3 . As I was a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbours to ________ a little pocket money.

One day I ________ on the door of an elderly woman and asked if she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in ________ and I showed her my worn ________, which no longer kept me warm. She allowed me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, "I suppose you want to be ________ now." She then took out a jar filled with dollar bills and said, "I'm glad you've done a ________ job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to ________ new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to visit me with your report card and I will ________ you when I see you have worked hard and have some good ________. Now reach out your little hands and take out as much money as you can."

I put my hands in the jar and ________ so much money that it was ________ for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she ________. She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I ________ her that I had an "A".

I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighbourhood. I will never forget the huge ________ this wonderful lady made over my life with her ________. This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

1.

A．save

B．give

C．earn

D．change

2.

A．turned

B．knocked

C．worked

D．looked

3.

A．school

B．time

C．trouble

D．bed

4.

A．coat

B．carpet

C．bag

D．sofa

5.

A．punished

B．tested

C．praised

D．paid

6.

A．boring

B．new

C．fine

D．terrible

7.

A．keep

B．buy

C．remove

D．make

8.

A．recognize

B．protect

C．understand

D．reward

9.

A．goals

B．stories

C．marks

D．ideas

10.

A．grabbed

B．lost

C．borrowed

D．charged

11.

A．rare

B．enough

C．simple

D．special

12.

A．promised

B．discovered

C．knew

D．admitted

13.

A．asked

B．required

C．showed

D．wrote

14.

A．decision

B．progress

C．mistake

D．difference

15.

A．courage

B．kindness

C．honesty

D．happiness

5 . Robin was 12 years old when his mother sent him to me for his first piano lesson. I preferred that students begin at an earlier _________. I explained it to Robin that he was too old, but he said it had always been his mother’s _________ to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Although Robin tried very hard, he didn’t seem to have the basic sense of music. However, he _________ and at the end of each lesson he never forgot to say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed impossible, and I was _________ by his slow progress. One day, he _________ me that his mother was sick and he couldn’t come to my class any longer. I was glad that he stopped coming, since he was really a bad _________ for my teaching!

Several months later when I was preparing my students for a music show, Robin came to my home and said he had to _________ the show. I don’t know what led me to _________ him to do that. Maybe it was the _________ in his eyes or maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right.

I was even more __________ when Robin announced that he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart. I was not prepared for what happened next.

However, on the show his fingers danced __________ on the keys. He played so well that everyone __________ excitedly when he was leaving the stage. In excitement, I __________ up to stage to congratulate him.

“How could you do it?” I could not help asking him a few days later.

“Well, I kept practicing at home. My mom had cancer and just passed away the day I went to your __________ to ask for your permission to take part in the show. It was always her dream that she could hear me play on the stage. I wanted to make it __________.”

1.

A．level

B．convenience

C．age

D．moment

2.

A．task

B．plan

C．dream

D．hobby

3.

A．acted

B．continued

C．commanded

D．proved

4.

A．encouraged

B．disappointed

C．touched

D．guided

5.

A．told

B．showed

C．convinced

D．promised

6.

A．guideline

B．comment

C．arrangement

D．advertisement

7.

A．look forward to

B．sign up for

C．focus on

D．learn from

8.

A．warn

B．persuade

C．allow

D．force

9.

A．determination

B．happiness

C．reflections

D．anger

10.

A．excited

B．satisfied

C．relieved

D．surprised

11.

A．gracefully

B．awkwardly

C．slowly

D．quickly

12.

A．shook

B．clapped

C．shouted

D．laughed

13.

A．set

B．drove

C．woke

D．ran

14.

A．house

B．office

C．class

D．stage

15.

A．similar

B．important

C．special

D．popular

6 . 语法填空

Beethoven: a remarkable life

Symphony No. 9 was Beethoven’s last major piece of music in a vast body of works written throughout his remarkable life. As a     1     (gift) child, Beethoven was pushed by his father to study music day and night. Not long after, he began     2    (appreciate) for his piano performances. By the time he was a teenager, he had already enjoyed a reputation as     3     wonderful young musician. Many important figures in the music world, including the brilliant musician Mozart, started making     4     (predict) about Beethoven’s extraordinary future. However, life took a sharp turn. In his late twenties, Beethoven suffered one of the     5     (bad) possible twists for a musician: he started to lose his hearing.

The loss of his hearing deeply     6     (depress) Beethoven. He was so upset that, at first, he wanted to keep it a secret. Even in his darkest moments, however, Beethoven never abandoned hope.     7     his hearing loss, he was determined to find a way to continue living a life full of music. He used a variety of hearing aids to try to increase the amount of sound he could take in. When     8     (compose) music at the piano, he would put one end of a pencil in his mouth and place the other end against the instrument so that he could feel the notes.     9     Beethoven was able to continue composing music, it became     10     (increase) difficult for him to perform in public. When Beethoven presented Symphony No. 9 in Vienna in 1824, it was his first time on stage in over ten years.

7 . 语法填空

Eating in China

The mouth-watering hot pots of Sichuan are as famous overseas as they are in China, and the hot flavour is enough to heat up a cold midwinter evening or to let loose rivers of sweat on a summer afternoon. I gave it my     1     (one) try last night, together with a few local friends! As the soup bubbled slowly over a gas burner in the middle of the table, its surface     2    (cover) with a beautiful layer of chillies, Sichuan peppers, spring onions and red oil.     3     (slow) at first, and then faster and faster, we tipped plates of fresh meat, fish and vegetables into the pot. The hot flavour quickened our     4     (laugh) and conversation, making the meal the perfect way to relax with friends.

Sichuan hot pots are perfect for the damp, foggy climate     5     which they were invented. They are believed     6    (start) off in the late Qing Dynasty as a way for boatmen on the Yangtze River to keep warm during the cold and wet winters. In the beginning, the delicious dish was made simply by     7     (boil) vegetables, chillies and Sichuan peppers in water. Over time, it     8    (expand) to include multiple options of soups, vegetables, meats and sauces, appealing to people of different tastes.     9     I love best about Sichuan hot pots is that they offer a great opportunity to socialize with friends since a meal can last for hours. I instantly became     10     big fan of Sichuan hot pots and I’ll soon be back for more!

8 . “You're the worst parents ever. Just leave me alone!” It was another typical ____ between me and my parents. This time I wanted to go out with friends Saturday night but they had plans to go to Aunt Sue's house. All my friends got to go out on Saturday. It just wasn't ____ . So I hardly felt bad for being unkind to my parents. Sure, they gave me everything, but “everything” _____ unfair standards and so many lectures on my attitude.

That night, I overheard my parents talking. My dad sounded upset and ____. He was telling my mom about one of his students. The girl had just __ her father. Now just she and her mother were trying to make the best of everything. For the last few weeks, she had not been in school. It ____ that she had leukemia (白血病),and there was little chance that she could _______ it.

All I could think about _____ was what this girl was going through. Suddenly, I realized how _____ my problems were. So what if I had to ______one night out with my friends? At

least I had great friends who could help me get through life. I had so many things to be _______for； how could I be so selfish? My whole attitude to life ______ that night as I realized how many things I took for granted.

After I gathered my ______ I went to the living room and gave both my parents hugs.

“I love you, Mom, and I love you, Dad. I just want to say thanks for being my ____ . “ That said, I went back to my room and took the time to think about all the _____ in my life. It's just a shame I didn't realize all this sooner.

1.

A．misunderstanding

B．difference

C．battle

D．challenge

2.

A．right

B．fair

C．normal

D．lucky

3.

A．added

B．caused

C．covered

D．included

4.

A．concerned

B．surprised

C．amazed

D．tired

5.

A．met

B．lost

C．helped

D．left

6.

A．got along

B．took on

C．brought out

D．turned out

7.

A．make

B．do

C．get

D．pass

8.

A．later

B．soon

C．before

D．then

9.

A．serious

B．impossible

C．unimportant

D．natural

10.

A．spend

B．miss

C．plan

D．need

11.

A．sorry

B．thankful

C．fit

D．responsible

12.

A．changed

B．stopped

C．disappeared

D．improved

13.

A．worries

B．opinions

C．suggestions

D．thoughts

14.

A．parents

B．teachers

C．friends

D．partners

15.

A．happy Saturdays

B．terrible mistakes

C．good things

D．good friends

9 . A 90-year-old driver is providing it’s never too late to pursue（追求）your dreams. Last year, Hershel McGriff became the ______ driver to compete in a NASCAR event when he raced at the Tucson Speedway in his home state of Arizona.

McGriff has been ______ since he was a teenager. His first time behind the ______ came when he was just 17 years old after he read an ad in his local newspaper and was drawn to the ______ that comes with driving hundreds of miles per hour around a track, ______ for first place.

"I borrowed my dad’s 1940 Hudson — an ugly car, and I got a couple of guys to help me," McGriff ______ his beginning in the sport. "I didn’t do very ______ .I think I finished 12th or 13th out of a bunch of cars. That got me started."

His first win on the NASCAR circuit (联赛）came when he ______ in Mexico at the age of 22. McGriff went on ______ dozens of races, finally being ______ as one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers. He retired from the sport at 74, but he never stopped his love for the track and decided to return to racing for a few special events that have made him famous in his hometown and ______ others to keep pursuing their dreams as well.

McGriffs spot in the race was a gift for his 90th birthday from his son and long-time friend, team owner Bill McAnally. "Bill called me up on the phone and said, ‘For your 90th birthday, I will furnish the car. All you have to do is ______ it," McGriff said. "When he made the ______, I was ready to accept

McGriffs history-making race proves that you can pursue your dreams at any ______ , but for this young — at — heart racer, it was just a chance to get behind the wheel and ______ pursuing his passion.

1.

A．oldest

B．fastest

C．kindest

D．bravest

2.

A．studying

B．racing

C．dreaming

D．growing

3.

A．screen

B．camera

C．seat

D．wheel

4.

A．excitement

B．nervousness

C．comfort

D．honor

5.

A．waiting

B．searching

C．preparing

D．fighting

6.

A．looked back on

B．looked forward to

C．looked up to

D．looked down on

7.

A．seriously

B．carefully

C．well

D．soon

8.

A．relaxed

B．performed

C．competed

D．traveled

9.

A．organizing

B．winning

C．entering

D．losing

10.

A．remembered

B．introduced

C．employed

D．named

11.

A．inspired

B．required

C．allowed

D．forced

12.

A．repair

B．buy

C．drive

D．decorate

13.

A．change

B．offer

C．comment

D．design

14.

A．cost

B．speed

C．place

D．age

15.

A．finish

B．consider

C．continue

D．imagine