2 . College sets the stage for students to explore new sides of life. I myself went through this searching process and found something that has changed my _________ at college for the better：I discovered ASL—American Sign Language(美式手语).

The _________ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club _________ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very _________ of communicating without speaking attracted me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the _________ . This newness just left me _________ more.

After that, feeling the need to _________ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL Club’s meetings. I only learned how to _________ the alphabet(字母表)that day. Yet instead of being disappointed by my _________ progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to ____________ those meetings and learn all I could.

The following term, I ____________   an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was not   ____________ . I soon realised that the silence was not unpleasant. ____________,if there had been any talking, it would have ____________ us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the ____________ way of communication it opens.

1.

A．progress

B．experience

C．major

D．opinion

2.

A．meeting

B．trip

C．story

D．task

3.

A．recorded

B．performed

C．recited

D．discussed

4.

A．idea

B．amount

C．dream

D．reason

5.

A．end

B．past

C．course

D．distance

6.

A．showing

B．acting

C．saying

D．wanting

7.

A．exercise

B．explore

C．express

D．explain

8.

A．print

B．write

C．sign

D．count

9.

A．slow

B．rapid

C．normal

D．obvious

10.

A．chair

B．arrange

C．attend

D．organise

11.

A．missed

B．passed

C．created

D．had

12.

A．allowed

B．stressed

C．ignored

D．repeated

13.

A．Lastly

B．Thus

C．Instead

D．However

14.

A．required

B．caused

C．ordered

D．expected

15.

A．easy

B．popular

C．quick

D．new

3 . Shamarr Allen was dozing at home one evening Inst July when he was shocked awake by a TV news item. There had been a _______ among a group of children in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, and a nine-year-old boy named Devante Bryant had been killed. Allen was _______ and heartbroken. He thought of his own nine -year-old son.

_______ from the city's rough Lower 9th Ward, Allen is one of the most celebrated jazz trumpeters in the city. After seeing the _______ news that morning, it didn't take long for Allen to _______ a possible solution. He had a few spare _______ lying around. Maybe he could offer them to kids in exchange for their guns.

Allen named the _______ My Trumpet Is My Weapon. He met with the New Orleans mayor to _________ how to make children feel safe coming forward with their guns.

Allen has _______ seven guns so far, a small but symbolically important __________. But he doesn’t stop with the __________ of gun for instrument. After the exchanges, Allen connects the children with local __________ who give diem free virtual trumpet lessons.

More importantly, he has brought hope for his city and young people __________ for a better life. “I just say, ‘Look, I come from where you come from, and I can show you the __________ that got me out,’” says Allen. “And __________ may not be the way for you, but it will at least open your mind to see what's out there.”

1.

A．cheering

B．gathering

C．shooting

D．hunting

2.

A．expected

B．grateful

C．guilty

D．horrified

3.

A．Surprisingly

B．Originally

C．Accidentally

D．Unfortunately

4.

A．tragic

B．imaginary

C．comic

D．humorous

5.

A．hit on

B．insist on

C．count on

D．focus on

6.

A．coins

B．carpets

C．toys

D．trumpets

7.

A．experience

B．program

C．news

D．gun

8.

A．give out

B．turn out

C．figure out

D．pull out

9.

A．sold

B．collected

C．saved

D．ruined

10.

A．start

B．conclusion

C．ceremony

D．success

11.

A．sales

B．repairs

C．donations

D．exchanges

12.

A．composers

B．musicians

C．officials

D．instructors

13.

A．begging

B．confusing

C．looking

D．bringing

14.

A．way

B．advice

C．warning

D．commitment

15.

A．knowledge

B．wisdom

C．music

D．hope

4 . Since it was uploaded to Internet in June, the video of Nigerian ballet dancer Madu dancing in the rain has been _______ hundreds of thousands of times over. In a moment when social media channels have been filled with upsetting _______, the scene of the 11-year-old pirouetting (单脚旋转) over puddles (水坑) is especially _______.

Madu is one of a dozen students at Daniel Owoseni’s Leap Academy(学院) of Dance. Owoseni _______ the ballet school three years ago. He _______ himself after watching Save the Last Dance at 13. “I basically learned all the fundamental _______ of ballet through Internet,” says Owoseni. A _______ later, Owoseni was outstanding enough to _______ the best in the country. _______, his hopes for an international career were quickly ruined, for he was told an African was not qualified. It was then that Owoseni decided to ________ a ballet school in his hometown for kids like himself who couldn’t ________ ballet classes. Owoseni started teaching at his home before a local businesswoman offered him a free ________ where he now holds weekly lessons.

Beyond the ________ that the academy has received from all over the world, he’s most impressed by the ________ of his own pupils. “Nothing makes a teacher ________ than a student who wants to learn,” he says. “Even though it rains cats and dogs outside they’re getting ready for class. Who wouldn’t be proud of these children?”

1.

A．heard

B．viewed

C．made

D．delivered

2.

A．news

B．promises

C．credits

D．progress

3.

A．inspiring

B．annoying

C．interesting

D．convincing

4.

A．attended

B．founded

C．finished

D．discovered

5.

A．demanded

B．exchanged

C．clarified

D．taught

6.

A．competitions

B．directions

C．principles

D．solutions

7.

A．decade

B．fortnight

C．century

D．week

8.

A．manage

B．surprise

C．cancel

D．match

9.

A．Anyway

B．However

C．Besides

D．Therefore

10.

A．run into

B．account for

C．set up

D．refer to

11.

A．afford

B．reserve

C．receive

D．submit

12.

A．opportunity

B．space

C．guidance

D．holiday

13.

A．intention

B．permission

C．assistance

D．attention

14.

A．contribution

B．motivation

C．devotion

D．admission

15.

A．angrier

B．sadder

C．wiser

D．happier

5 . I believe even the smartest people have to work hard to achieve success. People make themselves into winners by their own _______.

Many years ago, I took the head _______ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the _______ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to _______ the game, but to my disappointment we were defeated. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that I had to change my _______ towards their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______. That summer vacation, we met every day and _______     passing and kicking the football.

Six months after our defeat, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________ . Finally, we faced the number one team in Georgia. I felt that it would be a ________ for us even if we lost the game. But my boys beat them , giving me the greatest ________ of my life!

       From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________       , and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made, not born.1.

A．tests

B．luck

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

3.

A．new

B．excellent

C．strong

D．successful

4.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

5.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

6.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

7.

A．pride

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

8.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

9.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

10.

A．expand

B．improve

C．relax

D．defend

11.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

12.

A．chance

B．joy

C．concern

D．offer

13.

A．surprise

B．relate

C．interest

D．affect

14.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

15.

A．naturally

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

6 . When I was 12 years old, I went with my dad to his work --- a car showroom. I was wandering around and _______ a poor woman with a child in her arms standing _______ the showroom. I saw that she was _______ and went inside and told my father. My _______ went out and asked the woman to _______ into the showroom. He offered her some water and then _______ her what was wrong.

The woman said that her _______ had died some months ago and that she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could _______ her. She did some manual labor to _______ some money to take care of her daughter but her daughter was __________ for the last three days and she was __________   to go to work. Now she didn’t have a grain of food to eat. While she was relating (讲述) her story to my father, she was unable to __________ her emotions and started crying again. My father and I were     __________ moved by her story.

We got some __________ for her and her baby to eat. My father then took them to the nearest     __________ for her baby to be treated as the baby did not seem to be very well. On the way, we __________     her a 5kg bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left her. The woman was so __________.

It is eight years later, but that event is still so __________ in my mind. My father’s __________ to this woman inspired me deeply and since then, I have decided to walk a similar path and __________ others.

1.

A．saw

B．heard

C．felt

D．looked

2.

A．inside

B．beside

C．in

D．outside

3.

A．saying

B．crying

C．laughing

D．thinking

4.

A．mother

B．friend

C．sister

D．father

5.

A．go

B．enter

C．come

D．reach

6.

A．asked

B．told

C．requested

D．required

7.

A．daughter

B．husband

C．relative

D．brother

8.

A．love

B．help

C．beg

D．pity

9.

A．borrow

B．save

C．earn

D．lend

10.

A．well

B．healthy

C．pleased

D．sick

11.

A．about

B．busy

C．unable

D．able

12.

A．stay

B．control

C．keep

D．remain

13.

A．deeply

B．gradually

C．finally

D．lately

14.

A．drink

B．clothing

C．books

D．food

15.

A．grocer shop

B．hospital

C．supermarket

D．showroom

16.

A．found

B．bought

C．sold

D．gave

17.

A．grateful

B．excited

C．glad

D．amused

18.

A．old

B．short

C．long

D．fresh

19.

A．action

B．calmness

C．kindness

D．effect

20.

A．encourage

B．inspire

C．serve

D．need

7 . Liz Woodward worked as a waitress at the Route 130 diner in Delran, New Jersey. One Thursday morning around 5:30 am, she was serving two firefighters, Young and Hullings. Quite _______ she heard that they had been up all night putting out a _______warehouse fire, which took 12 hours to get under control.

Touched, Liz decided to honor these two heroes by picking up their _______ and writing them a heartfelt message of gratitude. It _______ "Your breakfast is on me today-thank you for all that you do. Fueled by fire and driven by_______, what an example you are! Get some rest. "

This simple act of kindness meant so much to the_______ firefighters. The firefighters _______ and thanked her before leaving the restaurant.

To return the young lady's kindness, upon his arrival home, Hullings posted a Facebook update _______ his friends to go eat at the diner, which was quickly _______ more than 3,000 times.

________, it was not until afterwards that they realized Liz was really the one that could use the help. When they found out that Liz was trying to ________ money for her paralyzed father to get a wheelchair-accessible van, Young posted with a ________ to a Go Fund Me page for Liz's dad, and the support ________.

The total donations reached $60,000 and went beyond Liz's wildest dreams. She had never expected that her small gesture would be paid in such a/an ________ way. "I'm truly blessed that those two walked through the doors today and ________ for the opportunity to be a part of something so positive and inspiring." Liz Woodward said on Facebook.

1.

A．in private

B．by accident

C．in public

D．on purpose

2.

A．potential

B．slight

C．rare

D．fierce

3.

A．money

B．uniforms

C．check

D．breakfast

4.

A．replied

B．went

C．indicated

D．read

5.

A．concern

B．courage

C．confidence

D．curiosity

6.

A．exhausted

B．brave

C．modest

D．anxious

7.

A．ended up

B．sat up

C．teared up

D．showed up

8.

A．helping

B．forcing

C．reminding

D．urging

9.

A．shared

B．collected

C．examined

D．removed

10.

A．Thus

B．Instead

C．However

D．Besides

11.

A．raise

B．donate

C．change

D．count

12.

A．picture

B．link

C．note

D．click

13.

A．doubled

B．rolled in

C．declined

D．spread out

14.

A．generous

B．conventional

C．extreme

D．rapid

15.

A．greedy

B．eager

C．prepared

D．grateful

8 . A few years ago, I decided to read a novel or a short story collection from every country in the world. But when it_______to reading the world, the biggest _______ for me was that I didn’t know what to read and how to get the books. I had to turn to others for _______.In October, I _______ my blog and posted a short appeal online. I explained who I was, how_______ my reading had been, and I asked anyone who _______ to leave a message suggesting what I might read from other parts of the planet. I had no idea _______ anyone would be interested, but within a few days people started to get in _______.

Books often came from surprising _______. People gave me different ideas about what to do, I got a message from a woman called Rafidah in Malaysia. She said she loved my project and that she could go to her __________English—language bookshop and __________ a book I needed and post it to me.

I accepted __________, and a few weeks later, a package arrived, __________   not one, but two books —Rafidah’s from Malaysia, and a book from Singapore that she had also __________for me. I was__________that a stranger more than 6000 miles away would go to such lengths to help someone she would probably never meet. But Rafidah’s __________proved to be the pattern for that year.

I was deeply __________ by these kind-hearted strangers around the world and I know it’s the power of books that has __________us across the world. I hope more people will __________ me. If we all read more __________ ,we would all be richer for that.

1.

A．read

B．came

C．sold

D．put

2.

A．doubt

B．advantage

C．challenge

D．progress

3.

A．praise

B．help

C．comment

D．apology

4.

A．requested

B．organized

C．decorated

D．registered

5.

A．narrow

B．obvious

C．normal

D．steady

6.

A．chose

B．learned

C．passed

D．cared

7.

A．what

B．that

C．whether

D．which

8.

A．touch

B．influence

C．concern

D．effect

9.

A．customs

B．packets

C．sources

D．shops

10.

A．latest

B．local

C．special

D．private

11.

A．change

B．consider

C．serve

D．choose

12.

A．generally

B．anxiously

C．enthusiastically

D．calmly

13.

A．creating

B．containing

C．including

D．supporting

14.

A．found out

B．carried out

C．looked out

D．picked out

15.

A．amazed

B．attracted

C．confused

D．discouraged

16.

A．kindness

B．happiness

C．politeness

D．brightness

17.

A．puzzled

B．stuck

C．moved

D．warned

18.

A．accessed

B．connected

C．recognized

D．remembered

19.

A．show

B．offer

C．judge

D．join

20.

A．widely

B．safely

C．suddenly

D．quickly