I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the   1   we discuss in our classes is the   2   of quality employees（雇员）.

“What has caused you to stay   3   enough to become a manager?”I asked.  After a while a new manager took the   4   and said slowly, “it was a baseball glove. ”

Cynthia said she used to   5   a Circle K clerk job as an interim(临时的) one while she looked for something   6  . On her second day behind the counter, she received a(an)   7  from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He   8   a baseball glove for the little League. She   9  that as a single mother, money was   10   , and her first check would have to go for paying   11  .

When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box. “I overheard you   12   to your son yesterday, ” she said, “and I know that it is   13   to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills   14   you can buy gloves. You know we can’t   15   good people like you as   16   as we would like to; but we do   17   and I want you to know how   18   you are to us. ”

The thoughtfulness, empathy(同情) and love of the store manager show vividly that people   19   more how much a(n)   20   cares than how much he pays.

1. A. topics　　　　　　　　   B. problems　　　　　　　　  C. difficulties　　　　　　    D. lessons

2. A. employing　　　　　　 B. praising　　　　　　　　    C. keeping　　　　　　　　    D. improving

3. A. soon　　　　　　　　　　 B. long　　　　　　　　  　　   C. strong　　    　　   　　   D. calm

4. A. position　　　　　　    B. decision　　　　　　　　    C. question　　　　　　　　   D. advice

5. A. take　　    　　   　　   B. change　　   　　   　　　　　　  C. lose　　　　　　　　  　　   D. consider

6. A. lighter　　　　  &n

bsp;　　    B. easier  　　   　　　　　　  C. better  　　　　　　　　　　 D. higher

7. A. letter　　　　　　　　    B. call　　　　    　　   　　   C. answer　　   　　   　　　　　　  D. email

8. A. bought　　　　　　　　  B. kept　　　　　　　　  　　   C. needed　　   　　   　　　　　　  D. offered

9. A. complained　　　　   B. explained　　　　　　　　  C. understood　　　　　　   D. admitted

10. A. short　　　　　　　　  B. enough　　　　　　  　　   C. spare  　　   　　　　　　  D. tight

11. A. food　　　　　　　　   B. education　　　　　　　　  C. clothes　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. bills

12. A. talking　　　　　　    B. crying 　　　　　　　　　　 C. arguing　　  　　   　　   D. scolding

13. A. easy　　 　　   　　   B. hard　　　　   　　   　　   C. simple 　　   　　　　　　  D. nice

14. A. after　　　　　　　　   B. until　　　　   　　   　　   C. when　　　　　　    　　   D. before

15. A. value　　　　　　　　  B. remain 　　　　　　　　　　 C. pay　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. fire

16. A. much　　　　　　　　  B. many　　　　　　    　　   C. pleasant　　　　　　　　    D. possible

17. A. regret　　　　　　　　 B. agree　　　　　　　　 　　   C. worry　　    　　   　　   D. care

18. A. excellent　　　　　　 B. important　　　　　　　　  C. thankful　　　　　　　　   D. thoughtful

19. A. remember　　　　   B. refuse 　　   　　　　　　  C. thank　　　　 　　   　　   D. realize

20. A. mother　　　　     B. clerk   　　   　　       C. official　　   　　　　　　  D. manager

 

I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the   1   we discuss in our classes is the   2   of quality employees（雇员）.

“What has caused you to stay   3   enough to become a manager?”I asked.  After a while a new manager took the   4   and said slowly, “it was a baseball glove. ”

Cynthia said she used to   5   a Circle K clerk job as an interim(临时的) one while she looked for something   6  . On her second day behind the counter, she received a(an)   7  from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He   8   a baseball glove for the little League. She   9  that as a single mother, money was   10   , and her first check would have to go for paying   11  .

When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box. “I overheard you   12   to your son yesterday, ” she said, “and I know that it is   13   to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills   14   you can buy gloves. You know we can’t   15   good people like you as   16   as we would like to; but we do   17   and I want you to know how   18   you are to us. ”

The thoughtfulness, empathy(同情) and love of the store manager show vividly that people   19   more how much a(n)   20   cares than how much he pays.

1. A. topics　　　　　　　　   B. problems　　　　　　　　  C. difficulties　　　　　　    D. lessons

2. A. employing　　　　　　 B. praising　　　　　　　　    C. keeping　　　　　　　　    D. improving

3. A. soon　　　　　　　　　　 B. long　　　　　　　　  　　   C. strong　　    　　   　　   D. calm

4. A. position　　　　　　    B. decision　　　　　　　　    C. question　　　　　　　　   D. advice

5. A. take　　    　　   　　   B. change　　   　　   　　　　　　  C. lose　　　　　　　　  　　   D. consider

6. A. lighter　　　　　　　　   B. easier  　　   　　　　　　  C. better  　　　　　　　　　　 D. higher

7. A. letter　　　　　　　　    B. call　　　　    　　   　　   C. answer　　   　　   　　　　　　  D. email

8. A. bought　　　　　　　　  B. kept　　　　　　　　  　　   C. needed　　   　　   　　　　　　  D. offered

9. A. complained　　　　   B. explained　　　　　　　　  C. understood　　　　　　   D. admitted

10. A. short　　　　　　　　  B. enough　　　　　　  　　   C. spare  　　   　　　　　　  D. tight

11. A. food　　　　　　　　   B. education　　　　　　　　  C. clothes　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. bills

12. A. talking　　　　　　    B. crying 　　　　　　　　　　 C. arguing　　  　　   　　   D. scolding

13. A. easy　　 　　   　　   B. hard　　　　   　　   　　   C. simple 　　   　　　　　　  D. nice

14. A. after　　　　　　　　   B. until　　　　   　　   　　   C. when　　　　　　    　　   D. before

15. A. value　　　　　　　　  B. remain 　　　　　　　　　　 C. pay　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. fire

16. A. much　　　　　　　　  B. many　　　　　　    　　   C. pleasant　　　　　　　　    D. possible

17. A. regret　　　　　　　　 B. agree　　　　　　　　 　　   C. worry　　    　　   　　   D. care

18. A. excellent　　　　　　 B. important　　　　　　　　  C. thankful　　　　　　　　   D. thoughtful

19. A. remember　　　　   B. refuse 　　   　　　　　　  C. thank　　　　 　　   　　   D. realize

20. A. mother　　　　     B. clerk   　　   　　       C. official　　   　　　　　　  D. manager

 

Not too long after I had begun to drive as a teenager, someone pulled out of a parking lot onto the road in front of me. I reacted   36  and pulled up very close behind her--- just to show my irritation(怒气) and let her know she didn't "just   37   with that!" We've all been there with      38   incidents and reactions. My mother was with me, and told me to turn into the   39  parking lot. Safely there, she asked me why I   40   that lady had pulled out in front of me purposely.   41   rude, power play--- I guessed. Mom said that maybe she had just had some bad   42  , maybe she was late picking up her child and was distracted(分心). Think of all the   43   of why someone does something like that. It's usually not on purpose--- but what I do as a reaction is on purpose. She always said that I   44   to think about the other side before I   45  . Usually the reaction causes more of a   46  .

I am in my fifties now, and to this day, that has always   47   my head whenever those   48   happen. I've   49   my children the same thing. We often see and hear about "road rage." No matter to what   50    that "rage" is taken, my children will say something like, "They need Grandma's words!" As adults, I don't see them react as most of us do   51   their first reaction is always anger and irritation --- they   52   it and   53   what the other person's problem might be. Even if the other driver really might be   54   or doing a "power play," no more   55  reactions will occur because of their irritation.

1... A. calmly	B. quickly	C. angrily	D. carefully
2.. A. get up	B. get away	C. get down	D. get along
3.. A. similar	B. terrible	C. rude	D. familiar
4.. A. first	B. farthest	C. last	D. nearest
5.. A. suggested	B. complained	C. thought	D. concluded
6..A. Always	B. Just	C. Almost	D. Still
7..A. impression	B. grades	C. skill	D. news
8.. A. lessons	B. purposes	C. possibilities	D. reasons
9..A. used	B. needed	C. preferred	D. reminded
10..A. decide	B. drive	C. react	D. do
11..A. problem	B. threat	C. mess	D. result
12.. A. happened to	B. came across	C. passed by	D. flashed through
13..A. accidents	B. incidents	C. affairs	D. quarrels
14..A. noticed	B. given	C. taught	D. passed
15..A. degree	B. measure	C. step	D. action
16.. A. as soon as	B. in case	C. as though	D. even though
17..A. get	B. set	C. make	D. catch
18..A. question	B. wonder	C. forget	D. know
19... A. troublesome	B. polite	C. rude	D. warm
20..A. casual	B. dangerous	C. amazing	D. cautious

 

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1__ began when I was just a kid．I __2__ becoming a doctor.

　　My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4_ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ to her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __7__. My mother was illiterate.

　　When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __9__ with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __11__ food and pay the bills. With everything __12__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my _17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __18__ my dream and I became a doctor.

　　My story is really my mother's story-a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.

1.                A．belief          B．work           C．education D．promise

 

2.                A．majored in      B．got used to      C．dreamed of    D．got tired of

 

3.                A．lazy            B．easy-going       C．successful     D．reliable

 

4.                A．cost           B．paid           C．took D．did

 

5.                A．could only       B．could not       C．must not D．should often

 

6.                A．read           B．present         C．teach D．explain

 

7.                A．joke           B．means          C．tool  D．trick

 

8.                A．A-student       B．B-student       C．C-student D．D-student

 

9.                A．get along       B．hang out        C．break away    D．keep in touch

 

10.               A．making         B．stopping        C．working   D．getting

 

11.               A．your brother    B．yourself        C．your sister D．the family

 

12.               A．left over        B．paid off         C．used up   D．carried out

 

13.               A．angry          B．pleased        C．disappointed   D．bored

 

14.               A．anything        B．everything      C．something D．nothing

 

15.               A．take           B．give           C．keep D．get

 

16.               A．let alone        B．let out         C．let in D．leave alone

 

17.               A．guys           B．mother         C．studies    D．play

 

18.               A．made          B．fulfilled         C．changed   D．tried

 

19.               A．little           B．much          C．few  D．high

 

20.               A．more interesting B．less important    C．more important D．less interesting

 

 

The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi,        that it would be faster than the subway.

It wasn't.

After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy. I looked at my       from time to time. Just as the traffic started moving, the driver        a man up ahead in a wheelchair.

“Wouldn't he be cold sitting right there!” the driver cried and began to       .

I could see there would be another 20 minutes'       —        him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxi's small      , then dropping him off who knows where.

“What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.

As the       came out, I wanted to take them back. The wrongness of my       to the driver shocked me. Why did I let out the shout?

The driver      me and we continued the journey. Eventually I got out of the taxi and

     to the office. As I ran, I understood that, though it wasn't my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldn't have        the driver's stopping. I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不会错的). Whenever I think of this incident, this is my   : I am not a       self-centered person, but I still feel       

of being self-centered. Living a busy life in a fast-paced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?

1.A. reminding　　　       B. expecting               C. realizing                D. attempting

2.A. computer                   B. document           C. message                D. watch

3.A. witnessed                   B. picked                   C. spotted                 D. observed

4.A. pull over                     B. take off                 C. pass by                  D. run away

5.A. complaining      B. suffering               C. waiting                  D. struggling

6.A. indicating                   B. recommending      C. lifting                     D. urging

7.A. trunk                    B. box                        C. window                 D. carriage

8.A. anxieties                     B. words                    C. results                   D. comments

9.A. reaction            B. request                 C. comment              D. suggestion

10.A. comforted      B. prevented           C. encouraged         D. ignored

11.A. escaped                   B. fled                        C. settled                   D. flooded

12.A. excited at                   B. thought about        C. made fun of           D. complained about

13.A. feeling             B. motto                    C. dream                   D. determination

14.A. skillfully                    B. strangely               C. particularly           D. hopefully

15.A. proud              B. aware                   C. ashamed               D. confident