I ran across a dim photo of him the other day ，going through old thing . He’s been dead for 25 years . His name was Rex.

　 1 was his favourite recreation . He had as much 　 2 in the water as any person I have known . You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 　3　 　him to go in . Of course , he would bring back a stick to you if you 　4　 throw one in

That 　5 me of the night , 　6　 he brought back a small chest that he found somewhere how 7 nobody ever knew . Since it was Rex , it 　8　 easily have been half a mile . The chest wasn’t a good one . It was just a 　 9 old piece that somebody 　 10 . Still , it was something he wanted , probably 11 it presented a nice problem in transportation . It tested his courage . We first knew about his achievement when , when ,deep in the night , we 12　 him trying to get the chest up onto the porch . It sounded 　13 two or three people were trying to tear the house 　14 . We came downstairs and turned on the 15 light . Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 　16　 somehow and he was just holding his own . I suppose he would have held his own 　17　 dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carted the chest miles away and threw it out . If we had thrown it out in a 　18　 place , he would have brought it home again , as a small token of his strength in such matters . 　19 ,he had been taught to carry wooden objects about and he was 　 20　 of his skill .

1. A. Fighting　　　 B. Swimming　　　 C. Barking　　　 D. Running

2. A. fun　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　 C. danger　　　 D. difficulty

3. A. stop　　　　 B. make　　　　 C. get　　　 D. have

4. A. will　　　　 B. do　　　　　 C. did　　　 D. would

5. A. reminds　　　 B. warns　　　 C. tells 　　 D. suggests

6. A. reminds　　　 B. while　　　 C. as　　　　 D. when

7. A. far　　　　　 B. long　　　　 C. old　　　 D. heavy

8. A. could　　　　 B. can　　　　 C. should　　 D. would

9. A. priceless　　 B. worthless　　 C. valuable　 D. important

10.A.kept　　　　 B. forgot　　　　 C. deserted　 D. remained

11.A.because　　　 B. only if　　　 C. even if　　 D. in case

12.A.saw　　　　 B. heard　　　　 C. watched　 D. caught

13.A.like　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. as if　　　 D. at least

14.A.up　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. away　　 D. down

15.A.hall　　　　 B. kitchen　　　　 C. bedroom　 D. porch

16.A.rolled　　　 B. stopped　　　　 C. caught　 D. broken

17.A.at　　　　　 B. before　　　　 C. till　　　 D. during

18.A.distant　　　 B. nearby　　　　 C. silent　　　 D. busy

19.A.In all　　　 B. As a result　　　 C. At last　　 D. After all

20.A.proud　　　 B. tired　　　　　 C. ashamed　 D. doubtful

 

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things off!” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 　11 .

These 　12 may come from stories about us that have been 　13 for years — often from as far back as childhood. These stories may have no 　14 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will 　15 have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations 　16 my development? I was never 　17 to work on cars or be

18 tools. When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later, 　19 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 　20 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 　21 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob 　22 me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 　23 and told him about my poor 　24 on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 25 is it that you can solve complex mathematical problems, but you can’t solve 　26 mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I wasn’t 　27 from some sort of genetic defects. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 　28 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 　29 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 　30 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost anything we choose.

11. A. yourself　　　　　　　　　 B. myself　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　 D. others

12. A. instructions　　　　　　 B. suggestions　　　　　 C. expectations　 D. comments

13. A. published　　　　 B. repeated　　　　 C. spread　　　　　　　　　 D. added

14. A. cause　　　　　　　 B. meaning　　　　 C. basis　　　　　　　 D. excuse

15. A. always　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　 D. still

16. A. change　　　　　　　　　 B. improve　　　　　 C. polish　　　　　　　　　　 D. affect

17. A. expected　　　　　 B. demanded　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

18. A. across　　　　　　　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　 C. around　　　　　　　　　 D. for

19. A. however　　　　　 B. therefore 　　　 C. meanwhile　　　　　　 D. obviously

20. A. lay　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. turned　　　　　　　　　　 C. settled　　　　　　　　　 D. put

21. A. negative　　　　　 B. objective　　　　 C. passive　　　　　 D. subjective

22. A. asked　　　　　　　 B. blamed　　　　　 C. advised　　　　　 D. taught

23. A. occasions　　　　 B. trainings　　　　 C. experiences　　　　　 D. journeys

24. A. behavior　　　　　 B. explanation　　　　　　 C. attitude　　　　　 D. scores

25. A. When　　　　　　　 B. Why　　　　　　　　 C. Which　　　　　　　　　　 D. What

26. A. advanced　　　　 B. simple　　　　　　　　　　 C. chief　　　　　　　 D. current

27. A. suffering　　　　　 B. resulting　　　　 C. arising　　　　　　　　　 D. coming

28. A. receive　　　　　　　　　 B. suspect　　　　　 C. believe　　　　　 D. adopt

29. A. weakening　　　 B. shaking　　　　　 C. wakening　　　　 D. strengthening

30. A. As a result　　　 B. On the contrary　　 C. In addition　　　　　　 D. At the same time