1 . A true apology is more than just acknowledgement(承认)of a mistake. It is recognition that something you have said or _______has damaged a relationship—and that you _______enough about that relationship to want it _______.

It's never _______ to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how _______you've judged roughly， said_______ things, pushed yourself _______at the expense of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when _______a small mistake has been made, your _______will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is ________.

I remember a doctor friend, ________ me about a man who came to him with ________ illnesses: headache, insomnia(失眠)， stomachaches and so on. No physical________ could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “________you tell me what’s on your conscience，I can't help you.”

After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he________ all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was ________ . His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an ________and enclosing(附寄)a ________ . In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man ________ into tears. ''Thank you, doctor, '' he said, ''I think I'm all right now. '' And he ________ .

1.

A．done

B．thought

C．announced

D．expected

2.

A．lost

B．care

C．advise

D．heard

3.

A．built

B．formed

C．repaired

D．damaged

4.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．foolish

D．shy

5.

A．long

B．often

C．much

D．soon

6.

A．unusual

B．harmful

C．precious

D．unkind

7.

A．ahead

B．away

C．down

D．off

8.

A．still

B．even

C．only

D．such

9.

A．sense

B．brain

C．weight

D．feeling

10.

A．shown

B．explained

C．offered

D．expressed

11.

A．asking

B．telling

C．requiring

D．setting

12.

A．strange

B．serious

C．various

D．much

13.

A．signs

B．reason

C．cause

D．marks

14.

A．Whenever

B．Unless

C．Suppose

D．Although

15.

A．stole

B．accepted

C．seized

D．wasted

16.

A．mad

B．lost

C．abroad

D．dead

17.

A．order

B．excuse

C．agreement

D．apology

18.

A．note

B．card

C．check

D．photo

19.

A．delighted

B．burst

C．laughed

D．cried

20.

A．should

B．did

C．had

D．was

2 . I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on Christmas Day. It was always_______in the emergency room on this day; so I was not expecting any patients. When I was complaining about _________ on such a beautiful festival, five people showed up at my desk—a pale woman and four small children.

"Are you all sick?" I asked in a (an)_________way because they seemed all right.

"Yes," the women answered _________ and lowered her head.

But when they started to present their problems, things got a little vague. Two of the children had headaches, _______ the headaches weren’t accompanied by the normal body language such as holding the head. Two children had earaches, but neither of them could tell me _________ ear in pain. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to be _______.

Something was wrong, but I didn’t say anything but explained that it might take a while _________a doctor could meet them. “Take your _______, please.” the mother responded. Then, I checked their charts ----no address. Suddenly I knew they were homeless and the hospital was ____________.

I looked out at the family, gathering together under by the Christmas tree, smiling and ______________with each other sweetly. Quietly, I went back to nurses’ station and told them that we had a homeless____________ in the waiting room. It was just like God sending us a ____________on Christmas Day. The nurses’ station suddenly came back to______________. All the nurses went into action, just as we did when there was a real ______________emergency. But this one was a “Christmas emergency”.

We ____________our meals for our Christmas “patients”. We also put together oranges and apples ______________presents. Usually we just tried to______________the physical needs of our patients. But today, we worked hard to exceed(超越) the needs of a family who only ______________a warm place on Christmas Day.

Later, when the family was leaving, the four-year-old came back, gave me a____________, "Thanks for being our angels today." she whispered in my ear.

1.

A．noisy

B．quiet

C．bright

D．dark

2.

A．studying

B．talking

C．playing

D．working

3.

A．expecting

B．unbelieving

C．forgetting

D．accepting

4.

A．excitedly

B．surprisingly

C．strongly

D．weakly

5.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．and

6.

A．which

B．what

C．how

D．why

7.

A．explaining

B．understanding

C．pretending

D．promoting

8.

A．before

B．unless

C．after

D．when

9.

A．money

B．breath

C．time

D．break

10.

A．cold

B．warm

C．big

D．small

11.

A．quarreling

B．fighting

C．competing

D．chatting

12.

A．family

B．mother

C．girl

D．boy

13.

A．job

B．luck

C．gift

D．help

14.

A．space

B．earth

C．school

D．life

15.

A．medical

B．physical

C．political

D．history

16.

A．made out

B．took out

C．turned out

D．put out

17.

A．as

B．for

C．on

D．in

18.

A．cut

B．meet

C．increase

D．miss

19.

A．built

B．escaped

C．refused

D．wanted

20.

A．cake

B．bag

C．visit

D．kiss

3 . I was somewhere in Utah, trying to take a ride. It was getting dark and beginning to_________. I didn't have many clothes to protect me from the snowstorm. I'd_________in Vietnam and come home to see my dad in Minnesota. Vietnam had left me bad_________. I was in an artillery unit (炮兵部队）. Once, we accidentally hit a South Vietnamese militiaman. He died alongside his pregnant wife. I tried to_________the horrible memories with alcohol.

I'd been walking all day without_________anything. It was getting colder and I was starving to death. _______, a truck stopped before me and a voice said, "Hi! Where're you heading?” The driver was rough-looking. _______, his voice put me right at ease.

“Minnesota,” I said.

“No_________. I can take you 50 miles and then I have to turn south," he said.

After I got on the truck, he said, "I used to be in your_________. I once served in South Korea. One day I was driving drunk and__________someone. The guy lived, but he was disabled. That horrible__________made me take a long, hard look at myself." His story__________me. It seemed as if he had lived my life and was telling me I could__________.   

The driver's__________was in a small town. He__________me to take some money for a bus ticket to Minnesota. I got off and watched the truck run away until it__________into the snowy darkness.

That__________was the turning point for me. I ________drinking, went to college, found work and got married. Through the years, anytime I've felt__________, I think of that trucker. His words__________me and made me believe that great things can happen if we have a try.

1.

A．snow

B．rain

C．shine

D．thunder

2.

A．emigrated

B．studied

C．served

D．settled

3.

A．situations

B．imaginations

C．impressions

D．memories

4.

A．form

B．record

C．cover

D．distinguish

5.

A．eating

B．wearing

C．gaining

D．noticing

6.

A．Finally

B．Suddenly

C．Completely

D．Simply

7.

A．Meanwhile

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．However

8.

A．way

B．luck

C．problem

D．need

9.

A．favour

B．shoes

C．hands

D．honor

10.

A．hit

B．greeted

C．discovered

D．affected

11.

A．expression

B．conflict

C．accident

D．coincidence

12.

A．shocked

B．struck

C．attracted

D．comforted

13.

A．appreciate

B．understand

C．leave

D．change

14.

A．turnoff

B．direction

C．home

D．destination

15.

A．invited

B．persuaded

C．encouraged

D．commanded

16.

A．slid

B．dived

C．disappeared

D．crashed

17.

A．journey

B．ride

C．truck

D．meeting

18.

A．practised

B．enjoyed

C．limited

D．stopped

19.

A．exhausted

B．excited

C．depressed

D．inspired

20.

A．saved

B．hurt

C．embarrassed

D．reminded

4 . “My name's Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)...”

With these words I began to______the problem , the problem of my telephone addiction.I used to call people________, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep.I ______ to be phoned ,I wanted to phone .Just one more call.

It started socially-a few calls each day.It seemed _________,just a quick chat.Gradually though , the _________got worse . soon it was _______use , until , finally , addiction.

And it began to affect my________. During the day I would disappear for________call .If i couldn't make a call , I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring .Getting more and more_________,in the end , I would ring someone , then someone else,________ myself just one more call.

I was phoning people and_________ messages to make sure ________ calls would see me through the day . I used to arrive at friend’s homes and before the door was closed , go straight for the phone with the ________“Is it OK if I just use the phone...?” At work ,I became_________ when my fellow workers tried to_______ me from using the phone.And one day I hit my boss (with the phone ).Finally , the police caught me________a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was_________to see a psychiatrist (心理医生).

I haven 't_________ a phone in the house for three weeks now , and it 's several days_________ I used a phone box .I try not to watch TV because there are_______   people on it making phone calls.My name is Jim   Shelley and I am an addict.

1.

A．face

B．find

C．accept

D．notice

2.

A．now and then

B．all the time

C．at home

D．at work

3.

A．tried

B．asked

C．waited

D．invited

4.

A．polite

B．important

C．fine

D．special

5.

A．condition

B．situation

C．result

D．effect

6.

A．frequent

B．regular

C．unusual

D．particular

7.

A．friends

B．study

C．family

D．work

8.

A．a quick

B．a secret

C．an expected

D．an extra

9.

A．hopeful

B．delighted

C．frightened

D．anxious

10.

A．forcing

B．telling

C．giving

D．limiting

11.

A．leaving

B．taking

C．passing

D．recording

12.

A．long

B．immediate

C．enough

D．surprising

13.

A．saying

B．demands

C．wish

D．words

14.

A．careful

B．mad

C．determined

D．helpless

15.

A．save

B．reduce

C．protect

D．stop

16.

A．destroying

B．using

C．stealing

D．emptying

17.

A．offered

B．guided

C．ordered

D．reminded

18.

A．missed

B．had

C．received

D．fixed

19.

A．as

B．when

C．if

D．since

20.

A．always

B．just

C．more

D．different

5 . I still remember the first day of school our professor introduced a little old lady named Rose to us. I was curious about what might have     _______   her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always    _______   having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. I like listening to this “time machine” as she       _______ her wisdom and experience with me.

At the end of the term, we _______ Rose to make a speech to our football team. As she began to deliver her _______ speech, she dropped her note card on the _______ . A little embarrassed, she simply said, “I’m sorry. This whiskey is   _______ me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.” As we laughed, she _______ her throat and began, “We do not stop _______ because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are some secrets to staying ________ , being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find ________ every day. Have a dream. When you ________your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are __________ and don’t even know it! There is a huge ________   between growing older and growing up.   ________ you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one ________ thing, you will turn twenty years old. That doesn’t ________ any talent or ability. The elderly usually don’t have________ for what they did, but rather for things they did not do.”

One week after graduation, Rose ________ peacefully in her sleep. We will remember the wonderful woman who taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all we can__________   be.

1.

A．forced

B．motivated

C．expected

D．supported

2.

A．dreamed of

B．picked up

C．turned down

D．gave away

3.

A．developed

B．compared

C．organized

D．shared

4.

A．carried

B．informed

C．educated

D．invited

5.

A．dull

B．broken

C．prepared

D．long

6.

A．table

B．home

C．floor

D．office

7.

A．saving

B．killing

C．helping

D．hurting

8.

A．cured

B．showed

C．created

D．cleared

9.

A．playing

B．working

C．jumping

D．resting

10.

A．wealthy

B．clever

C．young

D．useful

11.

A．courage

B．spirit

C．respect

D．humor

12.

A．lose

B．treasure

C．fail

D．live

13.

A．crazy

B．dead

C．alive

D．curious

14.

A．balance

B．difference

C．relation

D．instruction

15.

A．As

B．Unless

C．If

D．Though

16.

A．productive

B．wasteful

C．considerate

D．strange

17.

A．miss

B．seek

C．take

D．gain

18.

A．regrets

B．rights

C．games

D．ideas

19.

A．smiled

B．died

C．cried

D．acted

20.

A．quickly

B．reasonably

C．silently

D．possibly

6 . Jeremy Locke, 25, has his own roofing company in Bridgeport, Nova Scotia. For a couple of years before he began his _______, he would drive past the home of Jeanette MacDonald, noticing the _______ state of her roof. He was _______ —not just for the elderly woman but also for the children living with her. So Locke _______ to lend a helping hand.

The young man knocked on MacDonald's door and _______ to fix her roof for nothing, "I didn't know who the woman was, but I wanted to _______ this for her and her grandchildren," he explained to The Chronicle Herald. However, despite his kind _______ , the woman politely turned him down.

MacDonald and her _______ left an impression on Locke. He saw _______ between the woman and his own grandmother, and couldn't bear to see her in this ________ . He had also grown up without much and felt that he should use his skills to ________ .

A year after Locke set up his own roofing company, seeing that the roof was ________ in a state of disrepair, Locke returned to MacDonald's home and asked MacDonald if she wanted to enter a raffle (抽奖) his company was doing for a ________ roof. The 70-year-old woman ________ the chance, but little did she know that there was no ________ .

MacDonald's relief ________ Locke's kindness is immeasurable, "I could win $1 million but it wouldn't make me as ________ as knowing I'm getting a new roof on. Jeremy is ________something. He's a guardian angel (守护天使) sent from God."

The________ should cost about $ 9,000 in terms of materials and manpower. However, the only thing Locke wants in return is a home-cooked meal for his staff from the woman who ________ him of his grandmother.

1.

A．journey

B．business

C．research

D．curiosity

2.

A．average

B．unexpected

C．unique

D．terrible

3.

A．frightened

B．embarrassed

C．concerned

D．convinced

4.

A．decided

B．complained

C．agreed

D．happened

5.

A．declined

B．offered

C．managed

D．pretended

6.

A．catch up with

B．take care of

C．get rid of

D．put up with

7.

A．application

B．reaction

C．theory

D．intention

8.

A．hesitation

B．shame

C．regret

D．difficulty

9.

A．symbols

B．conditions

C．similarities

D．beliefs

10.

A．situation

B．occupation

C．incident

D．direction

11.

A．respond

B．seek

C．help

D．transform

12.

A．still

B．even

C．already

D．just

13.

A．temporary

B．delicate

C．random

D．free

14.

A．appealed to

B．jumped at

C．laughed off

D．looked into

15.

A．competition

B．cheating

C．dilemma

D．potential

16.

A．comparing

B．withdrawing

C．following

D．contradicting

17.

A．fragrant

B．lucky

C．happy

D．rich

18.

A．partly

B．consequently

C．generally

D．really

19.

A．room

B．work

C．meal

D．decoration

20.

A．reminds

B．warns

C．convinces

D．informs

7 . It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A_________ came, “Nice shirt.” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to _______that shirt away, but gave it to her_______.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I_______ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her_________, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s_______ was something greater.

The next morning she _______ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to_______ a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are_______, aren’t you? I think I have a________ for you as a teacher assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of________.” Mom accepted the opportunity very________.

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling________. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal________ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you________ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working________ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you________ be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there. ________ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the________ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle________ situations and never give up.

1.

A．noise

B．tune

C．sound

D．voice

2.

A．throw

B．take

C．carry

D．get

3.

A．otherwise

B．anyhow

C．instead

D．actually

4.

A．settled

B．pushed

C．hid

D．put

5.

A．teacher

B．director

C．employer

D．adviser

6.

A．success

B．encouragement

C．purpose

D．victory

7.

A．went

B．met

C．worked

D．stayed

8.

A．visit

B．continue

C．attend

D．prepare

9.

A．serious

B．fortunate

C．careful

D．responsible

10.

A．career

B．position

C．duty

D．part

11.

A．judging

B．learning

C．obeying

D．imagining

12.

A．patiently

B．eagerly

C．successfully

D．skillfully

13.

A．guilty

B．frightened

C．upset

D．ashamed

14.

A．looked up

B．went up

C．took up

D．showed up

15.

A．believe

B．protect

C．receive

D．treat

16.

A．action

B．intention

C．spirit

D．attempt

17.

A．must

B．ought

C．might

D．should

18.

A．At

B．On

C．During

D．With

19.

A．worthless

B．thoughtless

C．hopeless

D．helpless

20.

A．strange

B．different

C．dangerous

D．challenging

8 . 完形填空
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。
A white-bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world. On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he _______ it between his shoulders and walked on.
He was Father Time, travelling forever, and the bag he _______ was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out.
Each _______ at twelve o'clock, he opened the bag and _______ out a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of _______ , and its shining feathers rose with hope. All the rest were kept _______ by Time’s strong hands and pushed _______ , in the bag.
Down flew the Tomorrow _______ its lovely feathers, but as it touched the _______, off fell its blue wings and it changed to a(n) ________ white bird which could not fly. It had become a Today. Everyone knows that Today isn’t as ________ as Tomorrow , for Today can be held in one’s ________ , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery and beauty. It is ________ by all the world. Even those with ________ hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a(n) ________ . Tomorrow’s life will be different.”
Everybody tried to ________ the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground. They thought if they________ beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could ________ for it. So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one ________ it changed his feather. Yet although they tried every means, the birds ________and flew to the ground as Todays.1.

A．settled

B．relaxed

C．excited

D．worried

2.

A．laid

B．lifted

C．placed

D．bore

3.

A．night

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．dawn

4.

A．fetched

B．got

C．flew

D．took

5.

A．pink

B．white

C．black

D．blue

6.

A．off

B．back

C．out

D．away

7.

A．deep

B．far

C．over

D．along

8.

A．striking

B．beating

C．moving

D．shaking

9.

A．grass

B．tree

C．earth

D．floor

10.

A．especial

B．beautiful

C．lovely

D．ordinary

11.

A．familiar

B．common

C．wonderful

D．bad

12.

A．heart

B．head

C．mind

D．hands

13.

A．desired

B．forgotten

C．noticed

D．seen

14.

A．much

B．little

C．few

D．some

15.

A．change

B．advice

C．shock

D．suggestion

16.

A．hold

B．keep

C．catch

D．protect

17.

A．watched

B．guessed

C．knew

D．expected

18.

A．look

B．prepare

C．wait

D．long

19.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．as

20.

A．struggled

B．refused

C．fought

D．escaped

9 . 完型填空（共20小题；
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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __1_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __2__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _3_ up their new home, the light suddenly __4_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 5__ and had to wait _6_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __8__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _9__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __10__, so he went to the door and opened it __11_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __12__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _13__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __14_ this time she was _15__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _16_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _17__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _18__ in life. It was his _19_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _20__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.1.

A．complaining

B．telling

C．hoping

D．pretending

2.

A．pleased          B disappointed

B．exhausted

C．encouraged

3.

A．looking

B．turning

C．coming

D．tidying

4.

A．went on

B．went down

C．went out

D．went through

5.

A．candles

B．matches

C．lights

D．flashlights

6.

A．happily

B．patiently

C．hopefully

D．helplessly

7.

A．steps

B．words

C．knocks

D．screams

8.

A．dark

B．quiet

C．noisy

D．crowded

9.

A．newcomer

B．stranger

C．guest

D．settler

10.

A．called

B．disturbed

C．watched

D．offered

11.

A．surprisingly

B．delightedly

C．impatiently

D．willingly

12.

A．gently

B．kindly

C．politely

D．violently

13.

A．lend

B．sell

C．harness

D．borrow

14.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．For

15.

A．holding

B．hiding

C．fetching

D．lifting

16.

A．suggested

B．commanded

C．sent

D．forced

17.

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．surprised

18.

A．failure

B．success

C．complaint

D．determination

19.

A．warmth

B．coldness

C．kindness

D．sympathy

20.

A．doubtfully

B．hardly

C．actually

D．nearly

10 . We were flying to a meeting. I was in the middle_______I found that the young woman sitting next to me was very_______and deep in thought. Then I asked her where she was from, where she was going and_______she did.
She was a student and had been attending _______ in Poland—the homeland of her father. Then she told me sadly that her father had _______. She had chosen to attend college in Poland_______her father’s wishes and their relationship had been_______They hadn’t forgiven each other_______he died.
She seemed so sad. I looked at her, trying to_______some words to say. I asked her if she had forgiven________for not realizing her father’s dream. She answered that she couldn’t forgive herself and felt so________. Slowly, I began to tell her about forgiveness. I encouraged her to________that because I believed her father wanted that too. She should forgive herself________how awful she thought she had been.
I told her about________I had done as a teenager for which I had felt guilty for many years. How I was________with the choice of forgiving myself or to________feeling guilty for the rest of my life. I had________to forgive myself . The light in her eyes went on. She began to understand that she was________forgiven and could forgive herself. She could be________and happy.
How about you? Is there anything in your________for which you feel guilty?1.

A．chair

B．room

C．seat

D．class

2.

A．mad

B．sad

C．angry

D．happy

3.

A．when

B．which

C．how

D．what

4.

A．meeting

B．school

C．university

D．party

5.

A．died

B．come

C．returned

D．left

6.

A．for

B．against

C．with

D．on

7.

A．bad

B．good

C．worse

D．better

8.

A．since

B．after

C．when

D．while

9.

A．find out

B．look up

C．go over

D．think of

10.

A．myself

B．yourself

C．himself

D．herself

11.

A．unhappy

B．guilty

C．lonely

D．helpless

12.

A．trust

B．understand

C．realize

D．find

13.

A．as though

B．even though

C．if only

D．no matter

14.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

15.

A．faced

B．forced

C．satisfied

D．challenged

16.

A．try

B．continue

C．start

D．consider

17.

A．picked

B．elected

C．selected

D．chosen

18.

A．totally

B．simply

C．already

D．hardly

19.

A．calm

B．quiet

C．free

D．safe

20.

A．house

B．life

C．family

D．work