1 . I was driving down the highway, enjoying the freedom of the open road when suddenly, I heard a loud noise. My car shook
I carefully
I tried to flag down passing cars, but no one seemed to notice me. They drove past me at high speed, as if I were
As the sun started to set, my
Just when I was about to give up, I heard a car
As expected, the man helped
A.slightly | B.slowly | C.precisely | D.violently |
A.set off | B.took up | C.pulled over | D.moved on |
A.chance | B.spare | C.effort | D.spirit |
A.delicate | B.invisible | C.flexible | D.energetic |
A.hopeless | B.peaceful | C.proud | D.secure |
A.admiration | B.determination | C.frustration | D.occupation |
A.emotion | B.strength | C.innovation | D.rescue |
A.happiness | B.enjoyment | C.tears | D.bravery |
A.disappearing | B.approaching | C.fading | D.floating |
A.rise | B.beat | C.decrease | D.sink |
A.anxiety | B.humour | C.relief | D.direction |
A.obtain | B.change | C.unearth | D.destroy |
A.drove off | B.set up | C.calmed down | D.figured out |
A.host | B.creator | C.beggar | D.hero |
A.kindness | B.coldness | C.genius | D.influence |
2 . In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a large clock. When I was a child, the old clock interested me very much. I was surprised at how the clock would chime (敲响) three times, six times or more, with a wonderful
It was even more wonderful to me when my grandfather carefully wound that clock with a special key each day. The key was magic to me. It kept the clock running. It kept the clock chiming. How did it do that? I watched as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the door in the old clock and used the key to wind it. He never let that clock wind down and stop. When I got a little older, he
After my grandfather passed away, every time I saw the clock, I couldn’t help
A.weak | B.noisy | C.clear | D.sharp |
A.paid attention to | B.crashed into | C.fought for | D.kept up with |
A.pictures | B.bowls | C.foods | D.spoons |
A.business | B.tree | C.doctor | D.friend |
A.dusty | B.scary | C.messy | D.familiar |
A.personality | B.memory | C.belief | D.evidence |
A.taught | B.ordered | C.warned | D.forbade |
A.shy | B.excited | C.confused | D.upset |
A.crying | B.reading | C.joking | D.wandering |
A.it | B.them | C.her | D.him |
A.passive | B.frozen | C.calm | D.alive |
A.watching | B.shaking | C.avoiding | D.blaming |
A.arguing with | B.working through | C.falling behind | D.smiling at |
A.desperately | B.slowly | C.unwillingly | D.nervously |
A.library | B.classroom | C.house | D.office |
3 . Tim Gjoraas doesn’t have much time left. However, there’s no
Last year, Tim found out he had cancer. In the following months, his health
After
This wasn’t the first time they had
A.record | B.evidence | C.shortage | D.indication |
A.recovered | B.maintained | C.improved | D.worsened |
A.friends | B.family | C.teachers | D.students |
A.accepting | B.announcing | C.proving | D.admitting |
A.caught up with | B.put up with | C.taken care of | D.kept away from |
A.rebuild | B. repaint | C.repair | D.reuse |
A.guessed | B.ignored | C.forgot | D.explained |
A.later | B.better | C.sooner | D.harder |
A.incredible | B.familiar | C.unavoidable | D.frightening |
A.got hold of | B.given way to | C.broken up with | D.come through for |
A.supplies | B.bills | C.facilities | D.problems |
A.as for | B.but for | C.thanks to | D.regardless of |
A.permanent | B.visible | C. primitive | D. fresh |
A.largely | B.simply | C.precisely | D.definitely. |
A.memory | B.heart | C. power | D. history |
4 . Draper was the owner of a secondhand bookstore. One day, when he was sorting through a pile of old books, an envelope
Tears were welling up in Draper’s eyes. These were a
He supposed if the book ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely from around Bishop Auckland. And he thought he would
He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the
Meanwhile, Bethany Gash, now 21 and a(n)
Bethany was only 4 when her mother
She remembered unpacking and looking for the letter, and then
Draper
A.came | B.escaped | C.fell | D.heard |
A.destroying | B.reading | C.writing | D.forgetting |
A.cool | B.determined | C.dying | D.smart |
A.introduce | B.find | C.comfort | D.phone |
A.appreciate | B.prefer | C.recognize | D.imagine |
A.unhappy | B.wet | C.broken | D.lost |
A.editor | B.mother | C.assistant | D.daughter |
A.magazine | B.ticket | C.article | D.homework |
A.terms | B.tenses | C.languages | D.words |
A.dreaming | B.sleeping | C.playing | D.joking |
A.died out | B.got back | C.calmed down | D.passed away |
A.donated | B.burned | C.robbed | D.dirtied |
A.suddenly | B.madly | C.regularly | D.secretly |
A.composed | B.kept | C.published | D.delivered |
A.honesty | B.expectation | C.intelligence | D.kindness |
5 . It was 1:20 a. m. I had just gone to bed, a bit
I was awakened by the
Shaking in darkness, I
I took
In the end, I think the experience made me
A.relieved | B.drunk | C.excited | D.satisfied |
A.stones | B.sandbags | C.wood | D.boxes |
A.in doubt | B.in return | C.in turn | D.in case |
A.thundering | B.snowing | C.pouring | D.blowing |
A.roar | B.taste | C.rhythm | D.smell |
A.appearing | B.spreading | C.freezing | D.rising |
A.grabbed | B.adjusted | C.dropped | D.studied |
A.realize | B.guess | C.see | D.check |
A.extremely | B.violently | C.narrowly | D.certainly |
A.get out | B.check out | C.calm down | D.help out |
A.brave | B.immediate | C.determined | D.calculated |
A.fear | B.annoyance | C.stress | D.responsibility |
A.active | B.proud | C.grateful | D.amazed |
A.ask | B.ensure | C.hear | D.follow |
A.loved | B.forgave | C.survived | D.graduated |
6 . Meghana first found her passion in middle school when she successfully created water filters (过滤器) to help Indian families struggling with waterborne (水传播的) illnesses. She
Ever since she was in middle school, Meghana has been quite interested in
The
Meghana has used her knowledge to help others who are also
Bringing the program to her school is just one step towards her
“A good education allows people to think creatively, which eventually leads to development around the world,” said Meghana.
1.A.misunderstood | B.loved | C.doubted | D.abandoned |
A.social | B.industrial | C.medical | D.scientific |
A.make | B.require | C.repair | D.evaluate |
A.overlooking | B.directing | C.facing | D.replacing |
A.related | B.adapted | C.compared | D.opposed |
A.record | B.examination | C.process | D.appeal |
A.original | B.complex | C.similar | D.easy |
A.chemically | B.economically | C.culturally | D.historically |
A.nervous | B.embarrassed | C.upset | D.curious |
A.requests | B.habits | C.warnings | D.standards |
A.give away | B.call on | C.reply to | D.depend on |
A.However | B.Instead | C.Otherwise | D.Also |
A.envied | B.bothered | C.approved | D.started |
A.impression on | B.commitment to | C.independence of | D.reference to |
A.supplying | B.commenting | C.accessing | D.removing |
7 . The very unusual series of events finished as Sondrup was heading home from an extended work shift. She had just completed her fourth continuous night shift, and
While driving home, Sondrup
“It’s
Under what she described as a turn of fate (命运), Sondrup
Sondrup courageously
“I really feel that my guiding
The man Sondrup rescued recently reached out to express his
A.tiredness | B.happiness | C.stress | D.anger |
A.description | B.memory | C.opinion | D.request |
A.believed | B.summarized | C.tracked | D.noticed |
A.preserved | B.introduced | C.trapped | D.exchanged |
A.possible | B.different | C.strange | D.interesting |
A.Obviously | B.Normally | C.Formally | D.Likely |
A.pulled over | B.turned on | C.looked around | D.worked out |
A.progress | B.accident | C.reference | D.survival |
A.watched | B.explored | C.climbed | D.contacted |
A.struggle | B.contribution | C.experiment | D.wisdom |
A.recognized | B.encouraged | C.concentrated | D.promoted |
A.proposal | B.focus | C.goal | D.force |
A.key | B.awkward | C.spare | D.public |
A.demand | B.appreciation | C.desire | D.view |
A.solution | B.title | C.health | D.personality |
8 . Grandma is ninety this Christmas. I remember once visiting her, crying when my big sister told me “There is no Santa Claus!”, because I knew she always told the
“No Santa Claus?” she snorted (哼着说). “Ridiculous! Don’t
“Go? Go where, Grandma?” I asked.
“Where”
I was only eight years old, and had never
Suddenly I
That
I took a deep breath, dashed for his front door,
Forty years haven’t
A.story | B.truth | C.joke | D.lie |
A.believe | B.ignore | C.suspect | D.admit |
A.seemed | B.supposed | C.proved | D.imagined |
A.waited | B.hunted | C.longed | D.shopped |
A.bored | B.depressed | C.frightened | D.puzzled |
A.ran into | B.occurred to | C.thought of | D.knew about |
A.put on | B.went out | C.tried out | D.went off |
A.new | B.warm | C.cheap | D.fancy |
A.morning | B.weekend | C.evening | D.afternoon |
A.parked | B.slowed | C.rode | D.walked |
A.suddenly | B.gently | C.anxiously | D.angrily |
A.positioned | B.turned | C.threw | D.took |
A.delightedly | B.cheerfully | C.willingly | D.breathlessly |
A.weakened | B.strengthened | C.reminded | D.informed |
A.typical | B.incredible | C.generous | D.ridiculous |
9 . Libby the cat lives at the Ashville Free Library in Ashville, NY. She is 19 years old and has brought
As of Friday morning, more than $2,900 had been raised—
“The explosion(爆发) of
Libby has recently been
A.trouble | B.confidence | C.attention | D.pleasure |
A.Unusually | B.Unequally | C.Unluckily | D.Unbelievably |
A.promise | B.treatment | C.repair | D.happiness |
A.amazing | B.special | C.wrong | D.challenging |
A.design | B.learn | C.use | D.decide |
A.at a cost | B.in a way | C.for a moment | D.on a trip |
A.lightly | B.clearly | C.simply | D.strictly |
A.interest | B.memory | C.love | D.concentration |
A.telling | B.reading | C.writing | D.explaining |
A.touched | B.attracted | C.cheered | D.broke |
A.keeping | B.resulting | C.suffering | D.excusing |
A.serving | B.resting | C.trying | D.doing |
A.made | B.raised | C.spent | D.paid |
A.careful | B.top | C.warm | D.free |
A.detail | B.part | C.message | D.tour |
10 . He man Bekele was not atypical high school student.
Growing up in Ethiopia, Africa, He man
Skin cancer does have cures and it is
His
A.Due to | B.As for | C.Rather than | D.Regardless of |
A.website | B.product | C.hospital | D.school |
A.invests | B.promotes | C.approves | D.needs |
A.constantly | B.rarely | C.objectively | D.fortunately |
A.lose | B.think | C.use | D.report |
A.walked in | B.turned up | C.grew up | D.gave in |
A.preventable | B.complex | C.deadly | D.treatable |
A.price | B.speed | C.wage | D.life |
A.news | B.figure | C.secret | D.sound |
A.temporary | B.peaceful | C.affordable | D.possible |
A.speech | B.honesty | C.plan | D.work |
A.reminds | B.encourages | C.warns | D.orders |
A.overjoyed | B.embarrassed | C.frightened | D.annoyed |
A.puzzling | B.disappointing | C.inspiring | D.tiring |
A.protected | B.permitted | C.guided | D.recognized |