1 . Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and ________ of consumer demands for environment friendly products have ________ the pollution problem. One ________ is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.

________, today, more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. ________ they buy a product, they ask questions like these: “Will this shampoo damage the environment?” “Can this metal container be ________ or can it only be used once?”

A recent study showed that two ________ five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the ________ they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green,” that is, friendly to the environment.

Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products ________ labels to show that the product is green. Some companies emphasize that their products are clean and safe in their advertising and have made it their main selling ________.

The ________ for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink ________ they do business. No longer will the public accept the old ________ of “Buy it, use it, throw it away and forget it.” The public ________ is still here, and companies are ________ their act gradually.

1.

A．part

B．lack

C．lots

D．varieties

2.

A．applied to

B．contributed to

C．exposed to

D．devoted to

3.

A．possibility

B．chance

C．result

D．effect

4.

A．Therefore

B．Furthermore

C．Similarly

D．However

5.

A．After

B．Though

C．Before

D．Unless

6.

A．reused

B．safe

C．friendly

D．returned

7.

A．of

B．on

C．from

D．out of

8.

A．rhyme

B．way

C．section

D．branch

9.

A．carry

B．take

C．include

D．make

10.

A．advantage

B．technique

C．point

D．attraction

11.

A．concern

B．hope

C．care

D．plan

12.

A．what

B．how

C．whether

D．when

13.

A．saying

B．trust

C．attitude

D．fashion

14.

A．pressure

B．pleasure

C．discussion

D．interest

15.

A．enlarging

B．sharing

C．cleaning

D．improving

2 . When struggling to reach a goal, don’t let limitations define you. Use them as _________ to push beyond your comfort zone. That way you’ll find creative _________ and better understand your inner strengths. And it’s inner strengths that define how you’ll deal with _________ in life.

At the age of 20, Bryan joined the army. One day, he was behind the wheel when a roadside bomb _________. As result, Bryan lost his left hand and both legs. Several days later, Bryan _________ up at a medical center with his mother by his side. It was in that _________ that his mother said the words that defined the _________ for the rest of his life. She said, “You know you have _________ two choices here, right?” He _________, “Move on, or roll over and die.” She said, “And you’re going to...” To which he replied, “Move on.”

Bryan noticed that the patients who were making __________ were the ones who accepted their __________ and worked hard to move forward. From the start, Bryan __________ himself. He refused to let his injury __________ him from living his life. The process of learning to use his prostheses (假肢) was a __________ and difficult journey, but his mother and friends were there to __________ him.

Today, Bryan lives a __________ life and is a motivational speaker. In his free time, he loves to snowboard, skateboard and enjoy time on his motorcycle. Bryan’s story is powerful __________ that we too can overcome our limitations. We mustn’t let them stop us from moving forward but push ourselves to rise above and __________ varieties of possibilities. We all have our __________, but if you believe you can __________ them, you will.

1.

A．behaviors

B．occasions

C．risks

D．opportunities

2.

A．explanation

B．solutions

C．movements

D．budget

3.

A．differences

B．resources

C．difficulties

D．dreams

4.

A．flew away

B．jumped out

C．turned over

D．went off

5.

A．grew

B．woke

C．got

D．stayed

6.

A．hospital

B．army

C．battlefield

D．playground

7.

A．origin

B．source

C．way

D．spot

8.

A．basically

B．slightly

C．briefly

D．gradually

9.

A．repeated

B．chattered

C．responded

D．reflected

10.

A．progress

B．sense

C．decisions

D．discoveries

11.

A．donations

B．injuries

C．stresses

D．worries

12.

A．dragged

B．cheated

C．enjoyed

D．pushed

13.

A．prevent

B．save

C．excuse

D．separate

14.

A．outward

B．long

C．dangerous

D．direct

15.

A．spoil

B．persuade

C．force

D．encourage

16.

A．responsible

B．reasonable

C．rewarding

D．demanding

17.

A．comfort

B．memory

C．reminder

D．warning

18.

A．experience

B．absorb

C．doubt

D．expect

19.

A．directions

B．limitations

C．examples

D．goals

20.

A．understand

B．replace

C．realize

D．overcome

3 . When I was eighteen, I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.

But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the______, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk easily by myself. Then the doctor began the______. He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I______you have arefinal(视网膜) disease. If you do, you'll never work a day in your life...”

My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an______result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly______a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without______. I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to______and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the names of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which______me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of______each time I completed a paper.

Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I______appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my delight, continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and______up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of ray blindness______I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I______so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles in print.

Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my______into success. He set the bar too______and focused on what I wouldn't be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.

1.

A．station

B．company

C．clinic

D．lab

2.

A．operation

B．treatment

C．examination

D．argument

3.

A．suspect

B．acknowledge

C．confirm

D．advocate

4.

A．urgent

B．obvious

C．accurate

D．ordinary

5.

A．reminded

B．robbed

C．warned

D．informed

6.

A．assistance

B．medicine

C．allowance

D．balance

7.

A．dance

B．shine

C．widen

D．tear

8.

A．asked

B．permitted

C．forced

D．encouraged

9.

A．pleasure

B．worry

C．trouble

D．stress

10.

A．admitted

B．penned

C．wanted

D．described

11.

A．gave

B．lit

C．came

D．put

12.

A．although

B．after

C．since

D．unless

13.

A．feared

B．sought

C．brought

D．rejected

14.

A．imagination

B．personality

C．motivation

D．responsibility

15.

A．low

B．far

C．long

D．close

4 . The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must _______ sixty hours of service learning, _______ they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community. _______ of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. _______ a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write a _______ about what they have learned.

Supporters claim that there are many _______ of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think _______ their own interests and become _______ of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real­life skills that _______ responsibility, problem­solving, and working as part of a team. ________ students can explore possible careers ________ service learning. For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.

________ there are many benefits, opponents ________ problems with the new requirement. First, they ________ that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is time­consuming, students spend ________ time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without ________ goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individual’s freedom to choose.

In my view, service learning is a great way to ________ to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. ________, I don’t believe you should force people to help others — the ________ to help must come from the heart. I think the best ________ is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.

1.

A．spend

B．gain

C．complete

D．save

2.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．for

3.

A．Subjects

B．Ideas

C．Procedures

D．Examples

4.

A．With

B．Before

C．During

D．After

5.

A．diary

B．report

C．note

D．notice

6.

A．courses

B．benefits

C．challenges

D．features

7.

A．beyond

B．about

C．over

D．in

8.

A．careful

B．proud

C．tired

D．aware

9.

A．possess

B．apply

C．include

D．develop

10.

A．Gradually

B．Finally

C．Luckily

D．Hopefully

11.

A．through

B．across

C．of

D．on

12.

A．So

B．Thus

C．Since

D．While

13.

A．deal with

B．look into

C．point out

D．take down

14.

A．argue

B．doubt

C．overlook

D．admit

15.

A．much

B．full

C．less

D．more

16.

A．cost

B．pay

C．care

D．praise

17.

A．contribute

B．appeal

C．attend

D．belong

18.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．However

19.

A．courage

B．desire

C．emotion

D．spirit

20.

A．decision

B．purpose

C．solution

D．result

5 . A couple of days ago, my 9­year­old son and I were shopping at a grocery store (食品杂货店). At the checkout, a mother was trying to understand her bill. She didn't have enough _______ for her milk and cheese. The manager _______ the items (商品) from her cart and carried them away to the fridge section.

There had been _______ when I myself didn't have money to buy groceries my family needed, but today was _______. It was payday so there we stood in line with our groceries.

I whispered to my son and told him to run and get the _______ back with the items. He was confused. He didn't understand me. I was trying to do an act of kindness, but it went _______.

The lady left with her son and _______ groceries than she had planned. I told the checkout guy to _______ me for her milk and cheese and that we'd run to the parking lot and _______ her up. He said “You'd do that？” and I said “Yes, I want to make sure they have what they ________.”

He quickly called the manager back. I paid for my items and hers and my son and I ran to the parking lot where we ________ we would find the lady. But the mom and her son were ________ and with them went my opportunity to gift these small but ________ items.

I felt ________ for not speaking up and telling her what I wanted to do for her. If I had told her about it, I wouldn't have ________ the chance of doing a good deed. Perhaps because of this our future acts will be delivered with speed, as it is intended and necessary for love and kindness.

1.

A．space

B．money

C．patience

D．help

2.

A．counted

B．added

C．removed

D．replaced

3.

A．times

B．reasons

C．ways

D．stores

4.

A．free

B．different

C．common

D．familiar

5.

A．fridge

B．mother

C．partner

D．manager

6.

A．wrong

B．bad

C．crazy

D．hungry

7.

A．cheaper

B．heavier

C．fewer

D．larger

8.

A．reward

B．search

C．pay

D．charge

9.

A．pick

B．catch

C．cheer

D．give

10.

A．need

B．buy

C．order

D．lose

11.

A．proved

B．doubted

C．remembered

D．thought

12.

A．grateful

B．unwilling

C．gone

D．tired

13.

A．necessary

B．expensive

C．useless

D．beautiful

14.

A．lucky

B．frightened

C．terrible

D．hopeless

15.

A．had

B．missed

C．welcomed

D．refused

6 . I was walking my dog Snoopy one evening while the last light of the setting sun _________ the clouds purple and pink. I looked up at the sky and smiled. After a minute Snoopy started _________ at her leash. She was more than ready to head inside for a bowl of dog food and a bacon   _________. I wasn’t quite ready to go in, however, so I _______ her. I was waiting for my friends the Little Blinkers to appear.

It wasn’t long either _______ I saw them switching their lights on and off. They were fireflies, of course, also known as lightning bugs. Over all the years that I have lived here they have never failed to appear at this time during the summer. They have never failed to _______me. They have never failed to make the world a little brighter. It has always been such a _______ too knowing that such wonderful creatures can shine their own light and make the _______ meadows look like the starry skies above. They make me want to share my own light as well, even if it isn’t that bright and even if it does _______ to blink now and then.

Robert Fulghum wrote, “I know some people who ________a lot of light. Because they have absorbed a lot of light themselves. They shine.” I don’t know how much light I have ________the years, but I do know that I won’t keep it ________ under a basket. I will shine it. I will share it. I will use it to ________as much goodness, love, joy, and wisdom into this world as I possibly can.

May you always ________ your light as brightly as you can. May you always share it with others as well. Remember that you are not asked to ________the whole world up. What you need to do is just to make your little corner of it a bit brighter.

1.

A．printed

B．dyed

C．colored

D．pictured

2.

A．pushing

B．pulling

C．dragging

D．waving

3.

A．food

B．thing

C．treat

D．feast

4.

A．comforted

B．approved

C．pleased

D．blamed

5.

A．unless

B．before

C．when

D．once

6.

A．delight

B．disappoint

C．satisfy

D．touch

7.

A．chance

B．surprise

C．curiosity

D．joy

8.

A．green

B．ordinary

C．vast

D．dark

9.

A．intend

B．plan

C．tend

D．manage

10.

A．give out

B．give off

C．give away

D．give in

11.

A．absorbed

B．appealed

C．applied

D．collected

12.

A．stayed

B．remained

C．changed

D．hidden

13.

A．cause

B．appear

C．bring

D．require

14.

A．hold

B．shine

C．spread

D．offer

15.

A．build

B．deepen

C．light

D．brighten

7 . Mother Teresa and I were deeply engaged in this close conversation when we were_____ by loud voices coming from down the hall.

First I smelled them, then heard them: middle aged couple, both very tall, very large, very ____ perfumed and clearly very rich. With no greeting at all, the woman shoved (推挤) a ____ into my hand. She and her husband   ____   Mother Teresa from her chair and situated her against the wall between them. Then they   _____ like giant bookends on either side of Mother Teresa or       ____   a photograph.

As I snapped the photo, without hesitation the woman put her     _____     under Mother Teresa’s chin and forced it up. Shocked that anyone should     ______ Mother Teresa that way.

Right after the photos, she and her husband, without so much as a “thank you” to Mother Teresa or to me,   _____ in a noisy rush.

Mother Teresa returned to her chair and continued   _____ nothing had happened. But I was _____ anger towards this couple. My body was tense, and hatred   ____   through me.

Later, I wrote Mother Teresa a letter, telling her how I had     _____   towards her visitors.

In her ______ she admonished me, saying that while I had expressed sympathy for the poor, the sick and the weak all my life, I had no_______ of the suffering of the wealthy: the isolation, the hardening of the heart, and the ___of the soul that can come with the burden of wealth. She said that they need as much compassion as anyone else on earth.

I thought back and realized that Mother Teresa had had no   _____ with the wealthy couple. To her, they deserve   _____ love, no less and no more than the orphans in her   _____ , and she had treated them with love and respect.

“You must open your heart to them and become their student and their teacher,” she said in her letter. “     _____   them in your circle of love. Do not shut them out. They also are your work.”

1.

A．attracted

B．annoyed

C．amazed

D．interrupted

2.

A．gently

B．poorly

C．heavily

D．lightly

3.

A．camera

B．present

C．notebook

D．purse

4.

A．helped

B．invited

C．lifted

D．pulled

5.

A．pushed in

B．stood out

C．took in

D．hurried out

6.

A．asked

B．insisted

C．suggested

D．demanded

7.

A．face

B．eyes

C．arm

D．hand

8.

A．love

B．treat

C．like

D．hate

9.

A．apologized

B．disappeared

C．turned

D．greeted

10.

A．as if

B．even if

C．so that

D．in that

11.

A．absorbed in

B．adapted to

C．concerned with

D．filled with

12.

A．burst

B．sought

C．ran

D．saw

13.

A．felt

B．identified

C．hated

D．ranked

14.

A．response

B．reply

C．reaction

D．letter

15.

A．recognition

B．mind

C．attention

D．head

16.

A．happiness

B．sadness

C．kindness

D．loneliness

17.

A．argument

B．conversation

C．problem

D．question

18.

A．pitiful

B．deep

C．equal

D．long

19.

A．care

B．service

C．welfare

D．benefit

20.

A．Inspect

B．Respect

C．Include

D．Contain

8 . How to Avoid the Coronavirus? Wash Your Hands

As a New York Times correspondent in China, I _______ the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003 during which a _______ coronavirus was first detected in Guangdong. My two children attended _______ school in Beijing throughout the outbreak.

The International School of Beijing, where my children were _______ , was one of the few in the capital that stayed _______ throughout the SARS outbreak.

The school _______ a bunch of simple precautionary _______: a stern note to parents _______ them not to send a child to _______ who was sick and warning them that students would be ________ for fevers with ear thermometers(耳温枪/耳温计) at the school door. There was no ________ of food at lunch. The teacher led the kids in ________ hand washing throughout the day at classroom ________, while singing a prolonged “hand washing song” to ________ they did more than a cursory(马虎；草率) pass under the tap with water only.

With those precautions ________, I observed something of a public ________ miracle: Not only did no child get SARS, but it seemed no student was sick with anything at all for ________ on end.

The World Health Organization ________ the SARS outbreak contained in July 2003. But, oh, those ________ persisted. The best first-line defenses against SARS or the novel coronavirus or most any virus at all are the ones that Grandma and ________ taught us, after all.

1.

A．witnessed

B．covered

C．interviewed

D．experienced

2.

A．new

B．latest

C．novel

D．strange

3.

A．middle

B．high

C．elementary

D．kindergarten

4.

A．patients

B．partners

C．classmates

D．students

5.

A．open

B．close

C．lock

D．control

6.

A．organized

B．instituted

C．founded

D．arranged

7.

A．laws

B．policies

C．agreements

D．notices

8.

A．urged

B．persuading

C．warning

D．reminding

9.

A．hospital

B．park

C．school

D．clinic

10.

A．screened

B．measured

C．estimated

D．figured

11.

A．sharing

B．robbing

C．eating

D．throwing

12.

A．always

B．frequent

C．occasion

D．time

13.

A．desks

B．chairs

C．pipes

D．sinks

14.

A．forced

B．reminded

C．ensure

D．encouraged

15.

A．in place

B．in power

C．in order

D．in need

16.

A．behavior

B．health

C．study

D．life

17.

A．months

B．days

C．years

D．hours

18.

A．told

B．announced

C．reported

D．declared

19.

A．hobbies

B．interests

C．habits

D．characters

20.

A．common ground

B．common property

C．in common

D．common sense

9 . One day while I was on the road, _______ a corner with flowers and a flag where somebody special got _______.
   The next day when I passed this accident site again, I simply had to stop an d_______a prayer and since I had some flowers in my car, I put them down next to all the other flower_______._________I went back in my car I asked myself: “Why am I stopping here? I do not even know this person?”
   That night I had a very_________dream. All of a sudden this young handsome man_______to me and said: “Hello! I am Rocky---please tell my mom that I am OK and that I_______her” and then he disappeared.
     When I woke up, I could not get this young man and his _______out of my mind. I do not know Rocky and neither do I know his dear mom—so how in the world may I ________his message to his mother? I asked God to help me.
     About two weeks later I went to ________up my car at a nearby gas station. When I paid for my gasoline, I ________the lady’s necklace which was________like a star. When she took my money, she said that the ________of her son are in there.
     I will never ________this moment when everything became still and so ________. I put my hand on hers and asked her: “What is your son’s name?” and when she said “Rocky”, our eyes connected ________and were filled with tears. I was   ________and not able to respond.
   I drove home sobbing. What I did should ________the young man’s dream into reality. I then wrote a note for Rocky’s mom, telling her that her__________“baby boy” visited me in my dreams and the he wanted me to tell her that he is OK and that he loves her.1.

A．passed by

B．put away

C．came across

D．ran into

2.

A．hurt

B．injured

C．killed

D．died

3.

A．tell

B．speak

C．announce

D．say

4.

A．adjustment

B．appointment

C．arrangement

D．settlement

5.

A．As soon as

B．As long as

C．Unless

D．Even if

6.

A．foolish

B．strange

C．painful

D．enjoyable

7.

A．happened

B．applied

C．appeared

D．reacted

8.

A．miss

B．respect

C．support

D．love

9.

A．information

B．message

C．letter

D．guidance

10.

A．deliver

B．devote

C．attach

D．show

11.

A．bring

B．turn

C．pour

D．fill

12.

A．stared

B．focused

C．admired

D．attracted

13.

A．shining

B．spreading

C．arising

D．boiling

14.

A．eyes

B．ashes

C．arms

D．legs

15.

A．assume

B．measure

C．forget

D．keep

16.

A．quiet

B．peaceful

C．outstanding

D．significant

17.

A．slightly

B．actually

C．firmly

D．deeply

18.

A．helpless

B．hopeless

C．speechless

D．useless

19.

A．make

B．get

C．have

D．let

20.

A．guilty

B．precious

C．delighted

D．considerate

10 . In 2000 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year _______
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a _______one. The world will be more_______ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be_______ 6, 900 million, almost 2, 450 million more than in 1995. More people would move into cities, especially cities in _______ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would_______ have 15 million by then.
Food production will _______, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1995,_______ most of the increase would be in countries that _______ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ________ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ________ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is________as cities become larger and more houses are built. ________ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ________ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2020 ________ They only carried out the situation that________ today. By changing the situation, by________the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ________time for the nations of the world to work ________ a plan of action. But they warned that________too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.1.

A．learning

B．project

C．notice

D．study

2.

A．pleased

B．pleasant

C．safe

D．blue

3.

A．dangerous

B．beautiful

C．crowded

D．terrible

4.

A．no more than

B．as many as

C．as much as

D．as large as

5.

A．developing

B．developed

C．big

D．mountainous

6.

A．none

B．each

C．all

D．neither

7.

A．insist

B．reduce

C．increase

D．continue

8.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．however

9.

A．already

B．hardly

C．partly

D．never

10.

A．wanted

B．lacked

C．found

D．expected

11.

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．disturbing

D．interrupting

12.

A．saved

B．lost

C．discovered

D．found

13.

A．Air pollution

B．Water pollution

C．Some diseases

D．All farmland

14.

A．animals

B．plants

C．forests

D．people

15.

A．must be true

B．will come true

C．can't be true

D．may be wrong

16.

A．happens

B．develops

C．exists

D．appears

17.

A．settling

B．working out

C．answering

D．dealing

18.

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．plenty of

19.

A．about

B．in

C．out

D．for

20.

A．working

B．suggesting

C．spending

D．waiting