1、Test 1As a man was passing some elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by thefact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope1(tie) totheir front leg. No chains, no cages. 2 was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their bonds but 3 some reason, they di
2、d not.He saw a trainer nearby and4(ask) why these animals just stoodthere and made no attempt5(get) away. “Well”,the trainer said, “whenthey are very young and much6(small) , we used the small size rope to tiethem and, at that age, it s enough to hold them. As they grew up, they areconditioned to be
3、lieve the rope can still hole them, so they never try to struggle free.”The man was amazed. These animals could at any time escape from their bondsbut7they believe they couldnt, they were struck right where they were.Like the elephants, how many of us go through life8(hang) on to abelief that we can
4、not do something,9(simple) because we failed oncebefore?9(fail) is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle inlife.Test 2Many years ago, in a village lived a simple, good-natured fellow 1 (name) Rip Van Winkle. He was very lazy. To avoid work, he would walk away into the forest.One day
5、, Rip just walked on and on and reached the2(high) part of themountains. Suddenly he heard a voice3(call) his name. He looked aroundand saw a short, old man, with thick hair and a grizzled beard walking toward himwith a barrel. Rip hurried4(help) him. Together they reached a place wherethere were so
6、me more odd-looking man. His companion5(empty) thecontents of the barrel into glasses and make Rip drink it. Rip obeyed. Since he was6 (thirst) he drank a few more some more glasses and slowly fell into a deepsleep.On waking up, he found that he was at the place 7 he had first met the old man. He be
7、gan to go back to his village. As the neared the village, he met anumber of people8he didn tknow any of them. The9(village) alsostared at him equally surprised. Then an old woman walked up to him and looked athis face 10 a moment, saying, “It is Rip Van Winkle! Welcome home again, old neighbor! Wher
8、e have you been these twenty long years?”Test 3It is easy to overlook 1 role that your body plays in 2 (influence) your mood. When you are ill, you may find 3 (you) blaming work pressures oran unknown future. However, it could just be that you have been sitting behind yourdesk too long.One way4(impr
9、ove) your mood is exercise. Psychologically, it providesyou5a break from the stresses in your life. Also, in the process, you mayaim for clear goal, like a new6 (person) running record or a better bodyshape. The achievement ofa particular goal7(make) you feel good andcontributes toyour8(confident).
10、That is why exercise has been shown tobuild up your self-respect.You do nothave to trainyourself hard tofeel the psychological benefits ofexercise. What9(real)matters is frequency, not intensity of your exercise.You can try walking for 30 minutes five times per week10simply gardeningon weekends.Test
11、 4Two men travelling through a forest together promised 1 (help) each other whatever danger threatened them. They had not gone far before a bear rushedat them from some bushes. One man was a good2(climb), and quicklyclimbed a nearby tree, but the other,3(see) that he had no chance aloneagainst the b
12、ear, fell flat on his back and pretended to be4(die).The bear came up to him, sniffed at him. Thinking the man was dead, he wentoff into the wood again5hurting him. When the bear had gone, the othertraveler came down from his tree, and6(smile) asked his companion whatthe bear had said to him. “For I
13、 could see,”he said, “that he put his mouth close to your ear.”“He told me to tell you,”7(reply) the other, “that you were a coward（懦夫）,and that in future I should not trust those8make fine promises, but willnot stand by9(they)friends in danger”.Donttrust fine promise10you are sure of the person who
14、 makesthem.答案 Test 1:1. tied2.It3.for4.asked5.to get6.smaller7.because8.hanging9.simply10.FailureTest 2:1.named2.highest3.calling4.to help5.emptied6.thirsty7.where8.but9.villagers10.forTest 3:1.the2.influencing3.yourself4.to improve5.with6.personal7.makes8.confidence9.really10.orTest 4:1.to help2.climber3.seeing4.dead5.without6.similingly7.replied8.who9.their10.unless
