C
Are you afraid of change? Whether it is you personally or the working/living environment around you that changes, change will happen, it’s one guarantee I can give you and if you want success you need to make changes too.
Throughout the history of mankind changes have happened and they will continue to do so until the end of time. I do not think I need give you a list of any of these events they are obvious to us all.
Where are you going with this Steve, I hear you saying to yourself, everyone knows that changes happen all the time and we as human beings adapt accordingly. Well, yes, I agree with you to a point, but in that case why are we all not living the life we want in the world we want?
Because some of us resist change, because we are afraid of the unknown factors that change may bring into our lives.
Stop resisting and the changes will happen automatically, that is what happened to me when I started using hypnosis（睡眠状态） and mediation （沉思）to help me come to terms with the changes I needed to make to get out of Going Nowhere Land. I honestly believe that if I had not lost my fear of change when I did that there is absolutely no way that I would be enjoying life and the success I am having as much as I do at this moment in time.
My intention is to carry on enjoying life to the full and to successfully help others to do the same and if that means making even more changes to my life, as it surely will, then bring them on and let’s get started.
It does not matter if you start off making small changes like getting up early so that you can share breakfast with your loved ones, take some exercise or meditating before going to work, start making those changes now. By getting into the habit of making changes, you will accept change into your life, you will begin to change more of your old habits into new and better ones and even enjoy the feeling that making those changes brings and the success that comes with them.
64. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Are you afraid of change?        B. Changing for success.
C. Why do you resist change.         D. Change brings happiness.
65. The underlined phrase “come to terms with” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_______ “
A. reach an agreement with            B. fight against
C. accept something unpleasant         D. overcome the bad consequences of
66. From the fifth paragraph we can infer that ___________.
A. the author has never been afraid of changes in his life.
B. the author used to believe that changes happened automatically
C. the author is still not satisfied with his present situation
D. the author had experienced a period of frustration(挫折) in his life
67. In the last paragraph, the author intends to ________.
A. list the necessary changes we ought to make
B. advise us to make any necessary changes
C. explain what changes can bring
D. explain the progress of making changes

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes.

“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.”

Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.

I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?

As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.

    Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

A. sitting         B. crying       C. standing        D. speaking

A. unless         B. though        C. so           D. since

A. Wondering     B. Thinking     C. Finding      D. Pointing

A. hope           B. joy           C. hurt           D. determination

A. disappointedly B. angrily        C. happily     D. shyly

A. happened       B. appeared      C. used           D. ought

A. as well as       B. more than   C. except for     D. rather than

A. shape          B. color       C. design        D. sight

A. persuaded       B. fooled         C. told           D. encouraged

A. only         B. often       C. once           D. never

A. frightened    B. touched       C. knocked      D. influenced

A. Since         B. Until       C. Before       D. Unless

A. do harm       B. draw attention C. add weight   D. have an effect

A. refuse        B. offer       C. agree         D. wait

A. generous      B. honest         C. special       D. sad

A. hands        B. students        C. audiences      D. friends

A. convinced    B. reminded     C. proved       D. showed

A. performance B. experience   C. situation        D. health

A. please         B. take         C. give           D. accept

A. chance        B. possibility    C. intention       D. difficulty

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still  41  there. Duane was a bright and lovable student,  42  his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking.  43  that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the  44  in his dark eyes.

“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked  45 . “I put it on your desk.”

Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift  46  to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box  47  a matchbox. As I opened it, the  48  of two beer caps surprised me. Duane  49  me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I  50  wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.

I was  51  by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. 52  birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might  53  to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I  54  to wear these precious earrings given by this  55  child?

As I placed the earrings on my ears, my  56  clapped(鼓掌), and Duane stood proudly beside me.

    Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It  57  me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his  58  at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to  59 . Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having  60  reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

A. sitting             B. crying         C. standing          D. speaking

A. unless              B. though          C. so               D. since

A. Wondering         B. Thinking         C. Finding          D. Pointing

A. courage             B. joy             C. hurt           D. determination

A. disappointedly       B. angrily          C. happily          D. shyly

A. happened           B. appeared         C. used             D. intended

A. as well as           B. more than       C. except for        D. rather than

A. shape              B. color            C. design           D. sight

A. persuaded           B. fooled           C. told             D. encouraged

A. only              B. often            C. once           D. never

A. frightened         B. touched          C. knocked          D. influenced

A. Since             B. Until            C. Before           D. Unless

A. do harm           B. draw attention   C. add weight        D. have an effect

A. refuse            B. offer            C. agree            D. wait

A. generous           B. brave            C. special           D. sad

A. hands             B. students          C. audiences        D. friends

A. convinced          B. reminded        C. proved          D. showed

A. performance        B. experience       C. situation         D. health

A. please             B. take           C. give           D. accept

A. chance            B. possibility      C. intention         D. difficulty

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes.
“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.”
Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.
I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?
As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.
Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes.

“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.”

Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.

I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?

As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.

Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.