1 . Ten years ago when I was diagnosed with a serious illness, my first thought was, “Why me?” And this thought _______ me throughout my journey. It wasn’t until I was _______ enough to look back that I realized how much of my life was _______ by my illness not in a bad way.

Being _______ for our past experiences and _______ can be a hard thing to do. We sometimes wish events in our past could be _______ so we could start a new life. But without these events, we wouldn’t learn, change and grow.

The day I _______ this was volunteering with my boyfriend. A friend’s wife came up to me and asked me how school was, _______ I said I didn’t like it that much. She then _______ by saying, “Well, if you hadn’t gone, you wouldn’t have met him.” and pointed at my ________.

This really opened my eyes, and after I left I started seeing everything in my life in this ________. If I hadn’t gone to that school, I would never have met my future husband. If I hadn’t battled ________ the illness, I wouldn’t have found my true ________. At first I didn’t see how my illness could have ever been a blessing. But when I looked at it as an experience for me, I started to see that I had a lot to be thankful for.

I grew closer to my mother while ________. I gained knowledge about myself that I could ________ gain through struggle, and learned how to take care of my wants and needs in a way that made me happy.

1.

A．occupied

B．followed

C．delivered

D．stopped

2.

A．well

B．happy

C．sad

D．ill

3.

A．widened

B．shot

C．shaped

D．united

4.

A．mindful

B．thankful

C．hopeful

D．cheerful

5.

A．stories

B．replies

C．rewards

D．struggles

6.

A．swallowed

B．caught

C．swept

D．taught

7.

A．remembered

B．reminded

C．removed

D．realized

8.

A．but

B．and

C．yet

D．then

9.

A．responded

B．collected

C．corrected

D．lectured

10.

A．boyfriend

B．girlfriend

C．husband

D．teacher

11.

A．way

B．means

C．appearance

D．face

12.

A．through

B．for

C．within

D．against

13.

A．hope

B．self

C．relief

D．friend

14.

A．living

B．losing

C．recovering

D．searching

15.

A．never

B．already

C．only

D．also

2 . Many people have close relationships with their cousins and form bonds that last a lifetime. National Cousins Day can be a great opportunity to spend time with some of your favorite people in the family.     1    .

What is National Cousins Day?

National Cousins Day is an annual holiday that takes place on July 24. It encourages people to spend time with and appreciate their cousins.     2    , it's easy to lose touch as you grow older. On National Cousins Day, you might reconnect with cousins and look back on happy family memories together. National Cousins Day also serves as a good excuse to hang out and have fun with some of your closest family members.

    3    

The origin of National Cousins Day is a bit of a mystery. It's unclear how and when the holiday officially started. Nevertheless, cousins have been an important part of the American family for generations. In the past, the bonds between cousins were explored in TV shows and movies in a lighthearted and funny way. And now, from family reunions to summer cookouts, cousins are given the chance to bond with one another.

How to Celebrate National Cousins Day

    4    . We've listed a few ways you can enjoy a happy Cousins Day. A good old-fashioned barbecue can bring back memories of the days when you and your cousins were little kids, running around and causing mischief together.     5    . Organize a game of soccer with your cousins to get some fresh air and exercise. This activity works especially well if you have a lot of cousins.

A．History of National Cousins Day

B．Even if we are close to our cousins

C．In this article, we'll do a deep dive into it

D．In this way, your bonds with cousins will be strengthened

E．If you're looking for some inspiration or ideas, don't worry

F．While you see cousins a lot at family events when you're young

G．Planning a game or organizing a competition is also a good choice

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The 22nd “Meet in Beijing” International Arts Festival     1     (greet) arts lovers in the capital with an Olympic theme as the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games approach.

As a major     2     (culture) event of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, the arts festival will mix Olympic culture     3     arts from around the world. It will cover five major sections—performing arts, visual arts, film screening, urban events     4     Olympic celebration activities. The performing arts section will bring to stage around 100     5     (perform) from 22 counties and regions, both online and offline.

A grand gala (文艺晚会)     6     (title) See You in Beijing will kick off the festival at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center,     7     is expected to bring traditional performing arts back to life through new stage technologies. Repertoire (节目单) includes Let it Go, and a pipa solo The Winter Tune, which will create     8     immersive visual effect with XR technology.

As part of highlights from international shows, the opera Carmen and the ballet classic La Traviata     9     (screen) at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center. Other wonderful programs will be broadcast online on major Chinese video platforms     10     (include) Tencent, iQiyi and Youku.

4 . I have just finished my years in Colmar, in eastern France. I _________ in Leeds, a large city in the U.K.! I was _________ in Chester. I had lived there until I went to university.

I _________ in a secondary school in Colmar. I taught English to several classes and over a year I grew quite attached to my _________. I enjoyed preparing lessons that they would _________ and games that would make them laugh. Telling each class that it was my last lesson with them was _________ painful. It is likely that I will _________ see most of these students again. I didn’t want to _________ this beautiful town, nor lovely colleagues （同事） and students behind.

I attended university in Leeds. I _________ a house with six other people—it was great fun and I have some __________ memories of our time together. Within just two years, Leeds became my second __________. I knew where to go for many kinds of things, the nice places to eat and who I could turn to for help. It was a(n) __________ to leave the city.

Last but not least, I must mention Chester. I am __________ to have a group of friends from secondary school there. We still meet up when we’re back in Chester. Being in Chester also       ________ spending time with my family.

I no longer know which place to call home. However, when I’m in one place, I will __________ the other two — which makes me quite sad.

1.

A．toured

B．traded

C．volunteered

D．studied

2.

A．brought up

B．taken on

C．picked up

D．turned down

3.

A．learned

B．graduated

C．worked

D．traveled

4.

A．friends

B．students

C．colleagues

D．families

5.

A．skip

B．challenge

C．enjoy

D．concentrate

6.

A．originally

B．equally

C．definitely

D．roughly

7.

A．never

B．still

C．just

D．often

8.

A．lose

B．leave

C．visit

D．forget

9.

A．sought

B．built

C．entered

D．shared

10.

A．distant

B．wonderful

C．detailed

D．awkward

11.

A．home

B．option

C．dream

D．goal

12.

A．attack

B．trick

C．shadow

D．struggle

13.

A．moved

B．eager

C．fortunate

D．amazed

14.

A．means

B．reflects

C．increases

D．affects

15.

A．ignore

B．describe

C．imagine

D．miss

5 . A video of a German man named Uwe Brutzer who opened a bakery （面包店） in China using workers with hearing disability spread on social media on Tuesday, touching many Chinese netizens. The video has had over 30,000 comments （评论） and over 110 million views. After the video was published, Brutzer’s bakery was soon crowded with people all over the country.

Born in Germany, Uwe Brutzer and his wife came to China as part of a program by Hunan Disabled Person’s Federation to help children with hearing disability in 2002. “I was looking for a chance to help disabled people and I saw this program,” said Brutzer.

They decided to stay after spending some time with children here. To better help children in need, they learned Chinese sign language. Then they decided to open a store. “At first we sold flowers. Then we found that a bakery might be a better choice because we could make more money. So we opened this one in 2011. I hired a professional German baker and invited her to China to teach my students for four years,” Brutzer said. A child they helped years ago is now one of the workers in the bakery.

The cut in income was the biggest challenge for Brutzer during the COVID-19 outbreak. He had to close the store for safety reasons but he still paid all the workers as usual.

“I want to stay in China as long as I can and teach more and more disabled people so that they can make a living here.” Brutzer added.

1. How did so many people learn about the bakery?

A．From a TV program.	B．From the chat of local people.
C．Through a video on social media.	D．From the comments of customers.

2. What did the children in the store learn?

A．Baking skills.	B．Sign language.
C．Performing art.	D．Planting flowers.

3. Which of the following best describes Brutzer?

A．Brave and intelligent.	B．Caring and generous.
C．Confident and responsible.	D．Talented and frank.

4. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To report a meaningful program to the public.

B．To advertise a bakery that was opened by a German.

C．To introduce a foreign couple’s efforts to help others.

D．To call on people to pay more attention to the disabled.

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According to recent headlines, today’s teenagers are becoming more dependent on devices. In this e-book, we’ve gathered what science has to say about the effects of smartphones and social media use on teenagers, as well as their effects on thought processes, relationships and their potential as a tool to monitor mental health.

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The current state of our water supplies has been described as a crisis in slow motion. In this e-book, we explore the ecological (生态的) effects, the challenges surrounding water demand and energy use, and some potential solutions.

On-Sale Date: June 3, 2019
Price: $6.89
1. What can we learn from The New Science of Healthy Aging?

A．How to keep healthy.	B．How to avoid aging.
C．How to use smartphones.	D．How to solve the water crisis.

2. Who will probably like reading Extreme Physics?

A．Historians.	B．Environmentalists.
C．Space lovers.	D．Doctors.

3. What do the four e-books have in common?

A．They deal with the effects of social media.

B．They are on sale on the same date.

C．They teach people to save nature.

D．They are priced less than $7.

7 . “Dear students, school will start next week. Tomorrow morning, everyone can sign up voluntarily to clean up and welcome the new term with a clean environment,” the head teacher said in our WeChat group. I didn’t _________ to sign up, because I hadn’t seen my classmates for four months. I wanted to do something for them.

The next morning, I took buckets (桶), cleaning powder and other _________. After a(n)_________ COVID testing routine, I entered the school gate. The campus was full of vitality (生机). In the early summer campus, the tall trees were luxuriant (茂盛的), the air was filled with the light fragrance of flowers, and the _________ grassland had been paved into a green _________.

When I stepped into the classroom, a person _________ me face-to-face. Although he was wearing a mask, I _________ him as head teacher at a glance. He smiled and gave me a warm hug. Then, the other students in the class also arrived one after another. It had been a long _________, and we were very happy to meet again. We smiled and clapped.

Then we _________ tasks and put our enthusiasm into cleaning up the classroom. Some students wiped the blackboard and took out rubbish, and others swept the floor or __________ the tables and chairs. Everything was being put in perfect order. I wiped the glass up and down several times with a piece of __________. The students from the other class also joined our team, helping us to __________ water and mop the floor. Although it was hard, no one __________. Sweat __________ made everyone’s clothes wet, but two hours later, when everyone saw the classroom clean and bright again, we all laughed happily.

Although we’ve experienced many challenges during the pandemic, there is still constant __________ between teachers and students. As long as we work together, we will be able to overcome all kinds of difficulties in the warm family of our school.

1.

A．demand

B．pretend

C．expect

D．hesitate

2.

A．chairs

B．masks

C．tools

D．packages

3.

A．strict

B．unreasonable

C．unusual

D．slow

4.

A．dirty

B．hidden

C．distant

D．continuous

5.

A．picture

B．hill

C．material

D．light

6.

A．admired

B．greeted

C．contacted

D．struck

7.

A．treated

B．confused

C．recommended

D．recognized

8.

A．time

B．journey

C．distance

D．story

9.

A．gave up

B．divided up

C．put off

D．picked out

10.

A．mended

B．displayed

C．adjusted

D．tidied

11.

A．cloth

B．wood

C．string

D．chalk

12.

A．clean

B．check

C．fetch

D．pour

13.

A．discussed

B．complained

C．shouted

D．blamed

14.

A．rarely

B．suddenly

C．usually

D．gradually

15.

A．warmth

B．competition

C．argument

D．power

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Testerld Nora Langdon spent many days a week at the Royal Oak Gym, training for lifting contests. She has become a(n)     1     (outstand) idol to people of all ages.

    2     the age of 65, Langdon was determined to live     3     healthier lifestyle. In 2007, she weighed over 210 pounds and often struggled to catch her breath while     4     (go) up the stairs. She knew she had to change.

“On the first day I started going to the gym, I went home that night and told     5     (I) I’d never go back again     6     it was too much for me,” Langdon told Good Morning America. “Then I heard a voice telling me to go back. So I went back and here I’m today.”

After watching her trainer     7     was preparing for a powerlifting meet, she attended his competitions and decided to try it herself. She     8     (begin) with the basics. It wasn’t long     9     she discovered lifting was her passion.

Langdon has set 19 world     10     (record) and quickly became one of Michigan’s best in her age range. Although Langdon has achieved a lot, she shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How much will the man need to pay?

A．About $15.

B．About $20.

C．About $30.

2. When can the man pick up his shoes?

A．At 5:00 this afternoon.

B．At 2:00 tomorrow afternoon.

C．At 4:30 tomorrow afternoon.

3. What is the man satisfied with?

A．The quality.

B．The quick service.

C．The price.

10 . A woman was reunited with a wallet she lost 46 years ago after Tom Stevens, an employee working on rebuilding Southern California’s historic Majestic Ventura Theater discovered it inside the theater.

Tom Stevens told Ventura County Star he then went on _________ media to try to locate the owner based on clues in the wallet, including old photos, a 1973 Grateful Dead concert _________ and a California driver’s license for Colleen Distin that expired (过期) in 1976.

“Does anyone know Colleen Distin?” he asked on the theater’s Facebook page. “_________ doing some maintenance (维修) we found her _________. There are a bunch of pictures of people in it. So if you are, or if you know Colleen, drop us a line and we will have it here for you!” After thousands of _________, word got back to Colleen Distin, who grew up in Ventura and _________ a resident there. She said she heard from a lot of people online and _________ a call about the post. On Friday Distin went to _________ the red wallet, now brownish with age, and said it was like _________ a “time capsule”.

Distin said she __________ the wallet in 1975, when she was in her early 20s, at what was then a movie theater. At the time, her wallet __________ a $200 check and family photos.

“It’s really __________,” Distin said in an emotional voice. She was __________ unwilling to talk publicly about her experience but she said there was such a positive response that she finally gave in. “People are looking for a human story and something to __________ good,” she told reporters. “People need to see the __________. There’s so much other negative stuff, but I think this is what touched people.”

1.

A．national

B．popular

C．social

D．traditional

2.

A．seat

B．ticket

C．sign

D．plan

3.

A．Before

B．After

C．Since

D．While

4.

A．wallet

B．address

C．talent

D．demand

5.

A．letters

B．shares

C．dialogues

D．calls

6.

A．expects

B．joins

C．turns

D．remains

7.

A．received

B．sent

C．found

D．imagined

8.

A．turn over

B．give away

C．pick up

D．take off

9.

A．drawing

B．comparing

C．showing

D．opening

10.

A．sold

B．bought

C．forgot

D．lost

11.

A．held

B．stuck

C．connected

D．marked

12.

A．normal

B．interesting

C．wonderful

D．worthwhile

13.

A．certainly

B．initially

C．eventually

D．hardly

14.

A．feel

B．look

C．taste

D．stay

15.

A．sorrow

B．emotion

C．gratitude

D．difference