Lose – Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.

A girl named Jenny once told me about her 　1 in the world of Lose Win during her eighth – grade year before she finally broke 　2 .

My 　3 with my mom all started one day 　4 she said to me sarcastically (諷刺地), “Wow, you’re surely lively today.” I 　5 it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close myself off from her and never 　6 back to her. So every time she would say something 　7 I disagreed with her, I would just say, “Okay, 　8 you want, Mom.” But it really got cold quickly. And my 　9 began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s 　10 ” and then went back to mopping the floor.

“Don’t you even 　11 ?” I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was 　12 upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I 　13 her how important it was to me.

At last, I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to 　14 . You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s 　15 than if fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a 　16 to her.

After my blow – up, it was really rocky for a while. We felt like we were 　17 all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always 　18 my feeling with her.

If you adopt Lose – Win as your basic 　19 toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be 　20 your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.

1．A．wanderings　 B．disappointment　　　　　　　 C．lessons D．helplessness

2．A．out　　　　　 B．down　　　　 C．up　　　　　 D．free

3．A．relationship B．problems　　 C．quarrels　　 D．improvement

4．A．a(chǎn)s　　　　　 B．since　　　 C．when　　　　 D．before

5．A．regarded　　 B．treated　　 C．received　　 D．took

6．A．fight　　　　 B．struggle　　 C．talk　　　　 D．turn

7．A．even if　　　 B．only if　　 C．which　　　 D．a(chǎn)s though

8．A．however　　　 B．whatever　　 C．so much　　 D．too much

9．A．coldness　　 B．a(chǎn)nger　　　 C．disagreement D．hope

10．A．true　　　　 B．impossible　 C．nice　　　　 D．important

11．A．care　　　　 B．see　　　　 C．say　　　　 D．listen

12．A．a(chǎn)lso　　　　 B．still　　　 C．even　　　　 D．a(chǎn)lready

13．A．warned　　　 B．shown　　　 C．a(chǎn)sked　　　 D．told

14．A．end　　　　 B．change　　　 C．last　　　　 D．stop

15．A．worse　　　 B．easier　　　 C．more　　　　 D．less

16．A．surprise　　 B．pleasure　　 C．gift　　　　 D．harm

17．A．going　　　 B．starting　　 C．thinking　　 D．reviewing

18．A．share　　　 B．have　　　　 C．discuss　　 D．improve

19．A．way　　　　 B．method　　　 C．a(chǎn)ttitude　　 D．theory

20．A．hurting　　 B．waking　　　 C．storing　　 D．hiding

If you want a friend, you’ll find _____ in me.

A. one                                                      B. it

C. that                                                      D. him

As we all know, no one is perfect, and everyone has his own ______.

A. mistakes　　　 B. weakness　　　 C. tricks　　　　 D. benefits

Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to educating their children compared with ____ of their parents.

A. those　　　　　 B. one　　　　　　　 C. both　　　　　　　　 D. that

In the traffic accident, his father came close to ____.

A、be killed B、being killed C、kill D、killing

He asked her to marry him and she _____ him.

A. answered　　　　　　　　 B. received

C. accepted　　　　　　　　 D. agreed

Is there a cinema around _____ I can see a movie?

A. that 　 B. which 　C. where 　 D. what

1.      You’ve lost your hat? Well, that’s not much to __________.

A. worry　　　 B. worry about　　　　　　 C. worry for D. worry at

It was foolish of him to 　　　　 his notes during the test, and as a result, he got punished.

A. stick to　　　 　 B. keep to　　　 C. refer to　　　 　 D. point to