2 . Hansen and his 10-year-old son Chase search the streets of Salt Lake City every weekend for the homeless to take to lunch. They started Project Empathy(共情)four years ago to ________a meal, listen to their stories and figured out how they could ________ help.

“Just start with a smile, a hello. It really just starts with that. If you do it, you can make a connection. A small gesture can have a ________ impact on others less fortunate,” Hansen ________ in an interview.

Some of these shared meals have turned into stronger ________ .Ward, a homeless, was ________ in a flat. He credited the Hansens with helping him ________the difficult process of moving off the streets. “It is great to have friends who make us feel ________ and I’m impressed with the pair,” Ward said.

Father and son’s ________have developed into a passion project that ________ faith and community, which emphasizes the ________ community members can have in uplifting the homeless. They know they can’t settle the homeless ________ alone. They’re hoping empathy will ________.

“My hope for the future is to ________ more connection across our country. We could and we will succeed ________ we have other people join in and help the homeless,” Chase said.

1.

A．buy

B．cook

C．share

D．eat

2.

A．often

B．further

C．also

D．even

3.

A．dramatic

B．different

C．minimum

D．decisive

4.

A．remarked

B．praised

C．joked

D．quoted

5.

A．desires

B．connections

C．motivations

D．opinions

6.

A．provided

B．permitted

C．abandoned

D．housed

7.

A．through

B．for

C．despite

D．to

8.

A．surprised

B．relaxed

C．awesome

D．calm

9.

A．dreams

B．influences

C．experiences

D．efforts

10.

A．assesses

B．compares

C．highlights

D．respects

11.

A．importance

B．task

C．chance

D．role

12.

A．argument

B．problem

C．debt

D．conflict

13.

A．go away

B．catch on

C．fade out

D．give off

14.

A．establish

B．miss

C．exchange

D．maintain

15.

A．before

B．if

C．until

D．so

3 . 假定你是李华，正在加拿大渥太华学习。你计划暑假期间在当地旅行，请写一封e－mail向旅行社询问相关的旅行信息。要点如下：
1.旅行信息(如景点等)；
2.当地特色(如食品等)；
3.注意事项。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数；
3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir or Madam，

I'm Li Hua，a Chinese student，studying in Ottawa. I'm writing to

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Yours，

Li Hua

4 . Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn't mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or another, you'll have to stand up and say—problems, I don't want you in my life.

    1    Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children—the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shaped and colors and feelings.

But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.

Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help.     2    Talking helps you move on and let go.

Write your problems.     3    When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.

Don't lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don't lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family…you should still have faith.     4    

Your problems aren't the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours.     5    Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.

Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.

A．Of course, we've been fighting troubles ever since we were born.

B．When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it？

C．Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don't want a real person to talk with.

D．But the truth is that when you talk about it, you're setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.

E．We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.

F．Tell yourself：when they can deal with them, why can't I？

G．With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.

5 . A woman was drowning and she put her hand in the air with her last energy. She was only moments away from_______when she was rescued. Surf lifesaver Andrew Reid, who helped _______ the woman,said the woman was_______ lucky, with a number of factors contributing to her rescue.

He had just walked in at 6:55 a. m. and a fellow lifeguard _______ because they start at 7:00 a.m. They were _______ just looking out and checking the conditions. It was then that the struggling woman was_______ .

Mr.Reid said as he _______ his way towards the woman, other lifeguards were also trying hard. One of the other _______ , Troy Stewart, got to the woman quicker. He reached the woman as she began to _______ under water. Mr.Reid said the woman was ________when got above the waterline.

Another lifeguard, Anthony Carroll, raced to the rescue, and he even made a separate rescue. “She is a very lucky lady,” Mr. Reid said. “She had two of the country’s________ surf swimmers at the beach this morning.” He added that each lifeguard took a different ________ to ensure at least one of them was able to ________ the woman in time.

The woman was ________once she had been rescued. Mr. Reid was proud of the role he and his colleagues________ in the rescue.

1.

A．sorrow

B．death

C．failure

D．disappointment

2.

A．save

B．catch

C．take

D．bring

3.

A．finally

B．possibly

C．usually

D．extremely

4.

A．looked up

B．turned up

C．took up

D．rang up

5.

A．firmly

B．gradually

C．actually

D．eventually

6.

A．noticed

B．ignored

C．understood

D．hurt

7.

A．lost

B．found

C．felt

D．made

8.

A．lifeguards

B．swimmers

C．tourists

D．policemen

9.

A．walk

B．swim

C．die

D．sink

10.

A．screaming

B．laughing

C．smiling

D．singing

11.

A．special

B．free

C．smart

D．best

12.

A．method

B．boat

C．route

D．routine

13.

A．see

B．reach

C．call

D．move

14.

A．careful

B．useful

C．hopeful

D．grateful

15.

A．acted

B．had

C．played

D．realized

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

At noon that day, I drove back to my house after the performance. Just as I entered the living room, I heard a gentle sound coming from the bedroom upstairs—it was the sound of my favorite violin.

“Thief!”

I dashed upstairs. Sure enough, as expected, a boy of about 12 years old was petting my violin. The boy had messy hair and a thin face, his oversized coat seemingly filled with something. At first glance, I found a new pair of shoes missing. It seemed that he was surely a thief.

Then, I saw his eyes full of fear and despair. My anger was immediately replaced by a smile, I asked, “Are you Mr. Ram’s nephew, Michael? I’m his housekeeper. Two days ago, I heard his nephew living in the countryside will come. It must be you. You’re really like him!”

On hearing my words, the boy was first astonished, but then quickly said, “Has my uncle gone out? I think I’d better first go out for a walk and visit him again in a while.”

I nodded and asked the boy who was preparing to put down the violin, “Do you like to play the violin so much?”

“Yes, but I’m so poor that I can’t afford it,” the boy replied.

“Then, I give this violin to you.” The boy looked at me questioningly, but he picked up the violin. Going out to the living room, he suddenly saw on the wall my huge color photo I performed in the Sydney Opera House. He involuntarily trembled for a moment and ran out without looking back.

I was sure that the boy had understood what happened because no one would decorate the living room with the housekeeper’s photo.

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A few years later, I was invited to be a judge at a music competition of senior high school students.

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After the competition, “Michael” ran to me, holding a violin box.

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7 . 阅读下面短文，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。续写的词数150字左右。

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

Growing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. Kind and caring, she always seemed to make people comfortable in her presence. For years she was a volunteer in our community. I loved going to the local nursing home to help with her until I hit my preteen years. Suddenly, I was too caught up in my adolescent world to worry about helping others.

One particular summer day when I was twelve, Mom came into my room and told me to get up and meet her at the car. I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ruin everything? Eventually, I made my way outside. I imagined the lake water cooling my skin. Annoyed, I climbed into the car and slammed the door shut. I sat in silence, too upset to make a conversation.

“Tasha, would you like to know where we are going?” Mom asked calmly.

“I guess…,” I murmured under my breath.

“Sweetheart, we are going to a children’s shelter, I have been there before and I think it would benefit you,” she explained.

I felt a knot slowly form in my stomach. How was I supposed to help there?

When we reached the shelter, I was rather surprised. It was a large white Victorian home. As we approached the large front porch, wind bells played a calming tune while trees and blossoms welcomed us. Maybe this wasn’t going to be so bad.

Mom rang the doorbell. The door flew open and we were led to the front room, where all of the children were playing. Toys were spread out across the floor. I noticed a baby whose body was scarred with wounds. The majority of the children had noticeable physical scars（伤疤） such as cuts, scratches and burns. What a terrible life they had before they moved here! My heart sank.

As I was looking around, I felt a gentle pull on my shirt.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I returned to the shelter with Mom several times._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事

Steve was the most amazing person in all of Minneapolis, and he was my cousin. By the age of 19, Steve was a star baseball player at the University of Minnesota. I wanted to be exactly like him. So when Steve asked me to go with him on a spring fishing trip in northern Minnesota, I was excited!

After planning the trip, we gathered clothes and supplies, and began our great adventure. We reached the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota by early evening. On our way to the campsite, Steve pointed to a small house faraway in one of the mountains, saying that it was the ranger station (护林站) where the forester worked.

Finally, after a long walk, we reached the campsite and set up the camp as the sun was setting. Steve knew all the tricks of an experienced wilderness camper. After we gathered enough wood from the forest, he started the campfire using only stone and steel — no matches. For supper we feasted on freeze-dried beef, wild rice and pea soup. I ate greedily after all that work.

Tired enough, we climbed into our sleeping bags early and talked about our plans for fishing the next day. We were still talking quietly when a sudden north wind picked up; the temperature dropped and it began to snow. Steve found a way to increase the temperature inside the tent. He dragged a log (原木) from the forest to the opposite side of the campfire. Then he wrapped aluminum foil (铝箔) around the log. The heat from the fire reflected off the foil and into the tent. Soon images of lake fish were filling my dreams.

The snow had stopped, but sometime later a powerful wind must have kicked up the flames of our dying fire. I was abruptly awakened by Steve. Our tent was on fire. Frightened, I ran out of the tent immediately. The tent collapsed (倒塌) with Steve inside. Without any thought of endangering myself, I reached into the burning tent and pulled him to the icy lake. Fortunately, we were not seriously hurt.

注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
Later, as we stood by the burning tent to keep warm, we considered our difficult situation.
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Paragraph 2:
Suddenly, we heard a noise in the forest.
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9 . If you are like most international students, you are probably comfortable reading and writing in English.     1     Below are some tips to help you to improve your conversational skills.

Make friends with American students. Many international students end up making friends with a lot of—or only—other international students.     2     Hanging out with natives not only naturally pushes you to improve your spoken English, but also helps you pick up cultural and social information.

Learn from American friends. Tell your American friends that you are trying to improve your listening and speaking skills, and would like them to help you. If you pronounce a word incorrectly, or misuse an idiom, you ask them to guide you.     3    

Increase your knowledge.     4     If you are familiar with the topics that are likely to be discussed in conversation, you have a much better chance of understanding people when they talk, and of being able to express yourself well.

    5     If you have to explain something to someone, you have a strong motivation to pronounce everything as well as you can, and find other ways to explain yourself. Finally, this becomes a good habit. Many people have asked me how I learned to speak English fluently, and I owe most of it to my years of being a math teacher in college for years.

A．It is bad for them to do that.

B．You will make progress this way.

C．Become a teacher at your school, if possible.

D．It's a win－win opportunity for international students.

E．Keep up with news and watch popular shows and movies.

F．Explaining everything in a different way matters.

G．However, you may have trouble in listening and speaking in the language.

10 . 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, ____ you can just wait until we make a quick ____ at the grocery store. I have something ____ to show you. ”
At grocery store, we____ some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to ____ your question.” I put one apple of each ____on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a ____ look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all ____colors, shapes and sizes. On the ____, some of the apples may not ____ look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was ____ each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, ____ them back on the table, but ____ a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I ____ tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of ____ See if that helps you ____ which one is which. ”
He took ____, and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are ____ like apples! They are all different, but once you ____ the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
He totally ____ it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.1.

A．although

B．so

C．because

D．if

2.

A．stop

B．start

C．turn

D．stay

3.

A．expressive

B．encouraging

C．informative

D．interesting

4.

A．bought

B．counted

C．saw

D．collected

5.

A．check

B．mention

C．answer

D．improve

6.

A．size

B．type

C．shape

D．class

7.

A．worried

B．satisfied

C．proud

D．curious

8.

A．ordinary

B．normal

C．different

D．regular

9.

A．outside

B．whole

C．table

D．inside

10.

A．still

B．even

C．only

D．ever

11.

A．examining

B．measuring

C．drawing

D．packing

12.

A．keeping

B．placing

C．pulling

D．giving

13.

A．on

B．toward

C．for

D．in

14.

A．mustn’t

B．can’t

C．shouldn’t

D．needn’t

15.

A．each one

B．each other

C．the other

D．one another

16.

A．admit

B．consider

C．decide

D．believe

17.

A．big bites

B．deep breaths

C．a firm hold

D．close look

18.

A．just

B．always

C．merely

D．seldom

19.

A．put away

B．get down

C．hand out

D．take off

20.

A．made

B．took

C．got

D．did