1 . I happened to see my first butterfly of the spring today. I was carrying some groceries into my house when _______ the little lady flew right down in front of my face. She was so _______ that my heart beat with love and my eyes filled with _______. After she left I smiled, wiped my eyes, and_______ for the miracle of life and the miracle of butterflies.

Butterflies have held a(n) _______ place in my heart ever since I _______ my mum when she was only 55 years old. She used to _______ it when the butterflies would _______ near her while she tended her flower boxes. She would even speak to them gently in her musical _______. After she died I would think of her when I saw one of the wonderful angels ________by. I even told my young children that every time they saw a butterfly, it was their ________ saying “Hello” from Heaven.

When today’s butterfly ________ to say “Hi”, I once again felt a ________ beyond words. I felt like it was my mum showing her love. I felt like I was ________ on the clouds with her while a thousand angels sang.

Now some may say that I am just a ________ man, but I know this isn’t so. Delusions (幻觉) ________ your life with love. Delusions fill your heart with ________. The next time that you get your own “Hello from Heaven” then don’t ________it. Welcome it into your soul ________. Let it help you to be the people that the loving person wants you to be. Let its love ________ you.

1.

A．suddenly

B．sadly

C．clearly

D．quickly

2.

A．strong

B．tall

C．beautiful

D．intelligent

3.

A．expressions

B．words

C．games

D．tears

4.

A．learned

B．cared

C．shared

D．thanked

5.

A．special

B．usual

C．common

D．ordinary

6.

A．sent

B．lost

C．invited

D．enjoyed

7.

A．replace

B．love

C．force

D．guide

8.

A．sit

B．walk

C．climb

D．land

9.

A．voice

B．accent

C．gesture

D．wave

10.

A．waiting

B．flying

C．standing

D．going

11.

A．mother

B．father

C．grandma

D．grandpa

12.

A．called up

B．dropped in

C．got on

D．fell behind

13.

A．surprise

B．wonder

C．joy

D．hope

14.

A．crying

B．dancing

C．writing

D．leaving

15.

A．kind

B．selfish

C．rich

D．foolish

16.

A．cover

B．fill

C．meet

D．communicate

17.

A．happiness

B．peace

C．danger

D．money

18.

A．doubt

B．believe

C．recognise

D．open

19.

A．ago

B．later

C．then

D．instead

20.

A．inspire

B．determine

C．honour

D．please

2 . In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a large clock. When I was a child, the old clock_________me very much. I was surprised at how the clock would chime (敲) three times, six times or more, with a wonderful clear_________. I often paid attention to it instead of the foods when I had_________. And always the clock stood like an old family friend,_________the family. I found the clock comforting and familiar. Year after year, the clock became a part of my memories.

It was even more_________to me when my grandfather carefully wound up (上发条) that clock with a special_________each day. The key was_________to me. It kept the clock_________. It kept the clock chiming. How did it do that? I watched as my grandfather took the key from his pocket and_________the door in the old clock and used the key to wind it up. He never let that clock wind down and__________. When I got a little older, he taught me how to open the door, __________let me wind up the clock myself. I remember the__________time I did, I felt so excited…

After my grandfather__________, every time I saw the clock, I couldn’t help crying. Never could I see him again. The__________ on the clock were frozen. It stopped. I took the key with my__________hand and opened the door. All of a __________, I was a child again, watching my grandfather. He was there, smiling at me. I stood there,__________in the memories. Then slowly and__________, I wound up the clock. Tick-tock, tick-tock…The dining room and the house seemed to be filled with__________. In the image of the clock, my grandfather also__________again.

1.

A．disappointed

B．encouraged

C．interested

D．confused

2.

A．picture

B．sound

C．noise

D．time

3.

A．meals

B．homework

C．dreams

D．trouble

4.

A．beating

B．testing

C．heating

D．watching

5.

A．wonderful

B．strange

C．different

D．fearful

6.

A．pen

B．ring

C．clock

D．key

7.

A．small

B．colorful

C．beautiful

D．magic

8.

A．running

B．standing

C．speaking

D．laughing

9.

A．painted

B．opened

C．locked

D．repaired

10.

A．go

B．play

C．stop

D．leave

11.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

12.

A．first

B．last

C．next

D．second

13.

A．gave in

B．passed away

C．turned over

D．took off

14.

A．face

B．door

C．hands

D．eyes

15.

A．wet

B．broken

C．dirty

D．shaking

16.

A．while

B．sudden

C．way

D．step

17.

A．closed

B．lost

C．waited

D．turned

18.

A．quickly

B．wrongly

C．carefully

D．angrily

19.

A．joy

B．excitement

C．fun

D．life

20.

A．cried

B．walked

C．lived

D．listened

3 . My two little boys were happily playing when I watched a passenger jet(客机) explode into one of the World Trade Center towers(世贸大厦) in New York City on the television.

It took my husband, Matt, several hours to return home. I ran to the door to _________ him. We held each other tightly, _________ in a state of disbelief. How could this have happened in our safe_________?

Dinner was quieter than usual, although the kids helped keep things _________. There wasn’t much _________ aside from expressions of deep sadness.

“I have a _________ for you,” Matt said.

“For whom?” I asked and then remembered it was my birthday. I don’t feel much like. “_________.How about if I open it tomorrow?”

“Okay, but you have to read this tonight.   He handed me a _________.”

9/11/01

Gina:

_________ today; with the horrible disaster; I want to __________ to you again, how much you __________ to me. The hard work that you are engaged in right now is __________, invisible and largely thankless in the short term.

But honey, please know that __________ these little guys grow into men is a privilege that we should be proud to __________ as we grow old together and the perfect fulfillment(实现)of our __________ bonds.

You are a great mom.

You are a great wife.

You are my best friend.

You are very pretty. Happy birthday.

——Matt

1.

A．meet

B．catch

C．help

D．follow

2.

A．already

B．still

C．also

D．even

3.

A．house

B．town

C．country

D．planet

4.

A．light

B．messy

C．simple

D．straight

5.

A．confusion

B．company

C．complaint

D．conversation

6.

A．question

B．job

C．present

D．party

7.

A．eating

B．joking

C．waiting

D．celebrating

8.

A．box

B．letter

C．list

D．book

9.

A．Excitedly

B．Certainly

C．Surprisingly

D．Especially

10.

A．introduce

B．express

C．explain

D．owe

11.

A．mean

B．teach

C．offer

D．talk

12.

A．amazing

B．rewarding

C．exhausting

D．worrying

13.

A．watching

B．knowing

C．noticing

D．confirming

14.

A．defend

B．give

C．share

D．require

15.

A．friendship

B．marriage

C．business

D．performance

4 . When I was a teenager, I was invited to a formal dance party. I was _________, but also nervous about what to wear. Mom suggested I wear high heels (高跟鞋).

“Mom, I don’t know if I can wear these,” I said, feeling _________. “Don’t worry, sweetie. Just take small _________ and keep your weight centered,” she suggested.

As I arrived at the party, I tried to be _________ and act like everything was fine. But _________ struck when I stepped onto the dance floor. I _________ my own feet, falling to the ground in front of everyone.

I quickly got up and laughed it off, pretending like it was _________. But deep down, I felt like a tomato, wanting to _________.

My friend Lilly helped me _________ that incident and managed me another high heels as a support so that nobody would understand my hesitation. But a little bit __________ continued in my mind.

When I returned home, I told Mom I felt like a complete __________ at the party. “It’s okay. You tried something new, and it didn’t go as __________. But that’s how we learn and grow. Don’t be too __________ on yourself and wear what you feel __________ in,” Mom said, giving me a hug.

From that day forward, I stuck to flat shoes. I learned to __________ my true self and not worry about what others thought.

1.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．relaxed

D．satisfied

2.

A．unsure

B．unsafe

C．unusual

D．unhappy

3.

A．breaks

B．turns

C．steps

D．attempts

4.

A．genuine

B．polite

C．serious

D．cool

5.

A．danger

B．injury

C．disaster

D．wonder

6.

A．landed on

B．tripped over

C．kicked up

D．ran into

7.

A．a hot potato

B．a big fish

C．no luck

D．no big deal

8.

A．fight

B．argue

C．disappear

D．struggle

9.

A．tackle

B．avoid

C．prevent

D．identify

10.

A．patience

B．bravery

C．worry

D．anger

11.

A．fool

B．hero

C．stranger

D．dancer

12.

A．suggested

B．expected

C．promised

D．directed

13.

A．dependent

B．easy

C．careful

D．hard

14.

A．fashionable

B．tight

C．comfortable

D．special

15.

A．analyse

B．accept

C．trust

D．refuse

5 . 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

6 . Grandma Margaret, our neighbor across the street, was a good friend of my mom. One day near Christmas, we heard a knock on the door, and in walked Grandma Margaret with a(n) _________ bag. She walked over to the tree and placed that _________ under its branches (树枝). “For your mom and dad,” she said. Then she opened the bag and began calling our names.

After she left, we rushed to the _________ and started shaking the packages, trying to _________ what was in each package. I walked over to examine my mom and dad’s gift but could hardly _________ it.

On Christmas morning, we girls _________ downstairs to wake up our parents. “Hurry up, Mom and Dad! It’s Christmas!” They got out of bed, and we rushed to the living room. The night before, we’d _________ all our gifts in separate piles.

My dad thanked Grandma Margaret’s for her _________. Then we girls opened one present _________ until all our gifts surrounded (围住) us.

What I wanted to know next was what she had given my parents. You see, my dad was a __________ man who had trouble asking for help, especially when it came to __________. In fact, he seldom accepted gifts of money for his __________ family. Food and clothing for his little girls and wife were gratefully __________, but money was not.

Mom and Dad sat together and then Mom __________ the heavy package onto her table. She found a letter at the bottom. She __________ the envelope, and inside she found a $100 bill!

1.

A．plastic

B．huge

C．empty

D．old

2.

A．gift

B．sheet

C．fund

D．diet

3.

A．tap

B．exit

C．tree

D．habitat

4.

A．watch over

B．search for

C．pick up

D．find out

5.

A．recognize

B．move

C．measure

D．rescue

6.

A．raced

B．cycled

C．walked

D．dressed

7.

A．packaged

B．delivered

C．placed

D．promoted

8.

A．service

B．company

C．adventure

D．kindness

9.

A．by accident

B．with difficulty

C．out of patience

D．at a time

10.

A．creative

B．proud

C．outgoing

D．awkward

11.

A．money

B．lighting

C．education

D．vacation

12.

A．amazing

B．classic

C．positive

D．struggling

13.

A．designed

B．stored

C．accepted

D．donated

14.

A．weighed

B．lifted

C．mailed

D．cleaned

15.

A．removed

B．held

C．spared

D．blew

7 . 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

8 . My Dad’s Jeep

When my father died, I got his car. Eight years later, it’s _________ . How am I supposed to say good-bye _________ ? “Why does our car look so dirty?” my 5-year-old daughter, Fianna, recently asked. “This car is super _________ .” I replied.

“Because it’s Grandpa Jack’s?” Fianna asked as we _________ out of the school parking lot. I smiled and nodded. It has kept him _________ ever since.

To Fianna, Grandpa Jack is a concept, not a(n) _________ person she knows. Fianna’s saying my father’s name reminds me of his current _________. It’s then — and all the times I _________ his warm hugs or the gent let one of his voice — that the car _________ me. It’s __________ on wheels that my father existed and that, for a period, he __________ my life with love.

One recent morning, I pulled up into our driveway after __________ Fianna off at school. Then I parked, played Ben King’s “Stand By Me” loudly over the old speakers, and stayed __________ .

I let every __________ of my dad that the song and the Jeep created sit with me in the car. I wish I __________ had to say good-bye to my father. At least I still have time to learn how to say good-bye to a car.

1.

A．fading away

B．shooting up

C．falling apart

D．dying out

2.

A．often

B．occasionally

C．obviously

D．again

3.

A．original

B．special

C．ordinary

D．adjustable

4.

A．left

B．broke

C．ran

D．pulled

5.

A．alive

B．conscious

C．warm

D．quiet

6.

A．tough

B．real

C．honest

D．innocent

7.

A．situation

B．absence

C．state

D．job

8.

A．meet

B．receive

C．miss

D．recognize

9.

A．shocks

B．tolerates

C．surrounds

D．comforts

10.

A．proof

B．advice

C．progress

D．news

11.

A．occupied

B．balanced

C．filled

D．replaced

12.

A．keeping

B．knocking

C．dropping

D．showing

13.

A．puzzled

B．alarmed

C．refreshed

D．seated

14.

A．version

B．memory

C．view

D．treatment

15.

A．ever

B．somehow

C．never

D．seldom

9 . One morning when I was seven years old, I woke up to find my mother was gone. I was terrified, running to_______her.

That morning, my father was coming to pick me up to spend a week with him and my stepmother. When he arrived, he_______an envelope on my mother's bed. It read, “Jeff, I’ve carried the_______for the last seven years. Now it’s your_______. I need a life of my own.”

After reading the letter, my father said, “Mom’s very_______and she’s gone on a vacation, so you’ll be_______with me and Melanie for a while, OK?”

I nodded, but I knew the_______——my mother had abandoned me. I was_______all the way to my dad’s house and entered my room without a word. I thought Melanie might be unhappy because of my_______. But I was________. Over the following months, Melanie tried her best to make me feel________and loved. ________I discovered that I loved Melanie a lot.

When I turned 18, my dad and Melanie gave me a car and wanted to throw me a party, but I just wasn’t in the mood(心情) for________. We were in the garage________my birthday present when a postman handed me an envelope. Inside it was a letter from my mother! It read, “My dearest Steve, you turn 18 and become a man today. I know you must be very________with me, but please________me. Six weeks before I left, I was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer. I’d suffered the________ of my mother at 10, and I knew how painful it was. I________that if I left you with your father and you believed I'd started a new life, it’d________you less. I’m writing this and leaving it with my lawyer, and it’ll be posted to you on your eighteenth birthday.”

Tears streamed down my cheeks. It was then that I realized her________was not abandonment but love.

1.

A．call   on

B．learn from

C．glance at

D．look for

2.

A．noticed

B．left

C．expected

D．remembered

3.

A．guilt

B．favor

C．burden

D．reputation

4.

A．turn

B．chance

C．right

D．honor

5.

A．busy

B．selfish

C．popular

D．tired

6.

A．working

B．fighting

C．staying

D．communicating

7.

A．trial

B．truth

C．deal

D．plan

8.

A．regretful

B．silent

C．independent

D．relaxed

9.

A．arrival

B．return

C．request

D．comment

10.

A．ashamed

B．awkward

C．wrong

D．determined

11.

A．occupied

B．welcome

C．cautious

D．calm

12.

A．Generally

B．Unluckily

C．Strangely

D．Gradually

13.

A．inspirations

B．achievements

C．prizes

D．celebrations

14.

A．choosing

B．assessing

C．admiring

D．preparing

15.

A．bored

B．angry

C．patient

D．concerned

16.

A．forgive

B．remind

C．comfort

D．praise

17.

A．loss

B．prejudice

C．failure

D．blame

18.

A．clarified

B．repeated

C．decided

D．promised

19.

A．hurt

B．scare

C．limit

D．transform

20.

A．explanation

B．departure

C．misfortune

D．ambition

10 . “We can spend the rest of our lives together making plans,” says the woman who now goes by Jeanne Watts (formerly Danas).

Jeanne and Stephen Watts first _________ and soon fell in love in 1971, when they were at Chicago ‘s Loyola University. But Jeanne ‘s mom strongly _________ the relationship because she didn’t want her White daughter seeing a Black man. Still, the pair _________ dated for seven years. But after Jeanne graduated from a nursing school and _________ a job that required a long commute (通勤) and late shifts, she faced difficulties seeing Stephen, who didn’t own a _________. Jeanne was completely overwhelmed by everything. The couple talked about _________, but Jeanne was afraid of taking that next step because the family issue was always _________ on her. Standing at the nurse’s station during her _________ one evening, Jeanne told him over the phone, “I love you, but I just can’t do this.”

Crushed by the news, Stephen was _________. They would spend the next four __________ leading separate lives and not speaking to each other.

Cut to 2021, when Jeanne was a divorced retiree whose mother was no longer __________. She began looking for Stephen from her home in Oregon, but she couldn’t __________ him on social media. Everything seemed to come to a(n) __________ end.

In April 2021, from his niece, Jeanne got to know that Stephen was in a nursing home. When she walked into the room, Stephen __________ her instantly, said her name and started to cry.

“You are my heart and soul,” Stephen told her. “I want to be with you always.”

A few months later, he asked her to marry him. “I gladly took his last __________,” says Jeanne Watts. The pair said “I do” on Oct. 15, 2022 in front of about 65Guests at the couple’s new home.

1.

A．married

B．met

C．quarreled

D．bonded

2.

A．gave way to

B．approved of

C．held on to

D．objected to

3.

A．unfortunately

B．obviously

C．secretly

D．temporarily

4.

A．landed

B．created

C．abandoned

D．wanted

5.

A．phone

B．house

C．car

D．job

6.

A．opportunity

B．love

C．pressure

D．marriage

7.

A．feeding

B．putting

C．weighing

D．acting

8.

A．shift

B．vacation

C．preparation

D．operation

9.

A．exhausted

B．speechless

C．delightful

D．unconcerned

10.

A．weeks

B．years

C．months

D．decades

11.

A．alive

B．available

C．healthy

D．important

12.

A．entertain

B．dismiss

C．associate

D．locate

13.

A．incredible

B．dead

C．opposite

D．happy

14.

A．recognized

B．comforted

C．suspected

D．possessed

15.

A．straw

B．name

C．chance

D．wish