Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. __71  just letting life happen to you, goals allow you

to make your life happen.

Successful people __72  how their life should be and set lots of  goals. By setting goals you are __73  your life. It's like having a__74  to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are __75  drivers. One has a destination (目的地) in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any __76  time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, __77   she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just __78  gas. Which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making __79   and setting goals. __80  people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set—and they aren't difficult to reach. It's up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must __81  what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more __82  to achieve it. Written goals can be __83 regularly, and have more power. Like a contract(合同) with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also __84   you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously __85  situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.

71. A. Because of      B. Instead of      C. In spite of       D. In addition to

72. A. imagine         B. discuss         C. experience        D. show

73. A. going on with                      B. taking control of

C. getting along with                 D. taking advantage of 

74. A. guide           B. friend          C. map               D. sign

75. A. two             B. such            C. some              D. goal

76. A. free            B. dull            C. fixed             D. wasted

77. A. or              B. for            C. but                D. so

78. A. thinking of     B. using up       C. turning off        D. paying for

79. A. plans           B. money          C. friends            D. maps

80. A. Lucky           B. Young          C. Ordinary           D. Unsuccessful

81. A. practise        B. change         C. admit              D. decide

82. A. willing         B. anxious        C. likely             D. clever

83. A. improved        B. achieved       C. set                D. reached

84. A. although        B. until          C. when               D. unless

85. A. aware of        B. worried about    C. familiar with        D. accustomed to

 Stacy had recently moved from New York City to Stoneybrook, Connecticut. It was ___1___ for her to make new friends but she finally had three when she joined the Babysitters Club to ___2___ little children whose parents were busy. Claudia, Kristy, and Mary were in her class at school and also the other ___3___ of the club. The girls met at five o’clock on Fridays and waited for the ___4___ to ring. So far they had been busy, in spite of the ___5___ that they couldn’t stay out late and were under 13.

___6___, the girls’ world was invaded by a second group ___7___ themselves the Babysitters Agency. They were ___8___ and the group also included a few boys. The Babysitters Club tried to think of ways to ___9___ with the older group. They could clean and work for less money, however, they ___10___ it would be difficult to compete. The shock was even greater than they had ___11___ when most of their best customers started to call the new group. They ___12___ to get only a few jobs.

To try a new ___13___ Kristy recruited a few older kids who told the club they didn’t want to ___14___ their money with the other group. The club ___15___ only too quickly that these older girls joined only as spies and didn’t ___16___ for their job assignments(分派). Thus, more parents were ___17___ with the club.

Finally, the girls realized that the ___18___ in the other group were not good babysitters. They watched television, talked on the phone, and invited boyfriends to the house ___19___ they were sitting. When the children of the families started to ___20___, and a near accident almost occurred, the club went to the parents to tell them what was happening.

1. A. active     B. thoughtful   C. easy    D. hard

2. A. take care of    B. run into      C. go through D. take advantage of

3. A. children  B. members    C. circles D. players

4. A. alarm      B. traffic C. phone D. neighbor

5. A. fact B. degree C. question     D. demand

6. A. Therefore      B. Suddenly    C. Rergularly  D. Unwillingly

7. A. attracting       B. finding       C. calling D. matching

8. A. younger  B. cleverer      C. taller   D. older

9. A. compete B. fight    C. do      D. meet

10. A. heard    B. knew  C. promised    D. shot

11. A. damaged      B. caught C. expected    D. forced

12. A. hoped   B. liked    C. refused      D. seemed

13. A. chance  B. possibility   C. power D. policy

14. A. share    B. give    C. provide      D. mark

15. A. put down     B. paid off      C. found out   D. come through

16. A. check up      B. end up C. look up      D. show up

17. A. satisfied       B. unhappy     C. curious      D. helpful

18. A. kids      B. adults  C. systems     D. situations

19. A. that      B. when  C. where D. how

20. A. blow     B. complain    C. appreciate   D. spread

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Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my   21   was more manageable , I   22   ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.   23    that was years ago and times have changed.   24    I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to   25   my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).   26   I needed to sleep in the afternoons,  I was limited in my   27   . I decided that I would consider  28     to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was   29  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of   30    to get started. And 31   you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can   32   use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my   33   ; he gave me a long thoughtful    34   . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me   35   the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand  36   on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your  37   and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I   38   . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose   39  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His   40  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

21. A. loneliness           B. sadness                   C. tiredness                 D. sickness

22. A. set                     B. enjoyed                    C. kept                        D. shared

23. A. Gladly                B. Eventually                C. Unfortunately           D. Surprisingly

24. A. Now                  B. Then                       C. Sometime                D. Meanwhile

25. A. add up to            B. make up for             C. get rid of                 D. take advantage of

26. A. If                             B. As                          C. Though                  D. Before

27. A. movement                B. condition                 C. choices                   D. positions

28. A. reaching out       B. living up                  C. getting on                D. going back

29. A. recognized          B. interviewed              C. found                      D. invited

30. A. money                      B. time                        C. energy                     D. knowledge

31. A. thus                   B. once                        C. seldom                    D. often

32. A. actually              B. hardly                      C. nearly                      D. formerly

33. A. job                     B. family                      C. idea                        D. offer

34. A. face                   B. view                        C. look                        D. sight

35. A. over                   B. along                       C. towards                   D. through

36. A. unhappily           B. lovingly                   C. pitifully                    D. gratefully

37. A. pick                   B. turn                         C. role                         D. step

38. A. had to cry          B. ought to cry                   C. should have cried     D. could have cried

39. A. more                 B. the ones                   C. few                         D. the rest

40. A. courage              B. devotion                  C. kindness                  D. trust

    

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There was a very special teacher who made a far-reaching difference in my life.

Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who”, I asked a senior, “is Mrs. McNamara, my 10^th grade English teacher?” He just  1and said something about my being in  2. Soon, I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of  3that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for  4. The next day, when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard  5to the homework reading. We were  6to write an in-class essay about one of the topics. The following day, she would  7the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called  8to stand in front of the class and to  9his/her essay. The class were required to criticize （评论） that essay,  10the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.

The first time that I  11her read-write-criticize method, I had not  12to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant.  13the extreme embarrassment I suffered, standing before my classmates,  14myself. No one laughed at me; no one would be  15enough, or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara’s class. The embarrassment came from  16and along with it came a strong  17not to let it happen again.

Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files; it was easy to see the  18in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamara  19me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I  20. Thank you, Mrs. McNamara.

1..A.nodded             B. laughed         C. apologized      D. shouted

2.A. trouble            B. sorrow          C. danger          D. anger

3.A. behaviour          B. evaluation           C. activity             D. thought

4.A. review             B. performance     C. practice             D. homework

5.A. added              B. related              C. contributed          D. compared

6.A. expected           B. persuaded       C. allowed         D. advised

7.A. collect           B. return               C. send            D. receive

8.A. on purpose         B. at first             C. by chance       D. in turn

9.A. talk through      B. hand over       C. read out             D. show off

10.A. so                B. and              C. but              D. or

11.A. tried            B. adopted         C. examined         D. experienced

12.A. undertaken       B. attempted            C. bothered        D. hesitated

13.A. Remember          B. Predict         C. Bear             D. Imagine

14.A. playing jokes on      B. making a fool of     C. setting a trap for   D. taking advantage of

15.A. brave            B. careless             C. proud           D. selfish

16.A. above             B. within          C. behind          D. below

17.A. tendency         B. preference           C. determination        D. sense

18.A. improvements      B. pains           C. difficulties         D. advantages

19.A. trusted               B. invited              C. forced               D. permitted

20.A. did               B. could           C. had              D. would

 

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

With your workload growing, you may be telling yourself a vacation is one luxury you can’t afford. But the ___(50)___ is that you can’t afford not to take one. A vacation ___(51)___ you the opportunity to recharge your physical and motional ___(52)___, disconnect from everyday concerns, and return to work rested and ___(53)___. Some facts have proved employees are more  ___(54)___ after a vacation than before one. Here are some tips for you to plan your vacation to make sure that your time away from the office is worry free.

Time is right. A Robert Half survey shows that July and August are the most ___(55)___ months for employees to take a break because these months offer ideal beach weather and many businesses ___(56)___ during this time. When planning your vacation, remember to  ___(57)___ any activity that your department will be focused on during that time. ___(58)___, if a big task is planned for the summer, you may consider  ___(59)___ your trip until the fall.

Turn to others for ___(60)___. Ask trusted colleagues to handle your projects while you’re away. Your supervisor can help you determine who is the most qualified for a particular task.

Let your contacts know. Give colleagues and customers you frequently work with a few weeks’ notice before you start off. This will give them enough time to plan for your ___(61)___.

Conduct a ___(62)___  review. Before you leave, make sure there is plenty of room in your e-mail inbox so you don’t exceed your ___(63)___ limit while you’re out of the office, which might prevent you from sending messages when you return.

In short, taking vacation is necessary and beneficial for your job. But you must plan your vacation ___(64)___  in order to be work free and worry free on holiday.

A. rule                         B. reason                      C. truth                 D. risk

A. enables                    B. provides                   C. confirms           D. allows

A. muscles                    B. batteries                   C. standards           D. memories

A. refreshed                  B. exhausted                 C. identified          D. excluded

A. sensitive                   B. stressful                   C. desperate           D. productive

A. favorable                 B. elaborate                  C. challenging        D. flexible

A. clear up                   B. take over                 C. slow down         D. shoot up

A. take charge of         B. take into account              C. take up for        D. take advantage of

A. What’s more            B. For instance              C. Otherwise          D. However

A. postponing               B. extending                 C. stretching          D. adapting

A. evaluation                B. possession                C. assistance          D. recommendation

A. participation             B. sake                         C. absence             D. benefit

A. historical                  B. neutral                            C. resistant            D. technical

A. memory                   B. storage                     C. terminal            D. supply

A. casually                   B. objectively               C. properly            D. readily