1 . 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 |
2 . 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 |
3 . 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 |
4 . 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 |
5 . 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 |
6 . 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 |
7 . A 12-year-old artist from Iowa is using his artwork to raise awareness and money for children’s cancer.
When Arsh Pal was eight years old, he was
As
For all of his hard work and
“I’m from Iowa and everybody else is from everywhere else,” Pal told Des Moines Register. “I feel really
In his free time, Pal also
A.gifted | B.promised | C.advised | D.expected |
A.imagined | B.began | C.considered | D.finished |
A.going over | B.turning down | C.putting away | D.giving away |
A.time | B.hope | C.work | D.effort |
A.scale | B.content | C.popularity | D.degree |
A.Hopefully | B.Eventually | C.Obviously | D.Generally |
A.providing | B.donating | C.delivering | D.lending |
A.plan | B.dream | C.goal | D.purpose |
A.reached | B.changed | C.pursued | D.decided |
A.promoted | B.requested | C.gathered | D.raised |
A.covering | B.including | C.containing | D.demanding |
A.honesty | B.patience | C.generosity | D.courage |
A.famous | B.normal | C.similar | D.regular |
A.title | B.award | C.money | D.status |
A.naturally | B.formally | C.effectively | D.selflessly |
A.nervous | B.curious | C.happy | D.confused |
A.reflects | B.indicated | C.represents | D.Suggests |
A.teaches | B.observes | C.informs | D.arranges |
A.lectures | B.lessons | C.subjects | D.schools |
A.escape | B.separate | C.benefit | D.suffer |
8 . My most favourite teacher is Chitra Ma’am. She teaches us English,who
I like her for many
There are many activities given at the end of every lesson and she makes us
All of us have to speak in English during the English period. Every student
Another great quality of hers is that she treats every child
A.describes | B.appreciates | C.expands | D.questions |
A.trusted | B.designed | C.joined | D.built |
A.attitude | B.access | C.solution | D.devotion |
A.inventions | B.sources | C.effects | D.causes |
A.confusing | B.terrifying | C.fascinating | D.embarrassing |
A.bored | B.strict | C.careful | D.content |
A.respect | B.impression | C.interview | D.conclusion |
A.arrange for | B.communicate with | C.participate in | D.complain about |
A.competitions | B.treatments | C.movements | D.suggestions |
A.affect | B.destroy | C.challenge | D.increase |
A.used | B.refused | C.tried | D.failed |
A.mistakes | B.clothes | C.lifestyles | D.efforts |
A.admiration | B.patience | C.confidence | D.information |
A.nervously | B.carefully | C.formally | D.equally |
A.preferred | B.escaped | C.imagined | D.considered |
9 . My favourite activity is hopping onto the swing in the middle of living room and dangling around.
The swing was set up by my father to help me learn how to
In 2022, having learned that swimming could
While all the efforts he made in the first three months were
Before long, in October, my father took me to participate in a famous swimming tournament, where I managed to
On account of my father’s resolute perseverance, now I find it not challenging to purchase.
A.run | B.jump | C.swim | D.hike |
A.extending | B.uttering | C.conducting | D.surrounding |
A.cheered up | B.told off | C.burst onto | D.suffered from |
A.delighted | B.generous | C.upset | D.flexible |
A.Instead | B.Nevertheless | C.Thus | D.Otherwise |
A.extraordinary | B.appealing | C.attractive | D.effective |
A.aid | B.entertain | C.persuade | D.motivate |
A.attempted | B.stimulated | C.desired | D.hesitated |
A.in reality | B.in vain | C.in relief | D.in theory |
A.donate | B.threaten | C.strengthen | D.shelter |
A.contributions | B.expectations | C.accounts | D.guidelines |
A.vividly | B.rarely | C.accurately | D.significantly |
A.defeat | B.fund | C.sponsor | D.distinguish |
A.cures | B.declarations | C.items | D.blessings |
A.elect | B.whisper | C.press | D.say |
10 . When I was ten, I lived in a neighborhood with a public library nearby which opened in the evening. I enjoyed reading and after school I would
The
For five years, I had read most of the books in the library. The librarian, still serious and
After my graduation, I moved away and
A.rush | B.fly | C.drive | D.think |
A.smart | B.terrible | C.ready | D.possible |
A.manager | B.librarian | C.waiter | D.audience |
A.based | B.impressed | C.dependent | D.hard |
A.former | B.actual | C.long | D.quiet |
A.sit | B.imagine | C.leave | D.speak |
A.unwillingly | B.happily | C.strangely | D.nervously |
A.ignore | B.touched | C.observed | D.painted |
A.imagining | B.noticing | C.missing | D.announcing |
A.spared | B.wasted | C.cost | D.reduced |
A.fast | B.honest | C.kind | D.limited |
A.annoyed | B.inspired | C.worried | D.excited |
A.stand | B.wait | C.search | D.apply |
A.referred to | B.watched over | C.made use of | D.lost touch with |
A.order | B.style | C.handwriting | D.design |