1 . By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me ____ . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.
　The morning bell rang. I walked ____ through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces ____ me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to ____their smiles. Back into the classroom, they____, comparing plans for the____ . I had to remove one student from each arm ____ I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册） my desk was covered with____ and gifts followed by a ____ of “Merry Christmas” wishes.
　“Oh, thank you,” I must have ____ a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my____ mood. It was kind of them to____ me. After a while, I heard a small nervous____ say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing____by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”
　“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.
　“Um, could you____it now?”
　I gently tore at the paper and tape. “____ ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already____ It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my ____back.
Later that day, I sat____the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I____ pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.1.

A．excited

B．tired

C．amazed

D．relaxed

2.

A．eagerly

B．aimlessly

C．gently

D．heavily

3.

A．watched

B．greeted

C．delighted

D．warned

4.

A．return

B．forget

C．ignore

D．refuse

5.

A．calmed

B．settled

C．chatted

D．argued

6.

A．study

B．weekend

C．vacation

D．lesson

7.

A．before

B．when

C．after

D．because

8.

A．letters

B．books

C．chalks

D．cards

9.

A．knowledge

B．collection

C．series

D．bunch

10.

A．confirmed

B．assessed

C．responded

D．explained

11.

A．pleased

B．low

C．thrilled

D．angry

12.

A．talk about

B．think of

C．turn to

D．connect with

13.

A．call

B．sound

C．shout

D．voice

14.

A．shyly

B．bravely

C．rudely

D．sadly

15.

A．classify

B．collect

C．open

D．check

16.

A．Careful

B．Dangerous

C．Patient

D．Hasty

17.

A．exposed

B．adapted

C．adjusted

D．attached

18.

A．trees

B．hooks

C．gifts

D．tears

19.

A．looking into

B．turning over

C．giving away

D．packing up

20.

A．anxiously

B．hurriedly

C．delicately

D．casually

2 . I prefer the stories about the swimmers at the Beijing Olympics，one of which is about Zakia Nassar. She's a 21-year-old Palestinian ______ Bethlehem studying dentistry in Jenin. Having had neither a ______ nor a chance to an Olympic-sized pool in the past year, she had no choice but to ______ on her own at a 12m public pool.

There is a 50-meter ______ in nearby Nazareth, but the Israeli government did not ______ her to use it.

Nassar was ______ to training only when she returned to her parents' home in Bethlehem, ______ she did so only about every two months for two days or so. ______ the pool is only 12 meters long.

“My parents and friends always ______ me, reminding me that I had to keep training if I_____wanted to go to the Olympics,” she said.

It was only when Nassar______China a month ago that she finally got the opportunity to swim in a 50m pool and enjoyed the______of having a coach.

When she at last took part in the Games, she swam the 50m in 31.97 seconds, a(n)______of seven seconds on her personal______. Nassar said it was the most beautiful moment of her life.

She will not______on the cover of Time magazine or ______ millions of dollars in endorsements（捐款）, but she can always say she won a race at the Olympics. For her, it wasn’t about ______ the other swimmers or winning a prize, but about ______ her own goal, ______ difficult. When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of her. Then I realize how ______ the task before me really is.

1.

A．to

B．from

C．through

D．in

2.

A．employer

B．captain

C．coach

D．master

3.

A．drill

B．educate

C．row

D．train

4.

A．pool

B．reservoir

C．lake

D．river

5.

A．admit

B．permit

C．forbid

D．restrict

6.

A．accustomed

B．controlled

C．limited

D．organized

7.

A．but

B．therefore

C．so

D．and

8.

A．Besides

B．Especially

C．Hopefully

D．Particularly

9.

A．discourage

B．encouraged

C．scolded

D．blamed

10.

A．extremely

B．merely

C．really

D．slightly

11.

A．reached for

B．attached to

C．departed from

D．arrived in

12.

A．advantages

B．honor

C．faults

D．trouble

13.

A．development

B．improvement

C．disappointment

D．movement

14.

A．worst

B．ordinary

C．best

D．average

15.

A．publish

B．broadcast

C．contain

D．appear

16.

A．receive

B．accept

C．take

D．earn

17.

A．following

B．exciting

C．inspiring

D．beating

18.

A．achieving

B．realizing

C．starting

D．winning

19.

A．wherever

B．whatever

C．whenever

D．however

20.

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．easy

D．hopeful

3 . Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I ____ asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so ____ He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then the young man asked me why I ____ seemed to be so cheerful.
His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about ____ you want to approach life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example. ____ teaching here, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I ____ the freeway and turned onto College Drive, only another quarter mile ahead to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine ____ turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college.”
“____ getting there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary asked me what had happened. ‘This is my lucky day,’ I replied, smiling.”
“ ‘Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?’ She was ____ ‘What do you mean?’ ’’ “I live 17 miles from here.” I replied. “My car ____ have broken down ____ along the freeway. It didn’t. ____, it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, ____ walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.”
“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she ____ I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.
I scanned the sixty faces in my class. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be ____ Somehow, my story had touched them.1.

A．calmly

B．seriously

C．cheerfully

D．curiously

2.

A．bad

B．good

C．exciting

D．scary

3.

A．often

B．always

C．usually

D．seldom

4.

A．how

B．why

C．where

D．that

5.

A．As well as

B．As to

C．In exchange for

D．In addition to

6.

A．entered

B．left

C．found

D．hit

7.

A．wouldn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．couldn’t

D．won’t

8.

A．While

B．In

C．Before

D．After

9.

A．surprising

B．astonishing

C．puzzled

D．shaken

10.

A．could

B．can

C．would

D．must

11.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．nowhere

D．wherever

12.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Though

D．So

13.

A．between

B．in

C．within

D．beyond

14.

A．left

B．understood

C．paused

D．smiled

15.

A．clear

B．asleep

C．tired

D．interested

4 . The other day, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I ___ home and was brushing teeth when I_____ , and there on the bedroom mirror was a note in the of a _____. It said, “Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” _____, I also cut a heart out of a piece of paper and taped (粘)a _____ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too. Mom,” which she __ the next morning.

Our family has ___ that by integrating (交互式的)writing into our ____ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to _____ writing and becoming a skilled writer.

While teaching in a primary school, I _____how influential(有影响力的) parents can be as children learn to write. _____when our daughter first began to scribble (涂鸦), I became ___by her work. I offered praise(表扬) for her _____, for I found that scribbling is far more complex(复杂的) and important than I had _____. It was clear that her scribbles, _____ being lovely art objects(艺术品), showed a lot about her_____ of the world of writing.

Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn ____ to read. In fact, by_____ my own child and her friends and by reading professional (专业的) books, I became more and more ____about how writing develops and how _____can help children become eager writers.

1.

A．left

B．returned

C．missed

D．forgot

2.

A．turned up

B．turned on

C．looked up

D．gave up

3.

A．hand

B．mouth

C．smile

D．heart

4.

A．Immediately

B．Suddenly

C．Finally

D．Politely

5.

A．picture

B．story

C．note

D．page

6.

A．felt

B．wrote

C．read

D．drew

7.

A．found

B．insisted

C．planned

D．guessed

8.

A．strange

B．useful

C．daily

D．funny

9.

A．take

B．consider

C．hate

D．enjoy

10.

A．learned

B．agreed

C．considered

D．discussed

11.

A．Unless

B．Though

C．But

D．So

12.

A．disappointed

B．attracted

C．surprised

D．worried

13.

A．wishes

B．efforts

C．suggestions

D．ways

14.

A．cared

B．wanted

C．realized

D．proved

15.

A．besides

B．for

C．of

D．among

16.

A．advice

B．effect

C．understanding

D．dislikes

17.

A．when

B．how

C．what

D．whether

18.

A．correcting

B．discovering

C．testing

D．watching

19.

A．special

B．clear

C．surprised

D．careful

20.

A．teachers

B．friends

C．books

D．parents

5 . An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little_______All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her_______mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, "Only a miracle（奇迹） can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she_______her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.

"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.

"It’s for my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a_______His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my_______says only a miracle can save him."

"We don’t sell miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling_______at the little girl.

In the shop was a_______customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother need?"

"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs_______. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my_______."

"How much do you have?" asked the man.

"One dollar and eleven cents,________I can try and get some more," she answered quietly.

"Well, what a coincidence（巧合）," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents? The________price of a miracle for little brothers. Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents."

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without________and it wasn’t long before________was home again and doing well.

The little girl was________She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the________of a little child.

1.

A．dog

B．sister

C．brother.

D．father

2.

A．tearful

B．helpless

C．hopeful

D．kind

3.

A．followed

B．made

C．took

D．found

4.

A．favor

B．doctor

C．hope

D．miracle

5.

A．doctor

B．mum

C．family

D．daddy

6.

A．gently

B．sadly

C．strangely

D．coldly

7.

A．well-dressed

B．kind-hearted

C．well-behaved

D．good-looking

8.

A．a doctor

B．a surgeon

C．an operation

D．a kindness

9.

A．suggestions

B．wishes

C．ideas

D．savings

10.

A．but

B．when

C．so

D．because

11.

A．same

B．exact

C．proper

D．necessary

12.

A．difficulty

B．delay

C．charge

D．result

13.

A．the chemist

B．the doctor

C．Andrew

D．the girl

14.

A．satisfy

B．happy

C．frightened

D．angry

15.

A．cleverness

B．faith

C．courage

D．devotion

6 . There was a sweet, wonder-filled little girl who was hurt over and over again. She ____that she was so bad that others just couldn’t be ____ to her.
She asked many wise people to help her ____why she was so bad that even her mother hurt her, and why she was unable to be ____so that others wouldn’t hurt her. So she was on a ____ that she thought was to help her be “better”, but she carried a big ____ with her everywhere she went. ____ was all the hurt she had experienced. During the trip she willingly ____ what the wise people said about forgiving（宽恕）.
After 50 years, she decided to ____ the bag up and just see what happened. When she looked inside it was filled with bits of paper. Once they had ____on then, detailing the hurt. But as time went on, the words ____slowly. She had been carrying this bag that held nothing ____ the image（印象）of something that once was.
The little girl had now become an almost-old woman. She ____ the silliness of carrying that bag around. She started ____and dancing and she felt free!
She was able to see that her ____loved her child, but was ____ that her little girl felt unloved. By throwing away the bag of paper and forgiving those who ____ her, she looked in the mirror and said, “I am clever, interesting and kind.” But most ____, she was able to say “I am lovable.” ____it took many years, she was finally open to bringing ____into her life.
She finally saw the sweet, wonder-filled little girl that she had always been.1.

A．decided

B．considered

C．promised

D．hoped

2.

A．bad

B．sorry

C．thankful

D．nice

3.

A．guess

B．understand

C．expect

D．invent

4.

A．better

B．worse

C．angrier

D．harder

5.

A．holiday

B．date

C．trip

D．path

6.

A．bowl

B．basket

C．bag

D．purse

7.

A．Beneath

B．Above

C．Outside

D．Inside

8.

A．agreed with

B．fought against

C．gave up

D．suffered from

9.

A．pick

B．open

C．put

D．break

10.

A．pictures

B．memories

C．words

D．dreams

11.

A．disappeared

B．appeared

C．showed

D．changed

12.

A．and

B．with

C．among

D．but

13.

A．refused

B．forgot

C．realized

D．preferred

14.

A．crying

B．laughing

C．shouting

D．worrying

15.

A．daughter

B．mother

C．teacher

D．friend

16.

A．sad

B．happy

C．excited

D．hopeful

17.

A．liked

B．hurt

C．educated

D．ignored

18.

A．surprisingly

B．terribly

C．nervously

D．importantly

19.

A．Although

B．If

C．Because

D．So

20.

A．trouble

B．love

C．money

D．future

7 . A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train．After getting off the train, they walked without an ____into the outer office of Harvard’s president．So they were stopped by his secretary and kept____．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, ____ that the couple would finally become disappointed and ____．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though ____ ．
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a ____ face．The lady told him, “We had a son that ____ Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was ____ here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to _______（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved ．Instead, he was ____．“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this place would look like a ____ ,” “Oh, no,” the lady ____ quickly．“We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a ____ to Harvard．” The president rolled his eyes and ____ at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any____ how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was ____ , because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a ____ ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．____ their offer was turned down．Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University ____ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer ____ about．1.

A．choice

B．decision

C．acquaintance

D．appointment

2.

A．waiting

B．standing

C．sitting

D．talking

3.

A．hoping

B．finding

C．realizing

D．imagining

4.

A．go down

B．go out

C．go away

D．go around

5.

A．hopelessly

B．carefully

C．unexpectedly

D．unwillingly

6.

A．pleasant

B．funny

C．cold

D．sad

7.

A．attended

B．visited

C．studied

D．served

8.

A．clever

B．brave

C．proud

D．happy

9.

A．set about

B．set up

C．set down

D．set off

10.

A．satisfied

B．excited

C．shocked

D．ashamed

11.

A．park

B．cemetery

C．garden

D．museum

12.

A．explained

B．expressed

C．refused

D．admitted

13.

A．building

B．yard

C．playground

D．square

14.

A．laughed

B．shouted

C．glanced

D．called

15.

A．suggestion

B．idea

C．thought

D．opinion

16.

A．bored

B．astonished

C．interested

D．pleased

17.

A．department

B．university

C．business

D．club

18.

A．Once

B．While

C．Since

D．Though

19.

A．named

B．looked

C．taken

D．followed

20.

A．talked

B．knew

C．heard

D．cared

8 . An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a hard day’s work． When he was not far from his ____ , the light on the cart went out． He tried to make the lamp ____ again, but he could not．
So he went along the road _____ a light． But a policeman saw the ____ without a light． He ____ the old carter（赶车人）．
“No one ____ take a cart along a road at night without a light, ”said the policeman． “You’ve ____ the law． ”
“I ____ a light, but it has just gone out．”
“I don’t believe that ____,” said the policeman ． He took out a book and got ____ to write． “What’s your ____ and where do you live？”
“Please don’t take my name, ”said the man． “My house is just over ____ ． I haven’t come far without a light． ”
“You came all ____ without a light． What’s your name？”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down hard on the ____ of the lamp． The lamp was still ____, and it ____ the policeman’s hand． He ____ and he was very angry．
“Now what do you think?” said the carter． “Did I come all the way without a light?”
“No, ”said the policeman, “I ____ you now． But I still ____ to know your name． You’ve broken the law now． You’ve burnt a policeman’s hand． So you must come with me to the police station． You’ll be there all ____．”1.

A．field

B．family

C．house

D．land

2.

A．burning

B．lighting

C．lighted

D．burn

3.

A．with

B．without

C．by

D．on

4.

A．cart

B．carter

C．the old man

D．house

5.

A．caught

B．kept

C．called

D．stopped

6.

A．may

B．can

C．might

D．should

7.

A．kept

B．observed

C．broken

D．jumped

8.

A．have

B．had

C．has had

D．were having

9.

A．lies

B．story

C．word

D．remark

10.

A．angry

B．excited

C．prepared

D．ready

11.

A．name

B．number

C．job

D．family

12.

A．here

B．that

C．there

D．this

13.

A．the time

B．the way

C．the night

D．by yourself

14.

A．side

B．face

C．top

D．surface

15.

A．bright

B．dark

C．warm

D．hot

16.

A．hurt

B．burnt

C．injured

D．wounded

17.

A．jumped

B．screamed

C．walked

D．ran

18.

A．free

B．trust

C．know

D．believe

19.

A．like

B．want

C．hope

D．expect

20.

A．year

B．month

C．day

D．night

9 . Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not _______. I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much _______than others.

I hated going to school and I hated _______at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing _______and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the_______and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).

My friends found me _______because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life _______Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would _______ me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No _______.”

“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our ________started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, you saw my ________ She just stared.

My heart ________. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would________ me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know__________your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be________. I begged in my heart for her to________, but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered ________.

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was________. I looked into her eyes and her________ touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to________myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend.

1.

A．them

B．it

C．me

D．her

2.

A．sadder

B．shorter

C．weaker

D．slower

3.

A．looking

B．smiling

C．aiming

D．glaring

4.

A．still

B．alone

C．straight

D．together

5.

A．street

B．sun

C．corner

D．mirror

6.

A．distant

B．stubborn

C．hopeless

D．unfortunate

7.

A．after

B．before

C．since

D．until

8.

A．disturb

B．seek

C．interrupt

D．ignore

9.

A．wonder

B．idea

C．sign

D．action

10.

A．connection

B．competition

C．conversation

D．comprehension

11.

A．face

B．back

C．eyes

D．shoulders

12.

A．sank

B．beat

C．broke

D．ached

13.

A．care for

B．rely on

C．look down upon

D．put up with

14.

A．that

B．how

C．whether

D．why

15.

A．accused

B．arrested

C．punished

D．sentenced(宣判)

16.

A．relax

B．leave

C．stop

D．pause

17.

A．shyly

B．weakly

C．proudly

D．firmly

18.

A．astonished

B．ashamed

C．annoyed

D．amused

19.

A．wisdom

B．generosity

C．honesty

D．kindness

20.

A．control

B．like

C．comfort

D．enjoy

10 . Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with ____ problems might go onto the Internet and write about his problems in a blog. In many ways a diary and a blog are very ____ So, what makes blogging different from writing in ____ diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more ____ than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of ____ that she does not want to ____
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog ____ a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her ____ She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. ____ I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but ____ in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was ____ that my sister might read it!
The biggest ____ with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something ____ about her in my diary, she would never know! ____, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend ____ read her blog and get a “cry”.
There are also ____ to blogging, of course. If I felt sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me,” ____ would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would ____ respond and tell her how much they ____ her. Blogs help people ____ in touch with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.1.

A．the same

B．troublesome

C．difficult

D．daily

2.

A．familiar

B．special

C．similar

D．different

3.

A．a personal

B．an ordinary

C．a common

D．a traditional

4.

A．attractive

B．public

C．convenient

D．quick

5.

A．thoughts

B．puzzles

C．mysteries

D．secrets

6.

A．tell

B．share

C．publish

D．solve

7.

A．instead of

B．as well as

C．in favor of

D．in spite of

8.

A．blog

B．diary

C．report

D．web

9.

A．Although

B．Since

C．When

D．Because

10.

A．only

B．already

C．still

D．never

11.

A．angry

B．concerned

C．glad

D．worried

12.

A．problem

B．doubt

C．trouble

D．mistake

13.

A．pleasant

B．wrong

C．mean

D．funny

14.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Then

15.

A．should

B．will

C．must

D．might

16.

A．reasons

B．disadvantages

C．shortcomings

D．advantages

17.

A．everyone

B．no one

C．anyone

D．someone

18.

A．happily

B．especially

C．quickly

D．immediately

19.

A．like

B．miss

C．need

D．help

20.

A．lose

B．stay

C．get

D．find