1 . “Fire! Fire! ” What terrible words to hear when I _______ in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, _______ house — the sort that burns easily — and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped out into the passage. It was full of _______.

I began to _______, but as I was still only half awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I found it hard to _______. The floor became _______ under my feet. I ran into another room and tried to reach the window for fresh air. Suddenly, one of my feet got caught in something _______ and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a package of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my _______ from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor broke under me and I fell through to the floor below with pieces of _______ wood all around me.

__________, there was a doorway in front, so I put the package over my face and ran. My feet were terribly burned, but I __________. As I reached the cold air outside, my package of clothes gave a __________. I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I saw there were many people in the street. A woman screamed (尖叫) as she saw me and came running __________.

“My baby! My baby! ”she cried. Those people cheered loudly __________ she took the smoke­blackened package out of my arms. I almost failed to see who she was — my boss's wife. I had __________ her baby, and I became a hero!

1.

A．hung up

B．called back

C．woke up

D．turned back

2.

A．clean

B．empty

C．strong

D．wooden

3.

A．water

B．smoke

C．books

D．toys

4.

A．run

B．play

C．talk

D．read

5.

A．sleep

B．work

C．hear

D．breathe

6.

A．hard

B．hot

C．cold

D．dirty

7.

A．wet

B．boring

C．soft

D．dangerous

8.

A．hands

B．arms

C．back

D．face

9.

A．burning

B．growing

C．green

D．light

10.

A．Strangely

B．Naturally

C．Luckily

D．Recently

11.

A．gave up

B．set off

C．looked around

D．got through

12.

A．role

B．cry

C．task

D．lesson

13.

A．madly

B．slowly

C．carefully

D．patiently

14.

A．if

B．once

C．as

D．unless

15.

A．hurt

B．saved

C．killed

D．punished

2 . I was recently involved in a bad traffic accident. I was knocked unconscious by the impact so I don’t __ anything about the accident. My first memory is being given oxygen as the doctors and nurses tried to ____ me back to life.

As I lay in the emergency room, I found myself ____ my life and thanking God that I was still __. The good news is that nobody else was __.

Since that day, the physical recovery has been __ but not as tough as the emotional recovery. I've learned a lot about myself and about what really ____ in this world. Things that are really important are not“things”. I’m not invincible(无敌的)and I cannot ____ everything that happens in my life. I need to be better at ____ the things that come into my way that I didn’t plan for. As someone who was always in a ____，it taught me to slow down a little. I have learned to live each day honestly and ____.

___ I continue to heal physically and emotionally，I have a different opinion on ____ . When tragedy strikes，you can either let it ____ your spirit，or use it as an opportunity to grow. I have chosen to ____ from it.

1.

A．receive

B．remember

C．mention

D．care

2.

A．bring

B．hit

C．pay

D．answer

3.

A．sacrificing

B．predicting

C．analyzing

D．mourning

4.

A．wealthy

B．alive

C．optimistic

D．healthy

5.

A．threatened

B．informed

C．ignored

D．hurt

6.

A．difficult

B．smooth

C．quick

D．stable

7.

A．works

B．happens

C．matters

D．functions

8.

A．understand

B．control

C．identify

D．oversee

9.

A．rejecting

B．identifying

C．improving

D．accepting

10.

A．hurry

B．dilemma

C．routine

D．mess

11.

A．comfortably

B．quietly

C．fully

D．busily

12.

A．As

B．Before

C．Unless

D．Although

13.

A．love

B．future

C．work

D．1ife

14.

A．1ift

B．break

C．protect

D．show

15.

A．suffer

B．escape

C．discover

D．learn

3 . Hello, Mr. Wi-Fi. Life without you is next to impossible. We’re happy to sing your name from morning till evening, sometimes till dawn. _______ I know you help me, sometimes you’re making me do things with ________ attention. Many times I promise myself that I’ll ________ my feelings towards you, but you’re ________ me closer and closer… You’ve entered both my home and my workplace. You’re just a window for our ________ and information. But we people aren’t ________ only with the window. So we open all our doors for you. Is this a(n) ________ or some kind of attachment? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment, will you __________ me to the lifelong togetherness?

We want you all days. Can’t you take a few days off so that both you and I can __________? You’re a poison – not a slow one but a super-fast poison which holds our mind and makes us dance __________ its tune. Nowadays you’re so __________ that anyone can buy and make you our companion. You’ll never be bothered about our health but we’ll __________ be concerned about your “health”. Because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.

If you were a __________ person made of flesh and blood, would we love you the same? You control us with your numerous talents and we even can’t get rid of you. We’re all your __________. Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations __________, but if they did why can’t we?

1.

A．Now that

B．Only if

C．Though

D．When

2.

A．praised

B．increased

C．focused

D．divided

3.

A．keep on

B．bring back

C．approve of

D．give up

4.

A．drawing

B．pushing

C．forcing

D．observing

5.

A．entertainment

B．argument

C．expansion

D．struggle

6.

A．strict

B．satisfied

C．generous

D．busy

7.

A．disease

B．inspiration

C．routine

D．situation

8.

A．recommend

B．instruct

C．promise

D．adapt

9.

A．persist

B．relax

C．progress

D．balance

10.

A．to

B．against

C．from

D．within

11.

A．affordable

B．valuable

C．conventional

D．attractive

12.

A．sometimes

B．always

C．never

D．seldom

13.

A．selfish

B．dishonest

C．responsible

D．real

14.

A．friends

B．slaves

C．colleagues

D．employers

15.

A．suffered

B．connected

C．survived

D．surfed

4 . Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me _________ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have _________ a whole variety of reasons. _________ important reason is that I want to be a better man.

Many things make human beings different _________ or better than or even superior to animals.

One of the most important things is _________ . If I fail to receive higher education, my education _________. As I want to be a fully _________ man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to _________. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are _________ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and __________ fit into society.

1.

A．quite

B．so

C．such

D．another

2.

A．come up with

B．agreed with

C．been fed up with

D．got on well with

3.

A．Most

B．The most

C．More

D．Much

4.

A．to

B．around

C．between

D．from

5.

A．education

B．weather

C．temperature

D．science

6.

A．finished

B．don’t finish

C．will not finish

D．has finished

7.

A．develop

B．developed

C．developing

D．experience

8.

A．improve

B．graduate

C．hear

D．provide

9.

A．between

B．among

C．inside

D．outside

10.

A．can good

B．may better

C．be able to better

D．be able to best

5 . When two ninth-grade students found smoke coming out of the back of their school bus early Tuesday morning，their bus driver knew just what to do. Thanks to her _______ thinking，more than 50 students’ lives were _______.

While _______ a group of 56 students to their middle school in Duncan，South Carolina，on Tuesday，Teresa Stroble noticed the heavy _______ rising from the back of her bus. She _______ pulled the bus over，evacuated(疏散) the students，and radioed the transportation office to ask _______ to call 911. Firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after the fire began and quickly _______ the fire，which CBS News reported was so _______ that people driving by were able to feel its heat inside their cars. Parents of the children on the bus were _______ the fire，but thanks to Stroble，the news they received was all ____________ not a single child had been hurt.

Since then，Stroble，who has been a bus driver for seven years ____________ also works as a teacher’s assistant(助教)，has been ____________ for her brave actions. “We are so ____________ of our bus driver，” headmaster Scott Turner told local CBS News. “She was ____________ .She also kept the students calm. She made sure they were safe. She didn’t leave the bus ____________ they all left. She is our ____________ today.”

The local fire department is still unsure what ____________ the fire，but some say that this 1995 ____________ has been known to have wiring and electrical problems. ____________ ，we’re so happy that Stroble was able to ____________ on her feet and keep everyone safe and sound.

1.

A．careful

B．deep

C．kind

D．quick

2.

A．saved

B．shown

C．gotten

D．checked

3.

A．bringing

B．driving

C．inviting

D．walking

4.

A．gas

B．water

C．smoke

D．heat

5.

A．gradually

B．suddenly

C．finally

D．immediately

6.

A．anyone

B．someone

C．everyone

D．another

7.

A．found out

B．turned down

C．put out

D．cut down

8.

A．large

B．wide

C．fast

D．bright

9.

A．tired of

B．angry about

C．surprised at

D．worried about

10.

A．new

B．simple

C．good

D．active

11.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．so

12.

A．praised

B．encouraged

C．helped

D．supported

13.

A．sure

B．fond

C．certain

D．proud

14.

A．serious

B．mad

C．calm

D．positive

15.

A．after

B．until

C．if

D．because

16.

A．hero

B．friend

C．teacher

D．leader

17.

A．controlled

B．fixed

C．ordered

D．caused

18.

A．topic

B．bus

C．source

D．detail

19.

A．Also

B．Besides

C．However

D．Later

20.

A．think

B．focus

C．stand

D．look

6 . A little girl, named Starry, was playing outside her grandmother's apartment building. Her mom, Marina, kept an eye on the _______ from a window. At about 4 pm, Starry walked around the corner of the building to get her bike and _______.

“I took my eyes _______ her for five minutes, and she was gone,” says Marina. “I knew something was _______,” she adds, _______ when she saw that Starry's bike was _______ here and found an old credit card her daughter had been playing with _______ near the bike. Marina called 911.

Policemen came soon, blocking off streets and _______ the neighborhood. Officers handed out a photo of the blond (金发) girl. Many people joined in.

Temar Boggs, 15, was with some friends helping his elderly neighbor when one searcher _______ them and asked if they'd seen the girl. ________ the boys, none of them had seen her. Temar was approached with a photo of Starry. “I ________ that I was going to find her,” he says. He borrowed a bike from a friend and sped away. The boy searched without a plan, ________ keeping a sharp eye out as he rode on.

Then Temar ________ a car driving down a side street and turning back, ________ the driver was   unfamiliar with the neighborhood. He followed it. The car pulled an ________ U-turn at the top of a hill—a group of policemen had gathered there.

The car passed the boy as it circled back ________ the hill. Temar made eye contact (接触) with the man behind the wheel, and spied a tiny blond girl in the passenger seat. Temar ________ knew “it was her, for sure.” The boy ________ fast after the car, but the driver kept moving, slowly winding his way through the neighborhood. ________, the driver pulled the car to the street side a few hundred feet ahead of him and pushed open the passenger-side door. Starry ________ out of the car. The kidnapper (绑架者) sped away but was caught by the police the next day.

1.

A．building

B．girl

C．bike

D．policeman

2.

A．hid

B．escaped

C．disappeared

D．left

3.

A．off

B．for

C．to

D．above

4.

A．wrong

B．difficult

C．special

D．dangerous

5.

A．unfortunately

B．formally

C．especially

D．probably

6.

A．yet

B．even

C．also

D．still

7.

A．enveloped

B．abandoned

C．brought

D．presented

8.

A．disturbing

B．entering

C．searching

D．exploring

9.

A．annoyed

B．invited

C．inspired

D．approached

10.

A．According to

B．As a result of

C．In spite of

D．Depending on

11.

A．learned

B．agreed

C．felt

D．proved

12.

A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．properly

D．simply

13.

A．passed

B．spotted

C．missed

D．followed

14.

A．so that

B．even though

C．as if

D．in case

15.

A．sharp

B．major

C．awful

D．vast

16.

A．along

B．around

C．down

D．toward

17.

A．certainly

B．absolutely

C．immediately

D．nearly

18.

A．circled

B．drove

C．ran

D．rode

19.

A．Cautiously

B．Finally

C．Gradually

D．Wildly

20.

A．slipped

B．ran

C．cycled

D．walked

7 . Luke is a cute dog, living together with me for five years. We get lots of   _________   in our area during the summer season. Many forests are badly _________ by fire each year. That hot summer, not far from our shelter, a forest   _________ fire. It was July, and there had been a heat wave going on for three days.

Somehow, Luke rushed toward the forest. There was no longer any hope at that moment to wait for Luke to come back to the _______. In fact, I was waiting for firefighters to tell me that he had _______ in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman burst into my office and     _______     me that Luke had succeeded in saving four kittens who had been _______by the flames. I _______   accompanied the fireman to the forest to get him back. _______ we got to the scene of the incident, we didn’t see Luke. Then we heard the   ________ of a dog barking in the forest. I ________the barks as Luke’s. The firemen ________ the tracks of the dog until they found him barking loudly by the side of an injured ________. Thanks to Luke, four kittens and a fireman were saved. This true story shows us that pets are loving, caring and compassionate. We should love and ________them. Little animals can do     ________     things for humans.

1.

A．rain

B．sun

C．noise

D．fires

2.

A．damaged

B．removed

C．changed

D．treated

3.

A．made

B．caught

C．set

D．burned

4.

A．forest

B．house

C．area

D．shelter

5.

A．lost

B．died

C．appeared

D．remained

6.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．informed

D．promised

7.

A．buried

B．trapped

C．controlled

D．swallowed

8.

A．immediately

B．slightly

C．approximately

D．particularly

9.

A．Since

B．Unless

C．When

D．Until

10.

A．call

B．shout

C．voice

D．sound

11.

A．understood

B．recognized

C．treated

D．realized

12.

A．recorded

B．noticed

C．followed

D．wanted

13.

A．fireman

B．doctor

C．farmer

D．teacher

14.

A．save

B．raise

C．protect

D．hate

15.

A．fun

B．enormous

C．little

D．risky

8 . A survey said the average Asian dad spent one minute a day with his children. I was shocked. I mean, a whole minute? Every day? Get real. Once a week maybe. The fact is, many Asian males are terrible at kid—related things. In fact, I am one of them.

Child—rearing (养育) doesn’t come naturally to guys. My mother knew the names of our teachers, best friends and crushes. My dad was only vaguely aware there were short people sharing the apartment. My mother bought healthy fresh food at the market every day. My dad would only go shopping when there was nothing in the fridge except a jar of capers and a bay leaf. Then he’d buy beer. My mother always knew the right questions to ask our teachers. My dad would ask my English teacher if she could get us a discount on school fees. My mother served kid food to kids. My dad added chili sauce to everything, including our baby food.

The truth is, mothers have superpowers. My son fell off a wall once and hurt himself all over. I demanded someone bring me a computer so I could google what to do. My wife ignored me and did some sort of chanting phrase such as “Mummy kiss it better,” and cured l7 separate injuries in less than 15 seconds.

Yes, mothers are incredible people, but they are not always right. Yet honesty forces me to record the fact that mothers only know best 99.99 percent of the time.Here are some famous slip-ups.

The mother of Bill Gates: “If you’re going to drop out of college and hang out with your nerdy friends, don’t come running to me when you find yourself penniless.” The mother of Albert Einstein: “When you grow up, you’ll find that sitting around thinking about the nature of time and space won’t pay the grocery bills.” The mother of George W. Bush: “You’ll never be like your dad, who became President of the United States and started his own war.”

1. The tone for the writer to write the passage is ___.

A．cruel

B．humorous

C．disapproving

D．critical(批评的)

2. In paragraph 2 the writer makes a comparison between mothers and fathers to prove that ______.

A．females love kids more than males	B．males are not good at child—rearing
C．Males are not interested in child-rearing	D．child-rearing is difficult both for females and males

3. What does the underlined word “slip-ups” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．stories

B．shortcomings

C．mistakes

D．advantages

4. The last paragraph is mainly developed by ___.

A．providing different examples	B．following the order of space
C．making comparisons	D．analyzing causes

9 . I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all smart phones in the family be put away.

Let us take a _____, reasonable look at what the results might be if such a (n) _____ were accepted. Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction of phones, they might _____ around together after dinner and actually talk to one another. In fact, it is well-known that many of our _____ in every aspect of our life, from the generation gap to the high divorce and to some forms of mental illness are caused at least _____ by failure to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to _____ our problems，we might get to know each other better and to like each other better.

On evenings when such a talk is _____ , families could discover other active pastimes(消遣)._____ from smart phones，forced to find their own _____ ，they might take a ride together to watch the sunset _____ they might take a walk together. With free time and no smart phones，children and adults might discover reading. They might find there is more _____ in a good book than in an electronic game. According to educators，the generation ____ with smart phones can hardly write an English sentence， _____ at the college level. Actually，_____ is often improved through adequate reading. So with more time on books, a more literate(有文化的)new generation could be a(n)_____ of the quiet hour.

A different _____ of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the quiet hour _____, we may find it hard to withdraw from our newly-discovered activities and _____ the next story time.

At first glance, this idea seems radical(极端的). How will we spend the time then? The fact is that it has been only ten years _____ smart phones came to control our time. Those of us twenty-five and older can remember childhood without smart phones. It wasn't so _____ as we think.

1.

A．regretful

B．curious

C．casual

D．serious

2.

A．offer

B．opinion

C．suggestion

D．decision

3.

A．turn

B．sit

C．come

D．look

4.

A．problems

B．questions

C．affairs

D．situations

5.

A．in particular

B．in part

C．in time

D．in total

6.

A．discuss

B．avoid

C．bring

D．raise

7.

A．acceptable

B．unnecessary

C．funny

D．unpleasant

8.

A．Hidden

B．Prevented

C．Kept

D．Freed

9.

A．time

B．companions

C．activities

D．responsibility

10.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．while

11.

A．energy

B．honor

C．goal

D．fun

12.

A．growing up

B．bringing up

C．getting up

D．coming up

13.

A．yet

B．still

C．even

D．just

14.

A．writing

B．thinking

C．speaking

D．listening

15.

A．example

B．spirit

C．right

D．product

16.

A．aspect

B．choice

C．form

D．step

17.

A．starts

B．ends

C．comes

D．lasts

18.

A．stop

B．set

C．expect

D．avoid

19.

A．before

B．since

C．until

D．after

20.

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．satisfying

D．addictive

10 . Mike was 11. As his birthday was coming up，he _____ his father to buy him a bike, so that he could go to school cycling and not by _____ or relying on his father to _____ him at school, which was _____ a mile away from his home.

On his _____ , seeing a set of books wrapped nicely in his father's hand, though _____ , he thanked his father. Mike's father was _____ as he didn't have enough money to buy a bike.

After a week，when Mike was walking home from school, he saw a boy riding a bike. Mike _____ that the bike was too small for the big boy. _____，the boy ran into a post and fell on the street. Mike rushed to him and ______ him who was his schoolmate Sam.

Mike helped him stand up and provided him with water. _____ Sam was riding the bike fast, his left leg and hands were ______ injured. Mike asked him to sit in a corner and took the bike and rushed to a ______ nearby.

An ambulance （救护车）came and carried Sam to hospital. He then rushed to Sam's home and ______ his parents about the accident.

Sam and his parents thanked Mike for the ______ help. Mike in turn said, “It was all ______ just because I rode Sam's bike. ” He added, “The bike is too small for Sam to ride and that's why he was _______” Mike met Sam every day in hospital until he ______.

Sam got a new bike and he came to know that Mike didn't have the ______ to own a bike. He gave his old bike to Mike and with his parents' ______, Mike accepted the gift.

1.

A．persuaded

B．arranged

C．requested

D．ordered

2.

A．jumping

B．driving

C．walking

D．wandering

3.

A．drop

B．discover

C．hug

D．pick

4.

A．gathered

B．spotted

C．fixed

D．located

5.

A．holiday

B．birthday

C．graduation

D．celebration

6.

A．frightened

B．hopeful

C．unhappy

D．impatient

7.

A．calm

B．grateful

C．puzzled

D．upset

8.

A．felt

B．learned

C．agreed

D．argued

9.

A．Suddenly

B．Eventually

C．Thankfully

D．Actually

10.

A．treated

B．remembered

C．regarded

D．recognized

11.

A．Before

B．Since

C．Unless

D．Though

12.

A．slightly

B．necessarily

C．seriously

D．gently

13.

A．church

B．school

C．hospital

D．shelter

14.

A．complained

B．reminded

C．impressed

D．informed

15.

A．generous

B．pleasant

C．honored

D．limited

16.

A．unlikely

B．possible

C．exciting

D．unbelievable

17.

A．worried

B．injured

C．beat

D．attacked

18.

A．broke out

B．missed out

C．checked out

D．pulled out

19.

A．interest

B．confidence

C．right

D．chance

20.

A．permission

B．admission

C．guidance

D．introduction