1 . Paen Long has had a dream ever since he saw a plane for the first time at the age of six. His dream was to _________ a plane. Last year, the 30-year-old man started building his plane _________. “I was afraid that people would _________ me, so sometimes I worked at night,” he said. It was a long time _________ he put his dream into practice. Paen Long tried to build his own plane, using the money he had _________ from running his own garage. He has spent three years watching YouTube videos in order to _________ how to make a plane.

It took him a year to build his plane, using mostly recycled materials.The plane’s first _________ came at 3 pm on 8th, March. Local villagers gathered excitedly to watch the plane fly. _________, the plane only got 50m in the air before crashing (撞击) to the ground. “When all people were looking at me, I felt very _________,” he said.

Although the first try __________, Paen Long remains __________. His next project is to build a seaplane. Paen Long thinks the plane will cost over $10,000. “I never feel __________ for spending all my money building a plane,” he said.

His wife, Hing Muoyheng, worries about her husband, especially as they have two young sons. However, she has no __________. “I don’t know how planes work and he doesn’t have any __________ to help him. He can only search for information himself,” she said. “I tried to ask him to stop a few times because I was afraid, but he said he wouldn’t __________, so I have to support his dream.”

1.

A．repair

B．make

C．draw

D．buy

2.

A．carefully

B．impatiently

C．secretly

D．suddenly

3.

A．make use of

B．make fun of

C．get tired of

D．turn to

4.

A．before

B．until

C．when

D．since

5.

A．expected

B．saved

C．stolen

D．borrowed

6.

A．answer

B．learn

C．control

D．guess

7.

A．design

B．flight

C．interview

D．meeting

8.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．However

D．Otherwise

9.

A．angry

B．excited

C．proud

D．embarrassed

10.

A．appeared

B．continued

C．changed

D．failed

11.

A．determined

B．kind

C．nervous

D．upset

12.

A．serious

B．sorry

C．hungry

D．grateful

13.

A．chance

B．aim

C．choice

D．reason

14.

A．experts

B．classmates

C．volunteers

D．workers

15.

A．give up

B．give in

C．give away

D．give out

2 . My first job was at a fast-food restaurant called Caroll’s in my hometown. One spring day my next-door neighbor ________ me to apply for work with her there, and I agreed to have a try.

One little ________ was that I wasn’t 16 yet, so I just changed my birth date on the application from July to ________. Luckily, they didn’t ask for any ID to prove my ________, because there were few applicants for the job. Both of us were ________.

The pay was ________, only $1.60/hour with no tips. I worked at the ________ and only boys were allowed to work in the kitchen. I got a chance to make milkshakes, though, which I considered kind of fun. I also ________ the relationships with all the other workers, who were mostly easy-going teenagers.

It was great to ________ different diners. The restaurant was located on a ________ entryway into town, so all kinds of people came in. One day a man in plain clothes ________ but ordered many signature dishes. When he came to my counter to check out, I was ________ to find he was my idol.

Besides ________ about my age, I also failed to inform the manager that I was leaving in June to attend summer camp, so my first job only lasted a few ________. It has been long gone, but the _________ in the restaurant remains a sweet memory of my life.

1.

A．invited

B．allowed

C．forbade

D．taught

2.

A．topic

B．difficulty

C．mistake

D．opportunity

3.

A．August

B．June

C．March

D．October

4.

A．age

B．address

C．name

D．face

5.

A．fired

B．accepted

C．refused

D．interviewed

6.

A．enough

B．high

C．low

D．good

7.

A．desk

B．door

C．restaurant

D．counter

8.

A．enjoyed

B．ignored

C．damaged

D．missed

9.

A．help

B．encounter

C．recognize

D．thank

10.

A．hidden

B．major

C．distant

D．secret

11.

A．woke up

B．gave up

C．looked up

D．turned up

12.

A．disappointed

B．ashamed

C．surprised

D．frightened

13.

A．lying

B．worrying

C．complaining

D．arguing

14.

A．days

B．months

C．hours

D．years

15.

A．food

B．service

C．experience

D．payment

3 . I’m sure there are all kinds of historic sites ____________ cultural relics need to be protected. (用适当的词填空)

4 . The TV programme had a massive audience, ranging from children ____________ adults. (用适当的词填空)

5 . ____________ (尽管) the rain, we continued to walk down the trail. (根据汉语提示完成句子)

6 . She ____________ (be) faithful to her promise to guard this secret to this day. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . Listen! There must be someone ____________ (walk) through the jungle. (所给词的适当形式填空)

8 . A traveller without ____________ (observe) is a blind without wings. (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . The beautiful flowers on cherry branches are the most ____________ (significance) sign of the arrival of spring. (所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . 每逢一个节日即将来临，你就能看到各种商业机构利用社交平台销售它们的产品。
Whenever a festival is coming, you will see various business ________________________ social media to sell their products.