1 . Martin shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully counted the_______that lay on the bed. 32 dollars was all that he had. The_______ he wanted was at least 100 dollars! How on earth was he going to get the_______of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was_______to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He _______what he could do. There was no_______asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to spare.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to _______it. He would have to find a job. But who would give him the _______ and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Allen for_______, who usually had experience on most things.

That was the beginning of Martin's odd-job(零工) business. For3 months he ________every day after finishing his homework. He________dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He couldn't ________ how many cars he washed and how many windows he________, but the money increased and he knew that he would soon have ________for the bicycle.

The day________came when Martin counted his money and found $104. 32. He wasted no time and went down to the ________to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode________home. He looked forward to showing his new bicycle________ his friends. It had been hard working for the money, ________Martin knew it was a valuable experience. He had ________what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

1.

A．books

B．boxes

C．coins

D．numbers

2.

A．bicycle

B．job

C．cupboard

D．dog

3.

A．more

B．rest

C．few

D．most

4.

A．important

B．necessary

C．useful

D．hard

5.

A．thought about

B．learned about

C．asked for

D．looked for

6.

A．use

B．right

C．excuse

D．result

7.

A．borrow

B．earn

C．lend

D．take

8.

A．time

B．courage

C．chance

D．gift

9.

A．money

B．advice

C．education

D．time

10.

A．played

B．cried

C．worked

D．slept

11.

A．took

B．bought

C．sold

D．drove

12.

A．forget

B．remember

C．see.

D．change

13.

A．opened

B．cleaned

C．closed

D．watched

14.

A．all

B．enough

C．much

D．some

15.

A．finally

B．instantly

C．normally

D．regularly

16.

A．bank

B．library

C．shop

D．hotel

17.

A．patiently

B．tiredly

C．silently

D．proudly

18.

A．of

B．about

C．with

D．to

19.

A．though

B．for

C．or

D．but

20.

A．carried

B．benefited

C．achieved

D．learned

3 . It was very late when I got out of the cinema. By the time the _______ended, it was 1 a. m. I walked to my car which was _______ across the street. When I arrived, I noticed something _______ the doors were unlocked. I had a quick _______ around the car and to my great _______, everything was undamaged, except that my _______ was gone. After a further search, I had to _______ the fact that it was gone, but I thought I was _______ because nothing valuable was taken.

The next day I got a _________ voice mail from a man. He said he had walked his dog in the morning and came across my ________ briefcase with my name and phone number on it. I called him back ________. He promised to ________ it. At first, I asked him to send it, but then I ________. Though we were in the same city, I didn't want to trouble him. I finally decided to go to collect it, though it probably wouldn't be ________ enough to go to a ________ house to pick something up.

I met the man and was greatly ________ to him. Words could not express my ________of this stranger's kindness. I think that there's so much ________ in the world and there are so many people who ________ their inner goodness through acts of kindness. It feels good to give kindness to others ________ it also feels nice to be helped by others.

1.

A．party

B．movie

C．meeting

D．interview

2.

A．driven

B．repaired

C．bought

D．parked

3.

A．strange

B．interesting

C．exciting

D．tiring

4.

A．charge

B．attempt

C．look

D．chance

5.

A．surprise

B．sorrow

C．puzzle

D．relief

6.

A．money

B．briefcase

C．watch

D．cell phone

7.

A．receive

B．declare

C．accept

D．oppose

8.

A．anxious

B．confident

C．lucky

D．satisfactory

9.

A．familiar

B．unexpected

C．worried

D．loud

10.

A．modern

B．old

C．new

D．lost

11.

A．immediately

B．usually

C．wrongly

D．hurriedly

12.

A．borrow

B．clean

C．occupy

D．mail

13.

A．reconsidered

B．discussed

C．criticized

D．remembered

14.

A．honest

B．proud

C．wise

D．active

15.

A．neighbor's

B．stranger's

C．friend's

D．teacher's

16.

A．grateful

B．helpful

C．regretful

D．wonderful

17.

A．satisfaction

B．approval

C．sympathy

D．appreciation

18.

A．hatred

B．contribution

C．goodness

D．doubt

19.

A．search

B．show

C．find

D．remove

20.

A．or

B．but

C．so

D．and

4 . People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __________ 300 years, there were so many __________ in both places that now people can easily __________ an English person from an American in the __________ he or she talks.

Many old words __________ in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they __________ either a “faucet”, “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are __________ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still __________ in England. Americans often make __________ new words or change old ones. “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and __________ in England.

Also, over the last three centuries the English language has __________ thousands of new words for things that weren't __________ before. And often, American and English people used two __________ names for them. A tin can is called “tin” for short in English, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is __________ all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything __________ something to do with cars, railroads, has different __________ in British and American English.

But now American and British English may be __________ closer together. One thing is that __________ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in __________, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans __________ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.

1.

A．past

B．recent

C．oldest

D．latest

2.

A．citizens

B．inventions

C．changes

D．advances

3.

A．pick

B．tell

C．take

D．judge

4.

A．voice

B．place

C．language

D．way

5.

A．disappeared

B．stayed

C．returned

D．formed

6.

A．said

B．talked

C．spoke

D．called

7.

A．then

B．hardly

C．clearly

D．still

8.

A．necessary

B．native

C．common

D．lively

9.

A．of

B．into

C．up

D．out

10.

A．another

B．the other

C．none

D．something

11.

A．discovered

B．added

C．improved

D．learned

12.

A．accepted

B．known

C．introduced

D．understood

13.

A．new

B．short

C．different

D．surprising

14.

A．produced

B．made

C．developed

D．used

15.

A．having

B．bringing

C．getting

D．making

16.

A．types

B．names

C．degrees

D．parts

17.

A．putting

B．staying

C．living

D．growing

18.

A．British

B．American

C．educated

D．ordinary

19.

A．families

B．buses

C．movies

D．newspapers

20.

A．need

B．expect

C．seem

D．happen

5 . It was a snowy day. I _________ the friend who sat with me on winter evenings, talking about our experiences and thoughts—a true _________.

I had almost given up hope of finding another _________ like that after I _________ to this city. I wanted to invite a woman I'd met only twice to come share my dinner, _________ she lived an hour away, and it was snowing. I was sure she wouldn't _________ to come. However, I decided to have a try. So I made the _________.

“Don't feel you have to come if you don t want to.”

“Is it snowing? I have a _________, and I'm in bed. I'll think about it later, if that’s OK with you”

“Of course it is. And here are your _________, if you decide to come. I've just been shopping, so I can __________ you macaroni and cheese or fresh vegetable salad.”

There was a __________ for a moment. She was thinking

“Since I’m sick, not the macaroni and cheese. Too rich for a cold. I __________ the vegetables,” she said, “Vegetables. If it's not snowing too hard.”

An hour before dinner, the phone rang.

“I’ve __________. I've been in bed all day. Looking forward to the __________.”

I was __________.

An hour later, she __________, holding a piece of chocolate.

We sat by the fireplace, eating and chatting. The smell of the vegetables filled the house. And we __________ love, art and travels. Everything was warm and good.

As she left, she said. “Those vegetables were delicious. They kept me from __________ I didn’t choose macaroni and cheese.”

“Next time,” I promised. And I went inside, quite __________, because I knew there would be a next time, and I didn't feel __________ anymore.”

1.

A．met

B．missed

C．visited

D．helped

2.

A．picture

B．story

C．lesson

D．conversation

3.

A．job

B．friend

C．house

D．shop

4.

A．travelled

B．drove

C．moved

D．rushed

5.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．because

6.

A．want

B．refuse

C．fail

D．forget

7.

A．mistake

B．call

C．report

D．dinner

8.

A．cold

B．duty

C．walk

D．party

9.

A．questions

B．suggestions

C．turns

D．choices

10.

A．offer

B．lend

C．tell

D．teach

11.

A．noise

B．rest

C．silence

D．pity

12.

A．pay for

B．ask for

C．eat up

D．cut up

13.

A．given up

B．given in

C．got up

D．got back

14.

A．vegetables

B．chocolates

C．letter

D．holiday

15.

A．happy

B．interested

C．bored

D．afraid

16.

A．waited

B．finished

C．stopped

D．arrived

17.

A．heard about

B．talked about

C．wrote about

D．cared about

18.

A．believing

B．realizing

C．regretting

D．remembering

19.

A．satisfied

B．worried

C．lonely

D．tired

20.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．proud

D．sad

6 . A few years ago, I was working in a small office. I noticed that even though the organization was not _______, we often worked in separate teams, and while everyone was friendly, we were not very close to each other and not very _______.

One particular week, I decided to make people _______, but I wanted to do it secretly, perhaps with the slight _______ that it’d invite a sense of trust or playfulness in the work culture. So one evening, I wrote a few _______ with quotes which I felt have _______ me over the years. The next morning , I went to work a bit early and _______ posted them up by the sinks and mirrors in the office restrooms. Maybe people would _______ the quotes and perhaps it might just help _______ someone’s day.

For the next few months, some of the quotes got taken down, but a couple __________. So perhaps others liked them, too.

Finally, I __________that organization and went to work for another company. A couple of years passed during which time I’d still get emails __________ from my old boss and teammates every so often.

A few months ago, I was __________ to a reunion with them to hear how the project I had __________ was going. I had really enjoyed working with my team, and was __________ to see them all again. Towards the end of the event, I went to the __________ and noticed the quote I had written three years ago was still up in the __________ spot by the mirror! It read:

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but seeing with new eyes.

-Marcel Proust

Maybe the quote simply blended into (融合) the background for the employees, or perhaps it still __________ as a shining reminder of something important.

It was such a __________ reminder. We never know how long a seed(种子) will take to come out and give fruit, but we should simply keep __________ seeds of kindness in our hearts.

1.

A．huge

B．rich

C．distant

D．good

2.

A．similar

B．ordinary

C．familiar

D．comfortable

3.

A．sigh

B．smile

C．reply

D．shout

4.

A．pity

B．hope

C．sight

D．doubt

5.

A．notes

B．reports

C．notices

D．poems

6.

A．excited

B．satisfied

C．shocked

D．encouraged

7.

A．patiently

B．calmly

C．naturally

D．quickly

8.

A．accept

B．prepare

C．enjoy

D．remember

9.

A．freshen

B．spend

C．organize

D．treasure

10.

A．appeared

B．matched

C．remained

D．increased

11.

A．introduced

B．left

C．charged

D．bought

12.

A．sent

B．read

C．finished

D．published

13.

A．taken

B．rushed

C．led

D．invited

14.

A．looked into

B．thought about

C．worked on

D．found out

15.

A．surprised

B．happy

C．lucky

D．sorry

16.

A．classroom

B．waiting room

C．bathroom

D．meeting room

17.

A．same

B．only

C．first

D．next

18.

A．showed up

B．turned out

C．made up

D．stood out

19.

A．strange

B．sweet

C．simple

D．smart

20.

A．saving

B．storing

C．producing

D．planting

7 . When I was in high school, the last person I wanted to be with was the foreign teacher. On one hand, I was unable to _______ what she said, so I did not know what responses I should give. On the other hand, I had no faith in the _______ of my English. To avoid making mistakes, I wrote down every word I intended to say and _______ all the words whose pronunciation I had not been sure of before _______ my hand to answer her question. In most of he cases, hardly had I made proper preparations when she brought another subject. _______ to express myself clearly led to a_______ sense of inferiority (低等).

_______, communication with a foreigner who came to visit my father in the last Spring Festival built my _______. Because of the comfortable and delightful atmosphere, I found it unnecessary to speak English totally _______ on grammar rules. I paid little attention to the grammar and even used gestures, pictures and objects to make myself easily ________. During the conversation, he frequently nodded to show his understanding of what I said, ________ encouraged me to express myself more ________. This experience made me ________ that the attraction of language is not only in some ________ literary works but also in the understanding between two common people with ________ mother tongues.

It is possible for native speakers to make some ________ in communication, let alone people who learn English as a foreign language. Besides a good ________ of vocabulary and grammar, there are more other actors for effective (有效的) communication ________ facial expressions and gestures. With this belief, I became more willing to ________ with foreigners and more communication further ________ my English. In this cycle, I gained the most precious fortune (财富) — confidence.

1.

A．catch

B．focus

C．recognize

D．record

2.

A．fluency

B．correctness

C．meaning

D．structure

3.

A．looked out

B．turned up

C．looked up

D．turned out

4.

A．throwing

B．cleaning

C．washing

D．raising

5.

A．Ability

B．Failure

C．Entrance

D．Objection

6.

A．total

B．strange

C．common

D．proper

7.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Moreover

8.

A．self-doubt

B．interest

C．self-confidence

D．pride

9.

A．decided

B．depended

C．worked

D．based

10.

A．understood

B．heard

C．known

D．puzzled

11.

A．in charge

B．in turn

C．in return

D．in need

12.

A．loudly

B．frequently

C．freely

D．slowly

13.

A．admit

B．express

C．realize

D．believe

14.

A．serious

B．modern

C．fresh

D．famous

15.

A．lovely

B．strange

C．different

D．popular

16.

A．comments

B．mistakes

C．experiments

D．studies

17.

A．command

B．variety

C．number

D．thought

18.

A．such as

B．as to

C．but for

D．far from

19.

A．agree

B．travel

C．argue

D．communicate

20.

A．increased

B．enriched

C．widened

D．improved

8 . Two boys were on the way home in the forest.They came upon a frozen river that blocked (阻塞) their way.They looked up and down the riverside，but saw no______of a bridge to help them cross over safely.Both boys______placed a foot on the surface of the ice and felt how slippery (滑) it was.Then one gave up but the first boy still______walking across.

“What are you doing? ” the other boy asked. “You'll______ ! ”“Bang” he fell down.“See? I told you so.” The first boy got up and carefully took a few more______ . He fell down again.“What are you doing? ” the other boy______ . The first boy got up again，______very quietly.The process repeated itself，until______ , the first boy, bruised (擦伤) and cold from the______ice, crossed the river successfully.

“I've______it! ” he proudly shouted and then waved to his friend. “Now it's your ______. ”“I can't; I'll fall over.” “Probably, I did.” “But I'll______myself. It's much safer here.” “Yes, but this is the______that we wanted to get to.” “I know, but I can't.” The first boy______his head.“Can't or won't, ” he said to himself______he walked off in the direction of home.

Sooner or later, we all come across frozen______like this one.And we have a decision to make.Do we take the risk and cross over, ______that we could slip，fall and suffer pain along the way？______do we stay where we are, feeling safe, knowing that we will______get to where we want in life? In my______ , we should take chances to cross the river and get success bravely.

1.

A．plan

B．sign

C．way

D．goal

2.

A．quickly

B．happily

C．impatiently

D．carefully

3.

A．tried

B．agreed

C．suggested

D．practiced

4.

A．break down

B．go back

C．fall over

D．give out

5.

A．roads

B．chances

C．methods

D．steps

6.

A．found

B．repeated

C．ordered

D．ran

7.

A．climbing

B．rolling

C．walking

D．dancing

8.

A．finally

B．suddenly

C．partly

D．nearly

9.

A．strange

B．big

C．new

D．hard

10.

A．put

B．wished

C．made

D．taken

11.

A．method

B．turn

C．problem

D．luck

12.

A．hurt

B．tell

C．care

D．protect

13.

A．house

B．bridge

C．end

D．side

14.

A．nodded

B．moved

C．shook

D．raised

15.

A．if

B．as

C．since

D．though

16.

A．rivers

B．mountains

C．persons

D．seasons

17.

A．doubting

B．hoping

C．knowing

D．fearing

18.

A．But

B．And

C．So

D．Or

19.

A．always

B．never

C．often

D．sometimes

20.

A．opinion

B．situation

C．life

D．dream

9 . No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own _________

I learned this lesson from a(n) _________ many years ago. I took the head _________ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the _________ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to ___________ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t _________ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to _________ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were ___________ me. I had to change my _________ about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little ____________. Most important, I began to treat them like ____________. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their ____________, we met every day and ______________ passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our ______________ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ____________. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ____________ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest ____________ of my life！

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ____________ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ______________ them. I helped them to see themselves ____________, and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, but born.

1.

A．luck

B．tests

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．experiment

B．experience

C．visit

D．show

3.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

4.

A．successful

B．excellent

C．strong

D．new

5.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

6.

A．believe

B．agree

C．describe

D．regret

7.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

8.

A．reacting to

B．looking for

C．depending on

D．caring about

9.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

10.

A．pride

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

11.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

12.

A．rewards

B．vacations

C．health

D．honor

13.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

14.

A．defeat

B．decline

C．accident

D．mistake

15.

A．relax

B．improve

C．expand

D．defend

16.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

17.

A．chances

B．thrills

C．concerns

D．offers

18.

A．surprise

B．serve

C．interest

D．affect

19.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

20.

A．honestly

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

10 . 完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The professor’s house，big and untidy，stood alone at one end of a huge garden. The place was totally uncared for, quite ____ and overgrown with all sorts of useless things. I____my way through bushes and tall weeds to the front door and rang the bell.
I was glad that I had found him. In twenty minutes, he ____ me right on all the ____
that had puzzled me. I was on the ____ of leaving when I looked out of his study window and said, “You’re very fond of gardening, I see.”
“No, I’m not,” he said. “ ____, I love this garden, though. It’s ____ I always wanted it to be. I never touch it at all.”
“It could be made lovely. It ____ a pity to let all this ground go to waste. But perhaps you don’t ____ that way?” said I.
“I don’t. I lived here when I was a child, and I had ____ of gardening then. It was my father’s hobby，you see. Unfortunately, he wasn’t ____ enough to do it himself. My brother and I did all of it between us year after year. There was one right way and many wrong ways. Each blade (叶片) of grass was an enemy to be ____ by hand, not just cut off. I’ve spent a good part of life at work here.”
“I see. You took a dislike to it, and now you’re getting even!”
“I dislike it. Then, of course, I didn’t understand the____ it had. It used to____
me. It appeared in my dreams—a mistake here, something not quite straight here, the enemy showing its head in a place I was ____ to have cleaned. The work was too much. It seemed endless. The size of the place was itself a fight to a boy.”
“And now it’s yours，you’re just letting it go to...”
“____?” he said. “No，I don’t agree with that. This garden and I are now the best friends. I like____ it grow____ its own way. I make no demands on it. I never disturb it, and it never disturbs me. It has____at last, and so have I.”
“But the path is over grown. It’s inconvenient for you，isn’t it?”
“That’s part of my     ,” he laughed. “You can go out the back way. The weeds are shorter there because they don’t get the sun.”1.

A．wild

B．crazy

C．large

D．nice

2.

A．lost

B．felt

C．took

D．made

3.

A．let

B．put

C．taught

D．explained

4.

A．gardening

B．plants

C．problems

D．solution

5.

A．time

B．point

C．permission

D．request

6.

A．Even if

B．So

C．As though

D．Even so

7.

A．as

B．where

C．why

D．whether

8.

A．seems

B．is

C．proves

D．sounds

9.

A．recognize

B．sense

C．see

D．know

10.

A．fond

B．short

C．free

D．enough

11.

A．interested

B．fit

C．content

D．demanding

12.

A．fought against

B．cleared up

C．rooted out

D．cut down

13.

A．effect

B．reason

C．cause

D．result

14.

A．astonish

B．shock

C．worry

D．disappoint

15.

A．thought

B．supposed

C．ordered

D．expected

16.

A．Sell

B．Develop

C．Ruin

D．Grow

17.

A．noticing

B．attending

C．watering

D．watching

18.

A．on

B．in

C．with

D．of

19.

A．freedom

B．time

C．sunlight

D．space

20.

A．life

B．pleasure

C．job

D．research