1 . A Football Match

My father is a great football fan. In his young days he was the captain of his college Football Eleven. Now he often goes to see a football match. Sometimes he _______ a football match on TV. He never loses a _______ to see a good football match as far as possible.

Last Sunday my father _______ me to see a football match. It was played at King's Stadium at Lords Avenue. We _______ the Stadium on our bike. We parked the scooter and _______ two tickets and then entered the Stadium.

The match was between a Local team and a visiting Russian team. The Stadium was full to capacity. It was a cool and bright afternoon of October. The tall and strong players looked very smart in their team uniforms. The match soon _______ It proved to be an exciting match.

The Russians played fast and scored the first goal in the 15th minute. The Local team kicked hard. Before interval (中场休息) they scored an equalizer(扳平比分). The match continued after the interval. In the fifth _______ the Russians scored another goal. Their shooting and team-work were _______

In the second half the Russians showed their best. The Local team tried hard but could not match the _______ . It became a one-sided game. They proved far superior. The Russians __________ the match by 4 goals to 1.

It was an enjoyable experience. I shall never forget this experience.

1.

A．gets

B．organizes

C．views

D．takes

2.

A．dream

B．lesson

C．subject

D．chance

3.

A．allowed

B．took

C．followed

D．guided

4.

A．reached

B．noticed

C．imagined

D．remembered

5.

A．bought

B．sold

C．borrowed

D．lost

6.

A．stopped

B．started

C．continued

D．delayed

7.

A．hour

B．week

C．minute

D．day

8.

A．calm

B．nervous

C．honest

D．excellent

9.

A．visitors

B．coaches

C．audiences

D．performers

10.

A．gave up

B．won

C．cancelled

D．prepared for

2 . Anna Kiesenhofer became the first Austrian Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo 2020. She wasn’t considered a threat at all. “Finishing in the Top 25 would have been a _________ result.” She said later.

No one_________ she would win. For the whole 85 miles, she competed against a group of _________ competitors — cycling superstars, world champions... until some seemed not to know   she remained up the road, alone.

Confused? At least Van Vleuten was. When she crossed the finish line, smiling, arms _________, under the impression that she’d won gold, she didn’t _________ the race had been won by Anna, a math Ph.D.

Anna’s win was actually more_________. She was the only cyclist from her country, leaving her no teammates she could _________ in the race. At the beginning, there was little hope she might win, but it was only going solo for the last 40 kilometers when she_________ “riding for gold”. As it turned out, competing without much weight of_________ helped Anna win. She entered the race without a professional team and__________ with a gold medal. She wrote a (an) __________ of her own into the history of the Olympics.

Outside of cycling, Anna has earned a Ph.D in applied mathematics. As a successful

__________, she says she has been used to solving problems on her own. “I like to be __________, and that’s the way I approach cycling.” Asked what words she would share to an aspiring young rider, she responded, “I’m not __________ to accept what makes me unique. I dare to be different. This means I’m also__________, and that’s exactly what happened in the race.”

1.

A．nice

B．heartbreaking

C．desired

D．puzzling

2.

A．found

B．accepted

C．believed

D．cared

3.

A．sensitive

B．fierce

C．local

D．friendly

4.

A．raised

B．folded

C．bent

D．dropped

5.

A．admit

B．know

C．imagine

D．hear

6.

A．ridiculous

B．difficult

C．convincing

D．impressive

7.

A．learn from

B．compete with

C．rely on

D．get along with

8.

A．regretted

B．forgot

C．continued

D．started

9.

A．promise

B．expectation

C．responsibility

D．mission

10.

A．left

B．cheered

C．launched

D．struggled

11.

A．rule

B．program

C．story

D．introduction

12.

A．coach

B．academic

C．artist

D．engineer

13.

A．independent

B．creative

C．energetic

D．logical

14.

A．willing

B．certain

C．eager

D．afraid

15.

A．mature

B．changeable

C．unsocial

D．unpredictable

3 . I spent many years doing things seemingly “important” to me. I was told that college is great and that all that _____ in life is to get a good job, a partner... These _____, just like for many of you, were so _____ fixed in my mind from childhood.

During one of my summer holidays, I finally realized my _____. I already studied for a couple of years, and I spent almost no time _____ what I would actually want. I studied throughout weekdays and did things _____ me nowhere at weekends.

The last year of my studies was _____. Something was bound to change in difficulty. I had already begun

_____ going to the gym to make the _____ that I was after. Doing physical exercise, I can not only ______ my body, get rid of stress, but most importantly, I can ______ my willpower. By having decided to go to the gym 3 times a week, I was already making ______ changes in life.

Taking care of my body also ______ me to look after what I was ______. I no longer ate fatty and sugary food. To my ______, I wasn’t leading a bad lifestyle anymore. So I was becoming ______. The best part about it was that I didn’t even have to try hard, so I enjoyed the ______! It might be a paradox(矛盾) to some, but I feel more ______ by doing intense(剧烈的) exercise. ______, exercise keeps me cheerful and I realize one’s ______ begins, with physical health.

1.

A．succeeds

B．appears

C．counts

D．functions

2.

A．thoughts

B．comments

C．introductions

D．decisions

3.

A．quickly

B．quietly

C．easily

D．heavily

4.

A．unconcern

B．passivity

C．doubt

D．uncertainty

5.

A．giving away

B．looking at

C．worrying about

D．putting up

6.

A．throwing

B．catching

C．taking

D．pulling

7.

A．meaningful

B．light

C．ordinary

D．tough

8.

A．suddenly

B．occasionally

C．actively

D．practically

9.

A．transformation

B．connection

C．explanation

D．determination

10.

A．operate

B．strengthen

C．adjust

D．support

11.

A．consider

B．realize

C．share

D．improve

12.

A．significant

B．sensitive

C．common

D．natural

13.

A．persuaded

B．forced

C．motivated

D．intended

14.

A．seeking

B．consuming

C．experiencing

D．approaching

15.

A．annoyance

B．disappointment

C．confusion

D．amazement

16.

A．healthy

B．independent

C．competent

D．mature

17.

A．result

B．benefit

C．process

D．freedom

18.

A．energized

B．excited

C．satisfied

D．stressed

19.

A．By chance

B．In addition

C．By contrast

D．In short

20.

A．career

B．dream

C．possession

D．happiness

4 . After watching my son Todd run in a race, I made my usual comment, “Todd, I could walk faster than those women run.” Todd ______ as he knew I wasn’t a runner. “Listen, Mom, how about you run with me next year at this race?” Without thinking, I quickly agreed to this ______. I felt this was going to be a piece of cake!

Never in my ______ dreams did I ever imagine what the next year would ______. When it was almost time for this race to ______, Todd wasn’t going to be running. He had died in a car accident. A few of his friends knew this “challenge” I had agreed to with Todd. They started to ______ me to run the race. I hadn’t ______ or prepared anything. Quite ______, I had almost forgotten I said I would do it.

I decided I should keep my ______. The day of the race came. I felt pretty ______. When it was time for the race, I was all dressed and ready. It was freezing cold that day, but I didn’t care. I ______ all my warm clothes and ran with only a sleeveless shirt and shorts on. Nothing was going to ______ me.

Before the race, I listened to some ______ talking about how to run a race. They gave ideas about staying ______ and knowing when to make your ______. I played the race over and over in my ______ when I listened to the tapes. Now the time had come to put it into a ______ practice.

No one knew what ______ me to run. I found that running ______ the stress I was feeling of losing my dear Todd. I finished my run, fell on the grass, and cried my eyes out.

It brought me___ and relief through running.

1.

A．sighed

B．laughed

C．nodded

D．screamed

2.

A．challenge

B．compromise

C．command

D．declaration

3.

A．mildest

B．happiest

C．deepest

D．wildest

4.

A．bring

B．offer

C．create

D．display

5.

A．exist

B．reward

C．end

D．occur

6.

A．press

B．encourage

C．bother

D．order

7.

A．applied

B．recovered

C．trained

D．digested

8.

A．entertainingly

B．frankly

C．doubtfully

D．generously

9.

A．secret

B．distance

C．kindness

D．promise

10.

A．desperate

B．heartbroken

C．emotional

D．depressed

11.

A．took off

B．tore up

C．threw away

D．handed out

12.

A．amuse

B．depress

C．ease

D．disappoint

13.

A．experts

B．lectures

C．friends

D．tapes

14.

A．behind

B．up

C．around

D．out

15.

A．gesture

B．move

C．call

D．decision

16.

A．dream

B．memory

C．mind

D．soul

17.

A．brave

B．cautious

C．difficult

D．vital

18.

A．influenced

B．permitted

C．directed

D．motivated

19.

A．deepened

B．proved

C．relieved

D．fostered

20.

A．harmony

B．health

C．comfort

D．freedom

5 . Yoga for Teens

It's almost impossible not to see a headline about the benefits of yoga (瑜伽) on a magazine cover in the supermarket. Yoga studios are _________ in communities around the country.

Is our interest in this ancient practice a passing trend? Or will yoga prove to be a(n) _________ that offers a boost (增强) to kids' health? As the child of a yoga-skilled mother, I decided to_________further.

According to a report, 8.4 percent of kids practised yoga in 2017. That is almost three times _________than the amount in 2012.

The Yoga and Meditation Center in San Diego, California,has seen this _________ first-hand.＂I enjoy teaching teenagers _________ I feel that I understand the pressure of being a teen,"said teacher Laura Brown. "Yoga can increase your confidence, _________ stress, and improve both mental health and physical health."

After talking with Brown, I sat down with the founder of the institute,Shashi Pottathil.He has been practising yoga for more than 40 years. "Many people _________yoga with a religion or culture," he said. But he had a_________ explanation.

＂Yoga is the management of many __________ in our body—respiratory (呼吸的)，digestive(消化的), nervous, muscular, and immune(免疫的),＂Pottathil explained." Yoga can __________ affect memory, speed and balance."

Pottathil thinks that today's teens can __________ greatly from the practice of yoga. "They're not using their brain's full potential," he said. "Teenagers are messing up their body when they look down at their phones. They're not moving enough, which is __________their body." He passionately believes that his goal of teaching yoga is to__________crisis (危机）before it happens.

Indeed, after my first class, I immediately felt__________.Have your tried yoga yet?

1.

A．coming up

B．dying away

C．burning down

D．pulling down

2.

A．skill

B．dance

C．train

D．exercise

3.

A．deal with

B．look into

C．keep up

D．carry on

4.

A．lower

B．better

C．greater

D．upper

5.

A．result

B．interest

C．possibility

D．research

6.

A．when

B．whether

C．though

D．because

7.

A．reduce

B．measure

C．avoid

D．bear

8.

A．compare

B．connect

C．join

D．argue

9.

A．strange

B．similar

C．famous

D．different

10.

A．purposes

B．skins

C．systems

D．parts

11.

A．slightly

B．positively

C．seriously

D．hardly

12.

A．benefit

B．suffer

C．differ

D．learn

13.

A．affecting

B．shaping

C．freeing

D．weakening

14.

A．prevent

B．control

C．discover

D．treat

15.

A．tired

B．confident

C．relaxed

D．healthy

6 . When Najla Imad Lafta, 14, plays table tennis, her torso turns as smoothly as a dancer’s to meet the ball and she returns it so fast.

She just _________ her fourth silver and her fourth bronze medal from an international sports tournament for _________ people in Egypt in June.

“In fourth grade, I was _________ I was different from the other girls,” said Najla as she sat in a narrow _________.

Najla was 3 when a bomb magnetically _________ beneath her father’s car went off. In a matter of seconds she _________ one of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis seriously _________ in the civil war that followed the American invasion in 2003. Civilians young and old were _________ in the crossfire, crippling (使残疾) them physically and _________.

Najla’s life had been turned upside down and could do nothing but try her best to __________ to her new life with the __________ of a wheelchair.

__________ at his daughter’s struggles, Mr. Lafta __________ a friend of his from the Iraq Paralympic team for help to give her daughter some training lessons.

Najla worked on her __________ for a couple of days at home - her family bought a playing table that took up almost all the space in one of the compound’s rooms - barely __________ enough space for her to play with her sisters.

The Paralympics committee recently bought prostheses for Najla, and these were far better than the ones she had before but they were still not the kind made for __________.

__________, Najla has made the __________ from playing in a wheelchair to standing: a remarkably rare progression in the sport, when most players do the opposite.

“To be honest, nothing compared to __________ legs and arms, but at least I am __________ with what I have done.”

1.

A．won

B．sold

C．missed

D．began

2.

A．injured

B．disabled

C．talented

D．healthy

3.

A．tired of

B．proud of

C．aware of

D．lack of

4.

A．room

B．wheelchair

C．stick

D．gap

5.

A．made

B．attracted

C．hung

D．attached

6.

A．became

B．met

C．discovered

D．affected

7.

A．survived

B．died

C．wounded

D．lost

8.

A．killed

B．caught

C．arrested

D．protected

9.

A．intellectually

B．morally

C．legally

D．mentally

10.

A．adjust

B．refuse

C．waste

D．adopt

11.

A．ambition

B．assistance

C．effort

D．method

12.

A．Excited

B．Embarrassed

C．Frustrated

D．Astonished

13.

A．admired

B．forced

C．disturbed

D．contacted

14.

A．challenge

B．confidence

C．memory

D．technique

15.

A．leaving

B．clearing

C．making

D．sharing

16.

A．doctors

B．teachers

C．students

D．athletes

17.

A．Nevertheless

B．Therefore

C．Gradually

D．Fortunately

18.

A．living

B．switch

C．decision

D．mistake

19.

A．losing

B．hurting

C．having

D．fixing

20.

A．sad

B．anxious

C．happy

D．concerned

7 . In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. ______ then many countries have ______ held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the USA, Spain and Australia. ______ more than a century the Games returns to its hometown this year.

______ people hold the Olympic Games, they ______ make an emblem (会徽). The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games this year is a ______ circle of olive branches in the sky.

Now Athens is developing a ______ of`peace (和平). An officer said, while in Athens, the ______ should be at peace.We hope the peace is not just ______ a short time. We would like the ______ from the Athens Games to help countries come together and ______ their problems.

Four years ______ the Olympic Games will be held in ______ And China has already ______ a seal as the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.The emblem has a ______ Chinese character on a red seal and ______“ Chinese seal-dancing Beijing.” Below it, there are the ______“ Beijing 2008 ”. The character in the emblem is “Jing". It means “______” of China and it is also like a runner______ a dancer. The running figure (人形) of the emblem______ the spirit of the Olympics faster, higher and stronger.

1.

A．Since

B．Before

C．Although

D．For

2.

A．badly

B．successfully

C．directly

D．hardly

3.

A．As

B．When

C．After

D．For

4.

A．While

B．When

C．Because

D．Though

5.

A．sometimes

B．already

C．never

D．always

6.

A．red

B．blue

C．white

D．yellow

7.

A．spirit

B．song

C．conversation

D．mind

8.

A．earth

B．group

C．challenge

D．world

9.

A．as

B．for

C．in

D．with

10.

A．pride

B．mark

C．track

D．message

11.

A．watch

B．see

C．solve

D．fit

12.

A．ago

B．later

C．also

D．yet

13.

A．Greece

B．America

C．Canada

D．China

14.

A．found

B．got

C．made

D．set

15.

A．easy

B．shy

C．bad

D．single

16.

A．means

B．seems

C．treats

D．fails

17.

A．things

B．notices

C．words

D．lines

18.

A．story

B．capital

C．truth

D．interest

19.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．while

20.

A．regards

B．points

C．keeps

D．shows

8 . The first Olympic Games at Olympia were held in 776 BC. They were held _______ four years from 776 BC to 393 AD. In _______ Greece, games were _______ connected to the worship(崇拜)of the gods and heroes. They were also held as part of religious ceremonies(典礼) to _______ dead heroes. But from the beginning the games at Olympia served to _______ the Greek sense of national unity. So every four years over 1,100 years, thousands of   _______ stopped all wars and _______ to a small sanctuary(圣殿) in northwestern Greece for five days in the late summer for _______ reason-to watch the Olympic Games. During that time, _______ from all over the Greek world competed in a number of athletic __________ and worshipped the gods at Olympic. The athletes competed not for __________ or material benefits, __________ only for the honor of being Olympic visitor. Like our Olympics, __________ athletes were heroes who put their hometowns on the map. However, unlike our Olympics, only free men who spoke Greek could compete, instead of athletes from any country and the games were __________ held at Olympic instead of moving around to different places every time.

The ancient Olympics had a __________ variety（种类) of games. Many of these are the ancestors(原型) of our modern Olympic Games and had rules and playing conditions.

1.

A．each

B．other

C．one

D．every

2.

A．modern

B．former

C．ancient

D．late

3.

A．much

B．little

C．less

D．closely

4.

A．meet

B．welcome

C．honor

D．call

5.

A．form

B．strengthen

C．invent

D．reach

6.

A．players

B．soldiers

C．athletes

D．people

7.

A．crowded

B．moved

C．rode

D．flew

8.

A．no

B．a single

C．some

D．a certain

9.

A．speakers

B．listeners

C．audience

D．competitors

10.

A．things

B．matters

C．events

D．accidents

11.

A．medal

B．money

C．fame

D．victory

12.

A．because

B．and

C．while

D．but

13.

A．brave

B．good

C．all

D．winning

14.

A．sometimes

B．always

C．again

D．seldom

15.

A．poor

B．rare

C．special

D．rich

9 . Darius and Johntel both love basketball and are captains of their high school basketball teams. They didn’t know each other. _________, one Saturday night, they were forever linked in the minds of all who were present at a game between Darius's small town team and Johntel’s big city team.

Just hours before the game, Johntel’s mother died from cancer. Her sudden_________made Johntel very sad. So Johntel’s coach wanted to_________the game. But Johntel_________that the game should be played. So with_________hearts, his teammates prepared to play and hopefully win without him. _________, Johntel appeared in the gym mid-way through the first half.

Seeing him, Johntel’s coach called a time out, and players and fans_________the sad young man to offer love and_________. Johntel wanted to_________ but putting him in the game at that point would__________a technical foul (犯规) and two free throws for the opposing team.

The opposing team understood the__________and told the referees (裁判员) to let Johntel play and to__________the technical foul. The referees__________that a rule is a rule, and the free throws would have to be taken before the game could__________.

As the team captain, Darius__________to take the shots. The free throw line is 15 feet from the basket. However, Darius’s first shot traveled about 4 feet. His second shot__________traveled 2.

Immediately, Johntel and his teammates__________what Darius was doing. They stood up and applauded (鼓掌) for the gesture of sportsmanship as Darius walked back to his bench.

Johntel’s team won the game in the end. But as the two__________met after the game for pizza and sodas, __________on either side was too concerned with wins or losses. That would be one of the most__________games in their basketball careers.

1.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

2.

A．disease

B．wound

C．death

D．accident

3.

A．cancel

B．watch

C．defeat

D．organize

4.

A．suggested

B．expected

C．ordered

D．insisted

5.

A．kind

B．heavy

C．healthy

D．cheerful

6.

A．Fortunately

B．Expectedly

C．Surprisingly

D．Hopefully

7.

A．surrounded

B．comforted

C．encouraged

D．called

8.

A．luck

B．fun

C．advice

D．support

9.

A．speak

B．play

C．study

D．work

10.

A．put off

B．give up

C．result in

D．escape from

11.

A．situation

B．lesson

C．meaning

D．mistake

12.

A．perform

B．accept

C．admit

D．avoid

13.

A．agreed

B．argued

C．proved

D．guessed

14.

A．start

B．lose

C．continue

D．stop

15.

A．offered

B．refused

C．hesitated

D．pretended

16.

A．already

B．even

C．only

D．still

17.

A．understood

B．wondered

C．believed

D．asked

18.

A．coaches

B．classmates

C．games

D．teams

19.

A．somebody

B．nobody

C．everybody

D．anybody

20.

A．disappointing

B．exciting

C．memorable

D．scary

10 . It was a big day for Molly. She sat in the backseat of the car, looking very ______. Her mom and Uncle Connor were talking about the days when they competed in school ______, to make Molly relaxed.

“Your mom was a great ______, Molly,” said Uncle Connor, “As soon as your mom hit the water, she was a fish. You could tell she was ______ to swim.”

Molly smiled at the idea of her mom swimming as ______ as a fish. For a moment, she even ______that they were on the way to her first swim race of the season.

______Molly knew it, they were pulling into the parking lot at the school. Her mom give her a quick kiss on the head for ______, and Uncle Connor smiled at her.   “We will see you after the ______，Miss Molly,” he said, “Just do your best.”

Molly took a deep breath as she ______over to the pool. As she______ her turn to swim, she gave herself a pep talk as an ______,“ You can do it. You have done it before. Just stay calm.”

______, Molly heard the sound of the whistle（哨声）. She pushes off the starting block and______ into the cool water. Then she was moving through the______ with strong, sure strokes(划水动作). Molly could ______ the voices of her mom and uncle in the crowd when she turned her head to breathe. She ______ the speed for her strokes and soon felt her hand touch the blue wall.

As Molly pulled herself from the water, she ______ the faces of her mom and Uncle Connor in the crowd. Then she found them. They were both holding up a single finger in the air with______ smiles. Number one! Molly couldn’t help smiling back and raising one arm in the air. Her______during the summer had paid off!

1.

A．careful

B．happy

C．nervous

D．interested

2.

A．exams

B．concerts

C．classes

D．sports

3.

A．swimmer

B．learner

C．teacher

D．dancer

4.

A．used

B．born

C．known

D．seen

5.

A．clearly

B．strongly

C．strangely

D．easily

6.

A．forgot

B．noticed

C．warned

D．suggested

7.

A．Though

B．Since

C．Before

D．Once

8.

A．fun

B．luck

C．free

D．duty

9.

A．meal

B．school

C．race

D．show

10.

A．headed

B．drove

C．pushed

D．traveled

11.

A．asked

B．ended

C．changed

D．waited

12.

A．explanation

B．encouragement

C．imagination

D．introduction

13.

A．Eventually

B．Usually

C．Generally

D．Surprisingly

14.

A．ran

B．flew

C．walked

D．jumped

15.

A．people

B．traffic

C．pool

D．room

16.

A．raise

B．hear

C．remember

D．understand

17.

A．increased

B．reached

C．reported

D．counted

18.

A．called for

B．aimed at

C．searched for

D．looked at

19.

A．polite

B．cheerful

C．honest

D．shy

20.

A．expectation

B．consideration

C．planning

D．training