2 . We love letters. Just as John Donne, a poet, _________ it, “Letters, to me and my friends mean _________ greetings; they get souls together. Thanks to letters, friends who are _________ speak.” He wrote these words nearly 400 years ago. Today, in the age of instant text message, social media, and email, they _________ ring truer than ever, because writing or receiving a letter has become such a _________ event.

A UK-wide survey undertaken by Sunday Times suggests that one in four of us has not _________ a letter for at least 10 years. That’s ten years without the bitter-sweet _________ of pacing the floor waiting for the _________; ten years without recognizing the handwriting on the envelope and eagerly _________ the letter to read its content.

We ____________ not get them any more, but we still love handwritten letters. In the same survey, one third of ____________ people interviewed say that they ____________ the content of sentimental (充满情感的) letters. Shouldn’t we make ____________ to give our friends and families what they will treasure forever? Ann Bickley went online in 2013 and offered to handwrite a letter to anyone who ____________ her. Her website received 50,000 ____________ in its first three months. Five years later, she is still the main ____________ behind one-million-lovely-letter.com and has personally written 4,000 letters offering hope and ____________ to strangers.

The thought behind a letter ____________ as much as its contents. “I never tell anyone that ____________ is going to be OK,” Ann Bickley says, “I am letting someone know that there is someone in the world who ____________ them.”

Who wouldn’t love to receive a letter like that? Let’s get writing!

1.

A．made

B．put

C．helped

D．managed

2.

A．rather than

B．less than

C．more than

D．other than

3.

A．absent

B．active

C．amused

D．admirable

4.

A．also

B．yet

C．already

D．still

5.

A．popular

B．common

C．rare

D．simple

6.

A．received

B．sent

C．written

D．rejected

7.

A．success

B．pleasure

C．concern

D．calmness

8.

A．engineer

B．doctor

C．police

D．postman

9.

A．seizing

B．tearing

C．hiding

D．carrying

10.

A．can

B．must

C．may

D．shall

11.

A．American

B．Chinese

C．Australian

D．British

12.

A．forget

B．change

C．remember

D．notice

13.

A．money

B．room

C．history

D．time

14.

A．contacted

B．interviewed

C．consulted

D．admired

15.

A．guests

B．visitors

C．friends

D．partners

16.

A．force

B．strength

C．source

D．energy

17.

A．effort

B．comfort

C．surprise

D．experience

18.

A．educates

B．guides

C．matters

D．rewards

19.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

20.

A．looks after

B．cares about

C．struggles for

D．agrees with

3 . Ferdinand de Lesseps, once a French diplomat(外交官)，became_____with the cultures of the Mediterranean(地中海)and Middle East and the growth of western European____. But in 1849 he retired after a disagreement with the French government.

In 1854,_____his expectation, he returned to Egypt, ____he was given a warm welcome and, soon afterwards, permission to begin work____the Suez Canal. De Lesseps had been ____by reading about Napoleon's abandoned plans for a______that would allow large ships wishing to sail to the east to go____ from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, therefore ____out the long sea journey around Africa.

De Lesseps’ plan was______by an International commission of engineers, but failed to win the support of the British government, _____de Lesseps making a number of trips to London. He persevered and_____attracted financial support from the French emperor Napoleon III and others.

De Lesseps was no____- his achievement lay_____ organizing the necessary political and financial backing, and providing the technical support______for such a huge project.______ began in April 1859, and the Suez Canal was____in November 1869. British attitudes changed when the canal was seen to be a______and de Lesseps was treated as a great celebrity (名人) on his later visit to Britain. In 1875, the Egyptian government sold its____. in the canal and the British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, ____effective control of the Canal Company.

1.

A．fascinated

B．tired

C．adapted

D．expected

2.

A．conflict

B．sea

C．trade

D．product

3.

A．beyond

B．in

C．out

D．to

4.

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．what

5.

A．in

B．off

C．through

D．on

6.

A．paid

B．imagined

C．pictured

D．inspired

7.

A．river

B．lake

C．canal

D．pass

8.

A．constantly

B．directly

C．instantly

D．theoretically

9.

A．cutting

B．putting

C．finding

D．setting

10.

A．supposed

B．objected

C．backed

D．suspected

11.

A．though

B．despite

C．even

D．otherwise

12.

A．beneficially

B．eventually

C．surprisingly

D．adequately

13.

A．engineer

B．officer

C．emperor

D．planner

14.

A．on

B．down

C．of

D．in

15.

A．secure

B．present

C．necessary

D．abundant

16.

A．Contribution

B．Consultation

C．Constitution

D．Construction

17.

A．opened

B．closed

C．challenged

D．traded

18.

A．union

B．movement

C．success

D．pressure

19.

A．goods

B．shares

C．project

D．power

20.

A．made

B．challenged

C．agreed

D．bought

4 . In 1984, I, a passionate student, was heading for the university with the dream of sitting on a Supreme Count bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a passionate _______ and one with quite a different tale to tell.

My grandma, a(n) _______ woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she _______ cancer. I made the choice to _______ from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to _______.

Then I got married with another _______: building my family with a combination of adopted and _______ children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then _______ son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

You can imagine how _______ occupied I became, raising four boys on my own. Our home was a complete zoo—joyous zoo. Not surprising. I never did ______________ it back to college full-time. ______________ I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant ______________ as few as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling ______________ about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There ______________ were times when I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set a(n) ______________ for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2006, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my ______________ degree!

I am not special, just singe-minded. It always ______________ me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the ______________ it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in our life on one day. It’s a ______________. Remember: little steps ______________ big dreams.

1.

A．dreamer

B．graduate

C．mother

D．lawyer

2.

A．humorous

B．attractive

C．intelligent

D．amazing

3.

A．delivered

B．possessed

C．developed

D．produced

4.

A．withdraw

B．escape

C．drop

D．free

5.

A．cancel

B．reach

C．wait

D．start

6.

A．ambition

B．deal

C．dream

D．conclusion

7.

A．ecological

B．psychological

C．physical

D．biological

8.

A．accompanied

B．followed

C．involved

D．engaged

9.

A．fully

B．mostly

C．hardly

D．busily

10.

A．return

B．give

C．make

D．get:

11.

A．Or

B．So

C．Though

D．But

12.

A．changing

B．taking

C．shifting

D．setting

13.

A．concerned

B．guilty

C．determined

D．angry

14.

A．with certainty

B．by coincidence

C．at random

D．in case

15.

A．goal

B．motivation

C．example

D．image

16.

A．graduate

B．doctor

C．master

D．bachelor

17.

A．dawns

B．strikes

C．occurs

D．sticks

18.

A．upside

B．middle

C．outside

D．inside

19.

A．process

B．life

C．choice

D．destiny

20.

A．turn to

B．add to

C．build up

D．add up to

5 . I was walking around in a store _______ I saw a Cashier talking to a boy less than 5 or 6 years old. The Cashier said, “I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money to buy this doll.” Then the little boy _______ me and asked, “Uncle, are you sure I don’t have enough money?”

I counted his cash and nodded. The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand. Out of _______, I asked him who he presented the doll to. “It’s the doll that my sister loved most and longed for it so much. I wanted to _______ her for her Birthday. I have to give the doll to my mommy _______she can give it to my sister when she goes there.” His eyes were so _______ while saying this.

“My Sister _______ to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could give it to my sister.” My heart _______ stopped. Then he showed me a very nice photo _______ him, where he was laughing. He looked up at me, ________: “I want mommy to take my picture with her so my sister won’t ________ me, I love my mommy and I wish she doesn’t have to leave me, but daddy says that she ________ my little sister.”

Then he looked again at the doll with grieved eyes, very quietly. I quickly ________ for my wallet and said to the boy. “ ________ we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?” He stared at me ________. I added some of my money to his without his ________ . There was enough for the doll and even some ________ money.

With eyes wide open, the little boy said excitedly, “Thank you God for giving me enough money! I prayed to God to ________ I had enough money to buy this doll. He heard me! I also wished to have some to buy a white rose for mommy, but I didn’t dare to ask ________ . But he gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.”

Two days later, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away. But the ________ that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine.

1.

A．when

B．while

C．since

D．though

2.

A．went after

B．looked after

C．turned to

D．adjusted to

3.

A．excitement

B．curiosity

C．defense

D．confusion

4.

A．pass

B．give

C．hand

D．gift

5.

A．as if

B．so that

C．ever since

D．in case

6.

A．relieved

B．grieved

C．relaxed

D．satisfied

7.

A．has gone

B．is going

C．had gone

D．was going

8.

A．closely

B．almost

C．nearly

D．just

9.

A．in

B．to

C．by

D．of

10.

A．adding

B．asking

C．replying

D．suggesting

11.

A．doubt

B．trust

C．forget

D．leave

12.

A．accompanies

B．supports

C．visits

D．misses

13.

A．regained

B．reached

C．offered

D．took

14.

A．Suppose

B．Imagine

C．Considering

D．Given

15.

A．weakly

B．worriedly

C．excitedly

D．hopefully

16.

A．notice

B．consent

C．praise

D．look

17.

A．useful

B．hidden

C．spare

D．extra

18.

A．ensure

B．guarantee

C．promise

D．commit

19.

A．less

B．more

C．a bit

D．a few

20.

A．memory

B．preference

C．interest

D．love

6 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing ____, children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were ____ wherever they could find ____ I was a mid-year ____ The previous ____ said he could no longer manage these children and ____ without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he ____ I sat down ____ in my chair and began reading their ____ softly. After each name, I ____, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a____ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began ____ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a ____ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were ____, boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every ____ while I was writing on the board. They soon became ____ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair ____ At first they did not believe me. ____ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical ____ I never told them differently. Why ____ a good thing?1.

A．softly

B．clearly

C．loudly

D．peacefully

2.

A．speaking

B．laughing

C．standing

D．dancing

3.

A．space

B．music

C．partner

D．joke

4.

A．representative

B．replacement

C．reference

D．reward

5.

A．teacher

B．headmaster

C．director

D．leader

6.

A．retired

B．remained

C．resigned

D．returned

7.

A．went

B．came

C．left

D．disappeared

8.

A．angrily

B．restlessly

C．indifferently

D．quietly

9.

A．names

B．faces

C．figures

D．minds

10.

A．prepared

B．prayed

C．protected

D．preferred

11.

A．board

B．mirror

C．cross

D．picture

12.

A．noting

B．copying

C．writing

D．drawing

13.

A．difficult

B．different

C．distant

D．direct

14.

A．dated

B．written

C．worked

D．set

15.

A．make

B．move

C．matter

D．mind

16.

A．pleased

B．puzzled

C．known

D．worried

17.

A．covered

B．hooked

C．hung

D．displayed

18.

A．So

B．However

C．And

D．But

19.

A．view

B．scene

C．eyes

D．vision

20.

A．mix up

B．bring up

C．mess up

D．burn up