1 . Serena was walking to her class slowly. She worried about the ________ test she would have to take that morning. As she was reaching the classroom, a piece of paper suddenly fluttered (飘落) down and ________ near her feet. As Serena ________ the paper, her heart nearly missed a beat. It was the history test paper complete with ________!

Serena’s very first ________ was not to tell anyone what she had found. She would ________ all the answers and do extremely well in the test. After some hard thinking, however, she realized that it would be a very ________ thing to do. Besides, it would be ________ to her classmates. In the end, Serena ________ the paper to her history teacher, Miss James.

“Thanks, Serena. I have been ________ for it everywhere,” said the teacher. “Sorry, Miss James. I’ve read all the questions already.” Serena said.

Miss James told her not to ________ as she would think of new ________ for the test. Serena’s heart sank. She was half hoping that the test would be cancelled (取消). However, she did her best in the new test later that day.

A few days later, the test papers were returned to the class. To her pleasant ________, Serena discovered that she had scored eighty marks.

“You know,” she told her friends, “I could ________ have got full marks if I had cheated. But I wouldn’t be as ________ as I am now with the eighty marks I got.”

1.

A．English

B．Chinese

C．maths

D．history

2.

A．disappeared

B．landed

C．slid

D．hung

3.

A．aimed at

B．laughed at

C．looked at

D．shouted at

4.

A．answers

B．introductions

C．explanations

D．marks

5.

A．discovery

B．impression

C．thought

D．guess

6.

A．forget

B．memorize

C．ignore

D．correct

7.

A．dangerous

B．wonderful

C．dishonest

D．hopeful

8.

A．useful

B．easy

C．difficult

D．unfair

9.

A．pushed

B．returned

C．introduced

D．recommended

10.

A．waiting

B．hoping

C．searching

D．asking

11.

A．worry

B．lie

C．hesitate

D．excuse

12.

A．pictures

B．questions

C．places

D．goals

13.

A．surprise

B．regret

C．anger

D．horror

14.

A．never

B．ever

C．hardly

D．easily

15.

A．pleased

B．bored

C．patient

D．angry

4 . One of the most inspiring quotes(名言) I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The_________between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people_________many more times than unsuccessful people.”

I deeply understood the _________ of the quote soon after my first book was published.

I was living in Atlanta at the time and ___________ my first signing sale for my new book at the phoenix and Dragon, the largest bookstore in the city. Although a nice sign was placed outside the room ___________ images of both me and my book, The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul, not a single customer entered the room. _________ each minute passed, I became increasingly _________.

At 6:25 pm, just before the store’s _________, I began to get myself ready to leave. At that moment, just when I couldn’t fell any _________, a middle-aged couple walked into the room. I managed to ____________ my emotions and introduced myself and my book.

The couple turned the pages each other, and the husband ____________ to his wife. She then told me, “I think we’ll get the book.”

Despite the impulse (冲动) to jump ____________, and hold their hands to thank them for being my __________ readers, I realized the woman was trying to say something else.

“The __________ we’re buying it is that our son died two years ago,” she said. “Maybe your book will help us ____________ it .”

At that moment, I knew if I never sold a copy of the book, my four years of __________ had been meaningless.

Although I would have many more challenging years ____________ my book became a bestseller, this couple’s story was all the __________ I needed at that point to keep me __________.

Thanks to them, I would realize that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way : One challenge ... one challenge ... one difficulty ... one step ... and one small ____________ at a time.

1.

A．distance

B．balance

C．difference

D．advantage

2.

A．hesitate

B．fail

C．complain

D．survive

3.

A．wisdom

B．impression

C．honor

D．analysis

4.

A．refused

B．decided

C．waited

D．arranged

5.

A．including

B．decorating

C．declaring

D．showing

6.

A．While

B．With

C．As

D．When

7.

A．curious

B．calm

C．angry

D．anxious

8.

A．disappearing

B．closing

C．crowded

D．opening

9.

A．good

B．bad

C．worse

D．better

10.

A．express

B．escape

C．read

D．hide

11.

A．replied

B．reacted

C．nodded

D．pointed

12.

A．on the ground

B．in a row

C．on the rise

D．in the air

13.

A．reliable

B．first

C．unusual

D．final

14.

A．reason

B．effect

C．purpose

D．result

15.

A．look through

B．come across

C．find out

D．get over

16.

A．writing

B．advertising

C．studying

D．waiting

17.

A．since

B．until

C．after

D．unless

18.

A．material

B．information

C．decision

D．power

19.

A．putting forward

B．falling down

C．moving forward

D．standing by

20.

A．success

B．failure

C．basis

D．pleasure

5 . Even though my grandfather was a farmer, my grandmother would iron (熨烫) his work clothes every day. She would sprinkle (喷洒) grandpa’s _______with something, hang them over a chair so they could dry a bit, and then iron them. I _______ her do this through my childhood. I thought every old woman in the world did it. But as the years passed, I began to _______ this practice. Why did grandfather need his work clothes   _______? Most days, he never met anyone but me and a few other farmers.

One day I asked grandma about it. She told me that grandpa was the most _______ man in the world, and he was the _______ of her life.

Later that day, I looked closely at grandpa. He sure didn’t look all that handsome to me. He was a short and skinny man. His hair was _______ on top, and his false teeth didn’t line up very well when he smiled. So I _______ grandma about it again. I informed her I had observed grandpa. She _______ and said, “You just aren’t viewing things from the right perspective (角度). Those eye wrinkles haven’t always been there. He has beautiful blue eyes.” She ________,“I want him to feel beautiful. I iron his clothes every day ________ he has made me feel beautiful for all these years. He is a man worthy of ________．” I heard what she said and was still puzzled. How could this old woman think that an old man with false ________ was beautiful?

The years went on, and I watched grandma and grandpa grow old together. I ________ knew what beauty really was — it was grandma ironing grandpa’s pants. I was ashamed and decided to ________ the question I had asked.

1.

A．suits

B．scarves

C．pants

D．shirts

2.

A．helped

B．watched

C．heard

D．made

3.

A．miss

B．admire

C．question

D．appreciate

4.

A．ironed

B．washed

C．dried

D．changed

5.

A．honest

B．handsome

C．energetic

D．intelligent

6.

A．love

B．mirror

C．future

D．example

7.

A．black

B．curly

C．thick

D．thin

8.

A．informed

B．reminded

C．asked

D．warned

9.

A．sighed

B．apologized

C．nodded

D．laughed

10.

A．repeated

B．argued

C．continued

D．accepted

11.

A．though

B．while

C．and

D．because

12.

A．notice

B．praise

C．respect

D．attention

13.

A．teeth

B．hair

C．eyes

D．ears

14.

A．hardly

B．quickly

C．immediately

D．gradually

15.

A．forget

B．consider

C．answer

D．face

6 . I was walking in a park on a cool autumn morning. The view was charming, and a pleasant breeze(微风) was kissing my face _______.

Then I saw a mother and her little baby. The mother wore _______ clothes that seemed to be found in a dustbin—How easy it is for fortunate people to _______ away things they don’t need, and they do this _______ thinking of the unfortunate! She was holding her baby, protecting her from the morning _______ and expecting some money from strangers so that she could _______ food for both of them. It was then that I realized how _______ I had been in my whole life for living a rich life.

Then a man _______ some money and food to the mother, and as she took them, her face was _______ as if she had been the happiest person in the world. And why not, she could now ________ her baby at least for the day.

Actually, happiness doesn’t ________ luck, your financial or your physical conditions, but only on yourself. It is just a ________ in your hands. If you choose to be happy, ________ can stop you from it.

How ________ it is that one observation(观察) can change your life! Life has a lot to offer if you observe very closely. One who observes can ________ real happiness.

1.

A．strongly

B．gradually

C．gently

D．normally

2.

A．expensive

B．wonderful

C．perfect

D．dirty

3.

A．move

B．push

C．throw

D．send

4.

A．for

B．in

C．within

D．without

5.

A．cold

B．light

C．sound

D．fact

6.

A．save

B．buy

C．pick

D．share

7.

A．wealthy

B．special

C．successful

D．lucky

8.

A．donated

B．lent

C．promised

D．sold

9.

A．sinking

B．shining

C．shaking

D．falling

10.

A．improve

B．protect

C．deliver

D．feed

11.

A．go on

B．come out

C．depend on

D．turn out

12.

A．symbol

B．strength

C．voice

D．choice

13.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

14.

A．comforting

B．amazing

C．disappointing

D．satisfying

15.

A．invent

B．lose

C．discover

D．ignore

7 . The party began shortly after Mr Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard exciting voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had _______ some work home from the office, with which he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise _______. But by eleven o’clock he felt _______ and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was _______ trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he _______ himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and _______ his head in the pillow. But even so he could not shut off the noise, finally, after what seemed hours, his _______ was gone. 

He jumped out of bed, _______ some clothes, marched _______ up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who ________ him in his dressing gown, came ________ the room and, ________ Mr Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and ________. I know our party would trouble you. I meant to send you ________.” Mr Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get ________.” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

1.

A．lost

B．left

C．brought

D．fetched

2.

A．outside

B．overhead

C．downstairs

D．nearby

3.

A．bad

B．tired

C．sick

D．hopeless

4.

A．useless

B．necessary

C．possible

D．helpful

5.

A．had

B．found

C．caught

D．felt

6.

A．buried

B．rested

C．shook

D．turned

7.

A．sleep

B．strength

C．patience

D．anger

8.

A．pulled on

B．dressed up

C．selected

D．wore

9.

A．sadly

B．proudly

C．quietly

D．firmly

10.

A．made fun of

B．stared at

C．was angry with

D．caught sight of

11.

A．across

B．around

C．towards

D．by

12.

A．as

B．before

C．though

D．until

13.

A．meet us

B．sit here

C．join us

D．scold me

14.

A．a notice

B．a message

C．an invitation

D．an apology

15.

A．washed

B．changed

C．dressed

D．prepared

8 . A few years ago, an expensive new car stopped on the Mississippi River Bridge. A(n) _________ man got out of the car. He wore very _________ clothes and looked very rich.

He climbed over the rail and under the bridge onto a platform below the roadway preparing to _________. Cars started _________ and the traffic backed up for miles. The _________ arrived with the fire department, officers and mental health professionals.

They began talking to the man and telling him not to jump. They told him that he might not die. He might become _________ and have to stay in bed for life. About half a mile back in the traffic there was an old _________. An elderly gardener got out of the truck and walked up to _________ the people were gathered.

He made his way through the people and shouted to the man, “Hey, I’ve got to go to work. Either jump or _________ the bridge. If you decide not to jump, tomorrow is going to be ____________!”

After hearing this, the man ____________ climbed back onto the bridge, which surprised everyone. The police surrounded him immediately and ____________ him in the back seat of the police car. The gardener __________ back to his truck, waiting for the traffic to move.

One of the officer ____________ a fireman, “Who was that?” The fireman said, “I don’t know. He just said he had to go to work!”

The police reported to the press that all the way to the ____________ the man kept saying, “Tomorrow is going to be better.”

One must see a future to have a future. As Mark Twain once said, “It is not what you do not know that will hurt you the most. It is what you think you know, however, it just isn’t so!”

1.

A．happy

B．shining

C．sad

D．ugly

2.

A．expensive

B．excited

C．strange

D．stubborn

3.

A．jump

B．cross

C．run

D．turn

4.

A．rescuing

B．sliding

C．coming

D．stopping

5.

A．police

B．family

C．gardeners

D．builders

6.

A．concerned

B．foolish

C．disabled

D．sick

7.

A．truck

B．car

C．taxi

D．ambulance

8.

A．that

B．which

C．where

D．what

9.

A．get down

B．get off

C．put down

D．put out

10.

A．stronger

B．weaker

C．better

D．worse

11.

A．fortunately

B．suddenly

C．frequently

D．entirely

12.

A．placed

B．treated

C．criticized

D．answered

13.

A．walked

B．rushed

C．drove

D．left

14.

A．commanded

B．recognized

C．asked

D．thanked

15.

A．bridge

B．hospital

C．garden

D．house