1 . Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance. He thought the car would _____, as the lights had turned red. _____, the car was going too ____ and Tom soon _____ that it couldn’t stop in time. He _____ to move out of its _____ but it was too late. Tom was ____ down by the red car and lay _____ dead on the road. Passers-by ______ went to him and an ambulance(救护车)was _____for. The driver of the red car didn’t stop, ____one of the men had written down the _____ of the car, which he _____ to the police who arrived at the site(现场).

At the same time, Tom was taken to the ____ and his parents were called for. They were very _____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his _____. For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he _____ die. But on the fourth day Tom ____ and spoke softly. His parents were _____. The police by then had _____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.

1.

A．start

B．stop

C．move

D．break

2.

A．Unfortunately

B．Obviously

C．Besides

D．However

3.

A．fast

B．slow

C．far

D．late

4.

A．understood

B．realized

C．knew

D．recognized

5.

A．tried

B．managed

C．failed

D．was able

6.

A．road

B．path

C．door

D．way

7.

A．put

B．knocked

C．laid

D．thrown

8.

A．almost

B．already

C．still

D．obviously

9.

A．slowly

B．calmly

C．quickly

D．carefully

10.

A．looked

B．called

C．sent

D．asked

11.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

12.

A．type

B．name

C．number

D．address

13.

A．took

B．gave

C．posted

D．sent

14.

A．station

B．school

C．hospital

D．home

15.

A．angry

B．sad

C．surprised

D．disappointed

16.

A．head

B．side

C．body

D．hospital

17.

A．must

B．might

C．could

D．should

18.

A．felt sick

B．got up

C．fell asleep

D．woke up

19.

A．surprised

B．calm

C．glad

D．puzzled

20.

A．noticed

B．grasped

C．heard

D．followed

2 . 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。
There was a poor widow, _________Radha. Every day before starting her work at the Spin-wheel, she said prayers_________. Once she read her_________ which exhorted (感化、激励) the work of mercy and she took it to_________.
“My good God,” she_________, “how can I do good to others? I have nothing but my spin-wheel, which_________ hardly my daily bread. Winters are fast approaching and the_________ here in my room freezes my fingers that I can hardly_________. I have not paid my_________and I have to beg myself in the street.”
She thought still there is   __________ she can do. She remembered then that a__________ of hers was very sick in bed. “I’ll___________her today,” Radha said to herself. “I can spin in her house and I shall__________ have chance of giving her some__________.” She took two apples from the cupboard—two apples, which were given to her — and went on her way.
When her sick friend saw her, she was overcome with__________. “My dear Radha,” she said, “I have recently inherited (继承) a small__________. Would you like to stay here to__________ me? You would___________the money that you pay in rent and with your spinning and my small inheritance, we could live without any worries.”
Radha__________the offer very willingly and that same day she moved to her friend’s house where, for the first time after so long she was able to spend a__________ night with no worries.1.

A．name

B．named

C．naming

D．to name

2.

A．absently

B．bravely

C．religiously

D．painfully

3.

A．wills

B．poems

C．letters

D．prayers

4.

A．identity

B．heart

C．heaven

D．church

5.

A．added

B．commanded

C．escaped

D．cried

6.

A．devotes

B．organize

C．sells

D．earns

7.

A．cold

B．warmth

C．shelter

D．sunshine

8.

A．live

B．spin

C．read

D．dig

9.

A．bills

B．dinner

C．rent

D．fare

10.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．anything

D．something

11.

A．friend

B．lawyer

C．relative

D．neighbor

12.

A．miss

B．call

C．visit

D．cure

13.

A．slightly

B．certainly

C．eventually

D．hardly

14.

A．insurance

B．comfort

C．wealth

D．disaster

15.

A．upset

B．sadness

C．joy

D．shock

16.

A．situation

B．apartment

C．disease

D．fortune

17.

A．look after

B．deal with

C．play with

D．depend on

18.

A．collect

B．attack

C．save

D．ignore

19.

A．accepted

B．provided

C．praised

D．objected

20.

A．restful

B．dark

C．cold

D．reliable

3 .         There are many brands of chocolate. If you love it, you can’t forget DOVE — the most famous chocolate brand. But do you know what the meaning of DOVE is?
        Dove chocolate is born because of _____ . One day in 1919 Princess Bazaar of Luxembourg’s royal family first met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights Leon slipped into the kitchen and ____ various ice creams for Bazaar. They soon fell in love. Unfortunately owing to their quite different social ____ , both of them had to ____ the deep feelings in heart.
        Afterwards Bazaar was made to ____ an arranged royal marriage against her wishes. For many days Leon could not see Bazaar, and he was burning with ____ . Finally Bazaar turned up at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon ____ the letters “DOVE” which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar’s ice cream. Leon ____ that Bazaar could understand his feeling.
        A few days later, Bazaar got ____ Leon, broken-hearted, could not ____ the mental suffering and left for America, where he and his own family ____ a candy store years later but lived unhappily.
       Many years later, they met again before Bazaar’s death. Bazaar ____ that she did eat the ice cream that afternoon but didn’t see the ____ letters and also didn’t receive any promise from Leon and she had to ____ to her fate and missed him all her lifetime.
       Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears. If that chocolate had been ____ , those letters would never have melted and he would not have lost his last ____ Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can ____ a long time.
       After lots of research, he succeeded and each piece of chocolate was ____ engraved (刻) with the letters — DOVE. It is a ____ of the love between Leon and Bazaar.
        Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the ____ of love DO YOU LOVE ME?1.

A．anger

B．sorrow

C．love

D．envy

2.

A．served

B．made

C．drew

D．heated

3.

A．opinion

B．view

C．attitude

D．status

4.

A．discover

B．forget

C．bury

D．struggle

5.

A．know

B．accept

C．try

D．practise

6.

A．sympathy

B．impatience

C．joy

D．humor

7.

A．mixed

B．sent

C．wrote

D．pressed

8.

A．allowed

B．promised

C．declared

D．expected

9.

A．married

B．sick

C．bored

D．changed

10.

A．repeat

B．bear

C．reduce

D．keep

11.

A．supported

B．found

C．ran

D．sold

12.

A．learned

B．recalled

C．heard

D．believed

13.

A．annoying

B．confusing

C．interesting

D．melting

14.

A．give in

B．give up

C．give out

D．give away

15.

A．powerful

B．liquid

C．solid

D．frozen

16.

A．belief

B．promise

C．courage

D．chance

17.

A．eat

B．preserve

C．miss

D．sell

18.

A．quickly

B．happily

C．firmly

D．lightly

19.

A．symbol

B．sign

C．survey

D．study

20.

A．story

B．secret

C．rumor

D．whisper

4 . 完形填空(共20小题)

I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were _____ to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “_____hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a____ word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.

My parents always _____ me to go to college. However, when I _____ at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they_____ stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to. _____ , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently _____ the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the ____ a better place to live in.

Every time I call home to tell them about a ______   I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or ______   class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how ______   of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly ______ to have my parents.

Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of ______ . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful ______ that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced(刺穿). But somehow, we ______ to work through those issues. They never ______ loving in me or believing in me．

I ______   everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and ______   , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always   ______   for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud．

1.

A．brought

B．introduced

C．raised

D．produced

2.

A．Educate

B．Work

C．Train

D．Practise

3.

A．helpful

B．harmful

C．stressful

D．meaningful

4.

A．reminded

B．expected

C．supposed

D．designed

5.

A．hesitated

B．judged

C．fixed

D．decided

6.

A．never

B．ever

C．seldom

D．hardly

7.

A．Carefully

B．Hopefully

C．Thankfully

D．Delightfully

8.

A．serve

B．attend

C．admit

D．join

9.

A．fortune

B．planet

C．universe

D．world

10.

A．grade

B．problem

C．failure

D．value

11.

A．whenever

B．wherever

C．whichever

D．however

12.

A．modest

B．proud

C．ashamed

D．nervous

13.

A．annoyed

B．praised

C．relaxed

D．blessed

14.

A．lessons

B．problems

C．moments

D．experiences

15.

A．teachers

B．directors

C．couples

D．parents

16.

A．managed

B．attempted

C．succeeded

D．conducted

17.

A．concluded

B．began

C．prevented

D．stopped

18.

A．pay

B．owe

C．own

D．spend

19.

A．agreement

B．excitement

C．encouragement

D．statement

20.

A．fight

B．look

C．defend

D．protect

5 . I was 14 years old. I was angry and rebellious, with______regard for anything my parents had to say,______if it had nothing to do with me. Like so many _____, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t_______my picture of the world. As a “ brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I rejected any obvious______ of love. In fact, I got angry at the _____ of the word “love”.

One______, after an extremely difficult day, I______into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily. As I lay down in the privacy of my______, my hands placed under my pillow. There was an envelope. I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, “To ______when you’re alone.”

____ I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not. So I opened it. It said，“Mike，I know life is ______right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you ______ and nothing you do or say will ever change that. I am here for you if you ever need to talk. If you don’t, that’s also ______. Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be______that you are my son. I’m here for you and I love you-that will never ______.Love you, Mom.”

Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my _____, and I remember the ______I felt every time I got a letter. During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved _______my anger and rudeness. Just before I fell________I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed.

1.

A．all

B．full

C．little

D．high

2.

A．seldom

B．currently

C．particularly

D．sometimes

3.

A．people

B．families

C．adults

D．teenagers

4.

A．lift up

B．agree with

C．deal with．

D．hang up

5.

A．attempt

B．request

C．Advice

D．offer

6.

A．Mention

B．risk

C．proposal

D．point

7.

A．day

B．morning

C．night

D．afternoon

8.

A．slipped

B．sank

C．slid

D．stormed

9.

A．bed

B．closet

C．floor

D．chair

10.

A．seal

B．read

C．answer

D．tear

11.

A．If

B．When

C．Since

D．Though

12.

A．serious

B．amazing

C．awful

D．exciting

13.

A．gently

B．heavily

C．entirely

D．personally

14.

A．right

B．impossible

C．terrible

D．okay

15.

A．sorry

B．proud

C．nervous

D．sure

16.

A．change

B．happened

C．start

D．last

17.

A．pillow

B．desk

C．door

D．book

18.

A．sadness

B．relief

C．relaxation

D．thrill

19.

A．instead of

B．ahead of

C．in need of

D．in spite of

20.

A．down

B．ill

C．silent

D．asleep

6 . While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible sight.The_______was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a_______start, so they were disqualified.That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to _______against.

I watched the man_______off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I’m not an expert_______but I do know a good dive_______a poor one, and this was not exactly medal_______I listened to the crowd begin to_______this poor man who was clearly having a_______time.Finally he made his turn to start back. It was________He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted. But in those few________strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to________Some even began to________things like, “Come on, you can do it!”, and he________finished his race.The crowd went________Even though he recorded one of the________times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other________

In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have________been cheated out of gold, or when they act so_______ in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog，a man that gave his all—knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his________and the spirit of the games.

1.

A．view

B．event

C．game

D．match

2.

A．false

B．nervous

C．strange

D．violent

3.

A．fight

B．struggle

C．defend

D．race

4.

A．set

B．bounce

C．dive

D．fall

5.

A．swimmer

B．coach

C．judge

D．adviser

6.

A．from

B．in

C．beyond

D．between

7.

A．feature

B．quality

C．example

D．sign

8.

A．break off

B．stand by

C．laugh at

D．focus on

9.

A．happy

B．wonderful

C．vague

D．tough

10.

A．hopeful

B．pitiful

C．boring

D．skillful

11.

A．flexible

B．smart

C．awkward

D．excellent

12.

A．support

B．quit

C．cheer

D．hesitate

13.

A．speak

B．present

C．conclude

D．yell

14.

A．eventually

B．hardly

C．successfully

D．nearly

15.

A．wild

B．angry

C．sad

D．grey

16.

A．fastest

B．luckiest

C．hardest

D．slowest

17.

A．companions

B．competitors

C．volunteers

D．partners

18.

A．somehow

B．already

C．even

D．anyway

19.

A．poorly

B．carelessly

C．sharply

D．proudly

20.

A．advantage

B．independence

C．determination

D．principle

7 . Dear Dad,
I was very upset when I received your letter. I knew you ____not like my results, but I didn’t realize you and Mum were so ____with me. This has made me____very carefully about myself, and now I____ how silly I have been.
My poor____have come from my own____ Of course, I want to do my best. I want you and Mum to be proud____ me, but somehow when I get to school I just can’t keep my ____ on the subject and I stop ____ the teacher. So many other things seem so much more ____, but I know that I must not ____the chance you and Mum have given me. If I don’t work very hard ____he next few months, I am going to get ____results. So I am going to study hard this summer. And I will show Mum anything____I can’t understand so that she can give me help.
I ____you will allow me to play some basketball. I think I need some exercise, ____ I will control the time I____on it properly.
If you want me to stop meeting Cindy, I will — but there is____serious. We are just good friends, and she often helps me ____my schoolwork.
Dad, I am really sorry I have made you angry. I’m going to try my best to____my study. I promise that I will make you proud of me soon.
Yours,
Jimmy1.

A．will

B．would

C．need

D．should

2.

A．angry

B．upset

C．strict

D．happy

3.

A．talk

B．speak

C．think

D．hear

4.

A．receive

B．believe

C．insist

D．realize

5.

A．results

B．memories

C．parents

D．friends

6.

A．stubbornness

B．carelessness

C．laziness

D．illness

7.

A．of

B．with

C．in

D．for

8.

A．head

B．mind

C．eyes

D．heart

9.

A．listening to

B．to listen to

C．hearing

D．to hear

10.

A．boring

B．dull

C．beautiful

D．interesting

11.

A．find

B．share

C．waste

D．afford

12.

A．during

B．at

C．through

D．until

13.

A．better

B．best

C．poorer

D．poorest

14.

A．which

B．that

C．whom

D．what

15.

A．wish

B．advise

C．hope

D．decide

16.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．because

17.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．pay

18.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

19.

A．in

B．on

C．with

D．by

20.

A．develop

B．improve

C．interest

D．finish

8 . I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics in ourseminarsis theretention (留住)of quality ____ During these ____, I asked the participants, “What has ____ you to stay long enough to become a manager?” Minutes later a new manager ____ the question and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, “It was a $19 baseball glove.”
Cynthia told the group that she ____ took a Circle K clerk job. On her second or third day behind the ____, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He ____ a baseball glove for Little League. She ____ that as a single mother, money was ____, and her first check would have to ____ for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check.
When Cynthia ____ for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the office. Cynthia ____ if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job ____ from the day before. She was____ and confused.
Patricia ____ her a box. “I overheard you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is ____ to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. He may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills ____ you can buy gloves. You know we can’t pay good people like you as ____ as we would like to; but we do ____, and I want you to know you are important to us.”
People ____ more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.1.

A．goods

B．employers

C．customers

D．employees

2.

A．discussions

B．tests

C．preparations

D．trips

3.

A．taught

B．caused

C．urged

D．impressed

4.

A．took

B．raised

C．replied

D．applauded

5.

A．officially

B．particularly

C．originally

D．normally

6.

A．counter

B．store

C．job

D．shelves

7.

A．asked

B．needed

C．changed

D．purchased

8.

A．explained

B．argued

C．disagreed

D．decided

9.

A．tight

B．impossible

C．troublesome

D．vital

10.

A．prepare

B．spend

C．use

D．go

11.

A．arrived

B．left

C．reached

D．went

12.

A．assumed

B．wondered

C．realized

D．admitted

13.

A．open

B．finished

C．incomplete

D．alone

14.

A．delighted

B．ashamed

C．worried

D．disappointed

15.

A．delivered

B．handed

C．brought

D．served

16.

A．convenient

B．simple

C．complex

D．hard

17.

A．after

B．before

C．because

D．though

18.

A．much

B．great

C．far

D．many

19.

A．appreciate

B．value

C．care

D．count

20.

A．believe

B．remind

C．understand

D．Remember

9 . When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good ____ to help us pull through.
I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to _____ a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting ____ , I decided that I had to make a jump myself ____ . Unluckily, I’m not good at any ____ , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.
My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a ____ . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s ____ included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) ____ For this, I had to wait until the following ____ .
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. ____ , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was ____ to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon ____ . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a ____ from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute ____ after I jumped.
“Get ____ , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to ____ , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.
“Jump!” Harry called ____ . “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick ____ . My big parachute had opened! It was the best ____ I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was ____1.

A．way

B．chance

C．idea

D．value

2.

A．tell

B．write

C．read

D．copy

3.

A．film

B．poem

C．story

D．program

4.

A．secretly

B．instead

C．finally

D．first

5.

A．sport

B．driving

C．lesson

D．drawing

6.

A．try

B．hand

C．gift

D．suggestion

7.

A．jumping

B．journey

C．training

D．entertainment

8.

A．tree

B．tower

C．building

D．airplane

9.

A．week

B．month

C．evening

D．morning

10.

A．Besides

B．Once

C．There

D．However

11.

A．asked

B．invited

C．forced

D．taught

12.

A．slowing

B．climbing

C．landing

D．filling

13.

A．belt

B．steel

C．line

D．seat

14.

A．light

B．broken

C．fixed

D．open

15.

A．ready

B．up

C．on

D．away

16.

A．cry

B．rest

C．laugh

D．lie

17.

A．softly

B．loudly

C．nervously

D．excitedly

18.

A．comfort

B．wind

C．pull

D．push

19.

A．failure

B．experience

C．competition

D．danger

20.

A．tiring

B．shocking

C．true

D．fun

10 . The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the _______ person.
When I first knew Bill , back in _______, he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever _______ . He was always ready to have a party. He thought _______ of going out for beer at three o'clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old _______ he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and _______ was never dull when he was _______. With him there was one wild _______ after another. Sometimes I wonder how we _______ to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. ________, I wasn’t even sure it was ________ . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He________ most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ________ thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main ________.   Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never ________ Bill changing so much. My image of him ________ the one I had formed ________ the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s ________ to expect people to remain the same, especially ________ I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he ________ the same way about me.1.

A．proper

B．usual

C．same

D．right

2.

A．childhood

B．the army

C．his thirties

D．college

3.

A．considered

B．met

C．supposed

D．expected

4.

A．most

B．much

C．nothing

D．none

5.

A．movie

B．hospital

C．man

D．country

6.

A．learning

B．life

C．work

D．fun

7.

A．in

B．out

C．around

D．away

8.

A．joke

B．mistake

C．chance

D．adventure

9.

A．managed

B．continued

C．decided

D．hoped

10.

A．First of all

B．At first

C．Now and then

D．All the time

11.

A．that

B．him

C．there

D．us

12.

A．thought

B．spent

C．argued

D．talked

13.

A．first

B．next

C．last

D．only

14.

A．interest

B．event

C．subject

D．problem

15.

A．forgot

B．minded

C．imagined

D．liked

16.

A．remained

B．reminded

C．suggested

D．became

17.

A．since

B．from

C．at

D．till

18.

A．unnecessary

B．foolish

C．common

D．unusually

19.

A．because

B．that

C．how

D．when

20.

A．discovered

B．acted

C．looked

D．felt