When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36　 a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before.I 　38　

that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,”said my mother.“　 39　 ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”

“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___40_ money.Please,Mom,don’t

　 41　 me.”

“Then I’ll help you,”she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s　　 42　　 was a bad one,but I 　　 43　　 .

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was　 44　 .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.　 45　 ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed　 46　 .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I 　 47 a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to　 48 me,and she also showed me how to make　 49　 .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over　 50　 quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more　 51　 after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders,　 52　 the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little　 53　 when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she　 54　 that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy　 55　 the restaurant I would open one day.

36.A.to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.for　　　　　　　　　　 C.after　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.over

37.A.because　　　　　　　 B.though　　　　　　　 C.until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.while

38.A.promised　　　　　　　　　　 B.noticed　　　　　　　 C.worried　　　　　　　　　　 D.hoped

39.A.Therefore　　　　　　 B.However　　　　　 C.Besides　　　　　　　　　　 D.Yet

40.A.of　　　　　　　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　　　　　 C.about　　　　　　　　　　　 D.with

41.A.blame　　　　　　　　　 B.fool　　　　　　　　　 C.frighten　　　　　　　　　　 D.make

42.A.idea　　　　　　　　　　 B.bar　　　　　　　　　　 C.day　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.answer

43.A.guessed　　　　　　　 B.obeyed　　　　　　　 C.begged　　　　　　　　　　 D.admitted

44.A.angry　　　　　　　　　 B.sad　　　　　　　　　 C.wrong　　　　　　　　　　　 D.ashamed

45.A.At least　　　　　　　　 B.At last　　　　　　　 C.At most　　　　　　　　　　 D.At first

46.A.surprised　　　　　　　　　　 B.impolite　　　　　　 C.pleased　　　　　　　　　　 D.impatient

47.A.damaged　　　　　　　 B.destroyed　　　　　 C.broke　　　　　　　　　　　 D.ruined

48.A.scold　　　　　　　　　 B.help　　　　　　　　　 C.beat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.save

49.A.money　　　　　　　　 B.lunch　　　　　　　　 C.coffee　　　　　　　　　　　 D.change

50.A.two　　　　　　　　　　 B.three　　　　　　　　 C.four　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.five

51.A.smoothly　　　　　　　　　　 B.fairly　　　　　　　　 C.simply　　　　　　　　　　　 D.conveniently

52.A.turn in　　　　　　　　 B.count out　　　　　 C.take over　　　　　　　　　 D.add up

53.A.discouraged　　　　 B.disturbed　　　　　 C.disappointed　　　　　　 D.distrusted

54.A.thought　　　　　　　　 B.stated　　　　　　　　 C.announced　　　　　　　　 D.suggested

55.A.imagining　　　　　　 B.preparing　　　　　 C.examining　　　　　　　　 D.describing

A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is 　1 because he doesn’t understand how to make the 　2 of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their　 3　 　.

A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 　 4 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for 　 5 , and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 　 6　 likely to fail, and the failure will 　 7　 his belief in his incompetence (无能).

Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 　 8　 　like this . When he was a small boy, he had a poor　 9　 in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not　 10　 too much of him. In his way, they two 　 11 　the idea. He accepted　 12 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless 　 13　 and was very poor at maths, 　14　 as they expected.

One day he worked at a problem which 15 of the other students had been able to solve.

Alder 　16 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 　17 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only 18 that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learnt 　 19 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may　 20 himself as well as others by his ability.

1.         A. clever　　　　 　 B. shy　　　　　 C. useless　　　 D. stupid

2.         A. biggest　　　 B. most　　　　　　 C. highest　　　 D. deepest

3.         A. ability　　　 　 B. age　　　　　 C. brain　　　　　　 D. knowledge

4.         A. decision　　　　 B. success　　　 C. effort 　　　　　 D. trouble

5.         A. work　　　　　　 B. study　　　　　　 C. improvement　　　 D. success

6.         A. truly　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　 C. however　　　 D. therefore

7.         A. lead to　　　 　 B. strengthen　　 　 C. increase　　　　 D. add to

8.         A. an experience 　 B. an example　　　 C. a thought　　　　 D. a story

9.         A. state　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　 C. start　 　　　　　 D. ending

10.     A. blame　　　　 　 B. expect 　　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. win

11.     A. developed 　　　 B. organized　　　　 C. discovered　　　 D. found

12.     A. his　　　　　 B. her　　　　　 C. its　　　　　 D. their

13.     A. managing　　　　 B. succeeding　　　 C. trying 　　　　　 D. acting

14.     A. only　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　 C. just　　　　　 　 D. then

15.     A. none　 　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　 C. no one　　　　 　 D. nobody

16.     A. gave　　　　　　 B. succeeded 　　　 C. failed　　　　 　 D. believed

17.     A. lived　　　　　　 B. worked　　　　 C. played　　　　 　 D. graduated

18.     A. made　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. expected　　　 　 D. proved

19.     A. early　　　　　　 B. deeply　　　　　 C. late　　　　　 　 D. simple

20.     A. encourage　　　　 B. love　　　　　　 C. astonish　　　 　 D. disappoint

 

—Did you return Fred’s call?

—I didn’t need to _____ I’ll see him tomorrow.

A. thought 　 B. unless　　　　 C. when 　　 D. because

 

---What do you think of my suggestion?

--- Sorry. What's that? I ____ about something else.

A. thought　　 B. am thinking　 C. was thinking　　 D. had thought

 

Grandfather’s Clock

In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a(n) 　36 grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were 　37 for four generations to become one. And always that grandfather clock stood like a trusted family friend, watching over the laughter and story 　38

and gentle kidding that were a part of our lives. Year after year, the clock 　39 , a part of my memories, a part of my heart. Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather’s 　40 . He wound that clock with a special key each day. That key was magic to me. It kept our family’s magnificent clock ticking and chiming. I remember watching as my grand-father took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the massive clock. He inserted the key and

41 　　 not too much, never overwind, he’d tell me seriously, nor too 　42 . He never let that clock wind down and stop. When we grandkids got a little older, he showed us how to open the door and let us each take a turn 　43 the key. I remember the first time I did, I

44 , to be part of this family routine was sacred. After my 　45 grandfather died, it was several days after the funeral 　46 I remembered the clock! The tears flowed freely when I entered the dining room. The clock stood lonely as quiet as the 　47 had been, hushed. The clock even seemed smaller. Not quite as magnificent without my grandfather’s special 48 . I couldn’t 　49 to look at it. Sometime later, years later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key. The old house was quiet. The hands on the clock were 50 , a reminder of time

slipping away, stopped at the 　51 moment when my grandfather had stopped winding it. I took the key in my shaking hand and opened the clock door. All of a sudden, I was a child again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and 　52　 blue eyes. He was there, winking at me, at the secret of the clock’s magic, at the key that held so much power. I stood,

53 in the moment for a long time. Then slowly, I inserted the key. It 　54 to life. Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were 　55 into the dining room, into the house and into my heart. In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather lived again.

36.　 A. used　　　　　　　　 B. traditional　　　　　　　　 C. massive　　　　　　　　　 D. ancient

37.　 A. a time　　　　　　　 B. one time　　　　　　　　　 C. instant　　　　　　　 　 D. time

38.　 A. swapping　　　　 B. telling　　　　　　　　　　　 C. developing　　　　　　　 D. spreading

39.　 A. stroke　　　　　　　 B. sounded　　　　　　　　　 C. chimed　　　　　　　　　　 D. echoed

40.　 A. ceremony　　　　 B. routine C. movement　　　　　　　 D. instruction

41.　 A. moved B. wound　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. motivated D. powered

42.　 A. little　　　　　　　　 B. loose　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tight　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. much

43.　 A. using　　　　　　　 B. inserting　　　　　　　　　 C. spinning　　　　　　　　　 D. winding

44. A. nerved　　　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. trembled　　　　　　　　　 D. shook

45.　 A. beloved　　　　　　 B. lovely　　　　　　　　　　　 C. respectful　　　　　　　　 D. respective

46.　 A. when　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. till

47.　 A. function　　　　　 B. ceremony　　　　　　　　 C. funeral　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. meeting

48.　 A. reach　　　　　　　 B. attention　　　　　　　　　 C. fixing　　　　　　　 　 D. touch

49.　 A. bear　　　　　　　　 B. continue　　　　　　　　　 C. allow　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forbid

50.　 A. dotted　　　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　　　　　 C. frozen　　　　　　　　　　 D. paused

51.　 A. precise　　　　　　 B. perspective　　　　　　　 C. previous　　　　　　　　　 D. primary

52.　 A. staring　　 　　 B. twinkling　　　　　 　 C. shining　　 　　　　　 D. glaring

53.　 A. thought　　　　　　 B. imagined　　　　　　　　　 C. recalled　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

54.　 A. renewed　　　　　 B. sprang　　　　　　　　　　 C. survived　　　　　　　　　 D. awoke

55.　 A. poured　　　　　　　　　　 B. crowded　　　　　　　　　 C. filled　　　　　　　　　　　 D. breathed