1 . The most frequent arguments for travel broadening the mind are that you get to interact with many different ______, ways of life and new experiences. In general this should be the case.__ ___, how much it broadens your mind depends as much on how you travel as where.______ you go to Thailand and spend most of your time in a hotel, what you’re seeing isn’t ______ Thai culture. But if you take time to _____ its temples or stay with a family and immerse yourself in their ______, you might begin to get a good ______ of it. If you ______ anything out of your comfort zone, then you won’t make the most of your _____, wherever you go. Of course travel ______ the mind if you’re open to it and equip yourself with the knowledge you need for where you’re headed; and after all, expanding our horizons is ______ to our growth and progress as human beings.
We’re told that broadening the mind comes from challenging yourself, ______, learning and that this can in part be achieved by travelling. But is broadening the mind the only ______ reason tor travelling? What if you _____ want to enjoy some much needed rest and ______?
How much distance you cover doesn’t show how adventurous you are. You can go halfway round the world, but if you just spend all your time _____ shopping malls, you can ______ experience the real workings of the culture you’ve landed in. It’s up to you whether or not you come back from another country with a ______ perspective on things. Travel doesn’t automatically broaden the mind. If you’re a narrow-minded bore at home, the _____ are that travel just makes you a narrow-minded bore ______ a plane ticket. And what of those who don’t, can’t or won’t travel? Are they forever doomed to an “unbroadened” view on life? I’m sure they would beg to differ.1.

A．experts

B．cultures

C．objects

D．situations

2.

A．For example

B．Above all

C．At times

D．Of course

3.

A．If

B．Although

C．Since

D．Because

4.

A．correctly

B．generally

C．really

D．seriously

5.

A．construct

B．paint

C．introduce

D．visit

6.

A．work

B．life

C．conversation

D．concept

7.

A．idea

B．command

C．result

D．photo

8.

A．attempt

B．challenge

C．avoid

D．overcome

9.

A．journey

B．freedom

C．advantage

D．break

10.

A．occupies

B．crosses

C．amazes

D．broadens

11.

A．suitable

B．vital

C．similar

D．harmless

12.

A．determining

B．planning

C．exploring

D．preparing

13.

A．worthwhile

B．private

C．normal

D．obvious

14.

A．eventually

B．slightly

C．exactly

D．simply

15.

A．health

B．relaxation

C．sport

D．thinking

16.

A．picking out

B．finding out

C．wandering round

D．passing by

17.

A．hardly

B．undoubtedly

C．expectedly

D．possibly

18.

A．narrow

B．social

C．different

D．common

19.

A．problems

B．occasions

C．facts

D．chances

20.

A．for

B．with

C．beyond

D．except

2 . B
When her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结). To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing oneperson. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.
Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didn't have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Danny's mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.
Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elisabeth explains, "Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family, there is no business."
Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans' corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success.
1. Helene tied several chopsticks together to show ______.

A．the strength of family unity

B．the difficulty of growing up

C．the advantage of chopsticks

D．the best way of giving a lesson

2. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the Helene An family ______.

A．started a business in 1975

B．left Vietnam without much money

C．bought a restaurant in San Francisco

D．opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles

3. What can we infer about the five daughters?

A．They did not finish their college education.

B．They could not bear to work in the family business.

C．They were influenced by what Helene taught them.

D．They were troubled by disagreement among family members.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．How to Run a Corporation

B．Strength Comes from Peace

C．How to Achieve a Big Dream

D．Family Unity Builds Success

3 . Nancy had just got a job as a secretary in a company. Monday was the first day she went to work, so she was very __________ and arrived early.

She ______ the door open and found nobody there. “I am the ________ to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to find a bunch of ______on it. They were fresh. She______ them and they were sweet. She looked around for a ______ to put them in. “ Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!” she thought ______. “ But who could it be?” she began to ______ .

The day passed quickly and Nancy did everything with ______ interest. For the following days of the ______ , the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the followers and then ______her work.

Then came another Monday. ______she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(n) ______ bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, ______ the old ones.

The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy began to think of ways to find out the ______.

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to hand in a plan to the______. She waited for his directives(命令)at his secretary’s ______. She happened to see on the desk a half-opened notebook, which ______ : “ In order to keep the secretaries ______, the company has decided that every ______ a bunch of fresh flowers should be put on each secretary’s desk.”

Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist（心理学家）.

1.

A．depressed

B．encouraged

C．excited

D．surprised

2.

A．turned

B．pushed

C．knocked

D．forced

3.

A．last

B．second

C．third

D．first

4.

A．keys

B．grapes

C．flowers

D．bananas

5.

A．smelled

B．ate

C．took

D．held

6.

A．vase

B．room

C．glass

D．bottle

7.

A．angrily

B．quietly

C．strangely

D．happily

8.

A．seek

B．wonder

C．Work

D．ask

9.

A．low

B．little

C．great

D．general

10.

A．month

B．period

C．year

D．week

11.

A．set about

B．set up

C．set out

D．set off

12.

A．Unless

B．When

C．Since

D．Before

13.

A．old

B．red

C．blue

D．new

14.

A．covering

B．demanding

C．replacing

D．forbidding

15.

A．sender

B．receiver

C．secretary

D．waiter

16.

A．assistant

B．colleague

C．employee

D．manager

17.

A．notebook

B．desk

C．office

D．house

18.

A．said

B．written

C．printed

D．signed

19.

A．at home

B．on time

C．in high spirits

D．in low spirits

20.

A．Sunday morning

B．Monday morning

C．Monday afternoon

D．Tuesday afternoon

4 . My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He's usually_____all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays _______for two weeks at a time. _____I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very _______.
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you ______ up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so ______ about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got ____. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he ______me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I' m glad I ______my dad's advice.
My dad is _____talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like_____now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest____. He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show_____sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批评家). He_____ignore the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose_____because he thinks that all my efforts will_____one day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he_____to read to the children at a children’s club. When he reads, their_____light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel_____of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to______.
I love dad with all my heart. He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.1.

A．on

B．with

C．out

D．in

2.

A．away

B．home

C．inside

D．alone

3.

A．In case

B．Even though

C．If only

D．As if

4.

A．polite

B．kind

C．different

D．close

5.

A．give

B．put

C．take

D．speed

6.

A．nervous

B．anxious

C．crazy

D．familiar

7.

A．rough

B．difficult

C．disappointing

D．boring

8.

A．promised

B．persuaded

C．reminded

D．suggested

9.

A．received

B．challenged

C．took

D．listened

10.

A．physically

B．typically

C．musically

D．exactly

11.

A．chatting

B．dancing

C．writing

D．drawing

12.

A．director

B．supporter

C．scholar

D．sponsor

13.

A．however

B．so

C．and

D．still

14.

A．ever

B．often

C．never

D．even

15.

A．aim

B．dream

C．strength

D．heart

16.

A．come true

B．take risks

C．pay off

D．let out

17.

A．agrees

B．likes

C．intends

D．offers

18.

A．bodies

B．arms

C．hands

D．faces

19.

A．jealous

B．optimistic

C．proud

D．happy

20.

A．help

B．read

C．work

D．drive