3 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Your Kids Don’t Want You to Be Perfect. They Just Want You to Be Honest

Dear Parents,

I am thinking of you. I am imagining how hard each of you is trying to get through your days, how much you want to lead your     1     (love) ones through this, how you worry, how you plan, and how you smile for them, when inside you feel at times you are breaking.

I was not a very stable youth. In fact, I never     2     (think) I could be anyone’s mom. I remember the decision     3     (become) a parent. It wasn’t hard to love. It wasn’t hard to dedicate myself to someone and something     4     (great) than my life.     5     was hard was knowing that from now on! Needed to be the one to make sure everything was okay, to manage it and make it work, from food to school to medical, and to be patient.

I realized stopped my constant daydreaming, instead,     6     (stay) always ready for any break into what I was doing or thinking to answer a need. It was a new skill to acquire.

So now, in the midst of this pandemic. I think of all the mothers and fathers with children at home, hoping that       7     all can do everything right, answer all needs, and stay calm and positive.

One thing     8     has helped me is to know that’s impossible.

It is a lovely thing to discover that your children don’t want you perfect. They just want you honest and doing your best. In fact, the more room they have to be great     9     you are weak, the stronger they may become. They love you. They want to help you. And in     10     way, they are raising you up too. You grow together.

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

It was a summer afternoon a long time ago. I was a little boy watching my favourite rerun(重播) on our tiny little television set. All that was about to change, however. CRACK! BOOM! The lightening and thunder sounded. I was so frightened that I sat up on the sofa immediately. There was a line of snow flashing across the TV screen.

Suddenly my mum ran into the living room, unhooked the antenna(天线) wire and dropped the metal claws(钳子) into a glass jar by the TV. Seeing this, I started to complain but knew that Mum wasn’t going to risk lightening hitting our antenna, running through the wire, and blowing up our only TV set. Since there was no way she was going to let me go outside and play either, I settled into my chair and reread a book for the tenth time while she placed empty coffee cans under the leaks in the roof which my dad hadn’t had a chance to fix yet.

After a while, my mum walked to me and asked me if I could play cards with her. As I had no natural interest in the game of bridge, I refused her without hesitation. She looked at me with her imploring(恳求的) eyes. But I said nothing and buried my head in the book again even though there was no other attractions to me in it. She walked away quietly with a sigh(叹息).

Later after the lightening and thunder had passed and only a gently falling rain remained, I saw my mum walk out onto our back porch(门廊), sit down on our old porch swing and watch the rain. She loved watching it water the flowers, forests and gardens. She enjoyed seeing it swell(使膨胀) the river down the hill from our house. She knew it would be providing water to drink and wash and clean and live. She had told me all this many times too, but my young mind was too selfish then to take all in. All I knew was that rainstorms meant no TV and no playing outside.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

This time, though, I took the time to watch it fall.

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The next time it rains, I’ll turn off my TV, computer, and phone.

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5 . Zora woke up early on Saturday morning, ________ for her long-awaited trip to the mall with her friends. They had planned this shopping spree (狂欢) for weeks and she had been ________ the days. Zora always had one ________ item she planned to buy for her mum.

As they walked past a fabrics store, Zora’s eyes ________ up. She had been saving up for months to buy a sewing machine for her mum to help patch (缝补) ________, and she knew this store carried it. She dragged her friends inside, and as soon as she ________ the sewing machine, she knew it was the one.

But when Zora checked the ________ tag (标签), her heart sank. It was much more expensive than she had ________. She started to feel disappointed and considered giving up on her ________ of helping her mum.

Her friends noticed her ________ and decided to help her. They took out some money and encouraged her to buy it, telling her how much her mum ________ it. With their ________, Zora decided to spend on the sewing machine, and as she walked out of the store, she felt a sense of pride and ________.

The rest of the day flew by, and they headed back home. Zora realized that her ________ were the real friends she had. They had helped her at the important moment and created ________ that she would cherish (珍藏) forever.

1.

A．excited

B．confused

C．upset

D．inspired

2.

A．talking about

B．relying on

C．counting down

D．sending for

3.

A．special

B．unknown

C．expensive

D．little

4.

A．picked

B．lit

C．took

D．broke

5.

A．programmes

B．walls

C．nets

D．clothes

6.

A．lost

B．bought

C．saw

D．sold

7.

A．pill

B．security

C．price

D．electronic

8.

A．read

B．kept

C．studied

D．thought

9.

A．dream

B．ability

C．offer

D．result

10.

A．ambition

B．hesitation

C．position

D．annoyance

11.

A．described

B．reserved

C．deserved

D．observed

12.

A．support

B．blame

C．cheer

D．trust

13.

A．worry

B．wisdom

C．regret

D．achievement

14.

A．guests

B．companions

C．generations

D．relatives

15.

A．memories

B．pictures

C．lessons

D．methods

8 . I’ve been working hard with my children on recognizing when someone does something nice for us. He doesn’t have to do something super _________, but small things around us, like offering to open a door for us, and stopping his car to let us _________ the road. We should say thank you in recognition of that gesture. Also we recognize that someone may _________ our help and we offer assistance without expecting anything _________.

Recently we were in a small shopping center and stopped for a (n) _________ bite to eat at noon. I didn’t bring my kids _________ as we weren’t going to stay there for a long time. Kids being kids, of course couldn’t _________, so they wondered if they could go to the supermarket to _________ a bottle of water each. I gave them my gift card and said _________. Afterwards they came running back with a big __________   on their faces. They told me they saw an old man behind them in the shopping line with lots of things in his arms and they __________ let him go first to the cash register. I __________ how it made them feel to be able to do a kind thing for someone else. They replied that it made them feel really good.

It wasn’t a big gesture. However, it made my heart swell (充满) with __________ as they noticed a way they could make someone’s day a little __________. It seems that we can gain little by helping others, but I believe being a caring and helpful man is the best __________.

1.

A．annoying

B．touching

C．general

D．secret

2.

A．ignore

B．build

C．cross

D．close

3.

A．need

B．show

C．refuse

D．fear

4.

A．in trouble

B．in common

C．in peace

D．in return

5.

A．slow

B．quick

C．extra

D．safe

6.

A．gifts

B．food

C．drinks

D．surprise

7.

A．admit

B．breathe

C．prove

D．wait

8.

A．buy

B．earn

C．open

D．book

9.

A．no

B．sorry

C．yes

D．thanks

10.

A．sign

B．smile

C．note

D．line

11.

A．politely

B．rudely

C．suddenly

D．hardly

12.

A．recorded

B．recalled

C．guessed

D．asked

13.

A．pride

B．shyness

C．worry

D．hesitation

14.

A．longer

B．easier

C．faster

D．sadder

15.

A．approach

B．comment

C．effort

D．reward

9 . It was his father’s dream to see one of his kids grow up to be a doctor. When he was in grade 12, his father told the youngest son that he wanted him to study biology and pass medical exams. His sister, who_______in biology, had earlier tried for Medical Degrees but failed even though she was very_______. In August, he asked his sister to teach him biology. The_______started to give lessons but soon she realized that the guy was not_______for it. She tried to tell the father that the son was no good at biology and that he should_______his dream of making one of his kids a doctor. The father called the guy and in a_______way, he told him to try up to his capacity. The guy_______his father and gave it his best shot. The result was_______in June the next year but he didn’t pass it in that_______.

Just 20 days later the family faced a serious________when the father died suddenly due to a heart attack. The guy was not even 18 and those were________hard times.

He remembered his father’s dream and decided to work on that. For a(n)________guy, medicine isn’t a child’s play. With great________, he studied day and night to fulfill his father’s dream which became his own dream, too.

He________for the medical exam again and this time, he made it. He finally________the top medical college in the state.

1.

A．majored

B．participated

C．involved

D．brought

2.

A．brave

B．sharp

C．attentive

D．considerate

3.

A．director

B．applier

C．expert

D．tutor

4.

A．grateful

B．concerned

C．suitable

D．responsible

5.

A．put off

B．account for

C．give up

D．carry on

6.

A．gentle

B．rude

C．sorrowful

D．honest

7.

A．declined

B．understood

C．hated

D．acknowledged

8.

A．inspired

B．judged

C．declared

D．discovered

9.

A．attempt

B．field

C．schedule

D．adventure

10.

A．threat

B．shock

C．infection

D．misunderstanding

11.

A．mentally

B．accidentally

C．constantly

D．extremely

12.

A．average

B．frustrated

C．committed

D．awesome

13.

A．talent

B．satisfaction

C．enthusiasm

D．pleasure

14.

A．prepared

B．sat

C．ran

D．answered

15.

A．touched

B．promoted

C．finished

D．entered

10 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Philip, Samantha and Sabrina had a happy family five years ago. The daughter, Sabrina, was a good student and was very good at painting. But everything changed when the mother, Samantha, was diagnosed with cancer. Philip borrowed money, sold his farmhouse, and did everything to save his wife’s life and he was working hard every day for huge medical costs.

One day, Philip got a call from his 14-year-old daughter’s teacher. “Mrs Anderson?” Philip was worried as he answered the call. “Why is she calling me? I hope Sabrina is okay,” he thought.

“Good day, Mrs Anderson! How may I help you?”

Mrs Anderson told Philip that his daughter had not been attending school for the past two days. Philip was shocked because his daughter told him she was going to school that morning. But she had lied to him. After hanging up, Philip immediately called Sabrina to find out.

“Hey, sweetie, where are you?” he asked Sabrina.

“I’m at school,” she told him.

Philip knew Sabrina would probably lie to him again if he asked her where she was and told her he knew she was not in school.

When he got home after work, he saw Sabrina’s school bag on the table and realized Sabrina had already returned home. “Sweetie, I’m home,” he shouted but there was no answer.

Sabrina was not at home. When Philip took her school bag to her room, he found the bag opened a little bit and Philip saw some money in it. Philip feared his daughter could fall into some bad habits. He knew it was silly to doubt his child, but he was troubled by the fear any father would have in raising a teen daughter. Philip just wanted to be sure Sabrina was not doing something wrong and he opened the bag. Besides the money, there were also some paintings.

“Where did she get so much money from?” he said to himself. Philip put the money back into Sabrina’s school bag and kept it as it was. He was more worried about what his teen daughter could be doing.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Sabrina came home, Philip decided to ask her about the truth.
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After knowing everything, the teacher advised Sabrina to sell her paintings online.
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