1 . My parents left for our hometown on Thursday and we went to see them off. My father, who retired（退休）last month, had never traveled by air before, so I just took this _____ to make his experience wonderful. In spite of being asked to _____ train tickets, I got them tickets on Jet Airways.

The moment I _____ the tickets to him, he was _____ to see that I had booked two plane tickets for them. He was very _____, waiting for the travel. He was enjoying himself and I, too, was filled with _____, watching him experience all these things.

As they were about to leave, he _____ to me with tears in his eyes and thanked me. It was not because I had done something great, but the _____ that this meant a great deal to him. Thinking about the entire incident（事件）1 _____ my life.

We, as children, ______ for cricket bats, dresses, toys, outings, etc. Whether they could ______ them or not, our parents ______ almost all our needs. ______, when it comes to our children, regardless of the amount of ______, we will make sure that we will give the children the best. But we tend to forget that our parents have ______ a lot to make us happy, so it is our ______ to make sure they can experience all they ______ to see when they were young.

Just as we take care of our children, the ______ care and attention needs to be given to our parents. I do ______ how much they have sacrificed（牺牲）for me. However, that doesn’t mean they have to give up everything and keep sacrificing everything for their grandchildren. They have their own ______ and dreams, too.

1.

A．chance

B．holiday

C．challenge

D．advantage

2.

A．sell

B．book

C．expect

D．order

3.

A．sent

B．posted

C．handed

D．threw

4.

A．frightened

B．disappointed

C．worried

D．surprised

5.

A．excited

B．calm

C．nervous

D．tired

6.

A．anger

B．wonder

C．happiness

D．fear

7.

A．listened

B．walked

C．explained

D．responded

8.

A．fact

B．promise

C．suggestion

D．doubt

9.

A．looked forward to

B．looked up to

C．looked out for

D．looked back on

10.

A．waited

B．asked

C．searched

D．thanked

11.

A．reach

B．catch

C．possess

D．afford

12.

A．finished

B．satisfied

C．reduced

D．completed

13.

A．Strangely

B．Luckily

C．Similarly

D．Finally

14.

A．expense

B．time

C．memory

D．work

15.

A．replaced

B．recovered

C．offered

D．planned

16.

A．idea

B．dream

C．reason

D．duty

17.

A．failed

B．pretended

C．managed

D．ignored

18.

A．active

B．helpful

C．same

D．grateful

19.

A．regret

B．sense

C．complain

D．forget

20.

A．belief

B．strength

C．requirements

D．wishes

2 . We love letters. Just as John Donne, a poet, _________ it, “Letters, to me and my friends mean _________ greetings; they get souls together. Thanks to letters, friends who are _________ speak.” He wrote these words nearly 400 years ago. Today, in the age of instant text message, social media, and email, they _________ ring truer than ever, because writing or receiving a letter has become such a _________ event.

A UK-wide survey undertaken by Sunday Times suggests that one in four of us has not _________ a letter for at least 10 years. That’s ten years without the bitter-sweet _________ of pacing the floor waiting for the _________; ten years without recognizing the handwriting on the envelope and eagerly _________ the letter to read its content.

We ____________ not get them any more, but we still love handwritten letters. In the same survey, one third of ____________ people interviewed say that they ____________ the content of sentimental (充满情感的) letters. Shouldn’t we make ____________ to give our friends and families what they will treasure forever? Ann Bickley went online in 2013 and offered to handwrite a letter to anyone who ____________ her. Her website received 50,000 ____________ in its first three months. Five years later, she is still the main ____________ behind one-million-lovely-letter.com and has personally written 4,000 letters offering hope and ____________ to strangers.

The thought behind a letter ____________ as much as its contents. “I never tell anyone that ____________ is going to be OK,” Ann Bickley says, “I am letting someone know that there is someone in the world who ____________ them.”

Who wouldn’t love to receive a letter like that? Let’s get writing!

1.

A．made

B．put

C．helped

D．managed

2.

A．rather than

B．less than

C．more than

D．other than

3.

A．absent

B．active

C．amused

D．admirable

4.

A．also

B．yet

C．already

D．still

5.

A．popular

B．common

C．rare

D．simple

6.

A．received

B．sent

C．written

D．rejected

7.

A．success

B．pleasure

C．concern

D．calmness

8.

A．engineer

B．doctor

C．police

D．postman

9.

A．seizing

B．tearing

C．hiding

D．carrying

10.

A．can

B．must

C．may

D．shall

11.

A．American

B．Chinese

C．Australian

D．British

12.

A．forget

B．change

C．remember

D．notice

13.

A．money

B．room

C．history

D．time

14.

A．contacted

B．interviewed

C．consulted

D．admired

15.

A．guests

B．visitors

C．friends

D．partners

16.

A．force

B．strength

C．source

D．energy

17.

A．effort

B．comfort

C．surprise

D．experience

18.

A．educates

B．guides

C．matters

D．rewards

19.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

20.

A．looks after

B．cares about

C．struggles for

D．agrees with

3 . Within many workers' lifetimes, jobs will be completely changed by automation(自动化).A recent employment report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD), a union consisting of 36 countries across the world, said that within the next two decades half of all jobs will be greatly transformed by technology.

In some cases, that will mean workers losing their jobs completely-the OECD estimates 14 percent of jobs will be completely automated in the next two decades,while others, 32 percent of jobs, will be greatly different from what they look like now.

Whether jobs are transformed or lost completely to the advance of technology, the OECD says one question rises above all others: are we ready? The OECD Employment Outlook does not predict a jobless future.But it does foresee major challenges for the future of work, said the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria, in a statement.

While many jobs will be changed or disappear, the OECD says that the change won't necessarily mean fewer jobs for workers.New and skilled jobs also come with new and improved technology.Automation may even create jobs in the short term, say some analysts.The problem is ensuring that current workers are equipped to transition into those jobs now and in the future.

To ensure that workers replaced by robots and other technology can get into a new career, the OECD says that a strong adult training program is necessary.That may involve not only training older workers but also removing the financial burdens of their efforts through subsidies(补贴).

Even with a rapidly changing economy and the development of technology, all we need is a plan."With the right policies, we can manage these challenges.We face significant transformation, but we have the opportunity and the determination to use this moment and build a future of work that benefits everyone, "said Gurria.

1. What is the OECD concerned most?

A．If jobs are lost.	B．If jobs are changed.
C．If people are prepared.	D．If enough jobs are offered.

2. What's the most probable result of automation?

A．Fewer jobs.	B．A jobless future.
C．More skilled workers.	D．Transformation of most jobs.

3. Which is NOT suggested to deal with automation?

A．More new jobs.	B．Right policies.
C．Training programs.	D．Reduced financial burdens.

4. What's Gurria's attitude towards automation?

A．Positive.	B．Negative.
C．Doubtful.	D．Worried

4 . If you're going to do something，my dad used to say，do it right.

Mostly he said that after my half－hearted(不尽力的)____to weed the vegetable garden. For some reason，he knew that there were white roots still___deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the___again the next day with a spade dig deep and___the roots of our garden. As I tried to focus my   attention on___，Dad's words kept echoing in my mind：“Do it right.”

I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams in the company was __.All of us were sad to see them go. They were good friends and___，and we worried about them. And___，at such times you always wonder：Am I next?

But as we watched them during the week they were given to___，many of us noticed that they weren't handling this in quite the way we expected them to.____none of them found another job，there was also no bitterness or ___in their departure. I didn't hear a negative word. I didn't see any____or unhappy faces－at least，not from them. Instead，I saw grace.

“It's____，” one of my colleagues whispered.“I went over there to offer comfort and support to them，and they____comforting me.”

Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their____. I don't know if my departing friends____their ending as a “swan song” or not，but the calm，quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and____us.

Lee，a man who has seen and____lots of lay－offs during almost 40 up－and－down，on－again－off－again years with the company，____nicely for all of us.

“Now，that's doing it right，” he said.

Somewhere，I just know Dad was smiling his____.

1.

A．attempts

B．judgments

C．expectations

D．requests

2.

A．planted

B．buried

C．grown

D．stuck

3.

A．house

B．school

C．garden

D．company

4.

A．look forward to

B．come up with

C．fit in with

D．get down to

5.

A．watching

B．thinking

C．digging

D．working

6.

A．turned down

B．laid off

C．cut down

D．given up

7.

A．competitors

B．colleagues

C．directors

D．consultants

8.

A．frankly

B．naturally

C．equally

D．generally

9.

A．hurry up

B．turn up

C．pack up

D．come up

10.

A．Since

B．When

C．Unless

D．While

11.

A．sadness

B．puzzle

C．anger

D．delight

12.

A．tears

B．smiles

C．dangers

D．fears

13.

A．upsetting

B．exciting

C．disappointing

D．amazing

14.

A．objected to

B．insisted on

C．ended up

D．kept on

15.

A．birth

B．death

C．arrival

D．party

16.

A．view

B．recognize

C．choose

D．describe

17.

A．discouraged

B．warned

C．inspired

D．amused

18.

A．celebrated

B．witnessed

C．resisted

D．survived

19.

A．made up

B．summed up

C．picked up

D．sped up

20.

A．disagreement

B．indifference

C．admiration

D．approval