1 . My mother was a nurse. She left at 5:45 a. m. , so I had to wake myself up, fix breakfast, and ____ to the 7:30 a. m. bus. I hated being left home alone in the _____ , but I especially hated having to take the bus. Mom worked the day shift(日班)so she could ____ me up after school.

One day, as we walked to our car, I saw an old man walking towards us. He ____ broke into a wide smile, but I didn't know him.

“Leigh! Leigh!” he said, _____ my mother’s name.

“Hello,” she answered. “How are you feeling?”

“Couldn't be better! Thanks. Now who is this lovely young person? ” he asked _____ .

“This is my daughter,” Mom replied, looking over to me. “Jenny, can you say hello?”

I looked at him and smiled, unsure of my ______

“Well, it is very nice to meet you. I hope you know how lucky you are!” he said.

I looked at him in ____ as I had no idea what he was talking about and I didn't feel lucky at all.

“You have the most wonderful, caring and lovely mother,” he said. “When I was in hospital last month she took the best care of me. She ____ every day better. Every day. In fact, young person, I shall never forget her.”

I watched this stranger's ______ in my mom. He kept thanking her and thanking her.

Right then I suddenly ____ what it meant for my mom to be a nurse. She was caring for, serving, and loving those ____ , often during some of the __ times in their lives.

It wasn't the last time I saw someone thanking Mom or ____ her on her bedside manner, but it was the first time I understood why I stood at the _____ every morning.

1.

A．drive

B．ride

C．rise

D．walk

2.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．night

3.

A．take

B．pull

C．pick

D．put

4.

A．smoothly

B．simply

C．suddenly

D．slowly

5.

A．writing

B．calling

C．reading

D．asking

6.

A．carefully

B．silently

C．cheerfully

D．calmly

7.

A．looks

B．age

C．behaviors

D．role

8.

A．surprise

B．hope

C．anger

D．common

9.

A．found

B．expressed

C．made

D．described

10.

A．sadness

B．interest

C．hope

D．joy

11.

A．accepted

B．explained

C．considered

D．realized

12.

A．nurses

B．strangers

C．doctors

D．kids

13.

A．happiest

B．darkest

C．busiest

D．warmest

14.

A．praising

B．greeting

C．attacking

D．reminding

15.

A．school gate

B．car door

C．hospital bedside

D．bus stop

2 . Today, August 22, is the World Plant Milk Day. I want to take this chance to explain why you should change to or at least try plant milk.

Plant milk is not something ________ . It has been drunk for centuries in many cultures. The most ________ plant milk includes soya milk, coconut milk and rice milk and it is ________ to get plant milk from supermarkets.

The first reason why you should drink plant milk is that it is better for the________. Animal agriculture (畜牧业）is the_________ cause of greenhouse(温室) gas emissions(排放). By changing from dairy(乳制品) milk to plant-based milk, you can decrease greenhouse pollution.

My second reason is that it is better for the animals. Just________ human beings, cows produce milk for their babies. In order for people to________ cows' milk, baby cows are not allowed to________ with their mothers. Male cows are often killed when they are just a few days old. Choosing plant-based milk, therefore, means you can help________ the suffering of millions of cows each year.

Now, if you don't care about saving the earth or the animals, then maybe you should consider________ yourself. More and more researches have found that humans don't________ cows' milk. The dairy industry has long pushed the_________ that milk is important for________ bones(骨头）.The studies, however, have found the countries where people drink the most milk are also the ones where people have the________ level of osteoporosis(骨质疏松症）.

My final reason to drink plant milk is that it is better for your wallet. It's________. You can make plant milk yourself and it is so easy.

With all of the different types of plant milk out there, there must be one for you. So why not give it a try?

1.

A．new

B．strange

C．delicious

D．famous

2.

A．special

B．popular

C．natural

D．expensive

3.

A．easy

B．necessary

C．lucky

D．wise

4.

A．animals

B．farmers

C．agriculture

D．planet

5.

A．only

B．possible

C．main

D．same

6.

A．like

B．with

C．from

D．except

7.

A．send

B．drink

C．discover

D．store

8.

A．communicate

B．feed

C．stay

D．work

9.

A．end

B．watch

C．cause

D．experience

10.

A．enjoying

B．saving

C．teaching

D．asking

11.

A．love

B．buy

C．use

D．need

12.

A．result

B．attitude

C．idea

D．rule

13.

A．small

B．healthy

C．broken

D．different

14.

A．lowest

B．safest

C．highest

D．best

15.

A．cheap

B．sweet

C．simple

D．valuable

3 . When I was young, my father had a telephone. I used to listen when my mother used it. I ________that inside the device lived a/an ________person—Information Please, and there was nothing she did not know.

One day when everybody was out, I ________ my finger. The pain was terrible but there was no one to give ________ . I picked up the receiver and said, “ Information Please.” A small but clear voice answered, “Information.” “My finger. Tears came down.” “Isn't your mother home?” came the ________ Nobody's home, I said, “Can you open your icebox?” she asked. I said I could. “Hold a piece of ice to your ________.”

After that I called Information Please for everything. There was the time when I asked why was it that birds sing so ________ and bring joy to all, only to end up as a heap of feathers? She said quietly, “Paul, keep in mind there are other worlds to ________ in.”

Years later, my plane was ________ in Seattle. I called “Information Pleases” heard the ________ voice. I said, “I wonder if you ________ how much you meant to me during that time.” She said, “I ________if you understand how much your calls meant to me. I used to look forward to your calls. I ________ if I could call her again.” She said, “Just ask for Sally.”

Three months later. A ________ voice answered and I asked for Sally. She told me Sally was sick but wanted me to ________ there are other worlds to sing in.

1.

A．decided

B．discovered

C．heard

D．expected

2.

A．amazing

B．careful

C．annoying

D．generous

3.

A．broken

B．burnt

C．cut

D．hit

4.

A．comfort

B．congratulation

C．instruction

D．admiration

5.

A．question

B．answer

C．suggestion

D．request

6.

A．nose

B．ear

C．finger

D．foot

7.

A．casually

B．desperately

C．beautifully

D．secretly

8.

A．stay

B．work

C．live

D．sing

9.

A．put off

B．put up

C．put down

D．put away

10.

A．cold

B．familiar

C．similar

D．generous

11.

A．dream

B．prefer

C．forget

D．know

12.

A．think

B．imagine

C．wonder

D．hope

13.

A．complained

B．asked

C．commanded

D．hoped

14.

A．strong

B．shaking

C．different

D．cold

15.

A．add

B．realize

C．accept

D．remember

4 . On a trip back from Boston, my two girls and I stopped at a gas station. It wasn’t until we got home that I realized my wallet had been _______ there.

I tried to _______ my depression and anxiety over this and focused on taking _______. First, I had to find the phone number of the gas station. Just a quick Google search, right? Unfortunately, the number had been recently_______due to new ownership; hence, I called the restaurant across the street. The hostess warmly set down my number and had a waiter deliver it to the gas station manager, who then called me. He_______ me that a regular customer had found my wallet and turn it over to him for safekeeping. We arranged that I would drive back to the gas station the next day to _______ my wallet.

My _______ that the situation was heading in the right direction was obvious, as was my _______for the kindness and thoughtfulness of others — from the_______ who found my wallet to the restaurant hostess to the manager, who was ________ to mail me my wallet if that was easier for me.

At every step of the way, a ________spirit was shown, which was inspiring in a world where we often witness self-focused thinking and self-serving behaviour.

Much good fortune ________ me after I left my wallet behind on that trip back from Boston — including a powerful reminder of the goodness and generosity of others. My world was righted and made more joyful, not just by being   ________ with my wallet, but by others’ helping me ________.

As Marianne Williamson wrote, “________ is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.”

1.

A．exchanged

B．obtained

C．stolen

D．left

2.

A．cut off

B．take apart

C．set aside

D．crowd into

3.

A．action

B．care

C．effect

D．place

4.

A．lost

B．occupied

C．combined

D．changed

5.

A．commanded

B．convinced

C．informed

D．warned

6.

A．took up

B．summed up

C．insisted on

D．picked up

7.

A．behaviour

B．relief

C．doubt

D．belief

8.

A．appreciation

B．regret

C．worry

D．attraction

9.

A．customer

B．visitor

C．waiter

D．performer

10.

A．potential

B．willing

C．hesitant

D．particular

11.

A．distinct

B．brave

C．relevant

D．generous

12.

A．entertained

B．supported

C．opposed

D．accompanied

13.

A．armed

B．reunited

C．shared

D．connected

14.

A．accurately

B．constantly

C．selflessly

D．particularly

15.

A．Joy

B．Courage

C．Respect

D．Freedom

5 . Prior to arriving in China in 2017, I had read various books relating to China, famous Chinese novels as well as non-fiction and the seeds of my fascination were sown.

Therefore, when I arrived I couldn't have been more excited to be living in this ________ historically and culturally rich country, so vastly different________ my native home of the UK. The food, the landmarks, the mega cities and everyday life—I was raring to explore.

Yet despite my________ , learning Chinese hadn't even entered my mind. This wasn't ignorance or laziness, but rather intimidation at the prospect of attempting to________ what is regarded as the   most difficult language in the world. ________   my mind, the Chinese language was the prerogative of the highly intelligent. Besides this, once I moved to China, I was living in Shanghai which is an international city,   with many people speaking English as a second language—I________ English   would suffice.

However, after a year in China I________ to observe that while many expats did not speak   Chinese, there were plenty who did. Perhaps it was achievable after all? In addition I felt ________     with how many Chinese________ could speak English (to some degree or another) and yet I couldn't even speak the most basic Chinese. With   these factors in mind and a thirst for a new________ I   decided to begin my language journey and my only regret is that I didn't start earlier.

1.

A．number

B．small

C．huge

2.

A．for

B．to

C．of

3.

A．indifference

B．enthusiasm

C．blessedness

4.

A．learn

B．say

C．reuse

5.

A．At

B．To

C．In

6.

A．decided

B．advances

C．develop

7.

A．need

B．enjoy

C．began

8.

A．uncomfortable

B．easeful

C．ductile

9.

A．culture

B．people

C．holiday

10.

A．problem

B．opportunity

C．challenge

6 . What would happen if the human brain was connected to a powerful computer? That is what Kevin Warwick, a professor at the University of Reading, U.K.,________ to find out. “I want to have a go at completely changing what it means to be ________,” he says,

Soon he will have an ________. A glass tube will be placed around a group of nerves in his arm. Inside the tube there will be tiny computer circuits. These will ________ messages being sent to the brain and send them to a computer.

“Pain provides a clear electronic signal on the nervous system as it moves from its ________ of origin to the brain. We want to find out what happens if that signal is sent to the computer and then played back again. Will I feel the ________ pain?” says Kevin Warwick.

It is not just about ________. The human nervous system sends a wide variety of other messages to the brain, so there could be many different ________. The computer could provide the eyes for a blind person. Anxious or depressed people are often given drugs to make them feel ________. But what if they could download feelings of happiness directly into their minds? Imagine you are thousands of miles away from your loved ones. You love them and ________ to be back with them. Then you store these ________ on a computer and send them to your family as an e-mail.

Professor Warwick believes that the success of his new experiment could lead to the evolution, of humans. A human will be one ________ to use the memory and mathematical power of the computer. He or she will be able to communicate thoughts and feelings ________ across the planet using the Internet. People have used their intelligence to create increasingly intelligent ________. Has the time now come for the two to ________ together?

1.

A．manages

B．helps

C．intends

D．tends

2.

A．advanced

B．human

C．artificial

D．competitive

3.

A．operation

B．adjustment

C．assessment

D．examination

4.

A．give off

B．turn into

C．pick up

D．make up

5.

A．level

B．space

C．moment

D．point

6.

A．awful

B．usual

C．same

D．slight

7.

A．signals

B．pain

C．brain

D．messages

8.

A．explanations

B．applications

C．systems

D．problems

9.

A．better

B．stronger

C．wiser

D．worse

10.

A．prefer

B．agree

C．long

D．refuse

11.

A．feelings

B．greetings

C．requests

D．memories

12.

A．able

B．willing

C．born

D．afraid

13.

A．indirectly

B．separately

C．directly

D．purposelessly

14.

A．worlds

B．machines

C．websites

D．bodies

15.

A．learn

B．meet

C．develop

D．join

7 . A year after he died. Benjamin Canlas' love of helping others lives on.

The Canlas couple created a foundation to honor their son and his _________.Benjamin once saw a food seller riding a _________ bicycle, To help, Benjamin used his own money that he had_________ to fix it. After their son's _________, his parents saw away to connect private donors with those in need to_________ their son.

In the Philippines, many jobs have been lost as a_________ of the coronavirus crisis.Many have had to take odd jobs in different people's homes, which_________ more traveling from one place to another. However, public transportation has been_________.So many people must walk for hours to get to these jobs. Benjamin's parents had the idea to_________ bikes to help.

When the contest was announced, they did not know how much__________ there would be. At first, their plan was to donate 7 bicycles. But then they__________ more than 55 requests. At last, 27 people were awarded bicycles, which helped make their lives__________.

Even if the contest ended, kindness__________ .The foundation said there were people still in need. It is planning more__________ to help more people while also__________ others to be kind and help others.

1.

A．life

B．kindness

C．education

D．bravery

2.

A．second-hand

B．traditional

C．broken

D．fashionable

3.

A．saved

B．lost

C．stolen

D．borrowed

4.

A．birthday

B．retirement

C．death

D．graduation

5.

A．remember

B．touch

C．encourage

D．disappoint

6.

A．history

B．cause

C．record

D．result

7.

A．suggests

B．stops

C．means

D．agrees

8.

A．limited

B．arranged

C．offered

D．ruined

9.

A．look after

B．give away

C．fix up

D．search for

10.

A．time

B．investment

C．value

D．interest

11.

A．analyzed

B．offered

C．received

D．made

12.

A．safer

B．easier

C．more colorful

D．more meaningful

13.

A．continues

B．changes

C．finishes

D．appears

14.

A．classes

B．projects

C．businesses

D．competitions

15.

A．forcing

B．allowing

C．expecting

D．inspiring

8 . If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising _________ of a British cook.

One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table, and _________ a snake appeared ... and bit him on the hand. A few days earlier, the snake came to the _________ from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and _________ under the dish.

“I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again. I threw it _________ the kitchen, and it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door,” Mr. Jackson said.

Anyway, Mr. Jackson stayed _________ and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his _________ began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn't say what was wrong _________ they didn't know what kind of snake it was.

Then Mr. Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors _________ it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.

“So my advice is this. If a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take ____________ photo first and then show the photo to the doctors,” suggests Mr. Jackson. “Oh, and if the snake doesn't smile for the photo, don't worry!”

1.

A．chance

B．advice

C．excuse

2.

A．suddenly

B．nearly

C．especially

3.

A．garden

B．hospital

C．restaurant

4.

A．hung

B．hid

C．jumped

5.

A．across

B．into

C．towards

6.

A．cool

B．afraid

C．pleased

7.

A．foot

B．leg

C．hand

8.

A．though

B．because

C．so

9.

A．wrote

B．sent

C．taught

10.

A．his

B．her

C．its

9 . Once there was a scientist. He wanted to study how monkeys _______.

He put two peanuts into a tall glass bottle. The bottle was _______ transparent, and one could see the two peanuts clearly from outside. Then he gave the bottle to a monkey. The monkey grabbed the bottle and _______ it methodlessly for a while. Finally, the peanuts fell out and the monkey got to _______ them. The scientist put another two peanuts into the bottle. This time, he showed the monkey that if he put the bottle upside-down the peanuts would fall out _______. But the monkey still shook the _______ methodlessly after it grabbed it. Obviously, the monkey didn't learn anything the scientist _______ it.

Why?

The reason is that all the monkey saw were just the _______. Its brain could not _______ anything else such as the scientist's __________.

Sometimes, and quite often, when we meet with __________ situations, we are just like this monkey. We don't __________ourselves. What we often focus on is the problem not a(n)   __________ for the problem. We merely fight a __________ fight methodlessly with the problem. The __________ way is to step aside and try our best to figure out the way out.1.

A．behave

B．learn

C．judge

D．escape

2.

A．slightly

B．originally

C．completely

D．hardly

3.

A．shook

B．broke

C．exploded

D．measured

4.

A．lose

B．eat

C．recognize

D．attack

5.

A．regularly

B．passively

C．flexibly

D．easily

6.

A．head

B．hand

C．bottle

D．glass

7.

A．proved

B．taught

C．treated

D．reminded

8.

A．peanuts

B．scene

C．figure

D．response

9.

A．exchange

B．prevent

C．handle

D．explain

10.

A．amount

B．schedule

C．memory

D．example

11.

A．tough

B．rough

C．flexible

D．extreme

12.

A．calm down

B．stick to

C．bring out

D．count on

13.

A．solution

B．theme

C．effect

D．target

14.

A．professional

B．pointless

C．secondary

D．quality

15.

A．normal

B．unique

C．secure

D．positive

10 . A few months ago, I was down with a terrible cold which ended in a cough that was hard to get rid of. No matter how many different medicines I tried, I_________couldn’t get rid of the cough. Not only did it_________my teaching but also my life as a whole.

Then one day after class, a student came up to me and_________ traditional Chinese medicine. From description Chinese medicine sounded as if it had magic power that_________. I was_________   because I knew so little about it and have never tried it before. _________ my cough got so much worse that I couldn’t sleep at night, so I decided to give it a_________.The Chinese doctor took my pulse and asked to see my tongue, both of which were’ new experience to me because they are both_________ in Western medicine, where diagnosis relies heavily on_________. Then the doctor gave me a scraping (刮) treatment known as “Gua Sha”. I was a little __________ at first because he used a smooth edged tool to scrape the skin on my neck and shoulders.

A few minutes later, the treatment started to produce a__________effect and my body and mind began to sink deeper into__________. I didn’t feel any improvement in my__________in the first couple of days, but after a few more regular visits to the doctor, my cough started to __________. Then within a matter of weeks, it was completely__________ !

1.

A．even

B．still

C．certainly

D．currently

2.

A．benefit

B．facilitate

C．change

D．inconvenience

3.

A．sold

B．recommended

C．adopted

D．trusted

4.

A．brought rewards

B．set trends

C．worked wonders

D．changed rules

5.

A．hesitant

B．excited

C．nervous

D．optimistic

6.

A．Eventually

B．Consequently

C．Surprisingly

D．Admittedly

7.

A．look

B．break

C．miss

D．shot

8.

A．nonexistent

B．frequently-used

C．noneffective

D．highly-recommended

9.

A．hospitals

B．doctors

C．machines

D．symptoms

10.

A．tired

B．unsatisfied

C．scared

D．disappointed

11.

A．damaging

B．relieving

C．cooling

D．stimulating

12.

A．pain

B．relaxation

C．depression

D．uneasiness

13.

A．strength

B．capability

C．circumstance

D．condition

14.

A．lessen

B．worsen

C．quicken

D．lengthen

15.

A．fine

B．unexpected

C．gone

D．different