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beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleaked（漏出）alongthepath.

Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“SeehowcapableIam!

Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!

Idon'

tknowwhyhestillbotherswithyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare!

”

Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas,“IknowIamnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest.Iamhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”

Oneday,thegardenerheardthatkindofconversation.Afterwateringthe 

flowersasusual,hesaid,“Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback.Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”

Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbare（光秃秃的）earth;

ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers,leadingallthewaytothegarden.

1.Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?

A.Hispast. 

B.Hisaging. 

C.Hismanner. 

D.Hisleaking.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dilapidated”probablymean?

A.dirty 

B.dark 

C.worn-out 

D.ordinary-looking.

3.Thenewbucketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlyto_________. 

A.takepityontheoldone 

B.laughattheoldone

C.showoffitsbeautifullooks 

D.praisethegardener’skindness

4.Whywastheoldbucketstillkeptbythegardener?

A.Becauseitwasusedtokeepabalance.

B.Becauseitstayedinitsbestcondition.

C.Becauseithaditsownfunction.

D.Becauseitwastakenasatreasure.

B

Somepeoplebringoutthebestinyouinawaythatyoumightneverhavefullyrealizedonyourown.Mymomwasoneofthosepeople.

MyfatherdiedwhenIwasninemonthsold,makingmymomasinglemotherattheageofeighteen.WhileIwasgrowingup,welivedaveryhardlife.Wehadlittlemoney,butmymomgavemealotoflove.Eachnight,shesatmeonherlapandspokethewordsthatwouldchangemylife,“Kemmons,youarecertaintobeagreatmanandyoucandoanythinginlifeifyouworkhardenoughtogetit.”

Atfourteen,IwashitbyacarandthedoctorssaidIwouldneverwalkagain.Everyday,mymotherspoketomeinhergentle,lovingvoice,tellingmethatnomatterwhatthosedoctorssaid,IcouldwalkagainifIwantedtobadlyenough.ShedrovethatmessagesodeepintomyheartthatIfinallybelievedher.Ayearlater,Ireturnedtoschool—walkingonmyown!

WhentheGreatDepression（大萧条）hit,mymomlostherjob.ThenIleftschooltosupportthebothofus.Atthatmoment,Iwasdeterminednevertobepooragain.

Overtheyears,Iexperiencedvariouslevelsofbusinesssuccess.ButtherealturningpointoccurredonavacationItookwithmywifeandfivekidsin1951.Iwasdissatisfiedwiththesecond-classhotelsavailableforfamiliesandwasangrythattheychargedanextra$2foreachchild.ThatwastooexpensivefortheaverageAmericanfamily.ItoldmywifethatIwasgoingtoopenamotel（汽车旅馆）forfamiliesthatwouldneverchargeextraforchildren.Therewereplentyofdoubtersatthattime.

Notsurprisingly,momwasoneofmystrongestsupporters.Sheworkedbehindthedeskandevendesignedtheroomstyle.Asinanybusiness,weexperiencedalotofchallenges.Butwithmymother’swordsdeeplyrootedinmysoul,Ineverdoubtedwewouldsucceed.Fifteenyearslater,wehadthelargesthotelsystemintheworld—HolidayInn.In1979mycompanyhad1,759innsinmorethanfiftycountrieswithanincomeof$1billionayear.

Youmaynothavestartedoutlifeinthebestsituation.Butifyoucanfindataskinlifeworthworkingforandbelieveinyourself,nothingcanstopyou.

5.WhatKemmons’momoftentoldhimduringhischildhoodwas______.

A.caring 

B.moving 

C.encouraging 

D.interesting

6.Accordingtotheauthor,whoplayedthemostimportantroleinmakinghimwalkbacktoschoolagain?

A.Doctors. 

B.Nurses. 

C.Friends. 

D.Mom.

7.WhatcausedKemmonstostartamotelbyhimself?

A.Histerribleexperienceinthehotel.

B.Hispreviousbusinesssuccessofvariouslevels.

C.Hismom’ssupport.

D.Hiswife’ssuggestion.

8.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKemmons’mother?

A.Modest,helpful,andhard-working.

B.Loving,supportiveandstrong-willed.

C.Careful,helpfulandbeautiful.

D.Strict,sensitiveandsupportive.

C

“Mum,whatdoesitmeanwhensomeonetellsyouthattheyhaveaskeleton（骨骼）inthecloset（衣橱）？

”Jessicaasked.“Askeletoninthecloset?

”hermotherpausedthoughtfully,“Well,it’ssomethingthatyouwouldrathernothaveanyoneelseknowabout.Forexample,ifinthepast,someoneinDad’sfamilyhadbeenarrestedforstealingahorse,itwouldbe‘askeletoninhisfamily’scloset’.Hereallywouldn’twantanyneighbortoknowaboutit.”

“Whypickonmyfamily?

”Jessica’sfathersaidwithanger.“Yourfamilyhistoryisn’tsogood,youknow.Wasn’tyougreat–greatgrandfatheraprisonerwhowastransportedtoAustraliaforhiscrimes?

”“Yes,butpeoplethesedayssaythatyouarenotarealAustralianunlessyourancestorsarrivedasprisoners.”“Gosh,sorryIasked.IthinkIunderstandnow,”Jessicacutinbeforethingsgrewworse.

Afterdinner,thehousewasveryquiet.Jessica’sparentswerestillquiteangrywitheachother.Hermotherwasironingclothesandeverynowandthensheglaredatherhusband,whohidbehindhisnewspaperpretendingtoread.Whenshefinished,shegatheredthefreshlypressedclothesinherarmsandwalkedtoJessica’scloset.Justassheopenedthedoorandreachedintohangaskirt,abonyarmstuckoutfromthedarkdepthsandabundleofwhitebonesfelltothefloor.Jessica’smothersankintoafaint（晕倒）,wakingonlywhenJessicaputacold,wetclothonherforehead.Shelookeduptoseetheworriedfacesofherhusbandanddaughter.

“Whathappened?

WhereamI?

”sheasked.“Youjustdestroyedtheschool’sskeleton,Mum,”explainedJessica.“Ibroughtithometohelpmewithmyhealthproject.Imeanttotellyou,butitseemedthatassoonasImentionedskeletonsandclosets,itcausedaproblembetweenyouandDad.”Jessicalookedinamazementasherparentsbegantolaughmadly.“They’rebothcrazy,”shethought.

9.AccordingtoJessica’smother,“askeletoninthecloset”means.

A．afamilyhonor 

B．afamilysecret 

C．afamilystory 

D．afamilytreasure

10.Jessica’smotherfelldownintoafaintbecauseshewas.

A．knocked 

B．frightened 

C．injured 

D．surprised

11.WhydidJessicabringaskeletonhome?

_________.

A．Shewascuriousaboutit. 

B．Sheplannedtokeepitforfun.

C．Sheneededitforherschooltask. 

D．Sheintendedtoscareherparents.

12.Jessica’sparentslaughedmadlyattheendofthestoryprobablybecause.

A．theywerecrazy 

B．theywereoverexcited

C．theyrealizedtheirmisunderstanding

D．theyboththoughttheyhadwonthequarrel

D

Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.

Reciteandrepeatinconversation.

Whenyouhearaperson’sname，repeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.

Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.

Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeone，askthatpersontospellthenamemadpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.

Admityoudon’tknow.

Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxed.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathyifyousay.“I’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.Yoursisrightonthetipofmytongue.Whatisitagain?

Useassociations.

Linkeachpersonyonmeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexample，youcouldmakeamentalnote:

“VickiCheng--tall,blackhair.”Toreinforceyourassociations,writethemonasmallcardassoonaspossible.

Limitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetime.

Whenmeetingagroupofpeople,concentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.Freeyourselffromrememberingeveryone.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistolimityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.

Goearly.

Considergoingearlytoconferences,partiesandclasses.Sometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontime.That'

sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearrive,youcanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers—anautomaticreviewforyou.

13.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?

A.Theywillbemoved.B.Theywillbeannoyed.

C.Theywillbedelighted.D.Theywillbediscouraged.

14.Whenyoumeetagroupofpeople,itisbettertoremember__

A.alltheirnamesB.acoupleofnamesfirst

C.justtheirlastnamesD.asmanynamesaspossible

15.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Tipsonanimportantsocialskill