1 . They had to ________ a small amount of money each month in order to deal with just this type of emergency.

A．lay aside

B．pull out

C．keep away

D．take in

2 . Though the girl is really proud of having a Louis Vuitton handbag, she ________tell a fake one from a real one.

A．can hardly

B．shouldn’t

C．can really

D．mustn’t

3 . It's important to develop good reading habits, for reading enables us to________ knowledge and has broadens our horizons.

A．acquire

B．maintain

C．illustrate

D．advance

4 . My parents want me to ______ but now I still want to set off for a new adventure.

A．hold back

B．settle down

C．get across

D．work out

5 . Before I was born, my mom had worked as a nurse. However, she resigned (辞职) shortly after my birth to ________ me. After I turned 12, she ________ to work.

She left at 5:45 am, which left me ________ for waking myself up, preparing breakfast and walking to take the 7:30 am bus. I ________ being left home alone in the mornings. On days when she didn't go to the ________, she drove me both ways. Those were the ________ days.

One day, as we walked down the sidewalk, I saw an elderly man ________ us. He broke into a wide smile, but I didn't ________ him. “Leigh! Leigh!” he called my mother's name. I looked at him and smiled, unsure of my role.

“I hope you know how ________ you are!” he said after some small talk with Mom. I looked at him ________ since I had no idea what he was talking about.

“You have the most wonderful, ________ and lovely mother,” he said. “When I was in hospital last month, she took good care of me. Actually, young lady, I shall never ________ her.” Right then, I ________ what it meant for my mom to be a ________. She was caring for, serving and loving total ________, often during the darkest times in their lives. She cared for them and me, too.

1.

A．send for

B．wait for

C．care for

D．seek for

2.

A．refused

B．returned

C．planned

D．agreed

3.

A．ready

B．anxious

C．eager

D．responsible

4.

A．hated

B．regretted

C．enjoyed

D．practiced

5.

A．hospital

B．school

C．company

D．bank

6.

A．busiest

B．longest

C．happiest

D．loneliest

7.

A．judging

B．approaching

C．comforting

D．dragging

8.

A．reject

B．spot

C．admire

D．recognize

9.

A．lucky

B．cute

C．pretty

D．sweet

10.

A．calmly

B．excitedly

C．confusedly

D．disappointedly

11.

A．intelligent

B．caring

C．attractive

D．outgoing

12.

A．forgive

B．leave

C．cheat

D．forget

13.

A．doubted

B．understood

C．ignored

D．wondered

14.

A．doctor

B．lady

C．nurse

D．helper

15.

A．strangers

B．friends

C．colleagues

D．adults

6 . Your eyes and nose ________ me ________your mother. Your both look so much alike.

A．remind…in…

B．remind…of…

C．different…from…

D．be suitable…for…

7 . During school, college and service I never participated in any group discussion or stage program. Therefore, I didn’t know what the stage______was.

Our school has a weekly “Parents View”______in the assembly. (全校师生的晨会) Around four years ago,______I received a call from the Principal of our school telling me to come to the “Parent View”, which was out of my expectation. He asked me to______to the group.

After the call my whole body became feverish and I felt really______. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many______thoughts were coming. One of them was to call the Principal, with______, and tell him that I could not go. I gathered some______. I thought, if I missed this opportunity, surely, the school would never invite me again to any of their programs.     _____I decided to go.

When my turn came and I started speaking, my legs started shaking and my heartbeat increased. After the speech, I met with the Principal and______what had happened to me. He told me that this happened to everyone. These symptoms were very   ____. Even great speakers faced the same things when they______.

Later on with the help of the Principal I ______a topic of talk for the next occasion. I practiced my presentation throughout the week. I was somewhat_______but not confident. Afterwards, I_______the Principal again and told him about the________I felt I had made. He was kind enough to______me again, but this time to give a presentation for the teachers.

For around one month, I prepared and practiced for my presentation on Motivation. This time I felt easy. I gave the presentation and it was________by the Principal as well as the teachers________they knew where I started from. They encouraged me and praised my efforts.

I learn that everything is________if we have the courage to take the first step. The saying goes: A journey of one thousand miles begins with the first step.

1.

A．fear

B．performance

C．style

D．art

2.

A．talk

B．magazine

C．program

D．lesson

3.

A．fortunately

B．surprisingly

C．secretly

D．unluckily

4.

A．listen

B．move

C．write

D．speak

5.

A．nervous

B．joyful

C．satisfied

D．disappointed

6.

A．foolish

B．useful

C．clever

D．negative

7.

A．anger

B．regret

C．thanks

D．hope

8.

A．courage

B．information

C．proof

D．advice

9.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．Or

10.

A．explained

B．forgot

C．imagined

D．controlled

11.

A．serious

B．special

C．strange

D．common

12.

A．failed

B．started

C．mastered

D．finished

13.

A．exhibited

B．refused

C．prepared

D．understood

14.

A．worried

B．sad

C．curious

D．comfortable

15.

A．met with

B．turned down

C．looked after

D．learnt from

16.

A．trouble

B．mistake

C．fun

D．improvement

17.

A．remind

B．invite

C．phone

D．reach

18.

A．descried

B．studied

C．joked

D．appreciated

19.

A．because

B．although

C．if

D．therefore

20.

A．interesting

B．obvious

C．possible

D．right

8 . ________ he became seriously ill in 1998, the famous writer had been carrying out comparative studies of classical Chinese texts.

A．Since

B．When

C．Although

D．Until

9 . Before becoming world-wide famous, J.K. Rowling had spent years ________ on little money.

A．surviving

B．to survive

C．survive

D．survived

10 . Stackworth Museum

Stackworth Museum tells the history of the famous Stackworth family, and gives information about other well-known local people. These include poets, artists and writers. There is an excellent café.

Scotwood Manor

The rooms in Scotwood Manor are furnished as they were 100 years ago. The staff spend the day as people did then and are happy to explain what it was like. There are activity sheets for children and shop with books, gifts and cards, as well as a good café and car park.

Woodlands Museum

Set in beautiful countryside, the Woodlands Museum is arranged like a village of 100 years ago. To learn more about this period, visitors are encouraged to spend time doing practical things such as making pots and cooking. There is playground with picnic area.

Charberth Museum

Charberth Museum is near the main bus station and has rich collection of objects, 19th-century paintings and photographs showing life in the town over the centuries. There is no café.

Westerleigh Museum

Westerleigh Museum is near the bus station and contains exhibitions showing the town's development. In a separate room there are works by some well-known artists. The museum has café and is near the bus and railway station.

Freshwater Museum

Freshwater was once an important fishing port. Freshwater Museum, inside the old harbour office, shows how the town developed and later became a tourist centre. There is an activity room for young children with DVDs, a large picnic area, and good bus service.

1. If you are interested in famous people in history, you can visit________.

A．Scotwood Manor	B．Stackworth Museum
C．Westerleigh Museum	D．Woodlands Museum

2. Which museum offers parking according to the text?

A．Scotwood Manor.	B．Stackworth Museum.
C．Charberth Museum.	D．Westerleigh Museum.

3. What can you do at the Woodlands Museum?

A．Read books at a shop.

B．Appreciate paintings by famous artists.

C．Do some hands-on activities.

D．Learn about the Stackworth family s history.

4. The following museums have café except________.

A．Stackworth Museum	B．Scotwood Manor
C．Westerleigh Museum	D．Charberth Museum

5. What do the last two museums have in common?

A．Both are art-centred.

B．Both offer attractive gifts.

C．Both tell the local history.

D．Both are near a railway station.