2 . “Whenever I am in a group of people, I feel like everyone knows what to say except me. When I try to join in, I get anxious and have a struggle _______ words. This happens at parties or meetings and I feel _______ — as if I were being interviewed for a job. People think I am a loner. Maybe I am?”

Individuals experiencing this type of social _______ often avoid eye contact, because it makes them feel _______ and judged. The feelings of awkwardness and not fitting in with others are often frustrating. It prevents these individuals from defending and _______ for themselves in social environments, though they may be _______ at holding on to their opinions in environments that are focused on a task rather than _______.

Fitting into groups of people requires _______. You need to be interested in the topics that others in the group are interested in and talk about them the way they do. Becoming a part of these groups requires that you _______ some of your individuality in order to accept others’ __________ and values.

Some individuals are like chameleon (变色龙) in that they __________ pick up the patterns of different groups and __________ themselves accordingly. For them, this is automatic and they don’t even come to the __________ that they are changing themselves to fit into groups. If you are one of those people who feels __________ in most social group settings, it may be because you __________ changing the way you think in order to feel part of a group and this shouldn’t be a weakness or a failure.

1.

A．reading

B．pronouncing

C．grasping

D．writing

2.

A．exposed

B．caged

C．perceived

D．judged

3.

A．remoteness

B．discomfort

C．event

D．reality

4.

A．transparent

B．rigid

C．urgent

D．disappointed

5.

A．insisting on

B．breaking with

C．sticking up

D．talking over

6.

A．critical

B．effective

C．contradictory

D．tentative

7.

A．contribution

B．requirement

C．assignment

D．socialization

8.

A．patience

B．honesty

C．curiosity

D．agreement

9.

A．sacrifice

B．claim

C．examine

D．present

10.

A．hobbies

B．approaches

C．views

D．promises

11.

A．naturally

B．partly

C．vaguely

D．merely

12.

A．explain

B．support

C．help

D．adapt

13.

A．conclusion

B．awareness

C．decision

D．point

14.

A．rewarded

B．removed

C．disconnected

D．connected

15.

A．resist

B．allow

C．miss

D．undergo

4 . We have a problem that is deeply rooted in our world today. When it comes to the holidays, people tend to forget that it's the season of giving, _________the season of receiving. We tend to be more _________ about what we'll receive on Christmas morning as opposed to looking at the holidays as _________ to help out those who don't have it as good as we do.

So, how can we _________ the culture around the holidays and make sure that people are emphasizing the opportunity to _________ as much as they are looking forward to opening up their stockings? During this holiday season, many people receive countless _________ from organizations seeking gifts to help them fulfill their mission: helping the old, providing food for the poor, _________for the homeless, care for _________ animals and more.

Giving _________ is the right thing to do, though many of us are __________ by the task. Whether or not we have much money to __________, it isn't always easy to __________what we have worked so hard for, especially when we have set __________ goals—saving for retirement, a vacation or a rainy day.

Even with so many reasons to be unwilling, the advantages of giving outweigh them all. When we give to those in need, either __________to persons or through __________ , we make a positive __________ to the lives of others and to our own.

As we are reminded, giving ensures that we are not__________ by material things, but free through the abundance of__________ . That we have all things is not because we have a good __________of money in the bank, not because we have skill and intelligence with which to __________bread, but because we are fortunate enough. May we be good at giving from what we have received from our fortune.

1.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

2.

A．concerned

B．appreciated

C．careless

D．surprised

3.

A．plan

B．time

C．relief

D．choice

4.

A．change

B．reserve

C．keep

D．doubt

5.

A．find

B．hold

C．give

D．take

6.

A．decisions

B．requests

C．questions

D．comments

7.

A．dream

B．shelter

C．policy

D．payment

8.

A．abused

B．small

C．lovely

D．domestic

9.

A．casually

B．confidently

C．temporarily

D．selflessly

10.

A．frightened

B．confused

C．amazed

D．challenged

11.

A．submit

B．spare

C．bargain

D．hide

12.

A．figure out

B．get hold of

C．give away

D．take charge of

13.

A．financial

B．reasonable

C．incredible

D．special

14.

A．gradually

B．apparently

C．directly

D．precisely

15.

A．comparisons

B．parents

C．efforts

D．organizations

16.

A．energy

B．thinking

C．impression

D．difference

17.

A．upset

B．excited

C．bound

D．accessible

18.

A．delay

B．faith

C．danger

D．hesitation

19.

A．control

B．command

C．knowledge

D．store

20.

A．win

B．count

C．note

D．sponsor

5 . More and more electronic devices and services in our daily life mean we have too many passwords and numbers to remember. Passwords help us protect our _________and privacy; however, they also bring us a lot of   _________.

Every day I need to remember much _________ information. Every morning I ___________   my cellphone — it needs a password. I get to work and I have to have_______ my computer with a password. Like many     people in Britain, I have two bank ___________. One needs a five-digit number and a password;   ___________   needs   a six-digit number and a memorable place name. I have an online savings account that needs a different password_______the password for my bank account.

_______ you never use a computer, you can be ________ by the password overload . Look in your wallet.     Your probably________ four or five credit cards . In these days of chip and pin(个人识别码), these are virtually useless if you do not have the magic four-digit numbers . The banks________ you not to have the same number for all your cards . Give me a break. Am I going to carry five different random four-digit numbers in my head?________, I’m not memory genius.

I’ve tried systems to help me________— such as using the names of favorite films or members of my extended family; but none seems to________. So what is the solution?

If you are a technical expert, you can download a “password safe”. These are programs that________all   your passwords so they can be used for accessing sites. The problem is that you can only use this on your home computer, and if that get________ you are in trouble.

Some of the banks are starting to________customers a “ dongle ( 适配器 )” , which is a portable password device that plugs into your computer . This is an electronic version of writing the password down on a piece of paper. The ________   is that dongles cost money and if the one your bank gives you doesn’t let   you store other websites’ passwords, you could________carrying a dozen dongles in your pocket.

Well, putting all your cash in a box under the bed never seems so attractive.

1.

A．health

B．life

C．wealth

D．qualities

2.

A．fun

B．conveniences

C．advantages

D．troubles

3.

A．useless

B．practical

C．valuable

D．meaningful

4.

A．turn off

B．turn on

C．turn down

D．pick up

5.

A．control over

B．access to

C．words with

D．pity on

6.

A．passwords

B．assistants

C．cards

D．accounts

7.

A．another

B．others

C．the other

D．neither

8.

A．with

B．in

C．from

D．above

9.

A．As long as

B．As if

C．In case

D．Even if

10.

A．hit

B．thrown

C．attracted

D．hurt

11.

A．steal

B．carry

C．bring

D．take

12.

A．have

B．tell

C．allow

D．make

13.

A．Above all

B．In all

C．After all

D．Of all

14.

A．remember

B．operate

C．recognize

D．study

15.

A．work

B．do

C．act

D．serve

16.

A．process

B．destroy

C．store

D．create

17.

A．changed

B．separated

C．hurt

D．stolen

18.

A．promise

B．offer

C．teach

D．buy

19.

A．fact

B．offer

C．rule

D．problem

20.

A．end up

B．turn up

C．give up

D．make up

6 . Children adore trains. There is no doubt that more boys like trains than girls, but who knows ___________? Is it the speed, the power or the size of trains that hold the ___________? The days have probably passed when most boys ___________ to become a train driver, but there are ___________ lots of boys who do.

_______, all children like to see toy trains whizzing about a track and this love of toy trains often stays with adult males, ___________ seldom with adult females.

Many businessmen have attempted to ___________ children’s fondness of trains. Some make ___________ train sets while others make excellent train sets that become classics and ___________ for many times their price.

________ the actual train sets, there are also stories concerning trains and some of these become real ____________ as well. The Polar Express and Thomas the Tank Engine are recent ____________ of this.

The Polar Express is especially ____________ in America, where many homes with young children have ____________ Polar Express trains running around the family Christmas tree. The Polar Express was first a book and then a very well-liked children’s movie.

Thomas the Tank Engine is better-known in the UK and Europe as a whole. Thomas ____________ life as a children’s book in 1946 but only became ____________ after cartoons were made in 1984 in the UK. Most of the Thomas the Tank Engine children’s toys were ____________ on a length of string instead of being electrified.

 Train sets are one of the classic gifts for ____________ like rocking horses, castles and doll babies. It would be a terrible shame if these old-fashioned toys ____________, because unlike computer games, train sets can be passed on as ____________ possessions to future generations.

1.

A．when

B．where

C．how

D．why

2.

A．position

B．appeal

C．advantage

D．possession

3.

A．want

B．pretend

C．refuse

D．fail

4.

A．also

B．again

C．still

D．seldom

5.

A．On the other hand

B．On the contrary

C．To make things worse

D．In other words

6.

A．because

B．unless

C．though

D．when

7.

A．take notice of

B．take advantage of

C．take pride of

D．take charge of

8.

A．comfortable

B．different

C．extra

D．cheap

9.

A．sell

B．pay

C．charge

D．bargain

10.

A．Apart from

B．Regardless of

C．Together with

D．Except for

11.

A．books

B．cartoons

C．toys

D．planes

12.

A．incidents

B．instruments

C．examples

D．origins

13.

A．expensive

B．popular

C．rare

D．important

14.

A．reliable

B．expensive

C．unique

D．electric

15.

A．sacrificed

B．saved

C．risked

D．began

16.

A．clear

B．famous

C．safe

D．comfortable

17.

A．hanged

B．pulled

C．created

D．pushed

18.

A．parents

B．graduates

C．children

D．employees

19.

A．died out

B．gave out

C．went out

D．broke out

20.

A．damaged

B．puzzled

C．reduced

D．valued

7 . After Aida’s parents fled war-torn Bosnia for Sweden in the early 1990s, they put their five-year-old daughter in a school full of native Swedes and made sure she studied hard to get ahead. It ______. Today she is Sweden’s minister for upper secondary education. Like her fellow across Europe, she faces a new ______ -making sure that a fresh wave of refugee children can integrate (融入) as successfully as she did.

In the countries accepting the most refugees-Sweden and Germany-lack of ______ is not a problem. Before the migrant poured, both countries faced ______ numbers of pupils because of low birth rates.

The biggest problem for the education ______ is that refugee children tend to be concentrated together. Many ______ schools near refugee centers or in immigrant neighborhoods. This means they are partially separated and less ______ to learn the local language.

Moreover, immigrants ______ find housing in poor areas with lower education standard. Schools where more than a quarter of students are immigrants usually ______ worse than those with no immigrants. From 2002 to 2012 Sweden’s ______ in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) fell more than ______ country’s.

The German system has its ______. In some German states, school days are being ______, and the ______ has made a big investment in preschool education. In Sweden, meanwhile older refugees are being trained as teaching ______ to speed integration. But far more could be done.

Most importantly, European governments need to treat refugee children as an ______ rather than a problem.______ by a desperate desire for a better life, they and their parents tend to be hard-working and ______. Europeans who worried about migrants studying together ______ their children should lake ______ because about half of the refugees (难民) reaching Europe from Syria have university degrees, according to UNHCR.

1.

A．studied

B．worked

C．failed

D．embarrassed

2.

A．program

B．choice

C．challenge

D．success

3.

A．space

B．purpose

C．knowledge

D．money

4.

A．declining

B．increasing

C．spreading

D．raising

5.

A．content

B．process

C．principle

D．system

6.

A．join

B．join in

C．attend

D．take part in

7.

A．possibly

B．likely

C．entirely

D．generally

8.

A．intend to

B．trend

C．devote to

D．tend to

9.

A．apply

B．equip

C．perform

D．make

10.

A．rank

B．range

C．view

D．goal

11.

A．one another

B．the other

C．each other

D．any other

12.

A．right

B．strength

C．weakness

D．pride

13.

A．shortened

B．loosened

C．enlarged

D．extended

14.

A．government

B．school

C．committee

D．university

15.

A．managers

B．operators

C．assistants

D．secretaries

16.

A．opportunity

B．wonder

C．news

D．complaint

17.

A．Stricken

B．Guided

C．Driven

D．Confused

18.

A．curious

B．ambitious

C．anxious

D．eager

19.

A．against

B．with

C．or

D．in

20.

A．hope

B．convenience

C．respect

D．comfort

8 . During the Nov.11 shopping event, many people tend to buy more than they need because of sales promotions or just plain urge. But what normally_______the shopping spree(疯狂购物)is not _______but regret. That’s because many people just buy things to fill the_______in their hearts, but accumulating things actually_______the burden in their minds.

The concept of Danshari may provide a (n)_______to the problem. Danshari was based on three Chinese characters, duan she li, _______refusal, disposal(清除)and separation. It promotes the idea of getting rid of _______things and separating oneself from the drive to own_______ possessions. There are two basic rules that_________whether you should keep something-the relationship between you and the item under__________as well as the timing. So before you________ your payment password for something, ask yourself two questions: Do I________ it now? Does it suit me?

Danshari encourages you not only to__________yourself things, but to give up the unreasonable desire associated with owning them. Nowadays, people need to learn to__________their daily lives. Buy only the necessities and__________items, regularly__________things you don’t need any more, then you’ll get freedom in your heart.

However, it doesn’t mean that you should__________your desire and live a less interesting life. Instead, you should ________ yourself rather than material goods. Through ________ what to buy and what to get rid of, you can see a deeper reflection of yourself.________learning to make wise decisions about more important things.

1.

A．prevents

B．follows

C．starts

D．promotes

2.

A．expectation

B．wealth

C．satisfaction

D．relief

3.

A．emptiness

B．needs

C．silence

D．space

4.

A．measures

B．covers

C．relieves

D．indicates

5.

A．limit

B．alternative

C．solution

D．introduction

6.

A．meaning

B．abolishing

C．violating

D．predicting

7.

A．updated

B．temporary

C．used

D．unnecessary

8.

A．private

B．material

C．valuable

D．popular

9.

A．prove

B．permit

C．decide

D．affect

10.

A．guarantee

B．consideration

C．control

D．discussion

11.

A．change

B．create

C．provide

D．enter

12.

A．need

B．try

C．want

D．match

13.

A．deny

B．prepare

C．spare

D．serve

14.

A．fix

B．risk

C．enrich

D．simplify

15.

A．special

B．cheap

C．suitable

D．optional

16.

A．discover

B．recycle

C．update

D．abandon

17.

A．fuel

B．identify

C．kill

D．balance

18.

A．reflect on

B．focus on

C．give up

D．cheer up

19.

A．choosing

B．avoiding

C．comparing

D．mentioning

20.

A．rather

B．otherwise

C．therefore

D．still

9 . In 2000 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year _______
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a _______one. The world will be more_______ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be_______ 6, 900 million, almost 2, 450 million more than in 1995. More people would move into cities, especially cities in _______ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would_______ have 15 million by then.
Food production will _______, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1995,_______ most of the increase would be in countries that _______ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ________ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ________ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is________as cities become larger and more houses are built. ________ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ________ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2020 ________ They only carried out the situation that________ today. By changing the situation, by________the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ________time for the nations of the world to work ________ a plan of action. But they warned that________too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.1.

A．learning

B．project

C．notice

D．study

2.

A．pleased

B．pleasant

C．safe

D．blue

3.

A．dangerous

B．beautiful

C．crowded

D．terrible

4.

A．no more than

B．as many as

C．as much as

D．as large as

5.

A．developing

B．developed

C．big

D．mountainous

6.

A．none

B．each

C．all

D．neither

7.

A．insist

B．reduce

C．increase

D．continue

8.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．however

9.

A．already

B．hardly

C．partly

D．never

10.

A．wanted

B．lacked

C．found

D．expected

11.

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．disturbing

D．interrupting

12.

A．saved

B．lost

C．discovered

D．found

13.

A．Air pollution

B．Water pollution

C．Some diseases

D．All farmland

14.

A．animals

B．plants

C．forests

D．people

15.

A．must be true

B．will come true

C．can't be true

D．may be wrong

16.

A．happens

B．develops

C．exists

D．appears

17.

A．settling

B．working out

C．answering

D．dealing

18.

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．plenty of

19.

A．about

B．in

C．out

D．for

20.

A．working

B．suggesting

C．spending

D．waiting