1 . I worked in a saw mill (锯木厂) for just above the lowest wage. As I got ready to go to work I _________ band-aids (创可贴) around my _________ and put more in my pockets, because I would cut and pack wood for 8 hours a day, which _________ my fingers to split (开裂) and bleed at their tips in the cold, dry, winter air. That day at work was _________ than normal. The machines kept _________. On top of it all the heaters in the building weren’t working.

When the work day finally _________, I took off my work gloves and inspected (检查) my _________ fingers. The splits were worse than ever. I don’t think I had ever felt so _________ and hurting before. I wondered how long I could keep doing this, if things would ever get any _________.

I tried to put a __________ on my face as I __________ my front door but instead someone __________ naturally. My daughter ran up to me happily, and wrapped her little arms around my neck. I held her tight and my heart explode with love. I didn’t __________ so tired anymore. My aches and pains disappeared into her hug. In that second, I remembered again that I was here for love.

I think we all have bleeding fingers and band-aid days in our lives here. But with __________ we can make it through them all.__________, work may give us a living, but it is love that gives us a life.

1.

A．built

B．removed

C．wrapped

D．uncovered

2.

A．legs

B．fingers

C．arms

D．feet

3.

A．shone

B．caused

C．allowed

D．cut

4.

A．more interesting

B．easier

C．more important

D．harder

5.

A．breaking down

B．showing up

C．getting through

D．taking out

6.

A．began

B．proved

C．ended

D．changed

7.

A．aching

B．shining

C．delicate

D．beautiful

8.

A．delighted

B．surprised

C．scared

D．tired

9.

A．stranger

B．better

C．worse

D．duller

10.

A．picture

B．scar

C．smile

D．tear

11.

A．moved

B．spotted

C．placed

D．opened

12.

A．fell

B．moved

C．appeared

D．beat

13.

A．look

B．feel

C．get

D．keep

14.

A．love

B．determination

C．work

D．band-aid

15.

A．After all

B．By the way

C．On the contrary

D．In contrast

2 . My most favourite teacher is Chitra Ma’am. She teaches us English，who ________my hard work, which let me excited. She ________ our school one year ago, before which, I was not so good at English. But I have changed my ________ to this subject after attending her classes.

I like her for many ________ one of which is that she delivered the lessons in a ________ way. Her best quality is that she is ________ with us. She would check our homework without missing a day, which gains our ________.

There are many activities given at the end of every lesson and she makes us ________ all of them. Not only that, but she also encourages us to take part in drama and poem ________, which, many of us think, forces us to ________ our abilities of writing authentic English.

All of us have to speak in English during the English period. Every student ________ to talk in English even if the sentence sounds improper. She has taught us never to play jokes on each other’s ________. This has improved our spoken English in a great way. Now, we are able to talk in English with more ________.

Another great quality of hers is that she treats every child ________. After explaining the lesson to us, she asks each one of us different questions about the chapter. Sometimes, we also ________ talking about our personal lives, like what we like about our lives, how our parents work hard for us, and things like that.1.

A．describes

B．appreciates

C．expands

D．questions

2.

A．trusted

B．designed

C．joined

D．built

3.

A．attitude

B．access

C．solution

D．devotion

4.

A．inventions

B．sources

C．effects

D．causes

5.

A．confusing

B．terrifying

C．fascinating

D．embarrassing

6.

A．bored

B．strict

C．careful

D．content

7.

A．respect

B．impression

C．interview

D．conclusion

8.

A．arrange for

B．communicate with

C．participate in

D．complain about

9.

A．competitions

B．treatments

C．movements

D．suggestions

10.

A．affect

B．destroy

C．challenge

D．increase

11.

A．used

B．refused

C．tried

D．failed

12.

A．mistakes

B．clothes

C．lifestyles

D．efforts

13.

A．admiration

B．patience

C．confidence

D．information

14.

A．nervously

B．carefully

C．formally

D．equally

15.

A．preferred

B．escaped

C．imagined

D．considered

3 . On the night of the speech contest, I was worried about the shy girl. My heart _________ when I knew the boy on stage previous to her, _________, was fairly successful with his humor and personal style. The whole audience burst out a wave of _________ almost every 30 seconds.

My palms (手掌) began to _________. It was the first time that she had been on the stage, so I couldn’t blame her for any _________. The strong spotlight made her so insignificant that nobody _________ she had been on the stage.

But the moment that _________ me occurred. I clearly heard a _________ voice, “Now, your _________, please!” The whole audience fell quiet. Small and thin as the girl appeared, the __________ look on her face instantly caught everyone’s eyes. Then her speech was on, logical and well-organized. Words of power __________ freely out of the girl like magic. When her speech __________, a thunderous applause sounded from the audience. When the competition was concluding, all of us waited __________ for the winner’s name to be called. Tears of joy __________ my vision when the host announced she won first prize. Holding the medal tightly, she gave me a brilliant smile. I __________ her into my arms, too excited to say any words.

1.

A．beat

B．sank

C．lost

D．broke

2.

A．sure enough

B．worse still

C．above all

D．in addition

3.

A．crying

B．warning

C．clapping

D．screaming

4.

A．sweat

B．tremble

C．change

D．turn

5.

A．try

B．pose

C．guess

D．slip

6.

A．thought

B．admitted

C．ignored

D．noticed

7.

A．confused

B．interested

C．surprised

D．challenged

8.

A．loud

B．weak

C．tight

D．low

9.

A．support

B．attention

C．vote

D．silence

10.

A．determined

B．puzzled

C．relaxed

D．bored

11.

A．crowded

B．hurried

C．bounced

D．flowed

12.

A．started

B．ended

C．progressed

D．rested

13.

A．sincerely

B．easily

C．wildly

D．eagerly

14.

A．misted

B．hid

C．prevented

D．shaded

15.

A．pushed

B．threw

C．pulled

D．lifted

4 . For my daughter's 19th birthday, we bought her tickets to go and see Linkin Park, as they were playing in our city. We didn't really have the ________ but we knew how much this band meant to her.

The night before she was like a ________ at Christmas. Every so often she got up and came to ________ with us, because she couldn't ________ . On the night of the concert it was good to see her so ________ and excited, as she and her boyfriend set off.

Needless to say when they ________ after midnight, with T-shirts and lots of pictures of the band, ________ her telling about how fantastic they had been, we knew the money had been well ________ . This will be a memory she would never forget, and nor would we.

________ full of excitement from the night before, the following day they ________ to go shopping on the other side of the city. My husband and I laughed, loving the fact that she had not ________   that quality as she grew up.

Later that day they returned, with faces full of happiness and warmth. They presented my husband and me with a ________ each. On each present were the words "Because you are the ________ mum/dad in the world. "When we expressed our thanks and told her she didn't have to, we asked her why she had bought us gifts. Her answer was simply "Just because I love you."

This wasn't something ________ from our daughter; she had always given us gifts when she wanted to express her ________ , and each gift was always a welcome surprise. It could have been anything, it wouldn't have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it.

1.

A．money

B．time

C．interest

D．news

2.

A．worker

B．baby

C．kid

D．parent

3.

A．dance

B．learn

C．walk

D．sit

4.

A．speak

B．sleep

C．stand

D．leave

5.

A．healthy

B．happy

C．pretty

D．surprised

6.

A．stayed

B．left

C．returned

D．turned

7.

A．worrying about

B．caring for

C．looking at

D．listening to

8.

A．lent

B．earned

C．saved

D．spent

9.

A．Still

B．Only

C．Just

D．Also

10.

A．continued

B．tried

C．decided

D．struggled

11.

A．kept

B．lost

C．realized

D．discovered

12.

A．gift

B．prize

C．ticket

D．picture

13.

A．richest

B．oldest

C．best

D．cleverest

14.

A．important

B．ordinary

C．new

D．valuable

15.

A．feelings

B．concerns

C．understandings

D．opinions

5 . Karen is being praised for teaching her students a powerful emotional lesson that they will not soon forget. She has been teaching for decades, but her most recent class was apparently the most _________ class of her educational career.

For her sixth day of classes at Collinsville Middle School, she decided to try a new _________ in empathy (共鸣) with her students called “The Baggage Activity”.

Upon establishing that her classroom was a(an) _________ space for expression and respect, she asked what emotional baggage _________ to her students. She then asked them to write about some of their own — and _________ they were not required to put their names on the paper, they could describe their issues as _________ as they wanted.

The kids then read what their classmates wrote _________, things like suicide, drugs in their family, cancer and on and on.

“The kids who read the papers would cry because what they were reading was _________ The person who shared would cry sometimes too. It was an emotionally draining day, but I firmly believe my kids will judge a little _________ love a little more and forgive a little faster." Loewe wrote in a social media post.

Since writing about her exercise on social media, her ____________ has been shared widely. Teachers from all over the world have ____________ out to her about performing similar activites in their own classrooms and their students have apparently been “so much more ____________” of each other.

Moreover, Karen kept all the paper confessions (坦白) in a plastic bag so that her students will ____________ their exercise in empathy, which also reminds them that they all have ____________.

“We will leave it at the door. As they left, I told them they are not ____________ they are loved, and we have each other’s support.” said Loewe.

1.

A．impressive

B．advanced

C．arbitrary

D．disturbing

2.

A．method

B．measure

C．exercise

D．experience

3.

A．private

B．safe

C．hidden

D．accurate

4.

A．offered

B．attracted

C．applied

D．meant

5.

A．while

B．since

C．once

D．until

6.

A．freely

B．clearly

C．briefly

D．deliberately

7.

A．at will

B．on schedule

C．by design

D．in turn

8.

A．inspiring

B．instructive

C．sorrowful

D．ridiculous

9.

A．more

B．less

C．earlier

D．later

10.

A．post

B．photo

C．talent

D．image

11.

A．gone

B．put

C．called

D．reached

12.

A．typical

B．independent

C．respectful

D．proud

13.

A．take

B．remember

C．practice

D．repeat

14.

A．friction

B．responsibility

C．baggage

D．temper

15.

A．alone

B．around

C．absolute

D．together