Fifteen people were present　　　　the meeting held yesterday,and five were absent　　 it.

A.from;at　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.to;from

C.at;from　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.at;to

I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book. I just wanted to see how it ended 36 I was still in the middle of it. This habit 37 first my mom, then my friends, and 38 even my own daughter. Often my 39 wouldn’t be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were 40 as well. Then one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad, please just read a book one 41 at a time like everyone else!”

At times I didn’t 42 this bad habit to just books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and 43 out what to do months and even years from now 44 enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the 45 of my life wasn’t done yet and that I had many

pages 46 to go, I still couldn’t control my burning desire to write the 47 of it half-way through. Time and again, I would 48 jump ahead and try to solve every potential(潜在的) problem before it happened. Life, 49 , doesn’t work like that. It loves to 50 us, and you never know what new problems, changes, or opportunities each new day will 51 .

Recently when I found myself living in the 52 again, I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time.” When I heard those words, I 53 , turned the book of my life back to the 54 page, and thanked God for today.

Each of us has to 55 the book of life line by line, moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end.

36. A. since　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

37. A. confused　　　 　　 B. annoyed　　　　 C. delighted　　　　 　　 D. embarrassed

38. A. usually　　 　 B. obviously　　　 C. accidentally　　　 　　　 D. finally

39. A. impatience B. misunderstanding C. disappointment　 　　　 D. disagreement

40. A. saying　　　　 　　 B. reading　　　　 C. doing　　　　　　 　　 D. watching

41. A. page　　 　　　　　　 B. copy　 　　　　　　　　 C. chapter　　　 　　 D. edition

42. A. contribute　　 　　　 B. devote　　　　 　 C. apply　　　　　 　 D. limit

43. A. try　　　　　 　　　 B. figure　　　　　 C. let　　　　　 　　 D. turn

44. A. on the part of　 B. other than　　　 　 C. instead of　　　　 　　 D. on the basis of

45. A. book　　　 　　 B. river　　　　　 　 C. picture　　　　　 D. play

46. A. forgotten　　 　　　 B. left　　　　　　 C. kept　　　　　　 D. regretted

47. A. feelings　　　 　　 B. beginning 　　　 　　　　C. ending　　　　　 D. comments

48. A. consciously　　 　　 B. strangely　　　　 　　 C. foolishly　　　　 D. critically

49. A. otherwise　　 B. moreover 　　　　　　 C. therefore　　　　 　　　 D. however

50. A. surprise　　　 　　 B. cheat　　　　　　 　　 C. satisfy　　　　　 D. frighten

51. A. make　　　　 　　 B. bring　　　　　　 　　　 C. take　　　　　　 D. award

52. A. present　　　　 B. future　　　　　 　　 C. memory　　 　　 D. dream

53. A. cheered　　　 　　 B. cried　　　　　　 　　　 C. lost　　　　　　 D. smiled

54. A. exciting　　　 　　 B. hopeful　　　　 　 C. favorite　　　　　 　　　 D. right

55. A. write　　　 　 B. review　　　　　 C. explain　　　　 D. translate

— We are too busy to take ________ holiday at ________ present.

　— But I think we’ll be able to take ________ two weeks from now.

A. a ; / ; one　　   B. the ; / ; that　　   C. a ; the ; it　　  D  a; / ; it

 

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.

　   The unpunctual man，on the one hand，never does what he has to do at the proper time._ 1._There is a proverb saying, “Time flies never to be recalled”. This is true. __2.__Time is more valuable than material things. In fact，time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable possessions as well as other's. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters，or return calls or keep appointments promptly.. __3.__He knows that he can not get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to. __4.__If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time，he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.

　   Unpunctuality，moreover，is very harmful when it comes to do one's duty，whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time.__ 5.__

A. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name

B. They appear to be busy but never get well organized

C. Maybe everybody minds being kept waiting at a party

D. A lost thing may be found again，but lost time can never be regained.

E. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it

F. After all, man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men.

G. Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointments is sign of disrespect towards others.

 

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.

　   The unpunctual man，on the one hand，never does what he has to do at the proper time.__ 1._There is a proverb saying, “Time flies never to be recalled”. This is true. __2.__Time is more valuable than material things. In fact，time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable possessions as well as other's. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters，or return calls or keep appointments promptly.. __3.__He knows that he can not get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

__4.__If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time，he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.

　   Unpunctuality，moreover，is very harmful when it comes to do one's duty，whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time.__ 5.__

A. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name

B. They appear to be busy but never get well organized

C. Maybe everybody minds being kept waiting at a party

D. A lost thing may be found again，but lost time can never be regained.

E. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it

F. After all, man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men.

G. Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointments is sign of disrespect towards others.