1 . 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

2 . I remember I was just eighteen when Grandma Julie died. Until the lawyer read her ________,I never fully ________the depth of Grandma’s love. It was a moment I will never forget—a day that made me the________kid in town.

After________ the distribution（分配）of Grandma’s legacies（遗产），the lawyer said,“There are three more things.” He________his bag and brought out a small________box, which contained my Grandma’s wedding ring. “These letters and notes are also for you,”he________.

Grandma’s letter began,“Dear Jeffrey, I’m________you one of my most precious treasures—my memories. These memories are the letters your________wrote me. They are________—a(n)________that will teach you how to love and understand people, and how to respect and maintain your integrity（正直）. When you read them you will   ________the love and passion of a good man for a good woman, and you’ll learn how love can become the________of your life.

“I have been________,since I loved a wonderful man who also loved me. Love is like a beautiful ________you store in an album. You can enjoy its beauty each time you stare at it________. I’ve just shown you how priceless his love notes are. Please learn from them. Then find the right girl to love and love her________. This love will________ both your lives and make you both happier.”

“As for being valuable,save the envelopes. It’s said the old________are worth far more than the rest of my wealth. And,the personal hand-written note from General Pershing is even more valuable than the stamps. Have a ________,meaningful life. God bless you.”

1.

A．will

B．story

C．dialogues

D．works

2.

A．measure

B．appreciate

C．guess

D．find

3.

A．happiest

B．loneliest

C．best

D．richest

4.

A．delivering

B．announcing

C．writing

D．sharing

5.

A．turned into

B．reached into

C．dug into

D．looked into

6.

A．tool

B．pencil

C．jewelry

D．letter

7.

A．added

B．shouted

C．whispered

D．joked

8.

A．considering

B．teaching

C．leaving

D．providing

9.

A．Dad

B．Mom

C．Grandpa

D．Uncle

10.

A．expensive

B．valuable

C．old-fashioned

D．serious

11.

A．speech

B．guidebook

C．introduction

D．method

12.

A．keep

B．miss

C．send

D．feel

13.

A．strategy

B．center

C．process

D．trouble

14.

A．couragerous

B．strong

C．honest

D．fortunate

15.

A．record

B．article

C．memory

D．photograph

16.

A．by chance

B．on purpose

C．in wonder

D．in comfort

17.

A．deeply

B．immediately

C．respectfully

D．carefully

18.

A．enrich

B．revise

C．save

D．design

19.

A．letters

B．notes

C．stamps

D．envelopes

20.

A．satisfactory

B．successful

C．proud

D．loving

3 . 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

4 . It is a touching story which won't be forgotten. An old gentleman reached the hospital at 9:00 am. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 10： 00.

The nurse had him take a _________ in the waiting area, _________ him it would be at least 35 minutes _________ someone would be able to see him. I saw him _________ his watch and decided, since I was_________ busy --- my patient didn't _________ at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he _________ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his _________. He told me that she had been _________ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be __________ if he was a bit late. He replied that she __________ knew who he was, and that she had not been able to __________ him for five years now. I was __________ and asked him, “And you __________ go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?”

He smiled and said, "She doesn't know me, but I know who she is." I had to hold back __________ as he left.

Now I __________ that in marriages, true love is __________ of all that is. The happiest people don't __________ have the best of everything; they just __________ the best of everything they have. __________ isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain. I love the story and recommend it to you. Thank you for your time. Please spread the story to people around you if you are fond of it.1.

A．break

B．test

C．breath

D．seat

2.

A．persuading

B．declaring

C．telling

D．promising

3.

A．if

B．before

C．since

D．after

4.

A．looking at

B．fixing

C．winding

D．taking off

5.

A．always

B．also

C．not

D．very

6.

A．show off

B．turn up

C．come on

D．go away

7.

A．forgot

B．needed

C．agreed

D．happened

8.

A．daughter

B．mother

C．wife

D．sister

9.

A．late

B．well

C．around

D．there

10.

A．worried

B．lonely

C．scared

D．hungry

11.

A．so far

B．neither

C．already

D．no longer

12.

A．recognize

B．answer

C．believe

D．envy

13.

A．annoyed

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．satisfied

14.

A．only

B．then

C．thus

D．still

15.

A．curiosity

B．tears

C．encouragement

D．judgment

16.

A．realize

B．suggest

C．hope

D．prove

17.

A．agreement

B．expression

C．exhibition

D．acceptance

18.

A．necessarily

B．completely

C．naturally

D．frequently

19.

A．learn

B．try

C．make

D．favor

20.

A．Disease

B．Life

C．Trust

D．Dignity

6 . My first and favorite hero is my dad. I still _______ times when he would stay up with me to watch those funny shows at midnight after a long day of tiring work. The_______and excitement I felt every time he came home from work with a toy in his hand, _______but still willing to give me the world. And how my dad would go to the store and buy me a cartoon-themed cake_______ it wasn't my birthday because he knew how much I liked to _______ myself with cake.

Our life _______ when my sister was born. She was sick. I couldn't_______ anything except the fact that my parents were_______. She went through multiple hospitalizations, during which my mother was by my sister's side the entire time. My dad assumed the_______of my mom. I did everything with him, from sleeping in his bed because I was ________at night, to going to work with him every single day. And complaining to him that I was hungry every day after school. This________went on for years.

I didn't really care for________when I was younger. I just________they were people with super abilities. Now, I think my dad________ under that category. He has the________to make me feel happy and joyful. He makes me feel safe, warm, and loved.

1.

A．ignore

B．need

C．confirm

D．remember

2.

A．peace

B．relief

C．joy

D．pride

3.

A．ashamed

B．tired

C．discouraged

D．bored

4.

A．when

B．in case

C．if

D．even though

5.

A．cover

B．reward

C．stuff

D．inspire

6.

A．simplified

B．changed

C．guaranteed

D．improved

7.

A．understand

B．miss

C．control

D．expect

8.

A．sad

B．angry

C．weak

D．strange

9.

A．mistake

B．risk

C．promise

D．role

10.

A．confused

B．depressed

C．scared

D．excited

11.

A．actually

B．finally

C．secretly

D．merely

12.

A．foods

B．heroes

C．relatives

D．gifts

13.

A．expressed

B．suspected

C．envied

D．knew

14.

A．struggles

B．differs

C．fits

D．objects

15.

A．ability

B．ambition

C．responsibility

D．intention

7 . I was 11 when you were born , and in your first few years I often looked after you, bathed and dressed you and took you out for walks. I have _______ memories of your childhood. Of _______ you up as a "rock star". Of watching you dance _______ nightclothes. Of your insistence that I make your school lunch _______ I put so much more peanut butter on your _______ than anyone else. Of the _______ phone call we ever had—•an echo of my own university years-when you wanted to _______ university and study dance.

Since we have grown up, I have lived through you, although you may not know it. You had the opportunity I so_______ wanted but never got — to train in the dancing art. I encouraged our parents to support you because 1 have always _______ how my life would be if they hadn't chosen a(n) ________ career path for me, their eldest child.

I know you have ________ to hunt for work and confidence, and that you probably wonder sometimes if you made the right choice. ________, I am happy for you and proud that I played some small role in helping you to ________ a dream.

There is a ________between us now. It has grown since I first left home, and in the ________ I missed your teenage years. That ________ me greatly. I imagine that you believe we have very little in common-----a ________ in the city and a biologist in West Africa-but in you 1   ________ some of my own dreams realized.

But beyond that, even at 12 or )3 I felt as much a mother to you as an older sister. So, on the rare ________ when we see each other, I want to know everything, from your worries, hopes to delights.

I wish I, as an adult, could hold you at arm's ________. I hope we can one day be sisters or friends again. I still make a tasty peanut butter sandwich for you.

1.

A．vivid

B．admirable

C．awful

D．painful

2.

A．coming

B．dressing

C．putting

D．picking

3.

A．with

B．as

C．in

D．for

4.

A．although

B．because

C．when

D．if

5.

A．lunch

B．pies

C．bread

D．sandwiches

6.

A．longest

B．farthest

C．simplest

D．loudest

7.

A．give in to

B．look away from

C．drop out of

D．go in for

8.

A．hardly

B．naturally

C．perfectly

D．badly

9.

A．wondered

B．understood

C．regretted

D．believed

10.

A．musical

B．traditional

C．official

D．individual

11.

A．managed

B．struggled

C．preferred

D．threatened

12.

A．Besides

B．Instead

C．However

D．Otherwise

13.

A．support

B．choose

C．have

D．follow

14.

A．quarrel

B．promise

C．plan

D．distance

15.

A．conversation

B．process

C．environment

D．direction

16.

A．shocks

B．moves

C．upsets

D．comforts

17.

A．dancer

B．conductor

C．professor

D．rock star

18.

A．guess

B．see

C．keep

D．remember

19.

A．stages

B．vacations

C．spots

D．occasions

20.

A．width

B．height

C．length

D．depth

8 . I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. Mother was pulling out quilt after quilt from the boxes, _____ showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to ______ and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the ____ of one box.   

“What is this?” I asked.

“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.” 

I _____ the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together;   irregular

designs,   childish pictures, a winding line on the right.

“Grandmother made this?” I said, ______. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This _____ didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.

“Yes, right before she died. I _____ it home with me last year and made some   changes ,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”

I looked at it more ___. At the center of the quilt, she had sewn a piece of _____with these words:  “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines _____. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it ______. Her last quilt.” 

“Oh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It ______ to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own _____. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family

____. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and ______ with the loving hands of another.

1.

A．proudly

B．frankly

C．politely

D．generously

2.

A．push

B．lift

C．cover

D．fold

3.

A．top

B．bottom

C．back

D．front

4.

A．pressed

B．spread

C．packed

D．raised

5.

A．excited

B．depressed

C．surprised

D．delighted

6.

A．almost

B．certainly

C．partly

D．probably

7.

A．robbed

B．bought

C．dropped

D．brought

8.

A．disappointingly

B．closely

C．nervously

D．gratefully

9.

A．paper

B．bread

C．wood

D．cloth

10.

A．strong

B．hidden

C．straight

D．bent

11.

A．finished

B．removed

C．produced

D．prepared

12.

A．happened

B．appeared

C．occurred

D．struck

13.

A．skill

B．mother

C．show

D．quilt

14.

A．shame

B．responsibility

C．desire

D．treasure

15.

A．continued

B．stopped

C．declined

D．disappeared

9 . My mother was a giver. The occasion never _______ – Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries or no occasion at all.

She was always thinking about who might _______ what. Creativity and _______ went into the gifts she gave, and she _______ a thank you note. Once she sent out a note to her own children and grandchildren who had not acknowledged gifts, _______ that they were now on her “Fecal Roster(黑名单)” and would not be removed

_______ she had received a proper thank you.

Even if you didn’t   _______ a thank you, she’d give you another gift the next _______ she had. She figured

_______ manners were your problem, not hers.

Every time Mom and Dad ________ to visit, all of us would gather in the driveway as they unloaded luggage. There was always something for the kids, ________ a couple of little toys or a big ________ of homemade cookies. They weren’t gifts for particular occasion. They were ________ “Isn’t life great?” gifts.

One spring when they came to visit, she handed me a ________ bag. Inside was a painting that ________ : “A Special Daughter. You’ve ________ laughter and joy to our lives and so much love to our hearts. The most precious things we can ________ for you are the things you have given us… ________ and Love.”

Mom was a ________ gift giver, but the best gifts we will always remember her for were her lover for________and her love for us.

1.

A．mattered

B．occurred

C．varied

D．arose

2.

A．wonder

B．praise

C．enjoy

D．approve

3.

A．thoughtfulness

B．sympathy

C．justice

D．authority

4.

A．ignored

B．appreciated

C．promised

D．resisted

5.

A．assuming

B．abusing

C．stating

D．correcting

6.

A．once

B．after

C．when

D．until

7.

A．send

B．purchase

C．conduct

D．obtain

8.

A．time

B．chance

C．festival

D．holiday

9.

A．mistaken

B．bad

C．silly

D．ridiculous

10.

A．walked by

B．wandered around

C．drove over

D．rode away

11.

A．often

B．always

C．never

D．seldom

12.

A．tank

B．cage

C．container

D．holder

13.

A．fairly

B．apparently

C．especially

D．simply

14.

A．cookie

B．toy

C．hand

D．gift

15.

A．read

B．told

C．wrote

D．appeared

16.

A．showed

B．awarded

C．devoted

D．brought

17.

A．apply

B．wish

C．recommend

D．ask

18.

A．Assistance

B．Privilege

C．Happiness

D．Satisfaction

19.

A．extreme

B．serious

C．grand

D．great

20.

A．life

B．kids

C．families

D．gifts

10 . My husband Val and I had not been getting along well lately. We didn’t argue, but we hardly _______. I knew that one _______ was that I often scolded him. Unluckily, I looked only at his fault(缺点)and forgot to notice how _______ he had done in everything.

I really didn’t want to be _______ talking too much, but it seemed as if I couldn’t _______. However, I made up my mind to have a _______. Could I ?

I decided to try. Each day I would find one thing I liked in _______ and mentioned it to him.

The first day, again, appeared the greatest problem. I noticed _______ things I didn’t like about Val. Why did he leave his books everywhere in his study instead of putting them _______?

How could he wear that ____________shirt again? And I had a difficult time ____________with anything good I could mention.

I thought and thought. ____________ he was good sometimes. When something needed repairing around the house, Val ____________until he discovered what was wrong. ____________ , I told Val I was glad he was patient ____________my fault and said something about the way I often scolded him. He smiled,a small, weak smile ____________ made me angry, “Maybe this isn’t going to work.” I said to myself. But as three weeks continued, finding something good about my husband came more ____________ . He deals honestly with everyone; he treats our children with ____________. Why had I seen so many unpleasant things?

By the end of the 21 days, I couldn’t believe how easy ____________ had become to praise Val. And Val did seem ____________. In fact, he mentioned that I seemed to have changed a lot.

1.

A．exchanged

B．spoke

C．touched

D．communicated

2.

A．result

B．idea

C．problem

D．method

3.

A．well

B．badly

C．angrily

D．really

4.

A．a girl

B．a lady

C．a student

D．a wife

5.

A．improve him

B．scold him

C．help myself

D．believe myself

6.

A．rest

B．chance

C．look

D．change

7.

A．my husband

B．myself

C．our children

D．himself

8.

A．quite a few

B．few

C．much

D．little

9.

A．in ways

B．in order

C．on the way

D．out of order

10.

A．clean

B．smart

C．dirty

D．tidy

11.

A．making up

B．putting up

C．turning up

D．coming up

12.

A．After all

B．In all

C．At all

D．All above

13.

A．paid attention

B．took care

C．worked hard

D．was tired

14.

A．Next day

B．Someday

C．The next day

D．After a day

15.

A．to

B．with

C．for

D．in

16.

A．that

B．what

C．who

D．whose

17.

A．difficultly

B．easily

C．directly

D．surprisingly

18.

A．kindness

B．pride

C．rudeness

D．fear

19.

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．I

20.

A．the same

B．active

C．bad

D．different