1 . For most people, a family member would be their inspiration. As for me,_______my mother and father were both great influences, my greatest influence came from a television programGilmore Girls. Nearly every day after_______, I would come home,_______on the couch, and turn on the television.

Upon hearing the theme song and seeing the_______faces, I was overcome by a sense of_______and total peace. All the day’s hardships would_______. I would forget about any_______stress. When it was about five o’ clock, I would sit in front of the TV to_______another episode ofGilmore Girls. It was what I had to_______in my day, because I was having a________day and I simply loved to laugh at their humorous dialogues. Each of the characters had a________personality, unlike anyone I had ever known. The more I watchedGilmore Girls, the more I found myself wanting to be a “Rory Gilmore”.

Much of Rory’s success came from her mother. In the process of________Harvard or any college, I have recently discovered it is a long process. My________has also encouraged me to follow my dreams and to make my own________. I am a particularly hesitant person, so________this task is not easy for me. In________and developing into her own person, Rory Gilmore discovered her dreams and how to achieve them; that was how she________me.

Although I am a girl who is________trying to find my true self, Rory made me feel as if I could________everything. No matter which college I may________, I’ll always know that the road, which I travel to get there, is a road well worth traveling.

1.

A．unless

B．because

C．now that

D．even though

2.

A．dinner

B．communication

C．school

D．work

3.

A．pick up

B．lie down

C．lay down

D．show up

4.

A．common

B．unusual

C．familiar

D．strange

5.

A．relief

B．care

C．honor

D．surprise

6.

A．pause

B．disappear

C．decrease

D．stop

7.

A．casual

B．formal

C．certain

D．previous

8.

A．survey

B．identify

C．watch

D．notice

9.

A．look forward to

B．make up for

C．pay attention to

D．take charge of

10.

A．lazy

B．tough

C．big

D．happy

11.

A．unique

B．good

C．strange

D．ambiguous

12.

A．passing by

B．thinking of

C．searching for

D．getting into

13.

A．Rory

B．family

C．mother

D．friend

14.

A．efforts

B．experiments

C．decisions

D．trips

15.

A．proposing

B．quitting

C．confronting

D．undertaking

16.

A．speeding up

B．growing up

C．hanging out

D．holding on

17.

A．inspired

B．envied

C．admired

D．calmed

18.

A．hardly

B．still

C．almost

D．seldom

19.

A．conquer

B．find

C．analyze

D．afford

20.

A．know

B．conduct

C．admit

D．choose

2 . A“blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet website called a “blog”. The word “blog” is a_______ way of saying“web log”, or “personal website”. Anyone can start a _______, and they can write about anything they like.
There are millions of blogs on the internet today. They_______ news, information and ideas for people who read them. They contain _______ to other websites, and they provide a place for people to write their_______ and react to the ideas of others.
A research company called Perseus has _______ more than 3,000 web logs. It says that blogs are most_______ with teenage girls. They use them to_______ their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study _______ says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.
________, some people develop________ blogs to present political and other ideas.________, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their________
At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ________ Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. com”. He said the site became too expensive to ________ He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had ________ on it. They were ________ that the site had been closed.
One blog that is still going ________ is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the website in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That ________ led to a book called The Weblog Handbook. It has been ________ into four languages so far.1.

A．short

B．long

C．regular

D．central

2.

A．company

B．expression

C．experiment

D．blog

3.

A．debate

B．explore

C．provide

D．seek

4.

A．issues

B．links

C．recovery

D．guidance

5.

A．reasons

B．ideas

C．faults

D．choices

6.

A．served

B．reported

C．studied

D．attached

7.

A．popular

B．pleased

C．bored

D．careful

8.

A．ask

B．order

C．demand

D．let

9.

A．instead

B．yet

C．still

D．also

10.

A．Besides

B．However

C．In fact

D．Therefore

11.

A．fierce

B．relaxing

C．serious

D．humorous

12.

A．For example

B．In total

C．In the end

D．On the contrary

13.

A．products

B．employees

C．systems

D．predictions

14.

A．recognized

B．ended

C．survived

D．happened

15.

A．advertise

B．start

C．continue

D．close

16.

A．written

B．appeared

C．worked

D．taken

17.

A．happy

B．upset

C．excited

D．confident

18.

A．devoted

B．gentle

C．weak

D．strong

19.

A．character

B．history

C．article

D．usage

20.

A．dipped

B．fooled

C．mixed

D．translated

3 . 完形填空
Presently selfie (自拍) is popular among many young persons, even some elders. Danny Bowman was so crazy about it in order to attract girls when he was at school. He spent 10 hours a day _____ more than 200 selfies trying to find the _____ one.
He would take 10 photos of ________before he washed and would go ____class secretly three times every hour. At 16, he dropped out of school____ he could throw himself into his addiction, and he ate _____.He did not leave his house for six months, and when he failed to take the perfect picture, he tried to _____himself by taking an overdose（过度用药）． His mother, Penny, ______ to save him, and forced him to ask for help after his addiction had become _____ .
Then 19-year-old, believed to be Britain's first selfie_____ , is now under special treatment ______ He has not taken a picture of himself in seven months and has ____that achieving perfection is _____ . He told the Sunday Mirror, "I was constantly ____he perfect selfie and when I realized I couldn't, I wanted to die. I _____ my friends, my education, my health and almost my life. The only thing I ____ about was having my phone with me so that I could satisfy the desire for a picture of myself at any time of the day." He expressed his _____ to the doctors and said their help kept him ____ and called on others to ask for help _____ they ended up in hospital.
One psychologist at a clinic _____Danny was treated said the addiction to taking
selfies has now become a mental illness.1.

A．getting

B．making

C．taking

D．having

2.

A．good

B．perfect

C．beautiful

D．comfortable

3.

A．himself

B．his teacher

C．the classroom

D．others’

4.

A．into

B．away

C．inside

D．out of

5.

A．because

B．so that

C．but

D．as if

6.

A．nothing

B．more

C．everything

D．less

7.

A．surprise

B．calm

C．kill

D．thank

8.

A．failed

B．managed

C．succeeded

D．decided

9.

A．in order

B．out of date

C．under control

D．out of control

10.

A．killer

B．addict

C．winner

D．loser

11.

A．in hospital

B．at home

C．at school

D．at work

12.

A．recognized

B．expected

C．realized

D．imagined

13.

A．unpleasant

B．impossible

C．possible

D．necessary

14.

A．in search of

B．in need of

C．in memory of

D．in favor of

15.

A．missed

B．left

C．lost

D．got

16.

A．dreamed

B．talked

C．cared

D．worried

17.

A．sadness

B．happiness

C．regret

D．thanks

18.

A．patient

B．alive

C．wise

D．wealthy

19.

A．after

B．until

C．while

D．before

20.

A．where

B．which

C．how

D．when