1 . “If that little girl is causing that much trouble within your group of friends, I would simply stop her,” I said as Abby was about to set off to school. Abby listened carefully, as I continued. “If she causes any more
By this time, Allyson, my then eight-year-old daughter, had joined us, listening to every word too. Neither of my daughters cut in as I finished my
Hmmm, I had become a
“Yes, that’s a good point,” I said, forcing a
A.uncertainty | B.trouble | C.danger | D.harm |
A.warn | B.order | C.ask | D.encourage |
A.speech | B.job | C.class | D.discussion |
A.honest | B.right | C.brave | D.impressive |
A.friend | B.sister | C.adviser | D.teacher |
A.partner | B.designer | C.teenager | D.student |
A.imagined | B.remembered | C.realized | D.heard |
A.sit | B.hide | C.stop | D.talk |
A.smile | B.sale | C.conversation | D.question |
A.take in | B.depend on | C.learn about | D.deal with |
A.school | B.home | C.work | D.practice |
A.watching | B.following | C.calling | D.pushing |
A.asleep | B.alone | C.afraid | D.awake |
A.curious | B.confused | C.nervous | D.proud |
A.sign | B.need | C.listen | D.help |
2 . There was an old couple who had been married for 40 years. They loved each other deeply and went on dates together. Every time they went out for supper, the husband would order pie for dessert, which became their
But then the husband began to
He moved out of the house and into a nursing home. She was
One of the doctors
Everything had come back. His wife’s
A.power | B.belief | C.culture | D.tradition |
A.decided | B.refused | C.waited | D.hoped |
A.catch | B.judge | C.steal | D.try |
A.develop | B.spread | C.study | D.discover |
A.wonder | B.forget | C.doubt | D.admit |
A.secretly | B.entirely | C.naturally | D.finally |
A.upset | B.concerned | C.nervous | D.surprised |
A.excuses | B.rewards | C.examples | D.ideas |
A.frightened | B.amazed | C.puzzled | D.moved |
A.allowed | B.advised | C.asked | D.forced |
A.accepted | B.praised | C.questioned | D.noted |
A.gallery | B.park | C.cinema | D.restaurant |
A.clearly | B.suddenly | C.actually | D.simply |
A.action | B.response | C.attention | D.attitude |
A.managed | B.shared | C.enjoyed | D.followed |
3 . He man Bekele was not atypical high school student.
Growing up in Ethiopia, Africa, He man
Skin cancer does have cures and it is
His
A.Due to | B.As for | C.Rather than | D.Regardless of |
A.website | B.product | C.hospital | D.school |
A.invests | B.promotes | C.approves | D.needs |
A.constantly | B.rarely | C.objectively | D.fortunately |
A.lose | B.think | C.use | D.report |
A.walked in | B.turned up | C.grew up | D.gave in |
A.preventable | B.complex | C.deadly | D.treatable |
A.price | B.speed | C.wage | D.life |
A.news | B.figure | C.secret | D.sound |
A.temporary | B.peaceful | C.affordable | D.possible |
A.speech | B.honesty | C.plan | D.work |
A.reminds | B.encourages | C.warns | D.orders |
A.overjoyed | B.embarrassed | C.frightened | D.annoyed |
A.puzzling | B.disappointing | C.inspiring | D.tiring |
A.protected | B.permitted | C.guided | D.recognized |
4 . Zhao Yuan, who was a dance teacher, lost one leg in an accident at the age of 24.
In 2020, she set up an offline sales platform called Good and Fresh, which mainly sold goods produced by Zhao’s disabled friends.
She became a livestream host on social media platforms,
With the
A.Similarly | B.Especially | C.Eventually | D.Formally |
A.teaching | B.singing | C.learning | D.selling |
A.ask | B.search | C.pay | D.care |
A.In spite of | B.Rather than | C.Apart from | D.Due to |
A.tried | B.stopped | C.started | D.kept |
A.got over | B.picked out | C.put through | D.turned to |
A.exchanging | B.pushing | C.explaining | D.quitting |
A.leg | B.arm | C.finger | D.eye |
A.block | B.culture | C.job | D.rule |
A.disabled | B.intelligent | C.honest | D.humorous |
A.noticed | B.run | C.admired | D.expected |
A.loss | B.agreement | C.development | D.information |
A.proud | B.curious | C.afraid | D.shy |
A.surprise | B.attract | C.follow | D.train |
A.enjoyment | B.value | C.difference | D.registration |
5 . Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad.
Instead of looking at nature, I
So this year I made up my mind to try something
With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet. I finally
I knew I had
A.received | B.selected | C.checked | D.removed |
A.online | B.informal | C.local | D.traditional |
A.opinion | B.mind | C.identity | D.curiosity |
A.attractive | B.logical | C.magical | D.different |
A.as | B.unless | C.though | D.so |
A.generous | B.capable | C.eager | D.determined |
A.battery | B.button | C.signal | D.function |
A.grateful | B.tough | C.stuck | D.puzzled |
A.rely on | B.go through | C.connect to | D.adapt to |
A.method | B.goal | C.trick | D.choice |
A.expected | B.realised | C.permitted | D.suggested |
A.approach | B.sign | C.evidence | D.problem |
A.won | B.forgotten | C.suffered | D.recovered |
A.Somehow | B.Anyway | C.However | D.Therefore |
A.take apart | B.give up | C.turn up | D.go off |
6 . Germany is a highly developed country. Many people think its people lead a luxurious (奢侈的) life.
One day, my friend and I
As we were hungry, my friend ordered more food for us. When we left, there was still about one third of the food we had ordered on the table.
When we were leaving, the young man spoke to us in English. We
After a while, an office r from the Social Security Organization (社会保障组织) arrived. Upon knowing what had happened, he gave us a 50 fine (罚款), which
The officer told us in a
Their attitude to eating put both of us to
A.entered | B.opened | C.left | D.called |
A.cheap | B.simple | C.expensive | D.common |
A.gentle | B.rich | C.mean | D.friendly |
A.disagreed | B.ignored | C.understood | D.doubted |
A.ordering | B.eating | C.serving | D.wasting |
A.business | B.power | C.action | D.concern |
A.slowly | B.calmly | C.exactly | D.immediately |
A.surprised | B.upset | C.worried | D.satisfied |
A.relaxing | B.serious | C.grateful | D.boring |
A.Money | B.Decision | C.Right | D.Freedom |
A.thinking about | B.suffering from | C.bringing in | D.getting along with |
A.interest | B.trouble | C.shame | D.joy |
A.purpose | B.method | C.education | D.opinion |
A.returns | B.shows | C.lends | D.passes |
A.single | B.wealthy | C.important | D.special |
7 . Margaret Thompson and her husband, Kenneth, stretched their legs together on walking holidays in Switzerland. In Interlaken, they would head up the mountain and watch the paragliders (滑翔伞运动员)
But there was always so much to do in Interlaken.
Kenneth died in 2005. Eleven years later, Thompson
Thompson asked the organizers about the age
Thompson
Is she scared of getting older? “Fear? No. People say: ‘Isn’t getting old
“People might worry about falling, it being the end of them. But that doesn’t
A.launch | B.move | C.push | D.pull |
A.space | B.ocean | C.earth | D.sky |
A.Therefore | B.Besides | C.However | D.Instead |
A.cared | B.enjoyed | C.remembered | D.needed |
A.pretended | B.determined | C.continued | D.tried |
A.quietly | B.immediately | C.patiently | D.finally |
A.safe | B.free | C.lucky | D.ready |
A.standard | B.difference | C.group | D.limit |
A.fit | B.full | C.brave | D.calm |
A.settled down | B.grew up | C.went on | D.turned up |
A.writing | B.acting | C.studying | D.searching |
A.teach | B.offer | C.sell | D.show |
A.skills | B.tasks | C.lessons | D.performances |
A.necessary | B.possible | C.harmful | D.awful |
A.threaten | B.bother | C.control | D.surprise |
8 . Adam found a baby squirrel (松鼠) in his yard. He decided to
“He’d let anybody
That was the day Adam came home to obvious signs of a(n)
“Joey had run in the bedroom...and kind of
Ashley asked if Joey bites. “Not usually,” Adam explained, “but he is, after all, a
Hours later, Ashley returned with a remarkable story: She’d
“She asked him, ‘Did you get that from a
“The attack scared him, obviously, because he wasn’t
Adam’s family got their stuff back, and Joey got his favorite
A.catch | B.take | C.throw | D.follow |
A.helped | B.found | C.became | D.hurt |
A.reward | B.comfort | C.challenge | D.pet |
A.robbery | B.mistake | C.murder | D.accident |
A.street | B.yard | C.office | D.bathroom |
A.missing | B.shining | C.stored | D.abandoned |
A.deal | B.request | C.decision | D.report |
A.delighted | B.scared | C.annoyed | D.surprised |
A.small | B.unique | C.strange | D.wild |
A.questioned | B.charged | C.identified | D.recognized |
A.kid | B.squirrel | C.police | D.dog |
A.pulling | B.chasing | C.approaching | D.attacking |
A.expecting | B.noticing | C.pretending | D.promising |
A.checked | B.hid | C.cleaned | D.left |
A.toy | B.target | C.treat | D.taste |
9 . Sarah, a Girl Guide (女童子军) from Wagga Wagga, dreams of being a medical scientist, inspired by Florence Nightingale’s
Meanwhile, Olivia, from Coogee, has taken
Girl Guides Australia promotes the
Natasha Hendrick is principal geophysicist at Santos Ltd and a Rhodes Scholar. She said that her time as a Guide showed girls could do anything. She
A.pioneering | B.tiring | C.demanding | D.exciting |
A.fortune | B.arrangement | C.effort | D.impact |
A.in debt | B.in total | C.in need | D.in brief |
A.appreciation | B.inspiration | C.construction | D.description |
A.mail | B.deliver | C.sell | D.offer |
A.look up | B.give back | C.give in | D.date back |
A.attitudes | B.jokes | C.wills | D.doubts |
A.simply | B.finally | C.extremely | D.initially |
A.canceled | B.organized | C.postponed | D.addressed |
A.released | B.argued | C.communicated | D.shared |
A.volunteers | B.signs | C.desires | D.competes |
A.stopping | B.entertaining | C.saving | D.directing |
A.uninterested | B.involved | C.limited | D.embarrassed |
A.planned | B.hated | C.dared | D.pretended |
A.effective | B.proud | C.common | D.sensitive |
10 . It was a hot, sticky Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of us set together, side by side, in rows of wooden folding chairs on the main
Afterward, I found Morrie Schwartz, my
He told my parents how I took every class he taught, “You have a special boy here.”
“Mlitch, you are one of the good ones,” he said,
He asked if I would
A.campus | B.park | C.track | D.court |
A.excitedly | B.impatiently | C.alarmingly | D.mindfully |
A.class | B.ceremony | C.conference | D.party |
A.individually | B.bitterly | C.obviously | D.officially |
A.career | B.opportunity | C.youth | D.mystery |
A.previous | B.strict | C.unique | D.favorite |
A.as if | B.even if | C.now that | D.so that |
A.Inspired | B.Amazed | C.Embarrassed | D.Frightened |
A.handed | B.acquired | C.selected | D.delivered |
A.textbook | B.briefcase | C.medal | D.image |
A.the present | B.the class | C.the ceremony | D.the student |
A.admiring | B.seeking | C.measuring | D.searching |
A.ignored | B.hugged | C.dragged | D.comforted |
A.parent | B.graduate | C.headmaster | D.child |
A.interact around | B.update on | C.catch up | D.pick up |