1 . When I was a college student, I did a lot of travelling abroad. That was because a professor
Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were
However, we should never let it
A.promised | B.allowed | C.reminded | D.encouraged |
A.enrich | B.use | C.practise | D.exchange |
A.agreed with | B.learned from | C.followed | D.obeyed |
A.car | B.food | C.clothing | D.machine |
A.life | B.rivers | C.sights | D.houses |
A.plans | B.bargain | C.progress | D.trips |
A.information | B.taste | C.cooks | D.feelings |
A.even more | B.no longer | C.much | D.actually |
A.people | B.drink | C.atmosphere | D.environment |
A.shoes | B.dishes | C.customers | D.situations |
A.friend’s | B.parents’ | C.professor’s | D.boss’s |
A.produces | B.advertises | C.forms | D.advances |
A.news | B.pleasures | C.troubles | D.places |
A.avoid | B.keep | C.ask | D.enjoy |
A.meeting | B.talking | C.communicating | D.travelling |
A.stopped | B.met | C.surrounded | D.hurt |
A.look | B.employ | C.travel | D.meet |
A.communication | B.study | C.work | D.action |
A.spare | B.increase | C.reduce | D.make use of |
A.wisely | B.correctly | C.or less | D.slowly |
2 . My mother is 92. Unless I have to be out of town, each week I take my mother to do her
Last week she walked up to the store, but when she went to pay for her groceries, she was
At this store, people
My mother was so
So, whoever you are, thank you for the random act of
A.exercise | B.housework | C.cooking | D.shopping |
A.reward | B.medicine | C.company | D.shelter |
A.return | B.collet | C.order | D.buy |
A.short | B.cautious | C.wrong | D.concerned |
A.aim | B.way | C.advice | D.reason |
A.weight | B.things | C.mask | D.glasses |
A.raise | B.add | C.bring | D.switch |
A.show up | B.call in | C.check out | D.sit down |
A.store | B.select | C.deliver | D.bag |
A.stranger | B.cashier | C.friend | D.doctor |
A.looked for | B.talked about | C.threw away | D.put back |
A.receipt | B.soap | C.cash | D.bottle |
A.asked | B.waited | C.cared | D.searched |
A.repay | B.trust | C.recognize | D.help |
A.luck | B.chance | C.gift | D.turn |
A.surprised | B.amused | C.touched | D.convinced |
A.in case | B.even if | C.as though | D.so that |
A.energy | B.money | C.space | D.time |
A.faith | B.courage | C.kindness | D.honor |
A.made her day | B.changed her mind | C.caught her eye | D.met her demand |
3 . It was just after sunrise on a June morning. “Nicolo,” whose real name cannot be
When Nicolo retired and went to live in Sicily, he
“That’s the garden in our picture,”Nicolo’s son told his father. They
A.attached | B.allocated | C.exposed | D.submitted |
A.finished | B.delayed | C.considered | D.tried |
A.attended | B.reserved | C.cancelled | D.run |
A.shown | B.found | C.kept | D.hidden |
A.nice | B.familiar | C.useful | D.real |
A.battled | B.debated | C.discussed | D.bargain |
A.held | B.left | C.registered | D.brought |
A.chosen | B.received | C.ordered | D.moved |
A.missed | B.failed | C.taken | D.led |
A.concrete | B.unusual | C.unappealing | D.natural |
A.appreciated | B.touched | C.researched | D.witnessed |
A.painter | B.designer | C.author | D.actor |
A.expected | B.surprised | C.anxious | D.ready |
A.room | B.kitchen | C.hall | D.garden |
A.apparently | B.confidently | C.eventually | D.temporarily |
A.owned | B.borrowed | C.sold | D.stole |
A.collected | B.cleaned | C.framed | D.studied |
A.suitably | B.actually | C.rightly | D.specifically |
A.girl | B.artist | C.family | D.police |
A.copies | B.originals | C.models | D.presents |
4 . We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it possible to have too much time?
I
When I got into college, things
One day I
would lose his
So, try
A.remember | B.admit | C.understand | D.expect |
A.watched | B.loved | C.coached | D.played |
A.in person | B.right away | C.up close | D.in case |
A.occurred | B.existed | C.changed | D.mattered |
A.extra | B.difficult | C.valuable | D.limited |
A.safety | B.achievement | C.emergency | D.direction |
A.burden | B.relief | C.risk | D.habit |
A.pushing | B.dismissing | C.setting | D.calling |
A.hanging out | B.staying up | C.stepping up | D.showing off |
A.met | B.helped | C.viewed | D.hired |
A.raising | B.wasting | C.demanding | D.making |
A.safe | B.important | C.boring | D.rewarding |
A.with | B.without | C.for | D.within |
A.luckily | B.hardly | C.hopefully | D.simply |
A.childhood | B.college | C.town | D.business |
A.quit | B.found | C.accepted | D.kept |
A.ability | B.chance | C.drive | D.way |
A.coming across | B.filling up | C.giving up | D.belonging to |
A.message | B.story | C.saying | D.fact |
A.brilliant | B.busy | C.optimistic | D.curious |
5 . A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good opportunity to
The night before the
We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn't sell.So,after the sale was
Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale, he was very
A.clean | B.check | C.display | D.design |
A.look for | B.go through | C.show off | D.deal with |
A.refused | B.agreed | C.wrote | D.lied |
A.trip | B.show | C.sale | D.decision |
A.weak | B.small | C.new | D.thin |
A.rode | B.found | C.watched | D.felt |
A.doubted | B.knew | C.told | D.thought |
A.time | B.chance | C.place | D.shape |
A.also | B.never | C.still | D.hardly |
A.ahead | B.on | C.near | D.over |
A.said | B.repeated | C.copied | D.expressed |
A.jumping | B.standing | C.walking | D.shouting |
A.barely | B.usually | C.really | D.always |
A.something | B.anything | C.everything | D.nothing |
A.calm | B.scared | C.excited | D.disappointed |
A.when | B.if | C.why | D.how |
A.smile | B.worry | C.leave | D.cry |
A.enjoyed | B.lost | C.bought | D.made |
A.hear | B.understand | C.remember | D.think |
A.interest | B.money | C.use | D.price |
I have recently moved across the country to the West Coast. I started feeling a little ____ and missing my friends and family.
I'm an extrovert(外向型人)and I love to___; that's why I enjoy going to school so much— it gives me the ____ to meet new and different people. I love talking with and learning about people from different ways of life,religions and age groups. The elderly and children are the most interesting to me. The elderly can tell me all about everything ____ children look at everything with __35__ full of wonder.
Recently,while riding a bus I struck up a(n)___ with an elderly woman who had been born and ____ in the Pacific North West. She had so many stories about the area and how it had once been. I ____ had a wonderful time talking to her. A few days later,I got ____ the bus and there she was again. She smiled when she saw me and patted the ____ next to her. I sat with her and we picked up the conversation where we had ____. Over the next few days whenever I got on the bus she was ___ there and we would talk.
I have returned to work and have been ____ an earlier bus and haven't seen ____ of my “new old friend”.Then I
Finally my “new old friend” asked me if she may have my number so that we could chat when she didn't have the pleasure to see me on the bus.1.
A.lonely | B.friendly | C.fresh | D.happy |
A.work | B.talk | C.travel | D.walk |
A.Discovery | B.explanation | C.organization | D.opportunity |
A.when | B.after | C.while | D.before |
A.Actions | B.opinions | C.eyes | D.hearts |
A.agreement | B.determination | C.conclusion | D.conversation |
A.risen | B.lifted | C.raised | D.depended |
A.freely | B.patiently | C.eagerly | D.truly |
A.on | B.in | C.off | D.by |
A.room | B.space | C.bus | D.seat |
A.left out | B.left off | C.left on | D.left behind |
A.seldom | B.never | C.always | D.yet |
A.getting | B.making | C.putting | D.taking |
A.much | B.lots | C.little | D.many |
A.went with | B.ran into | C.talked with | D.got into |
A.Moved | B.drove | C.touched | D.hurt |