Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. When I was growing up, we lived a hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “ Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it .”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school—walking on my own!

When the Great Depression( 大蕭條 ) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with income of $1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

1.what Kemmons’ mom often told him during his childhood was ___________.

A. caring B. moving

C. encouraging D. interesting

2.Which of the following describes Kemmons’ mother ?

A. Modest, helpful and hardworking.

B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.

C. Careful, helpful and beautiful.

D. Strict, sensitive and supportive.

3.Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

A. Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family.

B. Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.

C. Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and high education.

D. Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.

Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a batter student in several ways.1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.3.

The following methods may work best for you.

●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

● Write your notes in your own words.

● 4.

● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速記). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.5.

A. Use words, not complete sentences.

B. There are three practical note-taking methods.

C. You must write your notes on separate paper.

D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.

AB. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

AC. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

AD. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.

I wouldn't have picked up that dusty card without seeing those big words: DON'TFORGET.I was ________….

Don't forget what? Under the words were three numbered items. l. Snow peas. 2. Shakespeare. 3. Sadira  Kirmani. What was my name doing on someone's list? Yesterday was my first day here. Since Mrs. Allison_______me, nobody except the boy with glasses spoke to me and asked if he could have my cake at lunch. I tried to  _______on the[ lessons, but my mind went _____.Snow peas, Shakespeare, and me？  "Sadira." I ____when Mrs. Allison called my name. "It's time to line up for_____.” As I moved through the line, I heard a girl with braces ask,  "What's that?",_______at a pan. "Snow peas," the lady answered. "I'll try some snow peas," the boy behind me______.

Snow peas!  Number. 1 on the list. After lunch, Mrs. Allison ______ hat it was "rhyme time." The boy who'd asked for snow peas stood up.  "OK, Wyatt." Mrs. Allison nodded. "To be or not to be…’”Wyatt began.

When he______,  Mrs. Allison added,  "Shakespeare wrote sonnets, a special kind of______.” Shakespeare? Number 2 on the list. I started to_______ , wondering what would happen next.

After school, I sat alone on the bus. It was quite a while before I  ______Wyatt. He smiled in a _____way, saying¨1 wanted to talk to you. I almost forgot."

“Forgot what'?"

“You're number 3 on my list."

So now I _______what was going on.  "My mom's ______ .I'm supposed to try three new things every day." continued Wyatt.

That night, I made my own ____.l．Try the spinach quiche.2.Offer my______to the boy with glasses.3.Say______to the girl with braces. Then I smiled before adding one more _____: Thank Wyatt.

1.A. Enthusiastic B. Grateful C. Curious D. optimistic

2.A. introduced B. encouraged C. recommended D. dismissed

3.A. Bring B. Carry C. rely   D. concentrate

4.A. weak B. blank C. excited D. pale

5.A. shouted B. laughed C. jumped D. greeted

6.A. class B. supper C. sports D. lunch

7.A. pointing B. glaring C. knocking D. coming

8.A. worked out B. checked out C. shouted out D. figured out

9.A. predicted B. announced C. responded D. reported

10.A. finished B. copied C. prepared D. returned

11.A. theatre B. novel C. article D. poetry

12.A. disappoint B. panic C. calm D. annoy

13.A. knew B. Remembered C. understood D. noticed

14.A. strict B. Friendly C. sad D. voluntary

15.A. pointed out B. referred to C. found out D. appealed to.

16.A. idea B. Invitation C. command D. preference

17.A. meal B. List C. rhyme D. cake

18.A. card B. Peas C. dessert D. homework

19.A. please B. Sorry C. goodbye D. hello

20.A. number    B. Entry C. person D. word

1.Police say they will not give up until they find _____________ (證據(jù)).

2.People often use sunflowers as the _______________of strength. (象征)

3.He has gone to be ___________ for a new coat. (測量)

4.__________ (face) with difficulties, she didn’t choose to give up.

5.In my opinion, what he told us just now about the affair simply doesn’t make any s_______ .

6.Luckily, the bullet n __________ missed the captain by an inch.

7.There are many s__________________ between my first-born son and my brother, both of whom like swimming and eating dumplings.

8.Reasons for joining a club at school r_________ from making more friends to keeping us busy after school.

9.How many people can the hall a__________?

10.—Why did you r_______?

—I was offered a better position at IBM

1.With all his attention ___________ (fix) on the painting, he didn’t notice me come in..

2.The bowls never needed ___________ (wash), as the boys cleaned them with their spoons, trying to eat every bit of soup.

3.They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house__________(rebuild)

4.The patient___________ (send) to another hospital before we got there.

5.Food supplies in the flood –stricken area___________ (run) out. we must act immediately before there is nothing left.

6.The question___________ (discuss) now at the meeting is very important..

7.The government is taking _______________( measure) to bring down the prices of houses.

8.___________ (transport) goods by train can reduce pollution.

9.Great attention must be paid to ________ (develop) welfare, especially in the poor area.

10.The fires burned for three days, __________ (destroy) a total of 25, 000 buildings.

1.I ’d hold on ________ that house for the time being; house prices are rising sharply at the moment.

2.I was told that there were about 50 foreign students studying Chinese in the school，most of ________ were from Germany.

3.I do believe________ equality of opportunity.

4.My teaching style is similar________ that of most other teachers.

5.All the students were ________favor of my idea that we should go for a picnic the next week.

6.________ all my homework unfinished，I am not allowed to go online to play games.

7.I’ll let you borrow it ___________condition that you lend me your bicycle in return.

8.Many famous people set______ their own My Space Page where they could respond to their fans.

9.Do you suffer _________ headaches？

10.They are trying to Increase profits _______ 10 percent.

What would you do if you failed? Many people may choose to give up1.， the surest way to success is to keep your direction and stick 2. your goal .On your way to success, you must keep your 3.(direct)．It is just like a lamp, guiding you in darkness and 4. (help) you overcome obstacles on your way.5.， you will easily get  6. (lose) or hesitate to go ahead .Directions mean objectives .You can get nowhere 7. an objective in life .You can try to write your objective on paper and make some plans to achieve 8.．Only in this way will you know how to arrange your time and to spend your time 9. (proper).And you should also have a belief 10. you are sure to succeed as long as you keep your direction all the time.

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I visited my aunt in a countryside near the city last week. I was surprised to see that great changes had been taken place in the countryside. Take my aunt's family for example. They supply preciously trees and flowers to the stores in the cities and have over ten workers working for themselves. Their family's income reached as much 100,000 yuan last year. Not only did they have a house, a car and computers, they can also afford a trip abroad every year. When asking what else they needed most, they said that they wanted to learn a few English so that they could do business with foreigners directly. To their delighted, my cousin can use he has learned from university to help them with overseas trade.

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—I remember you were a talented pianist at college.Can you play the piano for me?

—Sorry，I ________the piano for years.

A. don't play B. wasn't playing

C. haven't played D. hadn't played