We lost s__________ of him in the crowd.

The crowd cheered as the young man walked across the stage to receive his award as the company's top producer. He looked over the audience and trembled, and there was a clear pause that brought a silence to the room. It took him a moment to control himself.

"The last three months hit me pretty hard," he began. "And I feel the need to share a piece of my story though I'm not sure why. A friend called me about his new marketing system, an outbound (发往外国的) fax（传真）service that could reach thousands of potential customers at very little cost. I checked it out, got excited and accepted it. After thousands of faxes, it seemed that what I did was illegal . I was punished a dollar for every one sent out.

The crowd was surprised.

"I failed to do proper research, and didn't pay attention to the details. Now I am heavily in debt. As some of you know, I recently move up here from down south. I stored my stuff （资料）in my old office, which I closed down. When I drove back to pick it all up, I found that everything except my computer and the clothes I brought with me was gone."

He continued, "I drive a sports car. I love that car. One day while driving it, I stepped on the accelerator (油门), lost control at 85 miles an hour, and hit the guard rail. I damaged my car very badly."

"In three months, I got charged, lost everything I owned, and damaged my car. We all face challenges," he smiled. "I guess I wanted to share mine with you. Thanks for listening. " He left to a standing ovation (鼓掌).

Standing in the back of the room, I realized how much respect that young man earned. He faced his fear, publicly admitted his mistakes and never gave up, in spite of the difficulties. That day, he won much more than a trophy (奖杯).

50. According to the first paragraph, which word can describe the young man?

　 A. Calm.　　　　 B. Brave.　　　　　 C. Shy.　　　　　　 D. Nervous.

51. Why was the young man punished?

　 A. He made a serious mistake in his research. 　　

B. He illegally sent faxes to customers.

C. He stole a computer from an office. 　　　　　　　

D. He drove his car at a high speed.

52. The young man told his experiences perhaps to _________.　　　　　 .

　 A. encourage others to face challenges bravely　

B. let the audience forgive him

　 C. show his misunderstanding of the law　　　

D. complain about being treated unfairly

Among the crowd of Olympian gods the most famous one was Apollo. He was the son of Zeus and Letto. According to Greek mythology, Letto was driven by Hera, Zeus' wife, from land to land and at last Poseidon took pity on her and brought the island of Delos out of water for her to live on. There she gave birth to the twins, Apollo and Artemis.

Wearing a purple robe, Apollo usually sat in his bright eastern palace early in the morning and made ready to start his daily journey across the sky. During the day he drove his carriage of gold and ivory（象牙）, and brought light, life and love m the great world below. In the afternoon he came to the end of his journey in the far western sea and got on his golden boat to return to his eastern home.

Apollo was the god of music and poetry. He could bring about all feelings, which are expressed in his noble songs. With his gold musical instrument and the sweet accents of his godlike voice he led the choir of the muses（音乐女神们） at Olympus. The pleasant music was so exciting that stones marched into their places of their own will in musical time when he helped Poseidon build up the walls of Troy（特洛伊城）. On one occasion, invited to a contest by the human musician Marsyas, he won and then flayed（剥……的皮） him to death for his pride. On another occasion, he lost at a musical contest and turned the ears of the judge, King Midas, into those of an ass（驴子）.

Apollo stood for youthful and manly beauty. His golden hair, stately manner and air all combined to make him the admiration of the world. A beautiful girl, by the name of Clytle, was so fond of his beauty and glory that from dawn to dusk she knelt on the ground, her hands outstretched towards the sun god, and her eyes looked at his golden wheeled carriage racing across the blue sky. Though her love was not returned, she had never changed her mind about

Apollo, The gods were moved at the sad sight, and Changed her into a sunflower.

1．What does Apollo's carriage most probably look like?

2．What is the author's attitude towards Apollo?

A．He speaks highly of Apollo.                  

B．He looks down upon Apollo.

C．He doesn't show his attitude towards Apollo.                         

D．He admires Apollo very much.

3．We can infer from the passage that _________.

     A．Apollo loved Clytle so much that he turned her into a sunflower

     B．Apollo was a god of both virtues and shortcomings

     C．But for Apollo's help, Troy couldn't have been built up

     D．Apollo was not good at singing but loved singing very much

4．The purpose of this passage is ____________.

     A．to explain how Apollo's manly beauty impressed file world

     B．to introduce a well-known Olympian god

     C．to tell how Apollo came into being

     D．to show the importance of doing good deeds for others

       On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles．

During his talk, Jack   1   his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, “Who wants this?”   2   shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would   3  ．But I jumped up, ran up the   4   to the stage, and grabbed the bill．As I was launching myself in the air, thoughts   5   through my mind — was I about to be humiliated （羞辱） in front of 800 people? Would they   6   security guards and take me from the stage?   7   my desire for brave action was louder than any   8   voice．

As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the   9   to come to us．We must take action to   10   what we want!”

After his talk, I managed to formally meet Jack and bravely asked for his   11   email address．Over the next months, I sent him emails   12   my vision and dreams with him．He kindly emailed back lots of encouragement．But my life got   13   with other things．I stopped e-mailing Jack．

A year later, my dreams had worn away．I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant   14   that would show me the way．

I emailed him, and then again — but got no   15  ．As I sat down at my computer to check my emails, I   16   woke up．What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely   17   that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat   18   to their chairs．

Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing．We    19   believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a（n）   20   way．So we don’t try．We give up．But as Wayne Gretzky said: “You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career．

       Now what are you waiting for?

1．A．stretched out         B．reached for          C．stuck to              D．handed in

2．A．Cheers                  B．Shouts                C．Heads                 D．Hands

3．A．offer                     B．greet                   C．like                     D．choose

4．A．path                      B．road                    C．steps                   D．route

5．A．raced                    B．started                 C．appeared             D．existed

6．A．ask                       B．call                     C．demand               D．order

7．A．And                      B．So                      C．But                     D．Or

8．A．careful                  B．doubtful              C．meaningful          D．helpful

9．A．opportunities         B．times                   C．results                 D．aims

10．A．attract                B．accept                 C．repair                  D．create

11．A．professional         B．secret                  C．public                 D．personal

12．A．speaking              B．describing            C．presenting           D．sharing

13．A．quick                  B．busy                   C．full                     D．loose

14．A．hand                   B．gate                    C．exit                     D．entrance

15．A．news                  B．notice                  C．response             D．reaction

16．A．gradually             B．suddenly              C．immediately         D．slowly

17．A．desiring               B．claiming              C．begging               D．valuing

18．A．lost                     B．stuck                  C．opposed              D．devoted

19．A．sincerely             B．honestly              C．falsely                 D．correctly

20．A．difficult               B．impressive           C．early                   D．natural