1 . The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to _______ the seats, settled in one of them.

It has been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of _______. Susan’s husband Mark watched her _______ into hopelessness and he was _______ to use every possible means to help his wife.

Finally, Susan felt ready to _______ to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too _______ to get around the city by herself. Mark _______ to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening _______ she could manage it by herself.

For two weeks, Mark _______ Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other ____________, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new ____________.

At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip ____________. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband ____________, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude (感激). She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their ____________ ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement ____________ Susan. She was doing it!

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work ____________. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure ____________ you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver ____________.

“You know, every morning for the ____________ week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the comer watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.

Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than ____________. That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.

1.

A．touch

B．grab

C．count

D．feel

2.

A．weakness

B．sickness

C．darkness

D．sadness

3.

A．run

B．sink

C．jump

D．step

4.

A．inspired

B．determined

C．honored

D．pleased

5.

A．return

B．adjust

C．contribute

D．stick

6.

A．tired

B．astonished

C．depressed

D．frightened

7.

A．volunteered

B．attempted

C．continued

D．struggled

8.

A．when

B．as

C．until

D．after

9.

A．drove

B．directed

C．accompanied

D．sent

10.

A．feelings

B．organs

C．skills

D．senses

11.

A．position

B．environment

C．status

D．role

12.

A．on her own

B．in person

C．to her benefit

D．on foot

13.

A．politely

B．calmly

C．briefly

D．tightly

14.

A．opposite

B．separate

C．fixed

D．lonely

15.

A．took charge of

B．took place of

C．took advantage of

D．took hold of

16.

A．as usual

B．as a rule

C．as well

D．as a consequence

17.

A．respect

B．envy

C．know

D．support

18.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．who

19.

A．past

B．same

C． first

D．next

20.

A．courage

B．will

C． sight

D．wisdom

2 . On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to _______ in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she_______ a big bald (秃顶的) man running through the parking lot. Before she came to _______ what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”

Neilson _______.

Pulling open her door, the man seized her _______ the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, _______ her purse and the keys.

Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a _______, heard the screams and began running .

When they _______ Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was _______ searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker __________ back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no __________ for the two athletic men.

Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to __________ the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes — used to tie up newspapers.

With his arms __________ tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said __________, “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves—— you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They __________ him and waited for the police.

Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the __________carjacker (劫车者) and suspected murderer, whose __________— but with a full head of hair—— had been recently printed in their own newspaper.

Neilson considers herself lucky __________ she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a __________ ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she said, “many people would __________ have done what they did, and that’ the real truth.”

1.

A．bring

B．let

C．gather

D．send

2.

A．recognized

B．watched

C．noticed

D．met

3.

A．realize

B．understand

C．imagine

D．conclude

4.

A．escaped

B．struggled

C．refused

D．obeyed

5.

A．by

B．around

C．with

D．on

6.

A．burying

B．forgetting

C．offering

D．grabbing

7.

A．trip

B．visit

C．break

D．holiday

8.

A．started

B．stopped

C．entered

D．reached

9.

A．carefully

B．madly

C．disappointedly

D．patiently

10.

A．fought

B．turned

C．jumped

D．shouted

11.

A．match

B．target

C．equal

D．companion

12.

A．remind

B．phone

C．invite

D．beg

13.

A．rolled

B．folded

C．bent

D．tied

14.

A．angrily

B．kindly

C．coldly

D．warmly

15.

A．caught

B．thanked

C．comforted

D．ignored

16.

A．ordinary

B．professional

C．honest

D．outstanding

17.

A．picture

B．background

C．character

D．story

18.

A．and

B．but

C．though

D．when

19.

A．ridiculous

B．similar

C．strange

D．different

20.

A．sometimes

B．never

C．often

D．forever

3 . Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought ____ It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).
This farmhouse had been ____ too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s ____ made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a ____ from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse ____ the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried ____ when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he ____ into the room where grain was stored and was quite ____ as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he __ a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat 10 and without thinking he started to run and luckily 11 the cat’s paws (爪子).
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a    12 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to    13 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came 14 the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came 15 the next few days. Zigfried 16 every single hour of them. 17 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a 18 smile at the door of his home, he heard the 19 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The      20 froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”1.

A．carefully

B．excitedly

C．hopefully

D．proudly

2.

A．shabby

B．noisy

C．messy

D．empty

3.

A．mouth

B．nose

C．stomach

D．throat

4.

A．bag

B．stick

C．bowl

D．coat

5.

A．although

B．until

C．whereas

D．unless

6.

A．leapt

B．sniffed

C．trembled

D．withdrew

7.

A．broke

B．marched

C．paced

D．stole

8.

A．curious

B．nervous

C．pitiful

D．sensible

9.

A．took

B．released

C．felt

D．drew

10.

A．strongly

B．irregularly

C．slowly

D．wildly

11.

A．escaped

B．seized

C．rubbed

D．scratched

12.

A．close

B．happy

C．new

D．young

13.

A．celebrate

B．communicate

C．compete

D．compromise

14.

A．across

B．from

C．off

D．up

15.

A．alive

B．loose

C．open

D．still

16.

A．counted

B．enjoyed

C．missed

D．wasted

17.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Moreover

D．Therefore

18.

A．bitter

B．forced

C．polite

D．satisfied

19.

A．introduction

B．discussion

C．comment

D．debate

20.

A．blood

B．smile

C．tear

D．sweat

4 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There was a very special teacher who made a far–reaching difference in my life

Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about begin. “Who,” I asked a senior, “is Mrs McNamara, my 10th grade English teacher?” He just __1___ and said something about my being in __2__. Soon, I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of ___3___that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for_4__. The next day, when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard ____5____ to the homework reading. We were_____6__to write an in–class essay about one of the topics. The following day, she would ___7__the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called ___8__ to stand in front of the class and to _____9____ his/her essay. The class were required to criticize (评论) that essay, ___10__the grade of everyone in class would be reduced

The first time that I 11__her read–write–criticize method, I had not ___12____ to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant. _____13___the extreme embarrassment I suffered, standing before my classmates, _____14____myself. No one laughed at me, no one would be ___15_____enough, or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara’s class. The embarrassment came from ___16_____and along with it came a strong ____17____not to let it happen again

Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files, it was easy to see the ____18____in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamar______19_____me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I _____20__. Thank you, Mrs. McNamara.

1.

A．nodded

B．laughed

C．apologized

D．shouted

2.

A．trouble

B．sorrow

C．danger

D．anger

3.

A．behavior

B．evaluation

C．activity

D．thought

4.

A．review

B．performance

C．practice

D．homework

5.

A．added

B．related

C．contributed

D．advised

6.

A．expected

B．persuaded

C．allowed

D．advised

7.

A．collect

B．return

C．send

D．receive

8.

A．on purpose

B．at first

C．by chance

D．in turn

9.

A．talk through

B．hand over

C．read out

D．show off

10.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．or

11.

A．tried

B．adopted

C．examined

D．experienced

12.

A．undertaken

B．attempted

C．bothered

D．hesitated

13.

A．Remember

B．Predict

C．Bear

D．Imagine

14.

A．playing jokes on	B．making a fool of
C．setting a trap for	D．taking advantage of

15.

A．brave

B．careless

C．proud

D．selfish

16.

A．above

B．within

C．behind

D．below

17.

A．tendency

B．preference

C．determination

D．sense

18.

A．improvements

B．pains

C．difficulties

D．advantages

19.

A．trusted

B．invited

C．forced

D．permitted

20.

A．did

B．could

C．had

D．would

5 . When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.

At the _______of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I _______a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a _______, permanent campsite in the park, and _______, the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an _______for the following day.

The park was_______, so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We_______climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to _______our camp.

Having survived that night, we were _______that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our________ and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening, ________, we learned about the canyon ________ They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay ________ in the dark until the winds died away.

________the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and ________

the little money my wife ________by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful ________. For a time after our business ________I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny__________with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself ________ for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

1.

A．back

B．edge

C．centre

D．entrance

2.

A．sponsored

B．published

C．noticed

D．answered

3.

A．safe

B．free

C．convenient

D．beautiful

4.

A．in return

B．in time

C．in short

D．in turn

5.

A．attempt

B．agreement

C．appeal

D．appointment

6.

A．crowded

B．dangerous

C．ideal

D．quiet

7.

A．repeatedly

B．immediately

C．eventually

D．calmly

8.

A．attack

B．leave

C．pass

D．search

9.

A．satisfied

B．determined

C．confident

D．aware

10.

A．responsibilities

B．requirements

C．circumstances

D．conditions

11.

A．moreover

B．therefore

C．meanwhile

D．however

12.

A．winds

B．snows

C．woods

D．trails

13.

A．shaking

B．quarrelling

C．mourning

D．aching

14.

A．After

B．Between

C．During

D．Beyond

15.

A．give away

B．hand out

C．live on

D．put aside

16.

A．borrowed

B．earned

C．posted

D．raised

17.

A．business

B．career

C．family

D．image

18.

A．started

B．failed

C．expanded

D．declined

19.

A．truck

B．park

C．house

D．camp

20.

A．desperate

B．ready

C．suitable

D．thankful

6 . The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming. Despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg.
In her second grade, Maja _______ her cousin, Jasmina. After Jasmina’s death, Maja swore she would honor the little girl by _______ with a dolphin, an animal that both girls _______ . “Jasmina never got the chance to do it.” says Maja, now 32, “so I _______ that someday I’d do it for her.”
In high school, Maja was _______about sports. She even planned to become an athlete. _______ , in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb _______ her left leg.
After two years’ _______in the U.S., Maja received her first artificial (人造的) leg. But _______it didn’t fit well, walking for Maja was painful. ________ she managed to graduate from a local high school. Then after receiving a ________from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and ________ started her own company.
To relax, Maja ________ often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium (水族馆) near her home. A young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her ________ . One day, Maja happened to see trainers ________ Winter with a high-tech tail. When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water. Maja was ________ . She managed to find the inventors of Winter’s tail. Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the ________ that had troubled her for almost 16 years.
Now, Maja was ready to keep her ________ . She went to the aquarium. Lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached ________ , then swum away. After a few minutes, the dolphin let Maja ________ its back. Finally, they began to swim around together.1.

A．lost

B．visited

C．rescued

D．left

2.

A．talking

B．living

C．swimming

D．surfing

3.

A．adored

B．adopted

C．possessed

D．premised

4.

A．pretended

B．decided

C．perfected

D．agreed

5.

A．positive

B．enthusiastic

C．particular

D．curious

6.

A．Undoubtedly

B．Surprisingly

C．Strangely

D．Unfortunately

7.

A．took away

B．took over

C．cut down

D．cut out

8.

A．study

B．operation

C．treatment

D．experiment

9.

A．until

B．because

C．although

D．if

10.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．However

11.

A．scholarships

B．degree

C．prize

D．notice

12.

A．gradually

B．actually

C．eventually

D．naturally

13.

A．might

B．should

C．could

D．would

14.

A．eye

B．leg

C．nose

D．hand

15.

A．celebrating

B．guiding

C．marking

D．fitting

16.

A．inspired

B．puzzled

C．shocked

D．amused

17.

A．worry

B．sadness

C．pain

D．fear

18.

A．appointment

B．promise

C．record

D．habit

19.

A．blindly

B．angrily

C．gratefully

D．cautiously

20.

A．strike

B．cover

C．touch

D．wipe

7 . “Daily Star, sir,” called Jason, carrying some news-papers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ____ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ____. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers ____ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ____ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ____ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the ____ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “____ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly ____ they have time to see, and you’ll ____ out and get your money,” Chad said.

It was a new ____ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ____ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ____ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was ____ a poor newsboy, he had been ____ some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ____. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ____ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason ____ money because he would not tell a lie. The boys ____ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder ____, “You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new ____. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

1.

A．shops

B．coins

C．people

D．papers

2.

A．open

B．heavy

C．pure

D．weak

3.

A．instead of

B．in return for

C．regardless of

D．in exchange for

4.

A．cup

B．card

C．comb

D．cake

5.

A．gave in

B．broke down

C．got away

D．showed up

6.

A．difficulty

B．process

C．goal

D．secret

7.

A．And

B．But

C．For

D．So

8.

A．before

B．since

C．though

D．unless

9.

A．call

B．drop

C．sell

D．reach

10.

A．edition

B．idea

C．policy

D．task

11.

A．bread

B．insects

C．seeds

D．water

12.

A．concerned

B．amazed

C．excited

D．determined

13.

A．still

B．already

C．just

D．also

14.

A．taught

B．handed

C．awarded

D．allowed

15.

A．at once

B．by chance

C．as usual

D．on purpose

16.

A．proud

B．gentle

C．warm

D．polite

17.

A．borrowed

B．lost

C．made

D．saved

18.

A．laughed

B．shouted

C．nodded

D．stared

19.

A．bravely

B．gratefully

C．fondly

D．modestly

20.

A．duty

B．business

C．job

D．method

8 . I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the     31   society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I     32   hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood.     33   the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you     34   have done. Life has become hopelessly     35   . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you     36   things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I     37     at the other end of the town. I was     38     that this simple vehicle could let me     39     long distances in a fairly short time. But how     40   did I really go?
Since I hated to be     41   , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to     42   an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but     43   , “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a     44   without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were     45   to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many     46   .” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
“You can’t leave the back part     47   ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons     48   the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel     49     on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to     50     the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.1.

A．adult

B．human

C．consumer

D．bachelor

2.

A．eventually

B．immediately

C．reluctantly

D．gratefully

3.

A．Although

B．Because

C．As

D．Unless

4.

A．would

B．should

C．must

D．could

5.

A．boring

B．complicated

C．stressful

D．tough

6.

A．natural

B．mysterious

C．complex

D．unique

7.

A．gave up

B．broke down

C．calmed down

D．ended up

8.

A．amazed

B．amused

C．confused

D．concerned

9.

A．march

B．drive

C．cover

D．measure

10.

A．far

B．long

C．fast

D．deep

11.

A．unreliable

B．impractical

C．unprepared

D．inaccurate

12.

A．fix

B．check

C．repair

D．lay

13.

A．swore

B．added

C．replied

D．concluded

14.

A．pencil

B．fork

C．box

D．cake

15.

A．distributed

B．converted

C．applied

D．attached

16.

A．shapes

B．sizes

C．functions

D．models

17.

A．loose

B．blank

C．bare

D．incomplete

18.

A．beside

B．before

C．below

D．behind

19.

A．sick

B．hungry

C．hot

D．thirsty

20.

A．consider

B．withdraw

C．make

D．resist

9 . 阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a ____ on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from ____ to toe, explained that he had ____ out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant（怀孕的）wife and his two children ____
at the car and said that he would hitchhike（搭便车）back.
Once I had ____ a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both ____ , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he ____ me back.
Before leaving, I had turned the heater ____ in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and ____ While the little ones played and ran ____ , I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the ____
It was about 5 a. m. before they ____. The young fellow asked me how much he ____me and I told him that the petrol pump（加油泵）had ____ $ 15. He offered to pay“call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later, I received a ____ from interstate, a large bus company that we bad been trying to ____ to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time, It ____ out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most ____ person in the company.
In his letter, he thanked me again and ____ me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station, In this ____ , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.1.

A．kick

B．hit

C．beat

D．knock

2.

A．finger

B．shoulder

C．head

D．hand

3.

A．driven

B．used

C．come

D．run

4.

A．away

B．behind

C．over

D．out

5.

A．supplied

B．poured

C．equipped

D．filled

6.

A．sleeping

B．crying

C．quarrelling

D．fighting

7.

A．allow

B．ring

C．lead

D．follow

8.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．over

9.

A．heat

B．hot

C．warm

D．attractive

10.

A．around

B．inside

C．nearby

D．along

11.

A．drivers

B．guests

C．customers

D．adults

12.

A．left

B．arrived

C．ate

D．disappeared

13.

A．gave

B．paid

C．owed

D．offered

14.

A．appeared

B．exhibited

C．calculated

D．shown

15.

A．call

B．letter

C．check

D．notice

16.

A．get

B．force

C．require

D．hope

17.

A．pointed

B．turned

C．worked

D．found

18.

A．generous

B．successful

C．serious

D．powerful

19.

A．praised

B．persuaded

C．informed

D．convinced

20.

A．lesson

B．business

C．aspect

D．case