems. I just felt exhausted by it all.
And so I made a decision. I decided to stop nodding frequently at the pub while crazily searching the relative information under the table. Instead, now I’m embracing saying what is really true when I don’t know what the other person is talking about. Instead of hurrying to make up some funny opinion about a show I’ve never seen, I’ll say something like: “I’ve heard of that show but I haven’t watched it yet” Saying “I don’t know” is such a simple thing. I’m sorry that it took me so long to start saying that. I’ve changed my attitude towards something I don’t know in life. I’ll never get caught in an embarrassing lie again.
1.What does the author tell us in paragraph 1?
A.His fear of making mistakes. B.The ways to make friends in the past.
C.School activities he and his friends loved. D.His sense of shame about lying in the past.
2.How did the author feel when he didn’t know about the topic m conversation?
A.Confused. B.Anxious and awkward.
C.Unconcerned. D.Calm and relaxed
3.What does the underlined word “disguise” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Hide. B.Beat.
C.Expose. D.Fool.
4.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A.To show disadvantages of being ignored.
B.To show some embarrassing learning experiences.
C.To tell us what to do with the case of being “caught out”.
D.To tell us how saying “I don’t know” changed his life attitude.
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I feel ashamed to admit this, but in much of my past life, I pretended I knew what was going on when I didn’t, for fear of being “caught out”. In the school cafeteria, when people talked about TV shows, which I didn’t have the channels for, or on MSN Messenger, when I read unfamiliar song lyrics my friends had shared, I felt upset and I’d pretend to be calm and recognize what they were talking about, like everyone else.
I did this, as I didn’t want to be seen not to understand some things that people, I respected were good at. I thought that if I didn’t know what was going on, it betrayed a moral failing and exposed me as a boy who was deeply uncool and actually, a bit stupid.
And so I nodded along silently. I prayed I wouldn’t be found out what I really was, or I would feel embarrassed. I would follow up each incident with some diligent homework on the subject, trying to disguise myself. Unsurprisingly, it all became far too much and recently I’ve found myself overwhelmed by the number of things I didn’t know about. From politics to pop culture—even Micro Electro Mechanical Systems. I just felt exhausted by it all.
And so I made a decision. I decided to stop nodding frequently at the pub while crazily searching the relative information under the table. Instead, now I’m embracing saying what is really true when I don’t know what the other person is talking about. Instead of hurrying to make up some funny opinion about a show I’ve never seen, I’ll say something like: “I’ve heard of that show but I haven’t watched it yet” Saying “I don’t know” is such a simple thing. I’m sorry that it took me so long to start saying that. I’ve changed my attitude towards something I don’t know in life. I’ll never get caught in an embarrassing lie again.
1.What does the author tell us in paragraph 1?
A.His fear of making mistakes. B.The ways to make friends in the past.
C.School activities he and his friends loved. D.His sense of shame about lying in the past.
2.How did the author feel when he didn’t know about the topic m conversation?
A.Confused. B.Anxious and awkward.
C.Unconcerned. D.Calm and relaxed
3.What does the underlined word “disguise” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Hide. B.Beat.
C.Expose. D.Fool.
4.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A.To show disadvantages of being ignored.
B.To show some embarrassing learning experiences.
C.To tell us what to do with the case of being “caught out”.
D.To tell us how saying “I don’t know” changed his life attitude.
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I was once ashamed to admit my weakness, but now I have no such feeling and I _____myself much discomfort.
A． bring B． save
C． offer D． promise
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I was once ashamed to admit my weakness, but now I have no such feeling and I _____myself much discomfort.
A. bring B. save
C. offer D. promise
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I was once ashamed to admit my weakness, but now I have no such feeling and I _______ myself much discomfort.
A. bring B. offer C. save D. promise
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I was once ashamed to admit my weakness, but now I have no such feeling and I________myself much discomfort.
A. bring B. offer C. save D. promise
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Ladies and gentlemen,
I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work - a life's work in the agony（痛苦） and sweat of the human spirit. But I would like to use this moment as a climax from which I might be listened to by the young men and women already dedicated to the same agony and sweat, among whom is already that one who will someday stand here where I am standing.
Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat.
He, the writer, must learn them again. He must teach himself that the worst of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old truths of the heart, the old universal truths lacking which any story is short-lived and doomed - love and honor and pity and pride and sympathy and sacrifice. Until he does so, he labors under a curse（诅咒）. He writes not of love but of desire, of defeats in which nobody loses anything of value, of victories without hope and, worst of all, without pity or sympathy. His griefs grieve on no universal bones, leaving no scars. He writes not of the heart but of the glands（腺体）.
Until he relearns these things, he will write as though he stood among and watched the end of man. I decline to accept the end of man. It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he will endure. I refuse to accept this. I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of sympathy and sacrifice and endurance. The poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and sympathy and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the pillars to help him endure and prevail.
1.The word “that” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ______.
A. the agony and sweat of the human spirit
B. the general and universal physical fear
C. the sustenance and endurance for a long time
D. the human heart in conflict with itself
2.According to the speaker, the old truths of the heart are so important that ______.
A. they are love, honor, pity, pride, sympathy and sacrifice
B. they prolong a writer’s life and protect him from curses
C. they are the soul of a real and powerful piece of writing
D. they can effectively stop the trend towards the end of man
3.How can poets / writers help man endure and prevail?
A. By inspiring man with his past glories through words.
B. By helping man endure the end through endless voices.
C. By recording sympathy, sacrifice and endurance in his soul.
D. By building spiritual pillars through immortal hearts.
4.The speaker may probably agree that ______.
A. the award was not fair because his life was too painful
B. young writers now are too fearful to bear the agony and sweat
C. the biggest obstacle to good writing is the writer’s fear
D. writing about man’s soul signals his final prevalence
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We all have times of insecurity in life, _____ there is nothing to do but bravely face the feelings of doubt.
A.which B.when C.where D.that
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“I don't feel right about this,” I said to one of my cousins in a low voice. She nodded in . Not wanting to be the first to touch the food, I waited for one of the older adults to start.
Thanksgiving usually meant and full stomachs, however, this year was . My family sat around the dinner table at our feast. Everyone had a full plate, everyone except for Grandma. The treatment for throat cancer would one of her great pleasures, eating. This was the first of many food-focused to come. I could not imagine what it would be like to never taste food again. My cousin Molly broke the with a raise of her glass, “To Nat.” We all followed her lead. “Your and strength encourage us all,” she continued. Grandma smiled, holding back her tears with great . “Thank you. Please, please eat.” And with that, we all began to eat. Conversation broke around the room while Grandma laughed and talked with us all. Cancer would take away her ability to eat, but not the gift of being the best hostess. The evening went on as Thanksgivings do. By the time the night was over, I felt to my family than ever before. I learned that we gather together on holidays not to eat rich feast, but to and share with one another. We my Grandmother’s courage, but we all learned a lesson in grace. In the years following, my Grandma to create meals for family events. She told me once with a laugh, “I may not be able to eat, but I can taste things.” With a heart, Grandma prepared what she could not have for the only purpose of making us . She inspired me to learn to cook and helped me find the to make everything come together: love.
1.A. disappointment B. surprise C. satisfaction D. agreement
2.A. songs B. laughter C. thoughts D. understanding
3.A. popular B. different C. familiar D. similar
4.A. aiming B. staring C. joking D. nodding
5.A. take away B. take in C. take up D. take down
6.A. plans B. dinners C. holidays D. activities
7.A. cheap B. beautiful C. delicious D. terrible
8.A. record B. rule C. dark D. silence
9.A. wish B. concern C. courage D. confidence
10.A. efforts B. effects C. relief D. patience
11.A. into B. up C. down D. out
12.A. necessary B. basic C. normal D. certain
13.A. farther B. closer C. happier D. stranger
14.A. apologize B. promise C. forgive D. support
15.A. remembered B. mentioned C. followed D. celebrated
16.A. continued B. decided C. hated D. started
17.A. still B. ever C. just D. even
18.A. careless B. frightening C. pitiful D. selfless
19.A. sad B. happy C. surprised D. lovely
20.A. sign B. skill C. attitude D. secret
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—Thank you very much.
—It’s a piece of cake compared to your saving my life: I am forever ______.
A．in your debt B．in debt C．getting into debt D．remembering you
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I used to be ashamed of my grandma.I know that’s a ____ thing to say，but it was true until today，so I have to ___ it.
The ____ started when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink.I was so used to seeing them that I ____ took notice of them.But Katy shouted，laughing and ___to talk to them.I had to get down on my knees and ___ her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t ___ and get hurt.
After that happened，I ____ there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.____ ordering our hamburgers welldone，she told the person behind the counter，“They’ll have two Whoppers(巨无霸) welltodo.” Jill burst out laughing，but I almost ____.
After a while，I started wishing I could ___ Grandma in a closet.I even complained to my parents.Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel ____ in our home.
Then last Wednesday，something happened that ____ everything completely.My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and ____ them about their ____ for a big Oral History project.I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
“Volunteer your grandmother，” she whispered.“She’s ___ and rich in experience.”
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on ____ today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly(集合)．All my friends and teachers were listening to her ____ she was a great heroine.I was ____ of my grandma and hoped she would ____ know that I had been ashamed of her.
1.A.funny B．common
C．terrible D．clear
2.A.admit B．receive
C．refuse D．show
3.A.quarrel B．accident
C．trouble D．adventure
4.A.already B．always
C．simply D．hardly
5.A.enjoying B．pretending
C．imagining D．continuing
6.A.warn B．demand
C．advise D．beg
7.A.mind B．hear
C．see D．fall
8.A.expected B．declared
C．realized D．doubted
9.．A.Because of B．Except for
C．Such as D．Instead of
10.A.died B．cheered
C．disappeared D．suffered
11.A.meet B．avoid
C．arrange D．hide
12.A.independent B．inconvenient
C．unwelcome D．unfamiliar
13.A.changed B．finished
C．stopped D．prepared
14.A.interview B．report
C．tell D．write
15.A.news B．lives
C．advantages D．achievements
16.A.free B．popular
C．interesting D．embarrassing
17.A.show B．stage
C．duty D．time
18.A.and then B．even if
C．so that D．as if
19.A.sure B．proud
C．ashamed D．afraid
20.A.never B．even
C．still D．once
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