1 . JAYCE began noticing when he was 5 in kindergarten that others had two hands but he had one.

When one boy _______ him, Jayce felt very sad. He returned home with _______ : Why am I different? Why?

"He _______ told us he was mad at God for making him that way, " Lewis, his mother   says. "That was a huge knife to the _______."

Lewis _______ she didn't know what to do at that point. One day, when Jayce was 12, Lewis _______ the TV to a news story about Trashaun, an eighth grader from Washington, Trashaun, then 14, two years older than Jayce, had become an Internet sensation after _______ videos of his slam dunks(灌篮). Like Jayce, he was _______ most o£ his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. He watched _______ dunk after mazing dunk.

It seemed that watching Trashaun would simply be a(n) ________ moment for Jayce—he'd see a surprising role model with a similar   ________. Had it stayed just that; Lewis would have been ________. Little did she know that a family friend had already ________ the newspaper to help set up a meeting with Trashaun to build Jayce's ________.

The boys met on a Saturday afternoon two months later, in April 2017.

The day was not spent being buried in self-pity—it was devoted to ________ , They rode bikes around, took photos, played hide-and-seek, and ________ baskets.

Trashaun ________ their left arms. He told Jayce not to let words ________ his confidence or anyone dray him down,________ that he was perfect the way God made him.

Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a pronounced ________ in her son.

1.

A．hit

B．teased

C．praised

D．attacked

2.

A．questions

B．anxiety

C．requirements

D．surprise

3.

A．hardly

B．casually

C．gradually

D．actually

4.

A．head

B．hand

C．heart

D．back

5.

A．admits

B．agrees

C．notices

D．accuses

6.

A．got to

B．came to

C．looked at

D．turned on

7.

A．purchasing

B．posting

C．attracting

D．donating

8.

A．considering

B．using

C．missing

D．observing

9.

A．hopefully

B．thankfully

C．carefully

D．excitedly

10.

A．interesting

B．boring

C．thrilling

D．inspiring

11.

A．disability

B．height

C．strength

D．idea

12.

A．tired

B．worried

C．happy

D．hopeful

13.

A．ordered

B．entered

C．asked

D．left

14.

A．ambition

B．confidence

C．business

D．house

15.

A．fun

B．talk

C．work

D．study

16.

A．shot

B．grasp

C．caught

D．took

17.

A．put up

B．waved down

C．lay down

D．talked about

18.

A．increase

B．shake

C．build

D．lose

19.

A．but

B．so

C．because

D．or

20.

A．achievement

B．difficulty

C．difference

D．help

2 . Little Jarrell was testing his mountain bike road outside of Columbus, Georgia, when his riding partner, Chris Dixon, stopped suddenly. Something in the distance_______among the trees caught her attention. It_______to be a sandy-colored five-month-old Great Dane mix.

He was skinny, and had a lot of road rash and a_______leg. The cyclists fed the friendly pup and_______their water. They were more than seven miles from_______and riding bikes. ''We couldn't_______ him," Little told his partner. He_______picked up his new friend and slipped the dog's hind legs into the back pockets of his cycling jersey. Then he put the dog's_______paws over his shoulders.

The 30-minute ride into town"_______at a bike store, where they got more water and __________ for the dog. That was when Andrea Shaw, a woman from Maine in town on business,__________by. The dog made a beeline for her, licking her. Shaw was__________and, after learning what had happened, declared her__________ : I am keeping this dog.

Shaw called him Columbo __________the town where they'd met and scheduled an operation on his leg. Today, Columbo is living the high__________on a farm with a horse, a pony, a six-year-old boy, and two coon dogs to keep him company.

1.

A．calling

B．moving

C．standing

D．sleeping

2.

A．turned out

B．looked

C．found out

D．figured

3.

A．dirty

B．broken

C．burnt

D．beaten

4.

A．shared

B．drank

C．poured

D．finished

5.

A．school

B．home

C．village

D．downtown

6.

A．take

B．carry

C．leave

D．keep

7.

A．quickly

B．carefully

C．natural

D．finally

8.

A．front

B．other

C．hurt

D．injured

9.

A．turned

B．reached

C．arrived

D．ended

10.

A．medicine

B．care

C．food

D．rest

11.

A．happened

B．made

C．stopped

D．moved

12.

A．excited

B．touched

C．shocked

D．annoyed

13.

A．luck

B．wish

C．intention

D．mind

14.

A．at

B．in

C．from

D．after

15.

A．friendship

B．way

C．life

D．chance

3 . Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computers in the school he works in. I think it is a ______ school except for the fact that the school didn't have ________

Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by ______ an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the______level of education for children in Ghana. People were _____ that Owura made sure each button （按钮）was drawn correctly.

Owura wanted the students to________what life with a computer could be like someday. He would come to school half an hour ahead of the_______every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was ______ off to start the next class, so he had to ______ it the next day!

Owura's efforts were ______ when Microsoft （微软公司）took _____ of his act. They first took him to an international educators' meeting in Singapore. He made a _____ about his teaching methods at the meeting. He ______ a standing ovation （致敬）after the speech.

_____ , Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies _____computers to the school. Not a single child in the ________ had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher's ___, the world took notice and responded with _______   to them.

“Your work has really made us feel _____ about the world. At Microsoft, we believe that educators are heroes. They _______ influence the lifelong skills of their students. ” said Anthony Salcito, Vice president at Microsoft.

1.

A．final

B．dusty

C．normal

D．personal

2.

A．computers

B．playgrounds

C．classrooms

D．managers

3.

A．operating

B．drawing

C．describing

D．repairing

4.

A．clear

B．high

C．ancient

D．poor

5.

A．worried

B．disappointed

C．afraid

D．amazed

6.

A．start

B．imagine

C．rebuild

D．harm

7.

A．line

B．culture

C．schedule

D．judge

8.

A．shown

B．called

C．cut

D．rubbed

9.

A．improved

B．repeated

C．ruined

D．calculated

10.

A．rewarded

B．selected

C．forgotten

D．affected

11.

A．care

B．notice

C．place

D．charge

12.

A．plan

B．medal

C．decision

D．speech

13.

A．received

B．replaced

C．decreased

D．contained

14.

A．Suddenly

B．Hopelessly

C．Importantly

D．Strangely

15.

A．gave

B．sold

C．lent

D．applied

16.

A．company

B．nation

C．dynasty

D．school

17.

A．efforts

B．pains

C．humor

D．doubt

18.

A．wisdom

B．honesty

C．kindness

D．pride

19.

A．secure

B．confident

C．helpless

D．foolish

20.

A．quickly

B．briefly

C．directly

D．rarely

4 . The world’s youngest DJ who is just two years old has thousands of fans thanks to his ability. Oratilwe Hlongwane, whose DJ name is AJ, is   ______   learning to put together words, but the baby is already able to ______ and play music from a laptop and has become famous in South Africa. His abilities have even ______ him special appearances, with fans   ______ to hear his bass-heavy house music.

His recent ______ at a supermarket in his home of Johannesburg ______ a large crowd as he moved his head to the ______, with large headphones around his neck. His mother, Refiloe Marumo,   _____ his success to his father Glen Hlongwane’s decision to buy an iPad for his then unborn son. Mr. Hlongwane, a gymnastics coach and _______ DJ, had planned to download some educational apps for the child as well as a DJ app for himself.

A mobile phone recording of him playing music was shared online and the youngster now has nearly 25,000 Facebook ______. However, some people ______ his parents of abusing and making money from their child’s ability. Mr. Hlongwane said he would not “______ his kid” and said he wasn’t allowed to play in clubs or at parties ______ his age. The parents also insisted that they would not ______ their son to be a DJ when he grows up, but said they believed his interest in electronic equipment would probably decide his future. Mr. Hlongwane added, “I can see a ______ Bill Gates here. ”

1.

A．never

B．still

C．therefore

D．merely

2.

A．create

B．adopt

C．select

D．tease

3.

A．earned

B．exchanged

C．risked

D．updated

4.

A．desperate

B．unwilling

C．admirable

D．appropriate

5.

A．movement

B．competition

C．reputation

D．appearance

6.

A．moved

B．benefited

C．attracted

D．disappointed

7.

A．rhyme

B．flash

C．pattern

D．beat

8.

A．exposed

B．accustomed

C．appealed

D．owed

9.

A．allergic

B．cautious

C．devoted

D．ridiculous

10.

A．competitors

B．followers

C．sponsors

D．experts

11.

A．accomplished

B．acquired

C．accused

D．convinced

12.

A．take charge of

B．take possession of

C．take advantage of

D．take place of

13.

A．due to

B．in spite of

C．rather than

D．even if

14.

A．demand

B．allow

C．doubt

D．force

15.

A．realistic

B．contemporary

C．future

D．predictable

5 . I was five foot ten and weighed between 340 and 360 pounds; the exact number depended on whether you took my weight before or after one of my big meals. I knew that I needed to ______.

“At every ______, just make sure that at least half your plate is full of fruits and ______.” And my doctor suggested I start with 20 minutes of easy exercise twice a day. “Something you can enjoy, like taking a walk. And I suggest that you go to ______ a dog.”

“A dog is a good partner,” she said. “Plus, you live in an apartment, which means the dog has to be walked. So you walk your dog twice a day, and that will be your ______.”

“I’ve never owned a dog. What about a cat?” I asked.

“Have you ever seen anyone ______ a cat?”

My friend Casaundra said she had the ______ dog for me. There he was: a large black-and-white dog with a big round body. He looked up at me and then ______ his head with a clear look of ______. Like, Really? This loser? I suppose I looked at him the same way.

I named him Peety, and we took it ______, just as my doctor had suggested. Peety weighed 75 pounds when a healthy ______ for him was more like 50 pounds. But on our first walk together, Peety took the lead. We made it halfway down the ______ and then came back. Luckily for me, he didn’t walk very fast. You could ______ hear my footsteps on the sidewalk as I ______ each leg forward—thump, thump, thump, like the giant from “Jack and the Bean Stalk.” The next day we made it to the ______ of the block. Soon he would ______ me around the block.

Over the next weeks, Peety kept ______ harder and harder on the leash(束缚). There were times when I couldn’t ______, even though I’d dropped five pounds a week ______ I started the plant-based eating and walking.

We walked together for nearly five years, until Peety died of cancer. He’d come into my life, and simply by being here, he ______ me. And in that moment, I felt like the two of us could have done anything.

1.

A．listen

B．change

C．eat

D．continue

2.

A．moment

B．school

C．meal

D．cross

3.

A．meats

B．chicken

C．vegetables

D．bread

4.

A．shelter

B．touch

C．follow

D．calm

5.

A．surprise

B．shortcoming

C．command

D．exercise

6.

A．pet

B．love

C．lose

D．walk

7.

A．strange

B．mean

C．perfect

D．grateful

8.

A．pointed

B．dropped

C．offered

D．nodded

9.

A．disappointment

B．appreciation

C．excitement

D．determination

10.

A．high

B．slow

C．deep

D．hard

11.

A．survey

B．item

C．weight

D．mind

12.

A．mountain

B．river

C．road

D．block

13.

A．actually

B．luckily

C．fluently

D．extremely

14.

A．swung

B．controlled

C．relaxed

D．matched

15.

A．start

B．end

C．part

D．centre

16.

A．begged

B．lifted

C．struck

D．lead

17.

A．pulling

B．flying

C．dancing

D．blowing

18.

A．settle down

B．keep up

C．give in

D．set out

19.

A．unless

B．before

C．since

D．whether

20.

A．trapped

B．judged

C．buried

D．rescued

6 . Established in 1988, C.D. Moody Construction Company, is an award-winning general contracting and construction management firm. The owner of the company, Dave Moody, is the combination of a good education, his wife, and a(n) ________ for architecture, which led him to become ________.

When Moody was young, he found he had a great interest in ________, and he regarded his knowledge of architecture as a (n) ________ in the construction business. ________ he applied to a construction company and ________ his dream job in Atlanta. After ________ his family from his hometown to Atlanta to follow his dream for two weeks, the company that ________ him suddenly came to an end. Years later, Dave said, “What was my worst day became my ________day.”

With ________ left to lose, he ________ his own business. Today, that business has ________ into a big firm, a full service company that has worked on big ________ like Turner Field, which used to be called Olympic Stadium. When asked if he’s a millionaire, Moody prefers not to focus on ________. Instead, he aims at the question, “If we had nothing tomorrow, would people want to be around us ________ who we are or what we value? That’s how we ________ success. Do people feel better after being around us, or worse?”

Moody and his wife started a scholarship foundation and ________ large sums to Georgia Perimeter College, Howard University, and Central State University. Fortunately, he is a ________ of his poor childhood and willing to talk about his difficulties as well as how to ________ them. “There is somebody out there who can change that person’s life and instill that potential for hope. And once you touch and grab hope, you’re something. You can do some ________ things” said Dave.

He hopes that the generations to come will have a desire and an opportunity to be successful, and he is trying to instill hope in those future generations through construction.

1.

A．expression

B．impression

C．emotion

D．passion

2.

A．successful

B．handsome

C．outgoing

D．independent

3.

A．writing

B．reading

C．building

D．singing

4.

A．clue

B．trouble

C．difficulty

D．opportunity

5.

A．Because

B．But

C．Therefore

D．As

6.

A．discussed

B．refused

C．changed

D．got

7.

A．moving

B．decorating

C．building

D．designing

8.

A．trusted

B．hired

C．dismissed

D．improved

9.

A．best

B．easiest

C．busiest

D．coldest

10.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

D．anything

11.

A．suspected

B．left

C．balanced

D．started

12.

A．looked

B．divided

C．grown

D．searched

13.

A．events

B．cities

C．countries

D．projects

14.

A．figures

B．health

C．food

D．power

15.

A．as for

B．along with

C．instead of

D．because of

16.

A．define

B．find

C．discover

D．spot

17.

A．linked

B．donated

C．exposed

D．lent

18.

A．victim

B．survivor

C．murderer

D．tutor

19.

A．overcome

B．neglect

C．like

D．lose

20.

A．strange

B．incredible

C．embarrassing

D．romantic

7 . I remember sitting in an airport one day, waiting for my flight. 1 was______because I had a first-class(头等的)ticket. And in first class, the seats are______and the food is more delicious. Actually, I had the best seat on the whole plane! Seat 1A. Before boarding, I______a young lady who had a big suitcase(手提箱)and several carry-on bags was holding a crying baby. _______,the handle(把手)of her suitcase broke and the suitcase fell to the floor．She tried______the case and her bags landed on the floor, too.

“Let me help,”I said to her.

__ her suitcase over my left shoulder，put her bags on my right and asked, ‘‘Where to?”

“Gate 20, ”she said, and showed me her ticket. Seat 24B.

“Oh, we are on the same flight.’’

Boarding started, and I______that she needed the first—class ticket. ‘‘It looks like you could use this first-class ticket more than me. I know how______it can be flying with a kid. Why don’t we trade tickets?’’

“Are you sure'?”she asked.

“Yes, just take my ticket and give me yours. I really don’t______. I’m just going to be working the whole time, anyway.’’

“That’s very kind of you,”she said, and expressed her______as we traded our tickets.

Then we boarded the plane.I was surprised at the good______it gave me while watching her sit down in seat l A. In fact, seat 24B or______I was sitting didn’1 seem that bad at all. At one point during the flight I really wanted to see how she was doing. So I______, walked to the first—class section, and had a look. There she was with her baby, ______asleep. Seeing they were sleeping in big and______seat l A, I felt like a million bucks. I’ve got to keep doing this kind of thing.

1.

A．excited

B．bored

C．sad

D．worried

2.

A．smaller

B．bigger

C．dirtier

D．shorter

3.

A．asked

B．learned

C．noticed

D．thought

4.

A．Seriously

B．Successfully

C．Secretly

D．Suddenly

5.

A．finding

B．1ifting

C．putting

D．changing

6.

A．knocked

B．threw

C．pulled

D．hung

7.

A．hoped

B．regretted

C．realized

D．suggested

8.

A．strange

B．easy

C．hard

D．funny

9.

A．mind

B．understand

C．want

D．stand

10.

A．pity

B．fear

C．advice

D．thanks

11.

A．taste

B．chance

C．memory

D．feeling

12.

A．however

B．whatever

C．wherever

D．whoever

13.

A．got up

B．put up

C．turned up

D．took up

14.

A．all

B．both

C．either

D．neither

15.

A．popular

B．terrible

C．straight

D．comfortable

8 . “Growth requires discomfort．If you stick with what is ______，you’re _____ any hope of surprising yourself，of finding greatness，of having the best experiences human life has to _________ ．”

—Thomas Oppong．

Many people agree that the magic starts to ______ the instant we step outside of our comfort zones．The second you decide to go _____ what is safe，you will have planted a seed ______，if watered daily，will bloom into something that you would have ______ expected to come to fruition．

For me，one of the most important things we should always keep in mind is that，by no means，can ______ and comfort coexist．

Five years ago，I decided to move overseas and I haven’t lived in the United States since．All throughout high school，I wanted to live in a Latin American ______ and become fluent in Spanish through ______ cultural immersion(沉浸)．Obviously the chances of this happening while living in the US were ______．So，halfway through my undergraduate，I switched over to the online version of my degree and bought a one-way ______ to Argentina，______ I ______ the last two years of my degree before flying back home for graduation．

I currently still live here，and I can personally say that ______ what I wanted years ago and taking the necessary steps to make it a ______ was one of the most important things I could have done for myself．The ______ that came along with the initial culture shock，using my second language and learning to live life ______   from the way we do things in the US has ______ an extremely enriching (丰富的)______．

1.

A．realistic

B．reasonable

C．sensible

D．comfortable

2.

A．giving in

B．bringing out

C．giving up

D．putting off

3.

A．face

B．offer

C．solve

D．value

4.

A．happen

B．disappear

C．change

D．continue

5.

A．into

B．through

C．beyond

D．after

6.

A．it

B．what

C．that

D．who

7.

A．ever

B．never

C．always

D．already

8.

A．failure

B．difficulty

C．pleasure

D．growth

9.

A．museum

B．forest

C．country

D．workshop

10.

A．easy

B．severe

C．simple

D．full

11.

A．slim

B．big

C．pure

D．fair

12.

A．trip

B．ticket

C．road

D．course

13.

A．when

B．how

C．which

D．where

14.

A．started

B．finished

C．quitted

D．wasted

15.

A．recognizing

B．designing

C．ignoring

D．commenting

16.

A．reality

B．habit

C．desire

D．routine

17.

A．doubt

B．satisfaction

C．responsibility

D．discomfort

18.

A．freely

B．differently

C．absently

D．safely

19.

A．turned over

B．turned up

C．turned out

D．turned down

20.

A．experience

B．project

C．appointment

D．lesson

9 . It’s 27 years since my last conversation with my mother, who didn’t finish school like many of her contemporary girls. She often told me, “I never got my ________ but one day you will.”

Pointing to a tree or cow, she asked me to ________ their English names after her. Feeling ________, I asked, “Mama, why do I have to learn these ________ phrases?” She held her pen right before my eyes. “Hold it firmly,” she ________ me, “for this pen and the new foreign language will be your compass to ________ around the world.” Sadly, my mother died of breast cancer when I was six.

Turning seven, I traveled 30 miles to live closer to my school. But “closer” is a ________ term in Uganda, which ________ I had to get up as the ________ sun rose and then ran 8. 8 miles barefoot to school. Also, I needed to carry a stick in ________ of snakes and dogs. During the ________ season, the path to school was ________ daily and I’d swim with one hand, using the other hand to ________ the book bag on my head.

Research shows 70 percent of poor children don’t ________ primary school in Uganda. Reasons for this ________ dropout rate includes the long ________ some children must ________ among many other reasons.

Fortunately, I’ve made it. Whenever I see the sun rise, I am ________ of the wisdom of my mother, who ________ me to dream big and to use the ________ of the pen to make my dream come true.

1.

A．degree

B．scholarship

C．recommendation

D．admission

2.

A．recite

B．use

C．repeat

D．guess

3.

A．anxious

B．curious

C．disappointed

D．annoyed

4.

A．tough

B．new

C．foreign

D．old

5.

A．encouraged

B．consulted

C．blamed

D．frightened

6.

A．fly

B．turn

C．walk

D．sail

7.

A．relative

B．real

C．simple

D．technical

8.

A．shows

B．means

C．proves

D．states

9.

A．warm

B．early

C．bright

D．hot

10.

A．search

B．possession

C．spite

D．case

11.

A．summer

B．cold

C．rainy

D．dry

12.

A．damaged

B．repaired

C．blocked

D．flooded

13.

A．drag

B．hold

C．put

D．seize

14.

A．attend

B．enter

C．complete

D．continue

15.

A．constant

B．steady

C．low

D．high

16.

A．distances

B．periods

C．lists

D．stories

17.

A．cover

B．consider

C．judge

D．measure

18.

A．informed

B．warned

C．reminded

D．told

19.

A．enabled

B．inspired

C．expected

D．intended

20.

A．value

B．power

C．symbol

D．length

10 . My mom only had one eye． I hated her． She was such an embarrassment（尴尬）．

I_______one day she came to school． I was so embarrassed． How could she do this to me？ I threw her a_______look and ran out． I_______that I would grow up and become successful， staying away from her．

Then I_______really hard． I was accepted by Seoul National University and left my mom． Then I got married and had kids， too． Now I'm living a_______life as a successful man．

_______， this happiness came to an end when_______my mother came to see me． Upon seeing my moms eye， my children ran away． I shouted at her_______， How can you come to_______my kids! "Hearing this， she looked at me for a while and then________．

A few days later I received a letter from my mom．

"My life has been long enough now． And I won't﹣________Seoul anymore， but would it be________for you to come to visit me once in a while？"

"You see， when you were very little， you________an accident， and lost your eye． As a mother， I couldn't________watching you having to grow up with only one eye， so I gave you mine． I was so________of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me． I was never________with you for anything you did． I really________you．"

My________fell apart． I hated myself and cried for my mom． I didn't________any way that will make up for the most________things I've done to her．

1.

A．remember

B．admit

C．expect

D．understand

2.

A．different

B．hateful

C．concerned

D．determined

3.

A．realized

B．learned

C．feared

D．decided

4.

A．suffered

B．studied

C．burst

D．trained

5.

A．happy

B．special

C．lonely

D．boring

6.

A．Still

B．Instead

C．Besides

D．However

7.

A．secretly

B．frequently

C．hurriedly

D．unexpectedly

8.

A．doubtfully

B．curiously

C．angrily

D．excitedly

9.

A．cheat

B．surprise

C．frighten

D．command

10.

A．remained

B．disagreed

C．shouted

D．disappeared

11.

A．visit

B．miss

C．leave

D．mention

12.

A．hard

B．strange

C．possible

D．necessary

13.

A．got into

B．looked into

C．talked about

D．cared about

14.

A．stop

B．stand

C．avoid

D．help

15.

A．careful

B．afraid

C．proud

D．sick

16.

A．honest

B．upset

C．patient

D．strict

17.

A．love

B．believe

C．ignore

D．doubt

18.

A．eye

B．family

C．world

D．marriage

19.

A．dream of

B．know of

C．make use of

D．keep track of

20.

A．unfair

B．careless

C．terrible

D．dangerous