1 . With time going by, I understood that my dad knew everything. In my teen years, he taught me things I’d need to know to ________ in the real world. How to drive a manual car. How to ________ your car tyre pressure. The ________ knife to use to cut a melon.

But, ________ I needed him less. I got married and moved away. My husband had most of the knowledge I ________ about the household chores (家务杂活). I loved my dad, of course, but I wondered if maybe he had already shared everything I ________ to know. Maybe I’d heard all his ________. Maybe, after knowing a man for 40 years, there’s ________ left to say.

Then, two years ago, my husband and I ________ with my parents while our house was being repaired. They own a lake house, and Dad asked me to help ________ the bulkhead (隔板) at their dock.

I didn’t baulk (退缩)—it was the least I could do for ________ rent-but I was anxious. It was ________ labour.

But as we put the new bulkhead together piece ________ piece, my dad knowing exactly what ________ where, I looked at him. “How do you know how to build a bulkhead？”“I spent a summer while I was at university building them.”I suddenly realized that maybe it’s not that there’s nothing left to say. Maybe it’s just that I’ve spent my life asking him the ________ questions.

A few weeks later, after moving back, I called my father. We ________ talking about everything. To anyone else, it would sound like a normal ________ between a dad and his daughter. But to me, it was a ________ beginning. I ________ the first part of my life needing to talk to my dad. Now I talk to him because I ________ to.

1.

A．leave

B．survive

C．drive

D．cut

2.

A．ease

B．bring

C．exchange

D．check

3.

A．large

B．sharp

C．correct

D．dull

4.

A．eventually

B．obviously

C．initially

D．clearly

5.

A．talked

B．knew

C．lacked

D．moved

6.

A．needed

B．pretended

C．hated

D．hesitated

7.

A．arguments

B．news

C．reports

D．stories

8.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

9.

A．moved out

B．moved in

C．dropped out

D．dropped in

10.

A．sweep

B．advertise

C．rebuild

D．sell

11.

A．annual

B．back

C．heavy

D．free

12.

A．easy

B．hard

C．cheap

D．expensive

13.

A．on

B．with

C．in

D．by

14.

A．went

B．beat

C．stopped

D．happened

15.

A．important

B．wrong

C．right

D．curious

16.

A．ended up

B．relied on

C．resulted in

D．complained about

17.

A．behavior

B．conversation

C．test

D．visit

18.

A．novel

B．serious

C．casual

D．strange

19.

A．caught

B．wasted

C．spent

D．kept

20.

A．continue

B．afford

C．have

D．want

3 . Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do. Her name was Mrs. White.

I don’t remember much about what we learned in her ________, but my mother once told me we used to ________ a lot. And I would ________ what I wrote and my mother would look at it and see there were so many ________. But no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a “Good”! That made my heart filled with ________, but worried my mother. So one day when she met Mrs. White, she asked her why she never ________ my mistakes; why she never red-penciled in the wrong ________ of words or pointed out grammatical errors.

My mother said Mrs. White said “The children are just ________ to get excited about using words, about ________ sentences. I don’t want to dampen (减弱) that ________ with red ink. Spelling and grammar can ________. The wonder of words won’t…” And maybe she didn’t ________ it exactly like that because it was a long time ago and ________ my mother told me was just what she could remember.

Thanks to Mrs. White, I ________ up learning to use words with loving ________. I had no qualms (顾虑) about writing what I meant ________ I couldn’t quite spell it out. A thought comes into my mind that if Mrs. White had used her red pen precisely, I ________ wouldn’t be telling you about this now. I look ________ now and think she must have been a rather ________ teacher — to exercise such red-pen-restraint (不纠错) — to ________ the joy, wonder and excitement of expression.

1.

A．expression

B．school

C．class

D．home

2.

A．sing

B．write

C．draw

D．speak

3.

A．bring back

B．hand out

C．hand in

D．make up

4.

A．signatures

B．mistakes

C．words

D．stars

5.

A．regret

B．sadness

C．happiness

D．worry

6.

A．saw

B．found

C．changed

D．corrected

7.

A．meanings

B．spellings

C．use

D．place

8.

A．beginning

B．leading

C．happening

D．choosing

9.

A．reading

B．discovering

C．forming

D．hearing

10.

A．thought

B．patience

C．courage

D．excitement

11.

A．wait

B．advance

C．disappear

D．return

12.

A．accept

B．prove

C．agree

D．say

13.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．how

14.

A．grew

B．stood

C．added

D．gave

15.

A．doubt

B．ability

C．confidence

D．opinion

16.

A．as if

B．now that

C．if only

D．even if

17.

A．hardly

B．usually

C．probably

D．actually

18.

A．back

B．round

C．up

D．out

19.

A．beautiful

B．interesting

C．unusual

D．strict

20.

A．show

B．let

C．enjoy

D．allow

5 . Last summer, my 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, joined a volleyball league. Due to her excellent performance, her coach _________ that we should transfer her to a more advanced team.

My wife and I _________ a little. We weren’t sure whether Hannah would adapt well to the new team._________, Hannah seemed quite determined. She thought that it would _________ her if she was on a stronger team. So a month ago, she joined the team she desired for.

Yesterday, Hannah invited me to watch a volleyball tournament. Hannah’s team played against four other teams. But Hannah just stood on the sidelines,_________ for her team. She didn’t even _________ to play on court.

I was really _________. But Hannah smiled throughout and came to give high fives to her teammates once they _________. She was incredibly excited _________ she got a victory pin (徽章) and took a group picture at last.

On the way back home, I asked her __________ if she wanted me to talk to the coach about going back to the original __________.

“Dad, absolutely not,” she replied. “Being part of the team is participating in the __________. I learned so much while I was __________ the games from the sidelines. I could see the __________ of the other girls so I could avoid doing them in the future. I would know where I needed to __________. I am also the winner. And if I hadn’t __________, then who would have given them emotional support? I’m part of the team. ”

I was speechless. I had thought the __________ I saw on Hannah’s face during the tournament was pasted (粘贴) on top of a giant pile of pain. I couldn’t have been more __________.

My 14-year-old daughter showed me what it __________ to be part of a team. She felt like she was part of something __________ than herself. I know she’s prepared for her life ahead.

1.

A．promised

B．required

C．suggested

D．expected

2.

A．hesitated

B．regretted

C．confirmed

D．debated

3.

A．Otherwise

B．Besides

C．Moreover

D．However

4.

A．defeat

B．benefit

C．protect

D．discourage

5.

A．cheering

B．preparing

C．waiting

D．accounting

6.

A．set a goal

B．acquire the ability

C．have the chance

D．make an effort

7.

A．positive

B．upset

C．stressed

D．excited

8.

A．reformed

B．profited

C．scored

D．developed

9.

A．once

B．where

C．though

D．when

10.

A．carefully

B．casually

C．confusedly

D．surprisedly

11.

A．mood

B．game

C．team

D．position

12.

A．experiments

B．challenges

C．presentations

D．adventures

13.

A．sharing

B．assisting

C．playing

D．watching

14.

A．mistakes

B．crises

C．attempts

D．secrets

15.

A．escape

B．quit

C．improve

D．guide

16.

A．showed up

B．given up

C．hurried up

D．caught up

17.

A．curiosity

B．smile

C．concern

D．silence

18.

A．loyal

B．right

C．sure

D．wrong

19.

A．expects

B．means

C．proves

D．decides

20.

A．calmer

B．wiser

C．bigger

D．firmer

6 . It was a bitter cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. An old man was waiting for a ride across the river. The _______ seemed endless. His body became _______ and stiff from the chilly north wind.

Suddenly, he heard the faint, steady rhythm of approaching hooves(蹄) running _______ the frozen path. _______, he watched as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one passed by without any effort to get his _______, then another passed by, and another. Finally, the _______ rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue. _______ this one drew near, the old man caught the rider’s eye and said, “sir, would you mind _______ an old man a ride to the other side? ”

Reining his horse, the rider replied, “sure thing. Hop aboard.” The horseman dismounted(下马) and helped the old man _______ the horse. The rider took the old man not just across the river, but to his ________ , which was just a few miles away.

As they ________ the tiny but cozy cottage, the horseman’s ________ caused him to inquire, “sir, I notice you let several other riders pass by without making an effort to secure a ride. Then I ________ and you immediately asked me for a ride. I am curious why, on such a bitter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. What if I had ________ and left you here?”

The old man lowered himself ________ down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes, and replied, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no ________ for my situation. It would have been useless even to ask them for a ride.________ when I looked into your eyes, that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me assistance in my time of need.”

Those heart-warming comments touched the horseman deeply. “I’m so grateful for________ you have said, ” he told the old man. “May I never get so busy in my own affairs that I ________ respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”

With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and ________ his way back to the White House.

1.

A．ride

B．hooves

C．wait

D．bend

2.

A．angry

B．numb

C．shrunk

D．energetic

3.

A．along

B．above

C．beneath

D．beside

4.

A．Desperately

B．Arrogantly

C．Anxiously

D．Hopelessly

5.

A．addiction

B．intention

C．interruption

D．attention

6.

A．first

B．last

C．most

D．best

7.

A．As

B．With

C．If

D．Thus

8.

A．making

B．helping

C．putting

D．giving

9.

A．into

B．onto

C．to

D．toward

10.

A．apartment

B．office

C．destination

D．skyscraper

11.

A．arrived

B．turned

C．owned

D．neared

12.

A．personality

B．creativity

C．curiosity

D．generosity

13.

A．came across

B．came to

C．came out

D．came up

14.

A．reduced

B．refused

C．recognized

D．recovered

15.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．hurriedly

D．swiftly

16.

A．concern

B．interest

C．comment

D．hope

17.

A．Before

B．Because

C．Besides

D．But

18.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．whom

19.

A．try to

B．decide to

C．fail to

D．stop to

20.

A．found

B．made

C．lost

D．corrected

7 . For hours I had been traveling up the Nile Valley,from Luxor to Cairo, on a train jammed with Egypt's working Poor.

At 1 a. m. I reached Cairo and took a taxi to Tahrir Square, the city's center. The taxi _______ me off across the street from Hardee's. Just as I was about to open the restaurant door, two street _______ pounced on me with cries for _______.

In my broken Arabic I asked when they had last eaten﹣﹣about 16 hours ago, they said.

I asked them to wait while I went inside. Since I was traveling on a _______ budget and was even _______ meals on occasion, part of me _______ the children's hunger. But mostly, the children reminded me how _______ I really was.

I ordered two hamburgers for the boys. Then _______ my remaining stinginess （小气）, I bought them one of Hardee's delicious, big chocolate chip cookies.

I brought the food out, and as they took the _______, they ________ me with 30 seconds of nonstop blessings.

After they finished, I ________ the bag and pulled out the cookie, extending it for them to take. Both boys fell ________, and then tears welled up in their eyes as they ________ this was too much.

They ________ the cookie six times.

I knelt down beside them, ________ their eyes, and amazed at what was before me： two destitute （一无所有的） boys asked ________ for what they needed, ________ to take a crumb（一点, 少量） more.

On the seventh ________, after a long and silent pause, they held out their hands and took the cookie.

I had seen many __________in Egypt﹣﹣the Pyramids, the Aswan High Dam, the Valley of the Kings, the treasures of King Tut. But it was this ________ outside Hardee's that left me truly awestruck, for here two little boys taught me a lesson I've long remembered： an awareness of my spiritual poverty and a desire for a softer heart.

1.

A．dropped

B．threw

C．got

D．sent

2.

A．adults

B．children

C．women

D．men

3.

A．souvenirs

B．water

C．money

D．food

4.

A．free

B．balanced

C．tight

D．loose

5.

A．skipping

B．taking

C．preventing

D．forgetting

6.

A．brought up

B．accounted for

C．identified with

D．lived with

7.

A．rich

B．sensitive

C．honest

D．gentle

8.

A．demanding

B．resisting

C．keeping

D．overcoming

9.

A．cookies

B．chocolate

C．burgers

D．chips

10.

A．shared

B．showered

C．confirmed

D．accompanied

11.

A．reached into

B．held to

C．looked for

D．put aside

12.

A．sick

B．vacant

C．asleep

D．silent

13.

A．insisted

B．declared

C．decided

D．accepted

14.

A．asked

B．refused

C．suggested

D．returned

15.

A．watched out

B．appealed to

C．looked into

D．glared at

16.

A．almost

B．mainly

C．rarely

D．only

17.

A．unwilling

B．unexpected

C．unhappy

D．unbelievable

18.

A．discussion

B．attempt

C．trial

D．request

19.

A．challenges

B．achievements

C．wonders

D．changes

20.

A．reaction

B．phenomenon

C．mission

D．scene

8 . Finally, I entered the institution. Because of my careful _________, I did not have to work during the school year. Then, summer came and it was time to _________ harder than ever. I continued working as a waitress at night, _________ tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons. Being a little _________, I also decided to take a class at a community college This class at the community college saved me $650. It was a(n) _________ summer and made me anxious to return to my _________ easy life at college.

During my second and third years of undergraduate schooling, I made a(n)_________ to work about five hours weekly in the campus admissions office answering phones. This provided a little extra money and _________ me from spending my savings. The overall situation looked hopeful as I _________ my senior year as long as I could make as much money as I had the __________ summer. I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks, but I __________ in making this decision because it would cost me $1,600 more to get the credits in Israel. About two weeks later my Mom called to tell me that I had $1.600 in the bank that I had forgotten about! One of my __________ about this trip was not only the cost, but the __________ of time to make money; __________. I made as much that summer in the ten weeks when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before. The way everything worked together to make this trip __________ was one of the most __________ things that have ever happened to me.

This experience has __________ me in many important ways. The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work principle. Working long hours did a lot to influence my character and helped me learn the __________ of a dollar. It also made me learn how to __________ creative solutions to difficult dilemmas.

Whenever I am overwhelmed or afraid of the future, I can remember my $64.268 __________.

1.

A．efforts

B．savings

C．comparison

D．forecast

2.

A．work

B．study

C．research

D．relax

3.

A．joined

B．practiced

C．attended

D．instructed

4.

A．ambitious

B．content

C．desperate

D．anxious

5.

A．fruitful

B．unforgettable

C．exhausting

D．delightful

6.

A．completely

B．relatively

C．deliberately

D．necessarily

7.

A．attempt

B．proposal

C．decision

D．point

8.

A．kept

B．banned

C．discouraged

D．protected

9.

A．ended

B．changed

C．passed

D．approached

10.

A．former

B．previous

C．coming

D．latter

11.

A．succeeded

B．delayed

C．hesitated

D．believed

12.

A．accounts

B．threats

C．disadvantages

D．concerns

13.

A．waste

B．gain

C．limit

D．loss

14.

A．however

B．therefore

C．besides

D．also

15.

A．successful

B．possible

C．available

D．unique

16.

A．important

B．disappointing

C．exciting

D．fundamental

17.

A．shaped

B．involved

C．fascinated

D．guaranteed

18.

A．use

B．expectation

C．value

D．process

19.

A．stick with

B．reflect on

C．take up

D．work out

20.

A．income

B．wonder

C．dream

D．target

9 . When I was eight, I wanted a toy and needed $10 to buy it. But, as usual, I was broken. I decided to ask my 11-year-old sister, Kathleen, for a loan. I went to her room, _______ her for the cash. Laughing, she agreed to lend me the money, but _______, “I will charge you 10 percent compound interest every _______ until you pay me back.”

“Compound interest-what’s that?” I asked.

“Well, interest is what you call the _______ money borrowers have to pay back on a loan,” she explained. “Compound interest means that the interest payments get bigger and bigger the _______ it takes you to pay back the loan. To repay the loan, you will need to give me $11 after one month. If you wait two months to pay me back, your _______ will grow from $10 to $11. So I’ll be charging you interest on $11. Then I will add that interest to the $11 you already owe me, for a _______ of $12.10. That’s what you’ll owe after two months. “

“Sure. I get it,” I said. Though truthfully, I was getting _______.

Kathleen lent me the money, and I bought the toy. My birthday came a month later, and my mom gave me $10. _______, that was just the amount I needed to buy another toy I wanted ________. I ________ paying my sister for a month. After another month, I forgot about the loan.

Several months later, on Christmas morning, my sister and I each found a $20 bill in our stockings. I was just putting it into my pocket ________ Kathleen tapped me on the shoulder.

“Sorry, kiddo. That’s mine. I’m ________ your debt.”

“Huh?” Then I ________ the loan. “Hey! How can it be that much? I only borrowed $10.”

“True,” she said, “but interest has been compounding for eight months. Now you owe me $21.43.” She paused, and then, smiling triumphantly, said, “You can pay me the $1.43.”

I ________ to believe that a $10 loan could more than double so quickly. Much to my ________, my sister got her pencil and tablet and showed me exactly how it all ________.

My head ________ as I tried to keep track of Kathleen’s calculations, but this time, I got the basic ________of compound interest. I learned from this ________experience that borrowing money could be “double trouble” in no time.

1.

A．begging

B．blaming

C．searching

D．preparing

2.

A．suggested

B．swore

C．explained

D．added

3.

A．month

B．year

C．week

D．day

4.

A．little

B．extra

C．enough

D．same

5.

A．shorter

B．more

C．longer

D．less

6.

A．cash

B．debt

C．note

D．saving

7.

A．total

B．cost

C．number

D．bill

8.

A．encouraged

B．shocked

C．satisfied

D．confused

9.

A．Gradually

B．Obviously

C．Hopefully

D．Unfortunately

10.

A．seriously

B．desperately

C．secretly

D．willingly

11.

A．decided on

B．put off

C．gave away

D．cared about

12.

A．after

B．until

C．while

D．when

13.

A．carrying

B．relying

C．collecting

D．focusing

14.

A．neglected

B．complained

C．stated

D．remembered

15.

A．decided

B．pretended

C．refused

D．managed

16.

A．relief

B．delight

C．annoyance

D．regret

17.

A．added up

B．showed up

C．turned up

D．sped up

18.

A．turned

B．hurt

C．stuck

D．nodded

19.

A．idea

B．lesson

C．benefit

D．discovery

20.

A．unfair

B．worthless

C．painful

D．decisive

10 . Whatever misfortune (命运)you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! I got to know this from a musical soul.

The other day I was feeling quite _______, having just been laid off from my job. With so many _______ to pay, I was wondering what was going to happen to my family.

I got off the bus when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the _______. I walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. Through the _______ I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.

She was singing songs about love and her sweet voice _______ me a bit. Then I stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take _______ to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didn’t know.

She might have felt my _______ for she occasionally looked in my direction.

By now I was telling myself that I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked _______ and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.

I asked her _______, “Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”

She explained to me that she sees so many ________ people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by ________ motivational(激励的)music.

Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a ________ time lately, but you’ve made me ________ again.”

“I’m happy that I could be ________ to you,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”

I told her my story and said, “I’m not so ________ about what to do….”

“You see, here’s the ________,” she responded. “When you were walking, your head was down.” She looked me in the eyes and went on, “Don’t look defeated, because ________ comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. You should ________ more … lift your head up.”

I was really ________ by what she said! I did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time.

So ________ in trouble, just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later.

1.

A．lonely

B．relaxed

C．awful

D．breathless

2.

A．bills

B．fees

C．fines

D．prices

3.

A．listeners

B．traffic

C．instrument

D．background

4.

A．trees

B．street

C．buildings

D．crowd

5.

A．shocked

B．comforted

C．excited

D．amused

6.

A．courage

B．energy

C．patience

D．technique

7.

A．mood

B．presence

C．thought

D．appreciation

8.

A．aside

B．down

C．off

D．over

9.

A．quietly

B．deliberately

C．curiously

D．seriously

10.

A．negative

B．unhealthy

C．unconscious

D．elderly

11.

A．creating

B．sharing

C．enjoying

D．teaching

12.

A．tense

B．wonderful

C．rough

D．crazy

13.

A．enthusiastic

B．emotional

C．energetic

D．hopeful

14.

A．available

B．essential

C．superior

D．helpful

15.

A．sure

B．ashamed

C．particular

D．anxious

16.

A．problem

B．situation

C．conflict

D．condition

17.

A．success

B．opportunity

C．aid

D．happiness

18.

A．concentrate

B．look

C．smile

D．fight

19.

A．occupied

B．moved

C．inspired

D．satisfied

20.

A．however

B．wherever

C．whoever

D．whenever