1 .
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about______________________________went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of____ — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some____ , some expensive, some delicate — telling them to help themselves to the ____
When all the students _________________________________ , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, ____the plain and cheap ones. While it is ____ for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the ____of your problems and stress. "
"Be assured that the cup itself adds no____ to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even____what we drink. "
"What all of you really want is coffee, ____ the cup, but you____ went for the best cups … And then you began____each other's cups. "
"Now consider____: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain____, and the type of cup we have does not determine, no____the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we ____to enjoy the coffee. Fully appreciate the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups ____you ... enjoy the coffee instead. "1.

A．stress

B．progress

C．condition

D．pride

2.

A．advisor

B．professor

C．monitor

D．graduate

3.

A．glasses

B．bowls

C．trays

D．cups

4.

A．plain-looking

B．beautiful

C．modern

D．nice-looking

5.

A．pot

B．sugar

C．milk

D．coffee

6.

A．made

B．had

C．cooked

D．served

7.

A．talked

B．discussed

C．noticed

D．decided

8.

A．leaving behind	B．falling about
C．leaving about	D．falling behind

9.

A．strange

B．wonderful

C．normal

D．important

10.

A．source

B．purpose

C．doubt

D．result

11.

A．price

B．quality

C．sweet

D．color

12.

A．proves

B．tastes

C．hides

D．steals

13.

A．more than

B．less than

C．other than

D．rather than

14.

A．consciously

B．wisely

C．shyly

D．carelessly

15.

A．showing

B．eyeing

C．exchanging

D．praising

16.

A．it

B．that

C．this

D．one

17.

A．jobs

B．money

C．position

D．life

18.

A．change

B．increase

C．discover

D．lower

19.

A．try

B．manage

C．fail

D．plan

20.

A．envy

B．drive

C．support

D．assess

2 . When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these______, I got there in July 2010.   ________I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job __________my living costs.   Deciding to do this _________, I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found _________response（回应）.

One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask ________there were any job opportunities（机会）. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that _______. As I was about to__________, a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside _________. Nearly ten minutes later, he _________. He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay _________. Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to __________ a job.

I was a little surprised, but had a ________feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had ________résumés（简历）. Seeing this, the man ________at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen _______copies. He also gave me some _______on dressing and speaking. I handed out my résumés and went home feeling very _______. The following day, I received a ________from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

It seems that the world always _______to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

1.

A．doubts

B．concerns

C．instructions

D．reasons

2.

A．Even if

B．Every time

C．Now that

D．Soon after

3.

A．of

B．at

C．for

D．with

4.

A．on my own

B．on my way

C．by any chance

D．by the day

5.

A．any

B．much

C．some

D．little

6.

A．why

B．wherever

C．whether

D．whenever

7.

A．direction

B．attitude

C．language

D．way

8.

A．answer

B．work

C．leave

D．refuse

9.

A．for ever

B．at any time

C．as usual

D．for a while

10.

A．returned

B．forgot

C．passed

D．regretted

11.

A．silent

B．busy

C．positive

D．comfortable

12.

A．pick out

B．search for

C．take on

D．give up

13.

A．boring

B．good

C．risky

D．general

14.

A．made use of

B．taken care of

C．run out of

D．become tired of

15.

A．stopped

B．knocked

C．looked

D．appeared

16.

A．right

B．more

C．former

D．different

17.

A．pressures

B．agreements

C．impressions

D．suggestions

18.

A．lonely

B．funny

C．disappointed

D．satisfied

19.

A．call

B．tip

C．present

D．report

20.

A．turns off

B．goes over

C．gives back

D．looks up

3 . The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane（杖，手杖） made her way carefully up the steps. She ____the driver and, using her hands to feel the____of the seats, walked down and found the ____which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.
It had been a year since Mary, 34, ____a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of ____ Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart. He ____ her how to rely on her other ____, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and ____to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend（友好对待） the bus drivers who could ____for her, and save her a seat.
____, Mary decided that she was ready to try the ____on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their ____ ways.
On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual. As she was____the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I ____envy you.” Mary had no ____what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you ____?”
The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the ____week, a fine-looking gentleman ____a military uniform has been standing across the corner____you as you get off the bus. He ____you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks.1.

A．thanked

B．asked

C．discovered

D．paid

2.

A．location

B．shape

C．size

D．cost

3.

A．ticket

B．bus

C．seat

D．bag

4.

A．according to

B．instead of

C．thanks to

D．due to

5.

A．anger

B．darkness

C．happiness

D．light

6.

A．asked

B．encouraged

C．taught

D．praised

7.

A．feelings

B．sights

C．senses

D．abilities

8.

A．how

B．when

C．where

D．who

9.

A．make out

B．watch out

C．find out

D．work out

10.

A．Finally

B．Luckily

C．However

D．Besides

11.

A．visit

B．trip

C．bus

D．work

12.

A．opposite

B．separate

C．difficult

D．usual

13.

A．getting on

B．getting in

C．getting off

D．getting up

14.

A．must

B．may

C．will

D．do

15.

A．idea

B．opinion

C．way

D．thought

16.

A．want

B．mean

C．say

D．suggest

17.

A．next

B．old

C．past

D．following

18.

A．by

B．on

C．with

D．in

19.

A．searching

B．watching

C．calling

D．noticing

20.

A．looks out

B．takes up

C．believes in

D．makes sure

4 . About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college in New York, I was working as a practice student at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while I was working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in wheelchair.
As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was seated on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and the trunk of the human body. She was wearing a little white dress with the patterns of red roses and yellow dots.
As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼示意). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most beautiful, largest smile I have ever seen
All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. I immediately felt full of hope and confidence. She took me, a poor, unhappy college student, into her world, a world of smiles, love and warmth.
That was ten years ago, but I still remember it clearly as if it happened just yesterday. I'm a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.
1. What was the writer a decade ago?

A．A worker working in a university.

B．A teacher teaching in a college.

C．A clerk working in a museum.

D．A university student who had not yet taken a degree.

2. What does the underlined world “handicap” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Life difficulty.	B．Troublesome problem.
C．Failure in work.	D．Physical disability.

3. How did the writer probably feel before meeting the disabled girl?

A．She felt full of hope.

B．She was filled with confidence.

C．She felt unhappy because of poverty.

D．She felt life was beautiful.

4. Which of the following title suits this passage best?

A．A Disabled Girl.	B．A Disabled Girl’s Smile.
C．Full of Hope.	D．Full of Confidence.

5 . Three wishes
A man and his wife were very poor. They kept hoping for new clothes and good food. The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked cakes. One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes. They could wish for anything they wanted.
The man had just finished eating a piece of bread for his dinner, but he was still hungry. He said, “I wish I had a big cake!”
Suddenly a cake appeared on his plate.
“You fool!” His wife cried. “You could have wished for a house full of wonderful food, but you wished for a cake. I wish that cake was on the end of your foolish nose! ”
Immediately the cake stuck to the end of his nose.
Then the man and his wife started blaming each other. “It’s your fault!” she man cried. “No, it’s your fault!” she answered. What could they do? The cake was still stuck to the husband’s nose.
“Oh!” the wife cried. “I wish none of this had ever happened!”
Immediately the cake was gone, and the man was saying, “I’m still hungry. How I wish I had some cakes! ”
But of course nothing happened.
1. The man quarreled with his wife because ___.

A．he always enjoyed eating

B．his wife hoped that he asked for a house

C．the cake stuck to the end of his nose according to his wife’s wish.

D．he didn’t want anything except cakes

2. The wrong statement of the following is ___.

A．the man made his wishes before dinner

B．the wife made two wishes, which worked

C．the wife wanted her husband to wish for more than a big cake

D．the man wished that the cake were not on his nose

3. Why did the old woman not satisfy the man’s wish when he said he was still hungry and wanted some cakes?

A．Because the old lady was angry with them

B．Because this was the fourth wish.

C．Because the man had made this wish before.

D．Because the cake had been gone.

6 . An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands____, his eyesight was not clear, and his____unsteady（不稳定的）. The family were____every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and____sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, ____would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth.“We must do some-thing about grandfather,”said the husband.
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There , grandfather ate____in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table____grandfather had already broken a dish or two , his food was served in a ____bowl. Sometimes, when the family____grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone____, the only words the couple had for him were sharp ____when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this____
One evening before supper, the father____his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly :“What are you making?” Just as____, the boy answered:“Oh, I am making a little____for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.”The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to ____on it.
The words____the parents so much that they were____ Then tears started to stream down their cheeks____no word was spoken , both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and____led him back to the family table.1.

A．wounded

B．moved

C．trembled

D．dragged

2.

A．step

B．feet

C．speech

D．body

3.

A．away

B．together

C．asleep

D．apart

4.

A．losing

B．failing

C．disappearing

D．rising

5.

A．food

B．pan

C．milk

D．dinner

6.

A．alone

B．casually

C．steadily

D．bitterly

7.

A．After

B．Since

C．While

D．When

8.

A．small

B．safe

C．big

D．wooden

9.

A．glanced at

B．stared at

C．looked through

D．looked after

10.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Still

D．Rather

11.

A．comments

B．quarrels

C．warnings

D．remark

12.

A．in silence

B．in advance

C．in danger

D．in charge

13.

A．researched

B．noticed

C．searched

D．explored

14.

A．firmly

B．suddenly

C．cruelly

D．sweetly

15.

A．bowl

B．cup

C．spoon

D．pan

16.

A．worship

B．work

C．whisper

D．weave

17.

A．impressed

B．touched

C．confused

D．struck

18.

A．speechless

B．homeless

C．fearless

D．hopeless

19.

A．Once

B．Whether

C．Though

D．Unless

20.

A．gently

B．happily

C．fluently

D．fortunately

7 . Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more." The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
1. Mr. Brown told his son that _____.

A．he would be away from home for four days

B．he would be back in seven days

C．he would be back in a month

D．he liked a cup of tea

2. Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A．the wall

B．the door

C．a piece of paper

D．his son's pocket

3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A．the second day

B．the third day

C．the fourth day

D．the fifth day

4. The man was very surprised because _________.

A．he thought the child's father was dead

B．the child didn't ask him to sit down

C．the child gave him a cup of tea

D．he couldn't find that piece of paper

5. What was burnt?

A．The piece of paper

B．Mr. Smith

C．The visitor

D．The boy

8 . "Every time we had dinner, I felt awkward when my Chinese mom_______asked me to eat more. My mom in American would_______push me like that._______I couldn't tolerate it any more, so I asked why she did that. She told me it was because she loved me and really looked_______me as her own child and she worried about whether I felt hungry. From that point I understood that Chinese people had_______a poor life in the past._______worries parents most is whether their children have enough food. Although their lives have dramatically improved, they are used to_______the old concerns. I still don't feel easy with constant_______to eat, but when my Chinese mom tries to persuade me_______more, I always thank her with a smile_______feeling angry."
This story comes from Tyler, an American youngster who once lived in my neighbour’s home. His Chinese mom is Wang Huirong, a_______from Beijing Normal University.
As economic_______between the US and China become more frequent, an increasing number of American teenagers have become interested in Chinese culture, which seems very new and_______ to them. Chinese has gradually become a(n) _______choice for American high school students studying a second language. Tyler's father has a trade relationship with China stretching back to the beginning of reform and opening-up, which gave Tyler the opportunity to have_______to China from a very young age.
"Only_______and opening-up has allowed us to have a lovely American teenager come and visit us frequently. I couldn't even imagine that in the past. Before we actively sought to avoid _______relations. None of us could ever have imagined that one day we would live with foreigners _______we were from the same family." says Wang with deep feeling.
Tyler's Chinese has improved a lot. When he first arrived at Wang's home he often watched the retiree_______ she spoke, but couldn't respond. Wang often felt anxious and asked for my help with translating. But now Tyler has no problem_______with us in Chinese.1.

A．eagerly

B．repeatedly

C．friendly

D．warmly

2.

A．also

B．never

C．often

D．not

3.

A．However

B．But

C．Finally

D．Therefore

4.

A．after

B．at

C．for

D．upon

5.

A．led

B．leaded

C．live

D．made

6.

A．It

B．What

C．That

D．Which

7.

A．speaking

B．talking

C．voicing

D．saying

8.

A．demands

B．orders

C．requests

D．commands

9.

A．eat

B．eating

C．to eat

D．ate

10.

A．other than

B．but than

C．instead

D．instead of

11.

A．retiree

B．worker

C．professor

D．official

12.

A．changes

B．exchanges

C．conflicts

D．improvements

13.

A．different

B．difficult

C．challenging

D．exciting

14.

A．hot

B．heat

C．cold

D．only

15.

A．entrance

B．access

C．door

D．way

16.

A．revolution

B．fighting

C．reform

D．motivation

17.

A．foreigner

B．aboard

C．civil

D．overseas

18.

A．like

B．as if

C．as

D．even if

19.

A．as

B．while

C．since

D．for

20.

A．chat

B．chatting

C．to chat

D．chatted

9 . Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested____medicine.He always____medical books to sea and liked to talk about different diseases.One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended____ill.He lay on his bunk (铺位) and groaned (呻吟) as if he ____very sick.The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to____He told the man to rest for a few days and____the other sailors do his work. Three days later____sailor pretended that he had____with his chest____the captain looked in his medical books and told the "sick" man ____
The other sailors were very____because they had____work to do.The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not____the mate (大副) decided to punish the sick men and mixed up some soap,soot,glue and other unpleasant things.Then he got____from the captain to give his new medicine to the "sick" men.When they tasted the medicine,they really did feel ill.It was ____horrible that one of the patients jumped out of his bunk,ran up on deck (甲板) and climbed the ____mast (桅杆) on the ship. The captain____that the men had tried____him.So he got them____very hard for the rest of the ship on the sea.1.

A．on

B．for

C．at

D．in

2.

A．fetched

B．took

C．had

D．got

3.

A．be

B．was

C．to be

D．being

4.

A．will be

B．were

C．is

D．should be

5.

A．look for

B．look in

C．look back

D．look after

6.

A．got

B．took

C．sent

D．made

7.

A．other

B．the other

C．another

D．other's

8.

A．something wrong

B．wrong something

C．anything wrong

D．wrong anything

9.

A．Before long

B．Once more

C．Suddenly

D．Certainly

10.

A．to drink some water

B．to eat something

C．to have a rest

D．to do more work

11.

A．pleased

B．sorry

C．angry

D．surprised

12.

A．more

B．much

C．lots of

D．little

13.

A．out

B．at home

C．present

D．appear

14.

A．At first

B．At the beginning

C．At last

D．At the end

15.

A．agreement

B．permission

C．permit

D．promise

16.

A．very

B．much

C．so

D．quite

17.

A．highest

B．high

C．higher

D．very high

18.

A．heard

B．heard of

C．realized

D．guessed

19.

A．cheating

B．cheat

C．cheated

D．to cheat

20.

A．worked

B．to work

C．work

D．works

10 . One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He________the first interview; the director did the last interview.

The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” The young man answered, “________.”

“Who paid the school fees for you?”

“My father passed away________I was born, so my mother paid them all.”

“What did your mother do?”

“A laundry woman.”

The director________the youth to show his hands. They were smooth and perfect. The director asked, “Have you ever________your mother wash the clothes?” The youth answered, “________. My mother always wanted me to study and read more books.________, she can wash clothes faster than me.”

The director said, “Please go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow.”

The youth felt his________of getting the job high. When he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt_______but happy with mixed feelings.

The youth cleaned his mother’s hands________. He cried as he did that. It was the first time he had________his mother’s wrinkled hands with so many bruises (伤痕) on them. Some bruises were so painful that his mother________when they were cleaned. Only by then did he realize it was this pair of hands that assisted him________his academic years.

After finishing cleaning his mother’s_________hands, the youth quietly washed all the_____clothes for his mother. That night, they talked for a very long time.

The next morning, the director noticed the youth’s swollen________and asked, “Can you tell me what you have done and________in your house?”

The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother’s hands and also finished washing all the remaining clothes. I know now what_________is. Without mother, there would not have been my success today.”

The director said, “This is what I am looking for______a manager. I want to hire a person who can value the help of others and who knows the________of others. You are hired.”

1.

A．qualified

B．failed

C．passed

D．won

2.

A．Nothing

B．Few

C．Some

D．None

3.

A．since

B．when

C．although

D．once

4.

A．requested

B．persuaded

C．demanded

D．begged

5.

A．assisted

B．had

C．watched

D．helped

6.

A．Seldom

B．Sometimes

C．Never

D．Rarely

7.

A．Meanwhile

B．Besides

C．However

D．Somehow

8.

A．chance

B．luck

C．desire

D．idea

9.

A．strange

B．different

C．excited

D．unfamiliar

10.

A．skillfully

B．shyly

C．politely

D．slowly

11.

A．glanced

B．noticed

C．accepted

D．considered

12.

A．shook

B．shouted

C．moved

D．fell

13.

A．during

B．along

C．through

D．with

14.

A．damaged

B．ruined

C．broken

D．wounded

15.

A．worn

B．used

C．dirty

D．dusty

16.

A．hands

B．eyes

C．ears

D．cheeks

17.

A．found

B．enjoyed

C．expected

D．learned

18.

A．appreciation

B．understanding

C．regret

D．sympathy

19.

A．about

B．of

C．in

D．on

20.

A．sufferings

B．happenings

C．doings

D．surroundings