1 . At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein Carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those_______. His father stopped him and said to him calmly. “Einstein, you were spending too much time _______, so you failed in the exams. I’m _______ about your future with your mother.”

“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also _______in the exams, but they went fishing as usual.”

“My boy, you can’t think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly. “There is a _______ in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”

“There were two cats playing on the roof. _______, they fell into the chimney (烟囱). When they climbed out of the chimney, one cat’s face was dirty _______ the other’s was clean. Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its _______. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it still walked happily in the street.”

“Einstein, _______can be your mirror (镜子). Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a ________ person may become stupid.” Hearing this, Einstein’s face turned red. He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room.

After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be________with himself, and kept telling himself, “I am special, so I needn’t be as common as others.” This was why Einstein ________ in his career.

1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different________about life. You can learn from other people, but you can ________ follow others completely.

You must see yourself clearly, and know what you want to get. Your future doesn’t ________ how others act, but on how you are going to act.

1.

A．adults

B．kids

C．teachers

D．artists

2.

A．playing

B．working

C．reading

D．studying

3.

A．excited

B．curious

C．worried

D．crazy

4.

A．checked

B．passed

C．dreamed

D．failed

5.

A．song

B．story

C．speech

D．saying

6.

A．Luckily

B．Hopefully

C．Suddenly

D．Naturally

7.

A．while

B．or

C．so

D．for

8.

A．mouth

B．tail

C．nose

D．face

9.

A．somebody

B．nobody

C．anybody

D．everybody

10.

A．poor

B．rich

C．lazy

D．clever

11.

A．tired

B．angry

C．strict

D．satisfied

12.

A．regretted

B．graduated

C．succeeded

D．survived

13.

A．ideas

B．reasons

C．mistakes

D．secrets

14.

A．sometimes

B．often

C．always

D．never

15.

A．try on

B．depend on

C．live on

D．insist on

3 . College sets the stage for students to explore new sides of life. I myself went through this searching process and found something that has changed my _________ at college for the better：I discovered ASL—American Sign Language(美式手语).

The _________ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club _________ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very _________ of communicating without speaking attracted me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the _________ . This newness just left me _________ more.

After that, feeling the need to _________ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL Club’s meetings. I only learned how to _________ the alphabet(字母表)that day. Yet instead of being disappointed by my _________ progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to ____________ those meetings and learn all I could.

The following term, I ____________   an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was not   ____________ . I soon realised that the silence was not unpleasant. ____________,if there had been any talking, it would have ____________ us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the ____________ way of communication it opens.

1.

A．progress

B．experience

C．major

D．opinion

2.

A．meeting

B．trip

C．story

D．task

3.

A．recorded

B．performed

C．recited

D．discussed

4.

A．idea

B．amount

C．dream

D．reason

5.

A．end

B．past

C．course

D．distance

6.

A．showing

B．acting

C．saying

D．wanting

7.

A．exercise

B．explore

C．express

D．explain

8.

A．print

B．write

C．sign

D．count

9.

A．slow

B．rapid

C．normal

D．obvious

10.

A．chair

B．arrange

C．attend

D．organise

11.

A．missed

B．passed

C．created

D．had

12.

A．allowed

B．stressed

C．ignored

D．repeated

13.

A．Lastly

B．Thus

C．Instead

D．However

14.

A．required

B．caused

C．ordered

D．expected

15.

A．easy

B．popular

C．quick

D．new

4 . When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt.

Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner_________I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly _________ .

Not really knowing how_________ the bus ride should be, I _________ when I saw the landmarks (路标)_________on my classmate’s hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the _________ , I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was_________ on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no _________ when the next bus would come,_________when a bus did come, I __________got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the __________ bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he __________to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but__________ did not help much.

He finally __________ me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was __________ that he could not help me more. After I walked for a few minutes, a bus stopped beside me. It was the __________ bus driver. He explained that he didn’t want to leave me there __________ He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party __________ I was over an hour late.

I am forever thankful for the __________that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a __________on my heart.

1.

A．meal

B．party

C．meeting.

D．time

2.

A．accepted

B．refused

C．got

D．received

3.

A．far

B．difficult

C．long

D．bad

4.

A．drove on

B．walked away

C．hurried up

D．got off

5.

A．pointed

B．written

C．shown

D．appeared

6.

A．street signs

B．tall buildings

C．traffic lights

D．bus stops

7.

A．queuing

B．sitting

C．standing

D．waiting

8.

A．meaning

B．idea

C．problem

D．way

9.

A．so

B．yet

C．but

D．still

10.

A．suddenly

B．luckily

C．finally

D．quickly

11.

A．right

B．wrong

C．best

D．fastest

12.

A．supplied

B．refused

C．offered

D．wanted

13.

A．it

B．he

C．she

D．this

14.

A．kept

B．dropped

C．drove

D．turned

15.

A．eager

B．worried

C．sorry

D．disappointed

16.

A．same

B．next

C．young

D．silly

17.

A．helpless

B．lonely

C．shamefully

D．alone

18.

A．after

B．although

C．until

D．when

19.

A．respect

B．concern

C．help

D．love

20.

A．mark

B．sign

C．symbol

D．line

6 . One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final ________ .

He discovered the youth was ________ and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes ________.”

The president requested the youth to ________ his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever ________ your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to ________.”

“Go and clean your mother’s hands when you go back today, and then ________ me tomorrow morning,” the president said at last.

The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell ________ he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had ________ that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother________. That night, Mother and Son talked for a very long time, longer than any talk before.

The next________, the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked, “Please tell me how you ________ about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how ________ it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the ________ of family relationship.”

The president said, “You are ________. This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”

1.

A．election

B．test

C．interview

D．competition

2.

A．strong

B．excellent

C．humorous

D．cute

3.

A．maker

B．cleaner

C．mender

D．seller

4.

A．wash

B．hide

C．show

D．dry

5.

A．found

B．let

C．helped

D．watched

6.

A．study

B．ignore

C．work

D．rest

7.

A．move

B．see

C．recognize

D．answer

8.

A．after

B．until

C．because

D．as

9.

A．believed

B．sensed

C．noticed

D．expected

10.

A．quietly

B．sadly

C．excitedly

D．angrily

11.

A．morning

B．noon

C．afternoon

D．evening

12.

A．worried

B．felt

C．brought

D．spoke

13.

A．important

B．difficult

C．different

D．impossible

14.

A．value

B．secret

C．type

D．change

15.

A．educated

B．respected

C．trusted

D．hired

8 . Ida Nelson was showering in her sister’s bathroom when she heard the noise of a small airplane _______ the nearby airport. It was 11:30 at night in the Alaskan village of Igiugig, population 70 and, as she later told the reporters, “Any time a plane flies over that _______, you know something is wrong.”

Nelson and her sister ran to the window,and saw the _______: the airport’s runway lights were out.

Nelson _______ some clothes, jumped into her ATV, and floored it to the airport,where she found an airport attendant trying to turn on the lights manually.

“_______, if you push the button 10 or 15 times, the lights will just light up,” Nelson said.Not this time. Meanwhile, she and the attendant _______ of the plane’s urgent mission:It was there to transport a seriously ill local _______ to the nearest hospital, 280 miles away in Anchorage.

Nelson had a(n) _______. Driving her ATV to the end of the run way, she _______ her headlights on the way for the plane to follow. Great idea, but it wasn’t ________. More light was needed, so a neighbor ________ nearly every home in the village — 32 of them.

Within twenty minutes, twenty ________ arrived at the airport, many of the drives still in nightclothes. Following directions from the pilot,the cars ________ up on one side of the runway.

The plane made its final approach and, guided by the headlights, landed safely.The young patient was ________ onto the aircraft, and the plane immediately took of again. Soon she was released from the hospital, completely recovered.

In a world filed with uncertainty,the little community’s positive activism was a(n)________deal, just as people like Nelson did.1.

A．leaving

B．reaching

C．attacking

D．circling

2.

A．late

B．low

C．fast

D．loudly

3.

A．reason

B．secret

C．problem

D．result

4.

A．threw on

B．tried on

C．put up

D．picked up

5.

A．Immediately

B．Consequently

C．Normally

D．Temporarily

6.

A．thought

B．dreamed

C．talked

D．learned

7.

A．girl

B．boy

C．doctor

D．pilot

8.

A．laughter

B．plan

C．aim

D．suggestion

9.

A．turned

B．shone

C．had

D．gave

10.

A．enough

B．available

C．active

D．much

11.

A．begged

B．searched

C．called

D．met

12.

A．villagers

B．planes

C．vehicles

D．policemen

13.

A．took

B．went

C．showed

D．lined

14.

A．invited

B．loaded

C．made

D．charged

15.

A．honest

B．easy

C．brave

D．big

9 . A year after Benjamin Canlas died at 17，his love of helping others lives on. Through a foundation _________ by his parents，this kind young man is _________ making the world a better place ——one bike at a time.

In the Philippines，many jobs have been lost _________ the coronavirus crisis. Thousands of people have to travel to take_________ jobs to survive. But public transportation has been _________limited. Benjamin’s parents had the idea to _________ bikes to deserving individuals.

At first，their _________ was to donate seven bicycles. But then they received more than fifty _______. And then 27 people were awarded’ bicycles. These bicycles are _________ to help make their lives a little easier.

Among the __________ is Ronaldo Rosario. He sold rice cakes in the morning and smoked fish in the afternoon. ________ many kilometers each day，which caused the borrowed bike to break often. So，he often lost __________ time and some of his earning on repairs.

There are people still in need and much more __________ needs to be offered. The foundation is working on launching more sustainable __________. The goal is that these programs will help more people while also ________ others to be kind and help those in need.

1.

A．given up

B．set up

C．held up

D．brought up

2.

A．still

B．already

C．ever

D．yet

3.

A．at the cost of

B．in spite of

C．as a result of

D．in case of

4.

A．extra

B．temporary

C．dangerous

D．suitable

5.

A．completely

B．regularly

C．aimlessly

D．severely

6.

A．sell

B．rent

C．give away

D．pay for

7.

A．plan

B．dream

C．program

D．duty

8.

A．models

B．designs

C．girls

D．applications

9.

A．invented

B．intended

C．required

D．arranged

10.

A．assistants

B．travelers

C．visitors

D．winners

11.

A．challenging

B．measuring

C．covering

D．finishing

12.

A．valuable

B．convenient

C．enjoyable

D．spare

13.

A．money

B．joy

C．help

D．freedom

14.

A．projects

B．actions

C．jobs

D．courses

15.

A．ordering

B．persuading

C．forcing

D．urging

10 . My dad is a truck driver, and when I was little, he was always _______ in delivering supplies most of the time. Arlene and her husband, Bill, lived next door. Arlene spent a lot of time working in the _______ , and I was always talking to her from our yard. I think what _______ me to Arlene and Bill is that they never get _______with listening to me. I also think Arlene saw a lot of herself _______ me. It was a wonderful _______ .

It became a somewhat monthly _______ that they watched me when my parents went out on a date. When I was about five, I knocked on their door and asked, "Can I _______ you as my grandparents?” They started crying and enthusiastically _______, Soon after, they printed out a certificate and it ________ on their living room wall from then on.

They took my offer so ________,which made me surprised. They could have ________ it off. Thinking of that moment still brings tears to my eyes. There is something truly __________about a child offering up her love and adults being so excited to accept it.

Arlene died in 2013. After the funeral, Bill gave me the ring he'd ________ to Arlene on their 25th wedding anniversary. It's a simple gold band that I wear on my finger as a ________of the kind of love I wish to put into this world.

1.

A．absorbed

B．engaged

C．interested

D．experienced

2.

A．form

B．woods

C．house

D．garden

3.

A．led

B．drew

C．stuck

D．pushed

4.

A．angry

B．satisfied

C．bored

D．mixed

5.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．from

6.

A．conclusion

B．connection

C．communication

D．contradiction

7.

A．occasion

B．operation

C．occurrence

D．opportunity

8.

A．respect

B．assume

C．adapt

D．adopt

9.

A．promised

B．responded

C．admitted

D．accepted

10.

A．hung

B．waved

C．stood

D．hid

11.

A．excitedly

B．patiently

C．carefully

D．seriously

12.

A．put

B．broken

C．laughed

D．shown

13.

A．splendid

B．abstract

C．ignorant

D．ridiculous

14.

A．sent

B．lent

C．gifted

D．passed

15.

A．sign

B．reminder

C．symbol

D．review