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When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in the dark hall listening to Mr. Ziegler raise everyone’s spirits up to ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to make people feel like that.” My father asked me what I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziegler,” I replied. A dream was born.
Recently, I began pursuing（追求） my dream of motivating others. I realized that everything I had accomplished — the graduate degree, the successful sales career, speaking appointments, training and managing for a major fortune 100 company as a senior manager— had prepared me for this moment. I told my boss who was a great leader I would leave the company though I might not reach such a height in career. He told me to proceed（进行） and he believed I would succeed.
Having made that decision, I was immediately tested. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job. We had recently bought a new home and needed both incomes to make the monthly mortgage (抵押) payment and now we were done to no income. I even planned to turn back to my former company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was certain that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward rather than end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.
When I held fast to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles（奇迹） really began to happen. In a short time period my husband found a better job. We didn’t miss a mortgage payment. And I was able to book several speaking appointments with new clients (客户). I discovered the incredible power of dreams. I loved my old job, my workmates and the company I left, but it was time to get on with my dream. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she marked, “The world always makes way for the dreamer.”
小题1:Why was the kit sent for?
| A．Selling greeting cards. | B．Collecting greeting cards. |
| C．Buying greeting cards. | D．Sending greeting cards. |
| A．After buying a new home by mortgage. |
| B．After giving notice to leave her safe position in the company. |
| C．After finding a job in a major fortune 100 company. |
| D．After listening to Mr. Ziegler’s inspiring speech. |
| A．She was once an excellent manager. |
| B．She left her post at the height of her career. |
| C．She was not sure whether the former company could accept her. |
| D．She didn’t miss paying the monthly mortgage payment. |
| A．Carry on with your dreams and you will be successful. |
| B．Risk everything you have for a dream and you will succeed. |
| C．The world belongs to dreamers. |
| D．Everyone will find their dreams. |
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试题【When I was nine years old I lived in a small town. I found an ad for selling gre】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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During his first year at college, Chuck would stopp by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 23. We recalled（回忆）that we had worked together several years before to 24 money for some sick African babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 25. Chuck raised several thousand dollars. It was an activity that 26 our common relationship into a friendship.
In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 27. I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with 28 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.
About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great 29 for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was 30 and full of promise. More 31, he was a good person, a just person.
When I went to his funeral（葬礼）, his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 32 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried together with him . Chuck 33 six items, including an essay(论文) he had written.
He told me that Chuck liked the 34 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed(证实) his talent as a 35.
I was grateful for the 36 gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 37 students’ lives. I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I 38 my purpose in teaching, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again: 39 have the power to affect hearts and 40 for a long time.
小题1:.
| A．use | B．talent | C．height | D．assistance |
| A．disappointed | B．amused | C．excited | D．surprised |
| A．secret | B．school | C．progress | D．family |
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| A．college | B．hearts | C．village | D．friends |
| A．transformed | B．divided | C．put | D．devoted |
| A．spare | B．act | C．live | D．sleep |
| A．worry | B．joy | C．pain | D．tears |
| A．honor | B．comfort | C．day | D．loss |
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| A．importantly | B．seriously | C．usually | D．sincerely |
| A．go over | B．take over | C．give away | D．threw away |
| A．added | B．bought | C．examined | D．chose |
| A．story | B．letter | C．joke | D．message |
| A．writer | B．teacher | C．doctor | D．comedian |
| A．excellent | B．practical | C．special | D．expensive |
| A．believe | B．draw | C．know | D．influence |
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| A．Parents | B．Teachers | C．Students | D．Strangers |
| A．health | B．appearance | C．accents | D．minds |
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life.
Before offering his guests 37 , the professor went to the kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups -- porcelain（瓷）, plastic, glass, crystal, some 39 and cheap, some exquisite（精致的）and 40 -- telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you 41 , all the nice-looking expensive cups were 42 up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is __43 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 44 of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself 45 no quality to the coffee. In most cases 46 is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you 47 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously 48 for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.
Now consider this: 49 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to 50 life, and the type of cup we have does not define（规定）, nor change the 51 of life we live. Sometimes,
by 52 only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has offered us.God brews（酿造）the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!
“The 53 people don’t have the best of everything: They just 54 the best of everything.”
Live simply. Love 55 . Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
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Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase t
his year.Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausman , the writer of “Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money to the Side”.
The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters take a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.
People also take second jobs with an eye to the future -- wanting to try out a new field or gain experience.
Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable. He wanted to make sure he wasn’t tied to one system that ended up failing.
Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all ages and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries -- no longer just service, office and sales jobs.
“Technology just affects your ability to make money,” Hausman says. “That makes a frequent change in moonlighting.”
As its name means, moonlighting
still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees’ 9-to-5 performance.
“The primary employer is saying, ‘Wait, I’m paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,’” says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. “If you’re burning yourself at both ends, it’s going to show.”
Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They may also find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.
Besides, “it’s fun,” Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn’t find just in a full-time job.
“It’s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet,” he says, “and offering a little variety throughout the day.”
小题1:The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that ________.
| A．he found it exciting to do a part-time job |
| B．he needed to make ends meet with more money |
| C．he feared he would lose his present job one day |
D．he felt more and more pressure from his  employer |
| A．their workers cannot do extra-hour work for them |
| B．their workers will be too tired to try their best at work |
| C．their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs |
| D．their workers will not get to work and be off work on time |
| A．moonlighting gets you away from the job you don’t enjoy |
B．moonlighting offers y ou freedom to make extra money |
| C．moonlighting strengthens your professional skills |
| D．moonlighting brings you chances to do something different |
| A．The ways of moonlighting. | B．The reasons for moonlighting. |
| C．The problems with moonlighting. | D．The kinds of people who moonlight. |
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
My mother knew that she could not send me to college and pay for it．If I wanted to go to college, it was up to roe to find out how to get there．I found that I 36 for some grants （助学金）.There was enough to 37 school and books, but not enough for room and board．I accepted a job as part of a work-study program．I washed dishes in the school cafeteria．My grades went 38 ．It was the hardest work I had 39 done．
Just when I thought I was going to 40 of my college career, a friend told me that his grandmother needed help on the weekends． 41 that was required of me was cooking meals． Now I would have time to study．I went to meet his grandmother and accepted the job．My first 42 was his grandmother" s great love of music．One day, she told me I didn"t have enough 43 in my life and decided to teach me the art．Grandma was 44 with my ability and encouraged me to continue．Weekends became more than just books and cooking; they were 45 the wonderful sounds of the piano and two singers．
When Christmas break came, Grandma got a chest cold 46 I was unwilling to leave her．I hadn"t been home since Labor Day, and my family was 47 to see me．I said my good-bye, 48 for her temporary care and returned home． 49 I was loading my car to go back to school, the phone rang and my friend told me Grandma died．I hung up the phone feeling like my world had ended．I had 50 my friend, and that was 51 worse than knowing I would have to return to dishwashing．
Four weeks later, I asked to begin the work-study program again．The financial aid advisor looked at me 52 I had lost my mind．I 53 my position, then he smiled and slid me an envelope which was from Grandma．She had known how sick she was．In the envelope was enough money to pay for the rest of my school year and a request that I take piano lessons in her 54 ． Now, years later, when I walk by a piano, I 55 and think of Grandma．She is playing the piano in heaven, I am sure．
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Stefan and Erika Svanstrom on a four-month honeymoon were hit by several natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.
The 36 couple left Sweden on December 6 and were 37 caught in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe’s worst snowstorms.
Later, they flew on to Australia which then 38 with one of the most terrible hurricanes in the nation’s history. From there, the couple, 39 , were forced to 40 for 24 hours on the floor of a shopping centre with 2500 others.
“Trees were being 41 and big branches were scattered across the streets,” Stefan told Sweden’s Expressen newspaper. “We 42 escaped”
The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand. 43 their arriving, a massive earthquake 44 magnitude 6.3 hit the city on February 22.
Erika said “We could not visit the city since it was completely in 45 , so instead we travelled around before going to Japan.” But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was 46 by Japan’s largest earthquake 47 records began. “The trembling was horrible and we saw roof debris (碎片) fly off the buildings,” Mr. Svantrom said. “ 48 seemed the buildings were swaying 49 .”
The family returned to Sweden on March 29 after a(n) 50 calmer visit to their last destination China.
But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the very tsunami 51 hit Southeast Asia in 2004, said “I know marriages have to experience some 52 , but I think we have 53 most of them.” , 54 that the marriage had become strong.
“We’ve certainly experienced 55 our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we’re together and happy.” said the couple.
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