1 . Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough. Success_______fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the_______in our lives.

When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no_______ that his life was to change_______. The class experiment that day was to_______how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling (冒泡) to the surface._______, the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat _______held something more volatile (易挥发的) than water. When Wilson heated it, the container_______, leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes.

When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents_______to find a way to deal with the catastrophe (灾难) that had________to their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident as________. He learned braille (盲文) quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n)________public speaker.

Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from________for lack of proper treatment. For him, it was one thing to accept his own________of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue________it could be fixed so easily. This moved him to action. And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the ________Wilson made to preventing the________.

Wilson received several international________for his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a ________. He proved that it’s not what happens to us that________our lives—it’s what we make of what happens.

1.

A．holds

B．depends

C．keeps

D．reflects

2.

A．sufferings

B．accidents

C．steps

D．events

3.

A．plan

B．hope

C．idea

D．measure

4.

A．gradually

B．continually

C．completely

D．gracefully

5.

A．show

B．direct

C．advise

D．declare

6.

A．Anyway

B．Somehow

C．Moreover

D．Therefore

7.

A．clumsily

B．amazingly

C．casually

D．mistakenly

8.

A．exploded

B．spilled

C．emptied

D．exposed

9.

A．needed

B．cared

C．attempted

D．agreed

10.

A．happened

B．applied

C．attached

D．submitted

11.

A．impressive

B．catastrophic

C．fantastic

D．extraordinary

12.

A．specific

B．vital

C．outstanding

D．innocent

13.

A．speechlessness

B．blindness

C．lameness

D．deafness

14.

A．career

B．job

C．future

D．fate

15.

A．when

B．until

C．before

D．unless

16.

A．adjustments

B．opposition

C．limitations

D．contributions

17.

A．spreadable

B．potential

C．preventable

D．influential

18.

A．awards

B．salary

C．scholarships

D．bonuses

19.

A．fortune

B．vision

C．dream

D．recipe

20.

A．limits

B．distinguishes

C．claims

D．determines

2 . On Tuesday, September 16^th, I’m proud to join fathers across New York State for “Dads Take Your Child To School Day.”

_______ giving my son Felix a _______ at the door before he heads off to school with his mom, I’ll take his hand and walk him there myself. Then I’ll _______ for a bit in the classroom to participate in the morning activities. I’m more than _______ to do this, because it’s the _______ thing to do.

The U.S Department of Education has collected the results of numerous studies pointing to how _______ it is for dads to be involved in their children’s _______. Here are just a few:

Dads model how grown men behave in life. When talking to my son about his _______, I often point to how I and my male friends conduct ourselves illustrating how we use our words instead of our hands to _______, and treat other people with respect and kindness. This has come to make a big impression on him. It’s important for kids to see grown men behaving __________ and carrying themselves with dignity, because they __________ our every move.

Also, dads encourage kids to take __________ and explore. Kids with active fathers tend to be highly __________ about the world. A dad’s involvement seems to give kids more confidence in exploring the world around them.

Besides, kids learn about how men and __________ interact with one another by watching their dads. It makes a great impact on kids when dads __________ help around the house and treat the child’s mother with love and __________. This helps break down rigid, __________ gender stereotypes (性别刻板印象).

Whether you’re a __________ in New York State or not, any day is a good day to take your child to __________. Beyond that, ask your child about what they’re learning in school. Get involved! Your child will __________ it, and really, so will you.

1.

A．Because of

B．In spite of

C．Instead of

D．In case of

2.

A．hug

B．gift

C．lesson

D．bag

3.

A．stay

B．look

C．live

D．hide

4.

A．strange

B．happy

C．confident

D．polite

5.

A．same

B．simple

C．hard

D．right

6.

A．interesting

B．important

C．surprising

D．normal

7.

A．exercise

B．entertainment

C．career

D．education

8.

A．appearance

B．hobby

C．behavior

D．future

9.

A．celebrate

B．communicate

C．compete

D．compromise

10.

A．properly

B．bravely

C．quickly

D．perfectly

11.

A．imitate

B．change

C．remember

D．influence

12.

A．control

B．steps

C．charge

D．risks

13.

A．confused

B．curious

C．worried

D．careful

14.

A．friends

B．relatives

C．women

D．children

15.

A．regularly

B．hardly

C．slowly

D．finally

16.

A．pride

B．honesty

C．confidence

D．consideration

17.

A．modern

B．unnecessary

C．friendly

D．unhealthy

18.

A．mother

B．worker

C．father

D．boss

19.

A．park

B．school

C．library

D．museum

20.

A．think of

B．benefit from

C．get used to

D．know about

3 . Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to _______some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home _______.

Join a club or group. Talking with those who like the same things as you do is much easier. Or join someone _______some activity.

Many people are nervous when talking to new people. _______all, meeting strangers means_______the unknown. And it’s human nature to _______a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about_______. We imagine other people are judging us, finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that, but don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to act as self-confident even if you don’t feel that way when you _______a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly _______other people and smile.

If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.

Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will ________friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”. It takes time and effort to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

1.

A．take

B．make

C．do

D．carry

2.

A．lonely

B．yourself

C．alone

D．with yourself

3.

A．with

B．in

C．on

D．to

4.

A．For

B．Above

C．In

D．After

5.

A．touching

B．facing

C．meeting

D．seeing

6.

A．see

B．touch

C．feel

D．do

7.

A．yourself

B．oneself

C．yourselves

D．ourselves

8.

A．come to

B．go to

C．enter

D．step to

9.

A．for

B．to

C．at

D．about

10.

A．make

B．do

C．turn

D．put

4 . My family has moved a lot. So I've__walking into a new school and making new friends. It doesn't even trouble me that much—I__know I'll feel at home in the new place after a few months. But about a year ago we__again, and that time it was____. The reason why we were moving was__to us: My father had a terrible illness and lost his job. My mom gave up her job to be with my dad__he got the medical treatment(治疗) couldn't imagine how we would____—what if neither of my parents would find__again?

I knew my parents__me to be strong and I didn't want to let them down.__I gave in to all the feelings of sadness and fear. I cried a lot, and for the first time in my life, I started to__school. I kept to myself so much that most people decided I was__and selfish.__there were two girls at my school who reached out to me. When I finally started to talk, it comforted me to share all the__I'd been holding inside. And Melissa and Nicole really listened and__what was experiencing,__I believed no one would Their caring__me up so much that soon I had a whole group of friends. I stopped hating school, and my problems became much__to stand.

It just goes to show you that you don't have to__the bad times alone,__is the best way to help yourself.

1.

A．worried about

B．got used to

C．got tired of

D．dreamed about

2.

A．seldom

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

3.

A．settled

B．suffered

C．walked

D．moved

4.

A．different

B．strange

C．usual

D．interesting

5.

A．pride

B．shame

C．shock

D．pleasure

6.

A．after

B．until

C．while

D．if

7.

A．judge

B．change

C．decide

D．manage

8.

A．work

B．time

C．energy

D．health

9.

A．persuaded

B．allowed

C．expected

D．commanded

10.

A．Anyhow

B．However

C．Besides

D．Therefore

11.

A．hate

B．enjoy

C．attend

D．leave

12.

A．powerful

B．stubborn

C．unfriendly

D．devoted

13.

A．Gradually

B．Obviously

C．Hopefully

D．Luckily

14.

A．courage

B．anger

C．pain

D．power

15.

A．admitted

B．understood

C．requested

D．doubted

16.

A．as though

B．now that

C．even though

D．so that

17.

A．blew

B．warmed

C．picked

D．brought

18.

A．more common

B．harder

C．easier

D．more serious

19.

A．think of

B．escape from

C．care about

D．go through

20.

A．Reaching out

B．Standing out

C．Giving out

D．Working out

5 . Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “ When anything______, believe in yourself. ”

When I was a young boy, I was   _____ shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed______me. I was sad ______ could do nothing. Later, _____happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to _____it. What a terrible _____! It meant I had to speak _____all the teachers and students of my school!

“ Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to _____.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I______ the   topic “ Believe in yourself ”. I tried my best to _____all the speech and practiced it over 100 _____. With my mother’s great love, I did_____ in the contest. I could hardly believe my______when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers (赞美) _____the teachers and students. Those classmates _____once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said “ Congratulations! ” ____ me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

___ then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell ____ to be sure and I will find myself. This is ____ not only for a person but also for a country.

1.

A．happens

B．happened

C．happening

D．to happen

2.

A．too

B．so

C．quite

D．very

3.

A．with

B．after

C．up

D．at

4.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or

5.

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

6.

A．take part in

B．join

C．get

D．make

7.

A．news

B．work

C．answer

D．idea

8.

A．with

B．to

C．among

D．before

9.

A．lose

B．win

C．pass

D．beat

10.

A．brought

B．reached

C．thought

D．chose

11.

A．remember

B．know

C．find

D．understand

12.

A．words

B．times

C．topics

D．sentences

13.

A．well

B．good

C．bad

D．interested

14.

A．result

B．speech

C．eyes

D．ears

15.

A．from

B．of

C．for

D．to

16.

A．when

B．what

C．which

D．who

17.

A．to

B．at

C．with

D．on

18.

A．Except

B．Since

C．Before

D．From

19.

A．someone

B．me

C．everyone

D．myself

20.

A．true

B．good

C．well

D．right

6 . It’s about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers’ home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting. Ehlers _______about the small dog he had seen _______ alongside the road. He had _______ to coax(哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had _______.

Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that _______ dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove _______. After a long and careful _______, Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving _______ away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with _______. It just started licking(舔) Ehlers’ face.

A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one ________ as lost in the local paper. The ad had a ________ number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers ________ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had ________ their dog.

Jeff had ________ in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched ________ for Rosie in the next four days.

Ehlers returned to Minnesota, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “It’s good to know there’s still someone out there who ________ enough to go to that kind of ________,”says Lisa of Ehlers’ rescue ________.

“I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as ________ to it as I am to my dogs,” says Ehlers. “If it had been my dog, I’d hope that somebody would be ________ to go that extra mile.”

1.

A．read

B．forgot

C．thought

D．heard

2.

A．fighting

B．trembling

C．eating

D．sleeping

3.

A．tried

B．agreed

C．promised

D．regretted

4.

A．calmed down

B．stood up

C．rolled over

D．run off

5.

A．injured

B．stolen

C．lost

D．rescued

6.

A．home

B．past

C．back

D．on

7.

A．preparation

B．explanation

C．test

D．search

8.

A．cautiously

B．casually

C．skillfully

D．angrily

9.

A．surprise

B．joy

C．hesitation

D．anxiety

10.

A．predicted

B．advertised

C．believed

D．recorded

11.

A．house

B．phone

C．street

D．car

12.

A．called

B．copied

C．counted

D．remembered

13.

A．fed

B．adopted

C．found

D．cured

14.

A．hunted

B．skied

C．lived

D．worked

15.

A．on purpose

B．on time

C．in turn

D．in vain

16.

A．cares

B．sees

C．suffers

D．learns

17.

A．place

B．trouble

C．waste

D．extreme

18.

A．service

B．plan

C．effort

D．team

19.

A．equal

B．allergic

C．grateful

D．close

20.

A．suitable

B．proud

C．wise

D．willing

7 . What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often _______ very hard _______ long hours. This is a _______   habit, but it is not a better way to study. A good student must _______ enough sleep, enough food and enough rest. Every _______ you _______ to take a walk or play basketball or ping-pong or sing a song. When you _______ to your studies, you’ll find yourself _______ than before and you’ll learn more.

Perhaps we can _______ that learning English is like taking Chinese medicine, we mean that like Chinese medicine, the effects of your study ________ slowly but surely. Learn every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.

1.

A．play

B．study

C．sleep

D．think

2.

A．at

B．in

C．for

D．with

3.

A．best

B．better

C．good

D．bad

4.

A．have

B．do

C．want

D．make

5.

A．month

B．week

C．hour

D．day

6.

A．want

B．hope

C．need

D．wish

7.

A．begin

B．return

C．go

D．are

8.

A．stronger

B．weaker

C．strong

D．weak

9.

A．say

B．guess

C．talk

D．know

10.

A．return

B．come

C．give

D．get

8 . Martin Luther King. Jr. was born in Georgia in 1929. When he was ________ a boy Martin learned that his ______, the black Americans, were _______treated differently from most of ________ fellow Americans. Many could not attend good schools,   __ good jobs, or live in nice houses because of the color of their ______. Martin knew that in a free country this was _______. He wanted to help his black brothers, ______ he decided to go to school and ________ a minister. He became a pastor(牧师) in Montgomery, Alabama. This is _____ Martin Luther King’s “peaceful fight” first began.

Dr. King worked _____ equality in other cities. He knew that the _____ way people could win their rights was to remain peaceful, ______ in face of danger. Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his achievements and _______.

The whole nation ______ the terrible event that ______ on April 4, 1968, in Memphis,Tennessee. Martin Luther King, Jr, was ______. The man who had preached(倡导) nonviolence(非暴力) died ________.

But Dr. King’s dreams can never _______. Many Americans are still ______ to make that dream come true.

1.

A．already

B．still

C．such

D．not

2.

A．family

B．friends

C．people

D．country

3.

A．much

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．often

4.

A．his

B．those

C．most

D．their

5.

A．get

B．look for

C．having

D．to do

6.

A．faces

B．skin

C．bodies

D．people

7.

A．even worse

B．different

C．wrong

D．reasonable

8.

A．as

B．because

C．so

D．but

9.

A．helped

B．ask

C．visited

D．become

10.

A．where

B．why

C．said

D．because

11.

A．with

B．in

C．by

D．for

12.

A．only

B．other

C．wrong

D．second

13.

A．except

B．even

C．if

D．not

14.

A．honor

B．victory

C．courage

D．strength

15.

A．discouraged

B．saw

C．mourned

D．rebelled

16.

A．passed

B．he did

C．happened

D．they managed

17.

A．defeated

B．shot

C．caught

D．put into prison

18.

A．bravely

B．violently

C．quietly

D．nonviolently

19.

A．die

B．be believed

C．realize

D．fail

20.

A．wanted

B．working

C．prepared

D．struggling

9 . Jenna had graduated from her middle school and was lucky enough to be admitted to Westwood College. She was ready for new ___at the college and filled with confidence. ___, she didn’t expect it that college life was quite ___. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts for cheerleaders. She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be ___ for her to be selected. Two hours later, the ___read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart ___ as the list ended without her name. Feeling ___, she walked back to her dormitory carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving at the dormitory, she started with ___. She had always been a good math student, but now she was ___. She moved on to English and history, and was ____ to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to ____ math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school ____. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as enthusiastic as Jenna. "I’m sorry, ____ we have enough ____ for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then." Jenna smiled ____ and left. "Why is college so different?" she sighed.

Later in math class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much ____. By the end of the class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d ____to try to fit in with her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d ____, but she knew she had to try. College was just as her mom had said, "You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ____a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ____fish you can be."

1.

A．decisions

B．challenges

C．problems

D．exercises

2.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Otherwise

3.

A．normal

B．necessary

C．different

D．desperate

4.

A．simple

B．troublesome

C．certain

D．difficult

5.

A．editor

B．judge

C．boss

D．candidate

6.

A．stopped

B．jumped

C．sank

D．changed

7.

A．awful

B．lonely

C．happy

D．strange

8.

A．English

B．history

C．science

D．math

9.

A．working

B．struggling

C．complaining

D．improving

10.

A．bothered

B．ashamed

C．pleased

D．shocked

11.

A．show up

B．make for

C．give up

D．prepare for

12.

A．committee

B．team

C．newspaper

D．radio

13.

A．and

B．so

C．or

D．but

14.

A．writers

B．players

C．speakers

D．readers

15.

A．brightly

B．weakly

C．widely

D．happily

16.

A．courage

B．lack

C．hope

D．sorrow

17.

A．hesitate

B．refuse

C．continue

D．attempt

18.

A．succeed

B．complete

C．agree

D．accompany

19.

A．in the hope of

B．in honor of

C．in case of

D．instead of

20.

A．tallest

B．best

C．hardest

D．gentlest

10 . My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I have always loved going biking with my dad._________________, as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my ________________ It became important to do things with friends_________________ I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to _________________ my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference(冷漠的) hurt him, my father kept_________________, but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip_________________I wanted to come with him.

It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low _________________. Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father_________________my room.“It is a beautiful day. Want to go for a _________________, today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently_________________. Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that _________________.
Several hours later, the police called us, informing(告知) us that Dad had a traffic _________________. My father's injuries were serious. It _________________ several days before he could eventually(最后) speak. Beside his bed，I held his hand gently，________________ of hurting him. “Daddy… I am sorry…” “ It's okay, my dear, I'll be okay.”
“No,” I said, “I _________________ what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
“My dear, I don't _________________anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you good night the night before, though.” He _________________ a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark(话语)，for I _________________wanted him to leave me alone in my heart. My teacher once told me that _________________ have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the _________________ to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.1.

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．Besides

D．However

2.

A．attention

B．sight

C．effort

D．energy

3.

A．once again

B．all of a sudden

C．in time

D．on one hand

4.

A．start

B．save

C．devote

D．waste

5.

A．silent

B．busy

C．asleep

D．awake

6.

A．unless

B．in case

C．so that

D．as if

7.

A．spirits

B．conditions

C．emotions

D．hopes

8.

A．left

B．checked

C．entered

D．knocked

9.

A．ride

B．walk

C．picnic

D．game

10.

A．whispered

B．warned

C．announced

D．shouted

11.

A．moment

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．evening

12.

A．jam

B．trouble

C．accident

D．problem

13.

A．took

B．spent

C．cost

D．paid

14.

A．tired

B．afraid

C．aware

D．sorry

15.

A．discuss

B．think

C．care

D．mean

16.

A．hate

B．forget

C．remember

D．like

17.

A．got

B．expressed

C．exchanged

D．managed

18.

A．often

B．never

C．even

D．once

19.

A．apologies

B．promise

C．smiles

D．words

20.

A．expensive

B．honor

C．power

D．desire