2 . When I was a child, I suffered from a disease. It is a ________ condition, which makes it difficult fora person to form relationships and can make one very ________ in one particular thing. One of the biggest ________ I faced was communicating with others. I was shy ________ I loved to recite facts. This sometimes made me a ________ for bullies (欺凌). I didn’t really understand as much about the disease or how it ________ my life.

In my 20s, I ________ to Paris. I was deeply attracted by the city, and I ________ a job in a big hotel right then. As an Eiffel Tower ambassador, I ________ guests and visitors as they took the lift to the top of the hotel’s 46—story tower. There, I liked to ________ the local attractions and helped people find the best ________ for taking photos. ________, I had a problem with changes in everyday life, ________ when talking with people who were different from me. But I liked to memorize facts, and that really ________ in my job because people loved to ________ all of the interesting things about the city. Gradually, when I clocked in every morning, I felt it’s time for me to perform for and ________ the guests. I loved it when I learnt something new because I couldn’t ________ to share the information with others.

Everyone is ________, and everyone has a gift. It takes me more than 50 years to ________ that I am different. Just be yourself, be kind, and try to make a ________ in your life.

1.

A．nice

B．bad

C．dangerous

D．normal

2.

A．concerned

B．experienced

C．disappointed

D．interested

3.

A．decisions

B．challenges

C．conflicts

D．changes

4.

A．but

B．so

C．or

D．and

5.

A．victory

B．design

C．target

D．memory

6.

A．reflected

B．improved

C．affected

D．forgot

7.

A．moved

B．escaped

C．rushed

D．gathered

8.

A．prepared for

B．put away

C．applied for

D．turned down

9.

A．drove

B．encouraged

C．sent

D．accompanied

10.

A．introduce

B．identify

C．consider

D．connect

11.

A．advertisements

B．spots

C．reasons

D．habits

12.

A．In time

B．In addition

C．For example

D．At first

13.

A．chiefly

B．personally

C．specially

D．especially

14.

A．favored

B．treated

C．helped

D．relaxed

15.

A．take

B．learn

C．prepare

D．teach

16.

A．entertain

B．trust

C．hire

D．educate

17.

A．stop

B．work

C．wait

D．follow

18.

A．difficult

B．terrible

C．bright

D．unique

19.

A．believe

B．realize

C．wonder

D．admit

20.

A．difference

B．promise

C．choice

D．sacrifice

4 . For years, I played around with writing. I wrote when I felt like it. Then one day, a friend asked me what my dream was. When I said it was to be a writer, he said these words that changed my life, “You don’t have to want to be a writer. You are a writer; you just need to write.” So I started calling myself a writer. Everywhere I went, I introduced myself as “Jeff Goins, Writer,” and even put it in email signatures and on my Facebook page. And you know what? I started acting like it. Eventually, I even began to believe it. It turns out that sometimes you do have to fake it before you make it.

The lesson here is simple: If you wait for someone to give you permission to start following your dream, you’ll be waiting for a long time. You have to begin before you think you’re ready.

After I decided to pursue my dream, I still had to find the time to do it. Working a full-time job and having a wife and other things to do, I didn’t have enough free time. I had to find time to write. For me, that meant getting up early. Like, 5:00 a.m. early. Every morning, I would wake up, get my coffee, and write for two hours. At first, this was difficult; I had to force myself out of bed and downstairs before the sun rose. But eventually, it became a habit. I did it without even thinking about it. And soon, what started as a discipline became a daily joy.

By doing this, I learned the excuse I had given myself — “I don’t have enough time” — wasn’t true. I did have enough time; it was just hiding in “inconvenient” places.

These days, most people I meet are talking about their dreams. However, they’re doing it all wrong. They think they need to take a huge leap out into the unknown when, in fact, the opposite is true. So if you have a dream, just take action. And don’t say you don’t have time for it.

1. What does the author’s friend suggest he do?

A．Start to cheat himself.	B．Dream of becoming a writer.
C．Consider himself as a real writer.	D．Take a writing lesson to be a writer.

2. How did the author find time for writing?

A．By working part-time.	B．By doing few other things.
C．By reducing his sleeping time.	D．By making good use of his free time.

3. What does the author mean by saying “the opposite is true”?

A．We should prepare for our dreams.	B．We should take small steps over time.
C．We should make time for our dreams.	D．We should take immediate action.

4. What’s most probably the author’s purpose in telling his life story?

A．To help us know better about him.	B．To tell us how to become a successful writer.
C．To explain why many people like dreaming.	D．To tell us how to make our dreams come true.

6 . I was in the second year of my PhD program when a colleague asked what I would do if I had a 25th hour every day. Without much________, I said I would use it to help others. Like many graduate students, I was________with teaching, coursework,________, and some attempts at a personal life.________, I asked myself, “Do I really need a(n)________hour to help other people — or do I need to make better use of the 24 hours I have?”

A short time later, I started to________for an organization that provides________for senior citizens and people with disabilities. To my________, adding this activity to my busy life was just what I needed to________the chaos I was feeling as a first-generation international graduate student.

I was a bit________before my first ride, as I had not________much with people outside school. But my nervousness quickly calmed when I________my passenger: an old woman on her way to church. She was________to see a young international driver and was full of questions about my________. She shared with me how thankful she was to attend________and get some fresh air. She gave me her blessings.________like these and the smiles on my riders’ faces________me to continue driving.

I started to volunteer about 3 hours every weekend — time I otherwise would have wasted________or looking through social media. Sharing stories with my riders was much more________. My previously overwhelming schedule began to feel________.

1.

A．thinking

B．attending

C．worrying

D．working

2.

A．charged

B．compared

C．awarded

D．occupied

3.

A．research

B．adventure

C．ceremonies

D．hobbies

4.

A．Otherwise

B．Besides

C．Still

D．Therefore

5.

A．valuable

B．dull

C．important

D．extra

6.

A．pay

B．prepare

C．apply

D．volunteer

7.

A．entertainment

B．transportation

C．accommodation

D．treatment

8.

A．surprise

B．puzzlement

C．embarrassment

D．relief

9.

A．calm

B．cause

C．inspect

D．tolerate

10.

A．mad

B．anxious

C．sad

D．curious

11.

A．agreed

B．concerned

C．interacted

D．competed

12.

A．reached for

B．heard from

C．called on

D．picked up

13.

A．confused

B．amused

C．frightened

D．disappointed

14.

A．education

B．salary

C．background

D．ambition

15.

A．class

B．worship

C．celebration

D．court

16.

A．Courses

B．Gatherings

C．Appointments

D．Connections

17.

A．trained

B．convinced

C．inspired

D．allowed

18.

A．experiencing

B．oversleeping

C．reflecting

D．comparing

19.

A．challenging

B．shocking

C．rewarding

D．depressing

20.

A．countable

B．manageable

C．reliable

D．enjoyable

8 . Brave daughter Neve, aged seven, and son Billy, five, save their mum’s life after calling 999 to say “mummy’s dead”. A proud mum was _________ by her young kids after she fell down the stairs and knocked herself out. Neve found her phone and _________ called 999, while anxious Billy who _________ her a blanket as the mum _________ unconscious was saying, “My mummy is dead.” Ambulance service chiefs gave a lot of _________ to the children, describing Neve as “very brave”.

The mum said she remembered going upstairs at her home in morning, but after that everything went _________ and she estimated she had been black out for half an hour. Neve told the operator, “I need _________ for my mummy. She’s not awake.” _________, Neve was able to give the ambulance service her full _________, and counted her mum’s breaths for the __________.

Rebecca, who is diabetic (糖尿病患者) and has had four __________ on her back in the last two years, said, “I’ve always __________ them that if anything happens, this is what they have to do. She listened to everything.” Neve even had the presence of __________ to call a friend of Rebecca’s and a neighbour as the drama __________. “Billy went to get a blanket, he’s a very __________ little boy.”

The mother said it __________ the value of being prepared, and said paramedics (急救人员) were full of praise for Neve and Billy for their incredible __________ to the crisis. An ambulance service spokeswoman said, “We’d like to say a very big well done to the little girl for her __________ thinking to help her mum! We would encourage parents and __________ to teach your children about 999 using our __________ campaign called Little Lifesaver. ”

1.

A．rescued

B．monitored

C．observed

D．operated

2.

A．secretly

B．calmly

C．normally

D．desperately

3.

A．left

B．lent

C．fetched

D．bought

4.

A．felt

B．slept

C．stood

D．lay

5.

A．permission

B．praise

C．hesitation

D．violence

6.

A．open

B．virtual

C．blank

D．available

7.

A．help

B．award

C．love

D．care

8.

A．Finally

B．Gradually

C．Directly

D．Incredibly

9.

A．report

B．idea

C．address

D．principal

10.

A．driver

B．operator

C．service

D．hospital

11.

A．operations

B．debts

C．burden

D．requirement

12.

A．astonished

B．pleased

C．ordered

D．trained

13.

A．mind

B．mercy

C．promise

D．spirit

14.

A．unpack

B．unfolded

C．undo

D．unsettle

15.

A．demanding

B．determined

C．shy

D．caring

16.

A．insists

B．establishes

C．highlights

D．replies

17.

A．response

B．meaning

C．sense

D．inspiration

18.

A．creative

B．considerable

C．objective

D．quick

19.

A．teenagers

B．guardians

C．directors

D．assistants

20.

A．personal

B．selectional

C．educational

D．religious

9 . When I was 16, I worked at a fast food restaurant. That was when I came across two new family ________.

One afternoon in the fall I went out to ________ boxes and flatten them for recycling. When I opened the ________, I found a little cat crying outside. He got a little wet because of the morning rain. I picked him up into the kitchen, ________ him and fed him water and food. My boss was ________ when seeing a stray cat (流浪猫) in the kitchen and asked me to take him out immediately. I quickly got some towels and a box and made him a little ________ and put him in my car. It was cold outside so it was ________ for the cat to stay in the car.

After work, I rushed to my car to ________ him. I found another cat scratching my car door to ________ her brother. So I picked her up too. I had to carry them into my house ________ because my mother didn’t ________ a cat. Our cat had died earlier that year and she was in ________ and determined that she would not ________ any cats.

I ________ the two cats in my room for four days. One day my mother caught me taking cat food into my room, followed me and ________ me. Seeing her, I was ________ but I told her I had no choice but to ________ them. I told her we could just keep the boy and find another ________ for the girl. She yelled at me that we couldn’t ________ them. I knew I had her ________.

My family had Penny and Rizzo for the next 15 years.

1.

A．rescuers

B．leaders

C．members

D．supporters

2.

A．give away

B．burn out

C．turn down

D．break up

3.

A．car

B．door

C．dustbin

D．package

4.

A．cured

B．scratched

C．dried

D．cooled

5.

A．angry

B．excited

C．hopeful

D．tired

6.

A．restaurant

B．dilemma

C．shelter

D．trap

7.

A．quiet

B．unique

C．safe

D．dull

8.

A．knock

B．check on

C．avoid

D．depend on

9.

A．feed

B．protect

C．attack

D．reach

10.

A．secretly

B．gradually

C．curiously

D．casually

11.

A．like

B．want

C．have

D．know

12.

A．danger

B．trouble

C．sorrow

D．peace

13.

A．hurt

B．raise

C．forget

D．sell

14.

A．controlled

B．beat

C．buried

D．hid

15.

A．observed

B．awarded

C．punished

D．commanded

16.

A．puzzled

B．delighted

C．relieved

D．terrified

17.

A．adopt

B．exchange

C．purchase

D．donate

18.

A．name

B．store

C．box

D．home

19.

A．abandon

B．separate

C．tolerate

D．kill

20.

A．permission

B．influence

C．apology

D．responsibility