3 . I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people _______ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a _______person:

I think my _______started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my _______, and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever _______to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really _______. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) _______. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I _______to help. That was really a big _______for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ________are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new ________, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer s disease became my ________. Every time I came into her room, she was so ________because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never ________her, so I took her place. She let me ________. That making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was ________, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much ________, person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ________these experiences. They have ________e to care about other people more than about myself. ________who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.

A．since

B．before

C．or

D．unless

2.

A．famous

B．simple

C．different

D．skilled

3.

A．education

B．career

C．tour

D．change

4.

A．balance

B．homework

C．degree

D．interest

5.

A．talked

B．wrote

C．lied

D．reported

6.

A．careful

B．lonely

C．curious

D．guilty

7.

A．argument

B．game

C．experiment

D．defence

8.

A．dared

B．offered

C．hesitated

D．happened

9.

A．dream

B．problem

C．duty

D．step

10.

A．us

B．which

C．them

D．whom

11.

A．attitude

B．hobby

C．hope

D．luck

12.

A．friend

B．partner

C．guide

D．guest

13.

A．polite

B．happy

C．strange

D．confident

14.

A．bothered

B．answered

C．visited

D．trusted

15.

A．explain

B．guess

C．declare

D．see

16.

A．homeless

B．heart broken

C．bad-tempered

D．hopeless

17.

A．quieter

B．busier

C．better

D．richer

18.

A．forget

B．face

C．improve

D．analyze

19.

A．forced

B．preferred

C．ordered

D．taught

20.

A．miss

B．like

C．wonder

D．expect

4 . Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that _______can live without one. Mobile phones are a great _______to stay connected with friends and family. _______, it is important to remember that there are certain times _______you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.

________you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages _______taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude _______ . Aren’t you at school to learn?

In the United States, students would never be allowed to _______ their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or _______ a text message you would probably be kicked ________class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during ________ There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to ________respect for those around you.

As a teacher in China, I have to ________students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to________their phones, but many students do not listen. The ________to be connected all the time seems to be more ________than the desire to learn.

It’s easy to understand________ it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting ________when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a ________grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may________something important.

1.

A．one

B．somebody

C．someone

D．no one

2.

A．way

B．road

C．method

D．path

3.

A．But

B．However

C．So

D．Therefore

4.

A．which

B．that

C．when

D．where

5.

A．After

B．Before

C．Because

D．If

6.

A．or

B．and

C．as well as

D．instead of

7.

A．act

B．action

C．habit

D．behavior

8.

A．have

B．take

C．use

D．send

9.

A．receive

B．accept

C．make

D．get

10.

A．of

B．off

C．out

D．out of

11.

A．school

B．class

C．office

D．home

12.

A．ask

B．suggest

C．show

D．answer

13.

A．do

B．deal

C．do with

D．deal with

14.

A．turn on

B．turn down

C．turn off

D．turn in

15.

A．desire

B．wish

C．hope

D．expect

16.

A．possible

B．important

C．necessary

D．interesting

17.

A．why

B．what

C．that

D．whether

18.

A．himself

B．herself

C．ourselves

D．yourself

19.

A．lower

B．higher

C．better

D．upper

20.

A．forget

B．remember

C．miss

D．leave

5 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D） 中，选出可以填入的最佳选项。
It has been about forty years since the invention of post-it notes (便利贴). These sticky notes, as people often _________ them, can be used to mark a _________in a book. They can be used to _______ a note to a report turned in to a teacher. They can even be used to post a reminder note in a place where it will be_______ Many people question how they were invented. The _______ is surprising because the discovery was actually a(n) _______
In 1968, _______ Spencer Silver was working with different types of adhesives (胶). He was trying to develop new _______ for a company that created and sold clear tape. One particular adhesive just would not _______ for long periods of time, __________ it could be peeled off easily. He passed the __________around the company to see if anyone could find a(n) __________ for it. Nobody could imagine a way to use an adhesive that did not stick to a __________ permanently.
Six years later, Art Fry, another scientist with the same company, became frustrated while __________with his choir (唱诗班). The piece of paper he used to mark his place on his music kept __________ Fry wished he had something that would make the paper stay in place. __________, he remembered the ____________ adhesive Dr. Silver had passed around. Fry wondered, “Would it be possible to use the adhesive?”
It turned out to be quite __________! Applying the adhesive to the back of a piece of paper made the paper stick wherever it was placed. __________, it didn’t stick permanently. The paper could be easily __________ Thus, the sticky note was born.1.

A．make

B．suspect

C．prove

D．call

2.

A．secret

B．character

C．place

D．plot

3.

A．lift

B．attach

C．introduce

D．carry

4.

A．filled

B．caught

C．noticed

D．repaired

5.

A．answer

B．evidence

C．result

D．method

6.

A．mistake

B．accident

C．difficulty

D．assumption

7.

A．scientist

B．manager

C．reporter

D．businessman

8.

A．customers

B．habits

C．plans

D．products

9.

A．wait

B．exist

C．stick

D．behave

10.

A．if

B．though

C．as

D．so

11.

A．tool

B．invention

C．tape

D．equipment

12.

A．use

B．explanation

C．cover

D．name

13.

A．book

B．surface

C．door

D．company

14.

A．competing

B．traveling

C．singing

D．standing

15.

A．coming back

B．falling out

C．breaking down

D．rolling up

16.

A．Surely

B．Naturally

C．Frequently

D．Suddenly

17.

A．unusual

B．hard

C．cheap

D．effective

18.

A．possible

B．horrible

C．funny

D．quick

19.

A．Again

B．Later

C．However

D．Besides

20.

A．returned

B．found

C．read

D．removed