I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of change

I am a team leader in aninsurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is   36  much stress for all of us.

A few weeks ago I was having aday so   37   that I even doubted if I had theability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a lessstressful job   38   . Something happened that dayto change my way of   39   and I am so appreciativeof this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act   40  .

On the top of my cubicle (工作隔间) I have a smallcollection of lighthouses (灯塔) to let people know whereI am sitting   41   my team members have to find mefor emergencies.

That day I came into the officeand was about to get the day   42   when Crystal cameover. I asked if she needed anything. And she said, “I  43   you something.”I looked at her with a   44   look and said, “Well, thank you, but why   45   youbuy me anything?” I had never spoke to this younglady   46  . She said, “Everyday I stand up and look across the     47   andsee your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself thatthere are always   48   things in life. I saw thison the way to work and thought   49   would like it.I wish it would have the same   50   as yourlighthouses do.” In her hand she had a smallglobe with a lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and   51  her. I don’t think she knows how much thatsmall act of   52   changed my day: I remained   53  the rest of the day.

For anyone that reads this, Ihope you remember, no matter what the   54   is, youcould change someone’s day,   55   evenhis views on life.

1.A. preventing    B. reducing        C. causing          D. suffering

2.A. funny        B. nice             C.bad          D. dull

3.A. everywhere    B. elsewhere       C. anywhere     D. nowhere

4.A. working       B.behaving         C. speaking    D. thinking

5.A. broke my heart  B. touched my heart      C. lost my heart    D. tore my heart

6.A. in case          B. so that             C. as if        D. even though

7. A. ended       B. started             C. changed          D. avoided

8.A. borrowed      B. lent            C. sold         D. bought

9.A. delighted     B. puzzled             C. thankful         D. worried

10.A. might       B. dare             C.could        D. would

11.A. before          B. then             C.since        D. after

12.A. dorm        B. office              C. ship         D. tower

13.A. bright          B. challenging        C. bad           D. stressful

14.A. colleagues      B. leaders             C. you          D. I

15.A. opinion         B. cause            C.expectation      D. effect

16.A. praised         B. thanked           C.scolded        D. refused

17. A. justice        B. courage             C. kindness     D. tolerance

18.A.careful        B. encouraged        C. tired        D. alone

19. A. present         B.work             C. act             D. intention

20.A. so              B. for                 C. or              D. nor

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.C

【解析】略