1 . A new mother was anxious to see her newly-born baby. But she was ____when the baby was in her arms. The baby had been born without ears.
With time going on, it____that the baby' s hearing was perfect. It was only his ____that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and____himself into his mother' s arms, she sighed,____ that his life was to be misfortunate.
He grew up and became a____with his classmates. He might have been class president,____ that. The boy’s s father ____the family physician in secret if he could do____to help his son. "I believed I could____on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got," the doctor answered. So the____began for a person who would____ears.
Two years went by. Then the father said, "You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need____ it a s a secret," said the father. The operation was very ____, and a new person appeared. " But I must know!" he urged his father. " Who gave me ____? I could never do enough for him. " "I do not believe you could. " said the father.
The secret was ____for years till he stood with his father over his mother' s coffin. Slowly and ____, his father raised his mother' s thick brown hair to ____that his mother had no outer ears. "Mother said she was ____she never let her hair be cut," he whispered gently . "and nobody ever thought she was less ____did they?"1.

A．angiy

B．confused

C．astonished

D．curious

2.

A．turned out

B．turned over

C．took out

D．took over

3.

A．figure

B．face

C．ear

D．appearance

4.

A．threw

B．got

C．sent

D．took

5.

A．persuading

B．knowing

C．doubting

D．wondering

6.

A．enemy

B．favorite

C．stranger

D．friend

7.

A．ever since

B．even if

C．but for

D．as for

8.

A．asked

B．advised

C．ordered

D．convinced

9.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

10.

A．transplant

B．operate

C．set

D．fix

11.

A．operation

B．interview

C．search

D．examination

12.

A．donate

B．operate

C．treat

D．recover

13.

A．So

B．And

C．But

D．Or

14.

A．normal

B．useful

C．difficult

D．successful

15.

A．so much

B．so many

C．too much

D．too many

16.

A．discussed

B．hidden

C．spread

D．kept

17.

A．desperately

B．tenderly

C．sadly

D．excitedly

18.

A．know

B．find

C．show

D．notice

19.

A．guilty

B．glad

C．worried

D．regretful

20.

A．beautiful

B．ugly

C．careful

D．Fashionable

2 . I drove to a local supermarket the other day. My shopping list was ____ and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a week’s worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could ____it all.
As I ____ the door, I saw a man with kind eyes and a gentle ____ He said he was collecting for a local food bank that helped to____the hungry in my area. He handed me a second shopping list of things they could use and asked me to ____if I could. I smiled back, took the ____ and walked into the store. I really wanted to help, but wasn’t sure if I could this time.
I walked through the store, picking up vegetables, soup, spaghetti, bread, milk, cereal, macaroni, bananas, and a dozen other things. I slowly ____ each item off my list until I was done. When I looked down at my full cart I____again if I even had enough to pay for it all. Then, as I put my own list back into my pocket, I saw the food ____ list under it. I smiled and decided to trust my heart.
With the food bank in mind, I went over and ____two of the biggest boxes of rice the store had and put them in my cart. It took ____six dollars out of my wallet to pay for them, ____ my heart felt six times larger when I did. And when everything was ____, I had just enough to pay for it all.
It ____so little to make our world a better place. A few dollars can help to fill a child’s ____belly(肚子). A smile and hug can help to ____ a hurting heart. An encouraging word can inspire someone else to live and to love. A random ____ of kindness can change another’s day and life. It is up to us, ____ If we can ____a few dollars on rice , then we can share a love that will last forever.1.

A．heavy

B．short

C．frequent

D．long

2.

A．afford

B．offer

C．exchange

D．accept

3.

A．painted

B．approached

C．cleaned

D．left

4.

A．attitude

B．smile

C．anger

D．manner

5.

A．share

B．train

C．protect

D．feed

6.

A．help

B．write

C．advertise

D．search

7.

A．list

B．name

C．project

D．budget

8.

A．signed

B．rid

C．marked

D．separated

9.

A．wondered

B．wandered

C．fancied

D．amazed

10.

A．store

B．cart

C．bank

D．nutrition

11.

A．picked out

B．picked up

C．lifted up

D．folded up

12.

A．another

B．other

C．others

D．more

13.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．since

14.

A．ordered

B．replaced

C．packed

D．totaled

15.

A．spends

B．takes

C．pays

D．wastes

16.

A．hungry

B．adequate

C．anxious

D．full

17.

A．treat

B．cure

C．recover

D．heal

18.

A．ability

B．act

C．appreciation

D．allowance

19.

A．still

B．yet

C．although

D．though

20.

A．rescue

B．save

C．accumulate

D．reserve

3 . 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

4 . 完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题中所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had _______ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting (照看) the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely _______,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she _______ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) _______ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s _______ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was _______ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon _______ that she was a world-famous chef (主厨). She made a _______ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or _______ — her favorite hobby. She ________ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ________. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ________ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ________ to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ________ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ________to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ________ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused — ________ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ________little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ________, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She________ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

1.

A．given

B．written

C．told

D．taught

2.

A．successful

B．helpful

C．tiring

D．surprising

3.

A．shook

B．put

C．bent

D．kept

4.

A．difficult

B．boring

C．important

D．easy

5.

A．eyes

B．mind

C．heart

D．legs

6.

A．nicely

B．exactly

C．curiously

D．carelessly

7.

A．realized

B．reminded

C．learnt

D．dreamt

8.

A．decision

B．fortune

C．business

D．plan

9.

A．cooking

B．reading

C．running

D．babysitting

10.

A．just

B．ever

C．even

D．only

11.

A．selfish

B．proud

C．stubborn

D．sensitive

12.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

13.

A．tried

B．arranged

C．managed

D．prepared

14.

A．Panic

B．Pain

C．Noise

D．Stress

15.

A．frozen

B．dragged

C．pushed

D．brought

16.

A．because

B．until

C．as

D．unless

17.

A．smoke

B．light

C．water

D．fire

18.

A．cheerful

B．strange

C．guilty

D．confident

19.

A．busy

B．hungry

C．worried

D．asleep

20.

A．promised

B．allowed

C．expected

D．persuaded

5 . “Mama，when I grow up，I’m going to be one of those！” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three.It was the first time that my______took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training.As I grew older and was______to more，my interests in the world of dance______varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a______in the company never left me.In the summer of 2005 when I was 18，I received the phone call which made that dream a______； I became a member of the company______back to 1925.

As I look back on that day now，it surely______any sense of reality.I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief______I was halfway through rehearsals(排练) on my first day.I never actually______to get the job.After being offered the position，I was completely______.I remember shaking with excitement.

Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change，it did not come without its fair share of______.Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week，I found it vital to______up the material fast with every last bit of concentration.It is that extreme______to detail(细节) and stress on practice that set us______.To then follow those high­energy rehearsals______a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day，I discovered a new______of the words “hard work”．What I thought were my physical______were pushed much further than I thought______.I learned to make each performance better than the last.

Today，when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great______of being a part of，not only as a member，but as a dance captain，I see a______that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow—and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.

1.

A．hobby

B．plan

C．dream

D．word

2.

A．connected

B．expanded

C．exposed

D．extended

3.

A．rarely

B．certainly

C．probably

D．consistently

4.

A．director

B．trainer

C．leader

D．dancer

5.

A．symbol

B．memory

C．truth

D．reality

6.

A．bouncing

B．dating

C．turning

D．tracking

7.

A．lacks

B．adds

C．makes

D．brings

8.

A．while

B．since

C．until

D．when

9.

A．cared

B．expected

C．asked

D．decided

10.

A．motivated

B．relaxed

C．convinced

D．astonished

11.

A．challenges

B．profits

C．advantages

D．adventures

12.

A．put

B．mix

C．build

D．pick

13.

A．attention

B．association

C．attraction

D．adaptation

14.

A．apart

B．aside

C．off

D．back

15.

A．over

B．by

C．with

D．beyond

16.

A．function

B．meaning

C．expression

D．usage

17.

A．boundaries

B．problems

C．barriers

D．efforts

18.

A．necessary

B．perfect

C．proper

D．possible

19.

A．talent

B．honor

C．potential

D．responsibility

20.

A．victory

B．trend

C．tradition

D．desire

6 . A story is told about a soldier who finally came home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from ____ “Mom and Dad, I ____ home ,but I’ve a favor to ask .I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “ ____ ,” they replied, “We’d love to meet him.” “There’s something you should know,” the son continued , “he was ____ in the fighting. He ____ on a land bomb and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go ,and I want him to ____ us.” “I’m sorry to hear that ,son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “No, Mom and Dad ,I want him to live with us.” “Son,” said the father , “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such ____ would be ____ on us. We have our own lives to live ,and we can’t let something like this ____ with our lives. I think you should just come home and ____ about this guy . He’ll find a way to live ____ his own.
At that point, the son ____ the phone. The parents heard ____ more from him. A few days later , ____ ,they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building .The police believed it was a ____.They grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco to ____ the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had ____.
The parents in this story are like many of us .We find it ____ to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around ,but we don’t like people who are ____ to us or make us feel uncomfortable. Thankfully, there’s someone who loves us with an ____ love that welcomes us into the forever family.1.

A．Chicago

B．San Francisco

C．Boston

D．London

2.

A．am leaving

B．was coming

C．am coming

D．was leaving

3.

A．Sure

B．Sorry

C．possible

D．No way

4.

A．fairly good

B．very healthy

C．very well

D．hurt badly

5.

A．sat

B．slept

C．stepped

D．lay

6.

A．live with

B．keep with

C．work with

D．play with

7.

A．disadvantages

B．disabilities

C．advantages

D．shortcomings

8.

A．a happy family

B．pleasant company

C．deadly disease

D．a terrible burden

9.

A．disturb

B．stop

C．improve

D．strengthen

10.

A．bring

B．forgive

C．forget

D．remember

11.

A．of

B．on

C．at

D．in

12.

A．hung on

B．hold on

C．hung out

D．hung up

13.

A．anything

B．something

C．nothing

D．everything

14.

A．otherwise

B．however

C．besides

D．and

15.

A．suicide（自杀）

B．accident

C．murder

D．coincidence

16.

A．bring

B．take

C．identify

D．fetch

17.

A．only one arm and one leg

B．one arm and two legs

C．no arm and no leg

D．two arms and one leg

18.

A．simple

B．easy

C．difference

D．difficult

19.

A．friendly

B．familiar

C．smart

D．inconvenient

20.

A．unconditional

B．precious

C．unique

D．valuable

7 . While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very ____ in using a dictionary, and ____ it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no ____
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and ____read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as ____troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was ____ these Latin words. We agreed together that he should ____me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement ____wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite ____with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week ____ I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty ____, but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon, the headmaster _____ my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this ____you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me _____ you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this ____ for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to ____ an occasion of praise into____ of fault-finding, finally ____him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow ____and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my ____1.

A．quick

B．slow

C．hard

D．good

2.

A．made

B．got

C．found

D．left

3.

A．trouble

B．difference

C．labor

D．worry

4.

A．might

B．would

C．should

D．could

5.

A．very

B．little

C．much

D．few

6.

A．for

B．by

C．in

D．to

7.

A．change

B．take

C．forgive

D．tell

8.

A．worked

B．tried

C．happened

D．developed

9.

A．angry

B．satisfied

C．frightened

D．sad

10.

A．or so

B．or else

C．as usual

D．as far

11.

A．became

B．seemed

C．lay

D．appeared

12.

A．called

B．taught

C．arranged

D．sent

13.

A．aim

B．goal

C．point

D．opinion

14.

A．why

B．how

C．which

D．what

15.

A．excitement

B．way

C．meaning

D．disappointment

16.

A．turn

B．leave

C．grow

D．become

17.

A．none

B．one

C．either

D．some

18.

A．ordered

B．asked

C．took

D．let

19.

A．surprise

B．escape

C．hope

D．chance

20.

A．reading

B．writing

C．translations

D．essays

8 . It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work_______up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was_______jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just_______A pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s_______was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had_______happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of_______
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had_______an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just_______I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their wooden floor,_______that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was________than that, for I felt I had become a part of their________
Freda stayed at home with the kids,________I would often see her in the morning________them to school. And I’d be there when they________home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had________them grow up. Now I was fired, but the________thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the________of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I________them? As a matter of fact, I’m________an employee—the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted________of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.1.

A．stepping

B．coming

C．jumping

D．moving

2.

A．hanging

B．making

C．wearing

D．changing

3.

A．cleaned

B．washed

C．swept

D．brushed

4.

A．duty

B．money

C．work

D．pay

5.

A．already

B．seldom

C．never

D．yet

6.

A．regret

B．surprise

C．fear

D．loss

7.

A．started

B．developed

C．improved

D．broken

8.

A．why

B．what

C．that

D．which

9.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．for

10.

A．less

B．least

C．more

D．most

11.

A．life

B．story

C．activity

D．experience

12.

A．as

B．so

C．since

D．however

13.

A．taking

B．bringing

C．meeting

D．calling

14.

A．left

B．returned

C．went

D．marched

15.

A．found

B．noticed

C．watched

D．realized

16.

A．possible

B．great

C．proper

D．strange

17.

A．meaning

B．nature

C．result

D．importance

18.

A．for

B．to

C．with

D．at

19.

A．hardly

B．certainly

C．probably

D．merely

20.

A．member

B．person

C．relative

D．companion

9 . When I was thirteen, one day my mom told my family that she had to tell us something．So my dad, my brother and I all sat down on the sofa to begin the discussion． You could feel the ____atmosphere of the room．It was ____that something was wrong．Then my mom told us that she had been diagnosed （诊断） with a very serious disease．That was when we all had a moment of ____and cried．
After that my mom started the ____and had to travel to the hospital every day．After a week, she began to lose her____and so she shaved it all off．My mom would always wear bright-colored scarf and after a while____to buy a wig（假发）．Along with losing her hair she lost all her nails____, I had never seen a desperate look in my mom's eyes．I remember one day I went with my mom to the hospital．When we were _____for her to receive the treatment, we kept telling jokes．We both burst out_____from time to time．Everyone in the waiting room was so____, while we were in the middle of the room, chatting_____Neither of us cared ____people thought of us．
After about a year of the treatment and all the____, one day my mom said she wanted to tell us something important．As my mom was about to speak, a smile____on her face．At that moment I knew that it was going to be something very _____．She told us that she had recovered! At that moment I _____down in tears．They were tears of joy．At that moment for the first time in a very long time I had a feeling that everything was going to be_____．Now two years has passed and my mom is ____of the disease．I am so happy that I have my mom with me every step of the way．My mom ______me to value every moment in my life and to remain ____through thick or thin．She has taught me so much and continues to teach me more．1.

A．calm

B．tense

C．friendly

D．cold

2.

A．necessary

B．common

C．strange

D．obvious

3.

A．regret

B．sorrow

C．anger

D．hesitation

4.

A．appointment

B．operation

C．treatment

D．observation

5.

A．weight

B．hair

C．energy

D．hope

6.

A．liked

B．offered

C．decided

D．afforded

7.

A．Therefore

B．Finally

C．Besides

D．However

8.

A．arranging

B．waiting

C．wishing

D．preparing

9.

A．crying

B．quarreling

C．talking

D．laughing

10.

A．over

B．down

C．out

D．off

11.

A．happily

B．curiously

C．nervously

D．gently

12.

A．why

B．when

C．where

D．what

13.

A．pain

B．failure

C．advice

D．love

14.

A．turned

B．formed

C．changed

D．bury

15.

A．attractive

B．active

C．exciting

D．amusing

16.

A．came

B．looked

C．bent

D．broke

17.

A．fair

B．clear

C．fine

D．ready

18.

A．free

B．afraid

C．aware

D．sure

19.

A．asked

B．taught

C．persuaded

D．admitted

20.

A．determined

B．modest

C．independent

D．positive