1 . Mobile phones are now everywhere. They are a(n) __________ way for us to keep in touch with friends and family. __________, it is important to know that there are __________ times when you should not be using your phone, the most important of these being __________.

There is no reason why you should feel the __________ to have your mobile phone during class. Aren’t you at school to __________?You should not be sending your friends text messages or taking phone calls __________ you are in class.

In America students would never be __________ to use their mobile phones during class. Anyone, who __________ the rule world be kicked out of class at once. It is OK to have your mobile phone with you, but you must ____________ to turn it off. It is very ____________ to hear a lot of tones and ringing during class.

As a(n) ____________ in China, I have to deal with students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to turn off their phones, but many students do not ____________. The desire to be ____________ all the time seems to be stronger than the desire to learn.

It’s ____________ to understand why it is so tempting to have your phone on during class. It won’t ____________ anyone when you’re sending a short text message, will it? But you may ____________ be hurting yourself when you do this. Sending a text message also takes your ____________ away from what’s going on in class, so you may miss something ____________. The next time you ____________ to send a message in class you should think again.

1.

A．new

B．great

C．wrong

D．strange

2.

A．However

B．Besides

C．At first

D．Otherwise

3.

A．happy

B．certain

C．free

D．early

4.

A．at home

B．in hospital

C．at school

D．in danger

5.

A．change

B．need

C．way

D．effort

6.

A．play

B．fight

C．help

D．learn

7.

A．unless

B．once

C．before

D．though

8.

A．ordered

B．invited

C．allowed

D．sent

9.

A．follows

B．doubts

C．makes

D．breaks

10.

A．remember

B．fail

C．continue

D．prepare

11.

A．boring

B．exciting

C．disturbing

D．normal

12.

A．reporter

B．doctor

C．engineer

D．teacher

13.

A．listen

B．mind

C．know

D．laugh

14.

A．saved

B．heard

C．connected

D．accepted

15.

A．easy

B．funny

C．difficult

D．impossible

16.

A．kill

B．interest

C．satisfy

D．hurt

17.

A．partly

B．actually

C．quickly

D．suddenly

18.

A．breath

B．feeling

C．attention

D．courage

19.

A．important

B．unbelievable

C．surprising

D．terrible

20.

A．regret

B．promise

C．plan

D．forget

2 . Born and raised in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, Yao Yanbei has long been lost in the cultural heritage of the city. She ______ to Dunhuang as a promising ______ after graduating from a college in Xiamen.

In 2016, inspired by patterns in Dunhuang murals (壁画), Yao ______ a toy camel. “Through the toy camel, I intended to ______ the spirit of the locals who are usually tough-minded and hard-working,” Yao said.

In August 2017, Yao spent nearly a month inside grottoes (石窟) drawing the murals. “Staying in the grottoes from dawn to dusk, I felt ______ connected with the ancient artists who ______ the murals. It was an amazing ______,” she said. Inspired by the sculptures and murals, Yao later designed some innovative products, including T-shirts, bookmarks, pocket mirrors and key rings.

Thanks to the efforts of designers like Yao, the ______ and creative industry began to take root in Dunhuang. Starting from 2018, every year the city has ______ an international design week to help ______ the industry. “By pooling the wisdom of designers from home and abroad, we want to make Dunhuang’s creative ______ more fashionable,” said Liu Mengxing, a vice general manager of a local company.

       Looking ahead at her ______ in design, Yao plans to ______ Dunhuang’s ancient art further and apply the wisdom of ancient artists to products of modern life. “I want to design more creative products that ______ more international customers,” said Yao. “I hope my design can bring people ______ to Dunhuang.”1.

A．travelled

B．escaped

C．came

D．returned

2.

A．architect

B．designer

C．author

D．engineer

3.

A．drew

B．bought

C．imagined

D．created

4.

A．obtain

B．test

C．convey

D．comment

5.

A．spiritually

B．emotionally

C．physically

D．materially

6.

A．wrote

B．painted

C．displayed

D．watched

7.

A．experience

B．memory

C．discovery

D．attempt

8.

A．traditional

B．modern

C．cultural

D．ancient

9.

A．pooled

B．showed

C．held

D．taken

10.

A．promote

B．strengthen

C．change

D．enlarge

11.

A．industry

B．products

C．environment

D．pictures

12.

A．preparations

B．job

C．future

D．career

13.

A．apply

B．explore

C．conduct

D．touch

14.

A．test out

B．result in

C．rely on

D．appeal to

15.

A．closer

B．deeper

C．stronger

D．better

3 . Daniel, my 8-year-old daughter, is on a crazy ride with our mail carrier, Anderson. My daughter has formed a _______ habit of writing letters and keeping interaction with her favorite _________. If you ever read her hand-decorated letter and envelopes, then I believe they really _________ your day.

It’s likely that a letter from Daniel includes some jokes or questions to _________ a response. _________ when she wrote a letter to Anderson, she put something unique in it. “You may know me as the person living here and keeping writing hundreds of letters. You’re very _________ to me, assisting me to stay in touch with friends. I _________ people with my letters, and you do that too!” Daniel wrote.

On the following day, a package _________ with two letters. One was from Anderson and the other from his trainer, Linda. In the letter, Anderson said he had _________ Daniel’s letter and believed many postal folks wanted to __________ Daniel. Daniel was so __________ with the content in the letter, for the possible result of no reply from other mail carriers would come as a(n) __________ to her.

__________, today, we saw Anderson bring four boxes of letters to me from around the country. These letters were so __________, filled with stories about family, pets and a sense of kindness. But there was something __________ those in them. People felt __________ — some for the first time in a long time. “I work alone in a small rural post office…” “Not many people think about how __________ we work…” Daniel wrote back seriously.

I’m sharing this not because I’m proud, but because it’s relatively __________, if we take the time, to give others __________ they need to be good. We all want to be seen, known and __________. Send a letter. Give a call. Take a step of bravery, like Daniel.

1.

A．serious

B．awkward

C．ridiculous

D．temporary

2.

A．receivers

B．carriers

C．contributors

D．partners

3.

A．ruin

B．make

C．disturb

D．compensate

4.

A．guarantee

B．approach

C．bless

D．celebrate

5.

A．And

B．So

C．But

D．Also

6.

A．mean

B．impatient

C．friendly

D．important

7.

A．keep on

B．cheer up

C．approve of

D．let alone

8.

A．lied

B．swallowed

C．survived

D．arrived

9.

A．denied

B．forgot

C．missed

D．shared

10.

A．thank

B．train

C．conduct

D．company

11.

A．anxious

B．tolerant

C．upset

D．pleased

12.

A．blow

B．shame

C．recognition

D．encouragement

13.

A．Disappointingly

B．Abnormally

C．Surprisingly

D．Accidentally

14.

A．human

B．private

C．creative

D．hopeful

15.

A．rather than

B．other than

C．more than

D．less than

16.

A．abandoned

B．seen

C．honored

D．punished

17.

A．frequently

B．relaxingly

C．painstakingly

D．extremely

18.

A．easy

B．complex

C．flexible

D．worthless

19.

A．charge

B．links

C．assistance

D．comfort

20.

A．loved

B．expected

C．forgiven

D．ignored

4 . It was a sunny but cold winter here in the mountains. I was _________ home along the clear roads. The last_________ had been over a week ago but down the sides of the hills lining the highway there were still _________ walls of ice. As I started to round a sharp turn, I_________ that a large piece of ice had broken off and fallen onto the road. I _________ turned my car to the other lane (车道) to _________ it. After I did it, I noticed a small dog was walking in my former lane just beyond where the ice had _________. If I had still been in that lane, I would have surely _________ him. Slowing down, I honked (按喇叭) and the dog was_________. He looked at me for a moment and then __________ the road and got into the safety of the woods.

I pulled over to a __________ place and parked. Then I walked back to the ice and moved it __________ the road so that no one would hit it. As I walked back to my car, I looked up at the__________. The clouds had just parted again to__________ the sun to shine through. I smiled and__________ fate (命运) for putting that ice just where it needed to be to keep me from hitting that little dog.

As I__________ driving home, I started thinking of all the times that the traffic in my life must have been redirected (重新定向). How many times had I been the small dog walking into traffic only to have the “ice” so I wouldn’t be__________? How many times had fate given me another __________ to find my way back to the right path without being __________?

Fate __________ us all so much. So let’s live wisely and thankfully.

1.

A．moving

B．driving

C．stepping

D．walking

2.

A．flood

B．rain

C．snow

D．accident

3.

A．short

B．strange

C．colorful

D．huge

4.

A．noticed

B．heard

C．remembered

D．guessed

5.

A．frequently

B．bravely

C．sadly

D．quickly

6.

A．catch

B．see

C．remind

D．miss

7.

A．changed

B．disappeared

C．fallen

D．formed

8.

A．pulled

B．caught

C．beaten

D．hit

9.

A．interested

B．tired

C．shocked

D．bored

10.

A．got on

B．ran off

C．looked at

D．turned around

11.

A．safe

B．quiet

C．warm

D．lonely

12.

A．onto

B．off

C．over

D．beneath

13.

A．building

B．tree

C．sky

D．mountain

14.

A．allow

B．offer

C．send

D．advise

15.

A．called

B．thanked

C．learned

D．asked

16.

A．imagined

B．suggested

C．continued

D．practiced

17.

A．got over

B．run over

C．turned over

D．pushed over

18.

A．challenge

B．job

C．friend

D．chance

19.

A．hurt

B．followed

C．directed

D．pushed

20.

A．answers

B．remembers

C．loves

D．praises

5 . 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

6 . There are all kinds of enemies, and one of the arts of living is to learn to tell them apart. There is a kind of enemy who ________ meant to be an enemy at all. He’s not mad at you; he’s mad at the world, and you are wandering around on his lonely battlefield and ________ lines of fire.

Let me tell you about one of them. Years ago, I ________ my two girls from South America and put them in school. They talked a ________ language that was neither English nor Spanish, and their ________ gave them a hard time, especially Lolla.

Pat and Peggy came home ________ almost every day, so I decided to cheer them up by ________ a party. Their tears dried ________. Right away they got ________ and offered many ideas. However, when I ________ which friends to invite, the tears started again. They said they had nothing but ________. Then I had one of my rare ________. “Let’s invite all your enemies and we’ll fill them up with ice cream and cake.” Little Pat and Peggy ________ knowing looks.

The party was a(n) ________, and the best time was had by the ________ enemy, Lolla, who rolled on the floor and screamed with. Pat and Peggy never came home crying from school anymore.

1.

A．only

B．ever

C．still

D．never

2.

A．jumping at

B．getting into

C．comparing with

D．running after

3.

A．adopted

B．examined

C．adored

D．prevented

4.

A．formal

B．beautiful

C．strange

D．modern

5.

A．classmates

B．tutors

C．doctors

D．neighbors

6.

A．sleeping

B．crying

C．quarreling

D．playing

7.

A．attending

B．requiring

C．throwing

D．supporting

8.

A．magically

B．hardly

C．frequently

D．casually

9.

A．pretty

B．grateful

C．cautious

D．creative

10.

A．recalled

B．mentioned

C．recommended

D．controlled

11.

A．guests

B．thoughts

C．enemies

D．thanks

12.

A．illnesses

B．inspirations

C．excuses

D．opportunities

13.

A．exchanged

B．combined

C．discovered

D．improved

14.

A．explanation

B．business

C．attempt

D．success

15.

A．furthest

B．slowest

C．biggest

D．newest

7 . Standing on the top of Mount Tai, I watched the sun rising through the cloud and taking its place in the sky. I haven’t seen many _________, but I can feel that seeing one from the top of Mount Tai must be one of the best ways to _________ the beauty of nature.

When I left for China, the _________ of climbing Mount Tai had not even _________ me. I was going to China to _________ its language, history and culture and gain a better understanding of international agricultural trade between my country and China.

Now I have stayed in China for a few weeks. In Beijing, my group have _________ friendship with many Chinese students. Through our broken Chinese and their _________ English, we are still able to teach each other about our cultures. We _________ that we are all just students working towards the same _________ of having careers, families and lives and trying to make the world better. Cultural differences seem __________—even the language almost completely differs from our own. But their daily lives are similar to our own routines(常规). __________, people worry about the same things we do here. They are __________ food safety, pay close attention to the government and feel the effects of the economic markets.

This __________ makes me realize how many cultures my country has in common with other countries around the world. More importantly it makes me have a __________ for travel, and I am looking forward to having more __________ to engage in cross-cultural communication and learning.

1.

A．clouds

B．sunrises

C．mountains

D．tops

2.

A．describe

B．select

C．imagine

D．experience

3.

A．thought

B．aim

C．mission

D．origin

4.

A．belonged to

B．occurred to

C．fallen to

D．turned to

5.

A．discover

B．study

C．spread

D．update

6.

A．developed

B．sought

C．kept

D．showed

7.

A．spoken

B．brief

C．poor

D．unique

8.

A．assume

B．claim

C．realize

D．expect

9.

A．chance

B．reason

C．function

D．goal

10.

A．amazing

B．striking

C．powerful

D．terrible

11.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Anyhow

12.

A．addicted to

B．confused about

C．attracted to

D．concerned about

13.

A．adventure

B．course

C．climbing

D．journey

14.

A．desire

B．strategy

C．selection

D．responsibility

15.

A．guidelines

B．measures

C．opportunities

D．applications

9 . Nine years ago, I moved to an absolutely new town. Though I was _________, with various new things to explore, I was still lonely. I was eager to establish _________.

This could explain my enthusiastic “Count me in!” when _________ to participate in a half marathon. Considering my usual 3 miles, I must have been _________ — 13 miles seemed a(n) _________ task.

However, the original _________ gradually faded away. I found comfort in burying myself in training. Though taking it slow, one mile, and then two, I gradually made _________. Mile after mile, I managed to step beside my new friends. We talked about our favorite music and _________ funny stories about our children. At about mile 10, the conversations _________. We shared our past and hopes for our future, our fears and regrets. By the time we were finishing 12 miles, I was __________ that I’d made lifelong friends.

__________, the day of the race arrived. At the start line, armed with my friends, I already felt like a champion. My time training had __________. I managed to hold a steady pace and kept up with my __________. Finally, we crossed the finish line together.

Although it started as a __________ of building social ties, running not only provided me with friendship, but with a skill that would __________ me for the rest of my life.

1.

A．excited

B．relaxed

C．embarrassed

D．confused

2.

A．respect

B．principles

C．business

D．connections

3.

A．allowed

B．reminded

C．invited

D．required

4.

A．grateful

B．confident

C．crazy

D．awkward

5.

A．pleasant

B．impossible

C．rewarding

D．important

6.

A．delight

B．anxiety

C．shock

D．disappointment

7.

A．progress

B．discoveries

C．history

D．mistakes

8.

A．read

B．spread

C．exchanged

D．composed

9.

A．concluded

B．deepened

C．returned

D．decreased

10.

A．hopeful

B．regretful

C．convinced

D．ashamed

11.

A．Unfortunately

B．Obviously

C．Naturally

D．Eventually

12.

A．paid off

B．run out

C．come

D．flown

13.

A．partners

B．trainers

C．coaches

D．judges

14.

A．risk

B．habit

C．right

D．means

15.

A．satisfy

B．protect

C．challenge

D．benefit

10 . I was doing well as a department head in a Mumbai firm, but my relationship with the boss had become strained (紧张的). Not wanting to ________ this, I resigned rather impulsively (冲动地). But with no other job offer in hand, I soon became ________.

Then, one morning, a Situations Vacant ad I spotted ________ a person like me. So, carrying my ________ typed CV (简历) in an envelope on which I had written both “To and From” ________, I took a train on a Monday morning to get to the post office, where I could have it weighed, stamped and ________. Getting off the train, I ________ the crowd of office-goers out of the station and on to the street. Suddenly, I noticed my envelope was ________!

I rushed back to the ________. The train was still there. A ________ of the compartment in which I travelled ended up with nothing. I waited ________ for the train to pull away. It hadn’t fallen on the tracks either.

The ________ thing to do was to go home, sit at my typewriter, make a new CV and covering letter and mail it. But losing the envelope was like a bad ________, so I gave up.

Three weeks passed. I ________ a letter that referred to my “lost” job application and inviting me for a ________ with the company’s managing director, I was ________.

I soon got the job, and ________ there as deputy general manager until I took voluntary retirement.

I still think about my application ________ its addressee (收信人). I imagine someone found it. He or she might have asked others on the train. Realizing it would be ________ to a fellow citizen, the finder took it to a post office, stuck the stamps and mailed it. To that ________ friend, I want to say: Thank you for a little act that proved to be so big for me.

1.

A．look up

B．take up

C．put up with

D．come up with

2.

A．anxious

B．proud

C．hopeless

D．curious

3.

A．dismissed

B．hired

C．missed

D．sought

4.

A．finally

B．neatly

C．completely

D．exactly

5.

A．addresses

B．instructions

C．directions

D．courses

6.

A．sorted

B．loaded

C．posted

D．corrected

7.

A．avoided

B．left

C．lost

D．joined

8.

A．falling

B．missing

C．broken

D．mistaken

9.

A．platform

B．yard

C．office

D．street

10.

A．memory

B．look

C．search

D．cleaning

11.

A．aimlessly

B．excitedly

C．angrily

D．impatiently

12.

A．meaningless

B．logical

C．valuable

D．difficult

13.

A．sign

B．fortune

C．result

D．mark

14.

A．expected

B．mailed

C．received

D．wrote

15.

A．dinner

B．walk

C．party

D．meeting

16.

A．surprised

B．disappointed

C．encouraged

D．worried

17.

A．arrived

B．moved

C．worked

D．helped

18.

A．pointing

B．reaching

C．touching

D．persuading

19.

A．important

B．hard

C．realistic

D．friendly

20.

A．imagined

B．responsible

C．hidden

D．unknown