1 . As a child, I used to visit my grandfather’s shirt shop in Milan. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized how _________ he was in the city. Working behind his table he was cutting the most beautiful shirts that Milan ever saw.

I remember the shop being filled with _________ of all colors and patterns and the sound of the sewing machine. The smell of _________ cut cloth filled the air, and I couldn’t help but feel a _________ of warmth and comfort.

Our afternoon play was to choose the fabric and the tie that would _________ it. Not easy. We could not be too classic, neither too weird; it was a mix of _________ and modernity. We would spend hours trying to get it just right, and I loved every moment of it.

As I grew older, I began to appreciate the value of the matching game, and I found myself _________ to the world of fashion. I pursued a career in _________, using the skills and knowledge that my grandfather had passed down to me.

Now, as I walk through the streets or _________ online shops, I can instinctively tell what’s right. My grandfather’s taste never __________ me.

Looking back on those __________ spent with my grandfather, I realize that it wasn’t just about choosing the perfect shirt or tie. It was about learning how to appreciate beauty and __________ in all its forms. I am forever __________ for the time that we spent together in his shop.

He will always be a(n) __________ to me, and I will forever __________ the memories that we created together in his shop in Milan.

1.

A．troubled

B．cozy

C．popular

D．comfortable

2.

A．papers

B．fabrics

C．instruments

D．machines

3.

A．previously

B．casually

C．carelessly

D．freshly

4.

A．waste

B．result

C．sense

D．limitation

5.

A．fight against

B．go with

C．cope with

D．draw on

6.

A．taste

B．touch

C．sound

D．smell

7.

A．drawn

B．deserted

C．forced

D．urged

8.

A．education

B．advertisement

C．entertainment

D．design

9.

A．surf

B．establish

C．purchase

D．decorate

10.

A．impressed

B．left

C．impacted

D．attracted

11.

A．mornings

B．decades

C．afternoons

D．seconds

12.

A．sportsmanship

B．craftsmanship

C．membership

D．friendship

13.

A．grateful

B．responsible

C．eager

D．prepared

14.

A．performer

B．cheat

C．inventor

D．inspiration

15.

A．lose

B．search

C．cherish

D．decline

2 . “Are you ready for our walk?” Grandma asked the usual question every Friday evening. “Of course, we are!” We ________ excitedly. Growing up, my sisters and I always knew Grandma had heart problems and couldn’t do anything hard, but we did know she would do anything to spend more with us.

One day, we were told that Grandma only had 2% heart ________. Her heart was ________, but she found out that there was a way to live longer: a surgery.

The ________ of the surgery was rough for our family, as we woke up bright and early to ________to the hospital. That car ride left me with worried thoughts ________ through my mind: Will Grandma be okay? Will we ever take another walk?

When we arrived at the hospital, we knew exactly where to go, as we had been there many times before. After________ those familiar doors up the stairs, my mom and I walked up to the nurses’ desk and asked for Grandma.

“Oh, Mary?” A nurse answered. “She’s one of the nicest ________ we had.” Then she ________ us to the waiting room and told us that only two of us were permitted to go into the ward (病房) to say goodbye to Grandma before she went in for surgery.

When my turn came, I________ the chance. I ran forward and gave her the biggest hug with tearful eyes. Grandma, holding me tightly in her arms, said, “I know there’s a chance I won’t ________ it, but I love you forever.” I comforted her, “Don’t worry, honey. We are all waiting for you here.” Then she was ________, leaving us waiting and praying anxiously.

Finally, after the longest morning of my life, the doctor entered the waiting room smiling. “Mary is out of surgery. You’re allowed to visit her as long as you’re ________.” he said. ________swept over my body and tears began rolling down my face. Thank goodness, I had grandma back! Once we walked into the room, there lay Grandma, looking peaceful yet painful with so many tubes ________ to her. I felt so shocked but so happy.

1.

A．shouted

B．explained

C．argued

D．complained

2.

A．function

B．part

C．effect

D．condition

3.

A．reducing

B．failing

C．beating

D．pounding

4.

A．afternoon

B．dusk

C．dawn

D．evening

5.

A．jog

B．run

C．drive

D．leave

6.

A．escaping

B．racing

C．coming

D．echoing

7.

A．going through

B．walking around

C．coming across

D．getting across

8.

A．celebrities

B．geniuses

C．heroes

D．patients

9.

A．directed

B．delivered

C．exposed

D．submitted

10.

A．paid for

B．competed for

C．jumped at

D．passed up

11.

A．make

B．get

C．gain

D．commit

12.

A．put away

B．turned away

C．thrown away

D．wheeled away

13.

A．still

B．quiet

C．adorable

D．available

14.

A．Panic

B．Grief

C．Relief

D．Anger

15.

A．tied

B．added

C．attached

D．glued

3 . Bill Samuel was having a tough Friday. The 71-year-old, who was struggling with kidney (肾) failure, found himself at a medical center 30 miles from home for the second time in 24 hours. Samuel was on the transplant (移植) list, but no _________ had been found yet. Without a _________ bus service for his trip, Samuel took a taxi to and from his _________ to meet his doctor.

Taxi driver Timothy Letts took Samuel as his _________ even though the trip was out of his way, feeling Samuel might need _________. During the 40-minute drive, Samuel shared his positive energy and the struggles of his _________ , saying he was searching for a kidney donor.

As they neared Samuel’s home, Letts _________ him by expressing interest in being a kidney donor. Shocked but excited, Samuel _________ contact information with Letts. After the initial excitement, Samuel started feeling a bit less _________ . He was touched by Lett’s __________ , though he wondered if it has just been a(n) __________ moment. But Letts was true to his __________ . He got in touch with Samuel just a few hours later, and by the next week, Letts had __________ the kidney transplant program. After a months-long screening process, the results were in: Letts and Samuel were a __________ match.

On Dec 7, 2021, they had their operations. It was a __________ . Letts and Samuel still keep in touch to this day.

1.

A．patients

B．matches

C．doctors

D．families

2.

A．cheap

B．effective

C．convenient

D．voluntary

3.

A．arrangement

B．operation

C．recovery

D．hospital

4.

A．partner

B．friend

C．passenger

D．neighbour

5.

A．attention

B．guide

C．delivery

D．aid

6.

A．needs

B．treatments

C．adventures

D．distance

7.

A．confused

B．inspired

C．annoyed

D．surprised

8.

A．kept

B．offered

C．exchanged

D．collected

9.

A．anxious

B．optimistic

C．frightened

D．curious

10.

A．offer

B．suggestion

C．contribution

D．request

11.

A．heartfelt

B．awkward

C．unforgettable

D．emotional

12.

A．word

B．name

C．action

D．saying

13.

A．organized

B．conducted

C．contacted

D．accepted

14.

A．unique

B．perfect

C．strong

D．weak

15.

A．success

B．challenge

C．failure

D．test

4 . We are often told that there’s no _________ limit when it comes to pursuing our goals, but it’s truly _________ to see someone achieve them later in life-especially if they are 95 years old.

Angela Alvarez is a Cuban-born singer and songwriter who finally _________ her first album in 2021. Now, she has just won the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist.

Growing up surrounded by music, Alvarez once told her father she wanted to become a (an) _________ singer. However, life wasn’t easy for their family then and she had to _________ her dream of pursuing a career in entertainment for decades, but music was always there to keep her company and bring her _________.

With time, her kids had kids, and one of her grandchildren, Carlos Jose Alvarez, _________ found out that his grandma had _________ over 50 songs throughout her life, he knew that something had to be done. He asked her if she would be interested in going to a studio and _________ her songs. “And her answer was ‘Carlos, my dream is to __________ this life knowing that somehow my music would emerge and last.’ And that was the __________,” Carlos said in an interview.

Alvarez’s story __________ caught the attention of actor Andy Garcia, who decided to become the producer and narrator of Miss Angela, a documentary about this amazing woman. “Her story just blew me away. She __________ a generation, perhaps our generation of Cubans,” said the actor.

The dream reached new __________ as she became nominated (被提名) for a Latin Grammy. When she took to the stage to accept her award, she gave an inspiring speech, “To those who have not achieved their dream, I promise, with __________ and love you can achieve it, it’s never too late.”

1.

A．sex

B．age

C．identity

D．race

2.

A．exciting

B．understanding

C．inspiring

D．surprising

3.

A．released

B．searched

C．created

D．increased

4.

A．ambitious

B．unique

C．professional

D．temporary

5.

A．take up

B．get into

C．bring in

D．put aside

6.

A．comfort

B．concept

C．trouble

D．emotion

7.

A．intentionally

B．accidentally

C．actually

D．obviously

8.

A．hidden

B．cited

C．heard

D．written

9.

A．grasping

B．adapting

C．recording

D．polishing

10.

A．leave

B．continue

C．keep

D．bear

11.

A．conclusion

B．peak

C．ending

D．beginning

12.

A．still

B．never

C．ever

D．even

13.

A．defends

B．represents

C．makes

D．strengthens

14.

A．draft

B．insights

C．heights

D．aspect

15.

A．faith

B．trick

C．competence

D．qualification

5 . Teachers across Canada are turning to social media platform TikTok to _________ everything from their daily experiences to learning tips.

Julia Adams, a teacher _________ to work in both elementary and high schools, said TeacherTok allows educators to _________ their day-to-day life, connect with other teachers and help people better understand what they do.

Adams, a (an) _________ who is eager to be a full-time art teacher, said posting online allows teachers with similar lived experiences to share _________. “You can figure out where to go from here and realize that you’re not so _________ because teaching can be a very lonely _________.”

For Thanksgiving, Adams posted a “_________ tree” she created at her school, which got more than 600,000 _________ on TikTok and became one of her most popular videos. The activity __________ putting up paper leaves and asking students to __________ something they are grateful for, creating a tree display at the front of the school.

“I got comments saying, ‘Oh I’m going to show this to my schoolmaster.’ ‘This is a great __________.’”she said.

Adams also posts videos reacting to other teachers’ fashion choices, discussing tricks on her students and how she decorates her __________. Going for a very generalized approach, Adams doesn’t record her students or __________ their names.

“I always make sure that I’m staying professional because it’s a public forum. You never know who’s going to __________ your videos.”

1.

A．survey

B．share

C．perform

D．highlight

2.

A．qualified

B．retired

C．experienced

D．engaged

3.

A．change

B．enquire

C．improve

D．show

4.

A．scientist

B．pianist

C．artist

D．journalist

5.

A．prices

B．photos

C．information

D．proposals

6.

A．welcome

B．alone

C．solid

D．internal

7.

A．profession

B．experience

C．business

D．position

8.

A．family

B．finance

C．gratitude

D．source

9.

A．views

B．abstracts

C．comments

D．videos

10.

A．provided

B．involved

C．evaluated

D．peaked

11.

A．purchase

B．handle

C．obtain

D．write

12.

A．idea

B．deal

C．occupation

D．gift

13.

A．bedroom

B．dormitory

C．house

D．classroom

14.

A．change

B．mention

C．register

D．perceive

15.

A．come up

B．come along

C．come across

D．come about

6 . After the doctor’s examination, little Lucy was diagnosed (诊断) with a serious disease. Doctors had to perform an operation on her to save her life. Facing a year of treatment, Lucy ________ her mother for a puppy (小狗). Then, the lovely puppy Lucy named Bobby ________ left her side, keeping her company and sitting beside her as she ________ her life after the operation. “I get along well with Bobby, which ________ me that animals can think, feel and suffer as much as we do,” says Lucy.

In 1994, Lucy graduated from college and began a ________ in film. During her free time, she ________ as a photographer for animal rights groups in 2002.

A year later she ________ her film career. Then she worked full-time as an animal caregiver at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York. “Farm ________ are typically very shy,” says Lucy. “But in a loving environment, you begin to see how ________ and lovely they are.”

Lucy learned farm life and with her partner, Doug Abel, a film editor, set up the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization aimed at ________ farm animals. Through their website, they ________ the backstory and personality of each of the more than 350 animals living at the farm, ________ them and protected them from being sold.

To help more animals, Lucy and Doug ________ the sanctuary to a 150-acre farm in High Falls, New York, which has a fully equipped kitchen and a dining hall in addition to a barn. The new space has ________ their team of 17 members, to host meaningful classes and a kids’ camp.

“People who came here ________ spending time with the animals. It’s therapy (治疗) for them,” says Lucy.

1.

A．asked

B．punished

C．paid

D．praised

2.

A．surprisingly

B．secretly

C．hardly

D．immediately

3.

A．belonged to

B．led to

C．adapted to

D．referred to

4.

A．warns

B．confirms

C．cures

D．orders

5.

A．relationship

B．job

C．lesson

D．novel

6.

A．regarded

B．revised

C．recognised

D．volunteered

7.

A．quit

B．investigated

C．checked

D．tracked

8.

A．plants

B．workers

C．animals

D．environment

9.

A．friendly

B．terrible

C．ugly

D．stupid

10.

A．trading

B．damaging

C．controlling

D．rescuing

11.

A．invented

B．described

C．believed

D．protected

12.

A．shot

B．protested

C．threatened

D．helped

13.

A．ruined

B．moved

C．donated

D．sold

14.

A．pretended

B．forced

C．allowed

D．hated

15.

A．imagined

B．loved

C．refused

D．admitted

7 . We live in Ullapool, a small fishing village in Scotland. Around plenty of local boats and more than a dozen visiting boats ________ there each week.

Our daily plans at our restaurant, The Seafood Shack are normally ________ on whatever Josh’s fishing boat, Bon Ami, has ________ that morning. There’s always some ________, such as “Please can we have four boxes of shellfish today?” or “Yes, we’ll take 24 lobsters tomorrow”, but it’s always ________ and we’re never quite sure what will be waiting for us in the morning. Our shellfish diver will ________ appear on any given day and say, “I’ve got some shellfish for you,” and within an hour they’ll be on the ________. Our fish dealer is the one who’s ________, though; twice a week, we make a big white fish ________ with him.

Each week in the summer months, our local oyster farmer drops off a hundred fresh oysters, and within a few days they’ll all be ________. We also jump in the car once or twice a week to visit a nearby smokehouse to ________ some trout (鲑鳟鱼), which is smoked in aged whisky barrels and cured in honey; it’s the most ________ smoked fish you’ll get.

We have ________ on how and when we decided to open The Seafood Shack, but we both agree on why: Many tonnes of seafood are caught in Scottish seas and then ________ straight out of Ullapool. We wanted to try keeping some of our seafood ________.

1.

A．park

B．shift

C．land

D．visit

2.

A．based

B．impressed

C．blamed

D．concentrated

3.

A．subscribed to

B．dropped off

C．switched on

D．appealed to

4.

A．objective

B．discussion

C．routine

D．blessing

5.

A．comforting

B．contradictory

C．consistent

D．changing

6.

A．randomly

B．usually

C．casually

D．initially

7.

A．boat

B．table

C．menu

D．recipe

8.

A．outstanding

B．competent

C．organised

D．ambitious

9.

A．bargain

B．meal

C．arrangement

D．order

10.

A．bad

B．gone

C．away

D．done

11.

A．preserve

B．fish

C．smoke

D．collect

12.

A．available

B．steamed

C．braised

D．delicious

13.

A．disagreements

B．thinking

C．insistence

D．observations

14.

A．purchased

B．sold

C．transported

D．thrown

15.

A．safe

B．local

C．fresh

D．alive

8 . I got a degree in education and had an internship (实习) in a primary school. So I thought I was ________ to be a teacher, and I felt I was ready for my first real job—teaching pupils.

In the beginning, I ________ my lesson objectives and plans. Then I broke down ________ ideas into simple concepts that pupils could understand. But it turned out to be a ________ when I went into the classroom. I couldn’t keep the class ________. Some students spoke loudly and others ran around. All students rushed out of the door immediately the bell rang. I ________ my students didn’t like me. I even thought I didn’t have the ________ to do the job.

However, I had no regrets and complaints. I decided to improve my teaching ability. I should learn from the most ________ teacher I knew-Alice. She was so special that her students loved her very much. She was energetic and bright like ________ in their lives. They would ________ her in the hall, giving her hugs and bows.

One day, I was lucky to listen and ________ for a while in Alice’s class. I was watching her carefully. What a ________!I spent almost the whole class teaching, while she set aside more time for her students to participate in the class.

“Students’ interest ________ most. Their active participation in classroom activities is the key,” Alice said. “If they are not learning, we are not teaching,” she ________ explained. Since then, I’ve been adopting the model of student-centered teaching. Now, my students gradually like my class, and I also begin to ________ it every day.

1.

A．qualified

B．confused

C．afraid

D．sad

2.

A．doubted

B．delayed

C．shared

D．prepared

3.

A．foolish

B．complex

C．unique

D．mysterious

4.

A．fortune

B．joy

C．failure

D．trick

5.

A．frightened

B．focused

C．asleep

D．active

6.

A．complained

B．denied

C．suspected

D．regretted

7.

A．responsibility

B．capability

C．ambition

D．experience

8.

A．popular

B．romantic

C．ordinary

D．independent

9.

A．air

B．wind

C．rain

D．sunshine

10.

A．greet

B．protect

C．serve

D．introduce

11.

A．speak

B．rest

C．run

D．observe

12.

A．mess

B．contrast

C．trouble

D．pity

13.

A．matters

B．transforms

C．decreases

D．struggles

14.

A．impolitely

B．impatiently

C．still

D．further

15.

A．think highly of

B．look forward to

C．sum up

D．break off

9 . “Is this all? Where arc the rest of the presents? ”asked my twelve-year-old daughter, Allison, and Blake, one year older than his sister.

       Money was ________. There was a time when my husband was alive and my children could receive almost everything on their wish lists, but that was not the ________ now.
       “Next year we will celebrate Christmas in a whole new way!” I announced, ________ to teach them a lesson.
       ________ went by quickly. My kids thought I would forget all about their actions on last Christmas. In fact, I ________ agencies and found a family that desperately needed help. There were four children aged three to eight. The father had lost his job and remained ________ since.
       As Christmas ________closer, there were still no presents under the tree. Blake and Allison were ________, and then told the gifts would be given to who truly needed them. The kids weren’t satisfied with the situation, but still prepared things for the family to ________ the winter.
       On Christmas Eve, we reached the house of the family and were welcomed with smiles and homemade bread. We accepted the ________, asking for the recipe, which seemingly delighted the mother.
       The parents let their children put the ________ under a small Christmas tree, where they shook boxes and guessed what was inside. ________, Allison and Blake began joining the children and laughing together. Blake was even rolling a ball with the youngest kid. We all enjoyed the day.
       When saying goodbye to the family, I could tell our visit had ________ Blake and Allison, whose eyes were full of tears that they didn’t let fall.
       The way home was quiet. On arriving, Allison and Blake turned to me, “Thanks, Mom.”
       ________ accomplished. The gifts ________ in my closet could now go under the tree, I thought.1.

A．tight

B．loose

C．enough

D．available

2.

A．case

B．view

C．reason

D．problem

3.

A．moved

B．delighted

C．embarrassed

D．determined

4.

A．Months

B．Years

C．Ages

D．Decades

5.

A．referred

B．arranged

C．promoted

D．contacted

6.

A．addicted

B．separated

C．forgotten

D．unemployed

7.

A．set

B．drew

C．mounted

D．scheduled

8.

A．amazed

B．excited

C．confused

D．frightened

9.

A．last

B．escape

C．survive

D．congratulate

10.

A．treat

B．effort

C．request

D．accommodation

11.

A．toys

B．lists

C．snacks

D．packages

12.

A．Strangely

B．Gradually

C．Generally

D．Extremely

13.

A．struck

B．unified

C．shocked

D．identified

14.

A．Event

B．Point

C．Mission

D．Challenge

15.

A．lost

B．buried

C．trapped

D．hidden

10 . As captain of Argentina’s national wheelchair basketball team, Adolfo Damian Berdun has led his team to many victories and is the MVP(most valuable player) of his Italian Cup-winning team. Yet he _______ four classes of elementary-school kids this past spring as part of a _______called “At School I Learn to Play Without Limits”. For five weeks, the children learned the _______ skills of basketball and sportsmanship from the true _______ of the sport.

When Berdun _______ onto the court(球场) on the first day, he was in front of a(n) _______ group of Grade 2 students. But he made it _______ that they weren’t there to talk about his _______ leg—they were there to play basketball. As the weeks _______, the students’ skill level and interest grew quickly. For Berdun, who has visited many schools to talk about how he lived with his ________ for years, it was the first opportunity, which he had hoped for, to simply be called “________”.

During the last class, Berdun ________ how he lost his leg at age 13 after being hit by a truck in his hometown. To his ________, after asking him several questions, they couldn’t wait to go on doing basketball practices. “It seems that they ________ about my disability quickly.” Berdun said. The most beautiful thing is that they managed to ________ the barrier(障碍) between the coach with one leg in a wheelchair and his dream of being a coach.

1.

A．canceled

B．taught

C．took

D．supported

2.

A．topic

B．proposal

C．system

D．project

3.

A．extinct

B．advanced

C．basic

D．social

4.

A．legend

B．designer

C．judge

D．donor

5.

A．wheeled

B．walled

C．ran

D．climbed

6.

A．easy-going

B．kind-hearted

C．wide-eyed

D．heart-broken

7.

A．clear

B．suitable

C．unique

D．different

8.

A．strong

B．missing

C．long

D．short

9.

A．started

B．ended

C．paused

D．progressed

10.

A．honor

B．medals

C．fear

D．disability

11.

A．Coach

B．Captain

C．Officer

D．Professor

12.

A．pretended

B．explored

C．tracked

D．explained

13.

A．disappointment

B．surprise

C．excitement

D．sadness

14.

A．cared

B．forgot

C．talked

D．thought

15.

A．put away

B．build up

C．break down

D．focus on