Dear son,

The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.

If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I   36   teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I   37   the same things thousand and one times, do not   38   me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story   39   you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a   40  , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I   41  , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my   42   little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking (嘲弄) smile. I taught you   43   to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the   44   of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you   45   to me.

If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well   46   I need to and when not. When my   47   legs do not allow me to walk, give me your   48  , the same way I did when you gave your first   49  . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to   50   any more — that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.

Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that,  51   my mistakes, I always wanted the   52   thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent (無可奈何) for seeing me   53   you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you   54   living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and   55  . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.

I love you, Son.

Your father

36. A. paid             B. spent      C. cost    D. took

37. A. praise   B. think   C. repeat D. criticize

38. A. interrupt      B. disturb       C. look    D. avoid

39. A. when    B. after   C. since   D. until

40. A. rest      B. word   C. shower       D. sleep

4l. A. discovered    B. invented     C. noticed       D. assumed

42. A. knowing      B. fearing       C. enjoying     D. consulting

43. A. what     B. when  C. how    D. why

44. A. news    B. attitude      C. material     D. thread

45. A. talking  B. listening     C. responding D. appealing

46. A. where   B. how    C. that     D. when

47. A. tired     B. short   C. long    D. strong

48. A. leg       B. ear      C. hand   D. mind

49. A. step      B. pace    C. laugh  D. cry

50. A. talk      B. live     C. write   D. sleep

51. A. though  B. since   C. while  D. despite

52. A. last       B. first    C. best    D. most

53. A. near     B. behind       C. below D. against

54. A. made    B. started C. earned D. found

55. A. mercy   B. care    C. excuse D. patience

Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has   36   economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works   37   a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can   38   support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at   39   and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)   40   for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.

Alice became friends with Jane and would   41   talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids   42   her. 

On her birthday last month, she   43   her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come. Alice wanted her to be   44   so much that she   45   on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any   46   clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a   47   from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I   48   a skirt from you?”

Alice was happy that her friend would be   49   to come and hurried home to ask her Mum   50   she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very   51   and angrily said to her Mum, “  52   I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well   53  . 

Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s   54  .  Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her   55   with her. 

So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.

36. A. personal                   B. extra               C. limited              D. adequate

37. A. for                           B. with                 C. like                D. as 

38. A. hopefully                   B. obviously          C. hardly               D. temporarily

39. A. music                       B. drawing            C. maths                D. biology

40. A. bonus                       B. allowance         C. donation            D. pension

41. A. secretly                     B. happily             C. quietly                     D. eagerly

42. A. pointing at                B. shouting at        C. laughing at        D. glaring at

43. A. took                         B. invited                     C. accompanied      D. sent

44. A. happy                        B. independent       C. confident       D. present

45. A. depended                  B. insisted             C. focused             D. agreed

46. A. casual                        B. comfortable              C. nice                  D. tight

47. A. shirt                         B. jeans                 C. handbag            D. necklace

48. A. get                           B. copy                C. order                D. borrow

49. A. free                         B. able               C. glad                       D. willing

50. A. how                         B. when               C. why                 D. whether

51. A. stubborn                   B. upset               C. firm               D. enthusiastic 

52. A. If                                    B. When              C. Unless             D. Though

53. A. treated                             B. controlled        C. educated          D. behaved

54. A. cleverness                 B. character          C. circumstances    D. competences

55. A. study                B. friendship         C. sympathy         D. performance 

My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36   from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37   it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch   38   on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton,   39   will pay any more attention to your scar  40  you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother others,  41   .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42  high — glad he was alive.

  43   , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people   44   like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  45  .

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  46   , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  47  .

One of my friends in college was very  48   . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  49  for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time  50  about other people’s comfort and welfare.  51  , people ignored his looks. w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mWhat people  52  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t  53   him an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on   54   you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  55  .

36．A．cured           B．recovered        C．improved           D．returned

37．A．because         B．though    C．until           D．before

38．A．cut            B．wound   C．injure               D．scar

39．A．none      B．a(chǎn)nyone    C．everyone            D．no one

40．A．a(chǎn)s         B．like     C．than           D．when

41．A．yet    B．still   C．too    D．either

42．A．put        B．held       C．taken        D．hung

43．A．After all        B．In conclusion        C．In fact          D．Above all

44．A．will   B．would       C．can    D．may

45．A．house          B．telephone       C．job           D．car

46．A．clothes         B．hairstyle        C．figure         D．salary

47．A．means         B．standards       C．comments    D．rules

48．A．smart          B．optimistic      C．rude           D．ugly

49．A．manners         B．expressions   C．looks        D．a(chǎn)ctions

50．A．inquiring  B．a(chǎn)sking      C．knowing   D．caring

51．A．Completely   B．Gradually      C．Obviously      D．Suddenly

52．A．wanted         B．understood     C．brought      D．saw

53．A．regard      B．look  C．consider    D．treat

54．A．what B．that   C．which       D．how

55．A．kindness   B．concern    C．beauty      D．perfection

Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once  36  , such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.

Several years ago, I spoke at a school about how we were surrounded by “__37  ” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me, and I  38   him as somebody who had suffered through a(n)  39  divorce (離婚) and was examining what was most important to him. He took a small  40  out of his pocket. Here is what he said to me that day.

“I  41  on this stone when I was leaving church last Sunday. You had spoken about  42  opportunities—diamonds. I put the stone in my  43  to remind me to look for those diamonds that I need. I have been trying to sell my  44  . On Monday morning, a man who seemed interested in  45  some of my stock (股票) stopped by. I thought, ‘Here’s my diamond—don’t let it  46  !’ I sold the entire stock to him by noon. Now my next diamond is to find a new 47  !”

Not long afterward, he did find a new and better job. From then on, he  48  to keep his stone with him all the time as a   49  to look for “diamonds” as he digs through the  50  of life.

Richard DeVos is right when he  51  . “This is an exciting world. It is filled with opportunities.  52  moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that,   53  left unrecognized, will be forever lost.

Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may  54  pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you’re  55  now.

36.A.given                   B.discovered                 C.sent                   D.made

37.A.opportunities         B.dangers                     C.diamonds           D.chances

38.A.considered            B.treated                      C.remembered              D.saw

39.A.painful                 B.stupid                       C.normal               D.original

40.A.ball                      B.stone                         C.paper                 D.flower

41.A.stepped                 B.depended                   C.fought                D.based

42.A.stealing                B.accepting                   C.recognizing        D.realizing

43.A.purse                    B.pocket                       C.bag                    D.house

44.A.stone                    B.position                     C.career                D.business

45.A.selling                  B.buying                      C.hunting                     D.casting

46.A.go off                  B.give in                      C.stay up              D.watch out

47.A.buyer             B.job                 C.stock           D.rock

48.A.hoped             B.decided              C.refused         D.hated

49.A.scene                    B.prize                         C.reminder            D.power

50.A.difficulties            B.hopes                        C.characters           D.cases

51.A.takes over             B.leaves out                       C.points out           D.calls for

52.A.Actural                 B.Great                        C.Dangerous          D.Necessary

53.A.unless                   B.though                      C.for                     D.if

54.A.happily                 B.easily                        C.luckily               D.dangerously

55.A.expressing            B.satisfying                  C.breaking             D.experiencing

Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has   36   economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works   37   a maid（女傭）. Although her mother works very hard, she can   38   support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at   39   and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)   40   for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.

Alice became friends with Jane and would   41   talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids   42   her. 

On her birthday last month, she   43   her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come. Alice wanted her to be   44   so much that she   45   on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any   46   clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a   47   from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I   48   a skirt from you?”

Alice was happy that her friend would be   49   to come and hurried home to ask her Mum   50   she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very   51   and angrily said to her Mum, “  52   I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well   53  . 

Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s   54  .  Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her   55   with her. 

So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.

36. A. personal            B. extra                      C. limited                     D. adequate

37. A. for                           B. with                        C. like                       D. as 

38. A. hopefully                   B. obviously                 C. hardly                      D. temporarily

39. A. music                B. drawing                   C. maths                       D. biology

40. A. bonus                B. allowance                C. donation                   D. pension

41. A. secretly                     B. happily                    C. quietly                            D. eagerly

42. A. pointing at         B. shouting at               C. laughing at               D. glaring at

43. A. took                         B. invited                            C. accompanied             D. sent

44. A. happy                 B. independent              C. confident            D. present

45. A. depended                  B. insisted                    C. focused                    D. agreed

46. A. casual                 B. comfortable                     C. nice                         D. tight

47. A. shirt                         B. jeans                        C. handbag                   D. necklace[

48. A. get                           B. copy                       C. order                       D. borrow

49. A. free                  B. able                      C. glad                              D. willing

50. A. how                  B. when                      C. why                        D. whether

51. A. stubborn            B. upset                      C. firm                      D. enthusiastic 

52. A. If                             B. When                     C. Unless                    D. Though

53. A. treated                      B. controlled               C. educated                 D. behaved

54. A. cleverness          B. character                 C. circumstances           D. competences

55. A. study                B. friendship                C. sympathy                D. performance 

I was caught in the war and put to prison．I was sure that I was to be killed，I became  terribly nervous．I reached in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes(香煙)，which had   36__ their search．I found one and because of my  37  hands，I could only get it to my lips.But I had no  38 ．

         I looked   39  the bars(鐵欄)at my jailer(獄警)．He did not make eye contact with me．I called out to him,“Have you got a light?” He looked at me，and came over to  40  my cigarette．

      As he came close and lit the match，his eyes met with mine．At that moment，I smiled I don't know  41  I did that，Perhaps it was  42  ，perhaps it was because，when you get very close，one to another，it is very hard not to  43  ．In any case，I smiled．It was   44   a spark(火花)jumped across the distance between our two hearts．I know he didn't want to，but my smile jumped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips．He lit my cigarette but stayed near，looking at me  45_ in the eyes and continuing to smile．

     I kept smiling at him，now   46  of him as a person and not just a jailer．And his looking at me seemed to have a new   47 ，too．“Do you have kids?” he asked．

    “Yes，here，here．”I took out my wallet and nervously searched for the pictures of my family．He, too，took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his  48  and hopes for them．My eyes were filled with   49  ．w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mI said that I feared that I'd never see my family again，never have the chance to see them grow up．Tears came to his eyes，too．

     Suddenly，  50   ，he unlocked my cell(牢房)and silently led me out．Out of the prison，quietly and by   51  routes，out of the town．There，at the edge of town，he set me   52  ．And without another word，he turned back toward the town．

     My life was  53  by a smile．

     Yes, the smile—the unaffected，unplanned，natural connection between people．I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could   54  each other，we wouldn’t be enemies．We couldn’t have  55 or envy or fear．

(   )36.A. avoided              B.escaped               C.followed           D.prevented

(   )37.A.interacting         B.trying               C.shaking             D.upsetting

(   )38.A.energy              B.strength        C.daylight           D.matches

(   )39.A.over                 B.through            C.below              D.above

(   )40.A.1ight                B.smoke               C.accept             D.operate

(   )41.A.when                B.where               C.why               D.how

(   )42.A.embarrassment   B.confidence    C.disappointment    D.nervousness

(   )43.A.smile                B.smoke               C.call             D.glare

(   )44.A.as though          B.even though        C.if only          D.what if

(   )45.A.deliberately     B.thankfully         C.directly              D.immediately

(   )46.A．certain              B.aware               C.tired               D．careful

(   )47.A．motivation       B.belief                 C.response            D．meaning

(   )48.A．plans              B.procedure             C.accomplishment   D.concern

(   )49.A．a(chǎn)dmiration       B.shame                C.tears              D.ambition

(   )50.A．without difficulty  B.without another word C.with reason       D.with safety

(   )51.A．1eft             B.front                 C.back               D.right

(   )52.A．out                B.up                 C.off                 D.free

(   )53.A．saved         B.inspired        C.delivered           D.approached

(   )54.A．realise       B.adapt                C.comfort         D.recognize

(   )55.A．love               B.sympathy             C.hatred             D.worry

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I ___36___ you, but you must be very hungry. Please ___37___ and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house ___38___?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her ___39___ came home, she told him what had happened. “___40___ them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house ___41___,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said ___42___ one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and ___43___ your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. The husband was ___44___. “How nice!” he said. “Since that is ___45___, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife ___46___. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own ___47___, “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us ___48___ our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite ___49___ to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our ___50___.”

Love got up and started walking toward the house.

The other two also got up and ___51___ hin. ___52___, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men answered together, “If you ___53___ Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but ___54___ you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. ___55___ there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

36. A. like           B. know          C. recognize          D. need

37. A. go out         B. get away       C. get up             D. come in

38. A. home          B. room          C.family             D. office

39. A. friend         B. father          C. brother           D. husband

40. A. Go tell        B. Do tell          C. Go ask            D. Do ask

41. A. one by one     B. one after another   C. along          D. together

42. A. laughing at    B. looking at        C. pointing to        D. staring at

43. A. argue with     B. discuss with      C. debate with       D. quarrel with

44. A. overjoyed      B. surprised        C. excited           D. worried

45. A. the situation    B. the position      C. the case          D. the point

46. A. agreed         B. appreciated      C. nodded          D. disagreed

47. A. suggestion      B. plan            C. solution          D. explanation

48. A. discuss         B. take            C. consider          D. ignore

49. A. Success         B. Wealth         C. Love             D. them

50. A. friend           B. relative        C. son-in-law         D. guest

51. A. followed         B. stopped        C. honored          D. pleased

52. A. Pleased          B. Surprised      C. Delighted         D. Disappointed

53. A. invited           B. invite         C. had invited        D. have invited

54. A. when            B. while          C. if                D. since

55. A. wherever         B. however       C. whenever         D. whatever

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often   36   that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so   37   with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the   38   of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily occupied in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly   39  . Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along   40   and had to wait   41   in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant   42   on his door that were clearly audible (聽到) in the   43  night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered. Since Terry was a   44   in this city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be   45  . So he went to the door and opened it   46  . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir. do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door   47  . “What a nuisance (討厭),” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to   48   things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside.   49   this time she was   50   two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She   51   me here to give you these.” Terry was struck dumb (目瞪口呆) by what he   52  .

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his   53   in life. It was his   54   and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was   55   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic (無情的) mind.

36. A. complaining        B. reflecting                 C. praying                    D. pretending

37. A. inspired             B. disappointed             C. thrilled                     D. encouraged

38. A. morning             B. moment                C. afternoon                 D. evening

39. A. went on             B. went down            C. went out                   D. went through

40. A. candles               B. matches                    C. lights                       D. flashlights

41. A. happily               B. patiently                   C. willingly                  D. helplessly

42. A. steps                   B. words                   C. knocks                     D. screams

43. A. dark                   B. quiet                        C. noisy                       D. crowded

44. A. newcomer           B. guest                        C. neighbor                  D. settler

45. A. offered               B. disturbed                  C. embarrassed              D. surprised

46. A. cheerfully           B. confidently               C. impatiently            D. absurdly

47. A. gently                 B. deliberately                  C. slightly                    D. heavily

48. A. lend                   B. sell                          C. purchase                   D. borrow

49. A. And                    B. But                          C. So                           D. For

50. A. holding               B. hiding                   C. fetching                   D. seeking

51. A. suggested            B. forbad                   C. sent                         D. forced

52. A. felt                 B. smelt                      C. heard                    D. saw

53. A. failure                B. success                     C. attempt                    D. determination

54. A. warmth               B. coldness                   C. kindness                   D. influence

55. A. probably             B. hardly                   C. actually                    D. especially

Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents   36   my entire world and turned it upside down   37   they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to   38  . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often   39  , I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely   40   the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,   41   my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a   42   whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no   43    in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no   44   that things could change back to the way they were.

Even though I   45   all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very   46   to him, he never gave up on me.   47  , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in   48  , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We   49   a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.

Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed   50   on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips.   51  , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were   52   about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he   53   and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.

At 13, I learned an important   54   —change is not always the worst thing that can   55  . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

36. A. created              B. shook                   C. entered                   D. occupied

37. A. unless               B. if                        C. when                    D. until

38. A. break up            B. hold up                C. keep up                 D. show up

39. A. whispered         B. fought                  C. talked                     D. competed

40. A. throughout        B. beyond                  C. before                     D. after

41. A. where              B. although              C. while                       D. that

42. A. visitor               B. relative                C. neighbor              D. stranger

43. A. confidence         B. interest                  C. fear                       D. anger

44. A. doubt                 B. difference           C. point                     D. way 

45. A. forgot                B. supported              C. resisted                    D. valued

46. A. serious                B. nice                     C. bad                          D. generous

47. A. Gradually           B. Immediately            C. Usually                   D. Regularly

48. A. mind                 B. trouble                   C. common                   D. order

49. A. spent                B. wasted                     C. lost                         D. saved

50. A. experience        B. information             C. impression                D. advice

51. A. However            B. Besides                   C. Eventually                D. Occasionally

52. A. wrong         B. confident                    C. guilty                 D. right

53. A. remarried           B. returned                  C. changed                   D. left

54. A. method              B. truth                       C. skill                              D. word

55. A. exist                 B. remain                   C. continue                  D. happen

The world always makes way for the dreamer.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   36   everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I  37   there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to   38   people feel like that.” My father asked me   39 __ I meant. “I want to be a motivational(激發(fā)積極性的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied.  A（An）  40   was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  41__a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company   42   as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(地區(qū)的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my   43 _.  Many people were __ 44   that I would leave after earning a six-figure income(收入). And they asked    __45 __ I would risk everything for a dream.

I made my   46   to start my own company and leave my worryingless position(職位)after _47__a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a   48   that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a   49   to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a   50   ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that   51   I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was   52   .

Having made that decision, I was immediately   53 ___. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off (下崗) from his job, and now we had no  54  . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several   55   engagements（業(yè)務）with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.

36. A. rise           B. do         C. put           D. raise

37. A. left                B. came     C. arrived             D. reached

38. A. get                B. hope     C. make        D. cheer

39. A. that         B. what           C. which       D. if

40. A. dream        B. idea      C. girl           D. speaker

41. A. After         B. Before      C. Because        D. While

42. A. beginning    B. working   C. acting       D. regarding

43. A. life                B. love      C. money             D. career

44. A. disappointed  B. moved    C. surprised     D. delighted

45. A. when         B. why      C. if           D. how

46. A. plan          B. promise    C. decision       D. mind

47. A. attending     B. joining     C. entering       D. holding

48. A. newspaper    B. book     C. report       D. speech

49. A. day           B. second      C. week         D. moment

50. A. love          B. worker     C. god           D. company

51. A. everything   B. anything   C. nothing        D. something

52. A. alive          B. dead      C. missing        D. born

53. A. examined     B. searched   C. found        D. tested

54. A. help          B. harm     C. income         D. money

55. A. selling       B. speaking   C. writing         D. listening