1 . As an eldly man with dementia (痴呆), Gene MoGehee was finding his golden years to be his loneliest. That all
When Gene
Gene’s
Gene’s daughter, Cathy, said he suffered from
What a beautiful way these children and Megan have been spreading
| A．began | B．changed | C．mattered | D．happened |
| A．laughter | B．cry | C．story | D．breath |
| A．rushed | B．left | C．stepped | D．stayed |
| A．afraid | B．willing | C．annoyed | D．curious |
| A．expected | B．paid | C．damaged | D．born |
| A．secret | B．wild | C．serious | D．simple |
| A．meeting | B．impressing | C．missing | D．caring |
| A．leg | B．eye | C．arm | D．brain |
| A．happiness | B．loneliness | C．friendship | D．hate |
| A．broke | B．designed | C．brightened | D．explored |
| A．eventually | B．frequently | C．regularly | D．happily |
| A．breaks in | B．sets up | C．makes up | D．joins in |
| A．rise | B．disappear | C．move | D．fall |
| A．normal | B．necessary | C．special | D．formal |
| A．love | B．music | C．patience | D．cleverness |
A vacation with my mother
I had an interesting childhood: It was filled with surprise and amusements, all because of my mother-loving, sweet, and yet absent-minded and forgetful. One strange family trip we took when I was eleven tells a lot about her.
My two sets of grandparents lived in Colorado and North Dakota, and my parents decided to spend a few weeks driving to those states and seeing all the sights along the way. As the first day of our trip approached, David, my eight-year-old brother, and I unwillingly said good-bye to all of our friends. Who knew if we’d ever see them again? Finally,we packed suitcases, books, games, camping equipment, and a tent into the car and bravely drove off. We bravely drove off again two hours later after we’d returned home to get the purse and traveler’s checks Mom had forgotten.
David and I were always a little nervous when using gas station bathrooms if Mom was driving while Dad slept: “You stand outside the door and play lookout while I go, and I’ll stand outside the door and play lookout while you go.” We were never actually left behind in a strange city, but we weren’t about to take any chances.
On the fourth or fifth night, we had trouble finding a hotel with a room available. After driving in vain for some time, Mom suddenly got a great idea: Why didn’t we find a house with a likely-looking backyard and ask if we could set up tent there? David and I became nervous. To our great relief, Dad turned down the idea. Mom never could understand our objections. She thinks everyone in the world as as nice as she is. We finally found a vacancy (空房) in the next town.
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Para1: The next day we really couldn’t find a hotel with a vacancy and remembered the brand-new tent we had brought with us.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Anyone going to an amusement park might have seen the likes of me. I held purses, cellphones and sunglasses while my loved ones threw themselves on roller coasters. I admired their bravery, but refused to challenge my own limitations. Looking at them, I began to remember what I did on that pleasant spring morning twelve years ago.
To celebrate my husband’s sixty-fifth birthday, we’d driven an hour south to Skydive Miami in Homestead, Florida. Joe had finished hundreds of jumps when he once served in the army and he wanted a closer look at the newer wing style of a plane.
We headed for the skydiving (跳伞) office. My mind was racing. Joe had struggled to describe the feeling of flying but I’d never fully understand it. I told myself that I didn’t want to hear about it and that I wanted to see and feel it by myself. When he came closer to the sign-up window for an application, I squeezed his arm.
“Why not make it two?”
“You’re kidding,” he laughed. “You’d do that.”
“It’s an once-in-a-lifetime offer. I want to share this with you.”
Smiling in disbelief, he held up two fingers. We filled out paperwork. Joe paid extra for a video of my first jump. After putting on jumpsuits, we filed into the training room. Using a mock-up (模型) of a plane door, we learned to roll out, maintain a stable free-fall position, and lift our feet at landing. In the tiny, windowless classroom, everything seemed easy. I repeated the steps with my instructor, Pete. Joe smiled with pride at his remarkably confident wife.
When our flight was called, we boarded the small plane where we sat cross-legged in pairs on the floor, with instructors directly behind their students. Pete fixed his harness (背带) to mine as the plane roared down the runway. Through the clear, roll-up door, I watched the treetops fall away. My stomach lurched (突然跳动) as two realities hit me: This was actually happening, and I’d made a terrible mistake. My mouth was dry as the Sahara. I thought I couldn’t do this. I saw Joe chatting with his instructor.
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Then, Joe and his instructor jumped out of the plane and my heart was in my throat.
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But I told myself not to give up.
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4 . It was about the third week in June last year. My 15-year-old son had already settled into his summer routine: Go to
It was the middle of the
From that day I woke him up at 8 am every day for him to
Two weeks later, he had a
Even if your kid is
| A．school | B．study | C．bed | D．work |
| A．night | B．noon | C．morning | D．afternoon |
| A．watch | B．appreciate | C．notice | D．stand |
| A．lasted | B．rested | C．started | D．developed |
| A．hired | B．forced | C．persuaded | D．made |
| A．give | B．attend | C．observe | D．help |
| A．designing | B．ruining | C．enjoying | D．joining |
| A．job | B．problem | C．goal | D．reward |
| A．slowly | B．seriously | C．calmly | D．quickly |
| A．teachers | B．colleagues | C．students | D．friends |
| A．hard | B．fast | C．early | D．directly |
| A．clear | B．excited | C．busy | D．disappointed |
| A．write down | B．think about | C．wait for | D．search for |
| A．experts | B．foreigners | C．teenagers | D．villagers |
| A．habit | B．schedule | C．tradition | D．determination |
5 . I believe that we get out of this world what we put into it. Usually, the rewards are indirect and sometimes hard to
A couple of days ago my step-son, Josh, was preparing for an event. Children from his primary school were going for their first trial day at the secondary school，so that they could know what they would meet after the summer holidays. A big
I was in the middle of softie stuff when I noticed him
“Josh,” I said in a deep，serious voice. “I
Almost like someone had planned it! It is so
| A．recognize | B．receive | C．offer | D．change |
| A．believe | B．prepare | C．accept | D．give |
| A．appointment | B．decision | C．day | D．excuse |
| A．collecting | B．searching | C．playing | D．selecting |
| A．so | B．for | C．but | D．and |
| A．old | B．pretty | C．colorful | D．tidy |
| A．busy | B．important | C．happy | D．fortunate |
| A．considered | B．hated | C．insisted | D．stopped |
| A．favorite | B．expensive | C．golden | D．new |
| A．mend | B．choose | C．lose | D．exchange |
| A．lend | B．present | C．take | D．point |
| A．sleeping | B．drinking | C．reading | D．working |
| A．still | B．even | C．also | D．ever |
| A．satisfied | B．Excited | C．Moved | D．Surprised |
| A．valuable | B．strange | C．simple | D．true |
6 . For 25 years, Olga Perina lived in the Czech Republic. During that time, she seldom ate any fast food, but enjoyed the local dumplings and cabbage dishes. Then in May 2016, her mom died and she moved to the United States. As she dealt with her sadness and the move, she turned to American food for comfort.
After years of enjoying “delicious” fast food, she became much overweight and caught Stage 3 chronic kidney disease (慢性肾病) in the fall of 2020.
“It was really a shock,” Perina said “I learned online that your kidney s have to work twice as hard when you’re overweight. Then I made a decision.” She stopped eating junk food and drinking soda, and avoided sweets, bread and potatoes while adding more fish, fruit and vegetables to her diet. Moreover, she also reduced her salt intake.
While it felt difficult at times, she knew that eating health y food would improve her quality of life. After changing her eating habits, she began to lose weight. “Within a week, I lost seven pounds, and I thought to myself, ‘Oh dear! Am I sick? Is there another disease?’” she recalled how perturbed she was then. But soon she realized that it was eating more fruit, vegetables and lean protein (瘦蛋白) that helped her get rid of the pounds.
Later she began to walk daily and also tried adding extra movement to her day, like climbing the stairs of her apartment building. To stay motivated and draw her attention from emotional eating, she started spending more time with her daughter outside, writing a book and knitting. Since October 2020, she’s lost 57 pounds, her blood pressure has dropped, and her kidney function has improved.
Perina is pleased with her progress and has found that giving herself encouraging talks has helped her. “I always said to myself, ‘You’re beautiful. You’re lovely. Look at you. You can surely do this,’” she said. “I lost weight successfully by encouraging myself to look at myself and telling myself these things.”
1. What happened after Perina developed Stage 3 chronic kidney disease?| A．She tried to follow a balanced diet. | B．She was shocked by others’ diets. |
| C．She became out of work due to her illness. | D．She suffered from mental health problems. |
| A．Calm. | B．Excited. | C．Worried. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．Her story was widely reported. | B．Her great efforts finally paid off. |
| C．She became a successful writer. | D．She taught her daughter to value health. |
| A．Family encouragement matters a lot. | B．Losing weight scientifically is effective. |
| C．It’s helpful to follow inspiring examples. | D．It’s important to love and trust yourself. |
Last summer vacation, I traveled to Sanya in Hainan, China. When my dad told me one of the items on the journey would be one of the highest water slides (水上滑梯) in Asia, I asked my dad repeatedly whether I could stay at home. But my dad said that I would love it and we should go together.
Three days later, I was standing in front of that water slide in Atlantics Waterpark. The slide was located in a building. When I looked up at the tens of thousands of stairs leading to the peak of the building, I thought to myself, “If I fall from that place, I will definitely die.”
As we started climbing the stairs, I saw three words on the wall: Leap of Faith. I had never heard of these words, and at that time they reminded me of Road to Death. Five meters, ten meters ... I looked down and thought, “I am going to die today.” Fifteen meters, twenty meters ... I thought about the many things I hadn’t done and asked my dad whether I had life insurance. Twenty-five meters, thirty meters ... and we were finally at the top, ready to jump into the slide. I looked at the three people next to me and thought, “These are the last three people I will see in my life.”
Suddenly, the teenage boy ahead of me stopped in front of the slide and turned around, “Look down there. If we fall into the shark tank, we will be eaten by those hungry sharks.” We all paused and looked down at the shark tank above the slide tunnel. Just then, a younger boy next to me said, “Excuse me, if you don’t want to go now, I will go first.” Then he walked past the teenage boy and me and jumped into the slide, disappearing in an instant.
My father said to me jokingly, “Look, that boy is not even half of your height. Come on, Selina. You can do it.” The teenager turned and stared at me too, “Now, you go first.”
Paragraph 1:With a deep breath, I stepped closer to the edge of the slide.
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A moment later, my father came down.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8 . Abigail Adjiri took part in a competition for kids aged 7 through 12. She, at only, has taken Ghana by
Abigail has been trained to
A woman named Joyce, who heard little Abigail’s story, was
As you can imagine, Abigail and her Mom were
| A．name | B．reputation | C．design | D．storm |
| A．fair | B．easy | C．surprising | D．secret |
| A．one-armed | B．bow-legged | C．deaf | D．blind |
| A．resist | B．interrupt | C．adjust | D．match |
| A．rather than | B．thanks to | C．regardless of | D．apart from |
| A．pull off | B．slow down | C．look into | D．refer to |
| A．curious | B．hesitant | C．nervous | D．frank |
| A．trust | B．luck | C．help | D．courage |
| A．moved | B．surprised | C．grateful | D．brave |
| A．save | B．donate | C．invest | D．make |
| A．repaired | B．damaged | C．abandoned | D．shared |
| A．on the go | B．over the moon | C．under a cloud | D．at a loss |
| A．dance | B．song | C．award | D．device |
| A．awkward | B．pointless | C．priceless | D．beneficial |
| A．solution | B．reminder | C．warning | D．discovery |
9 . Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walked to a nursing home. “Whoever visits the sick gives them life,” Grandpa
One day Grandpa was suddenly
Saturday came. I had not
For days, neither could Grandpa sit up, nor would he speak or eat. The atmosphere was awfully
They all showcased their best to the fullest, thus making grandpa’s day. Visiting hours went so fast that they had to
That evening, Grandpa sat up and asked the
| A．easily | B．firmly | C．warmly | D．hardly |
| A．rushed | B．invited | C．delivered | D．led |
| A．unlikely | B．sure | C．natural | D．proud |
| A．pretended | B．refused | C．intended | D．regretted |
| A．interested | B．pleased | C．excited | D．surprised |
| A．purpose | B．result | C．condition | D．income |
| A．work | B．fight | C．speak | D．pray |
| A．friendly | B．heavy | C．touching | D．calm |
| A．turned up | B．came up | C．stayed up | D．looked up |
| A．sleep | B．stop | C．leave | D．rest |
| A．moved | B．scared | C．choked | D．bored |
| A．nurse | B．manager | C．teacher | D．cook |
| A．searched | B．changed | C．functioned | D．studied |
| A．task | B．report | C．wonder | D．research |
| A．letters | B．requests | C．praise | D．visit |
The Ace
Billie Jean was always full of energy and played as well as she could. One teacher suggested she should be more “ladylike” and try not to win all the time, but her parents didn’t agree.
“Play as well as you can and be the best that you can be!” they told her.
One morning, Billie Jean’s friend Susan tapped her on the shoulder during class.
“Do you want to play tennis?”
“What’s tennis?” Billie Jean whispered back.
“It’s a fun game. You’ll love it — you get to run and jump and hit a ball with a racket (球拍)!”
Billie Jean didn’t know what a “racket” was, but tennis sounded exciting!
The next weekend, Susan took Billie Jean to a famous club — the Country Club. Then Susan handed her a strange thing looking like a net. “This is a racket. You hit a ball with it!”
Susan threw a yellow ball at her. Billie Jean frowned and waved her racket as hard as she could. She spent more time hitting the air than she did hitting the ball, but she loved playing tennis anyway! It seemed that she found out what she was going to do with her life — she wanted to be an ace of tennis in the world! When going home that night, sunburned and exhausted, she had only one question in her mind.
“Mom and Dad, can I please have a tennis racket of my own?” Billie Jean asked. Her parents looked at each other. “Money is a bit short,” her mother said. “But you can save up for one!”
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“What can I do to make some money?” Billie Jean thought to herself.
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With her beloved racket, Billie Jean decided to practise hard to realize her tennis dream. She practised hard after school every day. Joining the Country Club and getting a professional coach contributed to her great progress. Gradually, she mastered basic rules of the game. The more Billie Jean learned, the more fun she had! She always took her parents’ words to heart and always played as well as she could. Billie Jean made it! She entered tennis tournaments and became an ace of the game — one of the most famous sports legends ever!
