1 . Sam is not happy today. He doesn’t do well in his English test this time. Now he is sitting alone in his room.

Seeing this, his grandmother comes and talks to him to make him feel good. She sits down next to Sam and gives him a pencil. Sam looks at his grandmother and doesn’t take it. “Things like this are only for students who do well. I don’t do well!” Sam says.

Sam’s grandmother says, “It’s not a present for you. I want you to learn something from it. The pencil is just like you. It gets a painful sharpening(痛苦的削磨), just like how you get the pain of not doing well in your test.”

“But it will help you be a good student. See, all the good things coming from the pencil are from itself. And you too will find something good in yourself. Finally just as the pencil will make its mark (痕迹) on the paper, you will also leave your mark on anything you choose to do. Just ‘sharpen’ yourself and do well next time!”

Sam feels good right away. He plans to make a change as his grandmother says.

1. Where does the grandmother talk to Sam?

A．In Sam’s school.

B．In Sam’s room.

C．Outside the house.

D．In a pencil shop.

2. How does Sam feel when his grandma gives him a pencil?

A．He believes it too small.	B．He hates pencils.
C．He thinks it a present.	D．He doesn’t like it.

3. What does Sam’s grandma use the pencil to tell him?

A．Sam can’t do well without, the pencil.

B．Work hard and do well next time.

C．The pencil can help him do better.

D．A sharpening pencil writes well.

4. What does Sam think of his grandmother’s idea?

A．Foolish.

B．Strange.

C．Interesting.

D．Helpful

2 . I am a medical student from Zimbabwe, studying at Gannan Medical University. As a(n)________ living in China since 2016, I have ________ firsthand the country’s rapid economic growth and have learned a lot about reducing ________. Such a programme should be ________ by the world, especially Africa, where many countries are still underdeveloped. Governments need to work together with ________ people. The development of a country is not the government’s ________ alone. Its citizens also need to ________. As a concerned citizen of Zimbabwe, I want to contribute to my ________, using the wide ________ that I have gained in China.

In 2020, I decided to play my part in boosting my country’s ________ by starting my own business. ________ the fact that I live in China where the prices of materials are relatively low, I decided to start a brand of women’s shoes, which are ________ in China and sold both in my country and here in China. I have learned a lot from the Chinese shoe factory. It is my ________ to open a shoe factory in Zimbabwe, where my Chinese partners come to ________ us and help build the factory.

Using the ________ accumulated over time, I have been able to give back to my community. I founded a ________ organization, Patience of Hope Foundation, which aims to pay school fees for poor children in ________ parts of Zimbabwe. Through the organization, we have ________ many children and provided food for poor families. I am so ________ to China, which I consider my second home, for giving me the chance to learn and contribute ________ to my country.

1.

A．partner

B．investor

C．foreigner

D．volunteer

2.

A．acknowledged

B．witnessed

C．confirmed

D．indicated

3.

A．inequality

B．violence

C．conflict

D．poverty

4.

A．designed

B．funded

C．offered

D．adopted

5.

A．important

B．homeless

C．local

D．young

6.

A．duty

B．choice

C．interest

D．policy

7.

A．check out

B．calm down

C．pull together

D．head off

8.

A．country

B．factory

C．family

D．university

9.

A．reputation

B．knowledge

C．programme

D．confidence

10.

A．education

B．economy

C．culture

D．tourism

11.

A．Finding out

B．Taking control of

C．Pointing out

D．Taking advantage of

12.

A．produced

B．advertised

C．reserved

D．painted

13.

A．regret

B．responsibility

C．shame

D．desire

14.

A．examine

B．instruct

C．represent

D．command

15.

A．data

B．evidence

C．profits

D．thoughts

16.

A．political

B．charitable

C．commercial

D．risky

17.

A．remote

B．central

C．original

D．wealthy

18.

A．supported

B．raised

C．cured

D．approached

19.

A．native

B．essential

C．grateful

D．helpful

20.

A．wisely

B．officially

C．occasionally

D．positively

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

We’ve all heard that laughter is the     1     (good) medicine, and it’s true. Laughter makes you feel better and it’s also good     2     your relationships. Laughter brings people closer, and is a     3     (power) tool for making you relax when feelings are running high. Whether with your friends and family, or co-workers, you can learn to use humor     4     (solve) disagreements, lower everyone’s stress levels, and communicate in a way that deepens the relationships.

Humor plays     5     important role in all kinds of relationships. In new relationships, humor can be a useful tool not just for attracting the other person but also for getting over any awkwardness (尴尬)     6     (arise) when we get to know each other. In old relationships, humor can keep things more exciting and fresher.

Sharing the pleasure of humor     7     (create) a sense of closeness and connection between two people—    8     (quality) that are signs of strong and successful relationships. When you laugh with one another, you create a positive relationship between you,     9     acts as a strong buffer (缓冲剂) against stress, disagreements and disappointments in your relationship. And laughter is spreading—just hearing someone laugh often makes you smile     10     (happy) and join in the fun.

4 . Why do we feel anxiety about starting something new? Why do we hold ourselves back from beginning a new job, a new business, starting or ending a relationship?     1    .

The first way we can begin to deal with our anxiety is to acknowledge it. When we don’t acknowledge our fear,     2    . That’s why it’s so important to reflect on why you are hesitant to begin your new project. Without reflection, fear runs rampant (猖獗的). But once the anxiety is acknowledged, you can begin to ease it with logical and emotional arguments.

    3    . One powerful way to ease your fears is to embrace your anxiety. Get familiar with the feeling of being afraid, and accept it! It’s there to protect you, but it doesn’t have to control you. In fact, go ahead and accept that failure is possible. Even plan on doing it wrong first.

Another way to reduce anxiety is to concentrate your life on leaning, instead of achievement. When you shit your focus away from badges of success and to a learning mindset,     4    . Your ultimate goal is simply to learn.

Finally, just remember everyone feels fear. Everyone has to go through learning periods before they find what really works. All the most successful people have actually just failed more than regular people. Though having failed many times, they’ve ended up learning more than most and building something great.     5    . That’s why we need courage. So if all else fails, just do it scared.

A．it’s easy to let it control us

B．we’re nervous to reveal ourselves

C．Next, accept the possibility of failure

D．it makes trying new things much less scary

E．Try the following to overcome that fear and move forward

F．Secondly, failure does not make you any less worthy of trying

G．Actually, anxiety about starting something new never really goes away