1 . It was July 2019 and Mum had taken me on a 120-km mother-and-son walking holiday as a treat for my birthday. Although I was still on my first special
“Why don’t we go to Egypt?” I said. “It sounds
“I’ll save up my pocket money, and get a
In 2020, we moved to Perth. One day, I
On a Monday, a mountain of catalogues were
After three and half years, I’d
A.solution | B.topic | C.experiment | D.trip |
A.fantastic | B.terrible | C.anxious | D.confusing |
A.toy | B.summary | C.poster | D.job |
A.important | B.extra | C.unusual | D.formal |
A.saw | B.borrowed | C.published | D.exchanged |
A.slowly | B.secretly | C.finally | D.curiously |
A.cut off | B.given back | C.paid back | D.dropped off |
A.threw | B.delivered | C.applied | D.sold |
A.designed | B.carried | C.shared | D.trapped |
A.free | B.amazing | C.effective | D.common |
A.recognising | B.preventing | C.interviewing | D.investigating |
A.afforded | B.selected | C.donated | D.saved |
A.explaining | B.enjoying | C.testing | D.replacing |
A.believe | B.pretend | C.regret | D.worry |
A.system | B.supply | C.dream | D.duty |
2 . I’m Mike. I graduated from Sunshine Junior middle school last June, and I’m now
In the summer one year ago, I remember being extremely excited yet nervous, as I was about to begin my high school
At school, there might be
Classes will, most
It’s
A.studying | B.teaching | C.explaining | D.testing |
A.plan | B.start | C.avoid | D.miss |
A.journey | B.opportunity | C.application | D.vacation |
A.annoyed | B.shocked | C.disappointed | D.anxious |
A.anger | B.hate | C.respect | D.fear |
A.luck | B.determination | C.patience | D.freedom |
A.delighting | B.moving | C.challenging | D.exciting |
A.commented on | B.escaped from | C.thought about | D.brought back |
A.pick | B.hire | C.interview | D.remind |
A.frequently | B.encouragingly | C.likely | D.importantly |
A.dream | B.relax | C.enjoy | D.survive |
A.difficult | B.interesting | C.normal | D.unusual |
A.forget | B.realize | C.promise | D.highlight |
A.challenges | B.activities | C.responsibilities | D.jobs |
A.overcame | B.advertised | C.highlighted | D.imagined |
3 . I had spent some time in the morning talking to my granddaughter about being “generous”. She had a lot of chocolates. I asked her if she had thought about how she was going to
That’s why I
After shopping I took her to a
I noticed a man sitting near me having lunch. Then he got up to
Upon leaving I
A.discuss | B.argue | C.share | D.play |
A.warned | B.encouraged | C.ordered | D.forced |
A.wiped | B.watched | C.set | D.headed |
A.restaurant | B.cinema | C.shop | D.theatre |
A.drinks | B.tastes | C.cakes | D.tables |
A.use | B.choose | C.enjoy | D.recognize |
A.hide | B.escape | C.explain | D.leave |
A.room | B.meal | C.goods | D.taxi |
A.moved | B.confused | C.annoyed | D.stressed |
A.money | B.excuse | C.time | D.permission |
A.frightened | B.puzzled | C.touched | D.embarrassed |
A.chances | B.things | C.services | D.customers |
A.tipped | B.owed | C.showed | D.borrowed |
A.delicious | B.cheap | C.rich | D.free |
A.exactly | B.absolutely | C.shily | D.immediately |
4 . It was late July and except for a few thin, white clouds the sky was a bright blue. The sun was
Our black cat, Alice was sleeping under the shade (阴凉) of our Maple tree, without noticing the little rabbit that was
Just then a lovely, yellow butterfly flew down and
A.appearing | B.moving | C.shining | D.burning |
A.easy | B.busy | C.happy | D.difficult |
A.entirely | B.actually | C.definitely | D.rapidly |
A.flowers | B.vegetables | C.plants | D.trees |
A.touching | B.eating | C.searching | D.smelling |
A.jumping | B.warning | C.fighting | D.looking |
A.house | B.village | C.farm | D.road |
A.worked | B.stepped | C.relaxed | D.played |
A.weak | B.sad | C.full | D.calm |
A.shoes | B.words | C.question | D.doubt |
A.take in | B.sweep away | C.hand out | D.give up |
A.hunted | B.walked | C.rushed | D.landed |
A.legs | B.wings | C.back | D.head |
A.water | B.power | C.wind | D.sound |
A.improved | B.protected | C.praised | D.thanked |
5 . 23-year-old Taleigh Loven walked downstairs to her graduation party last October. She was
Mike Loven, 47, decided four years earlier that he was going to restart his study in Grand Canyon University, the
“There was no real reason for
The
A.hearing | B.enjoying | C.expecting | D.checking |
A.dad | B.brother | C.uncle | D.friend |
A.Imagining | B.Noticing | C.Having | D.Sending |
A.very | B.former | C.nearby | D.public |
A.introduced | B.registered | C.admitted | D.invited |
A.advanced | B.online | C.professional | D.crash |
A.idea | B.doubt | C.chance | D.certainty |
A.requesting | B.leaving | C.keeping | D.preferring |
A.attempt | B.goal | C.achievement | D.surprise |
A.accidentally | B.partly | C.really | D.hardly |
A.responsibility | B.experiment | C.recognition | D.school |
A.saddest | B.hardest | C.greatest | D.largest |
A.stressful | B.boring | C.awkward | D.discouraging |
A.plan | B.practice | C.struggle | D.advantage |
A.kept up with | B.lead to | C.made up for | D.fall apart |
6 . As Norwood drove through St. Petersburg, Florida, the laughter from the four teenage girls inside her car suddenly gave way to
Then smoke
But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back and found Simmons stuck in the back
Kneeling on the lawn and looking down at her
Soon, paramedics (医务人员) arrived and rushed Simmons to hospital. When she heard how Norwood had saved her life, “I wasn’t
A.horrors | B.screams | C.pains | D.concerns |
A.crashed | B.pulled | C.settled | D.fell |
A.left | B.rose | C.jumped | D.disappeared |
A.speed up | B.run out | C.wear out | D.blow up |
A.injure | B.free | C.care | D.control |
A.freedom | B.rescue | C.life | D.target |
A.seat | B.window | C.car | D.handle |
A.moving | B.crying | C.listening | D.praying |
A.kicked | B.pushed | C.threw | D.pressed |
A.safety | B.shelter | C.home | D.hospital |
A.mouth | B.head | C.heart | D.shoulder |
A.smiling | B.disturbing | C.dying | D.troubling |
A.ways | B.terms | C.hopes | D.times |
A.thought | B.food | C.water | D.air |
A.touched | B.delighted | C.terrified | D.shocked |
7 . Three years ago, I spotted a video of someone making resin (树脂) art. He
When I was a kid, my artist grandmother taught me to
But it’s more
After I first
As long as there are people who’d like to buy my work, I’d like to make it. I pour colors from memories of beautiful places into my art, and I hope my grandmother would be
A.abnormally | B.unwillingly | C.expertly | D.doubtfully |
A.risk | B.help | C.suggest | D.allow |
A.identify | B.assess | C.design | D.start |
A.paint | B.sing | C.dance | D.swim |
A.comparative | B.sensitive | C.creative | D.passive |
A.warned | B.inspired | C.ordered | D.begged |
A.helpful | B.worthwhile | C.necessary | D.complex |
A.understood | B.remembered | C.supported | D.ignored' |
A.way | B.picture | C.deal | D.problem |
A.recorded | B.observed | C.found | D.posted' |
A.appealing to | B.answering to | C.objecting to | D.apologizing to |
A.clarifying | B.adopting | C.buying | D.uploading |
A.sales | B.services | C.tasks | D.blogs |
A.theory | B.benefit | C.career | D.tendency |
A.curious | B.proud | C.patient | D.surprised |
8 . My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasn’t sure what he wanted from
He began that adventure traveling to cities in the US before going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road
It’s easy to feel
Getting along well sometimes seemed
On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were
This is why road trips were like
If we were
A.move | B.life | C.experience | D.belief |
A.live up | B.struggle on | C.get out | D.walk around |
A.took | B.drove | C.served | D.controlled |
A.anxious | B.upset | C.helpless | D.lonely |
A.wasted | B.worked | C.spent | D.chatted |
A.better | B.easier | C.safer | D.cleverer |
A.available | B.alternative | C.necessary | D.impossible |
A.arguments | B.fights | C.embarrassments | D.amusements |
A.light | B.heavy | C.local | D.fast |
A.buried | B.crazy | C.stuck | D.impatient |
A.holiday | B.journey | C.exploration | D.march |
A.dragging | B.pushing | C.helping | D.sending |
A.unusual | B.common | C.free | D.mobile |
A.earned | B.expected | C.missed | D.valued |
A.somewhere | B.anytime | C.somehow | D.anyway |
9 . Joseph Salmon, 17, was practising ice fishing with his mom on a lake in Iowa. Suddenly, Salmon saw a jeep, driven by an old man, Thomas Lee,
Then another young man waved at Lee and tried to
Things looked extremely
Finally, the rescue workers arrived. Lee was transported to a nearby hospital. Neither he nor his dog was injured while Salmon was only treated for a minor
A.fall | B.shake | C.show | D.push |
A.reason | B.strike | C.instant | D.error |
A.border | B.blackboard | C.street | D.shoreline |
A.drive | B.signal | C.return | D.explain |
A.at a loss | B.at no cost | C.in shame | D.in relief |
A.Therefore | B.Instead | C.Somehow | D.Otherwise |
A.reliable | B.promising | C.vague | D.urgent |
A.aggressive | B.anxious | C.patient | D.peaceful |
A.ship | B.pool | C.river | D.water |
A.handle | B.drag | C.break | D.purchase |
A.hesitated | B.sought | C.declined | D.regretted |
A.motionless | B.artificial | C.flexible | D.obvious |
A.held | B.took | C.washed | D.rushed |
A.mistake | B.scratch | C.procedure | D.resource |
A.fortunate | B.elegant | C.ridiculous | D.sensitive |
10 . My 5-year-old daughter Kai walked around a bus stop, picking up candy wrappers and plastic bottles and throwing them in the waste bin. We were a visiting family here, but she was cleaning the sidewalk, which didn’t shock me, nor was I
Our cleanup project began when we drove past an empty field one day and Kai
However, it seems we can never
Now Kai hopes to become a marine biologist to protect sharks one day. She still has many years to
The last time our family was at the beach, we still picked up plastic bottles. Most
A.embarrassed | B.discouraged | C.concerned | D.frightened |
A.apologized | B.confirmed | C.spotted | D.explained |
A.loose | B.magic | C.processed | D.abandoned |
A.trade | B.mistake | C.replace | D.change |
A.pulled over | B.blew up | C.turned down | D.gave in |
A.due to | B.ahead of | C.other than | D.instead of |
A.official | B.serious | C.optional | D.regular |
A.deliver | B.remove | C.track | D.produce |
A.stress | B.comfort | C.anger | D.pride |
A.mess | B.platform | C.court | D.house |
A.scary | B.pleasant | C.historic | D.real |
A.decide | B.struggle | C.survive | D.contribute |
A.safe | B.giant | C.distant | D.sick |
A.personally | B.memorably | C.technically | D.universally |
A.promise | B.threat | C.reminder | D.favor |