1 . I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked _______at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say. _______ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and _______ down at him . My first thought was that he must need _______ with his homework or he was trying to _______ me for some news.
Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”
“Nothing,”he said. “My teacher said we should_______ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s _______
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had _______
“Most of the fathers had the_______ reacting as you did,”the teacher said. “When I first ________ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The ________is,”the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of ________It is something all people________ What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too ________ we don't all express those feeling. A boy should be ________ to tell his dad he loves him.
The teacher, a middle - aged man, understands how ________ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for ________second. And just ________he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children said “I love you”, it would not take me a whole ________to think of the right ________1.

A．down

B．away

C．out

D．up

2.

A．After

B．For

C．At

D．On

3.

A．sit

B．get

C．look

D．knock

4.

A．rest

B．time

C．help

D．paper

5.

A．report

B．prepare

C．answer

D．excuse

6.

A．help

B．tell

C．ask

D．make

7.

A．a matter

B．an experiment

C．a word

D．a sentence

8.

A．said

B．reacted

C．done

D．explained

9.

A．same

B．different

C．usual

D．common

10.

A．suggested

B．agreed

C．allowed

D．planned

11.

A．point

B．idea

C．way

D．cause

12.

A．body

B．health

C．life

D．study

13.

A．have

B．know

C．take

D．need

14.

A．bad

B．good

C．late

D．early

15.

A．fit

B．ready

C．worth

D．able

16.

A．easy

B．much

C．often

D．difficult

17.

A．a more

B．after

C．an exact

D．an extra

18.

A．before

B．after

C．because

D．if

19.

A．day

B．week

C．afternoon

D．night

20.

A．answer

B．result

C．reason

D．experiment

2 . Dear Dad,
I was very upset when I received your letter. I knew you ____not like my results, but I didn’t realize you and Mum were so ____with me. This has made me____very carefully about myself, and now I____ how silly I have been.
My poor____have come from my own____ Of course, I want to do my best. I want you and Mum to be proud____ me, but somehow when I get to school I just can’t keep my ____ on the subject and I stop ____ the teacher. So many other things seem so much more ____, but I know that I must not ____the chance you and Mum have given me. If I don’t work very hard ____he next few months, I am going to get ____results. So I am going to study hard this summer. And I will show Mum anything____I can’t understand so that she can give me help.
I ____you will allow me to play some basketball. I think I need some exercise, ____ I will control the time I____on it properly.
If you want me to stop meeting Cindy, I will — but there is____serious. We are just good friends, and she often helps me ____my schoolwork.
Dad, I am really sorry I have made you angry. I’m going to try my best to____my study. I promise that I will make you proud of me soon.
Yours,
Jimmy1.

A．will

B．would

C．need

D．should

2.

A．angry

B．upset

C．strict

D．happy

3.

A．talk

B．speak

C．think

D．hear

4.

A．receive

B．believe

C．insist

D．realize

5.

A．results

B．memories

C．parents

D．friends

6.

A．stubbornness

B．carelessness

C．laziness

D．illness

7.

A．of

B．with

C．in

D．for

8.

A．head

B．mind

C．eyes

D．heart

9.

A．listening to

B．to listen to

C．hearing

D．to hear

10.

A．boring

B．dull

C．beautiful

D．interesting

11.

A．find

B．share

C．waste

D．afford

12.

A．during

B．at

C．through

D．until

13.

A．better

B．best

C．poorer

D．poorest

14.

A．which

B．that

C．whom

D．what

15.

A．wish

B．advise

C．hope

D．decide

16.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．because

17.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．pay

18.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

19.

A．in

B．on

C．with

D．by

20.

A．develop

B．improve

C．interest

D．finish

3 . When I was a little girl, my mom would say, “Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others.”     1    Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our successes and our joys, comfort us in our hard moments, and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves. I’ve always looked at friends as the family we choose. They enrich our lives. As Robert Louis Steven once said, “    2    ”.

To be a good friend or partner, it’s important to be a good listener. Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jump to conclusions or get defensive.    3     When they hear their words repeated back to them, it can help them to realize what they said was not exactly what they meant to say.

    4     You know the old golden rule, “Care for others the way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure. Encouragement and confidence are the gifts that can help change a person’s life.

Take care, though, with whom you choose to have close relationship, for they can have a great effect on yourself – respect and life path. As someone once told me “    5     They will either take you up or down.”

A．I am afraid so.

B．It is quite true

C．Friendship is the most important factor.

D．Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror.

E．A friend is a present which you give yourself.

F．The attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a lift.

G．Patience, sympathy and understanding are also important qualities.

4 . A little boy invited his mother to attend (参加) his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ________, she said she would go. This ________ be the first time that his classmates and teacher ________ his mother and he felt ________ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that ________ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ________ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ________ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ________ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and ________ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ________ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ________, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “________ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ________ afraid to go in because the fire was ________, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked ________ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She ________ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ________, but to this day, I have never ________ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great ________ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ________ for the rest of the day.1.

A．enjoyment

B．disappointment

C．surprise

D．excitement

2.

A．would

B．could

C．should

D．must

3.

A．noticed

B．greeted

C．accepted

D．met

4.

A．sick

B．ashamed

C．afraid

D．tired

5.

A．included

B．passed

C．covered

D．shaded

6.

A．talk about

B．think about

C．care about

D．hear about

7.

A．impressed

B．surprised

C．excited

D．comforted

8.

A．in sight of

B．by means of

C．by way of

D．in spite of

9.

A．hid

B．protected

C．separated

D．escaped

10.

A．understanding

B．reminding

C．hearing

D．learning

11.

A．carefully

B．seriously

C．nervously

D．anxiously

12.

A．After

B．When

C．Since

D．While

13.

A．so

B．much

C．quite

D．too

14.

A．out of control	B．under control
C．in control	D．over control

15.

A．helpless

B．hopeless

C．senseless

D．useless

16.

A．pointed

B．showed

C．wiped

D．touched

17.

A．ugly

B．lasting

C．serious

D．frightening

18.

A．forgot

B．recognized

C．considered

D．regretted

19.

A．enjoyment

B．sense

C．happiness

D．pride

20.

A．quietly

B．proudly

C．tightly

D．quickly

5 . Tu Youyou, an 84-year-old female（女性）scientist, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in science on Oct 5. Before that, she ever won the 2011 Lasker Award for finding out artemisinin (Qinghaosu), which saved millions of lives. She was grateful（感激的）for the Lasker prize, but said, “It is just a scientist’ duty. I will go on fighting for the health of all humans.”
Tu kept her work in the 1960s and 1970s. In that age, Malaria (疟疾) could took away people’s health. Scientists all over the world had already tried over 240, 000 times but failed. Tu Youyou, a member of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, began to study Chinese herbs.
Before 2011, people didn’t know Tu very much. Many friends played jokes with her “the Professor of Three None's” : no degree（学位）, no study experience abroad, not a member of any Chinese national colleges. But she is hard-working. She read a lot of traditional Chinese medicine books and did a lot of researches on the disease.
In February, 2012, Tu was named National Outstanding Females (One of the Ten) Tu is now a model of Chinese medical workers.
1. Artemisinin is used to ________.

A．make medicine	B．make food
C．get award	D．do the experiment

2. In the 1960s and 1970s ________ could find ways to stop the Malaria.

A．Scientists in China	B．only Tu Youyou
C．Scientists all over the world	D．no scientist

3. Tu Youyou became very famous ____________.

A．in the 1960s	B．in 1970
C．before 2011	D．after 2012

4. From Tu Youyou’s story, we know that she is a ___________ woman.

A．friendly

B．kind

C．clever

D．hard-working

6 . Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute（聋哑）school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.
She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail sincerely.
They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.
Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, “Are you willing to be my girlfriend?” Galaxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.
As she had expected, her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story. Galaxy explained, “Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100％ better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love. ”
Her parents asked to see him, then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train, Kazrim told her, ‘‘I’m going to tell your parents I’ll be looking after you well with all my life!” Galaxy was deeply moved.
As soon as they had entered the house, Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said, ‘‘This is Kazrim.” Just right after her speech, an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly.
He said, “YOU CAN TALK?” It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask, too.
The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.
1. How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?

A．They met each other by chance.

B．They were introduced to each other.

C．They once studied at the same university.

D．They both served in a special needs school.

2. How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home?

A．Writing words on paper.

B．Using the sign language.

C．Judging from his expression.

D．Speaking her native language.

3. What can we learn about the two young people from the passage?

A．They fell in love at the first sight.

B．They cheated each other to win love.

C．They mistook each other for being mutes.

D．They ignored the anger of Galaxy’s parents.

7 . David is an excellent student and he comes from New York. His family was there until he finished eighth grade. David had no choice but to sleep on park benches. Being alone on the streets was scary. One thing kept David going: his determination to do well in school.
Even though many things were difficult in David’s life, one thing was going very well. David was accepted to a special high school called MC2STEM.It is a public school in Cleveland for kids who are extremely good at science. The school turned out a peaceful place for David. He especially enjoyed having the chance to learn by doing lots of projects.
High school wasn’t easy. But David says that the school helped him set high standards for himself. Even when he didn’t have a place to stay at night, David kept his focus on his schoolwork.
While he was homeless, David would sometimes sleep in the park during the day because it was safer. “ If you sleep in the daytime in the park, people won’t bother you,” he says. “you’re just taking a nap. It’s acceptable.” Then David would study through the night. He showered at a friend’s house when his friend’s parents were at work.
All his hard work paid off. In May 2011, David graduated second in his high school class. He was accepted to 22 colleges. He also won a scholarship form the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It will pay for all his college expenses.
Last fall, David began attending Harvard University, one of the top colleges in the US.”I found the perfect school for me.” He wrote in his blog.
In the future, David might look for a job at a company like Google. Even better, he would like to start his own company. David says, “ I want to work for myself.”
1. According to the passage, David ________.

A．liked to sleep on park benches.

B．studied very hard.

C．felt high school was easy.

D．hated doing a lot of projects.

2. We can know from the passage that David would _________.

A．work only in big companies.

B．start a company with partners.

C．win a scholarship again.

D．have a bright future.

3. Which of the following word can best describe David?

A．cautious

B．Lazy

C．Determined

D．Creative

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A top University	B．A Poor Student
C．Homeless to Harvard	D．Winning a Scholarship

8 . Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname “Barry”.
In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to learn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in L.A., he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.
After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grandmother and cousins for the first time. He went back many times over the years to visit with his family and learn about where he came from. At work, he met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. They worked together in a big law firm. Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did very well in law school.
After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly. He worked hard to get the people he helped to vote(投票).
He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.
1. Barack Obama’s father was probably born in _________.

A．Hawaii	B．Illinois
C．Kenya	D．California

2. Which of the following is the right order according to the text?
①Getting married to Michelle.
②Travelling to Africa to meet his grandmother
③Going to Harvard Law School
④Going to Columbia University
⑤Working in a big law firm.

A．④③②⑤①	B．④②⑤③①
C．③④①⑤②	D．②①⑤④③

3. How did Obama get people to vote?

A．By cheating them to do so.

B．By making a difference to people.

C．By helping poor people who treat others unfairly.

D．By showing them the importance of their votes.

4. According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama?

A．Kind-hearted	B．Humorous
C．Polite	D．Brave

9 . As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some____intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy____suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been____if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his_____.To make matters worse his wife____him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two____were more than Al could handle, and he____to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.
____ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he____— his home, his land, his art objects, everything．____ Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete____．
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now____son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free ____of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his ____．One day I worked ____ my courage to ask him．"I'm really ____ by something," I said．"I know your father was ____ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and ____ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest ____ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to ____ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．1.

A．certain

B．common

C．rare

D．basic

2.

A．dead

B．passed away

C．starved

D．worsened

3.

A．cured

B．prevented

C．forbidden

D．saved

4.

A．disease

B．debt

C．guilt

D．duty

5.

A．left

B．scolded

C．quarreled

D．forgave

6.

A．disasters

B．adventures

C．conflicts

D．situations

7.

A．got

B．drank

C．turned

D．sank

8.

A．As

B．Though

C．Because

D．If

9.

A．needed

B．shared

C．benefited

D．owned

10.

A．Eventually

B．Gradually

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

11.

A．trouble

B．hardship

C．failure

D．waste

12.

A．teen

B．adult

C．old

D．adolescent

13.

A．win

B．fall

C．space

D．flow

14.

A．mother

B．brother

C．father

D．child

15.

A．up

B．with

C．on

D．through

16.

A．worried

B．puzzled

C．interested

D．attracted

17.

A．especially

B．basically

C．hardly

D．specially

18.

A．argued

B．searched

C．analyzed

D．thought

19.

A．thoughts

B．ideas

C．minds

D．memories

20.

A．treat

B．call

C．judge

D．feel

10 . A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was____．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its____，deep red in the middle，____fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the____and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．
The atmosphere____ her．After all she had been through，this is what she____．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be____where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was____
The sun had set by now and it was getting____．She tried to imagine having her favorite ____on until she saw her front door It seemed different. ____ had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was____: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed____．She couldn't understand what was going on．
She entered the____．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)____written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went____．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her____room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her____looked so tired，as if she hadn’t____for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something____．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．
It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better   now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”1.

A．rising

B．setting

C．shining

D．smiling

2.

A．shape

B．shadow

C．size

D．color

3.

A．quickly

B．partly

C．softly

D．probably

4.

A．waves

B．boats

C．trees

D．sands

5.

A．relaxed

B．puzzled

C．disappointed

D．interrupted

6.

A．understood

B．considered

C．needed

D．regretted

7.

A．discussing

B．finding

C．asking

D．wondering

8.

A．alive

B．asleep

C．missing

D．hardworking

9.

A．sunny

B．warm

C．cold

D．cloudy

10.

A．glasses

B．hat

C．skirt

D．jacket

11.

A．Somebody

B．Nobody

C．Mother

D．Father

12.

A．shocked

B．scared

C．exhausted

D．comforted

13.

A．beautified

B．rearranged

C．deserted

D．destroyed

14.

A．garden

B．bedroom

C．yard

D．house

15.

A．book

B．note

C．article

D．poste

16.

A．1ooking

B．working

C．fishing

D．sightseeing

17.

A．own

B．parents’

C．sister’s

D．brother’s

18.

A．gesture

B．body

C．face

D．eyes

19.

A．studied

B．slept

C．exercised

D．moved

20.

A．different

B．new

C．precious

D．dangerous