1 . Society has certain standards for beauty. But the Romanian camerawoman Mihaela Noroc is _________ these standards. She spent nearly four years shooting   _________ of women around the world.

She believes that beauty can _________ many forms. “Beauty just means being _________,” Noroc told NPR, “I don’t think we have to _________ ourselves to be in certain way; we just have to keep ourselves as we are and don’t necessarily need to change .”   _________ by a trip to Africa in 2013, Noroc has traveled to more than 50 countries since then.

In 2017, she published a book to show how many different kinds of _________ there are in the world. From a _________ Russian dancer to a joyful cafe owner in New York, Noroc’s subjects _________ her in deep conversation. Noroc found out what __________ them, what their daily struggles and joys are, and what brings beauty into their own lives. “Wherever I go, it is the __________ that carry all the cultures and traditions of a place. I really try to focus on women’s stories, how they face challenges and __________ them,” Noroc told CNN.

In Iran, Noroc met Farnoush, a woman living in two worlds. “In one she is an economist, by __________ . In the other, she is an artist, because this is her __________.” In Noroc’s world, the beauty of women __________ how natural and comfortable they appear while just being themselves.

1.

A．setting

B．stressing

C．challenging

D．considering

2.

A．targets

B．needs

C．pictures

D．outlines

3.

A．carry on

B．take on

C．live on

D．work on

4.

A．itself

B．himself

C．herself

D．yourself

5.

A．adapt

B．clarify

C．change

D．acknowledge

6.

A．Inspired

B．Funded

C．Persuaded

D．Appointed

7.

A．beauty

B．courage

C．pride

D．joy

8.

A．dying

B．confusing

C．disappointing

D．struggling

9.

A．devoted

B．limited

C．engaged

D．supported

10.

A．prevents

B．moves

C．separates

D．keeps

11.

A．men

B．women

C．supermen

D．camerawomen

12.

A．resist

B．control

C．overcome

D．ignore

13.

A．major

B．reference

C．education

D．profession

14.

A．passion

B．ambition

C．distraction

D．mission

15.

A．brings about

B．shows off

C．puts forward

D．lies in

2 . Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computer science in a school. It is a normal school except for the fact that it didn’t have______

Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture. people could see he was teaching his students by______ an entire computer on the blackboard.The photos showed the______level of education for children in Ghana. People were______ that Owura made sure each button was drawn correctly. He would come to school half an hour ahead of______every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was______off to start the next class, so he had to______it the next day! Owura’s efforts______when Microsoft took______of his act. They first took him to an international educators’ meeting in Singapore. He made a______about his teaching methods at the meeting and ______a standing ovation(欢呼) after the speech.

______,Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies______computers to the school. Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher’s______the world took care and treat them with ______

1.

A．classrooms

B．computers

C．playgrounds

D．tools

2.

A．operating

B．repairing

C．describing

D．drawing

3.

A．poor

B．unique

C．average

D．avanced

4.

A．annoyed

B．pleased

C．frightened

D．surprised

5.

A．line

B．culture

C．schedule

D．school

6.

A．rubbed

B．called

C．cut

D．shown

7.

A．exchange

B．improve

C．revise

D．repeat

8.

A．broke out

B．paid off

C．came back

D．held back

9.

A．care

B．control

C．place

D．notice

10.

A．suggestion

B．speech

C．decision

D．arrangement

11.

A．made

B．waited

C．received

D．carried

12.

A．Suddenly

B．Importantly

C．Exactly

D．Naturally

13.

A．lent

B．sold

C．donated

D．applied

14.

A．efforts

B．pains

C．legend

D．experiment

15.

A．glory

B．wisdom

C．kindness

D．pride

3 . As an athlete, I’ve always worked hard to push m myself to my limits. And with that usually come some ________ and pains. So last year when I started to feel some muscle soreness (酸痛) after a________ physical exercise, at first I didn’t think it was a big deal. I was ________ for a marathon at the time, so over the weekend I’d done a 20-kilormete ________. The following Tuesday I hit my favourite gym to do a workout that ________ a lot of upper body weight lifting.My ________ told me to take it easy on my body, but I ________I’d be fine and powered through it. Afterward, my coach noticed a ________ swelling in my arm and said he was worried. I tried to brush him off but he ________ I drink a lot of water and check in with him in a few hours. Sure enough, by that afternoon the swelling had ________ and I headed to the doctor. I still thought he was making a mountain out of a molehill, but I ________ my coach so I did it.

The doctor took a close look at the swelling and diagnosed me with rhabdomyolysis (横纹肌溶解症), a ________ condition where muscle overuse causes kidney failure. As they gave me some medicine to help ________ the toxins (毒素), my doctor told me that we would have been having this discussion in the emergency room if I’d ________ even another 30 minutes. Things were touch-and-go over the weekend but I made a full ________. Thankfully I had a great coach I could trust-he saved my life!

1.

A．sorrows

B．aches

C．coughs

D．faults

2.

A．tough

B．normal

C．harmful

D．limited

3.

A．working

B．applying

C．searching

D．training

4.

A．walk

B．swim

C．run

D．drive

5.

A．recorded

B．matched

C．arranged

D．involved

6.

A．doctor

B．coach

C．teachers

D．colleagues

7.

A．doubted

B．wondered

C．realized

D．figured

8.

A．deadly

B．frightening

C．slight

D．different

9.

A．insisted

B．begged

C．resolved

D．ordered

10.

A．flattened

B．emerged

C．increased

D．broken

11.

A．trusted

B．refused

C．tricked

D．supported

12.

A．distinguishing

B．mind-destroying

C．embarrassing

D．life-threatening

13.

A．put away

B．clear out

C．give away

D．bring out ;

14.

A．slept

B．wandered

C．waited

D．saved

15.

A．recovery

B．preparation

C．contribution

D．assessment

4 . Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant she would not take a bite until all the dishes we ________ were on the table. Then she would spend five minutes in ________ the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ________ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ________ and click in the filter app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ________ to really enjoy it—it all went cold, actually Stella’s real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for days.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ________ others. They find it hard to be ________ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ________ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is ________ what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any ________ to reality, as they still ________ the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more ________ into achieving it ________ fabricating it. Being more confident, ________ themselves and trying their best to be better are much more meaningful than ________ their life on social media.

1.

A．ordered

B．served

C．offered

D．prepared

2.

A．cooking

B．washing

C．setting

D．collecting

3.

A．messy

B．arranged

C．casual

D．missed

4.

A．dishes

B．restaurants

C．tables

D．pictures

5.

A．chance

B．choice

C．excuse

D．reason

6.

A．comfort

B．please

C．inspire

D．discourage

7.

A．independent

B．generous

C．responsible

D．confident

8.

A．real

B．secret

C．peaceful

D．healthy

9.

A．rarely

B．hardly

C．exactly

D．nearly

10.

A．difficulty

B．change

C．guidance

D．harm

11.

A．question

B．dislike

C．doubt

D．follow

12.

A．effort

B．ambitions

C．feeling

D．money

13.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

14.

A．identifying

B．accepting

C．persuading

D．amusing

15.

A．simplifying

B．ruining

C．beautifying

D．worsening

5 . I was surprised to learn the sleeping arrangements at the log home we were sharing with my in-laws for the week. _________, my young daughter had agreed to sleep in a first-floor bedroom by herself.

As we settled in, we discussed the number of deer we had _________ on our way to the log home. “I hope we see a bear or two this week!” my wife shouted.

At bedtime, my wife and I retreated to the upstairs loft, and my in-laws _________ a bedroom on the first floor. We were about to fall asleep when our daughter appeared with a _________ look on her face. She said a _________ was scratching at her window. I decided to sleep downstairs and my daughter _________ the loft with my wife. On my way down, I passed my father-in-law, _________ in front of the television. I was in bed only a several minutes when I heard a tap ... tap on the window. Something was indeed out there, _________ it wasn’t a bear—at least that’s what I told myself.

Sometime later, I was awakened by a loud, low-pitched growl (低声吼叫). I saw a large

_________ in the doorway and froze as it __________ closer to me. I realized what it was — only after my father-in-law bent to give me a __________. I blurted out (脱口而出), “It’s David.” My father-in-law __________. We both laughed nervously at the __________ moment, and I explained his granddaughter’s bedroom __________. I told him that the only thing __________ than a bear attack was Papa Bear’s good-night kiss. He growled in agreement!1.

A．Honestly

B．Basically

C．Generally

D．Specifically

2.

A．kept

B．spotted

C．adopted

D．fed

3.

A．headed for

B．looked for

C．hunted for

D．cared for

4.

A．disappointed

B．delighted

C．worried

D．embarrassed

5.

A．deer

B．tiger

C．lion

D．bear

6.

A．cleaned

B．purchased

C．shared

D．mopped

7.

A．active

B．alive

C．absorbed

D．asleep

8.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．as

9.

A．shadow

B．figure

C．ghost

D．shape

10.

A．kicked

B．waved

C．inched

D．jogged

11.

A．present

B．hug

C．sweet

D．kiss

12.

A．jumped back

B．got up

C．backed up

D．backed away

13.

A．joyful

B．awkward

C．painful

D．memorable

14.

A．arrangement

B．requirement

C．need

D．switch

15.

A．stronger

B．taller

C．scarier

D．heavier

6 . A Game of Light and Shade

It was a sunny winter day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the door at the foot, a blind man came over.  I looked at the ________ that said “To the Tower”, and decided to follow him.

I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was ________ to see the attendant selling him a ticket as if he were any other visitor. Then, with the ticket in one hand and ________ the wall with the fingers of the other, the blind man reached the stairs ________ to the hallway.

“That man is blind. What would a blind man climb up the tower for?” I said to the attendant, expecting him to show some ________, but he didn’t answer.

“Not the ________ certainly,” I thought. “Perhaps he wants to ________.”

I bought a ticket and ________ up the stairs. The man hadn’t gone as far as I ________. A third of the way up the tower, I heard his ________. I slowed down and followed him at a little ________. He stopped from time to time. When he got to the balcony, I was a dozen steps ________. As I reached it, I saw him at the corner of the tower.

At last, after ten minutes, I ________ him. “Excuse me,” I said as ________   as I could, “but I am curious to know how you came up.”

He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, you will notice how not just light but sun ________ into the tower through the narrow windows here and there, so that you can feel the ________—the cool stairs suddenly become quite warm—and how up here behind the wall there is ________, but as soon as going opposite a window you can find the sun. There is no ________ so good as this for feeling the difference between light and shade. It is not the first time I’ve come up.”

The blind man seemed quite ________ just like a child who was enjoying his favorite games. He told me the truth that blind men can also find the beauty in life ________ they cannot enjoy the sights of the world.

1.

A．mark

B．symbol

C．notice

D．sign

2.

A．frightened

B．surprised

C．embarrassed

D．disappointed

3.

A．touching

B．hitting

C．climbing

D．covering

4.

A．pointing

B．attaching

C．leading

D．contributing

5.

A．doubt

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．concern

6.

A．view

B．trick

C．ticket

D．practice

7.

A．kick

B．relax

C．jump

D．escape

8.

A．explored

B．hurried

C．wandered

D．struggled

9.

A．promised

B．calculated

C．confirmed

D．imagined

10.

A．secrets

B．words

C．steps

D．cheers

11.

A．standard

B．distance

C．intention

D．expense

12.

A．behind

B．away

C．ahead

D．around

13.

A．recognized

B．surrounded

C．witnessed

D．approached

14.

A．slightly

B．politely

C．clearly

D．briefly

15.

A．knocks

B．slides

C．pours

D．bursts

16.

A．trend

B．reaction

C．atmosphere

D．change

17.

A．shade

B．space

C．mess

D．light

18.

A．time

B．place

C．object

D．period

19.

A．nervous

B．curious

C．content

D．patient

20.

A．unless

B．because

C．once

D．although

7 . A woman couldn't find her wallet at Gilleece's bar. She didn't _______ about her $1500 in cash as her wedding ring was inside.

Gilleece disliked the _______ that a theft could have occurred. So he was _______ to help. He spent hours _______ footage (影像) from security cameras and he saw a boy put something into his pocket and walk off. Gilleece _______ a clip (片段) on the bar’s Facebook page. ''I didn't want to _______ him, '' he said. ''I just asked if anybody knew the guy was. '' Within hours, Gilleece got a text from 17-year-old Rivens Prather, who admitted doing it because he was _______. He said he opened the wallet and saw the ring, _______ it was fake, so he took the money and threw the wallet _______ the docks into the ocean. Gilleece told the teen to meet him at the docks where Cilleece, a father of two, saw him for what he was: more of a kid than a(n) __________.

But the __________ were high. The police were already on the __________; Prather could be facing theft charges. ''I had to help him somehow. '' says Gilleece. He __________ two local divers to search the waters. __________, a detective was waiting there. A crowd had gathered to watch the two divers search in the icy water. Hours passed, with no __________ of the ring. And then a diver __________, ring in hand. Cheers erupted from the crowd. When Gilleece called the wallet’s owner, she burst into tears.

It wasn't __________ for Gilleece. He'd been troubled about Prather sleeping in the cold woods, starving. Gilleece took Prather into his home and helped him find a __________.

''Most people would have thought I was a thief __________ he chose to help me, '' Prather said. ''I feel __________ every day. ''

1.

A．talk

B．care

C．know

D．forget

2.

A．idea

B．fact

C．warning

D．puzzle

3.

A．able

B．proud

C．excited

D．quick

4.

A．recording

B．searching

C．editing

D．testing

5.

A．downloaded

B．copied

C．posted

D．delivered

6.

A．arrest

B．reward

C．recognize

D．blame

7.

A．curious

B．lazy

C．greedy

D．hungry

8.

A．thinking

B．hearing

C．hoping

D．complaining

9.

A．away

B．through

C．off

D．along

10.

A．shopper

B．criminal

C．adult

D．student

11.

A．prices

B．spirits

C．gains

D．expectations

12.

A．move

B．air

C．duty

D．scene

13.

A．declared

B．reminded

C．hired

D．promised

14.

A．However

B．Meanwhile

C．Thus

D．Instead

15.

A．thought

B．loss

C．sign

D．signal

16.

A．turned up

B．looked up

C．climbed up

D．ran up

17.

A．right

B．bad

C．easy

D．over

18.

A．job

B．hospital

C．lawyer

D．shop

19.

A．though

B．as

C．while

D．unless

20.

A．regretful

B．grateful

C．guilty

D．pitiful

8 . Christmas Eve means a lot to almost every family in the US, and mine is of no exception. Every December 24, we used to head to my parents’ house and spend the night, along with my brother’s family, and my sister’s family. We’d eat lots of foods such as candies and my mom’s ______ chocolate cookies.

We’d play a card game for hours until one team proved ______ over all other sides. ______, my sister Martie and I won, and when we beat every other ______, we’d sing and even dance. Yes, we were ______. The kids always put out cookies and milk for Santa, and my dad would sit down and color a picture with his grandchildren to ______ it for Santa Claus. And then we’d ______ every person in the family to open just one ____. After everything settled down, my father would read the story of Christmas, ______ us all of the true meaning of Christmas. Our Christmas Eves are a little ______ now as my parents have moved to heaven and my girls are in college, but December is still ______. Candies and my mom’s favorite chocolate cookies are ____ our favorite foods. Martie and I still like card games, ______ my daughter Ally and her boyfriend, Wesley, actually ______ us easily. We still open one gift that night. And, Martie’s husband, Jan, has ______ the duty to read the Christmas story.

I can hardly wait for the ______ to come! It’s my favorite time of a year because we’re all ____. I’ ll bet your family has wonderful holiday ______, too. Whatever your traditions are, I hope one of them is reading the story of Christmas. Why not teach your children the ______ meaning of Christmas this year? Because that’s the ______ gift you could ever give them!

1.

A．special

B．homemade

C．favorite

D．fresh

2.

A．helpful

B．creative

C．strong

D．victorious

3.

A．Usually

B．Recently

C．Immediately

D．Hurriedly

4.

A．sister

B．brother

C．team

D．family

5.

A．funny

B．happy

C．free

D．normal

6.

A．open

B．provide

C．leave

D．save

7.

A．allow

B．order

C．beg

D．force

8.

A．box

B．window

C．case

D．gift

9.

A．convincing

B．informing

C．reminding

D．warning

10.

A．simple

B．different

C．meaningless

D．strange

11.

A．wonderful

B．reasonable

C．comfortable

D．powerful

12.

A．even

B．rather

C．already

D．still

13.

A．and

B．or

C．though

D．as

14.

A．find

B．reach

C．cheat

D．beat

15.

A．taken over

B．thought about

C．dealt with

D．applied for

16.

A．game

B．night

C．dinner

D．day

17.

A．alive

B．healthy

C．around

D．together

18.

A．traditions

B．songs

C．foods

D．plans

19.

A．clear

B．only

C．true

D．hidden

20.

A．best

B．biggest

C．most beautiful

D．most expensive

9 . Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated _______ in career made him a depressed man, often complaining that he had been _______ by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to _______.

So his family _______ another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily tidying up their new home, the light suddenly went out. Tom was _______ to have forgotten to _______ candles and had to _______ helplessly in a low mood. Just then he _______ light, hesitant knocks on his door that were _______ audible (听到) in the quiet night.

"Who's it? " he ____________, since Tom was a ____________ to this city. And this was the moment he especially ____________ to be disturbed, so he went to the door and opened it violently. At the door was a little girl, ____________ asking, "Sir, do you have candles? I'm your ____________." "No," answered Tom in anger and shut the door ____________. "What a nuisance (麻烦事)!" He complained over it with his wife. "No sooner had we ____________ than the neighbor came to borrow things."

After a while, the door was ____________ again by someone. He found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, "My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these." Tom was very ____________ by what he saw. At that moment he ____________ realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been ____________ by his unsympathetic mind.

1.

A．failure

B．success

C．trouble

D．difficulty

2.

A．annoyed

B．cheated

C．abandoned

D．hurt

3.

A．quit

B．stop

C．leave

D．resign

4.

A．paid a visit to

B．moved to

C．came across

D．ran into

5.

A．careful

B．satisfied

C．regretful

D．mad

6.

A．light up

B．put out

C．sold out

D．bring along

7.

A．hope

B．wait

C．listen

D．watch

8.

A．gathered

B．recognized

C．counted

D．heard

9.

A．possibly

B．noisily

C．rarely

D．clearly

10.

A．wished

B．imagined

C．wondered

D．commented

11.

A．trader

B．local

C．newcomer

D．passer-by

12.

A．fancied

B．hated

C．wanted

D．started

13.

A．shyly

B．proudly

C．hopefully

D．coldly

14.

A．friend

B．housekeeper

C．messenger

D．neighbor

15.

A．gently

B．kindly

C．impatiently

D．sadly

16.

A．turned up

B．stayed up

C．came around

D．settled down

17.

A．opened

B．shut

C．knocked

D．closed

18.

A．upset

B．amused

C．thrilled

D．astonished

19.

A．suddenly

B．gradually

C．particularly

D．normally

20.

A．widened

B．removed

C．clouded

D．narrowed

10 . In a used furniture business, unlike new, you cannot order stock from a catalogue. People call in, and you have to go out and make an offer. “You can't _______ what you don't have,” my father would say.

When I was aged thirteen, my father _______ his store manager, a one－armed guy who could do more with his one arm than many will do with two. With his _______ gone, my father came to me. “Will you come in while I go out to _______ the day's calls _______ I find the right person?” he asked. The store has tens of thousands of _______. “People like to bargain,” he told me. “So I don't _______ prices. You just have to know a _______.”

He took me around and said, “A quarter－horse motor you can sell for four dollars. For a refrigerator, depending on the_______，you can sell for thirty－five dollars to sixty dollars. However, if it has a freezer all the way across, sell it for eighty dollars; ________ excellent condition, maybe one hundred dollars. Dishes come in with a houseful of furniture, and I don't even figure them in when I give a price. You can sell them for a nickel to a quarter. Something really nice.”

Every day after ________，I would pedal (骑自行车) down to the store. Soon after, I was writing up a sales slip (纸条) for an attractive plate when my father walked in. I had asked a dollar and the guy did not hesitate. I was very ________. My father glanced down at what I was doing, ________ the customer and said, “You sure got a________ today. My employee gave you the price and that's the price.” Afterward, I asked my father, “What was that all________？”

It turned out that it was a(n) ________ plate, worth a few hundred dollars. I was shocked. Here I was ________ to help my father in the business and instead I was losing money for him.

He said, “I could have stopped the sales if I'd wanted to. You were just writing up the slip and hadn't yet taken the money. ________， by civil law, you're ________ age. But, a man stands by his word and the word of his agent.” It ________ my father a small amount of money, but I learned a lifelong lesson in integrity (正直).

1.

A．buy

B．sell

C．order

D．store

2.

A．missed

B．fired

C．dismissed

D．lost

3.

A．manager

B．boss

C．servant

D．salesman

4.

A．ask

B．return

C．answer

D．give

5.

A．if

B．when

C．until

D．unless

6.

A．items

B．materials

C．facilities

D．instruments

7.

A．offer

B．decide

C．mark

D．create

8.

A．name

B．range

C．variety

D．catalogue

9.

A．price

B．situation

C．condition

D．quantity

10.

A．on

B．for

C．by

D．in

11.

A．school

B．work

C．study

D．play

12.

A．upset

B．worried

C．embarrassed

D．pleased

13.

A．turned on

B．turned to

C．turned up

D．turned down

14.

A．plate

B．reward

C．bargain

D．fortune

15.

A．about

B．for

C．around

D．to

16.

A．ordinary

B．fragile

C．antique

D．delicate

17.

A．willing

B．waiting

C．managing

D．trying

18.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Consequently

19.

A．under

B．above

C．at

D．of

20.

A．spent

B．cost

C．took

D．wasted