1 . Dr. Smith of New York works at a center for children who can’t learn well. One day a father brought his son to him for
The father told Dr. Smith about his son. “My son has
After Dr. Smith tested the boy, he
At this
“Now you can
A.testing | B.acting | C.teaching | D.playing |
A.confidence | B.interest | C.experience | D.difficulty |
A.returns | B.helps | C.appears | D.remains |
A.waited for | B.searched for | C.believed in | D.called in |
A.mirror | B.television | C.painting | D.desk |
A.face | B.line | C.number | D.star |
A.remove | B.follow | C.cross | D.cut |
A.decisions | B.choices | C.mistakes | D.patterns |
A.touched | B.dropped | C.moved | D.sharpened |
A.speed | B.corner | C.end | D.point |
A.staying | B.taking | C.preparing | D.writing |
A.easy | B.important | C.obvious | D.exciting |
A.ideas | B.words | C.questions | D.instructions |
A.relax | B.leave | C.understand | D.promise |
A.Interestingly | B.Absolutely | C.Suddenly | D.Unfortunately |
2 . Auri Katarina used to be a service manager at a cleaning company in Finland. In 2021,
Auri has always
Since then, Auri has gone as far as the USA and UK to help people in desperate need of cleaning. She gets
Now, Auri goes to clean homes of
A.importantly | B.obviously | C.surprisingly | D.unfortunately |
A.refused | B.considered | C.respected | D.enjoyed |
A.struggling | B.earning | C.wondering | D.paying |
A.ashamed | B.excited | C.hesitant | D.grateful |
A.painted | B.decorated | C.searched | D.cleaned |
A.reward | B.evidence | C.permission | D.assistance |
A.humor | B.furniture | C.change | D.space |
A.results | B.requests | C.comments | D.instructions |
A.oldest | B.biggest | C.closest | D.dirtiest |
A.covered | B.approved | C.invested | D.avoided |
A.In spite of | B.Thanks to | C.Ahead of | D.In addition to |
A.loses | B.keeps | C.spends | D.charges |
A.customers | B.employers | C.strangers | D.servants |
A.content | B.wealth | C.image | D.opportunity |
A.plans | B.loves | C.delivers | D.manages |
3 . In the back of my closet, there is a small cardboard chest that has followed me to every one of my new addresses. Until now, the only
When I was three, my mother learned that she had advanced breast cancer. When I was seven, she had begun
My mother died ten days before our
On the morning of my high school graduation, a
Year after year, my mother
A.following | B.remaining | C.entire | D.full |
A.plastics | B.products | C.pieces | D.presents |
A.working | B.preparing | C.writing | D.receiving |
A.milestones | B.majors | C.purposes | D.centers |
A.individual | B.usual | C.shared | D.national |
A.marked | B.celebrated | C.created | D.made |
A.read | B.sounded | C.found | D.signed |
A.called for | B.stood for | C.paid for | D.longed for |
A.tackled | B.traced | C.revealed | D.confirmed |
A.list | B.string | C.matter | D.variety |
A.member | B.problem | C.impression | D.tradition |
A.put | B.looked | C.traveled | D.stepped |
A.house | B.box | C.map | D.hunt |
A.property | B.sorrow | C.comfort | D.value |
A.deeply | B.temporarily | C.unfortunately | D.simply |
4 . Jenny was a little girl who was not very confident. She always lowered her
Jenny happened to meet her teacher when she went into the classroom. “Jenny, it’s
That day Jenny got the
Self-confidence is originally (本来) a kind of
A.hand | B.head | C.foot | D.arm |
A.buy | B.explore | C.improve | D.confuse |
A.recognize | B.revise | C.quit | D.believe |
A.sad | B.happy | C.nervous | D.lonely |
A.luckily | B.formally | C.really | D.wonderfully |
A.nodded | B.raised | C.lowered | D.decorated |
A.smile | B.encouragement | C.praise | D.behavior |
A.thought | B.preferred | C.doubted | D.admired |
A.bow | B.teacher | C.shopkeeper | D.weather |
A.got | B.lost | C.found | D.attracted |
A.response | B.joke | C.beauty | D.art |
A.care | B.worry | C.argue | D.bring |
A.view | B.source | C.site | D.joy |
A.enjoyable | B.delighted | C.boring | D.rich |
A.proud | B.content | C.lovely | D.amazed |
5 . Pooja Rani entered the boxing area at age 18 all thanks to her coach Sanjay Kumar. However, even with much
“My father wasn’t
She won the National Youth Boxing Championship (锦标赛) in 2009, which
A.attention | B.encouragement | C.assistance | D.success |
A.go over | B.approve of | C.take in | D.turn up |
A.in secret | B.in despair | C.in advance | D.in person |
A.reward | B.warning | C.word | D.police |
A.confident | B.hopeful | C.certain | D.fond |
A.mind | B.watch | C.keep | D.leave |
A.common | B.safe | C.strict | D.quiet |
A.discussions | B.demands | C.processes | D.efforts |
A.remind | B.convince | C.advise | D.force |
A.pushed | B.threw | C.knocked | D.beat |
A.head | B.point | C.stop | D.close |
A.stage | B.track | C.show | D.board |
A.prepared | B.urged | C.enabled | D.inspired |
A.desire | B.deserve | C.win | D.accept |
A.generally | B.finally | C.only | D.truly |
6 . In my first year as a junior doctor, I worked in a stroke department. There were rooms of the department which were
One such patient was Mr. Roberts. He was in his fifties and had been
Later that day I returned to take some blood from his
This event
And years later, when my grandmother was lying dying, I still spoke to her and
A.reserved | B.served | C.asked | D.decorated |
A.sorry | B.hard | C.difficult | D.severe |
A.point | B.spot | C.side | D.hope |
A.opposed | B.admitted | C.attracted | D.devoted |
A.physically | B.completely | C.mentally | D.hardly |
A.as though | B.in case | C.what if | D.so that |
A.priceless | B.lifeless | C.worthless | D.breathless |
A.look | B.sight | C.heart | D.idea |
A.commanding | B.advising | C.begging | D.inquiring |
A.immediately | B.indifferently | C.carelessly | D.warmly |
A.trapped | B.supported | C.protected | D.preserved |
A.brought out | B.brought up | C.resulted in | D.resulted from |
A.innocent | B.unknown | C.unconscious | D.awake |
A.admired | B.forgave | C.reminded | D.comforted |
A.like | B.beyond | C.below | D.except |
7 . When I started learning German some time ago, I realized the power of stories and storytelling in my own life.
I was
While it was quite
One day, when I was a kid, I was with my father at a flea market (跳蚤市场) and we
Once home, my father explained that it was a German translation of the famous book “Treasure Island” . He
A.looking into | B.suffering from | C.working on | D.leading to |
A.realized | B.imagined | C.replied | D.dreamed |
A.change | B.attention | C.importance | D.help |
A.useful | B.easy | C.boring | D.foolish |
A.wonder about | B.put away | C.depend on | D.give up |
A.purpose | B.reason | C.plan | D.task |
A.believing | B.guessing | C.knowing | D.hearing |
A.came across | B.searched for | C.talked about | D.learned from |
A.managed | B.regretted | C.started | D.failed |
A.book | B.song | C.film | D.name |
A.until | B.but | C.if | D.so |
A.satisfaction | B.confidence | C.luck | D.difficulty |
A.gave | B.lent | C.copied | D.wrote |
A.close | B.read | C.buy | D.order |
A.remembered | B.typed | C.mentioned | D.saw |
8 . I took my six-year-old son Robert to a restaurant to celebrate his birthday. We just left the shopping center and Robert
“Welcome,” he said. “Wow, you look happy, little boy.” “I got new shoes,” Robert said with
After that, I often visited the restaurant. I found that although Peter had a(n)
A.carried | B.returned | C.wore | D.cleaned |
A.invited | B.understood | C.stopped | D.greeted |
A.shyness | B.pride | C.anxiety | D.shame |
A.informal | B.polite | C.improper | D.necessary |
A.experience | B.joy | C.hobby | D.luck |
A.for | B.from | C.by | D.on |
A.peace | B.doubt | C.fear | D.excitement |
A.choices | B.ways | C.differences | D.results |
A.repairing | B.picking | C.checking | D.moving |
A.calmly | B.seriously | C.patiently | D.sadly |
A.worried | B.careful | C.confident | D.thankful |
A.simple | B.boring | C.interesting | D.relaxing |
A.question | B.judge | C.change | D.serve |
A.honor | B.ability | C.value | D.duty |
A.forgive | B.trust | C.protect | D.treat |
9 . Sunlight shining from the windows, I
I
At my six-month check-up in August, I reported my
A.tempted | B.twisted | C.stuck | D.stretched |
A.nightmare | B.fantasy | C.legend | D.legacy |
A.unlimited | B.uncontrollable | C.unsafe | D.uneasy |
A.confusion | B.biologies | C.behaviors | D.beliefs |
A.annual | B.mental | C.physical | D.rational |
A.Pulling | B.Brushing | C.Fixing | D.Amending |
A.embarrassed | B.excited | C.pleased | D.frustrated |
A.imagined | B.worried | C.regretted | D.learned |
A.harmed | B.amazed | C.offended | D.puzzled |
A.experiences | B.experiments | C.consequences | D.recognition |
A.play | B.combine | C.struggle | D.compare |
A.manage | B.monitor | C.prevent | D.remove |
A.loss | B.progress | C.disappointment | D.desire |
A.head | B.shoulders | C.arms | D.legs |
A.hand | B.luck | C.change | D.chance |
10 . Does life seem to be full of impossible problems? How many times do you find yourself saying things like “I really don’t understand this maths problem”? Maybe it’s time to introduce yourself to the
I read about a school that has
This kind of
A.origin | B.definition | C.power | D.principle |
A.awful | B.impossible | C.artificial | D.unnecessary |
A.preserved | B.blocked | C.missed | D.transformed |
A.evaluates | B.tracks | C.marks | D.organizes |
A.belief | B.level | C.discipline | D.motivation |
A.victims | B.individuals | C.failures | D.dangers |
A.moreover | B.instead | C.otherwise | D.therefore |
A.conclusion | B.direction | C.border | D.destination |
A.thinking | B.speaking | C.working | D.learning |
A.know about | B.run through | C.concentrate on | D.start with |
A.content | B.scared | C.lazy | D.hesitant |
A.equality | B.challenge | C.engagement | D.commitment |
A.In return | B.In total | C.In addition | D.In contrast |
A.break in | B.give up | C.stand out | D.show off |
A.Apparently | B.Strangely | C.Shortly | D.Fortunately |