One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big 36 on which it was written：Yesterday, the person who has been 37 your growth in this company passed 38 . We invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) prepared in the 39 .
In the beginning，they all got 40 for the death of one of their colleagues. 41 after a while they started getting 42 to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.
The 43 in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were 44 to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin(棺材), the more the excitement 45 up. Everyone whispered to each other:“ 46 on earth is this guy?”
One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they 47 inside it, they 48 became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in 49 , as if someone had 50 the deepest part of their soul.
There was a 51 inside the coffin；everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that 52 : there is only one person who is 53 to set limits to your growth：IT IS 54 !!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Don’t be afraid of 55 ；build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!
1.A. card B. post C. sign D. 1etter
2.A. encouraging B. helping C. building D. limiting
3.A. on B. by C. away D. down
4.A. office B. gym C. way D. meeting room
5.A. sad B. excited C. afraid D. calm
6.A. and B. but C. or D. so
7.A. ready B. pleased C. curious D. serious
8.A. surprise B. anger C. excitement D. sadness
9.A. admitted B. forced C. forbidden D. ordered
10.A. heated B. woke C. turned D. kept
11.A. Where B. What C. How D. Who
12.A. walked B. looked C. got D. turned
13.A. suddenly B. gradually C. merely D. extremely
14.A. sorrow B. order C. silence D. person
15.A. stolen B. touched C. attacked D. seen
16.A. 1etter B. book C. mirror D. appeared
17.A. wrote B. read C. showed D. reflected
18.A. sure B. eager C. afraid D. able
19.A. YOU B. ME C. HE D. ITSELF
20.A. punishment B. praises C. changes D. blame
---- There is only three days left, but w still have a pile of papers to deal with.
---- Don’t worry. We have already __________ two thirds of them after all.
A. got over B.got through C. given up D. given away
.Few people paid full attention to their health conditions _____ they were seriously ill.
A. when B. if C. until D. before
Don’t be so ___________. You should catch any chance if you can.
A. active. B. passive C. interested D. rude
If Rose ______her diamond in a safer place, it ______stolen.
A. had put; might not have been B. had put; could be
C. had put; might be D. had not put; could not have been
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”
At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29, some of the apples may not 30 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I 34 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”
He took 37, and then a huge smile came across his face. . ”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
1.. A. although B. so C. because D. if
2.. A. stop B. star C. turn D. stay
3.. A. expressive B. encouraging C. informative D. interesting
4.. A. bought B. counted C. saw D. collected
5.. A. check B. mention C. answer D. improve
6.. A. size B. type C. shape D. class
7.. A. worried B. satisfy C. proud D. curious
8.. A. ordinary B. normal C. different D. regular
9.. A. outside B. whole C. table D. inside
10.. A. still B. even C. only D. ever
11.. A. examining B. measuring C. drawing D. packing
12.. A. keeping B. placing C. pulling D. giving
13.. A. on B. toward C. for D. in
14.. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
15.. A. each one B. each other C. the other D. one another
16.. A. admit B. consider C. decide D. believe
17.. A. big bites B. deep breaths C. a firm hold D. close look
18.. A. just B. always C. merely D. seldom
19.. A. put away B. get down C. hand out D. take off
20.. A. made B. took C. got D. did
