1 . I started cooking when I was thirteen. Both of my parents worked, so I was usually
A few moments later, I
Later that day, my mother told me, “You cannot rush yourself when cooking.” Rather, I should take steps, turning to the basics, such as learning about the ingredients and
I’ve learned that the first
A.alone | B.energetic | C.anxious | D.excited |
A.enjoy | B.prepare | C.serve | D.take |
A.expectation | B.control | C.description | D.budget |
A.owner | B.ruler | C.chef | D.researcher |
A.agreed | B.decided | C.failed | D.switched |
A.various | B.delicious | C.pricey | D.limited |
A.placing | B.covering | C.washing | D.breaking |
A.quit | B.slept | C.rushed | D.collapsed |
A.standard | B.order | C.quality | D.amount |
A.proudly | B.unconsciously | C.fearfully | D.eagerly |
A.burning | B.exploding | C.disappearing | D.mixing |
A.insisted | B.declared | C.grasped | D.explained |
A.stopped | B.reduced | C.existed | D.emerged |
A.working on | B.fixing on | C.referring to | D.contributing to |
A.race | B.try | C.route | D.ride |
2 . Exercise and I have never had a good relationship because of my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad
When I entered University of Regina, my dad
The spring semester came. A friend of mine
I went, and that was it. Zumba became my
A.expected | B.allowed | C.invited | D.pushed |
A.therefore | B.though | C.instead | D.besides |
A.avoided | B.kept | C.regretted | D.risked |
A.in shape | B.for fun | C.at ease | D.on business |
A.decided | B.happened | C.bothered | D.refused |
A.hardly | B.merely | C.constantly | D.gradually |
A.eager | B.content | C.embarrassed | D.disappointed |
A.teased | B.comforted | C.approached | D.annoyed |
A.happy | B.proud | C.careful | D.certain |
A.share | B.part | C.cup | D.mouth |
A.curiosity | B.passion | C.fright | D.confidence |
A.ambitious | B.enthusiast | C.adorable | D.perfect |
A.feel | B.accept | C.display | D.compare |
A.save | B.witness | C.discourage | D.separate |
A.trouble | B.sense | C.peace | D.contact |
3 . Temperatures in the Norwegian capital regularly drop to -10℃ during winter.
It’s
A young woman sitting next to the boy noticed him rubbing his arms. She immediately asked him, “Don’t you have a
Later, another woman gave him her scarf and then
“People should care as much about children in Syria as they are
A.Thinking | B.Jumping | C.Sleeping | D.Trembling |
A.heartbreaking | B.breathtaking | C.effort-making | D.history-making |
A.upsetting | B.inspiring | C.troublesome | D.wise |
A.schoolbag | B.companion | C.jacket | D.parent |
A.inquired | B.explored | C.begged | D.confirmed |
A.kindly | B.pretendingly | C.tiredly | D.purposely |
A.carried | B.found | C.placed | D.wrapped |
A.attempted | B.desired | C.offered | D.chanced |
A.Interestingly | B.Actually | C.Amazingly | D.Naturally |
A.expensive | B.public | C.hidden | D.mobile |
A.donations | B.suggestions | C.demands | D.funds |
A.despite | B.without | C.in | D.for |
A.curious | B.confused | C.careful | D.concerned |
A.noted | B.concluded | C.quoted | D.believed |
A.cheating | B.filming | C.walking | D.training |
4 . My PhD project is to protect a tiny species of fish, whose color is greenish. To
My PhD project at South Africa’s University of Cape Town is in
The data so far show the project has been
A.lay | B.hide | C.drag | D.lie |
A.shorter | B.quieter | C.shallower | D.smaller |
A.sad | B.puzzling | C.moving | D.wonderful |
A.speed | B.colour | C.environment | D.climate |
A.however | B.therefore | C.besides | D.moreover |
A.relationship | B.schedule | C.solution | D.cooperation |
A.keep | B.lead | C.swim | D.turn |
A.stuck | B.hurt | C.annoyed | D.punished |
A.balanced | B.injured | C.endangered | D.changeable |
A.keep | B.control | C.fool | D.catch |
A.repaired | B.donated | C.discovered | D.required |
A.return | B.devote | C.sell | D.show |
A.serious | B.extra | C.successful | D.convenient |
A.received | B.rescued | C.recorded | D.cleared |
A.resulting from | B.adding to | C.talking about | D.cutting off |
5 . I was eleven years old standing outside in just my underwear (内衣) while I saw our house burnt to the ground. A few minutes earlier I had been sound asleep in my bed when a
I stood there
A.ring | B.fight | C.noise | D.laugh |
A.farm | B.store | C.house | D.bedroom |
A.settled | B.jumped | C.searched | D.acted |
A.snow | B.smoke | C.wind | D.storm |
A.waking | B.asking | C.encouraging | D.serving |
A.find | B.do | C.change | D.control |
A.guessing | B.hiding | C.shaking | D.listening |
A.angrily | B.carefully | C.calmly | D.helplessly |
A.wondered | B.explained | C.recorded | D.accepted |
A.missed | B.lost | C.repaired | D.damaged |
A.remembered | B.imagined | C.realized | D.ignored |
A.matter | B.disappear | C.recover | D.remain |
A.help | B.chance | C.success | D.advice |
A.training | B.holding | C.dressing | D.washing |
A.tired | B.careless | C.poor | D.alive |
6 . A wise man was passing through a city. While he was walking, he
Next morning, he
After
The wise man explained, ”I found this coin yesterday in your
Everyone was living a
The king realized his
A.noticed | B.lost | C.spent | D.dropped |
A.Thus | B.Besides | C.However | D.Therefore |
A.dining | B.waiting | C.walking | D.resting |
A.woke up | B.looked up | C.stayed up | D.dressed up |
A.hoped | B.allowed | C.ordered | D.advised |
A.tribe | B.state | C.city | D.king |
A.expanded | B.respected | C.developed | D.blamed |
A.consulting | B.thinking | C.chatting | D.bargaining |
A.nervously | B.curiously | C.eagerly | D.angrily |
A.city | B.palace | C.house | D.backyard |
A.agreed | B.announced | C.informed | D.decided |
A.happy | B.hard | C.convenient | D.different |
A.defend | B.gain | C.earn | D.borrow |
A.in possession of | B.in search of | C.in need of | D.in charge of |
A.achievement | B.dream | C.existence | D.mistake |
7 . For me, becoming an Olympian was not developing a gift of natural athletic ability, but an act of will.
In the summer of 1979, I started
I never believed this would
I bought films of the worldrecord holders in pentathlon (五项全能运动).Sitting in a chair, I
By the time the trials actually began, I had been
A.advertising | B.training | C.developing | D.organizing |
A.goal | B.decision | C.change | D.trip |
A.exciting | B.interesting | C.important | D.unexpected |
A.track | B.hospital | C.college | D.position |
A.proud | B.angry | C.sorry | D.grateful |
A.save | B.help | C.punish | D.stop |
A.learning | B.progress | C.understanding | D.action |
A.because | B.unless | C.if | D.once |
A.read | B.said | C.tasted | D.watched |
A.losing | B.competing | C.singing | D.dancing |
A.give up | B.break up | C.keep on | D.give out |
A.designed | B.believed | C.introduced | D.chose |
A.early | B.old | C.healthy | D.heavy |
A.Gradually | B.Frequently | C.Finally | D.Unluckily |
A.fear | B.words | C.regret | D.tears |
8 . Once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困) in a land. Three rich men were
The first couldn’t stand seeing the poverty,
The second rich man, seeing the
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,
Three days later, they
A.standing | B.travelling | C.gathering | D.running |
A.faraway | B.poor | C.different | D.ancient |
A.unless | B.because | C.so | D.if |
A.curious | B.worrying | C.dangerous | D.puzzling |
A.the villagers | B.his servants | C.the others | D.the rest |
A.interest | B.concern | C.use | D.attraction |
A.returned | B.gained | C.offered | D.received |
A.remain | B.last | C.supply | D.share |
A.turned back | B.set out | C.showed off | D.speeded up |
A.village | B.land | C.field | D.road |
A.whether | B.how | C.where | D.when |
A.welcomed | B.met | C.accepted | D.persuaded |
A.still | B.already | C.always | D.indeed |
A.except for | B.instead of | C.apart from | D.along with |
A.loading | B.treasuring | C.carrying | D.earning |
9 . Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age of five with her family. While
Upon graduation, Charlotte
But Charlotte had been practising without a licence. She had
In 1993,77 years after her
A.raising | B.teaching | C.nursing | D.missing |
A.invented | B.selected | C.offered | D.started |
A.doctor | B.musician | C.lawyer | D.physicist |
A.Besides | B.Unfortunately | C.Otherwise | D.Eventually |
A.improve | B.save | C.design | D.earn |
A.returned | B.escaped | C.spread | D.wandered |
A.school | B.museum | C.clinic | D.lab |
A.helped | B.found | C.troubled | D.imagined |
A.harmful | B.tired | C.broken | D.weak |
A.put away | B.taken over | C.turned in | D.applied for |
A.punished | B.refused | C.blamed | D.fired |
A.leave | B.charge | C.test | D.cure |
A.sell | B.donate | C.issue | D.show |
A.continued | B.promised | C.pretended | D.dreamed |
A.birth | B.death | C.wedding | D.graduation |
10 . Doing something without thinking is easy, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done. There was once a
“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and
The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those
The woman
A.boy | B.man | C.woman | D.chicken |
A.knew | B.found | C.realized | D.recognized |
A.wounded | B.hurt | C.injured | D.attacked |
A.polite | B.untrue | C.suitable | D.illegal |
A.do | B.ruin | C.cause | D.repair |
A.provide | B.charge | C.bargain | D.buy |
A.bought | B.dropped | C.killed | D.flown |
A.one by one | B.all in all | C.day by day | D.step by step |
A.that | B.it | C.what | D.which |
A.feathers | B.words | C.action | D.rumors |
A.bring | B.keep | C.hold | D.break |
A.copied | B.followed | C.had | D.instructed |
A.blew | B.should blow | C.had blown | D.blown |
A.but | B.so | C.and | D.thus |
A.unless | B.once | C.until | D.whether |