1 . As a freshman, Joanna visited the gym where many clubs would enlist new members. She preferred to join some clubs suitable for her to ________ her life. Students were reading titles and contents of each club’s extra-curricular ________. “Debate Club — Challenge yourself.” When Joanna read “________ Club — Let your youth shine”, she stopped. Since teenager years, she had been ________ about dancing on the stage. With a disabled father, her mother, who ________ plates in a restaurant, had difficulty in supporting the family, let alone supporting her dream. Though ________ to dancing, she had no choice but to ________ it.

Without ________, she chose the Ballet Club. The adult ________ for registration recommended, “________, you could sign up for one more club — the Volunteer Club. You can help ________ houses for the old or teach the poor kids to dance.”

From then on, Joanna was a member of these two clubs. Despite her ________ schedule, she taught poor kids attracted to dance. Her guidance made a difference to these kids. Not only did they advance in dancing, but also ________ better and focused more on study. Even after she ________ and worked as an editor, she still taught them in her spa re time. Some of them have ________ awards in dancing competitions, making Joanna’s face shine.

1.

A．enrich

B．design

C．impress

D．explore

2.

A．greenhouses

B．activities

C．movements

D．generations

3.

A．Adventure

B．Ballet

C．Literature

D．Volunteer

4.

A．talking

B．thinking

C．worrying

D．dreaming

5.

A．washed

B．flashed

C．improved

D．broke

6.

A．exposed

B．addicted

C．accustomed

D．opposed

7.

A．schedule

B．give

C．quit

D．organize

8.

A．solution

B．topic

C．strategy

D．confusion

9.

A．suitable

B．eager

C．responsible

D．good

10.

A．Actually

B．Obviously

C．Formally

D．Confidently

11.

A．set up

B．bring up

C．clean up

D．blow up

12.

A．tight

B．fluent

C．awkward

D．expert

13.

A．ate

B．debated

C．revised

D．behaved

14.

A．concentrated

B．advanced

C．registered

D．graduated

15.

A．took

B．won

C．exchanged

D．found

2 . It was graduation day at Desoto Central Middle School. Brandy, a single mom, wanted her daughter, Aria Thomas, to feel loved and________, so she decided to________ a fellow parent to________her daughter when Aria’s time came to get her certificate (证书).

Brandy posted her________online and a woman named MJ and her husband Pop Pop answered. Pop Pop________began practicing his cheer. He spent the next few moments practicing, stretching his mouth wide and making loud________ , to the point that his family begged him to “Stop it”.

       Finally, Aria’s big moment________. As Aria prepared to take center stage to________her certificate, Pop Pop________jumped to his feet as if Aria were his child. While Brandy and MJ cheered, Pop Pop put his fingers to his mouth and whistled loudly. “I didn’t know you could whistle like that,” ________MJ said to him as he sat down.
       The video moved millions of viewers. They loved it, praising Pop Pop for his incredible response and infectious energy. Even Brandy herself commented on the ________ moment, thanking the couple for________for her daughter.

Thanks to the kindness of a literal________and a mom________enough to ask for help, for this day at least, Aria, a kid raised by a single parent, definitely did not feel________.

1.

A．Relieved

B．celebrated

C．respected

D．connected

2.

A．remind

B．represent

C．force

D．hire

3.

A．search for

B．stand for

C．cheer for

D．wait for

4.

A．request

B．concern

C．experience

D．doubt

5.

A．eventually

B．immediately

C．unwillingly

D．secretly

6.

A．noises

B．demands

C．protests

D．complaints

7.

A．approached

B．passed

C．ended

D．arrived

8.

A．award

B．issue

C．receive

D．display

9.

A．shyly

B．excitedly

C．anxiously

D．silently

10.

A．ashamed

B．scared

C．annoyed

D．astonished

11.

A．heart-warming

B．face-saving

C．risk-taking

D．record-breaking

12.

A．speaking up

B．dressing up

C．showing up

D．making up

13.

A．relative

B．colleague

C．neighbor

D．stranger

14.

A．strong

B．brave

C．patient

D．modest

15.

A．free

B．lost

C．alone

D．sick

3 . Six years ago, Libby and Joseph Lombardo gave birth to their first daughter Isabella. To the new parents, Isabella was surely perfect and they went home _______ to start their new life. Over time, however, the couple started to notice that Isabella seemed to have trouble _______ certain muscles easily. As the months passed by, the situation became more and more serious. Therefore, the couple decided to bring Isabella to the hospital as they _______ something was wrong with their baby girl. Unfortunately, the doctors were _______ at the baby girl’ s condition. Then the couple searched for answers in the hope that they could find out a(n) _______. Two years later, doctors finally _______ what was causing Isabella to struggle with her movement. But Isabella’s doctors told her parents that, _______, there was nothing they could do to help the little girl. Doctors _______ that Isabella would never _______ on her own in the future. There was a(n) ________ that she needed to get around by wheel-chair for the rest of her life. At that time, the couple was greatly shocked. However, they didn’t choose to give up. Instead, they began a long search to find a treatment that could give their daughter ________. After reading many medical papers, Joseph found out a surgery(手术)called SDR. The couple went straight to their doctors to ________ Isabella’s case and the surgery but every doctor they spoke to was not positive about the surgery. They ________ that the surgery could cause more harm to Isabella. Libby and Joseph thought hard about their choice. Finally, they decided to go to the hospital for the risky but ________ surgery. Isabella spent three months recovering from the surgery but they noticed ________ almost immediately. After three months, Isabella was able to walk and even run with a walker (助行架).

1.

A．secretly

B．excitedly

C．worriedly

D．hurriedly

2.

A．checking

B．moving

C．touching

D．training

3.

A．misunderstood

B．expected

C．feared

D．dreamed

4.

A．puzzled

B．amazed

C．angry

D．glad

5.

A．exit

B．solution

C．suggestion

D．aim

6.

A．remembered

B．realized

C．ignored

D．believed

7.

A．unfortunately

B．luckily

C．similarly

D．unexpectedly

8.

A．heard

B．predicted

C．promised

D．discovered

9.

A．live

B．walk

C．speak

D．sleep

10.

A．opportunity

B．point

C．possibility

D．rule

11.

A．strength

B．independence

C．responsibility

D．confidence

12.

A．discuss

B．report

C．observe

D．compare

13.

A．admitted

B．requested

C．complained

D．warned

14.

A．traditional

B．hopeful

C．popular

D．normal

15.

A．results

B．problems

C．disappointment

D．failure

4 . When I was in primary school, I fell in love with reading. The books _______ me to a wonderful world. The more I read, the more I wanted to know. However, my parents _______ afford so many books. I had to solve the problem myself.

There was a book shop near my home. One day I walked into _______ shop and picked up a book. I didn’t know whether _______ there without buying any books. _______ I wasn’t noticed, I just read a few pages and then put it back. Luckily, no one noticed me. After that, I went there to read every day. Several days later, while I was reading, the owner came up and asked, “You like reading?” I looked down and replied _______, “Yes.” “Don’t worry,” he said with a smile. “You may read books here _______ you help me clean the shop.” I felt quite surprised, “Really? It’s so kind of you!” I was very happy that I _______ to read there. From then on, I spent a little time cleaning the shop. After that, I quietly read there. That way, I read lots of books. I became one of _______ writers in our school. I even won some prizes in writing.

Now studying in high school, I can borrow books __________ library. My hobby of reading is kept. It will make a big difference to my life.

1.

A．brought

B．are bringing

C．bring

D．have brought

2.

A．couldn’t

B．mustn’t

C．needn’t

D．shouldn’t

3.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

4.

A．can 1 read

B．I can read

C．could I read

D．I could read

5.

A．Make sure

B．To make sure

C．Believe in

D．To believe in

6.

A．nervous

B．nervously

C．angry

D．angrily

7.

A．if

B．although

C．before

D．unless

8.

A．will allow

B．will be allowed

C．allowed

D．was allowed

9.

A．good

B．the best

C．poor

D．the poorest

10.

A．to

B．for

C．with

D．from

5 . Before five, I couldn’t even speak in full sentences. Unlike most other children, I_________ communicated with others, neither cried nor lost temper. My extreme_________ 1 made my parents wonder if I was _________ slow, but they weren’t sure. Actually, I have to _________ that my memories of my early childhood are quite vague(模糊的)

My learning problems were the result of my mother taking medicine. When she became _________ with me, she had a bad cold, So she had to take _________ and stay in bed to _________ the illness. However, the medicine affected my early intellectual_________. When I was in elementary school, I learned very _________ and was as quiet as a doll. As a fifth grader, I finally started __________ my classmates. classmates. That was the first time in my memory that I had some friends. More __________, from that time on, I became talkative, laughing and playing like any normal child.

After heading full speed for my junior high education, my learning situation got __________ in the mud again. However, 1 never lost__________ that 1 might one day succeed. That’s when I discovered a strong__________ for English. With over 10 years of consistent English self-study, I successfully __________ TOEFL without going to any language center and headed for America for higher education.

I frequently met __________ in my studies, but I __________ to be overcome by them . I __________ those facing problems not to give up. Give yourself one more__________ to stand up, passion makes you__________ forward, and once you learn with passion, your dream will come true.

1.

A．always

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．immediately

2.

A．quietness

B．happiness

C．patience

D．eagerness

3.

A．physically

B．briefly

C．mentally

D．effectively

4.

A．prove

B．regret

C．expect

D．admit

5.

A．strict

B．pregnant

C．angry

D．bored

6.

A．medicine

B．advice

C．responsibility

D．notice

7.

A．end

B．kill

C．change

D．treat

8.

A．honesty

B．protection

C．connection

D．development

9.

A．slowly

B．quickly

C．actively

D．early

10.

A．competing with

B．communicating with

C．worrying about

D．shouting at

11.

A．strangely

B．carelessly

C．amazingly

D．importantly

12.

A．separated

B．absorbed

C．broke

D．stuck

13.

A．freedom

B．wealth

C．pleasure

D．belief

14.

A．accent

B．love

C．hate

D．message

15.

A．passed

B．attended

C．quit

D．taught

16.

A．needs

B．demands

C．difficulties

D．aims

17.

A．promised

B．agreed

C．refused

D．failed

18.

A．encourage

B．forbid

C．find

D．consider

19.

A．tip

B．reward

C．gift

D．chance

20.

A．drive

B．move

C．lean

D．respond

6 . Francesca Teal was playing with her husband in the ______at North Beach in Hampton, when her diamond wedding ring ______.

“It’s a very ______ piece of material in this huge sea,” said Teal. “At that moment my heart sank.” After searching for it for hours without ______, Teal posted the sad news on the Internet asking anyone who might frequent the beach with a metal detector (探测器) to offer______. “Some people ______me, saying they would help me to look for it,” Teal said.

Over a week, the couple went back ______ several times. Each time they went, people with metal detectors who had read Teal’s ______ were also offering help. One metal detector hobbyist, Samuel, spent 15 hours searching over three days. The first two days he had no luck, but he wanted to go back and give it the last shot,______ finding the ring buried four inches beneath the sandy ocean floor. He sent Teal a ______ , together with a message, “Please tell me if this is the ______.” Teal replied, “Incredible! That’s it!”

Samuel ______ the ring to Teal. Her husband went down on one knee and placed it back on her ______, “I want to______ the strangers’ kindnesses,” Teal said. “They have made me feel the ______ of the world. They have brought so much faith to me and others.”

1.

A．school

B．shop

C．sea

D．game

2.

A．showed up

B．fell out

C．ran out

D．broke down

3.

A．small

B．great

C．different

D．beautiful

4.

A．chance

B．luck

C．doubt

D．money

5.

A．time

B．advice

C．price

D．help

6.

A．messaged

B．stopped

C．invited

D．believed

7.

A．fishing

B．judging

C．searching

D．researching

8.

A．note

B．diary

C．novel

D．post

9.

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．quickly

D．generally

10.

A．book

B．signal

C．present

D．picture

11.

A．information

B．ring

C．detector

D．stranger

12.

A．added

B．located

C．returned

D．donated

13.

A．finger

B．desk

C．computer

D．bag

14.

A．record

B．get

C．ask

D．thank

15.

A．development

B．truth

C．warmth

D．problem

7 . Bailey, a recently adopted dog ran away from her new owner. The adoptive family had searched for it for several days, but ______.

They ______ to the Animal Rescue League of El Paso for help. The rescue center put out an alert (警报) to ask local residents to be on the ______ for Bailey. What the center and its adoptive family didn’t ______ at the time was that Bailey was making a roughly 10-mile ______ through busy intersections over a two-day span back to the animal rescue center, using only her nose and a ______ map of the area.

Bailey ______ the center at night and summoned (召唤) her ______ caretakers by ringing the doorbell.

“At 1:42am Bailey is ringing the doorbell like, ‘I’m ______,’ ” said Loretta Hyde, founder of the league. “The ring camera kept ______ off and off and off … and you’ll see in the video that Bailey’s running out there, ______ for somebody to come.”

Hyde ______ over to the location to bring Bailey inside. “She slept so ______ the whole night,” Hyde said. “The next ______, she was like, ‘You can serve my breakfast over there. I’ll get it in a minute.’ Without proper food and water for such a ______ time, she was making up for her rest.”

Bailey is now home with her new family.

1.

A．in trouble

B．in vain

C．at risk

D．under attack

2.

A．jumped

B．brought

C．turned

D．took

3.

A．watch

B．exhibition

C．business

D．sale

4.

A．believe

B．change

C．expect

D．hope

5.

A．flight

B．drive

C．length

D．journey

6.

A．mental

B．digital

C．local

D．good

7.

A．left

B．reached

C．abandon

D．adopt

8.

A．new

B．former

C．old

D．forever

9.

A．tired

B．fine

C．honored

D．home

10.

A．going

B．singing

C．falling

D．shouting

11.

A．reaching

B．crying

C．waiting

D．waving

12.

A．got

B．took

C．blew

D．rushed

13.

A．hard

B．aloud

C．far

D．little

14.

A．night

B．evening

C．afternoon

D．morning

15.

A．special

B．long

C．critical

D．short

8 . I like joking. I was always the joker, the one who could make people laugh by some jokes. I was _______very popular but people liked having me around.

However, it all changed when I changed schools. I used to make fun of everybody with my _______friends. We _______whispered others’ names when they walked past us to make it look _______we were talking about them. _______, my new “friends” always kept_______and would never say the things as we did before. So if you _______any of them to _______me in one word, it would probably be: MEAN.

I was never your normal high school mean girl. I never understood why what I said could hurt others. I _______them. It wasn’t much better at ________. Being disrespectful and rude, I’d do all sorts of things to hurt my parents.________ a lot, I wanted someone to help me but I didn’t want to ask for help. So, I became even ________.

One day, while looking for my earphone in my room, I found a long lost video________. After connecting it to the TV, I found there were hundreds of videos of me, as a baby crying, dancing as a toddler（刚学走的小孩）, my first day of school etc. I didn’t ________when my mom and Dad came and sat beside me, holding my hand. We enjoyed the ________together, smiling and laughing as we ________the good days.

At night in my room I started crying, tears of ________. So what if school was bad and life seemed hard? Right now, there were people standing beside me who would be there ________me forever and that was all that________. I wiped the ________and thought silently to myself—“What’s a little pain when you have so much to love?”

1.

A．never

B．really

C．always

D．often

2.

A．old

B．real

C．bad

D．young

3.

A．loudly

B．purposely

C．happily

D．slowly

4.

A．even if

B．as if

C．only if

D．what if

5.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Furthermore

6.

A．quiet

B．noisy

C．sad

D．excited

7.

A．discouraged

B．made

C．asked

D．gave

8.

A．please

B．describe

C．interest

D．attract

9.

A．hated

B．missed

C．encouraged

D．understood

10.

A．home

B．school

C．church

D．farm

11.

A．Confused

B．Surprised

C．Interested

D．Frightened

12.

A．stricter

B．meaner

C．better

D．happier

13.

A．box

B．earphone

C．TV

D．camera

14.

A．realize

B．think

C．doubt

D．imagine

15.

A．books

B．videos

C．photos

D．films

16.

A．saw

B．recalled

C．dreamed

D．thought

17.

A．loneliness

B．sadness

C．kindness

D．happiness

18.

A．to

B．on

C．off

D．with

19.

A．mattered

B．puzzled

C．happened

D．took

20.

A．floor

B．sweat

C．tears

D．dust

9 . I knew that my first day of senior high school would be challenging. I was _______ that I would spend my first day in senior high school.

On Monday I was _______ for my first day of senior high school. My backpack was _______ with materials I needed, such as pencils, notebooks and so on. I hoped the first day of senior high school would go _______. Finally the first day of school _______. As I walked into the classroom, I saw my first class was _______. I didn’t do well in math. Doing math at first in the morning could be _______. I was surprised at what the math teacher said, “_______ wherever you’d like. There are no fixed seats in math class.” My math teacher was _______ very nice, and I like her from the start. My next class was English. My English teacher was Ms Popstar. She was so knowledgeable that we ________ her. After lunch I had a biology class, I figured the day was closing out and I didn’t feel too ________ about senior high school.

I knew this year was going to be a ________ because I started to realize that I was growing up to be an adult. I would ________ my classes. There were many fun and unknown things for me to ________ in senior high school. I ________ some new friends and new teachers that were so nice and welcoming on the first day.

1.

A．careless

B．nervous

C．annoyed

D．amazed

2.

A．preparing

B．looking

C．asking

D．calling

3.

A．satisfied

B．disappointed

C．impressed

D．filled

4.

A．suitable

B．advanced

C．perfect

D．expert

5.

A．passed

B．missed

C．improved

D．arrived

6.

A．Chinese

B．math

C．PE

D．physics

7.

A．tiring

B．doubtful

C．unique

D．informal

8.

A．Stand

B．Leave

C．Sit

D．Play

9.

A．actually

B．secretly

C．officially

D．partly

10.

A．tested

B．cheated

C．admired

D．helped

11.

A．strange

B．dangerous

C．wonderful

D．bad

12.

A．job

B．change

C．plan

D．goal

13.

A．give up

B．concentrate on

C．believe in

D．carry out

14.

A．recommend

B．exchange

C．explore

D．support

15.

A．met

B．recognised

C．tracked

D．greeted

10 . Life brings several ups and downs but nothing lasts forever. Nothing _______ it better than the life of diving coach Cliff Devries. Life had been_______to him but his will led the way to making him one of the most inspirational persons in the world.

Devries built the dream of becoming a swimmer.His remarkable talent _______ could allow him to realize it.However, life was not just roses and he _______ to have one of the most painful experiences of his life. In his early youth, he began to have shoulder abnormalities and then felt _______       

Due to his failing _______, his performance in training worsened. Devries turned to medical help, and the report stated Devries had a big tumor (肿瘤) in his spine (脊柱) and the doctors said he wouldn’t _______ it. Devries said, “All my plans of a future, a family and everything were _______” After a surgery in New York, Devries even had trouble in moving a finger.

However, every bad period comes to a(n)_______. Devries pulled through with his will to________. He sought________, exercise and all he needed to back up his feet. Soon, he was able to start standing and eventually walked. After many________, he became a swimming coach at Rochester Institute of Technology.He________milestones in his career as a coach and director of swimming.       

On his 46th birthday, Devries went up the diving board and jumped into the ________ he’d been waiting for all to rewrite his story. his life.The semi-paralysis (半瘫痪) that remains couldn’t ________Devries making a dive.He uses his determination.

1.

A．Explains

B．identifies

C．introduces

D．operates

2.

A．fair

B．cruel

C．easy

D．common

3.

A．Undoubtedly

B．correctly

C．impractically

D．narrowly

4.

A．tried

B．continued

C．started

D．struggled

5.

A．embarrassment

B．weakness

C．kindness

D．violence

6.

A．courage

B．steps

C．spirits

D．health

7.

A．make

B．take

C．fetch

D．tolerate

8.

A．kept back

B．wiped away

C．turned down

D．given away

9.

A．decision

B．idea

C．end

D．point

10.

A．live

B．play

C．explore

D．harvest

11.

A．research

B．support

C．treatment

D．question

12.

A．cases

B．experiences

C．requests

D．trials

13.

A．designed

B．achieved

C．admired

D．found

14.

A．position

B．site

C．moment

D．orbit

15.

A．catch

B．imagine

C．leave

D．prevent