Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very   36   life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would   37   my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never   38   again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I didn’t want to be bad enough. She   39   that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school-walking on my own!

When the Great Depression（大萧条）  40  , my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support（支撑） both of us. At that moment, I decided never to be   41   again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real   42   point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1916. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels for families and was angry that they charged（收费）an extra $2 for each child. That was too   43   for most American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a hotel for families that would never charge extra for   44  . There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not   45  , mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of hard time. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my heart, I   46   doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world­ - Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a   47   in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

1.A. quiet          B. boring               C. hard          D. strange

2.A. accept         B. change               C. disturb           D. check

3. A. study         B. speak                C. listen            D. walk

4.A. drove              B. expected        C. explained        D. covered

5.A. did            B. hit             C. cut           D. fit

6.A. excited       B. brave                C. patient           D. poor

7.A. leading            B. breaking         C. turning      D. celebrating

8. A. expensive     B. fantastic            C. different        D. special

9.A. husband        B. parents          C. children          D. wife

10.A. successfully     B. surprisingly          C. interestingly     D. importantly  

11.A. always           B. sometimes            C. almost       D. never

12.A. task              B. hotel               C. company      D. wor

 

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are．

When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it's   1   to know the right and wrong things to do．For example, in China it's OK to   2   a lot of noise in a restaurant．In fact, if a restaurant isn't noisy and   3  , you may think there's something wrong with it．However, in many western countries, restaurants are   4   places．If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even   5   to the owner of the restaurant．

Paying the bill is also different from country to country．In China, one person usually pays for   6  ．I western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients（宴请宾客）, but   7   friends cat together, they usually share the cost．This is called "going Dutch"（均摊费用）．Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the   8  ．This is called "leaving a tip" ．

Leaving a tip is thought to be polite．In the US, it's   9   to leave tips of 10%,15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service（服务） is．Good waiters can make a lot of money!

The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can   10   the same kind of food in many countries．Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world．

1．A．important               B．difficult                C．popular               D．enjoyable

2．A．make                  B．keep                C．hear                 D．cause

3．A．lively                   B．friendly               C．lucky                D．polite

4．A．noisy                  B．quite                 C．busy                 D．clean

5．A．complain               B．explain       C．shout               D．speak

6．A．everybody              B．nobody              C．somebody            D．none

7．A．until                    B．when               C．unless                D．since

8．A．waiter                  B．seller                 C．gatekeeper             D．visitor

9．A．terrible                  B．common            C．serious                D．unusual

10．A．invent                B．discover              C．prefer                D．find

Over 30,000 years ago, people from northern Asia went to America. Today we can tell these people Indians.
The Indians went to America because the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or they would die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked!
Later Columbus found the New World in 1492. At first, only a few Europeans followed. They traveled to America in boats. For the next 300 years, about 500,000 people went there. Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915, over 32,000,000 Europeans left their countries for the United States. The biggest groups went from Germany and Italy. These Europeans spoke many different languages. Most of them took almost no money. They went to America so they could find a better life.
【小题1】________ went to America first.

A．People from northern Asia

B．People from Italy

C．People from Germany

D．Columbus

【小题2】Why did the Indians go to America? Because ____________ .

A． northern Asia became very hot

B． northern Asia became very cold

C．they were interested in America

D．they liked traveling

【小题3】The “New World” was _________.

A．Italy

B．northern Asia

C．Germany

D．America

【小题4】These Europeans ___________.

A．didn’t speak the same language

B．spoke English

C．spoke German only

D．spoke both English and German

【小题5】The Europeans went to America in order to _________ .

A．find the New world

B．find a better life

C．build more boats

D．learn English

Over 30,000 years ago, people from northern Asia went to America. Today we can tell these people Indians.
The Indians went to America because the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or they would die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked!
Later Columbus found the New World in 1492. At first, only a few Europeans followed. They traveled to America in boats. For the next 300 years, about 500,000 people went there. Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915, over 32,000,000 Europeans left their countries for the United States. The biggest groups went from Germany and Italy. These Europeans spoke many different languages. Most of them took almost no money. They went to America so they could find a better life.
【小题1】________ went to America first.

A．People from northern Asia

B．People from Italy

C．People from Germany

D．Columbus

【小题2】Why did the Indians go to America? Because ____________ .

A． northern Asia became very hot

B． northern Asia became very cold

C．they were interested in America

D．they liked traveling

【小题3】The “New World” was _________.

A．Italy

B．northern Asia

C．Germany

D．America

【小题4】These Europeans ___________.

A．didn’t speak the same language

B．spoke English

C．spoke German only

D．spoke both English and German

【小题5】The Europeans went to America in order to _________ .

A．find the New world

B．find a better life

C．build more boats

D．learn English

Over 30,000 years ago, people from northern Asia went to America. Today we can tell these people Indians.

The Indians went to America because the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or they would die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked!

Later Columbus found the New World in 1492. At first, only a few Europeans followed. They traveled to America in boats. For the next 300 years, about 500,000 people went there. Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915, over 32,000,000 Europeans left their countries for the United States. The biggest groups went from Germany and Italy. These Europeans spoke many different languages. Most of them took almost no money. They went to America so they could find a better life.

1.________ went to America first.

A．People from northern Asia

B．People from Italy

C．People from Germany

D．Columbus

2.Why did the Indians go to America? Because ____________ .

A． northern Asia became very hot

B． northern Asia became very cold

C．they were interested in America

D．they liked traveling

3.The “New World” was _________.

A．Italy

B．northern Asia

C．Germany

D．America

4.These Europeans ___________.

A．didn’t speak the same language

B．spoke English

C．spoke German only

D．spoke both English and German

5.The Europeans went to America in order to _________ .

A．find the New world

B．find a better life

C．build more boats

D．learn English