1 . When I first met Begay at Los Ninos Elementary on “King and Queen Day”, she was wearing a smile ear-to-ear.

This morning, though, Begay was______. The parent she had been trying to_____was a no-show again. Begay______needed to talk to her. Her boy was smart, but now about a year behind. She______there were problems at home. He was always late and had already missed too much school.

By 8 a.m. , kids were arriving, and Begay’s______quickly became a beehive（蜂窝）of activity. Forty-five minutes_______, the little boy finally walked in, shoulders sunk, head_______. Rather than______him in front of the class, Begay welcomed him warmly. He was testing Begay’s long-held_______that no child is a lost cause, no matter how______he seems. “It’s the unspoken       _____teachers start out with,” Begay said.

During lunch I sat down with Begay’s students and asked them what they liked about her.

“ She never gets angry, “ said one girl. A boy______:” She’s funny and likes telling jokes.”

Before we left the______, the shy, quiet girl next to me______,” She teaches me when I don’t want to learn.”

Her_______stayed with me. When I_______it with Begay, I told her that I felt it was a very       _____thing for a child to say. She agreed.

“They never______that to me.” said Begay, “But that’s what I_______. I want them to enjoy school. I want them to feel like someone_______them.”

1.

A．sensitive

B．worried

C．thrilled

D．energetic

2.

A．meet

B．investigate

C．enquire

D．praise

3.

A．gradually

B．occasionally

C．abruptly

D．desperately

4.

A．clarified

B．revealed

C．suspected

D．acknowledged

5.

A．classroom

B．school

C．canteen

D．house

6.

A．after

B．before

C．later

D．ago

7.

A．rose

B．bowed

C．nodded

D．shook

8.

A．disturbing

B．astonishing

C．capturing

D．embarrassing

9.

A．conclusion

B．dream

C．belief

D．ambition

10.

A．awesome

B．troubled

C．innocent

D．careless

11.

A．commitment

B．assumption

C．proposal

D．regulation

12.

A．rejected

B．declared

C．added

D．protested

13.

A．office

B．kitchen

C．playground

D．table

14.

A．shouted

B．whispered

C．cried

D．suggested

15.

A．comment

B．adventure

C．experience

D．discovery

16.

A．interpreted

B．promoted

C．shared

D．demonstrated

17.

A．fancy

B．comprehensive

C．crucial

D．meaningful

18.

A．do

B．express

C．guarantee

D．leave

19.

A．acquire

B．secure

C．accomplish

D．pursue

20.

A．believes in

B．stands by

C．tums against

D．fears for

2 . After working an inhuman 8-hour shift at a factory unloading (卸货) parts for cheap furniture, I got on the bus, dirty, tired and hot. I ______ that place every day looking like I worked in a coal mine. _____, I still felt a bit proud of myself as I had held this tiring job for 3months, which was extremely rare. So when I took my seat on the bus going home, I decided my ______ life would not lower my spirits today.

I was dreaming about a better and new life when I was ______ by our new passenger. She was a middle-aged woman with worn-out clothes and messy hair. She got on, aggressively and ______ pushed her way into a front seat, and then turned her glare and ______ on whoever dared to look her way.

All I could feel for this woman was ______. There was no disgust. Only pity and the familiar knowledge of being faceless, nameless, and ______ to no one. Suddenly, she turned her threatening eyes towards me and very loudly yelled, “Why you so ______ man?”

With a smile, I said, “I just came from work.” She then loudly asked if I worked in hell and broke out in laughter, so I laughed too﹣______ her and told her that was funny. Then I asked her her name as I ______ why I was so dirty. Her name was Karen.

In front of all of us on the bus that day, the power of ______ showed its beauty. In front of all of us this woman ______. Her language, her posture, and her voice, even the way she tilted (倾斜) her head when I spoke to her as a ______ changed.

As Karen was getting off the bus, she touched me ______ on the arm. With tear-filled eyes, she asked whether I’d be riding the bus the next day. I promised I ______. We waved to each other and then I got what my life had needed all along: affirmation (认可).

Everyone on the bus had been watching us and then an old woman spoke to me, “Sir, you just changed that woman with your heart. She will never forget how you ______ her. You are great.” Other passengers gave me thumbs-up signs showing their ______.

That day was the first day when I realized I am ______. People say I gave Karen something that day but actually she ______ me so much more. I now work in the field of mental health. I often tell the story of the power of kindness, and I talk about Karen and unlimited possibilities.

1.

A．reached

B．left

C．visited

D．found

2.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

3.

A．strange

B．interesting

C．unhappy

D．brave

4.

A．recognized

B．stopped

C．challenged

D．followed

5.

A．rudely

B．quietly

C．slowly

D．gently

6.

A．puzzle

B．fear

C．surprise

D．anger

7.

A．satisfaction

B．pity

C．disappointment

D．amazement

8.

A．demanding

B．controlling

C．mattering

D．appealing

9.

A．sad

B．dirty

C．nervous

D．crazy

10.

A．with

B．at

C．about

D．off

11.

A．checked

B．regretted

C．admitted

D．explained

12.

A．teamwork

B．determination

C．kindness

D．honesty

13.

A．hesitated

B．changed

C．cheered

D．agreed

14.

A．family

B．stranger

C．friend

D．teacher

15.

A．unwillingly

B．hopelessly

C．patiently

D．softly

16.

A．might

B．could

C．would

D．should

17.

A．treated

B．remembered

C．persuaded

D．missed

18.

A．humor

B．politeness

C．confidence

D．admiration

19.

A．helped

B．needed

C．understood

D．respected

20.

A．owed

B．paid

C．gave

D．lent

3 . My mother always says that I’m born to dance ballet (芭蕾). But that September when I was in a ballet_______and went to do a turn, something just happened. I heard it and I surely_______it.I went right to a doctor and got an MRI，which _______a lot of damage to my knee-a(n)_______ injury for a dancer.I had to have a (n) _______.

Everything had been going so well and now I had this huge injury. Dance was my life, but_______,I wasn’t going to be able to do it for a year or possibly never again.

My dad was really a big inspiration for me. He was_______a battle against cancer at that time.He showed me how to make it through a_______situation.I thought that if he could do that, I could handle this ,too. _______my operation, I had great difficulty walking, but I knew that if I really worked hard, my injury would________.

Several months later, I definitely wasn’t at my strongest, but I could ________ a class. The dancing I did was basic at first ________ that my knee could handle.

Once we started practicing in the fall, I was beginning to feel like myself again. One day, I________ the schedule and my name was next to Eliot Feld. I thought it must be a(n) ________because he is very famous in the ballet world. But it wasn’t. He________ me and taught me a lot of things. At l8,I had a solo (单独) performance! It was a big ________.I was so excited and felt like a real ballerina. After the________, Eliot said, “You know, you have a gift---and you are also made of________.” That, coming from him, was the ________compliment (赞美) I have ever received.I’d like to think that________ my injury made me strong.

1.

A．class

B．school

C．team

D．play

2.

A．touched

B．accepted

C．broke

D．felt

3.

A．showed

B．said

C．read

D．pointed

4.

A．necessary

B．practical

C．deadly

D．important

5.

A．holiday

B．operation

C．cry

D．test

6.

A．once in a while

B．at present

C．in time

D．all of a sudden

7.

A．leading

B．losing

C．fighting

D．inventing

8.

A．wonderful

B．positive

C．difficult

D．heavy

9.

A．Over

B．During

C．At

D．After

10.

A．move

B．heal

C．go

D．die

11.

A．set out

B．take up

C．break into

D．get through

12.

A．breathes

B．activities

C．damages

D．moves

13.

A．checked

B．borrowed

C．faced

D．stole

14.

A．task

B．opportunity

C．problem

D．mistake

15.

A．held

B．encouraged

C．obeyed

D．received

16.

A．surprise

B．success

C．secret

D．position

17.

A．speech

B．competition

C．performance

D．match

18.

A．steel（钢铁）

B．wood

C．gold

D．mud

19.

A．smartest

B．deepest

C．simplest

D．greatest

20.

A．setting up

B．dealing with

C．letting out

D．turning to

4 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was waiting to cross a New York road during rush hours. A woman________ from my right, pushing a baby stroller (婴儿车). She was _________ something softly to her lovely baby and pushing the stroller into the _________street because there were many running cars. Just then I noticed she was going to get _________. Yet I paused for five seconds _________ reaching out to her. In my mind, I could see it all: the yellow taxi       _________ them, the woman losing hold of the stroller, the stroller and child falling in different _________, each crashing to the ground and lying still.

“What are you doing?” a man said. His voice brought me back to        _________       : the man had come out of nowhere, _________ the woman’s arm, and dragged her back just in time to _________ the speeding taxi. He did not smile       _________ at those who he rescued. He actually looked angry over the woman‘s _________. Hands in pockets, he walked away from the _________without a second glance.

I saw this man become a hero for the day. He _________ wasn’t like Superman or any other type of hero. I, however, merely a(n)_________ who just stood there, saw everything but did nothing. Perhaps I reacted slowly or I was ________that I could have been wrong about my prediction._________, years later I could still see that scene _________ in my mind. I’ve been feeling _________ about this discomfort that made me pause for those few seconds and _________ the chance to save someone.

1.

A．turned

B．approached

C．wandered

D．circled

2.

A．feeding

B．awarding

C．saying

D．reading

3.

A．cold

B．quiet

C．dirty

D．busy

4.

A．hit

B．bent

C．stuck

D．lost

5.

A．before

B．after

C．while

D．on

6.

A．picking up

B．pulling off

C．knocking into

D．passing by

7.

A．choices

B．rows

C．views

D．directions

8.

A．relief

B．reality

C．symbol

D．imagination

9.

A．seized

B．rubbed

C．scratched

D．hugged

10.

A．stop

B．catch

C．avoid

D．ignore

11.

A．blindly

B．simply

C．briefly

D．kindly

12.

A．anxiety

B．carelessness

C．disappointment

D．weakness

13.

A．entrance

B．exit

C．scene

D．destination

14.

A．certainly

B．hopefully

C．readily

D．luckily

15.

A．sufferer

B．observer

C．instructor

D．stranger

16.

A．afraid

B．surprised

C．happy

D．sorry

17.

A．Somehow

B．Anyway

C．Instead

D．Thus

18.

A．peaceful

B．doubtful

C．fresh

D．gone

19.

A．calm

B．warm

C．empty

D．guilty

20.

A．miss

B．take

C．delay

D．select

5 . One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet ____ of the splendid artwork.

A young ____ viewing the paintings ahead of me ____ nonstop between themselves. I watched them for a moment and found the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s ____ for putting up with the ____ stream of words. ____ by their noise, I moved on.

I met them several times as I moved ____ the various rooms of arts. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away ____.

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a ____ when the couple approached the ___. Before they left, the man ____ into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He ____ it into a long stick and then ____ his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket. “He’s a ____ man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in ____ there is a new art show.”

“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”

“Can’t see! You’re ____ . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife ____ each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience, ____ and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without ____ and the courage of a husband who would not______blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms interwined (交缠).

1.

A．touch

B．view

C．wander

D．stare

2.

A．lady

B．man

C．couple

D．clerk

3.

A．chatted

B．argued

C．screamed

D．yelled

4.

A．attempt

B．independence

C．wisdom

D．patience

5.

A．vivid

B．constant

C．casual

D．exciting

6.

A．Adopted

B．Adapted

C．Conducted

D．Disturbed

7.

A．through

B．to

C．towards

D．from

8.

A．anxiously

B．urgently

C．quickly

D．sensibly

9.

A．comment

B．decision

C．purchase

D．profit

10.

A．entrance

B．exit

C．front

D．queue

11.

A．plugged

B．held

C．reached

D．bent

12.

A．made

B．lengthened

C．brought

D．broadened

13.

A．led

B．found

C．forced

D．tapped

14.

A．brave

B．rough

C．smart

D．generous

15.

A．wherever

B．whatever

C．whichever

D．whenever

16.

A．wrong

B．silly

C．equal

D．unique

17.

A．describes

B．draws

C．shows

D．decorates

18.

A．kindness

B．pride

C．enthusiasm

D．courage

19.

A．support

B．sight

C．expectation

D．confidence

20.

A．get

B．hope

C．allow

D．cause

6 . A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a ______ to catch a train, she ______ a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 yean!” the driver said ______. “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”

The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t ______ to annoy him, but the driver kept ______. She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be ______, so she changed her ______. “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem ______ for me not to think you know the best way ______ the city.”

____, the driver glanced at his ______ in the rearview mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “______ I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”

When you find yourself ______ with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to ______ your idea, It can lead to longer arguments, the loss of job chances or the ______ of marriages. I have discovered one simple ______ extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from ______ in a disaster.

The ______ is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the ______ in what that person is saying. Find a way to ______, and the result may surprise you.

1.

A．hurry

B．rush

C．moment

D．way

2.

A．chose

B．made

C．found

D．suggested

3.

A．jokingly

B．angrily

C．anxiously

D．curiously

4.

A．supposed

B．believed

C．meant

D．decided

5.

A．apologizing

B．driving

C．asking

D．shouting

6.

A．reasonable

B．thoughtful

C．normal

D．practical

7.

A．road

B．mind

C．direction

D．manner

8.

A．strange

B．wrong

C．terrible

D．stupid

9.

A．across

B．in

C．through

D．along

10.

A．Surprised

B．Worried

C．Annoyed

D．Disappointed

11.

A．rider

B．speaker

C．helper

D．comer

12.

A．until

B．after

C．because

D．since

13.

A．satisfied

B．concerned

C．crowded

D．faced

14.

A．give up

B．rum down

C．slick to

D．point out

15.

A．combination

B．destruction

C．suffering

D．division

16.

A．and

B．that

C．while

D．though

17.

A．lying

B．resulting

C．setting

D．lead

18.

A．problem

B．importance

C．key

D．reply

19.

A．fact

B．meaning

C．expression

D．truth

20.

A．agree

B．argue

C．explain

D．escape

7 . This was my grandmother’s first Christmas without grandfather, and before he passed away we had promised grandfather that we would make this her best Christmas ever. When my parents and I _______ at her house, we found she had waited up all night for us. The house did seem a little _______ without grandfather.

Grandfather had always said that the Christmas _______ was the most important decoration of all. So we immediately set to work on the beautiful artificial tree that was stored in grandfather’s closet (壁橱). Through our efforts, we finally stepped back to _______ our handiwork. It looked beautiful. _______ something was missing.

“Where’s your star?” I asked.

The star was my grandmother’ s favorite part of the tree.

“Why, it _______ be here somewhere,” she said, starting to sort through the boxes again. “Your grandfather always _______ everything so carefully when he took the tree down.”

As we emptied the boxes and _______ no star, my grandmother’s eyes filled with tears. Grandfather had given it to grandmother some fifty years ago on their first Christmas together. It brought them great happiness. Now, on her first Christmas without him, the star was _______ , too.

“Don’t worry, Grandmother,” I ________ her. “We’ll find it for you.”

My mother and I formed a search ________ “Let’ s start in on the closet where the ornaments (装饰品) were,“ Mother said. ”Maybe the star just fell out of the box.”

That sounded ________ , so I began to search the closet. I thought I tried every ________ , but no star. I could see grandmother was ________ , although she tried not to show it.

“What’s in this wrapped box?” Mother suddenly called out. “It was at the bottom of father’s closet.”

Grandmother took the box in ________ and opened it. Her face ________ when she unfolded the paper and pulled out a golden star. There was a(n) ________ attached.

Don’ t be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while packing the decorations, and I couldn’t ________ to tell you. Thought it was time for a new one. I hope it brings you as much ________ as the first one. Merry Christmas!

Love,

Bryant

So grandmother’s tree had a star after all, a star that expressed their everlasting love for one another. And we were glad we were able to make this Christmas ________ for her.

1.

A．arrived

B．looked

C．stayed

D．worked

2.

A．noisy

B．empty

C．safe

D．clean

3.

A．flower

B．bell

C．stocking

D．tree

4.

A．admire

B．repair

C．paint

D．design

5.

A．Or

B．So

C．But

D．And

6.

A．might

B．must

C．need

D．will

7.

A．packed

B．decided

C．covered

D．searched

8.

A．made

B．left

C．found

D．felt

9.

A．gone

B．hidden

C．broken

D．forgotten

10.

A．warned

B．persuaded

C．reminded

D．comforted

11.

A．game

B．class

C．company

D．party

12.

A．challenging

B．reasonable

C．pleasant

D．difficult

13.

A．suggestion

B．direction

C．possibility

D．method

14.

A．ashamed

B．annoyed

C．disappointed

D．frightened

15.

A．fear

B．relief

C．anger

D．surprise

16.

A．cleared

B．brightened

C．darkened

D．tightened

17.

A．article

B．note

C．receipt

D．poem

18.

A．bear

B．afford

C．wait

D．agree

19.

A．peace

B．change

C．luck

D．joy

20.

A．special

B．funny

C．relaxing

D．favorite

8 . My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was ______ the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me ______ to do it well, telling me to ______ to shine the shoes again if the customer wasn’t ______.

I was proud of working in the restaurant ______ I was also working for the good of the family. But my father ______ said that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. I ______ to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the ______. I was ______ paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he ______ give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends ______ free soft drinks?” He ______ the amount of money I owed him, about $40 a week.

I remember returning to Seattle after being ______ in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the ______ thing Dad said was, “How about your ______ up tonight?” I couldn’t ______ my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But ______ didn’t matter. As far as Dad was concerned, I was just ______ member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把).Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion to a ______ is above all. It has nothing to do with ______ that team is for a family restaurant or the US Army.

1.

A．washing

B．polishing

C．changing

D．repairing

2.

A．why

B．what

C．when

D．how

3.

A．offer

B．refuse

C．continue

D．forget

4.

A．interested

B．annoyed

C．relaxed

D．satisfied

5.

A．if

B．because

C．when

D．though

6.

A．anxiously

B．strangely

C．clearly

D．secretly

7.

A．needed

B．tended

C．hated

D．pretended

8.

A．family

B．workers

C．diners

D．friends

9.

A．never

B．always

C．seldom

D．already

10.

A．must

B．should

C．might

D．could

11.

A．by

B．to

C．on

D．for

12.

A．figured out

B．decided on

C．set aside

D．cut down

13.

A．absent

B．over

C．away

D．alone

14.

A．usual

B．last

C．next

D．first

15.

A．washing

B．going

C．cleaning

D．turning

16.

A．cover

B．follow

C．believe

D．understand

17.

A．they

B．I

C．he

D．it

18.

A．no

B．either

C．any

D．another

19.

A．group

B．family

C．leader

D．restaurant

20.

A．when

B．whether

C．how

D．why