It was my ninth time standing in front of a Nashville manager to sing a few songs and try for a record deal. The first eight times didn"t lead to 1 . Music was my favorite, but I didn"t have the right 2 . My hair was out of date; I wasn"t pretty; I was a little old and too heavy. I"ve always been a 3 . Most of the people I knew growing up in small villages of Illinois struggled just like me. If you weren"t a pig farmer or corn farmer, the 4 you could hope for was to learn a(n) 5 that could take you out of there. That"s 6 I learned to sing songs. Now I was in the middle of the second song. I glanced up at the manager, who was sitting behind his desk. He didn"t appear 7 at all. I was nervous. About one minute later, I saw him write something down. From where I stood, I could 8 see him write the letter N, 9 by the letter O. "That"s it," I thought."He is passing on me." He folded the paper while I went on with my third and last song. I was sure the guy 10 me and could not 11 to get out of there. As we said good-bye, he said," I want you to have this." He gave me the 12 . I didn"t understand. Though my hands were 13 , I found the courage to read the note. It didn"t say "NO". It said "NOW". My dream of becoming a singer was starting to 14 . I still had to write, sing and record an album, of course. But my whole life 15 . |
( )1. A. success ( )2. A. time ( )3. A. singer ( )4. A. largest ( )5. A. expression ( )6. A. how ( )7. A. interested ( )8. A. hardly ( )9. A. followed ( )10. A. forgot ( )11. A. wait ( )12. A. warning ( )13. A. waving ( )14. A. turn up ( )15.A. closed | B. surprise B. clothes B. struggler B. best B. experience B. where B. rude B. impossibly B. covered B. disliked B. help B. sign B. moving B. come true B. rose | C. disappointment C. look C. winner C. widest C. skill C. when C. beautiful C. clearly C. caught C. forgave C. refuse C. paper C. burning C. run away C. appeared | D. sadness D. voice D. dancer D. worst D. song D. why D. careless D. carefully D. led D. pleased D. stop D. book D. shaking D. come back D. changed | 阅读与表达。 阅读下面的短文,根据各小题要求作答。 | Millionaire at 14 Farrah Gray, a self-made millionaire by age 14, recognizes there"s more to richness than money alone. Not too many people become entrepreneurs, published authors, producers and philanthropists in their lifetime. But don"t tell that to Farrah Gray. Gray"s rise in the business world is an unlikely story. Growing up poor on Chicago"s Southside, Gray said he used to dream he would one day look from his office onto the streets of Manhattan. He dreamed of giving speeches that would inspire millions and making enough money to ensure that his mother didn"t have to work two jobs. It didn"t take Gray very long to _______. At age 14, Gray became a self-made millionaire when his company, Farr-Out Foods, which specialized in food targeted at young people, gained more than $1.5 million in sales. Shortly after, Gray sold his company for more than $1 million, but has continued working to inspire others with his success. Gray"s entrepreneurial spirit was developed at a young age. He started his first business at age 6, selling homemade lotion door to door. Gray said he experienced a thrill from selling something he helped create and was instantly hooked. "Ideas are the most precious thing that can come to you. Every big idea starts out small," he said. Since age 12, Gray has toured the United States sharing his experiences with audiences. Gray tells audiences that it is important to"believe in yourself when no one else will." He has always made a great effort to inspire others to follow in his footsteps of success. His philosophy is "success is a process that must be taken step by step." He details these steps in his bestselling book, Reallionaire, which has made its way onto www.Amazon.com"s bestseller list. An important staple of Gray"s career has been his emphasis on philanthropy. His basic belief is, "The more you have, the more you should give." | Questions: 1. Does Farrah Gray recognize there is more to richness than money alone? ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did Farrah Gray use to dream of making enough money when he was young? ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Complete the sentence in paragraph 4 within THREE words. ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. According to the passage, what is Reallionaire? ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. ____________________________________________________________________________ | 完形填空。 | "It was all his own idea," says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had 1 made a "motherhood contract(合同)"-declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2 the care of their four children and all the housework. 3 he didn"t even know how to make coffee when he sighed, he was very confident. After40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 4 . " I was beaten down," admits Bob. "Not only is motherhood a 5 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being." Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the married, Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through university. 7 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. 8 two years ago Pat went back to work. " I had been 9 children so much," she 10 , "I couldn"t talk to a grown-up." She continued to run the household, 11 - until Bob sighed the contract. Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 12 . For the last three weeks, the family 13 a lot-sometimes having MacDonald"s hamburgers for lunch and dinner. 14 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made. " I found 16 -I shut the doors," he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. "When we went to 17 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean." Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong, he is 20 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. | ( )1. A. only ( )2. A. stick to ( )3. A. If ( )4. A. carry on ( )5. A. strange ( )6. A. sent ( )7. A. In time ( )8. A. Then ( )9. A. near ( )10. A. insists ( )11. A. besides ( )12. A. terrible ( )13. A. starved ( )14. A. Due to ( )15. A. until ( )16. A. an easier way ( )17. A. receive ( )18. A. good ( )19. A. admitted ( )20. A. operating | B. just B. set about B. As B. give up B. pleasant B. employed B. Before long B. Thus B. after B. sighs B. therefore B. tasty B. traveled B. As for B. before B. a cheaper way B. welcome B. wrong B. suggested B. realizing | C. nearly C. think about C. Since C. break down C. difficult C. learned from C. Since then C. So C. about C. jokes C. however C. expensive C. worked out C. Along with C. if C. a cleaner way C. greet C. right C. agreed C. sharing | D. ever D. take over D. Although D. find out D. serious D. worked as D. Later on D. Still D. around D. apologizes D. otherwise D. special D. ate out D. Except for D. unless D. a harder way D. fetch D. opposite D. explained D. performing | 完形填空。 | I ran into a stranger as he passed by. "I"m so sorry!" was my reply. Then he said, "Excuse me too. I wasn"t even 1 you." we were very polite, this stranger and I. 2 at home, we treat our loved ones differently. While I was cooking, my daughter came up to me quietly. When I turned, I nearly knocked her 3 ."Get out of the way! "I shouted. She ran away with her little heart broken. I didn"t realize how 4 I"d spoken. That night, as I lay awake in bed, God"s quiet voice spoke to me,"While 5 with a stranger, you"re calm and polite, but with those you love, it"s easy for you to 6 . Go and look around on the kitchen floor. You"ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself. She stood there 7 , and you never saw the tears in her eyes." By this time, I felt sad and my own tears had begun to 8 . I quietly went and knelt by her bed,"wake up, my dear," I said," are these the flowers you picked for me?" I asked. She 9 , "I found them out by the tree. I knew you"d like them." I said, "I"m so sorry that I missed them today. And I shouldn"t have shouted at you that way." She whispered," Mommy, that"s okay...I still love you 10 ."I hugged (拥抱) her. Are you aware that: if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family will feel the 11 for the rest of their lives. We pour (倾注) ourselves more into our work 12 into our families-an unbalanced investment (投资) indeed. | ( )1. A. noticing ( )2. A. And ( )3. A. off ( )4. A. quietly ( )5. A. dealing ( )6. A. fight ( )7. A. quickly ( )8. A. come ( )9. A. added ( )10. A. seldom ( )11. A. loss ( )12. A. same | B. knowing B. So B. down B. clearly B. seeing B. excite B. excitedly B. form B. cried B. anyway B. trouble B. more | C. following C. As C. up C. difficultly C. arguing C. talk C. quietly C. fall C. smiled C. however C. problem C. as | D. understanding D. But D. at D. cruelly (残酷地) D. traveling D. mistake D. nervously D. fly D. agreed D. therefore D. care D. than | 阅读理解。 | A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a £100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this £100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once. Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air. "Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air. "My friends," he said, "You"ve learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn"t go down in value. It was still worth £100. Many times in our lives, we"re dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn"t come from what you drop or whom you know,but WHO YOU ARE. You are special and valuable. Don"t ever forget it! | 1. The story happened ______. | A. when the teacher gave the students some advice on how to learn English. B. when the students were having a meeting. C. when the teacher gave the students a speech. D. when the students were discussing something interesting with their teachers. | 2. Even though the money was dirty, it _______. | A. went up in value B. was worth much C. didn"t reduce in value D. was still ours | 3. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph means_______. | A. the students put up their hands again. B. the students put down their hands. C. the students agreed to what the teacher said D. the students put their hands in front of them | 4. Why did the famous teacher use a £100 at his lesson? | A. Because he wanted to give a lecture about money. B. Because he was used to dropping a bill on the floor and stepping on it. C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of the students. D. Because he wanted to make the students know what the value was. | 5. What lesson can you learn from the passage? | A.£100 bill is worth the same no matter what you do with it . B. All people love money most. C. Your value doesn"t change no matter what happens to you. D. The value of money changes when it is made dirty. |
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