I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my 1 how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so 2 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so 3 .
His question 4 me of something I'd read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a 5 about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example,” I continued, 6 all sixty students in the class. “In 7 to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a 8 in Henderson, 17 miles down the 9 from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I exited the highway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car 10 . I tried to start it again, but the 11 wouldn't work. 12 I turned my flashers on, took my books, and 13 down the road to the college.
“As soon as I got there, I called and 14 for a tow truck to meet me at my car after 15 . The secretary there asked me what had happened. “This is my 16 day,” I replied, smiling.
She was 17 . “What do you mean?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn't.” I replied. “ 18 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway, 19 walking distance of here. I'm still able to teach my class, and I've been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn't have been arranged in a more convenient 20 .”
I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them. …
1. A. schoolmates B. children C. teachers D. students
2. A. bad B. good C. sad D. free
3. A. cheerful B. grateful C. hopeful D. thankful
4. A. informed B. told C. reminded D. warned
5. A. decision B. choice C. preference D. judgment
6. A. showing B. demanding C. addressing D. commanding
7. A. contribution B. devotion C. application D. addition
8. A. school B. college C. university D. institute
9. A. highway B. railway C. road D. path
10. A. broke B. died C. ended D. finished
11. A. instrument B. wheel C. light D. engine
12. A. But B. And C. So D. Or
13. A. marched B. drove C. rode D. followed
14. A. prepared B. looked C. waited D. arranged
15. A. class B. work C. study D. lunch
16. A. usual B. unusual C. unlucky D. lucky
17. A. astonished B. excited C. puzzled D. pleased
18. A. Anyway B. Instead C. Also D. Still
19. A. within B. beyond C. without D. along
20. A. order B. need C. way D. situation
答案：
1~5 DBACB 6~10 CDBAB 11~15 DCADA 16~20 DCBAC
