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The morning Sean checked the email as usual. Then he found an unexpected email. Could he _________ his dream late? Sean was now nearly 40, alone and poor. He dreamed of being a police officer for a long time _________ never made it. Was it possibly _________ this time?

When Sean was only a 5-year-old boy, his father's friend Paul once _________ the little boy home in his police car. Sean was interested in the car, the lights and the uniform. He decided to be a _________ like Paul.

However, a high school English teacher _________ his dream. She argued that he had a true gift for writing and should not waste it being a police officer. Sean followed his teacher's advice and finally he became a _________ for a newspaper and married. During the years, he changed several jobs but nothing made him really _________ . His heart really wasn't in the job or marriage. Actually, he had never really _________ his childhood dream to become a policeman. His wife could not bear this and left him ____________ Sean was 39 years old. Sean had to move back to St. Ignace, where his dad lived. When his father encouraged him to search for a new ____________ , the chance came. Phoenix was in great need of police officers.

In order to pass the test to enter the police academy(学院), Sean began ____________ at once, setting a daily running rule of a mile and a half. Three weeks later when he arrived in Phoenix, Sean was a man physically and emotionally changed. Finally, Sean passed the written exam and completed ____________ test. On Nov. 16, 2015, Sean finished his education in the police academy.

The following year, Sean got a prize because of his excellent job. "It took ____________ 35 years. But a promise is a promise. How many people can say they live their life's dream? " Sean says, "I did it. It just tells me that it's ____________ too late."

1.

A．remember

B．achieve

C．have

D．remind

2.

A．but

B．because

C．and

D．so

3.

A．new

B．different

C．strange

D．interesting

4.

A．showed

B．led

C．carried

D．drove

5.

A．driver

B．worker

C．teacher

D．hero

6.

A．broke

B．made

C．kept

D．enjoyed

7.

A．teacher

B．driver

C．reporter

D．manager

8.

A．rich

B．happy

C．famous

D．lucky

9.

A．given away

B．given out

C．given up

D．given in

10.

A．when

B．until

C．unless

D．after

11.

A．wife

B．job

C．dream

D．house

12.

A．training

B．studying

C．reading

D．thinking

13.

A．singing

B．art

C．physical

D．listening

14.

A．him

B．you

C．me

D．her

15.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．hardly

D．never

【推荐2】先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选中一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答 案。
Larry and James work in the same place. They both have the habit of reading ________ at the same time.

Once, they went on a business trip to Manhattan. The next morning, when they had ________ breakfast at the hotel, James said, “ I’m going out to buy a newspaper.”

Five minutes later, James returned empty-handed with an angry expression on his ________ . “What’s the matter?” Larry asked.

James replied, “I ________ to the newsstand across from the street, picked up a newspaper, and gave the owner $10. I wanted him to give me the change, but he ________ took the newspaper away from me! I was about to speak when he began to teach me a lesson. He said he was ________ and would never give change at rush hours.

James thought the owner was impolite. But Larry didn’t ________ James. After breakfast, Larry asked James to wait for a while and he went ________ to the newsstand.

With a ________ smile, Larry said to the newsstand owner “ ________ , sir. I wonder if you could help me. I’d like to buy a newspaper. ________ I don’t have any change in hand except this $10. It really ________ you at a time when you are very busy.”

Without hesitation, the ________ handed Larry a newspaper and said, “Take it and give me the change when you’re convenient.”

James saw what happened ________ the window. After Larry came back, ________ asked, “You don’t have any change, either. How did you make it?
Larry said, “I just know him better than you do.”

Word Bank Newsstand 报摊          hesitation 犹豫

1.

A．books

B．newspapers

C．novels

D．magazines

2.

A．ordered

B．finished

C．made

D．brought

3.

A．head

B．nose

C．neck

D．face

4.

A．pointed

B．walked

C．expected

D．drove

5.

A．ever

B．just

C．almost

D．yet

6.

A．tired

B．busy

C．lazy

D．weak

7.

A．deal with

B．play with

C．compete with

D．agree with

8.

A．wisely

B．quickly

C．safely

D．quietly

9.

A．mad

B．strange

C．proud

D．kind

10.

A．Excuse me

B．Thank you

C．All right

D．Well done

11.

A．Or

B．And

C．So

D．But

12.

A．helps

B．troubles

C．hurts

D．changes

13.

A．manager

B．writer

C．owner

D．reader

14.

A．on

B．through

C．in

D．between

15.

A．we

B．you

C．they

D．he

【推荐3】阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

An hour in the morning is worth (值) two in the evening.

Every morning before the _______ comes out, students have to get up. Parents often say, “Be quick, or you will be _______.” We often dress, wash and ______ teeth in a hurry (匆忙). Usually parents cook _______ for us at home. But now, as we can buy many _______ of breakfast outside, our parents often give us some money and we can _______ what we like.

On the morning roads, we can find people are very _______. Everyone walks very quickly, and _______ you might find people running. We can also see people _______ breakfast on the buses. But these days, _________ eats on the buses. That’s because they know it is not good to eat something in public.

Young people are busy working or studying. What about the _______? Most of them are in the parks. They are ________ morning exercises. Some are doing Tai Chi; some are playing ball games; some are _______ and dancing, and others are running or doing ________ that suit (适合) them. Everyone has something to do in the morning.

Morning is _________. People often say morning is the best time of the day to work. We students should make good use of it.

1.

A．sun

B．moon

C．star

D．light

2.

A．young

B．old

C．early

D．late

3.

A．push

B．rush

C．brush

D．wash

4.

A．breakfast

B．lunch

C．dinner

D．supper

5.

A．times

B．kinds

C．tips

D．places

6.

A．learn

B．sell

C．watch

D．buy

7.

A．nice

B．busy

C．happy

D．sad

8.

A．never

B．sometimes

C．usually

D．always

9.

A．make

B．cook

C．have

D．drink

10.

A．everybody

B．anybody

C．somebody

D．nobody

11.

A．young

B．old

C．little

D．middle-aged

12.

A．going

B．teaching

C．doing

D．reading

13.

A．singing

B．eating

C．drinking

D．sleeping

14.

A．housework

B．shopping

C．sports

D．homework

15.

A．interesting

B．clear

C．boring

D．important

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When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin____ box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels. I was ____ _ that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had ____ own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy(悲剧)happened. I put face to close to the glass farm. When I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up ____ their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of ____ . They simply couldn’t stand that their tunnels were gone, although much time has passed. I still ____ _ that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about natural world, but it ____ me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of ____ . Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（钦佩） for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently. Adversity（逆境） is a natural part of life and must ____ . Unlike the ants, we can’t give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone. We must build ____ .
Giving up. I say it is not a good choice.1.

A．glass

B．paper

C．rubber

D．plastic

2.

A．happy

B．angry

C．sorry

D．amazed

3.

A．it

B．its

C．their

D．theirs

4.

A．build

B．built

C．building

D．to build

5.

A．cold

B．earthquake

C．illness

D．sadness

6.

A．have

B．build

C．miss

D．remember

7.

A．told

B．taught

C．said to

D．spoke to

8.

A．teamwork

B．lives

C．the farm

D．the tunnels

9.

A．accept

B．accepted

C．be accepted

D．have accepted

10.

A．one

B．other

C．the other

D．another

【推荐2】Everyone has a dream. Caroline Colberg’s is to own a bakery.

The 14-year-old American girl is a home school student. She fell in love ______ baking and decorating cakes when her mother first taught her how to do it. Since then, she has shown great _______ in making cakes.

She made her first cake for her sister’s _______. “I had never really done ______ like it before,” she said. “It actually ______ pretty good and I actually realized how much I liked cake decorating.” ______ making her sister’s birthday cake, Caroline tried decorating her own birthday cake, and a friend’s, too.

Caroline had been thinking about ______ her own business for a few years, but it wasn’t until she _______ pictures of her cake designs on Facebook that she started receiving orders.

“Somebody saw Caroline’s cake designs and said ‘Will you make a cake for my daughter’s birthday?’ and that was her first ______ cake,” her father Erich said.

After the family realized the public’s interest in Caroline’s ______, Erich said, they decided to create a ______ for her. Caroline said she had made about 35 cakes ______ she started, including birthday, wedding and baby shower (迎接新生儿聚会) cakes. Erich said his daughter’s customers were _______ she could create such impressive designs at such a young age. Caroline makes her cakes ______ drawing a sketch (草稿) first. “I don’t usually draw out my cakes, because usually they’re not big,” she said. “But I always talk with my dad if I need extra ______. It works for me all the time anyway.”

1.

A．of

B．at

C．with

D．to

2.

A．concern

B．pressure

C．talent

D．interest

3.

A．graduation

B．birthday

C．wedding

D．performance

4.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

5.

A．went out

B．took out

C．put out

D．turned out

6.

A．When

B．While

C．After

D．Before

7.

A．starting

B．continuing

C．carrying

D．making

8.

A．gave

B．made

C．passed

D．posted

9.

A．pretty

B．expensive

C．paid

D．completed

10.

A．designs

B．experiences

C．trouble

D．advice

11.

A．cake

B．design

C．plan

D．business

12.

A．as

B．since

C．though

D．before

13.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．worried

D．bored

14.

A．by

B．without

C．to

D．on

15.

A．time

B．support

C．money

D．energy

【推荐3】先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Long ago, Mother Nature gave each tree a different purpose. But she did not share her ________ with the trees.

Fir Tree had three friends—Maple, Oak, and Elm. When the first fall arrived, Maple, Oak, and Elm’s leaves turned beautiful orange, red, and yellow. ________, Fir Tree’s leaves stayed green.

Fir Tree complained (抱怨) to Mother Nature, “I don’t ________ my leaves. I want them to change colors like my friends’ leaves.”

“Be ________,” Mother Nature said, “You will learn your purpose.”

So Fir Tree waited. The temperature dropped even more. Maple, Oak, and Elm ________ their leaves. Only Fir Tree’s kept ________ leaves. Soon snow covered the ground.

Again, Fir Tree said to Mother Nature, “________ am I different? I seem to be stuck in one period (一段) of life!”

“Take it easy,” Mother Nature answered. “Soon you will ________ your purpose.” Just then, Squirrel (松鼠) appeared on the edge of the forest. She was very ________. When she went inside the forest, she saw Maple. She ________ if she could build a warm home in his branches (树枝).

Maple said he didn’t have any leaves. She asked Oak and then Elm. Both said the ________ thing. Squirrel then came to Fir Tree.

“Excuse me,” she said. “________ I build a home in your branches?”

“________!” said Fir Tree. Squirrel ran up Fir Tree’s branches to build her home. Soon she fell asleep in her warm and comfortable new home.

Fir Tree ________ understood that his green leaves could provide a warm shelter (遮蔽) for animals in winter. From that moment on, Fir Tree was ________ to be different. Still today, he is still proud of his evergreen leaves.

1.

A．answers

B．illnesses

C．reasons

D．materials

2.

A．Anyway

B．Perhaps

C．Besides

D．However

3.

A．cut

B．hide

C．like

D．protect

4.

A．careful

B．patient

C．serious

D．brave

5.

A．lost

B．painted

C．picked

D．changed

6.

A．red

B．green

C．yellow

D．orange

7.

A．How

B．When

C．Why

D．Where

8.

A．search

B．understand

C．develop

D．express

9.

A．cold

B．perfect

C．excited

D．beautiful

10.

A．explained

B．ordered

C．knew

D．asked

11.

A．first

B．same

C．only

D．most

12.

A．May

B．Need

C．Must

D．Should

13.

A．Of course

B．Well done

C．Good luck

D．Take care

14.

A．easily

B．certainly

C．luckily

D．finally

15.

A．mad

B．sorry

C．glad

D．afraid