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竹子在风中的摇曳,摆动及弹性不难使我们联想到具有从阵痛,消沉等情况中恢复过来的人。

One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and __1__, watch the water rush downstream. I would also watch the bamboo trees __2__ under pressure from the wind and watch them return __3__ to their upright or original position after the wind had __4__ down.

When I think about the bamboo trees ability to __5__ to its original position, the word resilience comes to __6__. When it is used in reference to a person this word means the ability to __7__ recover from shock, depression or any other situation that __8__ the limits of a persons emotions. During the __9__ you probably felt a mix of emotions that do __10__ to your health. You felt emotionally lost, mentally __11__ and you most likely suffered from unpleasant __12__ symptoms(症状).

Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The __13__ time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you __14__ to your breaking point, bend but dont break. Try your best not to let the __15__ get the best of you. A measure of hope will __16__ you through the unpleasant experience. With __17__ for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they __18__ to be. The unpleasant things may be easier to __19__ if the end result is worth having. If the __20__ gets hard and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but dont break.

1. A. silence B. loneliness C. noise D. quiet

2. A. grow B. fall C. bend D. rise

3. A. fortunately B. attractively C. normally D. successfully

4. A. died B. turned C. slowed D. closed

5. A. point B. turn C. lead D. return

6. A. heart B. thought C. mind D. brain

7. A. happily B. readily C. luckily D. angrily

8. A. stretches B. develops C. reaches D. improves

9. A. experiment B. practice C. activity D. experience

10. A. good B. harm C. help D. work

11. A. crazy B. bored C. sleepy D. tired

12. A. chemical B. practical C. physical D. medical

13. A. first B. last C. next D. other

14. A. close B. closely C. high D. highly

15. A. condition B. situation C. position D. failure

16. A. send B. push C. watch D. take

17. A. guess B. idea C. hope D. worry

18. A. seem B. decide C. happen D. choose

19. A. meet with B. deal with C. do with D. agree with

20. A. coming B. going C. moving D. leaving

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I read of a man was involved in a terrible accident. He__1__ both legs and his left arm and only a finger and thumb __2__ on the right hand. But he still possessed a brilliant mind, enriched with a good education and __3__ with world travel. At first he thought there was nothing he could do but remain a __4__ sufferer.

He used his head and finally a __5__ came to him. It was always nice to __6__ letters, but why not write them—he could __7__ use his right hand with some difficulty. But whom could he write to? Was there anyone shut __8__ like he was who __9__ be encouraged by his letters. He thought of men in prison—they did have some hope of being set free whereas(然而) he had __10__—but it was worth a try.

He wrote to a Christian organization __11__ with prison ministry. He was told that his __12__ could not be answered—it was __13__ prison rules, but he didnt lose heart and he __14__ this one-sided correspondence(通信). He wrote twice a week and it taxed his __15__ to the limit. But into those letters he put his whole __16__, all his experience and all his faith. It must have been __17__ writing those letters, often in pain, and particularly when there was no reply.

Frequently he felt discouraged and __18__ to give it up. But he determined to continue as __19__ as he could. At last he got a letter, and all it said was: “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell to cell __20__ they literally fall to pieces.”

1. A. missed B. lost C. injured D. destroyed

2. A. connected B. grew C. remained D. stood

3. A. deepened B. raised C. quickened D. broadened

4. A. helpless B. helpful C. selfish D. useful

5. A. problem B. difficulty C. thought D. design

6. A. accept B. receive C. present D. post

7. A. never B. often C. also D. still

8. A. in B. down C. out D. up

9. A. must B. should C. could D. would

10. A. nothing B. none C. nobody D. anything

11. A. controlled B. grasped C. operated D. concerned

12. A. letters B. telephones C. e-mails D. telegrams

13. A. beyond B. among C. against D. through

14. A. turned to B. took up C. sent for D. went with

15. A. force B. power C. spirit D. strength

16. A. hope B. soul C. worry D. dream

17. A. hard B. useless C. worth D. useful

18. A. hoped B. offered C. intended D. prepared

19. A. soon B. much C. many D. long

20. A. before B. until C. after D. when

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