1 . What makes a home? Love, sympathy and confidence. It is a place where love exists among all the members of the family. The parents take good care of their children, _________   the children are curious about the activities of their parents. Thus, all of them are _________ together by love, and they find their home the _________ place in the world.

But for me, sometimes I can’t feel the love from my father and can’t feel the _________of the home. _________ often happen between us.

“BANG!” the door caused a protest (抗议). “Never _________ this house again!” shouted father.

With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the house and ran along the street. A young father who held a child in his arm walked _________ me. I felt as if I saw my _________ from another space: happy and harmonious.

But then I didn’t know _________ it was because I had grown up or because Dad was getting __________. We were just like two people coming from two different worlds. It felt like there was an iron __________ between us that could never be opened.

I wandered the streets __________ a destination in my mind. My heart was__________ on this hot summer night. As I walked on, there were fewer and fewer people in the streets, until I had only streets to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still __________. I thought to myself, “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?” After a long hesitation, I opened the door and instantly tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had __________ between us did not exist at all because love is second to none.

1.

A．or

B．so

C．and

D．but

2.

A．put

B．tied

C．caught

D．led

3.

A．richest

B．funniest

C．farthest

D．happiest

4.

A．warmth

B．legend

C．interest

D．debate

5.

A．Regrets

B．Adventures

C．Dangers

D．Quarrels

6.

A．put heart in

B．set foot in

C．bury head in

D．take interest in

7.

A．along

B．past

C．beyond

D．over

8.

A．adulthood

B．birth

C．childhood

D．youth

9.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．whether

10.

A．old

B．awkward

C．angry

D．admirable

11.

A．house

B．door

C．wall

D．block

12.

A．with

B．across

C．without

D．from

13.

A．unhappy

B．moved

C．confused

D．frozen

14.

A．on

B．off

C．out

D．in

15.

A．created

B．built

C．imagined

D．opened

2 . Maggie Doyne was 18 when she took a gap year(休学)between high school and college. She packed up a few of her belongings(所有物) and _______ to see the world.

       Doyne’s story began when she worked with _______children at a school in northern India. One day, she saw a little girl named Hema carrying loads(搬运货物) to and from the village. She earned two dollars a day to _______ her family.
       _______by what she saw, she later found out that there were 80 million children in the world living _______Hema. She thought to herself for the first time, “ _______the 80 million, what if you just started with Hema?“
       That’s when Doyne decided to take Hema _______and pay for her education. But helping Hema wasn’t enough for Doyne. There were _______ children without families or homes. So she bought a small piece of land for $5,000 with her babysitting _______ . Her goal was to build a ________ for those children. “The amazing thing about this work is that it’s ________.   Since I can help one kid, why not 10?” Doyne said.
       The Kopila Valley Children’s Home ________ 200 children when it first opened in 2007, and it continues to ________. Doyne has also opened a school in Kopila Vally.
       Maggie Doyne’s story is a great ________ that while we cannot solve all the world’s problems on our own, we can take the first ________ of solving one problem.1.

A．set about

B．sold out

C．set out

D．put out

2.

A．strong-willed

B．narrow-minded

C．light-hearted

D．poverty-stricken

3.

A．focus

B．support

C．contribute

D．concern

4.

A．Shocked

B．Terrified

C．Amused

D．Embarrassed

5.

A．off

B．with

C．beyond

D．like

6.

A．Forget

B．Recommend

C．Mention

D．Downsize

7.

A．on her feet

B．under her wing

C．with her hand

D．in her arms

8.

A．still

B．merely

C．yet

D．barely

9.

A．receipts

B．pensions

C．budgets

D．savings

10.

A．home

B．village

C．school

D．park

11.

A．voluntary

B．efficient

C．attractive

D．demanding

12.

A．cured

B．welcomed

C．tracked

D．promoted

13.

A．survive

B．develop

C．withdraw

D．weaken

14.

A．creation

B．informer

C．prediction

D．reminder

15.

A．step

B．risk

C．place

D．idea

3 . My life as an exchange student finally began! It was only a short 20-minute drive from the airport to Queensland University of Technology (QUT), but I_________it a lot. My driver was very_________and told me a lot about Australian culture along the way.

Before leaving home, I had a fair idea what my_________would be like. When O-Week（大学的迎新周）at QUT finally happened, I felt that my life here really lived up to my first_________The week-long event not only_________me to join different clubs, it also gave me a chance to_________QUT’s campus. My new friends were_________to explain things to me after class. They were very nice. Learning different cultures was really a(n)       _________.I felt this was exactly what I _________life in Australia to be like. I was really excited!

After__________my new home, I found that living in Brisbane was quite different. I had the__________to do a lot more and had no limits（限制）on__________I could do them．For example, have you ever wanted pancakes at 6 am? What’s more, one of my favorite restaurants was only a 2-minute walk away from my__________

I loved Australia so much that I felt very__________when my experience came to a(n)__________.I made so many friends there and I hope to see all of them again on my next world tour!

1.

A．enjoyed

B．predicted

C．studied

D．disliked

2.

A．curious

B．strange

C．friendly

D．lonely

3.

A．experience

B．behavior

C．position

D．result

4.

A．requirements

B．expectations

C．challenges

D．grades

5.

A．warned

B．forced

C．taught

D．allowed

6.

A．find

B．explore

C．compare

D．contact

7.

A．happy

B．annoyed

C．nervous

D．frightened

8.

A．brain-washer

B．heart-breaker

C．record-holder

D．eye-opener

9.

A．denied

B．wished

C．decided

D．misunderstood

10.

A．moving into

B．looking for

C．talking about

D．giving up

11.

A．patience

B．power

C．excuse

D．freedom

12.

A．why

B．where

C．when

D．how

13.

A．laboratory

B．dormitory

C．destination

D．company

14.

A．proud

B．confused

C．satisfied

D．upset

15.

A．point

B．start

C．end

D．choice

4 . When we pay attention, we see courage every day. I see it in my classroom when a student ________her hand and says, “I’m completely lost.” Do you know how incredibly________it is to say so when you’re pretty sure everyone else gets it?

I recently saw another________of ordinary courage in my son Charlie’s preschool. Parents were invited to________a music presentation by the kids. You know the________— twenty-five children singing with fifty-plus ________in the audience holding up cameras.

One girl cried her way through the entire________because she couldn’t see her mom. As I was telling Charlie goodbye,I saw her mom rush into the door,and immediately start ________the room for her daughter. Another mother walked by this stressed mom, shook her head and________her eyes.

Just then one more mom walked up to this now________mom and smiled. “I wasn’t just late. I________forgot.” She said, “It’s okay. We’re in the same boat.” The woman’s face________and she wiped away a tear. By the time she made it to the corner where the teacher was still________her daughter, she looked calm.

The mom who stopped and shared her story of________was practicing courage. She didn’t have to. Every time we choose________,we make the world a little kinder and braver.

1.

A．shakes

B．raises

C．spreads

D．lowers

2.

A．abnormal

B．normal

C．brave

D．typical

3.

A．issue

B．crisis

C．report

D．example

4.

A．attend

B．advertise

C．perform

D．organize

5.

A．tension

B．scene

C．silence

D．song

6.

A．journalists

B．teachers

C．parents

D．workers

7.

A．performance

B．competition

C．arrangement

D．entertainment

8.

A．searching

B．wandering

C．decorating

D．occupying

9.

A．opened

B．rolled

C．closed

D．covered

10.

A．grateful

B．hopeful

C．cheerful

D．tearful

11.

A．immediately

B．gradually

C．occasionally

D．completely

12.

A．hardened

B．softened

C．darkened

D．reddened

13.

A．encouraging

B．blessing

C．comforting

D．threatening

14.

A．comparison

B．conclusion

C．concentration

D．imperfection

15.

A．courage

B．wisdom

C．patience

D．preference

5 . Lee Hee -ah was born in 1985 in Seoul, Korea. She has no bones in her left thumb(大拇指). However, as a pianist, she is bringing_________around the world. What does not stop is her_________will.

Hee- ah began learning to_________the piano when she was 6 years old. She could not_________hold a pencil, but her mother thought the lessons might_________her hands. The girl did more than strengthen her hands. She became a concert_________traveling in many countries.

When she plays to sold out concert halls, she includes_________ by Beethoven, Chopin and others in her classical programs. At a 2010 concert in New Zealand, she_________Canada was her favourite country for touring, _________by New Zealand, She did not say what she__________about Canada, but in New Zealand it was the respect to the people with disabilities.

The__________ performer does more than share her love for music. She shares her__________for life. Her body may be incomplete, but her spirit is__________. She is full of belief in her own abilities and is a(n) __________for anyone trying to climb over or__________their own difficulties.

1.

A．hope

B．habit

C．honor

D．help

2.

A．weak

B．strong

C．strange

D．rich

3.

A．sell

B．make

C．fix

D．play

4.

A．ever

B．even

C．just

D．yet

5.

A．recover

B．touch

C．strengthen

D．protect

6.

A．singer

B．pianist

C．visitor

D．lover

7.

A．works

B．paintings

C．songs

D．words

8.

A．demanded

B．forgot

C．admitted

D．planned

9.

A．defeated

B．carried

C．attached

D．followed

10.

A．worried

B．cared

C．liked

D．bought

11.

A．tall

B．beautiful

C．ugly

D．great

12.

A．love

B．diary

C．challenge

D．dream

13.

A．plain

B．complete

C．concerned

D．nervous

14.

A．failure

B．adventure

C．example

D．pride

15.

A．look inside

B．look into

C．search for

D．overcome

6 . Gu Fangzhou was known as “the father of sugar pills” for an oral polio vaccine (骨髓灰质炎疫苗) he developed which ______ reduced the disease incidence rate.

Born in 1926, he faced a ______ time with his father’s death. In school, he was teased because his family was poor. ______ unfavorable conditions, he ______ admission at Beijing University. He ______ his early success to his mother’s ______.

In 1995, a huge ______of polio infected 1680 people, which resulted in 466 deaths. The government assigned Gu to lead polio research. He ______ his mind to invent an affordable vaccine for the ______ patients and to eradicate (彻底消灭) polio.

To ______ polio, it’s essential to ensure a cold chain for the vaccines. However, it was ______ to provide freezers in rural areas. The ______ was achieved when Gu succeeded in developing sugar-coated pills. To test the ______, he took the pills himself and started the human trial. He ______ gave the pills to his son. “If I don’t ______ in what my team produce, how can others?” said Gu.

After repeated testing, the pills were made. The ______ taste made it easy to give the pills to kids and the pills were easy to ______ for rural communities without ______. “We feel ______ that kids will no longer get polio,” said Gu, “That’s what we ______.”

1.

A．slightly

B．merely

C．accidentally

D．significantly

2.

A．meaningful

B．regretful

C．tough

D．precious

3.

A．Appreciating

B．Overcoming

C．Analyzing

D．Observing

4.

A．gained

B．ignored

C．refused

D．expected

5.

A．offered

B．owed

C．applied

D．changed

6.

A．encouragement

B．honesty

C．kindness

D．generosity

7.

A．outbreak

B．discovery

C．research

D．treatment

8.

A．gave up

B．came up

C．made up

D．cut up

9.

A．rich

B．healthy

C．normal

D．poor

10.

A．recover from

B．wipe out

C．bring in

D．insist on

11.

A．exciting

B．discouraging

C．reasonable

D．impossible

12.

A．breakthrough

B．chance

C．confidence

D．belief

13.

A．smell

B．cost

C．taste

D．effects

14.

A．still

B．even

C．always

D．never

15.

A．cheat

B．agree

C．believe

D．behave

16.

A．bitter

B．spicy

C．sweet

D．sour

17.

A．produce

B．process

C．present

D．preserve

18.

A．doctors

B．experts

C．freezers

D．nurses

19.

A．shocked

B．satisfied

C．scared

D．sufficient

20.

A．hoped

B．hated

C．begged

D．broke

8 . When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor_________ me to do so. She said, “To travel around the world can _________ your knowledge through actual experiences and make you have fun.” I _________ her.

Since I started to work for a _________ company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. With the help of the Internet, I have seen the _________of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business _________ , too. I have also got _________ about food in different countries.

Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were _________ necessary until I happened to read a famous chef’s(厨师) comment on the Internet. He said, “When we enjoy food and the _________ around us at the same time, why don’t you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian ____________?” Those words reminded me of my ____________ advice. As information technology ____________, you might be able to do it without making a real trip. But this also means that you will miss the various ____________ you can get from traveling.

Today there are people who ____________ direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people ____________ not with each other but into their microphones. It seems as if such people are ____________ by an invisible(无形的) wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to ____________ and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily ____________ more fruitful. However, we should never let it ____________ our time for face-to-face communication. Let’s make use of information technology more ____________, and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.

1.

A．promised

B．allowed

C．impressed

D．encouraged

2.

A．build up

B．use

C．practice

D．exchange

3.

A．agreed with

B．learned from

C．followed

D．obeyed

4.

A．car

B．food

C．clothing

D．machine

5.

A．life

B．rivers

C．sights

D．houses

6.

A．plans

B．bargain

C．progress

D．trips

7.

A．information

B．taste

C．cooks

D．advertisements

8.

A．even more

B．no longer

C．much

D．actually

9.

A．people

B．drink

C．atmosphere

D．environment

10.

A．shoes

B．dishes

C．customers

D．situations

11.

A．friend's

B．parents'

C．professor's

D．boss'

12.

A．produces

B．advertises

C．forms

D．advances

13.

A．news

B．pleasures

C．troubles

D．places

14.

A．avoid

B．keep

C．lose

D．enjoy

15.

A．meeting

B．talking

C．communicating

D．traveling

16.

A．stopped

B．met

C．surrounded

D．hurt

17.

A．look at

B．employ

C．travel

D．meet

18.

A．communication

B．study

C．work

D．action

19.

A．spare

B．increase

C．reduce

D．use

20.

A．correctly

B．wisely

C．quickly

D．slowly

9 . What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don’t even try anymore because you think what you do is not ________ enough.

Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, ________ whatever it is that we work so hard at, it seems that there is ________ someone else who can do it much better.

I have always enjoyed music and it is ________ to me that every musician has a ________ of their own. My father ________ several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to ________ his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own ________ sound.

I ________ heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student “ ________ else can make the sound that you make. The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else’s. But who is to say which is ________?” It is said that, “________ is in the eye of the beholder,” perhaps it could be said that “a delightful sound is in the ear of the ________.”

Every person has a different tone of voice that ________ only to them. ________ we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of ________ that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It ________ be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.

Each person has a(n) ________ on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it ________ the way that you do it. The next time you feel ________, remember “Nobody else can make the sound that you make”.

1.

A．challenging

B．worthy

C．simple

D．good

2.

A．because

B．although

C．when

D．if

3.

A．seldom

B．always

C．never

D．sometimes

4.

A．satisfying

B．interesting

C．inspiring

D．convincing

5.

A．talent

B．song

C．life

D．sound

6.

A．played

B．designed

C．created

D．possessed

7.

A．turn down

B．pick up

C．call up

D．give up

8.

A．loud

B．powerful

C．soundable

D．special

9.

A．once

B．yet

C．even

D．still

10.

A．Anybody

B．Somebody

C．Nobody

D．Everybody

11.

A．bigger

B．deeper

C．better

D．lower

12.

A．beauty

B．interest

C．patience

D．honesty

13.

A．speaker

B．listener

C．receiver

D．observer

14.

A．subscribes

B．submits

C．adapts

D．belongs

15.

A．but

B．as

C．and

D．for

16.

A．speaking

B．walking

C．jumping

D．behaving

17.

A．must

B．might

C．would

D．shall

18.

A．alternative

B．prospect

C．duty

D．impact

19.

A．exactly

B．obviously

C．cautiously

D．seriously

20.

A．annoyed

B．puzzled

C．bothered

D．discouraged