1 . Craig Foster is a diver and wildlife filmmaker. Once he was _________ in cold waters when he saw an octopus (章鱼),an unbelievably _________ creature with many behaviors unknown to science, hiding under shells and stones.

_________, he began following her without any disturbance. For weeks she _________ him, after 26 days of close watching, _________, the octopus realized Craig was not a danger, but a(n) _________. She _________ and allowed Craig into her life. Both Craig and the octopus enjoyed a mutual (相互的) learning and exploration.

Before coming across the octopus, Craig was once in a dark and stressful period. “I was _________. To help myself out, I felt like I needed to be in the ocean, my go-to (必去的) happy place as a child. Luckily, the octopus, my friend, brought a kind of _________ in my heart,” he recalled.

Now Craig regards this daily diving __________ as a way of dealing with the depression that once left him __________ and disconnected. He is able to __________ intimate (亲密) moments of this octopus’ short life by spending two hours __________ her every single day for a year. “Every time I interact (互动) with her, it’s __________ and healing, because she has __________ in me. If you gain her trust, she will allow you to step into her secret world,” he said.

Diving himself into this freezing underwater world has __________ calmed him down. Over the years, other animals have offered to make contact, but nothing has __________ to his “once-in-a-lifetime” __________ with the octopus. Craig says the greatest __________ she has taught him is that humans are not simple __________ , but part of the natural world.

1.

A．swimming

B．surfing

C．diving

D．fishing

2.

A．shy

B．confident

C．outgoing

D．ambitious

3.

A．Frightened

B．Touched

C．Embarrassed

D．Overjoyed

4.

A．learned from

B．kept away from

C．turned to

D．gave way to

5.

A．otherwise

B．furthermore

C．however

D．therefore

6.

A．colleague

B．assistant

C．organizer

D．friend

7.

A．reached out

B．tried out

C．gave out

D．tested out

8.

A．hesitating

B．preparing

C．pretending

D．struggling

9.

A．anxiety

B．peace

C．disappointment

D．astonishment

10.

A．campaign

B．competition

C．routine

D．regulation

11.

A．lonely

B．lively

C．ashamed

D．surprised

12.

A．discuss

B．record

C．imagine

D．explain

13.

A．guiding

B．seizing

C．following

D．predicting

14.

A．promising

B．annoying

C．disturbing

D．inspiring

15.

A．confidence

B．satisfaction

C．suspect

D．respect

16.

A．strangely

B．successfully

C．narrowly

D．occasionally

17.

A．contributed

B．referred

C．compared

D．responded

18.

A．appointment

B．connection

C．celebration

D．agreement

19.

A．lesson

B．experience

C．theory

D．morality

20.

A．attendants

B．survivors

C．helpers

D．visitors

2 . Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with _______ problems might go onto the Internet and write about his problems in a blog. In many ways a diary and a blog are very _______. So, what makes blogging different from writing in _______ diary?

The biggest difference is that blogging is much more _______ than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of _______ that he does not want to _______. It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog _______ a diary will probably write nearly the same information.

I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her _______. She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. _______ I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but ________ in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was ________ that my sister might read it!

The biggest ________ with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something ________ about her in my diary, she would never know! ________, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend ________ read her blog and get a “cry”. There are also ________ to blogging, of course. If I felt sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me,” ________ would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would ________ respond and tell her how much they ________ her. Blogs help people ________ in touch with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.

1.

A．the same

B．embarrassing

C．difficult

D．daily

2.

A．familiar

B．special

C．similar

D．ordinary

3.

A．a personal

B．an ordinary

C．a common

D．a traditional

4.

A．attractive

B．public

C．convenient

D．quick

5.

A．thoughts

B．puzzles

C．mysteries

D．secrets

6.

A．tell

B．share

C．publish

D．solve

7.

A．instead of

B．as well as

C．in favor of

D．in spite of

8.

A．blog

B．diary

C．report

D．web

9.

A．Although

B．Since

C．When

D．Because

10.

A．only

B．already

C．still

D．never

11.

A．angry

B．aware

C．glad

D．worried

12.

A．problem

B．doubt

C．trouble

D．mistake

13.

A．pleasant

B．wrong

C．bad

D．funny

14.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Then

15.

A．should

B．will

C．must

D．might

16.

A．reasons

B．disadvantages

C．shortcomings

D．advantages

17.

A．everyone

B．no one

C．anyone

D．someone

18.

A．happily

B．especially

C．quickly

D．particularly

19.

A．like

B．miss

C．need

D．help

20.

A．lose

B．stay

C．get

D．find

3 . I believe even the smartest people have to work hard to achieve success. People make themselves into winners by their own _______.

Many years ago, I took the head _______ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the _______ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to _______ the game, but to my disappointment we were defeated. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that I had to change my _______ towards their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______. That summer vacation, we met every day and _______     passing and kicking the football.

Six months after our defeat, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________ . Finally, we faced the number one team in Georgia. I felt that it would be a ________ for us even if we lost the game. But my boys beat them , giving me the greatest ________ of my life!

       From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________       , and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made, not born.1.

A．tests

B．luck

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

3.

A．new

B．excellent

C．strong

D．successful

4.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

5.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

6.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

7.

A．pride

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

8.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

9.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

10.

A．expand

B．improve

C．relax

D．defend

11.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

12.

A．chance

B．joy

C．concern

D．offer

13.

A．surprise

B．relate

C．interest

D．affect

14.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

15.

A．naturally

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently