1 . A winter storm dropped huge amounts of snow overnight on January 16 in western Pennsylvania. Coach Brian Delallo, who worked on a local high school football team, decided to _______ his players’ weightlifting practice. He texted his players saying: “Due to the expected severe _______ Monday’s weightlifting workout has been cancelled. Find an elderly or disabled neighbor and shovel (为……除雪) their driveway. Don’t accept any _______-that’s our Monday workout. ”

The players received the message and went out to work on the more than six inches of snow that fell overnight. They said that they removed _______from dozens of homes. Some players texted their coach afterwards to tell him how _______ it was. “We all feel great about it, ” said team captain Gavin Moul. “It’s not only helping them, but it’s helping us to become a better team. ”

Many of the people whom the team members approached couldn’t believe that the players wouldn’t accept any payment. Sometimes people even _______ their help because they wouldn’t take money for it.

Actually, it was not the first time for the team to have shoveling workout. It was started by a coach more than two decades ago. It was one of the many _______ the team kept.

“It’s about community. ” the coach said. “It is an inspiring way for us to interact with our community and show that it _______. Shoveling snow is just one of those opportunities to show appreciation to the community that supports us. ”The team got a workout and gave _______ to the community by doing these acts of kindness at the same time. It was a __________ for all.

1.

A．try out

B．pick up

C．go over

D．call off

2.

A．injury

B．weather

C．disease

D．pressure

3.

A．money

B．apology

C．challenge

D．request

4.

A．dirt

B．water

C．snow

D．waste

5.

A．demanding

B．rewarding

C．promising

D．amusing

6.

A．sought

B．got

C．appreciated

D．refused

7.

A．goals

B．secrets

C．traditions

D．jobs

8.

A．matters

B．cares

C．works

D．stays

9.

A．off

B．up

C．in

D．back

10.

A．way

B．win

C．must

D．lesson

2 . A golden fog settled over the fields. The sun prepared to rest for the evening. I looked forward to setting my _______ aside for an evening.

I wasn’t long headed home when I heard a voice behind me. “Photo, photo, photo.” A young boy about 7 or 8 years old followed closely. I breathed a tired sigh. I had no _______ to press the shutter button one more time, no matter how beautiful or eager he was, but he kept following me. As I looked at him, half _______, an idea for a composition flashed in my mind.

I kneeled in the field and instructed the boy where to stand and how to pose. As I prepared to take the photograph, his energy suddenly shifted from _______ to shyness to fear. No matter what I told him to do — how to stand, how to look — I just couldn’t get the _______. Defeated, I gave up. I looked at the boy, who looked _______ and awkward.

In an effort to _______ him, I clapped my hands, saying, “That was great. You were great.” Passers-by gathered around, cheering and clapping loudly. The boy’s face immediately broke into (a) _______. I intuitively (直觉地) took a few shots of the moment.

That photograph turned out to be better than the _______ I’d imagined because it came from a deeper place within me. When we ________ frustration (懊恼) and focus on what’s here in the moment, that is when we are moved to create from the inside out.

1.

A．money

B．camera

C．boots

D．notebook

2.

A．time

B．confidence

C．energy

D．chance

3.

A．interested

B．disappointed

C．relieved

D．puzzled

4.

A．panic

B．confusion

C．eagerness

D．directness

5.

A．help

B．attention

C．idea

D．shot

6.

A．alone

B．unconcerned

C．violent

D．thoughtful

7.

A．disturb

B．cheer

C．accept

D．satisfy

8.

A．smile

B．tears

C．worries

D．surprise

9.

A．style

B．color

C．content

D．composition

10.

A．turn to

B．deal with

C．let go of

D．give in to

3 . On a bright afternoon, Jordan, Mahir and Mahir’s father gathered at the foot of a mountain. “Hey, Jordan, over here!” Jordan’s best friend, Mahir, waved his hand, pointing to a crack in the side of the mountain. “We could ________ this!”

Jordan tied his safety harness (系带) and checked his rope. He weighed one of them in his hand, determining its weight. Then he looked for ________ locations, considering the difficulty of the task. “That crack is ________ narrow. I don’t think we’d get up very high.”

“At the time of a test, a person rises or falls.” said Ghanim, Mahir’s dad. Shaking his head in ________ over the foreign proverb (谚语), Jordan examined the crack. It was nothing more than a sliver in the solid face of the cliff. He shifted in his harness as Mahir gave the proverb his own explaination: “If you’re not reaching the ________, you’re not trying hard enough.” Jordan recognized the bit of advice from a previous climbing lesson.

His own father’s voice resounded in his thoughts, as if in a half-forgotten dream. “Climb a mountain, son, and you climb the insecurity in your own life. You climb over your shadow, climb over your ________.” That was five years ago, before the automobile ________ that took his dad’s life. Jordan’s father swiftly turned his car and effectively ________ a car from going over a cliff. The sudden move had saved the people in that car. But his father’s car went off a cliff. ________ with the difficult situation, Jordan’s dad had never hesitated before making the decision.

And now Jordan wouldn’t either. ________ on his balance, he took a deep breath and began to climb. Finally, they made it to the peak of the mountain.

1.

A．hike

B．pack

C．climb

D．dive

2.

A．worthwhile

B．possible

C．unique

D．immediate

3.

A．effectively

B．conveniently

C．amazingly

D．unbelievably

4.

A．confusion

B．awareness

C．understanding

D．appreciation

5.

A．agreement

B．destination

C．balance

D．crack

6.

A．shock

B．power

C．doubt

D．struggle

7.

A．accident

B．journey

C．event

D．trap

8.

A．discouraged

B．connected

C．pulled

D．prevented

9.

A．Agreed

B．Faced

C．Ended

D．Gone

10.

A．Concentrating

B．Depending

C．Moved

D．Carrying

4 . When Halloween arrives, you know there is bound to be some mischief (恶作剧). So I wasn’t entirely surprised when I opened my front door that night to see my candy bowl completely—and very suddenly—_________. To be fair, this was after some light rain had _________ the street of most trick-or-treaters and the youngest had already made the rounds. I never saw who took it, but I did shout “Happy Halloween!” into the night air.

Was a candy theft ideal? Nope. But, hey, we all make _________—especially as kids. What did _________ me was what appeared in front of my door the next evening: a plastic bag filled with the lost candy. Stuck to it was the following handwritten note:

“Hello, I am the kid that took all of your candy. After thinking it over I want to _________. Because it was late and no one else was out, I thought it was OK. It was not. I took the candy before you said it was _________. So, I am sorry, and I’d like to give the candy back. Maybe you can give it to a kid who is more _________.”

A tiny Halloween miracle! I have never been prouder of a kid who wasn’t mine. I assume a parent had something to do with this sudden reflective _________, but I’ll never know for sure.

What I do hope is that this kid knows how good it can feel to _________ a wrong. I hope they don’t think they’re bad—simply that they made a not-so-great choice. They do deserve to get their fill and have fun and run wild. __________, next year they’ll come back for more.

1.

A．empty

B．painted

C．broken

D．dirty

2.

A．wetted

B．cleared

C．cooled

D．blocked

3.

A．decisions

B．changes

C．choices

D．mistakes

4.

A．delight

B．worry

C．surprise

D．calm

5.

A．argue

B．respond

C．apologize

D．complain

6.

A．worthy

B．fine

C．funny

D．easy

7.

A．deserving

B．daring

C．promising

D．amusing

8.

A．turn

B．character

C．approach

D．trip

9.

A．forgive

B．judge

C．avoid

D．right

10.

A．Normally

B．Hopefully

C．Undoubtedly

D．Amazingly

5 . Last September, Sarah, 44, slipped on a platform and ________ in the gap between a train and the platform edge. When the train left the station, it ran over her right arm and leg. Unfortunately, another train pulled in, causing further ________. A few minutes later, someone noticed her and called emergency services. They ________ to the scene and took Sarah to the hospital, but doctors were ________ to save her arm and leg.

________, Sarah is now the world’s first woman to use a £250.00 bionic (仿生) arm ________ by AI.

“It’s hard to explain but when I think about a ________ — say ‘open my hand’ — my muscles twitch (颤动) in a particular way. The sensors in it will ________ these twitches, and send signals to make my hand work. And if it ________ the fact that I point my finger often, it will learn that I like to do that and make it easier for me to do so,” said Sarah.

In February, Sarah returned to work and a few months later she attended a conference in Rome to give a speech about the accident.

“I do miss myself before the accident. But at the end of the day, I’m just ________ that AI can give me a piece of my life back. I know I am blessed to be able to keep moving forward with my family.”

1.

A．fell

B．jumped

C．stood

D．filled

2.

A．changes

B．worries

C．injuries

D．failures

3.

A．moved

B．turned

C．walked

D．rushed

4.

A．uncertain

B．unable

C．patient

D．eager

5.

A．Naturally

B．Normally

C．Obviously

D．Luckily

6.

A．powered

B．developed

C．graded

D．treated

7.

A．pattern

B．signal

C．movement

D．moment

8.

A．protect

B．detect

C．, connect

D．reflect

9.

A．cares about

B．talks about

C．figures out

D．points out

10.

A．hopeful

B．grateful

C．concerned

D．amused

6 . A New Friend and Perspective (视角)

I picked up the phone, slowly dialing the number to her house. All I could think was what we could possibly have a conversation about. _________! I didn’t think I could have anything in common with someone who is 50 years older than me.

“Your grandmother won’t be around forever,” my mom said,_________ I just did what she told me and painfully _________ my grandmother. What I didn’t know was that the phone call would change my attitude to life and my grandmother.

When she answered the _________, I planned to have a small conversation. Instead, she invited me to lunch. _________, I replied with a “That sounds great.”

When I_________ the phone, I immediately regretted agreeing to the lunch date. How was I going to fit this _________my busy schedule of homework, games, and friends? It was not my ideal Saturday, but I sucked it up and _________ anyway. Me and my grandmother… nothing to talk about.

_________, my Saturday morning wasn’t painful. I was interested in listening about her recent trip to Europe and how she saw the famous Eiffel Tower. She told me stories about her sewing class and her friends. I wasn’t aware that 60-year-old people had a social life. It turned out that her life wasn’t as __________as I thought. For once, I was __________without friends and without my cell phone. We planned to meet again at her house. This time, my mom didn’t have to __________me.

During the next visit, we sorted through three shoeboxes of photographs. There was an interesting story for each one. I learned that as humans, we __________ human experiences, no matter what age.

Ever since I made the first phone call to my grandmother, we have talked at least once a week. I regret not calling her __________. Her advice has taught me things that can’t be learned in a textbook. She taught me to be open to new things, to enjoy the simple things, and to appreciate what life has given me. I have __________a friend, a mentor (导师), and a new perspective.

1.

A．Nothing

B．Something

C．Everything

D．Anything

2.

A．but

B．for

C．or

D．so

3.

A．left

B．called

C．visited

D．helped

4.

A．phone

B．door

C．letter

D．question

5.

A．Hopefully

B．Surprisingly

C．Hesitantly

D．Willingly

6.

A．picked up

B．put up

C．hung up

D．took up

7.

A．up

B．on

C．with

D．into

8.

A．stopped

B．waited

C．went

D．returned

9.

A．Hopelessly

B．Surprisingly

C．Funnily

D．Naturally

10.

A．hard

B．busy

C．rich

D．boring

11.

A．curious

B．content

C．active

D．proud

12.

A．beg

B．follow

C．thank

D．understand

13.

A．doubt

B．share

C．tell

D．enjoy

14.

A．later

B．more often

C．earlier

D．less often

15.

A．remembered

B．brought

C．changed

D．gained

7 . Before entering university, Wang Jiayi had never stepped onto a soccer field. Sports wasn’t really her _______ before college.

However, her perspective changed after witnessing the passion and heat of a male soccer match at university. Absorbed by the sport, Wang eagerly wanted to _______. But the _______ of a women’s soccer team at the university meant she could only join the male soccer team in a management capacity.

However, the following year, she took effort to _______ a women’s soccer team in her university. Recruiting team members proved to be _______. Wang visited the campus sports ground each morning to approach girls out exercising. She also sought out potential players from the women’s basketball and volleyball teams. Some girls joined out of _______, but their interest in soccer was limited. So she and the coach had to _______ them both before and during training sessions. To her delight, their attitudes gradually began to shift.

In June, Wang joined a local team, where she made an interesting _______: None of the team members were married. It seems that marriage and motherhood often prevent women from pursuing their personal development —not only affecting their choice of career but also _______ the realization of their own personal value.

But something did __________: before this new semester begins, incoming freshmen are already seeking her out to join the women’s soccer team.

1.

A．focus

B．talent

C．hope

D．virtue

2.

A．get away

B．get involved

C．get around

D．get down

3.

A．importance

B．existence

C．absence

D．performance

4.

A．establish

B．sponsor

C．train

D．conduct

5.

A．disappointing

B．confusing

C．interesting

D．challenging

6.

A．kindness

B．curiosity

C．pity

D．gratitude

7.

A．appreciate

B．criticize

C．motivate

D．persuade

8.

A．comment

B．judgement

C．reflection

D．observation

9.

A．disturbing

B．chasing

C．bringing

D．improving

10.

A．recover

B．happen

C．change

D．approach

8 . I had always wanted a dog. My parents told me when I was old enough and _______, I could have one.

One day I hopped off the bus, not knowing what awaited me inside. I walked through the door, and to my _______, a white and black puppy greeted me with many puppy kisses. A very special friendship was born that day.

She was a smart dog. We _______ play for hours, spending our days learning and growing together.

Eleven years we were together, best of friends. Unfortunately, arthritis (关节炎) and old age set in on her. My parents knew what had to be done, but they let me find and make the decision myself.

She was _______ so much and the medicine didn’t seem to help anymore. She could _______ walk. I looked into those deep brown eyes and _______ it was time to let her go.

I carried her into the vet’s (兽医诊所) and placed her on the table. She leaned her head forward and gave a lick to my hand as if to say, “I understand. Stay _______.” Her tail was wagging (摆动) in a circle as always.

The vet asked before giving the final shot, “Are you sure?” With a heavy heart and tear-filled eyes, I nodded yes. The final shot was given. My eyes fixed upon her wagging tail. In a matter of seconds, it _______. The vet listened for a heartbeat, and said, “It’s over.”

I took her home and buried her in the pasture, where she loved playing and chasing rabbits. It was the _______ thing I had ever done.

Recently I went back to her grave. Growing on her grave was a single wildflower. It was swaying in a circle, just like her. I know now that, that special friend will be __________ me always.

1.

A．confident

B．brave

C．creative

D．responsible

2.

A．relief

B．surprise

C．annoyance

D．confusion

3.

A．would

B．should

C．might

D．must

4.

A．suffering

B．expecting

C．paying

D．gaining

5.

A．even

B．almost

C．still

D．hardly

6.

A．insisted

B．realized

C．agreed

D．predicted

7.

A．honest

B．popular

C．strong

D．active

8.

A．stopped

B．expanded

C．hurt

D．rose

9.

A．greatest

B．hardest

C．wisest

D．warmest

10.

A．above

B．on

C．with

D．for

9 . I was having breakfast at home, checking out social media on my phone. Suddenly, a picture ________ my eye. It was a 9-year-old dog, Charlie, who was regarded as the loneliest one in Britain. He had been in a rescue center for more than 500 days.

I ________ on the link of this story, and straight away, I saw Charlie’s cute but sad eyes looking at me. I was ________ and my husband Sam felt exactly the same way. The idea of taking him home appeared in our minds. It took us some time to ________ it. A few days later, we ________ an email asking us to ________ him.

On our way to the center, we had no idea of what was going to happen. We hadn’t got much information about Charlie’s ________. Since he hadn’t got along with a new ________ for a long time, we thought there might be some ________. We had been told Charlie was ________ of humans, but when he saw us, he was full of joy, wagging (摇) his tail happily and coming straight over to us. He even jumped on Sam’s lap as if they’d been best friends for many years. Later, being told that we could take him home, we were so ________.

As soon as he got to our house, he soon made himself at home. He sniffed (嗅) around and then ________ onto a chair. Charlie knows exactly what he wants, which is to be with us all the time. He’s so warm-hearted and has none of the ________ you might think of after spending a long time in a rescue center.

We get out every day on walks and we’re much closer now. He’s always so happy to see us when my husband and I come through the door. If you give dogs ________, they’ll give you a number of wonderful things in return.

1.

A．hit

B．caught

C．found

D．gave

2.

A．clicked

B．depended

C．tried

D．passed

3.

A．excited

B．encouraged

C．satisfied

D．moved

4.

A．drop in

B．rely on

C．apply for

D．suffer from

5.

A．sent

B．selected

C．received

D．presented

6.

A．visit

B．buy

C．replace

D．rescue

7.

A．decoration

B．occasion

C．tradition

D．situation

8.

A．teenager

B．owner

C．foreigner

D．reader

9.

A．expectations

B．fights

C．difficulties

D．descriptions

10.

A．glad

B．aware

C．proud

D．afraid

11.

A．bored

B．interested

C．happy

D．worried

12.

A．hid

B．put

C．turned

D．jumped

13.

A．problems

B．advantages

C．manners

D．complaints

14.

A．advice

B．home

C．fairness

D．support

10 . Gardening changed how I see myself as a disabled woman. When I started gardening in 2018, I didn’t know anything about plants, let alone how to grow things we can eat. I thought gardening required a lot of _________tasks. As I have a genetic (遗传的) condition that causes my bones to _________easily, I didn’t believe I could complete them. The thought of taking care of plants in a wheelchair every day made me feel_________ . But just like how I gradually learnt everything else as a disabled person, I had to _________how to garden my way.

That first season, I visited my garden as much as I could. Noticing my interest in gardening, my neighbors in the community_________offered me advice and support. Under their careful_________, I managed to pull up the weeds and watered my plants on my own. Finally, I was so proud to eat the tomatoes I grew and even shared some with neighbors. They tasted like summertime.

Gardening has _________ how I see other parts of my life. As a disabled woman, I fear being seen as a _________ and struggle to ask for the things I need. Gardening helped me normalize the fact that I have needs. I don’t think my plant is a heavy load because it needs more nutrition. I don’t _________ it for getting insects and not being able to fight against them. Gardening also helped me expand my social circle and grow close to people in our community.

Over the years, gardening has made me feel more confident in every aspect of my life. I’m planting what I want to grow, and I have gained a lot of   __________from that.1.

A．simple

B．physical

C．pleasant

D．urgent

2.

A．change

B．rest

C．break

D．move

3.

A．anxious

B．expectant

C．motivated

D．bored

4.

A．look over

B．show off

C．bring back

D．figure out

5.

A．suddenly

B．readily

C．hesitantly

D．casually

6.

A．observation

B．check

C．discussion

D．guidance

7.

A．impacted

B．ruined

C．controlled

D．recorded

8.

A．support

B．comfort

C．burden

D．threat

9.

A．appreciate

B．fault

C．challenge

D．forgive

10.

A．justice

B．access

C．weight

D．power