On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.
During his talk, Jack   36  his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?”   37  shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would  38 . But I jumped up, ran up the   39  to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air,   40 raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they   41  security guards and take me from the stage?   42  my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any   43 voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the   44  to come to us. We must take    45   to create what we want!’’
After his talk, I   46  to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails   47  my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy   48 other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.
I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no   49  . As I sat down at my computer to 50  my e-mails, I  51  woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely   52  that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We   53  believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)   54  way. So we don’t try. We  55 . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.
Now what are you waiting for?

On a cold November afternoon，my mother and 1 were walking home from a   21  ．We were dressed   22  ．1 was feeling a little   23 as 1 was carrying our shopping，and decided to throw away something．So I started to walk towards a   24 when I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us．He   25  over to another nearby dustbin and started looking through it．
I suddenly felt very guilty because 1 was about to throw away a new drink just because it was
  26 ．1 walked up to him and handed the   27  and some snacks over to him．The man looked up   28  and took what I gave him．
A huge smile   29  across his face and this   30   me to feel indescribable satisfaction．I felt I couldn’t be happier   31  myself．But then he said：“Wow，this is my son’s lucky day!”
With that，he thanked me happily and started off on his bike，I    32  heard him whistling a song as he rode away．
I got a warm  33 inside．I now understand  34 is meant by the saying “giving is getting”．
Although it only   35  a little action and a few words，I gained and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month．Everyone in the world needs   36  ，everyone can   37  help and everyone will be helped by   38  kindness．
The image of that man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind every   39 I have the chance to do something nice．
This is the   40   of charity．

On the border, a pack of wild dogs circled the soldiers for food． The leader of the pack was a gray- and-white dog called Nubs． He was   11  and hardly able to stand． Marine major Brian Dennis looked   12  and saw that there was a knife wound in his chest．
Dennis couldn't stand seeing the dog   13_．He and his men immediately treated the wound, and  gave Nubs medicine．Nubs pulled through but was still in   14 ．The next day, the team had to  15  . Ten days later, Dennis' unit was back, and so was Nubs． He was still   16 ，but the men fed him and  played with him．
Before long the unit once again left for the front 70 miles away． Nubs, slowly but 17  , followed them far into the trackless wasteland _ 18  the men lost sight of him．Two days later, beyond Dennis'   19  , he saw Nubs just outside the outpost（前哨）．The dog had  20  him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet with the friend who had   21 his life．From then on Nubs and the men   22 in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins（废墟）．                          
Until an order came that they were not   23_ to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog would  24 _ to live the good life．So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to 25 Nubs to America．
A year later, when Dennis and the dog were   26  in California, at first Nubs didn't   27  the guy．But within minutes, the dog jumped into Dennis' arms, jumping   28   again and again to lick his friend's face．
A little love and concern in the middle of   29 will not save a violent world． But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a clog, hold a  30  of a harmonious（和谐的）world．

On my first visit to India with my husband, we met a really nice woman named Uma on the plane. Talking with her made the long flight      much faster.

     When we arrived. we learned that our bags had      not made the trip with our plane. As we were filling out the      luggage forms, we couldn't help noticing the mountain of unclaimed baggage in a corner. Would we      see our belongings again? This was not a good beginning of our 6-week trip.

       It was now 4 am Saturday morning. The officials had told us there was no      in checking to see if our bags had arrived until Monday. What should we do next?      we  stood there wondering, Uma came over. Learning of our      , she said. "Our driver will soon be here to      me up. Come home with me."

     We entered the steamy early      scene outside. Lots of people were waiting for their loved ones. calling their names and     them into warm hugs as they reconnected.      minutes, Uma said, "There's our car!" We piled into the small car, already      with family members who had come to       Uma home.      

      At the house, Uma's family took us in       we had known one another for a long time. They fed us delicious Indian meals, took us on       of their city and brought us to their favorite temples. On      morning. their driver brought us to the airport, where we were happy to find our bags,       and sound.

      What a gift Uma's       was! In my very first moments on Indian soil. I learned an unforgettable lesson about the warm, generous       of the Indian people. Uma had begun achain reaction that we did our best to      on wherever we went.

1.A. go ahead        B. go by            C. go up              D. go through

2.A. anyhow         B. somehow         C. anyway            D. however

3.A. missing         B. losing            C. gone              D. stolen

4.A. seldom         B. forever           C. even              D. ever

5.A. trouble         B. problem          C. point             D. use

6.A. Before         B. After             C. As               D. Since

7.A. situation        B. condition       C. suggestion         D. conclusion

8.A. call            B. pick           C. get               D. bring

9.A. morning        B. afternoon       C. night             D. evening

10.A. putting         B. turning         C. collecting         D. gathering

11.A. For            B. By            C. Within            D. During

12.A. covered        B. crowded        C. compared         D. charged

13.A. see            B. bring          C. send              D. welcome

14.A. even though     B. as if           C. in case           D. now that

15.A. tours          B. journeys        C. voyages          D. travels

16.A. Friday        B. Saturday         C. Monday         D. Sunday

17.A. quiet          B. good           C. heavy           D. safe

18.A. kindness       B. politeness       C. bravery          D. carefulness

19.A. action         B. spirit           C. state             D. deed

20.A. depend        B. put             C. pass             D. turn

On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.

During his talk, Jack   41   his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?”   42   shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would   43  . But I jumped up, ran up the   44   to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air,   45  raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they   46   security guards and take me from the stage?    47   my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any   48  voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the   49   to come to us. We must take    50    to create what we want!’’

After his talk, I   51   to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails   52   my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy   53  other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.

A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.

I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no   54  . As I sat down at my computer to 55   my e-mails, I  56   woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely   57   that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.

Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We   58   believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)   59   way. So we don’t try. We  60  . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.

Now what are you waiting for?

1.A. brought in                    B. reached for                     C. took over                         D. handed in

2.A. Cheers                                   B. Shouts                              C. Heads                     D. Hands

3.A. offer                              B. trust                                  C. like                                   D. choose

4.A. path                               B. road                                  C. steps                                 D. route

5.A. thoughts                       B. opinions                           C. ideas                      D. plans

6.A. ask                                 B. call                                    C. demand                            D. order

7.A. And                               B. So                             C. But                                    D. Or

8.A. noisy                             B. doubtful                           C. meaningful                      D. helpful

9.A. opportunities                  B. consequences                  C. results                              D. aims

10.A. step                         B. measure                           C. way                       D. action

11.A. expected                            B. tried                                  C. permitted                        D. managed

12.A. stating                       B. describing                        C. presenting                       D. sharing

13.A. with                             B. in                                  C. about                                 D. over

14.A. news                                    B. message                           C. response                          D. reaction

15.A. check                                   B. examine                           C. inspect                             D. review

16.A. gradually                    B. suddenly                          C. immediately           D. slowly

17.A. desiring                               B. claiming                            C. begging                            D. dreaming

18.A. particularly                         B. honestly                           C. falsely                               D. correctly

19.A. difficult                B. impressive                C. early                         D. natural

20.A. give up                                B. put up                         C. take up                     D. set up