英语每日一练（三）I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people__1__I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a__2__person.I think my __3__started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my__4__and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever__5__ to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really__6__. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) __7__. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I__8__ to help. That was really a big__9__for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of__10__ are still my best friends today.A bigger cause of my new__11__, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my__12__ . Every time I came into her room, she was so__13__ because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never__14__her, so I took her place. She let me __15__that making others feel good made me feel good, too. When she died, I was__16__, but I was very grateful to her.I think I am a much__17__ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not__18__ these experiences. They have __19__ me to care about other people more than about myself. I __20__who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.【1】A．since B．before C．or D．unless【2】A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled【3】A．education B．career C．tour D．change【4】A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest【5】A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported【6】A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty【7】A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence【8】A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened【9】A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step【10】A．us B．which C．them D．whom【11】A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck【12】A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest【13】A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident【14】A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted【15】A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see【16】A．homeless B．heartbroken C．bad-tempered D．hopeless【17】A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer【18】A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze【19】A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught【20】A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expectIn 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five fays off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful asa young girl but he assured (使……放心)me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.【1】The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .A．her work delayed her trip to SydneyB．she was going home for her holidaysC．the town was far away from SydneyD．she missed the only train back home【2】Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?A．He helped the girl find a rideB．He gave the girl a ride back home.C．He bought sandwiches for the girlD．He watched the girl for three hours.【3】The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .A．she realized he was GordonB．she had known him for decadesC．she was going to the nearby townD．she wanted to repay the favour she once got【4】What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?A．Giving sometimes produces nice resultsB．Those who give rides will be rapid.C．Good manners bring about happinessD．People should offer free rides to others.Public Speaking TrainingGet a coach【1】 , so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training that's right for you.Focus on positivesAny training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you aren't doing well. 【2】 , so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn't do.【3】If you find a public speaking course that looks as though it's going to give you lots of dos and don'ts,walk away! Your brain is so full of what you're going to be talking about.【4】 . As far as we're concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audience can be your friends.You are a special person not a cloneMost importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 【5】 . Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone you're not.A．You aren't like anybody elseB．You already do lots of things wellC．Turn your back on too many rulesD．Check the rules about dos and don'tsE. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is toughF .The one thing you don't want is for them to fall asleepG. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worseFinishing their shopping at the mall, a couple discovered that their new car 1.___________________（steal）. They filed a report 2._____________the police station and a detective drove them 3._____________to the parking lot to look for evidence.To their 4.________________（amaze）, the car had been returned 5.______________there was a note in it that said: “I apologize for taking your car. My wife was having a baby and I had to rush her to the 6._____________. Please forget the inconvenience. There are two tickets 7.______________tonight's Mania Twain concert.”Their faith in humanity restored. The couple attended 8._____________concert. But when they returned home, they immediately found. 9.______________their house had been ransacked （洗劫）. On the bathroom mirror was 10._______________note: “I have to put my kid through college somehow, don't I?”My grandfather and I enjoy fishing.One Sunday morning we go fishing at a lake. We took ours fishing poles and headed for the lake. As soon as wearrived, so we dropped the lines into the water. Before waiting for about half an hour, I was beginning to getimpatiently. I wanted to give up, and my grandfather told me to wait a little longer. Finally, there were a suddenpull at the pole and fish was caught. Within the next few minute, my grandfather also caught a fish. Felt hungry,we built a fire by the lake and barbecued the fish. It was delicious.___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________【小题1【小题2】C 【小题3】D 【小题4】C【小题6】B 【小题7】C 【小题8】B 【小题9】D 【小题10】C 【小题11】A 【小题12】A 【小题13】B 【小题14】C 【小题15】D 【小题16】B【小题17】C【小题18】A【小题19】D【小题20】B【小题1】根据前文，以前曾是一个以自我为中心的人，但过去两年已经开始改变。