【正文】 o us when he arrives? 25. My father said: I went to see you yesterday but did not meet you there. My father said to me that ________________. A. he had e to see me the day before but hadn39。t met me here. D. he came to see me the last day but didn39。 A The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year. Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job. But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Rita’s job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest. Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger. One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, ―Your class has been chosen to acpany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.‖ That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks. 26. What does the underlined sentence mean? A. Each child got an important job. B. Each child got an interesting job. C. The perfect student got the job of everyone’s preference. D. The most responsible student got the job of least interest. 27. What is Rita’s attitude to her father’s suggestion? A. Negative. B. Uncertain. C. Totally positive. D. Accepted. 28. We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _________. A. hunter B. director C. biologist D. principal 29. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Never plain about life. B. Small tasks can lead to fortunes. C. Men are best known by their friends. D. Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck. B We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively（被動地） . We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning. We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday munication with friends and coworkers. Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor(謠言 ). Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are pared. Typically, the original message has changed. That’s what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping（打上標記） it with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know. This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one writer may be restated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 How to Start Your Day Right What we do in our day, how we act, and how we react to situations and to people, is equally important to how we start our day. Often, we start our day with a schedule. But less often do we choose to do certain things that will help jumpstart our day. It39。re already on a path to ruin the rest of your day. Leave yesterday in the past. Yesterday has e and gone. Too many people do not progress in life because they live in the events of yesterday. 39 You cannot live it over. You cannot do it over. Stop regretting and start living today. Pursue purpose. Every day you live is based upon the days that have already passed. Each day should be a strong pursuit of purpose. 40 That will last longer than you. Set goals. Start your day with goals that you want to reach. 41 On your worst days, if you keep your goals front and center in your mind, they will push you and pull you forward. Adjust your