1 . The day I met Hani Irmawati, she was a shy, 17-year-old girl standing alone in the parking lot of the international school in Indonesia, where I teach English. She asked if I could help her improve her English. I could
“I want to go to a US university,” she said with confidence. I was surprised.
I agreed to work with her
When I met Hani’s family at their
One day I received the announcement of a(n)
“Will you send in my name?” she asked.
I couldn’t
Three weeks later, just before Hani went to Jakarta to take the Test of English Fluency, she received a letter from the scholarship association. She had been
I leaped around the room, overjoyed and shocked. Hani stood by, smiling. I realized that it was I who had learned something Hani had known from the beginning: It is not intelligence alone that brings success, but also the
A.believe | B.tell | C.argue | D.expect |
A.convince | B.excuse | C.approach | D.apply |
A.as | B.in | C.on | D.by |
A.ride | B.break | C.stay | D.class |
A.comment | B.assignment | C.guideline | D.journal |
A.excited | B.bored | C.tired | D.ashamed |
A.humble | B.comfortable | C.ugly | D.amazing |
A.decreasing | B.increasing | C.showing | D.maintaining |
A.promotion | B.growth | C.scholarship | D.theme |
A.fair | B.solid | C.slim | D.real |
A.anxious | B.generous | C.practical | D.determined |
A.put | B.take | C.break | D.turn |
A.concern | B.praise | C.observation | D.memory |
A.impressed | B.rejected | C.respected | D.accepted |
A.drive | B.wisdom | C.pressure | D.secret |
2 . To some, fishing is a hobby. But to William “Big Will” Dunn, it’s a(n)
It all
Growing up, William had a hard time in Miami,
“He started doing
Inspired by the
Today, William
A.talent | B.eagerness | C.passion | D.power |
A.started | B.played | C.continued | D.helped |
A.debating | B.supplying | C.dealing | D.struggling |
A.father | B.mother | C.brother | D.sister |
A.offering | B.seeking | C.avoiding | D.selecting |
A.advice | B.harm | C.purpose | D.effect |
A.gave up | B.felt like | C.ended up | D.put off |
A.faster | B.better | C.further | D.higher |
A.limited | B.terrible | C.positive | D.confusing |
A.company | B.laboratory | C.business | D.organization |
A.unique | B.horrible | C.ordinary | D.responsible |
A.pleasant | B.busy | C.fortunate | D.familiar |
A.problem | B.difference | C.advantage | D.decision |
A.seldom | B.never | C.still | D.even |
A.slightest | B.greatest | C.toughest | D.fastest |
3 . Mauro Prosperi is a police officer who gained worldwide fame after getting lost in the Sahara Desert in 1994. Mauro
During the
Having traveled 180 miles
A.referred to | B.showed off | C.put aside | D.took part in |
A.warmest | B.driest | C.safest | D.noisiest |
A.race | B.treatment | C.interview | D.operation |
A.sense | B.memory | C.way | D.tongue |
A.survive | B.explore | C.reflect | D.approach |
A.invited | B.forced | C.supposed | D.forbidden |
A.Acquiring | B.Identifying | C.Assuming | D.Tricking |
A.Moreover | B.Instead | C.Otherwise | D.However |
A.supplies | B.wounds | C.rocks | D.jams |
A.fail | B.pretend | C.attempt | D.regret |
A.walked | B.rushed | C.drove | D.toured |
A.hotel | B.castle | C.valley | D.hospital |
A.in all | B.after all | C.at all | D.above all |
A.region | B.desert | C.jungle | D.association |
A.intelligent | B.neat | C.enthusiastic | D.capable |
4 . Chris Turnbull, 39, finished the touching 3,856 km run on September 16, in the Sydney suburb of Manly, becoming the quickest runner from Perth to Sydney. He
Mr Turnbull had a(n)
Mr Turnbull had run every single day from his beachside home in the Sydney suburb of Clontarf to his
With his 40th birthday
To make it in record time, Mr Turnbull was running between 100 km and 105 km daily.He had to
Mr Turnbull’s wife, along with their two kids, had been tracking his
A.hit | B.beat | C.refused | D.defended |
A.set | B.accept | C.hold | D.offer |
A.compared | B.limited | C.committed | D.accustomed |
A.fancy | B.invitation | C.excuse | D.request |
A.skilled | B.amazed | C.expert | D.present |
A.hospital | B.office | C.restaurant | D.school |
A.persuaded | B.promised | C.inspired | D.advanced |
A.support | B.cheat | C.test | D.bother |
A.on hand | B.in advance | C.in the air | D.at an end |
A.adjust | B.challenge | C.encourage | D.keep |
A.lose control of | B.take charge of | C.put up with | D.play jokes on |
A.guilty | B.aware | C.independent | D.incapable |
A.target | B.progress | C.performance | D.purpose |
A.eagerly | B.impatiently | C.permanently | D.peacefully |
A.gesture | B.touch | C.hug | D.glance |
5 . Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a meeting place for all who loved
She had asked the government for permission to move the books to a
Now Alia waited for the war to
A.films | B.books | C.sports | D.entertainment |
A.raised | B.handled | C.reported | D.discussed |
A.worried | B.angry | C.curious | D.doubtful |
A.trees | B.strings | C.gold | D.absence |
A.then | B.still | C.rather | D.even |
A.large | B.public | C.distant | D.safe |
A.refused | B.clapped | C.overcome | D.represent |
A.Fortunately | B.Surprisingly | C.Secretly | D.Seriously |
A.starting | B.parking | C.filling | D.testing |
A.stop | B.help | C., warn | D.escape |
A.monitor | B.pretended | C.happened | D.agreed |
A.borrowed | B.lent | C.took | D.sold |
A.library | B.restaurant | C.city | D.wall |
A.Sadly | B.Luckily | C.Obviously | D.Originally |
A.start | B.devote | C.end | D.exist |
6 . I was about to explain the meaning of the word “gossamer (小蜘蛛网)” to my five-year-old students. We were learning a poem. I
“Yes?” I asked.
“Once I got caught in a spider web
“That’s gossamer!” I shouted, nearly jumping up. “Gossamer things are hard to see.” Gossamer is also how I might describe the voices of
Shy children usually have less practice in speaking, especially when there are other more children
It takes about three weeks, a small bit of
Practice is an excellent way to increase
A.argued | B.breathed | C.stopped | D.reflected |
A.because | B.until | C.or | D.although |
A.intelligent | B.curious | C.anxious | D.shy |
A.strange | B.red | C.round | D.blue |
A.walk | B.play | C.know | D.ask |
A.give up | B.turn up | C.take up | D.get up |
A.respected | B.focused | C.told | D.heard |
A.careful | B.worried | C.eager | D.slow |
A.puzzled | B.satisfied | C.embarrassed | D.amazed |
A.disappears | B.falls | C.grows | D.hides |
A.practice | B.discussion | C.research | D.benefit |
A.debate | B.event | C.accident | D.change |
A.familiar | B.outgoing | C.impressive | D.healthy |
A.confidence | B.resource | C.pressure | D.excitement |
A.method | B.speed | C.trouble | D.beauty |
7 . When I was young, we lived in an area known as Fruitland for the apple trees that grew there. Since my father was a
One morning when we went outside to play, we couldn’t
Mother
When our father
A.helpful | B.optimistic | C.skillful | D.realistic |
A.property | B.reward | C.business | D.wealth |
A.bird | B.dog | C.cat | D.horse |
A.sands | B.woods | C.rocks | D.steels |
A.ask | B.tell | C.inform | D.find |
A.Originally | B.Finally | C.Actually | D.Instantly |
A.removed | B.restored | C.approached | D.appreciated |
A.helpless | B.natural | C.exciting | D.unusual |
A.behavior | B.personality | C.habit | D.lifestyle |
A.gave up | B.came out | C.took up | D.broke out |
A.convincing | B.exciting | C.inspiring | D.warning |
A.worked | B.studied | C.walked | D.stayed |
A.returned | B.changed | C.left | D.slept |
A.sent | B.threw | C.pulled | D.invited |
A.surprise | B.sadness | C.regret | D.comfort |
8 . Somewhere on the hospital ward(病房), a woman was singing. Her voice was loud enough to
I wished there was more I could do for him. “Stay strong”, I said to him in a soft voice. “We’ll get through this together.”
I doubted if he could
It had gotten
But her beautiful words
From the next day on I sang
A.widen | B.change | C.interrupt | D.read |
A.chef | B.mind | C.host | D.consumer |
A.required | B.ignored | C.drew | D.overcame |
A.beat | B.honor | C.defend | D.hear |
A.patient | B.nurse | C.lady | D.doctor |
A.better | B.louder | C.warmer | D.stricter |
A.stopped | B.hesitated | C.laughed | D.raced |
A.breath | B.shower | C.look | D.ride |
A.comforting | B.familiar | C.thick | D.flat |
A.picked up | B.called on | C.searched for | D.looked after |
A.awoke | B.enveloped | C.reminded | D.persuaded |
A.bitter | B.horrible | C.personal | D.original |
A.boring | B.inspiring | C.favorite | D.popular |
A.restored | B.lost | C.measured | D.maintained |
A.downtown | B.outside | C.there | D.home |
9 . I generally write practical posts about the business of art. I love to give tips that might help artists and galleries become just a little more
I love art. I could probably say, “I
Growing up with a painter father, my earliest
As a teenager, I went to work at Legacy Gallery where my father was showing his work. There, I started to
Since then I have got to spend my days surrounded (围绕) by
A.successful | B.useful | C.scientific | D.expensive |
A.search | B.love | C.reason | D.preparation |
A.career | B.business | C.art | D.chance |
A.forget | B.understand | C.wonder | D.expect |
A.talk about | B.show off | C.give up | D.live for |
A.memory | B.work | C.class | D.dream |
A.taste | B.view | C.touch | D.smell |
A.frightened | B.nervous | C.surprised | D.ready |
A.copied | B.put | C.divided | D.painted |
A.learn | B.protect | C.influence | D.discuss |
A.community | B.environment | C.background | D.public |
A.amazing | B.awful | C.strange | D.natural |
A.change | B.buy | C.design | D.share |
A.crazy | B.free | C.similar | D.wonderful |
A.competition | B.contact | C.agreement | D.battle |
10 . It was Mother’s Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were
While we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very
By now medical staff (医疗团队) had arrived, and were
The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little
A.leaving | B.driving | C.moving | D.stopping |
A.injured | B.awkward | C.honest | D.elderly |
A.Her husband | B.My son | C.The crowd | D.The seller |
A.Specifically | B.Particularly | C.Interestingly | D.Fortunately |
A.guilty | B.curious | C.angry | D.worried |
A.complained | B.said | C.lied | D.responded |
A.none | B.someone | C.everything | D.anyone |
A.lend | B.bring | C.leave | D.buy |
A.amazed | B.shocked | C.puzzled | D.concerned |
A.which | B.when | C.what | D.whether |
A.scene | B.habit | C.flower | D.action |
A.checking with | B.looking after | C.operating on | D.praying for |
A.from | B.to | C.with | D.about |
A.respectful | B.cheerful | C.successful | D.wonderful |
A.idea | B.money | C.smile | D.comfort |