2 . I was driving home. A car, driving at high speed and trying to overtake, crashed into a pickup truck. And five other cars also______in front of me. I narrowly______and pulled over. Immediately, I ran to a car which was upside down. I got someone to help and we got a（n）______woman and a large, unconscious man, both upside down, out of the______. I then went to the five other cars to______if anyone else was hurt badly______, no one else was in serious condition. It all took just a few minutes.

At the same time, the traffic had stopped. I looked over and______a group of 12 people, out of their cars, standing in a circle about 15 feet away from a young man, who was______still on the pavement. I asked them what had happened. They said the kind young man had got out of his car to cross the road and______when a car drove along the inside lane（车道）, very fast, to get around the______traffic. Unfortunately, the man was______by it. Many people said he was______; several had checked. But a feeling inside me said, “Can they be certain he is dead？”

He was badly injured, but I checked again and again, and felt a very______heart beat. I______pushed his head upwards. He then coughed, and started taking rapid, shallow breaths. By then, the ambulances had______. When they______, I left the scene and walked back to my car.

Due to the excellent doctors and______of nurses, the young man did______. He was released from the hospital after many months and his______was covered by all the news stations. I smiled to myself and felt very______to be at the right place at the right time, knowing a young man had his whole life in front of me.

1.

A．exploded

B．crashed

C．sped

D．disappeared

2.

A．escaped

B．lost

C．returned

D．failed

3.

A．rich

B．sick

C．injured

D．single

4.

A．circle

B．way

C．area

D．car

5.

A．check

B．report

C．explore

D．tell

6.

A．Surprisingly

B．Obviously

C．Fortunately

D．Honestly

7.

A．met

B．chose

C．led

D．saw

8.

A．sitting

B．lying

C．standing

D．holding

9.

A．greet

B．help

C．serve

D．look

10.

A．light

B．local

C．oncoming

D．heavy

11.

A．stopped

B．attacked

C．hit

D．pushed

12.

A．dead

B．abnormal

C．ill

D．painful

13.

A．steady

B．weak

C．rapid

D．wild

14.

A．quickly

B．patiently

C．hopefully

D．cautiously

15.

A．arrived

B．stayed

C．followed

D．waited

16.

A．got across

B．faded away

C．took over

D．gave away

17.

A．praise

B．care

C．trust

D．encouragement

18.

A．grow

B．remember

C．survive

D．change

19.

A．kindness

B．politeness

C．calmness

D．friendliness

20.

A．confident

B．comfortable

C．different

D．happy

3 . I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living room, my 12­year­old son looked up at me and said, “I _______ you.” I did not_______ what to say, and I just stood there, looking _______ at him. My first _______was that he_______ need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was all that _______？”

“Nothing，” he said. “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and _______what they say.”

The next day I called his teacher to_______ more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted(反应). “Most of the fathers had the_______ response as you did，” the teacher said. “When I first________that we try this, I asked the children ________ they thought their parents ________ say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”

Then the teacher________， “I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of ________. I'm trying to tell them it's too bad that we don't express(表达) our feelings. A boy ________tell his father or mother he loves him or her.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is ________for some of us to say something that is good for us.

That evening when my son________to me, I took him in my arms and held on for a(n) ________ moment, saying, “Hey, I love you, ________ . ” I didn't know if saying that made ________   of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.

1.

A．hate

B．love

C．like

D．enjoy

2.

A．realize

B．recognize

C．know

D．find

3.

A．away

B．for

C．down

D．on

4.

A．thought

B．meaning

C．news

D．reason

5.

A．must

B．should

C．could

D．would

6.

A．for

B．with

C．around

D．about

7.

A．test

B．know

C．understand

D．see

8.

A．talk to

B．chat with

C．find out

D．do with

9.

A．same

B．different

C．usual

D．unusual

10.

A．allowed

B．agreed

C．planned

D．suggested

11.

A．how

B．whether

C．when

D．what

12.

A．would

B．will

C．could

D．can

13.

A．explained

B．prepared

C．informed

D．developed

14.

A．study

B．work

C．health

D．body

15.

A．might

B．can

C．should

D．need

16.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．crazy

D．silly

17.

A．turned

B．shouted

C．went

D．came

18.

A．extra

B．ordinary

C．interesting

D．important

19.

A．either

B．too

C．also

D．again

20.

A．all

B．either

C．none

D．neither

4 . John entered a college and often worked late until 12 at night.He fell into the _______ of smoking a year ago.He smoked so much that he_______had a cigarette on his lips.He_______ while he read，while he watched television and _______ while he drank a cup of coffee or tea.He smoked nearly forty cigarettes a day, but he was _______about it.

John's friend，Frank，_______many times to _______ him not to smoke.“Smoking is bad for your _______!” he said, “You’d better give it up.”But his advice didn’t _______.

Before long，John ________ that he often got a bad cough，________ he went to see a doctor.The doctor________ him carefully and asked whether he often smoked.John told him the ________.Then the doctor told him that his cough was ________ by smoking and he wouldn’t get any better unless he stopped smoking.

“If not,” said the doctor, “you will never ________ from your cough and some other illnesses may also be caused.” John became ________ and made up his mind to give up smoking.At the beginning，it was very ________ for him.Every ________ when he wanted to smoke，he got something to eat.At last，he was not ________ smoking at all.And he no longer had ________ .

1.

A．hole

B．love

C．habit

D．interest

2.

A．still

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

3.

A．smoked

B．stopped

C．ate

D．played

4.

A．even

B．just

C．ever

D．only

5.

A．doubtful

B．angry

C．curious

D．happy

6.

A．1eft

B．tried

C．explained

D．forgot

7.

A．call

B．order

C．force

D．advise

8.

A．friendship

B．health

C．study

D．sleep

9.

A．work

B．return

C．continue

D．answer

10.

A．recognized

B．found

C．understood

D．showed

11.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．though

12.

A．saw

B．examined

C．watched

D．judged

13.

A．disease

B．reason

C．accident

D．truth

14.

A．followed

B．caused

C．kept

D．resulted

15.

A．differ

B．hear

C．suffer

D．recover

16.

A．disappointed

B．worried

C．sad

D．sorry

17.

A．boring

B．tiring

C．difficult

D．late

18.

A．day

B．way

C．time

D．second

19.

A．surprised at

B．interested in

C．certain about

D．afraid of

20.

A．coughs

B．pains

C．troubles

D．cigarettes

5 . A lawyer and a woman were sitting next to each other during a long flight. The lawyer asked her if she would like to play a fun game. The woman was _______ and just wanted to take a nap(小睡), so she politely refused. _______ , the lawyer continued to explain how the game _______ , “Now I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you _______ me...”

Again, she politely refused and tried to get some _______ . The lawyer thought he would easily win the game, so he made another _______, “If you don’t know the answer you _______   pay me ＄5, but if I don’t know the answer, I will pay you $50.”

This _______ the woman’s attention. Figuring that there would be no _______ unless she played, she finally ________ to play the game. The lawyer asked the first question, “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?”

The woman didn’t say a word, reached into her purse, pulled out a five-dollar bill and ________ it to the lawyer. Now it was the woman’s ________. She asked the lawyer, “What ________ a hill with three legs and comes down with four?”

The lawyer looked at her with a(n) ________ look. He took out his laptop computer and began   ________. Disappointed, he sent e-mails to everyone he knew, with no ________. After one hour, he ________ at last. He woke the woman and handed her $50. The woman took the $50 and turned away to get back to sleep.

The lawyer ________ the woman again and asked, “So what is the ________ ?”

Again without a(n) ________, the woman reached into her purse for a bill. She handed the lawyer $5, and went back to sleep.

1.

A．kind

B．tired

C．busy

D．shy

2.

A．Anyhow

B．Instead

C．Besides

D．However

3.

A．developed

B．appeared

C．worked

D．changed

4.

A．pay

B．beg

C．call

D．help

5.

A．support

B．information

C．water

D．sleep

6.

A．excuse

B．offer

C．mistake

D．noise

7.

A．only

B．also

C．even

D．still

8.

A．needed

B．gave

C．caught

D．avoided

9.

A．hope

B．end

C．interest

D．future

10.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．forgot

D．stopped

11.

A．sent

B．spread

C．handed

D．showed

12.

A．point

B．turn

C．choice

D．part

13.

A．goes up

B．takes away

C．covers

D．replaces

14.

A．sad

B．frightened

C．excited

D．puzzled

15.

A．writing

B．reporting

C．searching

D．discovering

16.

A．reward

B．success

C．connection

D．task

17.

A．continued on

B．moved around

C．gave up

D．went out

18.

A．praised

B．punished

C．blamed

D．woke

19.

A．answer

B．secret

C．difference

D．time

20.

A．word

B．order

C．promise

D．plan

6 . When I was in high school, the last person I wanted to be with was the foreign teacher. On one hand, I was unable to _______ what she said, so I did not know what responses I should give. On the other hand, I had no faith in the _______ of my English. To avoid making mistakes, I wrote down every word I intended to say and _______ all the words whose pronunciation I had not been sure of before _______ my hand to answer her question. In most of he cases, hardly had I made proper preparations when she brought another subject. _______ to express myself clearly led to a_______ sense of inferiority (低等).

_______, communication with a foreigner who came to visit my father in the last Spring Festival built my _______. Because of the comfortable and delightful atmosphere, I found it unnecessary to speak English totally _______ on grammar rules. I paid little attention to the grammar and even used gestures, pictures and objects to make myself easily ________. During the conversation, he frequently nodded to show his understanding of what I said, ________ encouraged me to express myself more ________. This experience made me ________ that the attraction of language is not only in some ________ literary works but also in the understanding between two common people with ________ mother tongues.

It is possible for native speakers to make some ________ in communication, let alone people who learn English as a foreign language. Besides a good ________ of vocabulary and grammar, there are more other actors for effective (有效的) communication ________ facial expressions and gestures. With this belief, I became more willing to ________ with foreigners and more communication further ________ my English. In this cycle, I gained the most precious fortune (财富) — confidence.

1.

A．catch

B．focus

C．recognize

D．record

2.

A．fluency

B．correctness

C．meaning

D．structure

3.

A．looked out

B．turned up

C．looked up

D．turned out

4.

A．throwing

B．cleaning

C．washing

D．raising

5.

A．Ability

B．Failure

C．Entrance

D．Objection

6.

A．total

B．strange

C．common

D．proper

7.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Moreover

8.

A．self-doubt

B．interest

C．self-confidence

D．pride

9.

A．decided

B．depended

C．worked

D．based

10.

A．understood

B．heard

C．known

D．puzzled

11.

A．in charge

B．in turn

C．in return

D．in need

12.

A．loudly

B．frequently

C．freely

D．slowly

13.

A．admit

B．express

C．realize

D．believe

14.

A．serious

B．modern

C．fresh

D．famous

15.

A．lovely

B．strange

C．different

D．popular

16.

A．comments

B．mistakes

C．experiments

D．studies

17.

A．command

B．variety

C．number

D．thought

18.

A．such as

B．as to

C．but for

D．far from

19.

A．agree

B．travel

C．argue

D．communicate

20.

A．increased

B．enriched

C．widened

D．improved

7 . I remember when I was young，people often asked me，“What are you going to be when you grow up？”. Well，it ______ being a cowboy or some superhero.Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer.As I grew older, my dreams for the future ______.When, at last, I was in college, I set my ____ on becoming a teacher like my father.______ I studied and prepared for that.I reached the______ in the end and I was teaching ______ full­time for much of   my adult life.

However, for many people, there is a “thief” that goes around stealing our ______.Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative(亲戚), or a friend, but the ______ thief is usually ourselves.

We find _____ just about reaching the top, and a“small”   ______ inside says, “You’ll   never make ______.”   “You can’t possibly do this.” On and on the “small” voice predicts(预示) our ______.Failure, ______ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable ______.When we learn these lessons well, we are ready ______ success.

I always tell my children that they are ______ to do anything that their heart desires.Remember the saying, “Nothing is ______ to a willing heart.” There are ______ “overnight” success, but with determination, they will come.Imagine ______ a life you dream of.Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you.Then work, work, work.You’ll get the picture.

So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone ______ it from   you—especially yourself.

1.

A．insisted on

B．kept on

C．felt like

D．started out

2.

A．changed

B．planned

C．failed

D．left

3.

A．eye

B．Brain

C．Heart

D．experience

4.

A．But

B．Or

C．So

D．As

5.

A．agreement

B．aim

C．decision

D．position

6.

A．hardly

B．Nearly

C．Slightly

D．extremely

7.

A．money

B．plan

C．friends

D．dreams

8.

A．greatest

B．poorest

C．Tallest

D．oldest

9.

A．themselves

B．ourselves

C．yourselves

D．itself

10.

A．sound

B．Noise

C．Voice

D．speech

11.

A．it

B．Her

C．him

D．me

12.

A．pity

B．danger

C．failure

D．accident

13.

A．where

B．Who

C．When

D．which

14.

A．stages

B．lessons

C．suggestions

D．choices

15.

A．to

B．For

C．At

D．with

16.

A．able

B．ready

C．likely

D．necessary

17.

A．interesting

B．Important

C．Necessary

D．impossible

18.

A．many

B．Some

C．different

D．no

19.

A．spending

B．Planning

C．Living

D．changing

20.

A．buy

B．fool

C．steal

D．borrow

8 . My name is Peter，and I use a wheelchair to get around. This year I ______ to be in the School Walkathon.

At the Walkathon last year，I helped hand out drinks to the walkers.The teachers and parents said they couldn’t have ______ without me.

“Are you going to give out drinks ______ this year?” my friend Michael asked.

“I ______ so，” I said.“But I ______ wish I could do laps(跑道的圈) with you.”

Michael told Mrs Hunt that I wanted to ______ the Walkathon. Mrs Hunt looked at me.“It’s not a good course for a wheelchair，” she said.“The hilly part would be too ______.”

“But I could push Peter over the hard bits.” said Michael.

“I’ll ______ it.” said Mrs Hunt.

That afternoon，Mrs Hunt called a class meeting. Michael told everyone about his ______.

“We could all take turns.That way no one would get too ______,”said Olivia. Then everyone said they would take a turn.

When the Walkathon began，I turned my wheels round and round as ______ as I could.When we came to the hilly bit，Michael ______ to push me up it. Olivia was waiting halfway up.“My ______ now,” she said.With all the help my ______ were giving me，I ______ the first lap and did a second lap—and another. I was tired in the ______.

“It’s time to announce the winner of the mystery prize. It goes to ...Peter！” Mrs Hunt said.

I looked at all the things I had ______，and felt extremely ______. But then I remembered that the whole ______ had helped me.

“I want everyone to ______ the prize，” I said.“Let’s keep all the things in our classroom.Then we can all have some fun！”

And that’s what we did.

1.

A．need

B．agree

C．want

D．offer

2.

A．remembered it

B．waited it

C．helped it

D．made it

3.

A．soon

B．again

C．once

D．first

4.

A．think

B．hope

C．do

D．say

5.

A．never

B．really

C．partly

D．still

6.

A．lead

B．organize

C．give up

D．join in

7.

A．difficult

B．serious

C．important

D．different

8.

A．take control of

B．have pity on

C．think about

D．look after

9.

A．fear

B．idea

C．success

D．story

10.

A．sad

B．dirty

C．slow

D．tired

11.

A．fast

B．long

C．far

D．often

12.

A．forgot

B．avoided

C．started

D．hated

13.

A．break

B．decision

C．turn

D．plan

14.

A．teachers

B．friends

C．parents

D．neighbors

15.

A．finished

B．caught

C．prevented

D．wasted

16.

A．day

B．way

C．past

D．end

17.

A．owned

B．expected

C．won

D．discovered

18.

A．nervous

B．happy

C．bored

D．young

19.

A．class

B．family

C．school

D．world

20.

A．share

B．receive

C．value

D．show

9 . Two boys were on the way home in the forest.They came upon a frozen river that blocked (阻塞) their way.They looked up and down the riverside，but saw no______of a bridge to help them cross over safely.Both boys______placed a foot on the surface of the ice and felt how slippery (滑) it was.Then one gave up but the first boy still______walking across.

“What are you doing? ” the other boy asked. “You'll______ ! ”“Bang” he fell down.“See? I told you so.” The first boy got up and carefully took a few more______ . He fell down again.“What are you doing? ” the other boy______ . The first boy got up again，______very quietly.The process repeated itself，until______ , the first boy, bruised (擦伤) and cold from the______ice, crossed the river successfully.

“I've______it! ” he proudly shouted and then waved to his friend. “Now it's your ______. ”“I can't; I'll fall over.” “Probably, I did.” “But I'll______myself. It's much safer here.” “Yes, but this is the______that we wanted to get to.” “I know, but I can't.” The first boy______his head.“Can't or won't, ” he said to himself______he walked off in the direction of home.

Sooner or later, we all come across frozen______like this one.And we have a decision to make.Do we take the risk and cross over, ______that we could slip，fall and suffer pain along the way？______do we stay where we are, feeling safe, knowing that we will______get to where we want in life? In my______ , we should take chances to cross the river and get success bravely.

1.

A．plan

B．sign

C．way

D．goal

2.

A．quickly

B．happily

C．impatiently

D．carefully

3.

A．tried

B．agreed

C．suggested

D．practiced

4.

A．break down

B．go back

C．fall over

D．give out

5.

A．roads

B．chances

C．methods

D．steps

6.

A．found

B．repeated

C．ordered

D．ran

7.

A．climbing

B．rolling

C．walking

D．dancing

8.

A．finally

B．suddenly

C．partly

D．nearly

9.

A．strange

B．big

C．new

D．hard

10.

A．put

B．wished

C．made

D．taken

11.

A．method

B．turn

C．problem

D．luck

12.

A．hurt

B．tell

C．care

D．protect

13.

A．house

B．bridge

C．end

D．side

14.

A．nodded

B．moved

C．shook

D．raised

15.

A．if

B．as

C．since

D．though

16.

A．rivers

B．mountains

C．persons

D．seasons

17.

A．doubting

B．hoping

C．knowing

D．fearing

18.

A．But

B．And

C．So

D．Or

19.

A．always

B．never

C．often

D．sometimes

20.

A．opinion

B．situation

C．life

D．dream

10 . One night Robert was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a ______ he heard footsteps behind him and he thought ______ was coming near. He began to walk ______. The footsteps became faster, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also _____` down. Now he was ______ that he was being followed. He tried to hide. ______ the steps followed him. He didn’t know ______ to save himself, so he jumped over a fence and found   `_____ in a cemetery (墓地), throwing himself down on one of the tombs.

The man ______ followed. Robert could hear the man jump over ______. Thoughts of thieves or murderers filled his ______. Robert stood up and ______ the man who was _____` him. “What do you want?” he asked. “______ are you following me?”

“I say,” asked the stranger. “Do you ______ go home like this, ______ are you taking some special exercise ______? I want to go to the Mr. Brown’s and don’t know ______.” The station master told me to follow you as you ______ next door. ______ me for asking, but is there much to go before we get there?”

1.

A．street

B．park

C．corner

D．away

2.

A．no one

B．everyone

C．anyone

D．someone

3.

A．faster

B．more slowly

C．fast

D．slowly

4.

A．put

B．became

C．slowed

D．turned

5.

A．sorry

B．glad

C．afraid

D．sure

6.

A．Sometimes

B．Still

C．Often

D．Seldom

7.

A．when

B．Where

C．how

D．why

8.

A．him

B．the thief

C．the man

D．himself

9.

A．ahead

B．behind

C．nearby

D．beside

10.

A．a bridge

B．a wall

C．the yard

D．the fence

11.

A．head

B．mind

C．heart

D．brain

12.

A．hit

B．beat

C．faced

D．told

13.

A．stealing

B．following

C．robbing

D．meeting

14.

A．What

B．Why

C．How

D．When

15.

A．never

B．always

C．hardly

D．seldom

16.

A．and

B．so

C．or

D．but

17.

A．tonight

B．at night

C．at the night

D．every night

18.

A．him

B．the way

C．the house

D．the partner

19.

A．work

B．play

C．study

D．live

20.

A．Answer

B．Show

C．Tell

D．Excuse