1 . “How dare you!” My anger finally burst out when my son ______ to go to the piano classes for the third time that day. He rolled his eyes at me, which made me even _____ — I completely lost my ______ and screamed at the top of my lungs, “Enough! You are not my boy anymore!” He didn’t ______ or talk back to me. He responded in ______ with a look of helplessness that I had never seen before. He used to cry violently and beg me to ______ him. The innocence shining in his big eyes would ______ that hot-tempered beast in me away in the end. ______, this time...

Did what he had done really make me ______? No. Did such anger come entirely from   his improper ______? No. Had I ever given it a chance to listen to and ______ him? No. My demanding job, my ______ housework, my kid’s cry for company..., all formed a minefield and all that was needed to ______ it up was a fuse(导火索). My son was the ______.

The rest of the day, he ______ an outdoor walk, a ride in the park and even his favorite games and just wanted to be alone. I could ______ the greatest sorrow and the most true innocence in his eyes. After admitting my own fault, I held this tiny trembling creature ______ in my arms, tears swelling in my eyes.

For those who believe “Sticks and stones may break the bone, but ______ can never hurt anyone”, I have a piece of heartfelt advice. Do not try this most powerful weapon ______ the people you love. It is ______ enough to cut the deepest into a soul.

1.

A．refused

B．requested

C．decided

D．demanded

2.

A．calmer

B．emptier

C．happier

D．angrier

3.

A．breath

B．weight

C．temper

D．thought

4.

A．cry

B．shout

C．smile

D．respond

5.

A．doubt

B．relief

C．silence

D．surprise

6.

A．pardon

B．praise

C．abandon

D．accompany

7.

A．put

B．give

C．throw

D．drive

8.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Moreover

9.

A．satisfied

B．puzzled

C．moved

D．annoyed

10.

A．advice

B．behavior

C．words

D．argument

11.

A．hug

B．blame

C．forgive

D．understand

12.

A．endless

B．enough

C．important

D．meaningful

13.

A．put

B．blow

C．heat

D．burn

14.

A．choice

B．answer

C．victim

D．disaster

15.

A．declined

B．shared

C．enjoyed

D．accepted

16.

A．retell

B．forget

C．read

D．forecast

17.

A．rudely

B．firmly

C．loosely

D．causally

18.

A．voice

B．words

C．force

D．feelings

19.

A．for

B．with

C．beyond

D．against

20.

A．hard

B．soft

C．sharp

D．smooth

2 . The management of a software company decided to teach its employees (雇员) about finding real ________ to solve problems. When called to play a ________ in a hall, the team of 30 employees was quite ________. As they entered the hall, they found a huge box of balloons (气球) at the centre. They were ________ to pick a balloon and blow it up. And the team leader asked them to ________ their names on their balloons. All tried to do that, but not everyone ________ it. A few balloons burst (爆裂) due to pressure and yet they were given another chance. Those who ________ even after the second chance were ruled out of the game. In all, 25 employees were left for the next ________. All the balloons were collected and the team leader asked the employees to ________ the balloon with their names marked. Also, he told them no balloon should be ________. It was almost 15 minutes and no one was able to find his own balloon.

Now it was the third and final level. The employees were asked to pick any balloon in the room and give it to the person ________ on the balloon. Within a couple of minutes all the balloons reached ________ employee.

The team leader said that this was the real way to solve problems. Often everyone is crazily ________ ways to solve problems without recognizing the ________ way. Most of the time, ________ and helping others can give you the tools you need to deal with all problems.

1.

A．suggestions

B．reasons

C．ways

D．rules

2.

A．game

B．match

C．card

D．part

3.

A．frightened

B．satisfied

C．tired

D．surprised

4.

A．persuaded

B．allowed

C．trained

D．required

5.

A．write

B．change

C．explain

D．hide

6.

A．knew

B．made

C．found

D．showed

7.

A．tried

B．finished

C．failed

D．escaped

8.

A．place

B．top

C．floor

D．level

9.

A．prepare

B．blow

C．cover

D．get

10.

A．thrown

B．collected

C．damaged

D．painted

11.

A．named

B．remembered

C．impressed

D．described

12.

A．one

B．that

C．every

D．any

13.

A．looking for

B．dealing with

C．waiting for

D．pointing to

14.

A．shortest

B．latest

C．strangest

D．best

15.

A．concentrating

B．sharing

C．discovering

D．fighting

3 . Ajay Munot, a rich businessman in India, has built and donated 90 houses to the poor, instead of spending the money on a wedding for his daughter.

Munot had been ___to spend $115,000 on his daughter Shreya’s wedding, but after __ with Shreya, he decided there was a better way to ___all that money, which was to help those ___.

They both agreed that providing the poor with their own houses was the ___idea. Munot began ___90 houses in a land belonging to him. On the big day, the bride and groom were the ones who handed the keys to the newly built ___to the carefully selected persons.

In order to qualify for a new home, people needed to ___some standards—they had to be poor, and didn’t suffer from alcohol, drug or gambling addiction. The few ___selected didn’t just get a roof over their heads, but also ___to electricity and clean drinking water, things that they could only ___before.

As for Shreya, she said that her father’s ___is the greatest wedding gift he could have given her. “I am very happy with the ___we made and consider it the biggest gift for my wedding.”

The 90 houses measure 12 by 20 square feet, feature two windows and two doors, and have all been ___red and white. They’re ___by Western standards, but for their ___owners, they are more than they had ever hoped for.

Ajay Munot told reporters that all ___businessmen should do something similar for their children’s weddings, ___wasting the money.

“This is a new chapter in history and I hope that the same ___will be followed by other rich communities,” he said, “We have some ___towards our society.”

1.

A．planning

B．inspiring

C．managing

D．pretending

2.

A．arguing

B．talking

C．sharing

D．walking

3.

A．save

B．cost

C．earn

D．spend

4.

A．with tears

B．in need

C．in particular

D．on time

5.

A．worst

B．least

C．best

D．most

6.

A．constructing

B．destroying

C．buying

D．decorating

7.

A．gardens

B．yards

C．houses

D．rooms

8.

A．achieve

B．make

C．challenge

D．meet

9.

A．faithful

B．lucky

C．kind

D．poor

10.

A．approach

B．entrance

C．access

D．solution

11.

A．dream of

B．put up with

C．worry about

D．show off

12.

A．loyalty

B．honesty

C．belief

D．kindness

13.

A．regret

B．decision

C．comment

D．progress

14.

A．painted

B．washed

C．built

D．discovered

15.

A．basic

B．high

C．good

D．enough

16.

A．old

B．exhausted

C．new

D．negative

17.

A．healthy

B．wealthy

C．nice

D．careful

18.

A．regardless of

B．but for

C．out of

D．instead of

19.

A．situation

B．theory

C．guidance

D．concept

20.

A．rights

B．attitudes

C．responsibilities

D．affairs

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The first week is always a bit hard in my writing classes. I’m unfamiliar _______ the students, most of them trying to _______ themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer _______ me with a question on the second day, I was _______ for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.
Her writing wasn’t perfect, _______ her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to _______, which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t _______ then how much she would also teach me.
One Friday afternoon, Jennifer stopped by after class. She wasn’t asking a question _______a paper I’d returned. _______, she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, ________. “It was just a virus (病毒). I’m fine now,” she ________ me. Then she was gone.
Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be ________ a few classes. She had been in hospital with meningitis (脑膜炎). I heard from him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew ________. We made trips to the hospital room. I was ________ frightened when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and warmth in my classroom.
A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to ________. “I’ll be back to school one day,” she said. “I have no ________ that you’ll be with us.” I told her, ________ tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “school ________ everything to Jenny.”
Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, ________. She ________ all of her missed homework, completed with thought and excellence. The strength of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.1.

A．for

B．with

C．to

D．among

2.

A．concentrate

B．create

C．devote

D．adapt

3.

A．offered

B．bothered

C．challenged

D．approached

4.

A．thankful

B．prepared

C．disappointed

D．embarrassed

5.

A．so

B．or

C．and

D．but

6.

A．receive

B．learn

C．contact

D．give

7.

A．realize

B．argue

C．care

D．admit

8.

A．beyond

B．about

C．to

D．with

9.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Besides

10.

A．shy

B．excited

C．delighted

D．astonished

11.

A．impressed

B．supported

C．attracted

D．comforted

12.

A．expecting

B．producing

C．missing

D．taking

13.

A．better

B．sicker

C．worse

D．heavier

14.

A．hardly

B．mainly

C．frequently

D．truly

15.

A．recovery

B．success

C．school

D．attitude

16.

A．idea

B．influence

C．opinion

D．doubt

17.

A．going back

B．fighting back

C．leaving back

D．running back

18.

A．shares

B．creates

C．means

D．exchanges

19.

A．smiling

B．crying

C．sobbing

D．shaking

20.

A．gave up

B．handed in

C．left out

D．put up

6 . Mr. Jackson was blind from birth. He owned a fruit _______ on a very busy street. _______ he was visually disabled, he ran his business pretty handsomely. He could see nothing and he could only _______ the things within his reach. _______, he was able to handle it and was content with everything he had.

One day his son came to him. He told Mr. Jackson in _______ that he read in the newspaper of a _______ who could operate on his eyes and allow him to see. The father and the son traveled to the doctor and paid for the _______.

After the operation, the doctor asked Mr. Jackson, “What is the first thing you are _______ to see when I take the bandages off?” He replied, “I really want to see my beautiful _______ on my stand!”

The doctor and the son __________ Mr. Jackson down to the busy street where his fruit stand had been located for so many years. The doctor __________ unwrapped the bandages __________ he could lay his eyes on the beautiful fruit! Mr. Jackson was so full of __________ that he could finally see his life’s work — taking care of his fruit! After a few hours of __________ his beautiful fruit stand, he looked down the street both ways and saw there were quite a few fruit stands in both directions. He looked __________ the street and saw many other fruit stands. He spent so much time looking at other people’s fruit stands and __________ the competition that soon his own business __________.

From Mr. Jackson’s failure, we should know that everyone is a __________ individual with different fingerprints, DNA and thinking. What we need to do is just be ourselves and __________ everyone else to be who they are. Mind our own business and we should never be afraid of __________.

1.

A．company

B．stand

C．store

D．centre

2.

A．Because

B．As

C．When

D．Although

3.

A．feel

B．remember

C．observe

D．describe

4.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

5.

A．pride

B．doubt

C．surprise

D．excitement

6.

A．nurse

B．doctor

C．chemist

D．surprise

7.

A．operation

B．information

C．medicine

D．service

8.

A．nervous

B．lucky

C．afraid

D．eager

9.

A．flowers

B．fruit

C．vegetable

D．clothing

10.

A．sent

B．followed

C．accompanied

D．invited

11.

A．carefully

B．suddenly

C．curiously

D．firmly

12.

A．in case

B．so that

C．even if

D．if only

13.

A．regret

B．courage

C．joy

D．relief

14.

A．selling

B．judging

C．enjoying

D．making

15.

A．above

B．across

C．within

D．through

16.

A．preparing for

B．focusing on

C．taking up

D．worrying about

17.

A．improved

B．appeared

C．expanded

D．failed

18.

A．unique

B．reliable

C．perfect

D．simple

19.

A．force

B．require

C．allow

D．persuade

20.

A．change

B．difference

C．competition

D．disability

7 . Daniel lived on top of the hill. From his house, he could see the sea and the _________ below. One day, the villagers _________ something different about the sea. The sea seemed to be moving from the land. _________ of the villagers knew what was happening.

Daniel understood what was going on. He had seen such a(n) _________ when he was young. A tsunami (海啸) was approaching and the villagers had to be _________, but there was no time to send a message to the whole village.

“Jack!” he _________ to his grandson. “ _________ a torch quickly!” The boy did what he was told. Daniel took the torch and set his _________ on fire. Immediately, red _________ shot upwards and thick smoke rose into the sky.

Jack cried out, “Grandfather! Why are you setting our house on fire?” Daniel did not answer. __________, he stood quietly and watched the village. Suddenly, some villagers noticed the __________ and shouted at everyone to run up the hill to help put out the fire. When Daniel saw everyone running towards him, he was so __________. The villagers did their best but they __________ to control the fire. Daniel’s house was completely burned down but he stood on the hill __________. They thought Daniel had gone __________. They stared at him in disbelief.

Finally, Daniel said, “__________ towards the sea.” The villagers turned and saw a huge __________ of water rushing towards the village. They were __________ to see the water swallowing the whole village and __________ everything in its path.

Nothing was left of their homes __________ everyone was safe on the hill. The villagers realized why Daniel had set fire to his house.

1.

A．farm

B．railway

C．village

D．city

2.

A．recognized

B．noticed

C．overlooked

D．expected

3.

A．All

B．None

C．Neither

D．Most

4.

A．sight

B．chance

C．alarm

D．plot

5.

A．found

B．persuaded

C．taught

D．warned

6.

A．found out

B．figured out

C．called out

D．made out

7.

A．Borrow

B．Make

C．Light

D．Buy

8.

A．boat

B．house

C．clothes

D．tree

9.

A．balls

B．candles

C．signals

D．flames

10.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Furthermore

D．Therefore

11.

A．torch

B．boy

C．sea

D．fire

12.

A．frightened

B．confused

C．happy

D．crazy

13.

A．managed

B．refused

C．intended

D．failed

14.

A．crying

B．jumping

C．shouting

D．laughing

15.

A．hungry

B．mad

C．blind

D．thirsty

16.

A．Look

B．Wave

C．Head

D．Return

17.

A．drop

B．wall

C．spray

D．level

18.

A．shocked

B．disappointed

C．relaxed

D．excited

19.

A．covering

B．hiding

C．destroying

D．washing

20.

A．but

B．so

C．because

D．unless

9 .           The friendship between us lasts forever. Mary Allen was my best friend— ___a sister. We did ___together, piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and __.

When I was 13,my family moved. Mary and I kept in___through letters, and we saw __on special occasions—like my wedding and ___.Soon we were busy___children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less___.One day a card that I ___came back stamped “Address Unknown”.I had no ____how to find Mary.

Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to 1__stories of my children and then grandchildren. I needed to share my sorrow when my brother and then my mother died. There was an ____place in my heart that only a friend like Mary ____fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper ____I noticed a picture of a young woman 1__looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman—Mary’s married name.“There must be thousands of Wagmans，” I thought,but I wrote to her ____.

She called as soon as she got my letter.“Mrs Tobin！” she said ____，“Mary Allen Wagman is my mother.” Minutes later I heard a voice that I ____at once, even after 50 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each other’s lives.

Now the empty place in my heart is ___，and there’s one thing that Mary and I know____： we won’t lose each other again!

1.

A．like

B．so

C．namely

D．as

2.

A．everything

B．nothing

C．nowhere

D．everywhere

3.

A．such

B．much

C．so on

D．many

4.

A．secret

B．touch

C．friend

D．pace

5.

A．other

B．others

C．each other

D．another

6.

A．Mary’s

B．his

C．Mary

D．their

7.

A．for

B．in

C．at

D．with

8.

A．often

B．possibly

C．probably

D．hardly

9.

A．gave

B．took

C．sent

D．missed

10.

A．doubt

B．idea

C．question

D．wonder

11.

A．read

B．share

C．find

D．discover

12.

A．eager

B．equal

C．empty

D．enough

13.

A．could

B．can

C．will

D．must

14.

A．while

B．since

C．once

D．when

15.

A．whom

B．who

C．which

D．whose

16.

A．anyway

B．however

C．meanwhile

D．therefore

17.

A．disappointedly

B．rudely

C．excitedly

D．coldly

18.

A．realized

B．accepted

C．received

D．recognized

19.

A．cleared

B．fixed

C．filled

D．removed

20.

A．by chance

B．on purpose

C．for sure

D．in a way

10 . Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament《新约全书》 on tape.

But it _________ a long time to believe such god things could happen to me. When I was a child. I stuttered(结巴) so badly that I was completely _________ to speak in public.

_________, when I was 14. Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and _________ was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal(水晶), _________ pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt _________ for not being a part of our school sooner.

When be _________ that I not only loved poetry but was _________ it, we became closer. There was, however, one _________ between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the __________ that I refused to read my poems to the class.

"Jim, poetry is __________ to be read aloud," he said. "You should be able to speak those beautiful words." I shook my head and __________.

One day he __________ me.

After handing in a poem. I waited for his __________. It didn't come.Instead, one day as the students had gathered together, he __________ me, "."

I stared at him in disbelief. "Why," I started to cry, __________ flooding me, "of course I did!” "Well then,” he said, "you've got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from __________."

By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there, __________. Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way __________.

Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers' poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a(n) __________ and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

1.

A．lasted

B．took

C．cost

D．wasted

2.

A．impatient

B．unlikely

C．unable

D．impossible

3.

A．But

B．Then

C．Besides

D．However

4.

A．archaeology

B．art

C．architecture

D．poetry

5.

A．drawing

B．turning

C．writing

D．finding

6.

A．regretful

B．thankful

C．relieved

D．annoyed

7.

A．decided

B．recognized

C．learned

D．proved

8.

A．reading

B．reciting

C．publishing

D．writing

9.

A．difficulty

B．promise

C．agreement

D．difference

10.

A．matter

B．fact

C．idea

D．belief

11.

A．said

B．found

C．prepared

D．meant

12.

A．turned away

B．sat down

C．talked back

D．gave in

13.

A．greeted

B．scolded

C．tricked

D．comforted

14.

A．help

B．idea

C．reward

D．comment

15.

A．challenged

B．attacked

C．noticed

D．told

16.

A．pride

B．anger

C．excitement

D．joy

17.

A．heart

B．beginning

C．mind

D．memory

18.

A．puzzled

B．disappointed

C．breathless

D．aimless

19.

A．down

B．up

C．around

D．through

20.

A．voice

B．sound

C．gift

D．interest