【推荐1】完型填空
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s____, she said she would go. This would be the ____ time that his classmates and teacher____ his mother and he felt ____ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that____nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ____ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ____ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ____the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬) and ____ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ____of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ____,“How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied,“ ____my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was____afraid to go in because the fire was____, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was ____ senseless (失去知觉) but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She ____the burned side of her face. “This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never ____what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his ____ with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt great ____ from his mother. He held her hand ____for the rest of the day.1.

A．comfort

B．excitement

C．joy

D．upset

2.

A．last

B．first

C．second

D．third

3.

A．noticed

B．greeted

C．met

D．accepted

4.

A．grateful

B．ashamed

C．afraid

D．tired

5.

A．covered

B．passed

C．experienced

D．flowed

6.

A．talk about

B．go through

C．set down

D．rely on

7.

A．surprised

B．impressed

C．excited

D．judged

8.

A．in sight of

B．by means of

C．in view of

D．in spite of

9.

A．enjoyed

B．protected

C．hid

D．dressed

10.

A．understanding

B．hearing

C．packing

D．learning

11.

A．officially

B．happily

C．carefully

D．coldly

12.

A．Because

B．When

C．Since

D．Although

13.

A．so

B．much

C．quite

D．too

14.

A．out of control

B．out of sight

C．in ruins

D．in power

15.

A．shocked

B．ignored

C．knocked

D．settled

16.

A．washed

B．touched

C．swapped

D．buried

17.

A．regretted

B．forecasted

C．considered

D．organized

18.

A．teacher

B．classmate

C．desk

D．mother

19.

A．help

B．love

C．gift

D．hope

20.

A．loosely

B．gradually

C．tightly

D．suddenly

【推荐2】I used to be a happy child. I had a ______ that could brighten a cold winter day and I had a special love for life. ______, at twelve, I ______ OCD (强迫症). I constantly ______ my kitchen oven to make sure that it was off. It continued for four painful years, and by then, my OCD had ______ depression. I was no longer the ______ little girl I had been.

In the tenth grade I finally ______ to my mother my problem. My mom took me to a doctor and I started taking ______. Over a few months, it didn’t ______ much. One autumn evening, I thought suicide (自杀) was the only ______ to my depression problem, so I decided to leave a note. As I was ______ it, my eyes fell on a photo. It was a ______ of an adorable little girl, wearing her red soccer uniform and a bright smile.

It took me a few minutes to ______ who the girl in the photo was. I almost couldn’t ______ it was me. I felt a cold shiver go down my spine (脊柱). It was like my younger self had sent me a ______. I tore up the note and ______ that I would not rely only on my medicine. I would have to fight the depression with my mind, too.

It has been two years since I ______ myself. The real reason I am healed is that I took action and refused to let depression ______ my life. I learned a lifelong ______: Never give up. Everyone has challenges in life, but everyone can ______. I am living proof of that.

1.

A．dream

B．thought

C．hope

D．smile

2.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

3.

A．prevented

B．treated

C．discovered

D．developed

4.

A．tested

B．fixed

C．checked

D．touched

5.

A．led to

B．take in

C．put off

D．get in

6.

A．pretty

B．popular

C．happy

D．lovely

7.

A．suggested

B．acknowledged

C．showed

D．replied

8.

A．classes

B．exercise

C．medicine

D．notes

9.

A．help

B．cost

C．take

D．have

10.

A．response

B．solution

C．entrance

D．door

11.

A．finishing

B．copying

C．posting

D．revising

12.

A．model

B．figure

C．picture

D．shadow

13.

A．explain

B．realize

C．question

D．describe

14.

A．understand

B．learn

C．hope

D．believe

15.

A．message

B．card

C．gift

D．letter

16.

A．promised

B．advised

C．doubted

D．imagined

17.

A．rejected

B．replaced

C．rediscovered

D．repeated

18.

A．risk

B．abandon

C．waste

D．ruin

19.

A．skill

B．lesson

C．class

D．experience

20.

A．escape

B．quit

C．recover

D．survive

【推荐3】One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o'clock in the morning after a ____ practice at the theatre. With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having ____ handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about ____ both acting and San Francisco. I had ____ too much of city life.
As I walked down the ____ streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began ____ both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my ____ , I heard a sound behind me. I ____ quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me ____ ，so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I ____ what the noise had been. It had been my wallet ____ to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk ____ for 15 minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to quit the ____ , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an ____ look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up a wallet.
It was already 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I couldn’t get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some ____ of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.1.

A．comfortable

B．serious

C．tiresome

D．fortunate

2.

A．comfort

B．desire

C．pain

D．trouble

3.

A．setting up

B．giving up

C．holding up

D．picking up

4.

A．expected

B．changed

C．controlled

D．possessed

5.

A．deserted

B．crowded

C．busy

D．wild

6.

A．running

B．jumping

C．moving

D．marching

7.

A．bank

B．theatre

C．apartment

D．office

8.

A．stood

B．walked

C．turned

D．left

9.

A．satisfied

B．confused

C．frightened

D．annoyed

10.

A．turn out

B．figure out

C．give out

D．pull out

11.

A．belonging

B．adding

C．sticking

D．falling

12.

A．aimlessly

B．anxiously

C．skillfully

D．delightedly

13.

A．discovery

B．research

C．hunt

D．finding

14.

A．amused

B．unpleasant

C．uneasy

D．embarrassed

15.

A．protion

B．judgment

C．friendship

D．appreciation

【推荐1】Years ago when my husband and I were dating, I bought two coffee cups. It is the kind of cup that has your name on it and a ____ of what your name foretells. People used to make fun of our coffee cups but that’s okay. I didn’t purchase them to ____ anyone though they are crackled (有裂痕的) and almost no longer ____.

In 2008, I had a long ____ with breast cancer. Pretending to be ____, I moved on with a smile. Only those very ____ to me my family, really knew I was afraid beneath the ____.

One morning, my husband Doug ____ my coffee as he did every morning in my “Terri” cup. The cup could no longer take the heat. It finally cracked. I thought this was a ____ to me. I lost it. I began to cry.

“Doug, this means something! I am broken! ____ I can’t be fixed?” I said, He just hugged me and ____ me down. And then he quickly went outside. He ____ with some glue. He took that cup telling me that he was going to ____ it and that I would be ____ and cancer was not going to “break” me.

Doug fixed that cup with such ____ and care. The cup is not the same as before but it ____ sits in our cupboard.

Later, I was ____ changed; a little cracked but not completely ____. I will never forget that day my husband tried to ____ my favorite coffee cup. It was a turning ____ for me. And that cup, like Doug, will stay with me as long as I live.

1.

A．description

B．plan

C．preparation

D．construction

2.

A．impress

B．comfort

C．interrupt

D．support

3.

A．useless

B．special

C．attractive

D．reasonable

4.

A．list

B．battle

C．history

D．record

5.

A．serious

B．curious

C．nervous

D．fearless

6.

A．close

B．equal

C．grateful

D．similar

7.

A．mind

B．surface

C．skin

D．expression

8.

A．enjoyed

B．bought

C．poured

D．admired

9.

A．gain

B．sign

C．concern

D．joke

10.

A．Only if

B．Even if

C．If only

D．What if

11.

A．put

B．let

C．set

D．calmed

12.

A．sent out

B．went by

C．came back

D．folded up

13.

A．fix

B．clean

C．decorate

D．break

14.

A．protected

B．cured

C．valued

D．abandoned

15.

A．tendency

B．preference

C．imagination

D．determination

16.

A．never

B．then

C．still

D．ever

17.

A．merely

B．slightly

C．trembly

D．approximately

18.

A．broken

B．left

C．vacant

D．absent

19.

A．fetch

B．borrow

C．correct

D．save

20.

A．bend

B．chance

C．point

D．page

【推荐2】We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things_______!” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe_______.

These comments may come from stories about us that have been________for years—often from_____ childhood. These stories may have no _____in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作机械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations________my development? I was never     _____to work on cars or be around_______. When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later,______, I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. For my strong points, I________down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking. ” For the________, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills. ”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life_______ and told him about my_______ performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “_______is it that you can solve_______   mathematical problems, but you can’t solve easy mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t_______ from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to_______. At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been     _____my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.     ____, if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have genetic defects that we can never get over, we can do well in almost________we choose.

1.

A．away

B．off

C．up

D．down

2.

A．them

B．myself

C．yourself

D．others

3.

A．said

B．spoken

C．spread

D．repeated

4.

A．as long as

B．as far back as

C．as well as

D．as much as

5.

A．evidence

B．wisdom

C．cause

D．meaning

6.

A．lead

B．improve

C．affect

D．change

7.

A．encouraged

B．demanded

C．hoped

D．agreed

8.

A．means

B．tools

C．facilities

D．hammers

9.

A．therefore

B．somehow

C．instead

D．however

10.

A．settled

B．turned

C．took

D．got

11.

A．short

B．other

C．weak

D．latter

12.

A．experiences

B．trips

C．roads

D．paths

13.

A．unexpected

B．poor

C．excellent

D．average

14.

A．When

B．What

C．How

D．Why

15.

A．challenging

B．advanced

C．common

D．normal

16.

A．handle

B．separate

C．suffer

D．come

17.

A．believe

B．doubt

C．adopt

D．receive

18.

A．weakening

B．strengthening

C．questioning

D．accepting

19.

A．As a result

B．At the same time

C．In addition

D．Instead

20.

A．everything

B．something

C．nothing

D．none

【推荐3】完形填空
阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A, B, C,和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Whatever misfortune you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! I got to know this from a musical soul.
The other day I was feeling quite _____, having just been laid off from my job. With so many _____ to pay, I was wondering what was going to happen to my family.
I got off the bus when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the ______ I walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. Through the _____ I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.
She was singing songs about love and her sweet voice _____ me a bit. Then I stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take _____ to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didn’t know.
She might have felt my ______ for she occasionally looked in my direction.
By now I was telling myself that I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked _____and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.
I asked her _____, “Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”
She explained to me that she sees so many _____ people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by _____ motivational (激励的) music.
Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a _____ time lately, but you’ve made me_________ again.”
“I’m happy that I could be _____ to you,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”
I told her my story and said, “I’m not so _____ about what to do….”
“You see, here’s the _____,” she responded. “When you were walking, your head was down.” She looked me in the eyes and went on, “Don’t look defeated, because _____ comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. You should_____ more … lift your head up.”
I was really _____ by what she said! I did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time.
So _____ in trouble, just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later.1.

A．lonely

B．relaxed

C．frustrated

D．breathless

2.

A．fare

B．bills

C．fines

D．prices

3.

A．listeners

B．background

C．instrument

D．traffic

4.

A．trees

B．crowd

C．buildings

D．street

5.

A．shocked

B．amused

C．excited

D．comforted

6.

A．energy

B．courage

C．patience

D．technique

7.

A．presence

B．mood

C．thought

D．appreciation

8.

A．aside

B．down

C．over

D．off

9.

A．quietly

B．eagerly

C．seriously

D．curiously

10.

A．negative

B．unhealthy

C．positive

D．elderly

11.

A．sharing

B．creating

C．enjoying

D．teaching

12.

A．tense

B．wonderful

C．crazy

D．rough

13.

A．enthusiastic

B．emotional

C．hopeful

D．energetic

14.

A．helpful

B．worthwhile

C．useful

D．available

15.

A．ashamed

B．sure

C．particular

D．anxious

16.

A．problem

B．situation

C．conflict

D．condition

17.

A．success

B．aid

C．opportunity

D．happiness

18.

A．focus

B．look

C．fight

D．smile

19.

A．impressed

B．moved

C．inspired

D．satisfied

20.

A．however

B．whenever

C．whoever

D．wherever

【推荐1】完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I've always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I remember most about visiting my__________parents is the loud tick of the_________in the dining room as we _________ ate our meal. With so little conversation l was quick to _____ his family as cold. When we got into the _________ to go home, his father suddenly appeared.________ ,he began to wash his son's windscreen. I could feel he is a _____man through the glass.
I_________ another lesson about love a few years later. I always return phone calls_________ and regularly contact my friends. I ____ the same from them. But I had one friend wh0 ____ Called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the_________ :She wasn't a good friend! My anger_________ as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I hosted and ____ me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month.1 was _________ at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for _________ I'd considered her to be uncaring. Clearly I needed to _____ my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their unique ______,eagerly expecting them to do things in my ______ .Over the years, however, I've learned to _____ other persons' love signs.1.

A．own

B．boyfriend's

C．girlfriend's

D．father's

2.

A．clock

B．table

C．plates

D．dishes

3.

A．excitedly

B．nervously

C．silently

D．instantly

4.

A．regard

B．treat

C．get

D．have

5.

A．bus

B．train

C．car

D．plane

6.

A．Punctually

B．Carefully

C．Proudly

D．Coldly

7.

A．cold

B．caring

C．tough

D．strange

8.

A．understood

B．learned

C．taught

D．tried

9.

A．in order

B．in turn

C．without delay

D．without difficulty

10.

A．intend

B．consider

C．expect

D．ask

11.

A．regularly

B．rarely

C．even

D．still

12.

A．faith

B．suggestion

C．judgment

D．approval

13.

A．remained

B．failed

C．grew

D．quit

14.

A．handed

B．bought

C．helped

D．offered

15.

A．depressed

B．upset

C．fascinated

D．shocked

16.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．whether

17.

A．make

B．change

C．appreciate

D．draw

18.

A．expectations

B．experiences

C．adventures

D．expressions

19.

A．manners

B．skill

C．means

D．way

20.

A．send

B．read

C．give

D．express

【推荐3】Imagine being born without arms. No arms to hug someone, and no hands to ____touch. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ____ to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenes together: no arms and no legs. How would that ____ one’s everyday life?
Without any medical explanation, Nick Vujicic came into the world with neither arms nor legs. Imagine the ____ his parents felt when they saw their baby being what the world would consider imperfect and ____ . Little did they know that this beautiful limbless baby would one day be someone who would ____ and motivate people from all walks of life.
Throughout his childhood Nick dealt with the ____ of self-respect, and struggled with depression and ____ As Nick grew up he learned to deal with his ____ and started to be able to do more and more things on his own. He____to his situation and found ways to ____tasks that most people could only do by using their limbs, such as cleaning teeth, ____ hair, typing on a computer, etc. As time ____ , Nick began to eagerly accept his ____ and achieve greater things.
Nick got a double bachelor’s degree ____ in accounting and financial planning. By the age of 19, Nick had started to ____his dream of encouraging others by sharing his story through ____ speaking. He found the purpose of his ____ . Now at 27 years old, he has accomplished more than most people. He has travelled around, ____ his story with millions of people. He is a true inspirational and motivational ____
1.

A．understand

B．experience

C．know

D．prevent

2.

A．chance

B．interest

C．reason

D．ability

3.

A．limit

B．affect

C．improve

D．design

4.

A．shock

B．excitement

C．calmness

D．eagerness

5.

A．abnormal

B．unique

C．extraordinary

D．unqualified

6.

A．teach

B．organize

C．inspire

D．comfort

7.

A．challenge

B．management

C．question

D．load

8.

A．tiredness

B．loneliness

C．disappointment

D．relief

9.

A．fault

B．disability

C．shortage

D．willpower

10.

A．devoted

B．attended

C．adapted

D．stuck

11.

A．accomplish

B．attain

C．find

D．reduce

12.

A．wearing

B．cutting

C．brushing

D．losing

13.

A．went up

B．went ahead

C．went away

D．went by

14.

A．position

B．situation

C．state

D．emergency

15.

A．researching

B．majoring

C．aiming

D．choosing

16.

A．finish

B．undertake

C．support

D．realize

17.

A．meaningful

B．significant

C．motivational

D．strong

18.

A．action

B．existence

C．behavior

D．communication

19.

A．telling

B．recalling

C．writing

D．sharing

20.

A．doctor

B．driver

C．speaker

D．writer

【推荐1】The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did l5 years ago，which reminded me of my girlhood.

It was my second day of_________and it was raining heavily.I could not_________the habit I had at home，so I fell asleep right at my_________.I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were_________home.It was the last time I felt_______to him.

After that，he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children.I was not bothered much by this_________.I was proud of it, for I felt_________and “grown up”.However，there were times when I felt depressed by not having searched for_______from him.

One day.I was writing Chinese characters as homework.I hated doing this more than anything.Dad came and stood behind me for a moment，_________me scratching(勾抹)the paper.Then he said，“This kind of writing needs__________.Your writing is not strong enough.Press harder.”

I followed his __________ for the next two weeks, but ________I could see little improvement, I followed my own method---- the__________way.His advice did not improve my writing but our__________.As I grew older，I found out that he had finished his__________in Grade 6，which was the highest grade in town then，so he was considered to be a ________. People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me，“As you can see，this family is going to count on(指望)you.We are________to improve you anything for your future. You have to get________to change the life for yourself.”

As a result of his________ , I have________it through high school and through college.

1.

A．graduation

B．school

C．college

D．employment

2.

A．develop

B．break

C．follow

D．resist

3.

A．dormitory

B．door

C．bed

D．desk

4.

A．at

B．already

C．halfway

D．beyond

5.

A．close

B．near

C．relaxed

D．happy

6.

A．gap

B．action

C．thought

D．scene

7.

A．lonely

B．independent

C．depressed

D．comfortable

8.

A．comfort

B．help

C．support

D．explanation

9.

A．guiding

B．watching

C．directing

D．blaming

10.

A．skill

B．time

C．patience

D．practice

11.

A．introduction

B．manner

C．spirit

D．advice

12.

A．even if

B．while

C．though

D．as

13.

A．difficult

B．slow

C．fast

D．entertaining

14.

A．relationship

B．friendship

C．thought

D．reality

15.

A．dream

B．career

C．hope

D．schooling

16.

A．writer

B．scientist

C．scholar

D．specialist

17.

A．tired

B．useless

C．glad

D．ready

18.

A．an education

B．a rich boyfriend

C．a well-paid job

D．a good writing

19.

A．help

B．examination

C．expectations

D．watch

20.

A．succeeded

B．made

C．got

D．found

【推荐2】Human growth is a process of success and failure, one filled with ups and downs and one full of laughter and tears. it is also a____fexperiments and trials Each time you're____and choose to believe in your inner____, you'll take courage to take action, but you can never____how things will turn out. Sometimes you are successful, while sometimes you may become a____Each mistake we make can not only lead to pain and sorrow, but also can bring us growth and____.
Every one of us tends to____success. The failed experiments,____,are still as valuable as the experiments that eventually prove successful. In fact, you____learn more from your "failure" if you have a proper attitude
But____if you only think about your mistakes and live with____and blame, it is not possible to learn anything____. Therefore, forgiveness is required when you heavily____yourself Forgiveness is the act of____an emotional debt. This does not mean you're in a situation____you don't feel pain or regret. But being____to these feelings for a long period of time is not healthy. At some time of our life, you may have been severely____ or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems____. Under such a circumstance, you should force yourself to think in a positive way. By doing so, you will be able to change the focus away from the____.
It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoings and clean the unhappy memories When you really learn to forgive, you may come to understand failure is also a necessary part of your____．1.

A．process

B．program

C．routine

D．regulation

2.

A．discouraged

B．amazed

C．determined

D．frustrated

3.

A．emotion

B．spirit

C．power

D．strength

4.

A．recognize

B．tell

C．announce

D．convince

5.

A．opponent

B．competitor

C．failure

D．winner

6.

A．reputation

B．wisdom

C．sympathy

D．honor

7.

A．conserve

B．obtain

C．request

D．treasure

8.

A．however

B．thus

C．so

D．yet

9.

A．occasionally

B．usually

C．seldom

D．rarely

10.

A．in other words

B．in a similar way

C．on the other hand

D．by all means

11.

A．guilt

B．pride

C．punishment

D．loss

12.

A．efficient

B．permanent

C．meaningful

D．potential

13.

A．disturb

B．command

C．interrupt

D．criticize

14.

A．requiring

B．removing

C．considering

D．discovering

15.

A．where

B．that

C．what

D．which

16.

A．related

B．contradictory

C．opposite

D．addicted

17.

A．wronged

B．scolded

C．beaten

D．punished

18.

A．informal

B．practical

C．vital

D．impossible

19.

A．loneliness

B．anger

C．coldness

D．curiosity

20.

A．emotion

B．happiness

C．growth

D．m/stake

【推荐3】It is three in the morning on a Tuesday, and I’m walking toward table eighteen, the one I call home. I pass the waiters, give a brief nod to the____and take my seat. I____the “usual,” water and peanut butter pie. Yes, I’m at an all-night diner.

I start to take out my books, ____ full well that I will be____on the same page of Socrates that I’ve been on for the better part of the semester. Of course, it’s____—for my group that is. I wait for the empty chairs around me to be____.

Just as the Muzak songs start to repeat themselves, Shana and Jenny walk in. I am____with the usual big hugs and smiles. ____, the diner stops being a twenty-for-hour restaurant with bad service and becomes my place—my home____the prisonlike dorm room. For the next couple of hours, we will joke about people we know, talk about books, reflect on the meaning of life, quote movies and____new private jokes. Table number eighteen is our____home.

During my senior year of college, I started going to the diner for a temporary escape from a dorm room that felt like it was closing in on me. Not to ____the phones, the stereo and the computer. How could anyone seriously____to have good study habits? Some friends of mine told me about the place; they went there to study, and they really liked it.

So I tried it. It felt remarkably freeing. I start going there every night (except weekends, of course), and, believe me it was not because the pies were____great either. Maybe it would force me to open my books and my____would improve. Right? Well….

But that’s not the____. I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it’s not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information____the significance of the Battle of Hastings. It is____about finding a little haven where you can create what will be the most important thing in your life—yourself. At a school of thirty-five thousand people, I found a small place that was as____to me as my Social Security number.

Through laughter, tears, learning, growing and the____free ice cream, we found a sanctuary. A place where we could be ourselves.

1.

A．friends

B．strangers

C．regulars

D．waiters

2.

A．make

B．take

C．bring

D．order

3.

A．remembering

B．knowing

C．deciding

D．learning

4.

A．stuck

B．focused .

C．fixed

D．turned

5.

A．certain

B．early

C．late

D．clear

6.

A．washed

B．cleaned

C．filled

D．covered

7.

A．armed

B．satisfied

C．occupied

D．greeted

8.

A．Finally

B．Suddenly

C．Actually

D．Particularly

9.

A．away from

B．similar to

C．apart from

D．close to

10.

A．create

B．play

C．write

D．hear

11.

A．inner

B．outer

C．warmer

D．smaller

12.

A．answer

B．talk

C．mention

D．mend

13.

A．choose

B．determine

C．pretend

D．expect

14.

A．pretty

B．that

C．too

D．rather

15.

A．health

B．friendship

C．conditions

D．grades

16.

A．place

B．benefit

C．point

D．view

17.

A．relate

B．requiring

C．reflecting

D．regarding

18.

A．also

B．still

C．more

D．even

19.

A．available

B．beneficial

C．familiar

D．encouraging

20.

A．special

B．occasional

C．unusual

D．natural