2 . “We’re going where!” It was more of an exclamation (惊叹) than a question. “We’re going to do what?” Now that was a real ________, because I wasn’t sure I had ________ right.

And so my ________ repeated it. “We’re taking you to Colorado to ________ your eightieth birthday. And we’re all going on a hot-air-balloon ride.”

I almost started breathing heavily. I took a moment to let it ________. “A hot-air-balloon ride?”

“Mom, don’t you want to go? I remember you ________ to do that on your fiftieth birthday. And I want to help you fulfill your bucket list.”

“Honey, eighty is a ________ way from fifty.” “You’re not afraid, are you?” I didn’t want to ________ it, but that was the reason I hadn’t gone ________ ago.

She continued ________, “We’ve got a lodge (屋舍) reserved for your ________ week in July.” Now I was backed in a corner. “Who’s the ‘we’?” “It’s going to be all girls: me, your three daughters-in-law, and your six granddaughters. I’ve ________ each of them, and they’re all in.”

My mind was whirling (混乱). My three daughters-in-law! One was local, one in Tennessee, and another in Hawaii. And my granddaughters all lived even farther.

“Did you say all?” “Yes, all.” The tickets were purchased. The flights were ________.The lodge was booked.

To ease any ________, she sent me a link to watch a reporter taking her first ride with the company. They first checked the wind and then explained how the balloon was prepared. ________, I watched her experience on the liftoff (升空). I can do this, I thought. It was time to start making my to-do list: pray, lose weight, and pray.

1.

A．thought

B．question

C．guess

D．answer

2.

A．heard

B．told

C．seen

D．felt

3.

A．brother

B．son

C．sister

D．daughter

4.

A．plan

B．throw

C．attend

D．celebrate

5.

A．fade away

B．sink in

C．go off

D．trip over

6.

A．choosing

B．needing

C．wanting

D．managing

7.

A．long

B．merry

C．brief

D．sharp

8.

A．respect

B．admit

C．seek

D．fold

9.

A．hours

B．days

C．months

D．decades

10.

A．gratefully

B．passively

C．excitedly

D．impatiently

11.

A．birthday

B．vacation

C．work

D．reunion

12.

A．represented

B．harvested

C．contacted

D．replaced

13.

A．banned

B．delayed

C．operated

D．scheduled

14.

A．challenges

B．sufferings

C．failures

D．concerns

15.

A．Fortunately

B．Finally

C．Gradually

D．Traditionally

3 . When Sharaine and Wilson moved their family to Rhode Island, they already had a houseful. Five kids, a busy schedule, a long list of house projects and a whole new neighborhood _______ little time for anything else. And then Paul _______.

At 82 years old, Paul had just lost his wife, but he is still handy and _______. He walked across the street carrying a ladder to meet the new neighbors and _______ a little help with fix-up projects.

Sharaine remembers, “Our biggest _______ of moving into a new neighborhood was what if the new neighbors don’t like us. We have a lot of _______; they make a lot of noise.” But those fears were quickly put to   _______. Paul knows a lot about tools and _______ an old house that Sharaine and Wilson moved in, and he soon became a(n) _______ visitor of the family.

Thanks to Paul’s kind help, Sharaine and Wilson had no ________ in making a new friend. And neither did the kids, Paul made sure the kids crossed the street ________ after school, helped with homework and even ________ the little ones to brush their teeth.

“The kids run up to him like that’s their own ________,” Sharaine says. And that keeps Paul ________. There are neighborhood cookouts, birthdays, home projects and so on. He is also busy ________ a grandpa.

1.

A．needed

B．earned

C．took

D．meant

2.

A．showed up

B．checked out

C．settled down

D．broke in

3.

A．careful

B．grateful

C．helpful

D．hopeful

4.

A．demand

B．offer

C．send

D．promise

5.

A．fear

B．gain

C．pride

D．mistake

6.

A．friends

B．neighbors

C．relatives

D．kids

7.

A．use

B．rest

C．work

D．test

8.

A．discovering

B．exploring

C．maintaining

D．evaluating

9.

A．strange

B．unexpected

C．lonely

D．regular

10.

A．business

B．interest

C．problem

D．point

11.

A．quickly

B．safely

C．calmly

D．quietly

12.

A．reminded

B．forced

C．allowed

D．witnessed

13.

A．grandpa

B．teacher

C．staff

D．property

14.

A．crazy

B．busy

C．annoyed

D．surprised

15.

A．assisting

B．meeting

C．being

D．becoming

4 . In a migrant camp in Tijuana, Mexico, packed with hundreds of people, a three-year-old girl wandered alone toward the exit. She was steps from a busy road and a crowded market.

Estefania Rebellón seemed to be the only person who ________ her. The actor, producer and writer had just made the two-and-a-half-hour ________ from Los Angeles with a group of friends to drop off food, clothing and hygiene kits (卫生用品) to a ________ organization.

It was December 2018, a time when the United States Mexico border was seeing a ________ of migrants from Central American ________ violence and poverty. Rebellón could not believe what she saw: families lacking even the most ________ supplies. The children, sometimes shoeless and often dirty, ________ had no place to go.

Rebellón ________ to the child and took her hand. “Where are you going? Where are your parents?” she asked.

________, she and her friends found the girl’s panicked father, who had stepped away to _________ food distributed by others.
       Back at home, Rebellón could think of nothing else. “We have to do ________,” she told her partner. Kyle Thomas Schmidt. A school, a safe place for the children to ________ and learn, seemed much-needed. So, Rebellón and Schmidt recruited (招募) volunteer ________ via social media, and using a thousand dollars from their savings, ________ a school at the Tijuana border. From then on, these ________ children could not only have enough supplies, but also have access to education.1.

A．knew

B．missed

C．heard

D．noticed

2.

A．drive

B．hike

C．jump

D．run

3.

A．research

B．business

C．relief

D．health

4.

A．team

B．crowd

C．series

D．pair

5.

A．hiding

B．escaping

C．defending

D．ignoring

6.

A．adequate

B．useful

C．basic

D．proper

7.

A．frequently

B．eagerly

C．precisely

D．obviously

8.

A．rushed

B．skipped

C．marched

D．returned

9.

A．Particularly

B．Repeatedly

C．Subsequently

D．Miserably

10.

A．sign up for

B．line up for

C．stand out for

D．look out for

11.

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．something

12.

A．broadcast

B．gather

C．examine

D．compete

13.

A．teachers

B．doctors

C．students

D．conductors

14.

A．dominated

B．attended

C．advertised

D．established

15.

A．disadvantaged

B．exhausted

C．distinguished

D．educated

5 . Life can change in the blink of an eye. For Bridgette Ponson, one of those _________ took place in the parking lot of her workplace, Layton Christian Academy. While she was in the parking lot with her 2-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl, a car _________ them. This left the mother and her kids _________ beneath the car.

_________, the driver wasn’t going very fast when she hit them. At that moment, she was blinded by the sun — this is the suspected _________ of the accident. However, as soon as she _________ what had happened, she jumped out of the car to help. Plus, she wasn’t the only one who came to _________ Bridgette and her kids.

Soon, Chris Crowder, CEO of the school, became _________ of the accident. Without _________, he rallied (召集) together a group of students to help.

“It was a split second,” Chris recalls. “I immediately just ran into the classroom building because I knew I had to get a lot of people to lift this car. We have about 220 __________ kids and over 300 international kids at the school. They just __________ me shout. All these kids from different countries just came __________ out and lifted it up.”

A whole group of kids could be seen working together to lift the car enough for Mom and her kids to get __________. The 2-year-old was flown to Primary Children’s Hospital while the 3-year-old and Mom were taken by ambulance to the hospital. Although Bridgette and her kids suffered from __________, all three of them are __________ to make complete recoveries.

1.

A．discoveries

B．observations

C．explorations

D．moments

2.

A．approached

B．hit

C．delighted

D．confused

3.

A．searching

B．waiting

C．trapped

D．tied

4.

A．Thankfully

B．Honestly

C．Absolutely

D．Obviously

5.

A．witness

B．cause

C．victim

D．damage

6.

A．learned

B．realized

C．recalled

D．explained

7.

A．accompany

B．treat

C．save

D．welcome

8.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．ashamed

D．approving

9.

A．doubt

B．wonder

C．exception

D．delay

10.

A．domestic

B．energetic

C．innocent

D．ordinary

11.

A．made

B．helped

C．watched

D．heard

12.

A．calling

B．looking

C．running

D．climbing

13.

A．ahead

B．close

C．free

D．lost

14.

A．stress

B．injuries

C．hunger

D．diseases

15.

A．expected

B．determined

C．advised

D．reminded

7 . Losing a wallet is one of those careless acts we have. However, there are lucky ones who get their wallets back. Hunter Shamatt not only got back his _________ but also some added happiness!

Hunter was on his way to attend his sister’s wedding on flight when he _________ that he had lost his wallet. Hunter’s family reached out to ask if someone had _________ a wallet. Unfortunately, there was no sign of the wallet.

But the story was far from over. A week later, he _________ a package. There was his wallet! It also had a piece of _________, which said “Hunter, found this on a _________ from Omaha to Denver. Thought you might want it back. All the best. I _________ your cash up to $100, so you could _________ getting your wallet back. HAVE FUN!”

Moved by the _________ act, Hunter’s mom decided to write a post on Facebook and she also asked everyone to __________ the post. She would like to meet and greet the person behind the act of __________.

Now, thanks to the astonishing power of social media (媒体), the post __________ reached the man behind the note. The man was Todd Brown. Hunter’s mom thanked Brown for restoring her faith in humanity. “This story is more about __________ faith in people than anything. We hear a lot of negative news but not enough __________ news. I personally want to __________ Todd Brown and his wife for restoring faith that there are nice people out there,” she said.

1.

A．phone

B．wallet

C．ticket

D．luggage

2.

A．thought

B．guessed

C．dreamed

D．found

3.

A．turned down

B．turned out

C．turned in

D．turned off

4.

A．bought

B．got

C．saw

D．posted

5.

A．paper

B．card

C．notice

D．name

6.

A．flight

B．train

C．truck

D．ship

7.

A．took

B．lent

C．added

D．borrowed

8.

A．celebrate

B．imagine

C．avoid

D．finish

9.

A．shocking

B．interesting

C．boring

D．amazing

10.

A．copy

B．share

C．enjoy

D．write

11.

A．kindness

B．courage

C．honesty

D．humor

12.

A．actually

B．rarely

C．regularly

D．eventually

13.

A．staying

B．restarting

C．rebuilding

D．working

14.

A．useful

B．positive

C．important

D．latest

15.

A．treat

B．admire

C．appreciate

D．hug

8 . John and Mary were approaching their home town by car when they noticed some smoke. Mary said. “Oh, well, it isn’t our house on _______ . Let’s go home.”

John, however, _______ up and they were both horror-stricken to _______ the whole house was burning. A woman was _______ , “The children! Get the children!” John grabbed her, “Where are they?” “In the basement,” she cried.

Despite Mary’s _______ , John quickly soaked (浸湿) his clothes and ran to the basement which was full of smoke and extremely _______ . He found the door and _______ two children, holding one under each arm. As he _______ , he could hear some more whimpering (抽泣). He _______ the two badly frightened children into the arms of the people ________ outside, asking how many more children were down there. They told him two more. Mary wanted to stop him again, “John! Don’t go back! That house will ________ in any second!”

But he went back anyway. It took him a very long time to find the two children. They three were all ________ and they bent to get some ________ air. As they stumbled (蹒跚而行) up the endless steps, something strangely ________ went through his mind. The little bodies he had just ________ were his own children.

1.

A．sale

B．fire

C．air

D．duty

2.

A．showed

B．walked

C．drove

D．climbed

3.

A．see

B．cover

C．check

D．explain

4.

A．joking

B．noting

C．arguing

D．screaming

5.

A．encouragement

B．opposition

C．agreement

D．judgement

6.

A．noisy

B．wet

C．hot

D．small

7.

A．grabbed

B．invited

C．touched

D．beat

8.

A．left

B．rested

C．fell

D．wandered

9.

A．cast

B．delivered

C．pulled

D．changed

10.

A．running

B．waving

C．aching

D．waiting

11.

A．burn

B．appear

C．collapse

D．expand

12.

A．laughing

B．coughing

C．crying

D．whispering

13.

A．warm

B．smelly

C．fresh

D．dirty

14.

A．sad

B．exciting

C．happy

D．familiar

15.

A．treated

B．buried

C．lost

D．rescued

9 . When Casey was growing up, he loved watching his elder brother perform as a member of their school’s marching band. Casey always _________ the performances of the band, and as a trumpet player, he _________ following in his brother’s footsteps when he got to Southmoore High School.

Unfortunately, Casey was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂) and uses a wheelchair. When he _________ his dream with the school’s director of bands, Adam, he was surprised by Adam’s _________. He hadn’t expected that Adam was _________ to go to great lengths to make his idea happen!

“I’ve seen students in wheelchairs in band programs but they usually just _________ their instruments set by them. I feel like I could probably do a little more than that,” Adam said.

Even with his director’s _________, Casey wasn’t sure he’d ever get off the sidelines. However, he underestimated how _________ his teacher was. Adam was determined to help every student get the full marching band _________. By their next rehearsal (排练), Adam had already __________ away to get Casey on the field!

Since Adams pen this own school years in marching band and already knew the __________ well, he volunteered to __________Casey’s wheelchair during performances. They started off small, but every year they’ve increased Casey’s __________.This year, Casey was able to fulfill his dream of playing for the entire show, right next to his bandmates.

Adam hopes other teachers will __________ Casey and find ways to __________all students in other school activities, too! As for Casey, he’s having the time of his life, all thanks to one excellent educator.

1.

A．demonstrated

B．ignored

C．admired

D．evaluated

2.

A．insisted on

B．dreamed of

C．kept on

D．approved of

3.

A．realized

B．suspected

C．connected

D．shared

4.

A．talent

B．response

C．toughness

D．style

5.

A．willing

B．satisfied

C．afraid

D．sorry

6.

A．watch

B．play

C．borrow

D．accept

7.

A．support

B．preference

C．expectation

D．recommendation

8.

A．serious

B．capable

C．devoted

D．strict

9.

A．impression

B．permission

C．confidence

D．experience

10.

A．put up with

B．lived with

C．come up with

D．dealt with

11.

A．routines

B．examples

C．feelings

D．advantages

12.

A．repair

B．park

C．push

D．return

13.

A．participation

B．interest

C．responsibility

D．pressure

14.

A．help

B．contact

C．encourage

D．see

15.

A．educate

B．include

C．join

D．discover

10 . It was a regular school day, and the air was filled with the usual sounds of chatter and laughter as students prepared for their lessons. Little did I know that this day would soon take a ________ turn, making it an unforgettable day.

As the bell rang, signaling the beginning of our English class, we entered the classroom, completely ________ of the coming danger. The teacher began the lesson, and we were really ________ our literature lesson when, out of nowhere, a loud fire alarm ________ everything.

Panic spread as we understood how ________ it was. Smoke filled the hallway, and a sharp burning smell hung in the air. The neat classroom turned into a mess as everyone ________ to the door, trying to get away from the coming danger.

In all the chaos, I noticed my ________ Sarah looking obviously scared by her desk. I quickly ________ she needed help. Without hesitation, I rushed over, took her shaky hand, and told everyone to stay calm. We went through the thickening smoke together, and each ________ felt like a really long time.

As we reached the door, it felt hotter, and we knew we had to hurry. With hearts ________, we hurried into the playground where teachers and students were making sure everyone stayed sate.

Outside, we took a moment to catch our breath, ________ by the loud sounds of approaching fire trucks. Seeing parts of the building on fire, a sense of ________ washed over us, knowing that we had made it out unharmed.

After everything happened, I couldn’t help but reflect on the events of that day. ________ it taught me it’s important to stay calm when things get ________ and how helping others during hard times matters. It was a day when ordinary students became unlikely heroes, bound together by the shared ________ to overcome the unexpected challenges.

1.

A．classic

B．dramatic

C．powerful

D．graceful

2.

A．independent

B．tolerant

C．fluent

D．unaware

3.

A．into

B．onto

C．behind

D．against

4.

A．destroyed

B．interrupted

C．buried

D．sheltered

5.

A．formal

B．unique

C．severe

D．awkward

6.

A．hurried

B．delivered

C．jogged

D．hesitated

7.

A．sister

B．mother

C．classmate

D．teammate

8.

A．protested

B．reminded

C．stressed

D．realized

9.

A．flight

B．step

C．wave

D．foot

10.

A．racing

B．debating

C．suffering

D．begging

11.

A．greeted

B．conducted

C．surrounded

D．attracted

12.

A．stress

B．sadness

C．confidence

D．relief

13.

A．Breaking through

B．Going through

C．Making out

D．Working out

14.

A．tough

B．plain

C．various

D．specific

15.

A．contribution

B．ambition

C．determination

D．addiction