1 . Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight（天窗）.Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder _______ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly _______ his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to _______ ; he opened the door to the basement（地下室）, and flames _______ out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt _______ because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.
But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was _______ by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）.
Sibson’s house was three kilometers _______ the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be _______ .
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm _______ his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his ________ and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the ________ . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to ________ the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson ________ and die in that fire.”
“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony（阳台）. He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his ________ .
After one more ________ inside the house, Huggons gave up and ________ around back.
The wind parted the smoke just ________ for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He ________ the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and ________ Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still ________ when he tells the story. “ I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”1.

A．before

B．while

C．since

D．until

2.

A．on

B．in

C．through

D．over

3.

A．hide

B．wait

C．check

D．escape

4.

A．moved

B．gave

C．went

D．exploded

5.

A．safe

B．worried

C．glad

D．tired

6.

A．burned

B．stopped

C．shocked

D．covered

7.

A．beside

B．off

C．across

D．along

8.

A．limited

B．false

C．fruitless

D．regretful

9.

A．struck

B．missed

C．touched

D．passed

10.

A．coat

B．key

C．basin

D．phone

11.

A．noise

B．road

C．smoke

D．danger

12.

A．search

B．enter

C．leave

D．damage

13.

A．call

B．roll

C．scream

D．sigh

14.

A．breath

B．attention

C．ladder

D．flashlight

15.

A．stay

B．chance

C．thought

D．attempt

16.

A．climbed

B．circled

C．looked

D．jumped

17.

A．clear

B．open

C．enough

D．fit

18.

A．led

B．put

C．drove

D．shone

19.

A．persuaded

B．kicked

C．pulled

D．forced

20.

A．nervous

B．surprised

C．proud

D．thankful

2 . Seven loyal readers came to the Teens’ office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what_______made them excited was that they had their say (发言权).

“What most_______me was when I was saying something, I found all eyes were on me,” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei_______, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors nodded and_______took notes.

Students are happy to see the editors listen to their_______. You may often_______about being neglected by teachers and parents._______before complaining please make sure that you have already spoken about your_______.

Traditionally in China, teachers at school and parents were_______the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are________to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brain and not be________.

A girl wrote to Teens about her family story. She________to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she________decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her________, the father________, saying that he didn’t realize his mistake. From then on, he really________.

Sometimes, we need to let our________be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.

Don’t be afraid of being________for what you have done. You know it is your________to speak your mind. Even if your suggestions are denied, at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any________.

1.

A．really

B．directly

C．completely

D．immediately

2.

A．disappointed

B．impressed

C．frightened

D．horrified

3.

A．refused

B．disagreed

C．agreed

D．disliked

4.

A．still

B．yet

C．already

D．even

5.

A．opinions

B．speeches

C．songs

D．articles

6.

A．talk

B．complain

C．write

D．speak

7.

A．And

B．So

C．But

D．Instead

8.

A．pleasure

B．love

C．hatred

D．worry

9.

A．seldom

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

10.

A．used

B．reduced

C．devoted

D．told

11.

A．remembered

B．reused

C．touched

D．heard

12.

A．used

B．pretended

C．seemed

D．had

13.

A．sadly

B．suddenly

C．angrily

D．finally

14.

A．sorrow

B．disappointment

C．surprise

D．satisfaction

15.

A．apologized

B．smiled

C．laughed

D．sighed

16.

A．exchanged

B．changed

C．left

D．played

17.

A．voices

B．decisions

C．suggestions

D．secrets

18.

A．published

B．blamed

C．beaten

D．fined

19.

A．duty

B．task

C．right

D．pleasure

20.

A．regret

B．sadness

C．trouble

D．difficulty

3 . My friend John always has something to tell me. He knows so much that _______ men have to have older and more worldly wise men to tell them, _______, who to trust, how to care for others and how to live life _______ the fullest.

Recently, John lost his _______ Janet. For eight years she fought against cancer, but in the end her sickness had the last _______. One day John took out a folded piece of _______ from his wallet. He had found it, so he told me, when he _______ up some drawers at home.

It was a _______ love letter Janet had written. The note could look like a school girl’s scrawls (潦草地写，乱涂) about her dream guy. _________ the letter was written by a woman who had had seven children, a woman who fought for her life and who ________ only had a few months left to live.

It was ________a beautiful recipe for how to keep a marriage together. Janet’s ________of her husband begins like this, “Loved me. Took care of me. Worried about me.”

“Helped me when I was ill.” The next ________ reads. After that she turned __________the paper and added “Warmth. Humor. Kindness. Thoughtfulness.” And then she writes about the husband she has ________with and loved most in her life. “________there when I needed you.” The last words she wrote ________ all the others. I can see her for me when she added thoughtfully “Good friend.”

I stand beside John now, and cannot pretend to know how it feels to lose someone who is as close to ________ as Janet was to him. I need to ________ what he has to say much more than he needs to talk.

“John,” I ask. “How do you stick together with someone through 38 years—not to mention the sickness? How do I know ________I can bear to stand by my wife’s side if she becomes sick one day?”

“You can.” he says quietly, “ If you love her enough, you can.”

1.

A．old

B．wise

C．young

D．foolish

2.

A．for instance

B．at no time

C．in that case

D．as a matter of fact

3.

A．in

B．to

C．at

D．for

4.

A．friend

B．colleague

C．wife

D．sister

5.

A．possibility

B．chance

C．hope

D．word

6.

A．handkerchief

B．cloth

C．leather

D．paper

7.

A．fixed

B．looked

C．tidied

D．put

8.

A．small

B．long

C．descriptive

D．talkative

9.

A．So

B．But

C．And

D．While

10.

A．probably

B．surely

C．certainly

D．definitely

11.

A．only

B．firstly

C．lastly

D．also

12.

A．imagination

B．description

C．dream

D．expectation

13.

A．letter

B．note

C．line

D．paragraph

14.

A．away

B．down

C．off

D．over

15.

A．lived

B．dealt

C．quarreled

D．argued

16.

A．Constantly

B．Always

C．Never

D．Seldom

17.

A．take the place of

B．get rid of

C．take away

D．sum up

18.

A．me

B．Janet

C．John

D．you

19.

A．speak up

B．repeat

C．discuss

D．hear

20.

A．why

B．where

C．if

D．when

4 . 完形填空
A few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I knew well, rushed up to me. She was full of _______
“Do you know _______ you and I are?” she asked._______ I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at a government office. The woman _______desk asked her what her “occupation” was. Emily hesitated,_______ how to answer it. “What I mean is,” explained the woman, “do you have a job, or are you just a ...?” “Of course I have a job,” answered Emily. “I’m a (an) _______” “We don’t _______ ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘housewife’ covers it,” she said.
I forgot all about her story _______ one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman.
“And what is your occupation?” she asked. What _______ me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. “I’m ... a (an) ________ in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk stopped, her ball-point pen ________ in mid-air. She looked up _________   she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your ________?” Coolly, I heard myself________, “I have a continuing program of research in the laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have _______ credits (令人增光的人或事物) (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). The job is more challenging than most jobs and the ________ are in satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of ________ in the clerk’s voice as she ________in the form. As I drove into our driveway (私家车道), I was ________ by my lab assistants — ages 13, 7, and 3. Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.
I felt successful. Motherhood...what a great ________1.

A．surprise

B．anxiety

C．anger

D．excitement

2.

A．who

B．what

C．how

D．why

3.

A．When

B．As

C．Before

D．Since

4.

A．at

B．after

C．by

D．around

5.

A．nervous

B．sure

C．anxious

D．uncertain

6.

A．mother

B．worker

C．teacher

D．doctor

7.

A．think

B．list

C．expect

D．give

8.

A．since

B．unless

C．until

D．when

9.

A．got

B．caused

C．permit

D．made

10.

A．researcher

B．manager

C．expert

D．scholar

11.

A．dropped

B．floated

C．frozen

D．broke

12.

A．so that

B．even though

C．as though

D．because of

13.

A．family

B．subject

C．study

D．field

14.

A．words

B．reply

C．shout

D．whisper

15.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

16.

A．rewards

B．awards

C．profits

D．benefits

17.

A．interest

B．respect

C．doubt

D．fear

18.

A．explained

B．passed

C．completed

D．filled

19.

A．accepted

B．greeted

C．recognized

D．refused

20.

A．person

B．award

C．career

D．business

5 . It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which,_______, he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something_______in the company should ever do. I wish I_______give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow —_______it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m_______, experienced and I know better.
_______I work with some very kind and compassionate (富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to_______by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar_______they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “_______” person here.
One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who________the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely________about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would________to such an extremely embarrassing incident.
As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the________when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly,________with empathetic consideration. She listened to my________Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n)________
“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to________that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s________It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her________to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”
I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those________words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.1.

A．by the way

B．in the way

C．on the way

D．to the way

2.

A．someone

B．anyone

C．no one

D．the one

3.

A．should

B．might

C．will

D．could

4.

A．fix

B．blame

C．rely

D．put

5.

A．outgoing

B．old

C．cheerful

D．energetic

6.

A．Thankfully

B．Naturally

C．Generally

D．Hopefully

7.

A．work

B．stop

C．watch

D．sit

8.

A．decisions

B．troubles

C．attempts

D．mistakes

9.

A．annoying

B．confusing

C．embarrassing

D．puzzling

10.

A．repairs

B．wants

C．works

D．occupies

11.

A．mad

B．serious

C．curious

D．hopeful

12.

A．react

B．agree

C．turn

D．object

13.

A．issue

B．outcome

C．standard

D．message

14.

A．for

B．therefore

C．but

D．otherwise

15.

A．challenge

B．imagination

C．conclusion

D．explanation

16.

A．order

B．key

C．end

D．process

17.

A．forget

B．ruin

C．prevent

D．change

18.

A．broken

B．done

C．lost

D．kept

19.

A．attention

B．skill

C．patience

D．interest

20.

A．sweet

B．pleasant

C．meaningful

D．colorful

6 . "Every time we had dinner, I felt awkward when my Chinese mom_______asked me to eat more. My mom in American would_______push me like that._______I couldn't tolerate it any more, so I asked why she did that. She told me it was because she loved me and really looked_______me as her own child and she worried about whether I felt hungry. From that point I understood that Chinese people had_______a poor life in the past._______worries parents most is whether their children have enough food. Although their lives have dramatically improved, they are used to_______the old concerns. I still don't feel easy with constant_______to eat, but when my Chinese mom tries to persuade me_______more, I always thank her with a smile_______feeling angry."
This story comes from Tyler, an American youngster who once lived in my neighbour’s home. His Chinese mom is Wang Huirong, a_______from Beijing Normal University.
As economic_______between the US and China become more frequent, an increasing number of American teenagers have become interested in Chinese culture, which seems very new and_______ to them. Chinese has gradually become a(n) _______choice for American high school students studying a second language. Tyler's father has a trade relationship with China stretching back to the beginning of reform and opening-up, which gave Tyler the opportunity to have_______to China from a very young age.
"Only_______and opening-up has allowed us to have a lovely American teenager come and visit us frequently. I couldn't even imagine that in the past. Before we actively sought to avoid _______relations. None of us could ever have imagined that one day we would live with foreigners _______we were from the same family." says Wang with deep feeling.
Tyler's Chinese has improved a lot. When he first arrived at Wang's home he often watched the retiree_______ she spoke, but couldn't respond. Wang often felt anxious and asked for my help with translating. But now Tyler has no problem_______with us in Chinese.1.

A．eagerly

B．repeatedly

C．friendly

D．warmly

2.

A．also

B．never

C．often

D．not

3.

A．However

B．But

C．Finally

D．Therefore

4.

A．after

B．at

C．for

D．upon

5.

A．led

B．leaded

C．live

D．made

6.

A．It

B．What

C．That

D．Which

7.

A．speaking

B．talking

C．voicing

D．saying

8.

A．demands

B．orders

C．requests

D．commands

9.

A．eat

B．eating

C．to eat

D．ate

10.

A．other than

B．but than

C．instead

D．instead of

11.

A．retiree

B．worker

C．professor

D．official

12.

A．changes

B．exchanges

C．conflicts

D．improvements

13.

A．different

B．difficult

C．challenging

D．exciting

14.

A．hot

B．heat

C．cold

D．only

15.

A．entrance

B．access

C．door

D．way

16.

A．revolution

B．fighting

C．reform

D．motivation

17.

A．foreigner

B．aboard

C．civil

D．overseas

18.

A．like

B．as if

C．as

D．even if

19.

A．as

B．while

C．since

D．for

20.

A．chat

B．chatting

C．to chat

D．chatted

7 . Animals can be of great fun, but it’s important to know ____ to be safe when you’re with them. Both indoor animals and outdoor animals need to be ____ kindly all the time. This means different things ____ on the animal and the situation. ____ a wild animal, being kind may mean staying far away ____ the animal doesn’t feel threatened and so you stay ____ .
Stepping outside can mean a world full of great animals to see —____squirrels in trees to birds in flight. In some parts of the world, kids ____see slithery snakes, black bats, ____even cool coyotes. And don’t forget raccoons, skunks, and other critters ____come out in some places at night.
The rule in the great outdoors is simple: Don’t ____or go near an animal. ____some of these animals may look cool or even cute, leave them ____These animals aren’t like regular pets. They’re not ____to being around people and may bite or attack if you come near them. They also might have rabies(狂犬病).
Don’t ever try to ____a wild animal. Bird feeders are OK, but other animals, ____they look hungry, shouldn’t ever be fed. When it comes to these animals, it’s better for everyone if you stay ____and check them out at the zoo, on the Internet, on TV nature shows, or in books.
If a pet looks sick or is injured, stay far away. An animal that ____loves to be petted may get very ____and even bite when it is feeling ill. Tell an adult so he or she can get_____for the animal.1.

A．what

B．why

C．how

D．which

2.

A．taken care

B．served

C．protected

D．treated

3.

A．depend

B．look

C．wait

D．call

4.

A．To

B．With

C．As

D．Treating

5.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．because

6.

A．safe

B．dangerous

C．threatened

D．calm

7.

A．like

B．round

C．from

D．not only

8.

A．should

B．have to

C．will

D．may

9.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．either

10.

A．what

B．that

C．those

D．who

11.

A．touch

B．look

C．feel

D．keep

12.

A．Because

B．Even

C．Although

D．Since

13.

A．outside

B．lonely

C．alone

D．quietly

14.

A．using

B．used

C．being used

D．to be used

15.

A．keep

B．feed

C．attack

D．check

16.

A．however

B．if

C．after

D．even if

17.

A．closer

B．closely

C．away

D．far

18.

A．normally

B．always

C．rarely

D．often

19.

A．happy

B．satisfied

C．excited

D．upset

20.

A．exercise

B．hope

C．plan

D．help

8 . I practised religion in this district. I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church, beautiful notes about my homilies (布道) and about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings. The_______attracted me. But it was a long time_______I met the author of the notes.

One Sunday morning, I was_______that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she_______all the notes. When I saw her I was_______, since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her_______was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could hardly_______without pain. Her face was disfigured (畸形), so smiling was very_______for her.

We_______for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.

As it________, we went to lunch several times, and we shared things about our________We spoke of authors we both had________, and it was easy to tell that________are a great love of hers.

She suffered from a disfigurement which cannot make her look________I know that her condition________

her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with________She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded but________heart. She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty. Her only_________.

The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the________for a glimpse of what it is that matters. She found________and grace (优雅) and they befriended her, and showed her what is real.

1.

A．questions

B．words

C．answers

D．texts

2.

A．since

B．after

C．when

D．before

3.

A．told

B．warned

C．informed

D．showed

4.

A．lost

B．left

C．dropped

D．collected

5.

A．shocked

B．satisfied

C．frightened

D．disappointed

6.

A．hand

B．arm

C．head

D．body

7.

A．stand

B．smile

C．say

D．sit

8.

A．pleasant

B．bitter

C．ugly

D．difficult

9.

A．chatted

B．discussed

C．drank

D．greeted

10.

A．turned out

B．turned up

C．came out

D．came up

11.

A．families

B．beliefs

C．hobbies

D．lives

12.

A．realized

B．read

C．met

D．heard

13.

A．friends

B．churches

C．writings

D．books

14.

A．friendly

B．happy

C．attractive

D．wonderful

15.

A．hurt

B．impressed

C．changed

D．affected

16.

A．fame

B．wealth

C．interest

D．appearance

17.

A．cheerful

B．interesting

C．loving

D．exciting

18.

A．defeat

B．wonder

C．fear

D．defend

19.

A．dream

B．surface

C．imagination

D．time

20.

A．suss

B．hope

C．beauty

D．help