1 . Years ago, my grandmother was in a nursing home. She was a retired university professor, which brought her an ocean of
In sharp
Once I
Later, I learned that the old man had got quite a few companies from his family. Since he was not a good
So what is the most important
A.neighbors | B.friends | C.relatives | D.visitors |
A.agreement | B.contrast | C.conflict | D.company |
A.alone | B.calm | C.high-spirited | D.impatient |
A.questioned | B.greeted | C.encountered | D.encouraged |
A.tired | B.ashamed | C.hard | D.short |
A.always | B.already | C.also | D.still |
A.uncomfortable | B.concerned | C.helpless | D.innocent |
A.expert | B.competitor | C.speaker | D.partner |
A.break down | B.pull away | C.fall behind | D.drop out |
A.typically | B.obviously | C.unexpectedly | D.consequently |
A.skill | B.challenge | C.principle | D.qualification |
A.update | B.develop | C.express | D.dominate |
A.action | B.words | C.plans | D.consideration |
A.appear | B.worsen | C.collapse | D.last |
A.lack | B.possess | C.oppose | D.defense |
2 . On Saturday,Juliet and Darcy, 17-year-old friends,were enjoying sunshine at Furness Park when they noticed a man fall down on the sidewalk. They hurried to
Darcy felt
The girls knew they needed to
Juliet continued to run for help. She finally found some men fixing a car and told them the
The repairmen got it and then
A doctor said, “To their
Finally,the two girls were found and praised for helping save a man’s life on the weekend. “We were brave,” Darcy said. “We got a bit scared in the beginning, but later we realized
A.recognize | B.applaud | C.aid | D.seize |
A.confused | B.terrified | C.pleased | D.curious |
A.bleeding | B.breathing | C.starving | D.choking |
A.forbid | B.appreciate | C.quit | D.seek |
A.unconscious | B.familiar | C.absent-minded | D.ragged |
A.enquired | B.remembered | C.answered | D.succeeded |
A.anxiously | B.occasionally | C.eagerly | D.merrily |
A.consequence | B.emergency | C.concept | D.mystery |
A.searched for | B.put off | C.carried out | D.broke down |
A.hands | B.stomach | C.feet | D.heart |
A.rushed | B.admitted | C.persuaded | D.guided |
A.disappointment | B.credit | C.annoyance | D.horror |
A.reputation | B.prospect | C.life | D.honor |
A.appeal | B.comment | C.attempt | D.apology |
A.prejudice | B.regret | C.offence | D.panic |
3 . I've come to the conclusion that I'm rubbish at saying “No”. For example, last Sunday I was sitting at my desk alone, totally
We are both windowshoppers and
We had better do what we think is right and what we are
A.experienced | B.absorbed | C.concerned | D.disappointed |
A.reading | B.discussion | C.shopping | D.travel |
A.displease | B.force | C.support | D.shock |
A.explained | B.announced | C.developed | D.ended |
A.thought | B.suggestion | C.idea | D.question |
A.lost | B.kept | C.enjoyed | D.wasted |
A.because of | B.regardless of | C.apart from | D.instead of |
A.visit | B.run | C.inspect | D.invent |
A.consider | B.fetch | C.catch | D.enlarge |
A.take in | B.work on | C.turn out | D.make up |
A.something | B.none | C.everything | D.either |
A.further | B.cooler | C.faster | D.better |
A.attracts | B.beats | C.upsets | D.puzzles |
A.after | B.because | C.if | D.although |
A.impressed | B.anxious | C.merciful | D.depressed |
A.likely | B.afraid | C.willing | D.proud |
A.join | B.refuse | C.invite | D.choose |
A.highly | B.hardly | C.suddenly | D.really |
A.patiently | B.well | C.seriously | D.accidentally |
A.situation | B.environment | C.appearance | D.spirit |
4 . Afraid to have a start, I was walking slowly into my first school in America. I had
With
At the end of the day, I developed some friendships and started to love my new school. On my way to the bus stop, I realized that all the
A.measured | B.increased | C.traveled | D.returned |
A.entered | B.found | C.explored | D.constructed |
A.anger | B.anxiety | C.sympathy | D.sadness |
A.employer | B.teacher | C.colleague | D.companion |
A.deep | B.familiar | C.strict | D.soft |
A.advertisement | B.sheet | C.notice | D.container |
A.choose | B.judge | C.inform | D.discuss |
A.seat | B.direction | C.destination | D.scene |
A.generally | B.suddenly | C.actually | D.honestly |
A.empty | B.assigned | C.single | D.decorated |
A.movie | B.picture | C.voice | D.series |
A.Though | B.If | C.Since | D.As long as |
A.pretended | B.refused | C.allowed | D.managed |
A.gifts | B.chances | C.fun | D.lunch |
A.same | B.unexpected | C.complex | D.effective |
A.shocked | B.excited | C.annoyed | D.embarrassed |
A.classroom | B.dormitory | C.library | D.cafeteria |
A.failure | B.sorrow | C.confusion | D.amazement |
A.put away | B.get through | C.build up | D.show off |
A.sadly | B.happily | C.curiously | D.angrily |
5 . The story I’m going to tell you happened two years ago when I was in high school in Poland. I came to school early on a sunny day,
I noticed that Tom was absent from school that day. Later, I
One day, the doctors noticed that the cancer had
A lot of my friends
The doctors made another operation on his brain. The operation
A.so | B.but | C.for | D.and |
A.strangely | B.interestingly | C.naturally | D.impatiently |
A.spoke out | B.pointed out | C.worked out | D.found out |
A.disappointing | B.frightening | C.shocking | D.amusing |
A.kind | B.humorous | C.clever | D.healthy |
A.Therefore | B.Thus | C.Besides | D.Anyhow |
A.stadium | B.hospital | C.school | D.home |
A.adapted | B.crashed | C.turned | D.moved |
A.research | B.evidence | C.idea | D.information |
A.fair | B.perfect | C.honest | D.reliable |
A.held | B.lost | C.rebuilt | D.kept |
A.need | B.wonder | C.chance | D.doubt |
A.give off | B.give up | C.give out | D.give in |
A.went | B.observed | C.command | D.charged |
A.misfortune | B.achievement | C.accident | D.experience |
6 . I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people
I think my
A bigger cause of my new
I think I am a much
A.since | B.before | C.or | D.unless |
A.famous | B.simple | C.different | D.skilled |
A.education | B.career | C.tour | D.change |
A.balance | B.homework | C.degree | D.interest |
A.talked | B.wrote | C.lied | D.reported |
A.careful | B.lonely | C.curious | D.guilty |
A.argument | B.game | C.experiment | D.defence |
A.dared | B.offered | C.hesitated | D.happened |
A.dream | B.problem | C.duty | D.step |
A.us | B.which | C.them | D.whom |
A.attitude | B.hobby | C.hope | D.luck |
A.friend | B.partner | C.guide | D.guest |
A.polite | B.happy | C.strange | D.confident |
A.bothered | B.answered | C.visited | D.trusted |
A.explain | B.guess | C.declare | D.see |
A.homeless | B.heart broken | C.bad-tempered | D.hopeless |
A.quieter | B.busier | C.better | D.richer |
A.forget | B.face | C.improve | D.analyze |
A.forced | B.preferred | C.ordered | D.taught |
A.miss | B.like | C.wonder | D.expect |