Lose – Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.

A girl named Jenny once told me about her 　1 in the world of Lose Win during her eighth – grade year before she finally broke 　2 .

My 　3 with my mom all started one day 　4 she said to me sarcastically (讽刺地), “Wow, you’re surely lively today.” I 　5 it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close myself off from her and never 　6 back to her. So every time she would say something 　7 I disagreed with her, I would just say, “Okay, 　8 you want, Mom.” But it really got cold quickly. And my 　9 began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s 　10 ” and then went back to mopping the floor.

“Don’t you even 　11 ?” I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was 　12 upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I 　13 her how important it was to me.

At last, I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to 　14 . You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s 　15 than if fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a 　16 to her.

After my blow – up, it was really rocky for a while. We felt like we were 　17 all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always 　18 my feeling with her.

If you adopt Lose – Win as your basic 　19 toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be 　20 your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.

1．A．wanderings　 B．disappointment　　　　　　　 C．lessons D．helplessness

2．A．out　　　　　 B．down　　　　 C．up　　　　　 D．free

3．A．relationship B．problems　　 C．quarrels　　 D．improvement

4．A．as　　　　　 B．since　　　 C．when　　　　 D．before

5．A．regarded　　 B．treated　　 C．received　　 D．took

6．A．fight　　　　 B．struggle　　 C．talk　　　　 D．turn

7．A．even if　　　 B．only if　　 C．which　　　 D．as though

8．A．however　　　 B．whatever　　 C．so much　　 D．too much

9．A．coldness　　 B．anger　　　 C．disagreement D．hope

10．A．true　　　　 B．impossible　 C．nice　　　　 D．important

11．A．care　　　　 B．see　　　　 C．say　　　　 D．listen

12．A．also　　　　 B．still　　　 C．even　　　　 D．already

13．A．warned　　　 B．shown　　　 C．asked　　　 D．told

14．A．end　　　　 B．change　　　 C．last　　　　 D．stop

15．A．worse　　　 B．easier　　　 C．more　　　　 D．less

16．A．surprise　　 B．pleasure　　 C．gift　　　　 D．harm

17．A．going　　　 B．starting　　 C．thinking　　 D．reviewing

18．A．share　　　 B．have　　　　 C．discuss　　 D．improve

19．A．way　　　　 B．method　　　 C．attitude　　 D．theory

20．A．hurting　　 B．waking　　　 C．storing　　 D．hiding

 

---What’s the matter?

--- The shoes don’t fit properly. They _______ my feet.

A. are hurting　　 B. will hurt　 　　 C. have hurt　　 　　　D. are hurt

I don’t think he meant _____ you.

[　　]

A. of hurting 　　B. hurting

C. to hurt   　　 D. hurt

My family came to America in 1985.__1__of us spoke a word of English. Each morning，I disliked going to school for fear of not __2__what people were saying.

Very soon my mother noticed something was__3__me.The pain and care I saw in her moon­shaped eyes made me burst into tears. I explained to her the __4__I had of going to school. “Learning English is not__5__，” my mother said. She cheerfully __6__the two of us work together to learn the language at home.The__7__and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as __8__ to her as it was to me.

That afternoon，I saw my mother in a different light as she __9__me by the school fence. Although she was the__10__of all the mothers there，her face with her welcoming smile and big，black eyes was the most __11__.The afternoon sun shone__12__on her long，black hair creating an atmosphere that __13__ her from others.

My mother and I immediately began reading together and __14__five new words a day. My mother，with her encouraging __15__，made the routine fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing her__16__ time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the __17__she possessed. Very soon I began to comprehend what everyone was saying.

It has been seven years since that reading __18__with my mother. She is now 43 and in her second year at college. My brother and I have a strong __19__ of who we are because of the strong values my mother established for herself and her children.My__20__and gratitude for her are endless. This is why my mother is truly the guiding light of my life.

1.                A．All             B．One           C．Some D．None

 

2.                A．hearing         B．mastering       C．understanding D．noticing

 

3.                A．changing        B．disappointing    C．hurting   D．troubling

 

4.                A．fear　         B．emotion        C．sense    D．difficulty

 

5.                A．dull            B．necessary       C．impossible D．easy

 

6.                A．decided        B．suggested       C．promised D．allowed

 

7.                A．hope　         B．consideration    C．confidence    D．progress

 

8.                A．new　         B．easy           C．familiar   D．rough

 

9.                A．sent for        B．picked up       C．waited for D．looked for

 

10.               A．earliest         B．latest          C．tallest D．shortest

 

11.               A．promising       B．relaxing        C．confusing  D．exciting

 

12.               A．directly        B．brightly         C．slightly    D．clearly

 

13.               A．separated       B．distinguished(区别)    C．saved D．prevented

 

14.               A．discussing       B．reviewing       C．memorizing D．writing

 

15.               A．virtue(美德)     B．teaching        C．attitude   D．skill

 

16.               A．working        B．shopping       C．learning   D．resting

 

17.               A．determination   B．kindness        C．trick  D．consciousness

 

18.               A．experience     B．course         C．practice   D．comprehension

 

19.               A．sense          B．duty           C．influence D．intention

 

20.               A．care           B．admiration      C．feeling    D．envy