1 . As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee. I woke up to ____ a cup of it with some biscuits on my bedside table. This reminded me of ____, the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a ____ cup of coffee. The taste is still so ____ in my memories.
A ____ thought hit me, "I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?"
I pinched（掐）myself, ouch... that hurt, which meant I was not ____ I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee, ____ my roommate. I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES.
I was relaxed ____ somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a ____ that my mom prepared it for me. The whole ____ reminded me of mom and I ____ her at that moment.
On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my ____ meal. I could not ____ any single day when I slept without food. But now, I no longer ____ the food mom cooked.
This very thought ____ tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom. I reached the office and gave her a call.
The first thing she asked was, "Is everything all right?" I was ____ And I thought, "How the time has ____"
When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends. In those days she ____ asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit. My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in ____
Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is ____ who have changed.1.

A．drink

B．find

C．prepare

D．cook

2.

A．home

B．comfort

C．warmth

D．kitchen

3.

A．smelling

B．cooking

C．steaming

D．pouring

4.

A．deep

B．heavy

C．fresh

D．recent

5.

A．funny

B．possible

C．realistic

D．sudden

6.

A．thinking

B．dreaming

C．working

D．reacting

7.

A．in place of

B．in favor of

C．in search of

D．in case of

8.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

9.

A．sense

B．relief

C．sorrow

D．belief

10.

A．scene

B．loss

C．care

D．matter

11.

A．hated

B．expected

C．missed

D．questioned

12.

A．last

B．every

C．tasty

D．complete

13.

A．check

B．count

C．remember

D．cover

14.

A．pack

B．finish

C．imagine

D．enjoy

15.

A．brought

B．caused

C．pushed

D．raised

16.

A．careless

B．speechless

C．rootless

D．homeless

17.

A．influenced

B．passed

C．flied

D．changed

18.

A．never

B．still

C．often

D．almost

19.

A．peace

B．surprise

C．trouble

D．progress

20.

A．my roommate

B．she

C．the situation

D．I

2 . In our whole life，we will come across different kinds of people and things.____，our views of the world，life and value have been changing all the time.To be honest，one of my English teachers has made a great ____on me.
Although she was short，old and ugly，she was talented，____and passionate(热诚的)．Thus，we called her “a crazy stone”．She didn't mind it____；instead，she seemed to love her____very much.In addition，she was so____with students that she knew how to raise our____and get along well with us.Therefore，we studied English well and___her.
To be honest，I am fond of listening to____told by others in my daily life.Maybe I have heard so many that it is____for me to laugh.But she was a(n)____．Her jokes were always so funny，for she always led you to the scenes of them and____an interesting atmosphere.Although I____the university ten years ago，I still remember several jokes，one of which I would like to____with you.
Before having an English lesson，there was a handsome boy who made a self­introduction.He said that he was able to do____and finally made a conclusion that he was rather untalented.After hearing that，Stone____the teacher's desk and said an old saying: “Innocence is the virtue(美德) for____”．Hearing this we all burst into laughter.
Although I met several good teachers when I was in the high school and during my college，“a crazy stone” is the best teacher in my____．It was she that made me get____in English.It was she that educated me how to fight for success and____difficulties.1.

A．But

B．Although

C．Because

D．Therefore

2.

A．expression

B．promise

C．influence

D．reputation

3.

A．humorous

B．serious

C．active

D．bright

4.

A．after all

B．at all

C．above all

D．in all

5.

A．description

B．occupation

C．nickname

D．students

6.

A．strict

B．friendly

C．popular

D．familiar

7.

A．force

B．enthusiasm

C．inspiration

D．power

8.

A．respected

B．agreed

C．pushed

D．thanked

9.

A．lessons

B．experiences

C．tales

D．jokes

10.

A．impossible

B．easy

C．difficult

D．likely

11.

A．model

B．teacher

C．laugher

D．exception

12.

A．enjoyed

B．came

C．created

D．reduce

13. ．

A．lived in

B．came into

C．left for

D．graduated from

14.

A．spend

B．communicate

C．share

D．talked

15.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

16.

A．stood on

B．walked to

C．broke down

D．pushed away

17.

A．men

B．students

C．women

D．teachers

18.

A．heart

B．life

C．school

D．world

19.

A．hurt

B．down

C．interested

D．rewarded

20.

A．ignore

B．overcome

C．escape

D．face

3 .        Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to ____ .
       I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph _____ we realized we were ____ . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new(崭新的) $20 bill. I was so _____ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on ____ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. ____ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I ____ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just ____ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
       My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t ____ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and ____ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I _____ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in ____ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change ____ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so ____ of my cash now.
       For the next two years, whenever I was ____ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it....”
       I have learned two things from this ____ . Maybe I was a fool for ____ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a ____ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will ____ up with you.
       This reflects(反映) the saying, “A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “ ____ ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.1.

A．say

B．talk

C．share

D．explain

2.

A．as

B．while

C．then

D．when

3.

A．lost

B．tired

C．hungry

D．anxious

4.

A．excited

B．eager

C．satisfied

D．encouraged

5.

A．rest

B．food

C．travel

D．drink

6.

A．Luckily

B．Finally

C．Immediately

D．Actually

7.

A．thought

B．recognized

C．noticed

D．realized

8.

A．walked

B．left

C．worked

D．found

9.

A．look

B．get

C．turn

D．think

10.

A．ask

B．pay

C．apologize

D．send

11.

A．refused

B．wanted

C．hoped

D．meant

12.

A．hope

B．surprise

C．anger

D．fear

13.

A．into

B．with

C．for

D．from

14.

A．sure

B．upset

C．proud

D．pleased

15.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．thought

D．told

16.

A．experience

B．experiment

C．story

D．mistake

17.

A．turning

B．taking

C．handing

D．giving

18.

A．free

B．cheap

C．plain

D．delicious

19.

A．make

B．wake

C．catch

D．put

20.

A．coward

B．fool

C．loser

D．hero

4 . As a single mother，I had to do two jobs，which kept me very busy.
Two months ago，I went to a ____with Alice. Since I ____went out with her，she seemed very happy. Many parents were there with their children. I sat down on a bench(长凳)，____Alice playing with other children. About half an hour later，a man of about forty years old came and ____beside me. As I had to go back to work，I stood up and told Alice that we had to ____
“Can I stay here a little longer？”Alice pleaded.
“No，we must go now，”I said，____ Alice just didn’t move.
“Just ten more minutes，”she pleaded(恳求) again，and I became ____.
“Go now，”I____，and Alice started to cry____ that，the man sitting on the ____stood up and came to us.
“Why don’t you just let her____ten more minutes？”he asked. Then he told me a ____He used to be very busy，too. Every time his little son wanted to go out and play，he told him he was ____One day，his son went out and played ____，and he didn’t come back again—he was hit by a ____driver of a car. The father regretted what he had done to his son，but he never had the ____to play with him again. Hearing the story，I ____I knelt down(跪下来)and said to Alice，“OK，ten more minutes，and Mom will play ____you.”
____is all about making priorities(优先)．What are your priorities？Give someone you____ten more minutes of your time today.1.

A．park

B．school

C．sea

D．cinema

2.

A．sometimes

B．often

C．usually

D．hardly

3.

A．keeping

B．hearing

C．finding

D．watching

4.

A．got off

B．sat down

C．broke in

D．turned up

5.

A．go

B．shop

C．change

D．eat

6.

A．because

B．as

C．but

D．so

7.

A．sad

B．pleased

C．angry

D．excited

8.

A．whispered

B．wished

C．begged

D．shouted

9.

A．Knowing

B．Seeing

C．Hoping

D．Thinking

10.

A．ground

B．chair

C．bench

D．stone

11.

A．run

B．play

C．do

D．laugh

12.

A．story

B．joke

C．way

D．lie

13.

A．busy

B．lonely

C．boring

D．ill

14.

A．suddenly

B．alone

C．happily

D．crazily

15.

A．blind

B．kind

C．drunken(喝醉的)

D．good

16.

A．energy

B．interest

C．heart

D．chance

17.

A．stayed up

B．took part

C．calmed down

D．came back

18.

A．behind

B．with

C．for

D．under

19.

A．Choice

B．Joy

C．Work

D．Life

20.

A．appreciate(欣赏)

B．dislike

C．admire(钦佩)

D．love