1 . Nevins had his legs seriously injured in a war and had both legs amputated (截掉) and spent several years going to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

The years left him _______ and restless. He was often woken up by bad dreams. He knew he needed _________. To find a way out, he called a friend, Anna Dennis. She told him, “You need yoga (瑜伽) in your life.” At first, Nevins laughed at the advice. “That’ s the stupidest thing I’ve heard,” Nevins said. But he decided to have a _________.

A yoga teacher, Dennis decided to give him three ___________. At his first lesson, he found himself feeling sad because of his artificial (人造的) legs. It was painful to keep balance, and he was angry __________ she kept telling him to press his feet into the ground.

Finally he told her: “___________ saying that word! I don’ t have any feet!” And then, he __________ his artificial legs and threw them away. It was a big move because he was afraid for people to see him without them—only his doctors had seen him like that. However, when he raised his arms, he felt good. “I became a ___________ person,” he said.

When the day was over, he couldn’t ________ his next lesson. Although it began as a ____________ exercise, yoga finally became Nevins’ s saving grace (长项).

Nevins __________ others to learn yoga. “All of us are living with wounds (伤口)”, he said. “Yoga helps you to ________ the things that aren’t useful to you any more.”

Now he travels the world as a yoga teacher, hoping to bring peace and ________ to those who have suffered from the wounds of war. He teaches about twelve classes a month.

“I have a great life. On most days, I ________ that I’ m a disabled (残疾的) person. That’ s because of yoga. Life goes on. I’ m _________ for every breath,” said Nevins.

1.

A．stressed

B．proud

C．careless

D．moved

2.

A．praise

B．help

C．work

D．contact

3.

A．rest

B．job

C．dream

D．try

4.

A．suggestions

B．choices

C．lessons

D．chances

5.

A．so

B．if

C．though

D．because

6.

A．Mind

B．Stop

C．Keep

D．Consider

7.

A．took off

B．showed off

C．picked up

D．put on

8.

A．popular

B．real

C．serious

D．new

9.

A．learn from

B．attend

C．wait for

D．give

10.

A．simple

B．different

C．same

D．tough

11.

A．required

B．encouraged

C．made

D．allowed

12.

A．look forward to

B．give up

C．apply for

D．search for

13.

A．happiness

B．luck

C．safety

D．success

14.

A．imagine

B．believe

C．forget

D．realize

15.

A．responsible

B．famous

C．thankful

D．frank

2 . Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over ______ past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.

3 . Mandy looked over her shoulder, ______(发信号)) to Jesse to follow.

4 . If weather p_____, we will have a picnic next week.

5 . Oil and water don’t m_____. Even if you shake them together, they separate into two layers.

6 . He tried to _______(使印象深刻) his teachers by his beautiful handwriting.

7 . It is not easy to b____ yourself when you first try skating.

8 . The nurse is widely ______(钦佩) as a heroine who has been battling against the COVID-19.

9 . Her voice on the phone sounded f_____to me, but I just couldn’t remember her name.

10 . Due to his poor school _____(表现), the headmaster demanded to meet his parents.