Learn to Meet Challenges

My classmates called me “the alien”，and they avoided me like the plague(瘟疫)as I __1__from a serious skin disease，which filled my arms with scars.The true __2__ of my condition，however，was social：I lived a life of loneliness.

My parents encouraged me overcome the difficulties.I therefore took a/an __3___ role in fighting against my disease.Fortunately，my health __4___ greatly before I graduated.I realized that my personal __5__ had led to this improvement.I regained self­confidence and made many friends at school.

Years later，__6___ my personal battle against disease，I learned a great deal about __7__ by overcoming difficulties.

I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director.I __8___ a group of six students in organizing various activities.I was the most advanced ESL student among the group，so I considered myself the most capable.But I quickly learned my __9__.While preparing for our first presentation，I was __10__ with my team members and often rejected their __11__.I performed most of their tasks myself，allowing them to __12___ me only with small details.As a result，the presentation was not very successful.The setback __13__me，and I spoke of it to the club's director.She responded that she __14__ my ability to succeed in the future.This comment filled me with __15__，for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members and decided to change my policy，encouraging my team members to put forward their ideas and I knew I did the right thing!

1．A.judged　　　B．suffered　　　　 C．prevented 　　　　　D．separated

解析：suffer from是固定词组，意思是“患病， 遭受痛苦”。

答案：B

2．A.pain 　　　　　B．sign　　　　　 C．value　 　　　　　　D．meaning

解析：the true pain真正的痛苦。

答案：A

3．A.important　 　　　　B．different　　　　 C．leading　　　　　 　D．active

解析：take an active role积极参加。

答案：D

4．A.developed　 　　　B．improved　　　　 C．increased 　　　　　D．removed

解析：my health greatly improved我的健康状况大有好转。

答案：B

5．A.joy 　　　　B．goal　　　　　 C．will 　　　　　　　D．life

解析：my personal will had led to this improvement我个人的意志改善了我的健康状况。

答案：C

6．A.over 　　　　B．like　　　　　 C．for　 　　　　　　　D．in

解析：就像克服困难战胜病魔一样，我克服困难学会了一些领导才能。

答案：B

7．A.ability 　　　　　B．quality　　　 C．leadership 　　　　　D．friendship

解析：learn about leadership。

答案：C

8．A.taught　 　　　　B．found　　　　　 C．managed　　　　　 　D．followed

解析：managed此处的意思是“管理”。

答案：C

9．A.mistake 　　　　　　B．method　　　　　 C．effort　 　　　　　D．right

解析：learned my mistake认识到自己的错误。

答案：A

10．A.satisfied 　　　　　B．familiar　　　　　 C．patient　 　　　　　D．strict

解析：be strict with sb. 对某人严格要求。

答案：D

11．A.desires　 　　　　B．talents　　　　 C．ideas　 　　　　　D．tasks

解析：rejected their ideas不愿听从他们的意见。

答案：C

12．A.remind　 　　　　　B．guide　　　　　 C．show　 　　　　　D．help

解析：help帮忙。

答案：D

13．A.discouraged　 　　　　B．disturbed　　　　　 C．encouraged 　　　D．educated

解析：discourage sb.让某人很灰心。

答案：A

14．A.adopted 　　　　B．admired　　　　　 C．trusted　 　　　　　D．tested

解析：trust my ability相信我的能力。

答案：C

15．A.surprise 　　　　　B．delight　　　　　 C．pride 　　　　　D．hope

解析：她的话让我很吃惊，因为我不相信我的组员的能力。

答案：A

Most people believe they don't have much imagination.They are 　1　.Everyone has imagination，but most of us，once we become adults，forget how to 　2　 it.Creativity isn't always 　3　 with great works of art or ideas.People at work and in their free time 　4　 think of creative ways to solve problems.Maybe you have a goal to achieve，a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind！ Here are three techniques to help you.

Making connections　This technique involves taking 　5　 ideas and trying to find links between them.First，think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do.Then find an image，word，idea or object，for example，a candle.Write down all the ideas/words 　6　 with candles： light，fire，matches，wax，night，silence，etc.Think of as many as you can.The next stage is to relate the 　7　 to the job you have to do.So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 　8　； you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.

No limits！Imagine that normal limitations don't 　9　.You have as much time/space/money，etc.as you want.Think about your goal and the new 　10　.If your goal is to learn to ski，　11　，you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money).Now 　12　 this to reality.Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December，or every Monday in January.

Be someone else！Look at the situation from a 　13　 point of view.Good businessmen use this technique in trade，and so do writers.Fiction writers often imagine they are the 　14　 in their books.They ask questions： What does this character want？ Why can't she get it？ What changes must she make to get what she wants？ If your goal involves other people，put yourself in their 　15　.The best fishermen think like fish！

1.A.wrong 　　　　　　　　　　B.unbelievable

C.reasonable 　　　　　　　　D.realistic

解析：这种想法是错误的。

答案：A

2.A.put up with 　　　　　　　　　　　B.catch up with

C.make use of 　　　　　　　　　　D.keep track of

解析：长大后，我们忘记了怎样充分利用我们的想象力。

答案：C

3.A.equipped　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　pared

C.covered 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ected

解析：创造力并不一定与伟大的构想有关。

答案：D

4.A.skillfully 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.routinely

C.vividly 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.deeply

解析：人们在日常生活中考虑解决问题。

答案：B

5.A.familiar 　　　　　　　　　　　B.unrelated

C.creative 　　　　　　　　　　　D.imaginary

解析：找出不相关的想法之间的联系。

答案：B

6.A.presented　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B.marked

C.lit 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.associated

解析：associated与某事相关。

答案：D

7.A.ideas　 　　　　　　　　　　　B.ambitious

C.achievement 　　　　　　　　　D.technique

解析：把这些想法与工作联系起来。

答案：A

8.A.experience 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.service

C.present 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.object

解析：present礼物。

答案：C

9.A.work　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B.last

C.exist　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ge

解析：想象不存在这种限制。

答案：C

10.A.possibilities　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.limitations

C.tendency 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.practice

解析：考虑你的目标和实现目标的可能性。

答案：A

11.A.in fact 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.in particular

C.as a whole 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.for example

解析：举例说明。

答案：D

12.A.devote　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.adapt

C.lead　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.keep

解析：使你的想法与现实“符合”。

答案：B

13.A.private　　　　　　　　　　 　B.global

C.different　 　　　　　　　　　　D.practical

解析：from a different point of view用不同的观点看问题。

答案：C

14.A.features 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.themes

C.creatures　 　　　　　　　　　　　　D.characters

解析：character角色，人物。

答案：D

15.A.positions　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B.dreams

C.images　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.directions

解析：让自己设身处地的站在他们的立场想问题。

答案：A

10.解析：表示“为”，用介词for。

答案：for

9.解析：作介词of 的宾语，用名词形式。

答案：forgiveness

8.解析：指上次被打之后，故用一般过去时。

答案：wrote

7.解析：搭配：recover from“从……中恢复过来”。

答案：from

6.解析：前后是转折关系。

答案：but