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Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.

One day, Ali took Zahra's shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it a secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra's school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.

Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city.When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.

The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided(碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.

Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.

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Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly.

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2 . Everyone has a dream when we are very young, and I am one of them. When I was 13, my only aim was to become the star in our football team. That meant _________ Miller King, who was the best _________ at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I trained hard. I carried my football everywhere for _________.

Just before September, Miller was hit by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from _________. He looked very _________, but he didn’t cry.

That season, I _________ all of Miller’s records while he _________ the games from the bench. We went 10:1 and I was named most valuable player, _________ I often had terrible dreams in which I had caused Miller’s _______.

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller ____________ while going over a fence which wasn’t ____________ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept ____________ from. But he finally accepted. I assisted him to move slowly ____________ the fence. When we were finally ____________ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did ____________. Thank you for filling in for(代替) ____________.”

His words freed me from my bad ____________. I thought to myself, even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was ____________ ahead of me. I was right to have ____________ him. From that day on, I grew ____________ and a little more real.

1.

A．calling

B．beating

C．helping

D．shouting

2.

A．coach

B．student

C．teacher

D．player

3.

A．practice

B．show

C．comfort

D．pleasure

4.

A．school

B．vacation

C．hospital

D．training

5.

A．sad

B．calm

C．relaxed

D．excited

6.

A．held

B．broke

C．set

D．tried

7.

A．reported

B．judged

C．organized

D．watched

8.

A．and

B．then

C．but

D．thus

9.

A．decision

B．mistake

C．accident

D．recovery

10.

A．stuck

B．hurt

C．tried

D．lost

11.

A．easy

B．hard

C．fun

D．fit

12.

A．praise

B．advice

C．help

D．apology

13.

A．on

B．over

C．into

D．by

14.

A．dropped

B．ready

C．trapped

D．safe

15.

A．well

B．wrong

C．quickly

D．slowly

16.

A．us

B．yourself

C．me

D．them

17.

A．memories

B．ideas

C．attitudes

D．dreams

18.

A．still

B．also

C．yet

D．just

19.

A．challenged

B．cured

C．invited

D．admired

20.

A．healthier

B．stronger

C．cleverer

D．cooler

3 . Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you _________ tell the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of _________. Here is a story of a man who did a lot of _________ things, but his promise to tell the truth _________ him.

Once a man came to the prophet (预言家) and said, “Oh prophet, I have a lot of bad _________. Which one of them should I _________ first?” The prophet said, “Give up telling _________ first and always tell the truth.” The man promised to do so and went home.

At night the man was going out to steal. Before starting out, he thought for a moment about the _________ he made with the prophet. “_________ tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out stealing? No, I cannot say that.” The man became ____________. “But I can’t lie, either. If I tell the truth, ____________ will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be ____________ for stealing.” So the man ____________ not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.

The next day, he wanted to drink ____________. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what did I do during the day? I cannot tell a lie, and I tell the truth people will hate me because a Muslim is not ____________ to drink wine.” And so he gave up ____________ of drinking wine.

____________, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he ____________ his promise to tell the truth at all times. ____________, he gave up all those habits and became a very ____________ person.

1.

A．always

B．hardly

C．sometimes

D．never

2.

A．time

B．cash

C．trouble

D．damage

3.

A．valuable

B．bad

C．regular

D．amazing

4.

A．affected

B．troubled

C．harmed

D．saved

5.

A．habits

B．friends

C．purposes

D．experience

6.

A．give in

B．give off

C．give up

D．give out

7.

A．stories

B．truths

C．reasons

D．lies

8.

A．plan

B．secret

C．promise

D．design

9.

A．Because

B．Unless

C．As if

D．If

10.

A．concerned

B．upset

C．shocked

D．frightened

11.

A．none

B．someone

C．one

D．everyone

12.

A．congratulated

B．encouraged

C．punished

D．killed

13.

A．judged

B．advised

C．decided

D．requested

14.

A．water

B．wine

C．tea

D．juice

15.

A．allowed

B．encouraged

C．invited

D．suggested

16.

A．chance

B．disadvantage

C．attitude

D．idea

17.

A．In my opinion

B．In this way

C．In return

D．In addition

18.

A．forgot

B．remembered

C．broke

D．doubted

19.

A．One by one

B．In a word

C．After all

D．To be honest

20.

A．good

B．confident

C．hopeless

D．intelligent

4 . My doctor took me for a walk around the farm where she lives. I was physically and emotionally exhausted and _________ by anxiety and stress from work. The farm was full of life. There were insects, horses, rabbits, and a cat. She told me to _________ my body in the environment.

When I was ill, I tended to hide myself and _________ from the here and now. So, when I met a horse named Fira, I expected _________. As I got closer to Fira, she nuzzled(用鼻子爱抚) her nose into my chest putting a(n) _________ pressure over my heart. Suddenly, I felt _________ I had reached a wellspring(源泉) of past hurts, fears and _________. I began to melt emotionally. I patted Fira’s nose and _________ her smell. I found I didn’t have to concentrate on feeling _________. I worked with Fira __________ learning basic communication and leading methods to work together with her. __________ I wasn’t sure at first what one would do with a horse except __________ it, I knew that Fira had connected me with the world in an uncommon way by __________ my feelings and giving them back to me.

In my meetings with Fira, I found that I __________ my usual self-consciousness and I would focus __________ on communicating. I learned to live in the present. With Fira by my side, I __________ a life in which trust comes first, and compassion(同情) __________. I found a deep peace in leading her __________ a path, by using my own power of intention to tell __________ to start, stop, turn left or turn right. I felt an inner quietness and even joy. My work with this horse was part of a __________ out of a very dark night in my soul.

1.

A．beaten

B．encouraged

C．prevented

D．chosen

2.

A．keep at

B．struggle with

C．suffer from

D．focus on

3.

A．disappoint

B．discover

C．disconnect

D．disappear

4.

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

5.

A．right

B．extreme

C．normal

D．gentle

6.

A．as if

B．by far

C．even if

D．every time

7.

A．concerns

B．memories

C．supports

D．understandings

8.

A．poured in

B．took in

C．breathed in

D．flooded in

9.

A．rarer

B．worse

C．better

D．stranger

10.

A．always

B．often

C．seldom

D．rarely

11.

A．For

B．Once

C．Since

D．Although

12.

A．talking

B．hitting

C．loving

D．riding

13.

A．responding to

B．adapting to

C．turning back

D．opening up

14.

A．missed

B．ignored

C．lost

D．regained

15.

A．exactly

B．nervously

C．helplessly

D．widely

16.

A．knocked into

B．saw into

C．looked into

D．sank into

17.

A．follows

B．appears

C．arrives

D．happens

18.

A．along

B．to

C．in

D．at

19.

A．how

B．whether

C．why

D．where

20.

A．lesson

B．test

C．journey

D．voyage

5 . There was a woman who had been diagnosed with an incurable illness. And she had only three months to _______. She contacted her pastor(牧师) and _________ him to come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her _________ wishes. Now everything was in order and the pastor was about to _________. “There’s one more important thing,” the woman suddenly said _________.

“What’s that?”

“I want to be buried with a _________ in my right hand.”

The pastor stood _________ at the woman, not knowing what to say… “That _________ you, doesn’t it?” the woman asked. “Well, to be honest, I’m puzzled by the _________,” said the pastor.

“In all my years of attending ______________, I always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being ______________, someone would say, ‘keep your fork’. It was my______________ part because I knew that something better was coming, like chocolate cake or apple pie. So, I just want people to ______________ me there in that casket(灵柩) with a fork in my hand and I want them to ______________ ‘What’s with the fork?’ Then I want you to ______________ them—Keep Your Fork and the best is yet to come.”

At the ______________ people were walking by the woman’s casket and saw the fork placed in her right hand. Over and over the pastor ______________ the question, “What’s with the fork?” He told them of the ____________ he had with the woman ______________ she died. He also told them about the fork and about what it ______________ to her. So the next time you reach down for your work, let it remind you that the best is yet to come.

1.

A．enjoy

B．live

C．prepare

D．struggle

2.

A．asked

B．watched

C．called

D．helped

3.

A．best

B．warm

C．final

D．small

4.

A．arrange

B．leave

C．start

D．walk

5.

A．sadly

B．proudly

C．excitedly

D．angrily

6.

A．ring

B．coin

C．stick

D．fork

7.

A．smiling

B．pointing

C．laughing

D．looking

8.

A．scares

B．surprises

C．thrills

D．amuses

9.

A．request

B．desire

C．command

D．promise

10.

A．meetings

B．dinners

C．festivals

D．picnics

11.

A．eaten

B．cooked

C．served

D．cleared

12.

A．favorite

B．crazy

C．unhappy

D．nervous

13.

A．see

B．scold

C．feel

D．praise

14.

A．answer

B．conclude

C．wonder

D．guess

15.

A．follow

B．encourage

C．tell

D．order

16.

A．activity

B．party

C．meeting

D．funeral

17.

A．raised

B．produced

C．prepared

D．heard

18.

A．information

B．education

C．conversation

D．relation

19.

A．shortly before

B．soon after

C．before long

D．long after

20.

A．symbolized(象征)

B．returned

C．brought

D．replied

6 . I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I reached in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had _________ their search. I found _________and because of my shaking hands, I could _________ get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked _________ the bars at my jailer(看守). He did not make eye contact with me. I _________ out to him “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. _________ he came close and lit the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I _________. I don’t know why I did that. Perhaps it was _________, perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very _________ not to smile. In that instant, it was ______________ a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn’t want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but ______________, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.

I ______________ smiling at him, now aware of him as a(n) ______________ and not just a jailer. And his looking at me seemed to have a new ______________ too. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the ______________ of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were filled with tears. I said that I feared that I’d never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. ______________ without another word, he ______________ my cell (牢房) and silently led me out. Out of the jail, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.

“My life was ____________ by a smile.” Yes, the smile—the unaffected, unplanned, ______________ connection between people. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could ______________ each other, we wouldn't be enemies. We couldn't have hate or envy or fear.

1.

A．lost

B．given

C．escaped

D．reached

2.

A．them

B．it

C．that

D．one

3.

A．barely

B．quickly

C．possibly

D．likely

4.

A．on

B．through

C．at

D．up

5.

A．whispered

B．explained

C．called

D．repeated

6.

A．As

B．Before

C．After

D．Until

7.

A．cried

B．shook

C．refused

D．smiled

8.

A．anger

B．nervousness

C．bitterness

D．sympathy

9.

A．easy

B．hard

C．glad

D．embarrassed

10.

A．when

B．as well as

C．as though

D．as long as

11.

A．went away

B．dropped out

C．stayed far

D．stayed near

12.

A．kept

B．stopped

C．began

D．forgot

13.

A．stranger

B．enemy

C．opponent

D．person

14.

A．idea

B．suggestion

C．impression

D．solution

15.

A．cigarettes

B．bags

C．pictures

D．wallet

16.

A．Intentionally

B．Unconsciously

C．Unwillingly

D．Suddenly

17.

A．unfolded

B．unlocked

C．uncontrolled

D．undefended

18.

A．misled

B．destroyed

C．saved

D．ignored

19.

A．surprising

B．natural

C．different

D．frequent

20.

A．like

B．expect

C．notice

D．recognize

7 . At first, Michael Surrell didn’t see the black smoke or flames shooting from the windows of his neighbors’ home. Then they got a call from one of his daughters: “The house next door is on fire!” He went over and saw three women crying madly on their porch(门廊).

“The baby’s in the second floor!” one of the women cried. Though the fire department had been called, Surrell, then 64, bravely ran inside. “The baby” was Tiara Roberts, the woman’s granddaughter and a playmate of Surrell’s three youngest kids.

Entering the burning house was like “running into a bucket of black paint,” Surrell says. The thick smoke caused him to stumble blindly around, burned his eyes, and made it impossible to breathe. The conditions would have been dangerous for anyone, but for Surrell, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (慢性阻塞性肺病), they were life-threatening.

Taking a deep breath, he moved around in the overwhelming darkness. Because the house had a similar layout to his, he found the stairs and made it to the second floor. Then he heard a soft but clear moan. Still unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor. He crawled toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl. Finally, he touched something. A shoe, then an ankle. He pulled Tiara toward him, scooped her into his arms and stood. Turning, he fought through the smoke and ran blindly into the blackness…

Surrell woke up in the hospital a couple of days later and spent over a week in the hospital. Tiara was released from the hospital after a few days. The fire worsened Surrell’s pulmonary condition, and he feels the effects even two years later. As a result, he takes extra medication that helps open his airways. “It’s a small price to pay,” he says. “I’d do it again in a heartbeat. I wouldn’t give it a second thought.”

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?

A．Tiara Roberts was the Surrell’s youngest granddaughter.

B．Surrell was familiar with the structure of the burning house.

C．Surell ran into the fire before the fire department was called.

D．The fire was life-threatening for Surrell, mostly considering his age.

2. What does the underlined word “overwhelming” probably mean?

A．Normal.	B．Unexpected.
C．Mild.	D．Extreme.

3. Judging from the story, which words best describe Surrell’s personality?

A．Humorous and patient.

B．Outgoing and intelligent.

C．Determined and ambitious.

D．Warm-hearted and selfless.

8 . Miss Robinson had been taking driving lessons and trying to pass her driving test for several years, but she had failed every time because she________became too excited and did________things when she was driving a car. Now she was________the test again, but she made________many mistakes that she was sure that she had________chance of passing, so she was very________when the examiner________at the end of her test and said, “All right, Miss Robinson, I’m going to________you.”

The next morning, she went out in her car________for the first time. Her face was red, her hands were sweating________she was hardly able to________that it was________necessary for her to have a good driver with her in the car________she went out in it.

She came to the first traffic lights and felt very________when she________to stop the car quite smoothly at the________place in the street. She did not want to look foolish in front of the other________in the street.\

While she was________for the lights to change from red to green, an old lady came to the window of her car, and when miss Robinson opened the window and looked out the old lady asked whether she would like to________her as far as the marketplace.

Miss Robinson had still not really understood that at last she had passed her test. So she surprised the old lady by answering, “I’m very________, but I can’t drive.”

1.

A．never

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．always

2.

A．usual

B．foolish

C．dangerous

D．unexpected

3.

A．taking

B．giving

C．passing

D．standing

4.

A．so

B．too

C．such

D．a great

5.

A．a

B．another

C．no

D．the other

6.

A．frightened

B．astonished

C．worried

D．proud

7.

A．nodded

B．returned

C．watched

D．arrived

8.

A．help

B．accept

C．pass

D．choose

9.

A．early

B．late

C．just

D．alone

10.

A．and

B．but

C．though

D．so that

11.

A．tell

B．believe

C．suggest

D．promise

12.

A．probably

B．naturally

C．no longer once

D．of course

13.

A．whenever

B．once

C．before

D．unless

14.

A．sad

B．angry

C．disappointed

D．glad

15.

A．forgot

B．managed

C．expected

D．pretended

16.

A．same

B．empty

C．quiet

D．right

17.

A．women

B．friends

C．drivers

D．ladies

18.

A．looking

B．waiting

C．fit

D．ready

19.

A．bring

B．show

C．follow

D．take

20.

A．well

B．sorry

C．excited

D．careful

9 . When I was growing up, my mother had a ring she never took off. It was the only ring I ever saw her wear during my childhood. She didn’t really have any other jewelry, and, in fact, I remember my father saying that he didn’t even buy her a ring when they were married.

The years passed. My father, who had come from Mexico in the 1920s to try to earn a living, worked long, long hours at the service station he ran. And my mother worked at home, keeping house for her husband and eight children. With his hard work and her thriftiness(节俭), they sent their first son off to college, then another child and then another. The older children helped with the school fees of the younger ones.

Just as the last two children were graduating from college, my father died suddenly of a heart attack, but my mother lived on for another twenty-three years. Their children had become lawyers, businessmen and teachers. In the last years of her life my mother was finally able to buy some jewelry that she really loved.

A few years before she died, she told me that she wanted her jewelry to go to her granddaughters. And when she died, it was done. A diamond ring to this one, a pearl ring to that one, and so it went.

Then I discovered it: her first ring. It had been worn so long that it became so thin and would probably break at any minute. I took the ring, polished it with a cloth and carried it to the bank to place in a safety box. To me, it was a treasure that showed the devotion my mother had made for us and the values that she lived.

The rest of my family doesn’t quite understand this, but when I look at that ring, I see the priceless jewel of my mother’s strength and the deep love that she showed us every day of her life.

1. Why did the mother only have a ring in her early years?

A．She had no desire for anything else.

B．Her husband refused to buy her other jewels.

C．She saved every penny for her children.

D．Her husband was too poor to afford other jewels.

2. What do we know about the children?

A．They worked hard to earn their own school fees.

B．They struggled to earn a living when they grew up.

C．The last two children failed to finish college due to the father’s death.

D．The first son helped support his younger brothers and sisters.

3. Why did the author place the ring in the bank?

A．The ring was worth large amounts of money.

B．The rest of her family didn’t want to see the ring.

C．She hoped to remember her mother’s selflessness forever.

D．She was afraid the ring might be damaged by her kids.

4. According to the passage, what does the ring stand for?

A．The mother’s devotion to kids.

B．The mother’s suffering in life.

C．The kids’ deep love for the mother.

D．The kids’ memories of the hard life.

10 . For weeks, Eva Hachey had thought of adopting a dog. And there he was, at the local dog shelter. “The attendant picked him up and put him on my lap. He started giving me kisses. He stole my heart at that moment.” She adopted the ten-month-old puppy immediately and named him Bruno.

Bruno lived happily with Hachey and her daughter, Angel Hutchinson, for five months. Then, on the evening of September 26, 2018, Hachey, returned home as usual at 8 pm from her job. She ate supper in the living room. Around 10:30, a friend called, just as Bruno went into Hutchinson’s room to go to sleep where Hutchinson was ready to sleep. Hachey and her friend chatted a bit, and as Hachey hung up, she noticed the time was 11:08.

“The next thing I remembered was a male voice saying, Eva, Eva, wake up. It was a doctor,” Hachey says. “I looked around, and the room was just full of people. And I said, what are you doing in my house?”

What they were doing was saving her life. By the time Hachey hung up with her friend, Hutchinson was fast asleep in her bedroom and Bruno was next to her bed on the floor. Hachey believes he heard something strange and possibly went to the living room to investigate.

Anyway, Bruno began barking and jumping on and off the bed to wake Hutchinson. When that didn’t work, he attacked the fleshy skin between Hutchinson’s index finger and thumb. Finally, she leaped out of bed and went to see her mother, only to find Hachey slumped over in the chair who had stopped breathing. Hutchinson dialed 911 immediately. Hachey was diagnosed to have suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm and she spent 15 days in hospital.

Now, a year and a half later, Hachey has fully recovered, although doctors had given her only a 5% chance of survival. Hachey believes that being found so quickly after the rupture is the only thing that saved her life.

1. From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．everything went smoothly before 11 o'clock

B．it was Hutchinson that Hachey first saw when she came to life

C．Bruno managed to wake Angel up by jumping on and off the bed

D．Bruno was five months old when Hachey suffered the brain disease

2. What does the underlined phrase “slumped over” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．fast asleep	B．wide awake
C．seated senseless	D．lying dead

3. What played the most important role in Hachey’s being rescued?

A．Her daughter’s company.

B．The doctors’ timely rescue.

C．Hachey’s strong desire to live.

D．Bruno’s quick and clever action.