阅读理解Passage OneWe often hear people say that travel broadens the mind: If you stay in your own country your whole life, your ideas remain narrow; if you travel abroad you see new customs, meet new people, eat new food, do new things, and come back home more broad-minded.But does this always happen? An acquaintance of mine who lives in England had never been abroad; until last summer he decided to go to France for a trip. When he returned, I asked him how he liked it. “Terrible,” was his answer. “I couldn’t get a nice cup of tea anywhere. Thank goodness I’m back.” I asked him whether he had any good food while he was there. “Oh, the dinners were all right,” he said. “I found a little place where they made quite good fish and chips. Not as good as ours, mind you, but they were acceptable. But the breakfasts were terrible: no bacon or kippers. I had fried eggs and chips, but it was quite an effort getting them to make them. They expected me to eat rolls. And when I asked for marmalade, they brought strawberry jam. And do you know, they insisted that it was marmalade? The trouble is they don’t know English.”I thought it useless to explain that we borrowed the word “marmalade” from French, and that it means, in that language, any kind of jam. So I said, “But didn’t you eat any of the famous French food?” “What? Me?” he said. “Of course not! Give me good old English food every time! None of those fancy bits for me!” Clearly, traveling had not broadened his mind. He had gone to France determined to live there exactly as if he were in England and had judged it entirely from his own English viewpoints. 1.People who say travel broadens the mind think that ____________.______ A.if you stay in your own country your whole life, your ideas become broaderB.if you stay in your own country your whole life, your ideas remain narrowC.if you stay in other countries your whole life, you can make fortuneD.if you stay in other countries your whole life, you will lose everything2.The writer’s acquaintance stay in _____ for most of his time.______ A.England B.SwitzerlandC.Ethiopia D.Poland 3.How does writer’s acquaintance think of his travelling abroad?______ A.Excellent.B.Terrible.C.Marvelous.D.Pleasant.4.Which of the following is true according to the passage above?______ A.The writer’s acquaintance is broad-minded.B.The writer’s acquaintance often goes abroad.C.The writer’s acquaintance lost his wallet in Paris.D.The writer’s acquaintance judge things in a foreign country from his own English viewpoints.5.The word “marmalade” means a kind of _________.______ A.jam B.juiceC.teaD.ham
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- Hello everyone, I’m so sorry I can’t be with you tonight. However, I couldn’t completely miss the 1.___ to take a moment to share some 2.____ with all of you. The lesson I cherished most is how 3.____ is to love what you do. If you love what you do, it is making you happy. All the hard work and perseverance will 4.____. When you know you are truly giving it your all, there is no 5. ___ ___ in the world. I once had a guidance counselor tell me that I shouldn’t play basketball. That would never amount anything for me. You know what? Much to your 6.___, I took that counselor’s advice. I took it and I use it to be the best basketball player I could be. His 7.___towards me made me stronger. You can’t stop people from trying to limit your dreams but you can’t stop it from becoming a 8.____. Your dreams are up to you. I 9._____ you to always be 10._____, always seek out things you love, and always 11.____ once you find it. So with that, I’ll let you 12.____ with your evening. Please know I’m thinking of you, 13.____ you and encouraging you always, PEACE.