1 . When you're a kid, theme days at school are a big deal. They're a chance to dress up in something special and   _____________from your regular routine. So when you can't participate in one, it is sad. That happened to a first-grade student named Levi recently. _____________his bus driver stepped in to _____________the day.

As the driver, Larry Farrish noticed the boy was   _____________. When Farrish asked what was wrong, the boy   _____________he didn't have pajamas (睡衣) for Pajama Day. Farrish knew he should do something. After   _____________his job, he headed over to a store. There, he   _____________a pair of pajamas that might _____________ the boy and drove back to the school.

He asked the office to call Levi down, and that's when their days took a major   _____________ "I can tell Mr Larry is   ________________" Levi said. "When he got me the pajamas, I did a   ________________ cry.”

As a driver, Farish feels that his   ________________allows him to connect with kids more and he takes the job seriously. Doing so can influence how kids ________________. Not only do kids learn by   ________________, but when they know they're   ________________, they do thrive (成长).

1.

A．benefit

B．break

C．hide

D．learn

2.

A．Generally

B．Gently

C．Fortunately

D．Properly

3.

A．spend

B．mark

C．save

D．memorize

4.

A．upset

B．funny

C．excited

D．curious

5.

A．agreed

B．explained

C．pretended

D．remembered

6.

A．changing

B．losing

C．getting

D．finishing

7.

A．made

B．selected

C．tried

D．designed

8.

A．shape

B．defend

C．warm

D．suit

9.

A．turn

B．chance

C．step

D．hit

10.

A．honest

B．brave

C．nice

D．humorous

11.

A．helpless

B．happy

C．regretful

D．awkward

12.

A．enthusiasm

B．ability

C．position

D．belief

13.

A．grow up

B．calm down

C．hang out

D．head off

14.

A．interest

B．repetition

C．instruction

D．example

15.

A．loved

B．respected

C．served

D．praised

3 . Rose lived in a dull, gray village where life was black and white. The little girl always felt _______ and longed for adventure, eager to _______ something.

One day while walking down the street, she saw Eric, a former classmate, in a red car, and he stopped and invited pleasantly, “Hop in, take you for a ride!”

Rose was a little hesitant, but Eric’s _______ smile and the sight of the car’s shiny red outer _______ her. They drove off into the sunset and found such a place where the buildings were _______ in all shades of the rainbow and the streets were alive with people dressed in _______ clothing.

Looking up at the sky, Rose saw a rainbow. She felt as if she were on _______ nine. At that moment she realized that what she could do is not _______ rainbows but add some color to her gray surroundings ________.

The next day, she rushed to a store, purchased some colorful paint and _______ the outer wall of her house. Her neighbors were _______ at the transformation and decided to _______. Before long, the whole village was painted in bright colors.

Until then Rose also noticed the green trees along the roads and the _______ flowers in the park. Her village was not as dull as she had thought at all. It seemed that a rainbow had _______ upon it. It was a red-letter day for everyone! Looking at things in a different light did make all the _______.

1.

A．peaceful

B．blue

C．green

D．odd

2.

A．shape

B．impact

C．change

D．protect

3.

A．appealing

B．unexpected

C．passive

D．willing

4.

A．confirmed

B．excited

C．scared

D．requested

5.

A．constructed

B．painted

C．restored

D．reserved

6.

A．grey

B．formal

C．colorful

D．local

7.

A．sky

B．sun

C．rain

D．cloud

8.

A．imagine

B．design

C．draw

D．chase

9.

A．personally

B．technically

C．typically

D．slightly

10.

A．repaired

B．dusted

C．decorated

D．crashed

11.

A．amazed

B．confused

C．proud

D．unsatisfied

12.

A．wait for

B．defend against

C．cut back

D．follow suit

13.

A．lost

B．picked

C．blooming

D．unforgettable

14.

A．hung

B．flown

C．thrown

D．fallen

15.

A．significance

B．difference

C．consequence

D．entertainment

4 . I recently retired from twenty-three fulfilling years as a classroom teacher. I always _________ my success in hugs and smiles from my students, not by data and test scores. I always _________ that I would have a positive influence on each of the young lives.

One day, I was standing in the checkout line of a local grocery store when I heard a _________ voice behind me “Excuse me, miss, but I think you were my seventh grade teacher.” I turned and had to _________ the speaker, a young man well over six feet tall.

He told me his name, and I _______ remembered which class he had been in, and even how he had _________ reading. We _________ briefly, and I asked what he was doing these days. “I am going to college,” he answered. “I want to be a _________ teacher.” “Wait a minute,” I said. “The Eddie I remember _________ to read.”

“Yes, ma’am. That was me. Because of how you never gave up on me, I now __________ I can make a difference,” he continued. “If you had not made me realize I had some __________, if you had not believed in me and if you had not __________ me, I would never have gone to college.”

I know how __________ one teacher can impact the life of a person who does not believe in himself. We may never know how much influence we have had on them, but when a __________ student reaches out and says, “Thank you,” I feel a ________ that will accompany me for the rest of my life.

1.

A．celebrated

B．shared

C．measured

D．achieved

2.

A．predicted

B．explained

C．confirmed

D．prayed

3.

A．curious

B．hesitant

C．plain

D．sweet

4.

A．look up at

B．hold on to

C．catch up with

D．get away from

5.

A．instantly

B．temporarily

C．secretly

D．doubtfully

6.

A．anticipated

B．fancied

C．practised

D．hated

7.

A．looked

B．joked

C．chatted

D．debated

8.

A．music

B．reading

C．business

D．sports

9.

A．refused

B．intended

C．preferred

D．promised

10.

A．deny

B．believe

C．complain

D．declare

11.

A．privilege

B．weaknesses

C．potential

D．questions

12.

A．entertained

B．stopped

C．attracted

D．encouraged

13.

A．precisely

B．powerfully

C．thoroughly

D．fearfully

14.

A．former

B．courageous

C．naughty

D．troublesome

15.

A．growth

B．desire

C．warmth

D．signal

5 . Every weekend my parents give me $100. I bet you think I’m really spoiled (宠坏的). Think again!

It all started when I wanted a really cool _________. I asked my parents to buy it for me but they said I would have to buy with my own money. “But it’s only $100!” I _________. An hour later, my parents _________ there would be a family meeting at dinner.

They _________ the meeting with the words, “We’ve been thinking about how to give you more _________ in our family.” They brought up several “new ways” I could “have more say.” One way was to allow me to _________ for the family. Each Saturday, I was to be given $100 — along with a shopping _________. It was up to me to buy everything on it. Whatever money was _________, whether two dollars or thirty, was mine and I could _________ however I wanted — whether to buy toys, books, jackets, or even a bicycle. My parents’ $100-a-week plan gives me real __________ to shop for the best bargains (特价商品). I __________ prices on every single item on my list before I __________ what to put in my basket.

My parents’ clever plan has turned me into a __________ shopper. Now, when I finally save enough money, that cool bicycle doesn’t just ________ a mere purchase; it stands as a symbol of my __________ success.

1.

A．bar

B．slide

C．bicycle

D．band

2.

A．complained

B．apologized

C．confirmed

D．informed

3.

A．indicated

B．proposed

C．announced

D．admitted

4.

A．arranged

B．concluded

C．attended

D．opened

5.

A．freedom

B．say

C．trust

D．support

6.

A．cook

B．pay

C．care

D．shop

7.

A．list

B．basket

C．center

D．guide

8.

A．brought up

B．passed down

C．left over

D．handed over

9.

A．exchange

B．spend

C．donate

D．save

10.

A．excuse

B．challenge

C．motivation

D．advantage

11.

A．compare

B．charge

C．reduce

D．recall

12.

A．agree

B．decide

C．explain

D．recognize

13.

A．modest

B．wise

C．creative

D．mean

14.

A．represent

B．relieve

C．request

D．replace

15.

A．ready-made

B．last-minute

C．short-term

D．hard-earned

8 . As a child, I’d spent entire afternoons _______ new worlds in my mind and giving life to _______ in my stories I wished could be my friends. I’d written myself into my favorite stories so I could be part of them. Writing was a part of me; it was who I was.

However, in high school I _______ with writer’s block. By the time I was in college, I’d stopped writing entirely, _______ the dream remained. I wanted to ___________ a novel one day. It was then that I read an interview with the Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb. She said she’d go crazy if she didn’ t write; she needed to do it to stay _______. Her words made me feel _______. She was telling me that I wasn’t really a writer.

Or so I thought. I tried again, and it was like feeling the sun on my skin, or hearing snow lightly fall. I hadn’t realized it, but I hadn’t really been happy until I     _______ my pen again. Writing was in my blood after all.

Finally, half-hours _______ to writing stretched into hours. Before, I had been upset all the time because I didn’t advance my writing projects. Now, every day was a step forward, and I was ________ with it.

One day, I was reading a story in a library. ________, an idea hit me that I wanted to submit (提交) a few stories. I didn’t do it in the hopes they would get published.

And then, something ________ happened. The first story I submitted was chosen for publication! When I got the e-mail, I was wild with joy and ________ around my kitchen table.

That moment ________ me that I must keep writing — not because I’ll go ________，but because I want to keep being crazily happy like that.

1.

A．creating

B．defending

C．shocking

D．changing

2.

A．species

B．images

C．residents

D．characters

3.

A．argued

B．disagreed

C．armed

D．struggled

4.

A．as if

B．even though

C．due to

D．so that

5.

A．read

B．buy

C．donate

D．publish

6.

A．connected

B．quiet

C．awake

D．polite

7.

A．scared

B．upset

C．curious

D．delighted

8.

A．picked up

B．picked out

C．broke out

D．broke down

9.

A．contributed

B．devoted

C．led

D．attached

10.

A．satisfied

B．strict

C．angry

D．concerned

11.

A．Frequently

B．Typically

C．Suddenly

D．Hopefully

12.

A．amazing

B．ordinary

C．difficult

D．boring

13.

A．hung

B．danced

C．turned

D．looked

14.

A．instructed

B．directed

C．informed

D．taught

15.

A．crazy

B．blank

C．wrong

D．bankrupt

9 . Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walked to a nursing home. “Whoever visits the sick gives them life,” Grandpa ______ believed.

One day Grandpa was suddenly ______ to hospital. Worse still, we were told he was ______ to recover, deep sadness over our family.

Saturday came. I had not ______ to go there, but Grandpa’s words rang in my head. So alone I went. Everyone was happy to see me but ______ when not seeing Grandpa. When told his ______, they comforted me in tun, “Do your best and God will do the rest.” They all tried in their unique way to cheer me up and ______ for Grandpa.

For days, neither could Grandpa sit up, nor would he speak or eat. The atmosphere was awfully ______. Suddenly the nurse came in, saying, “You have visitors.” I ______. The guys Grandpa and I visited every Saturday were all present.

They all showcased their best to the fullest, thus making grandpa’s day. Visiting hours went so fast that they had to ______ and told grandpa they would come again soon. I was ______ in tears.

That evening, Grandpa sat up and asked the ______ what he could eat. Day by day he ______ for the better. Grandpa’ recovery was a medical ______, the doctors thought. But I knew the truth: His friends’ ______ had made him well.

1.

A．easily

B．firmly

C．warmly

D．hardly

2.

A．rushed

B．invited

C．delivered

D．led

3.

A．unlikely

B．sure

C．natural

D．proud

4.

A．pretended

B．refused

C．intended

D．regretted

5.

A．interested

B．pleased

C．excited

D．surprised

6.

A．purpose

B．result

C．condition

D．income

7.

A．work

B．fight

C．speak

D．pray

8.

A．friendly

B．heavy

C．touching

D．calm

9.

A．turned up

B．came up

C．stayed up

D．looked up

10.

A．sleep

B．stop

C．leave

D．rest

11.

A．moved

B．scared

C．choked

D．bored

12.

A．nurse

B．manager

C．teacher

D．cook

13.

A．searched

B．changed

C．functioned

D．studied

14.

A．task

B．report

C．wonder

D．research

15.

A．letters

B．requests

C．praise

D．visit