1 . When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were ____down Oxford Street, I felt too ____to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.
At first, she ____to take it because she said the weather was very ____and it was better to walk. I started ____ She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was ____ For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very ____with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as ____as I could.
The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t ____me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went ____, sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were ____to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they ____the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just ____crying. Then he took the small bag that I was ____, opened it and found my hotel address and ____number. When he phoned the hotel, my ____answered the phone.
In the end, the policeman took me to the ____ My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had ____and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was ____that my mother was very angry with me.
When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything. ____of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.1.

A．running

B．walking

C．visiting

D．driving

2.

A．tired

B．mad

C．happy

D．sad

3.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．suggested

D．managed

4.

A．horrible

B．windy

C．nice

D．cold

5.

A．talking

B．laughing

C．singing

D．crying

6.

A．hearing

B．regarding

C．thinking

D．saying

7.

A．angry

B．strict

C．satisfied

D．familiar

8.

A．excitedly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．carelessly

9.

A．search

B．educate

C．forgive

D．follow

10.

A．outside

B．inside

C．upon

D．down

11.

A．advising

B．talking

C．listening

D．coming

12.

A．called

B．remembered

C．measured

D．left

13.

A．stopped

B．preferred

C．regretted

D．continued

14.

A．catching

B．carrying

C．gaining

D．buying

15.

A．serial

B．lucky

C．phone

D．license

16.

A．mother

B．guide

C．father

D．waiter

17.

A．hotel

B．shop

C．street

D．station

18.

A．forgotten

B．happened

C．damaged

D．lost

19.

A．worried

B．concerned

C．afraid

D．angry

20.

A．None

B．Either

C．Neither

D．Both

2 . A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame(跛的). He_____played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always ____his head without a word.
One ___ the boy’s father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor. He wanted the ____to plant a sapling(树苗) each person in front of the house. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite ______” Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees , however, the boy had an idea .He hoped that the tree he planted would _______ soon. So ,after watering it once or twice, he never ______it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ___ to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves. ______the trees of his brothers and sisters , his tree was even greener. His father kept his _____,   bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an outstanding _____when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy slowly became_______. One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the_______ To his surprise, his _____was splashing(喷洒)something onto his tree. _____, he understood---his father had been ______fertilizing(施肥)his small tree!
He returned to his room, ____ running down. _____passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist(植物学家)，but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the______nourishment(营养)of life________it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长).1.

A．bravely

B．seldom

C．freely

D．always

2.

A．raised

B．nodded

C．lowered

D．knocked

3.

A．spring

B．moment

C．winter

D．week

4.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．children

D．boys

5.

A．sapling

B．tree

C．gift

D．toy

6.

A．die

B．grow

C．break

D．survive

7.

A．led to

B．attended t

C．belonged to

D．objected to

8.

A．pleased

B．upset

C．worried

D．surprised

9.

A．Compared with

B．Similar to

C．Connected to

D．Popular with

10.

A．request

B．schedule

C．promise

D．secret

11.

A．president

B．botanist

C．artist

D．researcher

12.

A．smart

B．desperate

C．optimistic

D．practical

13.

A．field

B．courtyard

C．park

D．farm

14.

A．brother

B．sister

C．father

D．neighbor

15.

A．All of a sudden

B．For a moment

C．In time

D．From then on

16.

A．busily

B．quietly

C．cautiously

D．secretly

17.

A．water

B．tears

C．sweat

D．rain

18.

A．Hours

B．Months

C．Decades

D．Centuries

19.

A．last

B．only

C．least

D．best

20.

A．Even if

B．Now that

C．If only

D．What if

3 . Many Tuesday mornings I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really ______ the time along with him.

One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit ______ when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and ______ that my dad must be there, but he wasn’t. I ______ through his home, checking every room. I tried not to ______. Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.

I was worried. ______, my father was seventy-one years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother’s aerobics（有氧运动）class.

On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our ______ together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was ______ me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his ______, I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was _____ all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so ______ of my father for being so ______ and talented. He’d made my party a ______.

As I entered my mother’s class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in ______.

“Mom, where’s Dad?” I asked, “He’s working in the ______ on the side of the house!” she answered.

And I hurried to my car and ______ back to the yard. “Hey, Dad!” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad ______ laughing his typical laugh that was always ______. I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so , as I ______ the door to my father’s house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.

Thanks, Daddy, for all the ______ and more importantly, for all your love.

1.

A．dislike

B．share

C．get

D．enjoy

2.

A．dangerous

B．unusual

C．joyful

D．relaxing

3.

A．decided

B．hoped

C．expected

D．wondered

4.

A．lived

B．pulled

C．hurried

D．came

5.

A．cry

B．panic

C．believe

D．confirm

6.

A．Above all

B．In all

C．After all

D．For all

7.

A．journey

B．family

C．interest

D．history

8.

A．holding

B．picking

C．calling

D．bringing

9.

A．heart

B．chest

C．eyes

D．arms

10.

A．amazing

B．cheating

C．inviting

D．providing

11.

A．sure

B．aware

C．proud

D．afraid

12.

A．honest

B．special

C．lucky

D．practical

13.

A．feast

B．prize

C．secret

D．success

14.

A．anger

B．worry

C．sorrow

D．surprise

15.

A．yard

B．kitchen

C．room

D．home

16.

A．fought

B．raced

C．looked

D．fled

17.

A．kept

B．remembered

C．began

D．stopped

18.

A．bitter

B．simple

C．familiar

D．tight

19.

A．closed

B．unlocked

C．kicked

D．knocked

20.

A．memories

B．chances

C．assistance

D．advice

4 . Mrs. Green, including her husband and three children, lived in a city, __ was very near the countryside. She worked __ a teacher and gave music lessons at a school. Of course she was fond of __.

Mrs. Green had a good voice and she __ her classes exciting. But she had a __ point. Some of her notes (音调) were so high that they sounded like a door which needed __. In order to improve her notes, she took __ chance (机会)that she could find to practise.

As her house was not big, she couldn't practise __ in it. So she usually left home, walking and singing __ the country road. She practised her high notes __ walking. However, each time she heard a person or a car __ along the road, she __ singing. She did not want her high notes to be __ , for she was shy.

One afternoon a fast open car came up to her so __ and so fast that she didn't __ it until the car was only a few meters. She was practising some of her __ and most difficult notes at that time. As the car passed by, she saw a __ expression come over the driver's face. He stopped suddenly to __ all the tires (轮胎)carefully.

Mrs. Green felt it shy to tell the driver what the __ he had heard really was. The driver found __ wrong, got back into the car and drove off.

1.

A．that

B．which

C．where

D．there

2.

A．as

B．like

C．with

D．On

3.

A．books

B．pictures

C．sports

D．music

4.

A．got

B．supported

C．made

D．forced

5.

A．weak

B．strong

C．good

D．special

6.

A．painting

B．locking

C．cleaning

D．oiling

7.

A．some

B．each

C．a

D．other

8.

A．operating

B．listening

C．singing

D．walking

9.

A．across

B．beside

C．close to

D．along

10.

A．as soon as

B．while

C．after

D．before

11.

A．coming

B．disappearing

C．leaving

D．driving

12.

A．kept

B．went on

C．stopped

D．began

13.

A．found

B．made

C．hearing

D．heard

14.

A．quietly

B．quickly

C．carefully

D．slowly

15.

A．recognize

B．catch

C．realize

D．provide

16.

A．biggest

B．highest

C．nice

D．largest

17.

A．puzzled

B．sad

C．serious

D．happy

18.

A．watch

B．examine

C．control

D．notice

19.

A．fact

B．note

C．noise

D．music

20.

A．the tires

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

5 . “I have recently completed my college degree. The project we were ______ in the last class was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and record their ______.

Soon, my husband and I went out to a McDonald’s for ______. We were standing in line, waiting to be ______, when everyone around us began to back away.______ I turned around, I smelled a ______ “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two ______ homeless men.

As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “smiling”. His blue eyes were ______ of expectation as if in search of acceptance. The second man ______ awkward. I realized the second man was mentally challenged.

The young lady at the ______ asked him what they wanted. He said, “coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could ______. If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy ______. I realized that he just wanted to be ______. It was too cold outside.

Then I really felt it--- the compulsion (冲动) was so great I almost reached out and embraced the short man. I noticed all the customers in the restaurant were ______ at me, judging my every action. I smiled and ______ two more breakfast meals for the two men. The short man looked up at me in ______ with tears in his eyes.

I returned to the ______ on the last evening of class with this story. I turned in “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she said, “Can I ______ this?”

I nodded. She began to read ______ while every student listened attentively.

In my own way I ______ the people at McDonald’s, my teacher, and every student in the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

1.

A．taught

B．informed

C．assigned

D．expected

2.

A．reactions

B．songs

C．opinions

D．stories

3.

A．advice

B．help

C．information

D．breakfast

4.

A．checked

B．called

C．served

D．found

5.

A．Because

B．If

C．As

D．Though

6.

A．horrible

B．pleasant

C．common

D．strange

7.

A．handsome

B．powerful

C．rich

D．poor

8.

A．proud

B．full

C．aware

D．afraid

9.

A．looked

B．sounded

C．smelled

D．proved

10.

A．desk

B．stage

C．counter

D．door

11.

A．discover

B．save

C．afford

D．do

12.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

13.

A．warm

B．alone

C．clean

D．quiet

14.

A．glaring

B．staring

C．glancing

D．shouting

15.

A．sold

B．prepared

C．ordered

D．searched

16.

A．surprise

B．relief

C．fear

D．gratitude

17.

A．college

B．home

C．restaurant

D．hospital

18.

A．keep

B．copy

C．share

D．make

19.

A．silently

B．sadly

C．fully

D．aloud

20.

A．persuaded

B．touched

C．shocked

D．warned

6 . My mom died when I was two years old. She died in an accident when ______ to visit her parents. I was in the backseat, and wasn’t ______. I don’t remember anything about her. The only few things I know are from the ______ my dad tells me. I ______ with only my dad and myself. I love my dad, but sometimes it was ______ like being in elementary school when Mother’s Day was coming, kids would decorate cards, and so on. Then to make it ______ there was “Tea Party with Mom” day for 2nd and 3rd grade when kids and their ______ would come during the school day and have ______ and snacks... except my dad would let me ______ those days, and we would do something ______ together like going to Disneyland. I never exactly felt ______ even though I didn’t have a mom.

My dad worked very hard. My mom died right as he ______ from Harvard Law, and he tried to be both a good ______ and a great dad, but also he tried to play both ______ as dad and mom. I remember all the other girls in my 2nd grade class had hair braided (辫子), and I ______ that too. So my dad would braid my hair every morning before ______. It makes me smile just to ______ it.

I think about not having mother occasionally, and ______ it does bother me, like the ______ that on Mother’s Day my dad and I visit my mom’s grave, and bring her ______ yellow roses.

Maybe I don’t have exactly what I want, but I have what I need.

1.

A．walking

B．flying

C．running

D．driving

2.

A．saved

B．deserted

C．hurt

D．interrupted

3.

A．stories

B．decisions

C．experiences

D．adventures

4.

A．set off

B．grew up

C．pulled up

D．settled down

5.

A．useless

B．impossible

C．dangerous

D．difficult

6.

A．worse

B．less

C．closer

D．slower

7.

A．friends

B．moms

C．classmates

D．neighbors

8.

A．meal

B．lunch

C．beer

D．tea

9.

A．spend

B．forget

C．end

D．name

10.

A．easy

B．important

C．fun

D．similar

11.

A．brought up

B．shown off

C．lifted up

D．left out

12.

A．returned

B．failed

C．graduated

D．stopped

13.

A．lawyer

B．guide

C．actor

D．businessman

14.

A．games

B．roles

C．tapes

D．tricks

15.

A．wanted

B．understood

C．started

D．accepted

16.

A．weekends

B．lunch

C．school

D．games

17.

A．turn to

B．ask for

C．look for

D．think about

18.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．recently

D．again

19.

A．schedule

B．plan

C．fact

D．thought

20.

A．favorite

B．available

C．actual

D．common

7 . My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a ______ life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins teased me and my aunt never showed me any ______. The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John______me: “You should go and beg, not live with rich folks like us!” After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I ______ for hours crying.

Things ______ the same until a tall gentleman called Mr Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school ______ by the gentleman. “Train her to be useful and humble,” said Aunt. Two days later I ______ my home.

At first my ______ at Lowood School was easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made ______ and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners ______ the school and life improved. Six years later I ______ a teacher and was very happy. But eventually(最后) I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a ______.

Before I left Lowood, I was ______ by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come ______ me but left again to go abroad. “He looked like quite a gentleman,” said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.

My new life ______ at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, ______ a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He ______ stayed at Thornfield and ______ my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite happy now although there was something ______ about my new home. Often I heard odd(奇怪的) sounds ______ from the top floor of the house.

1.

A．happy

B．long

C．sad

D．comfortable

2.

A．food

B．love

C．method

D．schooling

3.

A．shouted at

B．cried over

C．found out

D．talked with

4.

A．lived

B．stayed

C．studied

D．beat

5.

A．appeared

B．worked

C．seemed

D．remained

6.

A．built

B．designed

C．owned

D．opened

7.

A．built

B．reached

C．left

D．sold

8.

A．food

B．life

C．book

D．study

9.

A．noise

B．friends

C．mistakes

D．faces

10.

A．took over

B．took up

C．took off

D．took away

11.

A．turned

B．met

C．became

D．found

12.

A．school

B．home

C．library

D．country

13.

A．taught

B．visited

C．brought

D．required

14.

A．looking for

B．looking after

C．looking into

D．looking at

15.

A．stopped

B．continued

C．started

D．remained

16.

A．showing

B．teaching

C．searching

D．wanting

17.

A．often

B．hardly

C．happily

D．quietly

18.

A．yet

B．so

C．still

D．though

19.

A．interesting

B．good

C．instructive

D．strange

20.

A．come

B．drop

C．fall

D．Go

8 . I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the ____ People walked in, between the cars ____ newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It’s a familiar ____ in most poor developing countries.
While we were ____ for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of ____ in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It’s ____ unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively ____ clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of ____ his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he ____ got to the outside of our car. Out of ____, my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and ____, trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to ____the change. However, with his ____ sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum’s ____ It was the exact change. The cars behind us were really getting out of control, ____ we decided to go on our way.
I broke down and even ____ when I got home. Here’s a blind man, born in ____, trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He ____ our sympathy. Life hasn’t been ____ to him, yet he’s giving it his best shot. I think that is what ____ is all about facing life bravely.1.

A．signs

B．crossroads

C．stations

D．theatres

2.

A．giving

B．buying

C．selling

D．throwing

3.

A．scene

B．play

C．activity

D．street

4.

A．watching

B．asking

C．waiting

D．changing

5.

A．blocks

B．crossings

C．turns

D．cars

6.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

7.

A．expensive

B．fashionable

C．ragged

D．fastened

8.

A．pushed

B．drove

C．cleared

D．felt

9.

A．eventually

B．quickly

C．frequently

D．happily

10.

A．curiosity

B．sympathy

C．thirsty

D．politeness

11.

A．impatiently

B．casually

C．naturally

D．carefully

12.

A．keep

B．return

C．borrow

D．count

13.

A．poor

B．superior

C．limited

D．enlarged

14.

A．hand

B．arm

C．face

D．lap

15.

A．still

B．yet

C．so

D．but

16.

A．smiled

B．shouted

C．complained

D．cried

17.

A．pain

B．poverty

C．sadness

D．loneliness

18.

A．refused

B．enjoyed

C．doubted

D．cheated

19.

A．rich

B．unfair

C．kind

D．bad

20.

A．kindness

B．courage

C．experience

D．challenge

9 . It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of ____ to where he was going. Pretty soon he____ that he was lost, but he____ to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to____someone who could tell him how to get back to the____ .
It was a long____road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost____ ，he saw in a____a tall farmer ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his ____team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer replied，____ ploughing.
“Where does the horse ____？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It ____ stays right where it is，”said the farmer，____stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little ____ .
“Don’t know. I never____it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting ____“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I____ saw.”
____stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time ____ at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much____ I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”1.

A．signs

B．orders

C．attention

D．direction

2.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．accepted

D．received

3.

A．stopped

B．used

C．wanted

D．continued

4.

A．miss

B．meet

C．look

D．lose

5.

A．town

B．country

C．capital

D．village

6.

A．lonely

B．busy

C．dirty

D．crowded

7.

A．at noon

B．at night

C．raining

D．dark

8.

A．truck

B．pile

C．field

D．store

9.

A．strong

B．tired

C．weak

D．tiring

10.

A．but

B．went on

C．stopped

D．still

11.

A．go

B．lead up

C．get

D．show

12.

A．always

B．often

C．sometimes

D．seldom

13.

A．began

B．still

C．without

D．already

14.

A．clearly

B．lower

C．more loudly

D．more politely

15.

A．judged

B．measured

C．saw

D．studied

16.

A．sad

B．lovely

C．friendly

D．angry

17.

A．ever

B．often

C．even

D．never

18.

A．Still

B．Not

C．With

D．Finally

19.

A．gladly

B．immediately

C．in silence

D．excitedly

20.

A．Really

B．Perhaps

C．Certainly

D．Fortunately

10 . A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I____ for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there____, I gave myself a quick personal pat ____ my clothes, but they were not in____ of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place where I had been. Suddenly it____ to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly____ for the parking lot.
My wife, Diane, has____ me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（点火处）. My theory is the ignition is the____ place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be ____ As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying____ Her theory was right. The parking lot was____
Without hesitation, I called the____ I gave them my location（位置）and ____ that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most____ call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I____ my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of____ I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s ____
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent____, I said, “In that case, would you please come and ____
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman ____ I didn’t steal your car.”1.

A．reached

B．ran

C．searched

D．asked

2.

A．Hopefully

B．Fortunately

C．Worriedly

D．Suddenly

3.

A．up

B．down

C．away

D．off

4.

A．none

B．each

C．either

D．any

5.

A．turned

B．happened

C．occurred

D．came

6.

A．passed

B．headed

C．shook

D．waved

7.

A．beaten

B．fooled

C．scolded

D．punished

8.

A．proper

B．regular

C．common

D．only

9.

A．destroyed

B．fined

C．stopped

D．stolen

10.

A．shock

B．answer

C．conclusion

D．expression

11.

A．available

B．empty

C．full

D．busy

12.

A．police

B．gatekeeper

C．driver

D．guard

13.

A．asked

B．proved

C．regretted

D．said

14.

A．important

B．difficult

C．wonderful

D．different

15.

A．threw

B．lost

C．forgot

D．left

16.

A．silence

B．disappointment

C．sleep

D．breath

17.

A．song

B．sound

C．voice

D．noise

18.

A．Excited

B．Embarrassed

C．Angered

D．Interested

19.

A．get back

B．take back

C．give away

D．pick up

20.

A．teach

B．persuade

C．believe

D．prove