1 . My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going hiking with my dad．_______, as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my _______．Suddenly, it was important to do things with _______．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to _______ my Sundays, to all day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference （冷漠） hurt him, my father kept _______, but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip _______ I wanted to come．
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low _______．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father _______ my room．"It's a beautiful day．Want to go for a _______, today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently ________. Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that ________.
Several hours later, the police called us, ________ us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could ________ speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, ________ of hurting him.
“Daddy … I’m sorry…”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
“No,” I said, “I ________ what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
“Sweetheart, I don’t ________ anything about that day. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He ________ a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I ________ wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that ________ have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the ________ to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.1.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．Besides

D．However

2.

A．attention

B．sight

C．effort

D．energy

3.

A．Dad

B．friends

C．teachers

D．brothers

4.

A．start

B．save

C．devote

D．waste

5.

A．silent

B．busy

C．asleep

D．awake

6.

A．unless

B．in case

C．so that

D．as if

7.

A．spirits

B．conditions

C．states

D．hopes

8.

A．left

B．checked

C．entered

D．knocked

9.

A．ride

B．walk

C．picnic

D．game

10.

A．whispered

B．warned

C．announced

D．shouted

11.

A．moment

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．evening

12.

A．convincing

B．reminding

C．informing

D．phoning

13.

A．eventually

B．generally

C．strictly

D．broadly

14.

A．tired

B．afraid

C．aware

D．sorry

15.

A．discuss

B．think

C．care

D．mean

16.

A．hate

B．forget

C．remember

D．like

17.

A．got

B．expressed

C．exchanged

D．managed

18.

A．often

B．never

C．even

D．once

19.

A．apologies

B．promises

C．smiles

D．words

20.

A．experience

B．honor

C．power

D．desire

2 . The other day, my husband and I took the kids for dinner at a branch of Pizza Express. There was a very friendly lady _________ alone at the next table. When the time came for her to pay the _________, her bank card was declined. The waitress told her, in a very kind way, that there was a _________ but that she would call her manager for help. Seeing this, my husband _________ got up and told the waiting staff that we would pay for the lady's meal. _________, when the manager arrived, he explained to the lady that although she couldn't use her _________, there was no need to _________. Pizza Express authorizes(授权) the restaurant to _________ two free meals per month and on this _________, they would like to provide her with a free meal.

She was extremely grateful and apologetic that she had been __________ to pay. We were relieved that the lady had been __________ with dignity instead of being placed in a __________ position.

Then, the manager __________ our table. He said that, __________ we had shown such generosity, he would like to donate the second free meal that the restaurant was able to __________ to us! We were absolutely __________! I had never heard of any chain restaurant behaving in such a(n) __________ way. We were quite __________ with gratitude. I made sure that the lady was able to get home OK, and then we __________ the staff and left ourselves. I was really impressed by how the restaurant had treated this __________ case.

1.

A．waiting

B．dining

C．ordering

D．working

2.

A．menu

B．recipe

C．service

D．bill

3.

A．problem

B．solution

C．disadvantage

D．technique

4.

A．cautiously

B．bravely

C．immediately

D．slowly

5.

A．However

B．Finally

C．Actually

D．Therefore

6.

A．cash

B．check

C．phone

D．card

7.

A．pay

B．help

C．worry

D．bother

8.

A．give away

B．pick up

C．let out

D．take on

9.

A．condition

B．occasion

C．moment

D．demand

10.

A．ready

B．likely

C．unable

D．unwilling

11.

A．appreciated

B．encouraged

C．treated

D．pleased

12.

A．dangerous

B．pleasant

C．painful

D．difficult

13.

A．approached

B．removed

C．noticed

D．cleaned

14.

A．if

B．after

C．as

D．when

15.

A．share

B．offer

C．spare

D．cover

16.

A．annoyed

B．astonished

C．interested

D．confused

17.

A．strange

B．awkward

C．abnormal

D．generous

18.

A．filled

B．equipped

C．supplied

D．burdened

19.

A．praised

B．met

C．greeted

D．thanked

20.

A．unique

B．regular

C．special

D．complex

3 . I was once on the swim team. I swam the fastest on my team. The only thing that stopped me from achieving a higher goal was my ______ of diving. I’m afraid to dive into the swimming pool from the diving ______. I hated going to swim practice because of those few minutes at the end when we would have to dive. I was ______ because I was allowed to ______ the swim team.

When we moved to America, I was told to ______ a sport from basketball, volleyball, and track. I had been known as a fast ______ when I was younger, so I ______ track. I was fast enough to be encouraged to join the 100-metre race. ______, because I had piano lessons every Monday and had to miss practice once a week, I was unable to _______ practice and a girl has taken my place. Track has gone away from me ______ I continued to miss practice to attend my ______ lessons.

Gradually, I lost all ______ in sport. I began to dislike gym class, even though it had been one of my ______ classes. I also hated ______ sports, such as basketball, volleyball. When I stopped playing sports, I began to get ______. And I had stopped growing taller as well. I was very upset that my body became so ______ and fat. So I ______ to start running again. That summer, I felt very happy that I lost about twenty pounds.

Keep on doing something is just a lesson of endurance(耐力) ______ you don’t think you’re very good at it. I did a bad job, I let small things, like diving boards, get in my ______ of achieving high goals.

Play a sport and keep on doing it. Persevere(坚持) and you’ll ______ in your life.

1.

A．love

B．performance

C．fear

D．experience

2.

A．suit

B．school

C．pool

D．board

3.

A．delighted

B．moved

C．puzzled

D．shocked

4.

A．join

B．leave

C．lead

D．train

5.

A．choose

B．change

C．prevent

D．receive

6.

A．swimmer

B．driver

C．runner

D．diver

7.

A．came up with

B．gave in to

C．kept up with

D．signed up for

8.

A．Unfortunately

B．Suddenly

C．Luckily

D．Especially

9.

A．deal with

B．care about

C．keep on

D．give up

10.

A．before

B．as

C．though

D．unless

11.

A．sport

B．language

C．science

D．music

12.

A．power

B．interest

C．service

D．money

13.

A．fearful

B．boring

C．favorite

D．funny

14.

A．team

B．gym

C．water

D．shooting

15.

A．excited

B．rude

C．nervous

D．fat

16.

A．healthy

B．pretty

C．strong

D．short

17.

A．seemed

B．refused

C．decided

D．agreed

18.

A．even if

B．as if

C．because

D．so

19.

A．means

B．way

C．goal

D．purpose

20.

A．succeed

B．believe

C．smile

D．fail

4 . I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was _____and I was crazy enough to forget my hats and scarf. You can imagine my cheeks were rosy _____ and my hands were as numb as they can be.

All of a sudden, an old lady _____ up beside me and asked if I would like a ride _____. At first, I said it was OK and her _____smile melted(融化) away the thought that I should never talk to _____! We had an amazing chat and she was just _____ a good woman. She told me her ________and she dropped me off.

I didn’t see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I_____ her kind gesture, I decided to return the favor. So, I made a lot of _____ and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit _____she wouldn’t remember me or think that I was a bad man who poisoned cookies but luckily, I was _____ wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so _____ that someone would do something like that!

When I got home my mom told me that she _____and told my mom on the phone that she _______because she was so touched. She said she would never _____ the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such _____! There really is nothing else joyful like helping _____and making someone’s day _____!

Let us never forget the joy we get ______ giving others a hand!

1.

A．blowing

B．freezing

C．flowing

D．flying

2.

A．red

B．pure

C．white

D．pale

3.

A．picked

B．turned

C．drove

D．took

4.

A．hospital

B．family

C．school

D．home

5.

A．warm

B．easy

C．simple

D．strange

6.

A．women

B．drivers

C．strangers

D．neighbors

7.

A．so

B．such

C．that

D．as

8.

A．numbers

B．car

C．family

D．address

9.

A．remembered

B．forgot

C．repeated

D．regretted

10.

A．bread

B．salad

C．cookies

D．sweets

11.

A．nervous

B．disappointed

C．confused

D．worried

12.

A．generally

B．completely

C．hardly

D．usually

13.

A．puzzled

B．surprised

C．satisfied

D．fearful

14.

A．visited

B．came

C．drove

D．called

15.

A．cried

B．slept

C．left

D．laughed

16.

A．permit

B．pardon

C．forget

D．imagine

17.

A．sadness

B．interest

C．puzzle

D．happiness

18.

A．others

B．the other

C．another

D．other

19.

A．busier

B．brighter

C．easier

D．harder

20.

A．for

B．in

C．by

D．on

5 . My 4-year-old son now enjoys posting letters. He has formed the _______of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then   ______ the artwork in an envelope. He then insists on ______ his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he _______ belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be ______, I didn’t think much of it, but I had ______ to warn my neighbors of the drawings ______ appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn’t have the ______ to do so, because I was a little busy recently.

On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I _______ Mary, my elderly neighbor, ______at her mail box. She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?” I was at once ______, “Oh yes, Mary, it is. I’m sorry. I meant to tell you…” She cut me off, “Jodie, I just love his mail. I’ve _______ every item he has sent. You don’t know how much _______ the letters has made my day. I just love them.” While I was walking down to school after our _______, many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn’t have a lot to fill her days, ______ she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors. The small ______ of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—has brought ______ to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.

I have decided that my son should ________ this practice. He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most ________ make their day.

It’s doing the little, simple things that can often make a big ______ in someone’s life.

1.

A．habit

B．attitude

C．style

D．form

2.

A．hiding

B．writing

C．drawing

D．putting

3.

A．handing

B．holding

C．posting

D．writing

4.

A．opened

B．set

C．chose

D．saw

5.

A．kind

B．surprised

C．careful

D．honest

6.

A．meant

B．asked

C．hated

D．refused

7.

A．actually

B．suddenly

C．hardly

D．partly

8.

A．intelligence

B．strength

C．money

D．time

9.

A．met

B．visited

C．dated

D．called

10.

A．crying

B．lying

C．laughing

D．standing

11.

A．humorous

B．embarrassed

C．confused

D．amused

12.

A．copied

B．bought

C．kept

D．examined

13.

A．receiving

B．writing

C．painting

D．exchanging

14.

A．report

B．expression

C．talk

D．discussion

15.

A．unless

B．but

C．so

D．although

16.

A．charge

B．offer

C．act

D．help

17.

A．worth

B．happiness

C．value

D．future

18.

A．add

B．stop

C．continue

D．form

19.

A．certainly

B．unfortunately

C．accidentally

D．confidently

20.

A．point

B．difference

C．behaviour

D．living

6 . Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment. Their savings had been________ to pay lawyers’ fees. To make matters worse, Moth was diagnosed（诊断）with a __________ disease. There was no __________, only pain relief.

Failing to find any other way out, they decided to make a __________ journey, as they caught sight of an old hikers’(徒步旅行者）guide.

This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and __________ recovery. When leaving home, Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank. They planned to keep the __________ low by living on boiled noodles, with the __________ hamburger shop treat.

Wild camping is __________ in England. To avoid being caught, the Winns had to get their tent up __________and packed it away early in the morning. The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot ____________ than they remember it was in their 20s. Raynor ____________ all over and desired a bath. Moth, meanwhile, after an initial ____________, found his symptoms were strangely ____________ by their daily tiring journey.

__________, the couple found that their bodies turned for the better, with re-found strong muscles that they thought had ____________ forever. "Our hair was fried and falling out, nails broken, clothes ____________ to a thread, but we were alive."

During the journey, Raynor began a career as a nature writer. She writes, "____________ had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare, an empty page at the end of a(n) ____________ written book. It had also given me a ____________, either to leave that page ____________ or to keep writing the story with hope. I chose hope.”

1.

A．drawn up

B．used up

C．backed up

D．kept up

2.

A．mild

B．common

C．preventable

D．serious

3.

A．cure

B．luck

C．care

D．promise

4.

A．business

B．walking

C．bus

D．rail

5.

A．expected

B．frightening

C．disappointing

D．surprising

6.

A．budget

B．revenue

C．compensation

D．allowance

7.

A．frequent

B．occasional

C．abundant

D．constant

8.

A．unpopular

B．lawful

C．attractive

D．illegal

9.

A．soon

B．early

C．late

D．slowly

10.

A．harder

B．easier

C．cheaper

D．funnier

11.

A．rolled

B．bled

C．ached

D．trembled

12.

A．struggle

B．progress

C．excitement

D．research

13.

A．developed

B．controlled

C．reduced

D．increased

14.

A．Initially

B．Eventually

C．Temporarily

D．Consequently

15.

A．gained

B．kept

C．wounded

D．lost

16.

A．sewn

B．washed

C．worn

D．ironed

17.

A．Doctors

B．Hiking

C．Lawyers

D．Homelessness

18.

A．well

B．partly

C．neatly

D．originally

19.

A．choice

B．reward

C．promise

D．break

20.

A．loose

B．full

C．blank

D．missing

7 . The Homeless Hero

For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with £400 in cash would be a source（来源）of temptation（诱惑）. But the ________ would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith __________ more remarkable.

After spotting a ________ on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the __________ to return.

After hours in the cold and wet, he __________   inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact（联系）the driver, only to __________ it contained £400 in notes, with another £50 in spare change beside it.

He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after __________ a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car’s owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth £35, 000—in Glasgow city centre, they were __________ to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was __________.

The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his __________.

Mr. Anderson said：＂I couldn’t believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight __________ he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and

__________ he didn’t take the wallet for himself；he thought about others __________. It’s unbelievable. It just proves there are ________ guys out there.＂

Mr. Smith’s act __________ much of the public’s attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson __________ about the act of kindness on Facebook.

Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to __________ money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. ＂I think the faith that everyone has shown __________ him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street; he’s had job __________ and all sorts,＂ Mr. Anderson commented.

For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing __________. The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.

1.

A．hope

B．aim

C．urge

D．effort

2.

A．still

B．even

C．ever

D．once

3.

A．wallet

B．bag

C．box

D．parcel

4.

A．partner

B．colleague

C．owner

D．policeman

5.

A．turned

B．hid

C．stepped

D．reached

6.

A．discover

B．collect

C．check

D．believe

7.

A．taking

B．leaving

C．reading

D．writing

8.

A．satisfied

B．excited

C．amused

D．shocked

9.

A．safe

B．missing

C．found

D．seen

10.

A．service

B．support

C．kindness

D．encouragement

11.

A．when

B．if

C．where

D．because

12.

A．rather

B．yet

C．already

D．just

13.

A．too

B．though

C．again

D．instead

14.

A．honest

B．polite

C．rich

D．generous

15.

A．gave

B．paid

C．cast

D．drew

16.

A．learned

B．posted

C．cared

D．heard

17.

A．borrow

B．raise

C．save

D．earn

18.

A．of

B．at

C．for

D．in

19.

A．details

B．changes

C．offers

D．applications

20.

A．lesson

B．adventure

C．chance

D．challenge

8 . When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say ＂sorry, ________ number!＂ and move on. But when Dennis Williams __________ a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something __________.

On March 19, Dennis got a group text __________ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the __________ of a baby.

＂Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,＂ Dennis __________. The baby was born and update texts were __________ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her __________, she didn’t seem to realize that she was __________ the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. ＂Well, I don’t __________ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,＂ replied Dennis before asking which room the new __________ were in.

Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his __________! He turned up at the hospital __________ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally __________ by the unexpected visit. ＂I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we __________ it and the gifts.＂

Teresa __________ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __________ by the touching words: ＂What a __________ this young man was to our family! He was so __________ and kind to do this.＂ The post has since gained the __________ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.

1.

A．unlucky

B．secret

C．new

D．wrong

2.

A．received

B．translated

C．copied

D．printed

3.

A．reasonable

B．special

C．necessary

D．practical

4.

A．convincing

B．reminding

C．informing

D．warning

5.

A．wake-up

B．recovery

C．growth

D．arrival

6.

A．responded

B．interrupted

C．predicted

D．repeated

7.

A．coming in

B．setting out

C．passing down

D．moving around

8.

A．opinion

B．anxiety

C．excitement

D．effort

9.

A．comparing

B．exchanging

C．discussing

D．sharing

10.

A．accept

B．know

C．believe

D．bother

11.

A．parents

B．doctors

C．patients

D．visitors

12.

A．dream

B．promise

C．agenda

D．principle

13.

A．bearing

B．collecting

C．opening

D．making

14.

A．discouraged

B．relaxed

C．astonished

D．defeated

15.

A．admit

B．need

C．appreciate

D．expect

16.

A．found

B．selected

C．developed

D．posted

17.

A．confirmed

B．simplified

C．clarified

D．accompanied

18.

A．pity

B．blessing

C．relief

D．problem

19.

A．smart

B．calm

C．sweet

D．fair

20.

A．sympathy

B．attention

C．control

D．trust

9 . During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free"course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I _________the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to _________ a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t _________enough about free credits, news about our _________was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which _________ I would be learning from one of the game's _________. I could hardly wait to _________him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this _________was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it _________that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to __________the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to __________what we would learn in class to our future professions and, __________, to our lives. I managed to get an A in that __________and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __________.

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he __________me: “The absolute most important __________that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __________. On every single move you have to __________a situation, process what your opponent(对手）is doing and __________the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my __________as a journalist.

1.

A．put forward

B．jumped at

C．tried out

D．turned down

2.

A．waste

B．earn

C．save

D．pay

3.

A．excited

B．worried

C．moved

D．tired

4.

A．title

B．competitor

C．textbook

D．instructor

5.

A．urged

B．demanded

C．held

D．meant

6.

A．fastest

B．easiest

C．best

D．rarest

7.

A．interview

B．meet

C．challenge

D．beat

8.

A．chance

B．qualification

C．honor

D．job

9.

A．real

B．perfect

C．clear

D．possible

10.

A．attend

B．pass

C．skip

D．observe

11.

A．add

B．expose

C．apply

D．compare

12.

A．eventually

B．naturally

C．directly

D．normally

13.

A．game

B．presentation

C．course

D．experiment

14.

A．criterion

B．classroom

C．department

D．situation

15.

A．taught

B．wrote

C．questioned

D．promised

16.

A．fact

B．step

C．manner

D．skill

17.

A．grades

B．decisions

C．impressions

D．comments

18.

A．analyze

B．describe

C．rebuild

D．control

19.

A．announce

B．signal

C．block

D．evaluate

20.

A．role

B．desire

C．concern

D．behavior

10 . Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch, he’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d _________ seen him. So imagine my _________ when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.

I was _________! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to _________. The bay was _________ in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little _________. I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in _________. “Something’s not _________!” I took off my T-shirt and _________ into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was __________ violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors. I helped __________ the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something __________ to me. Those brown eyes were very __________. “What’s his name?” I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I __________. That stranger was my son!

The instructors called for an ambulance. __________, after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to __________ and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben __________ to me. “I just want to say thank you,” he said, “You __________ my life!”

I still can’t believe what a __________ it was. I’m just so glad I was there __________ to help my son.

1.

A．also

B．often

C．even

D．last

2.

A．delight

B．relief

C．anger

D．worry

3.

A．scared

B．shocked

C．thrilled

D．ashamed

4.

A．talk

B．stay

C．meet

D．settle

5.

A．bathed

B．clean

C．deep

D．formed

6.

A．faster

B．closer

C．heavier

D．wiser

7.

A．trouble

B．advance

C．question

D．battle

8.

A．real

B．right

C．fair

D．fit

9.

A．stared

B．sank

C．dived

D．fell

10.

A．arguing

B．fighting

C．Shouting

D．shaking

11.

A．lead

B．persuade

C．carry

D．keep

12.

A．happened

B．occurred

C．applied

D．appealed

13.

A．sharp

B．pleasant

C．attractive

D．familiar

14.

A．agreed

B．hesitated

C．doubted

D．knew

15.

A．Fortunately

B．Frankly

C．Sadly

D．Suddenly

16.

A．return

B．relax

C．speak

D．leave

17.

A．joked

B．turned

C．listened

D．pointed

18.

A．created

B．honored

C．saved

D．guided

19.

A．coincidence

B．change

C．pity

D．pain

20.

A．on board

B．in time

C．for sure

D．on purpose