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| When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the __1__ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to __2__ in good health, or __3__ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to __4__ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text __5__ the title. Therefore, the scissors would __6__ before they start, __7__ halfway done when I find out the __8__ result. Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your __9__. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be __10__ up. But you know the future is unpredictable-the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left __11__. Thus you are __12__ in a difficult position and feel sad. How __13__ that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life __14__ greatly on your preference of one choice to the other. In fact that is what __15__ is like: we are often __16__ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only __17__ we get into another. The __18__ may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind. I __19__ remember a philosopher's remarks, "When one door shuts, another opens in life." So a casual __20__ may not be a bad one., | ||||
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| I used to work in an office,which had a locust tree growing outside the window. It had grown into a tall tree and must have been there for a long time. The tree blocked the view and made the office seem dull. Unfortunately,this happened to be the room assigned(分配)to me,and I was depressed by it for quite some time. When the first spring came,everything was green except the locust tree. I felt very happy because I had thought it had died! One morning,when I opened the window for some fresh air,I unexpectedly smelt a familiar sweet scent floating into my office which I could not name. Suddenly,I realized it was the locust tree!The tree that I thought dead was in full bloom! From then on,I usually came to the office very early to see dew(露珠)forming on the locust tree blossoms,and was eager to see spring again every year. During summer,the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the harsh sunlight,but allowing enough light in to make it pleasant. In autumn,the leaves turned many different colors. Its beauty touched my soul. Many times,I thought to take photos but never did. Then,I had to leave in a hurry. Later in life,it became a great regret that I had not done so. Actually,many times in our lives,we think we own something and thus do not value it. We don't feel regretful until we lose it one day!Moreover,sometimes,we have to accept the things we don't want and need to discover the hidden beauty to find unexpected joy! 1. The locust tree first attracted the author most by ________. A. the way it blocked the view B. its height C. the smell of its flowers D. its green leaves 2. In which season do you think the author paid the least attention to the locust tree? A. Spring. B. Summer C. Autumn. D. Winter. 3. Which of the following statements is true of the author according to the passage? A. He would have regretted if the locust tree had died as he had thought it had. B. The locust tree turned out to be a lovely memory for him. C. He felt unhappy as he had forgotten to take the photos with him. D. His work in the office changed with the seasons every year. 4. It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A. the locust tree died soon after the author left the office B. the author worked in the office for at least a few years C. it was summer when the author took his job in the office D. the weather was dry when the author first saw the tree 5. What advice does the author intend to give us? A. Treasure what we've owned. B. Look before you leap. C. Treat everything calmly. D. Never forget the past. |
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| There was a park near my home. But I didn't go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly because there wasn't much to see. I walked for some time and found myself standing in front of two paths. __1__I found that the two paths were different from each other. The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the flowers weren't very beautiful, they made me feel good. I decided to take this path. But wait!I looked at the right one. The path didn't look nice. __2__Grass grew everywhere. For a long time I couldn't make up my mind. __3__It wasn't nice,but I didn't want to give up. At last,I came to the end of the path. Ah!There was a small garden there. It was beautiful,perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever seen. __4__ Many people told me that there was nothing much to see in the park. Now I'd like to tell them that if they had followed the right way,they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had seen in the park,they just smiled at me without saying a word. I knew they didn't believe me. They couldn't even remember that path because it was so small. __5__Don't be afraid to choose a different path. You may get a big surprise! A. There is nothing that I want to see. B. It looked like it had not been cleaned for months. C. After a while a strange feeling made me follow the dirty path. D. "Which way should I go?"I asked myself. I looked at one way,then the other. E. I told them what happened. F. My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life. G. There were trees,flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park. |