2019-2020年高三英语限时训练（25）Recently，I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the checkout _1_ said，“Thatll be five dollars in all please.” She then _2_ down at the paper I was buying and said，“Im _3_ all these negative（消极的）words on the front pages. I want to read some _4_ news for a change.” She then said，“_5_，I think someone should just _6_ a good news newspapera paper with wonderful，inspirational _7_ about people overing difficulty and doing good things for others.” She _8_ me for ing in and said，“Maybe well get some good news，”and she _9_.She made my day.The following day after my business appointments，I _10_ the same store again to pick up bottled water and a newspaper，but a _11_ young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out I said，“Good afternoon” and _12_ her my money. She said nothingnot a word，not a smile or not _13_.She just gave me my change and _14_ a negative tone ordered “Next！”It _15_ me right between the eyes：Two people，the same age；one made me feel _16_，but the other，well，made me feel that I had inconvenienced her by _17_.Every morning，you should ask _18_ this important question：“Who do I want to be today？The Grouch（不高兴的人）or The Good News Girl”？Your answer will go a long way toward _19_ the joy and happiness that you will experience in your _20_.1Abed Bcounter Ctable Dshop2Aput Bgot Cglanced Dturned3Atired of Binterested in Ccareful about Dfond of4Alatest Bgood Cinteresting Dreal5AIn fact BAs usual CHowever DBy the way6Acollect Bprint Csell Dpublish7Astories Bideas Cpictures Dhabits8Atold Bthanked Cpraised Dcongratulated9Adid Bagreed Claughed Dpointed10Adropped by Bstood by Cbrought in Dtook in11Abeautiful Bdifferent Cclever Dstupid12Acarried Bpassed Chanded Dshowed13Agesture Bmovement Cshake Dproblem14Afor Bat Cthrough Din15Acaught Bhit Cpushed Dsaw16Agreat Bsad Cexcited Ddisappointed17Amoving on Bgoing away Cshowing up Dshowing off18Aher Bthem Cyourself Dthemselves19Acreating Bdetermining Csharing Dforming20Ahome Boffice Cstudy Dlife(2) Two minds with a single thought!The young fisherman is thinking of a way to cross the stream without getting his _1_wet.The engineer is thinking of a _2_ to get automobiles across the river without getting their wheels wet. You know the answer to _3_ problems：a bridge.The fishermans bridge doesnt take _4_ to build. Just place a board across the little stream and you _5_.If the board is strong enough and if the fisherman doesnt _6_ too much，all will be well.Will the engineer _7_ the same kind of bridge？You know he _8_ and you know why. Automobiles are much heavier than _9_.The river is much _10_ than the stream. A long wood bridge just wont _11_.It isnt strong enough. It would _12_ and break under its own weight. The fishermans problem is very _13_.However，the engineers is not.But dont _14_ sorry for the engineer. He doesnt have to _15_ the very beginning with a long board. People have been thinking about bridges for thousands of years. They have designed many types of bridges. Each bridge is suited to its special _16_.The engineer can choose the type best suited to the river and the _17_ nearby.What choice does he have，and why is one _18_ than the others？One way for you to find out is to make a few bridges out of cardboard. They wont be strong enough to _19_ a fiveton truck，but you will find out some of the main _20_ of bridge design by doing some experiments.1Aclothes Bsocks Clegs Dfeet 2Aroad Broute Cway Dcourse3Aall Bboth Cnone Dneither4Along Beasy Cmoney Dstrength5Ahave it Bfind it Ctry it Dsee it6Awant Bwork hard Ccare for it Dweigh7Apromote Bpermit Cplan Dprofit8Awill Bwont Ccan Dcannot9Acars Btrucks Canimals Dpeople10Awider Bdeeper Cmore shallow Dmore popular11Ado Bmake Cpass Darise12Abreak out Bbring up Cbend Dburst13Asimilar Bsimple Csingle Dskillful14Abelieve Bthink Cfeel Drealize15Adeal with Bdo with Cend with Dstart from16Atyp