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1 One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 1 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 2 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 3 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 4 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 5 even him. He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 6 behind the desk in the booth. “ 7 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 8 someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then 9 his office in Morrison Building, 10 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 11! He sat down with a smile. His wife 12 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married … How are you with 13? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 14 . 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 15 of a happy and rewarding life. 16 , some things are worth waiting for. 17 presents many opportunities for wait training. We can hate waiting, 18 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 19 --- we cannot avoid it. How is your 20 coming along?
1. A. proudly B. respectfully C. patiently D. curiously 2. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty 3. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea 4. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient 5. A. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked 6. A. clerk B. secretary C. passer-by D. friend 7. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If 8. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for 9. A. called up B. returned to C. visited D. left 10. A. worried B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised 11. A. description B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture 12. A. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed 13. A. your wife B. your family C. patience D. determination 14. A. hoping for B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for 15. A. lesson B. experience C. purpose D. quality 16. A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far 17. A. Every age B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office 18. A. accept B. control C. change D. improve 19. A. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy 20. A. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D. wait training
2 In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she 1 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 2 was from the textbooks she had read.“I had a 3 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room. Mummy 4 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.” Atsuko 5 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 6 world.“People were struggling with problems and often seemed 7 ,”she said.“I felt very alone.” One of her hardest 8 was physical education.“We played volleyball,” she said.“The other students were 9 it, but I wasn’t.” One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 10 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 11 the net. No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 12 she failed. A young man on her team 13 what she was going through.“He walked up to me and 14 ,‘Come on, You can do that.’” “You will never understand how those words of 15 made me feel…Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.” She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 16 . Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk.“I have 17 forgotten the words,” she said.“When things are not going so well, I think of them.” She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 18 to her.“He probably doesn’t even remember it.”she said, That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person―cruel or kind―you have no idea how long the words will 19 .She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears four 20 words: You can do that. 1.A.learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard 2.A.way B. life C. education D. spirit 3.A.photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing 4.A.baking B. frying C. steaming D. boiling 5.A.hoped B. arranged C. liked D. attempted 6.A.described B. imagined C. created D. discovered 7.A.tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted 8.A.times B. questions C. classes D. projects 9.A.curious about B. good at C. slow at D. nervous about 10.A.kick B. pass C. carry D. hit 11.A.through B. into C. over D. past 12.A.after B. if C. because D. until 13.A.believed B. considered C. wondered D. sensed 14.A.warned B. sighed C. ordered D. whispered 15.A.excitement B. encouragement C. persuasion D. suggestion 16.A.interested B. doubtful C. puzzled D. sure 17.A.never B. already C. seldom D. almost 18.A.happened B. applied C. seemed D. meant 19.A.continue B. stay C. exist D. live 20.A.merciful B. bitter C. simple D. easy 3 One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley. 1 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 2 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 3 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 4 Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his 5 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He 6 .There be
