One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited   21  for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became   22  . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had   23  . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not   24   in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that   25   even him.

    He wrote his wife’ s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a  26   behind the desk in the booth. “   27   you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously   28   someone, would you please give her this?”he said. He then   29   his office in Morrison Building,   30   that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good   31   ! He sat down with a smile.

    His wife   32   those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married

    How are you with   33   ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are    34  . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.

    Patience is an important   35   of a happy and rewarding life.   36   , some things are worth waiting for.   37   presents many opportunities for wait training.

    We can hate waiting,   38   it or even get good at it! But one thing is   39 ——we cannot avoid it. How is your   40   coming along?

21. A. proudly             B. respectfully              C. patiently                         D. curiously

22. A. angry                 B. hungry                    C. frightened                       D. thirsty

23. A. a question                 B. a reason                   C. an opinion                      D. an idea

24. A. serious               B. difficult           C. regular                           D. convenient

25. A. hurt                   B. encouraged        C. attracted                         D. shocked

26. A. clerk                  B. secretary                  C. passer-by                        D. friend

27. A. Since                 B. Before                     C. As                           D. If

28. A. looking for                B. working for         C. sending for                  D. paying for

29. A. called up           B. returned to        C. visited                     D. left

30. A. worried              B. disappointed      C. satisfied                  D. surprised

31. A. description                B. preparation         C. excuse                          D. lecture

32. A. tore                   B. saved                      C. developed                D. destroyed

33. A. your wife                  B. your family             C. patience                   D. determination

34. A. hoping for                 B. waiting for              C. ready for                        D. fit for

35. A. lesson                B. experience          C. purpose                        D. quality

36. A. For example       B. After all                  C. Right now                      D. So far

37. A. Every age                 B. Every shop               C. Every day                       D. Every office

38. A. accept                B. control                    C. change                           D. improve

39. A. certain               B. interesting          C. precious                        D. easy

40. A. photo taking       B. job hunting        C. decision making        D. wait training

—Are you _____ with the achievements you have made recently?      

—Of course， they show my efforts at least.

In a Chinese modern dance competition on TV one very unique couple won one of the top prizes.The lady，in her thirties，was a dancer who had ____ since she was a little girl.Later in life，she lost her entire left arm in an accident and fell into a state of ____ for a few years.

Someone then asked her to coach a children’s dancing group.From that point on，she realized that she could not ____ dancing.So，she started to do some of her old routines，but，having lost her arm，she had also lost her ___.It took a while before she could even make simple turns and spins without ____.

Then a few months later she ____ a man in his twenties who had lost a leg in an accident.She was determined to find him and ____ him to dance with her.He had never danced.And to dance with one leg...He said，“Are you ____ with me？No way！”

But，she didn’t ____，and he agreed to think about it.“I have nothing else to do anyway，” he thought.Then she started to ____ him dancing.The two ____ a few times because he had no concept of using muscle，how to ___ his body，and knew none of the ____ things about dancing.When she became ____ and lost patience with him，he would walk out.____，they came back together and started training ____.

They hired a choreographer(舞蹈指导) to ___ routines for them.She would fly high (held by him) with both arms (a sleeve for an arm) flying in the air.He could bend ____ by one leg with her leaning(倚靠) on him，etc.

When I watched this I didn’t ____ realize that she was missing an arm ___ I was focusing on the guy with only one leg.Really quite amazing!

1.A.operated B．played

C．trained? D．competed

2.A.relief? B．depression

C．confusion? D．recovery

3.A.learn? B．understand

C．forget? D．face

4.A.chance? B．balance

C．advantage D．promise

5.A.following? B．checking

C．noticing? D．falling

6.A.heard of? B．searched for

C．came across? D．waited for

7.A.require B．allow

C．lead? D．persuade

8.A.arguing? B．joking

C．discussing? D．agreeing

9.A.carry on? B．give up

C．settle down? D．set off

10.A.teach? B．show

C．leave? D．watch

11.A.broke up B．gave in

C．put off? D．returned back

12.A.change? B．present

C．improve? D．control

13.A.important? B．interesting

C．basic D．special

14.A.excited? B．annoyed

C．moved? D．shocked

15.A.Unfortunately? B．Eventually

C．Generally D．Jokingly

16.A.seriously? B．differently

C．publicly? D．gradually

17.A.discover? B．arrange

C．perform? D．design

18.A.raised? B．kept

C．supported? D．carried

19.A.still? B．hardly

C．nearly? D．even

20.A.because B．if

C．before? D．though

One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 36  for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became  37 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had  38 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not  39  in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small photos that  40  even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a  41  behind the desk in the booth. “ 42  you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously  43  someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then  44  his office in Morrison Building,  45  that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good  46 ! He sat down with a smile.
His wife  47  those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.
How are you with  48 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are  49 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important  50  of a happy and rewarding life.  51 , some things are worth waiting for.  52  presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting,  53  it or even get good at it! But one thing is  54  --- we cannot avoid it. How is your  55  coming along?

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

W:Oh,did you really like it?

M:Yes,very much.It was excellent!

W:Well,thank you for(77)s________ so.                                                    77.              

M:In fact,could I (78)a_________you for the recipe(烹饪方法)?                 78.              

W:  (79)S_________.It’s really very easy                                                 79.              

(80)F_________,mix together one egg, two teaspoons of salt,                 80.              

and two pounds of ground beef.(81)T__________,add twelve                      81.              

ounces milk an a cup of bread crumbs（面包屑）. Are you with me so far? 

M:Yes,I’m with you

W:Okay.(82)N___________,put the mixture into a baking pan And              82.              

(83)a_________that,bake an hour and fifteen minutes at 350 degrees.        83.              

M:Wait a minute!I didn’t get the last (84)s________.Could you repeat          84.              

that part?

W:Sure.Bake an hour and fifteen minutes at 350 degrees.

M:Now I’ve got it.Is that it?

W:Yes.That’s it!

M:Thanks very much.

W:My(85)p____________.                                                                       85.