When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36　 a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before.I 　38　

that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,”said my mother.“　 39　 ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”

“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___40_ money.Please,Mom,don’t

　 41　 me.”

“Then I’ll help you,”she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s　　 42　　 was a bad one,but I 　　 43　　 .

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was　 44　 .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.　 45　 ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed　 46　 .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I 　 47 a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to　 48 me,and she also showed me how to make　 49　 .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over　 50　 quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more　 51　 after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders,　 52　 the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little　 53　 when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she　 54　 that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy　 55　 the restaurant I would open one day.

36.A.to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.for　　　　　　　　　　 C.after　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.over

37.A.because　　　　　　　 B.though　　　　　　　 C.until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.while

38.A.promised　　　　　　　　　　 B.noticed　　　　　　　 C.worried　　　　　　　　　　 D.hoped

39.A.Therefore　　　　　　 B.However　　　　　 C.Besides　　　　　　　　　　 D.Yet

40.A.of　　　　　　　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　　　　　 C.about　　　　　　　　　　　 D.with

41.A.blame　　　　　　　　　 B.fool　　　　　　　　　 C.frighten　　　　　　　　　　 D.make

42.A.idea　　　　　　　　　　 B.bar　　　　　　　　　　 C.day　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.answer

43.A.guessed　　　　　　　 B.obeyed　　　　　　　 C.begged　　　　　　　　　　 D.admitted

44.A.angry　　　　　　　　　 B.sad　　　　　　　　　 C.wrong　　　　　　　　　　　 D.ashamed

45.A.At least　　　　　　　　 B.At last　　　　　　　 C.At most　　　　　　　　　　 D.At first

46.A.surprised　　　　　　　　　　 B.impolite　　　　　　 C.pleased　　　　　　　　　　 D.impatient

47.A.damaged　　　　　　　 B.destroyed　　　　　 C.broke　　　　　　　　　　　 D.ruined

48.A.scold　　　　　　　　　 B.help　　　　　　　　　 C.beat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.save

49.A.money　　　　　　　　 B.lunch　　　　　　　　 C.coffee　　　　　　　　　　　 D.change

50.A.two　　　　　　　　　　 B.three　　　　　　　　 C.four　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.five

51.A.smoothly　　　　　　　　　　 B.fairly　　　　　　　　 C.simply　　　　　　　　　　　 D.conveniently

52.A.turn in　　　　　　　　 B.count out　　　　　 C.take over　　　　　　　　　 D.add up

53.A.discouraged　　　　 B.disturbed　　　　　 C.disappointed　　　　　　 D.distrusted

54.A.thought　　　　　　　　 B.stated　　　　　　　　 C.announced　　　　　　　　 D.suggested

55.A.imagining　　　　　　 B.preparing　　　　　 C.examining　　　　　　　　 D.describing

Mr. Green stood up in defence of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one ________.

A. blamed　 　　　　 B. blaming　　 　　　 C. to blame　 　 D. to be blamed

 

　 　　　 for the breakdown of the school computer network，Alice was in low spirits.?

A.Blaming　　　　　 B.Blamed?　　　　　

C.To blame　　　　　 D.To be blamed

 

A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is 　1 because he doesn’t understand how to make the 　2 of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their　 3　 　.

A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 　 4 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for 　 5 , and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 　 6　 likely to fail, and the failure will 　 7　 his belief in his incompetence (无能).

Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 　 8　 　like this . When he was a small boy, he had a poor　 9　 in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not　 10　 too much of him. In his way, they two 　 11 　the idea. He accepted　 12 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless 　 13　 and was very poor at maths, 　14　 as they expected.

One day he worked at a problem which 15 of the other students had been able to solve.

Alder 　16 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 　17 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only 18 that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learnt 　 19 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may　 20 himself as well as others by his ability.

1.         A. clever　　　　 　 B. shy　　　　　 C. useless　　　 D. stupid

2.         A. biggest　　　 B. most　　　　　　 C. highest　　　 D. deepest

3.         A. ability　　　 　 B. age　　　　　 C. brain　　　　　　 D. knowledge

4.         A. decision　　　　 B. success　　　 C. effort 　　　　　 D. trouble

5.         A. work　　　　　　 B. study　　　　　　 C. improvement　　　 D. success

6.         A. truly　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　 C. however　　　 D. therefore

7.         A. lead to　　　 　 B. strengthen　　 　 C. increase　　　　 D. add to

8.         A. an experience 　 B. an example　　　 C. a thought　　　　 D. a story

9.         A. state　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　 C. start　 　　　　　 D. ending

10.     A. blame　　　　 　 B. expect 　　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. win

11.     A. developed 　　　 B. organized　　　　 C. discovered　　　 D. found

12.     A. his　　　　　 B. her　　　　　 C. its　　　　　 D. their

13.     A. managing　　　　 B. succeeding　　　 C. trying 　　　　　 D. acting

14.     A. only　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　 C. just　　　　　 　 D. then

15.     A. none　 　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　 C. no one　　　　 　 D. nobody

16.     A. gave　　　　　　 B. succeeded 　　　 C. failed　　　　 　 D. believed

17.     A. lived　　　　　　 B. worked　　　　 C. played　　　　 　 D. graduated

18.     A. made　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. expected　　　 　 D. proved

19.     A. early　　　　　　 B. deeply　　　　　 C. late　　　　　 　 D. simple

20.     A. encourage　　　　 B. love　　　　　　 C. astonish　　　 　 D. disappoint

 

　 Mr.Green stood up in defence of the 16-year-old boy，saying that he was not the one 　 .?A.blamed　　　　　　　　 B.blaming?　　　　　　 C.to blame　　　　　 D.to be blamed