1 . As my son entered adolescence, we spent most of our time in separate rooms. I know it’s _______ for teenagers to shut themselves away, but sometimes I find myself trying to think up ways to _______ him out of his bedroom.

_______ by this desire, I booked two tickets to Beijing for the September school holidays. With hurriedly packed luggage and a basic plan built around some last-minute Google searches, we _______ the airport. We landed _______ and excited at 4: 30 am. There is something very freeing about arriving in a place where you have no _______. We just walked for hours every day, _______ when we were hungry, wandering back streets, sharing more _______ than we’d shared since he was very little. Within a day he’d become the _______ , and I was the lost one. He taught me how to ________ shared electric bikes when we arrived at Xiangshan. He showed me how to accelerate and led me speeding up and down hills.

I saw him ________ in China, not the child running late for school or forgetting to eat carrots and peas, but as someone taller than me who understood when to ________ on a train so someone older could take his seat, and how to ________ buying things with his own money.

Travelling meant we were more like ________. And instead of complaining about the ________ version of him, I saw the adult he was becoming.

1.

A．interesting

B．natural

C．Strange

D．legal

2.

A．pick

B．keep

C．draw

D．talk

3.

A．Driven

B．Burdened

C．Touched

D．Improved

4.

A．dropped by

B．got through

C．looked up

D．headed to

5.

A．lucky

B．tidy

C．sleepy

D．busy

6.

A．friends

B．plans

C．mood

D．chance

7.

A．fighting

B．stopping

C．begging

D．hunting

8.

A．space

B．news

C．value

D．money

9.

A．assistant

B．passenger

C．resident

D．guide

10.

A．maintain

B．fix

C．observe

D．hire

11.

A．differently

B．immediately

C．accurately

D．traditionally

12.

A．stand

B．gather

C．freeze

D．hold

13.

A．impact

B．strike

C．negotiate

D．progress

14.

A．streams

B．tourists

C．actors

D．equals

15.

A．dream

B．child

C．male

D．future

2 . The year ending, it’s time to do my charity donations. I pick up my pen, but instead of writing the checks, I just hold it, _______.

Last week, two websites I wrote for said they decided to“_______cautiously for the gloomy market” . Yesterday I was e-mailed from the magazine I frequently _______, saying no more articles. Although my part-time teaching helps pay the _______, I haven’t got as many calls lately. To save money, the board is _______schools, meaning fewer teachers are needed.

So, can I really _______to give to charity? Doesn’t charity begin at home? My home. I could be tempted to _______ my check book by those thoughts, but I don’t.

My house is worth less now than it was for the _______market, but I still own it. Since I’m not looking to sell, I can wait until the economic _______ends. My fridge isn’t bursting with food, which I regularly donate, but some friends aren’t as ________. One lost six teenth because she couldn’t afford ________ care while I just had one repaired. Yes, the bill ________almost as much as the operation did, but the pain ________ soon.

Suddenly, I feel so lucky and rich that I hold my pen determinedly and write ________. Future is unpredictable, but now I can share my good ________ with others. Charity beginning at home shouldn’t stay there.

1.

A．desperately

B．firmly

C．hesitantly

D．freely

2.

A．improve

B．proceed

C．express

D．search

3.

A．stuck to

B．subscribed to

C．turned to

D．contributed to

4.

A．bills

B．taxes

C．rents

D．tips

5.

A．rebuilding

B．supervising

C．closing

D．assisting

6.

A．promise

B．afford

C．hope

D．bear

7.

A．close

B．open

C．consult

D．tear

8.

A．active

B．bright

C．dull

D．stable

9.

A．development

B．growth

C．reform

D．depression

10.

A．miserable

B．awkward

C．lucky

D．cheerful

11.

A．facial

B．dental

C．special

D．additional

12.

A．hurt

B．piled

C．came

D．reduced

13.

A．added up

B．took over

C．wore off

D．broke out

14.

A．articles

B．reviews

C．receipts

D．checks

15.

A．experience

B．fortune

C．quality

D．story

3 . The elementary school in Minnesota has a great playground. But it wasn’t _______ to children with some kind of physical disabilities. There was no wheelchair merry-go-round or any adaptive _______ in the playground. And the students of Betsy Julien’s fifth grade class felt like that should _______. Wyatt Feucht, one of the students, told CBS News, “It just didn’t seem _______ that some kids were just left out.” So, they asked their teacher if she could buy the equipment for the playground. Julien said yes but _______ the costs to be around $300.

So, the children decided to _______ the money themselves. They _______ bake sales, saved their money and went door to door to ask for   _______. With the _______ of the Glen Lake Parent Teacher Organization, they ________ reached their goal. Julien is ________ of her students. She told the news channel, “My future as an adult is ________ knowing that this generation of students, of changemakers, sees something that needs fixing, and they ________ for it headfirst.” And the students with physical disabilities are really ________, too. John Buettner, who is in a wheelchair, told CBS, “First time I set foot on this playground I’m probably going to start crying from seeing the ________ that all the school has made.”

1.

A．big

B．accessible

C．modern

D．close

2.

A．equipment

B．tool

C．training

D．requirement

3.

A．continue

B．separate

C．start

D．change

4.

A．important

B．clear

C．serious

D．fair

5.

A．estimated

B．wished

C．lowered

D．allowed

6.

A．spend

B．borrow

C．save

D．raise

7.

A．admired

B．held

C．investigated

D．helped

8.

A．decoration

B．agreement

C．donations

D．descriptions

9.

A．support

B．company

C．permission

D．approval

10.

A．hardly

B．suddenly

C．finally

D．probably

11.

A．afraid

B．ashamed

C．aware

D．proud

12.

A．uncertain

B．bright

C．tough

D．scary

13.

A．look

B．go

C．pay

D．long

14.

A．right

B．brave

C．happy

D．ready

15.

A．mistake

B．suggestion

C．plan

D．effort

4 . Eric loses his dog, Nova, on a walk. She has pulled the leash (绳子) from his hand in ________ of a rabbit. He puts up signs, ________ neighbors, and enlists friends to help search for Nova, but with no ________.

A week later, a beautiful woman named Vanessa shows up at Eric’s front door. She has Nova. After Nova and Eric reconnect in a chaotic, ________ display of affection, Eric thanks the woman. They talk for a while and seem to ________. Soon, Eric and Vanessa fall in love.

A couple of months go by. While driving on his way to pick up Vanessa, Eric is T-boned at full speed by a distracted driver who ________ a red light. Eric is ________ unconscious. Later, he finds himself in a hospital. A doctor ________ Eric of what has happened and explains that he has suffered a severe head ________ and that they will need to run a brain scan to ________ if there’s any chance of permanent brain damage.

The next day, the doctor comes into Eric’s room and tells him they have found a tumor (肿瘤) in his brain. “________, we only catch a tumor after someone realizes something’s wrong when they start to feel the ________ which is almost always too late, but this tumor is caught before it grows into any other areas of your brain, which in almost all cases becomes ________. Eric, this car accident basically saved your life.”

This ________ of events led Eric to realize that sometimes a ________ could be a blessing in disguise.

1.

A．pursuit

B．memory

C．defense

D．control

2.

A．brings

B．notifies

C．alerts

D．encourages

3.

A．answer

B．luck

C．wonder

D．way

4.

A．easy-going

B．far-reaching

C．heart-warming

D．ever-lasting

5.

A．check it out

B．leave it behind

C．pick it up

D．hit it off

6.

A．approached

B．encountered

C．ran

D．spotted

7.

A．knocked

B．pushed

C．beaten

D．carried

8.

A．accuses

B．convinces

C．informs

D．relieves

9.

A．tumor

B．spin

C．shot

D．injury

10.

A．determine

B．react

C．compare

D．prevent

11.

A．Unexpectedly

B．Occasionally

C．Fortunately

D．Normally

12.

A．accident

B．scars

C．symptoms

D．disasters

13.

A．rare

B．original

C．deadly

D．harmless

14.

A．schedule

B．chain

C．type

D．circle

15.

A．chance

B．misfortune

C．checkup

D．belief

5 . Last summer I talked with my daughter studying in her last year in high school about her graduation album. I asked which _________ she selected to take her pictures for it. She told me she _________ no one, adding she’d rather have a friend or family member snap a few candid (抓拍的) shots and _________ from them. It would be a good idea to me since she _________ available photos of herself, and it would be a _________ to spend hundreds of dollars and have her like none of the photos. Of course, I asked her several times to be _________ afterwards.

After two _________ she still didn’t like any of the photos I took for her very much and told me she wasn’t submitting one for the graduation album. As the _________ was fast approaching, I warned her that the school might use her _________ from her school ID and asked again if she was certain she wanted to go this route. Her answer was __________ so I decided to let it go.

Yes. I could have picked a photo my daughter didn’t like and submitted it behind her back, but I knew it wouldn’t have __________ well. So I didn’t do that.

My daughter is __________ enough to make such a decision on her own. It’s her senior year. The fact that she doesn’t want to __________ a senior portrait for the graduation album doesn’t __________ there’s anything wrong with her. I need to let her do her thing.

I had my senior year and did it the way I wanted. Now it’s my daughter’s __________.

1.

A．reporter

B．photographer

C．volunteer

D．teacher

2.

A．paid

B．imagined

C．declined

D．chose

3.

A．buy

B．deliver

C．pick

D．borrow

4.

A．keeps

B．expects

C．loses

D．dislikes

5.

A．shame

B．joke

C．punishment

D．hit

6.

A．helpful

B．sure

C．safe

D．happy

7.

A．seconds

B．hours

C．months

D．decades

8.

A．celebration

B．schedule

C．semester

D．deadline

9.

A．drawing

B．design

C．picture

D．number

10.

A．disappointing

B．positive

C．strange

D．unclear

11.

A．worked

B．looked

C．covered

D．moved

12.

A．great

B．old

C．calm

D．kind

13.

A．laugh at

B．exchange for

C．hand in

D．care about

14.

A．hope

B．explain

C．determine

D．mean

15.

A．turn

B．result

C．action

D．answer

6 . In one’s lifetime, especially during adolescence when mental maturity is yet to be achieved, everyone is likely to make some foolish mistakes that will be remembered for a lifetime. The way parents _________ these situations often directly determines the value attributed to these mistakes.

When I was ten years old, I got really angry one day and ended up breaking my favorite pen. Instead of scolding me, my parents chose a different _________. They quietly kept the broken pen and used it as a silent reminder of my mistake. Every time I saw that _________ pen, it served as a gentle yet _________ lesson.

In the beginning, I couldn’t understand why they didn’t yell at me or punish me _________. However, as days went by, the broken pen became a symbol of my _________ actions. It made me reflect on my behavior and the consequences of letting anger _________ me.

The silence from my parents _________ louder than words ever could. It wasn’t about the pen itself, but rather the lesson it represented. I realized that patience and self-control were _________ qualities to cultivate. Instead of reacting impulsively (冲动的), I learned to take a step back and __________ before acting.

Time __________, I eventually became a more patient and thoughtful person. The broken pen, once a source of __________, became a catalyst (催化剂) for positive change in my behavior. My parents’ quiet discipline __________ me a valuable lesson about the power of reflection and the importance of learning from my mistakes. This experience __________ me into a better person, reminding me that sometimes, the most profound lesson come in the form of silent __________.

1.

A．put off

B．give in

C．lead to

D．deal with

2.

A．approach

B．career

C．punishment

D．expectation

3.

A．unique

B．expensive

C．damaged

D．magic

4.

A．practical

B．powerful

C．well-organized

D．challenging

5.

A．directly

B．gently

C．quietly

D．openly

6.

A．secretly-promoted

B．newly-invented

C．highly-recommended

D．ill-considered

7.

A．catch up with

B．in terms of

C．take control of

D．team up with

8.

A．whispered

B．spoke

C．shouted

D．remained

9.

A．essential

B．rough

C．average

D．satisfactory

10.

A．reflect

B．fight

C．scream

D．dream

11.

A．freezes

B．flies

C．talks

D．cures

12.

A．happiness

B．imagination

C．regret

D．creativeness

13.

A．planed

B．bought

C．set

D．taught

14.

A．drew

B．compared

C．terrified

D．shaped

15.

A．pens

B．consequences

C．parents

D．people

7 . My son asked me months ago if he could switch from his mainstream high school to a   ________ school. At that time, I was unsure and a little ________

He wasn’t doing well in his school, and I knew the best thing for him was to ________ to another learning environment to complete his study. But my heart hurt a little that he would not walk the same graduation ________ that I had walked, and also the scenario (设想) I had created was no longer beneficial to his ________ .

My son is extremely ________ and had a small friend group. Large groups are complex for him. A school of over 2,500 kids can be difficult for anyone, let alone my boy with social ________ .

Then, we decided the vocational school (职业学校) was an option with the same general curriculum ________ by our state to graduate high school. The ________ he had already earned would carry over, and he could graduate early.

By allowing him to go there, we have watched him ________ ! The difference is astonishing. He ________ friendship, he was productive and participated in a life skills course to help himself with real-life studies, and he ________ with his teachers.

The most significant change was that he would come home ________, enthusiastic about his day, and excited to ________ how his day had gone.

As his momma, it is all I needed to know that my son has chosen what was ________ for him.

1.

A．compulsory

B．technical

C．unprofessional

D．academic

2.

A．heartbroken

B．nervous

C．angry

D．confused

3.

A．apply

B．adapt

C．transfer

D．talk

4.

A．ceremony

B．moment

C．dilemma

D．stage

5.

A．curriculum

B．wellbeing

C．friendship

D．decision

6.

A．bald

B．generous

C．straightforward

D．shy

7.

A．anxiety

B．conduct

C．responsibility

D．awareness

8.

A．studied

B．canceled

C．required

D．banned

9.

A．credits

B．subjects

C．medals

D．reputations

10.

A．graduate

B．worsen

C．thrive

D．suffer

11.

A．formed

B．understood

C．abandoned

D．remembered

12.

A．got away

B．made up

C．lined up

D．got along

13.

A．crying

B．murmuring

C．complaining

D．smiling

14.

A．oversell

B．learn

C．share

D．predict

15.

A．affordable

B．suitable

C．available

D．sensible

8 . I had a lovely beautiful strange aunt named Margita. She always wore colorful clothing and had a colorful _________ to match. She graduated from The Juilliard School of Music in Manhattan, having studied _________ opera singing. She went on to teach voice at Juilliard and later _________ the world as a member of the Manhattan Opera company.

When I was young, she surprised me with an outing to see the _________ Mary Poppins. We were seated in the front row. Toward the end of the movie, the lead actor sang a cheerful song with _________, “Let’s go fly a kite, up where the air is light...”

After the first refrain(副歌), a background chorus in the movie joined in singing. _________ at this moment, my aunt popped out of her seat, turned and _________ the audience. I instantly slipped down in my seat, unsure of what was happening. Then in perfect _________, she sang along with the chorus loudly in her Julliard trained operatic voice. As she _________ her arms wide open, she graciously shared her gift with all the moviegoers. She __________ and powerfully sang the entire song with the chorus, as though she had been personally __________ to do so.

When the song was finished, the entire audience stood up and gave her a thunderous __________! I slowly slid back up in my seat and cautiously looked around me. My little self was absolutely __________ by her magnificent voice and the crowd’s cheerful response. I instantly __________ from being slightly __________ to feeling immensely proud of her. It was a wonderful surprise, a gift that life sometimes hands us.

1.

A．language

B．personality

C．mask

D．activity

2.

A．professional

B．new

C．attractive

D．practical

3.

A．saw

B．created

C．respected

D．toured

4.

A．friend

B．program

C．movie

D．interview

5.

A．melodies

B．lyrics

C．quotes

D．comments

6.

A．Barely

B．Hopefully

C．Consequently

D．Precisely

7.

A．faced

B．embraced

C．cursed

D．gathered

8.

A．amusement

B．attachment

C．harmony

D．honesty

9.

A．raised

B．held

C．cut

D．broke

10.

A．necessarily

B．publicly

C．unbearably

D．confidently

11.

A．forbidden

B．pushed

C．invited

D．urged

12.

A．praise

B．applause

C．noise

D．name

13.

A．reminded

B．amazed

C．annoyed

D．informed

14.

A．dissolved

B．failed

C．moved

D．shifted

15.

A．embarrassed

B．relaxed

C．unconscious

D．distant

9 . I was shocked when my socially awkward sister, who had suffered from Asperger Syndrome (阿斯伯格综合症), decided to sing in front of the school. I knew she would ________ me in some way, so I protested. However, my parents insisted that she ________ and I would have to be part of the audience. I silently hoped that something would happen to ________ me from watching her losing face.

As I waited in the hall, sweat ________ my forehead. I comforted myself that no one knew she was my sister and tried to persuade myself that it would be ________. The lights darkened and the ________ opened to reveal (使露面) my sister standing alone on stage. She seemed ________, taking a minute to stammer (结结巴巴地说) her name and class. ________ began to be heard in the audience.

I shifted nervously in my seat, afraid what was about to happen. But as my sister started to sing, I was ________. Her voice flowed effortlessly and melodiously, filling the hall with its ________. I watched in wonder, realizing I had never known she could sing so ________. I listened carefully to the lyric (歌词) she had written herself, feeling ashamed for doubting her ________. My heart gave way as I heard the heartfelt words.

     In that moment, guilt and shame flooded my heart. ________ my unwillingness to support her, she had never taken anything that I had done to her to heart. It was then that I determined to love her ________. It was as if a veil (面纱) had been ________ from my eyes, and my heart was full.1.

A．embarrass

B．impress

C．surprise

D．support

2.

A．hide

B．quit

C．escape

D．perform

3.

A．protect

B．save

C．recover

D．rescue

4.

A．picked up

B．climbed upon

C．took off

D．went up

5.

A．impressive

B．exciting

C．fine

D．challenging

6.

A．characters

B．lectures

C．curtains

D．signals

7.

A．confident

B．nervous

C．prepared

D．relaxed

8.

A．Cries

B．Crashes

C．Whispers

D．Screams

9.

A．entertained

B．disappointed

C．relieved

D．shocked

10.

A．power

B．weakness

C．silence

D．darkness

11.

A．softly

B．loudly

C．quietly

D．beautifully

12.

A．abilities

B．failures

C．talents

D．weaknesses

13.

A．Without

B．Despite

C．Beyond

D．Within

14.

A．extremely

B．equally

C．unconditionally

D．finally

15.

A．lifted

B．dropped

C．covered

D．hidden

10 . “What are those?” Jennifer asked me. I looked over at two large raised beds (苗圃) and answered, “Those are potatoes.”

In class, she usually ________ herself in the work in front of her. Today, however, she frowned. “But...” she started with her voice fading to a ________ . With a sinking feeling I knew where this ________ was going. “But they’re green.” she started again. “Well, the bits we eat,—the ________ —are brown, while what you are looking at is the part above the soil.” I tried my hardest not to sound ________ .

Looking ________ , Jennifer shook her head. I knew the situation certainly called for immediate ________ . I reached over to the potato plant,________ it by its branches and leaves, and pulled. As the plant was ________ into the air, several large tubers (块茎) dropped onto the ground. I held the plant high in the air,________ a few more potatoes that were still attached at the roots.

Jennifer stood with a shocked look on her face. I held one out for her to touch. As she took the potato in her hand, understanding ________ across her face. Once ________ from the stems and leaves, the tuber was now something that she recognized.________ , she smiled and said, “I had no idea where they came from.”

For me, that best ________ how much pupils seem to know about their food and its production. This is why I started an eco-garden at school. We need pupils to be given opportunities to interact with nature and inspired to be ________ of the world around them.

1.

A．trapped

B．seated

C．buried

D．hated

2.

A．cry

B．doubt

C．mess

D．whisper

3.

A．understanding

B．conversation

C．tendency

D．secret

4.

A．beds

B．plants

C．leaves

D．roots

5.

A．superior

B．ridiculous

C．innocent

D．reasonable

6.

A．confused

B．disappointed

C．excited

D．encouraged

7.

A．explanation

B．effect

C．action

D．care

8.

A．dug

B．tidied

C．grabbed

D．covered

9.

A．cast

B．raised

C．delivered

D．launched

10.

A．taking

B．handing

C．keeping

D．demonstrating

11.

A．disappeared

B．froze

C．returned

D．spread

12.

A．removed

B．made

C．transformed

D．protected

13.

A．Apparently

B．Eventually

C．Fortunately

D．Unexpectedly

14.

A．takes up

B．sums up

C．looks up

D．makes up

15.

A．fond

B．certain

C．critical

D．proud