1 . In 2001, I participated in an expedition to explore the Titanic. Our team used two small deep-sea robots, one blue and one green. My _______ was to ensure the robots’ batteries worked well.

Unfortunately, the green robot _______ a problem on the third day of this ambitious adventure. It got _______ inside the Titanic. Even worse, one of its batteries was damaged. That was _______, as the battery could explode. It could harm the robot and the ship. We had to find a way to get it out.

In the middle of the vast ocean, though, there are no stores to buy _______ . So, we had an idea. We took a coat hanger and put it inside the blue robot. The _______ was to use the hanger’s hook to pull out the green robot.

Accompanied by two fellow crew members, I prepared to go down in a three-man submarine (潜水艇). A machine lifted us and placed us in the _______. Then we started to _______ — 12,500 feet to the ocean floor.

At about 9,000 feet, a crewmate _______ touched some wires. Suddenly, all the submarine’s lights went out. We were in complete ________. It was terrifying, but the skilled pilot swiftly fixed it , and we ________ our journey.

Finally, upon reaching the site, we were ________ by a solemn (庄严的) scene where we started to see suitcases and shoes, serving as ________ reminders of the tragic events. For approximately 12 hours, we managed to ________ the trapped robot with the coat hanger. There was no way we were going to leave it behind — that little robot was part of our ________.

1.

A．interest

B．job

C．attitude

D．achievement

2.

A．understood

B．avoided

C．encountered

D．addressed

3.

A．misled

B．upgraded

C．lost

D．stuck

4.

A．dangerous

B．confusing

C．embarrassing

D．unreliable

5.

A．instructions

B．phones

C．weapons

D．supplies

6.

A．plan

B．question

C．message

D．note

7.

A．ship

B．robot

C．air

D．water

8.

A．swim

B．work

C．sink

D．float

9.

A．intentionally

B．accidentally

C．carefully

D．frequently

10.

A．loneliness

B．tiredness

C．darkness

D．annoyance

11.

A．gave up

B．carried on

C．paid for

D．put off

12.

A．challenged

B．beaten

C．greeted

D．motivated

13.

A．silent

B．temporary

C．friendly

D．comforting

14.

A．destroy

B．free

C．observe

D．repair

15.

A．journey

B．life

C．career

D．team

2 . Running marathons is quite a challenge. Yet for Simon Wheatcroft, who ______ his sight at 18, there’s an extra difficulty. However, Simon, now 29, has not only been ______ in marathons for the past two years with the help of ______ runners but has also learned to run alone outdoors.

Simon’s unique ______ involved slowly memorizing a five-kilometre route by repeatedly walking it alone. He used a smartphone app that ______ audio feedback on his pace and distance. It helped him build a mental map of the route and its ______. “I did make a few ______ early on — like running into posts. But I’m going to ______ where that is next time,” he laughs.

At first running was a challenge that required great ______ for Simon. However, it has now become more natural for him. Compared with most runners, he ______ his running style to be more cautious, using shorter and more careful steps to sense the surroundings.

Despite risks of ______ obstacles, Simon values the freedom and ______ running gives him. He believes what he gets from running alone far outweigh any dangers, which has ______ his confidence and provided inspiration to others.

But for Simon the real motivation for his training come from simply ______ competition, giving him an ______ to run with everyone. “I can’t hide the fact I’m blind,” he says, “but meanwhile I would rather compete with everybody else and not be put into a special group.”

1.

A．caught

B．kept

C．set

D．lost

2.

A．competing

B．learning

C．running

D．working

3.

A．volunteer

B．guide

C．competitor

D．top

4.

A．difficulty

B．advantage

C．approach

D．concern

5.

A．provided

B．recorded

C．analyzed

D．received

6.

A．features

B．highlights

C．obstacles

D．landmarks

7.

A．adventures

B．mistakes

C．trips

D．points

8.

A．come across

B．figure out

C．walk into

D．map out

9.

A．concentration

B．ability

C．memory

D．determination

10.

A．recognized

B．adapted

C．described

D．developed

11.

A．dangerous

B．physical

C．unexpected

D．mental

12.

A．independence

B．motivation

C．happiness

D．strength

13.

A．shown

B．developed

C．won

D．shaken

14.

A．fierce

B．friendly

C．casual

D．equal

15.

A．advantage

B．inspiration

C．opportunity

D．objective

3 . One day a small gap appeared in the cocoon (茧), through which the butterfly would come out. A boy, who _______ passed by, stopped and watched how the butterfly was trying to _________ of the cocoon. It _________ several hours. The butterfly was trying very hard, but the _________ was as little as before. It seemed that the power would _______ the butterfly soon.

The boy decided to _________ the butterfly. He took a penknife and cut the cocoon. The butterfly immediately came out, but it was very small and _________, and the wings were _________ moving.

The boy continued to _________ the butterfly, thinking that now its wings would __________ and it would fly. ________, that did not happen.

The rest of its life the butterfly had to drag its weak body and wings that wouldn’t unfold. It was unable to fly because the boy did not realize that a(an) __________ to force itself through the narrow gap of the cocoon was __________ for the butterfly, so that the life-giving fluid would move from the body to the butterfly’s wings and that the butterfly could fly. Life forced the butterfly to leave its shell so hard that it would gain the ________ to grow and develop.

Just like the butterfly, if we were allowed to live without meeting difficulties, we would not survive. Life gives us __________ to make us braver and stronger.

1.

A．independently

B．joyfully

C．accidentally

D．absolutely

2.

A．give out

B．get out

C．work out

D．take out

3.

A．saved

B．wasted

C．lost

D．took

4.

A．entry

B．escape

C．gap

D．vigour

5.

A．leave

B．trip

C．leap

D．settle

6.

A．check

B．help

C．move

D．cure

7.

A．neat

B．scared

C．soft

D．weak

8.

A．barely

B．slowly

C．suddenly

D．sharply

9.

A．tend

B．restore

C．defend

D．observe

10.

A．divide

B．perform

C．spread

D．gather

11.

A．Thus

B．Instead

C．However

D．Meanwhile

12.

A．talent

B．effort

C．motivation

D．approach

13.

A．essential

B．rewarding

C．flexible

D．cruel

14.

A．fortune

B．assistance

C．guidance

D．power

15.

A．challenges

B．accidents

C．chaos

D．restrictions

4 . My writing career began at the age of ten. That year, my mother gave me my first journal to help me deal with the ______ of my grandmother's death. In many ways, my grandmother was the ______ behind my own writing career.

When she was alive, my grandmother had ______ much emotional pain, but she also knew that writing was her key to ______ . While growing up in Galicia, Poland, during World War I, she ______ both her parents, and then had to care for herself and her eight-year-old sister. She found solace (慰藉) in journal writing.

Many years after her death, I ______ her journal and read every word. The void (空虚感) she had left in my life became stronger as the years progressed and I had my own health issues to ______ , such as being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 47. My ______ caused me to write down my grandmother's life story, based

on the ______ of her journal. Although at times the writing was ______ , it did bring me close to her once again and help me more ______ understand her many hardships.

Keeping journals has helped me ______ emotionally. Whether you're ______ by change, loss or pain, finding the time to write is ______ to the healing process. So why not ______ your pen and write down whatever comes to your mind?

1.

A．secret

B．reason

C．suffering

D．place

2.

A．idea

B．inspiration

C．tip

D．instruction

3.

A．described

B．studied

C．forgotten

D．experienced

4.

A．existence

B．education

C．survival

D．dream

5.

A．lost

B．missed

C．left

D．loved

6.

A．picked up

B．came across

C．took away

D．gave back

7.

A．display

B．make

C．explain

D．handle

8.

A．job

B．failure

C．illness

D．confusion

9.

A．contents

B．suggestions

C．demands

D．pages

10.

A．scary

B．painful

C．vital

D．great

11.

A．happily

B．nearly

C．exactly

D．clearly

12.

A．respond

B．succeed

C．struggle

D．recover

13.

A．tracked

B．affected

C．injured

D．punished

14.

A．important

B．close

C．equal

D．related

15.

A．borrow

B．purchase

C．grab

D．throw

5 . “If after the first 50 pages of a book you don’t get engaged, you’re allowed to stop reading and try again later when you feel ready for it,” my father told me.

My father holds this ______ responsible for his lifelong love of literature. As a busy labourer, he has regarded reading books as an almost sacred ______. He feels a strong, perhaps, irresistible ______ to read frequently and a lot.

I don’t think my father ______ to hand the advice down to me. He’s not the sort to give advice and I’m not the sort to ______ it. But I find it’s the advice that’s delivered ______ that.is most likely to be listened to.

I like this advice “reading first 50 pages”, for the generosity and respect it extends to a book’s ______ and their craft. A reader, it suggests, needs a little ______ to adapt to a book’s particular tone and voice. Meanwhile, this advice gives a person permission to ______ reading. Nobody, it implies, need force themselves to struggle through a book they’re not ______.

I particularly like the ______ advice to return to a book “when you feel ready for it.” It’s a ______ that reading is naturally relational and that the readers need time.

Even when I’m more than ready to stop reading by page 50, ______ the exercise feels worth doing. Just like stopping swimming halfway makes the muscles in my legs ache ______ it uses them in a different way from cycling. But in both cases, it’s a satisfying kind of hurt because it’s a ______ of getting stronger.

1.

A．warning

B．request

C．guarantee

D．advice

2.

A．debate

B．escape

C．beg

D．protest

3.

A．trend

B．view

C．urge

D．influence

4.

A．dared

B．forgot

C．hesitated

D．intended

5.

A．invite

B．write

C．drop

D．support

6.

A．safely

B．quickly

C．indirectly

D．personally

7.

A．reader

B．author

C．editor

D．publisher

8.

A．patience

B．luck

C．help

D．grace

9.

A．finish

B．teach

C．love

D．stop

10.

A．referring to

B．talking about

C．connecting with

D．commenting on

11.

A．strong

B．gentle

C．honest

D．timely

12.

A．recognition

B．duty

C．pity

D．wonder

13.

A．thus

B．just

C．then

D．still

14.

A．unless

B．because

C．once

D．before

15.

A．sign

B．rule

C．question

D．goal

6 . On February 17th, the Clermont County Animal Shelter, Ohio, shared a story. A woman met with her missing dog Will again.

While ________ the shelter’s Facebook post forwarded by friends in her community, Hannah saw a dog named Rome that was to be available at the shelter’s weekend ________ event and that dog looked quite ________.

Hannah explained in her Facebook post that Will, a six-year-old went missing from her home in 2019. Although her family looked everywhere, they couldn’t ________ their missing baby.

A shelter volunteer said, “Just yesterday we ________ a message accompanied by photos with a detailed description of Will’s ________ in the hope that the dog brought to our shelter and renamed Rome was ________ Will!” But Rome was scheduled to be at the Take Me Home event today! Learning this, the volunteer, in a bit of ________ quickly sent a message back that Rome would be at the event! “We would love this family to be ________ and we just had to ________ whether this was Will after all these years!” It turned out a big yes. The volunteer continued, “The ________ story serves as a reminder of the incredible impact that the Internet can have in bringing communities together, especially in times of ________. Thank you all for ________ Will’s post.”

It was nothing short of a ________ and we are sure Hannah and her family are ________ to have their dog back!

1.

A．commenting on

B．checking out

C．speaking of

D．looking for

2.

A．celebration

B．adoption

C．demonstration

D．recommendation

3.

A．dynamic

B．lovely

C．familiar

D．friendly

4.

A．shelter

B．describe

C．forget

D．locate

5.

A．received

B．forwarded

C．left

D．delivered

6.

A．duties

B．achievements

C．owner

D．appearance

7.

A．possibly

B．obviously

C．actually

D．typically

8.

A．hesitation

B．guilt

C．anger

D．panic

9.

A．popular

B．thankful

C．supported

D．reunited

10.

A．guess

B．know

C．discuss

D．doubt

11.

A．heartwarming

B．mind-bending

C．convincing

D．entertaining

12.

A．danger

B．need

C．happiness

D．uncertainty

13.

A．sharing

B．reading

C．revising

D．saving

14.

A．connection

B．treasure

C．wonder

D．success

15.

A．excited

B．motivated

C．amused

D．urged

7 . My life is full and active taking care of my grandson. But weeks ago, he headed for an overseas holiday, I was left feeling _______ and lost. I needed something extraordinary to lift my _______.

Then one day, I entered the Coffee Club near my home and _______ a cup of coffee. I settled into a comfortable sofa, _______ tasting the delicious drink. After a while, I approached the waitress and handed her my _______. She smiled and said, “That’s already been paid for.”

I looked at her in _______. “Really?” Then she said the words I’ll never forget. “It was a _______ of kindness, and it happens a lot.”

I was shocked. I never really _______ these things though I had heard about them. Today, I _______ it firsthand. Good, kind people are out there in the world. And they ________ when you need them most. I left home this morning feeling, somewhat lost. I returned with a ________ in my step, excited about sharing my story and ________ the kindness.

Two weeks later, I paid for a girl in the Coffee Club. The only thing is, this time, the Coffee Club did it ________. The waiter pointed me out. She couldn’t believe it and ________ me. I simply smiled, explaining that I was passing on the ________ I’d received not long ago.

1.

A．embarrassed

B．flat

C．patient

D．content

2.

A．sights

B．fortunes

C．spirits

D．voices

3.

A．mixed

B．ordered

C．prepared

D．served

4.

A．awkwardly

B．confidently

C．restlessly

D．leisurely

5.

A．bill

B．receipt

C．drink

D．license

6.

A．desperation

B．relief

C．surprise

D．shame

7.

A．test

B．gesture

C．feeling

D．power

8.

A．believed

B．enjoyed

C．refused

D．inquired

9.

A．pursued

B．avoided

C．confirmed

D．experienced

10.

A．hang around

B．break in

C．show up

D．move on

11.

A．pain

B．load

C．drag

D．spring

12.

A．repaying

B．evaluating

C．shaping

D．delaying

13.

A．secretly

B．regularly

C．differently

D．casually

14.

A．puzzled

B．rejected

C．comforted

D．thanked

15.

A．courage

B．kindness

C．respect

D．honor

8 . It’s been over a year since I started my volunteer work as a caregiver at a well-known location here in Oklahoma. During a recent visit, I had a(n) ________ with a nurse there. We discussed how I ran into some issues with my right leg after a terrible fall. I was sharing how my new ________ led me to have to make some personal changes and so I ________ some at-home projects, such as a vegetable garden, a chicken pen, and my pet birds, when Judith wheeled over and politely introduced herself. She ________ offered me a like-new bird cage to replace my ________ one, and I gratefully accepted her ________.

When I went to Judith’s house to ________ the bird cage, she asked if I could ________ her for an upcoming surgery since she had no one else to rely on. I felt ________ to be chosen to take care of her after the ________. Judith, who is also a ________ and has devoted many years to working as a hospital volunteer, truly ________ to be treated with kindness and respect.

This experience serves as a beautiful example of two ________ showing random act s of kindness towards each other. I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason, and I am truly ________ for the opportunity to care for Judith. In the future, should I ever need ________, I hope to receive the same loving support.

1.

A．date

B．drink

C．argument

D．conversation

2.

A．jobs

B．rules

C．challenges

D．wishes

3.

A．funded

B．sold

C．created

D．studied

4.

A．kindly

B．proudly

C．jokingly

D．calmly

5.

A．hanging

B．struggling

C．hand-made

D．solar-powered

6.

A．offer

B．claim

C．decision

D．donation

7.

A．look for

B．pick up

C．throw off

D．put away

8.

A．forgive

B．thank

C．interview

D．accompany

9.

A．honored

B．prepared

C．relaxed

D．qualified

10.

A．checkin

B．accident

C．operation

D．examination

11.

A．patient

B．doctor

C．cleaner

D．caregiver

12.

A．needs

B．expects

C．deserves

D．continues

13.

A．nurses

B．elders

C．visitors

D．strangers

14.

A．sorry

B．grateful

C．responsible

D．famous

15.

A．advice

B．assistance

C．information

D．guidance

9 . Lauren Schroeder was volunteering at a community food bank at age 14. As she filled bags with _________ groceries, she noticed that there were plenty of food that came in cans and boxes, but she didn't see anything _________ and healthy to give to families in need.

Inspired to make a _________, she told her parents that she wanted to start a vegetable garden on their farm, so that people could get the _________ they needed. Although they were _________, her parents made her aware of how much work it would take. Still, the teenager was up for the _________.

Lauren managed to receive a(n) _________ from a youth organization to pay for seeds and gardening _________. She did a lot of research online to find out what plants_________ and what didn't, what needed shade, and which ones needed more water. Over the hot and dry summer, she __________ her crops for weeds and watered them by hand every day. Her first harvest resulted in 40 pounds of produce that she then__________ gave away to local food banks, a soup kitchen, and a nursing home.

More __________ than ever, she relaunched her project, doubling the size of her garden and __________ her vegetable selection. So far, she has spent over 1,000 hours working in her garden and donated 7,000 pounds of home-grown produce.

“I love __________,” said Lauren, now 17. “Many people help you out, but it makes more __________ when you help other people out.”

1.

A．preserved

B．donated

C．selected

D．traded

2.

A．necessary

B．beautiful

C．valuable

D．fresh

3.

A．change

B．request

C．choice

D．profit

4.

A．guidance

B．information

C．nutrition

D．service

5.

A．supportive

B．doubtful

C．protective

D．mindful

6.

A．competition

B．performance

C．assignment

D．challenge

7.

A．invitation

B．fund

C．opinion

D．certificate

8.

A．methods

B．products

C．supplies

D．lessons

9.

A．worked

B．developed

C．happened

D．improved

10.

A．arranged

B．checked

C．prepared

D．exchanged

11.

A．carefully

B．secretly

C．temporarily

D．generously

12.

A．amused

B．relieved

C．motivated

D．exhausted

13.

A．expanding

B．assessing

C．presenting

D．defending

14.

A．moving on

B．weighing up

C．showing off

D．giving back

15.

A．effort

B．difference

C．money

D．progress

10 . Most airplanes are constructed with seats in rows of two or three Mathematically, someone in my family of five has to sit by a ________. I always ask to be that person and consider it the greatest ________ to meet someone remarkable.

From the time I could speak, I realized that overcoming communication ________ was an essential key to ________ the enormous potential in constructing meaningful relationships with others. My father is a successful scientist, but he has been ________ since birth. My childhood was spent understanding his intelligence while sometimes ________ to convey ideas because the words I chose were too ________ to lipread. But I learned how to employ my own approach to face the challenge. Gradually, I developed a ________ for communication skills.

Since kindergarten, I have loved Chinese culture. In my Junior year of high school, I ________ a competitive scholarship to study in China for the summer, learning Mandarin and the eastern culture. Dropped into Chengdu and ________ to speak the language fluently, I found myself a toddler (学步儿童). However, I didn’t quit. At the end of the program, I was voted to ________ the 500 scholarship recipients (被授予者) to deliver a speech in Chinese. My speech did win cheers. Finally, I returned home with a cultural awareness beyond expectation, possessing lifelong ________ with former strangers whom I now communicate with in Chinese.

Thanks to the strangers in my life, I learn that one must embrace (拥抱) certain new experience. I’m so ________ to confirm that stepping out of my comfort zone can, actually, ________ experiencing something from slightly interesting to life-changing. On the flight home from China I ________ chose to sit next to a stranger and it didn’t disappoint.

1.

A．kid

B．stranger

C．senior

D．pilot

2.

A．possibility

B．mistake

C．task

D．honor

3.

A．skills

B．relationships

C．barriers

D．ideas

4.

A．owning

B．unlocking

C．ensuring

D．maintaining

5.

A．depressed

B．weak

C．deaf

D．blind

6.

A．struggling

B．asking

C．wishing

D．helping

7.

A．virtual

B．abstract

C．risky

D．difficult

8.

A．talent

B．habit

C．passion

D．case

9.

A．found

B．valued

C．earned

D．donated

10.

A．inconvenient

B．unnecessary

C．unable

D．impatient

11.

A．invite

B．encourage

C．train

D．represent

12.

A．happiness

B．friendships

C．achievements

D．knowledge

13.

A．powerful

B．willing

C．comfortable

D．grateful

14.

A．put off

B．add up

C．cut down

D．lead to

15.

A．suddenly

B．definitely

C．gradually

D．accidentally