1 . Most young people are always on their phones, which may upset many people.
Each teen spent at least an hour of one-on-one time with their oldsters. Based on their
Some of the oldsters actually wanted to take part in e-commerce (电子商务), and needed help to
In addition to arranging group lessons for all of the seniors to
The eighth graders earned their “Silver Award,, for their job. After experiencing the
A.Otherwise | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Besides |
A.service | B.praise | C.invitation | D.donation |
A.keep | B.untie | C.share | D.unlock |
A.technological | B.medical | C.psychological | D.physical |
A.record | B.teach | C.recall | D.investigate |
A.get back | B.set up | C.check out | D.pay off |
A.patience | B.luck | C.fun | D.trouble |
A.write | B.phone | C.text | D.read |
A.sweet | B.simple | C.rare | D.common |
A.play | B.live | C.talk | D.review |
A.amazed | B.experienced | C.confused | D.respected |
A.success | B.arrangement | C.change | D.pressure |
A.performances | B.clinics | C.clubs | D.competitions |
A.organized | B.managed | C.visited | D.funded |
A.needed | B.refused | C.enjoyed | D.deserved |
2 . Snowy wanted to be a show jumping horse. Every day she would
Snowy was very excited, but when she saw how
“I did it!" she shouted happily.
Again, Snowy was
So never be afraid of
A.ask | B.warn | C.force | D.advise |
A.old | B.fat | C.clever | D.careful |
A.deep | B.high | C.long | D.far |
A.wait | B.leave | C.stay | D.settle |
A.see | B.stop | C.start | D.arrive |
A.speed | B.power | C.doubt | D.courage |
A.Suddenly | B.immediately | C.However | D.Besides |
A.Remember | B.Try | C.Carry | D.Study |
A.nervous | B.happy | C.upset | D.serious |
A.missed | B.liked | C.entered | D.needed |
A.appeared | B.changed | C.begun | D.continued |
A.dangerous | B.important | C.familiar | D.terrible |
A.pride | B.anger | C.patience | D.kindness |
A.early | B.young | C.small | D.smart |
A.failures | B.worries | C.uncertainties | D.difficulties |
3 . Life can give you so many choices and opportunities, but in the end it is up to us to take the first step. It’s
Before becoming involved with Hestia (a charity founded in 1970), I often felt that I just wanted to be left
I was still unwilling to become more
I later learned about other volunteering opportunities at Hestia and
A.hard | B.easy | C.impossible | D.necessary |
A.out | B.lonely | C.alone | D.aside |
A.paid | B.saved | C.received | D.charged |
A.figured out | B.made out | C.took out | D.turned out |
A.help | B.efforts | C.expertise | D.skills |
A.physically | B.emotionally | C.literally | D.morally |
A.addicted | B.linked | C.involved | D.satisfied |
A.remind | B.stop | C.lose | D.push |
A.better | B.horrible | C.different | D.funny |
A.heard | B.made | C.formed | D.built |
A.impressions | B.relationships | C.connections | D.championships |
A.challenges | B.projects | C.opportunities | D.tasks |
A.seeing | B.displaying | C.working | D.achieving |
A.death | B.respect | C.mercy | D.support |
A.used | B.supposed | C.expected | D.meant |
4 . Robin was 12 years old when his mother sent him to me for his first piano lesson. I preferred that students begin at an earlier
Several months later when I was preparing my students for a music show, Robin came to my home and said he had to
However, on the show his fingers danced
“How could you do it?” I could not help asking him a few days later.
“Well, I kept practising at home. My mom had cancer and just passed away the day I went to your
A.level | B.convenience | C.age | D.moment |
A.task | B.plan | C.dream | D.hobby |
A.Unless | B.Because | C.Until | D.Although |
A.acted | B.continued | C.commanded | D.proved |
A.encouraged | B.disappointed | C.touched | D.guided |
A.told | B.showed | C.convinced | D.promised |
A.look forward to | B.sign up for | C.focus on | D.learn from |
A.warn | B.persuade | C.allow | D.force |
A.determination | B.happiness | C.reflections | D.anger |
A.excited | B.satisfied | C.relieved | D.surprised |
A.gracefully | B.awkwardly | C.slowly | D.quickly |
A.shook | B.clapped | C.danced | D.laughed |
A.followed | B.drove | C.woke | D.ran |
A.house | B.office | C.class | D.stage |
A.special | B.important | C.similar | D.popular |
5 . Last summer, we went to Hawaii for holiday. During my
We didn’t take any
As we stood in line at the check-in, we noticed the
We watched the children become
I suddenly
A.week-long | B.month-long | C.year-long | D.weekend |
A.flying | B.travelling | C.swimming | D.walking |
A.action | B.children | C.photos | D.friends |
A.before | B.ago | C.now | D.yet |
A.sea | B.airport | C.destination | D.station |
A.traveled | B.left | C.missed | D.forgotten |
A.class | B.parent | C.passenger | D.family |
A.Therefore | B.Otherwise | C.However | D.Then |
A.attendance | B.care | C.protection | D.love |
A.hit | B.discovered | C.forbidden | D.killed |
A.nervously | B.bravely | C.confidently | D.proudly |
A.unworried | B.sad | C.worried | D.frightened |
A.unable | B.likely | C.willing | D.afraid |
A.never | B.ever | C.almost | D.hardly |
A.Whether | B.While | C.Although | D.If |
A.feeling | B.experiencing | C.fighting | D.ignoring |
A.wiped out | B.eased off | C.broken up | D.turned into |
A.regretted | B.decided | C.remembered | D.discovered |
A.noticing | B.hoping | C.finding | D.seeing |
A.created | B.valued | C.shared | D.planned |
6 . One rainy afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored.
Volunteering offers so many opportunities to have fun and share
However, you do not
It is true that you feel good volunteering but there are also other
While this is all fun, my favorite aspect of volunteering is
A.Apart from | B.Due to | C.Instead of | D.But for |
A.experiences | B.discoveries | C.opportunities | D.changes |
A.popular | B.fantastic | C.familiar | D.important |
A.unique | B.regular | C.typical | D.convenient |
A.attend to | B.research into | C.hunt for | D.communicate with |
A.skillful | B.suitable | C.hard-working | D.awful |
A.normally | B.basically | C.naturally | D.necessarily |
A.hobby | B.trend | C.job | D.reality |
A.greet | B.control | C.organize | D.conduct |
A.Powerful | B.hopeful | C.meaningful | D.successful |
A.adventures | B.advantages | C.factors | D.achievements |
A.services | B.patience | C.determination | D.choices |
A.decorate | B.replace | C.beautify | D.update |
A.creating | B.imagining | C.choosing | D.completing |
A.offence | B.shame | C.attempt | D.annoyance |
7 . Afraid to have a start, I was walking slowly into my first school in America. I had
With
At the end of the day, I developed some friendships and started to love my new school. On my way to the bus stop, I realized that all the
A.measured | B.increased | C.traveled | D.returned |
A.entered | B.found | C.explored | D.constructed |
A.anger | B.anxiety | C.sympathy | D.sadness |
A.employer | B.teacher | C.colleague | D.companion |
A.deep | B.familiar | C.strict | D.soft |
A.advertisement | B.sheet | C.notice | D.container |
A.choose | B.judge | C.inform | D.discuss |
A.seat | B.direction | C.destination | D.scene |
A.generally | B.suddenly | C.actually | D.honestly |
A.empty | B.assigned | C.single | D.decorated |
A.movie | B.picture | C.voice | D.series |
A.Though | B.If | C.Since | D.As long as |
A.pretended | B.refused | C.allowed | D.managed |
A.gifts | B.chances | C.fun | D.lunch |
A.same | B.unexpected | C.complex | D.effective |
A.shocked | B.excited | C.annoyed | D.embarrassed |
A.classroom | B.dormitory | C.library | D.cafeteria |
A.failure | B.sorrow | C.confusion | D.amazement |
A.put away | B.get through | C.build up | D.show off |
A.sadly | B.happily | C.curiously | D.angrily |
8 . The story I’m going to tell you happened two years ago when I was in high school in Poland. I came to school early on a sunny day,
I noticed that Tom was absent from school that day. Later, I
One day, the doctors noticed that the cancer had
A lot of my friends
The doctors made another operation on his brain. The operation
A.so | B.but | C.for | D.and |
A.strangely | B.interestingly | C.naturally | D.impatiently |
A.spoke out | B.pointed out | C.worked out | D.found out |
A.disappointing | B.frightening | C.shocking | D.amusing |
A.kind | B.humorous | C.clever | D.healthy |
A.Therefore | B.Thus | C.Besides | D.Anyhow |
A.stadium | B.hospital | C.school | D.home |
A.adapted | B.crashed | C.turned | D.moved |
A.research | B.evidence | C.idea | D.information |
A.fair | B.perfect | C.honest | D.reliable |
A.held | B.lost | C.rebuilt | D.kept |
A.need | B.wonder | C.chance | D.doubt |
A.give off | B.give up | C.give out | D.give in |
A.went | B.observed | C.command | D.charged |
A.misfortune | B.achievement | C.accident | D.experience |
9 . 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 my
A bigger cause of my new
I think I am a much
A.since | B.before | C.or | D.unless |
A.famous | B.simple | C.different | D.skilled |
A.education | B.career | C.tour | D.change |
A.balance | B.homework | C.degree | D.interest |
A.talked | B.wrote | C.lied | D.reported |
A.careful | B.lonely | C.curious | D.guilty |
A.argument | B.game | C.experiment | D.defence |
A.dared | B.offered | C.hesitated | D.happened |
A.dream | B.problem | C.duty | D.step |
A.us | B.which | C.them | D.whom |
A.attitude | B.hobby | C.hope | D.luck |
A.friend | B.partner | C.guide | D.guest |
A.polite | B.happy | C.strange | D.confident |
A.bothered | B.answered | C.visited | D.trusted |
A.explain | B.guess | C.declare | D.see |
A.homeless | B.heart broken | C.bad-tempered | D.hopeless |
A.quieter | B.busier | C.better | D.richer |
A.forget | B.face | C.improve | D.analyze |
A.forced | B.preferred | C.ordered | D.taught |
A.miss | B.like | C.wonder | D.expect |