The manager said he believed we would win the contract, but I knew that we didn’t really stand a/an____.

D

My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to male it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

Since the day 1 was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my

beart. One it aways times out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one hay, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask. “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?”

A long way frim 12 now, I realize hew would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, thongn. I’ve come to believe he’d want me to move on to winat com next: to be nrood of and believe in, somebody else. It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear－as mine was until my father’s letter－is of being a disappointment.

Give your chikdren permission to succeed. They’re witing for you to believe in them. I always knew way parents loved me. But trust my That elic will be more comlece, that love will be more real, and their belief in the nelces whi be greater if you write the words on their hearts; “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

68.We learn from the text that the author .

A.lost his father when he was young

B.worked hard before he read his father’s letter

C.asked his father permission to believe in himself

D.knew execty at thing his father wanted him to do

I would never have believed it was possible if I ______ it with my own eyes.

A. didn't see

B. don't see

C. won't see

D. hadn't seen

D

I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼儿园) party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes.

I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零钱). It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. “

It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that. “I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(纸币) and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react(反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”

I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. “ The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”

30. What is this passage mainly about?

A. Love and goodness. B. Culture and tradition.

C. Friendship and honesty. D. Communication and understanding.

In Leon Nacson’s view, air and water are our Number One priorities for the following reasons except ().

A、he cannot understand why people are polluting air and water

B、there will definitely be no fresh air and clean water for future generations

C、we would run out of air and water if we didn’t stop polluting them

D、air and water polluting are the current and futu

A The weight of the cargo on loading was supervised by the manager. ;

B But 15 tons of goods can’t simply disappear into thin air. ;

C I think there must be some misunderstanding.

Michael: The Johnsons are moving next week. We are going to have a going-away party for them Saturday. Tracy: I didn't realize they were moving so soon. ______ Michael: Yes, but we'll have one last chance to get together. We're planning a barbecue.

A．Wish them a happy journey.

B．May they have a more comfortable home.

C．They are really going to be missed.

D．We can't stay together forever, can we?

A I’m afraid we really couldn’t accept that. ;

B I suggest maybe should check it again. ;

C I’m sorry to say the shipment didn’t turn out to be satisfactory.

50) In dealing with a challenge on such a scale, it is no exaggeration to say “Unity we stand, divided we fall” -- and if I had to choose a slogan it would be “Unity in our diversity.”

When I first knew Mike, we lived in a small village in Scotland. It was very different from Mike’s life in London now. We went to school together on our bicycles. Every morning I went to his house and knocked on the door. Every morning Mike’s mum said, “I’m sorry, he’s a bit late this morning”, and so I had to wait. Each day we were late for school, and I remember the teacher got very annoyed with us. I never told her we were late because of Mike. Now, 25 years later, I play tennis with Mike. I usually drive him to the tennis club. I go to his flat and he opens the door and says, “I’m sorry. I’m a bit late today.” The only reason he wasn’t late for his own wedding is that we lied to him about the time! As boys we spent a lot of time out exploring on our bikes. We went walking and fishing. I didn’t like fishing because I couldn’t swim. Probably the funniest thing we did was when we stole a bottle of whiskey from my Dad. We cycled about 5 miles away to drink it in one of our favorite places. When we finished drinking it, we couldn’t cycle back – it was a long, slow walk. I’m sure we looked awful. We still do, when we come back from the pub on Friday nights. Nothing’s changed really. Oh, and I still can’t swim.

1.Mike now lives in __________.

A.a village in Scotland

B.a village near London

C.London

2.__________ got up late every morning.

A.Mike’mum

B.Mike

C.I

3.25 years later, Mike __________.

A.is early in doing everything

B.still is late as in the past

C.is never late again

4.As boys both of us liked __________.

A.fishing

B.swimming

C.riding bicycles

5.We walked 5 miles back home because we __________.

A.were drunk

B.were tired

C.enjoyed walking

A.download

B.overrun

C.underestimate

D.upset