1 . My brother is exactly one year older than me. We look like twins, but we are completely________.By the time we got to middle school it was clear that my older brother________meditation (冥想)，while I was a born________who liked the stage. I took his relative silence to be unfriendly. We simply didn’t________.

I didn’t________having a bad relationship with my brother because I was busy at school.________,I threw myself into the world of music. I practised singing in the bedroom every day to remain at my best and be________for roles; my brother would meditate on a window seat. He might feel high school was already hard enough________my noisy singing. So space to practise became a(n)________between us because we shared a room.

At the start of the term, I practiced “Circle of Life” for a musical play. This was the first time I________to learn a song, because my voice cracked (破音) when I changed to a head voice. I was annoyed in that period and________practising, announcing I had reached the ceiling of my singing career. For the first time in years my brother________quiet when I got home.

After two days of this, my brother asked me to________him in meditation. Feeling my anger at my failure to sing this song________, I accepted. My brother said, “When your mind calms down, you simply come back. Don’t blame yourself." I got the message, and it soon became my new________.I kept trying at the song, no longer getting________at myself. And just in time for the trial (选拔) performance, I was able to________power in my singing despite the change to a head voice. It was important for me to learn that you don’t have to always get everything________the first time and that good things come with________.I now understand why my brother prefers the________.

1.

A．capable

B．unusual

C．different

D．normal

2.

A．preferred

B．disliked

C．replaced

D．adapted

3.

A．writer

B．performer

C．painter

D．leader

4.

A．get along

B．stir up

C．show off

D．check in

5.

A．try

B．mean

C．enjoy

D．mind

6.

A．In case

B．In particular

C．In return

D．In contrast

7.

A．humorous

B．ordinary

C．competitive

D．grateful

8.

A．above

B．below

C．near

D．without

9.

A．opportunity

B．problem

C．agreement

D．balance

10.

A．struggled

B．expected

C．promised

D．decided

11.

A．began

B．allowed

C．continued

D．stopped

12.

A．hated

B．experienced

C．accepted

D．wanted

13.

A．help

B．invite

C．join

D．admire

14.

A．gradually

B．suddenly

C．gracefully

D．carefully

15.

A．limit

B．sentence

C．mistake

D．philosophy

16.

A．rude

B．surprised

C．angry

D．excited

17.

A．maintain

B．remove

C．reduce

D．lose

18.

A．right

B．wrong

C．back

D．down

19.

A．luck

B．talent

C．fear

D．effort

20.

A．noise

B．quiet

C．fight

D．safety

2 . Once upon a time, there was a man who worked very hard just to keep food on the table for his family. A few days before Christmas, he _________ his five year-old daughter after _________ that she had used up the family’s only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper.

As money was tight, he became even angrier when on Christmas Eve he saw that she had used all of the gold paper to _________ one shoebox. He was also concerned about where she had gotten _________ to buy what was in the shoebox.

The next morning the little girl, _________ excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, “This is for you, Daddy!” Holding the box, the father was embarrassed by his earlier behavior, _________ what he had done to her.

But when he _________ the shoebox, he found there was nothing. “Don’t you know, young lady,” he said _________, “when you give someone a _________, there’s supposed to be something inside the package!”

The little girl __________ him with sad tears rolling from her eyes and whispered, “Daddy, it’s not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was __________.” He fell on his knees and put his arms around the girl and begged her to __________ him for his unnecessary anger.

An accident took the girl’s life only a short time later. It is said that the father __________ this little gold box by his bed for all his life. Whenever he was __________ or faced difficult problems, he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and __________ his daughter’s love.

1.

A．praised

B．encouraged

C．thanked

D．punished

2.

A．promising

B．learning

C．admitting

D．agreeing

3.

A．decorate

B．draw

C．buy

D．measure

4.

A．time

B．advice

C．space

D．money

5.

A．filled with

B．ready for

C．different from

D．related to

6.

A．thinking

B．forgetting

C．ensuring

D．regretting

7.

A．closed

B．opened

C．accepted

D．found

8.

A．happily

B．anxiously

C．angrily

D．shyly

9.

A．hand

B．lecture

C．solution

D．present

10.

A．looked up at

B．caught up with

C．lived up to

D．made up for

11.

A．empty

B．broken

C．full

D．colorful

12.

A．love

B．hate

C．forgive

D．defend

13.

A．kept

B．observed

C．used

D．searched

14.

A．interested

B．discouraged

C．surprised

D．terrified

15.

A．share

B．refuse

C．remember

D．remove

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Teacher and student.

B．Interviewer and interviewee.

C．Saleswoman and customer.

2. Why does the woman only give the man eight seconds?

A．She is very busy.

B．She doesn’t like the man.

C．She has decided on another person.

3. What shows that the man is careful?

A．The way he took off his hat when he came in.

B．The way he cleaned his feet at the door.

C．The way he cleaned his hair.

4. When can the man start?

A．Right now.

B．Tomorrow morning.

C．Next Monday.

5 . What does the woman think of Linda’s brother?

A．He is friendly.

B．He doesn’t like to talk.

C．He is not a pleasant person.

6 . 假定你是李华，希望通过外籍老师Hanna找一位英语笔友。请写一封信，描述一下你理想中笔友的条件，并说明为什么选这样的笔友。具体条件包括：
1.年龄；2.性别；3.爱好（旅游、运动、养宠物等）。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；3.适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Hanna,

I’m writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favour.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

7 . War started in our house in late July with a month to go before my first day of college. It was a battle of wills over what college I was to attend. Mom wanted me to attend a famous ________ school, but I wanted to go to a small writing college. Every night for two weeks, we argued, shouted and gave ________ treatments until both sides went to bed with regrets.

It was mostly my fault. Since my junior year of high school, I had ________ at being a nurse. I took all the science courses, and even worked as a ________ in my town’s local hospital. My goal was to help the sick and be superwoman to the world.

However, as graduation and college neared, it all changed. Treating the sick was ________, but I came to realize it was not what I was meant to do for the ________ of my life. I could picture myself in hospitals, making rounds(查房), and taking temperatures, and ________ I couldn’t picture myself happy. It wasn’t the future I wanted.

Then, I realized I had been creating and writing stories for as long as I could ________. I loved it, and writing was what I had been doing as a ________. It was going to be my career. And it had to be.

On August 1^st, Mom and I sat down at the dinner table and I told her that she had every ________ to choose where to spend her money, just like I had every right to decide where I wanted to go to school. If it was her choice not to ________ any of my college education, then I would take a year off to work and earn money so I could go to the college I wanted.

Standing by my decision to be a writer had proven my firm belief to my mom. Finally we were at ________, and she decided to support me, which ________ the world to me.

Before that time, I had never stood up ________ my parents on any major decision. Choosing which college to attend allowed me to become a separate and ________ adult. I am now finished with my first semester(学期)as a Professional Writing major and I cannot wait to see what comes next.

1.

A．cooking

B．nursing

C．gardening

D．writing

2.

A．medical

B．warm

C．mental

D．silent

3.

A．doubted

B．started

C．pointed

D．aimed

4.

A．student

B．volunteer

C．graduate

D．doctor

5.

A．energetic

B．hard

C．gentle

D．honorable

6.

A．rest

B．part

C．whole

D．half

7.

A．thus

B．even

C．yet

D．then

8.

A．see

B．wait

C．find

D．remember

9.

A．custom

B．hobby

C．rule

D．business

10.

A．chance

B．time

C．right

D．ability

11.

A．finance

B．block

C．raise

D．offer

12.

A．peace

B．war

C．ease

D．play

13.

A．attached

B．applied

C．meant

D．devoted

14.

A．for

B．against

C．over

D．by

15.

A．complete

B．wealthy

C．limited

D．lonely

9 . What does Billy decide to do?

A．Hear Lisa sing.

B．Sing with Lisa.

C．Sing himself.

10 . Why does the man ask for leave?

A．He is seriously ill.

B．He likes to rest at home.

C．He has to look after his mother.