1 . Cell Phone Madness

When I opened the box at my 12th birthday party, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I had really gotten a cell phone!

As soon as I got to my ______ the next morning I ______ off my phone and asked everyone for their ______.

It felt like I didn’t even ______ in that class anymore. I wouldn’t pay much attention to the teachers because I was too busy on my   ______. Luckily I didn’t get ______ using it.

I was pretty ______ that the teacher did ______ that I stopped paying attention to her, ______ a week later we took a test and I failed. To make matters ______, my mom had to ______ the test.

It was hard to show my mom the ______. She was used to seeing A’s and B’s on my tests. Well, eventually, I showed her and she couldn’t ______ it. She was angry but most of all, she was disappointed.

Weeks passed and my parents started to ______ the fact that I had a phone. They would say, “ We have noticed that you never pay attention to us. It’s like you have your own little ______ now and we don’t communicate as much with your phone.”

I acted like they were wrong, but then I started to wonder if it was true that I was spending too much ______ on the phone.

A week later I tried ______ a whole day without a cell phone and it didn’t go that badly. I had so much ______ because I was actually spending time with my family and paying attention to them. From that day, I had a different point of view towards cell phones.

     Phones really take you away from the rest of the world. I’m not saying that phones are ______ and not to use them, but you do have to spare some time to spend with your family and not get ______ with your phone all day. My phone took away time from my homework and from my family. It also affected my grades.

I will keep using my phone, but I will have it under better control.

1.

A．office

B．school

C．store

D．home

2.

A．took

B．put

C．turned

D．showed

3.

A．number

B．name

C．help

D．address

4.

A．come

B．hand

C．give

D．exist

5.

A．job

B．test

C．phone

D．desk

6.

A．caught

B．allowed

C．troubled

D．appreciated

7.

A．proud

B．doubtful

C．sure

D．angry

8.

A．mention

B．notice

C．prevent

D．punish

9.

A．until

B．before

C．though

D．because

10.

A．clearer

B．easier

C．worse

D．better

11.

A．read

B．sign

C．do

D．make

12.

A．box

B．book

C．homework

D．paper

13.

A．believe

B．receive

C．see

D．achieve

14.

A．notice

B．dislike

C．accept

D．enjoy

15.

A．secret

B．idea

C．world

D．dream

16.

A．time

B．force

C．money

D．control

17.

A．sleeping

B．working

C．going

D．thinking

18.

A．trouble

B．worry

C．fun

D．improvement

19.

A．good

B．bad

C．necessary

D．useful

20.

A．interested

B．pleased

C．annoyed

D．stuck

2 . We moved there on my third birthday. My first ________ is our neighbor Arlene handing me strawberries from her garden through a hole in the chain-link fence. She and her husband, Bill, lived next door.

One day, my parents asked Bill and Arlene whether they’d watch me ________ they were out on a date. This ________ well for everyone, so it became a somewhat monthly occurrence. Arlene and Bill didn’t have kids. They had a ________ room in their house, which became “my” room. I had a cabinet and boxes of toys and books in that room, Arlene and I would do crafts together. Bill taught me how to ________ the lawn tractor and eventually a car (stick and automatic).

When I was about five, I had an idea. My parents were watching TV when I spit it out: “What if I adopt Bill and Arlene as my ________?” My parents said I could go over and ask them. I ________ on Bill and Arlene’s door, sat down in their living room, and said, “Will you guys be my grandparents?” They started crying and ________ accepted. Soon after, they printed out an adoption ________, and it hung on their living room wall from then on.

I remember being surprised that they took my ________ so seriously —not because I wasn’t serious but because I was just a kid. They could have ________ it off. Thinking of that moment still brings tears to my eyes. There is something truly magnificent about a child offering up her love and ________ being so excited to accept it. Every child in this world ________ enthusiastically responded love.

Arlene passed away in 2013, two days before our adoption anniversary. Bill gave her eulogy (悼词). At the end, he said, “Arlene ________ her husband, Bill. And the greatest joy of her life, her granddaughter, Katie.”

After the funeral, Bill gave me the ring he’d gifted to Arlene on their 25th wedding anniversary. It’s a simple gold band that I wear on my ring finger as a ________ of the kind of love I wish to put into this world.

1.

A．thought

B．impression

C．memory

D．communication

2.

A．while

B．though

C．unless

D．because

3.

A．improved

B．worked

C．performed

D．operated

4.

A．private

B．spare

C．public

D．smooth

5.

A．drive

B．build

C．store

D．selected

6.

A．relations

B．friends

C．children

D．grandparents

7.

A．observed

B．called

C．knocked

D．stroke

8.

A．enthusiastically

B．reluctantly

C．voluntarily

D．unwillingly

9.

A．innovation

B．equation

C．certificate

D．manuscript

10.

A．charge

B．offer

C．sentence

D．favor

11.

A．kicked

B．laughed

C．kept

D．wiped

12.

A．people

B．parents

C．adults

D．friends

13.

A．refuses

B．hopes

C．receives

D．deserves

14.

A．leaves behind

B．counts on

C．gives away

D．tells off

15.

A．reminder

B．suggestion

C．proof

D．present

4 . Steve was a seventh grader, a big boy, looking more like a teenager than a 12-year-old. Yet, he went unnoticed — he had been________ every examination since first grade — until Miss Wilma.

In the middle of the first semester of school, the entire seventh grade was________ for basic skills.

“You all did pretty well,” Miss Wilma told the class after going over the________ except for one boy. And it________ my heart to tell you this, but…” she________ , “the smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class.” Steve________ his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.

After that, Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even if Miss Wilma________ punished him, he remained________ .     

“Steve, please! I care about you!”________ , Steve got it! “Someone CARES ABOUT ME?!”

One Monday a couple of weeks later, Miss Wilma gave a________ on the weekend homework. Steve________ through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of________ , Miss Wilma took his paper and began to look it over.

Miss Wilma’s face was in________ shock! She glanced up at Steve, then________ , then up. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!

From that moment, nothing was the same for Steve. He discovered that not only could he remember and understand________ , but he could translate what he learned into his life. He became________ . After high school, Steve enlisted in the Navy, and he had a(n)________military career. During his naval years, he inspired many young people who might not have________ themselves without him. A________ took place within the heart of a boy all because of one teacher, who________ .

1.

A．missing

B．failing

C．passing

D．skipping

2.

A．tested

B．classified

C．separated

D．dismissed

3.

A．questions

B．effects

C．lessons

D．results

4.

A．fills

B．presses

C．breaks

D．destroys

5.

A．shouted

B．hesitated

C．interrupted

D．laughed

6.

A．dropped

B．raised

C．covered

D．closed

7.

A．strangely

B．steadily

C．severely

D．secretly

8.

A．helpless

B．stubborn

C．flexible

D．crazy

9.

A．Commonly

B．Unwillingly

C．Particularly

D．Suddenly

10.

A．quiz

B．chance

C．speech

D．presentation

11.

A．slept

B．looked

C．lived

D．hurried

12.

A．disappointment

B．surprise

C．satisfaction

D．inspiration

13.

A．better

B．total

C．precious

D．ridiculous

14.

A．down

B．away

C．out

D．back

15.

A．homework

B．grades

C．knowledge

D．subjects

16.

A．outstanding

B．lazy

C．rough

D．troublesome

17.

A．tiring

B．ordinary

C．hardworking

D．successful

18.

A．relied on

B．looked after

C．believed in

D．turned to

19.

A．competition

B．choice

C．change

D．campaign

20.

A．waited

B．listened

C．wished

D．cared

5 . The Glover kids in Newburgh, New York, want to make a little extra money themselves before the school opens. So, earlier this week, they set up a lemonade stand on the side of the road. _______ was good during the rush hour, at which point some police officers stopped and _______ Whitney Glover, the mother of the young businessmen, that some _______ person had called to complain(投诉)about kids’selling lemonade.

Now, in most stories, that’s when the police _______the stand, telling kids to take a food handling course,and get a _______ from the related department...Then the children go home completely _______ for their business is broken. But not in this _______. The police officers said the kids weren’t doing anything wrong _______causing traffic jams, and that their motivation(积极性)should be _________.The kids also promised to make ________ to their schedule to avoid traffic problems. After ________ for a photo with the kids, they left.

Whitney posted the picture on social media with explanatory words. The __________ story has gained a great deal of local ________ and the lemonade business is now booming.

Dozens of customers have ________ for lemonade. “Every single time you buy a glass, children look amazed by the __________ from time and efforts to coins in their hands,”Whitney said.

1.

A．Progress

B．Business

C．Budget

D．Service

2.

A．demanded

B．proposed

C．warned

D．informed

3.

A．angry

B．generous

C．anxious

D．responsible

4.

A．take over

B．leave out

C．shut down

D．tear apart

5.

A．course

B．licence

C．fund

D．record

6.

A．surprised

B．tired

C．upset

D．confused

7.

A．context

B．case

C．reason

D．issue

8.

A．other than

B．instead of

C．as for

D．due to

9.

A．investigated

B．prevented

C．praised

D．punished

10.

A．contributions

B．differences

C．objections

D．adjustments

11.

A．posing

B．exchanging

C．preparing

D．searching

12.

A．refreshing

B．effective

C．amusing

D．creative

13.

A．apology

B．development

C．support

D．debate

14.

A．stood out

B．stood by

C．stopped out

D．stopped by

15.

A．change

B．donation

C．supply

D．application

7 . A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful_________, and knowing her husband could _________it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the_________ , her husband told her how_________he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He_________her a beautiful gift package(纸盒). She opened it and_________ a Bible. _________, she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so_________that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very_________in business. She owned two large companies. She__________her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to__________ him. But before she could, she__________a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions(财产)to her. She needed to come back and__________ things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness__________her heart. She saw the still new__________, just as she had left it years before, With__________, she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring__________from the Bible to the floor and a __________could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.

__________your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the__________.

1.

A．watch

B．coat

C．ring

D．box

2.

A．like

B．afford

C．design

D．guess

3.

A．holiday

B．performance

C．meeting

D．birthday

4.

A．proud

B．kind

C．sorry

D．brave

5.

A．lent

B．asked

C．gave

D．moved

6.

A．carried

B．found

C．missed

D．held

7.

A．Politely

B．Angrily

C．Patiently

D．Lightly

8.

A．calm

B．careless

C．grateful

D．upset

9.

A．failing

B．lonely

C．successful

D．poor

10.

A．realized

B．hoped

C．wondered

D．explained

11.

A．visit

B．understand

C．catch

D．help

12.

A．passed

B．received

C．sent

D．wrote

13.

A．take care of

B．pay for

C．look for

D．give away

14.

A．covered

B．broke

C．left

D．filled

15.

A．car

B．letter

C．Bible

D．table

16.

A．smiles

B．laughter

C．tears

D．interests

17.

A．dropped

B．hid

C．disappeared

D．made

18.

A．book

B．pen

C．flower

D．card

19.

A．Although

B．But

C．So

D．If

20.

A．hand

B．heart

C．face

D．eye

8 . The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March——nearly six months out of the year.

“Of course, we _________ it when the sun is shining,” says Karin Ro, who works for the town’s tourism office. “We see the sky is _________, but down in the valley it’s darker—it’s like on a cloudy day.”

But that _________ when a system of high-tech _________ was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks (山峰) into the valley below. Wednesday, residents (居民) of Rjukan _________ their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to _________. The mirrors are controlled by a computer that _________ them to turn along with the sun throughout the day and to close during windy weather. They reflect a concentrated beam (束) of light onto the town’s central _________, creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square meters. When the light _________, Rjukan residents gathered together.

“People have been __________ there and standing there and taking __________ of each other,” Ro says. “The town square was totally __________. I think almost all the people in the town were there.” The 3,500 residents cannot all __________ the sunshine at the same time. However, the new light feels like more than enough for the town’s __________ residents.

“It’s not very big,” she says, “but it is enough when we are __________.”

1.

A．fear

B．believe

C．hear

D．notice

2.

A．empty

B．blue

C．high

D．wide

3.

A．helped

B．changed

C．happened

D．mattered

4.

A．computers

B．telescopes

C．mirrors

D．cameras

5.

A．remembered

B．forecast

C．received

D．imagined

6.

A．repair

B．risk

C．rest

D．use

7.

A．forbids

B．directs

C．predicts

D．follows

8.

A．library

B．hall

C．square

D．street

9.

A．appeared

B．returned

C．faded

D．stopped

10.

A．driving

B．hiding

C．camping

D．sitting

11.

A．pictures

B．notes

C．care

D．hold

12.

A．new

B．full

C．flat

D．silent

13.

A．block

B．avoid

C．enjoy

D．store

14.

A．nature-loving

B．energy-saving

C．weather-beaten

D．sun-starved

15.

A．trying

B．waiting

C．watching

D．sharing

10 . My name is Miranda Gibson. I have been at the top of a tree for five months now. Some people might wonder________on earth I would choose to do that.

I have walked through this forest many times. On December 12, 2011, ________rolled into the forest and the destruction (摧毁) began. I couldn’t________the thought that these forests would be________ forever. So, on December 14, 2011, I packed up my life, ________of my job plans, and climbed 60 meters to the top of this tree. I have been here ever since.

Life in the tree top can be________at times. I have times when I feel frustrated (沮丧的) and wish I could________, to anywhere, just have a ________of scenery for a minute! There are times too, when I feel terribly________.I miss my friends and family.________these times, I find myself loving the________.

Living on the tree has been inspiring. I am willing to________ here for as long as it takes,________I honestly hope it won’t be too________before I can put my feet on the ground below and stand in a forest that will never be________.

1.

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．where

2.

A．water

B．animals

C．machinery

D．tourists

3.

A．bear

B．help

C．keep

D．spare

4.

A．sold

B．stolen

C．protected

D．lost

5.

A．grew out

B．fell short

C．ran out

D．let go

6.

A．refreshing

B．risky

C．challenging

D．rewarding

7.

A．get up

B．get away

C．give in

D．give up

8.

A．change

B．look

C．search

D．touch

9.

A．confused

B．nervous

C．sorry

D．lonely

10.

A．Beyond

B．Without

C．Despite

D．Unlike

11.

A．height

B．experience

C．background

D．position

12.

A．return

B．stop

C．stay

D．hide

13.

A．but

B．though

C．because

D．so

14.

A．soon

B．long

C．near

D．bad

15.

A．moved

B．logged

C．burned

D．missed