1 . I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people______I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a _______person.

I think my______started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my______, and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever______to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really ______. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) _______, I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I ______to help. That was really a big______for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, two of______are still my best friends today.

However, a bigger cause of my new attitude came, when I took a part-time______at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer disease became my______. Every time I came into her room, she was so______because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never______her, so I took her place. She let me ______ that making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was_______, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much______person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ______these experiences. They have ______me to care about other people more than about myself. I______who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.

A．since

B．before

C．or

D．unless

2.

A．famous

B．simple

C．different

D．skilled

3.

A．education

B．career

C．tour

D．change

4.

A．balance

B．homework

C．degree

D．interest

5.

A．talked

B．wrote

C．lied

D．reported

6.

A．careful

B．lonely

C．curious

D．guilty

7.

A．argument

B．game

C．experiment

D．defence

8.

A．dared

B．offered

C．hesitated

D．happened

9.

A．dream

B．problem

C．duty

D．step

10.

A．us

B．which

C．them

D．whom

11.

A．work

B．walk

C．job

D．rest

12.

A．friend

B．partner

C．guide

D．guest

13.

A．polite

B．happy

C．strange

D．confident

14.

A．bothered

B．answered

C．visited

D．trusted

15.

A．explain

B．guess

C．declare

D．know

16.

A．homeless

B．heart- broken

C．bad-tempered

D．hopeless

17.

A．quieter

B．busier

C．better

D．richer

18.

A．forget

B．face

C．improve

D．analyze

19.

A．forced

B．preferred

C．ordered

D．taught

20.

A．miss

B．like

C．wonder

D．expect

4 . Every year, the Olympic Training Centre has one extra special day just for girls and women. This day celebrates the fact that ____ can join in any particular sport they desire, just as ____ as men.

In the old ____ , women were told that certain sports were for men ____, and that women were forbidden to the ____. Well, eventually the women of this world decided to strike back, telling ____ else that they weren’t going to put up ____ this form of nonsense (荒唐行为) any longer. ____ was then that women and men were declared equal ____ to any sports game, regardless of(不管)____.

Tomorrow, this special day will be ____ by all Olympic Centres by offering a free tour as well as planned activities for all the girls from the neighbouring _____. Since the Olympic Training Centre, here in San Diego, is just a few kilometers from ____ our school is located, we ____ an invitation to this event as well.How wonderful, ____, and incredible! I simply can’t wait!

Our scheduled ____ were volleyball, archery (射箭), and track (赛跑). This means that we were to play a game ____ two of volleyball with the US Volleyball Team champions, and ____ arrows (箭) with the Official Archery Team of the United States! We even got to ____ the track with US champs as well. All the instructors were ____ themselves, and all are on a championship team, representing America.

1.

A．men

B．women

C．young children

D．old people

2.

A．easily

B．busily

C．quickly

D．early

3.

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

4.

A．enough

B．just

C．ever

D．only

5.

A．training

B．practice

C．drills

D．games

6.

A．no one

B．anyone

C．everyone

D．someone

7.

A．along

B．with

C．about

D．without

8.

A．It

B．This

C．That

D．What

9.

A．pay

B．rights

C．salary

D．jobs

10.

A．age

B．sex

C．height

D．weight

11.

A．congratulated

B．separated

C．celebrated

D．divided

12.

A．hospitals

B．theaters

C．zoos

D．schools

13.

A．where

B．that

C．which

D．what

14.

A．sent

B．posted

C．received

D．wrote

15.

A．moving

B．exciting

C．shocking

D．astonishing

16.

A．activities

B．films

C．plays

D．concerts

17.

A．while

B．and

C．but

D．or

18.

A．make

B．find

C．throw

D．shoot

19.

A．run

B．swim

C．jump

D．cross

20.

A．riders

B．runners

C．divers

D．athletes

6 . In 2007, Jamie Whitmore was considered one of the most successful athletes in America. She was a six-time USA _________ for XTERRA racing, and held a world title.

Everything _________ during an event that seemed like so many others she had experienced. As a _________ athlete, Jamie Whitmore was used to _________, but she never imagined the pain in her leg could be a deadly cancer!

When she heard the terrible _________ for the first time, Whitmore felt she couldn't _________. “They were talking about treatment and I just started _________ and saying ‘I don't want to die’.” Finally, the _________ got the help of several specialists to remove the tumor. Whitmore developed sepsis(败血症) from the surgery and got through a _________ two-month recovery. When she began to feel ____________ again, Whitmore was certain her cancer was back. Instead, doctors gave her unexpected ____________: She was pregnant—with twins.

Jamie Whitmore isn't used to slowing down. She has never met a(n) ____________ she couldn't overcome, whether it was a mountain bike race or a ____________. Today, Whitmore is a mother of two sons and cancer-free. She's ____________ again, and has____________ a gold medal in the Paralympics and set two world records. She travels as an ____________ speaker when she's not spending time with her sons. Whitmore has some ____________ for others with limitations: “Never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. Some doctors ____________ me I would never ride anything more than a stationary(静止不动的) bike. ____________ I rode my mountain bike 104 miles climbing from 9,000 feet to 14,000 feet. You just can't ____________.”

1.

A．president

B．manager

C．champion

D．professor

2.

A．changed

B．happened

C．disappeared

D．stopped

3.

A．professional

B．foreign

C．common

D．shy

4.

A．practising

B．waiting

C．leaving

D．suffering

5.

A．reason

B．result

C．question

D．suggestion

6.

A．quarrel

B．draw

C．breathe

D．shout

7.

A．smiling

B．running

C．jumping

D．crying

8.

A．doctors

B．readers

C．neighbors

D．volunteers

9.

A．valuable

B．difficult

C．happy

D．relaxing

10.

A．fit

B．tired

C．curious

D．sick

11.

A．freedom

B．courage

C．news

D．attention

12.

A．challenge

B．excuse

C．mistake

D．order

13.

A．headache

B．fever

C．cancer

D．cold

14.

A．trembling

B．competing

C．falling

D．performing

15.

A．made

B．bought

C．lent

D．won

16.

A．angry

B．inspiring

C．expensive

D．annoying

17.

A．advice

B．information

C．sadness

D．help

18.

A．asked

B．called

C．encouraged

D．told

19.

A．So

B．Yet

C．Unless

D．If

20.

A．set off

B．look out

C．give up

D．work out

7 . I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early________of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ________my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with ________at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ________!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something________to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found________, I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily (百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to ________. I continued to sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ________joy, I found the first rose bloom (开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.________, I was touched by this land of wonder.

________, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even________at me because he found it was ________to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ________, I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds________flowers.

Regardless of their ________, I kept on planting my garden and ________to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they________to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ________my parent. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very________. And now I could say it is my affection for________that makes me a real gardener.

1.

A．memory

B．dream

C．intention

D．design

2.

A．please

B．change

C．help

D．annoy

3.

A．doubt

B．appreciation

C．surprise

D．excitement

4.

A．collect up

B．care about

C．clean up

D．come in

5.

A．equal

B．similar

C．superior

D．opposite

6.

A．painful

B．valuable

C．upsetting

D．interesting

7.

A．come up

B．break out

C．hold on

D．get through

8.

A．to

B．with

C．in

D．by

9.

A．Luckily

B．Cheerfully

C．Regularly

D．Eventually

10.

A．Inetead

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

11.

A．shouted

B．laughed

C．glanced

D．jumped

12.

A．convenient

B．troublesome

C．enjoyed

D．dangerous

13.

A．sadness

B．displeasure

C．delight

D．relief

14.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

15.

A．dislike

B．encouragement

C．threat

D．suggestion

16.

A．decided

B．stopped

C．continued

D．struggled

17.

A．devote

B．turn

C．respond

D．lead

18.

A．defeat

B．satisfy

C．respect

D．challenge

19.

A．proud

B．comfortable

C．strange

D．disappointed

20.

A．freedom

B．life

C．growth

D．nature

8 . I was away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her______.I was always aware Granny loved us. It was something you could______with your heart. She didn’t live in a fancy house or have______things, but I never noticed. It was the little things she gave me that had always______, things like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl or the coffee she let me sip (抿一口)from her cup. She even allowed me to sit on top of her kitchen table as I had those______.

Granny always took the time to explain the______of her weather vane (风向标), hanging on the wall, which______the upcoming weather. How that little wooden boy and girl knew what door to come out of, when it was going to______,amazed me. She also had a vinegar glass bottle that sat high on a shelf. That was______, in my eyes; I asked if I could have the attractive bottle someday. It was given to me in a box after her______. She remembered it even when she was dying; love is like that.

She didn’t have much money,______she did something for my brother and me. I will always remember; she saved her pennies in a glass______.I am sure Granny could have used those pennies herself but she saved them to give us when we came to visit. Because I was the oldest I was_______

dividing the pennies______between my brother and me. “One for you, one for me,” I would repeat until the jar was______.

I don’t remember how much we collected, nor was the amount______.What counts was the idea that she remembered us, and______us, when we were away from her.

Those______still give me warm feelings on days that I need them. I often wonder, after all those years, when I am______enough to find a penny lying on the ground______, if it could possibly be Granny throwing it to me from heaven.

1.

A．terribly

B．eventually

C．directly

D．urgently

2.

A．construct

B．reject

C．feel

D．enlarge

3.

A．uncertain

B．shabby

C．theoretical

D．expensive

4.

A．arisen

B．mattered

C．burst

D．faded

5.

A．privileges

B．worries

C．weaknesses

D．drinks

6.

A．location

B．range

C．function

D．shape

7.

A．arranged

B．avoided

C．undertook

D．predicted

8.

A．rain

B．choke

C．scream

D．flee

9.

A．common

B．beautiful

C．dull

D．plain

10.

A．enquiry

B．graduation

C．funeral

D．operation

11.

A．unless

B．or

C．but

D．and

12.

A．jar

B．tube

C．basin

D．vase

13.

A．opposed to

B．discouraged from

C．in absence of

D．in charge of

14.

A．deliberately

B．equally

C．mercifully

D．unconsciously

15.

A．broken

B．stable

C．empty

D．appealing

16.

A．convincing

B．accurate

C．correct

D．important

17.

A．grew tired of

B．cared about

C．lived up to

D．relied on

18.

A．accounts

B．memories

C．bungalows

D．brakes

19.

A．disappointed

B．fierce

C．clumsy

D．lucky

20.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．nowhere

D．everywhere

9 . There is a well-known story about a farmer_______found an eagle(鹰) egg. The story reminds us of the importance of developing our full potential(潜力).

One day, a hardworking_______found an eagle’s egg lying on the ground of his farm. He was in a hurry_______he paid no attention to it and_______placed it together with all the chicken eggs. After several days, the egg hatched(孵化）and the little eagle_______ into the world.
The eagle thought he was _______same as the other chickens,_______the eagle pecked(啄食）and dug for worms. He ran about and sometimes jumped around, flying a few _______in the air like the chickens. Over the years, the eagle grew old and tired. One day he saw a splendid bird _______ overhead, and asked, “________is that?” “That’s the king of the________-- the bald eagle,” replied a chicken. “The sky is her home. We’re chickens -- our home is ________the farm.”
And so the eagle lived and died ________ a chicken, for that’s what he believed he was.
Are you an eagle that ________like a chicken?________, many people have great talents but ________bring them to use. Actually, we________make our talents take off by developing our character strengths. Suppose there was a young man who________ in the world. He asked questions about his environment, explored new neighborhoods where he lived, and soon he mentally mapped out the city he lived in. He used his curiosity to make the ________ of his talents for spatial(空间的）intelligence.
When we use our character strengths, we will ________that we are eagles.1.

A．whose

B．he

C．which

D．who

2.

A．woman

B．farmer

C．lady

D．worker

3.

A．and

B．because

C．as

D．but

4.

A．carefully

B．nervously

C．carelessly

D．slowly

5.

A．come

B．came

C．comes

D．coming

6.

A．an

B．a

C．the

D．/

7.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．so

8.

A．feet

B．inches

C．foot

D．kilometers

9.

A．fly

B．flying

C．flew

D．flown

10.

A．Where

B．How

C．Which

D．Who

11.

A．mountains

B．sea

C．forest

D．sky

12.

A．in

B．over

C．on

D．about

13.

A．after

B．like

C．before

D．among

14.

A．acts

B．looks

C．sounds

D．thinks

15.

A．Unfortunately

B．Unbelievably

C．Fortunately

D．Interestingly

16.

A．sometimes

B．never

C．regularly

D．always

17.

A．can

B．could

C．must

D．might

18.

A．was excited

B．was surprised

C．was terrified

D．was interested

19.

A．use

B．effort

C．best

D．least

20.

A．worry

B．fear

C．respect

D．recognize

10 . For most people, a family member would be their inspiration. As for me,_______my mother and father were both great influences, my greatest influence came from a television programGilmore Girls. Nearly every day after_______, I would come home,_______on the couch, and turn on the television.

Upon hearing the theme song and seeing the_______faces, I was overcome by a sense of_______and total peace. All the day’s hardships would_______. I would forget about any_______stress. When it was about five o’ clock, I would sit in front of the TV to_______another episode ofGilmore Girls. It was what I had to_______in my day, because I was having a________day and I simply loved to laugh at their humorous dialogues. Each of the characters had a________personality, unlike anyone I had ever known. The more I watchedGilmore Girls, the more I found myself wanting to be a “Rory Gilmore”.

Much of Rory’s success came from her mother. In the process of________Harvard or any college, I have recently discovered it is a long process. My________has also encouraged me to follow my dreams and to make my own________. I am a particularly hesitant person, so________this task is not easy for me. In________and developing into her own person, Rory Gilmore discovered her dreams and how to achieve them; that was how she________me.

Although I am a girl who is________trying to find my true self, Rory made me feel as if I could________everything. No matter which college I may________, I’ll always know that the road, which I travel to get there, is a road well worth traveling.

1.

A．unless

B．because

C．now that

D．even though

2.

A．dinner

B．communication

C．school

D．work

3.

A．pick up

B．lie down

C．lay down

D．show up

4.

A．common

B．unusual

C．familiar

D．strange

5.

A．relief

B．care

C．honor

D．surprise

6.

A．pause

B．disappear

C．decrease

D．stop

7.

A．casual

B．formal

C．certain

D．previous

8.

A．survey

B．identify

C．watch

D．notice

9.

A．look forward to

B．make up for

C．pay attention to

D．take charge of

10.

A．lazy

B．tough

C．big

D．happy

11.

A．unique

B．good

C．strange

D．ambiguous

12.

A．passing by

B．thinking of

C．searching for

D．getting into

13.

A．Rory

B．family

C．mother

D．friend

14.

A．efforts

B．experiments

C．decisions

D．trips

15.

A．proposing

B．quitting

C．confronting

D．undertaking

16.

A．speeding up

B．growing up

C．hanging out

D．holding on

17.

A．inspired

B．envied

C．admired

D．calmed

18.

A．hardly

B．still

C．almost

D．seldom

19.

A．conquer

B．find

C．analyze

D．afford

20.

A．know

B．conduct

C．admit

D．choose