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Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of 1 and perseverance
(坚定不移), while the other was 2 and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition
between them. The contest was simple: the 3 person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner
would 4 a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.
The hard-working man immediately 5 and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just
sat there and 6 . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor, 7 at his foolishness and kept going
at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming 8 the rivers and seas, and he kept running and
running, 9 that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.
The hard-working man had been 10 for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not 11
daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he 12 on running until he finally came back to where
he started, 24 hours 13 . Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him,
holding the 14 he earned.
The hard-working man was 15 how this lazy man could earn it-he hadn"t done anything at all! Then the
lazy man said, "You are 16 a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the 17 , running
after the sun that kept moving away from your 18 whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You
were lucky. If I had decided to 19 you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit till your
death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.
Sometimes, perseverance can 20 you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.
| ( )1. A. hobbies ( )2. A. lazy ( )3. A. last ( )4. A. accept ( )5. A. set in ( )6. A. worked ( )7. A. laughed ( )8. A. across ( )9. A. representing ( )10. A. swimming ( )11. A. admired ( )12. A. commented ( )13. A. before ( )14. A. money ( )15. A. believing ( )16. A. true ( )17. A. west ( )18. A. ears ( )19. A. hide from ( )20. A. make | B. ideas B. patient B. first B. keep B. set aside B. drank B. glared B. through B. believing B. jumping B. invented B. carried B. later B. medal B. recognizing B. indeed B. east B. hands B. learn from B. let | C. patience C. kind-hearted C. second C. win C. set up C. slept C. stared C. over C. emphasizing C. resting C. found C. figured C. next C. prize C. discussing C. certain C. north C. sight C. keep from C. blind | D. money D. hard-working D. only D. defeat D. set out D. played D. looked D. past D. complaining D. running D. realized D. depended D. further D. gold D. wondering D. hardly D. south D. mind D. come from D. protect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| I will never forget what my old headmaster taught me. Normally when you are only 15 years of age you do not remember most of the things that are taught by your teachers. But this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I get reminded of this story. It was a normal Monday morning, and he was making a speech to the students on important things in life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years. His house was dirty, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they asked the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years. The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house to tell the good news to him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire. He said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and continued to beg. Obviously, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything important for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. The headmaster told the story to the students to ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. make the students relaxed in the lesson B. remind the students to think deeply C. show how poor the old man was D. encourage the students to become rich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. After hearing what the officer said, the old man ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. believed the officer was playing a joke on him. B. didn"t know many people respected him a lot. C. was very angry to find his house broken into. D. was not so excited as the officer had expected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. What did the author learn from the story? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. One should devote himself to his dream. B. The old man was foolish not to stop begging. C. What the headmaster taught was very important. D. People must have a plan before taking action. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Which word can best describe the author"s attitude towards the old man? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. Pity. B. Disappointment. C. Respect. D. Anger. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. We know from the passage that ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. the author had a big dream at the age of 15. B. the headmaster was popular with the students. B. the old man begged every day without stopping. D. the neighbors took great pity on the old man. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Like a growing number of young women in Vietnam"s northern part city of Haiphong, Pham Thi Hue was infected with HIV by her husband, one of the town"s many drug users. But instead of being shamed into silence, as Vietnamese with HIV and AIDS are, the 25-year-old tailor and mother of one child went public, appearing on television and at conferences. Her business suffered and her neighbors insulted (辱骂) her, but Hue has now become the public face of Mothers and Wives, an HIV/AIDS support group established in Haiphong by a Norwegian nongovernmental organization and her neighborhood"s People"s Committee. Last year, she founded a smaller group named after a local flower. People who need advice on treatment or help can dial a hot line and get assistance from able and empathetic (同情的) HIV victims. "We gather to support each other," Hue says. "When we are sick, what we need most is encouragement and comfort from people who understand our situation and are willing to share our happiness, as well as our sadness." On a hot and damp night last month, Hue welcomed into her small home a very thin woman, also a tailor, who was HIV positive. The woman tearfully told Hue that she had not told anyone about her condition, fearing that she would lose customers and that her daughter would be insulted at school. Hue became the wise elder, offering medical and personal advice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. What did Pham Thi Hue do after she was infected with HIV? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. She kept silent. B. She worked as usual. C. She stayed at home and cried every day. D. She went public and gave help to others. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. It can be inferred from the passage that the group Pham Thi Hue founded is made up of ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. drug users B. HIV victims C. all kinds of patients D. poor people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. From the passage we can learn that Pham Thi Hue is a woman who is ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. weak and kind B. foolish and idle C. brave and helpful D. cautious and energetic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ted Thomason was considered one of the students who showed the least interest in school. Whenever Miss Daisy talked with him, he would answer with a 1 "yes" or "no". He was always in dirty clothes. His hair was 2 combed (梳). No one liked him. Miss Daisy had to admit that she felt sort of improper 3 when she graded his paper with an "F" (Fail). It was Christmas. Presents from the boys and girls were piled up on her desk. Miss Daisy was 4 to find one of them was from Ted. It was an ugly 5 with half of the stones missing. The students raised a great noise at Ted"s present, but Miss Daisy realized she must put it on and 6 the class. She even asked whether it looked pretty 7 her. Class was over, and 8 all went home, Ted went up to the desk and, in a(n) 9 voice, he said, "Miss Daisy, Miss Daisy … I am so glad you 10 my present. You smile like my mother and her necklace is really beautiful on you." After Ted 11 , Miss Daisy fell on her knees, begging God to forgive her: Ted"s mother 12 just a year ago and she was treating him in a way she shouldn"t be! The next day, the children found a completely new teacher. Miss Daisy 13 into a different person. She did all she could to help each child in her class, 14 those with poor lessons and among them was Ted. At the end of the year, Ted made great 15 . He caught up with most of the class, and 16 got ahead of some of them. Several years later, Ted graduated with honors from high school; another four years, Ted left his 17 as a best graduate. Again four years later, Miss Daisy received a letter, 18 her to Dr. Ted Thomason"s wedding. Of course, she 19 the party. And she was set in the seat intended for Ted"s 20 -her love and what she did were unforgettable for Ted all his life. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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