1 . 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

2 . One Monday, a teacher cheerfully asked his students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend was not good at all; he had a lot of trouble. Then he asked the teacher ________he always seemed to be so ________. The teacher answered, “Every morning when you get up, you have a ________ about how you want to live your life that day, and I ________ to be cheerful.”

He told the students a story, “ One day a few weeks ago I drove 17miles to the school as ________. I drove out of the freeway and came onto College Drive. I only had to drive ________ quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to ________ it again, but failed. So I took my ________ and walked down the road to the college. As soon as I got there I ________ for tow truck(拖车) to meet me at my car after________. One of my colleagues asked me what had happened.” This is my ________ day,” I replied , smiling. “your car ________ down and that day was your lucky day?” the student who had a bad weekend was ________ and asked. “What do you mean?”

“I ________ 17 miles away from here,” the teacher replied, “my car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. But it didn’t. ________ , it broken down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking ________ from here. I was able to teach my class, and I was ________ able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.”

The student sat there with his eyes opened ________. The teacher looked at the sixty faces of his students. ________ it was very early in the morning, no one seemed to be ________ . Clearly they were moved by the story and then he smiled and said, “This is the end of my story.”

1.

A．why

B．how

C．what

D．when

2.

A．interesting

B．excited

C．helpful

D．cheerful

3.

A．right

B．choice

C．decision

D．conclusion

4.

A．pretend

B．enjoy

C．choose

D．plan

5.

A．usual

B．common

C．general

D．ordinary

6.

A．other

B．again

C．else

D．another

7.

A．begin

B．start

C．finish

D．compete

8.

A．luggage

B．suitcase

C．book

D．car

9.

A．arranged

B．provided

C．supplied

D．ordered

10.

A．meeting

B．experiment

C．trip

D．class

11.

A．unlucky

B．lucky

C．worst

D．hard

12.

A．turned

B．ran

C．broke

D．fell

13.

A．puzzled

B．curious

C．sorry

D．regretful

14.

A．work

B．live

C．study

D．go

15.

A．Otherwise

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Besides

16.

A．reach

B．sight

C．distance

D．view

17.

A．even

B．still

C．ever

D．also

18.

A．widely

B．huge

C．board

D．wide

19.

A．Because

B．Although

C．Since

D．However

20.

A．cheerful

B．happy

C．sleepy

D．excited

3 . A man was employed to paint a boat. He brought paint and _________ and began to paint the boat as the owner wanted. While painting, he _________ there was a hole in the body of the boat and decided to repair it. When he finished painting, he received his _________ and left.

The next day, the owner of the boat visited the painter and _________ him with a cheque(支票), much higher than what he was paid for the painting work. The painter was _________.

“You’ve already paid me for painting the boat, sir! he said.

“This is not for the paint job. It’s for repairing the _________ in the boat.”

“Ah! But it was such a small service.” the man said. “Certainly it’s not worth paying me such a high amount for something so _________!”

“My dear friend,” the owner said, “You don’t understand. Let me tell you _________ happened. When I asked you to paint the boat, I _________ to mention the bole. When the boat dried, my kids took it and ____________ a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a hole there. I was not at home at the time. So when I ____________ and noticed they had taken the boat, I was hopeless. Imagine my ____________ and joy when I saw them returning safely from fishing.”

“Then, I examined the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You now see what you did? You ____________ the life of my children!”

Each of us has a moral duty to offer help, wipe tears, listen carefully and repair all the “hole” we ____________ in our life journey, because a small act will make a big ____________ in the future.

1.

A．rulers

B．brushes

C．knives

D．pens

2.

A．felt

B．heard

C．sensed

D．noticed

3.

A．money

B．paint

C．brush

D．fish

4.

A．dropped

B．cooked

C．presented

D．took

5.

A．happy

B．disappointed

C．embarrassed

D．surprised

6.

A．hole

B．chair

C．paddle

D．picture

7.

A．huge

B．small

C．great

D．rude

8.

A．when

B．why

C．what

D．how

9.

A．stopped

B．regretted

C．remembered

D．forgot

10.

A．went on

B．went away

C．went over

D．went through

11.

A．drove

B．shared

C．rewarded

D．returned

12.

A．belief

B．relief

C．sadness

D．worry

13.

A．saved

B．hurt

C．broke

D．designed

14.

A．come out

B．come in

C．come across

D．come into

15.

A．achievement

B．progress

C．process

D．difference

4 . Holly Morrell will never forget the phone call that changed her life. Her father ________ to say that a 16-year-old boy had died of a heart ________ on the field at the local high school. He said, “We have to do something.” She ________.

Although neither Holly nor her dad knew the boy, they were both too ________ with cardiac arrest(心脏骤停), a condition that kills about 325, 000 Americans each year. Holly says, “Screenings(筛查) ________ lives.”

Within weeks of her dad’s call, Holly organized her first cardiac-screening event at the ________ boy’s high school. In 2007, she ________, Heartfelt, a non-profit organization that provides free or low-cost cardiac screenings for adults and children. “My goal is to make screenings ________ to as many people as possible,” says Holly.

Experts say that early detection is ________ to preventing sudden cardiac arrest, which often occurs to seemingly healthy people with no ________ of heart disease. “We’re always looking for ways to ________ sudden cardiac death, and Holly’s program is one of those ways,” says Dr Tony Mccanta, a cardiologist. “What Holly’s doing is ________.” For Holly who had a cardiac defibrillator(除颤器) implanted to help ________ her heartbeat and has tolerated seven heart-related ________, it was all she wanted to do. “I believe that my own ________ was saved so could keep doing this work.”

1.

A．paused

B．returned

C．tended

D．called

2.

A．operation

B．rate

C．attack

D．beat

3.

A．recalls

B．remarks

C．replies

D．sighs

4.

A．busy

B．strict

C．familiar

D．tired

5.

A．save

B．treat

C．cure

D．respect

6.

A．missed

B．felt

C．selfish

D．lost

7.

A．closed

B．launched

C．played

D．predicted

8.

A．legal

B．available

C．luxury

D．suitable

9.

A．important

B．equal

C．contrary

D．accessible

10.

A．cure

B．history

C．clue

D．excuse

11.

A．explain

B．approach

C．oppose

D．prevent

12.

A．amazing

B．confusing

C．frightening

D．disappointing

13.

A．restart

B．scan

C．regulate

D．see

14.

A．surgeries

B．papers

C．challenges

D．chances

15.

A．sickness

B．mind

C．life

D．job

6 . One cold December morning, my dad and I were walking along the road to a store to buy Christmas presents. Suddenly a car ran to us out of _____. Pushed away by my dad, I was______while he was unable to escape and injured. My dad ______unconditional love to me when faced with the accident. Since that day, I have known the power of love and the   lessons it can teach to those who take anything for granted, as I did everything before.

People wander into our lives for various reasons, but each one has something to ______ , even the driver who caused the ______ . He helped me a lot. Whether our ______is entirely good or not, there remains something to be gained from every person we ______. I have come to view study in this way. Sometimes, when schoolwork gets tough and I lack ______ , I remind myself that I am here to make use of every lesson that I have been given. What a   ______     it is to be able to acquire knowledge!

This unconditional love I have for learning allows me to see the world through what some may call rose-colored glasses, which helps me to love and be loved in complete confidence as well. _____, it offers me the power to see things clearly in the ______ changing world and ______ myself to overcome difficulties in my life. I am ______ to learn, and because of my ability to love, I______ the challenges that will help me grow. I approach everything with interests, and see an opportunity for education on every page of my books, and even with difficulties and ______.

1.

A．sight

B．reach

C．control

D．date

2.

A．safe

B．disappointed

C．cautious

D．painful

3.

A．brought

B．showed

C．explained

D．introduced

4.

A．hide

B．teach

C．follow

D．accomplish

5.

A．accident

B．problem

C．concern

D．conflict

6.

A．task

B．result

C．attitude

D．relationship

7.

A．refuse

B．come across

C．admire

D．depend on

8.

A．awareness

B．movement

C．ability

D．motivation

9.

A．wonder

B．mystery

C．relief

D．day

10.

A．Thus

B．Instead

C．For example

D．In addition

11.

A．slowly

B．suddenly

C．constantly

D．gradually

12.

A．encourage

B．behave

C．expect

D．equip

13.

A．proud

B．uncomfortable

C．eager

D．surprised

14.

A．put away

B．take up

C．care about

D．keep off

15.

A．successes

B．failures

C．chances

D．responsibilities

7 . There is no age limit to learn new things and be creative. That's what 102-year-old Alan R. Tripp and 88-year-old Marvin Weisbord ______ us after they released (发布) their first-ever music ______ called Senior Song Book. It just goes to show that anything is ______ even when you are very ______. You just need some willpower, a friend by your side, and a burning passion (热情) to keep on improving forever.

“______ is that you would have loved it if you were alive back in 1940 and you can still love it today,” Marvin says. The friends live in the same Pennsylvania

______ community after they didn't work any more and have been writing songs, together for the past 2 years. Their album ______ 8 songs and 2 pieces of pure music.

They are true music lovers at heart. Marvin ______ that he feels “so young” whenever he's together with Alan. After all, there's a 14-year ______ between being 88 and 102, even if it doesn't ______ it. Alan states that he “______ getting old 10 years ago” with a naughty ______ on his face, which makes it even more funny.

“So we're writing songs that are recognizable, in all kinds that are recognizable, with lyrics (歌词) telling stories about how we ______ our lives now,” Marvin told Hannah Batanson of the Washington Post.

“Now we're giving people who are 64 years old a chance to be 14 again and get new songs in their heads,” ______ Alan, according to whom it was never the pair's______ to turn a profit.

1.

A．taught

B．learned

C．quitted

D．experienced

2.

A．film

B．album

C．concert

D．lesson

3.

A．easy

B．fashionable

C．possible

D．horrible

4.

A．rich

B．sick

C．weak

D．old

5.

A．Music

B．Performance

C．Dance

D．Song

6.

A．volunteer

B．school

C．elderly

D．youth

7.

A．makes

B．contains

C．takes

D．leaves

8.

A．wonders

B．believes

C．debates

D．hopes

9.

A．difference

B．distance

C．shortage

D．practice

10.

A．look like

B．take over

C．set up

D．get on

11.

A．finished

B．stopped

C．enjoyed

D．refused

12.

A．nose

B．tear

C．look

D．wrinkles(皱纹)

13.

A．waste

B．face

C．support

D．spend

14.

A．apologized

B．guessed

C．imagined

D．explained

15.

A．result

B．invention

C．intention(意图)

D．knowledge

10 . Snowy wanted to be a show jumping horse. Every day she would _______ her mum to allow her to jump. Finally, her mum decided she was _____ enough and they went into the jumping arena (竞技场).

Snowy was very excited, but when she saw how ______ the jumps were, she started shaking." I can't jump that high. It's a good idea that we ________." she said. Her mum said,“I wouldn't expect you to _________ that high. There's a log (原木) on the ground. Why not start jumping over that?" Snowy gathered (积聚) her ________, walked to the log and then managed to jump over it.

“I did it!" she shouted happily. _________, her mum said,“You can't just jump over logs if you want to be a show jumper. ________ the low jump over there."

Again, Snowy was ___________but she tried it and found she could do it. As time went on, Snowy progressed to taller jumps, until finally she ________ the arena and looked at the tallest jumps. Over the past few weeks, something had _______. These jumps seemed much less ______ to Snowy. She jumped over them easily. Her mum looked with ________ at her and said,“This is what happens when you start ________ and build your way up."

So never be afraid of ________   in life, but start small and keep trying. Then you'll be able to do anything.

1.

A．ask

B．warn

C．force

D．advise

2.

A．old

B．fat

C．clever

D．careful

3.

A．deep

B．high

C．long

D．far

4.

A．wait

B．leave

C．stay

D．settle

5.

A．see

B．stop

C．start

D．arrive

6.

A．speed

B．power

C．doubt

D．courage

7.

A．Suddenly

B．immediately

C．However

D．Besides

8.

A．Remember

B．Try

C．Carry

D．Study

9.

A．nervous

B．happy

C．upset

D．serious

10.

A．missed

B．liked

C．entered

D．needed

11.

A．appeared

B．changed

C．begun

D．continued

12.

A．dangerous

B．important

C．familiar

D．terrible

13.

A．pride

B．anger

C．patience

D．kindness

14.

A．early

B．young

C．small

D．smart

15.

A．failures

B．worries

C．uncertainties

D．difficulties