1 . I found a wonderful picture of Maolan karst cones online and presented it to the innkeeper. “You can’t go there,” the innkeeper ________me with a smile. “The viewing platform has been closed due to________that too many visitors could cause geological damage.”

Though disappointed, we________an alternative: a seven-hour hike through the“funnel forest”. Initially, we were ________to run the risk. However, I had________the tourism motto in the nature reserve: “If you don’t do it now, you won’t do it in your lifetime.” Three of our group ________decided to venture into the forest. The innkeeper responded with a knowing ________:“Great. Bear Grylls went there.”

The next morning, we set off with a local________. Rain came and went three times, and before I actually________to climb over the first mountain, I had already got wet to the skin. I was a walking________of mud and water.

Our guide, in his 50s, behaved like a botanist, introducing the locally specific plants to us, but I was hardly in the________. Every step sank into the muddy, sucking ground. Every log or rock in front of us was a physical________. “One can never reach those places without strong willpower,” I murmured, reciting that millennium-old________, over and over again.

Sinkholes and entrances to underground rivers kept popping up along our________. Thinking of them leading to an unknown world, I began to________the road that I can control even more.

Wandering in a green chaos without any obvious landmarks is also breathtaking.

1.

A．motivated

B．told

C．followed

D．favored

2.

A．surroundings

B．matters

C．concerns

D．conclusions

3.

A．worked out

B．took in

C．poured out

D．broke down

4.

A．unwilling

B．ambitious

C．bound

D．modest

5.

A．anticipated

B．promoted

C．interpreted

D．noticed

6.

A．shortly

B．lately

C．eventually

D．severely

7.

A．taste

B．trick

C．smile

D．temper

8.

A．botanist

B．keeper

C．farmer

D．guide

9.

A．managed

B．exposed

C．subscribed

D．yielded

10.

A．adaptation

B．mixture

C．antique

D．presentation

11.

A．zone

B．mood

C．angle

D．peak

12.

A．association

B．adaptation

C．participation

D．challenge

13.

A．prediction

B．line

C．trace

D．comfort

14.

A．route

B．landmark

C．platform

D．intervention

15.

A．guarantee

B．occupy

C．reveal

D．appreciate

2 . I used to be the shyest person in the world. I hid behind my older sister, whenever I had to speak to a (n) _________ person-including the McDonald’s cashier, or even a distant relative.

_________ asked to speak in class, I could hardly _________, much less speak. Even among the few friends I had, my high, timid (羞怯的) voice earned me jokes-about being a girl.

Then in the seventh grade, my sister suggested I _________ voice lessons. After a little bit of _________, I did-as long as it stayed a secret. I began a series of vocal (发声的) exercising. After exercising a lot, I finally gained _________ in my voice.

A few months later, I was asked to sing for some retired people. I thought I would do better than before _________ the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and -nothing. I couldn’t remember the words of the song! My face turned hot. The _________ pianist whispered a prompt (提示), and I remembered just enough to keep singing.

Then the thought _________ me: I’ve embarrassed (尴尬) myself enough in front of this __________. There’s really nothing else to lose. So in my second song, I just __________ and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better.

After that, I started singing to myself as __________ as I could in my own room. That’s something I would never have done before.

On a recent school trip, I was asked to sing again. It was __________ how much people liked my singing. One classmate __________ said that I should be in the school’s talent show.

I am not a shy person any more. __________ has made me more outgoing. Today, I’m almost a loudmouth. I can meet people without being afraid. I can also stand in front of the whole class and give a big speech. I am proud of myself.

1.

A．common

B．unfamiliar

C．strict

D．unusual

2.

A．When

B．Though

C．As

D．Unless

3.

A．sit

B．express

C．smile

D．breathe

4.

A．take

B．accept

C．pick

D．receive

5.

A．decision

B．opportunity

C．consideration

D．guidance

6.

A．freedom

B．confidence

C．determination

D．imagination

7.

A．in favor of

B．instead of

C．because of

D．in place of

8.

A．upset

B．calm

C．kind

D．straight

9.

A．ruined

B．recognized

C．persuaded

D．struck

10.

A．class

B．crowd

C．family

D．team

11.

A．relaxed

B．worried

C．changed

D．escaped

12.

A．loudly

B．clearly

C．fluently

D．frequently

13.

A．shocking

B．frightening

C．amazing

D．surprising

14.

A．ever

B．just

C．still

D．even

15.

A．Communicating

B．Singing

C．Performing

D．Exercising

3 . A little boy named Harry became very ill. He had to lie in bed all day, unable to move. He spent his days feeling _________ and blue.

There wasn’t much he could do except look out of the _________. Time passed, and his illness frustrated him. Until one day he saw a strange _________ in the window. It was a penguin eating a sausage sandwich. The penguin got in _________ the open window, and said “good afternoon” to Harry, turned around, and _________ quickly.   

Of course, Harry was very _________. He was still trying to work out what had happened. Outside his window he saw a monkey busy blowing up a balloon. At first Harry asked himself _________ that could possibly be, but after a while, as more and more crazy-looking _________ appeared outside the window, he couldn’t help_________ and found it hard to stop.

An elephant jumped on a stone, or a dog wore a pair of glasses and acted in a __________way. The little boy didn’t tell anyone about this. Those strange characters ended up putting joy back in his heart, and in his body. Before long, his health had __________ so much that he was able to go back to school again.

There he told his classmates all that he had __________. While he was talking to his best friend, he saw __________ coming out of his friend’s school bag. Harry asked his friend what it was, and he was so insistent (坚持) that __________ his friend had to show him what was in the bag.

There, inside, were all the things that his best friend had been using to try to __________ the little boy!

And from that day on, Harry always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.

1.

A．happy

B．sad

C．excited

D．cool

2.

A．roof

B．hole

C．window

D．wall

3.

A．photo

B．painting

C．sign

D．shape

4.

A．above

B．below

C．over

D．through

5.

A．left

B．slept

C．flew

D．drove

6.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．bored

D．tired

7.

A．what

B．which

C．when

D．where

8.

A．people

B．students

C．children

D．characters

9.

A．crying

B．laughing

C．running

D．coughing

10.

A．funny

B．rude

C．dull

D．strict

11.

A．grown

B．improved

C．increased

D．developed

12.

A．acted

B．heard

C．experienced

D．dreamed

13.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

14.

A．quickly

B．suddenly

C．immediately

D．finally

15.

A．cheer up

B．give up

C．make up

D．put up

5 . I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I________ myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many ________ as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package ________. The queue moved very slowly. My patience ran out and I got________. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my________quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.

“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move ________ to make room for me to get to the ________.

I stepped out, complaining about the ________ conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot.

A woman was coming across the lot in my ________. She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy. I ________ that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. I ________ myself and it wasn't pretty. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a ________ day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a________. So I did what I could in a minute________ she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat ________. Then her face softened and her shoulders________. I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other. I continued to smile all the way to my ________. Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do.

From then on, I became aware of people's ________ and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that ________ every day to let it ________ me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.

1.

A．found

B．helped

C．troubled

D．enjoyed

2.

A．possessions

B．packages

C．chances

D．dollars

3.

A．lifted

B．cashed

C．weighed

D．repaired

4.

A．pleased

B．disappointed

C．delighted

D．annoyed

5.

A．business

B．choice

C．situation

D．attitude

6.

A．away

B．about

C．along

D．aside

7.

A．counter

B．cashier

C．exit

D．entrance

8.

A．weather

B．service

C．work

D．purchase

9.

A．satisfaction

B．decision

C．direction

D．imagination

10.

A．announced

B．discovered

C．proved

D．noticed

11.

A．trusted

B．recognized

C．hid

D．persuaded

12.

A．rough

B．bright

C．big

D．nice

13.

A．gentleman

B．stranger

C．customer

D．passenger

14.

A．until

B．though

C．before

D．since

15.

A．disappointed

B．frightened

C．excited

D．confused

16.

A．trembled

B．raised

C．relaxed

D．tightened

17.

A．car

B．office

C．home

D．doctor

18.

A．appearances

B．reactions

C．conversations

D．expressions

19.

A．treatment

B．awareness

C．conclusion

D．achievement

20.

A．remind

B．show

C．give

D．tell

6 . Ajay Munot, a rich businessman in India, has built and donated 90 houses to the poor, instead of spending the money on a wedding for his daughter.

Munot had been ___to spend $115,000 on his daughter Shreya’s wedding, but after __ with Shreya, he decided there was a better way to ___all that money, which was to help those ___.

They both agreed that providing the poor with their own houses was the ___idea. Munot began ___90 houses in a land belonging to him. On the big day, the bride and groom were the ones who handed the keys to the newly built ___to the carefully selected persons.

In order to qualify for a new home, people needed to ___some standards—they had to be poor, and didn’t suffer from alcohol, drug or gambling addiction. The few ___selected didn’t just get a roof over their heads, but also ___to electricity and clean drinking water, things that they could only ___before.

As for Shreya, she said that her father’s ___is the greatest wedding gift he could have given her. “I am very happy with the ___we made and consider it the biggest gift for my wedding.”

The 90 houses measure 12 by 20 square feet, feature two windows and two doors, and have all been ___red and white. They’re ___by Western standards, but for their ___owners, they are more than they had ever hoped for.

Ajay Munot told reporters that all ___businessmen should do something similar for their children’s weddings, ___wasting the money.

“This is a new chapter in history and I hope that the same ___will be followed by other rich communities,” he said, “We have some ___towards our society.”

1.

A．planning

B．inspiring

C．managing

D．pretending

2.

A．arguing

B．talking

C．sharing

D．walking

3.

A．save

B．cost

C．earn

D．spend

4.

A．with tears

B．in need

C．in particular

D．on time

5.

A．worst

B．least

C．best

D．most

6.

A．constructing

B．destroying

C．buying

D．decorating

7.

A．gardens

B．yards

C．houses

D．rooms

8.

A．achieve

B．make

C．challenge

D．meet

9.

A．faithful

B．lucky

C．kind

D．poor

10.

A．approach

B．entrance

C．access

D．solution

11.

A．dream of

B．put up with

C．worry about

D．show off

12.

A．loyalty

B．honesty

C．belief

D．kindness

13.

A．regret

B．decision

C．comment

D．progress

14.

A．painted

B．washed

C．built

D．discovered

15.

A．basic

B．high

C．good

D．enough

16.

A．old

B．exhausted

C．new

D．negative

17.

A．healthy

B．wealthy

C．nice

D．careful

18.

A．regardless of

B．but for

C．out of

D．instead of

19.

A．situation

B．theory

C．guidance

D．concept

20.

A．rights

B．attitudes

C．responsibilities

D．affairs

7 . Go for the Gold

Diana Golden was 12 years old when she found she had bone cancer. Doctors recommended ______ her right leg above the knee.

____ Diana heard the news, she asked the first question that came into her mind, “Will I still be able to ______?”

“When the doctors said yes,” she later said, “I thought it wouldn’t be too ______.”

That was Diana’s ______ to life. Losing a leg would cause most children to lose ______, but Diana refused to think about the ______ side. “Losing a leg?” she’d say. “It’s nothing. A body part.”

Most of all, Diana didn’t want to let cancer stop her from doing what she loved—skiing. She had been on ski since five. After the operation, Diana worked hard to get back to the ______. “I always skied, and I intended to keep on skiing. There was never any question in my mind about that,” she ______. Seven months after losing her leg, Diana met her ______. She was back out on the slopes (斜坡).

Skiing wasn’t quite the same with just one leg, but Diana made the best of it. She ______   to go faster on one leg than most people could go on two. When she was just 17, she became a member of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team.

After high school, Diana went on to Dartmouth College. There she saw how top two-legged skiers trained. ______ not to be left behind, Diana began training with the Dartmouth team. When they ran up and down the steps of the football stadium, she went up and down the steps too—by ______. “I had to ______,” she later explained. “I was an athlete. I had one leg, which meant I had to do it ______.”

Her constant efforts finally paid off. In 1987, Diana placed 10th in a race ______ some of the best nondisabled skiers in the country. And in 1988, the magazine Ski Racing selected her “Skier of the Year”, breaking the ______ of electing able-bodied World Cup athletes.

As a result of her ______ and determination, Diana has changed the way the world looks at______ athletes. People have begun to see them as strong and competent. “Everyone has some kind of ‘disability’,” Diana says, “It’s what we do with our abilities that ______.”

1.

A．pulling

B．losing

C．removing

D．breaking

2.

A．Until

B．When

C．Once

D．Since

3.

A．run

B．walk

C．train

D．ski

4.

A．bad

B．strange

C．difficult

D．dangerous

5.

A．answer

B．attitude

C．attention

D．challenge

6.

A．memory

B．interest

C．confidence

D．patience

7.

A．serious

B．practical

C．positive

D．negative

8.

A．mountain

B．field

C．track

D．court

9.

A．responded

B．complained

C．declared

D．introduced

10.

A．goal

B．requirement

C．approval

D．standard

11.

A．offered

B．agreed

C．expected

D．learned

12.

A．Determined

B．Ashamed

C．Anxious

D．Cautious

13.

A．climbing

B．running

C．jumping

D．walking

14.

A．adapt

B．perform

C．survive

D．transform

15.

A．properly

B．immediately

C．differently

D．deliberately

16.

A．between

B．against

C．to

D．for

17.

A．reality

B．system

C．promise

D．tradition

18.

A．wisdom

B．experience

C．behavior

D．courage

19.

A．top

B．disabled

C．young

D．international

20.

A．pushes

B．matters

C．helps

D．contributes

8 . One afternoon, I was walking with Evan on the second floor. I talked on and on and Evan walked_________in front of me. As we turned a corner, Evan_________me and said the ten words. “Why are you talking to me? I’m not your friend.” Those were the exact words he said to me that day. I stood there_________. He kept walking and never looked back. I__________to my next class with tears coming up in my eyes.

We__________spoke to each other after that. I_________into a shell, like a turtle, to hide from the world. For the rest of my time in middle school, I didn’t__________myself to get close to anyone. I push away most of my friends_________being hurt again. I avoided unnecessary________.

It wasn’t until high school that I was able to__________my head out of my shell and begin_________people again. But even today, I am still__________in choosing who I open up to. It takes me a very long time to warm up to_________.

I was twelve then. I was too trusting and I took what Evan said_________. Maybe he was having a bad day__________maybe I was talking too much. In my view, what he said to me that day__________the course of my life. but if weren’t for that_________, I wouldn’t have met my best friends in high school.

I understand that, in middle school, we were all young. I’ve been able to_________all the people who bullied me, but for some__________I can’t seem to forgive Evan. Those words that day hurt me more than anything. I believe that one day I’ll be________enough to forgive Evan too. But right now I’m still that twelve-year-old running down the hall with tears filled with his eyes.

1.

A．silently

B．carefully

C．suddenly

D．happily

2.

A．argued with

B．shouted at

C．turned to

D．reminded of

3.

A．astonished

B．disappointed

C．frightened

D．amused

4.

A．came back

B．gave in

C．made faces

D．ran off

5.

A．frequently

B．willingly

C．attentively

D．rarely

6.

A．looked

B．turned

C．escaped

D．lived

7.

A．wish

B．allow

C．expect

D．force

8.

A．for fear of

B．because of

C．in need of

D．instead of

9.

A．outings

B．conversations

C．lessons

D．friends

10.

A．remain

B．stick

C．keep

D．hide

11.

A．suspecting

B．refusing

C．admiring

D．trusting

12.

A．cautious

B．alone

C．careless

D．simple-minded

13.

A．anything

B．everyone

C．nothing

D．someone

14.

A．seriously

B．wrongly

C．personally

D．easily

15.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

16.

A．changed

B．helped

C．developed

D．achieved

17.

A．accident

B．argument

C．incident

D．fight

18.

A．forget

B．remember

C．apologize

D．forgive

19.

A．trouble

B．reason

C．idea

D．view

20.

A．warm-hearted

B．clever

C．mature

D．determined

9 . One day I was doing a big clean-up when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside. I took one look and immediately ____ an unforgettable time.
In 1991, I spent five months in Niger, with sandstorms and great heat. Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint. Street beggars would continually reach out their hands, shouting “Gift! Gift!”
One day, I ____ for neighboring Burking to work in a health clinic.
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to ____ In darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without any ____ , one of them grabbed my pack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight, ____ up by the night.
The bag had my passport, money, traveler’s cheques, a camera, an airline ticket and other things ____ to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I ____ guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets, I met with an old woman. “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was ____ of the country: its poverty(贫困), its thieves, the heat, and the dust. I told her angrily, “A thief stole all my money and now I can’t ____ out of your country. I cannot give you anything.”
The woman beggar listened attentively and ____ my words. Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift,” she announced. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it in ____ It was a very small amount of money, but for this woman, the coin ____ a meal. At that moment, I felt a shame. In spite of her ____ , she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina, and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ of the poor. With the old woman’s gift, I hope never to part with the coin she gave me. With one small coin, she ____ my concept completely.1.

A．cared about

B．came across

C．looked for

D．focused upon

2.

A．presented

B．gave

C．recalled

D．reminded

3.

A．traffic

B．dust

C．noise

D．climate

4.

A．headed

B．struggled

C．stood

D．came

5.

A．move

B．unload

C．hide

D．pass

6.

A．warning

B．planning

C．thinking

D．arranging

7.

A．hung

B．put

C．swallowed

D．cleared

8.

A．obvious

B．expensive

C．familiar

D．precious

9.

A．elegantly

B．cautiously

C．dependently

D．frequently

10.

A．locals

B．thieves

C．beggars

D．men

11.

A．proud

B．conscious

C．sick

D．aware

12.

A．get

B．run

C．come

D．rush

13.

A．attended to

B．looked up

C．thought about

D．wrote down

14.

A．for

B．into

C．out

D．at

15.

A．order

B．vain

C．serve

D．shock

16.

A．meant

B．made

C．deserved

D．suggested

17.

A．dirtiness

B．poverty

C．kindness

D．safety

18.

A．updated

B．unfolded

C．broken

D．unexpected

19.

A．moment

B．action

C．dignity（尊严）

D．life

20.

A．changed

B．damaged

C．found

D．accepted

10 . My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He could not read, but if he heard a tune several times, he could play it. Occasionally, he ______ play for the local radio station.
Dad loved playing the mandolin for his family. He knew we enjoyed his playing. If he could give ______ to others, he would, especially for his family. He was always ______ his time and efforts to making sure his family had enough in their life.
Later, I matured into a man and had my own children. Whenever coming home, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin, for nobody played the mandolin like him. He could ______ your soul with tunes coming out of that old mandolin. He seemed to ______ when playing, taking pride in his ability to play so well.
Unfortunately, in 1977. Dad was ______ in an accident, leaving his third finger of his left hand wounded seriously. ______ he didn’t lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, it did affect his ______ to play the mandolin. After the accident, he was ______ to play and felt unable to play as well as before. Every time we asked him to play, he would make excuses. ______, we could persuade him and he would say “Okay. But I can’t hold down on the strings and play as well as before.” For the family it made no ______. When he played the old mandolin, it would carry us back to a cheerful, happier time.
In August 1993, Dad was ______ with serious disease. He chose not to receive any chemotherapy（化疗）treatments ______ he could live out his rest life in dignity(尊严). A week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for his family. First he made the usual ______ again but later said “Okay.”, ______ it was likely to be the last chance for us to hear him playing. He tuned up the old mandolin and played. ______, I found everyone in the family ______. We saw before us a quiet humble man with an inner ______ that lives with him in his life.
Dad would never play the mandolin for us again, but we still ______ the most valuable gift we gained from him, ______ he had done all his life, giving.1.

A．might

B．should

C．would

D．must

2.

A．pleasure

B．advice

C．help

D．favor

3.

A．applying

B．paying

C．attaching

D．devoting

4.

A．touch

B．discover

C．deliver

D．possess

5.

A．escape

B．shine

C．exist

D．calm

6.

A．included

B．absorbed

C．buried

D．involved

7.

A．Although

B．If

C．Whether

D．Because

8.

A．courage

B．faith

C．ability

D．energy

9.

A．desperate

B．unwilling

C．worthwhile

D．sensitive

10.

A．Eventually

B．Suddenly

C．Gradually

D．Consequently

11.

A．sense

B．difference

C．contact

D．progress

12.

A．combined

B．burdened

C．carried

D．diagnosed

13.

A．so that

B．in case

C．even if

D．as though

14.

A．plan

B．apology

C．reason

D．excuse

15.

A．promising

B．noticing

C．requesting

D．knowing

16.

A．Looking around

B．Turning up

C．Looking into

D．Speeding up

17.

A．happy

B．tearful

C．anxious

D．delighted

18.

A．preference

B．advantage

C．strength

D．courage

19.

A．treasure

B．adopt

C．consider

D．approve

20.

A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something