1 . At an early age, I suffered from a serious digestive (消化的) illness. I _________ several doctors. Then, I _________ some blood test and it showed that I had a medical condition in which the body cannot digest food that contains gluten (谷蛋白). I was advised to stop eating milk products from my _________ for six months. After making these dietary changes, my digestive health _________. After seeing how food affected my body and life, I developed a deep interest in nutrition (营养学).

_________, I went to study nutrition at the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM). I was _________ by the practical learning methods suggested by the experienced teachers and the interesting _________ given by them in class. In addition, I was amazed by how _________ my classmates were in sharing their knowledge and experience with each other. My time at CNM prepared me for _________ my own business and it was a great __________ for making friends and discovering opportunities.

I now __________ at the Nordic Clinic in Stockholm three days a week. I see a variety of __________ with a wide range of common illnesses, __________ them to get well through nutrition. I love my work, because it feels meaningful and I'm making a __________ to other people’s lives. I can’t imagine retiring from work because I know learning never stops and I love __________ applying my knowledge and helping people in need.

1.

A．comforted

B．saw

C．designed

D．reminded

2.

A．received

B．organized

C．found

D．identified

3.

A．taste

B．treatment

C．expectation

D．diet

4.

A．improved

B．remained

C．broke

D．mattered

5.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

6.

A．recommended

B．reported

C．corrected

D．attracted

7.

A．gifts

B．changes

C．lessons

D．operations

8.

A．disappointing

B．generous

C．boring

D．successful

9.

A．giving up

B．setting up

C．holding back

D．cutting down

10.

A．difficulty

B．building

C．platform

D．playground

11.

A．study

B．work

C．complain

D．live

12.

A．patients

B．nurses

C．teachers

D．businessmen

13.

A．needing

B．permitting

C．forcing

D．helping

14.

A．promise

B．reference

C．difference

D．decoration

15.

A．occasionally

B．normally

C．continually

D．finally

2 . Ghanim Al-Muftah was born on 5th May 2002 in Qatar. Due to a rare disease, he was born without legs. He has to go through many operations every year.

At a young age, the boy became a(n) ________ for not just kids but even for adults. In medical cases as serious as his, there are few chances of ________. He showed extraordinary strength and willpower, which not only helped him live a ________ life but helped him go beyond majority of the children of his age.

He is not just a boy who survived a terrible physical disability, but he ________ difficulties and behaved excellently in his life. Ghanim ________ millions of people through his Twitter and Instagram. According to him, social media is a very ________ platform. Social media is what helps him spread his message and ________ the world that disability is simply an excuse for not performing to the full potential.

He is an example for the world and especially for those ________ with physical disabilities. Ghanim did not make his disability an excuse to ________. Rather, he used his weakness to develop a strong ________. A surprising fact about Ghanim is that he is fond of sports and actively ________ in swimming, skateboarding, and ice hockey.

The world can learn a great deal from the young boy. At his young age, he was able to ________

what physically fit individuals fail to achieve in their ________ lives. He is an epitome (典范) of strength and ________ who teaches the world that nothing is big enough to ________ someone from living the life of their dreams.1.

A．defence

B．trick

C．inspiration

D．riddle

2.

A．death

B．survival

C．growth

D．injury

3.

A．busy

B．tough

C．painful

D．normal

4.

A．took out

B．built up

C．got over

D．broke down

5.

A．influences

B．defeats

C．confuses

D．hurts

6.

A．traditional

B．remote

C．important

D．boring

7.

A．shows

B．cheats

C．awakens

D．promotes

8.

A．working

B．struggling

C．cooperating

D．communicating

9.

A．pull up

B．hold on

C．give up

D．move on

10.

A．feeling

B．desire

C．feature

D．personality

11.

A．takes

B．breaks

C．participates

D．throws

12.

A．achieve

B．understand

C．doubt

D．enjoy

13.

A．previous

B．future

C．particular

D．entire

14.

A．health

B．courage

C．strategy

D．image

15.

A．prevent

B．save

C．protect

D．tell

3 . Mount Everest (珠穆朗玛峰), located in Asia, is the highest mountain in the world. Many climbers have tried to climb to the top of Mount Everest’s about 29,028-foot peak and about 900 people have _________ the climb to Mount Everest’s summit. One of the most successful climbers is Erik Weihenmayer because of his _________.

Erik Weihenmayer was _________ an eye disorder. As a child his eyesight became _________ and then he lost his sight eventually. However, he did not lose his _________ to lead a full and active life. Erik began climbing when he was 16. Having climbed the tallest mountains on five continents, Erik became the first blind person to reach the peak of Mount Everest.

_________ the age of 32, Erik began his climb as part of a team. His team wore bells that he could follow during his climb, and fellow climbers could quickly warn him of such things as a big drop on the right or a big stone to the left. Erik _________ his own method for climbing mountains. He also carries two long climbing poles to feel his way _________ him. Erik is a good team member. He does his _________ of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.

During his climb, Erik faced many dangers. He __________ through 100 m.p.h winds and sliding masses of snow, ice and rock. Because the air became thinner the higher Erik climbed, he wore an oxygen __________ that helped him breathe as he climbed higher. It took Erik about two-and a-half months to reach the top of the mountain.

Although he couldn’t __________ the view, Erik felt the __________ of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change __________ people think about the blind. “When people think about a blind person, now they will think about a person standing on top of the __________.”

1.

A．attempted

B．survived

C．observed

D．created

2.

A．blindness

B．skin

C．emotion

D．anxiety

3.

A．born with

B．fed up with

C．aware of

D．interested in

4.

A．more

B．less

C．better

D．worse

5.

A．solution

B．determination

C．harmony

D．pressure

6.

A．On

B．In

C．At

D．With

7.

A．discovered

B．donated

C．invented

D．booked

8.

A．ahead of

B．away from

C．in the middle of

D．behind

9.

A．work

B．share

C．experiment

D．project

10.

A．appeared

B．walked

C．struggled

D．crawled

11.

A．scarf

B．mask

C．gloves

D．cap

12.

A．celebrate

B．advance

C．inspire

D．admire

13.

A．disappointment

B．happiness

C．excitement

D．anger

14.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．where

15.

A．shoulder

B．world

C．bridge

D．people

4 . “When one door closes,” the saying goes, “another door opens.” For one _______ dog, it appears that saying is also suitable for doggy doors.

A dog named Sheldon took part in a program to _______ a service dog. Unluckily, he couldn’t quite make the _______. Whenever he would _______ something interesting, Sheldon’s concentration flew out of the window and all he wanted to do was _______ the source.

But the very thing that made him a failure as a service dog meant he was likely _______ for another dog job. Sheldon was sent to the State Farm Arson Dog Program, where his sensitive (灵敏的) nose soon put him _______ the class for detecting the accelerants (探测肋燃剂) used to light illegal fires.

_______ John Tadlock of the Saginaw fire department, after his _______ Sheldon went on to become the department’s best accelerant detection dog.

In his first ________, Sheldon and his partner Tadlock were called to a car shop to look into some cars that had been ________ under suspicious (可疑的) circumstances. After three days, no one had been able to figure out how the fire got started — but the cause wasn’t ________ to Sheldon. “I put him to ________. It took him about 30 seconds to give me an alert (警报),” Tadlock said. Sheldon found the evidence with no ________.

For a dog with a super sense of smell, we guess whether you’re tailing bad guys or hunting for a job, it’s always best to follow your ________.

1.

A．old

B．special

C．lucky

D．sick

2.

A．help

B．visit

C．teach

D．become

3.

A．difference

B．mistake

C．grade

D．change

4.

A．find

B．taste

C．smell

D．hear

5.

A．hunt down

B．return to

C．learn about

D．depend on

6.

A．sorry

B．perfect

C．famous

D．responsible

7.

A．in the front of

B．at the bottom of

C．in the middle of

D．at the top of

8.

A．Playing with

B．Paired with

C．Agreeing with

D．Faced with

9.

A．graduation

B．recovery

C．birth

D．death

10.

A．course

B．race

C．case

D．program

11.

A．sold

B．built

C．stolen

D．burnt

12.

A．confusing

B．interesting

C．clear

D．important

13.

A．sleep

B．work

C．flight

D．risk

14.

A．fear

B．choice

C．difficulty

D．experience

15.

A．nose

B．head

C．plan

D．dream

5 . When I was fifteen, I wrote an essay about how excited all my friends were to be getting driver’s licenses. I was full of _______. I knew I’d always be walking everywhere I went or else relying on others to _______ me.

I have a condition called dry-eye syndrome (综合症). _______ I do have some sight, I never know when I _______ in the morning exactly how much vision I will have that day. The _______ for this is that my eyes do not produce enough tears.

There are many things I cannot do. I can’t drive or read a book. But there are far more things I can _______ do. In high school, I played basketball. My teammates gave me oral (口头的) _______ and I learned to judge where the ball was by their voices. I learned to focus extremely well and _______ the sportsmanship award.

Do I wish I could _______ like other people? Of course. But being blind hasn’t ________ me in any of the important ways. If I’ve had to depend on my friends, ________ I’ve learned who my friends really are. I don’t know why God chose to give me only a little ________. Maybe he did it so that I would ________ what I do have. Maybe he did it so that I would have to ________ my other talents to compensate (弥补). It ________.

There are many different ways to look at life. This is how I see it.

1.

A．energy

B．envy

C．hope

D．life

2.

A．teach

B．inform

C．raise

D．drive

3.

A．While

B．Since

C．Before

D．If

4.

A．throw up

B．give up

C．wake up

D．turn up

5.

A．evidence

B．reason

C．price

D．need

6.

A．silently

B．differently

C．comfortably

D．gently

7.

A．promises

B．tests

C．arguments

D．signals

8.

A．lost

B．presented

C．earned

D．refused

9.

A．sing

B．talk

C．see

D．think

10.

A．limited

B．helped

C．stimulated

D．amazed

11.

A．in all

B．at least

C．on purpose

D．by far

12.

A．time

B．sight

C．confidence

D．support

13.

A．ignore

B．destroy

C．appreciate

D．determine

14.

A．develop

B．waste

C．admire

D．doubt

15.

A．changed

B．failed

C．hurt

D．worked

6 . A winner of the highest honor in the field of translation, Xu Yuanchong was best known for his translations of ancient Chinese poems into English and French. Xu _________ himself to translation for more than 60 years. For him, translated literature is “a beautiful _________ for the whole world.”

His academic _________ began during his college years in Kunming. In the late 1940s, he spent a few years in France studying French literature. Then he _________ China after graduation and devoted himself to translation ever since. Xu was the first Chinese to _________ Chinese poetry into English and French in rhyme. He was _________ the “Lifetime achievements in translation” in 2010. He was also the first Asian translator to _________ the Aurora Borealis Prize (北极光奖) — one of the highest _________ among international translators — and gained _________ recognition.

Throughout his academic research, Xu __________ the beauty of language and was __________ in creating literary ties between Chinese, English and French speakers. His works have served __________ a cultural bridge linking the East to the West, which __________ English and French-speaking people to better understand the beauty of Chinese literature and the Chinese __________ within. Chinese readers, __________, can appreciate foreign works in the same way they would read novels and poems written in their mother tongue.

1.

A．occupied

B．addicted

C．exposed

D．committed

2.

A．art

B．dream

C．guideline

D．tradition

3.

A．search

B．career

C．performance

D．procedure

4.

A．transferred to

B．adapted to

C．returned to

D．traveled to

5.

A．turn

B．introduce

C．separate

D．force

6.

A．recommended

B．denied

C．called

D．awarded

7.

A．accept

B．acquire

C．access

D．abandon

8.

A．rewards

B．qualifications

C．honors

D．standards

9.

A．worldwide

B．national

C．everlasting

D．lifelong

10.

A．shared

B．pictured

C．enhanced

D．pursued

11.

A．composed

B．absorbed

C．glued

D．stuck

12.

A．in

B．with

C．as

D．for

13.

A．enables

B．persuades

C．urges

D．makes

14.

A．courage

B．poetry

C．discipline

D．wisdom

15.

A．however

B．meanwhile

C．anyway

D．though

7 . Dalton Shaffer ran a pizza shop in Battle Creek, Michigan. One day he got an unusual call from someone in Indianapolis, over 225 miles away.

Julie and Richard Morgan had once _______ in Battle Creek, and loved their local Steve’s Pizza. “We were young and money was _______ but every pay day, Richard would visit Steve’s Pizza. We moved 25 years ago and _______ many more pizzas, but we never found one we _______ as much as Steve’s,” said Julie.

As a birthday celebration, they had _______ a trip back to Battle Creek, but the _______ was canceled. Rich was _______ rushed to the ICU and diagnosed (诊断) with cancer. He only had a few months to live and wouldn’t be able to have his favourite pizza again.

Julie’s father called Steve’s Pizza, talking about Rich’s _______ wishes. The restaurant’s manager, 18-year-old Dalton Shaffer, answered the _______. Despite the restaurant’s firm take-out-only ________, Shaffer immediately prepared two big pizzas and got in his car. At 2:30 am the following day, Shaffer ________ at the hospital with two pizzas. The journey took him three and a half hours.

Shaffer was greeted with open ________ and an offer to stay at a hotel for the night. He ________ because he had to work seven hours later.

Talking about his good deed (行为), Shaffer said, “I made the midnight ________ just to cheer them up at a really ________ time.”

1.

A．performed

B．lived

C．trained

D．travelled

2.

A．safe

B．missing

C．tight

D．enough

3.

A．tried

B．sent

C．cooked

D．served

4.

A．hated

B．needed

C．offered

D．loved

5.

A．took

B．planned

C．recalled

D．joined

6.

A．journey

B．party

C．contest

D．flight

7.

A．naturally

B．unwillingly

C．unexpectedly

D．occasionally

8.

A．best

B．excessive

C．secret

D．last

9.

A．door

B．phone

C．question

D．letter

10.

A．belief

B．reason

C．rule

D．goal

11.

A．come up

B．turned up

C．put up

D．set up

12.

A．arms

B．eyes

C．ears

D．shoulders

13.

A．agreed

B．forgot

C．stayed

D．refused

14.

A．call

B．program

C．delivery

D．conversation

15.

A．precious

B．difficult

C．pleasant

D．wrong

8 . On December 26, 2004, a 10-minute-long earthquake with a 9.3 magnitude took place in the Indian Ocean. This earthquake, which is the third _______ ever recorded in history, caused powerful tsunamis (海啸) that reached many countries’ _______. About 230,000 people were _______ by the disaster. Hundreds of thousands of others were injured _______ disappeared. One of them is a little _______ named Wati.

The tsunami _______ her hometown of Aceh when she was only 3 years old. Like so many others, the huge waves separated her from her family, and she was _______ to an unknown town. After days of _______, her family eventually gave up and thought she had _______.

However, Wati had been ________ by a stranger who found her on the street after the tsunami. The stranger had tried to find her family, but Wati could not ________ the names of her parents and only knew that she had a grandfather named Ibraham.

________ later, a taxi driver who heard Wati’s story happened to know an old man with that name in a nearby town and decided to take her to him. Although the old man did not ________ her at first, he took Wati to see his ________.

“When I saw my mother, I knew it was her,” said the 15-year-old Wati. “I just knew.”

The parents recognized their daughter ________ because of the birthmark on the body.

1.

A．weakest

B．strongest

C．quickest

D．deepest

2.

A．castles

B．parks

C．goals

D．shores

3.

A．frightened

B．saved

C．killed

D．helped

4.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

5.

A．boy

B．pet

C．girl

D．town

6.

A．hit

B．cut

C．pushed

D．missed

7.

A．sold

B．washed(冲走)

C．invited

D．asked

8.

A．wait

B．walk

C．fight

D．search

9.

A．died

B．won

C．run away

D．checked in

10.

A．hidden

B．rescued

C．bought

D．refused

11.

A．write

B．show

C．remember

D．see

12.

A．Days

B．Weeks

C．Months

D．Years

13.

A．know

B．recognize

C．want

D．understand

14.

A．daughter

B．mother

C．son

D．father

15.

A．anxiously

B．calmly

C．officially

D．immediately

9 . Some started to run. A woman sobbed beside me, her husband dragging her along by the arm. Families begged for a _______ in vehicles(车辆) with no space, and cried when they were _______ .

Finally _______ it to the slightly higher ground of the evacuation(撤离、疏散) zone, it took me a few minutes to find Lauren among the crowds. Holding me and crying, she told me of her own walk twenty minutes _______ . Somehow, she had _______ to get back inside the airport before it was locked down, throwing our bags onto a trolley(手推车) and pushing it all the way to where we stood.

She was extremely tired, physically and emotionally, _______ finally calmed down enough to ask a simple question: “what happens now?”

I had no idea. Rumors(谣言) were flying around the crowd; _______ being spread far and wide. A six-meter tsunami was _______ our way. We were safe? No, we weren’t. People would be trapped in their hotels for days.

In short, nobody had a clue. The authorities(官方) were doing their best, _______ water-and later, food —to everyone, but they couldn’t provide the one thing people were most ________ for: information.

Finally, an announcement was made that the ________ had passed, and if there were no further quakes, we would be free to go in two hours. The airport would not reopen that ________ and buses would turn up at some point to take us to Phuket Town.

Suddenly, another announcement was made. Four hours after it closed, the airport was going to reopen in half an hour and our flights would ________ at some point after that. Some of the airport staff got into minivans(小型货车) and headed away.

Happy to be alive, we almost ________ back through security and into the terminal(航站楼). We found a slightly comfortable piece of floor, and prepared to wait it out.

Afterword: After I started queuing at 4 am, we were ________ enough to get on the first flight to Chiang Mai the next morning.

1.

A．seat

B．drive

C．ride

D．move

2.

A．settled down

B．turned down

C．picked up

D．taken off

3.

A．making

B．taking

C．doing

D．getting

4.

A．later

B．earlier

C．sooner

D．before

5.

A．succeeded

B．tried

C．managed

D．planned

6.

A．and

B．so

C．because

D．but

7.

A．misinformation

B．information

C．news

D．misunderstanding

8.

A．leaving

B．moving

C．gone

D．headed

9.

A．selling

B．buying

C．providing

D．giving

10.

A．hungry

B．ready

C．satisfied

D．nervous

11.

A．best

B．worst

C．luckiest

D．most

12.

A．morning

B．day

C．afternoon

D．night

13.

A．land

B．fly

C．depart

D．reach

14.

A．danced

B．walked

C．ran

D．jumped

15.

A．unlucky

B．happy

C．hopeful

D．fortunate

10 . The silence of the Reference Library was broken only by the sound of pages being turned over. There were about twenty people in the room, most of them with their__________bent over their books. The assistant librarian sat at a desk in one corner.   She had a look at Phillip as he came in, then went on with her work.

Phillip had not been to this part of the library before. He_________around the room almost on tiptoe, _______of disturbing(打扰)the readers with his heavy shoes. The shelves were filled with thick books: dictionaries in many languages, biography and some others. He found nothing to interest him, _______he came to a small area on photography, which was one of his hobbies. The books in this area were on a high shelf out of his__________, so he had to fetch a small ladder(梯子) in order to get one down. Unluckily, as he was _______down the ladder, the book he had chosen slipped from his hand and fell to the floor with a__________crash. Twenty pairs of eyes looked_________ at him together. Phillip felt himself go red as he ________up his book, which did not seem to have been damaged by its________.

He had just sat down when he found the young lady assistant standing alongside him. “You _____be more careful when you are holding these books,” she said seriously. Satisfied that she had done her duty, she turned to go back to her desk. Then a sudden________struck her. “By the way, how old are you?” she asked Phillip. “Thirteen,” he told her. “You’re not________in here under the age of fourteen, you know,” the assistant said. “Didn’t you see the notice on the door?” Phillip shook his head. He _________the assistant to ask him to leave. Instead, in a more _____tone(语气) , she said: “Well, never mind. But make sure that you don’t disturb the other readers again, or I shall have to ask you to leave. ”

1.

A．legs

B．hands

C．arms

D．heads

2.

A．jumped

B．ran

C．walked

D．danced

3.

A．afraid

B．confident

C．careful

D．certain

4.

A．when

B．until

C．because

D．although

5.

A．reach

B．control

C．pocket

D．balance

6.

A．looking

B．falling

C．bending

D．climbing

7.

A．little

B．strange

C．low

D．loud

8.

A．up

B．down

C．away

D．around

9.

A．held

B．picked

C．made

D．put

10.

A．fault

B．arrival

C．fall

D．limit

11.

A．may

B．must

C．can

D．would

12.

A．thought

B．picture

C．change

D．shock

13.

A．asked

B．provided

C．allowed

D．encouraged

14.

A．determined

B．expected

C．planned

D．refused

15.

A．relaxing

B．sharp

C．bored

D．kindly